Page 14 University Daily Kanaan, October 10, 1980 Yankee ghost reappears after Royals win 3-2 Bv GENE MYERS Sports Editor KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The classic New York Yankees reappeared last night in Royals Stadium, but they reappeared nine innings too late. On the field, the Yankees of the late 1970s were gone as the Kansas City Royals won 3-2 to take a 2-0 league lead in their American League Championship Series. But off the field, the ghost of clubhouse trouble returned, led by irate owner George Stenbrenner. Steinbrenner celebrated the Yankee loss by storming into the clubhouse and denouncing his "THESE PLAYERS didn't lose the game," Steinbrumber, his crimson face straining, said. We got taken out of this game. We were taken out of the game was up there and never got to swing the bat." Steinbremner never called Ferrer by name, but he left no doubt who he thought caused the attack. The Royals led 3-2 in the top of the eighth. Willie Randolph was on first, two were out. Bob Watson was at bat. Watson cracked a double into the left field corner that Kansas City's Willie Wilson dug out and fired blindly over cutoff man U.L. Washington. As Randolph waved around third, George Brett pulled the ball from the air, pivoted and fired to catcher Darrell Porter, who stopped a head-first lunge by Randolph. "We had two outs, you gotta take a gamble in that situation," Ferraro said. "I thought he had a better than even chance when Wilson missed the first cutoff man. I saw the ball up in the air." YANKEE MANAGER Dick Wouter defended in touch, as Stephan listened at the back of a room. "He missed the cutoff man," Howard said. "That is what a third bacn coach looks for. That's what I do." With those remarks, Steinbrenner made a loud sigh and paraded out. However stopped answering more questions. whenever a throw is off line or high," Howser said, "That "it is his job." "If I'm coach at third base, I send a guy The play at the plate finished the Yankees for Game 2. They need to win all three games this weekend in Yankee Stadium to win the series. No team in the 11-year history of the playoffs has won after dropping the first two games. Tonight's game starts at 7:15. "THE PLAY CHANGED the moment," Brett said. "When we ran into the dugout, we were fired up. I saw looks of disbelief in the Yankees' eyes." Wilson, Brett and Porter all had to make perfect plays to stop Randolph. All three did. "The play is something we worked on everyday in spring training," Brett said. "The third baseman is the trailer in case the ball is thrown over the shortstop. This is only the second time in my career I've been involved in a play like it." "I couldn't hear anyone yell, "Throw home," because of the roar of the crowd. But because of the crowd, I guessed that Randall was going and just turned and threw home as hard as I could." When the ball arrived, Porter was waiting a few feet up the line for Randolph, who lowered his head and threw a shoulder against Porter's hand. The second player in mitt and Randolph's hard back of the plate. "I didn't think they'd try to score because the ball was hit so well," Porter said. "I thought Wilson made a great throw, and I never seen him make that hard in his life. All I had to do was hold on." "I guesse the win put us in pretty good shape," Royal manager Jim Frey said. "You can't win it." The pressure is now on the Yankees. However, however, they say they aren't flushed. THE PLAY, BESIDES saving the game, also marked a playoff first for the Royals, who in 1976, 1977 and 1978 suffered from great Yankee play after great Yankee play. "We can win three under any circumstances," he said. "This just makes it a little toucher." TONIGHT, Howser will send Tommy John, 21-9, to the mound. Howler will counter with Paul Splittorff, 14-11. Both teams are expecting a war. "I can imagine tomorrow." Wilsan said. "Their fans are going to be throwing a lot of smoke bombs and other things at us. "We just can't let it distract us. We just have to go about the task at hand." Kansas City opened the scoring last night with three runs in the third inning. Porter singled, Frank White singled, and both scored on a triple in the fourth field line. Washington then doubled Wilson home. Dennis Leonard, who had not beaten New York since July 24, 1798 and had lost three of four playoff decisions, went eight innings. He had won the fifth, when the Yankees scored both runs. Ace reliever Dani Quisenberry pitched the ninth to record the save. Rudy May took the loss. LEONARD'S PITCHING was overshadowed by the controversy of the Yankee eight. Ferraro won the AL MVP by Steinbrenner early in the season for being too conservative. Humors had him fired. Ferraro wasn't conservative last night. He sent Graig Nettles to the plate in the third with an inside-the-park home run, the first in playoff history. Kansan Predictions
ArnoldBertelsLewisMyersSeeley
Nebraska at KansasNebraska 27-10Nebraska 28-7Nebraska 42-14Kansas 52-0Nebraska 21-17
Kansas State at Iowa StateIowa State 20-3Iowa State 21-7Iowa State 24-17Iowa State 20-3Iowa State 47-0
Missouri at Oklahoma StMissouri 27-7Missouri 17-7Missouri 20-7Missouri 21-18Missouri 35-7
Oklahoma at TexasOklahoma 17-16Texas 35-28Oklahoma 16-10Texas 24-22Texas 21-14
Drake at ColoradoColorado 7-6Drake 6-0Colorado 21-20Colorado 33-17Colorado 17-15
Pittsburgh at Florida StatePittsburgh 14-10Pittsburgh 17-10Pittsburgh 31-17Pittsburgh 23-17Pittsburgh 28-17
Penn State at MarylandPenn State 31-0Maryland 10-7Penn State 24-0Penn State 35-7Penn State 23-19
Michigan State at MichiganMichigan 20-14Michigan 10-7Michigan 24-14Michigan 21-20Michigan 21-10
Stanford at UCLAUCLA I'm back!UCLA 28-21Stanford 21-17Stanford 21-14UCLA 33-17
Miami, Fin. at Notre DameNotre Dame 17-7Notre Dame 23-13Notre Dame 14-10Notre Dame 28-17Notre Dame 22-21
Season Totals27-12-123-16-129-10-129-10-127-12-1
The predictors are Patti Arnold, Kanyan associate sports editor; Kevin Bertlin, sports writer; David Lewis, editorial editor; Gene Myers, sports editor; and Matt Seyley, sports writer. 'Astromania' strikes hard in Houston By United Press International HOUSTON—Houston has a certified case of "Astronomy." Not only will Houston schools be closed early today so students and teachers can watch the Astros play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, but a bribery trial has been put aside so that jurrors watch or attend the game. Game time is 2 p.m. Texas House Speaker Bill Clayton and two codefendants are on trial in a Briab case. The power-hitting Phillies won four of six games they played in the dome this season, but hit only one home run. Larry Christiansen, a forward for the Boston Red Sox and the Astro's first knuckle-baller Joe Niekro. The momentum may be shifting in the Astros' way in a series tied at one game aie. "I don't think Philadelphia will win two out of three games," he said. "We're coming down Dome like the Phillies are coming in the Vault." Little-used Cornhusker back means big trouble for KU BvGENEMYERS Sports Editor Nebraska has a running back who has gained 34 yards against Kansas. He has done this on only 24 games. Nebraska has a running back back who has scored 35 yards against Kansas. Four of those were for 84 yards. Nebraska has a Heisman Trophy candidate this year. His name is Jarvis Redwine. But Redwine is not the Nebraska running back with those startling statistics. The player is Craig Johnson, a seldom-reserved useher who takes 178 points in the UGA game and then disappears after the final run. JOHNSON IS A 6-foot-1, 198-pound senior who has played periodically in two Nebraska routes of Kansas. He usually plays when the game is in hand and the KU defense is exhausted. But at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon in the Big Eight opener in Memorial Stadium, Johnson will get his fist starting assignment. He will replace the broken-ribbed Red wine. For most teams, a Redwine on the sideline is a blessing. For KU, it could be a curse. "Seeams like good things seem to happen to me for example, I just don't notice Johnson said after Nehran shipped KU-40 last year." In that game, played before the screaming masses in Lincoln, Johnson carried nine times for 183 yards and two touchdowns. One TD came from a touchback on another on a 94-yard run, a Nebraska record. "NEBRASKA WILL MISS Redwine, but not as other teams would." KU head coach Chad Wilson said. just waiting, like Johnson. He has always had a super day against us." Johnson has had a super career against the Jayhawks. His 340 yards against KU are 30 percent of his career yards. His five touchdowns against KU are 45 percent of his career TDs. While Johnson waxes KU every year, the entire Jayhawk team usually fops against the Cornhuskers. KU plays worse against Nebraska than any other队 in the Bie Eight. Since 1988, when KU won 23-15, Nebraska has won 11 straight. Five of those victories have been shutout. In three others, KU has been held to 10 points or less. Nebraska has outscore KU 48-62. TOMORROW AFTERNOON the Cornhuskers will have more incentive because they lost 18-14 to Florida State last week. They also lost their No. 3 ranking, falling all the way to No. 9. "That was the worst thing that could have happened to us," Fambroub said. "If they played Florida State 10 more times, they'd beat them all 10." "They're going to practice hard. They're going to really come at us." KU does have the edge of having played several standout teams this year, including Pittsburgh and Syracuse. The 1-2-1 Jayhawks upset Syracuse 23-8 last week. Nebraska is a challenge because it is second in the country in total offense with an average of 512.5 yards a game. Nebraska is No. 3 in rushing and in offending defense. The team won every of its three defenses in the defense is Pitt, who beat the Jayhawks 18-3 this season and held them to four rushing vards. For KU to run against that defense. freshman Kerwin Bell will have to escape a line that averages 240 pounds at 6-foot-3. BUT BELL, who almost signed with Nebraska doesn't expect to be stopped. He has gained more than he expected. "They'll be comparable to Pittsburgh or defense but we'll be a better offensive team than when we played them," he said. "No matter what outcome, I know we'll play them a good game." The KU offense finally started moving the football against Syracuse. The same players that made the offense go he will start tomorrow. That means that junior Steve Smith will be at ball and offensive captain Harry Sydney will bevid Verse and Lester Mickens are the receivers. JAYHAWK NOTES: Kansas is 1-2-1 for the season with an 0-2 home record and a 1-1-0 road record. Tomorrow's game with Nebraska is in Memorial Stadium, but, possibly to KU's advantage, it could be like a road game. A sellout will be the game again. The game many will be red-dressed Nebraska KU's; sellout was two years ago when Nebraska crushed KU-63-21. Freshman Kerwin Bell, who is No. 4 in the Big Eight in rushing with 342 yards, could set a conference record for a freshman. Oklahoma's team has the fresh rushing record with 630, set in 1972. KU's 28-6 victory over Syracuse last week broke a six-game non-winning streak. The streak consisted of the final three games of last season and the first three this year. 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