European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stabs and stripes tuesday March 31,1967 Jeff Hinton clinches division from pit do Palche Buffalo  Crijo Ruot Sahinen scored once and assisted on Glenn Anderson controversial game winning goal As the Edmoson oilers clinched first place in the smythe division with a 3-2 Victory Over the Buffal sabres sunday night the loss Buffalo s eighth in nine games All but eliminates the sabres from the nil playoffs forthe second year in a Row. The que Bec nordic us need Only to nil Roundup Points in their four remaining game or the Sabre losing a game or lying twice to take fourth place in the Adams Divi Sion and relegate the sabres to the division cellar. Craig Mactavish scored the other goal for Edmonton which also got a 45-save performance from goalie Grant Fuhr. The Oil ers killed off All nine Buffal Power plays Buffalo s scorers were Mike of sign and Adam Creighton. Anderson s winning goal which came at 16 53 of the second period and gave the oilers a 3-i Lead was disputed by the sabres Anderson stated in front of the net fro right Wing and directed a shot at sabres Rookie goalie Daren Poppa who made the initial save. But Anderson jammed the re bound toward the net. And while the goal judge did not signal a goal. Referee Denis Morel ruled the puck had crossed the goal line. The sabres jumped to an Early Lead when Foligno poked Home Loose puck from inside the crease at 6 36 of the first period. In other games sunday blnea4.devibl East Rutherford no. Dino Cavallini scored two goals and Doug Gilmour collected a goal and two assists As St. Louis Defeated new Jersey. Whalers 7, canucks 4 Hartford Conn. John Anderson scored twice to read the 30-goal plateau for the sixth straight season and Ron Francis added two goals and two assists to lift Hartford by Vancouver. Cup a 4 North sowl Landover my Alan Haworth and Dave Christian scored third period Power play goats to lift Washington to a Victory Over Minnesota moving the capitals into second place in the Patrick division ruins 8, Black Hawks Chicago Boston de pc Neman Ray Bourque waisted in an eight foot shot Midway through the final period to break a 5-5 Tje then added an empty net goal with 18 seconds left to Clinch the ruins Victory Over Chicago. Maple Luis 6, jets 2 Winnipeg Manitoba Wen Del Clark and Steve Thomas scared two goals each As the to Ronto Maple Leafs kept their play off Hopes alive with a Victory Over Winnipeg. Canadians 4, penguins 1 Pittsburgh Peter Svoboda scored two goals and assisted on another As Montreal assure the penguins a fifth consecutive season out of the no l playoffs. Ing nips Elliott in try South by Mike Harris a  writer Darlington . Dale earn Hardt was wondering about his Luck when it suddenly turned from bad to Good on the last Lap of the to South 500 sunday at Darlington International raceway. Earnhardt who was seemingly Cruis ing toward an easy Victory began to run out of Gas 11 laps from the end and had to pit for Gas. Then As he tried to Chase Down Leader Bill Elliott Earnhardt bounced his Chev Rolet off the Wall in turn two on the treacherous 1.366-mile Oval. I thought Well that s the end of it. And i la be Doggone if Bill did t run out of Gas on the last  As Elliott s Ford thunderbird slowed on the Barf Strelch of the 367th and final Lap Earnhardt turning in another in a series of dominating performances relentlessly narrowed the margin. The defending Winston cup Champi on already holding a 71-Point Lead Over Elliott this season charged by in the fourth turn and beat the slow moving Elliott to the finish line by 1.23 seconds Earnhardt who now has won three of five starts this season said it was just Lucky fortunate Day for us. We dodged several  As for his own decision to dive onto pit Road for a splash of Gas Earnhardt said he had no Choice. The fuel pressure gauge dipped Down on the Backstretch and 1 said Guys i m coming in the pits " he came Back onto die track in third place after a 4.3-second Stop trailing Elliott and Ken Schrader. "1 just eat up on top of la steering wheel and went to work Earnhardt said. He already bad passed Schrader for second place when his sudden meeting with the Wall almost spelled disaster. Elliott who took a calculated Gamble by staying on the track said we had More to lose than we did to gain by Lyle from Page �1 Birdie on the 15th and dropped a 30-Footputt on the Lough 18th for the Birdie he had to have to finish regulation play at274, 14 under Par on the tournament players club at  finished off a final round of 70 for Lyle. But it was t quite Good enough. Sin Man made a testing 12-footer to lie for the Lead and Complete a final round of 69.mark o Meara and Scott Simpson playing in the last group were tied forthe Lead until Lyle and Sluman birdied the difficult 18th.o Meara and Simpson who shared the third round Lead thus went to the18th needing birdies to join the playoff. They could t handle  missed the Green. His Chip for a spot in the playoff Slid by the cup and he missed a 6-footer coming Back for a bogey. O Meara s Long putt also  Meara finished third alone at 73 275. Simpson s 74 dropped him Bac Kinto a tie Al 276 with australian Greg Norman who had a closing 70 in the Cool Cloudy weather that produced occasional  Azinger was next at 71-277. Dan Pohl and Billy Glasson lied at 278, Pohlad a closing 69 and Glasson matched Par 72. Dale  third of five starts slopping. Ironically Elliott won. The season opening Daytona 500 when Geoff Bod Ine ran out of Gas three laps from the end while leading. Earnhardt who led the most laps forthe fourth straight race was on top eight limes for 230 laps. The two Lime series Champion aver aged 112,540 Mph and picked up first place Money of 152,985. He took the top spot 73 laps from the end of the 367-Lap event and appeared to have things in band until suddenly div ing onto pit Road on Lap 356. Schrader also ran out of Gas an wound up fifth behind third place Rich Ard Petty and Sterling Marlin. It was the second straight Victory for Earnhardt in this race. Schroder started from the pole but did t Lead the first Lap. Earnhardt who started on the outside of the front  the Lead from Schrader in the third turn of the first Lap and immediately established his strength buddy Baker managed to put pressure on Earnhardt during the Middle of the race in fact. Baker was leading on lap249 when he Slid sideways in turn four and backed into he Wall. He was Able to continue but retired the car after several lengthy pit stops that was just one of a rash of Acci dents that stowed the 500-mile race the first test of Darlington s newly resurface track. The worst of the incidents was a Multi car crash on Lap is. Benny Parsons who was running third behind Earnhardt and Baker lost control heading into turn three and slammed into the wan. He bounced off into the path of Terry Labonic who hit Parsons car then was hit broadside by Morgan Shepherd an struck again by Ricky Rudd. Lake Speed and Greg sacks also were involved in the accidents. All six cars suffered consider Able damage. Sacks continued and Parsons re turned to the action after extensive re pairs Shepherd s car also returned later with Rick Wilson driving. Labonte a former Winston cup Cham Pion was taken to Mcleod regional medical Center at nearby Florence where he was admitted with a broken shoulder Blade. Laboule was to be Bel overnight for observation and preliminary reports indicated he would be out faction for about six weeks. No other injuries were reported in therace Rookie sensation Davey Allison who was sixth and moving up spun and bit the Wall in turn three on Lap 116. Became Down the track and collected the car of his father Bobby Allison. The fuel cell on the younger Allison s car was punctured and caught lire but both Drivers escaped injury. The do seat Earnhardt came to serious trouble sunday was on Lap 168 when while in the Lead he banged the slower car of Bobby Wawak while passing on the Low Side coming off turn four. But the Leader was Able to continue without problem. A crowd estimated at More than50,000 was at nascar1 oldest super Speedway. Aba from Page 21 third period. But Portland stretched its Lead to 25 Points in the final Quarter. Portland shot 52.3 percent compare to 43.9 for san Antonio. The trait Blaz ers also had a 55-44 rebounding Edge despite Artis Gilmore s game High 15 for the spurs. Kiki Vandeweghe and Jerome Kersey each scored 28 Points for Portland. Jim Parson and Terry Porter bad 12 apiece. Porter also handed out 13 assists. Walter Berry and Sundvold led the spurs with 24 Points each followed by David Greenwood with 18, Mavericks 101. Cwulei98 Richfield Ohio Orlando Black Man scored 38 joints and Roy Tarpley s Basket with 59 seconds remaining put Dallas ahead to slay in its Victory Over Cleveland. With their eighth Victory in the Las nine games he Mavericks extended their Lead to Vii games Over second place Utah in the Midwest division. Dallas which trailed by 12 Points inthe second Quarter led 80-75 after three periods As blackmail scored 17 Points in the third Quarter. Cleveland went in front 89-38 on a Hook shot by John Wil Liams with 4 56 to go the first of seven Lead changes in a 2 18  later tied the game 97-97 on Williams Dunk with 1 22 left before tar Pley pulled Down the rebound of his own missed shot and scored from underneath to put the Mavericks ahead 99-97. Cleveland s Mel Turpin made one of two free throws Wilb 36 seconds left but alter a Dallas turnover Cleveland s Ron Harper missed a 16-footer with 11 seconds remaining. Sam Perkins Dunk wit three seconds left provided the goal mar Gin As Cleveland s Marie Price missed desperation 3-Point shot from 30 feel at  Daugherty led Cleveland with 19 Points and Harper added 18,bulls 115. Knoks Chicago Michael Jordan scored33 Points sunday to Pace the Chicago bulls to a 115-96 Triumph handing the new York kicks their fifth straight loss and the ninth in their last 10 games pistons 108, supersedes 107 Seattle Adrian Dantley scored33 Points including 22 in the second half and Isiah Thomas added 26 As de troit rallied to nip Seattle and lighten the Central division race. The Victory left Detroit one game behind Idle first place , who scored 14 Points in the third Quarter led the pistons comeback with eight Points in an 11-0 Streak mid Way through the period. His Layup Liedthe game 74-74 with 3 48 remaining in the period