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Cos Anodes (Times San Diego County Saturday. October 26, 1985 CCPart III Royals Try to Take 1-70 World Series to End of Road Kansas City, Hoping for a Seventh Game, Sends Leibrandt Against Cox THE WORLD SERIES By ROSS NEWHAN, Times Stafj Writer KANSAS CITY VS. ST. LOUIS Game 1 St Louis 3. Kansas City 1 Game 2 St Louis 4.

Kansas City 2 Game 3 Kansas City 6. St Louis 1 Game 4 St Louis 3. Kansas City 0 Game Kansas City 6. St. Louis 1 Game 6 Tonight St Louis at Kansas City 5 25 Game 7 Sunday St Louis at Kansas City 5 30 m.

IF NECESSARY ALL TIMES PDT SATURDAY'S STARTING PITCHERS KANSAS CITY: Charlie Leibrandt 1 7-9. 0-1 ST. LOUIS: Danny Cox (18-9, 0-0) INSIDE The accidental discovery of Todd Worrell. Gordon Edes' story. Page 6.

World Series notes, Page 7. KANSAS CITY, question confronting Charlie Leibrandt is primarily mental: Can he shake off the bitter memory of his ninth-inning defeat in Game 2 and maintain Kansas City's comeback when the 1-70 World Series resumes tonight with the Royals trailing in games, 3-2? The question confronting Danny Cox is primarily physical: Can he shake off the discomfort of a recurring elbow inflammation, which forced him to miss his start in Game 5 Thursday night, and help St. Louis iay claim to Missouri and the world without taking this Series to a climactic seventh game? Leibrandt. who had described that 4-2 loss to the Cardinals Sunday as the low point of his baseball career, told reporters Friday that the mental pain had lingered through the next day or two but was now gone. He will not be thinking revenge, he said, when he pitches tonight.

"If I had pitched poorly, revenge might be a factor," he said. "I might be looking for respect. But I pitched well; I have nothing to be ashamed about. I've put it behind me. I feel good about my pitching right now." Cox, who had a bone spur removed from his elbow in 1982 and was free of pain until late Septem ber, when he began shelving his fastball in favor of chan-geups, failed to attend the Friday press conference after having told club officials he would.

In fact, reporters were kept waiting for 90 minutes before representatives of the commissioner's office found a willing Cardinal in Terry Pendleton. The surprisingly dour, often testy, sometimes belligerent mood of the Cardinals has become a source of irritation with the national media, but that's another story. Asked about concern over Cox, who was 18-9 with a 2.82 earned-run average during the regular season, Manager Whitey Herzog said he would have Joaquin Andu-jar in the bullpen tonight but was confident Cox would go a distance. "I'm not worried about his arm," Herzog said. "He'll pitch good, I think.

That's not the idea. We've got to get going offensively." The absence of Vince Coleman seems to weigh heavily on the Cardinals, who have scored 12 runs in five games and are batting .196. Willie McGee and Tito Landrum each have 7 of the 30 Cardinal hits. Ozzie Smith is 1 for 16 after batting .435 against the Dodgers. The right-field platoon of Cesar Cedeno Please see SERIES, Page 8 KELLEN WINSLOW Blast Gets Revenge Over the Sockers With Overtime Win By MARC APPLEMANJimes Staff Writer Will He Reach the Same eights? Chargers Throw All-Pro to the Wolves Monday By TOM FRIEND, Times Staff Writer BALTIMORE Revenge came to the Baltimore Blast Friday night, 150 days and one long summer after their loss to the Sockers in last season's Major Indoor Soccer League championship series.

It came in overtime, on a goal by forward Mark Kelvin, giving the Blast a 3-2 victory over the Sockers at the Civic Center. In the Sockers' last appearance in Baltimore, they humiliated the Blast, 14-2, on national television in the fourth game of the championship series. San Diego won the title in five games. The Sockers also defeated the Blast, three games to two, to win the 1982-83 MISL title. But Baltimore Coach Kenny Cooper points to the teams' all-time head-to-head record nine victories apiece and insists, "This has to be one of the greatest rivalries in MISL history." Friday night's season opener for both clubs, played before a sellout crowd of 12,523 fans, was pretty fair evidence.

With just under two minutes played in the overtime period, the Sockers made their second key defensive mistake of the game and the Blast capitalized. The first mistake occured with the Sockers leading, 2-1, midway through the final quarter. Blast defenseman Tim Wittman rocketed a shot off the glass above goalkeeper Zoltan Toth. The rebound hit Socker defender Fernando Clavijo in the shoulder and rolled into the net, beyond the desperate lunge of Toth. That was a gift for the Blast.

Give Baltimore more credit on the game-winner. Listen to a very dejected Socker forward Ade Coker explain the shot that rocked the Civic Center: "They were breaking and I got Please see SOCKERS, Page 18 Aztecs to Sport New Look as Plum Takes Over at QB SAN DIEGO-The phone in the office of the San Diego Chargers, the "Office of the '80s," was buzzing. Rrrrring. Rrrrring. Rrrrring.

Fortunately, secretary Pat Rogers, their best telephone receiver, was working this day, and she kept hearing the same question every time she answered. Is Kellen Winslow gonna play? Is Ketten Winslow gonna play? Is Kellen Winslow gonna play? Most of these callers identified themselves as "Fantasy Football players," which means they had formed their own leagues, had drafted NFL players and use these players' Sunday statistics to tabulate points. It's a contagious disease, this fantasy football. Once, a fantasy player called about Dan Fouts and asked Rogers if she would say hello to some of his friends in the Charger front office. "To whom am I speakiSg?" Rogers asked.

"Elroy Hirsch," he replied. Still, the Winslow question especially drives Rogers crazy as she has been answering it for about a year, ever since Winslow tore his right knee ligaments in October of 1984. Normally, she will just tell the callers that she doesn't know when the All-Pro tight end will return. But just five days before the Monday night Charger-Raider game, she had to change her tune because Winslow could play. That's right, she told the callers, Winslow could play.

The callers seemed shocked, even though Winslow, 27, had played a quarter of football the Sunday before in Minnesota. Winslow, too, confirmed this, though he was not taking any calls. The right knee is stronger than ever, he says, and, for good measure, he leg-pressed 700 pounds just to show off. On Oct. 21, 1984, Winslow caught a pass and turned upfield.

His right foot caught awkwardly in the turf while he was hit by a good Please see WINSLOW, Page 16 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS Today's Game Opponent: Oregon. Site: San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium. Time: 7 p.m. Records: Aztecs, 3-3; Ducks, 2-4. Radio: KSDO (1130).

TV: None. By STEVE DOLAN, Times Staff Writer SAN DIEGO-Rich Brooks was slightly inaccurate, but his premise couldn't be questioned. "When your second-string quarterback is rated eighth in the nation, it's quite a luxury," the University of Oregon football coach said. Brooks was referring to San Diego State's Todd Santos, who is actually rated 10th nationally in passing efficiency. Santos will be watching when Jim Plum starts for SDSU in tonight's nonconference game against Oregon.

Plum has a higher rating than Santos, but he has not thrown enough passes to qualify for the NCAA statistics. If it sounds as if there's not much difference between the two quarterbacks, well, that's what coaches and players of both teams have said all week. There is one major difference, however. Santos has played a lot and Plum has played very little. Plum has started once in 3V seasons at SDSU, including a red-shirt year.

He played the first half of a 24-24 tie against Utah last year, only to be replaced by Santos. And until now, Santos had not given up the position. Please see SDSU, Page 5 Associated Press Kellen Winslow will be in uniform, for the second week in a row, against the Raiders. San Diego Sportscene Dave Distel Angels Won't Offer Carew a Contract for '86 Season Three Faces of Motorcycle Racing Mmmm mrnrnm By MIKE PENNER, Times Staff Writer CARLSBAD True or false, there are a few enduring impressions of motorcycles and motorcyclists: If more than one motorcycle is parked in front of a cafe or saloon, don't go in. If more than one motorcycle is parked in front of a doughnut shop, go on in.

After all, it has to be safe with so many cops inside. If followed by a motorcycle with a rider wearing a gold helmet and gold-rimmed sunglasses, slow down. Not all cops can be parked in front of doughnut shops. If followed by a motorcycle with a rider wearing a life-sized tattoo of Lyle Alzado's face on his forearm, don't honk when he speeds up and cuts abruptly in front. I admit these may be dated impressions, in that motorcycles are ridden to work by yuppies and to college by co-eds.

Indeed, motorcycles are advertised on prime-time television along with soft drinks, shaving cream and high-tech conglomerates. Motorcycles have progressed far beyond the days when they were ridden by either cops or robbers, and almost no one else. However, they are still subject to misperceptions, particularly the motorcycles raced in the world of sports. A few years ago, a promoter named Gavin Trippe was talking to a television network executive at a motocross event when he was hit by what was, to him, a puzzling question. "Why," he was asked, "wasn't Kenny Roberts racing here?" "Because," Trippe responded, thinking the query a bit dimwitted, "he's a road racer." Please see SPORTSCENE, Page 18 The Angels confirmed Friday what had been expected since the team's bid for the American League West title died in Texas three weeks ago that 1985, the season of Rod Carew's career hit, would be his last in an Angel uniform.

General Manager Mike Port announced that the club would not offer 1986 contracts to Carew or relief pitcher Al Holland, two of the Angels' nine potential free agents. In a prepared statement, Port said: "It was an extremely tough decision, and Rod handled our conversation with great dignity and understanding of the fact that the Angels have reached a transitional stage. He has been an outstanding achiever throughout his career and we wish him all the best." Carew, 40, had just finished the option year of a two-year contract with the Angels. He played out his option in 1983 to test the free-agent Please see ANGELS, Page 8 Rod Carew SAN DIEGO PREP FOOTBALL Coverage Begins on Page 14 Point Loma 31 Patrick Henry 0 Morse 20 Mira Mesa 13 La Jolla Kearny Sweetwater Southwest .21 20 .31 7 Lincoln 41 San Diego 9 Chula Vista 17 Bonita Vista 9 University 21 University City 7 San Marcos 14 Ramona 13 Helix 25 Granite Hills 31 Hoover 14 Saint Augustine 0.