^ mi .in .in mi n n n n SECTION B* No party yet Sports ............................... 1-4B Outdoor ............................... 5B Toronto stays alive in American Comics ................................. 6B League East race with a thrilling Money .................................... 7B win over Boston.Page 3B. Stock listings ................. 8-9B Farm ...................................... 10B Cedar R apids/Saturday, September 27, 1986 Angels win West Downing’s 5 RBIs help to eliminate Texas ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brian Eastern Division in the Leagueseven innings. Donnie Moore by Qus , Downing knocked in five runs Championshipwith Series beginning pitchedOct. the last two innings for the Schrader two homers as the California Angels7. Angels, giving up an RBI single to Gazette sports clinched their third divisional title Rangers starter Mike Mason hadLarry Parrish in the eighth. columnist in eight years with an 8-3 victory retired 13 batters in a row before The Rangers jumped to a 2-0 lead LSl _ over Texas Friday night. Pettis hit a solo home run in thein the third. With one out, Steve Gary Pettis and George Hendricksixth inning to cut the Texas lead Buecheleto tripled and scored on a also hit home runs as the Angels2 - 1. double by Harrah. Scott Fletcher Haight pulls wrapped up the American League After Wally Joyner reached first then singled off the glove of Angel Western Division crown before ona an error by Toby Harrah,second baseman Bobby Grich to for Jets now crowd of 46,677 at Anaheim Stadi­Downing hit a two-run homer offscore Harrah. um. reliever Dale Mahorcic, 2-4, to give e Dave Haight, who competes The Angels have won 23 of their "We always seem to be written the Angels the lead. with Steve Thomas for Iowa’s last 30 games to pull away from the starting nose guard spot, laughinglyoff as the old guys who won’t winOne out later, Hendrick strokedRangers in the division race. admits, "I never was much of a fan it,” California’s Doug DeCinces said.another homer to put California up of any pro football team, but I sure"But I believe our pitching and our4-2. Rangers rookie Pete Incaviglia do follow the New York Jets now.”defense makes up for anything weThe Angels added four insurancestruck out in the first inning to set a The reason, of course, is his older lack in other areas of the game.” runs in the seventh as Joynernew American League record for AP photo brother, Mike, a former Hawkeye The Angels also won the divisionsingled home a run and Downingstrikeouts hit in a season with 176. TheBLOODIED ROYAL: Kansas City catcher Jamie Quirk is title in 1979 and 1982. However,a three-run homer, his 20th. previous record of 175 had been set offensive tackle, was drafted in the steadied by umpire John Shulock after Quirk was accidently struck by first round by the Jets this year. they have never made it to a World That was more than enoughby Mike Nicholson of the Chicago the bat of Oakland’s Carney Lansford Friday. Quirk left the game for "I talk on the phone with Mike at Series. support for left-hander John Cande­White Sox in 1963 and matched by least once a week,” said Dave. "He They will get that chance when laria, 9-2, who allowed five hits, Gorman Thomas of the Milwaukeetreatment. The game was postponed by rain after two innings; it was calls to wish us good luck. Mikethey face the winner of the AL struck out nine and walked two overBrewers in 1979. rescheduled as part of a doubleheader today. suffered a hyperextension of a knee in training camp but should be able to play in another week." The two Haights used to be a Late TD familiar sight riding motorcycles onYouthful Wash the roads between Iowa City and Dyersville, their hometown. _ boosts "Mike got rid of his cycle because the Jets didn’t permit them during gets 1 st victory training camp,” Dave said. "I still 4 Prairie ride mine, and you can be sure I By Mark Dukes turnover total to 17 through four DUBUQUE — Chris Boettcher wear a helmet when I do.” Gazette sports editor games. But losing the ball didn’t intercepted a pass and returned it Uncharacteristicly, Cedar Rapids cost the Warriors this time. 35 yards for a touchdown with 8:16 Washington had gone three games"It was Wash’s football game all remaining in the game as the Hawks without a touchdown pass, an extrathe way,” Kennedy Coach Al Stiers handed Dubuque Senior a 17-6 point or a victory. said. "They got to the ball faster Mississippi Valley Conference prep But the Warriors got all three than we did, they stayed with their football loss Friday night. Friday night in a 20-6 Mississippigame plan and their kids were It was Prairie’s third straight win Dave Valley Conference prep footballintense. Anything I said about our after a season-opening loss to top- Haight triumph over Cedar Rapids Kenne­team would take away from that." ranked Iowa City High. The Hawks dy at Kingston Stadium. are 2-1 in the MVC and 3-1 overall. Washington’s 0-3 start was its AFTER A SCORELESS first half Senior fell to 0-2, 1-3. worst in 20 years. It also had been a in which the two rivals fumbled number of years since the Warriorsnearly as often as they managed a Prairie’s defense limited Dubuque had gone three games without firsta down, Washington put together Senior to minus-6 yards rushing. touchdown pass or extra point.an 8-play drive for the first points. "Our defense played a hell of a "They’re starting to believe in Defensive back Chad Dummer* game. They kept them in the hole You also may see the players’ themselves,” Coach Wally Sheets muth recovered a fumble at the the entire game," said Prairie Coach father, Ron, driving his big semi­said of his junior-dominated team.-Kennedy 34-yard line after the Ed Johnson. trailer milk truck on his route from"This is one of the first clubs I’veCougars' Jordan Laube had caught a Prairie’s Terry Williams booted a Dyersville to Marion to Iowa City.had that has scrimmaged as much 9-yard pass. Seven consecutive run­ 32-yard field goal with 11.34 left in Dont be jealous, thinking Ronthis early. We just have to.” ning plays — four by Nathan Brooks the first half for a 3-0 lead. gets to see the Hawkeyes practice. Kennedy’s record fell to 1-3— took Wash to the Kennedy 9. Gazette photo by L W Ward It remained that way until mid­ Coach Hayden Fry's rule barringoverall and 1-2 in the Valley. The On second down. Warrior quar­John Hickok of Cedar Rapids Washington heads to the end zone after way through the fourth quarter Cougars had five turnovers, givingterback Shannon Shaw found tight visitors includes fathers, too. receiving a pass from Shannon Shaw in Friday's game against when Prairie’s Scott Smith inter­ Dave's prep team at Dyersville them 13 In the past three games. end John Hickok wide open at the cepted a pass and returned it the Beckman had a 5-4 record in 1983, Wash lost four fumbles, hiking •its Please turn to 2B: WashingtonKennedy Wash won, 20-6 • Please turn to 2B: Prairie but improved to 8-1 in his senior season. The loss was to Cedar Rapids LaSalle, keeping Beckman out of the playoffs. Linn-Mar ‘shocked,’ but still beats I.C. West "Mike and I played bothoffense and defense in high school, but I By Mike Hlas "It was really a shock,” Linn-Marujf 297 yards of offense. minutes elapsed in the game. Soonconversion, and it was 21-3 at the always liked defense better and the Gaz«n« sportswriter Coach Greg Purnell said. "West had However, the Lions racked up 346after Lion defensive end Stevehalf coaches let me play that here," Iowa City West’s football teamthrown the ball 80 percent of theyards thanks to several big playsRittgers made a fine, diving inter­ "I think the clincher was when Dave said. surprised Linn-Mar, but not enoughtime in its last two football games.that gave them a 28-3 lead after ception, Sheeley bootlegged Jimmy33 Albaugh broke that sweep." Haight had two tackles in the to prevent the Lions from anotherThey completely changed their of­three quarters. In the second half, yards for another TD. Purnell said. "We guessed right." opener and four last Saturday. win. t - fense. They ended up moving littlethe doubt existed regarding which Liene Lo s 33-yard field goal cut Albaugh scored the Lions’ final "Both Haight and Thomas are Linn-Mar, the state's sixth-rankedfootball really well.” team would win and which would W est’s deficit to 13-3, but Linn-Martouchdown on a two-yard run early inexperienced,” said Fry, "butteam in Class 4A, recorded its 16th West is a school that hasn't lose. again was to strike with suddenin the third quarter. It was set up by they’re only going to get better.straight I victory Friday night, 28-17produced a successtul football teamLinn Mar pounced to a 13-0 leadpotency. On a third and IO at thea 57-yard pass from Sheeley to called Thomas 'Trailer Hitch’ be­ over West. The Lions improved toin 4- many years. You wouldn’t haveafter its first two possessions. 50-yard line, the Trojan defense wasBusch. cause he was overweight when he 0 overall, 3-0 in the Mississippisurmised that by watching theJunior quarterback Ted Sheeleyexpecting a Lion pass.