European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 c the stars and stripes monday May 18, 1992blackhawks spree rips oilers Chicago apr the Chicago Blackhawk made Quick work of the Edmonton oilers in the opening game of the Campbell conference finals thanks to the fastest three goals in their playoff history. With Mike Peluso Jeremy Roenick and Steve Smith scoring within a Span of 1 26 in the second period the Blackhawk went on to an 8-2 Victory Over the oilers on saturday night. After the Blackhawk scored those goals on three straight shots Early in the second period they scored three More on their first seven shots of the third to blow open a game that had been tied 2-2 after one period. Steve Larmor had two goals and two assists As the four vie in Nelson playoff from wire reports Irving Texas a Ben Crenshaw Birdie to the final Hole and gained a share of the Lead sunday moments before rain halted play and shortened the Byron Nelson classic to 54 holes. Crenshaw a Birdie on the 10th Hole a his 18th of the Day a lifted him into a tie for the 54-holc Lead with Ray Floyd Billy Ray Brown and Bruce Litzke. The four were scheduled for a playoff As soon As the rain let up sunday. All four finished three frequently interrupted trips Over the rain soaked pc at Las Colinas at 199, 11 under Par. The fourth round already was underway when play was halted shortly after the third round leaders finished. With the course saturated from a series of storms even the lightest of showers could make the course unplayable. Officials soon decided to reduce the tournament to three rounds and stage the playoff. Floyd Brown Litzke and Crenshaw were summoned for a sudden death playoff for the $198,000 first prize. Jim Woodward was the principal casually. Woodward 34, now in his third season on the pea tour and seeking his first Victory actually was the tournament Leader when play was halted a but was not in the playoff. He completed 54 holes at 200, 10 under Par and one behind the leading quartet. Woodward however played three holes of the fourth round before the Rains came. He opened the fourth round Birdie Birdie Par and was 12 under at that Point. But when the fourth round was rained out All scores reverted to 54-Hole totals. Jeff Sluman matched the course record with a 62 and finished at 201. Rain also disrupts seniors Kinc Wood Texas the leaders had just gotten off the first tee saturday when heavy thunderstorms battered the course and forced cancellation of the second round of the pea senior tour Doug Sanders Kingwood celebrity classic. Officials decided to trim the 54-Hole Stanley cup playoffs Blackhawk got the opening jump in the Best-of-7 conference finals which resume with game 2 on monday night at Chicago stadium. Before Peluso scored at 2 51, Roenick at 3 20 and Smith at 4 17, the record for the fastest goals in Blackhawk playoff history was 2 36 against Montreal on May 3, 1973. Toronto holds the playoff record of three goals within 23 seconds set in 1979. The oilers gunning for their sixth Stanley cup in nine seasons hardly looked like the team that had upset the regular season Champion Vancouver canucks in the Smythy finals. Edmonton goaltender Bill Ranford Wasny to Given much support by his defense which broke Down time and again As the Blackhawk continually went into the Oiler zone on breakaways. He gave up the eight Chicago goals on 26 shots. Blackhawk goaltender de Belfour had More help and also was sharper than Ranford while facing 19 shots. Chicago has won eight straight in the playoffs equalling the longest winning Streak in club history. The series moves to Edmonton for games wednesday and Friday. Betsy King blasts out of a Sand trap on the ninth Hole in route to a 67 in saturdays third round of the Lyga championship. King takes 11 stroke win Bethesda my. A Betsy King shot a 5-under-Par 66 sunday to capture her first Lyga championship by a record 11 strokes. It was Kings 26th tournament Victory and fifth major tournament title. Joanne Carner Lisolotte Neumann and Karen Noble tied for second at 6-Undcr 278. Carner shot a 71 on sunday while Neumann fired a 69 and Noble 65. Piga championship Kings margin of Victory broke the Lypa championship Mark of 10 set by Patty Sheehan in 1984. King who took a 5-stroke Lead into the final round made birdies on two of the first three holes to erase any notion that she might fall Back into the pack. The 36-year-old King earned $150,00c to move past Beth Daniel into the no. 7 spot on the Tours All time Money list. She has won $3,512,983,80 since joining the Lyga in 1977. King made 19 birdies and Only two bogeys in four trips Over the 6,246-Yard be Thesda country club course. The 268 is the lowest 72-Hole score in the history of an Lyga major tournament. Event to 36 holes meaning Larry Mowry by Gilber ried a one shot Lead into sundays final Harold Henning and Gibby Gilbert car round. The three had shot 67s in fridays first round. One shot Back were Bobby Nichols and Larry Ziegler while Jim Dent Bob Charles and Butch Baird were at 69. English golfer reigns in Spain Madrid Spain a Andrew Sherborne shot a 71 and fought off a final round charge by English countryman Nick Faldo to win the Spanish open by one stroke sunday. Sherborne finished with a 17-under-Par 271, while Faldor a second straight 66 left him at 272. Lemond claims tour Dupont by the associated press Washington when Greg Lemond is unsure of himself rest assured he is ready. A i was nervous very nervous a Lemond said after he added a rare Domestic chapter to his cycling legacy sunday winning the Overall title in the tour Dupont. Quot in be always been one to question How Good 1 am and 1 think 1 perform Best when in a under pressure. I need that to be at my  Lemond 30, of Wayzata minn., was third in the final 11th stage individual time trial. He completed the 14-mile out and Back course in the capital District in 29 minutes 59 seconds to defeat norwegian a  teammate atle Kval Voll by 20 seconds and new zealand s Stephen Swart of Coors Light by 2s seconds. A i did t come Here thinking i could cycling win i thought it would be atless race a said Lemond who several times had difficulty adjusting gears on the bumpy final stage course. Quot i thought maybe i could win a stage but As the race progressed i Felt better and we won it As a  Lemond who claimed his first stage race title in his native country since 1985 and first Victory since claiming his third tour de France title in 1990, earned $50,000 of the $200,000 purse. Lemond seventh in the tour de France last year his worst finish in six appearances in cycling a Premier race will continue his preparation for this years tour de France by racing saturday in the one Day tour of the Alps in Grenoble France followed by the tour of Armour Dauphine Libere and the tour of Switzerland. Bobby Julich a . National team member of Glenwood Springs colo., was the leading Amateur for the second straight year finishing 10th, trailing Lemond by 2 14. Swiss rider wins in Spain Madrid Spain a Tony Rominger of Switzerland overcame three Falls a one of which almost forced him to drop out of the Chase a to win the tour of Spain on sunday. Rominger sealed his first Victory in one of Europe a three major cycling races by finishing in the main pack of sundays 21st stage a 108.5-mile event that ended the 2,105-mile tour. Uzbek sprinter Dja Mouline Abdou Saparov finished first in the final leg 64 seconds ahead of spaniard Jesus Montoya. Pre race favorite Pedro Delgado of Spain was third 1 42 behind