European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 the stars and stripes sports saturday july 30, 1994 o Brien fizzles after fast Start by Bert Rosenthal a track writer St. Petersburg Russia apr Dan of Brien fell 177 Points Short Friday in his bid to break his own world record in the decathlon at the Goodwill games. Of Brien seven Points behind record Pace going into the final event failed to produce the big Effort he needed in the a 1,500 meters. Needing a time of 4 minutes 40.92 seconds or better to set the record the american coasted to a last place finish in an official 5 minutes 10.9 seconds. Of Brien wound up the 10-cvent com petition with 8,715 Points 176 fewer than is record of 8,891, set in 1992 in to Lence France. Of Brien began the 1,500 in a jog and quickly fell into last place. After that he never picked up the Pace and appeared Content just to finish. It was reminiscent of his performance in the . Championships six weeks ago at Knoxville Tenn. There he was 14 Points ahead of record Pace going into the 1,500, but ran a leisurely 5.16.42 and finished with 8,707 Points. A a a my legs were tired after the first Lap a of Brien said. A i was just Plain old tired. I am a sprinter not a 1,500-meter runner.�?�. Of Brien started with a Barig in his record bid Friday then tapered off. He opened by winning the 110-meter hurdles in 13.81 seconds smashing the american decathlon record for the event and Matching his Best Ever in open Competition he then threw the discus 157 feet 10 inches pole vaulted 16 feet three quarters of an Inch and threw the javelin 204-1. Olaf adds 3 clubs for 1995 return London a the nil is banking on second time Loek after announcing the rebirth of the world league of american football two years after the first Experiment failed. The new Olaf features the same three european teams from the 1991 and 1992 seasons a London Barcelona and Frankfurt a plus three new european teams a Dusseldorf Amsterdam and Edinburgh. This time there Are no North american franchises whose poor crowd and to pulling Power led to the leagues demise in late 1992. The revived league kicks off on april 8, 1995, with the world bowl to be played on the weekend of june 17-18. The ultimate vision 10 years Down the track is a truly world league with 10 teams in Europe and 10 in Asia with the Winner of each conference playing off in an authentic world until 1999 at least the Amsterdam admirals Rhein fire the Dusseldorf franchise based in the City on the Rhein River and the Scotland entry join the London monarchs Barcelona dragons and Frankfurt Galaxy in spreading the word through Europe. E Goodwill games those performances under steamy weather conditions at Petrovsky stadium gave of Brien a total of 8,217 Points with one event remaining. The 1,500 meters though has always been one of his weakest events. A a if the Day is like today i will be tired when i get to the 1,500,�?� of Brien said thursday after compiling 4,736 Points in the first five events putting him 16 ahead of his Pace of two years ago. Of Briens first Day total was the second Best Legal score Ever behind the 4,738 he had at Knoxville. He had 4,747 Points in the 1991 . Championships in new York but the Mark was negated because there was no wind gauge for the 100 mete she cleared cleared 7-21/2, Matching the american decathlon record set by Jack Hoyt at Santa Barbara calif., in 1991. That brought him from 145 Points off Pace to 21 Back after four events and he then won the 400 meters in 47.73 seconds. Prior to that he also won the 100 in 10.49, the Long jump at 25-7l/2 and the shot put at 51-6vi. Thursdays other track winners include cd 1991 world Champion Michael Johnson in the 200 at 20.10, a games record and equal to the years fastest time world record Holder Colin Jackson of Britain in the 110-meter hurdles at 13.29 world and olympic Champion Heike drechsler of Germany in the women a Long jump at 23414 . Hunter in the menus shot put at 66-91/4 and 1993 world Champion Maria Mustola of Mozambique in the women a 800 at 1 57.63, the years fastest. Dan of Brien Points Andy ils to his coach after 7-21/ decathlon High jump thursday. Feltwell teacher makes a splash compiled by sue Harper staff writer Raf Mildenhall England a Feltwell Middle school teacher took first place in the 200-meter backstroke in the 35-39 age group of the world masters Amateur swimming championships held in Montreal earlier this month. This is the second time that Martha Stanton 36, finished in the top 10 in this event. Stanton and Keith Mccain an airman stationed at Raf Mildenhall swim for the Raf Lake Heath swim team but represented Britain in the meet. Out of the 3,500 swimmers at the meet Stanton also finished fourth in the 100 freestyle the 200 free and the 100 backstroke. She also placed sixth in the 400 free. A Mccain finished 21st in the 100 Butterfly 17th in the 200 Butterfly 18th in the 100 breaststroke 19th in the 200 breaststroke and. 16th in the 400 individual takes off Sembach a Germany cyclists f in seven categories compete at noon today and sunday in the 1994 european military cycling championships. On sunday cyclists compete in a Loo Kilometre Road race. The event is free and open to the Public. For More information Call 496-7140karate-do aug. 6 Sembach a Germany a registry local notes Tion for Sembach a sixth annual karate do championship is from s30 to 10 . On Competition Day. The aug. 6 tournament features Kata and Kamite. Trophies will be awarded for All divisions from pee wee to grand Champion. Contestants pay $25 or do 40. Spectators pay $2 or 3 Marks. For More information Call Dan 496-7530 or 06302-677530. Recruiter s Eye finds 7. Mannheim Germany a More than 30 people braved the weather to try out for Toronto Blue jays International recruiting manager Wayne Morgan Tom Greer coach for the Worms cannibals and the tryout coordinator said. Morgan said he hoped that he could come Back in september. If that happens he told Greer that he wanted to see some of the people he watched at mondays tryout. Among them were three pitchers. Like David Roscor 18, from Kaiserslautern who also pitches for the Kmic team which recently took the european big league championship in Naples. The other two were Bobby Meline a 19-year-old Soldier stationed in Heidelberg and Charles Edmond who threw More than 90 Miles per hour fastballs at the tryouts. The Wiesbaden Soldier also plays for the Mainz athletics in Germany a first division. At Catcher Greer said Morgan liked Bob Bailey a Mannheim military policeman. In the Outfield it was Bernard Pickett of Kaiserslautern and Gerald Williams and James Washington both of Mannheim. One other Pitcher caught morgans Eye. Greer said that Morgan noticed 14-Yea a old Mike Heaney. A the said Heaney had an impressive for his age a said Day tourney set Geilenkirche Germany registration deadline for a menus Low pitch labor Day softball tourney at Geilenkirche is aug. 31. Entry into the third annual Grosch Beer tournament is limited to the first 32 teams. The entry fee is $125 a team. Call Mike Brockett at Home 02451-68551 or at work 02451-634484 for the details on this double elimination tourney slated Ramstein a a deadline for a German american Friendship volleyball tournament at the Vogel Weh sports and fitness Center is sept. 7. The first 12 menus and women a teams will be accepted for the sept. 10-11 tournament. Games Start at 9 . Daily. Entry is $60 or do 100 per team. Teams Are limited to nine players and one staff member. Everyone gets a to shirt. Call Dan 489-6197 or 0631-5366197 for More information
