. n Sports/] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1979 3B Red Peppers DUBUQUE — The state’s kids . we would have liked No. l-ranked Class 4A football to have won, but I’m not that squad proved once again disappointed because we Thursday night that it is de­ played well. Orioles try to serving of its ranking by to­ "Hempstead is one heck of tally outmanning a good Cedar a team. They’ve got my vote Rapids Kennedy squad, 12-0. for No. I . ” The game was not as close Fullback Tom Holt scored as the score would indicate. both Mustang touchdowns, No.I Hempstead was its own ripping over from the 2-yard finish it tonight worst enemy, fumbling the line late in the first half fol­ ball aw ay four times as well as lowing the recovery of a Ken­ BALTIMORE (UPI) — Like a mis­ Pinch hitter Larry Harlow opened outfit committing several fourth nedy fumble on its own 35 informed distance runner, the Balti­ the Angel ninth with a walk and Rick down miscues deep in Cougar yard line. Holt also tallied on more Orioles sprinted far out in front Miller hit into a fielder’s choice territory, terminating several the first play of the fourth Thursday and barely had enough left Pinch hitter W illie Davis doubled to / scoring opportunities. quarter, rambling 14 yards to to stagger home. left putting runners on second and While the offense was self­ cap a five-play drive. Their tight 9-8 decision over the What, no baseball? blanks third and Harlow scored when Rod destructing, the Mustang de­ California Angels was worth m o re Carew grounded to second. • While helping answer phone fense was executing in cool, than just a victory — it gave the Carney Lansford’s bloop single to Hempstead 12, Kennedy 0 alls on Ron Gonder’s Sports Talk efficient style, limiting Ken­ Orioles a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five right scored Davis. Dan Ford, who ‘rogram on WMT-radio the other Kennedy nedy to a total of 69 yards Kennedy Hempstead American League playoff. hit his second home run of the F i r s ’ aowns 4 13 light, we were upbraided by a total offense for the night. The Yores rusti ng 21 216 Baltimore tries th’ wrap up its playoffs in the first, singled to left Cougars could chalk up only Y arcs passing 48 39 fourth playoff title and earn its fifth roman for not writing about base- Passes 6-19-2 2-3-0 Lansford took third and Ford went to ►all this season. one first down in the final half, Punts 5 32 2 34 World Series berth tonight by send­ second on the throw to third. and that came on the heels of a Fuma.es-los- 1-1 5-4 ing right-hander Dennis Martinez, Actually, she maintained we Yards penalized 20 25 Weaver ordered Don Baylor, who ladn’t written anything on base- roughing the kicker penalty. 15-16, against Angel left-hander Kennedy 0 0 0 0— 0 led the major leagues with 139 runs. iall, but we could show her a Kennedy Coach Greg Reed H e m p ste ad 0 6 0 6— 12 Frank Tanana, 7-5, in Anaheim, batted in, walked intentionally and was philosophical in defeat, Calif lumber of columns on the sub- htempsiecd. T D — h o i’ (2, 14 IUHS) XP Downing ended the game grounding ect. saying he was "proud of my ■ r u n fo ile d kick ’ailed Unleashing a seven-hit, eight-run to third baseman Doug DeCinces W e enjoyed the first three ex­ barrage in the first two innings who tagged Ford. iting playoff games, but we can’t Thursday, the Orioles left the Cali­ The Orioles scored four times in [rum up partisan feelings — fornia Angels for dead. But it took the first on two-out singles by Eddie navbe it s because the Yankees some effective, if not efficient, relief Murray, Pat Kelly and DeCinces and iren’t there to abominate. pitching by Don Stanhouse to hold Ford’s throwing error "They added There are Cedar Raids angles off a furious Angel rally and preserve four in the second on Kiko Garcia’s o three of the teams: Bobby the victory. single and Murray’s three-run, 425 Cnoop California Angels coach, Stanhouse worked in and out of a foot blast into the right-field bleach­ ►layed second base for the Cedar world of trouble in the ninth inning ers. Rapids Braves in 1958; Alex Mon- before coaxing Brian Downing, a Garcia, who walked twice in addi­ hak, Pittsburgh Steelers coach, .326 hitter, to bounce into a fielder s tion to two singles, normally is used nanaged the Cedar Rapids Braves choice to end the game. for his offensive potential. TTiursday, n 1958-59; and Ron Plaza, Cincin- Orioles Manager Earl Weaver however, he had 11 chances in the lati Reds coach, managed the stayed with Stanhouse despite hav­ field and tied a playoff record with 'edar Rapids Cardinals in 1965- ing left-hander Tippy Martinez ready nine assists. >6 . in the bullpen. Stanhouse gave up The Angels are in a deep hole but What’s more, Chuck Tanner, two walks and three hits in the ninth Manager Jim Fregosi doesn’t see httsburgh skipper, has* been a and was behind in the count on their plight as impossible. ;ood friend since he began his nearly every hitter. "This club has fought back all nanaging career with the Quad "Never a doubt in my mind,” year the same exact way (as Thurs­ 'ity Angels in 1963-64. grinned Stanhouse, resplendent in day),” he said. "W e’ve come back And we have had incredulous his bright orange "Stan the Man Un­ from a lot of adversity. I think we ll dmiration for Earl Weaver, the usual” T-shirt. "E a rl was right out go to California and win three in a baltimore Orioles manager, be- there in front, rooting for me today. row.” ause he’s the only manager we He usually doesn’t see me pitch.” Fregosi was forced to use 81 dif­ ver saw get kicked out of a ma- Weaver, who nicknamed Stan­ ferent lineups in 162 regular-season or-league playoff game It hap­ house "full pack” after consuming games as the Angels suffered 47 in­ pened at Minnesota several years several cigarettes while his top re­ juries and had eight different players go when the umpires took excep- liever is on the mound, often paces on the disabled list. ion to Earl s conduct the dugout runway while Stanhouse If the Angels stay alive by win­ From a selfish standpoint, we is working. ning Friday night, Fregosi will send »ught to be cheering for the Reds "The runway didn’t work today,” Chris Knapp, 5-5, against Balti­ o win the National League title said Weaver. "Every time I went more’s Scott McGregor, 13-6, Satur­ nd the World Series, but that’s a back there, they got another man on day in a battle of right-handers. eal long shot now. The Reds have base, so I stayed right up on the front Nolan Ryan, who started Wednesday igned a two-year working agree- step and suffered through it. night’s opening game which the nent with the Cedar Rapids club, "Don is very good at keeping the Orioles won, 6-3, on John Lowen- nd it would be a boost for local ball in the ballpark. He’s given up stein’s two-out pinch-hit homer in Gazette photo Dv Tom berrym an laseball to be hitched to the only two or three home runs in two the 10th inning, would pitch the fifth rorld champs. Cedar Rapids Regis fullback Keith Schlichte cuts through the Cedar Rapids Washington de­ years He never gives in to a hitter. It game Sunday against either right­ didn’t look like he had his real good fense for one of his two touchdowns in the Royals’ 21-8 victory Thursday night at Kingston Sta­ hander Steve Stone, 11-7, or first Pass the hash stuff, but Don’s as good a guy against game starter Jim Palmer. dium. Schlichte sparked Regis by rushing for 143 yards on 19 carries. them as anybody.” • W e keep having a hunch one f these games Iowa’s football earn will fall victim to Old Man 'umble. So far the Hawks have In battle o f ranked teams N o trade apitalized on opponents’ mis- BUY A NEW 1979 akes — although Coach Hayden BOSTON (UPI) — 'ry points out his defenive pla- Red Sox General Man­ oon has forced most of those ager Haywood Sullivan Y ilN M E B A C O umbles with hard tackles. has denied rumors that Iowa has taken up right where Regis upends Wash, 21-8 Boston would trade CUSTOM VAN ry’s North Texas State team left "We play Washington on Oct. sive.4 of the backfield for the first time, center fielder Fred fro m ff last season. North Texas led this year, and since that’s the day But the Warriors’ usual weapons scored the Royals’ other TD on an Lynn to the San Diego he nation in turnover difference, Pope John Paul II conies to Iowa, didn’t work with a Regis defense 11-yard end run, finishing with 51 Padres or Los Angeles ★ EYMANN GMO howing a net profit of 49 on we’re going to have the pope in thatthe has allowed only 46 points in yards in IO carries.