Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 26, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba C2 Winnipeg free july Kings expected to Crown Robinson head coach associated press the los Angeles Kings will hold a news conference at the forum today where its expected announce the hiring of Larry Robinson As head i cant really confirm Kings spokesman Rick Minch said yesterday of a report in the los Angeles times that Robin son would be introduced As the head weve had Good discussions with Larry and we look Forward to a big announcement has been an assistant coach for the new Jersey devils the last two sea he played 20 years in the nil As a defence Man with the Montreal Cana Diens and three with the he was a member of six Stanley cup championship teams in Robinson retired at the end of the 199192 after taking a year off from he was hired As an assistant coach by the who won their first Stanley cup championship last its believed Robinson will sign a fou year contract and that the devils will receive compensation in Exchange for Robinsons Barry Melrose was fired by the Kings on april 21 after nearly three seasons As head team president Rogie Vachon coached the final seven games of the 1995 the Kings failed to qualify for the play offs following each of the last two seasons after reaching the Stanley cup final for the first time Ever in me roses first pumped up Manitoban grab Golf title youngsters Shine at Quarry Oaks by Reyn Davis sports reporter Steinbach maybe it was the fact they knew the course so Well that helped the Manitoban or were they pumped up because this was Manitoba turf and they were at Home whatever the Brad Kosmenchuk of Derek Bartlett of Snow Tyler Kearns of Breezy Bend and David Hill of Charles were the Best team Over 54 holes in the Western Canadian juvenile Golf Cham they won two rounds and tied the third with Manitoba tournament total of 687 was nine strokes better than no one gained an Inch on the Manitoban on the last i Haven thought about it but in proud to have shared in winning the team said the big and Burly Kos he was the Low shooting 226 Over the three Only two players had better medal scores Steve Shonnel of Vic Toria 221 and Jesse Wright of Calgary if one player toyed with a great round Over the two it was the son of a Winter he played the front nine on he was on under 35 and yesterday he was even better but the Dogleg 13th was a personal he took hitting into one then losing a Ball the Sec Ond can you believe it nine he pack ing his bags in the trunk of the bound for Dauphin and the Start of the Rural Manitoba Junior Bartlett gained one stroke Back with a Birdie and settled for 75 his Best Kearns and Kosmenchuk saved their Best rounds for the i had a lot of said who shot i hit it quite but i putted my putting that kept me in the ninth and 13th holes were bottlenecks on both if Quarry Oaks had any criticism it was too much said i heard a lot of Bill the Saskatchewan was lavish in his Praise of the id move Here just to play this he the condition is its setting on a fourstar id give it asked if he thought the course was too Tough for the he replied you cant make it easy for by coming everyone would love to come Back and play these Are the Best juveniles in Western they Are More than capable of play ing great its the fourth member of the Mani Toba team and the 1995 provincial Junior found Quarry Oaks a severe Chal he had rounds of and its said Kos when the wind picks its really Hes had the Good Fortune of playing a lot of Golf at Quarry the Gas training All Hes probably played 20 times out if i know he its where not to Hill will see a lot More of Quarry Oaks in the next the ninth which requires a drive Over a Lake to a narrow taxed Many play the Hole surrendered its Only Birdie yesterday when the drilled an Iron that actually landed on the rattled the then popped Joe free press Derek and Tyler Kearns helped Manitoba to Golf Canadian sprinter Back on right track Donovan of took the mens 100metre race in seconds into a slight wind at the herculis grand prix track meet yesterday in Monte Bailey has the years fastest time with at the Canadian Champi but he failed to make the final in last Friday his first race in Europe this Montreal Bruny Surin finished third in the race in Ato of Trinidad and finished second in Noureddine Morcelia of Algeria just missed his world record in the running the second fastest time in history at three minutes Morcelia broke his own Mark in Nice less than two weeks ago with Lane rides euphoria England Barry Lane claimed two of the biggest coups of his career yesterday when he beat Ryder cup teammates Bernhard Langer and seve Ballesteros to reach the final of the world championship of Golf in Lane beat Ballesteros in the european regional final and will be joined at the world semifinal in Arizona in december by South african David Frost who Defeated Robert Allenby in the rest of the world final also played at the Oxford Shire beat Ballesteros 4 and 3 after Topping Langer 3 and 1 in semifinal play earlier in the Frost accounted for two beating Steve Elkington 4 and 3 in the morning before his 3 and 2 final sports Parade win Over sea Hawks lose Odomes Seattle sea Hawks cornerback Nate Odomes will be lost for a second straight season after having reconstructive surgery on his right knee for the second time in 13 Odomes Tore the Anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during practice soccer body to protest Portugal soccer censured by fifa for annulling a match and threatened with banishment from the world announced it would protest before the european a news report said we will obey the ruling because we have no but we wont take it with our arms Vitor president of the portuguese soccer told the sports daily Vasques said he would bring the Case before the european soc cer federation uefa and ask that his organization be cleared of any Muster hobbled to seeded Thomas Muster of Austria beat Germany Martin sinner in the first round of the us Netherlands International mens Tennis tournament but later pulled out because of an inflamed cyst on his right the ailment didst prevent the French open Champion from defeating his 56th ranked opponent Bailey breezes to Victory in Rocca climbs to second Costantino Rocca moved into second place on the pea european Money earners list after los ing a playoff with John Daly for last weeks British roccas second prize of us took the italian to a total of to jump from fourth German Bernhard Langer still leads with Brickyard purse grows the purse for the second Lascar Brickyard 400 will be with the Winner Guaran teed More than in Cash and that up from last years total payoff of with inaugural race Winner Jeff Gordon winning female fitness showcased by Ashley Prest sports reporter Cotton Lott Kerrigan conspirator released from prison Golf course valid monday Friday weekends and i holidays after off Twilight 9 Hole rates i associated press i 18004097274 i i local 4225540 i enter now for super scramble i i the get away car Driver in the 1994 attack on figure Skaler Nancy Kerrigan was released from prison leaving one of the five conspirators in the Case behind Derrick left the South Fork Forest Camp on the Oregon coast about 9 said corrections spokesman Perrin he was sentenced to 18 months for conspiracy to commit Smith drove the car for his Shane who was freed from a Salem prison slant clubbed Kerrigan on the knee Wilh a police Baton after a practice session for the figure skaling championships Al Del Oil in Janu Ary Kerrigan olympic rival Tonya Harding of Portland pleaded Guilly to helping cover up the in Kerrigan Harding won the 1994 the next Kerrigan returned to win the Silver medal Al the Lillehammer hard ing finished Harding was Laler stripped of her for the first time in Manito the fittest and firmest females will have a showcase for their physiques tomorrow the first annual fitness Manitoba Competition featuring 20 Compeli lors will take the stage Al pantages playhouse theatre Al 8 the even is produced by Jill a former provincial and National competitive body and her business partner Sheldon Schelthelm who Pur chased the Manitoba rights to stage although the event is More High profile in the there is a Cana Dian and inner National women have been involved in bodybuilding competitions for some Lime now but this even showcases a different kind of Mcwhinney these women will have a less defined look than a bodybuilding these women Are fitness and this is a wonderful Opportunity for them to show off their achieve the even is sanctioned by the inner National fitness sanctioning body and maintains a strict set of rules As to Allire and our intention is to make it a Blackie affair which will attract people to the entertainment Quality of the Mcwhinney in will be conducted in the Stric Lesl of Good the Competition features three rounds and three different cos Tumes 1 poise and projection wearing evening gowns and giving a 30second speech on their philosophy of fitness 2 physical Beauty and muscle Lone round wearing swimsuits 3 strength and endurance round wearing fitness gear and performing a 90second fitness pro hockey Tim Campbell jets left with Hole in their defence the term they have used is As the Winnipeg jets Hope their defence is unrecognizable in the upcoming As the jets Hope their Elueline corps bears no resemblance to the group that cleared a path for opponents to score 177 goals in last years 48game As who needs the second worst defence in the nil so far in this Howe the jets Are nowhere near accomplishing that target and might be in More of a tight spot than an already inadequate group is now even thinner with the Trade of Stephane Quin Tal to the Montreal canadians on draft say what you will about Quin tals at was an Able and willing regular performer for the jets during the last two sea now in his place that not How the jets and pm John paddock thought it would work their pitch for Veteran free agent James Patrick was supposed to take care even this defensive the two details Are certainly in on draft pad Dock apparently called Patrick and asked for a Quick decision on the Winnipeg three years at million saying he needed that answer in order to make another it appears that Patrick initially agreed to the jets causing paddock to move quintal for a second round draft pick used to take promising youngster Jason but Doig will not fill quintals shoes this some Days there was either a misunderstanding or a change made in the jets pitch to and a no Trade clause scuttled the Winnipeg Patrick the working in the apparently came through with such a clause and the Veter an Blu Eliner will be staying put in we thought wed get something paddock said this confirming there was some but i think we were still going to Trade Stephane in order to free up some just so we could the Hole in the jets defence virtually confirms that paddock must be involved in some other Trade or free agent activity before training Camp opens paddock say Hes not going to make another free agent attempt but said the defensive situation will depend on what happens on the Trade he admitted Hes continuing talks with several teams about several you can bet one of them is still right Winger Teemu who is a group ii free the gossip Mill insists that the jets Teemu talk with the Washington capitals is still ongo on the matter of Sel Annes and Captain Keith Tkachuk group ii free agent there is Little being neither player seems to be in Possession of an offer and the jets claim that they Are sit Ting Back and waiting to play the match if Wilkinson stays in other contract among the five players who agreed to deals last week was defence Man Neil the Selkirk native accepted the clubs qualifying offer of about us in a oneyear Wilkinson made last season and was entitled to a 10 per cent raise in order for the club to keep Matching rights in the free agent rises one statistic that went somewhat unnoticed last month was the Nils new average salary its gone from about last fall to for the season just its Likely to go up and if contracts like free agent Joel ottos million us per season and Bob basses million us per season Are any Indi league owners hoping to bring salary escalation under control will now Hope fervently for two that the glut of free agents May serve to keep the bid Ding Down in Many cases and that the Nils entry level salary Cap has a modest effect on players entering the ;