European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 12, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 dodgers Cut off Cardinal speedsters los Angeles a although the score was rather lopsided with the los an Geles dodgers whipping the St. Louis cardinals 8-2 to take a 2-0 Lead in the Best of seven National league playoff the course of the game seemed determined by the subtleties. In the first inning the cardinals had three base runners but came up empty As los Angeles Catcher Mike Scioscia threw out St. Louis speedsters Vince Coltman and Willie Mcgee on steal attempts. In the third after St. Louis had taken a 1-0 Lead in the top of the Frame Cardinal starter Joaquin Andujar flawless through the first two innings seemed to fall apart after making a throwing error on a Pickoff play. After Steve sax had singled with one out Andujar threw wildly to first with sax winding up on third. Then after dodger Pitcher Orel harsh scr had failed twice to Lay Down a squeeze bunt Andujar came Back Down the Middle of the plate on a 0-2pilch and harsh scr hit a High chopper Over a drawn in infield to tie the contest. The dodgers came out of that inning with a 3-1 Lead then added three More runs during the next inning against Andujar. Dodger manager Tom Lasorda talking about Scioscia s cutting Down Coltman and Mcgee said it really fired our team up. Scioscia made some great throws and that really  St. Louis manager Whitey her of thought the errant Pickoff throw started the cardinals downhill commenting he Andujar started off with very Good stuff but for some reason he made that throw to first despite the fact we were going to get an automatic out when harsh scr bunted. Then he came in with that pitch to  Lac Frog said shaking his head. Sax said of Andujar s error sometimes it just lakes something like that to trigger one team or rattle the  the cardinals who had lost the opener 4-1 the previous night said essentially that the dodgers simply Are playing Well. Everything they re doing is right said Cardinal shortstop Ozzie Smith. It could t happen Al a better time for them. They re pitching very Well hitting very Well Fielding very Well. What else can you say Smith said. But he added there nothing to hang our Heads about. It s not  Andujar who was booed roundly by the dodger stadium crowd of 55,222 when he yielded to a reliever in the fifth inning was surly to reporters after the game. I have nothing to say. No comment he said. Coltman tried to shrug off the two losses commenting you have Good Days and bad Days and we re just going to try to Bounce Back. It s not Over yet. We still have a Hance. But we be got to Start  Fitch Calls Star Center uninspired Sampson says he s forced to play Hurt a Pitolo Ralph Sampson. Says it in t fair Houston a Ralph Sampson who complained As a Rookie of grueling workouts says he s being forced to play with an injury and the Houston rockets can Trade him if they Don t like his Effort. I come Here every Day and i play Sampson said following Houston s 133-122 National basketball association exhibition Victory Over Chicago in overtime sunday. If you want More than that then Trade me. "1 have a pulled muscle in my left thigh and they know it. But there Ain t  body doing anything about it and there Ain t nobody telling anybody that i m  Sampson apparently was upset by re Marks coach Bill Fitch made following an exhibition game against Detroit Fitch said Sampson s play appeared uninspired and the rockets would need better play fro the big Forward. Fitch has a reputation for Long exhaust ing workouts and Sampson commented on the drills during his Rookie season. Sampson said the team was overworked on the prac Tice court. The players called it Fitch a  nobody s overworked Here Fitch said. Sampson said All he s heard is criticism. "1 hear that i m not doing this and i not doing that Sampson said. I hear that i m out of shape and that i be got to play better. But i Don t hear anybody say that i m playing with an  Fitch said a team doctor examined Sampson s leg and determined it was Noth ing serious. He said that s what happens when you re not in shape and you get a Little nuisance injury and you be got to keep going to maintain condition Fitch  we thought it was serious or if anybody told me it was serious he would t have been  Sampson said he thinks the rockets Are angry because he did t spend the off sea son working out in Houston. They arc mad because i was in Europe at the end of the summer and they thought 1 should have been Here playing Ball Sampson said. Well the summer is my time. I can do what i want with  the former All american also said he thinks Fitch is tougher on the higher Sala ried players. I make a million dollars a year so i be got to play Sampson said. That s what i always hear around Here. Well there Are other people on other teams that make a million dollars and when they re hurl they sit Down. That s what i Don t  filch said he s always available to discuss problems with players and Sampson has not been to his office. No we Haven t talked about it but that s nothing new Sampson said. We never talk. He Ain t said hello to me since i be been  Spinks Given a 7-Day deadline Bangkok Thailand a the world boxing Council Friday set a seven Day deadline for dual world Cham Pion Michael Spinks to Appeal after he was dethroned from his Light heavyweight title for violating the boxing body s Rule of holding one division title at a time. Wac president Jose Sulaiman said. The wac meanwhile picked no. 1 contender Marvin Johnson of the United states and no. 2 contender Prince mama sub Ammad of Ghana to fight for the title should Spinks not Appeal. . Williamson of the United states was promoted from fifth to third contender of the division Friday. Sulaiman said a telex would be sent to inform Spinks who also holds the inter National boxing federation s heavy weight Champion title. The wac executive committee wednesday declared vacant the world title of the Light heavy weight division because Spinks had not abide by the wac Rule to relinquish one title within sever Days after his Victory against the ibis heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes Laic last month. The seven Day deadline began Friday Sulaiman said. Sulaiman said Spinks would probably not make an Appeal to the wac since the Champion would have a difficult time get Ting his weight Down to the Light heavy weight division. The decision on Spinks was made Dur ing the wac s 22nd annual meeting that ended Friday. Four of the Council s 15world champions also attended the five Day convention. They included heavy weight Champion american Pink Lon Thomas super featherweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez and super Bantam weight Champion Guadalupe Pintor of Mexico and flyweight Champion Sot Chi Talada of Thailand. Sulaiman said the wac would Intro Duce a new system next year to Check on prohibited stimulants for boxers within hours. The wac began the Ami doping program in 1977, but the measures have not proved sufficient he said. The conference has also agreed to pro Mote boxers ranking below no. 10, an to break the dominance of the West in the sport by setting up a new tournament the wac s International championship. Arn sports television baseball playoffs los Angeles Dodg ers at St. Louis cardinals no game 3, 6 . Saturday or. College football Florida at Auburn 6 . Saturday. College football air Force at Navy or Alabama Al Penn slate following 6 . Game saturday. Baseball playoffs Toronto Blue jays at Kansas City royals Al game 4, 1 . Sunday or. College football bos ton College at army 1 . Sunday. Radio baseball playoffs los Angeles at St. Louis no game 3, 6 . Saturday to Ronto at Kansas City Al game 4, 1 .sunday. Boxer guilty on 12 counts Mineola . A sex Light Cha by weight Boxer Steven Cassidy was convicted thursday on 12 counts of forgery. He faces up to seven years for filing false papers in an attempt to secure $125,000. . To Battle Australia in semifinals by Michio Yoshida Toyota. Japan a top seeded Czechoslovakia and fourth seeded Bulgaria joined the United states and Australia Fri Day in the semifinals after i Ming their quarterfinals in the federation cup International Tennis team championships. Czechoslovakia which beat Hungary 3 0, faces Bulgaria a 2-1 Winner Over Brit Ain. The second seeded United states which did not play Friday takes on third seeded Australia saturday. Czechoslovakia won the federation cup in 1983 and 1984. The United states had won before that for seven straight years. The . Team beat Argentina 2-1, and Australia downed Italy 3-0 in quarterfinals thursday. The . Team is playing the eight Day federation cup without stars Chris Ever Lloyd and Martina Navratilova the world s two top ranked players. The . Team is led by Zina Garrison the world s 6th-ranked player. Czechoslovak Helena Sutkova ranked 9th in the world lost the first set to Hun Gary s Csilla Bartos 6-7 after a 5-7 tie breaker. Sutkova 19, fought Back strongly and took the last two sets 6-2,6-2. Czech Star Hana Mandrikova ranked third in the world crushed Hungary s an Drea Temesvari 6-3, 6-3 for her 13lh straight Victory in the singles in the federation cup. Bulgarian Katerina Malcova beat Jod uric of Britain 6-2, 4-6, 8-6. And then her elder sister Manuela downed Britain s an Nabel Croft 6-2, 6-2. The Maleva Sisters then teamed up against the British pair of Croft and uric but katrina Malcova was forced to retire because of a stomachache As the czech pair was losing 4-5 in the first set. The federation cup is the women s equivalent of the Davis cup National team Tennis tournament for men