European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Seminoles Humble Cor huskers 17-13 monday september 9. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 Lincoln neb. A what a Dif Ference a game makes. Florida state Sophomore quarterback Danny Mcmanus and Seminole coach Bobby Bowden credited a game s Worth of experience for the difference in saturday s 17-13 Victory for 17th-ranked Florida state Over Lola ranked Nebraska in non Confer ence College football Bowden s Youthful signal caller had the Benefit of game exposure in last week s 38 12 win Over Tulane. Mcmanus said the experience helped As he hit is of 27 passes for 172 Yards and coi huskers. I one touchdown against the _. 1 was very important to us Young players Mcmanus said. There was an advantage to that. People say we have the potential to be in the top 10 but potential Means you Haven t proven it Mcmanus said. The fact we have played a game had a very definite Impact Bowden said. They Nebraska could t quite put the pieces together which we Learned last week. If they had played a game and we had to i feel they would have Nebraska opened its season with Only four returning starters. What we were afraid would happen did happen said coach Tom Osborne. Any time you have new or inexperienced players at key positions you re Apt to have mistakes and we did. I thought we would Settle Down the Sec Ond half and we did. I thought we were the better icam in the second half but we just could t get the Ball the huskers started fast but second half turnovers and Florida state s kicking game kept Nebraska off the scoreboard in the final two periods. Nebraska Drew first blood when fullback Tom Rauhman darted through the line for a 60-Yard touchdown run on the Corn Hust ers first series with just 1 40 gone in the game. Mcmanus brought Florida state Back with a 15-Yard scoring toss to Darrin Hollo Man and Derek Schmidt put the seminoles up 10-7 with a 20-Yard Field goal Early in the second Quarter. The Cor huskers regained the Lead on a 1-Yard Doug Dubose run with 8 05 to play in the half after Florida state held Nebraska three times at the one. But the seminoles grabbed the Lead again 17-13, when cletis Jones scored the eventual game Winner on a 2-Yard run with 3 27 left in the second period. That score was set up when Husker punter Dan Wing Ard tried to run after a bad snap from Cen Ter and was tackled at the Nebraska 6-Yard line. Nebraska s Dale Klein missed a 31-Yard Field goal with 10 08 to play and Paul Mcgowan intercepted a Mcc Alhorn Clayton pass with 3 59 left to snuff two Nebraska second half scoring threats. Nebraska extended its National collegiate athletic association record of sellouts to 137 games. No from Page 21 runs on nine hits in seven innings. He has won Only three of his last nine starts while losing five times. Bedrosian 6-11, has both of Atlanta victories Over the cardinals this season. The braves Are 2-9 against St. Louis. The cardinals cum prof on top in the Sec Ond inning As Andy Van Slyck walked stole second and scored on a single by Ozzie Smith. Atlanta tied it in the third when Glenn Hubbard and Bruce Benedict hit consecutive doubles. Singlet by Dale Murphy Gerald Perry and Ken Oberkfell gave the braves a 2-1 Lead in the fourth and a Bloop double by Rafael Ramirez made it 3-1 in the fifth. Cubs 9, reds 7 Chicago Gary Matthews two run Homer followed by a three run shot by Leon Durham keyed a six run seventh in Ning to Power Chicago snapping a five game losing Streak. Cincinnati s Pete Rose was Hilliss in four at Bau and struck out twice. He walked once. Rose still needs three hits to break Tycobb s All time record of 4,191. Expos 7, giants 1 san Francisco Tim Raines and Hubie Brooks each drove in two runs to spark Montreal. Rookie Floyd Youmans 2-2, pitched five innings for the Victory. Tim Burke went the final four innings to earn his sixth save. Phillies 2, padres 0 san Diego Mike Schmidt hit a Solo Homer and a run scoring triple and John Denny hurled a five Hitler to lift Philadelphia. Denny 10-11, went the distance for the sixth time this season in gaining his second shutout. He walked two and struck out four. Pirates 7, astros 1 Houston Lee Tunnell teamed with Pat Clements on a six hitter and Joe Orsulak got three hits and scored twice to give Pittsburgh the Victory. The Victory was just the second in thelast 24 Road games for the pirates. Yanks nip a s 3-2, close in on Toronto from press dispatches new York Don Mattingly is not Only causing grief among opposing teams he now has teammate Dave Winfield grumbling. I be been waiting for Donnic to leave somebody on base so i can drive in some runs Winfield said saturday night but he won Winfield was smiling As he spoke As were Many Yankees after they rallied american league for two runs in the sixth inning to de feat the Oakland a s 3-2 for their eighth straight win. The Victory raising Ron Guidry s american league leading record to 18-5, pulled new York within a games of Al East Leader Toronto which lost saturday afternoon 6-3 to the Minnesota twins. Mattingly drove in Rickey Hender son from third with a sacrifice Fly in the first inning and hit his 28th Homer of the year leading off the sixth inning to tic the game at 2-2. Winfield followed with a double his second of the game moved to third on a sacrifice and was credited with stealing i tic when he eluded a rundown after the a s messed up the play. After Catcher Mike Heath caught the Ball Winfield said he never came within 10 feet of me. His throw to third was High and to the left and the ret in throw Home was High prob ably to get it Over my with a 2-1 count on Billy Sample the a s called for a pitch out As the Yankees had the suicide squeeze play on. Sample could not bunt the Ball and Heath then ran Winfield toward third. Heath threw to third baseman Tony Phillips but Phillips High throw to Pitcher Tommy John covering Home allowed Winfield to score the go ahead run. Guidry pitched eight innings giving up 10 hits while striking out seven. Brian Fisher worked the ninth for his Lith save. The loss was the fourth straight for Oakland. The Yankees scored in the first inning off John 4-7, when Hender son walked stole second and to cd to third on Heath s throwing error. Mattingly followed with a sacrifice tied it in the third on Dave Kingman s rib single and went ahead in the fifth on Phillips Solo Homer his second of the season. The Victory was the 16th in the last 17 games the Yankees have played at Home. In other games saturday twins 6, Blue jays 3 Toronto Kirby Puckett snapped a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning with an rib single and Kent Hrbcek and Tom Brunansky slugged consecutive Home runs in the first inning to Supply Chr mirincscl2 . Ith 5 Vic tory. It was the first Victory by Minnesota at exhibition stadium since the final game of the 1983 season snapping a string of 10 consecutive defeats. Mike Smithson 14-11, scattered six hits in posting his fifth Complete game of the season. Royals 7, Brewers 4 Kansas City Omar Moreno connected for a three Homer during a five run sixth inning that led Kansas City to its seventh straight Victory. The Triumph gave Kansas City a i game Lead in the american league West Over California which lost 4-3 in Baltimore. The royals Lead is their largest of the season. White sox 3, rangers 2 Arlington Texas curl ton Fisk doubled Home the tying run and then scored the go ahead run on a wild pitch capping a two run rally in the eighth inning that lifted Chicago. Orioles 4, Angels 3 Baltimore Mike Young singled through a five Man California in Field with the bases loaded to lift Balti More. Lee Lacy led off the ninth with a single against reliever Donnic Moore. 7-8, and stole second. Cal Ripken had an infield single and Eddie Murray was walked intentionally loading the bases. California manager Gene Mauch inserted Gustavo Polidor in his first major league appearance As a fifth in fielder and positioned him Between first and second but Young singled Down the right Field line for the game winning hit. Mariners 12, Tiger 5 Detroit Alvin Davis homered and drove in four runs while Gorman Thomas and Phil Bradley both hit three run homers to Power Seattle Jim Presley also homered for Seattle. Detroit s Chat Lemon drove in five runs with a Homer and a single. Red sox 11-7, indians 9-4 Boston Glenn Hoffman hit a two run Homer and Bill Buckner Wade Boggs and Tony armas added triples As Boston swept Cleveland. In the first game Rich Gudman connected for a three run Homer with two outs in the eighth inning to rally the red sox. Steve Crawford picked up saves in both games. Tennis from Page 21 Mandrikova broke in the eighth game shrieking for Joy following her winning forehand on a service return but Navratilova came right Back with a break to Force the decisive tried my hardest but i came up Short Navratilova said. You can believe 111 be Back it was t too much Solace but Navratilova came Back to team with Pam Shriver to beat Mandrikova and Wendy Turnbull 6-3, 6-4, in the doubles semifinals. On Sunda they la defend their Crown against Claudia Kohide Kilsch and Helena , who served 12 aces to two for Connors used single service Breaks in the Elijah game of the opening set and fourth game of the second both at love to take a firm grip on his match. Connors broke in the second game of the third set with a lunging forehand Volley Only to have Lendl break in the third an seventh games both at love. The 33-year old american left hander managed to pro Long the proceedings with a break in the 10th game but once More Lendl came fightback to make the decisive break in the 11th game As Connors netted a forehand Volley. Mcenroe continually dug a Hole for him self in the stifling heat committing 45 in forced errors to 12 for his rival who spent most of his time at the Baseline. Mcenroe also was t As effective As usual with his serve converting Only 50 percent of his first attempts. The defending Champion bad Only seven Ace to five for Wilander. I Felt a Little bit faint in the fourth set Mcenroe said. It affected me for a minute or two and it passed. 1 managed to pick up my game after that. I d been missing easy balls. 1 started using my head a Little More. I d rate this As one of my Best Matchesan far As mentally hanging in the top seeded left hander had to Strag Gle from the Start As Wilander captured the final four games of the opening set to take the Early Lead. Wilander he conqueror of Mcenroe in the French semifinals earlier this year on his Way to the title appeared ready to repeat that Victory when a couple of net Cord winners and two passes helped him to break at love in the opening game of the fourth set. The 21-year-old swede then held to group 2-0 before Mcenroe swept through the next five in the final set it was Wilander using an Early break to take a 2-0 advantage. But Mcenroe broke Back immediately in the third game at love then broke again in the fifth with an overhead smash. Given this Edge Mcenroe was t about to yield. He held his next game at love ending it with an Ace to go up 4-2. Wilander had a final Chance in the eight game when he reached two Deuce Points. But Mcenroe was Able to hold with an easy forehand Volley at the net and he broke Wilander at 15 to end the 3 hour. 49 min Ute Marathon. After dropping the first set Mcenro jumped off to a 3-0 Starl in the second. Wilander using a service break in the fifth game when Mcenroe netted a forehand vol Ley got Back to 3-3, Only to have Mcenroe even the contest with a break in the 10th Gam on a forehand smash. Wilander achieved the Only break of the third set in the fifth game when he was Able to go to the net on a weak approach by Mcenroe. I think he s a great fighter Wilander said of his conqueror. He was fighting unbelievably hard. I think he was Down Hewan t playing Well and i was Lucky and got an Early break in the fourth but he was still fighting. He s always very
