Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, July 27, 1990 TAG: 9007300271
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B4 EDITION: EVENING
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: SEATTLE LENGTH: Medium
The final score at the Goodwill Games on Thursday night was 17-0 and would have been worse if not for the merciful 10-run rule. In international baseball, a team leading by 10 runs or more after the opponent has batted seven times is declared the winner.
Of course, the Americans could have been declared the winner in the first inning, when they batted around and scored four runs. They got five more and batted around again in the second, then went through the lineup another time in the third to take a 12-0 lead.
"They're coming along slowly, that's for sure," said Mike Hostetler, who played against the Soviets in 1988 while at Georgia Tech. "They're about the same as when we beat them 13-0 at Georgia Tech.
"It's going to take them a long time, but I'm sure they will be more competitive and come up with a good team."
When? Soviet catcher Sergei Korolev, who committed their only error - an overthrow of third base on a steal - thought he knew.
"Maybe my children" will know that thrill, he said. "No, my children's children."
While the Americans piled up runs at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma they also piled up medals at Husky Stadium, where track and field concluded Thursday night.
Americans young and old came around the track and through the field in sensational fashion all week.
But the final night was the biggest, including a medals sweep in the men's high jump, 1-2 finishes in the triple jump and women's 400 hurdles, and victories in three of four relays.
Hollis Conway, Doug Nordquist and Tony Barton took care of the high jump.
Conway won at 7-7 3/4. Nordquist and Barton each cleared 7-6 1/2, as did Sorin Matei of Romania, the 1990 world leader at 7-10 1/2. Nordquist got over on his first try and took silver. Barton, who cleared on his second attempt, earned the bronze, and Matei got nothing.
"Everybody was making second and third attempts, and with the awards ceremonies going on and the cool weather, you had to keep warming up. It just wears you out," Conway said.
"I didn't take that many jumps, but the warmups between each round just wore me out."
Sandra Farmer-Patrick won the 400 hurdles by three meters in 55.16. She was followed by Schowanda Williams and Janeene Vickers, the NCAA champion from UCLA who beat Farmer-Patrick in last month's national championships. Then, Vickers was disqualified for going around a hurdle, even though she already had gotten her medal.
Kenny Harrison won the triple jump on his final attempt, going 58-1 3/4.
Overall, the U.S. team won 20 gold medals and 52 overall in track and field, while the Soviets finished with 14 golds and 46 medals.
The Soviet women won the volleyball title at Spokane, beating China in four games. The USSR handball team made the finals against Yugoslavia, which beat the United States.
Today, wrestling, women's gymnastics and hockey begin.
Note
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the Olympic heptathlon and long jump gold medalist, probably will miss the remainder of the track and field season because of an injured right leg, her husband and coach said.
Bob Kersee said Thursday his wife had "a second degree strain in the right quad."
"Me being very cautious, I would assume her season is over," he said. "It might be a tear."
Kersee said the injury occurred when Joyner-Kersee was running the 1,600-meter relay at this month's Olympic Festival in Minneapolis and continued to bother her in Seattle, where she won the Goodwill Games heptathlon.
However, her score of 6,783 points was far below her world record of 7,291.
Kersee said his wife felt the strain during a workout Thursday, then saw a therapist.
"We'll go home [Friday] and get it taped," Kersee said.
If it's a tear, Kersee said his wife probably would rest until October before resuming training.
by CNB