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Tyrone Dally Herald, Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Page Five AL East Title Chase A Twister GRID MENU Not Raising A White Flag, By LEN HOCHBERG UPI Sports Writer The Yankees may be calling on Claudell Washington too often; the Tigers may be calling on the Blue Jays for a repeat of last season; and the Red Sox may be calling the Orioles a first-place team's best friend. Welcome to Monday night in the American League East. Confusing? Perhaps, though no more so than the for the AL East title, a seemingly ever-twisting trek toward October. The front-running Red Sox lead the Tigers by 3 1-2 games. Both notched victories Monday night against clubs they apparently enjoy playing: Boston topped Baltimore 6-1, Detroit nipped Toronto 6-5, Meanwhile, the Yankees, 4 1-2 back, lost for the third time in four games against the Indians, this time 8-6, when their last-inning hero, Washington, failed to deliver.

Trailing 8-1 entering the ninth, New York blasted three home runs, and had the tying runs on base with two out. Manager Lou Piniella, perhaps hoping for lightning to strike thrice, inserted Washington to pinch hit. Washington had won games Friday and Sunday with last-inning homers, including a two-run shot in the 18th Sunday to defeat Detroit in the season's longest game. But Monday, after lashing a foul ball down the right-field line, he swung over a 2-2 breaking ball from Cleveland's Doug Jones, striking out to end the game. Detroit's path to victory, only its fourth in 21 games, was a bit less dramatic nothing like the Tigers' division-clinching three-game sweep of the Blue Jays on the final weekend of the 1987 season.

Detroit starter Frank Tanana yielded three runs in the seventh to blow a 4-1 advantage. Pinch hitter Darrell Evans then singled home Chet Lemon in the eighth to break the tie. "It has been frustrating. Right now if so crucial to keep winning," Evans said. "Big swings can still happen.

If we play good baseball the rest of the way, we've got a chance. The same thinghappened last year." "If we'd lost tonight, 1 Lemon said, "everybody would be in here with a long face going 'what can we What Lemon did, besides score the winning run, was hit a three-run homer. Boston Monday made it five consecutive triumphs over Baltimore in a span of eight days. The Orioles own the worst record in the the perfect opponent during a September division chase. "Things are goinggoodfor us right now," Red Sox shortstop Jody Reed said.

"Baltimore's in and we need to win some games to build a little cushion." The Red Sox, though happy to see the Orioles, had difficulty winning, more so than the five-run margin of victory indicates. They loaded the bases with none out in the first, and wound up with three runs, but scored them on a double play, arid infield hit and a wild pitch. "It was a lucky inning for us," Boston Manager Joe Morgan said. 'It looked like we were only going to get only one run; then we got three." Baltimore's Eddie Murray registered his hit, a fourth- inning single. Elsewhere in the American League, Chicago shaded Milwaukee 2-1 and Seattle stopped Minnesota 3-1.

White Sox 2, Brewers 1 At Chicago, Russ Morman and Mike Diaz delivered consecutive run-scoring singles with two out in the ninth inning to push Milwaukee 51-2 games behind Boston. Dan Pie- sac fell to 1-2, blowing a save opportunity for the first time in his last 15 chances. Mariners 3, Twins 1 At Seattle, Mike Moore, 8-14, yielded only five hits and one walk, retiring the last 11 batters he faced in his eighth complete game. Kenry Cotto homered leading offthe first to help send second-place Minnesota 11 1-2 games in back of Oakland in the West. Cowboys Trim Cardinals 17-14 TEMPE, Ariz.

(UPI) The most effective way to stop the Phoenix Cardinals is to let them stop themselves. Four Phoenix mistakes, including three in the second half, kept the Cardinal offense from producing Monday night, as the Dallas Cowboys spoiled the regular-seas on home debut of the Cardinals with a 17-14 victory. "As long as we win, thaf what counts," said Dallas running back Herschel Walker, who led the Cowboys with 149 yards rushing and a touchdown. "It doesn't matter if it's pretty or not. You've just got to win." For the second straight week, the Cardinals outgained their opponents in total offense, picking up 396 yards Monday night to Dallas' 352.

However, a questionable fake field-goal attempt, a fumble and an illegal formation penalty kept the Cardinals from scoring. In addition, a final chance at a Phoenix drive was washed out on a pass-interference call against cornerback Reggie Phillips, allowing Dallas to run out the clock. Trailing 10-7, the Cardinals had a chance to tie the game with three seconds left in the first half after driving to the Dallas 24-yard line. Al Del Greco was sent onto the field for what appeared to be a 49-yard field- goal attempt, but instead carried the ball on a fake. Holder Cliff Stoudt tossed the ball over his shoulder to Del Greco, who was brought down at the Dallas 16 as the gun sounded.

"We weren't sure he could kick it," Phoenix Coach Gene Stallings said. "It was a gamble, obviously. He had missed the first one, and wasn't kicking too good before the game started." Rip SeweM In Critical Condition TAMPA, Fla. (UPI) Rip Sewell, who won 143 games in his major league career and originated the blooper pitch in 1942, remained in critical condition Monday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. The 81-year-old resident of Plant City, suffered an aneurysm.

seven weeks ago and surgeons later removed the remains of his right leg up to his hip. In 1972, both his legs were amputated just below the knees due to circulation problems. "He's on a plateau right now," said SewelPs wife, Maggie. "He doesn't get any better or any worse. We've taken him off all machines." Sewell pitched in 390 games and posted a 143-97 record for the Pittsburgh Pirates after breakingin with Detroit in 1932.

He began experimenting with the blooper, or eephus, pitch in 1942 by throwing it in batting practice when Pirates Manager Frankie Frisch wasn't looking. The pitch reached a height of about 25 feet before plunging. Phoenix had another opportunity on the opening series of the second half, but a 34-yard pass from Neil Lorn ax to J.T. Smith was called back when tackle Luis Sharpe was called for lining up in the backfield. "He was not up on the line of scrimmage," referee Red Cashion said of the call.

"Phoenix did not hzve saven men on the line." Sharpe said he lined up no differently on the play than on previous plays, but Cashion disagreed. "He had not previously been off the ball," Cashion said. One series later, the Cardinals drove as far as the Dallas 30-yard line, but rookie running back Tony Jordan was hit by Ed Jones and fumbled. Jones recovered on the Dallas 27 to kill the drive. The final blow came with less than two minutes to go, after Phoenix had drawn to within 17-14 on a 23-yard scoring pass from Lomax to Jay Novacek.

Phillips was flagged for grabbing Ray Alexander before a Steve Pel- luer pass arrived. That gave Dallas a first down on its own 32, and the Cardinals never touched the ball again. Meanwhile, Dallas was riding the running of Walker, who scored on K. 3-yard run and set up another touchdown. Walker capped a quick three- play, 79-yard drive with his touchdown run, bowling over a television cameraman in the process.

Cameraman Dan Siekman, who works for Southwest Television Company, was hospitalized in stable condition with an unspecified arm injury after crashing into the railing. Walker also gained 58 of 81 yards on Dallas' other touchdown drive, which was capped by a 1-yard plunge by Pelluer. SPORTS CARD -TUESDAY- Cross-Country Tyrone, Indian Valley, Juniata Valley and BeHefonte (girla boys), at Bellefonte. Glrla Jr. High Basketball WiTliamsburg at Tyrone, 4 p.m.

-THURSDAY- Scholaotic Golf Tyrone, HoHidaysburg and Central at Iron Masters CC, 3 p.m. Girls Jr. High Basketball Perms Valley at Tyrone, 4 p.m. -8ATURDAY- Croas-Country Tyrone (Boys Girls) at Spike Shoe Invitational, at PSU. Tyrone Basketball Boosters To Meet The Tyrone Area Basketball Boosters Club will meet Sept.

14, at 7:30 p.m. in the teachers lounge next to the gymnasium at the high school. All parents of TAHS girls and boys basketball players and other interested persons are urged to' attend. Jr. High vs Tyrone Jr.

High, 4 p.m. Bellwood-Ahtis Jr. High va Spring Cove Jr. High, 4 p.m. -FRIDAY- Lewistown at Tyrone Bishop Guilfoyle at Bellwood- Antis Altoona at Chambersburg Central at Hollidaysburg South.

H-don at Williamsburg B.E.A. at Clearfield B.E.N. at Penns Valley Bedford at Chestnut Ridge Bellefonte at Huntingdon Blairsville at Bishop Carroll Portage at Bishop McCort Jtwn. Vo-Tech at Cambria Hts. Central Cambria at Penn Cambria Philips burg-Osceola at Curwensville Erie McDowell at DuBois Erie Cath.

Prep at State College Juniata Valley at Everett Northern Cambria at Forest Hills United at Homer-Center Mount Union at Indian Valley Johnstown at Laurel Highlands Millersburg at Juniata Laurel Valley at Meyers dale Westmont-Hilltop at Ligonier Valley Lock Haven at Montoursville West Branch at Moshannon Valley Star at Shade Bradford at Punxsy Purchase Line at Saltsburg Richland Twp. at Windber Parr ell at Somerset Glendale at Claysburg-Kimmel (7:30) Blacklick at Ferndale Tussey at No. Bedford Tyrone Youth Football Wolfpack vs Lions Panthers vs Cougars (Ex. Game); Eagles vs Rams. Vets, Not Young Players, Made Most Steelers Mistakes In Redskins Game PITTSBURGH (UPI) The Pittsburgh Steelers have 22 players on their roster with less than three seasons of NFL experience, so the coaching staff expects mistakes.

But after the Steelers lost a 30-29 decision to the defending Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium, Pittsburgh Coach Chuck Noll pointed out many of the miscues were made by his veterans. "The thing that killed us Sunday were the mistakes we made early in the game," Noll said at his Monday press conference. "If we want to be a championship football team, we have to eliminate the mistakes we made. We made too many, and if not something we can do against a good football team." After taking a 3-0 lead, the Steel- ers fell behind, 7-3 and then 10-6, before taking the lead and holding it until late in the fourth quarter. But three mistakes by veterans hurt the Steelers' chances of handing the Redskins their second straight defeat.

Fifteen-year veteran center Mike Webster's bad snap on a conversion attempt was the first. Then fullback Earnest Jackson fumbled the ball away on the Redskins' 20-yard line with the Steelers leading, 19-10. And defensive end Keith Gary was called for roughing Doug Williams to tack easy yardage onto what would become a 74-yard touchdown drive that narrowed the score to 19-17. "That was catastrophic," Webster said of his error. "It was a bitter disappointment to me, and it took away from an otherwise good football game." Noll also talked about the status of his two injured defensive backs, free safety Thomas Everett and COT- nerback Dwayne Woodruff.

Everett went down in a pileup late in Sunday's game, and it first was thought he had injured an Achilles tendon. But X-rays were negative, and Noll said Monday it might be just a contusion. "On the film, it looked like he got kicked," Noll said. "If ifs just a bruise, he should be able to come back for the game." Southside Moves Into Driver's Seat In B-A Youth Football Loop Southside rolled into first-place all alone in the Bellwood-Antis Youth Football League over the weekend with a 28-0 rout of Northside, while Weat-Antis clipped East- Antis 12-6 in the other game. Justin McCall scored on the end of a 60-yd.

pass play from Tom Partner, passed to Partner for a 50-yd. TD strike, raced 40 yards for another TD and rushed for one 2-point PAT for the Southsiders. Partner registered the other six- pointer, his second of the game, on a 55-yard scamper. Chris Pulcinello added a 2-pomc PAT to complete the scoring. Chris Walker, with a 15-yard blast, and Andrew Cross, with a 24-yarder, scored TDs for W-A in their win.

East-Antis' points came on a 1-yard TD run by Danny Concel. STANDINGS S-Side, 2-0; N-Sldo, 1-1; Weat-AntJB, 1-1; East-Antis, 0-2. Bucs Lose Another Battle With Mets On Carter's HR By T.C. WITHERS UPI Sports Writer With only two weeks remaining in the 1988 season it doesn't look like the Pittsburgh Pirates will be hoisting any championship flags, but after another tough loss to the New York Mets their Manager insisted that they aren't ready to raise a white flag either. Gary Carter homered with one out in the ninth inning Monday night to lift the New York Mets to their fifth straight victory, a 3-2 triumph over the Pirates.

"I hope my players understand what I'm going to say now," Pittsburgh Manager Jim Leyland said. "We are not giving up, but I must say the Mets are the best ball club in the National League. They're not just better than the Pirates, they're better than the other 11 teams by far. New York raised its lead in the National League East to a season- high 11 games and reducedits magic number for clinching the division flag to 10. "Tonight was an example, added Leyland, We had chances to break it open.

When you don't do it against them, you lose." Carter's homer, his llth of the season, came on a 1-1 pitch from Jeff Robinson, 9-5, and made a winner of Randy Myers, 6-3. Myers relieved starter Ron Darling with two-out and one on in the ninth. He threw just one pitch for the victory, retiring Barry Bonds on a fly to right. "I hit it on the sweet part of the bat, but when (center fielder Andy) Van Slyke went back to the warning track, I said 'get out, get out" said Carter, hitting .246 this season. "This means a lot to me, I haven't had the year I wanted to have and we're closing in on the division and contributing means an awful lot." Met rookie Gregg Jefferies who earlier in the day was named the National League Player of the Week had two doubles and two singles in four at-bats to raise his average to .461 since joining the club Aug.

30. "What can you say about Carter," Mets Manager Davey Johnson said. "Every time you think his production is down he does something again. As far as Jefferies is concerned, he's amazing. I have never seen a kid break in that way." The Mets tied the score 2-2 in the Bald Eagle Area Spoils JV Opener VisitmgBala spoiled the season's opener for the Tyrone Area Jayvee football team last night at Gray Field, scoring TDs in each of the first three quarters enroute to an 18-6 victory.

Tyrone scored early in the final period on an 8-yard run by Brandon Rhoades. Todd Ferner was credited with a fumble recovery for the Baby Eagles of coach Matt Ray, who offered, "you never like losing, but considering the number of people we have this year (about 15 Jayvees, 12 of them sophomore players) and the inexperience at this level, I was pretty pleased for their first game." BASEBALL STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE East New York Pittsburgh Montreal St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia LOB Angeles Houston Cincinnati San Francisco San Diego Atlanta Tuesday's GameB St. Louis (McWilliame 5-6) at Montreal (Perez 10-6), 7:35 p.m. Pittsburgh (Walk 11-10) at New York (Gooden 17-6), 7:35 p.m.

Chicago (Maddux 16-7) at Philadelphia (KGrosa 11-13), 7:35 p.m. Houston (Scott 13-6) at Cincinnati (Rijo 12-8), 7:35 p.m. San Francisco (Reuschel 17-8) at San Diego (Hawkins 14-10), 10:05 p.m. Atlanta (Smoltz 2-4) at Loa Angeles (Tudor 8-8), 10:35 p.m. 86 76 72 70 68 58 West 82 77 74 73 72 49 56 67 71 74 75 85 60 66 68 71 70 93 Pet.

.606 .528 .503 .486 .476 .406 .577 .538 .521 .507 .507 .345 GB 11 14V4 17 18X 28K 8 10 10 33 AMERICAN LEAGUE East Pet GB Boston 80 63 .569 Detroit 77 67 .535 354 New York 75 67 .628 4W Milwaukee 76 70 .621 Toronto 72 72 .600 Cleveland 70 73 .490 10 Baltimore 51 91 .369 West Oakland 91 B3 .632 Minnesota 79 64 .552 Kansas City 75 68 .524 1554 California 73 71 .507 18 Texas 63 79 .444 27 Chicago 62 80 .437 28 Seattle 59 86 .410 32 Tuesday's Games New York (Guidry 1-2) at Cleveland (Nichols 1-4), 7:35 p.m. Detroit (Power 5-6) at Toronto (Stieb 12-8), 7:35 p.m. Baltimore (Tibbo 4-13) at Boston (Smithson 7-5), 7:36 p.m. Milwaukee (Filer 6-8) at Chicago (McDowell 5-10), 8:36 p.m. Minnesota (Striker 2-5) at SeaUle (Taylor 0-1), 10:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Saberhagen 13-14) at California (Finley (9-13), 10:05 p.m. ll-ll)atOakland(Young 9-6), 10:35 p.m. sixth off starter Doug Drabek. Moo- kie Wilson led off with a single, took third on Jefferies single and scored on Dave Magadan's line single to left. Wilson's run was the 564th of his career, a club record.

Darling allowed seven hits, walked four and struck out six. In other National League games, Montreal blasted St. Louis 14-2, Philadelphia downed Chicago 5-1, San Francisco topped San Diego 4-2, and Los Angeles edged Atlanta 5-4. Expos 14, Cardinals 2 At Montreal, Nelson Santovenia drove in five runs and Rex Hudler knocked home three to power Montreal, snapping the Cardinals' seven-game winning streak. Bryn Smith, 11-9, scattered seven hits over six innings.

Mike Smith pitched three innings for his first career save. Joe Magrane, 4-9, took the loss. Phillies 5, Cubs 1 At Philadelphia, Rookie Ron Jones went 3 for 4 with three RBI and Bob Dernier singled home the tie-breaking run in the seventh for the Phillies. Don Carman, 10-11, allowed four hits in breaking a personal six-game losing streak. Kent Tekulve earned his fourth save.

Jamie Moyer, 7-15, was the loser. Giants 4, Padres 2 At San Diego, Dennis Cook scattered two hits over 5 1-3 innings in his major league debut and Candy Maldonado hit a second-inning home run, leading San Francisco. Joe Price retired two batters to notch his fourth save. Andy Hawkins fell to 14-11. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 4 At Los Angeles, Mickey Hatcher drove in two runs with a single and a sacrifice fly and Tim Leary won his 17th game leading the Dodgers.

Los Angeles scored four runs in the first off Tom Glavine, 6-16, who surrendered five runs and six hits in two innings. Penn State Climbs To 13th: UCLA Vaults To No. 2 Ranking By CHARLIE McCARTHY UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI) UCLA rode a victory over recent nemesis Nebraska to the second position behind Miami in today's United Press International Board of Coaches' college football ratings. The idle Hurricanes received 37 of 50 first-place votes and 737 of a possible 750 points. The Bruins, who Saturday shocked the Cornhuskers 41-28 at the Rose Bowl, jumpedfrom fifth last week with 686 points and the remaining 13 first-place votes.

Rounding out the Top 10 were No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Clemson, No. 5 Southern California, No. 6 Georgia, No.

7 Auburn, No. 8 Louisiana State, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 10 Nebraska. The second ten included No.

11 West Virginia, No. 12 Florida State, No. 13 Penn State, No. 14 Alabama, No. 15 South Carolina, No.

16 Michigan, No. 17 Ohio State, No. 18 Flori-. da, No. 19 Washington and No.

20 Pittsburgh. UCLA, which had been outscored by Nebraska 126-46 in three meetings over the past five years, scored four touchdowns in the first 14 minutes en route to a 41-28 victory over last week's second-rated Cornhuskers. "I think this victory puts our football program on a different plateau," Bruins Coach Terry Donahue said. "It removes the stigma that we couldn't beat Nebraska." Seven independents, five teams from the Southeatern Conference, three from the Pac-10, two each from the Big Eight and Big Ten Conferences and one from the Athletic Coast Conference completed the rankings. Florida, Ohio State and Washington made their first appearances in this season's ratings, while Iowa, Michigan State and Syracuse dropped out.

Oklahoma and Clemson reversed positions from last week. The Soon- ers opened with a 28-0 road triumph over North Carolina. The Tigers downed Furman 23-3. Southern Cal, which beat Stanford 24-20, moved up one spot to fifth. Georgia, which routed Texas Christian 38-10, moved up two spots from eighth.

Auburn, which beat Kansas 20-10, remained seventh. Notre Dame leaped from llth to ninth after beating Michigan 19-17. The Wolverines fell from 10th to 16th. West Virginia, which entered the rankings last week at No. 13, beat Fullerton State 45-10.

Florida State held onto the 12th position after a 39-13 triumph over Southern Mississippi. Penn State jumped four spots from 17th and Alabama two from No. 16 after season-opening victories. The Nittany Liana downed Virginia 42-14 and the Crimson Tide beat Temple 37-0. South Carolina.

which beat Western Carolina stayed at No. 15. Ohio State beat Syracuse 26-9 to give John Cooper a triumph in his Baseball Candidates Called For Tyrone CCBBL's 1989 Squad All Tyrone area baseball players interested in playing for the Tyrone entry in tho Centre County Baseball League in 1989 are asked to report for a practice session at the Tyrone High School ballfield on Saturday at 2 p.m. Tyrone, under Donn Dillon, will be entering the CCBBL for the second year next season. They posted an 8-16 mark and made the post-season playoffs in their first campaign this summer.

first game as coach of the Buckeyes. Florida beat Mississippi 27-15. Washington beat Purdue 20-6. LSU and Pittsburgh were idle. The 1988 national champion will receive a $32,000 non-athletic scholarship from the Gerrits Foundation and UPI.

The 50 coaches vote with total points based on 15 points for first place, 14 for second, etc. The UPI Board of Coaches: Atlantic Dick Anderson, Rutgers; Bruce Arians, Temple; Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech; Jack Bicknell, Boston College; Mike Gottfried, Pittsburgh; Joe Krivak, Maryland; Dick MacPherson, Syracuse; Don Nehlen, West Virginia; Elliot Uzelac, Navy; Jim Young, Army. South Bobby Bowden, Florida State; Mack Brown, North Carolina, Bill Curry, Alabama; Vince Dooley, Georgia; Pat Dye, Auburn; Danny Ford, Jimmy JoTmson, Miami Johnny Majors, Tennessee; Joe Morrison, South Carolina; Howard Schnellenberger, Louisville. Midw.eet Fred Akers, Purdue; John Cooper, Ohio State; Herb Deromedi, Central Michigan; Hayden Fry, Iowa; Lou Holtz, Notre Dame; Bill Mallory, Indiana; Tom Osborne, George Perles, Michigan State; Tim Rose, Miami (Ohio); Woody Wide- nhofer, Missouri. Southwest Mike Archer, Louisiana State; Jerry Berndt, Rice; Greg Davis, Tulane; Ken Hatfield, Arkansas; Pat Jones, Oklahoma State; David McWilliams, Texas; Jackie Sherrill, Texas Barry Switzer, Oklahoma; Grant Teaff, Baylor; Dick Tomey, Arizona.

West Fisher DeBerry, Air Force; Terry Donahue, UCLA; Lavell Edwards, Brigham Young; Jack Elway, Stanford; Claude Gilbert, San Jose State; Don James, Washington; Bill McCartney, Colorado; Larry Smith, Southern Cal; Denny Stolz, San Diego State; Jim Sweeney, Fresno State. College Grid Ratings NEW YORK CUPD The United Press International Board of Coaches Top 20 college football ratings, with record and first-place votes in parentheses, total points (baaed on 15 points for first place, 14 for second, and last week's ranking: 1. Miami (1-0) (37) 737 1 2. UCLA (2-0) (13) 686 5 3. Oklahoma (1-0) 619 4 4.

Clemson (2-0) 585 3 6. Southern Cal (2-0) 493 6 6. Georgia (2-0) 442 8 7. Auburn (1-0) 419 7 8. Louisiana State (1-0) 351 9 9.

Notre Dame (1-0) 337 11 10. Nebraska (2-1) 220 2 11. West Virginia (2-0) 210 13 12. Florida State (1-1) 203 12 13. Penn State (1-0) 162 17 14.

Alabama (1-0) 130 16 15. South Carolina (2-0) 101 15 16. Michigan (0-1) 64 10 17. Ohio State (1-0) 45 18. Florida (2-0) 42 19.

Washington (1-0) 35 20. PitUbuigh (1-0) 32 20 z-unranked Others receiving voles: Arizona, Arkan- afts, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma Stato, Washington State, Wyoming. The national chaiaplon will recelvon $32,000 nin-athlotlcrtcholorahlp from the Gerrita Foundation and United Prone International. Notei By agreement with the Amori- can Football Coaches Aeaociation, teams on NCAA or conference probation and forbidden to compote in bowl arc Ineligible for the Top 20 and national chtoup- ionahip conjuration by tbe UPI Board.