European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cubs Edge expos in relievers Battle june 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports by Joe Sexton Lipi sports writer at 6foot6 and 225 Lee Smith is probably the biggest Short Man in the major after notching his 76th save Over slightly More than two years monday his reputation As one of the Best is almost As the hard throwing right hander worked the final two allowing a harmless Home run to earn his 14th save of the and his teammates jumped on one of his chief Relief rivals to rally the Chi Cago cubs past the Montreal expos smitty did a Good Job for us tonight Chicago skipper Jim Frey said of his imposing who last year posted an Era of against Hes made a big difference on this team this any club will win As Long As it has a Good Short Man like unfortunately that not always As the expos Learned when Jeff Reardon yielded the Gam winning runs in the final the expos led 31 going into the but Montreal starter Dan who struck out walked Chris Spicer with one looking for his major league leading 18th gave up a single to Richie Hebner and Catcher Mike Fitzgerald then was charged with a passed putting runners on second and Ryne Sandberg then singled up the Middle to score two Sandberg went to second on the throw to the plate and scored on Keith More lands hit to put the cubs ahead Ron Cey added a Solo Homer in the ninth to close out Chicago cubs starter Ray Fontenot won his first game in two pitching seven innings and allowing six the cubs got a Home run from Jody Davis in the Tim Wallach Home red for Montreal in the Montreal took a 30 Lead on an rib single in the first by Hubie a Sac Rifice Fly by Dan Driessen in the fourth no Roundup and a run scoring single by Andre Dawson in the its one of those games that you pitch and you dont get said Schat reflecting on the Tough rear Don has been doing the Job All but he s allowed to have an off night once and a in mondays other games padres astros 1 Houston Lamarr Hoyt scattered 11 hits and Tony Gwynn and Terry Ken Nedy each drove in two runs in a five run second inning to help ignite san walked one and struck out two in notching his fifth Complete game of the Bob was the dodgers reds 4 Cincinnati Greg Brocks two run the third of the game for los climaxed a five run fifth inning and keyed the Comerro behind Rick got the Victory and Ken Howell registered his sixth John took the Phillies mets 4 Philadelphia Glenn Wilson laced a triple and a double and drove in three runs to Back John Denny and Pace the allowed one run on seven hits through eight Don Carman hurled the a wild Sid Fernandez Slid to braves giants 0 Atlanta Larry Owen doubled in two runs to highlight a five run first in Ning and Zane Smith tossed a seven hitter for his first major league struck out six and walked Jim absorbed the cardinals pirates 1 Pittsburgh Jack Clark smashed his 12th Home run of the season and or Danny Cox added a two run single to Lead the yielded Only four Rick was the Vic Tim of Pittsburgh seventh straight file photo expos reliever Jeff Reardon Hes allowed to have an off night once and a Rice Homer lifts botox Over Brewers by Ben Walker a sports writer the moral of the Story is dont have Jim Rice i had to make it Rice i just wanted to move the runners up a what Rice actually did after miser ably fouling off two sacrifice tries was Clear the bases in the Bottom of the ninth inning with a three run Homer monday night that lifted the Boston red sox Over Al Roundup the Milwaukee Brewers 42 for their eighth straight Rice had not Laid Down a sacrifice bunt since trailing Boston Man Ager John Mcnamara asked him to try after Wade Boggs led off the ninth with a single and Bill Buckner followed with a bunt that hit a Pebble and stayed fair for another rices first bunt attempt was fouled off to the his next try was fouled to the Rice resorted to More familiar territory by lining a 12 pitch from Rollie fingers Over the Loftfield Wall at Fenway Park for his 12th Home run of the they the Brewers did we did Jim Rice had the final said winning Pitcher Bob Milwaukee Rookie starter Teddy Higuera had allowed just three including a Home run by Glenn Hoffman in the second going into the but after Boggs and Buckner got on Milwaukee coach Frank who is running the team while manager George Bamberger is absent because of a death in his decided to bring in face it was a classic confrontation both Guys Are going to be in the Hall of Fame Howard had already see Al on Page 23 Vii elementary answers for cellar dwelling rangers fort Texas a if a first Grade class had its the Texas rangers would t get paid until they pull out of dead last in the american league the team would also have to forgo Televik lat night parties and according to Tanglewood elementary school class members won free rangers tickets rom the fort Worth Star Telegram for a s8e advice in a contest whats wrong with the rangers the which decided to award tickets to the entire first Grade class at Tan had earlier promised to publish the Best letters and to give away two four tickets for the Best letter and two tickets to the teacher Billie who read of the decided to use the forum for the students writing exercise for a a sampling of some of the entries dont pay them until they Start win Ben Bundy let every player Wear a rabbits foot on their Morgan Hull practice batting on a like in tee Kelly Pugh practice makes Brownwein Gregory take away their Aaron Russell advis Holly Cadenhead make them take t make the players do 200 pushups and setups before each Tyler Monahan let them 80 to parties late at was the suggestion of Justin lock up their tvs and stereos until they Start said Derald suggested Lara use bigger balls and bigger b dont let them have seconds or David Garrison give each one a four Leaf David Hatley make them eat More fruits and vegetables and drink Neely Fraser get some Kathy Price Elissa Mecklenburge make them go to bed at 8 read a Book about How to become a Kristen Burr dont let them smoke or Chew Bubble advised Nicholas see if the natural will come and coach them was the suggestion from Justin the newspaper decided that their collective entry was the Best and All 23 children will receive tickets to thursdays game Beo tween the rangers and Minnesota