European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 stars and stripes thursday March 27, 1986 rangers Wiemer Burns devils by the associated press East Rutherford . Jim i cmdr had been waiting All season in new Haven for the new York rangers to give him a Chance and he certainly made the most of the one he got. Wiemer recalled from the minors earlier in the Day scored his first goal of the season on a 40-foot shot with 3 33 to play to give the rangers a 5-4 nil Victory Over the new Jersey devils on tuesday night. I was just hoping to get a Chance said Wiemer who scored 24 goals with the nighthawks. "1 got my Chance and i got to make something of  the Victory snapped the rangers three game losing Streak and moved them to within one Point of Pittsburgh for the ring Roundup fourth and final playoff berth in the Patrick division. The rangers had blown a two goal Lead that James Patrick had Given them with a pair of goals in an 11-second Span at the outset of the final period. Wiemer got a Chance at the game Winner because Don Maloney sent a perfect pass from behind the net to him setting up a straight on shot against goalie Alain Chevrier. The devils rallied to tie the score. Mark Johnson closed the Gap to 4-3 with 9 13 left beating goalie John Vanbiesbrouc from in close to Cap a 2-on-l break with Greg Adams. Rich Preston forged the tie with 5 26 to play tipping Ken Paneyko s shot from the Point past Vanbiesbrouc. With overtime looming Wiemer took Maloney s pass and whistled a 40-shot from the top of the left face off Circle past Chevrier ending the devils two game winning Streak. Elsewhere in the nil tuesday oilers 7, red wings 2 Detroit Mark Messier scored Short handed goals 30 seconds apart in the second period to snap a 2-2 tie and Start Edmonton s rout of Detroit. The goals were Messier s 32nd and 33rd of the season. Mark Napier Paul Coffey and Glenn Anderson added third period goals for Edmonton. Detroit defens Eman Jim Leavins and Kelly Kisio scored for the red wings. Edmonton s Wayne Gretzky had three assists to raise his league leading Point total to 201. He reached the 200-Point plateau for the third straight year and the fourth the Detroit red wings have the worst record in the National hockey league time in seven nil seasons. Capitals 6, Bruins 3 Landover my. Bengt Gustafsson and Bob Gould scored goals 12. Seconds apart late in the third period to Lead Washington past Boston and into first place in the Patrick division. The Caps Are one Point ahead of the diehards in Detroit 16-52-6. Desperate fans wearing bags Over their Heads because they re ashamed Philadelphia flyers with six games remain ing. The two contenders face each other in the season finale at Philadelphia on april 6. Blues 2, islanders 0 Uniondale . The St. Louis blues got a first period goal from Rick Meagher and outstanding goal ending from Greg Millen to shut out new York and up photo a Laga hits 7th, Incaviglia gets 4th and 5th to be rooting for Detroit display � Banner urging their team to please  move Back into a first place tie with Chi Cago in the Norris division. Meagher gave the blues All the scoring they needed with a 25-foot shot from the right face off Circle at 10 05. Meagher s goal came on a rebound of a shot by Ron Flockhart. Millen meanwhile recorded his first shutout of the season stopping 33 shots. Spring s Hoffes or Bafs stiff blazing d., la a a a j a by the associated press the Detroit tigers Mike Laga and the Texas rangers Pete Incaviglia the slug Ging sensations of Spring training continued to provide the Long Ball tuesday. Incaviglia who will make the jump directly from the College ranks to the major leagues As the rangers starter in right Field hit his fourth and fifth Spring homers and Larry Parrish capped a seven run fourth inning against Cincinnati Ace Mario Soto with a three run Homer As the rangers pounded the reds 14-5. Curtis Wilkerson also homered for Texas. It was t All Good news for Texas. Char lie Hough who had been scheduled to be the opening Day Pitcher suffered a broken Little Finger on his right hand. Manager Bobby Valentine said Hough was Hurt while shaking hands with a Friend and will be out for three weeks. Valentine named Rookie right hander Jose Guzman As Hough s replacement. Laga meanwhile bit his seventh exhibition Homer and then tripled Home Darnell Coles with the winning run in the eighth inning As the tigers were a St Louis 9-8. Frank Tanana gave up 13 hits and All eight St. Louis runs in the first six inning. Chet Lemon also homered for Detroit. In other exhibition games tuesday baseball Roundup braves 7, expos 2 Dale Murphy had two key hits and Ted Simmons Brad Komminsk and Claudell Washington drove in two runs apiece for Atlanta. Pirates 6, red sox 5 Sixto Lezcano s Pinch hit two out bases loaded single in the Bottom of the ninth won the game. Dwight Evans had three hits As Boston scored five times in the first four innings off Lee Tunnell. Blue jays 7, twins 1 after Frank Viola limited the Blue jays to two hits in the first six innings Toronto erupted for seven runs in the eighth off Roy Smith Pete Filson and Ron Davis. Willie Upshaw hit a two run Homer. Dodgers 8, Phillies 2 Ken Landreaux Mike Marshall Greg Brock and Mike Scioscia followed an error by Philadelphia first baseman von Hayes with hits As the dodgers got four unearned first inning runs. Mariners 12, cubs 2 Barry Bonnell hit a three run Homer and drove in another run with a sacrifice Fly. Bonnell s Homer capped a five run third in Ning and highlighted Seattle s 15-hit at tack. Mark Langston pitched the first six innings for the mariners allowing just one hit. He struck out seven of the first nine batters he faced. Angels 6, giants 5 Jack Howell singled with one out in the ninth inning to score Rufino Linares from second base with the winning run. Ruppert Jones homered for California. A s 2, Brewers 1 Steve Henderson s one out ninth inning triple drove in the winning run. Veteran Rick Langford struck out seven batters i three innings. Indians 12, padres 9 Brook Jacoby hit a three run Homer and drove in five runs for Cleveland. The padres got two run homers from Kevin Mcreynolds and Graig Nettles. U. Of Arizona 7, indians 5 Neal Heaton slated for a spot in Cleve land s starting rotation gave up four runs on eight hits in five innings. Astros 3, White sox 2 Craig Reynolds singled Home the winning run in the seventh following Billy Hatcher s double. Houston took a 2-0 Lead on Jose Cruz s rib single in the first and Denny Wai Ling s sacrifice Fly in the second. Mets 4, orioles 2 Tim Teufel hit a tie breaking two run Homer in the seventh inning off Bradha Vens. Darryl Strawberry homered. Kirk s records subpoenaed in betting probe Memphis Tenn. Up fed eral agents investigating sports Gam bling want to look at the financial records of Memphis state basketball coach Dana Kirk s radio and television shows it was reported wednes Day. Internal Revenue service agents have subpoenaed financial records for Kirk s shows on we by radio and Greg to the commercial Appeal reported. The agents Are reportedly interested in payments made to the coach. Kirk does a weekly Call in show on radio and a weekly 30-minute show on Greg to. Some Dana Kirk documents were the Only thing they wanted said Bill Miller vice president and controller at Greg to. He said irs agents served the subpoena on monday. A Federal grand jury has been examining Kirk s income taxes. Last fall Kirk appeared before the grand jury which has been investigating sports gambling in the Mem Phis area for almost a year