Saturday, July 15 100m semis, finals to be held Saturday
	Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Marion Jones said she would not hold much back in the women's 100-meter heats in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Friday before a crowd of 23,211 at Sacramento State's Hornet Stadium. She didn't. Neither did Maurice Greene. He didn't say it, but he showed what a force he would be in the men's 100. The powerful Jones, beginning her quest for an unprecedented five gold medals in the Sydney Games, blasted through her quarterfinal race Friday night in 10.92 seconds, only 0.08 seconds off her world-leading time this year. Then she joined Jackie Joyner-Kersee in Sunday's long-jump final, soaring 21-6½ twice before fouling. The long jump is Jones' weakest event, and her technical shortcomings were evident even though she had the fifth-best jump among the qualifiers. Greene, who failed to make the 1996 team and then sobbed inconsolably while watching the Olympic final in the stands at Atlanta, burst out of the blocks with the force of a rocket and won his heat in 9.93, only 0.02 seconds off his world-best this season. As usual, Jones was slow out of the blocks, but by 30 meters she had forged to the front, and at the 50-meter mark she was comfortably ahead. Only near the finish did she slow slightly. "I think everybody just wanted to go out there and get started," the two-time world champion said. "We're tired of all the talking. I'm glad that the first round is over and I can move on to the long jump." The semifinals and final of the 100 will be Saturday and the long jump final Sunday. Next weekend, Jones will compete in the 200 as she bids to surpass the record of four Olympic golds by Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis and Fanny Blankers-Koen. While Jones was the fastest qualifier in the 100, her major rivals showed they weren't conceding anything to her. Gail Devers, the two-time Olympic gold medalist, broke 11 seconds for the first time this year, winning her heat at 10.99, and Inger Miller, the silver medalist and 200 champion in last year's World Championships, took her heat at 11.04 despite a very slow start. "I have to remember I've been here before and not panic," said Devers, who also is the world leader in the 100 hurdles this year. Miller, who has bragged that she will block Jones' quest for five golds, noted the strength of the 100 field. "Some of the younger girls are looking good and the older ones are in tip-top form," said Miller, the daughter of Jamaican Olympic silver and bronze medalist Lennox Miller. One of the younger ones advancing was Angela Manuel. The daughter of Chicago White Sox manager Jerry Manuel finished third behind Jones at 11.31. Greene, the world record-holder, two-time world champion and 1999 world 200 champion, showed no weaknesses in his heat. Charging right out from the start, he had the field beaten easily about halfway through the race, before easing some 20 meters from the finish. No one else broke 10 seconds in the heats, allowing Greene to establish his early superiority and send a message to the rest of the field. The next-fastest time was 10.03 by Brian Lewis. "I think a lot of people thought I came here not ready to run," Greene said. "I'm here to show that I am. Just because I lost a couple of races -- that's practice. Now it's showtime!" The men's 100 semifinals and final also are Saturday. Jones' husband, C.J. Hunter, the 1999 world shot put champion and the world leader this year, qualified automatically for Saturday's final with a heave of 65 feet, 8¾ inches. Adam Nelson, No. 2 in the world this year, had the longest qualifying throw, 68-3½. John Godina, the 1996 Olympic silver medalist and two-time world champion, qualified at 65-3½. Regina Jacobs, the three-time Olympian and two-time world silver medalist at 1,500 meters, broke away with 200 meters remaining and won her heat at 4:06.16, but the most heartwarming story was the second-place finish of Marla Runyan. Runyan is trying to become the first legally blind athlete to make a U.S. Olympic team. "I hadn't run in five weeks," Runyan, who has been nursing an ailing left leg, said as she hobbled off the track. "I couldn't bend my knee. I missed some important training (from June 8-July 5). "I was considering a week ago of pulling out of the trials." Thirteen women high jumpers qualified for Sunday's final by clearing 5-10½ -- including 1996 trials champion Tisha Waller, 1996 Olympian Amy Acuff, NCAA champion Erin Aldrich and Lynn Houston, the sister of Allan Houston of the New York Knicks.		ALSO SEE U.S. Track and Field trials results, Day 1 Joyner-Kersee advances to long-jump finals Greene eager to run down Johnson