Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba India Canada play first match new Delhias Best against senior team by Ashley Prest sports reporter for the faithful Cricket is a sport steeped in history that is in its growing stage in Canada. For the uninitiated it seems an amazing game that goes on All Day and no one can say who is winning until its Over. A multitude of the faithful gathered yesterday at Assiniboine Park Cricket Field to watch and play in the first Ever Canadian match Between a team from India and one from Canada. Manitoba a provincial senior team and the Malviya Cricket club of new Delhi India played the first of five one Day exhibition games. Malviya a first class club and new Delhias Best and Manitoba play again at la . Today tuesday thursday and saturday. A there Are so Many people who have moved Here from India Australia new zealand South Africa sri Lanka Palestine and other places who love Cricket. For them this is a feast a said Kamal Mehra owner operator of Winnipeg a East India company pub and eatery which co sponsored the event along with the Royal Bank and Mca. Plans fell through for the Manitoba Cricket associations Mca first tournament when the Canadian teams pulled out to prepare for the North american tournament july 27-aug. 2 in Vancouver. The Malviya team came to Winnipeg anyway due to the efforts of Kamal Mehra his Uncle of ashore Mehra of India Mca executive director and Man Ken Gigliotti Winnipeg free press Malviya Shavinder Singh Dhillon throws to City a Marv Budhyu. Ito a team Captain Ron Dipchand and Young players by showing Cricket at a Mca president John Lovelace. High calibre. A this is the Way for Cricket to develop in Canada. It is a Good experience for All players and for Good relations with India a said of ashore Mehra a member of the Malviya delegation who has visited his Nephew in Winnipeg each year for the past 15 years. Dipchand also a Canadian International player said the event will Benefit a this will showcase a lot of our provincial players and we Hope this will bring out a lot of the cricketers and the fans with the cultural aspect of it a Dipchand said. Lovelace said Toronto and Vancouver tend to Benefit when foreign teams come through Canada so Manitoba created its own Opportunity. Bailey not satisfied by win at nationals by Grant Kerr Canadian press Abbotsford . A Donovan Bailey was torn Between his love for the sport and a concern for his sprinting future. But the olympic Champion managed to fulfil his obligations when he ran in the 100-metre final yesterday at the Canadian track and Field championships. Bailey Wasny to the least bit satisfied with his third National Victory or his clocking of 10.03 seconds As the world championships in Athens approach. A i feel like this two weeks before the worlds a Bailey said. A a in a just glad to get out of it not Hurt. A i just done to feel like me. But in be come through in the clutch Bailey burst out of the blocks before about 3,000 Sun drenched fans and held off the Challenge of Robert Esmie Down the stretch. Esmie ran a personal Best 10.10 seconds. Bruny Surin of Montreal was third in 10.15. Bailey 29, from Oakville ont., could have skipped the nationals because he has an automatic entry in the worlds As defending sprint Champion. He also could have used a strained hamstring Tendon As an excuse. He did no to but the pained look on his face after the race spoke volumes. A i had to run Here because you can to judge a lot of things in practice a Bailey said. A my coach had to see me in an actual race to determine some of the mechanical things that Are wrong right now. A and in a the person that a the target right now. I could have dropped out of the final but i have to show up to win. In a the targeted person and i have to mean the colourful Esmie 25, who trains in Surrey ., had the words a blast off shaved into the Side of his head. He twice bettered his previous Best of 10.18. Esmie also ran 10.14 in the heats. The third place for Surin 30, was a disappointing finish for the Man once ranked the top sprinter in the country. Carlton Chambers of Mississauga ont., and Glenroy Gilbert of Gloucester ont., also members of the olympic Gold relay team finished fourth and fifth respectively. Philomela Mensah of Montreal recorded an upset in the women Sion final when she won in 11.22. Top ranked Dena Burrows of Maple Ridge ., was fourth. A i got out of the blocks and nobody challenged me a said Mensah. A i looked around and there was no one to push me Down the promising sprinter Tara Perry of Coquitlam ., was second in 11.42 and Longshot Martha Adusei of Toronto placed third in 11.50. Some of the Best racing of the Day came in the 1,500-metre finals won by Graham Hood of Burlington ont., and Leah Pells of Coquitlam. Hood beat Canadian record Holder Kevin Sullivan of Brantford ont., in the menus race by passing him in the last 30 metres. Hoods time was 3 45.92 in a race dominated by tactics rather than Speed. A it was tactical All the Way and All i did was focus on Kevin a said Hood. A this bodes Well for Che worlds and the rest of the season. A stills sort of race can easily happen at the worlds to run its Well As i did mean a lot. It i or Quot placate this Effort in Athens i can certainly get to the semifinal and hopefully to the the nationals end today with worlds starting aug. 1. Panthers to Fine Greene As All pro refuses to report by Charles Chandler Knight Ridder newspapers s Spartanburg . Greene is awol. Its official Kevin after Greene failed to show up for the first mandatory Day of training Camp yesterday Carolina panthers general manager Bill Polian announced that he was put on the a did not report list and would be fined $5,000 for every Day he a absent. Greene the teams flamboyant All pro linebacker has one year remaining on a two year contract he signed before last season but is holding out because he wants to renegotiate. Polian said his talks with Greene a agents Leigh Steinberg and David Dunn broke off at Midnight cd yesterday morning with the two sides at an impasse. A we worked to try to effectuate a restructure that would work a Polian said. A emr. Steinberg and or. Dunn i believe worked in Good Faith As did we. It did no to work out. Kevin is obviously not Here. Consequently we move Poliani a complimentary remarks about Steinberg and Dunn appeared to be a Way of hinting that he believes the holdout is being driven by Greene not the agents. Eolian has a reputation of intolerance with agents especially during Tough negotiations. Steinberg did no to return Telephone Calls to his office yesterday but said earlier that he was confident Greene would report to Camp this weekend and that Greene intends to honour his contract. Greene however remained at his Home in Birmingham Ala. He still Hasni to commented on the dispute which became Public when he skipped the panthers june minicams. Polian said he does no to expect any new discussions with Steinberg and Dunn. Polian said the panthers would decide later if necessary whether to sign a player to replace Greene who does no to count on the teams salary Cap while he son the a did not report list. Coach Dom Capers said rookies Tarek Saleh and Matt Finkes would fill Greene a position in practice. Greene whose 14 1/2 sacks led the nil last season believes he a grossly underpaid. His $650,000 base salary ranks eighth among the panthers defensive starters and is far below the Market value for the top linebackers. Polian has said he wont renegotiate Greene a contract but he is willing to restructure it. Sources say the most Polian is willing to do is to convert $600,000 in what the league considers a Likely to be earned incentives into base salary. That would raise Greene a salary to $1.25 million but affect the panthers salary Cap. Greene turned Down polio no a offer. Specifics of his demands Arentt known. Franchitti Waves to the crowd after taking the pole position. Patrick Carpentier que., will Start 21st 1 00.988. A i could get one Good Lap and then we would have the problem of the rear end of the car wanting to come around a said Carpentier. For Franchitti what a remarkable Isnit so much that the 24-year-old won a pole in his first year on the circuit a he a shown enough in his Young career to prove he a got the Talent. Its that he a won the pole on the underfunded Oft beleaguered Carl Hogan team which still has no major sponsor. A we started our program late a said Hogan. A it seems we be been fighting from of Joliette behind every Scotland s Dario Franchitti won the pole for today a Loison indy. A born May 19,1973 in Edinburgh. A personal single lives in Indianapolis. A team Hogan racing a car Reynard Chassis Mercedes engine Firestone tires. A season first in cart series Best finish ninth in Australia. A standings 20th in Drivers standings eight Points second in Rookie standings to Patrick Carpentier of Joliette que., 27 Points. A career won the 1993 formula Vauxhall title named Mclaren Auto sport Best Young Driver of 1992 formula Vauxhall or. Title in 1991 scottish Kart Champion in 1988 British or. Kart Champion 1985-86 scottish or. Kart Champion in 1984. Race. We be gone through two engineers Dario is learning All the tracks. A a we be spent a lot of personal Money this year. I Hope it pays the Burly Hogan was so overcome with Joy at winning the pole a the first for his team since 1992 a he gave Franchitti a Bear hug at the end of the session. A i was warned about his Bear hugs a said Franchitti. A i was told if i won the pole it was going to Hurt. I did no to think it was going to Hurt this Rookie wins first pole by Kevin Mcgran Canadian press Toronto a Dario Franchitti the Rookie from Scotland finds himself climbing a learning curve in North America. The Molson indy pole Sitter gets another lesson today. A i get to learn How these things Start a said Franchitti. A a in be always been in the .�?� the moving Start in cart races is quite different from the Start from a standstill favoured in Europe where head been a Champion in various Junior Levels of the sport from 1984 to 1993. But he a already shown himself to be quite adaptable to driving on the North american based circuit showing progressive signs of improvement since crashing in the first race of the year. Franchitti won the first pole of his 12-race pig cart world series career yesterday soaring around the 1.721-mile, 11-turn Road circuit in 58.618 seconds an average Speed of 105.694 . In his Mercedes powered Renault. A a in a Happy to be there its a Good place to be a he said. A we worked hard to get his time set six minutes from the end of the final qualifying session set up an All United kingdom first a believed to be a first for the series a with England a Mark Blundell 58.926. A a it a Good to show we can come Over Here and compete a said Franchitti. A this is the most competitive series in the world right now and its Good for the Guys Home to a a it a a front Row for great Britain a said Blundell turning to Franchitti. A congratulations Veteran racer Bobby Rahal of the United states was the third fastest qualifier 59.050 and fellow american Michael Andretti who held the provisional pole Friday was fourth 59.120. Canadians meanwhile had a Tough Day. Greg Moore of Maple Ridge ., was the fastest Canadian and will Start ninth on the Grid after his time of 59.424. A with two minutes to go i had a Flat spot on my tires so there was no Way i could improve my time a said Moore. Paul Tracy of Toronto the cart series Leader had a miserable Day. He crashed in practice and Muster much Speed at All in qualifying. Hell Start 14th 59.889. A photo Michael Andretti shakes hands in frustration yesterday. Visit our website Winnipeg free press magnetic schedule Lucky number 14 of this is your number Call 982-2273 to win Winnipeg baseball family Day a la Rolls face painting balloons games for the kids Winnipeg stadium game sponsor Les Crisses Populaire do of Tanitha next series Apison to Day. 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