European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 2. 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 Unser nips drag racer far award by the associated press new York Al Unser jr., runaway Leader of the indy car series was the top vote getter in the third Quarter Driver of the year balloting conducted this week. But Unser who has won seven of 12 races this season including his last two starts barely beat out Nora funny car Star John Force who won All four drag racing National events during the third Quarter. Detoth Drivers received five first place votes but Unser won the Point Battle 76-68. Winston gup Star Geoff Budine was a Distant third with 49 Points in the vote by a National panel of to to sports writers and Unser broadcasters. He was Fol Lowed by Jeff Gordon the Winner of the inaugural Brickyard 400 who Drew the other first place ballot and had 38 Points. Mark Martin who scored his first Victory of the Winston cup season As Well As two runner up finishes during the third Quarter was next with 19, followed by top fuel Star Scott Kalitta with 12, usag sprint car racer Mike Bliss with 5, world of outlaws and iroc racer Steve Kinser with 4, Unser s teammate Paul Tracy with 3 and off Road Star Ivan Stewart 1. Says Camps will open on schedule by Ken Rappoport a hockey writer new York one Day after a report that commissioner Gary Bettman was considering a lockout of nil teams the league said wednesday that training Camps will open on time. We never closed them Down said Arthur Pincus nil vice president of Public relations. As i be said Allamong we re operating business As  Pincus confirmed that the league had sent out faxes to teams thursday that Camps will open on monday. A source on one of the teams said i have been told Camps will open and there will be no lockout. Busi Ness As usual. And Camps As  in a Story in tuesday s Dallas morning news a source was quoted As saying that Bettman would order a training Camp lockout beginning monday if no contract agreement is reached by then. Most of the nil teams Are due to report to training sign by the associated press Winnipeg Manitoba the Winnipeg jets got two of their leading scorers into the fold sign ing Center Alexei Zha nov to a new multiyear contract and right Wing Teemu Velanne to a one year contract on wednesday Zha nov 23, is a russian import who was third on the jets in scoring last season with 71 Points in Only 61 games Velanne 24, a native of Finland missed almost half of last season nil notes with an Achilles Tendon injury. In51 games he managed 54 Points for fifth on the Winnipeg scoring list. Y in other signings wednesday Leafs bind Gartner Toronto forwards Mik Egartner and Kent Manderville agreed to new contracts with the Toronto Maple , the fifth leading goal Camp Over the weekend. The latest development came a Day after negotiators for the league and the nil players association met for five hours hoping to work out a new collective bar gaining agreement. It was the third session in six Days Between the negotiators. The parties were believed to be trying to get to Gether for another meeting later this  we re having discussions and we re working very hard Bettman said following tuesday . Except for Bettman s succinct statement issued by his new York office there was Little to report about the five hour meeting in Toronto. Bettman has said however if a new agreement weren t worked out by thursday when the jets were to report to training Camp he will eliminate meal allow ances Force players to pay their Way to training Camp and reduce rosters among other things. Scoring pair scorer in nil history with 617, has agreed to a three year Deal for be tween $4.5 million and $5 million. Manderville a left Wing had seven goals and 16 Points in 67 Reg ular season games and one goal in 12 playoff games. He signed a three year contract. Wing signs with Canad Lens Montreal left Wing Pierre Sevigny 22, was signed to a be year contract plus an option year by the Montreal canadians. Kerr makes by the associated press new York John Kerr who scored three goals last weekend for Mill Wall in division one of the English league was picked wednesday for the . Team that will play England next week at London s Wembley stadium. Kerr 29, has one goal in 11 International appearances but has t played for the United states since 1988. He was the . College player in 198 after playing for the Duke team that won the Mcaa title. Among the miss ing players for this wednesday s game the first at Wembley for the United states and the team s first since the world  be for wards Roy Wegerle Coventry City and Reyna Eric Wynalda vol bochum Germany and midfielders Tab Ramos real Betis  is recovering from a fractured Skull an injury sustained in the 1-0 loss to Brazil in the second round of the world cup the last game for the . Team. Wynalda has an injured foot. Foreign based players picked for the 18-Man roster include Juergen Sommer Luton town England defender Alexi Lalas Padua Italy midfielders John Harkes Derby county England Thom As Dooley Bayer Leve Kusen Germany and Claudio Reyna Bayer Leve Kusen and forwards Ernie Stewart Willem ii Tilburg Netherlands and Joe Max Moore Saar Brincken Germany. The game Marks the return to internal soccer tonal soccer of Reyna the talented Young midfielder who missed the world cup with an injury. He will Likely Start for , " three players with no International experience were selected Sommer defender midfielder Brian Bates and Forward Jovan Kirovski. Kasey Keller the starting goalkeeper for Millwall was left off by coach Bor Milutinovic. Keller has not played for the United states since a May 1992 game against Scotland. The entire roster goalkeepers Brad Friedey Juergen Sommer. Defenders Marcelo Balboa Brian Bates Paul Caligiuri Alexi Lalas Mike Lapper. _ midfielder Thomas Dooley John Harkes Gobi Jones Hugo Perez Claudio Reyna Mike Sorber. Forwards John Kerr Jovan Kirovski Frank Klopacs Joe Max Moore Ernie  other soccer news wednesday Lalas debuts in loss Padua Italy . Defender Alexi Lalas made his debut with Padova in a 3 0 loss to internationale of Milan in the first leg of the second round of the ital Ian cup. 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