European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 20, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 21 american Kim Zmeskal displays perfect floor exercises form in route to women a world championship in Paris. Zmeskal sex soviet sparkle in world gymnastics meet Paris apr Kim Zmeskal an All american package of Speed and strength and Vitali Scherbo an Exso Viet who wishes his team could Settle on a name shared the spotlight saturday at the world gymnastics championships. Zmeskal dazzled her her Way to a title in the floor exercise to a Medley of �?T50s Rock in Roll music including a a Rock around the  the 16-year-old from Houston won the world All around title last year. Scherbo won the rings tied for first in the Pommel horse and came in second in the menus floor exercise. A new formula this year gives Only individual titles in the men and women a events. Past championships had team and All around Competition in addition to individual apparatus finals. A a it a a different format that All of us Are not used to a Zmeskal said. A a it a a Nice change to Start new each time you go  a it was a very difficult Competition a said her coach Bela  to compete three Days in a Row to Start from Zero each time. You can to build your score. Its a new system that puts the most balanced gymnast at the top and i think it s  Henrietta Onodi of Hungary won the women a vault then finished second behind Zmeskal in the floor exercise. Her routine to the opening music of West Side Story a included a triple twist somersault. The menus floor exercise had the same top two from last year Igor to Rubchinsky and Scherbo. They competed for the soviet Union in 1991, and Here represented the Commonwealth of Independent states. To Rubchinsky the 1989 All around Champion won the event with 9.812. Scherbo was second at 9.687. Scherbo Pae Gil us of North Korea and i Jing of China tied for first in the Pommel horse All with 9.85. Scherbo came Back to win the rings event with a 9.9, edging Silvester Csollany of Hungary. Third was Grigori Milutin the 1991 All around world Champion from the former soviet Union. At the medal ceremony the International federation of gymnastics Flag was raised with a piano composition written for the occasion by a local musician for the former soviets. A i did no to like the Flag and i really did no to like the hymn a Scherbo said. A last year we were for soviet Union. We will compete for another country in olympics games and then after the games we will compete for another country. Which one i done to know. Its no  Zmeskal had the crowd clapping and Karolyi jumping when she hit her three tumbling runs. When she hit her final twisting double Back somersault Karolyi jumped almost As High As he watched from the sidelines. Devil his due registers easy win in Wood by United press International Jamaica . Up1 Ivel his due. Stalking the Pace most of the Way took command on the final turn and cruised to a convincing \ Ictor 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. 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 Jurkens said after the Wood. Devil his due a son of devils bag ran the a Vic mile 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 horse racing 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 a 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  Pine 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 a Vic mile 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 e. Tee finished seven lengths ahead of third place desert Force. 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 a has As Good a Chance As the other top four or five . Horses in the run for the , 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 2 i 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. East nabs Orlando All Star classic Orlando Fla. A Virginia a Bryant Stith scored 19 Points and Syracuse a Dave Johnson and Lasalles 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  basketball Pitts Darren Morningstar 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 s 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 Carol a Charlottes Henry Williams won the 3-Point shootout and Johnson won the slam Dunk contest