European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday october 27, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21sports series deadlocked at 3-3 App hold bl4imubf-�ijusab 1 .1 the mets including Gary Carter with his catching gear on for in expected 11th inning celebrate their winning rally in the Lola. Even mets surprised by comeback liw York. A the new York mils who have made a habit of coming from behind All season surprised eve themselves with saturday night s 6-5 Vic tory Over the Boston red sox in 10 innings sending the world series to a Deci Sive seventh game. The mils Ihrcke Nin loth inning rally started after two were out and include singles by Gary Carter Kevin Mitchell and Ray Knight a wild Pilch and a Field ing error by Boston first baseman Bill Buckner which allowed Knight 10 score the winning run. You can judge talc no but you can l judge heart said Knight who held his head with his hands As Fie ran Home from third we be got 24 Guys on this Ball to club with heart. It s been said you can t lose if you have grit and this club has Wilson who hit the Ball that went through Buckner s legs called in inc most unforgettable at bal he s Ever surprises me about this club Wilson said. We just do nol give up. We be got their Ace Oul of the Bull pen trailing 5-3, inc new York mets rallied Tor the third time in the game with three runs in the Lola inning to beat the Boston red sox 6-5and forge a j-3 deadlock in inc world series forcing a deciding seventh game sunday night the mets wanted and bunted their Way Back into the game scoring the lying run on a wild pitch and inc winning run on an error by first baseman Bill Buck is not a bal club that gives up easily manager Davey Johnson said. When you re two runs Down with two out and it looks like your season is about to end that s a huge , the mils became the first team since the Milwaukee braves in 1957 to rally 10 win 3 world series game in extra was an emotional replay of what the mils did in the National league playoffs against Houston. In the deciding game 6at Houston the mets tied the score with three runs in the ninth went ahead in the 14th Only in be tied by the astros then won in the 16th. On the red sox Side they had to think Back to game 5 of the playoffs with Cali fornia when Dave Henderson s iwo strike. Two Oul Homer in the ninth inning turned around the Al playoffs in favor of Boston. Still however. Red sox Man Ager John Mcnamara said the club re fused to Rico Gnu a the ghosts of past red sox s guess i can associate this to what went on in California when the Angels needed Only one out to win and did t get it Mcnamara said. Yes. It s disappointing. Know nothing Aboul history. Don t Tell me anything about choking or any of that error that Cost the red sox the game was on a slow roller by cookie Wilson which went Between the legs of Buckner who is hobbled by knee and ankle injuries and usually comic out of the game in late innings in favor of Dave Staple Lon my Only thought was to beat the Pitcher to Faircl base Wilson said. I thought i had a Chance 10 beat it and think Buckner saw that Loo and tried to Rush the play a Little bit. It was t a very Well hit Ball but it had the Angle and the whole season has been Una Clive see series on Page 26 Intro. To t tji by. A Nitt my Lions thrash Crimson tide 23-3 _ i _., i1 a so of in in nine r Eri and on Van Tif Tuscaloosa Ala. A Perm state tailbacks . Dozier and Blair Thomas capped Long second Pend drives with touchdown runs of 19 Andi rec Yards As he sixth ranked nil any sons silenced their critics saturday with a 23-3 drubbing of no. 2 Alabama. Dozier a senior and then Thomas a Sophomore look command of dives covering 65 and 77 Yards after Perm state was held without a first Down on its final two possessions. Dozier caught a screen pass for 24 Yards and later carried three times for a Yards bursting through the Middle and scoring untouched from 19 Yards Oul on the first play of uie second period to give Penn state a 7-3 Lead. The 65-Yard drive took six plays after Jim Coates 16-Yard punt return. Comeback Eddie Johnson s interception of an under thrown pass by Mike Shula at the Penn state 23 stalled an Alabama drive six minutes into the period and Penn state marched 77 Yards in seven plays. Thomas reeled off gains of 16 and 29yards before scoring around night end from three Yards out on a double reverse that started with a Handoff from Quarter Back John Shaffer to Dozier. The touch Down made it 14-3 at 8 46. That was All the nil any Lions needed to end the nation s longest unbeaten Streak at 13 games. Massimo Manca kicked Field goal of 37 Yards in the third period and 29 and 42 Yards in the fourth Quarter As the 5,000 Penn state supporters in the sell out Bryan Deony stadium crowd of 60,210 chanted we re no. 1." the Kittany Ilioiu who have won their last 18 regular season games Are 7 0 and finally have an answer for those who ridiculed their Frei six victims As nobodies. Alabama which had shared the nation s longest winning Streak with Michi Gan at 10games, is 7-1. The Crimson tide look a 3-0 Lead at 6 53 of the opening period on Van Tif Fin s 40-Yard Field had five turnovers including fullback to Wright s Fumble on the game s fourth play which was recovered by pen slate comeback Duffy Bobbi at the Lions 44 and tailback Bobby Humphrey s Fumble on found and one at the Penn stale 37 with 12 10 left to threw two interceptions and waa sacked five limes for 32 Yard in linebacker Don Graham accounted for three sacks including one for 12 Yard on the first play after Corne lius Bennett recovered a Fumble by Thomai at the Penn slate 39 with i3 5_4 remaining and Alabama still within Range at 17-3
