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23 Notebook Daily Press. Monday. Aur 13. 1984 (A (J7r4 p.i i i 1 4L .) v. A "quickie" biography of Olympic medalist Carl Lewis is expected to go on sale Friday, only days after it was written and less than a week after the track star picked up his fourth Olympic gold medal.

The biography, "Carl! The Story of an American Hero," will be the 73rd "instant book" published by Bantam Books. Although sports writer John Devaney was not expected to finish the 180-page manuscript until Monday, Bantam "had been thinking about doing a Carl Lewis book for about a year now," publishing house spokesman Stuart Ap-pelbaum said. The book will be printed Thursday and reach bookstores nationwide Friday afternoon. Lewis said Sunday he will "dabble" in the 110-meter high hurdles and 400-meter dash next year. Greedy Americans hope he will consider the 5,000, 10,000, and hammer throw as well.

The ongoing Mary Decker-Zola Budd debate did not end with Sunday's windup of the Olympic Games. Finland's Lasse Viren, a one-time winner of four gold medals who was involved in a similar situation during the 1972 Olympics to the one Decker and Budd were in Friday night in the women's 3,000 meters, said the 18-year-old Budd could not possibly be blamed for what happened. "In any race, the leader has all the rights, and she was leading when the accident took place," said the 35-year-old Finnish Olympic hero, who won both the 5,000 and 10,000 meter events in the 1972 Games in Munich and repeated those same two victories in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. illf 1 1 mi3 AP photo United States' Jerry Page (right) throws left at Thailand's Dhawee Umponmaha in gold medal match en route to winning his class. Norfolk awaits Wkitaker Judo Tyrell Biggs, Paul Gonzales, Meldrick Taylor, Jerry Page, Frank Tate, Mark Breland, Steve McCrory and Henry Tillman joined Whitaker on the winner's podium.

The U.S. team recorded an incredible 52-3 record in the tournament. It makes one wonder what would have happened if the top-ranked Cubans and the Soviets would have been here. "Suppose if the U.S. was at the 1980 McCrory, a flyweight, asked.

"They (Cubans) talk about three-time gold medalists. To hell with the Cubans and the Russians. I've got my gold medal." The Cubans won six golds, two silvers and a bronze in Moscow four years ago. boxing lessons. At 14, he told his mother he intended to win an Olympic gold medal.

"It's been OK," she said. "Boxing is rough, I guess, but I've never, even seen him bleed." I Now, his mother says he is anxious to head back home Young Park, Norfolk's largest public housing project, where so many friends are waiting. When he does, relatives and neighbors say it will be the same old Pete Whitaker who left. "He's never changed with all the fame he's had so far," said a neighbor, Michael Rouse, who is also a professional boxer. "He's a champion." Whitaker was one of nine Americans who won gold medals.

"If Cuba had been here, I think our youngsters were up for anything," said Pat Nappi, the American coach. "I don't know what the outcome would be, but I do know we won nine gold medals." Cuba, most of the Eastern European nations and North Korea boycotted these Games, just as the United States and most of the West boycotted the 1980 Olympics at Moscow when Cuba set the previous record of six boxing gold medals. Virgil Hill, who lost a 3-2 middleweight decision to Korea's Joon-Sup Chin, won a silver Saturday. Light heavyweight Evander Holyfield, who was disqualifed because of an unfortunate incident in Thursday night's semifinals, never got a chance to fight for the gold. He was disqualified by Yugoslavian referee Gligorije Novicic in Thursday night's semifinals for hitting New Zealand's Kevin Barry on break.

The capacity crowd of 16,363 in the Sports Arena responded with a roar and moments later Yugoslavian fighter Anton Josipovic, who won the gold medal by default because of the disqualification, reached over and pulled Holyfield on top of the victory stand. "I'm a little disappointed that the audience doesn't understand that this isn't exactly the way I would have wanted it," Josipovic said later. "I don't think Holyfield is responsible for not being there and I took the opportunity to show that we should share it at least." One of the enduring memories of courage from the Los Angeles Games will be that of Japan's Yasuhiro Yamashita, one of the great judo fighters of all time, weeping with joy and pain as he received his gold medal for the open category. Among those cheering was the man Yamashita beat, Egyptian silver medalist Mohamed Rashwan, a 28-year-old building contractor from Alexandria. Asked by Japanese reporters why he hadn't attacked the eight-time Japanese national champ's injured leg, Rashwan said: "That would be against my principles.

I don't want to win that way." Another draught of, Olympic spirit, if you please. It has a diabolical name, but American judo team manager Dr. Jim Wolley says the sport's notorious "choke hold" is no more exciting than a good night's sleep. The he explains, involves grabbing an opponent by the lapels of his "gi," or judo uniform, and putting pressure on the carotid artery at the side of his neck. "You're decreasing the flow of blood to the brain, causing a physiological state of sleep, which isn't all that unpleasant," he said.

"The referees are alert to what's happening, though, and if they see the feet go limp, they stop the match." Wooley, a former Olympic competitor, says he's been the victim of such a hold a number of times. "Most of us have. You begin to snore, then to dream. Colorful dreams. It's amazing." From wire reports Pernell "Sweetpea" Whitaker gave his mother a birthday present he had worked on for 12 years, an Olympic boxing gold medal that his friends were confident he could deliver.

Only moments before, his final Olympic opponent, Puerto Rican boxer Luis Ortiz, signalled for the bout to end shortly before the completion of the second round. After he was presented the gold medal and a floral crown, the 5-foot-6 Whitaker dashed into the stands to where his mother, Novella Whitaker, was waiting. Whitaker who is known as Pete to his family and earned the name Sweetpea after a reporter mistakenly thought a Norfolk crowd was shouting "Sweetpea" instead of "Sweet Pete" placed the medal around his mother's neck. "Momma," he said. "This is your birthday present." While the fans in the Los Angeles arena were screaming their appreciation, family and friends back on Cumberland Street in folk erupted in a joyous celebration of Whitaker's win.

"He's got that gold and he's coming home," shouted Raymond, Whitaker's 25-year-old brother. After the bout, Whitaker told a news conference he won the gold "for my family, my city and my country." It was the culmination of 12 years of discipline. When he was 8, his mother signed a permission slip that would allow her son to begin itav (IIP 'Ufc TfMF UGHT FLYWEIGHT Poul Goniaiex won gold on wolkover over Safvatore Todiico of Italy. FLYWEIGHT Stove McCrory won gold with 4-1 win ovor Redzep Redzepovskj of Yugoslavia. BANTAMWEIGHT Robert Shonnon eliminated in second round by Sung-Kil Moon of South Korea.

FEATHERWEIGHT Meldrick Taylor won gold with 5-0 win ovor Peter Konegwachie of Nigeria. LIGHTWEIGHT Pernell Whitaker won gold with decision over Louis Ortiz of Peurto Rico. UGHT WELTERWEIGHT Jerry Page won gold with 5-0 win over Dhawee Umponmaha of Thailand. WELTERWEIGHT Mark Breland won gold with 5-0 win over Young-Su An of South Korea. UGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT Frank Tate won gold with 5-0 win over Shawn O'Svllivan of Canada MIDDLEWEIGHT Virgil Hill won lilver after toting 3-2 to Joon-Sup Shin of South Korea.

UGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Evander Holyfield ditq. in femifinali ogaimt Anton Joiopovic of Yugoslavia. HEAVYWEIGHT Henry Tillman won gold with 5-0 win over Willie DeWit of Canada. SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT Tyrell Biggs won gold with 4-1 win over Francesco Damioni of Italy. Boxing Lous anis success Paul Gonzales of the United States, the 106-pound-class champion, was awareded the Val Barker Cup as the outstaning boxer in the Olympic Games by the Executive Committee of the International Amateur Boxing Association.

Gonzales, of Los Angeles, won the gold medal on a walkover because his opponent, Salvatore Todisco of Italy, broke his right thumb in the semifinals. But on his way to the title, Gonazles boxed well in scoring decisions over Kwang-Sun Kim of South KorearJohn Lyon of Britain and Jose Marcelino Bolivar of Venezuela. in awe eaves coac Miscellany It's like running the 100 meters in the Olympics and winning by 10 yards. It's like lapping someone in the mile run. It's like Carl Lewis jumping 31 feet.

It's unbelievable. Clearly the achievement of these Olympic Games." Ron O'Brien ff I 1 1 i i I -f 1 i 1 1 V' In 1924, Albert White of the United States also won both diving competitions, but that was before there was a platform event. Teammate Kimball, who defeated Louganis six times in national competitions but never internationally, won the silver medal while Li Hongzheng of China took the bronze. But it was clearly Louganis' show from the start. The 5-foot-9 Mission Viejo, diver performed nearly flawlessly in the first four compulsory dives when he racked up a score of 205.95.

Included were three of the five 10s he was to receive from the seven judges. In the optionals, where only one of Louganis' dives is under 3.0 in difficulty, the 24-year-old former Cal-Irvine diver dazzled the near sellout crowd at the pool on the campus of the University of Southern California with his repertoire of somersaults, twists and turns. Louganis received two 10s on a backdive on his second dive, one 10 on a reverse pike on his third dive and his final 10 on his 314-somersault tuck on his second dive. Louganis, winner of 26 national titles, received his highest total on the back 314-somersault dive in the ninth round that received a total of 94.05 points. Six of the judges gave him 9.5 and one saw it as "only" a 9.0.

LOS ANGELES (UPI) The magnitude of Greg Louganis' gold medal, world record sweep of Olympic diving events left his Olympic coach, Ron O'Brien, in awe. "It's like running the 100 meters in the Olympics and winning by 10 yards. It's like lapping someone in the mile run. It's like Carl Lewis jumping 31 feet," said O'Brien. "It's unbelievable.

Clearly the achievment of these Olympic Games." O'Brien's assessment is arguable but there was nothing to debate concerning Louganis' performance Sunday. The 24-year-old, the premier diver in the world for the past six years, definitely peaked for the Olympics. His point total of 710.91 was 21 points higher than the previous record he set in Saturday's prelims. His 67-point margain of victory over silver medalist and main nemesis Bruce Kimball of the United States, was unheard of in an international competition. Louganis, who had set a world mark in winning the Olympic springboard competition, gave his typically reserved answer about his performance Sunday.

"There is always room to do better," said Louganis. While Louganis may be modest about his achievments the Olympic gold had been the only international medal missing from his trophy case "To get over 700 points is truly remark- Word has it that UCLA is trying to recruit a young Dutch shot putter who was a finalist in Saturday's Olympic event at the Coliseum. School officials seem to think he'd be a natural on campus. His name? Erik de Bruin. Forty-six nations won medals at the 1984 Olympics, 10 more than managed to do so in Moscow four years ago and only two off the all-time record.

The record for widest distribution of medals came in 1972 at Munich when 48 nations went home with at least one medal of some sort. Among the countries enjoying rare successes during the Games of Los Angeles were Morroco, which won its first two golds ever, and the Ivory Coast, which won its first medal of any kind. In addition, only two countries won as many as 10 gold medals in Moscow the Soviet Union (80) and East Germany (47). This year there were seven nations winning at least 10 golds an Olympic record. William Simon, president of the United States Olympic Committee, believes the next Olympic Games will not hide behind the hypocrisy of amateurism and will be truly open to all athletes.

Simon has been an outspoken proponent of opening the Games to athletes of all description and said he now has some support at high levels in the International Olympic Committee. "We're going to have open Olympics," Simon said Sunday. "In my judgment we will have open Olympics, I think, by Korea. And, if not, shortly thereafter. You know why? Because we have them now.

We have 17 professional soccer players. We have half the Cosmos team here, for God's sake. It's ridiculous, you know." able. I don't think anyone has come within 50 points of it," said Kimball, who won the silver over China's Li Kongzheng on the final dive of the day. "Only Greg will be able to match it." Once toutored by former Olympic champion Sammy Lee, Louganis did admit feeling emotional on the awards stand.

"It's a dream come true when you can do your best performance in the Olympics," Louganis said. "I think Bruce and all the other divers who have pushed me also deserve credit." Louganis became the first Olympic diver in 56 years to win both diving titles at the same Olympics. It was the first sweep of the events since 1928, when Pete Desjardins of the United States won the platform and springboard, the first year both were in the Olympics. UPI photo Greg Louganis heads for second gold..