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Key National, Area College Football Scores Comptsta list of scores en Pc3 lulNMlb 1 Colorado 40 Minnesota 22 IJIMJMi I- LSU 10 UCLA 31 Southern Cal 30 1 1 I Iowa State 6 Indiana 7 fn? "'tik 1 Kentucky 0 Washington St. 30 Stanford 6 I Northwestern 17 Florida St. 76 i Missouri 20 rJtiV'Mr I Wisconsin 14 Alabama 14 Texas IS Tulsa 14 Miami (Fla.) 27 Illinois 30 Ohio State 41 Pnn State 24 13 Texas .15 SIUC 51 Oklahoma 14 Michigan St. 17 Purdue 27 Syracuse 20 Vanderbilt 13 Arkansas .13 SE Missouri 13 13 Kansas 38 Iowa 12 Notre Dam 24 Oregon St 21 Auburn 17 DePauw 34 i Kansas St. 7 Michigan 10 .10 Washington 20 Georgia Tech ..14 Washington 0 SECTION Oct.

20, 1985 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH is) PMk mi By Mike Smith Of tht Post-Dispatch Staff KANSAS CITY As non-crippling maladies go, perhaps only President Ronald Reagan's polyps got more attention. Virtually anyone in the vicinity of Royals Stadium with a notepad or microphone Saturday night cornered Cardinals pitcher Danny Cox and inquired about the tenderness in his right elbow. It is the 18-game winner's misfortune that a bone spur that first bothered him in 1982 has resurfaced late in the 1985 season, causing soreness to such an extent that he missed a start It was Cox who muffled the swaggering New York Mets after they won the first two games of the division-deciding series in St. Louis.

And it was Cox who trashed Los Angeles' postseason party with six strong innings after the Dodgers had won the first two games of the NLCS. Cox's activity in the week since he pitched has been limited to leisurely games of catch on the sidelines. But, he assured: "It's not like you get out of sync in one week. Rest was the best thing I could do for it. That let the inflammation go down." The bone spur, Cox said, "is com chewing tobacco), answer some fan mail, maybe grab a nap, then take a couple of aspirin and go get em," Cox said.

Asked if the magnitude of this start might not make for a fitful night's sleep, Cox replied: "I get to bed about 1 every night and don't get up until 1, so I usually get a good night's rest no matter what." He laughs off the publicity being afforded his elbow, but there's no overplaying the significance of Cox's return to the Cardinals' rotation. Not with Joaquin Andujar having pulled his disappearing act over the last six weeks. mon among a lot of pitchers. Some people it bothers, some it doesn't. I don't feel it when I go out there, but later in the game (the elbow) starts to tighten up." Truth be told, Cox might be more concerned about his legs.

"Right now, this is the biggest game I'm going to pitch in my life. I realize that," he said. "My legs are going to get shaky, but I guess if you don't feel that, then there's something missing inside you. "I'll overcome it. The big thing is, I just want to have fun.

How many chances are we going to get to be here?" 1942 CARDINALS did the impossible Page 2D VINCE COLEMAN likely to be sidelined until Tuesday Page 3D in the National League Championship Series. But Cox will take his turn Sunday night in Game 2 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals. And if he's not wholly recovered from the problem, one wouldn't know it from his spry manner Saturday. "I'll get here tomorrow night after a good night's sleep, put in a dip (of i 4 Game 2, Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Channel 2, KTVI 1120AM.KMOX By John Sonderegger Ot the Post-Dispatch Staff KANSAS CITY They were quiet, but still confident.

If anything, the Kansas City Royals proved something to themselves in Saturday night's 3-1 loss to the Cardinals in the first game of the World Series. Before the doors to the Royals' clubhouse were opened to the media, George Brett said a few words to his comrades. "Hey, we can beat these guys," were Brett's words of encouragement. Heads nodded and preparation began for Sunday night's game. "I still think we're relaxed and we're confident.

We feel we can win," said Brett. "We had the opportunity to score more than they did, but we didnt get it done. Nobody wants to be put in the situation of having to come back in a series. "But one good thing going for us is we've been able to do that all year. We lost the opener, but we won't panic.

Deep down, we still feel we'll come back and win this. We did it against the Toronto Blue Jays, and everybody says they were the best team in baseball this season." Brett had a chance to tie the game in the eighth inning, when he sent a deep drive to right field off an inside fastball from Todd Worrell. "It wasn't in the sweet spot, but I thought I hit it well," said Brett. "It didn't carry the way I thought it would." With the Cardinals holding a 2-1 lead at the time, Andy Van Slyke went up against the wall in right field and pulled the ball down'for a clean catch. The Kansas City crowd figured that Brett had clubbed his fourth home run of postseason play, but It was nothing more than a long out.

Brett was sorry the ball didn't carry out of the park, but he also was miffed at some of the other wasted scoring chances. In the seventh inning, the Royals loaded the bases but couldn't score. They also wasted a couple of hits In the third. Kansas City scored Its only run in the second but left the bases loaded. "Danny pitched good enough to win." said Brett of starter Danny Jack-See ROYALS, Page Blues Hold On For 4-3 Win Over Devils By Tom Wheatley Of tha Post-Dispatch Staff The Blues' home-opening 4-3 victory over New Jersey Saturday night continued a triple trend.

Despite a late lapse that nearly cost them 4-0 lead, the Blues played hard and well. They got balanced scoring from Joey Mullen, Dave Barr. Kevin LaVallee and Ric Nattress. and good goaltending from Greg Millen. The Arena crowd was meager, obviously held down by the televising of the World Series opener.

And the stewardship of owner Harry Ornest who survived a threat by the city to padlock The Arena for the Blues nonpayment of taxes took another curious turn in the Case of the Shrinking Bench Area. The Blues, with Millen starting in goal because of Rick Wams-ley's bruised hand, put the Devils away with three goals in the first 4 minutes IS seconds of the second period. The Blues were leading 1-0 on Mullen's first-period goal, his fourth in four games. Then Barr. LaVallee and Nattress unloaded on backup goalie Alain Chevrier in the second Sec BLUES.

Page 22 Kevin Horrigan r7 Sports Editor Game 1 Gives Everyone Their Money's Worth KANSAS CITY The Super Bowl gives you Roman numerals and pomp and pageantry and great expectations that never quite get fulfilled. Hockey and basketball give you endless weeks of second-rate games between second-tier teams that wind up with the Oilers or the Celtics playing the Lakers or the Islanders. Tennis gives you fortnights of no-names throwing tantrums and in the end, there are McEnroe and Lloyd and the Swedes and Czechs. Golf gives you wealthy, pastel-draped young men you can't root for because you never heard of them before and you don't belong to the country club. Baseball gives you the World Series.

Done right, the World Series is like none other. Saturday night, once country singer Reba McEntire finished mangling the national anthem, it was done right. It just doesn't get much Tighter. The starting pitching was good, the relief pitching better, the hitting good enough. And the defense oh, the defense was just as good as it gets.

Caspar Weinberger should have the defense the World Series got from the Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals in Game 1. If you're a Cardinals fan, you like it even better, being as how the Cardi nals won 3-1. But even the polite peo ple in blue got their money worth this night. The World Series asks the best teams in baseball to elevate their games yet another notch, to reach back, as they say, for something extra The two Missouri teams did that on this chilly, dank evening. Maybe a couple of notches.

Game 1 was like a night at the jeweler's one glittering diamond after another. Put on the jeweler's loupe and examine them closely. Third inning. George Brett batting for the Royals. A ground ball deep into the hole at shortstop.

Ozzie Smith goes three, four, five steps and gloves it, pirouetting and throwing as he falls backward. Brett is safe, but the tone has been set. And who better to set it? In the bottom of the fourth came this reviewer's choice for play of the game. Royals catcher Jim Sundberg is on third base with one away. First baseman Steve Balboni hooks a long, twisting foul down the third-base line, and Cards third baseman Terry Pen dleton turns and flees, leaving Sund berg tagging at third.

Pendleton catches the ball over his left shoulder, like Roy Green used to when Neil Lomax was throwing straight TeePee skids to a stop, turns and guns the ball on a line to Darren Porter at home. "I just reacted," Pendleton said. "I tried to throw the ball as straight as possible. It surprised me that the throw went all the way. I thought it would bounce a couple of times.

If Pendleton was surprised, Sund' berg was shocked and out by several steps. The Royals play turnabout In their fifth when Willie McGee whistles a line drive to the wall in right-center field. It's a sure triple for the man who led the National League In three-base bits. But center fielder Willie Wilson plays the carom impeccably and hits second baseman Frank Wh ite. the cutoff man.

with an impeccable throw. White turns and fires to Brett, who's standing at third like he doesn't have a care in the world. Brett grabs White's throw and slaps his glove on McGee's chest. Out by six Inches. McGee shakes bis bead in admiration.

In the Cardinals' sixth. Brett makes barehanded pickup of Tom Heir's bunt and throws him by a step. Brett is Sec HORPJGAN. Page if The Cardinals' John Tudor delivers In Saturday's 3-1 victory in lwa Slips Hty the first game of the World Series. Most in the crowd of 66,350 the largest In history at the stadium streamed onto the soaked AstroTurf field screaming and punching the air with their fists.

The goalpost at the north end came down In a hurry. In the wake of the scene watched by a national television audience and representatives from seven bowls who were at the game. Fry was asked It the victoiy was the best he has ever had. "I don't even have to think about that," he said. "In fact.

I'm going to vote us No. 1 tomorrow." No doubt Bo Schembechler, the Michigan coach, also will. In the pandemonium. Fry approached Schembechler on the field afterward. Said Fry: "I told him.

'Coach, you've the way. It could be playing in the Rose Bowl for the national championship. In this season of parity, there Is a chance that Iowa could lose once and still find Itself with a legitimate shot at the national title. Rob Houghtlin's 29-yard fteld goal Saturday with the clock melting to 0:00 as the ball soared through the uprights made the Hawkeyes 6-0 overall and tied with Minnesota for the conference lead at 3-0. Minnesota? Think this won't be a crazy season In the Big Ten? Iowa's victory was only Its seventh ever In its long series with mighty Michlpn.

Houghtlin's historic kick led to bedlam at Klnnick Stadium. The former walk-on from Seward. Neb, booted himself out of Osborne's doghouse and then some. He kicked seven field goals Saturday as nationally ranked Nebraska (6th UPI, 7th AP) held off wtnless Missouri 28-20 at Faurot Field before a crowd announced at 62.733. Klein's magnificent seven tied the NCAA record for most field goals In a game.

His five field goals In the first half set an NCAA record. And four of the seven kicks came from more than 40 yards. Not bad for a guy who entered the pme with only six field goals to show for his entire college career. "I thought we would score a lot i J.B. ForbesPost-Dispatch got a great football He looked at me and said, 'Yours is He even gave me a pack of chewing gum.

I'm going to frame It. Really, I am." Michigan, keeping alive its trademark this season of a great defense, fell to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines kept Iowa out of the end zone for 60 minutes and were especially stout inside the 20-yard lines Saturday, but Houghtlin's four field goals were like a kick In the, stomach for Bo. Iowa had its hands on the ball for 16 more minutes and rolled up 240 more yards in total offense but couldn't penetrate Schembechler's end zone. And all he got out of it was defeat It See IOWA.

Page I starting team In Missouri football history. Going back to the end of the 1 984 season, the Tigers have lost nine in a row a school record for consecutive losses. The Tigers have not won a football game In a year. Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of that last victory 61-21 over Kansas State, Missouri's opponent next week. But if ever a team could claim a moral victory, Missouri could Saturday.

For all practical purposes, the Tigers outplayed Nebraska. Safety Erik McMillan and defensive end Dick Chapura led an inspired Tigers defense that played light-years better 112-11 By Dave Dorr Ot th Post-Oispatch Staff IOWA CITY At his arrogant best. Iowa coach Hayden Fry, In a black sweater, white slacks and wearing a showy gold watch, took his seat and leaned toward the microphone. He looked like a Cheshire cat who had just swallowed the Big Ten Conference championship. Maybe he has, even though there are five weekends left in the regular season for his No.

1-ranked Hawkeyes. But the significance of Iowa's 12-10 victory over Michigan in the rain Saturday is not necessarily the determination of who Is No. 1 the Hawk-eyes or the Wolverines. If Iowa doesn't get burned badly the rest of By Jim Thomas Of tfx Post-Dispatch Staff COLUMBIA. Mo.

Dale Klein couldn't kick about his unfortunate turn of events. He was in Tom Osborne's doghouse for a very good reason: He couldn't kick. "I got demoted after I missed a 30-yarder against Florida State." Klein said. That miss was just part of an 0-for-5 swoon for Klein. As a result two other kickers got a chance to win the job.

"We've talked to Dale lots this year." said Osborne, the Cornhuskers' coach. "It's just one of those things you have to work out for yourself." Which Is precisely what Klein did. more touchdowns." said Klein, a junior. "I thought I'd be kicking more extra points than field goals. "I started off with a couple of short ones (32 and 22 yards) and those were almost like extra points.

If the kicker makes his first one or two. he's on a roll" After his initial success. Klein kept right on kicking. His streak enabled the Tigers to continue a couple of their own streaks, although they're not the kind you brag about As a result of Saturday's defeat the 0-6 Tigers joined Don Faurot's 1955 team in the record boots as the worst- 1.