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SPORTS Sunday, October 12, 1986 KERRVILLE DAILY TIMES-17A TAKE 2-1 AL SERIES LEAD Angels Edge Red Sox ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Reggie Jackson, a veteran of 11 American League playoffs, says the Boston Red Sox aren't in deep trouble yet. "We're just up 2-1, it's 'advantage Angels," the California slugger said Friday night after the Angels beat the Red Sox 5-3 to take a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-seven AL playoffs. "They (the Red Sox) are not in a must-win situation yet because they don't have three losses," Jackson said. "But in the next game, they have their best pitch- Team Tennis Action Times Photo by R.

Michael Jenkins AGAINST HOUSTON ASTROS Darling Tries 'Splitter' NEW YORK (AP) There is a world of difference between split-fingered pitches, Ron Darling admits. For example, he says, "mine doesn't strike out 14 batters." Darling drew the starting- assignment for the New York Mets in Saturday's third game of the National League playoffs against Houston's Bob Knepper. The two teams split the first two games of the best-of-seven series in Houston. Mike Scott, baseball's chief exponent of the splitter, pitched a five-hitter to beat the Mets 1-0 in the opener, striking out 14. Bob Qjeda pitched the Mets to a 5-1 victory in the second game.

"Mine's a lot different pitch than Mike's," Darling said. The biggest difference is in the size of the hands. Roger Craig, now manager of the San Francisco Giants, taught Scott his split-finger fastball, "and Craig likes to teach players with big hands. Mine are too small, so I taught myself the pitch." Darling, who uses his splitter as a change of speed, says he decided to learn the pitch after he was unsuccessful at learning the Tom Seaver changeup, the one where the index finger and thumb meet to grip the ball with an "OK" sign. "I tried to learn the pitch, but I just couldn't manage it," Darling said.

"I don't think anybody can." Using the split-finger, plus a 90 mph fastball and a hard curve, Darling compiled a 15-6 record this season, winning three of his last four decisions. Darling had NL PLAYOFFS 13 no-decisions, but in his outings, the Mets had a record of 26-8, the best for any pitcher ont he staff. Darling was 1-1 with a 2.63 ERA against the Astros this season. Knepper, on the other hand, was 3-1 one victory coming in relief with a 1.67 ERA against the Mets. After Aug.

20, however, Knepper was 1-4 in eight starts to finish 17-12, and he missed a turn in the rotation to work his way out of the slump. "My mechanics were all messed up," Knepper said. "And I'm the kind of pitcher who approaches the game from a mechanics and rhythm standpoint. I had a totally incorrect picture of what I was trying to do with the ball. My folks sent me some videotapes, and I saw from them that I was going about it all wrong." The Mets finally got their offense going in Game Two against Nolan Ryan.

Ryan retired the first 10 batters, one shy of the playoff record set by Vida Blue in 1974, then gave up two runs in the fourth and three'more in the fifth. That broke a string of 12 scoreless playoff innings for New York. Keith Hernandez had two hits, including a two-run triple, and Gary Carter drove in a run with a double, but the key was New York's tablesetters. Wally Backman had two hits, scored twice and drove in a run. Lenny Dykstra had two hits and scored once.

Houston's No. 1 and 2 hitters, meanwhile, were ineffective. Leadoff hitter Billy Hatcher and the man who follows him in the order, Billy Doran, each were 1- for-8 for the two games, and only Hatcher scored a run. The Astros stranded 17 runners in the first two games, and it could have been worse but for three Mets double plays. "We scored two runs in the first two games of the players, so we've got to feel lucky just to win one," Astros Manager Hal Lanier said.

With the lefty Kriepper going in Game Three, Mets Manager Davey Johnson planned to use his right-handed hitting platoon for the first time, thus taking both Dykstra and Backman out of the lineup. Switch-hitter Mookie Wilson will hit leadoff, moving from left into Dykstra's center field spot, Tim Teufel replaces Backman at second and hits second, and Kevin Mitchell plays left and hits sixth. With Darling pitching for New York, Lanier goes back to his left-handed hitting platoon with Denny Walling playing third and hitting third instead of Phil Garner, and Craig Reynolds at shortstop and batting eighth for Dickie Thon. While the Mets talked of a swing in momentum to their side, Hernandez spoke cautiously. "If you say we have the edge now, I disagree," Hernandez said.

if they "But with guys like (Bill) Buckner, (Don) Baylor, (Jim) Rice, guys who've been here before, the Red Sox certainly aren't going to lie down for us." Roger Clemens, who had a 24-4 record this season but was shelled in the Angels' playoff-opening 8-1 victory, will start for Boston in tonight's fourth game. Don Button, who this season became just the 19th pitcher ever to win as many as 300 games, will oppose him. Going with their ace on just three days' rest, the Red Sox will not face the Angels' top pitcher, Mike Witt, until Sunday. Boston Manager John McNamara has not announced who'll go for the Red Sox in Sunday afternoon's game at Anaheim. The Angels took a 2-1 edge in the series on seven steady innings by starter John Candelaria, a solo homer by Dick Schofield that snapped a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning, and a two-run homer by Gary Pettis later for a 4-1 lead later in the same inning.

The game was marked by controversy, as home plate umpire Terry Cooney changed a call he made at the plate in the fourth inning when the Angels' Wally Joyner attempted to score from second on Doug DeCinces roller down the first-base line. Cooney, who'd moved down the line toward first, initially called Joyner safe. But, making the call on the assumption that Boston catcher Rich Gedman had missed the tag, Cooney decided to double- check and asked third base umpire Rich Garcia if he saw a tag. Garcia said he had, and Cooney changed his call. So the Angels, who would have been tied 1-1 with two runners on base, instead were out of the inning with nothing to show for it.

Capping the commotion, which delayed the game for about 10 minutes, Angels Manager Gene Mauch was thrown out of the contest. He became the first manager ever ejected in an AL playoff game. "That was one of the best games I never saw," Mauch joked afterward. "I think I wore out two pairs of shoes going up and down the runway (between the clubhouse and the dugout)." While Mauch was in a feisty mood following the Angels' victory, Red Sox Manager John McNamara seemed slightly testy. He said a fan had grabbed his hat and, "If I could have got a boost I would have gone in the stands after In addition to the homers by Schofield and Pettis both off Boston starter Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, the Angels got a run-scoring single from Jackson to tie the game 1-1 in the sixth.

Jackson also scored California's fifth run on Ruppert Jones' sacrifice fly after walking in the eighth. The Red Sox got just one run off Candelaria with three singles and a walk in the second inning, then came up empty in the fifth after Gedman singled to open the inning and Tony Armas followed with a double. Candelaria got Spike Owen on a grounder to first, loaded the bases with a walk to Wade Boggs, but then got Marty Barrett on a popup and ended the threat by inducing Bill Buckner to ground out We won, that's all I'm happy about," said Can- delaria, who came back from elbow surgery early this season to post a 10-2 record. "I kept our team in the game while I was in there, and that's my job." Candelaria gave up five hits and three walks and struck out five. He gave way to Donnie Moore after the seventh inning.

Moore allowed a run-scoring single by Gedman and let another run-score-when he balked as the Red Sox pulled to within 4-3 in the eighth inning. Boyd, making his first-ever playoff appearance gave up eight hits, two walks and had three strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings. He was charged with four Angel runs. "I wouldn't say that I pitched a real good eame because I lost," Boyd said. "When I feel that I'm throwing good and it doesn't work, I don't know now to sum it up.

"On both home runs, I threw it too hard. It all happened so fast." After Sunday's game, the series shifts back to Boston, if necessary, with games Tuesday and Wednesday. GEORGE C. BENSON hits a long one off the tee at the Riverhill Senior Men's Club Championship on Friday. Thirty-two golfers, including defending champ Ralph Baseball Playoffs Post-Season Baseball Glance By The Associated Press All Times EOT League Championship Series Tuesday, Oct.

7 California 8, Boston 1 Wednesday, Oct. 8 Boston 9, California 2 Houston 1, New York 0 Thursday, Oct. 9 New York 5, Houston 1, series tied 1-1 Friday, Oct. 10 California 5, Boston 3, California leads series 2-1 Saturday, Oct. 11 Houston (Knepper 17-12) at New York (Darling 15-6), 12:10 p.m.

Boston (Clemens 24-4) at California (Sutton 15-11), 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 Boston at California, 3 p.m. Houston (Deshaies 12-5) at New York (Fernandez 16-6), 8:20 p.m. Monday, Oct.

13 Houston at New York, if necessary, 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 California at Boston, if necessary, 8:20 p.m. Times Scoreboard Wednesday, Oct. 15 New York at Houston, if necessary, 3:05 p.m.

California at Boston, if necessary, 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 New York at Houston, if necessary, 8:20 p.m. Prep Top Ten By The Associated Press Here's how teams ranked in the Associated Press Schoolboy Football Poll fared in this weekend's games: CLASS 5A 1. San Antonio Holmes (5-0) beat Har- landale, 63-0, on Thursday 2.

Odessa Permian (6-0) beat Odessa U.S., 20-6 3. Dallas Carter (5-0) at Sunset, on Saturday 4. Beaumont Central (5-1) lost to Port Arthur Jefferson, 16-13 5. Houston Yates (6-0) beat Houston Wheatley, 49-13, on Thursday 6. Duncauville (6-0) beat Irving Nimitz, 7.

San Angelo Central (6-0) beat Mid- Solunar Tables The schedule of Solunar Periods, as printed below, has been taken from Mrs. Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES. Plan your days so that you will be fishing in good territory or hunting in good cover during these times if you wish to find the best sport that each day has to offer. The Major Periods are shown in boldface type. These begin at the times shown and last for an hour and a half or two hours thereafter.

The Minor Periods, shown in regular type, are somewhat shorter duration. A.M. DATE MINOR MAJOR Oct. 12 Sunday 1:50 8:00 13 Monday 2:40 8:50 14 Tuesday 3:20 9:30 15 Wednesday 4:10 10:15 16 Thursday 4:50 10:50 17 Friday 5:30 11:30 18 Saturday 6:05 19 Sunday 6:55 12:40 P. MINOR 2:10 3:00 3:40 4:25 5:00 5:40 6:30 7:15 M.

MAJOR 8:25 9:10 9:55 10:35 11:15 11:50 12:20 1:05 land, 42-0 8. North Mesqulte (6-0) beat Highland Park, 42-14 yP ress Fal 'banks (4-1) vs. Jersey Village, on Saturday 10. Amarillo Palo Duro (6-0) beat Plainview, 14-7 CLASS 4A 1. McKinney (6-0) beat Terrell, 21-0 2.

Corsicuna (5-0) beat Cedar Hill, 48-12 3. West Orange-Stark (4-1) did not play 4. Lubbock Estacado (4-0-1) vs. Dumas, on Saturday 5. Jasper (6-0) beat Silsbee, 22-0 6.

Sulphur Springs (4-1-1) tied Kilgore, 7. Hereford (6-0) beat Levelland, 8-3 8. Wichita Falls Hirschi (4-1) did not play 9. New Braunfels (6-0) beat Boerne, 2710. Uvalde (6-0) beat Alamo Heights, CLASS 3A 1.

Daingerfield (6-0) beat Clarksville, 426 2. Cuero (6-0) beat Edna, 45-0 3. Ballinger (6-0) beat Sonora, 27-0 4. Kirbyville (6-0) beat Kountze, 37-7 5. Mexia (6-0) beat Palestine Westwood, 28-14 6.

Medina Valley (S-0-1) beat Somerset, 26-0 7. Universal City Randolph (4-0) beat San Antonio Soulhslde, 30-22 8. Port Arthur Austin (5-1) beat Ana- buac, 34-12 9. Litllefield (6-0) beat Dimmltt, 28-0 10. Pittsburg beat Prairilaud, 63-0 CLASS 2A 1.

Refugio (6-0) beat Orauge Grove 61-0 2. Eastlaud (6-0) beat Ranger, 63-0 3. Shiner (6-0) beat Weimar, 44-0 4. San Antonio Cole (6-0) beat Natalia, 5. Goldthwaite (6-0) beat Jim Ned, 42-0 6.

Mason beat Blanco, 34-0 7. Abenaathy (5-1) beat Hart, 37-28 8. Franklin (5-1) lost to Leon, 18-12 9. Seymour (5-1) lost to Oluey, 21-8 10. Pilot Point (3-0-3) tied Aubrey, 14-14 CLASS IA 1.

Valley View (H)) beat ColUusvUle, 2. Meridian (6-0) beat Chilton, 27-12 3. Axtell (5-0) beat Bosqueville, 62-6 4. Muuday (4-1-1) beat Rotau, 40-13 5. Wheeler (5-1) beat McLean, 38-0 6.

High Inland (5-1) lost to BurkevUle, 7. Breuioud (6-0) beta Culvert, 35-S 8. Fhttouia (4-1) did uot play Apple Spriugs beat Cheater, 10. Bruntc (5-0) beat Water Valley, 32-0 Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY that Dick Howser, manager, will manage the club In 1687 and Hal McRae, designated hitter, will be player-coach. Announced that Mike Ferraro and Lee May, coaches, will not be rehired.

NEW YORK Lou Pinella, manager, to a two-year contract Named Woody Woodward vice president and general manager, Clyde King special assistant to the owner and Bob Quinn vice president of baseball administration. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DENVER that Pete Williams, forward, has left training camp. GOLDEN STATE wavien on Phil Ford, guard, and Mike Williams, forward. FOOTBALL National Football League GREEN BAY Karl Swanke, offensive tackle. Place-! Mark Cannon, center, OB injured reserve.

KANSAS CITY Gary Baldinger, defensive lineman. Signed Jim Rourke, offensive lineman. MIAMI Lyle Blackwood, defensive back, on injured reserve. NEW ORLEANS Reggie Sutton, cornerback, and announced that he will be ineligible to play until 1987. ST.

LOUIS Mike Ruether, offensive lineman. SAN FRANCISCO vated Wendell Tyler, running back, and Michael Durette, offensive guard. Placed Curl Monroe, running back, on injured reserve. Waived Tony Cherry, mulling back. SEATTLE Bob Cryder, guard.

Activated Edwin Bailey, guard, from injured reserve. COLLEGE GULF STAR ATHLETIC that Southern Unl- venlty has been voted into the conference. Sports Briefs TENNIS SCOTTSDALE, Arix. (AP) Top- seeded John McEnroe won both of his matches in contrasting fashion in the WCT Scottsdale Open. McEuroe beat 18-year-old Jaime of Peru 6-3, 6-4 lu a second-round uuetcb.

But in the quarterfinals, McEnroe struggled before finally eliminating Glenn Lavendecker 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2. The semifinals will pit McEnroe against fourth-seeded David Pate, who beat Jim Grabb 6-3, 6-4. The other semifinal will pair third- seeded Kevin Curren against Todd Wits- ken. Curren outlasted Marty Davis 6-7 (73), while Wltsken downed stubborn Sammy Glammalva 6-7 (2-7). 7-5, 6-3.

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) Top- seeded Steffi Graf of West Germany defeated Stephanie Rehe, the No. 6 seed from the United States, 6-3, 6-1 on Friday and reached the semifinals of the $150,000 European Indoor tennis tournament. In another quarterfinal, seventh-seeded Lori McNeil of the United States scored a 7-6 (11-9), 7-5 victory over Laura Glldemeis- ter Arraya of Peru. GOLF LONDON (AP) Peggy Conley, upset by a slow play warning, recovered her composure and took a one-stroke lead at the halfway mark of the British Women's open golf tournament. Conley finished with an eagle-birdie for a second-round 69 and moved ahead of Britain's Debbie Downing and Spain's Martu Figueras-Dotll, the first-round leader, with an 11-under-par total.

GAMO, Japan (AP) American Patti Rixxo fired a 1-uuder-par 71 Saturday to grab the lead after three rounds of the fZW.MO Takara Invitational Golf Tournament. RUzo, winner of last year's LPGA Corning Classic, had four birdies on the first 12 holes, but bogeyed three of her last six holes. "1 missed fairways twice but my iron shots and putting were pretty good.) have great expectations for tomorrow's final round," she said. GENERAL COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Citing serious shortcomings in the way the Unf- verally of Maryland educates its student- athletes, a task force proposed that players meat tougher admission and academic standards and do without some of the special treatment they have received in the past.

A report by the force did not fault anyone specifically, but it did say souie coaches placed the academic and development of their students below their athletic performances. The task force study was undertaken in the wake of the June It cocaine-induced death of Maryland basketball star Leu Bias, and the subsequent disclosure of ta- riuus academic p' among souir university's athlete Times Photo by R. Michael Jenkins Sharpless, were out to compete for top honors The tourney was slated to conclude on Saturday. Detmer Sets New Records By CHARLES RICHARDS Associated Press Writer Ty Detmer of San Antonio Southwest displayed Friday night why many college coaches consider him Texas' outstanding nigh school quarterback. The 6-1, 170-pound Detmer, who last year passed for 3,551 yards more yards than any quarterback in Texas schoolboy history completed 27 of 44 pas- ses for 435 yards and seven touchdowns to lead his team to a 47-0 rout of San Antonio Memorial.

Last year, he set at least eight state or Class AAAA career or single-game passing records. Friday night, he broke two more state records and two city records. Pretty sharp tonight, said Detmer, who plans to take his passing skills to Brigharn Young after graduation. "We talked about going for them (the records) on the sidelines, but when we got in there we just took what was open His seven TDs, four of which were caught by Hanker Kevin set a cit ma rk for touchdown passes in a career giving him 58 career scoring strike and surpassing the old re cord of 54 thrown ly Tommy lli0 Lee Dettiier also broke the city record for touchdown passes' in a single came, bettering the live thrown by Brackeiu-idge's Victor Castillo against Houston Spring Branch in 1962. His 435 yards through the air breaks his own city record of 430..