European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. May 23.1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Lopez s 66 wraps up Lyga title. Mason Ohio map Nanc  says she wants to be remembered As the Best woman golfer Ever. She was Well on her Way to that distinction sunday when she won her third Lyga championship All atthe Jack Nicklaus sports Center Cin a course with a final round 6-Undcr-Par 66. Overtaking Ayako Oka Moto of Japan on the final eight holes to win by three shots. The v Mclory was the 40lh of her 13 year professional career. Nancy is no. 1." Okamoto said. Lope started inc Day two shots be Hind Okamoto and pulled even at the turn. Hut a three pull Homcy on the Lola Hole while Okamoto was making Birdie pave Japan s lop player a 2 stroke  pot angry with that  said Lope a member of the Licia Hall of Fame. "1 just said. I m no going to do that again. I wanted to win. I wanted it so badly that my concentration just look Over and i was thinking of one shot at a Lime. I was very motivated. I was concentrating so hard thai when i looked in the scoring Lent and saw 1 had a 66.1 did t believe  Lope chipped in for a Birdie on the Lith Hole to Cut Okamoto s Lead to one stroke then look the Lead by rolling in a nine foot Birdie put at 12 where Okamoto look a bogey. Lope then clinched the Victory with birdies at 17 and is. Lope finished at 14-under-Par 274 alter earlier rounds of 71. 69 and 68 on the 6.359-Yard course. Her 66 was the Low round of the Day. The Victor was Lope s fifth lop 10 finish in the Licia Champi  Victory Worth $75.0 10.  lop s first tins year on the Lour and made her the top Money Winner with More than $279.000. She has finished in the lop three in eight of her 10 tournaments this year. Nancy Lope reacts Nilli Joy after winning 1 " third Lyga championship. Flames tie up series Montreal a Mike Vernon got the Best of Patrick Roy in the Battle of the Neil s Best goalies and inc Cal Gary flames altered the course of inc playoffs with a 4-2 Victory Over Montreal sunday night in game 4 of the Stanley cup finals. Vernon shut out Montreal for nearly 51 minutes and stopped 17 shots and line mates Doug Gilmour and Joe Mullen Stan lev cud finals scored second period goals As the flames evened the series Al two wins each. Al a Ennis added an insurance goal with 1 38 remaining and Mullen scored Inlo an empty net with 11 seconds left As Calgary avoided its first three game los ing Streak of the season. Game 5 is scheduled for tuesday night in Calgary before inc Bcst-of-7 series re turns to Montreal thursday night. A Sci enl game if necessary is scheduled for Calgary next sunday night. Only one of inc last 17 finals has lasted seven games. During the regular season Roy led inc nil with a 2.47 goals against average. Vernon was second Al 2.78. In the play offs Roy began inc game with a league leading 1,93 average. Vernon. Again was second at 2.30. In 1986, in Calgary s Only Oiler finals appearance. Vernon had a solid series but Roy. Then a Rookie was the most valuable player As Montreal won its Neil record 23rd title four games to one. Vernon finally got inc Edge sunday night although Roy. Who had 31 saves was busier. Vernon lost his Chance to lie an nil record of four playoff Shu Louls in one year when Russ Courtnell scored with see flames on Page 25 magic voted map award lakers manic  86-87 map trophy new York a magic John son who led the los Angeles lakers to their eighth consecutive division title this season monday was named win Ner of the Nila s most valuable player award. Johnson also the league s regular season map in 1987, this time edged Michael Jordan of inc c hic ago hulls in he closest voting since 1981. Johnson received 42 first place Vous and a total of 664.5 Points in the balloting in 85 Media representatives. Jordan the map last year received 27 first plate Voles and a total of 598.8 Points. The voting was the closest since Julius Fang heal Larry Bird by Only 31 Points. 454 to 423. In 19m each voter selected five players in order with Points awarded on a 10-7 5-3-1 basis Karl Malone of the Utah a finished third in the balloting with 362 Points including five first place Voles. Next came Patrick Ewing of the new York kicks with 200 Points and eight first place votes followed by Kacem Olajuwon of the Houston rockets with 179.3 Points including two first place votes. Johnson finished third in the map balloting a year ago behind Jordan and Boston s Bird. The lakers guard led the Aba in triple doubles double figures in scoring assists and rebounds with 17 this season. He also lopped the Aba lottery Page 25 league in tree throw percentage Al .9.11 and made .509 of his Field goal attempts joining Bird As the Only player to surpass 50 percent from the Field and 90 percent pint the line in the Sime year. Winning that s what it s All about Johnson said in an map re lease irom the no i May nol be inc greatest bul i la Tell you what i be got a whole lol More diamonds in championship rings than a lot of Guys who play this game and that s All i m concerned about. Thai s How 1 want to be re Mem  since joining the lakers in 1979, Johnson has helped the lakers win five Aba lilies including consecutive championships in 1987 and 1988. The lakers bidding for three in a Row currently Are ahead 1-0 in their Western conference title series against the Pho enix suns. The lakers Host the suns tuesday night in the second game of their series. Magic is the Best player around. 1 Don l think there s any question about that lakers coach Pat Riley said. He s a Winner. He does whatever is needed to  an snorts radio basketball Aba Eastern Confer ence final Chicago at Detroit 2 06 . Wednesday Aba Western conference final Phoenix at los Angeles takers 4 30 . Wednesday