European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 07, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 7,1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire defector arrives in Buffalo to join sabres from wire reports Buffalo . Alexander Mogiln. The first member of the soviet National team to defect to the West arrived Friday night in Buffalo where he Hopes to continue his hockey career with the sabres. Sabres general manager Gerry Meehan accompanied Ogilvy from Stockholm. Sweden after the budding soviet Star decided to defect following the world hockey championships which ended last week. Mogiln regarded As one of the soviet Union s future stars was supposed to appear at a news Confer ence called by the sabres but Meehan said the 20 year old Winger was tired from the trip and interviews with immigration officials. His Day has been so tiring we did t want to put him through another exhausting round of exposure said Meehan who declined to say where Mogiln was staying. Meehan also denied an accusation by the official soviet news Agency Tass that the sabres were guilty of piracy in bringing Mogiln to the United slates. The Buffalo sabres were totally open and above Board in dealing with Mogiln he said. The sabres began talks with Mogiln at the specific request of the player Meehan said. It was a voluntary  Meehan would not say whether Mogiln had signed a contract and also declined comment on published reports that indicated a romantic relationship with an american woman May have been involved in the defection. Meehan admitted there arc potential problems with International ice hockey officials the nil and Ameri can immigration officials that could keep Mogiln from playing for Buffalo. "1 would t say his chances of playing with Buffalo arc pretty Good or pretty bad he said there Are hurdles that have to be  soviet coach Viktor Tikhonov said he was disgusted by the defection and said it cast a Shadow Over at tempts by other soviet hockey players to sign with nil teams. But Vyacheslav Koloskova head of the soccer and hockey department of the state sports committee said in an interview published Friday in the govern ment newspaper Izvestia that he expected no serious repercussions in soviet nil relations. Mogiln was accompanied on the flight from Stock Holm by Meehan and Don Luce the sabres director of Amateur development. Lev continues hot shooting Dallas Wayne lev added a 67 to his opening 62 and retained the Lead Friday As darkness again halted play in he storm disrupted Byron Nelson classic. This time nine players were stranded on the wind rav aged at Las Colinas course and were scheduled to return at Daylight saturday to Complete the second round. The third round was to be played later in the Day. Brewer paces seniors san Antonio Gay Brewer birdied four straight holes and six of the last eight in route to a 7-Undcr-Par 65 and the first round Lead Friday in the $250,000 Rwjr at the Dominion senior pea tournament. Brewer offset bogeys at nos. 8 and 10 with seven birdies and an Eagle which came at the Par-5 seventh Hole. Lou Graham Miller Barber Don mass Ngac and Larry Mowry shot 66s to share second place. Gowan falters King Inkster Lead Chesapeake a. Caroline Gowan lost four King and Inkster. The defending Champion of the j3qo.ooo tournament had finished their 3-under-Par 69s before play was halted Friday at 5 20 . Not with 41 of the 143 golfers still on the course. Up to that Point Gowan had battled in the rain and wind to a 5-Undcr-Par total through 13 holes. When play resumed saturday morning under sunny skies and Light winds Gowan was lying four on the Green of the Par-4 fifth Hole where she had gotten in trouble with a stray tee shot. She missed the 15-foot bogey putt to drop into a tic for the Lead. She bog cd the Par-5 sixth Hole and missed a Par putt on no. 7, a 386-Yard Par 4. Pars on the eighth and ninth holes left her with a l-undcr7l. Senna gains pole sets Mark Monte Carlo Monaco world formula one Champion Ayrton Senna of Brazil gained the pole Posi Tion for the Monaco grand prix As he blistered the Monte Carlo streets in a new All time qualifying Best in saturday s second practice session. Senna toured the twisting. 2.068-mile circuit in i minute. 22.308 seconds. Thai bettered the previous qualifying Best of 1 22.627 on this layout set by Mclaren Honda teammate Alain Prosl of France in 1986. Senna averaged 90.45 Mph. Prosl starts sunday s race alongside Senna As he came in second saturday with a 1 23.456 clocking. Thierry Boulson of Belgium in a Williams Mcnaull finished third in 1 24.332. While Martin Brundic of Britain driving a Brabham Judd. Was fourth in 1 24.580. Drag Driver killed in trial run Union Grove wis. A race car Driver died from injuries he received when his dragster crashed during a trial run at the great lakes drag away. Dwight Shepard of Oak Forest. 111., died about 9 10 . Friday at St. Catherine s Hospital in Kenosha about two hours after he crashed while making a time trial at the track the Kenosha county sheriffs depart ment reported. According to Deputy s reports Shepard s 1989 Chevrolet Beretta Nitro full dragster was travelling at about 168 Mph when its rear tires lost traction causing it to slip sideways. The dragster went off the Irack struck a Guardrail overturned and burst into flames sheriff s officials said. Chinese divers Triumph Indianapolis olympic Gold medallist Gao min overcame a rare error on her opening dive to win the women s three meter springboard event and Lead China to the learn championship Friday night at inc Fina world diving cup. Olympic Silver medallist Xiong in of China was first in the men s platform. Svetlana Alexeeva of the soviet Union placed Sec Ond behind Gao. Followed by teammates Wendy Luck to and Kelly Mccormick of the United Stales. Xiong 15, was followed in inc men s event by arson Javadian of inc soviet Union China s Tong i Lui and Matt Scoggin of the United Stales. Str Elba upsets Edberg Munich West Germany Martin str Elba of Czechoslovakia ranked 90th in the world upset Wimbledon Champion Stefan Edberg of Sweden 6-3,6 3 in inc $205,000 bavarian open Tennis tournament saturday to reach his first Nabisco grand prix final. In sunday s championship match str Elba will meet Here had no answer to the 22-year-old czechoslovak s Accra la passing shots that blunted inc swede s forays to inc net. Graf Novotna gain final Hamburg West Germany top seeded Steffi Graf of West Germany and Jana Novotna of Czecho Slovakia won their semifinal matches saturday in the $200.000 Hamburg Virginia slims women s Tennis tournament. Graf the top ranked woman player in inc world struggled in the first set after blowing a 5-1 Lead but rallied to win seven games in a Row and crush Buttina Fulco of Argentina 6-4,6-0 in 61 minutes. Novotna overcame an ankle injury swirling winds and the the loss of the second set to beat fourth seeded aral a Sanchez of Spain 7-6 7-1 3-6,6-1. Rain postpones champions new York the quarterfinals of the Tournai Mcnol of champions Lennis tournament were postponed by rain Friday. Weather permitting the quarterfinals and semifinals were to be played saturday. The final is scheduled for sunday. Top seeded Ivan Lindl was to play no. 7 Brad Gilbert and defending Champion Andre Agassi was to meet sixth seeded Aaron Krickstein in the quarterfinals. Rites set for Fleisher new York funeral services for Larry Flisher. Founder of the Aba players association will be held monday in new York. Flisher died thursday at age 58 after suffering a heart attack following a Squash game. Fleisher. In addition to leading the players Union for nearly 27 years before stepping Down last september was an agent for several Star players. Sen. Bill Bradley. D-n.j., will deliver inc Eulogy at inc services Al the Community Church of new York in Manhattan. Bradley when he played for the new York kicks was closely associated with Flisher in Union affairs. Open mind wins Kentucky Oaks Louisville by. Open mind ran Down stable mate imaginary lady in the stretch and won the $231.600 Kentucky Oaks on a Wei. Dismal Day Friday Al Churchill Downs. Open mind is owned by Eugene v. Klein Indira inc by d. Wayne Lukas the team thai won inc 1988 Kentucky Derby Wilh inc filly winning colors. Open mind Ridden by Angel Cordero jr., passed imaginary lady on the outside with about a sixteenth of a mile left and won by 2 /4 icing los in 1 50 3-5 for the 1 i Miles on a Sloppy track. Blondin Motel finished another eight icing los Back and 6v icing los in from of key flyer. She s scrum Lious finished last. It was the third Oaks Victory for Lukas who was to Saddle inc entry of Houston and shy Tom in the Ken Tucky Derby on saturday. He won with Blush wit Pride in 1982 and Lucky Lucky Lucky in 1984. Sex Aba Star Wicks injured san Diego Sidney Wicks a former Star at Urcla who played for Portland Boston and san Diego in inc Aba was seriously injured Friday when his car was struck by a truck. Wicks 39, underwent about three hours of surgery for abdominal injuries following the morning Accident in suburban Mira Mesa said Lynn Morra spoke Swo completed her lightning interrupted first round of the Andrei Chesnokov who ousted fellow soviet Alcan Man for Scripps memorial Hospital in la Jolla. Arc Star classic and fell two shots off the leading Pace Der Volkov 6-2, 7-5 in a rain interrupted contest. They removed his spleen and he is listed in serious of Juli Inkster and belly King. Edberg ranked fourth in the world and lop seeded bul Slaboc condition Morra said. 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