European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 25 the stars and stripes sunday March 1,1987 Caps Down oilers for 4th straight Landover. Mil. A Mickial Pivonka Mike Gartner and Dave Christian scored second period goals 10 Lead the Washington capitals to i hair fourth straight Triumph a 5-2 Victory Over the Edmonton oilers in Friday s Only National hockey league game. The lass was the fourth straight for the oilers. This is i hair longest losing Streak since they dropped four in a Row in february 1984. Pete peelers had a relatively easy night in recording his seventh consecutive Victory. The oilers were held to 13 shots on goal aver the first two periods and 7 Overall scor ing on a 50-Fooler by Glenn Anderson at 21 seconds of the second period. The capitals scored the Only goal of the first period when Kelly Miller deflected a pass from Gacutan Duchesne past goaltender Grant Fuhr at 7 48. Pivonka began the capitals second period attack with a shot from the right Circle that beat Fuhr at 8 48. Gartner gave the capitals a 3-1 Lead when he scored Short handed Al 11 58. It was Gartner s 33rd goal of the season and Bis 23n in the last 18 games. Christian made it 4-1 at 19 30 of the second period splitting the Oiler defense and putting the puck Between Fuhr s feel Tor his i8lh goal of the season Edmonton s Mike Kru Shelyski Gui the Lead to 4-2 at 14 46, but the Capi tals answered in less than a minute with Mike Ridley getting his 27th goal of the season at �39. The capitals finished the game with 38 shots on gout and for the Sec Ond time in As Many meetings since the All Star break they held league scoring Leader Wayne Gretzky with out a Shoi on goal. Washington s a try Galley is knocked to be ice by Mike Krushel Nykl. A photo match goes on for nearly 4 hours lend outlast Annacone in 5 sets key Biscayne Fla. A top seeded Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia wore Down Paul Annacone in the Florida heat Friday coming from behind to win a rive set match lasting nearly four hours and Advance to the third round of id $1.8 million International players championships. Lendl who fell behind two Seta too to raised the level of his play in Theoff fall two Sels despite 80-degree temper. And outlasted Annacone 5-7, 7-66,6 2,6-2, i won it Only because 1 Adji Able to physically play the same in Jpe fifth set Ai i did to the first set Sajtl Erndl who maintains a rigorous cont zoning and training schedule that he jays eliminates fatigue As a Factor for Hirzin matches. He was getting lira to lend added. I must psychologies put him Down a Little bit to see i Rafi till running Down not Gering lived alter four shots an hours the match filled with ii lasted three three hours Navy Alinovi defeat i 6-1,6-0. In Feal Rcd night matches third seeded Steffi Graf of Germany Defeated Brit Ain s Sarah gamer 6-1. 6-0, while no 6 Jimmy Connors downed Sweden s Peter Lundgrin. Connors who entered the tournament lighting a program Iuna doubles matches46 minutes. That was Iger than it took Martina the women s no. I seed to Lund opponent Halle Cioffi to a a knee he injured in Memphis two weeks ago took control of the id round match after losing the first he won 2-6,6-4,6-2,6-3. Annacone ranked 46th in the world broke Lendl s powerful serve five times in the first three sets but was unable to do it again in the final two sets. I put myself in a Good position the Bridgehampton n.y., player said. He Hung in there and got the big Points when be had Annacone said he did t tire in the last two sets. Lendl won he asserted not be cause of better conditioning but because the top seed played better after falling be Hind. He knows he s going to be in there that it s a Long match and he s going to be in there fighting Point after Point after Point Annazone said. Thai s Why he s no. I he s Able id the match was held up for several minutes in the third set when lend argued with an official after being Given a warning for taking too much time be tween games. Lendl involved in a doubles match in which John Mcenroe was Given two code violations and fined ,000 for arguing a line Call on thursday said he was upset because neither he or Annacone were ready to resume play. He has the right to do it Lendl said of the warning. I thought he should have called it against both one of the highlights of the match was a behind the Back Winner Lendl made from the Baseline in the first set. He lost that game to fall behind 4-1, but it was a crowd please nonetheless. I Don t practice that said Lendl who overran the Ball. It just Navratilova. Playing her first tournament since losing to Hana Mandrikova in the final of last month s australian open will play loth seeded Gabriela so bating of Argentina in her next match Sabatini advanced Friday with a 6-1, 6-2 Victory Over Peru s Laura Gildemeister White no. 8 Kathy Rinaldi joined the list of upset victims in the first week of the two week tournament Nathalie Tauz iat of France Defeated Rinaldi 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to move on to the fourth round along with Kathrin Keil who surprised kith seeded Robin White 0-6,7-6,6-3, and Mary Joe Fernandez. Fernandez a 15-year-old who stunned no. 5 Pam Shriver in the second round had Little trouble getting past another teen Ager Susan Sloan 6-1,6-1, in a Battle of men s players from swe Den Johan Carlsson outlasted no. It miracl perfors 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6, 6-4 Thomas music of Monaco beat Andrei Chesnokov of the soviet Union 6-4, 7-5. 6-3 and South Africa s panic Vissr slopped Sergio Casal of Spain 4-6,6-3, 7 6 7-46-2. Navratilova needed Only 43 Minuter \
