European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 5, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21sports cardinals drop mets it Dpi Woholo Vince col nun. We can t let up by United press International St. Louis in a filling conclusion to the 1985 baseball season the Chicago cubs last year s National league Easl Champion will play a key role in the out come of this year s Pennant race. The cubs mired in fourth place this year a fact an injury plagued Campaign conclude inc season Wilh a three game so Ries against the first place St. Louis cardinals beginning Friday night. The Cardi nals have beaten the cubs in 12 of 15 games this year. The cardinals boosted their Lead Over new York to two games thursday night by edging the mets 4-3, and reduced their magic number for clinching the no East Pennant to two. Any combination of two Cardinal victories or acts losses wraps up the division title for St. Louis. New York closes out the season with a three game Home series against the Mon no Roundup  expos. We need two More is.  manager Whitey Herzog said. They the acts will win three. The cubs won t lie Down. Bui i feel  Vince Coltman broke Oul of a mild slump with three hits including a two run single to spark the cardinals Triumph which snapped a four game losing Streak. I be been struggling a Little bit said Coltman who came into the game with just two hits in 20 at Bals. But at that Point in time i Don l want to go out there thinking about that. I want to make con tact and not think negative. We can t let up. We be got three games icel against the cubs Coltman said and they re nol going to Lay Down for  starter f Anny Cox 18-9. Got Relief help Frum Ken Daulcy Todd Worrell. Rick Hor Lon and Jeff Lahti. Lahlia retired Gary Carter on a Fly to right with the tying run on base for the final out to notch Hir 19th save. Rookie starter Rick Aguilera. 10-7. Pitched six innings. Keith Horn and of the mets went 5 for 5. The cardinals look their first Lead in the series in the fourth inning on a two run single by Coltman. Darrell Porter Drew a one out walk and Ozzie Smith singled him to second. Cox sacrificed and cold Man sent them Home when he lined a 1-2 pitch to left Field. Hernandez pulled the acts within a run at 3-2 in the fifth with a two out rib double. Moosic Wilson singled and went to third when Wally Backman bunted for an out. Hernandez smacked a double see no on Page 23 yanks slice jays Lead to 3 games royals rip Angels to regain of place from press dispatches Kansas City. To. The Kansas City royals inking three out of four in their showdown series with the California Angels Are now in position to win their sixth american league West Crown in 10 years. Now our destiny is in our own hands said Steve Balboni who slugged one of the three Home runs thursday night to carry the royals to a 4-1 Victory Over the Angels and a one game Lead Over California. We Don t have to depend on anybody to do anything for us Balboni said. We will live or die by what we do  Danny Jackson narrowly missed a Sec Ond straight shutout of the Angels who came into the four game series monday night with a one game Lead. The royals pulled even monday night fell Back into second by losing on tuesday then Recap tured the Lead with victories wednesday and thursday. Plan a was to sweep  said Dan Quisenberry who got the last out for his 36th save. The realistic plan was to win three out of the four. It s too Early to Cele brate but everybody feels a lot better. In the California clubhouse the Angels quietly packed for a three game set at Texas that will end their regular season. The royals stay Home to Host Oakland for three games. Frank White and George Brett also at Roundup homered for the royals. Jackson gave up 11 hits in 8vj innings bul benefited from two Kansas City double plays ask filiform a stranded nine runners. The three Home runs representing career highs for each Man came off Don Sutton 15-10, who departed after five innings. Jackson 14-12, struck out three and walked none. The 23-year-old left hander who had lost five of his six previous decisions worked out of jams in the first and fourth to out Duel the 40-year-old Sut ton. Brett who homered in three of the four games against the Angels Drew a two out walk in the first. Then White a six time Gold Glove Winner at second base hit a 1 -2 pitch deep into the left held bullpen for his 22nd Homer. Balboni who set a club record last week with his 35th Homer clubbed no. 36 leading off the fourth. With two out in the fifth Brett unloaded his 28th Over the Center Field Fence Stere Balboul to put the royals on lop 4-0. California broke the shutout with iwo outs in the ninth on an rib trip la by Bobby Orich. In other Al action Yankees 3, Brewers i new York Ron Guidry Pilch cd seven Strong innings and Rickey Hender son Hil a Mcadoff Home run in inc first inning leading new York Over Milwaukee and keeping the Yankees in inc american league Easl race. New York pulled within three games of division leading Toronto which loss to do Iroil 2-0 and had ils magic number for clinching inc Al Easl Al iwo. The Yan Kees began a three game series in Toronto on Friday night. They must sweep the Blue jays to avoid elimination. Guidry the leading Winner in the league raised his record to 22-6 in a game played in a cold con Slang drizzle. The left hander Al Lowed six hits struck out a season High 10 All swinging and walked one. Don Mattingly who leads the major leagues with 144 Bis drove in the final two runs with an eighth inning single. Mattingly s rib total is the most by a Yankee since Joe Dimaggio drove in 155 in 1348. Henderson Hil the third pitch of the game from Tim scary Over the Fence in Center for his 24th Home run. Leary 1-4, held the Yankees in Check until giving Way to Ray sea rage who Al Lowed Mallin Gly s run scoring Hil. With two outs in the eighth. Tigers 2, Blue jays 0 Detroit Tom Brookins tripled Home two runs to Back the six hit pitching of Walt Terrell As Detroit beat Toronto completing a sweep of the Blue jays and further stalling the jays bid for the Al East championship. Terrell. I 5-10, who notched his fifth com plete game struck out six and walked three. In the Detroit fifth. Nelson Simmons walked went to second on Chat Lemon s single and look third on Alan Trammll s grounder that forced Lemon. Brookins then drilled a triple up the right Center Gap. Driving in Boih Simmons and Trammll. Red sox 5-8, Oriole 2-9 Baltimore a two run Homer by Tony armas capped Boston s Ihrck run first inning in the first game of a twi night double header As Bob Ojeda 9-11, limited Baltimore to five hits. Eddie Murray doubled Home the lying and go ahead runs As Baltimore scored five times in the eighth inning of the Nightcap. Mariners 5, White sox 4 Chicago Spike Owen who earlier had Hil a two run Homer triggered a three run rally in the top of the eighth inning Wilh a run scoring single to Lead Seattle Over Chicago. Walker endorses merger of Usel nil by Dave Diehl . Bureau Raf upper Heyford. England the United states football league s leading ground gainer hers chel Walker says he believes that pro foot All would be better if the n Al and Usel somehow joined forces. The new Jersey generals running Back Laid in an interview that America in t ready for two pro leagues yet he said College football the nil an the  saturating the airwaves and playing Fields. He Aid he fears fans soon will get bored by Loo much foot Bau. Walker 23 is on a promotional tour of cafes stores in England and Germany. He is scheduled to appear at to changes in Heidelberg Vogel Weh and Baumholzer saturday. The Wrightsville. Ga., native said he Doest know whether the Usel will slay afloat but said he was going to stay with it for a least As Long As his contract requires. I m staying to see what this league is going to do he said. I be got a contract and i m going to Honor  the 1982 Heisman trophy Winner said he thinks the Usel s new fall season is going to affect the nil. The nil is going to get Hurt he said. And it could hurl the  Walker said the reputation of the new Usel is get Ting better As evidenced by the Caliper of players and the Quality of the teams. He said the level of play in the Usel is reaching that of the nil. If the league continues to do what it is doing it May not be Long until Well be there. 1 think there Are three or four Usel teams that could compete in the nil Walker said he has no regrets after leaving College a year Early to sign his multimillion Dollar contract with the generals. I think i d do it the same Way again. I never try to look  he said he d someday like to work for the Fri. Now he s concentrating his efforts on football finishing a degree in criminal Justice and managing several Busi Nesses that include a con i auction company and fast food restaurants. Walker also recently published a Book on physical fitness. The former Georgia bulldogs Star says his plans Don t necessarily include playing in the nil. He said his most important goal is being the Best i  despite the fact that he has already bettered several All time records his latest being that of Eric Dicker son s single season Rushing record in the nil Walker said he s not concerned with getting into the history books. For me to beat another person at something is easy. To be the Best i can is hard