European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday August 10,1988 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire oers Gretzky appears headed to Kings from press dispatches Edmonton Alberta reports that hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky is about to be traded to the Losangeles Kings heated up tuesday when Edmonton president Glen Sather said something big was in the by for a major announcement Sather told Edmonton radio station Corn. Earlier oilers owner Peter Pocklington refused to confirm or deny the Trade reports which emanated from several Media outlets around North America. He said the reports were pure speculation and told the Edmonton journal any announcement should come from Sather who is also the oilers general manager and owner Bruce Mcnall said he was working hard to Complete a Deal for hockey s Best and most Well known player. In an interview with the los Angeles Herald exam Iner Mcnall said reports a Deal had been made were very premature and i m amazed to hear he said however that the subject had been broached wit Pocklington and More talks were scheduled tuesday. Pocklington is not very anxious to Trade Wayne hockey like Wayne Gretz Gretzky s agent Mike Barnett said any Confirma Tion of a Trade would have to be made by the oilers. The 27-year-old Gretzky who makes $900,000 year is currently honeymooning with his wife actress Janet Jones. The couple was married july 16 in a Cere Mony that captured the imagination of hockey mad s marquee value could suddenly make the sorry Kings the hottest ticket in a Star crazy town. He said earlier that he and his wife would maintain Homes in los Angeles and Edmonton. Calming returning to Leafs Toronto Veteran defens Eman Borje calming said monday he has agreed to return to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 16th nil season. Calming 37, who played out his option and became a free agent last month said he accepted a one year Deal with the Leafs that will pay him the same salary As he received last season approximately $350,000. Calming said offers from the Edmonton oilers and Philadelphia flyers might have Given him a bit More Money but not enough to induce him to leave Toron to where his children attend school and his wife is established in the clothing business. Calming joined the Leafs As a 22-year-old from the swedish National team for the 1973-74 season. He has been named to the nil All Star team six times. Women s gym coach resigns Huntington Beach Calif Don Peters re signed monday As coach of the . Olympic women gymnastics team amid turmoil and unrest Over his selection. He will not be replaced.. Gymnastics federation executive director Mike Jacki said that Peters would not be replaced and that the personal coaches of the team starters would be Given coaching credentials and would share coaching of the team berths Are held by gymnasts trained at Marta and Bela Karolyi s club at Houston Phoebe Mills Brandy Johnson and Chelle stack. Kelly Garrison Steves is coached by Becky Buwick at the University of Oklahoma Hope Spivey is guided crazy-about-8 s observe their Day Dallas a some people might say Phil Anders is behind the eight Ball but he had base Ball and a fateful Date on his mind. The Dallas Man arranged to bring 88 fans to rangers stadium in nearby Arlington monday night to urge on his favorite team against the Detroit tigers and to celebrate the Date 8-8-88. His plan was to Purchase 88 tickets in section208 and at precisely 8 08 . Cd those 88 fans will stand and raise their placards Embla zoned with the number eight said Chuck mor Gan Texas rangers scoreboard operator. Sure enough at the designated moment in the second inning with rangers designated hitter Larry see at Bat the group stood and raised their numbers and chanted eight in unison. And in the eighth inning the stadium scoreboard announced that Anders group crazy eights set a new statistic for the record books. The 88 people ate 88 hot dogs in the eighth inning in Section 208, televised on the stadium s video scoreboard. By Bill and Donna Strauss of the Park ettes club a Allentown a. And Mark Lee trains Melissa Marlowe at Salt Lake City Karolyi said a designated head coach is not needed and each athlete should be accompanied by her individual , who had to watch his Star gymnast Mary Lou Retton from the sidelines during the 1984 olym pics said the coach of every athlete on the team should be Given necessary credentials and have Access to their gymnasts while at the Seoul olympics. I know what kind of a Handicap the kids Are under when they re out there without their coach he said. Sidney wins mile at Malmo Malmo Sweden Mary Decker Slaney missed her world mile record by six seconds clocking four minutes 22.86 seconds in the Kip Mai Galan International track and Field meet monday night. It was a world seasonal Best for the 29-year-old american who set the world record of 4 16.71 in the Wel Klasse meet at Zurich in 1985. Slaney a double world Champion in the 1,500 and3,000 in 1983 and Holder of eight . Records ranging from 800 to 10,000 meters led the mile from Start to finish. Halfway through the race she was still running in world record Pace before fading toward the end. Ruth Wysucki was second in 4 28.25, and Vicki Huber made it an american triple in 4 28.77. Carl Lewis the four time olympic Champion easily won the men s 200 in 20.32 seconds. World record holders Edwin Moses and Florence Griffith Joyner were also easy winners. Griffith Joyner won the 100 meters in 11.10, beat ing Juliet Cuthbert s 11.23. Moses took the 400-meter hurdles in 47.89. Becker pulls out of tourney Toronto two time Wimbledon Champion Boris Becker withdrew monday from the $815,000player s International Tennis tournament with injuries to both feet that could keep him out of the . , who Defeated John Mcenroe in straight sets in the final of the . Hard courts championship Sun Day in Indianapolis was diagnosed As having plantar Fasci itis or. . Schaman described the injury As an inflammation of a fibrous tissue that runs from the Heel to the toe. He said Becker has a "50-50 Chance of Healing in time for the aug. 29-sept. 11 . Open. Schaman said the injury has the potential to become chronic if not treated immediately. Barrett tops . Women s Golf Minneapolis playing in the final group of the round Tina Barrett of Baltimore made five birdies other Way to a 4-under-Par 68 in the first qualifying round of the 88th . Women s Amateur championship played at minik Ahda s total is one stroke better than that of Japan s Michiko Hattori who shot 69. Lora showed traces of drugs los Angeles traces of two banned drugs were found in the urine of world boxing Council bantamweight Champion Miguel Lora of Colombia after his 12-round title defense Victory Over Albert Davila of Pomona calif., on aug. 1, the California athletic commission said state commission s physician or. Robert Karns of Beverly Hills reported to the commission that tra Ces of amphetamines and Meta Phine were found in Lora s commission which has scheduled a hearing for testimony from Lora and Davila and their representatives on aug. 19, could award the Victory to Davila said Marty Denkin assistant executive officer of the any decision on the status of the championship which Lora has held since 1985, would have to come from world boxing Council president Jose Sulieman in Mexico City Denkin said. Boxer kid chocolate Dies Miami Eligio Sardinia a leading 1930s Boxer who fought under the name of kid chocolate died monday in Havana cuban state radio said. He was 78.the Havana born Boxer retired in 1938 with a 132 10-6 professional record including 50 knockouts. He was elected to the boxing Hall of Fame in 1959.sardinias won the world Junior lightweight title on july 15, 1931, with a seventh round technical Knock out Over Benny Bass. He then fought for the Feather weight title in 1930, losing a 15-round decision to battling Battalino and he lost a world lightweight title shot against Tony Canzoneri in 15 rounds in 1931.kid chocolate won the new York featherweight title then considered a major world championship on oct. 13, 1932, by beating Lew Feldman with a 12th round to. He lost the Junior lightweight title to Frankie Klick on a seventh round technical knockout on dec. 25, 1933, then relinquished his featherweight title in february 1934. Horner to have surgery St. Louis injured cardinals first baseman Bob Horner will undergo further surgery on his left Shoul Der this week and Likely will miss the remainder of the season team physician or. Stan London said monday. Horner 31, has been on the disabled list since june 22 with a recurrence of an old College injury. He was hitting .257 with three Home runs and 33 Bis in 60 games. 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