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C2 The Ottawa Citizen, Monday, June 17, 1991 Sports Smith first North American to win Gotzis decathlon 4 Smith increased his lead to 103 points as Mikhail Medvcd of the Soviet Union moved into second place. However, Medved was no threat at that point for the title since hes much slower in the fi THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! nal event, the 1,500 metres. Smith clinched the victory by running the 1,500 in four minutes 36.42 seconds, just three seconds slower than Zmelnik, who moved back into second with 8,346 points. Medved finished third with 8,278. German athletes took positions fourth through seventh, led by 1988 Olympic champion Christian GOTZIS, Austria (CP) Michael Smith of Toronto became the first North American to win the Gotzis decathlon championship Sunday.

Gotzis, the unofficial world decathlon and heptathlon championships, was the site of Canadian Diane Jones's pentathlon victory in 1976, But a Canadian man had never made a similar breakthrough in the 10-event competition. "It feels good to win," said Smith after scoring 8,427 points to capture the rain-delayed decathlon by 74 points over Robert Zme-lik of Czechoslovakia. "This meet is great preparation for the world championships in Tokyo." Smith, 23, led by 100 points on the first day with a personal best total of 4,480 points after setting decathlon bests in the 100 metres, long jump, and shot put. But on Day 2 Smith's advantage narrowed to 73 points when he pole-vaulted 4.60 metres and Zmelnik cleared 5.00. Rain interrupted competition part-way through the vault, but continued after more than an hour delay.

In the ninth event, the javelin, Schenk fourth-place 8227. i i Lyle Sanderson, who coached Jones when she won here: 15 years NEW HONDAS MUST BE SOLD IN JUNE! I LI i ago, was one of the Canadian coaches present to see Smith's tri umph. "Michael has shown every indication of doing excellent prepara tion and he's done well, especially given the conditions," said.Sander-son. "It's rare for the Europeans to stop because of rain, but rain significantly reduced the scores today." Wayne Hiebert. Citizen 100 NEW HONDA CIVICS MUST BE SOLD! 75 HATCHBACKS 30 SPECIAL EDITIONS In the women's hepathlon, Canada's only entry, Kim Vanderhoek of Halifax, withdrew during Sat Stood up: Defensive tackle Rob Prodanovic stops running back George Searcy urday with a knee injury liders scrimmage for real knee.

By Don Campbell Citizen sports writer Congemi practised despite a tender right elbow. Back at Lansdowne, game-day tickets for the season opener, featuring the CFL debut of Toronto Argonauts Raghib (Rocket) Is mail, go on sale Tuesday at all AUTO RACING Patrese roars to Mexican GP win Ricardo Patrese out-fought Williams Renault teammate Nigel Mansell on Sunday to win the Mexican Grand Prix auto racelih -Mexico City. Patrese, who started from the pole, battled throughout with Mansell, who started alongside the Italian in the front' row. Patrese took the lead on the 15th lap and was ahead thereafter, although he was never free of Mansell. Ayrton Senna of Brazil, the leader in the season points chase, also matched his starting position by finishing third.

It was the second defeat in a row for Senna's McLaren-Honda, which dominated earlier in the season by winning the first four races of the year. Patrese averaged 122.489 miles an hour for 67 laps of the 1.747-mile circuit, finishing 1.336 seconds ahead of Mansell. Ticketmaster locations. General manager Jo-Anne Po- lak said Sunday that she expects eight snaps, John Congemi the second eight and Tony Kimbrough and Jason Garrett seven each with varying results. The highlight was a catch by slotback Jeff Smith of a Garrett pass on the second-last play.

"The work of all the slots was alright," said Goldman. "But the guy who has been a tremendous surprise both (Sunday) and all camp is (Rob) Prodanovic. He's putting forth a great effort. He's going to press somebody for a job." Prodanovic, a six-year CFL veteran including the past two with Ottawa, could make decisions tough along the defensive line, Of notables who missed was running back-turned-slotback Tim McCray, out because of fluid on a about 14,000 tickets will be avail able to non-season ticket holders. KEMPTVILLE With just five practice sessions behind them, the Rough Riders staged the first of three training camp scrimmages Sunday in the rain.

"It was okay for the first time," said head coach Steve Goldman, after watching all four quarterbacks work to a 30-play limit. "Overall, we seem to be progressing. "There were a lot of heads turning the wrong way. But we really controlled it, both with play selection and early whistles. Next time out we'll throw more situational stuff in there first and 10, second and eight and that stuff." Damon Allen took the first 100 NEW HONDA Polak said the club is waiting for a decision from CFL commis sioner Donald Crump on the television blackout policy.

Polak said if Crump can guarantee a local blackout, the' club would like to HOCKEY Jets to name new head coach The Winnipeg Jets have called a news conference today to for see the games aired locally on CBOT Ottawa and CHRO mally introduce their new head coach. The NHL team has made no ACCORDS MUST BE SOLD! ALL MODELS INCLUDING: ACCORD SPECIAL EDITIONS (Leather Interior) NOW IN-STOCK ALL NEW ACCORD WAGONS (5 speed or automatic) 'Old' high jumper still kicking secret that its ninth head coach will be John Paddock, a 37-jear-old native of Oak River, Man. The deal has been waiting formaj approval from the New York Rangers. Paddock coached the team's American Hockey League affiliate in Binghamton, N.YPri-or to joining the Rangers a year ago, Paddock spent the preiDus five years with the Philadelphia Flyers. He was the Flyers assistant GM for a year and spent four years behind the bench of-the AHL's Hershey Bears.

The Jets have been without a coach since Bob Murdoch was fired at the end of the season. Murdoch was fired after Winnipeg failed to make the playoffs. By Martin Cleary Citizen sports writer TENNIS After winning the women's 100-metre hurdles in a personal best 13.50 seconds, a time she ran twice on the weekend, Estwick came within a fraction of a centimetre Sunday of breaking the 1.90-metre barrier in the high jump for the first time. Estwick made a valiant third attempt to clear 1.92 metres, but clipped the bar with her leg and saw her direct ticket to the world championships fall as well. The two victories for Estwick and Clarke automatically qualified them for the Pan-American Games in Havana, Cuba, in B.C., ended the three-day meet late Sunday night on an exhilarating note, when he won the men's 400-metre hurdles.

The unexpected victory came two months after he successfully completed chemotherapy for testicular cancer. His winning time was 50.87 seconds, which battered his previous personal best of 52.13 and put him on the Pan-Am team and under the world championships standard. "It was awesome," said Primeau as he was hoisted by his coach in the finish area. "I just came back from being diagnosed as having cancer in January." YEAR END CLEARANCE OF NEW 1991 PRELUDES INCREDIBLE YEAR-END PRICES POSTED IN OUR SHOWROOM Navratilova wins 1 55th title Martina Navratilova defeated Natalia Zvereva to win Sunday's final in the $150,000 U.S. Edgbaston women's grass-court tennis tournament in Birmingham, regaining the title she captured in 1989.

Top-seed Navratilova beat the fourth-seeded Zvereva 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) to claim the $27,000 first prize and her 155th tournament title. The victory, which she accomplished without dropping a set all week, took her within two of Chris Evert's record of 157 tournament championships. 'T should break the record if I stay- -healthy," she said. "I wanted match play, which I got, and I'ffir healthy and I'm not tired. If I can come through Eastbourne without pulling anything, I'm ready for Wimbledon." Quebec player wins all-Canadian final Sebastien Lareau of Boucherville, fired 15 aces to rally, to a 6-7 (10-12), 6-2, 6-4 victory over Albert Chang of Calgary iothe men's singles final Sunday at the Yellow Pages Cup tennis tournament in Laval, Que.

The match was the first all-Canadian final in an international professional tennis tournament since Sznajder of Toronto defeated Martin Laurendeau of Montreal in Leslie Estwick walked into a bar in Knoxville, in May and was asked to produce an age identification card. She laughed. The bar official didn't. "I said: 'Are you Estwick said. "She said no and that she picked people randomly.

She said I should have considered it a compliment." Estwick, a member of the Ottawa Lions, looks young, but her birth certificate reads Dec. 20, 1960. While that makes her 30, an age when most track and field athletes have turned to coaching or have been turned off the sport, Estwick has yet to reach her peak. On the weekend, Estwick showed there's room for advancement, after being one of only two athletes to win two events at the Canadian trials for the Pan-American Games and World University Games on the Terry Fox Athletic Facility track, Calgary sprinter Karen Clarke also produced a double, when she won the women's 200 metres Sunday in 23.67 seconds. She captured the 100 metres Saturday.

Laurier Primeau of Surrey, Montreal sprinter healthy, fast mm Citizen staff The good news is Montreal sprinter Bruny Surin ran 100-metre times close to his personal best at an international meet in Tokyo this weekend. But the best news is the 23-year-old two-time Canadian champion, who ran 10.15- and 10.18-ef-forts, is healthy. Surin raised eyebrows when he succeeded the then-suspended Ben Johnson by winning the 1989 Canadian championship on the Terry Fox track in 10.14 seconds. But shortly after, Surin partly tore a hamstring muscle and it took him almost 18 months to recover fully. While he's not ready to challenge United States' speedsters Leroy Burrell, who ran a world record 9.90 on Friday, and Carl Lewis, 9.93, or a handful of other American and international sprinters, Surin could get a good measure on his future if he reaches the final at the world outdoor championships in Tokyo in August.

IPU. July of 1986 at Chicoutimi, Que. It was also the first win by a Canadian on the Satellite circuit since Sznajder defeated American Buff Farrow in Sillery, Que. in 1989. lvj-iah'ii jay, FOOTBALL Former Rough Rider dead at 64 Former Ottawa Rough Riders standout Bruce Cummings passed away Sunday due to complications after a recent heart attack-.

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