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Portland Observer, September 29, 1982 Page 11 World marks fail to fall at Oregon Invitational Mac Wllklna. gold medalist In 1978 Olympics, was second In discus behind John Powell. Powell's best was 211-7. Jeff Phillips, winner of the 100 and 200 meters. The crowd was reedy; the weather wa* rig h t; but the records d id n ’ t crumble under the onslaught of some o f the world’s top contenders who participated in the Oregon Invitation al Track and Field meet Saturday in Eugene. A n unsung hero o f the Invitation al was Maricica Puica o f Romania who broke M a ry Decker T a b b ’s world record in the mile last week w ith a tim e o f 4 :1 7 .4 4 and hit a personal best o f 1:37.8 in the 800. She left the field far behind in a race to the goal in 2:01.83. The 800 meter (m en ’ s) field in cluded the U .S .’ s top rated James R obertson, who ranks 3th in the world with 1:44.64; Sammy Koskei of Kenya, ranked 7th at 1:44.93; and N C A A cham pion D avid M ac k, with a high mark o f 1:43.33. The race finished slow with Koskei taking first at 1:47.94, followed by Joel Ngetich o f Kenya at 1 :4 7.9 4 and Torstein Brox o f the U .S. at 1:49.02. The mile started with a bang when C h a rlie T a le a fe rro , Spain’s Jose A bscal, West G e rm a n y ’s Thomas Wesinghage, and Tom Byers landed on the trac k. A restart was sche duled ten minutes later. Abascal, running with a deep spike hole in his heel, pulled ahead to lead the pack in the th ird lap. T o m Byers, who nursed a badly scraped and bruised knee, turned on his speed passing the three runners in front o f him. He crossed the line in 3:33.18, a new Hayward Field rec ord, but failed to break Jim Ryun’s U.S. record. Graham Williamson of Scotland, 3:33.42; Abascal, 3:53.64; Thomas Wesinghage, W . Germany, 3:45.03; and Roy Flynn, Ireland, 3:54.38. Jeff Phillips o f the U.S. won the 100 and 200 yard dash. The tall blond. who looks m ore lik e a basketball player than a sprinter, out-sprinted Mel Lattany o f the U .S . and Chris Braithwaite and Halsey Crawford of Trinidad and Tabago to take the 100 in 10.29. C ra w fo rd is an O lym pic gold medalist. P h illip s ’ spurt o f speed le ft his competitors in the dust in the 200 meters, with a time of 21.04. Howard H in le y clocked in at 21.43 and Clancy at 21.64. Bob Roggy failed in his effo rt to break the w orld record in ja ve lin . Although he has made 6 throws over 300 feet in competition this season and felt “ re ad y ” fo r the Eugene meet, his best throw was 276-10. Dave Lout also failed in his effort to set a new record. L o u t’ s 72-3 earlier this year matched the U .S . record. Also competing was Dean Crouser o f Oregon, who beat Lout by 1 Vi inches earlier this year and won the N C A A title. Lout finished first with 276-10. Anna Verouli o f Greece set a new Hayward Field record in the javelin with a throw o f 218-5. B illy M cC h esn ey’s 5 ,000 meter brought excitement to the otherwise lack-lu ster meet. K en ya’ s Peter Koech (ranked 3rd in the world) and England’s Julian Goater fought for firs t po sitio n fo r the first 3,00 0 meters. Then Billy shot out from be hind to take a substantial lead, breaking the tape at 13:31.98 in his e ffo rt to break A lb e rto S a la za r’s U .S. record o f 3:11.93. McChesney said he took advantage o f the two leaders as a wind break during the earlier laps, but his main reason for holding back was that “ I just didn’t feel g o o d .” H e added, “ I ’ ve been working on my luck and apparently it paid o f f . ” Kuech finished at 13:34.65 and Goater at 13:36.41. ★ Now Open ★ Soul Food Delight Restaurant 3940 N. Williams Ave. “Enjoy it to your soul - Southern Style!” Anna Verouli of Greece aet a new Hayward Held mark with a Javelin throw of 218-5. Jim Ryun presents le t place award in mile to Tom Byere. 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