European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 21 sports Veteran net Driver Pancho Carter is up Side Dom and airborne after losing control of his March co Worth car in the 2 More rookies pass tests at indy Speedway Indianapolis a Davy Jones and Ludwig Heimrath or. Completed the final phase of he mandatory Driver s test during a slow Windy practice session monday becoming the sixth and seventh rookies to be approved to attempt to qualify for he May 24 Indianapolis 500. For most of the Day the wind kept speeds Well below the top laps in the 211 to 213-Mph Range on sunday. Dennis Firestone s two Early laps above 209 were the Day s Best until late in the afternoon when Mario Andretti who had a top Lap of 213.371 Mph on sunday made a circuit of the Speedway s 2 i mile Oval at 211.069 Mph. Firestone was t finished however and reclaimed the Day s Best Speed with a Lap at 211.363, which was tied by Colombia s Roberto Guererro on the final Lap of practice. It Felt really Good. To be Able to show results right from the Start is refreshing said Firestone. We can use by the end of practice 35 cars had been on the track including those of an Drolli defending Champion Hobby Rahal and former winners Tom Snova Johnny Rutherford Danny Sullivan Rick mean and a a. Foyt. Firestone who had to withdraw an Al ready qualified car last car after it was damaged in a crash during practice had a of Lap of 209.107 in his new cos Worth powered Lola race car in the see ind on Page 26 Carter goes airborne at Indianapolis third Tun at the Indianapolis motor Speedway daring a practice ran on Sun Day. The car pulled some 100 feet through the air then Sld dded 600 feet into Wall and continued another 260 feet before coming to a halt. Carter a photo halted away from the Accident without apparent injuries but was taken to a hos Pital for examination. Flyers top canadians on Sinisalo s of goal Philadelphia a Ilkka sin Isalo s second goal of the game 9 11 int overtime gave the Philadelphia flyers a 4-3 Victory Over the Montreal canadians monday night in the opening game of their nil semifinal playoff series. The bust of seven Wales conference final resumes with game 2 Here wednesday night Sinisalo scored his winning goal when he Jamp a the puck through a mass of bodies in front of the net. Peter Zzz cd had brought the puck around from behind the net and look two shots that were stopped by goaltender Brian Hayward. Sinisalo drove the puck under the sprawled bodies of dec Neman Chris Chelios and Hayward and the puds just managed to trickle Over the goal line by a couple of inches. The canadians apparently fell the play should have been whistled dead and protested vehemently to referee Terry Grigson but to no Avail. Bobby Smith scored at 7 15 of the third period 10 give the defending Stan Ley cup Champion canadians a 3-2 Derrick Smith lied ii with 3 51 left in regulation Tinius. He scored from thu top of the left is Cleft Circle with a snapshot into the far Side of the net after taking a pass from Don Nachbaur. Flyers goal Lender Ron Mentall made two spectacular saves on rapid fire shots by Guy Carbonnsau in front of the nut in the last minute of the third period. Bobby Smith s goal came just 1 26 Afier the flyers had lied the score 2-2 on a goal by Sinisalo. Smith a Center who was the canadians second leading scorer during the regular season skated into the right Circle and swept a Back hander toward the net that deflected off the stick of Ryers dec Neman Brad Marsh and past Hextall the flyers had brought the crowd of 17,222 at the spectrum to its feel on the goal by Sinisalo at 5 49 on a classic 2-on-l break with Brian Propp. Dec Neman Mark Howe had cleared the puck from his zone to sin Isalo As Montreal defend scan per Svoboda dived to Stop the pass. Sinisalo came roaring Down the right sideband passed 1o Propp who faked Hay Ward Oul of the net and fed across the Slot to Sinisalo who scored. Propp had scored a first period goal for Philadelphia and Shane Corson had countered for Montreal in this first playoff meeting Between he teams since 1976. The canadians who hold two playoff series triumphs Over the flyers came into the game with eight straight postseason victories Over Philadelphia dating Back to 1973. Ryan Waller Montreal s game 7 hero in the Adams division final against Quebec had Given the Ca Nadies a 2-1 Lead with a goal late in the second period. The teams who met Only three times during the regular season the last Nomarch 14 both played tentatively in the first period As they appeared to be fueling each other Oul like boners. It was t until late in the period that any goals were scored and the flyers who had a 2-0-1 record against Mon Treal this season struck first on a Power any. With Corson off the ice for rough ing Tropp gave the flyers a Lead with a 25-Ibotcr from the right face off circlet 17 51. Propp scored h is is i h goal of the playoffs after taking a Cross ice pass from Doug Crossman the canadians lied it at 19 26 on a Power play goal by Corson
