European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday january 17, 1986 Johnson gets 3-year pact from mets York up Dave Johnson who managed the new York mils to the Best record in the National league Over the past two seasons wednesday was issued a three year pact extending through the 1988 season. Johnson had been under contract for the i9s6 season under terms of a one year Extension signed in Decem Ber i4. The mils have posted n record of 188-136 Over the past two years while finishing second in the no East both seasons. The mets Ore also lied with Toronto and Detroit Boh at 188-135. For the most victories in inc majors Over i two year period in the two years he s been the mets manager Darcy Johnson has proven hims if to be a Winner and one or the finest managers in tie game said Frank Cashen the team s general manager Johnson who managed in the mets farm system says Bis Eam can be a contender for years to conic. This team can be a dominating franchise and i feel we could win this year rather Gretzky s Freak continues As of ers ouf gun whalers Jim Crowley Dies was last survivor of four horsemen Scranton a. A Jib Crowley the last surviving member of notre Dame s four Hars men of College fool bal Fame died wednesday at holy family residence the nursing Home director said. He was 83. Crowley was the left halfback in the Backfield immortalized by the late sports writer Grainland Rice after a 1924 Victory Over army. In 1924, the four horsemen led the fighting Irish to their first National championship and a Victory Over Stanford in the Rose Bow. Thai was Noirot Dame s Only bowl appearance until the school permitted postseason trips again in 1970. Besides Crowley the Backfield included Elmer Layden at fullback Don Miller at right halfback and Harry Stuhldreher Al quarterback. After leaving notre Dame Crowley Well into coaching. He become an assistant at Georgia then was hired As Michigan suites head coach in 1929. After four year Al Michigan state Crowley left to becom head coach Al Ford Ham University. He led Trie rams to the Cotton and sugar bowls and coached a line that because of us defensive prowess be came known As the seven blocks of own he. Crawley remained at Fordham for nine seasons before taking a leave of absence in 1942 to accept a naval commission. He saw service in the South Pacific As athletic director off he Navy s fitness program. From press dispatches Hartford Conn. Wayne a Rutzky extended his scoring Streak to 35 games with two goats wednesday night As the Edmonton oilers Defeated the Hartford whalers 4-1 in the National hockey league. Dave Luiey and Raimo Summanen also scored goals and Paul Coffey Udd cd two ass this 10 Lead Edmonton to its third straight Victory. The oilers ended their Eastern Road trip with three victories in five games. They Losi the first two games to Toronto and Quebec. The loss was the second straight and fifth in seven games for the struggling whalers. In was Edmonton goalkeeper Andy Moog s ninth straight Victory and 7ih consecutive game without a toss. Coffey extended his scoring Streak to 24 games. With 26 second left in the opening period Crit try flipped a backhand pass to Lufcy who scored his ninth goal of the season on a wrist shot past whalers goalie Mike list s stick Side. It marked the third straight game in which Lumley has scored a goal. Edmonton took a 2-0 Lead at 6 44 of Ine second period on a controversial goal by Gretzky. After a Lead pass from Coffey Gretzky went in alone against list and shot a Back Handor that the deflected into the air. The puck landed behind list und Linesman Jerry Patzman overruled the o Edge who had not awarded a goal other nil games penguins 6, i sliders 3 Pittsburgh Mike Bullard scored two goals and Pittsburgh exploded for five goals in he third period to Boa new penguins scored four times in a five minute Span of the final period � finl the islanders for the first Lime this season Afler three losses and a tie. Pittsburgh tied the game Al 2-3 Al 6 17 of inc third period when Doug Sheddon took a pass from Mario la Mioux and slammed in into the Corner of the incl for his 20lh goal of the season. Norm Schmidt Pavc Pittsburgh a 3-2 Lead at & 46, picking off pal of valleys Clearing pass and tiring a slap shot past goalie Kelly Hrudney. Bullard scored his second goal o. The game and 24th of inc season at 9 29, using Mike Blaisdel As a Decoy on a two on on break thai provided i he eventual game Winner. Dan Frawley made it 5-2 two minutes later. Devils 4, red whigs 3 of Detroit Tim Higgins scored his sixth goal of the season 1 23 Inlo overtime to lift new Jersey Over Detroit. Higgins took a pass from Greg Adams near the Detroit Blue line skated wide to the left of the Detroit net and beat red wings net incr Eddie Mio with a 20 foot Backhander for the game Winner. The davits wiped out a 2-0 Detroit Lead with three goats in a 9 04 Span in inc Sec Ond id Maple Leafs 1 St. Louis Bernie Federko scored 10 goals and added three assists leading. Louis Roul Over Toronto behind Rick in Musluy s Strong goal cording. Pc Durko s five Points augmented line mate Joe Mullen s one goal three assist Effort und Doug Gilmour s two goals and one assist helping St. Louis match it team record for mos goals in one game. Dan Hodgson scored for Toronto with 1 32 left in inc game to spoil the shutout hid of Wamsly Whu kicked Oul 30 of 31 manic Leaf shots. Deoari icons. Jelso Montreal Patrick Roy reals Lerud his firs nil shutout while Ste phranc Richer sparked the canadians of sense with a pair of Jjo als la Pace Montreal to a Triumph Over Winnipeg. Black Hawks 4, sabres z Chicago Billy Gardner snapped 1-1 deadlock with a second period goal and Rookie Wing Wayne Presley connected after a two on one breakaway to give Chi Cago a win Over Buffalo. Gardner scoring Only his third goal of inc season and his first since last of. 30, Cave inc Hawks inc Lead just 15 seconds after Buffalo s John Tucker lied the game with a 20-foot wrist 4, Kings 3 Inglewood Calif. Rookie Mike Ridley scored two goals in he final so minutes As the new York rangers beat los Angeles. Ridley tied the game with 5 36 to play when he tipped in a pass from Fairno Hel Minn. Who also had a goal. The Rookie Pul the rangers ahead to stay with 2 44 remaining when he knocked in a in foot shot after being left alone in front of the Kings incl. A honors Lopez As top female athlete new York a Nancy Lopez who had a record setting season on the women s Golf Lour was named it 1985 associated press female athlete of the year wednesday. It is the second time she has won the annual award Lopez was named on 48 ballots cast by 221 sports writers and sportscast cars nationwide. Tennis player Martina naval lava was Sec Ond with 43 votes followed by basketball player Cheryl Miller with 31 and distance runner Mary Decker Slaney Wilh 29. Earlier wednesday Pitcher Dwight Gooden of the new York mets was named male athlete of the year. See Story on Page is. Lopez and Gooden will receive their awards Al the Tampa sports club s annual banquet feb. 21. Lopez first won the female athlete of the year award in 1978. She is the i Ullh woman in the award 55-year history to win the athlete of the year Honor two or More times. She said she was very pleased very honoured at being named 1985 a bust. Her selection came As the Climax to what she called my Best season a year in which she set three major ladies professional Golf association records led the Lyga tour in Many categories and was named the association s player of the year. She won inc most Loorna Menis five and was in the lop 10 in 21 of 25 starts. She set a single season Money winning record of 5416,472. She a Toke her scoring record with an average of 70.73. And inc Sel an All time Low of 26b, 20 under Par in her Victory in the Henredon classic. Her other victories came in the Lyga championship her second the Chrysler Plymouth classic the Hall of Fame Clas sic and the Portland Ping classic. In 1978, her firs full year on he Lour Lopez won nine tournaments including a record five in a Row. I be won More tournaments in other years but the scoring average says this was the year i played my Best Goll Sesaia and much of the credit Lopez said goes to her husband new York mets third baseman Ray Knight. He gave me a lot of Nancy a award Landry says hell help Hogeboom leave cowboys Dallas a Dallas cowboys coach Tom Landry said wednesday night thai he will try to Trade backup quarterback Gary Hogeboom to another National foot Ball league team before next season Landry said in an interview with davits television station Ktut to during half time of the Dallas Maverick new York Kricks basketball game that Hogeboom formally asked for the Trade during a meet ing earlier in the Day. Gary feels he has paid Bis dues he feels he s ready to play and he wants to go where he can play Landry said. I m going to do everything i can to accommodate him. He would have a Good Chance Here before it is All Over with but he feels this would be Best for him. You get said he will have to make sure the cowboys Best interests Are served in any was out of the City and unavailable for comr Strtt wednesday night. Landry threw the Slatting quarterback Job up for grabs during summer drills in 1984. Hogeboom began the season As no. I and started 10 games but was replaced by White in the Only season of the Post 10 years that the cowboys did not make the playoffs Hogeboom played sparingly last season. Because of injuries to White Hogeboom started two games last fall. The cowboys lost both limes. Against Philadelphia Hogeboom threw two interceptions near Hie goal in a 16-14 defeat. Dallas led san fran Cisco 16-10 Al halftime after Hogeboom had passed for 202 Yards but the Cowboy ran out of Gas in t a second half losing Al 16. Dallas newspapers have speculated Bat if the cowboys Trade Hor Boom they would ask for it conditional third round draft Choice or possibly u second round draft pick. Landry said wednesday mint that his preference would be a running Back
