European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 17, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 27 sign to one year pact from pre Sweden the Minnesota Vikings capitalizing on the booming interest in american style football in Scandinavia on Sun Day signed Finland s top player to a one year contract an official of thenal learn said. Matti Lindholm a 6-foot-2, 230-Pound linebacker is the first scandi Navian other than place kickers who has been signed to play in the nil Merrill Swanson the Vikings Public relations director said. Lindholm 24, who never has been16 the United slates has played american style football in Finland freight years he starred for Helsinki s East City giants last terms of the contract were Dis closed. The contract was signed in downtown hold in Stockholm where Lindholm currently is studying we heard of Malti from one of our West coast scouts who had spoken loan american College coach who worked out with Matti s team in Swanson said. None of us have seen him play so there is no Way we can say anything about his chances of making the he s big enough his Speed is Good enough and there � no question about Lindholm will report 10 the Vikings minicams in mid May at Eden Frame Minn Swanson said Lind Holm will Fly Back to Finland after minicams and return for a three week re training Camp in Early july. Eero Vania a representative of the finnish american football league said the signing reflected the fast growing interest in football in Europe since the beginning of the 1980s,"Lindholm is the first player who Learned the game in Europe who assigned to play As a professional in the United Stales,1 Vartia claimed in a interview with the associated press White takes 1st title Scottsdale arte. Fifth seeded Anne while won her first professional singles title sunday in a 6-1,6-2 Romp Over top seeded Dianne Fromholtz bal trat in the finals of he $75,000 Virginia slims of Arizona Tennis s match against Bate Strai 30, of Sydney Australia was delayed nearly two hours by rain. After it began. While ranked 5slhin the world to Bale rat s 2slh, look advantage of numerous unforced errors to end the match in 62 minutes canadians go 2-0 Montreal Jacques Lemai rerecorded a goal and two assists Sun Day night to Lead team Canada 72 Toa 6-2 Victory Over the 1972 soviet team in an old timers game giving the canadians a 2-0 Lead in the three game game was part of the series reliving the tremendous 1972 eight tame set Between the two clubs won by Canada 4-3-1. The first game of the series was played in Hamilton Fri Day night. With team Canada win Ning 6-5. The final game is scheduled for Ottawa tuesday night Canadian skier prevails Rena Norway a Zub year old Canadian won the Soth norwegian Biroc Beiner ski race sunday in 3hours 8 minutes and 30 seconds Pierre Harvey was the fastest among some 5,000 men and women sports wire who competed in dozens of age classes in the 37-Kilometer 35.4-mile race across the Mountain from Lite Hamm Torena. Mike this Type of race f had expected to win among so Many said Harvey who dropped world cup competitions in Lenin Grad to try a Birk Beiner week Harvey became the first Canadian to win the 30-Kilometer 18.6-mile race at Sweden s ski Festi Val at Birk Beiner race was the last in worldly pet he season s series of Cross country ski races. Before Sun Day s race began Anden Blini Qvist of Sweden had already built up an unbeatable margin of 134" Points enough to win the world Oppel title fight set May 3 London Marvin Johnson the world boxing association s Light heavyweight Champion from the unite states will defend his title against Trinidad s Leslie Stewart in uie Chal Lenger s Home country on May 3, the British Domestic news Agency pres association reported. Stewart is the Commonwealth Champion and is ranked no. 3 by the Aba behind the Champion and ale Blanchard of the Netherlands. Lemond out of race Porto san Elp Tojo Italy tour de France Champion Greg Lemond of the United states sunday dropped out of the third stage of the tyrrhenian Adriatic Cycle Nee with suspected broken wrist. Organizers said Lemond quil after Only three Kilometres of the Iso kilo meter stage and was taken to a Hospi Tal to have his left Wrin examined. 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