European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 17, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 Uwon to the Spray painters Hakeem Olajuwon fit photo. By Art Thiel Seattle Post intelligencer new York a after a splendid athletic contest in Madison Square Garden an evening earlier the new York kicks and Houston rockets on wednesday night defiled the building in a fashion Little better than tagging it with Spray paint. Unfortunately it is not possible to extend the Stanley cup to a Best-of-21 series. Basketball followers must make do for perhaps As Long As another week. Courage by winning 91-82, the kicks tied the Aba finals at two games apiece which usually produces the Standard Best of seven homily that it is now a three game series. In this Case we would vote to accept the Standard Wisdom of the International soccer Community visiting the . And simply accept the tic and go Home. Of enough already. By now you know that the kicks and rockets Are engaged in a match that Only russian Asphalt pushers could love. So let us take a res pm the from the familiar. Let us take out Bur prayer rugs and say one for Hakeem Olajuwon. In the absence of Michael Jordan magic Johnson Larry Bird and Charles Barkley Olajuwon has done All that is superhuman possible to keep the championship series from being swept into the sewers of Gotham he is the tournament s Only thrilling commentary element although Patrick Ewing would never say that. The Kriick Center is being eaten alive by his counterpart. Ewing followed a 9-for-29 shading performance in game 3 with 8-for-28 wednesday night. Olajuwon has him so intimidated that he could mail Ewing a postcard and the Knick Center would Call for police Protection. A a does t matter a said Ewing later voice heavy with disdain a a in a not going to worry about that. If my shot does no to fall and we win that a the Bottom  perhaps. But sooner or later a rocket guard is going to hit two jump shots in a Row and the kicks will be in serious trouble. Wednesday night Afier Forward Robert Horry was lost la injury in the fourth Quarter Olajuwon had to carry More than his usual freight train Load and responded with 32 Points eight rebounds and five blocks. The game represented the first time in the series Olajuwon has exploded and also the first Lime he has had a Good fourth Quarter. He had made Only 2 of 11 shots in the three previous fourth quarters a combination of his own fatigue and the a Nicks double teams. Wednesday night neither flesh nor plot stopped him. He whipped the fourth Quarter demons for 14 Points on 5-for-6 shooting. Halfway through the period he grabbed a Ball on the Low blocks and in the midst of a triple team vortex spun and pumped his Way free for an 8-Foolcr that tied the game at 72, How he escaped the swarm is still unknowable As is a Matt of what he does. Such quickness for a Man so big and Strong Borders on the incomprehensible. Hey the Guy even tried helping reporters groping fur a quote in this series desert of personalities. On monday he suggested that if the rockets went up 3-1 m the series the kicks would choke away game 5. The tabloids swarmed All Over the one possible Flicker of controversy. But such is the respect in which the game s most valuable player is held that no Knick  take Public offence. Olajuwon is approaching the realness once reserved for a recent Abdul Jabbar. All of Olajuwon Grace and Power weren to enough wednesday night but the setback figures to be temporary. If ilor Rye a Back and ankle injuries arc More severe than was apparent wednesday night the Power balance could change. But right now Olajuwon has separated himself from Ewing and the rest of Field so that the kicks with have to throw the Bronx into the Gap to save the series. Longtime followers of the sonics might take Olai. Even Eye him with the disdain of a rival la Suwon for granted and maybe him with the disdain of a rival. But right now it is hard to took at him As anything but an Eagle among the smog sparrows final event derails o Brien s record try by Bert Rosenthal a track writer Knoxville Tenn. Dan of Brien flirted with his own world record in the decathlon for nine events before succumbing to heat and dehydration. With Only the 1,500-meter run remaining in the Usa Mobil outdoor track and Field championships on wednesday night o Brien was 14 Points ahead of his world record Pace. But he had nothing left for the 1,500, struggling Home in 5 minutes 16.42 seconds. The weary of Brien needed a 4 44,29 to break the record of 8,891 Points he set at Valence France sept. 4-5,1992. A i was just Plain old tired a he said after finishing with 8,707 Points Best by an american this year and sixth Best Ever by an american. A i have no complaints but 1 feel 1 let my coaches Down in the 1,500. A i had some really Good events Here. The 100 meters was solid. The High jump was solid. The hurdles into a headwind was real solid. And the pole vault through Windy conditions was  o Brien 27, set the world record a month after watching the olympic games with mixed emotions thinking he should have been a competitor at Barcelona instead of being there As a television commentator. That year he had been the heavy favorite to win the . Olympic trials but a no height in the pole vault Cost him a spot on the team and Robert Smelik of the czech Republic went on to win the olympic Gold and the Mantle of a a world a greatest athletes generally accorded to the decathlon Champion.. Outdoor track of Brien exceeded me like a winning score of 8,611 by 280 Points in setting the world record and asserting his superiority Quot before i used to say the world s greatest athlete was Daley Thompson Quot of Brien said after setting the record referring to the former world record Holder and two time olympic Champion. A now i have to say myself at this Point. Finally. A the worlds greatest athlete has come Back to  eleven Days ago at Boise Idaho he said a i feel i have the potential to be the Best that Ever walked this Earth a a he nearly proved it again wednesday night flirting with his record and setting his sights on 9,000 Points. Steve Fritz finished second with a career Best 8,548 Points. Meanwhile Kym Carter a 1992 olympian won the women a heptathlon with 6,371 Points the fifth Best performance in the world this year the Best by an american for 1994 and a personal Best for her. Only world record Holder Jackie Joyner Kersee Jane Frederick Carter s coach and a nine time National Champion and Jodi Anderson scored More Points than Carter whose previous Best was 6,357. Jamie Mcneair was second with 6,323, More than 300 Points better than her previous Best. Carter won despite throwing Only 10710 in the javelin. A in the javelin throw i choked a no ifs ands or buts a Carter said. A i Haven t thrown that Short in  a gassed Dan of Brien finishes last in his heat of the decathlon 1500 on wednesday