European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 28,1969 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire Gref Zecy ashes out at Edmonton s brass Wayne Gretzky i pan Coity of Forward from wire reports Edmonton Alberta Wayne Grucky the nil s if Jet Lime scoring Champion has fired some verbal shots Ai the men who traded him from the Edmonton oilers to he los Angeles Kings. In in interview in los Angeles saturday with the Edmonton journal and later on the cd program one on one Gretzky said Edmonton might be the greatest hockey City in he world . Grew impossible far him to remain Ivich he oilers. He said he has remained mainly silent about his Trade to the Kings last August because you can t win a War of words with oilers owner Peter Pocklington and general manager Glen Sathur who Domi Nate the press in that i know the Oiler organization and How it operates or Tozky said and intimidation is a big part of earlier he Star Center spoke of a steadily deteriorating relationship with Sailer that was dam aged by the coach s fre quent criticism of defend scan Jari Kerri and Gretzky. I and Jari always look the Brunt Grolz by said he never thought i should have ii Milf. It i scored four goals he Hough 1 should have had five. If i Gid 2li Points one year and Only 195 to Benxi he said it was because i did t care any More and he does t believe in the Money athletes make that was an apparent reference to Coffey s Long Billr contract War with saltier which ultimately re pulled in the two time Norris trophy Winner s being traded to the Pittsburgh penguins. Arc Luzky believes Sather and Pocklington made a critical error. I believe that when they traded me they underestimated me As a hockey player and did not believe he could have a big enough Impact on the Kings to make them i scaling the oilers he said. Judge upholds free agent plan new York the nil s new system of free Agency which has resulted in More than 100 players changing teams since feb. 1, has been upheld by the courts. A. V ,. -. A judge David Doty in Minneapolis who is presiding Over me antitrust suit filed by the Union following the 24-Day strike in 1087, which ended without a contract said he was denying the motion based on his ruling last july 12, -.-.-=/,--. A. V in it tie said that outright free Agency which the Union is set icing could Hurt competitive balance and a wholesale subversion of the collective bargaining process Doty s latest decision received monday by the management Council was based on that one Doty approved limited free pm ency the so called plan a which was implemented unilaterally by the league in place of the contract that expired sept. I 1987. It allows each of the 2& teams to protect Only 37 players on its roster with the others an average of 22 becoming unconditional free agents. According to management Council figures As of last Friday 12$ of the 619 free agents under plan a had changed teams. 49ers sign oilers Tillman Houston free agent Spencer Tillman who was left unprotected by the Houston oilers signed a iwo year contract Worth $475,000 with the san Francisco 49crs. Tillman a third year running Back from Oklahoma will join former Oiler Jamie Williams who signed two weeks ago with san Francisco after being left unprotected by Houston. -. Tillman said the Deal with the 49crs includes a s60,000 signing Bonus and if he plays in All 16 games next season he will Cam another $60.000. Aside from the Money a Opportunity to play More also influenced Tillman s decision. He Only carried the Ball three times last season. With the 49crs. He expects to get plenty of playing time behind Roger Craig. Tillman said he turned Down offers from washing ton los Angeles rams Philadelphia and Minnesota. Biasion cages safari rally Nairobi Kenya Massimo Miki by vision took the Lead after a teammate ran into a Herd of sheep and went on to win the safari rally on monday. Lam very satisfied because the Road to and Lions were terrible inc 31-year-old italian said. The Las leg was the worst Only 13 of 58 cars finished the 2, endur Ance test Over Slippery Mountain pusses scorching de Sert trails and through mud holes that swallowed Many of the entries. Ii was the second consecutive safari rally Victory for Biasion who was driving a Uncial Delta integral a. Second place in the five Day race went to kenyan Mike kirk1andinanissan200sx. Finney nips Daniel in Lyga Phoenix Allison Finney shot a Par 73 on a rain soaked course and took advantage of Beth Dan Iel s Lone mistake a double bogey on the second Hole to win he 1400,000 Lyga Turquoise classic by one shot on sunday. Ii was the first tournament Victory in seven years on the Lour for Finney whose previous Best was a second place lie at the 1985 Mazda Hall of Fame championship. Finney 30, finished with a 10-under 282 total to Lake he 160,000 tap prize. Daniel who started the Day one shot ahead of Fin Ney parred every Hole except the Par-3 second where she four putted for the double bogey. She had a 2-Over 75 for a 283 total and settled for the $j7,Ood runner up Check " -. Jody Rosentha seven shots off inc Lead after three rounds came in third at 2s5 after firing a 3-under 70 on the 6,514-Yard Moon Valley country club course. Which was soaked by an Inch clearly morning rain. Patti Rizzo and Rosic Jones lied for fourth at 287. Finney the Leader after both the first two rounds shot 74 saturday to fall behind the 32-year-old Daniel who was seeking the i5lh title in her 11-year Lyga career but first since 1985. Hall of fam a Nancy Lopez sporting an Lupca re Cord 69.86 scoring average after her first four events this year carded a final round 73 for a 293 total. Par earns James euro pea win la Grande Motte France Brilain s Mark James captured the 1236,000 age open Golf tournament monday by three strokes after a final round Par 72, James who shared the Lead with american. Ron Stullen going into the round totalled 277 in winning $40,000 and his second tourney of the season. He won the desert open in Dubai Hryce weeks ago. Suellen of la Quinta calif., who led for Ihrck Days shot 77 to finish fourth in a four Way tic at 2s2. The Victory pushed James 0 the top of the euro Pean Money list at is 16,763, ahead of spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal who is presently in the United states. Mark Mouland a 27-year-old welshman launched a spectacular Birdie Rush to take second place. Mouland reeled off five successive birdies to open his round and completed a record equating 65 to finish at 280. Brian Norton. Of Salina kan., with a 71. Eased into third place a shot behind Mouland at 281. Injury delays Starling Breland Hartford. Conn. A shoulder injury to Marlon Starling has forced promoters to postpone an april 15 world Ink fight Between Shari Inland Mark Breland no new Dale has been set for the fight promoter Cenc Kushnir said. Starting he world boxing Council welterweight Cham Pion suffered the injury to his left shoulder while training in Las vegas and resumed to Hartford thursday to be examined by local orthopaedics. Kushnir said. The recommendation they made was that he should go into therapy for the next month Kushnir said. Kushnir Learned of inc injury saturday night from Starling s adviser Morts Hamik. Kushnir said Shimik assured him the injury was hoi career threatening find would not require surgery. ,. Baseball folds vegas Sale new York major league baseball has reconsidered plans to sell its official statistics to a los vegas computer firm which reportedly provides information to gamblers a spokesman for inc commis i Contr s of fice said sunday -. V de Durso. Senior vice president for major league baseball issued a statement through spokesman Rich Levin in which he said advertisements by computer sports world offering inc statistics Wil baseball s blessings were premature. Negotiations Between major league baseball and computer sports world were not concluded Durso said. We have determined not to move Forward,." originally Durso said baseball though it was pro Viding statistics to the Las vegas firm As a Means of gelling them to Roli Sicrie leagues which use the Statis tics to play their own mock seasons Complete a ill a draft and playoffs. However a Slor in the sunday new York daily news said further investigations showed that a. Large amount of gambling information was passed along through computer sports world. Baseball gel s Moscow rules Moscow the Faircl baseball instruction Book in the russian language has been published in the soviet Union the official Tass news Agency said monday. The Book Complete with rules and Basic How to instructions was authored by cuban baseball player Juan Herran. Baseball made its formal debut in inc soviet Union to years ago and is now an official sport Willt its own budget and department in the stale sports committee. The soviet Union plans to enter a team in the 1990 european baseball championships and the 990 Good will games , site chosen for qualifier Colorado Springs Colo the United states will play its second Home world cup qualifying match on May 13 against Trinidad and Tobago at Al carninocprnmtinttycoilegcintorrerce.calil1,.-."al Camino located in a suburb of los Angeles has a stadium with a capacity of 10,000. No Lime has been set for the a Mcva Vav -.i. The United Stales which task qualified for the world cup in i9f0, opens inc five team. Double round Robin qualifying on april 16 at Cosla Rica. The United slates then hosts Costa Rica on april 30 at Fenlon mo.,-a suburb of St Louis to today superstition an to tuesday s programs ran Abc wot Hwi Van Dent Luoni 203d in Sonny spoon Yetf Smert 1030 in Day vat Nigrim i my Oom of n i Why in 7310 it Tom a sports 01�cbb� 020 Jet 1so jump 0 1soo i it 16w jew Tecl ism him if a Flat. 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