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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, February 9, 1992

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 c the stars and stripes sunday february 9, 1992 Everett snaps 1970 record new York a Mark Everett smashed the oldest world indoor track record in the books Friday night the 600-Yard Mark set by Martin Mcgrady 22 years ago. The 23-year-old Everett the 800-meters Bronze medallist in last years world outdoor championships circled the 3% laps around Madison Square Garden in i minute 7.53 seconds at the millrose games. That cracked the record of 1 07.6 set by Mcgrady on feb. 27,1970 at the Garden. Everett came close last year winning in 1 07.91, and was voted the meets outstanding performer for his valiant Effort. Friday night he was even better a and again was named the outstanding performer. Meanwhile world indoor record Holder Andre Cason continued his sizzling performances in the 60-meter dash world record Holder Mike Powell won the Long jump with a modest leap and Tony Dees foiled Greg Fosters bid for a record ninth millrose hurdles title. Cason who set he indoor Mark of 6.45 seconds last week breaking the record of it Leroy Burrell i in winning Nis second straight title Here. Eld off Burrell 6.48 held by Leroy Burrell uni Cason the 1991 world indoor Champion was timed in 6.52, with Burrell the National outdoor 100-meter Champion the runner up in 6.55. Both ran faster than the previous meet Milrose games record of 6.61 by Cason a year ago and the Garden record of 6.58 by Andres Simon of Cuba last year. Powell who shattered Bob Beamons 23-year-old record and ended Carl Lewis 10-year, 65-meet winning Streak with a leap of 29 feet 41/2 inches last year won the Long jump at 26-6 i. Dees the 1990 National indoor Champion beat his five opponents out of the blocks and led All the Way in winning in 7,50, Jack Pierce the Silver medallist at last years world outdoor championships behind Foster was second again in 7.66. Diane Dixon equated the millrose Mark for victories winning her eighth women a 400-meter title and gaining her 14th title Overall including six in relays. The 14 victories matched the record set by Loren Murchison during the 1920s. Dixon a noted front runner led All the Way and was timed in 54.00. Another expected Winner was Jackie Joyner Kersee. The 1988 olympic Champion in the women a Long jump and heptathlon took the Long jump at 22-11%, bettering the meet record of 22-892 she set in 1988. Joyner Kersee also won the millrose title in 1986, the Only other time the women a Long jump was contested in the meet. Jackie Joyner Kersee leaps to a millrose games record 22-11% on her second  chief does t like baseball new York api Hiroshi Yama Chi the japanese industrialist financing a bid to Purchase the Seattle mariners has never been to a baseball game and says la done to really like  Yamauchi the 64-year-Oid president of Nintendo co Ltd. Of Kyoto also says he does no to like to play video games the source of his company a wealth. A let me put it this Way a Yamauchi was quoted As saying in an interview published in saturdays editions of the new York times. A baseball Well baseball has never really interested  Yamauchi has proposed to pay $75 million of a $125 million bid to Purchase the mariners from Jeff Smulyan and keep the team in Seattle. Commissioner Fay Vincent has called the Deal unlikely because of baseball a preference for local and North american owners. A i imagine there Are a lot of opinions on this matter in the United states but that is not a concern to me a Yamauchi was quoted As saying. A i thought about whether 1 could do a service to Seattle and what others think about it that is their business. If the people of America decided i cannot respond that Way it cannot be  the group says Yamauchi a interest would be controlled by his son in Law Minoru Arakawa president of Nintendo of America inc. And a 15-year Seattle area resident. Nintendo a american subsidiary is located at Redmon wash., and backers of the bid have presented Arakawa As a local owner. Yamauchi said he eventually Hopes to move Nintendo a world Headquarters to the Seattle area. Leafs sink wings 4-3 by United press International Detroit a a few new faces and a new style of play Are making the Toronto Maple Leafs a team to be reckoned with a they have three or four new faces but the big difference is they re playing a different style a Detroit coach Bryan Murray said after Glenn Anderson scored his second goal with 2 33 left Friday night to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 Victory Over the red wings. The Victory gave Toronto which trailed 3-i Early in the first period a 5-1-0 record in its last six games. Detroit which leads the Norris division is 1-3-2 in its last six outings. A a they re moving the puck better which puts pressure on the other teams defense Quot Murray continued. A we  pass the puck in the Neutral  Doug Gilmour set up the winning goal when he took the puck away from Detroit a Yves Racine behind the net and passed to Anderson who shot the puck off the pads of goaltender Greg Millen from the Edge of the crease. The goal was Andersons 16th of the season and his 11th in the last eight games. He credits his revival to the arrival of Gilmour who came to Toronto on Jan. 2 in a 10-player Deal with Calgary a before Doug came 1 had three goals. So its obvious for me at least that he a lifted my game Over 100 percent a Anderson said. In other games Friday night National hockey league capitals 6, rangers 2 Landover my. A Peter Bondra scored two goals and added two assists to help Washington thrash the rangers. The win allowed the capitals to move to six Points of the division leading rangers As new York saw its eight game unbeaten Streak 7-0-1  stars 2, sabres 0 Buffalo . A Darcy Zakaluk made 27 saves a including one on a penalty shot a to Lead Minnesota Over Buffalo. Minnesota a win broke a seven game unbeaten Streak for the sabres who entered play 5-0-2 during that Span and 9-0-2 in their last 11 outings at  4, flames 1 Winnipeg Manitoba a John Leblanc scored Back to Back Power play goals and set up another by Fredrik Olausson pacing the jets. The win stretched Winnipeg s unbeaten Streak to five games 3-0-2. The jets played without High scoring defens Eman Phil Housley who was serving a one game suspension for his second major stick foul of the  4, islanders 2 Edmonton Alberta a Brian Glynn scored one third period goal and set up Joe Murphy for another helping the oilers top the islanders. The Victory was a season High fourth straight for  germans win reinstatement Karlsruhe Germany apr German track officials saturday temporarily lifted the suspensions of world sprint Champion Katrin Krabbe and two teammates who were banned because of suspicions Over a drug test. I he bans were imposed Friday but attorneys saturday succeeded in getting them lifted so that Krabbe Spike Moeller and grit Breuer could compete at the German indoor championships. But probably Only Breuer will take advantage of the Grace period saturday since the two others Are not scheduled to race until sunday. Results of drug tests on the three athletes Are expected to be released sunday the German track association had imposed the bans because of suspicions that earlier drug tests on the three May have been manipulated Krabbe Rose to prominence shortly after German unification and with her sleek Good looks and athletic prowess has become the nations first Post Unity sports  jump Mark Falls Karlsruhe Germany apr Heike Henkel of Germany set a world record in the women a indoor High jump saturday leaping 6 feet 9/2 inches at the German indoor championships. Henkels performance surpassed the previous Mark of 6-9, by Stefka Kostadinov of Bulgaria feb. 20, 1988. Just before her world record Effort Henkel broke the German record with a jump of 6-8%  
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