Wednesday, August 27.1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 7
Lewis sprints to victory in Berlin
The Associated Press
BERLIN — Carl Lewis finished his track-and-field career last night in typical fashion — with a victory and a smile.
Running his final competitive race in the same stadium where his idol Jesse Owens won Olympic glory 61 years ago, Lewis anchored a star-studded team to victory in the 400-meter relay to cap the Internationales Stadionest Track and Field Grand Prix meet.
"It was a fantastic farewell," said Lewis, the winner of nine Olympic gold medals and — some say — the greatest track athlete ever.
Nearly 60,000 fans gave Lewis a
standing ovation, and a group of fans lifted a sign that read: "Thank you for all the great moments, Carl."
Lewis' teammates in his last competitive race included Olympic 100-meter champion Donovan Bailey, former world recordholder Leroy Burrell and Namibian sprint champion Frankie Fredericks.
Lewis: Ends his competitive track-and field career.
Bailey, who set the world 100
record in Atlanta last summer, ran the first leg, handing off to Burrell, who passed the baton to Fredericks. On the final handoff, Fredericks gave Lewis a slight push in the back to send him to a 38.24 second victory.
"We are all going to be gone from the track some day. I miss you all," Lewis told the crowd. "I just want to say I love you and I'll never forget you. The thrill of competing never goes away, but the need to be first across the finish line is gone.
"How do you say goodbye? This huge crowd and running a relay with four of the fastest guys in history. That was just perfect."
Lewis will run one more race, an exhibition with Burrell and other
Santa Monica Track Club teammates at halftime of a college football game next month in Texas.
Earlier, Fredericks, Hicham El Guerroij of Morocco and Gabriella Szabo of Romania shared the richest single prize in track, a 44-pound jackpot of gold.
Fredericks surged in the final meters, winning the 100 in 9.99 seconds. El Guierrouli went away in the last lap to win the mile in 3:45.64. Szabo won the women's 5,000 in 14:44.35.
The gold, worth $200,000, goes to athletes who win their events at the Golden Four meets, which are held in Oslo, Norway; Zurich, Switzerland; Brussels, Belgium; and Berlin.
Fight, penalty shot derail U.S. soccer hopes
The Associated Press
CATANIA, Sicily — A soccer match between the United States and Italy turned ugly yesterday at the University Games. A player from each team was expelled for fighting before the hosts came through with a short-handed victory.
Despite playing the final 30 minutes with just nine players on the field, Italy defeated the United States 1-0 to reach the championship game.
At Palermo, Italy and the United States were tied 0-0 at the end of the first half when Italy's Eduardo Gorini and America's Scott Vermilion were expelled for fighting. Then. 15 minutes
into the second half, Italy lost another player when he received two quick yellow cards.
But just three minutes later, the hosts — urged on by 12,000 supporters — got a penalty kick when Caleb Porter pushed Michele Zeoli from behind in the penalty area. Gianni Califano, Italy's most active player during the game, calmly scored on the ensuing penalty shot.
"We knew if we played well, the crowd would appreciate us," said U.S. coach John Ellinger, whose squad will play Ukraine in the consolation game. "I couldn't be more proud of these guys. They are warriors, competitors. Come Friday, they will put everything they have into the
Italy will play defending champion South Korea in Friday's final. The South Koreans beat Ukraine 5-3 on tiebreaking shots after the game ended scoreless in regulation time.
bronze-medal match
U. S. athletes were more successful elsewhere. The men's basketball team recorded its 100th University Games victory, and American swimmers won five medals, including gold medals by Suzanne Black and the women's 800-meter freestyle relay team.
Nenna Lynch picked up the first U.S. medal on the track, winning the 5,000 in 15 minutes, 47.61 seconds.
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