European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 6, 1991 the stars and stripes Pago 21 Mark Messier races Media with a laugh after he was traded from Edmonton to the rangers. At left is rangers coach Roger Neilson. Rangers Trade 3 players for Edmonton s Messier Edmonton Alberta up the Edmonton oilers traded disgruntled Captain Mark Messier to the new York rangers on Friday for High scoring Center Ber Nie Nicholls and two other players. In addition to Nicholls the oilers also received Rookie wingers Steven Rice and Louie Debrusk. The Deal has been rumoured for the past few weeks but was not consummated until after new Yorkus 5-3 season opening loss last night to the Boston Bruins. Messier the 1989 nil most valuable player will report the rangers in time for saturday nights game at Montreal. Nicholls and the two rookies were expected to join the oilers in time for Friday nights season opener in Calgary. Messier coming off his worst nil season because of injuries demanded a Trade after failing to land a Rich new contract during bitter negotiations with oilers general manager Glen Sather. Messier 30, an Edmonton native who spent his entire career with the oilers led the oilers to their fifth Stanley cup during his map year of 1989. He scored a career High 129 Points that season. The 6-foot-1 Center is noted for aggie fridays nil summaries on Page 20 Sive on ice play and leadership. He has also been known to physically accost teammates in the dressing room if he feels they Are not contributing. Sather said Messier a Trade was inevitable when he turned Down a five year $ 10-million Deal. A after wed made our final offer i knew that if he did no to accept that contract the Only alternative would be probably to Trade him a Sather said. A there Wasny to any sense trying to have us come Back to the table and make a better Deal. I mean that Deal to me was beyond being better. I done to think he could get an offer better a Sather said. The Trade of Messier leaves just two players Kevin Lowe and Craig Muni from the Core of the team which won five Stanley cups in the late 1980�?Ts. A a it a sad for me to Trade Mark Messier a Sather said. A but it becomes More complicated than that with what we re Rookie a a will Start for eagles Philadelphia a Rookie Brad Goebel will Start at quarterback sunday Tor Philadelphia against Tampa Bay. Eagle coach Rich Kotite said Friday. Kotite chose Gathel bar Veteran  Ryan who replaced injured Jim Mcmahon in monday night s loss to Washington. Mcmahon is out for at least three weeks with strained knee ligaments. Ryan completed Only 4 of 14 passes for 24 Yards and three interceptions against the redskins. Goebel a tree agent from Baylor played briefly in Philadelphia s losses to Phoenix and Washington. He has completed 7 of 10 passes for 85 cards. Trying to do Here  Messier missed 27 games last season with knee and thumb injuries but returned to rally the team in the playoffs. He scored just 12 goals and 52 assists during the regular season his lowest totals As a pro. Messier had not been in training Camp but he joined the Canadian team in the Canada cup just prior to the tournament and played an important role. Nicholls one of the top scorers in the nil during his eight seasons with the los Angeles Kings was dealt to the rangers Midway through the 1989-90 season. He had 39 goals that season but slumped to 25 last year. Nicholls 30, had a career High 70 goals and 80 assists in 1988-89 and seven consecutive 30-goal seasons. Rice 20, was the rangers first round pick in the 1989 draft and is considered one of the rangers top prospects. The oilers had sought him As part of a compensation package for the rangers signing of free agent Adam Graves. Debrusk had an impressive training Camp and is regarded As an aggressive left Wing. 27 aces lift Ivanisevic by Agassi Sydney Australia a Goran Ivanisevic stunned Andre Agassi with a career High 27 aces and beat the american 7-5, 7-6 7-3 Friday in the quarterfinals of the australian indoor championship. Ivanisevic had to save two set Points in the second set and staved off eight break Points Overall As the fourth seeded Agassi desperately tried to come Back. Ivanisevic who wants to be referred to As croatian rather than a yugoslav was cheered on by hundreds of fans chanting and waving croatian hags lie responded with serves timed at 118 Mph. Ivanisevic was to play top seeded Stefan Edberg saturday. Edberg beat Michael Chang 6-4, 7-5 in his quarterfinal. Italian captures cism Cycle across Semba Cli a Germany Italy Attilio Leni won the Gold medal in Friday s cism Cycle across race. The rough course took riders up Steep Slick Hills it Fown Muddy gullies around tree stumps and across Man made obstacles. One Hill known As a the Wall was too Steep to ride. The stiff Grade forced every rider to Sling his Bike Over his shoulder and run up the Hill. Lenin a Docking of 49 minutes 44 seconds won the Gold by 13 seconds. Italy also took the team Gold the Neth errands the Silver and Belgium grabbed the team Bronze. The . Was  Campbell surprises 5-time titlist Varna Bulgaria a Chris Campbell of Fayetteville n.y., upset five time world Champion Zakhar Bek Khz Apartsev of the soviet Union on Friday at the world wrestling championships. Meanwhile Brad Penrith of Boise Idaho rebounded from a first Day loss to make the finals in the 125.5-Pound class with a Victory Over Oves Mallah of Iran. It was his third straight Victory in the second Day of Competition in his weight class. Campbell the defending Silver medallist advanced in the 198-Pound class by winning three matches in his world wrestling championships first Day of Competition. Also moving on after their first Day of action were Zeke Jones of Bloomsburg pa., 114.5 pounds John Smith 136.5 and Kenny monday 163both of Stillwater okla. Penrith who was to wrestle for the Gold medal on saturday decision Ned Mallah 7-5 at 5 23 of overtime. Smith advanced by beating Burenin Erden Bavar of Mongolia on a take Down. Monday won his match against Joanis Athanassiadi of Cyprus on Points. Kevin Jackson of Ames Iowa undefeated after two Days won two matches Friday and needed Only a Victory saturday Over turkeys so Baratin Ozturk to make the finals at 180.5. Mark Coleman of Columbus Ohio lost two of three Friday matches at 220 and had to win in second Day action to remain alive for a Gold medal berth. Super heavyweight Bruce Baumgartner of Cambridge Springs pa., who was seeking his first world title since 1986, lost on Points to iranian Ali Reza Suleiman. He remained alive for second Day action however