European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and strip sports september 1,1991 c Page 24 German High Juniper Heike Henkel bends Over the bar while Clearing a Gold medal Wil ining 6 feet so inches saturday in Tokyo. Lewis less . Relay team runs 2nd-fastest 400 Ever by Bert Rosenthal a track writer Tokyo who needs Carl Lewis not the . 400-Metcr relay team at the world track and Field championships. With Lewis sitting on the sidelines watching anxiously the american team of Andre Cason Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell and Mike Marsh was timed in a sizzling 37.75 seconds a the second fastest in history a during a semifinal heat saturday. The Only faster clocking was the world record 37.67 by the team of Marsh Burrell Mitchell and Lewis at Zurich Switzerland on aug. 15. Lewis who anchored the seven fastest . Relay teams Ever until the championships will be Back in his familiar spot in sunday s final. The Chance of another world record is staggering. A the record will definitely fall if we can get the stick around a Mitchell said. A me Leroy and Carl Are at the peaks of our careers and Andrea a been running fast All  there s no question about the Speed of the american team. Lewis set a world record of 9.86 seconds in winning the 100-meter dash last sunday night and was followed by Burrell in ,9 88 and Mitchell in 9.91. Cason a Best time this year is 10.05.world track a we know our leg Speed is better than anyone a in the world a Cason said. But he said the semifinal time was meaningless. A i want something to show for it a a Gold medal a Cason said. A a record would be Nice  a we were thinking we could break the world record in the semifinals a Burrell said. A we came  one of the teams joining the americans in the final was Canada with Ben Johnson running the unfamiliar third leg. Johnson the first place finisher in the 100 in the 1987 championships in a world record 9.83, later lost his record and his Gold medal after testing positive for performance enhancing steroids after again finishing first and breaking the world record at the 1988 olympics. After helping Canada set a National record of 38.76 in the semifinals saturday the contrite Johnson who in the past had been Canadas Lead off runner said a it s Nice to compete  stick passing a or Lack of it a killed the . Women a 400-Mctcr relay team in saturday semifinals. Lead off runner Carlotte Guidry and no. 2 runner Esther Jones failed to make connections on their Handoff and the Baton dropped sadly to the track before the team trudged sadly off the track. While the . 400 relay teams were meeting with mixed Success the 1,600-meter relay teams both breezed through their semifinals and into sundays finals. The menus quartet of Jeff Reynolds Quincy Watts Mark Everett and Danny Everett won in 2 59.55, and the women steam of Rochelle Stevens Diane Dixon Natasha Kaiser and Lillie Leatherwood won in 3 24.92. Otherwise it was a dismal Day for the . Team As it failed to win a medal in six events and fell into second place in the medals race 26 to 20, behind the soviet Union. In menus finals Werner Gunther of Switzerland won his second straight menus title in the shot put throwing 71 feet a inches Moses Kip Tanui led a 1-2 kenyan finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase clocking 8 12.59, and soviet teammates Aleksandr Potas Hov and Andrey Perlov crossed the finish line together in the 50-Kilometer walk in 3 53 09, with Potas Hov being declared the Gold medallist. In women a finals Heike Henkel of Germany set a National record of 6-8-14, the Best in the world this year in winning the High jump Hassiba Boul Merka became algerians first Gold medallist in a major championship taking the 1,500-meter title in 4 02.21, and Tsvetana Kristovia of Bulgaria won the discus at 233-0, the Best in the world for 1991.Becker Falls at open new York map Paul Laarhuis of the Netherlands playing nearly errorless Tennis knocked top seeded Boris Becker out of the . Open in a 6-3,6-4, 6-2 shocker saturday. Steffi Graf the top women a seed averted a double German loss when she struggled past Eva Svi Gerova of Czechoslovakia 6-4, 7-5. But it was Laarhuis who pulled off the biggest upset of the years final grand slam tournament where he first made a big name for himself. Laarhuis rocketed to Fame at the 1989 . Open when he knocked off John Mcenroe at the time ranked fourth i Friday at the . Open on Page 21 the world in a second round match. It was the same year Becker won the tournament. Saturday the dutchman went even better eliminating the worlds top player in an third round match and made it look easy. Becker who won the australian open in january  solve the serves of Laarhuis nor could he find the answer to Laarhuis playing to his backhand although Becker said an injury was the reason. A i  move As Well a said Becker who had a wrap on his right thigh. A i  run. That a Why i was always two or three Steps slow. It affected my whole game. That a Why i  if Becker  solve the serve of Laarhuis the dutchman had no problems with Beckers usually booming serves breaking the German five times he lost his serve just once. A i  Call him an outstanding player. Its just that he played against someone who  run a said Becker usually the most gracious of losers. It was the earliest exit from the . Open for Becker since he was upset in the second round in 1988.inside sports despite changes 49ers top pfc West a Page 18 nil gets Down to business Page 21 dodgers Blank cubs behind Belcher a Page 22 Ryan ties Seaver on win list a Page 22 Irish Grinders jailed on drink charges South Bend ind. A notre Dame quarterback Rick Mirer and linebacker Demetrius Dubose were among three students arrested for Public intoxication and disorderly conduct at an off Campus party South Bend police said saturday. Mirer and Dubose were at a party at Lafayette Square apartments late Friday night police said. Police say there were about 590 people attending several parties in the apart ment Complex. An off duty officer working Security at the apartments called police. Officers were told management had asked that All those who were not residents leave. Mirer and Dubose were arrested at about 11 . Friday As officers began to Clear the Complex police said. Another student John Neal was also arrested said South Bend police Public service officer Russell Rykr. A they All lived on Campus a not in Lafayette Square apartments a which Are a probably close to a mile from Campus Quot Ryker said. A they were taken to the county jail booked and locked  St. Joseph county sheriffs police said the two football players were released on $100 Bond apiece Early saturday morning and Are facing court appearances oct. 9. The Irish open their season next saturday playing Host to Indiana