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THE LATROBE BULLETIN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1985 PAGE 11 Brett's effort ignites KC By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East I Pet. PF PA Miami 4 10 JM 131 IS N.Y. Jets 111 JM 121 77 Indianapolis ill ft 123 New England 13 1 113 Buffalo I I JM 13 Central Cleveland 3 I JM tl II Pittsburgh 1 3 I 111 II Cincinnati 14 .200 141 144 Houston 1 4 1 Mt 41 117 West Denver I 2 I JM 151 121 Kansas City 3 2 I JM 121 104 L.A. Raiders 1 2 I JM IIS IN Seattle 3 2 I JM 134 143 San Diego 2 3 I jm 121 142 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Dallas 4 I I JM 132 II N.Y. Giants 12 1 .401 113 St.

Louis 2 I .400 in 133 Washington 2 3 1 .400 73 131 Philadelphia 14 0 54 13 Central Chicago 5 1 I 1JM 143 tt Detroit 3 2 I .401101 114 Minnesota 3 2 JM 120 103 Green Bay 2 3 I .400 117 123 Tampa Bay I JM IS 141 West LA. Rams 3 I I 1.000 102 12 By DOUG TUCKER AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -Pete Rose and Reggie Jackson were just two of the famous names George Brett erased from the record book. But most importantly for him and Kansas City, his remarkable 4-for-4 performance in the third game of the American League playoffs Friday night pulled the Royals back from the edge of an abyss and carried them to a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Brett hit two home runs, a double and a single.

He drove in three runs. He scored four. He made a great defensive play at third base to save a run. Almost singlehandedly, he enabled the Royals to come into tonight's fourth game of the best-of-seven series trailing the Blue Jays only two games to one. "I don't ever remember seeing somebody play a greater said Royals catcher Jim Sundberg.

"He was absolutely awesome." That was the word most frequently used to describe Brett's night. "Brett was just awesome all night long," said Blue Jay third baseman Ranee Mulliniks, who homered himself. Brett's home run off Doyle Alexander put Kansas City ahead 1-0 in the first. In the fourth, he doubled off the wall and eventually scored on Frank White's sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead. the pressure is on them." Ironically, it was a lucky bloop single by the holder of the team home run record that scored Brett with the winning run.

Facing Jim Clancy, the Blue Jays' third pitcher, Brett led off the eighth with a ground single past first Hal McRae sacrificed him to second and a ground out put him at third. Pat Sheridan was walked intentionally to bring up Steve Balboni, a frustrated slugger who was 0-for-ll in the playoffs. A moment later, Balboni hit a soft blooper that dropped between shortstop and center field as Brett crossed theplate. Steve Farr, with 4 1-3 innings of two-hit relief, took care of the rest. "It was a bad swing and a bad pitch to swing at.

You'd have to say it was a lucky hit," said Balboni, whose 36 home runs this year broke John Mayberry's club record. After losing the first two games in Toronto Tuesday and Wednesday, Brett said, the Royals knew Friday night's game was virtually do-or-die. "If we don't win tonight, we're really in bad shape," he said. "You could just dig the hole six feet deep and put in the coffin. But this gives us some momentum going into the next game.

It's not over yet by a long way." Tonight, Dave Stieb, 14-13 and the winner in Game 1, goes against Kansas City's Charlie Leibrandt, 17-9, the Game 1 loser. Then the Blue Jays delivered what could have been a knockout punch in the fifth. They chased Royals ace Bret Saberhagen with a five-run uprising, capped by two-run home runs by Mulliniks and Jesse Barfield, and the Royals faced the embarrassing possibility of having their postseason losing streak reach straight. Between the two Toronto homers, the Jays scored on Damaso Garcia 's double and a line drive single by Lloyd Moseby that struck Saberhagen on the ankle and bounced into left field. Saberhagen was in obvious pain but continued long enough to serve up a homer to Mulliniks.

In an even greater embarrassment, Royals Manager Dick Howser was on the brink of seeing his postseason managerial record sink to 0-12. But Brett would not be denied In the bottom of the fifth, Sundberg homered, slicing one run off Toronto's lead. And in the sixth, Willie Wilson singled and rode home on Brett's homer over the fence in left-center field, knotting the score at 5-5. "When it went to 5-5, 1 just knew the game was burs," said Brett, who had hinted at things to come by slugging five home runs in a decisive six-game span in the final week of the season. He finished the season with a career-high 30.

"I think the way we've played in the playoff series, we're the complete underdog," Brett said. "Now This is one of the most attractive college football weekends in some time. In afternoon contests, second-ranked Oklahoma meets No. 17 Texas in Dallas, fourth-ranked Florida State visits No. 12 Auburn, seventh-ranked Florida entertains No.

14 Tennessee and eighth-ranked Penn State plays host to No. 10 Alabama. Meanwhile, No. 1 Iowa is at Wisconsin, No. 3 Michigan at Michigan State, San Diego State at No.

11 Brigham Young, No. 13 Air' Force at Navy and Indiana at No. 15 Ohio State. Nebraska leads the series with Oklahoma State 22-2-1 but the Cowboys, who blew second-half leads in the last two meetings, think this may be their year. "Our kids left Lincoln last year feeling we had a legitimate shot at winning the game," says Jones.

"We feel good about playing at night and in front of our fans. I think our fans can make a difference in the game." Since dropping its opener to Florida State 17-13, Nebraska has walloped Illinois 52-25, Oregon 63-0 and New Mexico 38-7. Nebraska's Tom Osborne calls the Cowboys "the best football team we've played. We thought Florida State was a solid, all- Oklahom a State hopes to stop Nebraska's 24-year reign By The Associated Press WALES CONFERENCE -Patrick Division 'Pit OF GA New Jersey 111 24 NY Rangers til 2 4 2 NY Islanders I I I I I I Philadelphia I I I I I Pittsburgh 111 13 5 Washington III! 2 4 Adams Division Boston 1112 3 1 Hartford 1112 5 I Montreal III 2 3 Quebec 1112 I 2 Buffalo I I I I 4 5 CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Norris Division Detroit III 14 Minnesota 1111 4 4 St. Louis I I 0 I I Chicago I 1 til i Toronto I 1 I I 1 1 Smythe Division Calgary lit 21 1 Baseball By The Associated Press All Times EOT League Championship Series Tuesday, Oct.

I Toronto Kansas City 1 Wednesday, Toronto 4, Kansas City 10 innings Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 1 Thursday, Oct. II Los Angeles 1 St. Louis 2, Los Angeles leads series 2-1 Friday, Oct. 11 Kansas City 4, Toronto 5, Toronto leads series 2-1 Saturday, Oct.

12 Los Angeles (Welch 14-4) at St. Louis (Cox Toronto (Clancy or Stieb 14-11) at Kansas City (Jackson 14-12 or Leibrandt 17-), 1.15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. II Toronto (Key 14-4 or Stieb 14-11) at Kansas City (Leibrandt 17-f or Black 10-15), 4:15 p.m. Los Angeles (Reuss 14-10) at St.

Louis (Tudor 21-1), IS p.m. Monday, Oct. 14 Los Angeles at St. Louis, 1:05 p.m., if necessary New Orleans 3 2 1 JM 113 112 San Francisco 3 2 I JM 1 1 Atlanta I I JM 4 141 Sunday's Games Buffalo at New England Cleveland at Houston Denver at Indianapolis Detroit at Washington Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Minnesota vs. Green Bay at Milwaukee New York Giants at Cincinnati St.

Louis at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Dallas New Orleans at Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City at San Diego Chicago at San Francisco Atlanta at Seattle Monday's Game Miami at New York Jets Sunday, Oct. 21 Cincinnati at Houston Dallas at Philadelphia Indianapolis at Buffalo Los Angeles Raiders at Cleveland Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City New Orleans at Atlanta Washington at New York Giants St. Louis at Pittsburgh San Diego at Minnesota San Francisco at Detroit New York Jets at New England Seattle at Denver Tampa Bay at Miami Monday, Oct. 21 Green Bay at Chicago Edmonton 1 0 0 2 4 1 Vancouver 10 1 2 4 5 Los Angeles 1 1 0 0 5 4 Winnipeg 12 1 0 4 12 Friday's Game Calgary Winnipeg 3 Saturday's Games Washington at New Jersey Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Boston at Detroit N.Y. Rangers at Hartford Chicago at Montreal Quebec at Toronto Buffalo at Minnesota N.Y.

Islanders at Los Angeles St. Louis at Vancouver Sunday's Games Montreal at Boston Philadelphia at Washington New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers St. Louis at Edmonton Quebec at Winnipeg Toronto at Chicago Calgary at Los Angeles playoffs Tuesday, Oct. IS Kansas City at Toronto, 1:15 p.m., necessary Wednesday.Oct.il St.

Louis at Los Angeles, 1:05 p.m., if necessary Kansas City at Toronto, p.m., if necessary Thursday, Oct. 17 St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles, 8:35 p.m., if necessary World Series Saturday, Oct. 19 at American League, 1:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct.

21 at American League, 7 p.m., if Toronto; 1:30 p.m., if Kansas City Tuesday, Oct. 22 at National League, 1:35 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 at National League, 1: 25 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

24 at National League, 1: 25 p.m., if necessary Saturday, Oct. 24 at American League, 1: 25 p.m., if necessary Sunday, Oct. 27 at American League, 7 p.m., if Toronto; 1:30 p.m., if Kansas City, if necessary play this year. Trope said afterward that he was prepared to go to court to force the NFL to accept Davis, a fifth-year senior who was suspended by TCU this year for accepting money from boosters. "Given the threat of legal action by the agent for TCU's Kenneth Davis, we have authorized our attorneys to seek a court ruling in Davis' home state that this long-standing league rule is reasonable," the NFL said in a statement.

The NFL rule refers to Grange, the "Galloping Ghost," a University of Illinois halfback who, in 1925, signed with the Chicago Bears and played for them on Thanksgiving Day, immediately after the end of his college career. Browne said that although many requests for exemptions to the rule had been made most "recently one involving Don Holmes, a wide receiver from Mesa College in Grand Junction, Colo. no player since Grange had played both in college and in the NFL the same year. amnan Stoning At SKTVIEff SATELLITE 450 totroboDorry Rood loyofhanno. Po.

15661 537-7693 mmsrnm Brett, who has appeared in all 22 postseason games the Royals have played since winning their first AL West title in 1976, broke four career playoff records, including one of his own. His eight career home runs are the most in the AL playoffs and tie Steve Garcey for the league championship mark. His 20 career runs broke Rose's mark of 17. His 34 hits snapped Jackson's record of 32. His 71 total bases wiped out Rose's mark of 63.

He raised his total of extra base hits to 17, breaking his own mark. "Nothing George does surprises meanymore," Howsersaid, TORONTO KANSAS CITY abrhbi abrhbi Garcia 2b 1 2 0 LSmith If lilt Moseby cf 4 111 LJones II 1 1 1 1 Mullnks 3b 4 1 I 2 Wilson cf 4 121 Upshaw lb 4 110 Brett 3b 4 4 4 3 Oliver dh 2 0 10 McRae dh 3110 CJhnsn dh 2 111 White 2b 3 011 GBell If 4130 Sheridn rf 3011 Whitt 3110 Balboni lb 4 0 11 Barfield rf 4 112 Sundbrg 4 111 FernndJ ss 4 0 11 Biancln ss 1010 Dlorg ph 10 0 0 Cncpcn ss 10 01 Totals 34S13S Totals 32 410 1 Toronto 000 051 000- Kansas City 100 112 tlx- 4 Game Winning RBI Balboni (1). E-Upshaw, LSmith. DP-Kansas City 3. LOB Toronto 4, Kansas City 5.

2B- Garcia 2, Brett, Upshaw, McRae. HR Brett 2 (2), Barfield (1), Mulliniks (1), Sundberg (l). S-McRae. SF-White. IP ER BB SO Toronto Alexandr 7 0 1 Lamp 2 1 0 0 0 2 Clancy L.6-1 I 2 lilt Kansas City Sabrhgn Black 41-3 1 4 1-3 2 0 0 1 0 4 1-3 2 0 0 0 3 Farr Alexander pitched to 3 batters in 4th.

2:51. Manager Midas leads LA By JOHN NELSON AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) Everything the Los Angeles Dodgers touch seems to turn to gold, and at least part of the credit must go to Manager Midas, Tom Lasorda. Through the first two games of the National League playoffs, the Dodgers had negated the St. Louis Cardinals' most potent offensive weapon, speed, while beating their two 20-game winning pitchers, John Tudor and Joaquin Andujar.

At the same time, Los Angeles has prospered in all aspects of its own game pitching, power hitting and defense while adding a wrinkle here and there, courtesy of Manager Midas. Little things like a two-out squeeze bunt, stolen bases by guys who don't steal bases and a few well-timed pitchouts have helped the Dodgers prevail "Everything they do seems to go right," says Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith, who has been credited with some wizardry of his own from time to time. In the aftermath of all this alchemy, the Dodgers have a two-games-to-none lead in the best-of-seven NL series with Game 3 scheduled for today in St. Louis. Bob Welch, the Dodger righthander who went 14-4 during the season, was picked to start against St.

Louis right-hander Danny Cox, 18-9. The Cardinals were looking forward to a change of venue to change their fortunes. Unable to use their speed to its fullest advantage on Los Angeles' grass field, the astroturf of Busch Stadium is perfectly suited for the likes of speedsters Vince Coleman and Willie McGee. "It didn't work out in Los Angeles, but being at home should be different," Cardinal outfielder Cesar Cedeno says. "We know we can bounce back.

That's the way we made it to the playoffs." Catcher Darrell Porter called the Cardinals a team perfectly matched with the artificial surface, saying that Manager Whitey Herzog "is a master at buildjng a team for. a particular ballpark." "We don't have a lot of home run power, but We've got a lot of gap hitters, and guys who run," Porter said. "Playing at home gives you a little confidence edge anyway." Lasorda disagreed with any suggestion that something must have gone wrong with the Cardinals. "I think you have to give our club a little credit, especially for stopping them in that first inning," Lasorda said, "and you also must remember that our hitters hit the ball pretty well when we had men on base. "I think you should be giving credit to our club rather, than trying to point at what they didn't do." 'Red Grange Rule-stops Davis' entry By HERSCHEL NISSENSON AP Sports Writer -Oklahoma State has one of the nation's up-and-coming football programs and the question is whether the Cowboys will get their annual comeuppance from Nebraska.

Pat Jones is only in his second season as OSU's head coach but he is well aware that it has been 24 frustrating years since Oklahoma Slate last defeated Nebraska. Do the Pokes have a phobia about the Qornhuskers? "I don't think so, but we're getting awfully close to it," says Jones, whose fifth-ranked Cowboys entertain the ninth-ranked Cor-nhuskers tonight. If lightning is to strike twice where 24-year precedents are concerned, all Jones has to do is remind his players that Iowa hadn't been ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll from 1961 until last week. In another night game involving two members of the AP's Top twenty, 16th-ranked Southern Methodist plays host to No.

19 Baylor. Also under the lights, sixth-ranked Arkansas visits Texas Tech, No. 18 Georgia faces Mississippi in Jackson and No. 20 LSUisatVanderbilt. Cribbs joins Bills again ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.

(AP) Running back Joe Cribbs has re-' joined the team that made him famous the Buffalo Bills and he says he hopes his presence rejuvenates the winless National Football League "I know these guys are capable of playing," Cribbs said Friday, shortly after his contract signing was announced. "It may take a little time, but we've got 11 games left. 'A Coach Hank Bullough said Cribbs won't be playing against the New England Patriots in Foxboro, on Sunday because he has to learn the Bills' offensive system, which has. changed since he teftyi and he isn't in physical condition for a game. "Cribbs, the Bills' leading rusher from 1980 through 1983.

around football team, but I think Oklahoma State is better." Every other year and this is one of them Baylor and SMU play in Dallas and take a back seat to the Oklahoma-Texas shenanigans. "I've been mildly irritated that through the years we have had to play second-fiddle to the Texas-Oklahoma game," says Baylor Coach Grant Teaff. "A lot of times we have the much better game but nobody seems to know it. I'd like to see the game get more recognition." Teaff also says it is "not the best time to be playing a team with outstanding talent like SMU" since the Mustangs are coming off a 28-6 loss to Arizona. "We're catching them when they are going to be mighty mad." The rest of the Saturday night schedule finds Boston College at Army, Mississippi State at Kentucky, Southern Mississippi at Louisville, Tulane at Memphis State, Cincinnati at Miami, Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan, Miami, 0.

at Toledo, Long Beach State at Tulsa, Utah at Arizona State, San Jose State at Fresno State, Pacific at Nevada-Lasf Vegas and Colorado State at New Mexico. Redbank Valley 11, Clarion-Limestone I Clarion 24, Shannock Valley 12 Springdale 14, Ford City 6 Leechburg 22, Deer Lakes 21 Corry 34, General McLane 23 Mount Pleasant 23, Johnstown 13 Bedford 27, Richland I Bishop Guilfoyle 32, Penn-Cambria 0 Central Cambria 30, Cambria Heights 4 Forest Hills 22, Conemaugh Township 0 Ligonier 27, Northern Cambria I Somerset 21, North Star 21 Westmont Hilltop II, Windber 13 Bald Eagle 23, Central 12 Chestnut Ridge II, Williamsburg 14 Indiana 14, Hollidaysburg 10 Brashear24, Peabodyll Langley 18, AllderdiceO Oliver 4, Perry 4 Central Catholic McKeesport I Connellsville 7, Penn Hills 3 Gateway 21, Hempfield II Bethel Park 30; New Castle I Butler II, Baldwin I Mount Lebanon North Allegheny 4 Soulhmoreland 30, Latrobe IT Kiski Area 40, North Catholic 0 Upper St. Clair 17, Moon 0 Seton-LaSalle 27, Thomas Jefferson Steel Valley 34, Belle Vernon II Charleroi 14, Waynesburg 0 Freedom 14 Serra 14 West Allegheny Turtle Creek 7 Brentwood 14, Carlynton 7 Union II, West Middlesex I GUH tops Lions Greater Latrobe Junior High girls' basketball team yesterday, defeated Grecnsburg Salem 37-22. Andrea King led the Little Cats 5-3) with 17 points, while Maria Wentzel paced the losers with six. GLJH visits Penn-Trafford Tuesday.

Scholastic grid results NEW YORK (AP) All-America back Kenneth Davis of Texas Christian University has run into a stone wall in his attempts to join the National Football League this year. While blocking Davis Friday, the NFL also filed a suit in Fort Worth asking a Texas State Court "to confirm the legality" of the league rule which prohibits athletes from playing both in college and the NFL the same year. "We're not seeking any injunction. We're not looking for any monies," said Joe Browne, the NFL's director of information. "We're just asking the court to make a declaratory judgment." Last Tuesday, Davis and his agent, Mike trope, met with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, seeking to convince the league to exempt Davis from the so-called "Red Grange Rule," and to hold a supplemental draft so he could Game 3 marks By The Associated Press Records set or tied in Game 3 el the playoff series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals: Team Record Set Most runs in 5th inning, one club 5, Toronto Most total bases, game, both clubs 47 (Kansas City 14, Toronto 21) Turn Records Tied -Most hits, Inning, one club Toronto Most at-bats.

Inning, one dub 11, Toronto Most home runs, game, both clubs (Kansas City 3, Toronto 2) Most home rum, inning, both clubs 1 (Toronto Kansas City I) Individual Records Set Most home rum, career George Brett, Kansas City Most hits, career 34, George Brett, Kansas City Most rum, career 20, George Brett, Kansas City Most total bases, career 71, George Brett, Kansas City Most putouts, game, outfielder Jesse Barfield, Toronto Most chances, game, outfielder Jesse Barfield, Toronto Individual Record Tied Most extra-base hits, game 3, George Brett, Kansas City, twice Most extra-base hits, career 17, George Brett, Kansas City Amfrtdge 27, Montour It Ellwoed City 13, Bum Falls I Cnartiers Valley Aliquippatl Beaver 20, New Brighton 0 Riverside IT, Freedom It Blackhawk Canon-McMillan Butler II, Baldwin 0 Washington 41 McGuf fey I Greensburg Salem 30, Laurel Highlands II Jeannerte 35, Kittaming PlumfcHorwint- Beth Center 42, Sooth Park 7 tetitworthl, German! Jefferson-Morgan 42, California IS South Fayette 34, Schenley 4" Ridgway IT, Curwensville II Bedford 27, Richland I ErieTechM, Erie East 12 Erie McDowell 24, Erie Strong Vincent I North East SI, 6irard2r Northwestern 14, Falrview 13 Seneca 33, Herborereek I Greenville 14, Titusville 14 PulioisW, Bradford IT Miptowood tV Stvytftaw i hmxArwnty 51, Urrkh 44 Transactions FOOTBALL National Football League NFL Announced that the New England Patriots wiH forfeit their third-round draft choice tor illegally Placing Derwla Williams en Injured reserve last year. BUFFALO BILLS-Signed Joe Cribbs, running back. HOUSTON OILERS-Plaeed Dean Steinkuhler, offensive lineman, en injured reserve. Activated Doug Smith, defensive tackle. NEW YORK JETS-ActWated Devlin Motltfit dtftiitlvc bftdt HOCKEY National Hockey League HARTFORD WHALERS Announced that Marty Howe, defenseman, hat retired.

LOS ANGELES KINGS-Acqulred Paul Guay, right wing, Irom Philadelphia nag.