European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 16, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary there s More of Ozz Effian a Glove St. Lots Oie Smith is unique in  lie dues. Not i Niika in  he thinks shout h what he thinks is that Loo Many people in k in inc Way he plays shortstop for the St. I Ouis ".irdinils. Marvel Over some of his spectacular acrobatics in the held and regard him As i unc Divinc Miear. And even he Reali is Little of that is for what he tines with his bal.  i people won t Eer look in him the Vic Way anymore. Not after what he did monday at Insch stadium where for one electric moment he made a cry body forget about his sheer Genius with the Glove. Mis ecstatic Cardinal teammates weren t thinking about thai at All when they mobbed him world series sly in after his ninth inning Homer off dodger reliever Tom Niedenfuer. The Home run was the first Smith has Ever hit left handed la powered the cardinals to a ,1-2 Victory moving hem ahead of the dodgers three games to iwo in the National league s bust of seven playoffs. The cardinals need Only one More win to wrap up their second Pennant in three years and they la be looking to get it when they Send Joaquin Andujar their Moody petulant right hander against Orel Hershiser in wednesday s sixth game in  Angeles. Without coining right out and saying so. Smith gives inc impression thai Only his defensive talents Are appreciated. Lie s probably right about that. But Liis thinking in the subject in t that unusual. Granted  Smith is a True artist in his own Field but so Many other great ones in different Fields similarly keep seeking recognition and appreciation in areas where they Aren t nearly As skillful. Smith makes ins living with his love. Some base Ball judges like Jerry f Oleman. Who once played Sec Ond base for the Yankees and managed the l afire. Call him the  defensive shortstop they have overseen. Smith played three straight years without hit Ting a single Homer. Last year he hit one for the cardinals. This year he went on a minor rampage Anil hit six one less than he hit in All his Pic Vious eight seasons. So we re not talking about an babe Ruth Here. I always Felt i was a better offensive player than i was Given credit for said the cardinals gym Nassie Iso Pounder. Smith rarely goes up to the palc and consciously tries to hit a Homer. That was t what he was trying to do against Niedenfuer a big right handed Power Pitcher who relieved starter i Ernando Valen Uela in the ninth and opened the inning by gelling Willie Mcgee on a foul pop. Niedenfuer worked the count to 1-2 and then came Back with a fastball Iti mde. Smith unloaded on 111. Pitch. That s not really what i was trying to do Smith said. I was trying to get an extra base hit. Pel in scoring position. Mow did i feel about what i had done was real Happy for the Guys. These Gus have continued to Kiltie All year la has been playing with thu in " it was no o for Niedenfuer  in playoff Between the dodgers and san. Houston s Terry i Uhl hit an insure the a k Limner Oli him i he dodger reliever remembered How lie considered Lack Ling i Uhl As he made his Way around tin bases. He had no such impulse with Smith  was just As Well with some of the Moes Smith has. Niedenfuer would t have had a Chance the last thing i  thinking abut with Smith up was a Home  Niedenfuer said. I was ining t come up and in with i fastball and he Iii turned on it there  t anal hindu i can do about it now i can go Back and get the Pius Back. I m a Power Pitcher i m not going m take away from a Basic game ii matter who s  dodger coach mint Hasgall was is  b Smith s unexpected display of Power As most others in the Ballpark. I just about Tell off the Bench  do Jaird the Little son of a gun made himself a Lood Hitler and you be got to give him credit. When he Tirol came up he could t hit you if you ran across Home palc but if anybody has Alue in this game lie has. The last Lime he signed they said the  2 million to a .1x0 hitter. Well he s More like a .2x0 he incr and gelling better All the  Smith  .27for the Cardinal this sea son and apart from his first ear in the minors thai was his besi showing. So were his m kills and tone six homers of his. If you watch him with any regularity of h see him do a Carlonee and Baek Ftp before the first game of the season Anil the last one. He did it again before monday s mine. The Way he s going the rest of the cardinals Are liable to join him any minute United pret International Andujar from Page 21 Angeles Andujar said. We tried too hard to win. We just have to take it As another game. We have to be ourselves and just relax out  Andujar finished this season at 2i-i2, but he has won Only once since aug. 23. He complains he receives Loo Tittle recognition for his accomplishments. I be won 41 games in the past two years and Joaquin Andujar gets no respect he Aid. I Don t get treated right who else said. Has won that Many games lately a lot of the stuff written about me is Bull. It s just not  after the game 2 loss St. Louis manager Whitey Herzog announced Bob Forsch As his game 5 Pitcher instead of Andujar. There had been speculation Danny Cox. The game 3 starter would pitch game 6 and Andujar would be passed Over. Whitey never said  Andujar said. You Guys just made it  Herzog said Cox has a tender Elbow. If we Are fortunate to win and go to the world series he will probably open the world series if we go seven games Here Herzog said. No i will not use him tues Day in  canucks hold on to beat islanders a photo Joaquin Andujar. Hey. I m no  co Eman still sidelined St. Louis a St. Louis cardinals Rookie outfielder Vince Coltman remained sidelined for monday s fifth game of the National league s playoffs but expressed Hope hell be Back in action wednesday. Let s just say i was in the wrong place at the wrong time,1 said Coleman in describing the lower left leg contusions he suffered Sun Day night when caught in a motorized Field Tarn shortly before game 4 at Busch stadium. An  is an injur., and it keeps you out no matter where it happens. I have no one to blame but  Coltman who was on crutches said they were Only to help him keep weight off his injured left knee and left ankle. Yesterday the ankle hurl More tha the knee. Today inc ankle is of and inc knee is sore inc is. Louis player said. Hope fully Lor Norrow inc knee will be of Loo.1 Coleman said he suffered both pain and fright when caught in the Lar Paul device As it was being rolled onto the held two hours before the cards game against the los Angeles dodgers. When i went Home last night i dreamed about it and the dream was that the Tarp Well Over my head he said. I m just glad icy were Able to Stop it when they  As on sunday night Tito Landrum was in icel Field for St. Louis when the cards won 3-2 Over los Angeles monday. From press dispatches Vancouver British Columbia Joan Marc Lanthier s Power play goal at 5 43 of the third period proved to be the game Winner As solid play by Vancouver goaltender Richard Brodeur helped the canucks hold on for a 4-2 National hockey league Victory monday night Over the new York islanders. Brodeur faced ?5 new York shots and made several difficult saves in the third period when the islanders mice closed to within a goal of the canucks. Taylor Hall Tony Tami and pct i ski to also scored for the canucks. It was i hair second Victory in Ihrcke games. The islanders got goals in the final period from right wings Mike Bossy and i Ai Riek Flatley. Their record is even after two games. Brodeur s toughest saves came Early in the final period Afler Bossy scored to Nar Row the margin to 2-1. Brit cur twice smothered Loose pucks in scrambles while the canucks were shorthanded to frustrate he islanders comeback hid. The hard hitting opening period Fea tured 64 minutes in penalties As referee Terry Grigson clamped Down on Boih teams. New York defens Eman Paul Boutlier received an additional 10 minutes for pro longing his fight with Canuck left Wing Moe  after the second run in during the period Between  and Smith. Vancouver scored Midway through the first period when Hall flipped a High shot past Smith from the Side of the net on a pass from Center Steve Tambellini Al 12 09. The scoring play followed a face off in the islander one. Right Wing Cam nicely of the canucks hit the Post moments Laler. And near the end of the period Gregson disallowed a goal when Vancouver defens Eman Rick nil playoffs  gloved the puck past Smith during a scramble. The second period settled into tighter checking with the islanders forcing play Early with their for checking. Brodeur out guessed new York defens Eman Denis Putvin at the Side of the net when i Potvin broke in for a shot White the islanders were slur handed. Tanti put Vancouver  2-1 in the second when he look a return pass from ski Koan beat Smith with a backhand Al 12 49. The new York defense W.I-. Caught out of position on the play. Boss broke away at Center ice each in the third and scored his second goal in As Many games when Vancouver detente Man . Aig Neull was caught out of position i anther scored on the Power play to put the canucks ahead i converting his second Opportunity on a rebound in the Only other nil game monday sabres 6, red wings i Bufalo. . John Tucker scored twice to Pace Buffalo Oxer Detroit. Phil Housley. Linds Ruff lilies Hamel and ii per Cault each tallied for Buffalo. Gerard Gallant scored for the red wings who Haen l won a game in three starts this season. After the teams exchanged first period goals the sabres scored on the Power play and during a Shorthands situation in the second period to Lake a 3-1 Lead. Per Cault set up the Power play goal that broke a i-1 lie. The Buffalo Captain skated from left to right just inside the Blue line and tired a pass to Llamelo on the left Wing. Llamelo redirected the pass to the front of the Detroit net where Ruff deflected in past red wings goalie cd Mio