12 - The Prince George Citizen - Tuesday, March 23,1999 S ports Jervey signs with Niners Stojko falls into second round SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Free-agent running back Travis Jervey signed a contract with the San Francisco HELSINKI (CP) — was judged nation. He landed four triples cleanlyin this 49ers on Monday. third-best in his qualifying group today, keep­ dress rehearsal for the long-programfinale Previous reports indicated that the former Green Bay ing ’s champion in contention for a Thursday. Packer had agreed to a four-year deal worth $6 million. fourth world title but re-affirm­ “The second felt great,” Stojko said. “I The 49ers would not release terms of the contract on ing that he’s a longshot candidate. felt like I could do it. Monday. Russian Evgeny Plushenko was first with “I think I was just a little sloppy on the land­ Jervey, 26, started five games for the Packers last sea­ American Michael Weiss second. ing.” son before breaking his left ankle Nov. 9. He rushed for In the second qualifying group, Russian For the first time, the qualifying segment 325 yards and a touchdown before the season-ending in­ was first, compatriot Alexei was worth marks — 20 per cent of the fin^l jury. Urmanov was second and Japan’s Takeshi total. Honda third. of Richmond “It’s a weird feeling,” Stojko said. “It’s only Hill, Ont., was 11th. worth 20 so you want to do well but you don’( Yagudin was the best skater of the day. He want to overdo it.” didn’t try a four-revolution jump like many oth­ Stojko’s marks were mostly 5.6s and5.7s, ers — including Stojko who tried two quads — with a 5.8 from the U.S. judge. but landed eight triple jumps and showed why Also landing quads in Stojko’s groupwere he’s the reigning world champion. Plushenko, Weiss — with his first-ever in com­ The top 15 from each group of 21 advanced petition — Zhengxin Guo of China and An­ to the short program TUesday. CP photo thony Liu of Australia. C‘ Stojko landed his first quad attempt but fell Elvis Stojko hit the ice on his second Plushenko and Weiss landed more triples on the second. He also double-footed a triple jum . p during qualifying at the World Figure and combos than Stojko, thus theirhigher Axel landing that interrupted a jump combi- Skating Championships in Finland. marks. FUl YOU LITTLE BUM'S BASKET WITH THESE GREAT GOODIES! Sargeant andWirtz miredin fourthplace HELSINKI (CP) — Kristy Sargeant and Kris As they awaited their marks, Wirtz dabbed Siudek of Poland were third. Wirtz have put themselves in position to chal­a tissue on a scratch on his chin caused when Valerie Saurette and Jean-Sebastieri Easter K eychains, lenge for pairs medals at the world figure beads on the chest of Sargeant’s outfit scraped Fecteau, Canada’s other entry, were placed

S lide B alls, B ooks skating championships. him during a lift in the warmup. 10th among 21 pairs. They deserved to bd Canada’s champions finished seventh over­ Defending champions Elena Berezhnaya higher but as rookies carried no weightwith W ater W igglers, all last year, and they had aimed for a top-five and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia were first, the judges. P l u s h , S p r i n g T o y s , finish this time. Now, after grabbing fourth Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao of China were No Canadian has stood on a worldpaifs spot in the short program Monday, medals second, and Dorota Zagorska and Mariusz podium in the last five years. Stone E aster Eggs might be available to them in the free-skating

a n d m o r e ! final Wednesday if they can reproduce this level of performance. Three more golfers into Hall They nailed all the required elements in the i ■ . jl ml Open9t30im.-6paiMon.-Wed.tSa. 2 1/2-minute short. Their side-by-side solo ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — The World with the late Lloyd Mangrum, a U.S. # 3 ) 9aOim.-8pjn.Tlim.'930im.-9pjn.Fn jumps were perfect. A huge smile broke across Golf Hall of Fame made room Monday for achampion. 1200-5 pai Sunday Sargeant’s face when she landed solidly after little girl who couldn’t live without golf and a “Who was going to tell me that littlea boy I I I J\ (V) 614-4406 spinning three times in the air after being dashing Spaniard who gave golf life. who started as a caddie in Pedrena, a small #%) m m parkwood Place thrown by Wirtz. Seve Ballesteros and Amy Alcott, who each village in Spain, would be here today,”said “After that, it’s done, so I mean from there started with nothing more than a sawed- Ballesteros, the winner of five majorsand on you just coast,” Sargeant said. down club, were inducted into the hall along nearly 80 tournaments in all. LUNCH DINNER Canadian cruising at worlds SPECIALS SPECIALS OSTERSUND, Sweden (CP) — The enth and stole three in the eighth to two in the sixth and a single in thesev-i $ A 9 5 Canadian junior men’s and women’s finish of Jaeggi in eight ends. enth when Bemtsen was heavywith $ " 9 9 5 curling teams had an easy day Monday “It was one of the strongest games his final draw. ^ with lopsided wins at the world cham­ we have had,” said Morris. “We got the In the women’s competition, Marie- S p e c i a l s : I n c l u d e : pionship. breaks against the English, but they are France LaRouche improved to3-1 after Rice, Potatoes, Greek Salad, Pita Bread, of Ottawa gained sole a better team than last year and have an easy 12-1 victory over Germany. * possession of first place in the standings improved.” LaRouche, from Ste-Foy, Que.,is tied All taxes included at 5-0 with a 13-3 thumping of Eng­ In the earlier game against Norway, with Japan, Switzerland and the U.S, land’s Daniel Jaeggi and an earlier 13-5 Canada prevailed despite hog-line vio­ behind Sweden, alone in first at 4-0. • victory over Norway’s Thomas Bemtsen.lations by third Craig Savill and second “We played steadily and took our Morris, the defending champion, Jason Young. 422 Dominion St. chances when they made mistakes,” 5 6 4 - 1 1 6 6 opened the game against England with Morris scored three in the first end said LaRouche. “We are nowtaking Jlcfii/Ucn a steal of two, scored four in the sev­ and two in the third and fifth. He stole each game as it comes.” Greek Restaurant 11:30am -11:00 pm Blue Jays in a DH dilemma DUNEDIN, Fla. (CP) — Last year, the — Fielder — being the most familiar to Jays fans. Blue Jays had perhaps the best designated hitter He slugged his way through the team’s minor- in baseball: Jose Canseco. league system before jumping to Toronto1985 in Canseco rejuvenated his career by hit­ from double-A Knoxville. ting 46 homers and driving in 107 runs. Despite being a favourite of futureman­ But, after failing to finagle multimillions ager Cito Gaston, who was thenthe hit­ from the Jays, he left for an incentive­ ting coach, Fielder couldn’t displaceWillie laden deal with Tampa Bay. Upshaw nor fellow up-and-comerFred That leaves Toronto with a DH dilemma. McGriff from first base. He was released Vying to replace Canseco are a trio of B i o m w S by the team in 1988 and aftera stellar players, two of whom have been here be­ year in Japan he signed with Detroit. D W e e k l y $ fore — literally. Geronimo Berroa and Cecil Fielder “It’s kind of wild,” Fielder said of his returnto

- W ednesday both began their pro careers among the Blue Jays’ Dunedin. “I can remember when I was a kid and I cramped fields in Dunedin. The third player trying was running around here. There was me and Fred­ draws11' to earn DH time is another veteran, Willie Greene. dy and Boomer (the recently re-acquiredDavid D ra w c Mm tJ i 24 • M a t h I I It’s an interesting battle, with the front-runner Wells). It’s almost like being here 12 years ago.” Apri 7 • A p l 21 - April ZS - M ay! ^ ■D ra w March 24 legendary Hockey at its Bestl

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