Lincolnshire Echo from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England • 20

LINCOLNSHIRE ECHO Thursday April 28 1983 Tel Lincoln 2610J Echo-Ads 32333 NEWMARKET CARD FOR TOMORROW MALLENDER PEPS UNITED INFORMATION DESK WE DONTNEED TO LETT PRICES AND HERE'S WHY Match sponsored by APPLEBY'S TRAVEL Tel 274712 LATE NEWS DUNNETT: TV MEN ARE NO The marathon man stars in late show marathon man Cliff Thorburn is through to the semi-finals of the Embassy World snooker championships at Sheffield and takes on Tony Knowles tonight Knowles last night beat Tony Meo a tournament qualifier 13-9 and more than iBjfe four hours later Thorburn finally disposed of fellow Jm Canadian Kirk Stevens 13-12 after trailing 12-10 Thorburn had spent until 351 am HARVEST FEARS Now fears lhai near record rainfall of last fox will affect harvests later this year In East Anglia some farmers having to reseed fields because cefeais have been washed away FOOTBALL League president Jack Dunnett does not believe the withdrawal of Telejector from the battle to screen football has strengthened the hand of the hard-bargaining television companies The £8 million Telejector offer to the League was 4 I withdrawn yesterday with JaMi hh the company talking of 47y in their negotiations and the IMP i decision was announced two days before the BBC I and Independent Televi I sion authorities meet League officials to discuss the situation Mr Dunnett said: don't think this gives the TV people a stronger hand because the clubs have already rejected their offer of £53 million They know the strength of the clubs' feelings and it is up to them to come up with a better offer "We are nowhere near a new deal with the TV companies but we have three other options" added Mr Dunnett WIGAN ATHLETIC in a crisis with no money to pay the wage bill were hit by another bombshell today when chairman Freddy Pye announced "I'm The Manchester-based businessmen travelled back from meeting of League chairmen In London to address an emergency meeting organised by a newly-formed action committee fighting to keep Wigan afloat But with supporters packing the main stand at Springfield Park he got a hostile reception "I couldn't even get into my own directors' box" he said And when he left the ground without addressing the meeting he found his car had also been on the receiving end of the fans' wrath MICHAa HOLDING REFUSED High Court judge refused bid to ban suicide guidebook published by V-ffiffisukry a nasie So iety but ruled tha in some circunv-arces its disributipn could be uuiaw- DERBYSHIRE TO APPEAL a tournament record in his second round match against Terry Griffiths and last night took until 215 am to kill off the challenge of the 24-year-old who he taught to play the game in Toronto Alex Higgins cried with relief after beatng Bill Werbeniuk 13-11 in the other quarter final match to set up what promises to be a titanic match against JSteve Davis But Northern Higgins will be shedding a few more tears if arch-rival Davis has his way for the 25-year-old Londoner is DERBYSHIRE are to appeal against a Test and County Cricket Board decision to reject their bid to register West Indian fast bowler Michael Holding for the new season Derbyshire weife notified after Board meeting at Lords that the registration had been rejected County chief executive Roger Pearman said: "We do not believe we have contravened any regulations We are very 201 440-11 208 01140- 208 100010-208 142- 208 310- 208 122-0 210 OT-3 211 0431-2 212 0002-40 213 043- 211 002-218 0 218 3 RACING: Heavy overnight rain has jeopardised tomorrow's race meeting at Carlisle The ground is now heavy and clerk of the course Kit Patterson says: has poured down since one o'clock in the morning STEVE DAVIS determined to crush Higgins determined to crush defending champion Higgins Davis the 1981 champion polished off Australia's Eddie Charlton 13-5 CRUISE BACKED People liviitg near cue cl Britain's proposed sites lor nuclear weapons have backed proposal In reierju-lum slim majority in favour of Cruise misailes'being based a LAI Mcleswprth Cantos FIRE LOSSES DOWN Estimated cost of lire in England Scotland arid -I Wales during March was £-24 9 million significantly lower than Marrh i 1182 estimate of £41 5m of England McKay Johnaon FT INDEX Up TV AM Financial future of i TV-AM how 'secure following agreement between shareholder's arid bankers -TV-AM chairman Lord Marsh said ENGLAND 2 HUNGARY 0 ENGLAND hero Peter Withe was missing from the victory celebrations at Wembley last night the greatest night of his seven-match international career After scoring a superb goal to clinch the win Withe was taken to hospital where it was revealed that he had suffered a depressed OFFICES BLA3E Offices of North Thames Gas Board at Progress Bo id Leigh-on-Sea Essex badly damaged by fire Anea sealed off No-one hint CITY CHEER: ICI cheered Stock Exchange with better than expected quarterly pretax- profits from £(52m in 1082 first quarter to Pern1 The refreshing free football shown by England created a series of chances but Blissett missed twice and Katzirz made a brilliant save to foil Lee whose tremendous drive from outside the box seemed to be a goal all the way The England clincher in the 71st minute was magnificent with Francis doing all the graft holding the ball and coming wide to the right to link smartly with Lee He changed the point of attack with a centre to the far post and Withe controlled the bail before lashing a super shot across Kazmirz and into the net to score his first goal for England There was still time for Shilton to make a breathtaking save from Kardos but England were in the driving seat They stayed there to round off one of their best Wembley performances for years and possibly their best international win since they opened their World Cup bid against France last summer One feels that with Bryan Robson in the midfield instead of the hard-working though unimaginative -Mabbutt even better things are in prospect chance of reaching the finals ended last night when Belgium beat East Germany 2-1 to head the group one table by five points Scotland having only two matches left to play Walees head Group Four by virtue of the 1-0 win over Bulgaria at Wrexham last night -Maurice Burton BOSTON United will release club captain Kenny Tiler and striker Mike Lowe 235 NEWMARKET 1 Sfiiarwalk- 2 Dubbeutb 3 Zoffimy 4-L No Penally Value Dtneley CRICKET Peter Withe painful but worth it says hero Simply Great to improve MCC MIDDLESEX At No play first day Start delayed OXFORD UNIV SOMERSET At Oxford No play first day Match abandoned 4 CAMBRIDGE UNIV ESSEX Overnight: Essex 375 for 4 dec Cambridge University 17 for 1 Cambridge Unlv First Innings Curtis Gooch bSE East 50 Boyd-Moas East Lever 17 Henderson Lever Odendal I lbw LeVer 7 Roebuck not out 7 Hodgson not out 4s84sss4seaasa 5 I Extras Total (Swkta) 98 HENRY CECIL was robbed of his best chance of Derby glory last season when Simply Great broke a bone in his leg But the Warren Place trainer is confident of gaining some compensation with the colt in the top Group races this term Tomorrow Simply Great makes his first appearance since winning the Mecca-Dante at York nearly a year ago when he runs in the Jockey Club Stakes over one and a half miles at Newmarket Cecil reports that the colt is now one hundred per cent fit again and although expected to improve later in the season when the Coronation Cup and Eclipse are among his targets the four-year-old RACING 200 1 SOCRATIC (J Mercer) 2 MIL-LFONTAINE (G Starkey) 3 HIGH FANDANGO (SCauthen) SP: 13-2 10-1 25-1 30 ran North Hykeham: 6 pm to 630 pm (Wednesday 6 to 7 pm) Halliday The Forum a Weather Today: Scattered showers will die out and it will be a dry night with clear periods Tomorrow: After early morning fog a dry morning with sunny periods but scattered showers perhaps thundery developing in BANK HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS Selections NEWMARKET: 200 Be My Valentine 235 Jolly Bay 305 Northern Trial 335 Simply Great 410 Novello 440 Jungle Romeo 510 Faith CARLISLE: 215 Grande Madame 245 French Touch 315 Booth's Town Boy 345 For Your Eyes 415 Heldiavis 445 Onwardlee TAUNTON: 545 Toatley Able 615 Romany Nightshade 645 Brock Hill 715 Igloo Fire 745 1 hornton 8 1 5 Hostra NAP: Simply Great DOUBLE: Simply Great and Novello the afternoon Light westerly winds overnight minimum temperature 5C (41F) Maximum 14C (57F) Outlook: Similar EXHAUSTS Saturday April 30 Reception and Echo-Ads will close at Assoc Dairies Assoc Fish Assoc News BUrratt Si Beresford British Home Fisons 1 GKN of Fraser Laporte Lbnrho Ajl Spencer Hleesey Sainsbury a Tesco TH Forte Wooiworths same same MIRROR GAME 53 86236151852534951 10 SUN GAME 98 87167947 81 82 4812 STAR GAME 20 64 3974403088 266 up 5 498 down 2 179 same 228 down 1 631 down 2 236 down 2 165 down 3 190 down 2 290 doWn 3 92 down 2 220 up 1 599 down 10 376 down 3 131 up 1 194 same 267 same Closed all day Mondl May 2 RE-OPEN as usual TUESDAY May 3 Today TUNGSTONE BIRTHDAYS: Former England cricket captain Mike Brearley is 41 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