European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes june 16,1994 Page 36 Arnie tees up for his Oakmont a up Arnold Palmer will take part in his last . Open beginning today and at age 64, he feels it is time he stopped competing in the event. But he says it is not a sad time. Instead the reunion he has had this week with so Many friends had him in a Jovial if somewhat nostalgic mood. A everything comes to an end a Palmer said tuesday. A i actually thought i had ended my . Open career some years ago he was awarded a special exemption by the Urga to compete this year. A so this is a Little icing on a cake. It should be my final one. It s that time. I would like to play some respectable Golf. And what Are the chances of that on a scale of 10, id say the chances Are about 3 or 4 of my playing any kind of Golf i would be Happy with. My game is very suspect. A but i will still enjoy the week. There have been thousands of people following me on the course the past two Days and i know most of them. This course will provide an exciting Palmer will be playing in his 32nd . Open and fifth at the Oakmont country club. And. The most memorable ones Here came in 1962, when he and Jack Nicklaus tied after 72 holes. Nicklaus then Defeated Palmer in an 18-Hole playoff to win his first tournament. Graf Sampras big favourites Wimbledon England apr Steffi Graf was made a favorite at record Odds by British bookmakers tuesday to defend her Wimbledon title. The top seeded German was listed at 2-5 by bookmaker Ladbroke despite drawing a potentially difficult first round match against Lori Mcneil. Pete Sampras was also an overwhelming 13-8 favorite tar retain his menus title. No 6 seed Todd Martin who beat Sampras at the Queens club final on sunday is the Surprise menus second favorite at 6-1. Behind Martin is world no. 2 Michael Stich at 7-1, followed by Goran Ivanisevic at 10-1. A Distant second to Graf among the women is second seed and French open Champion Arantha Sanchez Vicario at 8-1. The two week Long tournament starts monday. New York rangers goalie Mike Richter holds up the Stanley cup As teammates Nick Kypros left and Alexei Kovalev look on. At last the cup rangers end 54-year wait by Mike Nadel new York a cursed no More 54 years of waiting and wanting arc Over. The new York rangers Are Stanley cup champions at last. The rangers capped an extraordinary championship series by holding off the Vancouver canucks 3-2 in game 7 tuesday night. As the tense final seconds ticked of the clock at Madison Square Garden where the Home team had never before hoisted the most famous trophy in team sports 18,2110 raucous fans released More than five decades of pent up passion. After rangers goalie Mike Richter turned aside the canucks final shots and the Horn sounded fireworks exploded and smoke filled the Arena. Vancouver players fell to their Knees and cried in sorrow. New York players embraced and cried in Joy. To a Man the rangers hugged Vancouver goalie Kirk Mclean who played so Well in defeat. All the while the crowd roared a triple digit Decibel Celebration of the cad of hockey a crudest curse. Final to 4,232 games after last winning the cup in 1940, the rangers tasted Sweet Success again. A a in a so numb 1 Don t know what to say Quot said Captain Mark Messier who also won five Stanley cups wish the Edmonton oilers. Quot this is completely different a the pressure the magnitude of the City play my under the Microscope that we did the Challenge of winning the cup Here alter 54 years erasing All the ghosts. A fall they talk about Are ghosts and dragons i said to Mike a you can t be afraid to slay the a a but it was what coach Mike Keenan said to the rangers in an impassioned 15-minute speech on monday that got them ready for their final Challenge a and helped give Keenan his first title in four trips to the it was the most powerful the most intense the most emotional speech in be Ever heard in my life a Messier said. A the seized the moment he took control of the situation. Say whatever you want about Mike Keenan but yesterday he came through when we needed Messier came through tuesday scoring what proved to be the winning goal and earning the right to skate with the Stanley cup for the sixth time. Messier Messier called by Keenan the greatest clutch player in sports held the 32-Pound trophy aloft to the Delight of the crowd. He handed it to Brian Leetch who won the Conn smythe a a r d a s p i Ayo f f m up. Leetch then handed it to Jay Wells a 35-Ycar-old Del Neseman who had never won a title. Wells kissed the cup before passing it on. At one Point Messier brought the cup near the sideboards so fans could reach Over the Glass and touch it. Leetch Messier and Adam Graves whose stars had dimmed while the rang ers lost games 5 and 6 and teetered on the Edge of blowing a 3-1 series Lead scored tuesday when the rangers needed them most. Richter made 28 saves in another solid performance. Leetch finished the playoffs with 11 goals and 34 Points second highest Ever in both categories for a defens Eman. He is the first american born player to win the smythe and got to talk to president Clinton afterwards. There was no doubt about the Emo Lions going through Leetch a mind though. A the Stanley cup is what we All play for and the cup Here in new York is just amazing a he said. A this was the toughest game in be Ever been a part of just so Tough to win. A it Wasny to the 54 years it was just never having been through it before Mark kept telling me the fourth game would be toughest you la Ever have to win in your life and it was a Vancouver still without a championship since joining the nil in 197q, had the rangers scrambling in final minutes to protect their prize. Martin Gelinas just missed the net with Richter out of position with 6 40 to go about a minute later a shot by Nathan Lafayette hit the Post in the end however the canucks Complete what would have been one of hockey Sall time comebacks. A we made a Gallant Effort a Vancouver a Murray Craven said. Quot that Sall we can amp i i 0246850 00504
