Monday, August 25,1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page5
Pace debuts; Chiefs lose
No.1 draft pick's size is impressive
The Associated Press
ST. LOUISE — Orlando Pace was so eager to play, he didn't seem to care that he was facing the Kansas City Chiefs' reserves.
"I was just out there playing football," the NFL draft No. 1 pick said after getting his first action in the St. Louis Rams' 14-13 exhibition victory Friday night.
"It wasn't about who it was against. I was just out there playing." Pace said.
Pace missed all of training camp and practiced only five days after signing a rookie-record, $29.4 million, seven-year contract last week. In his first-ever reserve role, he opened his share of holes and didn't allow any Chiefs near Rams backup Mark Rypien.
Chiefs defensive tackle Kerry Hicks, who lined up against Pace most of the time, was impressed with the 334-pound rookie.
"He's a big player — he's huge," said Hicks, who is 6-foot-6 and 283 pounds. "You could tell he had some soreness and stiffness, but you don't get to be the No.1 pick by being a slacker.
"I expect him to be a lot sharper when we play them later."
The Rams (2-2) and Chiefs (1-3) also play in the regular season, Oct. 26 in St. Louis.
Physically, Pace said he was ready to go. Mentally, he knows he has some work to do.
"Towards the end, they asked me if I was tired," he said. "I told them I was fine, but they went ahead and took me out anyway. They just wanted me to get a little work in — just get familiar with the atmosphere, get a couple plays."
Pace trotted onto the field to a pacemic response from a sellout crowd of 63,938. On his first play, he double-teamed defensive end Steve Wallace, who went nowhere. On his second, he drew an offsides penalty on Leslie Ratliffe. On his third, he drove Hicks out of the way and opened a hole for a 6-yard gain by Amp Lee.
On the other hand, he was called for a 5-yard false start penalty later in the third quarter.
"That was anxiety," Pace said. "I was just anxious to go."
The much-awaited debut was the biggest news until the finish of a somewhat lackluster Governor's Cup game, rendered meaningless because the teams also play later when it counts.
"I'm always pleased when we win," coach Dick Vermeil said. "But I would rather play better and lose."
The Rams blocked Louie Aguiri's punt and scored their only touchdown on the next play on Lee's 13-
yard run with 6:40 to go.
Agular dropped a good snap, giving Jay Williams enough time to get his left arm in the way. Dwayne Sabb picked up the bouncing ball and carried it 21 yards.
Pace was on the sideline when Lee, who had 61 yards on 14 carries in his battle for a roster spot, scored. Rypien passed to Keith Crawford for a two-point conversion.
The Chiefs made it interesting with a 76-yard pass play from Pat Barnes to Kevin Lockett, setting up a 1-yard, fourth-down TD run by Tony Richardson with 2:41 to play. Kansas City went for the two-point conversion, but rookie cornerback Dexter McCleon intercepted a pass intended for Isaac Byrd in the end zone.
Greg Hill ran for 34 yards on seven carries for the Chiefs and scored on a 2-yard run with 5:47 left in the second quarter.
The Rams got field goals of 47 and 21 yards from Jeff Wilkins, who finished nine for nine in the preseason
Rams tailback Lawrence Phillips carried the ball only two times for three yards before leaving with swelling in his left knee. He had knee surgery in the offseason.
Rams wide receiver Isaac Bruce missed his third preseason game with a strained hamstring. Backup Jermaine Ross caught three passes for 72 yards in the first half.
Jays beat Royals in 13 innings
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jose Cruz Jr.'s two-run homer in the 13th inning, his second of the game, lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to an 11-8 victory against the Kansas City Royals yesterday.
Jacob Brumfield singled at the beginning of the 13th inning off Larry Casian (0-2), and Carlos Garcia sacrificed. Cruz, who had the first four-hit game of his career, hit his 20th homer into the left-field seats. It was the third two-homer game for Cruz, who came to Toronto last month in a trade with Seattle.
Joe Carter doubled, and Carlos Delgado followed with an RBI single and made the score 11-8.
Tim Crabtree (3-3) got the final six outs, and Toronto had a season-high 21 hits, handing the Royals their fifth straight loss.
Chili Davis hit a three-run homer, and Larry Sutton hit his first major-league home run for Kansas City.
Trailing 8-6, the Royals tied it in the ninth innning off Kelvim Escobar on rookie Jed Hansen's two-run double. Escobar had been 10-for-10 in save opportunities, tying a team record for consecutive saves with Duane Ward in 1991 and Darren Hall in 1994.
Toronto scored four runs in the
Ed Sprague's 13th homer of the season, which came in the seventh off Gregg Olson, gave Toronto an 8-6 lead.
sixth and took a 7-1 lead. Carter's single brought in the go-ahead run, and Charlie O'Brien and Tomas Perez had RBI singles in the inning.
The Royals had taken a 6-3 lead in the fifth on Davies' 25th home run.
Sutton hit a three-run shot off Blue Jays starter Chris Carpenter and tied it at 3-3 in the fourth.
Carpenter allowed six runs and six hits in seven innings. He struck out a career-high eight and walked three.
Toronto scored a run in each of the first three innings. Cruz hit his 19th home run the first, and sacrifice flies by O'Brien in the second and Delgado in the third made it 3-0.
Royals starter Ricky Bones gave up seven runs and 11 hits. He walked one and struck out five.
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