European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Party Poppers canucks by Mike Nadel new York apr the Stanley cup was in the building the Champagne was on ice extra police lined the streets. This was supposed to be the night delirium reigned at Madison Square Garden the night the new York rangers ended a 54-year curse. The Vancouver canucks had other ideas. A the party is delayed a Murray Craven said after his canucks won 6-3 thursday night shaving the rangers Lead to 3-2 in the Best-of-7 series. And hopefully it will be delayed until next  or at least until tuesday when these pics would come Back to the Garden for game 7, if necessary. Game 6 is saturday in Vancouver. A the party does no to Start until we have our say a Canuck Captain Trevor Linden said. A fall the talk about the parly and the Parade that was going to go on that was enough. It was what we needed. It really brought our team closer  for a few wild minutes it looked like there would be a Garden party after All the rangers fell behind 3-0 but scored three times in the third period capped by Mark Messier a goal at 9 02 a no 18,200 fans went wild chanting a we want the cup we want the cup a a wild is certainly a Good description a Vancouver coach Pat Quinn said. A they fans were wired. They smelled  but Ranger coach Mike Keenan said that the All out gambling that tied the game burned new York in the end As Dave Babych Geoff Courtnell and Pavel Bure scored in a 3 33 Span. A it was anxiety excitement and anti it spation a Keenan said. A it was a matter of being overzealous and going for the knockout punch and somebody to Kos a us in the  Keenan was disappointed that his team 126th Belmont stakes Post positions and Odds Post horse jockey. Odds. 1 go for Gin Lecarron 9-5 2 Tabasco cat Day 3-1 3 signal tap Santos 20-1 4 Mathos Smith 15-1 5 Ulises Perret 30-1 6 Strodes Creek Bailey 5-2 7 Brocco Stevens 3-1 Stanley cup finals the stars and stripes june 11,1994 Page 32 the rangers Alexei Kovalev 27 has his eyes on the puck As he skates Between canucks John Mcintyre left and Dave Babych Stephane Mai lean watches the play might have looked too far ahead a keeping our composure which was our trademark All year was not our trademark tonight. Therefore we were not prepared to win. They were More prepared than we were a he said. A it certainly had something to do with looking to the future instead of the present a Jay Wells the rangers 35-Ycar-Oid do Senseman understood Only too Well the dejected looks of rangers fans As they left the Garden. He was All too familiar with the hex dating Back to their last title in 1940. A a in be waited a Long time for this Iri my career and these fans have waited a lifetime a he said. A those who can even remember  Babych scored his first goal of the finals Only 29 seconds after Messier had tied if. Courtnell and Bure followed with their second goals of the night to guarantee that the series would go Back to Pacific coliseum in Vancouver. Vancouver trying to become Only the second team in finals history to rally from a 3-1 series deficit climbed out of that Hole in the opening round against Calgary. A we have been a resilient team All year a Linden said a and proved it again  Kirk Mclean the hero of Vancouver a overtime win in game 1 of the finals made 35 saves. For title Omaha neb. Apr Oklahoma advanced to the College world series title game thursday with a 6-1 Victory Over Arizona state denying the Sun devils a Chance to win another National championship for ailing coach Jim Brock Mark Redman pitched a seven hitter for the fourth seeded sqnders 48-18who. Will play second seeded Georgia tech 50-16 for the title saturday an to 12 01 . Sunday. The final will be Only the second pitting teams that went unbeaten in the series. Arizona state 45-18 goes Home after its second loss to Oklahoma. The sooner needed 11 innings to beat the Sun devils 4-3 on monday when two time Champion Brock returned to Arizona to recuperate in his Battle with cancer. Redman 14-3who struck out 11 in the sooner so series opening Victory against Auburn fanned seven and silenced the same Sun Devil bats that tied a cos record with five homers in eliminating top seeded Miami 9-5 tuesday. The Only run Arizona state managed against the Sophomore left hander came on Billy Mcgonigle a third Homer of the season a Lead off shot in the fifth. Oklahoma jumped on Arizona state starter Billy Neal 9-5 for four runs in the first three innings. Darvin Traylor and Rick Gutierrez singled with one out in the first and Traylor came in on Damon minors ground out. Louisiana state and Wichita state Are the Only other teams to Advance to the championship game with unblemished records. They did it in 1991. Go for Gin 9-5 a new York a Good things come in Small packages and Nick Zito expects them to come at his Kentucky Derby Winner in Waves. Seven 3-year-old Colts including Early favorite go for Gin were entered for the Belmont stakes on thursday the smallest Field since eight ran in 19ss and Only half the number that ran in the Kentucky Derby five weeks ago at Churchill  this is a Quality Belmont a Zito said. A you be got the Derby Winner the pre Akness Winner in Tabasco cat the Santa Anita Derby Winner Brocco and Charlie Whittingham a horse Strodes Creek. A a it a a very very Good  the Field from the rail out including Early Odds and jockeys will be go for Gin 9-5, Chris Lecarron Tabasco cat 3-1, Pat Day signal tap 20-1, Jose Santos Mathos 15-1, Mike Smith Ulises the Belmont on an saturday tv�?10 30 . Radio �?11 06 . 30-1, Craig pc ret Strodes Creek 5-2, Jerry Bailey and Brocco 3-1, Gary Stevens. Zito said he expects Liscs to be the Early Speed with go for Gin close behind. A i assume Well Lay second Quot Zito said. A it looks like this race will be run in Waves. I think Brocco will take the first shot at go for Gin. Then i think Tabasco cat and the last one obviously will be Strodes Creek coming like  go for Gin won the l a Mie Derby by two lengths Over Strodes Creek then finished second in the 1 3-16-mile Preakness by three quarters of a length to Tabasco cat. If he wins go for Gin would be the 11th Derby Belmont Winner and three of those were second in the Preakness a if he wins the Belmont i wont wonder whether he could have been a triple Crown Winner a Zito said. A i can to worry about that because he was beaten legitimately in the Preakness. That was just Tabasco cats  Brocco Tabasco cat and Strodes Creek finished 1-2-3 in the Santa Anita Derby april 9, and its probably up to one of them to Slop go for Gin. Brocco got into trouble at the Start on a Muddy Day at the Derby and rallied for fourth. Strodes Creek was a Strong second in the Derby. A a in a not going to be too far Back no matter who is up there a two or three lengths at most a like i wanted to do in the Derby a Brocco Strainer Randy Winnick said. A a in a going to try to get it right this