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Both Sausalito and Sundance are on shuttle bus routes for your convenience. Yisit us today! Sausalito 1001 Harvey Rd. 693-4242 Sundance 811 Harvey Rd. 696-9638 Olympic sex test is routine TANK MCNAMARA® by Jeff Millar & Bill He United Press International LOS ANGELES — Sex must be explicit at the Summer Games. But the issue is not really sex — rather “gender verification.” It is all very professional. Clean — nearly sterile. More than 2,500 women compet ing in the Olympics must take the sex test to determine that they are, in fact, women. Ewa Klobukowska of Poland cre ated the need for such a procedure in 1966 by failing a chromosome test before a championship meet. She was barred from international com petition and stripped of her records. Miss Klobukowska, who competed in the 100-meter dash, had won the bronze medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Ever since she failed the test, women athletes have had to pass through a gender clinic before competing. Olympic track team ready to strike gold United Press International Track and field gold medalists Tamara Press of the Soviet Union and her sister, Irina, have refused to compete rather than submit to mi croscopic scrutiny. Tamara won the gold in the shot put in 1960 at Rome, and in Tokyo four years later. Irina won the 80-meter hurdles in Rome. The minute-long procedure in volves a nurse scraping the athlete’s mouth in search of Barr bodies clinging to the chromosomes. Up to 60 percent of women’s cells usually contain Barr bodies — which glow in the dark — compared to about 10 percent for men. Today the sex test is routine. A visitor at one of the three “gender verification centers” in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara saw no close calls LOS ANGELES — Injuries to sev eral top performers have added to the Soviet-led withdrawal to hurt the Olympic track and field events which begin Friday, but the chase is on for Carl Lewis in his pursuit of Jesse Owens’ legendary four gold medals. In the final weeks before the Games, gold medal contenders Ea- monn Coghlan of Ireland (5,000 meters), Patriz Ilg of West Germany (steeplechase), and Sofia Sakorafa of eles Coliseum last weekend with the torch relay leg by Owens’ grand daughter. “They think if I don’t win four gold medals I’ll be a bum, but failure doesn’t bother me,” Lewis says. His quest begins Friday in the first two rounds of the 100-meter dash. A fascinating men’s 800 assem blage includes Joaquim Cruz of Bra zil, world record-holi 41.73 seconds) Sebastian Coe of Britain, who says he’s only 90 per cent fit, surprising Donato Sabia of Italy and new American record- holders Earl Jones and Johnny Gray. Edwin Moses, moving toward 100 consecutive final victories, opens a bid for his second Olympic gold medal (after 1976) in Friday’s 400- meter hurdles first round. Harald Schmid of West Germany, the last man to beat him, also will be compet- 1952, has a probable gold nui Zhujianhua, who this yearraisti world high jump record Qualifying is Aug. 10. :lyn showed her fragile hamsint; once again fit, will not have time to think about the absei East German MarliesGohrw maican star Merlene Otteymr her in the 100. Vol 7 3- The marathon, which preceds the closing ceremonies on Aug. 12, could oe one of the greatest in his tory if it isn’t hampered by smog and the late-afternonn starting time. Rob de Castella of Australia, Alberto Sa lazar of the United States and Toshi- hiko Seko of Japan are but three of the many legitimate contenders. lolder (1 minute China, which is competing in the Olympics for the first time since Decker got some extra time for her showdown withl foot Zola Budd when the firstrj of the 3,000 was eliminatedbta of a lack of entrants. Shtl doesn't begin competition umyi semifinals on Aug. 8. Buddwiii up with a 2,000-meter world® earlier this month in Londoni the 5-2, 86-pound waif w Decker she would not slanti physical intimidation. in a stack of applicant photographs But Michele Mitchell, 22, a peti petite Viejo, U.S. diver from Mission Viejo, Calif., whom nobody could mistake for a man, had to take the test twice. “It didn’t take the first time and I still have no idea how it came out,” Mitchell said, a big grin lighting her face. “I assume I am a woman.” Teammate Kelly McCormick, 24, from Long Beach, Calif., displays with a theatrical flourish a laminated card hanging from her neck. “My fern card, madame,” McCor- mickboasts. “Of course, I wasn’t bothered by the test at all, but I’ve seen a couple of women walking around the vil lage that should be bothered,” she said. They really look like men, com plete with Adam’s apples. Everytime we see one, we always wonder if she will pass the fern test.” The most involved part of the Olympic gender verification process is the signing of forms and tne tak ing of a color photograph for a card that each woman athlete i duce before competing. Women who compete against men — in such events as shooting, ar chery and equestrian sports — are not required to take the sex text, al though most do. Swimmers expect golds United Press International must pro- LOS ANGELES — The United States harvest of gold medals in swimming — which produced a five- medal sweep Tuesday — is expected to continue Thursday with Ameri cans the favorites in four of the five final events. Favored to enrich the California swimming gold rush were Mary T. Meagher, world record holder in the lOO-hutterfly; George DiCarlo, American record holder in the 400- freestyle; 400-freestyle gold medalist Tiffany Cohen, ranked number two in the world in the 800-freestyle; and the 400-meter relay team, with a possible anchor by 100-freestyle gold mealist Rowdy Gaines. American coach Don Gambril, who had predicted 20 golds for his team at the conclusion of the Olym pic trials last month, remained hesis- tant on Wednesday’s rest day to re vise the guess although the U.S. already has earned 11 at the halfway point. “Obviously, we’re happy with most of the performances, but I’ll change my medal jjuess when its all over, said Gambril, the University of Alabama swimming coach.” Gambril also has sidestepped the communist boycott questions. The four men’s golds were not affected because of superior times to the Rus sians and East Germans. Not so with the women: no world or Olympic re cords have been set by the women and only Cohen, in the 400-meters, has a 1984 world best time in her gold medal winning performance thus far. True to Gambril’s hopes, there has yet to be a Mark Spitz multiple- gold superstar to emerge from the United States through the first three days at the pool on the Southern California campus. There have been some heroes — Bruce Hayes’ dramatic leg of the 800-freestyle relay that nipped West German world record setter Michael Gross, Carrie Stein seifer and Nancy Hogshead’s emotional gold medal tie in the 100-free — but the squad has performed as Gambril hope- a team. “We wanted to emphasize!!; eryone who asked whohadtht! chances for the most golds (At was not what we were interest Gambril added.” The major surprise for the Hof States came in the 100-backiti where Theresa Andrews and ik Mitchell Finished 1-2 Tuesday,! biggest disappointment was Pp Morales losing the gold afld| world record to Gross, nidna| “the Albatross” in the 100-butteJ The only controversy thus fail surrounded Gaines’ quick startJ the blocks in the 100-freestyle.| Australians lost their prates; j { >re-meet favorite Mike Heath eft without a medal. “I feel sorry for Mike. M false start. I dont know if it w have made a difference of foun onds but he might have jk third,” Gambril said. Women's basketball team untested SA dale, United Press International INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The U.S. women’s basketball team, untested in two lopsided victories at the Olympics, Thursday continues its drive for its first gold medal against undefeated South Korea. “South Korea could be the sur prise team of the tournament,” American coach Pat Head Summitt said. “They’ll be playing their best against us.’ The United States has been play ing its best thus far in the tourna ment, routing Yugoslavia 83-55 and Australia 81-47. But Summitt’s team had difficulty in its exhibition schedule with pres sure defense, something the South Koreans have relied on in triumphs over Yugoslavia and Canada. “They’ll extend their defense,” Summitt said. “I don’t know what they’re thinking now, but they might pick us up at halfcourt.” South Korean coach Seung-Youn Cho said he’s brought a team on a mission. “Winning or losing depends on how the players are prepared physi cally and mentally,” he said. ‘*Since this is the first Olympics we’ve par ticipated in, we decided to do our best and show the world we are the best.” The U.S. squad has been doing most of the showing, though. “The American team, at this mo ment, is the greatest women’s team I’ve ever seen,” Australian coach Brendan Flynn said Tuesday after the United States routed the Aussies. “We wanted to keep it to 20, but I looked up and it got to 34. Their ex treme pressure defense is hard to stop.” The Americans’ relentless pres sure reinforced their standing as the favorite for the gold. The U.S. team captured a silver at the 1976 Mon treal Games, the first Olympiad in iketball halt as her team shot 71 percent “They can key on me all want, but I've got 11 player do the job as good, if not betten I can,” Miller said. “I’m reallys* fied with the way we’ve played ! I’m not going to show my nand Summit! said she doesn’t want! camp panic Thur speec paign Tf nomi Henr which women’s basketball was players looking past anyone*! played. g of the medals podium, have to recognize that t “I won’t go as far as to predict medal winners,” Summitt said. “I have only one medal in mind and I have tunnel vision where that is con cerned.” Cheryl Miller, whose 23 points sparked the Americans’ victory over Yugoslavia Monday, operated at will against Australia and finished with 20 points. She scored 16 in the first thinkin “We beatable,” she said. “Tjustdon't^I selves.” us to beat ourselves.” The U.S. coach said she’s not* rying about the standard at td her team has been playing. “I would feel a whole lot i# pressure if this team weren't* ning,” she said. Get Your Xerox Copies Books & More Parkway Square Texas Avenue & Southwest Parkway Between Kroger and Baskin-Robbins at Northgate Above Farmer’s Market Inexpensive, High Quality Copies We Specialize in REPORTS and DISSERTATIONS Also: Self-service copying, typing, reductions and enlargements, binding, resume writing, editing, business cards, wedding invita tions, stationery and many other services. One stop service for reports and dissertations. 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