European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 23, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 29 report claims aim was talking to 911 Houston apr Jeff aim spent one of the last minutes of his life trying to Tell a 911 operator the location of the car crash that killed his Best Friend according to a published report. The lineman for the Houston oilers called from his cellular phone shortly after the dec. 14 single vehicle crash that sent Sean p. Lynch flying out of his car and Down a 45-foot embankment to his death the Houston Post reported in a copyright Story in wednesdays editions. Police say aim was distraught Over Lynch a death and shot himself with a Shotgun moments later. An officer who heard a tape recording of aim Scall to 911 described him As a Panicky and emotional Quot during the minute Long conversation. Throughout the Call the operator repeatedly asked aim where the crash occurred. He tried but could hot quickly pinpoint the exact location. Part of the confusion May have been that the West Loop and the Southwest freeway intersect in two places police said. Aim was speaking frantically often turning his head away from the mouthpiece Yelling to Lynch and asking if he was All right. Police said the first official at the Accident scene found the phone atop aim a wrecked car with 911 dialled into it. It was unclear until tuesday whether it was aim who had made the. Call. Homicide investigators have reviewed the tape As part of their investigation into the deaths. They declined tuesday to release a transcript because the investigation is ongoing. Last week however police reiterated their conclusion that aim a death was a suicide and indicated that their inquiry was All but finished. Toxicology results on Lynch released tuesday showed that his blood alcohol Content was .30. In Texas an individual is legally intoxicated with a blood alcohol Content of .10. Lynch a tests revealed no evidence of illegal drugs. The Harris county medical examiners office said aim a toxicology results would t be available until next month. Officials say the delay is necessary for More comprehensive tests although they would not say what those tests were. Apparently no one witnessed the deaths of aim and Lynch who grew up together in Orland Park iii., a suburb of Chicago. A Foster expected to be fit for Camp after surgery Pittsburgh apr Barry Foster the Star running Back of the Pittsburgh Steeles is expected to be fully healed by june from an ankle operation tuesday the team did not want him to have. Foster who underwent 90 minutes of surgery to repair tissue in his left ankle will miss the rest of the season but doctors said he should be ready for training Camp in july University of Pittsburgh Ortho Peist or. Freddie fun performed the operation which he called a Low risk and a not  he said Foster risked further damage by not having surgery. The Steeles doctors wanted Foster to rest the ankle then if necessary immobilize it for a month. They did not think surgery was necessary Foster who led the acc with 1,690 Yards last season injured his left ankle in the first Quarter nov. 15 against Buffalo. Steeles doctors initially described the injury As a bad sprain but later found damage in a Sheath surrounding the ankle. Foster who twice sought opinions outside the steel Erst medical Chain was told last week by fun that ligament like tissue was pulling away from the ankle Bone causing excessive pain. The diagnosis was made following ultrasound tests shot from a different Angle than those taken by the Steeles. A this is an uncommon injury that is often difficult to diagnose a fun said. During the operation fun stabilized tendons behind the ankle Bone and tightened the ligament like tissue around the ankle. The tissue was torn from the ankle Bone causing instability in the tendons fun said. Foster the a Fly a fourth leading rusher when he was injured will Wear a cast to immobilize the ankle for four weeks. He then will Wear a Brace for an additional two weeks followed by several months of rehabilitation. Foster was told he had three options play with pain with his ankle fully taped immobilize the ankle with a Short leg cast for four to six weeks or surgery. Despite the Sie Elers reluctance to operate team president Dan Rooney visited Foster in the Pitt medical Center on tuesday and said a we fully support barrys decision a Rooney was unhappy that Pitt called a news conference to discuss the operation calling it  Caps Craig Berube watches his Goalmouth shot Bounce off flyer goalie Tommy soc trom. Penguins Breeze into division Lead by the associated press you can to take anything away from the Pittsburgh penguins and Detroit red wings a even though each is missing a top  having Mario la Mioux out with a bad Back the penguins have moved to the top of the no la a Northeast division on tues Day night they beat a the visiting Tampa Bay lightning 8-3 and took Over sole Possession of first. With Steve Yzerman out with a neck injury the red wings have nevertheless won eight straight at Home including tuesday nights 5-1 Victory Over Chicago. Mike Ramsey and Rick Tocchet scored 35 seconds apart to Start a five goal second period that carried the penguins. Joe Mullen had Typo goals and Bryan tronier three assists moving him within two of 900 for his career. Eddie Johnston became Pittsburgh a winning est coach with his 96th career Victory passing Scotty Bowman. In other games tuesday night red wings 5, Blackhawk 1 at Detroit Sergei Fedorov had two goals and an assist As the red wings beat the Blackhawk a the three Point night gave Fedorov 58 for the season one shy of nil scoring Leader Wayne Gretzky. The win enabled the red wings 17-10-4 to move out of a fourth place lie with the Blackhawk 1714-2 in the Central division. Dino Ciccarelli Greg Johnson and Ray Sheppard also scored for the red wings who out shot Chicago 31-22. Steve Smith scored for the Blackhawk. Capitals 4, flyers 1 at Philadelphia Dimitri Hristich had a goal and an assist As the capitals Defeated the flyers. The flyers who entered the game tied for second in the nil in goals have managed just 13 goals in their last eight games. John Slancy Sylviah Cole and pal Peake also scored for Washington. Joseph Branck scored for Philadelphia. Senators 2, Nordques 1 the senators scored twice in the opening 10 minutes on goats by Brad Shaw and Alexei Yashin and went on to beat the visiting Nordi aues the luckless Nordques hit the goal posts four limes miscues on a Host of other chances and were robbed by senators goaltender Craig Billington on numerous occasions. By Langton allowed Only a goal by Andrei Kovalenko. Canucks 6, oilers 3 Murray Craven scored twice and Gino Odjick scored the go ahead goal in the second period As the canucks Defeated the visiting oilers. Craven opened scoring in the first period and added an insurance goal in the third just his fifth this season Odjick broke a 3-3 tie in the second period with a spectacular goal Ori a Rush with Pavel Bure. Bure Rookie Dane Jackson and Trevor Linden also scored against Edmonton goalie Bill Ranford As the canucks out shot the oilers 33-28.yanks Taylor hurts pitching shoulder in fight Beaufort . A Brien Taylor the top pitching Prospect in the new York Yankees organization injured his pitching shoulder Over the weekend while trying to protect his brother in a fight. He was arrested on a Misdemeanour charge and released and is to be examined in new York on wednes Day by or. Stuart Hershon the team physician. The 21-year-old left hander was injured saturday night in the Harlowe Community near his Home in East a urn Carolina. Authorities were not dispatched As a re Suh of the fight sheriffs dispatchers said tuesday. Jimmy Guthrie who arrested Taylor after the fight told Gannett suburban newspapers of White Plains n.y., that the Pitcher assured him he was not badly Hurt. Taylor was treated at Carteret general Hospital where his left Arm was placed in a Sling Taylor was charged in a Misdemeanour warrant with simple assault after allegedly punching Jamie Morris in the face. He also received a Misdemeanour warrant for threatening another Man. He was 13-7 with a 3.48 Era last season for class a Albany of the Eastern league. Taylor a former local High school standout was the Yankees top draft pick in 1991 and signed for $1.55 million Bonus. A Chi of Fother was assaulted and Brien went to his de fend to agent Scott Boras said tuesday. A a he a been examined and suffered a bruised  Quot its just a minor Bruise a Boras said adding Taylor has been Able to do his Normal exercises. Gannett said police reports indicate Taylor was Hurt after coming to the Aid of his 26-year-old brother Brenden who allegedly was hit in the head with a Rock in a fight earlier in the evening. Taylor is to appear at a Jan. 13 court hearing. Guthrie said Taylor had not been drinking and has no previous record with local authorities. A a he a not been any problem at All a Guthrie said. A the s always courteous a yes sir no  attempts to reach Taylor were unsuccessful