European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 25, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports some european Tours cancelled . Teams fake second look at coming overseas by Peter Alfano new York not in the aftermath of the United states air strikes against Libya some american Amateur and professional sports teams arc reconsidering plans to compete in events scheduled in Europe this Spring and summer. Of particular concern Are the highly visible National teams that represent the United states in world Competition. The United states Tennis association for example will not be sending a team of Junior players 18 years of age and under to the italian open in Rome May 12, because of apprehensions expressed by the parents of the Young players a Usta spokesman said. The Amateur basketball association and swimming federation Are preparing for the world championships in their respective sports in Spain this summer with the understanding that an unstable world climate May necessitate withdrawal of the american teams. The super bowl Champion Chicago bears and the Dallas cowboys of the National football league Are concerned about the safety of their players during a preseason game scheduled for aug. 3 in London s Wembley stadium. Preparations Are continuing although the teams Are meeting with Scotland Yard to discuss Security measures. The Central Connecticut state University football team has already called off an 18-Day tour of England scheduled for late May and the Depauw University Indiana foot Ball team has cancelled its tour of Europe As has the North Carolina women s basketball team. The athletics Congress the ruling body of american track and Field also is mulling whether to Send a team to the Junior championships in Athens in july. However the Wheaton College soccer team a division Iii school from Illinois is going ahead with plans to tour England and Romania in mid May. Ray Essick executive director of the swimming federation said we Are getting up to Date advice from the state department and no decisions have been made yet whether to withdraw from the swimming Competition. We won t panic or be intimidated but we have made some prudent adjustments that i am not at Liberty to  the world championships in swimming diving water Polo and synchronized swimming will be held in Madrid from aug. 13 to 23. The basketball world championships precede them in Spain july 5-20. William Wall executive director of the Amateur basketball association said tryouts for the 12 Man team would be held in mid May and none of the 45 players invited has declined to participate. He said the players would not be subjected to unnecessary risks. We will ask them if there Are any reasons Why they Don t want to go he said. The United states team will play its first round games in Malaga on Spain s Mediterranean coast. We Are aware of the proximity to Libya Wall said. We Are in Contact with the authorities in Spain and we always Check with the state department when we go Over seas. If the risk to the players is unjustified we won t go through with  whalers rangers knot series in Otap photo Sylvain Turgeon of Hartford fires the puck at Montreal s Patrick Roy. Canadians goalie made the save by the associated press the new York rangers and Hartford whalers each won in overtime wednesday night to even their separate National hockey league playoff series at two games apiece. Bob Brooke who tied the game with a goal late in the third period scored the game win Ner 2 40 into the extra period As the rangers deadlocked the Best of seven Patrick division series against the Washington capitals with a 6-5 Victory at new York. Kevin Dineen scored an unassisted goal 1 07 into overtime lifting the whalers to a 2-1 Victory Over the Montreal canadians at Hartford to tie the Adams division series. The fifth games of the two series will be played. Friday night at Landover md., and Montreal. The rangers who seemed a Defeated team in the third period rallied to tie the game 5-5 when Brooke connected from the lower Slot at 17 25 of the third period to Force the overtime period. Brooke a right Wing then drove in a 30 Foster from the right face off Circle to beat capitals goaltender Pete Peeters after steal ing an errant pass by defens Eman Scott Ste Vens from behind his own net. Bobby Carpenter had a goal and two assists for the capitals helping them jump ahead 3-1 after one period. Nil playoffs after the rangers stormed Back to tie the game at 3-3 on goals by Mike Ridley and Tomas Sandstrom Carpenter set up Bob Gould to give the capitals a 4-3 Lead after two periods. Greg Smith s 35-footer gave the capitals a 5-3 Lead 7 45 into the third period before Willie Huber scored for new York. In the overtime at Hartford Dineen picked the puck up in the Neutral zone stepped around defens Eman Larry Robin son and lifted a wrist shot Over canadians goalie Patrick Roy. Mats Naslund had scored a Power play goal with 7 38 remaining in regulation to tie the game for Montreal. The whalers scored first in the first period when a shot by Sylvain Turgeon from close Range was partially deflected by Roy and stuffed into the net by Stewart Gavin. Two other series with surprising results so far were to continue thursday night with Edmonton at Calgary and St. Louis at Toronto. Calgary finished 30 Points behind Edmonton in the smythe division during the regular season but the flames held a 2-1 Lead in the Best of seven division final. The Maple Leafs also held a 2-1 Lead Over the blues. Lakers sweep out spurs Utah stays alive from press dispatches san Antonio Texas for Kareem Abdul Jabbar the reason for the los Angeles lakers easy three game playoff sweep of the san Antonio spurs is no mystery. We Are a better team than the spurs. I think the series Speaks for itself Abdul Jabbar said wednesday after scoring 25 Points and leading the lakers to a 114-94 Victory Over the spurs. The win propelled the defending world Champion lakers into the second round of the playoffs against the Winner of the Utah Dallas series which the Mavericks Lead 2-1. Spurs coach Cotton Fitzsimmons had to agree with Abdu Jabbar. I told our Guys you just have to give the lakers credit Fitzsimmons said. They Are the champions. I thought our Guys did the Best they could. . Just has a great  Earvin magic Johnson who finished no playoffs the game with 14 Points 17 assists and 10 rebounds said the lakers will take a 3-0 sweep any time we can get  Johnson s 48 assists for the three game series is an Aba record. The lakers never trailed the spurs in game 3. The spurs who lost 21 of their last 26 regular season games Cut a 27-20 deficit after one period to 48-42 in the second Quarter. But they never moved that close again. Abdul Jabbar s steady scoring paced the lakers in the third Quarter As they out scored the spurs 28-15 for an 84-63 advantage. Spurs Point guard Wes Matthews led All scorers with 30 Points while teammates Mike Mitchell and Artis Gilmore added 17 apiece. Maurice Lucas scored 17 for the lakers who out rebounded san Antonio 64-45 and led in Field goal percentages 55.4 percent to 41.6 percent. The margin of Victory was the smallest in the playoff series Between the two teams. The lakers won the first two 135-88 and 122-94. In wednesday s other Aba game jazz 100, Mavericks 98 Salt Lake City Rookie Karl Malone scored on a jumper with 50 seconds left and grabbed a defensive rebound a few seconds later As Utah stayed alive in its Best of five playoff series with a Victory Over Dallas. The loss left the Mavericks with a 2-1 Lead in the series. The jazz play Host to the Mavericks again Friday , who finished the game with 16 Points tied the game at 96-All after he stole the Ball and scored with 2 30 left. Rickey Green who scored a playoff Ca reer High 32 Points for Utah scored on a 20-footer a minute later to put the jazz ahead 98-96. But Rolando Blackman converted two free throws for the Mavericks with 1 10 left to tie the score. Malone hit the game Winner 20 seconds later. On Dallas final Possession Black Man s shot rolled Over the rim and Malone ripped the rebound away from James Don Aldson. Thud Bailey and Bobby Hansen joined Malone with 16 Points each for Utah while Donaldson led the Mavericks with 17 Points and 20 rebounds. Blackman finished with 16, including five during the final 3 35 As Dallas overcame a 94-89 deficit to tie the game at 94. Behind Green s 17 Points Utah led by As Many As 14 Points in the first half before the Mavericks rallied