European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 17 sports Auburn nips sooner As up new York up the Auburn tigers who improved to 2-0 last saturday Saint pm past Oklahoma tuesday and into the no. I spot in the up Board of coaches voting. Auburn the pc season no. I in 1984, was beaten in its first two games last season and lost Star running Back to Jackson to a separated shoulder in the second game of the season against Texas. However Jackson has been the key in getting Auburn off to a fast Start this year while jetting himself into the favorite s role for the Heisman trophy. The senior Tail Back has amassed 495 Yards and six touch Downs in victories Over Southwest Louisi Ana and Southern Mississippi. The tigers racked up 549 Points and 23 first place votes to move ahead of Oklahoma. The sooner the top Choice in the pre season and the first week s ratings dropped to second position with 528 Points and 10 first place votes. Oklahoma s first game is sept. 28 at Minnesota. Southern California with 466 Points and five no. I selections remained no. 3. Iowa 408 Points and Ohio state 406 round out the top five. The Hawk yes jumped from seventh and the buckeyes fell one spot. No. 6 Florida state 400 and no. 7 Oklahoma stale 281 received the remain ing first place votes. Both Sank one position. Completing the top 10 Are Penn state Louisiana state and Brigham Young. The Kittany Lions were ninth before beating Temple leu 10th before defeating North Carolina and the cougars 13th before top Ping Washington. South Carolina maintained 11th place while Alabama climbed from 16th to 12th and Urcla which tied Tennessee fell from eighth to no. 13. Arkansas was 14th, and Michigan which Defeated co no. 11 notre Dame saturday joined the top 20 for the first time at no. 15. Filling out the top 20 Are Maryland Nebraska West Virginia Arizona and Texas. The Razorbacks and longhorns Are tied for 19th. Notre Dame and Pitt a loser to Ohio state fell from the ratings. Arizona a Winner Over Washington state also was ranked for the first Lime this season. Cards launch or barrage take 2-game my East Lead by the associated press Pittsburgh of in Smith hit a three run Homer and Cesar cd Dino and Willie Mcgee Usu ii Iwu run shots As the St. Louis cardinals bail the Pittsburgh pirates 10-4 tuesday night to stretch their Lead in the National league fast to two games. Joaquin Andujar. 21-9. Scattered 10 hits to win for the first time in five starts As the cardinals captured their sixth National league straight game. The new York acts meanwhile lost 5-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies and fell two games Back of the cardinals. We have a Little bit of everything Here my acc said. We have Good bal Ance. We have Guys who set it up and Guys who Knock in the thai s Why. Jucy re in the position they arc right now pirates manager Chuck Tanner said. And they re doing it with out Jack Clark the cardinals regular first base Man has been out since aug. 23 with a pulled rib Cage muscle. The cardinals acquired cd Dino on aug. 29 to fill the Gap and cd Dino has hit five Home runs for St. Louis. I m tickled to be Here cd Dino said. I c a wait to come Here and put my uniform on. This could be my first world Smith Hil his fifth Homer of the season in the second inning. It was the shortstop s 12lh career Homer in 4.167 at Bals. A cd no homered in the fifth scoring Tommy Herr who had singled Mcgee s i0th Home run capped a four run sixth inning. For the pirates. , Reynolds had two Rols and Joe Orsulak had three hits and scored two runs. Andujar struck out five and did t walk a Batter As he notched his 10th Complete game. Elsewhere in the n l tuesday Phillies 5. Mots 1 new York Shane rawly pitched a five hitter and Glenn Wilson and of in Virgil led Philadelphia s offensive attack. Wilson had three hits and scored twice and Virgil drove in three runs two with his 19th Homer of the season. Rawly 12-7, struck out three and walked one in his sixth Complete game of the season. The Only run against rawly 6-1 since the All Star break came in the fourth inning on George Foster s rib Dou ble. De Lynch 0-3, took the loss for new York. The right hander has four no Ducci see no on Page 19 flit photo Cardinal Joaquin Andujar goes the distance for 21st win twins release drug plagued Howe Minneapolis up Relief Ditcher Steve Howe who admitted to Minnesota twins officials he used co Caine during an unexplained weekend absence tuesday was granted his unconditional release. The twins said the 27-year-old left hander asked to be released from his con tract to devote his immediate and full attention to his personal problems and full Howe was trying to make a comeback with the twins after being suspended for the 1984 season by then baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Howe suffered a relapse Over the week end. In a statement released during Mon Day night s game against Texas the twins said Howe volunteered that he had a temporary recurrence of his past Howe is the second professional athlete suspended for one season because of drugs to take Refuge in Minnesota and then leave sports. Running Back Chuck Muncie suspended for All but one game in the 1984 season at san Diego retired from pro football last week in his comeback bid with the Minnesota Vikings. Howe joined the twins aug. 9 after five seasons with los Angeles where he was treated for chemical dependency. Howe disappeared Friday skipping the twins weekend series against Cleveland. He told team officials sunday he was in the Detroit area to visit his wife s grand father who suffered a stroke. Family members said Howe never showed up. Defense May rest after Tanner testimony witness list trimmed in baseball drug trial by Alan Robinson associated press sports writer Pittsburgh after threatening to subpoena a number of Well known players lawyers for a Philadelphia Man accused of dealing drugs to major leagues apparently will rest their Case after calling Only Pitts Burgh pirates manager Chuck Tanner. The Only other baseball figure who May testify in the Federal cocaine distribution trial of Curtis Strong 39, is former com missioner Bowie Kuhn according to sources close to the Case. Tanner is expected to again take the stand wednesday. Defense attorney Adam o. Renfroe or. Apparently was to decide Early wednesday whether to Call Kuhn who would be asked whether he Ever alerted the Fri or other Law enforcement officials to baseball s apparently serious drug problem. Kuhn also would be asked whether baseball officials As Cincinnati reds out fielder Dave Parker testified last week once instructed team executives to caution their players to stay away from individuals suspected of being drug sources. The Federal drug distribution trial recessed Early for the second straight Day tuesday after Renfroe decided not to Call St. Louis cardinals Pitcher Joaquin Andujar. Renfroe apparently decided after a luncheon meeting with the Pitcher that Andujar s testimony would have been of Little Benefit and possibly would be harmful to the defense according to the sources. Adjuar the National league s first Back to Back 20-game Winner since 1980, has been identified in testimony by former cardinals teammates Lonnie Smith and Keith Hernandez As a cocaine user. Andu Jar has not commented on the charges. Renfroe also decided not to Call former pirate slugger Willie Stargell after his at Torney said that Stargell now the team s first base coach would invoke fifth amendment rights against self incrimination if subpoenaed the sources said. Unlike the seven current or former play ers who have testified that Strong supplied drugs to major league players Stargell would not have testified under a Grant of immunity. Stargell has not been linked to Strong in any testimony and his Only connection to the Case came when former pirates Dale Berra and Parker said he once distributed amphetamines in the team s clubhouse. Stargell denied the charges. Stargell also denied that he was contacted about testifying. I Haven t talked to he said. But Stargell replied "1 Don t know when asked if his attorneys had spoken to Renfroe. Tanner the first witness called by the defense rebutted Berra s testimony that the manager specifically instructed the for Mer pirates infielder not to talk to Strong in a three Rivers stadium runway just prior to a game. Tanner also denied that As Parker Testi fied he warned pirates players to avoid Contact with Strong and Shelby Greer. A former Pittsburgh resident also accused of dealing drugs to players. I did t know or. Curtis Strong Umil seeing him on to after he was indicted Tanner said. The pirate manager said he warned his players Only to avoid Contact with suspicious looking individuals although one of his coaches once cautioned him in Phila Delphia that a Short fat Guy was hanging around our hotel and people did t think he was a Good character. I was a Little irritated by this Tanner said. As a result Tanner said he called Berra at a hotel bar and told him an unsavoury looking character was trying to meet i Rales players and that Berra should avoid him. I talked to Dale and told him to be careful that there were a lot of people see drugs on Page 19
