European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 17, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 33. ,. Bumpious flyer needs to grow up by Jeff Jacob the Hartford Cournal it would be silly if it weren t so sad. It was absurd certainly. The Eric Lindros suds spitting hip hopping Beer it All courtroom trial got More cover age in the Canadian Media than the death of Arthur Ashe ,. A great Man died in Tennis. Common Courtesy got doused with Beer in although the Scales of Justice in Ontario provincial court dismissed the common assault charge against the Philadelphia flyers Lindros monday it seems idiotic that the great Scales of human Endeavor would. Even momentarily tip in favor of a Bumpious teen age bore. Of we can turn on tabloid to at 7 o clock and see this kind of garbage every night. But at least in this Corner it was especially distasteful to see Law yers Lindros journalists and hockey reduced to society s lowest common denominator of sensationalism. ,.there have been More mature arguments by 8 year Olds in a schoolyard than what became known Ashe great Canadian Beer spat. Yet the Ontario judicial system wasted thousands of taxpayer dollars trying to get to the Bottom of exactly what transpired at Koo Koo bananas the fateful night of nov. 28.according to Marie Lynn Nunney 24, a factory worker Lindros 19, moved her across the dance floor with his Elbow. When she refused to be pushed against a Wall Lindros poured Beer Over her head and spit Beer in her s testimony was backed up although with inconsistencies by her sister Janice and a Friend. When it was Over and Lindros was free As Abird Rose Nunney said she was proud of her Daugh ters. Aren t moms great when Lindros took the stand near the end of this tedious three Day journey into jurisprudence Public enemy no. 88 had a much different version. And five witnesses three who Don t know Lindros backed him. Lindros said that while he was on the dance floor a woman he believed it was Nunney poured Beer Down his Back without provocation. He retaliated by sprinkling some Beer on her. Rethought it was Good clean fun a Beer if someone started it and i do it Back that person commentary has no right to take offence to it said Lindros working on his sixth Beer . Time of the for Eye. Sud for Sud. I turned directly behind me and saw someone laughing and holding a Beer and looking at me Lin Dros said. " my first reaction was to shake up my Beer. But it s one thing to shake up your Beer and an other to shoot it Lindros said because Only a Quarter of the Beer a left in the bottle he had a faulty gun an sprinkled Beer on Nunney. He said he did t dump it. He said he did t push Nunney or Elbow her. He said he did reach for his buddy s Beer took a swig and sprayed Beer through his Teeth in the direction of his friends not Nunney. And read closely Here folks because this was worthy of Lala Lindros says he s not very Good at spraying Bce through his Teeth. But later he admitted under Crpss exam Lindros nation that he squirts water through his Teeth every Day during hockey practice. And what was Lindros doing on the dance floor anyway his ice was in a Brace As he recovered froma sprained left knee that knocked him out of the Fly ers lineup several weeks. In dismissing the Case and deciding there was reasonable doubt judge j. Rhys Morgan said this Dis Pute could have been resolved that night without criminal charges. Should the court be asked to View through the prism of criminal Law behaviour that would Best be described As rude and insulting obviously , we Are spared some great photos of prisoner no. 88 banging rocks on some Chain can Only Hope mane Lynn Nunney does t de cide to take her Saga to a current we can Hope she will mercifully disappear into obscurity. The same cannot be said of Lindros. Certainly he is a wonderful powerful performer. But honestly can we say we love what we pc seen of this Guy so far his Mother Bonnie has squawked for years and the latest thing she said is he Christmas was ruined because of the trial. His father. Carl openly doubts How carefully the flyers handled Lindros knee injury. Lindros refused to play in the French Market of Quebec City. He ultimately got $3.5 million a year before playing a game in the nil from Day one he has been closer to Jose Canseco in Demeanour and warmth than Wayne Gretzky. Although Morgan warned against it Lindros response was he might not be satisfied with vindication. He might pursue Legal avenues against Nunney or the police. He is upset that police needlessly slapped Handcuffs on him when he surrendered to them and said his family was embarrassed by the charges. Yes the most Overly adjudicated Case in hockey history could be multiplied to the next Power. After the verdict Lindros lawyer Earl Levy said there is in this province and in the courts a philosophy that when a female makes complaints they arc proceeded with. I doubt very much if a male made the complaint the arc d have been a without evidence to argue Levy s suggestion of re verse sexism Well take a much simpler argument because it was t some 6-foot-6, muscle bound Ster Oid hero Lindros was in a much easier position to Bea gentleman and graciously step away. He d still be Eric Lindros superstar in the morning but one can t help but get the feeling that this giant unrepentant Man child still is in the immature Mode to invite a Koo Koo bananas situation. Report edly he was involved in another altercation in new Jersey six weeks later although it did t wind up in court. Asked after the trial if he had Learned a bigger Les son Lindros simply shrugged and said i m a kid and i like to do the things that kids do. I m not going to Compromise my it is that swaggering attitude that got Lindros i trouble in the first place. Until he learns there is a great Trade off for All his Fame and Fortune he b doomed to repeat his failure. Age and maturity eventually will save s Hope they arrive soon. Class not brass in his fishbowl existence will go a Long Long Way. Kings shoot Surprise Blank at Vancouver by the associated press Inglewood Calif some things just Don t make much sense. Entering monday s game forum the Smyrne division leading Vancouver canucks had the nil s Sec Ond most productive offence and had t been shut out in Over a los Angeles Kings meanwhile had an 0-5-2 record in their last seven games a 5-18-4 Mark Jln a in their last 27, and had allowed 29 goals in their last four games to boost their sea son total to 239 fourth in the nil. So what happened nothing that could have been forecast beforehand. Slumping goalie Kelly Hrudney turned aside 43 shots and Jari Kerri scored Early in the third period to trigger a three goal flurry As the Kings blanked the canucks 3-0. A Rudey s shutout was his second this season and the 15th of his career and it snapped a personal five game wines Streak. Less than 48 hours earlier forum the Washington capitals hit the Kings with a seven goal outburst in the second period in route to a 10-3 Victory. Hrudney played the third period in Relief of David Goverde and allowed two Vancouver s Kirk Mclean stopped the first 27 los Angeles shots the Kings scored their three goals in a Span of less than five minutes to give them their first win since a 7-1 Victory Over san Jose on Jan. 26.kurri snapped the scoreless tic at 4 42 the Union their previous of inc no in the Patrick. La Pia cd three to or the Blue o-2 games hid a Ott games and Vir o from Horve. Mark my a r be Kings goalie Kelly Hrudney blocks Anatoli Sam nov s shot As Marty Mcsorley Hooks la Canuck s Ami. Huryk. And axe Kovalev scored second period breakaway goals and John Vannio Broca made 34saves As the rangers beat is. Louis. 1 � Al to the nil a. _. Flu us
