European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports sunday. November 7,1993 cancels out after threat Portland Ore. A former . Figure skating Champion Tonya Harding called off practice Friday and cancelled an exhibition for saturday after an Anonymous caller threatened her life if she took to the ice. Harding the 1991 world Silver medallist received Abye in the Northwest Pacific championships which continue through saturday at the ice chalet skating Ink at a suburban shopping mall. Bob Sachen manager of the skating rink said on of his Cashiers took the threatening Call minutes be fore the senior women s technical program was to begin thursday. She had about 20 to 30 minutes before she was going on the ice Sachen said Friday. She did t Nave her skates on yet because she was in the second group. But she was  Sachen declined to discuss the Content of the Call but said it was taken very  Clackamas county sheriffs Deputy responded and took a report. Skating officials delayed the Start of the event for five hours until after the shopping mall was closed. All of the other girls skated and it won t affect their placing or their going to the coast or anything Sachen said Harding 22, was the favorite in what was to have been a rare competitive appearance on the ice where she trains. I m disappointed for everybody Sachen  were a lot of people looking Forward to her  Joe Driano chief referee for the championships said Harding had accepted a Bye from the . Fig ure skating association and had agreed to compete in the Pacific coast sectionals in december at red Wood Calif. At the sectionals she will attempt to qualify forthe 1994 . National championships and the 1994 olympic trials Jan. 4-9 at Detroit. Harding was to perform in an exhibition saturday afternoon with Junior pairs skaters Erin Covington and Brandon Powell but decided Friday against the appearance Sachen said. Harding has an unlisted Telephone number an could not of reached for comment. Pair wins in Amateur return Ottawa a olympic champions Ekaterina Gordeev and Sergei Grinkov of Russia making their return to Amateur Competition won the pairs free skating event Friday night at skate Canada. Of course we were nervous because we Haven competed in Amateur for so Long Gordeev 22, said of the four year hiatus. Everything looks a Little Dif Ferent than in professional  Gordeev and Grinkov 26, retired in 1988 after winning the olympic Gold medal at Calgary and then the. Silver at the world championships in  joined the pro circuit in 1990, and skate Canada is their first Amateur Competition since being re instated. Radka Kovacikova and Rene Novotny of the czech Republic were second with Michelle Menzies and Jean Michel Bombardier of Canada third. Edmonton owner applies to move oilers from wire report Edmonton Oiler owner Peter Pocklington has applied to the National hockey league to move the franchise to another City according to reports  s Usa today has Pocklington is seeking a Deal with Minneapolis or a City in Canada before the league meetings take place december 9 and 10.Pocklington, who said he will let Edmonton match any offer has been a Odds with the owners of North lands coliseum Over a new lease and has threat ened to move to Hamilton Ontario. Florida ties . Ices Rochester . Jamie Leach Power play goal with 3 12 remaining in the third period lifted the nil s Florida panthers to a 4-4 exhibition tie with the United states National team Friday night. Aba cracks Down new York the Aba announce Friday that it will enforce a five Point flagrant foul Rule this season that could result in the suspension of offenders. Under the new rules a player will be penalized one Point for every flagrant 1 foul defined As unnecessary Contact committed by a player against an oppo nent and two Points for every flagrant2 foul unnecessary and excessive con tact by a player against an  a player s season total exceeds five Points he will receive an automatic one game suspension for each excessive Point. . Slidders Trail Koenigsbe Germany olympic Champion Gustav Weder of Switzerland won the opening event of the two Man world cup season on saturday while the United states bobsled team placed three Crews among the top is finishers. World notes the top . Finishers were Rand will and Jeffrey Woodard who tied for seventh at 1 39.23. Only Germany an the United states placed two sleds in the top 10, and americans Jim Herb Reichan Chip Minton finished 15th. The top ranked american team of Brian Shi Merand brakeman Randy Jones finished a disappointing 10th at 1 39.46. Last year they won the Overall world cup. Scot on top in Spain Sot Grande Spain  of Scotland overcame a shaky Start to shoot a 4-under-Par 67 sat urday and take a one stroke Lead after three rounds of the Volvo masters thelast european tour event of the season. Montgomerie had a three round total of 7-under-Par 206, the first time that a player has been that far under Par in thesis years of the event at the difficult Par 71, 6,833-Yard Valderrama Golf club course in Southern Spain. Kite paces Japan meet Oyasato Japan Tom Kite shot five under Par 66 saturday that gave him a one shot Lead going into the final round of the $1.58 million Uaiwa International Golf tournament. Kite had rounds of 69-67-66 for 202,11-under-Par. Mike Hulbert blasts out of a trap on 18thhole Friday in route to 65 and Lead. Eggeling shares Lead Holbert leads after 65 Okawa Japan Dale Eggeling shot a 6-under-Par 66 saturday and moved into a share of the Lead with hoi us Stacy and Tina Barrett after two rounds of the Japan Queens cup. The three americans completed 36holes Over the 6,336-Yard, Par-72 Lions country club course at 136,8-under-Par. Kapahua Hawaii Mike Hul Berthad five birdies on the Back nine Friday in a 6-under-Par 65 that gave him a one shot Lead after two rounds of the is Mil lion Kapahua International. Hulbert was at 9-under 135 after 36holes. Medvedev hits final Paris Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine came from behind to beat Frenchman Arnaud Boetsch 2-6, 7-6 7-37-5 saturday and move into the final of the $2.1 million Paris  had played nearly three hours late Friday night in defeating three Tim Champion Boris Becker. Medvedev will face Croatia s Gora Ivanisevic a 4-6, 7-6 7-47-6 7-3 win Ner Over no. 6-sceded Stefan Edberg. . Pals gain semis Oakland Calif. Sixth seeded Lori Mcneil was to meet childhood Friend Zina Garrison Jackson saturday Ina semifinal match of the Bank of the West classic. Using Strong net play Mcneil advanced by ousting second seeded Mary Joe Fernandez 4-6,7-5,6-3, in the quarterfinals Friday. Garrison Jackson downed Ann Grossman the no. 7 seed,6-4,6-3. Orcas nip Berlin Geilenkirche Germany the Geilenkirche Orcas needed every Point earned by their five triple individual win ners saturday to Edge the Berlin car a cudas 233-221 in a european Force swim league dual meet saturday. Brothers Jos and Peter pulpers we rejoined by Muriel Wright Jonathan Wil son and Carsten title Bubach in earning treys for the winners. Berlin s triples came from Katy West Pahl Michaela Tsitlakidis. Jan Chris Landman and Amber Green. In a meet at shape a cilium sat urday the seals downed the Bonn Blue Martins 262-203. Carbonneau tops . Forces Cross country Schinnen Netherlands is Mannheim s Chris Carbonneau outran a pair of air Force distance aces saturday to win the . Forces Cross country championship. Running in the open category Carbon Neau covered the 10 Kilometres in 33minutes, 42 seconds to outdistanced Safe masters King John Mitchell of Oesterberg and reigning a Safe Overall Champion David Renneisen of Spang Dah Tom for the Gold. Mitchell was second in 34 09 and Ren Neissen third in 34 37 to reverse their order of finish at last month s a Safe championships in England. Both men were running in the sub masters division which also produced the Overall no. 4 finisher Steve Ost Winkle of accent who ran 36 minutes Flat. Ostwinkle was a Harbinger of things to come for the Hometown accent run ners whose Richard Roche won these Nior masters 46 years and older and whose Hans George Schmidt placed Firstin the 40-45 masters division. Accents Joe Springer was second inthe open division to Carbonneau and eighth Overall. The local Success spilled Over onto the women s Side where Canadian Liz woj Cik. Based in nearby Geilenkirche Ger Many won in 43 39. Running in the 26-32 sub masters Divi Sion Wojcik far outpaced no. 2 Delia Dabb of Hanau 48 55also a sub Mas Ter seniors Champ and no. 3 Overall an Gela Doss of Rhein main 49 06and Mildenhall s Rebecca Womack 49 27 Asa sub master. Women s senior masters Champ Lesli Mcdole of Rhein main ran 52 49, but open Champ Elaine Frazier was far of the Pace at 57 50. Sports on an television pro football Denver to Cleve land 7 . Sunday los Angeles raiders at Chicago 10 . Sun Day Indianapolis at Washington 2 . Monday Green Bay at Kan Sas City 3 . Tuesday. Radio pro football new York giant sat Dallas 7 . Sunday Miami at new York jets 10 . Sunday Indianapolis at Washington 2 . Monday