European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 01, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports thursday september 1,1994 in. American Mike Powell left finishes his Long jump and Britain s Colin Jackson clears a hurdle in route to their pot of Gold victories in Berlin s olympic stadium on tuesday. Jackson Powell share Golden pot by Nesha Starcevic " Berlin a hurdler Colin Jack son and i6ng jumper Mike Powell split a Jackpot of 20 kilograms of Gold tuesday by winning their events at the staf track and Field meet. Jackson ran the fastest 11 to meter hurdles of the season while Powell won the Long jump by soaring 26 feet 11 inches to claim the richest prize in track and Field. Jackson the world Champion and the world record Holder from Britain posted a time of 13,02 seconds the fastest in the world his year after the 13.04 that he ran at the european championship in Helsinki earlier this month. He was challenged All the Way by Mark Crear but had enough Power to finish half a step ahead of the american who clocked 13.07. I did t see him the whole race i never look behind Jackson said. The Gold was not that important. I wanted to have a Good race. You can have the whole thing it does t mean Berlin track meet anything to  Mark Mckay the olympic Champion formerly of Canada who now compete for Austria finished third in 13.29. Colin is the Best hurdler in history Mckoy said. Crear ran his third personal Best in arow. I wanted to win. Colin has been undefeated All year and i wanted him to taste second  i have respect for him said Crear whose personal Best doming into the sea son was 13.26. To the year has had its ups and Downs but now i can go Home and rest he said. The staf meet was the last leg of these called Golden four the track meets in Oslo Zurich Brussels and Berlin which Combine to offer the biggest prize in track and Field Worth about $285,000. Winners of their events at All four meets qualify for the Jackpot. Only Jack son Ana Powell were still in the running coming into the Berlin meet Powell said he was t bothered by his recent Groin injury but did have prob lems with hamstring and Heel injuries that have plagued him since june. I m just so Happy i be been beat pall year. And now i came Back to win the Golden four. People Don t understand. Should have been done a Long time ago. It s been a season of putting my heartland soul on the line just to  another american British showdown ended in a prestigious Victory for Ameri can sprinters and a defeat for Jackson Good Friend and training partner Linford Christie. V  Dennis Mitchell and Jon Drummon finished 1-2, respectively to Edge the olympic and world Champion from Brit Ain. The three sprinters were running Side by Side Halfway into the race but the americans pulled away in the final me ters.  Mitchell who has beaten Christie be fore clocked to seconds Flat while Drummond twice Winner Over Christie this season finished in 10.01. Christie had to Settle for third in 10.02. You win some you lose some Christie said. If i won everything this year it would be  i Don t like to say things like that but yes it s been along season Christie said when asked if he was tired. He and Jack son arrived Here after winning titles atthe Commonwealth games in Canada. In the Middle where i surge and pull away from those Guys it did t happen. I was tight and my stride was  Mitchell said he experienced some problems in his knee and could not Post faster time despite what he called one of my Best  m not where i want to be. I want Tobe running 9,9s, not just a 10.0," Mitchell said. A. -. The meet was the last grand prix event before next week s final in Parisand saw another Best performance of the year when Michael Johnson of the United states ran the 400 meters in 44.04 seconds. Spectacular Green Bay wis. Acharles Jordan got Ronall the highlight films with an acrobatic catch that saved the Day for the los Angeles raiders. Then he got traded. Jordan whose leaping 15-Yard touchdown cat hover Houston cornerback Elaine Bishop with 28 seconds left saturday night triggered the raiders 24-23victory, said his move to the Green Bay packers could be the break he needed. I think this jump Here can give me a better Chance to play than in  said Jordan who was the fifth of six receivers on the raiders roster. I feel like this is going to give me a Chance to really showcase my Talent he said. In los Angeles the had so Many big name receivers and that was going toehold Rne Back for a couple More  that s time the 5-foot-10, 175-Pounder he does t figure he can spare. Jordan never played division i College football and he quit his Junior College team after one season to work at his Uncle s restaurant in los Angeles. That was nearly five years ago. Jordan traded. Last summer he called the raiders to ask for a tryout earned an invitation to training Camp and made the team. He did t see any action though spending most of the 1993 season on injured Reserve with an abdominal  nearly 25, Jordan wanted a Chance to at least com Pete for playing time and packers general manager Ron Wolf said hell get it with Green Bay. What i like about him is really his poise and his de termination and you take into account his athletic ability Wolf said. This is a True sandlot football player and he s been Able to take it up. To our level and not lose anything. I think his main attribute is not so much his Speed but his ability to run with the Ball after he has it Wolf said. That s a key ingredient and that s what we Loo for  Jordan joins a stable that includes All pro Sterling Sharpe see Page 35 and Robert Brooks. Hell fight for time with Ron Lewis Anthony Morgan and Terr Mickens. Wolf said he does t see Jordan As a project but As someone who can help immediately in the packers kick return area and eventually As a receiver. Jordan knows How to make the latter happen sooner. The thing is to get to the end zone he said. That s something i was taught in High school. When you catch the Ball turn right away and run with it. If you can make a Man miss that s a plus for you. And i feel i have that  Jordan said he considered himself blessed to get to work with Sharpe who has caught More than 100 passes in each of the last two seasons. He s a Nice Guy and he s a hard worker Jordan said. Over at the raiders they had a lot of Good receivers that made me work hard. I feel like being Here with Sterling s going to make me work even  Jordan who said he Learned a lot from Friend and teammate Tim Brown in los Angeles said he expects to use Sharpe to his advantage too. I Haven t had a Chance to sit Down with Sterling yet but he s a great athlete and so i feel he s going to do alot for