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C8 THE PANTAGRAPH, SUNDAY, AUG. 14, 1983 CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDITION rabs Foster hurdles Gault to decide future in 2 days HELSINKI, Finland (AP) Willie Gault says he will decide within the next two days whether to join the Chicago Bears of the National Football League or continue his track career. "This could be my last race, of course, and it could not," Gault said after finishing. third in the 110-meter hurdles final at the World Track and Field Championships last night. "I will make the decision tonight, tomorrow or Monday," said Gault, who has expressed considerable interest in competing for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Earlier, Bears General Manager Jim Finks said Gault "has agreed to terms and will be in training camp next week, but he has not signed." But Gault, the Bears' first-round draft choice, said no decision has been made. "I haven't agreed if I haven't signed, right? I haven't agreed on anything yet," Gault said when asked to comment Finks' statement. "I talked to my agent last night and he said the Bears were willing to take care of me for the rest of my life," Gault said. "That's nice, but money isn't everything. I have to think about my personal happiness and satisfaction." One published report said Gault had agreed to a contract that would pay him an estimated $1.3 million over four years, including a $500,000 signing bonus.

Gault, an outstanding wide receiver and kick returner for the University of Tennessee, was a member of the U.S. team that set a world record of 37.86 seconds in winning the 400-meter relay here Wednesday. "The world record didn't help the situation," Gault said. "I know I could do better with a year's training." In the 110 hurdles yesterday, he was timed in 13.48 seconds, just two-hundredths behind Arto Bryggare of Finland. Greg Foster of the U.S.

won the gold in 13.42. Gault, who won the 1982 U.S. championship in the 110 hurdles and has a personal best of 13.26, last week was denied an opportunity to compete in both pro football and amateur track. The decision was made by the International Amateur Athletic Federation. victory He hit each of the last three hurdles, and after slamming No.

9, he almost fell, but regained his stride to edge Bryggare, the crowd favorite. "I've never hit a hurdle quite like that before," Foster said after posting his 24th straight victory. His gold medal was the sixth won by U.S. athletes since the championships began last Sunday. Gault, meanwhile, said he will decide within the next two days whether to continue with track or sign with the Bears.

'This could be my last race, of course, and it could not," he said. "I haven't agreed on anything yet." In the decathlon, Thompson, the 1980 Olympic champion, led through all 10 events, warding off a strong challenge by West German world record-holder Juergen Hingsen, who finished with 8,561. Siegfried Wentz, also of West Germany, was third with 8,478 points. Thompson, 25, took the decathlon lead in the first event, the 100-meter dash Friday, and never trailed. In the sprint, Thompson was timed in 10.60, the best performance among the decathletes.

He also had the best performance in the long jump, 25 feet, lOVi inches, and in the pole vault, I6-8V4. Jahn led a 1-2 East German finish, racing to the fastest clocking in history in the 100-meter high hurdles. Her time of 12.35 was .01 of a second faster than the world mark of 12.36 set by Grazyna Rabsztyn of Poland in 1980, but will not be accepted because it was wind-aided. The wind was 2.4 meters per second, over the allowable 2.0. HELSINKI, Finland (AP) Greg Foster hit the last three barriers arid almost fell, but regained his balance for a narrow gold-medal victory in the 110-meter hurdles in the' World Track and Field Championships last night "I don't know how I kept going," the American said after one of the most dramatic finishes in the week-long championships.

With a winning time of 13.42 seconds, Foster barely held off second-place finisher Arto Bryggare of Finland, who was timed at 13.46. Willie Gault, who said he will decide shortly whether, to continue his track career or sign with the National Football League's Chicago Bears, won the bronze with a clocking of 13.48. Britain's Daley Thompson re-established his claim as the "World's Greatest Athlete" by winning the decathlon with 8,666 points. Yesterday's other gold medalists included East Germany's Bettine Jahn in the women's 100-meter high hurdles; Gennady Adveenko of the Soviet Union in the high Jump, and Finland's Tiina Lillak in the women's Javelin. Meanwhile, American Steve Scott won his semifinal in the 1,500 meters in 3:36.43 and advanced to today's final.

But two U.S. hopefuls, Sydney Maree and Tom Byers, failed to qualify. Maree's time was 3:38.65 and Byers was timed in 3:43.97 After establishing what appeared to be a commanding lead midway through the race, Foster's technique broke down as he headed for the finish line. AP Greg Foster and Willie Gault, right, of the United States appeared to be dancing on the track yesterday afternoon after both finished their 1 10-meter high hurdle semifinals at the World Track and Field Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Foster later won the gold medal and Gault the bronze.

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