Herald Express from Torquay, Devon, England • 48

HERALD EXPRESS THURSDAY JUNE 1 1995 INSIDE TODAY: ATHLETICS AND SNOOKER ON PAGE 61 GOLF ON 62 AND 63 more do we have to do to get Everton want to go Dutch too Skinner poised to join Argyle exodus The 12 selectors elected to stick by the side that retained the British Crown at Ayr list summer Evans said: half expected this I have some sympathy for the selectors They must have felt they had to stick by the team that won the title this selection makes me wonder just what the point was in staging this trial It must have cost the English Bowling- Association the best part TORQUAY bowls star John Evans hit out last night after the shock omission of his clubmate Danny Denison Totnes ace John Wickham and himself from the England team to defend the British Isles titles at Llanelli next month Denison with Evans as his number three demolished the golden boy Tony Allcock 29-10 in the International Dial in Leicestershire at the weekend Wickham played number three to twice English indoor singles champion Melvyn King from the Norfolk and the world indoor singles gered that still in the team number two Stuart Airey was just about as bad a very lucky young man to have kept his place in the team himself the player he was been his greatest fan for many years but I must say I think got the same motivation or will to win of previous years Danny and I are disappointed that we did not get in the team we are hoping that this massive victory will stand us in good stead for the future I think the selectors owe it to us to field all four of us Paul Butcher from Kent Dave Williams from Sussex Danny and myself as a rink in next trial We would be pleased to take on any four the selectors care to John Wickham and Melvyn King despite their heroics in beating Andy Thomson also failed to gain a place in the team They must sit it out on the reserves bench at Llanelli by Don McQuarrie of £10000 to bring 48 players plus all the officials from every part of the country to Leicestershire the trial we absolutely murdered the world outdoor champion and his men We strode home 29-10 what more have we got to do to get in the team Wills Tony lead get a bowl within eight feet of the jack Wills will be stag champion Andy The Devon stars helped the side beat the established England team 118-112 but yesterday the selectors decided that none of the winning team will play in Wales omson from Kent 18-16 EXETER SAVED! DOODLEBUG NEAR-MISS BOVEY Tracey Netball Club were within a fraction of winning the prestigious Doodlebugs Under-14 Tournament at Wimborne Dorset The competition attracted eight teams with Bovey having to settle for the runners-up trophy and medals after being pipped on goal difference by Essex Open Coach Joyce Speers was nevertheless pleased with the team efforts especially with the performance in beating the overall winners 12-7 The team is now preparing for the National Championships at Middlesbrough in July Team members pictured: Back (from the left) Kate Horrell Lara Creber Alison Packer Vicky Williams Front Debbie Symonds Becky Mason Laura Clements Helen Barker EXETER CITY havfe been saved The news was greeted with Wembley-like roars throughout the West Country not least South Devon today after the Football League confirmed it was satisfied with a fresh financial package to save the cash-strapped St Park club Previous attempts to keep the Grecians alive looked to have been torpedoed yesterday when with only hours before a deadline set by the League Beazer Homes lowered their price by £50000 for the purchase of ground They said there were drainage problems But last ditch ditch efforts that burned the midnight oils and is believed to package help in the fight to Save City marks to these been MANAGERLESS Ply mouth Argyle are poised to coin another £50000 to £75000 from their close season sales after talks yesterday between winger Craig Skinner and Wrexham While the fee may be decided at a transfer tribunal Skinner 24 has already discussed per sonal terms and is expected to join the Home Park exodus that has seen defender Marc Edworthy join Crystal Palace for £350000 and striker Richard Landon head for Stockport for a sum yet to be determined Skinner joined Argyle along with midfielder wayne Burnett in August 1992 as part of a player- Blus-cash deal that took evon-born former Exeter City defender Nicky Marker to Blackburn Rovers Wrexham attempted to taka him on loan last season but Argyie's injury problems were critical at the time Naseem marks tune against Polo-Perez NASEEM HAMED will make the fifth defence of his WBC International super-bantamweight title against Juan Polo-Perez of Colombia at the Albert Hall on July 1 Hamed 21 continues to mark time as ha waits for promoter Frank Warren to secure a world title fight Antonio Cermeno of Venezuela who took the WBA championship from WHfredo Vazquez of Puerto Rico last month is Warren's prime target Meanwhile Hamed must fight Polo-Perez who lost a controversial decision to Vazquez last year and previously held the IBF superflyweight title The Colombian is 31 years old WBO featherweight champion Steve Robinson another possible target for Hamed is choosing between three European opponents for his next voluntary defence in Cardiff in July "may are Pedro Fer-radas of Spain Euro- Kan champion Mehdi bdounl from Franca and the Italian Stefano Zoff Swing to France CELTIC SWING will not run in the Derby Owner Peter Savill today announced that the 2000 Guineaa run-ner-up would take part in Sunday's French Derby at Chantilly Savill revealed his decision today the deadline for entries for the Chantilly race llfi a cl ql 5 5 EVERTON ha va made an audacious bid to sign Dutch star Dennis Burgle amp from Inter Milan by offering unsettled Nigerian striker Daniel Amokachi In exchange Everton chairman Peter Johnson has been in Italy this week for talks with Inter president Massimo Moratti en old family friend Berghamp has failed to settle in Italy since his £8m transfer from Ajax two years ago Hs Is keen to move to England but turned down a move to Aston Villa shortly before the bSiiefer deadline in March because he wants to play in European competition next season Everton In the Cup Winners1 Cup would suit Him The new Klinsmann DAVID PLATT reckons ChalseaS new signing Ruud Gufflrt vwli follow Juergen Klinsmann's example end take English ootbaR by storm 'I never had any doubts that Klinsmann would fit in and GuSit is in much the same vain" ctahnad Pfatt The England skipper expects Giifift to fill tha void left by the departing German who quit Tottenham at tha and of the tsaeon to Join Bayern Munich Guttft who was handed a firs transfer by Ssmpdoria could have bsd ms pick of dubs across tha world but optad to signed a two-year deal worth £15m with Chelsea And Platt reckons his Sampdoris team-mate's admiration for Chelsea bees Gtemt Hoddie was the deciding factor behind his move to Stamford Bridge "GuWt was very impressed with Glenn HOffcle and you have to give CBeno fufi credit far getting him there" said Platt Be (Gullit) obviously knew him (Hoddie) as a player but when I spoke to GuHft lest week he was very impressed with Glenn's ideas Slid with What Chelsea want to do" Chaisea visit Torquay United for a pre-season friendly on the night of TUeedey August 1 Sampras slinks home PETE SAMPRAS was today heecBng home to America after Me humiliating first-round exit in the French Open The world number two fast in five seta to Austria's Gilbert Scheiler to destroy Ws hopes of winning the only Grand Slam tide still to elude hhnT After two months of preparation had gone to waste Sempra- who had not lost a Grand Slam first round match for five years was in no -mood to hang around in 1 iPzfLc CTi Mffx i j'-! IS Pols fyi 1 cr Of '13'MlfS people prepared to set aside their diferences and unite in a common cause rather than sitting on the fence or putting a price on their support friends of Exeter City have stood up and been Story continued In Stop Press by Gordon Hines have involved fresh cash commitments prompted a statement from the solicitor Paul Taylor confirming that the 91 -year old club lives on The Football League too confirmed that it had received fresh documentation by Fax by first post this morning and that City had supplied them with what they were looking for Mr Thy lor said in a statement described his response to the League decision as mixture of exhaustion relief and undisguised So many people were convinced that it be done and I was determined to prove them always felt there was enough enthusiasm and support for the club throughout the City both financial and otherwise and that it was simply a question of channeling them in the right He praised directors local businessmen fundraisers banks and other institutions for their had left off against Ireland last Saturday by comprehensively defeating last Five champions Wales 34-9 at Ellis Park Defending champions Australia recorded their first victory of the competition with an unconvincing 27-11 win over Canada in Port Elizabeth while England made heavy weather of beating Italy 27-20 in Durban In the other match Ireland overcame a spirited Japanese side 50-28 with the assistance of two penalty tries in the second half fil SCOTLAND have made two changes for their final Rugby World Cup Pool match against France in Pretoria on Saturday Graham Sheil returns at centre in place of Ian Jardine from the side who beat Tonga 41-5 on Ttiesday while Bryan Redpath takes over at scrum-half from Derrick Patterson ROB ANDREW kicking saviour of out-of-form World Cup rugby team will almost certainly be a spectator when the team face Western Samoa on Sunday He was having intensive treatment on a dead leg today and is likely to be rested even if he is fit so that Mike Catt can step up from full-back and be handed the No 10 jersey That would allow Jonathan Callard a World Cup outing at full-back and give him the responsibility of kicking the goals Record-breaking wing Rory Underwood is carrying a shoulder injury after last shaky 27-20 win over Italy and may also be rested and Jeremy slight leg injury offers him the chance to rest as well Hooker Brian Moore injured his nose while Ben Clarke needed stitches in a mouth wound The winners of this final pool match will meet Australia in Cape Town while the losers go to Johannesburg to face South Africa Manager Jack Rowell must decide if a side featuring up to four changes could still be good enough to Beat the Samoans Rowell said today: is no question of trying to throw the match to get an easier quarter-final us play so far you might think been trying to throw matches already but there is no such thing as an easier route in this tournament we play in the last eight it will be a big shoot-out for Andrew rattled up another 17 points last night which took record points scorer to an impressive 41 from the opening two pool matches NEW Zealand surged Australia stuttered and England stumbled in the second round of the Rugby World Cup The All Blacks carried on where they ST a faS CD Die 2 a So 3 HI tPkZB a BWqS 0073 a 8-S if full Pjs 3 0 Cri tr I IfMcg: oo 8 5 a CL'S SrErS in CL wig-' 8 SS I I'erBI RSf K-( a Eftl in S' fa- era fc 2 g-cife B'sfSr a a i EH 5-S g-ag mi pS 5 g-O Jr --OO S'? 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