European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 02, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 2. 1993 sports the stars and stripes a Page 35 1 rangers Romp in Halifax by the associated press Halifax Nova Scotia Mik Egartner scored two goals and set up ser Gei Nam chinos s tie breaking goal in the second period As the new York rangers beat the new Jersey devils 4-1 sunday night in an nil Neutral site game. Gartner scored a Power play goal at3 53 of the first period then assisted on Nam chinos s Power play goal at 2 12 of the second to give the rangers a 21lead. New York the Home team in this Neutral site con test added two third period goals by nem chinos and Gartner his eighth of the season. Bernie Nicholls had a goal in the first period for the devils. In other games sunday ramei4,jet�3 Winnipeg Manitoba Paul ran Heim scored on a penalty shot at 6 46 of the third period his second goal of the game to give Calgary a Victory Over win Titov also scored twice As Cal Gary handed Winnipeg its second straight Nosrat Home. Teemu Velanne Paul Ysebaert and Thomas Steen scored for the jets. With Calgary leading 3-2 Early in the third and the jets on a Power play ran Heim was hauled Down while jets goal tender Bob Essensa was caught out of the net. On the penalty shot Ranheim scored on a nifty move deking Essensa Kevin Dineen 11 is mobbed by Philadelphia teammates Joseph Bersnak 42rob Brant Vantour 17 and do Mytrle Yushkevich 2 after scoring Sichka Carney right i kites away. Doneen had Forf Sauas the flyer won 9-6. On the left and putting the puck High inthe net. Winnipeg closed the Gap to 4-3 on Power play goal by Steen at 7 29. Flyers 9, Blackhawk 6 Chicago Kevin Dineen had four goals and an assist and Lin mate Rod Blind amour scored a goal and added four assists lifting the Philadelphia Fly ers to a 9-6 Victory Over Chicago. Dineen with nine career hat tricks broke a 6-6 tie at 5 41 of the third period when he beat de Belfour with a close shot from in front for his third goal of the Recchi followed with a goal at 11 42 and Dineen scored from just out Side the crease at 12 40 for the final mar Gin As the flyers handed the Blackhawk their third straight loss. The Blackhawk had rallied for two goats by Brian Noo Nan and Kevin to Din a Span of 49 seconds Early in the final period to tie the score at 6. Sharks 2, ducks 1, Anaheim Calif. Little used goal tender Jimmy Waite stopped 30 shots and Tom Pederson scored with 3 13 to play in overtime As the san Jose Sharks beat the mighty ducks of Anaheim 2-1. The Sharks have won both game against the ducks in the series Between the expansion teams following Las thursday s 4-3 Triumph at san Jose. Sun Day s Victory ended san Jose s five Gam Road losing Streak and extended an Aheim s Overall skid to six opened the scoring on Garry Valk s second goal with 3 45 left in the second period. The Sharks then tied it on Jeff Mclean s first nil goal at 7 34 of the third. Earnhardt nears cup title _ Martin is class of Field at Phoenix by Mike Harris Phoenix a a broken Sway bar in rim Wallace s Pontiac All but gave Dale Earnhardt his sixth Winston cup championship sunday As Mark Martin ran off with the Slick 50 500 at Phoenix International , who came into the race leading Wallace by 72 Points took advantage of his pursuer s misfortune by finishing fourth. The 42-year-old Earnhardt will carry a 126-Point Lead into the season finale on nov. 14 at Atlanta motor Speedway. He can earn the $1.25 million Stock car championship on Atlanta s 1.522-mile Oval by finishing no worse than 34th in what is expected to be a 42-car Field. Martin was the class of the Field at Phoenix through out the 312-Lap race on the one mile Oval leading seven times for 254 laps including the final 23, As beheld off a late Challenge from Ernie Iron to win for the fifth time this season and the 12th of his career. The Winner earned $67,034 after crossing the finish line 0.19-scconds ahead of Iron in the Battle of Ford thunderbird. Martin averaged 100.375 Mph in a race slowed by nine caution flags for 44 laps. Wallace who came into the event with eight straight top five finishes was Strong in the Early going earning the five Point Bonus for leading a Lap when he on Lap 20. He lost the Lead the next time around but remained near the front most of the Way. The 1989 series Champion dodged trouble on Lap 191when his right front tire went Flat and he had to make his Way slowly around most of the one mile Oval before pitting. But the leaders were due for stops after a Long Green Flag period and Martin came on pit Road just a Wallace coasted in. Wallace was still seventh just behind Earnhardt on Lap 228 when he slowed suddenly the broken Sway bar apparently part of the same problem that caused the Lattire. Again he got a break when the eighth caution Flag of the Day came out As his Crew was preparing to bring Wallace onto pit Road. He was penalized for coming i with the leaders instead of waiting to come in with the cars that were a Lap or More Down but was Able to Stop three times under yellow without losing much More ground. The penalty meant Wallace had to be at tieback of the longest line on the restart on Lap 247. He kept his slim title Hopes alive by running hard the rest of the Way to finish 19th, two laps Down. Meanwhile Earnhardt who led laps 198 and 199earning the five Point Bonus during the round of Green Flag stops had worked his Way All the Way to fourth de spite bumping incidents with several cars. He cruised the rest of the Way finishing just behind third place Kyle Petty and just ahead of pole starter Bill Elliott. Davey Allison who died earlier this year in a Heli copter Accident had won the last two Phoenix races in Fords fielded by Robert Yates racing. Last october Allison beat Martin to the finish. This time Martin was Able to fend off the Yates car now driven by Iron. Iron was Able to pull alongside the Leader on Lap 287and the two crossed the finish line Side by Side with Martin just ahead. Iron barely took the Lead the next time by but on Lap 290, As they drove through turn two Side by Side Iron s car wiggled and he slowed jus enough to let Martin pull several car lengths ahead. The runner up was never Able to catch Martin again. There were no serious accidents and no injuries re ported As a crowd estimated at More than 80,000 looked on. Mansell leaves Hospital says he was Lucky Nottingham England a indy car Champion Nigel Mansell was re leased from a Hospit Fless than 24 hours after sustaining head and hip injuries in a crash during a touring car race that began As a Homecoming Celebration. Only six of the 33 laps remained i sunday s race at Donington Park when Mansell who had moved up from 13th to third place was struck from behind and crashed into the parapet of a Bridge. He had to be Cut out of his Ford Mon Deo and at one time lost consciousness. It could have been a lot worse. I had Lucky escape Mansell said monday As he left Queen s medical Center. I re member coming round the old hairpin in the Ford Monde and getting a Little bit Mansell 40, had started the toc touring car shootout surrounded by 50,000 British fans celebrating his Back to Back driving titles in formula one and indy cars. While countryman David Leslie went on to win the race in a Vauxhall Cavalier Mansell was one his Way to Hospital. Two hours later he was surrounded by medics asking him if he remembered the race which was staged Only a 40-minute drive from his Home City of Birmingham
