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REPUBLIC G2 The Arizona Republic Wednesday, August 8,1884 Chinese women wallop U.S. for volleyball gold Kids" of the Olympics. When they ran off five consecutive points and tied the game at 14-14, it looked as if they would do it again. Once again, it was Flo Hyman, their 6-foot-5 spiker, who provided most of the offense. Hyman did her job, slamming three spikes' at speeds estimated at 110 mpn, but it was not enough.

Tied at 14, the U.S. team decided to let a them, it seemed possible they could do it again. It was not to be. The Chinese, although a much smaller team, were quickly learning 'how to back up and defend against Hyman's spikes. Playing near-perfect defense, they choked the United States in the second game.

Down to their last gasp, the Americans had to call on the memory of a second-round win Brazil in which they trailed two seta to none. It was not to be Tuesday night, and China held on and won the final match convincingly. For seven of the 12 members of the VS. team, the medal had special significance because they had been training since 1978. 'Originally, they had been pointing for the 1980 Games in Moscow, which the United China, 15-13, 7-15, 16-14, 15-12, on their way to a 4-0 record in round-robin play.

"Things could have gone a different way," Selinger said. "China seemed to get momentum (in the first game) and just outplayed us in the next two. The problem China had in the service section last time we had this time." After losing the opening game in 42 minutes, the Americans just couldn't overcome the Chinese. In that first-game marathon, the Americans trailed, 14-9, with China needing just one point on its serve to win. But the U.S.

women started what appeared to be one of their patented comebacks. It looked patented because the VS. women had made at least one similar surge in each of its victories. They had become the "Cardiac ByAlMoreanti Philadelphia Inquirer LONG BEACH, Calif. China ended the gold-medal dream of the U.S.

women's volleyball team Tuesday night, 15-3, 15-9, in the championship game before disappointed fans at the Long Beach Arena. Despite the loss, U.S. coach ArieSelinger. said his team earned a victory for the sport The mere fact that ABC's cameras were being wielded around the arena was proof that volleyball had arrived as a popular spectator sport, Selinger said. That may be true, and his team had every reason to be proud of the United States' first medal in the sport, but there still was a degree of sorrow.

The Americans had beaten (IBS Chinese serve land untouched, thinking it would be out of bounds. However, the serve' landed in bounds, and the Chinese had a 15- 14 lead, which they quickly turned into a 16- 14 win. Still, there should have been no panic. The U.S. women had come from behind several tiroes, and with the crowd screaming for (.

States boycotted. Japanese shock U.S., win Olympic baseball By Peter Richmond Knight-Ridder Newspaper LOS ANGELES -If the Olympic organizers had really had America's best interests in mind, they'd have called for import quotas oa Japanese baseball players. Behind the superb pitching of Akimitsu Ito, a 5-foot-9 reliever called into a starting role, the Japanese did the unthinkable Tuesday night They beat the United States at its own game. They won the special gold, 6-3. The American hitters entered this game with a record of 4-0 and a batting average of .322.

Ito allowed two hits in his six-inning stint, before giving way to two relievers. The United States managed three hits in all. Katsumi Hirosawa, the Japanese first baseman. There was little reason for glee in the first two innings, but the place went absolutely nuts in the bottom of the third, when Shane Mack smacked a home run that emptied the dugout in congratulation. Ito, a right-hander who had pitched just Vi innings in the tournament, had even more success.

He retired the United States on a pop fly and two fly balls one to the left-field wall by Will Clark -then struck out the side in the second. Hoover fell victim to some sloppy fielding and pitching in the top of the fourth, when Japan scored twice, putting the United States behind for just the second time in the tournament Kozo Shoda led off with a walk, and stole second. Catcher John Marzano then tried to pick Shoda off second but no one was covering the base. Flavio Alfaro, the second baseman, hesitated in moving over and Shoda took third. fv Paul Westphal Cams )e me contract terms Westphal to present grievance By Norm Frauenheim Republic Staff Paul Westphal's grievance against the Phoenix Suns will be presented today to arbitrator Arthur Stark at the NBA offices in New York.

Westphal, who will be represented by Howard Slusher, contends he met the contract terms that would guarantee him about $300,000 for the 1984-85 season. The Suns, however, argue that the guarantee is void because of a clause that called for Westphal to play a minimum of 60 games last year, the first of a two-year deal. The guard, plagued all year by leg injuries, appeared in 59 games. Interpretation of the clause is at the heart of the dispute. Westphal said there were two games Dec.

2 against Utah and Jan. 7 against Kansas City when he was available, but the Suns chose not to use him. Westphal, 33, was on the injured list for the Utah game at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. He said he notified the team he was healthy, but it failed to activate him in time to play. At Kansas City, Westphal said he told coach John MacLeod that he was troubled by an injury to his right calf but would play if necessary.

The Suns were trailing by three points when MacLeod called timeout during the final U.S. women's coach Pat Head Summitt is carried off the court by her players after they won the gold. The American pitchers had an earned-run average of 0.25 coming into this game. John Hoover, with a 0.00 ERA, allowed all six runs, all earned. He walked three, and all three scored.

He then gave up a three-run home run in the eighth inning to THE 85's ARE CHECK SERVICE SPECIALI PARTS OPEN 7 DAYS! Even U.S. coach Pat Head Summitt had doubts that Woodard would fit in. But Woodard, a four-time All-American and two-time Academic Ail-American, became a role model for her younger teammates with her concentration on defense. She is the supreme defender on a team that specializes in putting the squeeze on opponents. Woodard has been assigned the best shooters in the tournament, and she's cooled them all.

Tuesday, it was Woodard's turn to hawk Haw-Soon Kim, whose 17.2-point average led the Olympics going into the gold-medal game. Woodard made Kim work to get 15. "They have the strongest defense we have seen in the tournament, and they made it very hard for us to run our offense," Kim said. "We didn't get the shots we wanted. We gave it everything we had, and I think we did play a good ballgame." Perhaps Summitt, more than anyone connected with this team, appreciates how far it has progressed.

She was a member of the 1976 silver-medal team in Montreal. "It's a great incentive for young players to get into high school and collegiate programs," she said. "We've built women's basketball to a high level." Basketball Continued from Gl The taller Americans finished with a 46-20 edge on the boards, forced Korea into 18 turnovers and held them to 39.7 percent field-goal shooting. "In the first game, we were only worried about making it to the finals. That was our main concern," Cho said.

"We had two more difficult opponents after the U.S. That is why we rested some of our best players. "Tonight, because of the height and stamina of the U.S. team, there was not much we could do. I could see that they were just better." Cho became a believer in the all-around play of Miller, the leadership of Kim Mulkey and the defense of Woodard.

"Even if the Soviets had come, the U.S. still would have a big advantage," he said. Woodard is a far different player than she was on the 1980 Olympic team. She'd just finished setting the collegiate scoring record (3,649 points) while at Kansas. Some called the 5-foot-11 native of Wichita, a gunner.

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The routine ended with a classical number the girls couldn't pronounce. They switched to Yankee Doodle Dandy. Good thinking there. Patriotism is a marketable commodity in I'd like to have the flag concession. Did you notice Carl Lewis grabbing a flag after his win in the 100 meters? Best handoff of the Games.

Should lead to better contracts. A Romanian gymnast won over the local crowd by tumbling in time with Glory, Glory, Hallelujah. Predictably, Yankee Doodle Dandy was a show-stopper. A preliminary crowd, predicted to be 1,000, was 10,000. It rose as one in response to the Americans.

These kids play to the audience. Pure theater right up to the top of their slicked-down hair. It's slicked down, incidentally, with Knox gelatin. Unflavored, naturally. Tracie said she used to use.

Vaseline on her hair, but it took' forever to remove. Atop the hairdos, each wears a sparkling bonnet And what is it called? "A hat," Tracie said. It will go nicely with the gold medal they are likely to win on Thursday. seconds. Westphal said he then offered to try a three-point goal, but MacLeod chose not to play him.

MacLeod and General Manager Jerry Colangelo will testify at the hearing. They will be represented by Gerald Maltz, a member of the Tucson law firm owned by Donald Pitt, a Suns owner. There were strong indications in June that the Suns' plans for 1984-85 did not include Westphal, a four-time All-Star in five seasons with Phoenix. The Suns selected a guard Jay Humphries in the draft's first round. Westphal has said they urged him to retire.

A major consideration for the Suns is next year's salary cap, which figures to be about $3.6 million. The Suns' payroll last year was $3.62 million. If Stark rules in favor of Westphal, the $300,000 will count against the Suns' payroll, addition that could limit their ability to sign draft picks andor free agents. "With the salary cap coming up, it is obvious that this is very important," Colangelo said. "A swing of $10,000 has become a major consideration, not to mention one of several 'Trontmission Condition Permitting TRAN VISIONS AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE! MINOR TO MAJOR WE DO IT ALU ARIZONA LARGEST INDEPENDENTl OWNED CHAIN Of TRANSMISSION EXPERTS VAUEY WIDE SERVICE.

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