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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 18, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba I. First 300�?o free team photo. Autograph session on Fields 71 00-1 31lv world hockey Challenge National prizes grand prizes awarded to the contestant with the Mort Correct prediction from Oil game ofter team Corrodo ploy it final game i St. Trip for 2 to an nil game with Gordie Howe 2nd $1,000 $100 Ewe $500 Ami $250 5th. Q33bniubi Gordie Howe signed puck 2ndregister by phone Register via internet 1. Coli -900-451 9990 00 0 True touch ton pm and of yet a prompt carefully to Register your predictions hotline hours 7 00 am to Midnight it 2. It ibo will be Ghen a pin number at the end of your registration Coll please record High by con use it to Register for future world hockey Challenge Gomes. Plus you will need it to doll any Prises. 3. Vebor first registration Call to play All 3 Gomes will Toke approximately 4 minutes subsequent Colls to Register gome predictions will take approximately 2 minutes 4. You will be billed $0.99 per minute or portion thereof charges appear on your phone Bill. 1. Check out our web site and Register your predictions 2. Play world hockey Challenge at j game i Canada is. Russia thur., August 29 in Vancouver game 2 Canada is. . Sat., August 31 in Philadelphia came sponsor Canadian publishers 2 00 re. Game 3 Canada is. Slovakia sun., september i in Ottawa game i game 2 game 3 which team will a a a win a a a score first a a a score last n a a score the most Power play goals a a a have the most shots on goal a a a tie breaker predict the total number o game predictions enter i for Canada enter 2 for opposition enter 3 for tie if applicable watch for the world hockey Challenge before Canada s next game the Rule Book the contest is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Employees of sports Mork inc., participating newspapers and sponsors their Fullil lament agencies and members of their immediate families Ore not eligible for prizes. Parents or guardians May enter on behalf of a minor. Void where prohibited Max. I entry per person and 3 entries per household per game. No refunds in the event of game co citation winners will be declared by random draw. Winners will be contacted by phone. To receive a Art of Complete contest rules Ond or winners at the conclusion of the contort Send a self addressed stamped envelope to world hockey Challenge suite 633, j 0201 Southport Rood s. Vav Calgary a t2w 4x9 to. In the event of a tie for Orry of the grand prizes the contestant with the most Correct predictions for the final game will be declared the Winner of still tied a supervised draw wit be Mode prizes must be accepted of awarded. Fizet Ore not transferable and taxes h applicable Ore the sole responsibility of the winners. A winners wit be required to sign and return on affidavit of eligibility Ond doll key release and a voided cd time limited correctly answer a skit Retting question to doll their prize. Prizes will be awarded within 30 Days of the conclusion of the contort under the supervision of the Law firm Logan and co. Chances of winning Ore dependant upon the skit used in looking your selections and the total number of entries received. By entering the contort you acknowledge acceptance of the contest rules Ond Ogree to be bound by them. No Purchase necessary. To play without Cating the hotline or registering Over the internet Personalty deliver your entry along with your name address and phone number to this newspaper by 3.00 pm or one hour before game time whichever is earlier on thursday August 29 Max. 1 entry Par person and 1 per envelope. Another contest from a Ronman Ink 8mc Winnipeg free press Call today to subscribe 697-7001 or 1-800-542-89001 new Pep or code hockttjww1 tickets available in Advance at All select a seat locations including the Arena Box office $3/$5/$7/$is Call 780-seat Winnipeg free press Magnet schedule Lucky number 114 numb Cal 912-2273 to pm Birdie lifts Faxon to top of Leader Board by Nick Anderson associated press Monterrey sure the san Diego padres and the new York mets Are breaking new ground by playing the first regular season major league baseball games in Mexico. But you can to appreciate the historic series under Way this weekend in this desert Metropolis without a primer to the sport As its lived and played in Mexico. Believe it or not they had baseball heroes in Mexico before Fernando Valenzuela. The Stocky padres Pitcher Horn in the mexican Border state of Sonora added another chapter to his Story Friday night beating the mets before an adoring crowd that chanted his nickname a Toro Quot but before Eltoro there was Beto. Roberto Beto Avila is one of 122 players enshrined in the mexican baseball Hall of Fame in Monterrey. The museum is attached to a brewery that makes Tecate and Dos equip Beer. A smooth Fielding second baseman from the Gulf state of Veracruz Avila collected 1,296 hits in an 11-year major league career starting in 1949. In 1954, Avila became the first latin american player to win a Hatting Crown helping the Cleveland indians to the american league Pennant with a .341 average. The Silver Bat he won is preserved Here in a Glass Case. A the triumphed because of his intelligence his always aggressive play and his firm determination to establish himself among the Best baseball players in the world a Avilas Hall biography reads. These Days the mexican player who gets the most Ink in the press is Vinny Castilla the Colorado Rockies third baseman who hit .309 last year with 32 homers. Judging from the Way the baseballs have been flying out of Monterrey stadium a there were five homers Friday night a you a think they were doctored for this series. In fact they were. The game balls were specially stitched with red and Green laces to match the red White and Green of the mexican Flag. Otherwise officials said the balls were regulation. But the stadium was plainly a hitters playground even when the wind was blowing in. Some players said they doubted the dimensions were really 325 feet Down the foul lines and 400 to Centre Field As advertised. And Greg Vaughn a grand slam Friday night for the padres was a Jonson con Casa Bena or Home run with a full House. Winnipeg foursome wins Gold medal Canadian press Regina a a Winnipeg foursome a Marlene Cleft in Myrna Oliver Audrey Schmidt and Glenda Buhr a won Gold in the fours event at the Canadian Lawn Bowling championships yesterday. They Defeated Catherine Jeanes Dede Tyson Jackie Nobbs and Joyce Mcleod of Vancouver 18-13. Meanwhile Alf Wallace of Edmonton and Margaret Richards of Montreal won the singles titles. Wallace edged Nick Watkins of Vancouver 25-20, while Richards squeezed past Laura Dewald of Regina 25-22. Keith Roney of Regina won the menus Bronze medal with a 25-7 win Over Steve Bezanson of Halifax and Sheila Buttar of Vancouver Defeated Christine Adams of Edmonton 25-18 on the women a Side. The father son combination of Jamie and i it Arry Mclellan of St. Mary a ont., won Bronze with a 25-2 win Over Gord Law and Bob Strong of Winnipeg and Bronze women a medals were won by Annette Tidd and Deborah Foster of Bridgetown n.s., 21-9 Over Marie Shinnie of Teu Lon and Frances tester of Winnipeg. Dennis Mullane and Terry of Neil of Halifax won pairs Gold 19-13, Over Dave Duncalf of Coquitlam b.c., and Robert Scott of Vancouver. Padres Catcher Brian Johnson hands souvenir Ball to fans in Monterrey tradition Rich in the land of Eltoro former Champion Brad Faxon Eagle the 17th Hole yesterday to claim the third round Lead on a congested Leader Board in the $1.6-million sprint International. Faxon who Hasni to won on the pea tour since capturing the event in 1992, had a 12-Point round for a 54-Hole total of 24 Points under the modified stableford scoring system used in the unusual event at Castle Rock Colo. Michael Bradley was second with 23 Points and Robin Freeman had 22. Golfers Are awarded eight Points for a double Eagle five for an Eagle and two for a Birdie. Pars Are Worth Zero while a bogey costs one Point and double bogey or worse costs grabs pole impressive italian Rookie Alex Zanardi has the pole position while Paul Tracy of Toronto is in the eighth starting spot and Greg Moore of Maple Ridge b.c., is 11th on the Grid for the Texaco Havoline indy car world series race today at Elkhart Lake wis. Zanardi had been ninth after Friday sessions but zoomed to the top yesterday to grab his second straight pole Worth $10,000 us at this event and fourth of his fledgling 14-race career. Twenty six Drivers will try to Complete 50 laps around the 6.4-Kilometre permanent Road America course 2 30 pm. Cd ten. Zanardi a winning qualifying Speed was 227.298 Kilometres an hour which was 26-100ths of a second better than that posted by brazils Gil de parademartine2 joins do the Toronto Blue jays put Catcher Sandy Martinez on the 15-Day disabled list yesterday with a sprained ankle injured during a loss Friday night to the Minnesota to Vins. Martinez had a rays on his right ankle and the Blue jays said they revealed the sprain is mild to moderate. Martinez was hitting .250 with five Bis in 23 games at Syracuse. He began the season at double a Knoxville tenn., hitting .230 in 92 games before the Blue jays promoted him to Syracuse on july 24.balanced attack pays off Canada led by a balanced attack beat the South korean National team 78-63 yesterday to raise its record to 3-0 in the Jones cup menus basketball tournament at Taipei Taiwan. The canadians the United states and a taiwanese team All share first place in the 11-country round Robin tournament. Canada led 41-37 at the survives to win Jeff Purvis starting 27th in the Field coaxed the last drop of fuel from his Chevrolet at Brooklyn mich., to win his second Lascar Busch grand National race of the season and of his career yesterday. Purvis went the final 68 laps of the 100-Lap race without a pit Stop to Edge Kevin Lepage in the Detroit Gasket 200, averaging 161.038 . To defeat i Page by .207 seconds. Terry Labonte was third in a Chevy defending grand National Champion Mark Martin was fourth in a Ford and pole Sitter Ricky Craven was fifth in a on move Edward Roski an owner of the no la a los Angeles Kings has signed a formal proposal to build a sports Arena near the downtown convention Centre if the City agrees to a financing plan. Roski signed a nonbinding proposal Friday for a $240-million Arena Home which would House the Kings and the a bad a los Angeles leaders beginning in 1999-2000. Both teams play in the forum in suburban elude Canada there wont be any medals for Canada in singles and fours at the world women a Lawn Bowling championships this year in Leamington spa England. Anita Nivala of Regina wound up seventh in her group with an 8-6 record yesterday while Maureen Thompson and Noreen Welsh both of London ont., and Jean Roney of Regina and Alice Duncalf of Coquitlam b.c., placed fifth in their fours Section at 9-5. Nivala plays for 13th place today. The Canadian fours team will be in a playoff for ninth lose Mcdaniel Minnesota Vikings linebacker de Mcdaniel the nil Leader in tackles for losses last season with 19 1/2, will miss the season because of a knee injury that requires reconstructive surgery. He Tore the Anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee july 23, the second Day of training Camp workouts. Every game team Canada plays you can play too in the study the three games highlighted below and write the number of your game predictions in the spaces provided. You must Register for Oil of the first three games during the some Call. Cut off time for registration is i hour before game i on thursday August 29. You will be required to Register separately for subsequent games. Whether you enter by phone or Over the internet you will be required to enter your two digit newspaper code la before entering your predictions. 2. 3. Game prizes awarded for each gome i. Of you correctly predict the most game outcomes you could be a Winnerl the top 5 Winnipeg free press winners win a a pair of Moose tickets to any regular game of your Choice a plus go to the game wearing your Moose sweatshirt your Moose Cap a Tatai Vai if $100.00 ;