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Complete list of scores on Page 1CD. Key National, Area College Football Scores BEST COPY AVAli ABIE 42 T- Arkansas 57 Tennessee ...6 Air Force 37 15 riiirf a lliae lt Houston 27 Ca.Tech 6 Utsh 15 23' Notre Dame 37 Baylor 43 Auburn 21 himi 19, Southern Cal 3 TCU "0 Miss. State 9 ffKlilv State 28 Penn State. 27 Florida 35 Florida St 20 Washington 23 24 0 Virginia Tech 18.. N.Carolina 10 Principia 12 SMU 44 Georgia 28 Miami (Fla.) 45 Wichita State ..33 Texas 14 Kentucky 6 Louisville 7 SIUC 34 Nebraska Colorado 17 .7 Illinois 38 Wisconsin 25 Iowa 49 Northwestern 10 out there to screw up," said Worrell, who became the first St.

Louis pitcher this season to lose a game that the Cardinals led going into the ninth inning. "You've just got to go on their judgment. Sometimes it's all going to hinge on their calls, and sometimes, they're going to make a mistake." While Clark was seconding the notion, though, manager Whitey Herzog was vociferously issuing a rebuttal that suggested "mortal or no American League umpire Don Den-kinger's imperfections are inexcusable. When someone asked him if he thought the umpiring had been poor throughout the series, Herzog angrily Michigan Indiana OhioState Minnesota Michigan Purdue pdlo (fils Kansaa St. 20 Missouri 17 Iowa Stat 59 14 Oklahoma Kansas 17 10 Mm By Mike Smith Of the Post-Dispatch Staff KANSAS CITY The champagne was stashed for another night, the plastic tarps to protect the designer jeans were pulled back, and a post-game buffet that otherwise would have been ignored was finding a few sullen takers.

i The party was off, and the debate tyas, on. At issue: the mortality of Todd Worrell and Jack Clark of the Cardinals, the defensive principals on the ninth-inning play that would start the Kansas City Royals toward a 2-1 victory Saturday night, grudgingly conceded the umpires' point. "They're just like us. They're not Kevin Horrigan Sports Editor rejoined: "By the American League umps. It looks like they're prejudiced.

"We haven't gotten one call yet from those (expletive). And I don't care what they say, the guy (AL umpire Jim McKean) missed a lot of strikes the other night on Joaquin (Andujar). The only thing I know is the best teams are in the World Series. We should have the best umpires in the World Series, too. Let the other guys watch on TV.

Maybe they'll learn something." The Cardinals were leading 1-0 going into the bottom of the ninth on a pinch RBI single by Brian Harper, heretofore recognized nationally as the throw-in on the John Tudor deal. IPmDD I a 4 I 1 Pinch-hitter Jorge Orta led off the bottom of the inning against Worrell and barely made contact for a roller toward Clark. On a difficult chance, Clark, off-balance, handled the ball and flipped it to Worrell, In replays that will leave an indelible imprint on St. Louis baseball lore if the Cardinals lose the seventh and deciding game Sunday night, Orta was shown to be out. Pick your angle.

"He came down on the back of my foot, which was on the bag, after I had the ball in my glove," Worrell said. "When Whitey was arguing with him, (the umpire) said my foot was up off the top of the bag when I caught the ball. "I don't know how I can have ffff 4 it but a goals-against (average) close to five goals a game. "None of the goals was his fault" Demers started the game with only his No. 1 line intact Bernie Federko centering Kevin LaVallee and Joe Mullen.

Rookie right winger Herb Raglan, playing his first NHL game at age 18, was with Gilmour and Brian Sutter. Ron Flockhart who played the first six games at left wing, centered the No. 3 line, with Cyr and Mark Hunter as wingers. Rick Meagher stayed on the checking line, flanked by ex-defenseman Jim Pavese and Greg Paslawski, who had been on Gilmour's No. 2 line.

AH of that shuffling did not keep the smooth Islanders from throwing 20 AP SECTION Oct. 27, 1985 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Game 7, Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Channel 2, KTVI 1120AM.KMOX Game 6 CARDINALS (1) KANSAS CITY (2) ob bl ob bl O. Smith ss 3 0 0 0 L.

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Williams, McKean, Engel, Shulock. A 41,628. came to the plate. "When I was in Little League, I dreamed of playing in the World Series and having a chance to win a game. I just felt fortunate to have the chance again." In 1982, Iorg was the designated hitter for the Cardinals and had 9 hits in 17 at-bats as St.

Louis beat Milwaukee in seven games. Kansas City starter Charlie Leibrandt once again looked as if he would be a hard-luck loser. He had worked a perfect game for five innings, but the Cardinals touched him for a run in the eighth inning on a bloop single to center by pinch-hitter Brian Harper. Leibrandt worked 7' Innings, allowed only four hits and the one run. He had lost a 4-2 decision in the second game of the Series when the Car- See ROYALS, Page 3 Defenders' Goals Boost Steamers By Kathleen Nelson Of the Post-Dispatch Staff CHICAGO It used to be that Steamers All-Star defender Tony Bellinger dared not even dream of offensive glory.

But his goal and assist In a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Sting on Saturday afternoon earned him the honor of offensive player of the game as the Steamers opened regular-season play In the Major Indoor Soccer League. Times. Bellinger said, have changed. "We've got guys who can score from the back, and we've got the green light to do so," he said. "This should be an interesting year." What was interesting was that three of the Steamers' five goals were scored by defenders.

Also scoring from the back were Sam Bick, who also had an assist and Mark Frederickson, a transplant from midfield. Sting coach Willy Roy complimented the Sieamers on their two-way play. "You expect their defenders to run; you expect six men back on defense." he said. "If you're not careful, they'll catch you sleeping. That's what they did to us." The defense, in its more traditional role of stopping the opposition, also kept the Steamers In the game in the first half.

The Sting got the better shots tn the first period but came up STEAMERS, Page IS pnpas hiewwsejPftswgwg wBejRtff i i 1 BZ3 i foot in the air and still have somebody step on it." Said Clark: "I thought he was out, but to be honest, I was kind of blocked on the play. Worrell is much bigger than Orta, although it looked like Todd beat him to the bag. "I couldn't see it that good. Tommy (second baseman Tom Herr) and Oz-zie (shortstop Ozzie Smith) had a better view than I did." But those are questions for another day, because Herr and Smith begged off interrogation. Denkinger, however, made himself available.

"I can't hear anything" on the play, said Denkinger, meaning he could not See CARDS, Page 3 By John Sonderegger Of the Post-Dispatch Staff KANSAS CITY The Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series on Saturday night, but they did the next-best thing. Once again, they pulled themselves off the railroad track at the last moment and survived. In a season in which they never seemed to run out of tomorrows, the Royals will greet the sun on Sunday morning with a smile on their faces. "That's as far to the wall as you can get," said George Brett of the Royals' plight as they entered the bottom of the ninth trailing the Cardinals 1-0. A victory by St.

Louis would have ended the Series in six games. But the Royals pulled out another miracle escape and scored a 2-1 triumph. It was the first time all season that the Cardinals had failed to hold a lead entering the ninth inning. They were 84-0 in the regular season when they had the lead after eight innings. But the Royals put a mini-rally together off relief ace Todd Worrell and pulled it out.

Jorge Orta, a pinch-hitter, opened the inning with an infield single. He was ruled safe at first on a questionable call by Don Denkinger, an American League umpire. The Cardinals debated the ruling that Orta had beaten Worrell to the bag, but didn't win the argument. Steve Balboni then fought off a couple of nasty pitches before lining a soft single to left field. Jim Sundberg tried to bunt the runners over, but forced Orta at third on a bunt back to the pitcher.

Hal McRae, also pinch-hitting, was walked after the runners advanced on a passed ball charged to catcher Darrell Porter. Then Dane Iorg, a former Cardinal and a hero of the 1982 St. Louis world championship team, came up to bat for relief pitcher Dan Quisenberry and drove home the tying and winning runs with a single to right field. "All I could think about was I had a chance to relive a dream," said Iorg of his chance to win the game when he Up Blues shots and two goals at Millen in the first period. A late flurry by the Blues in the period added up to 19 shots faced by Hrudey.

But Hrudey was not assaulted with the flurry of tough chances faced by Millen in the early going. "They had a lot of shots (49)," said New York coach Al Arbour. "But a lot of them were 50-60 footers. We didn't give them any second shots." The Islanders, meanwhile, were slipping cross-ice passes all over the zone in the first period. Duane Sutter, who later needed a couple of stitches to close a cut over his eye, cashed in on a precise longdistance pass from Clark Gilles and a See BLUES, Page 11 United States Football League in 1984.

"If we played (Kansas Stale) 30 times, we'd beat them 29 times," Wi-denhofer said. "We're a better football team than Kansas State. So if anybody should take the blame. It should be the coaching staff from me on down." Yes. this is a long-running nightmare for the Tigers.

That's what it feels like." said Miz-zou linebacker Terry Walker. Said Long, the freshman safety, "It's like we just find ways to lose." And from linebacker Bo Sherrill. "We definitely need to apply Murphy's Law to this team." That was never so true as in an Incredible third quarter. Unofficially, the Tigers outgained State 118 St MIZZOU. Page I i- 5" i fct' i ti.

-v -v lw i' "ifr If V- 1,11 Jim Sundberg is welcomed by teammate Lonn- Royals' 2-1 triumph over the Cardinals in Game nie Smith after scoring the winning run in the 6. Cardinals catcher Darrell Porter watches. Jesse James Rides Again In Blue Suit KANSAS CITY It is not known what Don Denkinger plans to do with bis day today, before he goes to work tonight. The weather is supposed to be nice, so perhaps Denkinger can drive north from Kansas City to the little Clay County town of Liberty. There's place there he ought to see.

The boyhood home of Jesse James. Jesse James used to rob trains for a living. He'd ride up with his gang, pull a gun and heist the loot Don Denkinger ought to be able to relate to that. He robbed the Cardinals blind last night. Don Denkinger Is an American League umpire who, through the vagaries of the new non-merit system, was assigned to umpire the World Series.

He was stationed at first base last night, and it was his call there in the ninth inning that denied the Cardinals perhaps just postponed a World Series victory. Watch the replay on your monitor Jorge Orta Is leading off the ninth Inning for the Royals, down 1-0 and down to their last gasp. Reliever Todd Worrell delivers and Orta bounces the ball to between Jask Clark at first and Tom Herr at second. Clark fields it, tosses to Worrell covering at first and Orta is clearly out by a half a step. But no! Your replay lies! See the man In blue, our man Don Denkinger, signal safe! See the Cardinals argue.

See Denkinger shake his head. The Royals are alive! They came back, of course, to beat the Cardinals 2-1 in as good a finish to a ballgame as you'd ever want to see. Unless you root for the Cardinals. Or unless you like to see the games won or lost by the players and not the umpires. Cardinals contributed to their own demise after that Jack dark didn't catch a Steve Balbonl pop foul that he should have, and then Balboni singled.

Worrell made a great play to get the lead runner on a sacrifice attempt, and then Darrell Porter -4- who habitually reaches for outside pitches instead of moving to block them reached for one that got away. Passed ball, one out, two men in scoring position, and Dane Iorg got to be a hero. -That was the only good thing about the inning from an eastern Missouri point of view. Dane Iorg, a former Cardinal and one of the nicest men ever to wear the birds on the bat, got to be a hero by driving in the two runs with a single to right In 1982 be was a World Series hero for the Cardinals. In 1985, he killed them.

This was his job. Don Denkinger also killed them. This was not his job. The Cardinals' clubhouse was not a pretty place after this man-made disaster. It was as quiet as Jesse James' grave.

The smell of barbecue wafted from the postgame defeat It mixed not well with other smells. Tom Herr sat on the floor of his locker staring into the middle distance. He did not wish to talk. This was uncharacteristic McCee sat on the floor of bis locker. Ignoring his plate of barbecue.

He slammed bis hand against the locker wall, gesture of frustration. Tils, too, was uncharacteristic. In his office, manager Whitey Her-zog sat staring blankly. Usually more voiuable after defeat than victory, Herzog was different tonight He had just been cheated, and be be didn't care who knew it Someone told him that at least he had the comfort of sending John Tudor out to salvage the series Sunday. Don't make a damn." be said flatly.

"We had the damned World Series woo tonight tt was suggested that the replay showed that Clark's toss to Worrell See H01RIGAN, Page I Dslamideit's SEnake 8,437 fans watched Demers try everything but putting trainer Norm Mackie on the power play. Today, he tries something else a meeting at 8:30 a.m. to watch film, go over mistakes and, he hopes, tighten up on the defensive lapses. "We are going to work on things that are costing us, just repeat and repeat" said Demers. "We gave up a very bad first period.

But the last two periods, we held them to 17 shots. "Kelly Hrudey was unbelievable in goal" for the Islanders. "I hope they thought about giving him a star." They did the first star. "I feel bad for (Blues goalie) Greg Millen," said Demers. "He's part of the team, but I feel for the guy who plays well but has nothing to show for imps By Tom Wheatley Of the Post-Dispatch Staff Coach Jacques Demers is not the type who sits on his hands when his Blues are playing poorly.

That explains his Impromptu Mix and Match Night against the New York Islanders on Saturday at The Arena. Unfortunately for the Blues, Demers' shake-up did not have the Islanders all shook up. The visitors won 5-2. Doug Gilmour and Denis Cyr scored third-period goals for the Blues after the Isles bad built a 4-0 lead with 13 minutes to play. An empty-netter by Bryan Trottier ended the scoring.

A World Series-wounded turnout of EC-State By Jim Thomas Of the Post-Dispatch Staff COLUMBIA, Mo. It was fourth and 16 on the Kansas State 41-yard line with a scant 1 minute 43 seconds left to play. Missouri was clinging to a 17-14 lead. That's what the college football game billed as the "cage match" bad come down to. One play to decide it all, the 0-4 Missouri Tigers vs.

0-6 Kansas State. Two hapless teams fighting It out until one emerged from the "cage" a winner. True to their record, the Wildcats had made a last-ditch effort to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. They were penalized three times for 25 yards on that final drive. But on fourth and 16, -State quarterback John Welch faded back to Md2Eilo -7 "By the grace of God, good luck and incredible concentration by Gerald Alphin, we made the plays we need to make to win." As for Missouri, the debacle continues.

The Tigers are 0-7. They've been playing college football at Missouri every year since 1890. with the exception of a one-year hiatus in 1918, and no Missouri team has started as poorly as the 1985 Tigers. Including the end of the 1984 season, the Tigers have extended their school-record losing streak to 10 games, the longest In NCAA Division I play. And Missouri coach Woody i-denhofer, who made friends In every corner of the state in the offseason, has lost his last 17 games as a head coach.

Widenhofers Oklahoma Outlaws lost their last 10 games in the pass. Under heavy pressure he threw down the middle. Erik McMillan and Stan Long went up for the Interception. McMillan tipped the ball. -State receiver Gerald Alphin, a gradate of University City High, juggled the ball precariously.

But then be grabbed it for a 49-yard gain to the Missouri 10. On the next play. Welch found Todd Elder in the end zone for a touchdown pass. And K-State had a 20-17 victory Saturday before 40.221 spectators at Fa rot Field. Wildcats coach Lee Moon saw it coming all the way.

"I told them before the game what was going to happen. I thought we had more heart than them," a teary-eyed Moon said after the game. That's what's happened to Missouri they've not been able to hold lead..