European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 20,1992 a Kim Zmeskal displays perfect floor exercise form saturday in route to one of two individual titles in Paris. Zmeskal collects 2nd title at world gymnastics meet by Salvatore Zanca Paris apr american Kim Zmeskal became a double Winner sunday at the world gymnastics championships upsetting defending Champion Svetlana bog Pinskaia in the balance beam. The 16-year-old Zmeskal from Houston is the reigning All around Champion. With Bela Karolyi As her coach she will seek to follow the footsteps of his former pupils Mary Lou Retton and Nadia Comanici to olympic titles. I Jing of China shared his second title when he and former soviet Alexei Voro Paev tied for first in the parallel bars. Lavinia Milosovich of Romania took the women s uneven parallel bars. You of Youl of South Korea won the men s vault for the second year in a Row. Grigori Milutin the 1991 menus All around Champion captured the High bar As the five Day event ended. Zmeskal was the top individual Winner taking two titles outright. Vitali Scherbo of the Commonwealth of Independent states had one title and a share of another. Under a new format individual titles were awarded in six menus and four women a events but there were no team or All around competitions. In contrast to the bouncy Energy she showed in saturdays floor exercise Zmeskal was a study of concentration on the 4-Inch-wide beam. She scored a 9.925 out of 10 to beat China Sli Yifan and romanians Maria Niculita who tied for second at 9.85. Zmeskal took the event with a routine that included a Back Walkover to two Back aerials that troubled other competitors. She also had a Back flip to Back somersault in Pike position. Her top move was a handstand with her legs curving backwards almost parallel with the beam. Bog Pinskaia the 1989 All around Champion was unsteady in completing her Back aerials. She also made a mistake on a handstand when she had to regain her balance and Start the move again. She scored 9.75. She was also second in the vault. Betty Okino of the United states who tied for first in the semifinals had a Good routine with difficult elements but fell the beam on her second Back Aerial an automatic .5 Point deduction. She scored 9.337. Okino came in second in the uneven parallel bars posting a 9.9 after starting the Competition. Milosovich won the a event for the second consecutive year scoring 9.95. The championships finished with former soviet Union winning or sharing five titles All in the menus Competition and Topping the Overall medal count with 12. China with i Jing accounting for three of the medals had two golds and two silvers. The ., with Zmeskal and Okino had two golds and a Silver. The stars and stripes b Page 21devil his due registers easy win in Wood by United press International Jamaica . A Devil his due stalking the Pace most of the Way took command on the final turn and cruised to a convincing Victory saturday in the $500,000 Wood memorial at Aqueduct. Longshot West by West and British invader Rokeby both came from off the Pace to take place and show. Morning line favorite Thunder rumble was scratched after developing a fever. A a a Rokeby owned by Paul Mellon and handled by his european stable is headed for the Kentucky Derby and his performance in the Wood ensures that race will have a heavy International flavor. Devil his due who has been keeping a Busy schedule May or May not head for Churchill Downs Trainer Allen Jerkens said after the Wood. Devil his due a son of devils bag ran the Lek Milc in 1 49 1/5 Over a slow track. Breaking from the no. 5 Post position jockey Mike Smith hustled the Colt into a pressing second position behind Goldwater who broke from the outside and made the Pace through most of the race. After setting fractions of 0 47 and 1 11 for the half mile and three quarters Goldwater was done and gave Way to Devil his due and Snappy Landing who had stalked the Pace in third position. As Devil his due pulled away Snappy Landing lacked the kick to fend off the late runs of West by West and Rokeby. Snappy Landing third in last years breeders cup juvenile saved fourth. Devil his due owned by the lion Crest stable two weeks ago finished in a dead heat for first with heavily favored lure in the Gotham stakes at Aqueduct. Some of Jerkens questions about his Kentucky Derby plans Center on the late developing Colts ability to be ready for another Tough Effort a running the Derby distance of in Miles for the first time in just two More weeks. A we done to know for sure if we re going to the Derby a Jerkens said. A a we la see How sound he is How Well he  Bluff wins Arkansas Derby hot Springs Ark. A Pine Bluff moved strongly to the Lead As he was being forced to the outside on the far turn then out dulled lil e. Tee to the wire saturday to win the $500,000 Arkansas Derby. The Strong showing by both horses Likely will put them into a big Field for the May 2 Kentucky Derby. Pat Day Riding Jim beam stakes Winner lil e. Tee let Longshot desert Force set the Pace for much of the Lek life test a the concluding event of Oaklawn Parks racing festival of the South. Jerry Bailey kept Pine Bluff just off the Pace on the rail. Entering the far turn Bailey was forced to go around the tiring desert Force and lil e. Tee. When Day took lil e. Tee toward the Center of the track looking for better footing Pine Bluff was forced even farther out. Pine Bluff then moved to the Lead at the top of the stretch but Day kept lil e. Tee close All the Way to the wire. The winning margin was a neck and lil b. 1 be to shed seven lengths ahead of third place desert Borce. The race was run in 1 49 2/5 Over a fast track. Bailey who has his Choice of three Kentucky Derby contenders to ride said Pine Bluff Quot has As Good a Chance As the other top four or five  Horses in the run Tor the roses. East nabs Orlando All Star classic College basketball Smith Jeffrey win diving titles Ann Arbor Mich. A Corkey Smith scored 392.97 Points to win the women a platform finals of the National diving championships on saturday and Patrick Jeffrey won the menus title with 593.43 Points. It was a Surprise Victory for Smith As she was 19 Points Down with two dives left. But Ellen Owen Over rotated a Back 2vi somersault and finished third behind Smith and Mary Ellen Clark. In the menus Competition Jeffrey held off Pat Evans by eight Points. It was Jeffreys first National platform championship. Orlando Fla. A Virginia a Bryant Stith scored 19 Points and Syracuse a Dave Johnson and Lasalle s Randy Woods added 17 each As the East trounced the Midwest 109-92 saturday night to win the Orlando All Star classic. In saturdays opening contest Doug Christie of Pepperdine had 24 Points and 11 rebounds to spark the West to a 109106 win Over the South. The East 3-0 led Only 36-35 Midway through the second Quarter when it went on a 20-8 run to build a 13-Point halftime advantage. The Midwest 1-2 got no closer than five in the second half. Robert Werdann of St. Johns had 12 Points and led the East with 11 rebounds. Pitts Darren Moringstar paced the Midwest with 18 Points and 16 rebounds. In the Days opener Alabama a Robert Horry and Georgia techs Jon Barry each scored 11 Points to help the South to a 58-47 halftime advantage. With Arizona Center Sean Rooks scoring 13 of his 17 Points in the third Quarter the West fought its Way Back into the game twice forcing ties before the South regained an 88-83 Lead at the end of the Quarter. The West took its first Lead of the second half when to Cut a Reggie Smith scored on a breakaway Dunk to give the West a 96-95 Edge with 5 37 left in the game. After the South came Back to tie at 98-98 on a free throw by Alabama a Latrell Sprewell Texas Elpaso a Marlon Maxey gave the West the Lead for Good with a Dunk. Stith who averaged 18.3 Points per game was named the tournaments map and also received the fourth annual Pete Maravich award which goes to the player who Best exemplifies academic and athletic excellence and Good citizenship off the court. Horry Morningstar Johnson Christie and Barry were named to the All tournament team. North Carolina Charlotte s Henry Williams won the 3-Point shootout and Johnson won the slam Dunk contest. Horse racing