European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 b the stars and stripes sunday february 24, 1991gaps, devils to by United press International a the nil s closest division be came even tighter Friday night when the fourth and fifth place teams won at the expense of the first and second place clubs. The fifth place Washington capitals Defeated the Patrick division leading new York rangers 3-2, and new Quot Jersey clipped second place Pittsburgh 5-2. Quot by Quot the capitals stayed four Points behind new Jersey in the race for the divisions final playoff spot but the devils moved within a Point of Idle third place Philadelphia. A a a a. With 72 Points the dangers still Lead Pittsburgh by five Philadelphia has 64, new Jersey 63, Washington 59 and the sixth place new York islanders 511. The rangers and flyers have played 63 games apiece one More than the other 3, rangers 2 Landover my. Mike Ridley extended his Point Streak to 12 consecutive games by scoring the game Winner to snap a three game Washington losing Streak. Ridley scored on a rebound with 13 40 left. Dave Tippett and Dino ciecarello also scored for Washington. Mike Gartner who played nearly 10 seasons with the capitals staked the rangers to a 1-0 Lead late in the first period and Mark Janssens put the rangers ahead 2-1 in the 5, penguins 2 East Rutherford . Pittsburgh played without Center Mario la Mieux and lost its sixth straight Road game. Lemieux who sat out the first 51 games with Back problems is listed As Day to Day with a loot injury. Doug Brown scored two goals Alexei Kasat nov and i Audi Lemieux each added a goal and an assist and All three scored in the second period to give the devils a 5-1 Lead. A i done to think the late scratch of Mario Lemieux had any affect on who won a Jersey coach John Cunniff said. A we took the body and played with intensity and that a Why we won the Ell to 1116-2 on the Road. A a ave got behind right away and that a ways makes it hard especially on the Road a penguins coach Bob Johnson said. Quot we need to do better on the Kings 6, jets 4 a Winnipeg Manitoba a Tomas Sarn Strom scored two goals and Wayne Gretz. By added a goal and four assists to lift eos Angeles. 1 the Kings moved four Points ahead of the Idle second place Calgary flames in the smythe division. Winnipeg out shot the Kings 2718 Over Patrick the first two periods but los Angeles goal tender Kelly Hrudney kept his team even and helped kill a five minute Power play in the Middle period Vit. A. A a a red wings 5, oilers 5 Edmonton Alberta a Steve Yzer Many a second goal of the game with 42s left in the third period lifted Detroit into a a Quot Zefman fired a 15-foot shot Between the pads of goalie Grant Fuhr to tie the score after the red wings fell behind 5-3 Early in the third period. Paul is Chart also with his second goal of the game pulled the red wings to 5-4 behind at 5 00 of the third period by jamming in a Loose rebound during a Power play. Adam Graves and Craig Mactavish scored two goals apiece for . Am Colorado Springs Colo. A ten boxers will defend titles at tire week Long . Amateur boxing championships beginning monday. \ More than 225 boxers will compete including a total of 40 from the army Navy marines and air Force in the Competition that also opens the Battle for spots on . Teams for the pan american games at Havana Cuba in August and the would championships at Sydney Australia in november. A defending champions will not compete in the 125-Pound and 132-Pound divisions.1 Oscar de la i Loya of eos Angeles who won at 125 last year has moved up to 132. Shane Mosley of Pomona Cali who won at 132, is skipping the tournament to compete in a world championships Challenge Competition March 9-10 at Bangkok. Eric Griffin of Houston a world Champion who missed the i to , championships because of a Challenge match in Germany will compete at 106 pounds As will defending Champion John Herrera of Corpus Christi Texas. Other defending champions who will compete Are Rudolph Bradley army unattached 112 Sergio Reyes marines Camp Lejeune . 119 Steve Johnston Denver 139 Emmett Linton Tacoma wash., 147 Paul Maderi Puyallup wash., 156 Michael Lemoss marines Cample Jeune 165 Jerremy Williams fog Dodge Iowa 178 Javier Alvarez san Antonio Texas 201, and Edward Escobedo Mckinney Texas super heavyweight. A night session will be held monday Day and night a Casious will be held tuesday and wednesday and the semifinals will be boxed thursday night at the . Olympic , the 12 finals will be boxed saturday night at the Broadmoor hotels world Arena. Champions and runners up will qualify for the . Olympic festival in july at los Angeles where the pan am and world championship teams will he. sports ii a television College basketball a Pitt at Syracuse 9 . Sunday. Pro basketball a los Angeles lakers at Detroit j 1 30 . Sunday. Radio College basketball a Duke to Arizona 14lp.ni. of comebacks part of the Spring ritual by Ronald Blum a sports writer forget Winter. The of season is officially at an end baseball returned Friday 125 Days after they put away the bats and balls. Under the hot Sun in Florida and Arizona teams began workouts with season openers just 45 Days away. A there were the usual first Day pains and aches. Cleveland first baseman Keith Hernandez is out two weeks with a bad Back St. Louis Pitcher Joe Magrane is out at least a few Days with tightness in his left Elbow. No matter the crack of the Bat and the pop of the Glove made summer seem that much closer. A a it a a new year and everybody s going to want to beat us a said Loti Piniella manager of the world Champion Cincinnati reds. It was last oct. 20 when Cincinnati completed its improbable sweep of the Oakland athletics. Since that Cool night i California baseball talk was confined to dollars and dear that off the Field stuff. There was a Little of that Friday with Dwight Gooden announcing that he had broken off contract talks with the new York mets and would file for free Agency after the season Story on Page 28. But for the most part it was Back to who a looking Good and who a looking bad. And for a while who a missing. /. A a a a. A a Perez. A of course a Wasny to in the Yankees Camp because of his annual visa problems. And Ramon Martinez and Jay Howell weren to in Dodge town. Howell who led the club in saves with 16, wants an Extension of his contract which expires at the end of this season. Martinez also is supposedly upset with contract talks no one has to show up until March 1, the mandatory reporting Date. A with Ramon not a Surprise based on what his agent told us a dodgers general manager Fred Claire said. A we have made him a very attractive offer which would make him the highest paid Pitcher of one plus years in the history of baseball. In a disappointed because Ramon should be hers Viser recovering from reconstructive shoulder surgery last april threw on the sidelines at Vero Beach and concentrated on his curve Ball. The dodgers right hander said he a Felt great and May pitch batting practice As soon As sunday. Hall of Famer Jim Palmer Wasny to in the orioles Camp at Sarasota on Friday to begin his comeback attempt the 45-year-old right hander was scheduled to participate saturday in his first organized workout since the orioles released him on May 23,1984. Howe meanwhile was assigned uniform no. 88 when he reported Friday to the new York Yankees Camp in fort Lauderdale As a non roster invitee. A right now we All have an 0.00 Era a said Howe suspended six times for drug and alcohol abuse. A a we re All doing Good Quot. Howe can replace Dave Righetti As the yank Eesi closer. /. Quot there a with that. If you can Back it up that s Fine a new York manager slump Merrill said to sure rather have him say that than a i Hope i can get somebody ies been there before map Orel Hershiser tests his Arm in dodgers Camp Friday at fort Myers fla., Minnesota manager Tom Kelly looked at 20 pitchers during fridays workout. A a we be got 15 people going for 10 or 11 spots this year where in other years we had four or six people a Kelly said. R. A Floyd Youmans who missed last season following rotator cuff surgery was among the 22 pitchers who prac tired Friday with the White sox. I just remember him from a few years Back when he had one of the Best arms in the game a Chicago by Ron Schueler said of thev26-yeat-old right hander. A the Arm might be Back. I think he realizes this might be his last Opportunity and hell try to make the most of Danny Cox who has not pitched since August 1988 via it Philadelphia a in Clearwater her Andy Ashby was Philadelphia a first injury. A Cardo Oravas slammed on his pitching hand wednesday night and a rays Friday disclosed a fracture at the Bast of the tilth metacarpal Bone. The hand was placed in t splint will be unable to throw for 10 Days
