European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday february 21,1989 Richer tour opens for european pea by Rob Gloster London a Severiano Balleste Ros of Spain will be seeking his third Var Don trophy in four years As the euro Pean pea tour a nine month Odyssey of 47 tournaments stretching from Stock Holm to Tokyo opens this week with the Tenerife open in the Canary islands. The tour with total prize Money of More than $23 million has added new tournaments in Dubai Sardinia and Tenerife an will stretch into mid november. The european pea tour which offered total purses of less than $2 million a dozen years ago included prize Money of $19 million in 1988. Executive director Ken Schofield said Ballesteros Suc Cess helped continue the tour s growth. The emergence from 1976 Onward of Severiano who has sustained a position As Europe s Foremost golfer has Given Europe a dominant player Schofield said. In an age of satellite transmission Al lowing live television coverage of events Schofield said the tour has benefited from the heroics and Ever increasing name recognition of the spaniard. I think for the purpose of the european tour seve has instilled a sort of High level of anticipation and excitement among peo ple who follow the game he said. Two straight victories Over the United states in the Ryder cup also has enhanced golfs image in Europe Schofield said along with the emergence of stars such As West German Bernhard Langer britons Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo Sandy Lyle of Scotland and Ballesteros compatriot Jose Maria Olazabal. Ballesteros won the Vardon trophy As Europe s top golfer in 1986 and 1988, Cap Turing a tour High five victories last year. Woosnam captured the trophy in 1987. There will be three tour events with prize Money of $1 million or More topped by the British open in mid july. The Dunhill cup in late september in Scotland and the Kirin cup in Tokyo in Early november also will offer at least $1million in prizes. Spain s seve Ballesteros. Seeks 3rd Vardon trophy pacers Deal Tisdale for Kings pair Indianapolis a the Indiana pacers announced monday that Forward Wayman Tisdale has been traded to the Sacramento Kings for guard Randy wit than and Veteran Center Forward Lasal Ethompson. As part of the Deal the pacers will Send a future second round pick to Sac Ramento probably in 1990 or 1991. Veteran guard John Long was waived to make room for the additional player on the roster. General manager Donnie Walsh said the reason for the Trade was chemistry. We have Good individual players but i just was t working. We Felt it was a Good Trade because Thompson is a Good rebounded and even though he has played Center we Felt he can be a Power  Wittman can come in and do a productive Job coming off the Bench for Reggie  nil from Page 21 play at 3 03 of the second period. Johnston scored his sixth goal of the season Early in the third period Bac handing a rebound High Over Fuhr from 10 feet out. Lamb got his second goal at 16 11 before Linse Man s empty net score. In other games sunday flyers 5, islanders 4 Philadelphia Pelle Eklund had a goal and two assists in the first period As Philadelphia held on to beat new York in a penalty marred game. The Victory gave the flyers a .500 percentage at 29 29-3. Philadelphia had dropped below .500 for the first time since the 1971-72 season after saturday s 3-2 loss to the islanders in new York. Sabres 8, red wings 4 Buffalo . Rick Vaive scored two goals and added an assist As Buffalo tied its season High for goals with a Victory Over Detroit. The line of Vaive Center Christian Uuttu and left Wing Scott Arniel accounted for four goals and 10 Points As Buffalo won for the sixth time in its last seven Home games. Jets 7, whalers 6, of Winnipeg Manitoba Brent Ashton scored his third goal of the game at 3 23 of overtime to give Winnipeg a Victory Over Hartford. The whalers built two goal leads three times but were pressed throughout by the jets pumped up by a crowd of 14,354 on hand for a ceremony to retire Bobby Hull s no. 9. Canadians 4, Blackhawk 4 Chicago Adam Creighton scored three times and Brian Noonan s first goal since nov. 13 gave Chi Cago a tie with Montreal. Noonan s second goal of the season at 11 15 of the third period came on a deflection of a shot by Troy Murray As the Blackhawk climbed into a Sec Ond place tie with Idle St. Louis in the Norris Divi Sion. Montreal 8-3-1 in its last 12 games has not lost to Chicago since Jan. 2, 1985 in Chicago. Canucks 3, capitals 2 Vancouver British Columbia Power play goals by Jim Sandlak and Tony Tanti and a Short handed goal by Steve Bozek carried Vancouver past Washington giving the canucks a team record tying fifth straight Victory. The Victory also snapped a seven game losing Streak to Washington and ended the capitals 12-0-1 Domina Tion of the canucks who had not beaten Washington at the Pacific coliseum since november 1982. Pro basketball wednesday. Radio Houston at new York 1 30 . Irish is. Irish Craig Upchurch of the University of Houston Wear ing a notre Dame Road uniform drives against the Irish s Jamere Jackson in a game at South Bend ind. The cougars uniforms did not arrive in South Bend until the second half of the game so the visitors wore Irish uniforms during the first half. Notre Dame won the game 89-80. College basketball Roundup on Page 23, scores on Page 22.