European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports mets expos take Lead from press dispatches Montreal Wally Backman doubled Home the games Only run with one out in the eighth and Ron Darling and Roger Mcdowell combined on a four hitter to give the new York mets a 10 Victory Over the Montreal expos in the Only National league game scheduled the Triumph boosted the mets into a Hal game Lead Over the Idle Louis cardinals in the no Danny batting for opened the eighth with a double to right Center off Tim who National league had relieved starter Bryn Smith to Start the Len Dykstra grounded out to moving Heep to Backman then doubled just beyond the reach of Center fielder Herm the loss by Burke snapped his bid to set a team Mark for consecutive Smith gave up Only three hits in seven Darling allowed just four hits in seven innings and Mcdowell pitched two perfect innings for his Lith the mets squandered a scoring Chance in the fourth As Dykstra led off with a single and went to third when Backman followed with a Keith Hernandez hit a Fly Ball to left fielder Tim who threw out Dykstra at the Andre Dawson tripled with one out in the Montreal but Darling struck out Hubic Brooks and re tired Terry Francona on a grounder to get out of the royals nip tigers in 10th from press dispatches Kansas City Rookie Dave Leeper hit a grounder to Detroit shortstop Alan Trammel and Pinch runner onix Concepcion Slid Home from third base with one out in the 10th inning monday giving the Kansas City royals a 21 Victory Over the tigers in a strike Post Pond makeup Detroit starter Jack and Kansas cites Bret put on a classic pitching Duel throughout the Cool each allowing just four Saberhagen american league struck out seven and walked while Morris fanned five and walked Steve Balboni led off the Kansas City 10th with a double and was sacrificed to third by John Concepcion came in to run for bal Boni and Leeper batted for buddy Trammells throw appeared to beat Concepcion to the plate and the tigers argued the Call with Home plate Umpire Ted Hen the fielders Choice produced keepers first major league run Bat Ted the american league rivals had already made up one of the two games postponed by the today the makeup game caught the royals in the Middle of a nine game Road trip and Between series in Toronto and the tigers finished a Home stand sunday and headed for the West coast for a series of games starting indians Blue jays 3 Cleveland Tom Waddell allowed seven hits in his first career Complete game and Tony Bernazard homered As Cleveland beat cutting the Blue jays firs place Lead Over the new York Yankees to four making his third Start after 98 career Relief appear walked one and struck out four and was aided by two double the right hander had missed his last scheduled Start after de traits Chet Lemon hit him in the Chest with a line drive Dave took the which ie4 the second place Yankees games on has seen its Lead dwindle to four games in 15 new York see Al on Page 26 los Angeles raiders running Back mar Cus Allen goes Over the top from the 1 for a touchdown in the first Quarter of an airborne Raider exhibition game with the Washington redskins at the coliseum in los Washington Tony Peters makes a futile a photo attempt to Stop Allen at the goal redskins Defeated the raiders in sundays contest von Schamann released by the associated press linebacker Robert an 11year Veteran and seven time pro bowl Star for the Houston placekicker Uwe von Schamann of the Miami dolphins and punter Craig Colquitt of the Pittsburgh Steeles were Cut monday As National football league teams headed toward the 60man roster Greg who spent 10 seasons As a starting outside linebacker for the new York fell victim to the teams conver Sion to a 34 teams had to Cut their rosters to 60 players by teams must be Down to 50 players on 27 and to 45 on last season the roster limit was 49 Brazile was a first round draft Choice for the oilers in 1975 and had started every Houston game through the end of my Roundup last a club record 147 in a he was Houston second defensive Star Cut since training Camp 13year Veteran linebacker Gregg Bing Ham accepted a front office von who rebounded from a kicking slump last season with three Field goals in the super had been the dolphins kicker for six he hit 66 of 70 extra Points last both nil but he also missed 10 of 19 Field goal attempts during the season and made Only two of 12 beyond 30 that leaves the Job up for grabs Between Fuad miamis seventh round draft Choice from and former Green Bay Packer Eddie the toughest decision to make was letting Uwe said coach Don we based it on last years performance and How hed done in it was Tough because he won a lot of games for the dolphins also placed defensive Back Don Mcneal and offensive lineman de Newman on injured Reserve and designated linebacker Dune and fullback Andra Franklin As waive did not pass meaning they Are free agents but the dolphins must pay a percentage of their rehabilitation costs if no team picks them the punter on the Steeles 1978 and 1979 super bowl averaged net Yards per kick last sea his worst As a his release apparently gives the Job to eighth round draft see nil on Page 26