
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, August 15, 1993                   TAG: 9308150131
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

IN SPORTS - ETC.

Joe Hutchinson's attempt to jump across the Ohio River - and into the record books - on a motorcycle ended with a splash and a trip to the hospital.

Hutchinson, 31, was in fair condition at Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital with a back injury Saturday after coming up short in his attempt to set world records for distance, height and speed on a 900cc, four-cylinder extended dirt bike.

A slick ramp made traction a problem for the jump Friday night, even after some of the 1,000 people who gathered to watch helped dry it.

Hutchinson roared down the ramp, but splashed down into the water.

by CNB