European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                12 injured in Angel crash manager Hurt worst As bus skids Deptford township . Apr four members of the California Angels including manager Buck Rodgers remained hospitalized thursday after a bus carrying the team swerved off the new Jersey Turnpike into a Row of Trees. The Early morning Accident jolted the team which was travelling from new York to Baltimore for a weekend series against the orioles. A we hit hard a said Hall of Famor Rod Carew the Angels hitting instructor who was among 12 passengers injured. A it smacked us around  Carew left Underwood memorial Hospital in Woodbury carrying a neck Brace. He suffered whiplash and a bruised knee. Rodgers who sustained the most serious injuries broke a right rib right knee and right Elbow he was transferred to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia where he was treated by or. Phillip Marone team physician for the Phillies. A a he a resting comfortably a Hospital spokeswoman Cindy Hoffman said. A a he a in a lot of pain from the  Hoffman said Rodgers was expected to be transferred Friday to cent Inela Hospital at Inglewood calif., for Elbow surgery. Meanwhile third base coach John Wathan who was not seriously Hurt will manage the team. Three other members of the Angels organization remained in the Woodbury Hospital for observation Alvin Davis first baseman Frank Sims travelling Secretary and Ned Bergt Trainer. They were listed in fair condition and were expected to be released Friday a your team will be of a said Leonard Garcia the Angels equipment manager. Quot in a sure Well have some aches and pains Quot the 1 47 . Crash remained under investigation and no summonses were issued but police said the Driver of the chartered bus May face charges of careless driving. Carl Venetz of Stanhope said he swerved on the four Lane Highway to avoid hitting a piece of tire tread from a firefighter examines a California Angel team bus which left the Road Early thursday morning in Deptford township . A tractor trailer. A the bus just started sliding a Venetz said As he left the Hospital with his shoulder in a Sling. He said the bus skidded on the Dew covered grass and the gravel Roadway shoulder. State police sgt. William Lee said investigators found no Trace of debris on the Highway. Investigators said Venetz May have been distracted or fallen asleep Lee said. A we conducted an extensive search but found no debris a Lee said. A a we re not sure what  but Kathy Lorenzo safety coordinator for the bus company said she visited the scene and saw the tire tread on the Side of the Roadway. She said Venetz was driving for the company Kevah Konner of Pine Brook for eight years and has an excellent record. Lorenzo said the company was conducting its own investigation. The bus Slid off the Roadway and travelled about 350 feet along the shoulder before hitting a tree trooper Dennis White said. It stopped just Short of a 15-foot embankment leaning against Trees lining the Roadway. Wathan said the passengers were saved from serious injury by the Trees that stopped the bus from overturning. A what was holding it up was one or two Trees a he said. A otherwise it would have careened Down about 15 or 20 More feet and rolled Over once or  the stars and stripes May 22,1992 Page 28 Blackhawk go up 3-0 on oilers in of Edmonton Alberta a the Chicago Blackhawk assured themselves of a line in the nil record Book. They re one Victory away from their first trip to the Stanley cup finals since 1973. Jeremy Roe Nieke a goal 2 45 into overtime gave the Blackhawk a 4-3 Victory Over the Edmonton oilers on wednesday night and a three game Lead in the Campbell conference finals. It was the Black Hawks 10th straight Victory tying the nil record for consecutive wins in one playoff season set by Boston in 1970. The Multi season record is 12 by Edmonton in 1984-85. Roenick tipped a Bullet pass by Chris Chelios past a helpless Bill Ranford who had made four game Savin Stanley cup playoffs stops earlier in the extra period. Chicago had All five shots in overtime. The Blackhawk who won for Only the second time in nine playoff games at the North lands coliseum can Advance to the finals for the first time in 19 years with a win Friday night. Only two teams have come Back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series for the second straight game Edmonton blew a 2-0 Lead. This time though the oilers rallied. After Chicago scored three times in the second period to take the Lead Edmonton tied it when de Senseman Brian Glynn picked off Stephane Malta us a Clearing pass and beat de Belfour with a screened 40-footer at 7 13 of the third period. The goal broke a Streak of 12 straight goals by the Blackhawk in the second and third periods of these Ries. The oilers 13 first period shots were one less than they managed in All of game 2. But their Lead melted under the heat of the Blackhawk for checking like the May Snow that hit Edmonton on wednesday. The Blackhawk had two Good scoring chances in the first 30 seconds of game 3, but it was the oilers who struck first. Joe Murphy a backhand pass from the left Corner found Bernie Nicholls who swiped the puck past Belfour 2 08 into the game for a 1-0 Lead. Pistons Settle on Rothstein Auburn Hills Mich. A the Detroit pistons named Ron Rothstein As head coach thursday. He replaces Chuck Daly who resigned after nine winning seasons and two Aba championships. Rothstein a former Detroit assistant was head coach of the Miami heat from 1988-91 and worked As a Piston broadcaster last season. A when Ronnie became available there was no question that this was an inside sports indy changes rules rockets nuggets pick coaches see Page 27 other basketball Man we would like to have on our staff a general Manger Jack Mccloskey said during a news conference at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Rothstein who had a 57-189 record in three seasons As the heats first coach becomes the pistons 18th Hend coach. As a Piston assistant coach from 198688, Rothstein was credited with installing the Tough defensive style that later earned the pistons the a bad boys nickname and two successive Aba titles. A the real Point is this is a Man that will give this team every possible Chance to win a Mccloskey said. The pistons were Aba champions in 1989 and 1990 and Eastern conference finalists for five straight seasons in pits a Page 22baumholder prep tops triple jump a Page 24 Galaxy a 2-7 Hole dug by injuries a Page 25road rangers win another a Page 26