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Wednesday, May 5, 1976
University Dally Kansan
Stone's 61-3 $ \frac{1}{4} $ leads 'Mod Squad'
Bv GARY VICE
Sports Writer
Steve Stone was never very excited about being just among the leaders in the Big Eight conference in the shot put. No did it Hilli him to finish second in a meet.
Which, of course, is all very honorable, but he never was. That is, until last Saturday when the University of Kansas entered the tournament to compete in the final meet against Kansas State and take over the conference's top spot from teammate J仔 P澡鬓rac. Pодрабарак had set the previous best of 80-4% three at the Arkansas State Invitational.
STONE, WHOSE BEST throw outdoors before this season was 56-10-1%, had been overshadowed by the performances of teammates Podrebarek and Rudy
Pedrobarac and Guevara, a former outdoor shot put champion in the Big Eight and the reigning indoor champion, were a formidable duo for Stone to
But now, Stone is No.1 and KU has the nation's only college track team with three shot putters past the 60-foot barrier.
The trianks 1-3-3 in the conference and is expected to dominate competition at the league's outdoor championships less than two weeks away in Lincoln. The team will play its third Pluckett of Missouri (57-3%) but has surpassed the 55-foot level this season.
STONE, A SENIOR, admits he has been a late blower in track competition.
"I just don't feel like I've done much," the former Maryland high school champion said. "I should have done this a long, long time ago.
"I've been working on my technique, and I guess it finally paid off. What I've learned has made the circle to get my leg underneath me body when I throw and get my chest
"I FELT A LITTLE awkward throwing
that way today (Saturday) so once I get used to it I should improve even more. My goal is to throw just as far as I can. There's no limit as what to take. I can go to throw. I want to throw as far as I can as quick as I can."
Everyone seems to agree with the 6-4,
280-bound shot nutter.
Karl Salb, the six-time NCAA shot-champion for KU who now competes on the professional track circuit, said, "Steve's nowhere even close to his potential. He could go 65 feet and no one would even blink an eye."
Junior hurdle Dennis Brack has even bigger expectations for his teammate. Shortly after Stone won the meet with his career best performance, Brack in the inward room in the inward room and Way to go Steve. At 61 feet 11 inches, 63.5 feet 67.0 inches.
But Stone said he was after a more immediate goal. He wants the Big Eight championship.
"I've still got two weeks until the Big Eight to get comfortable in my technique," he said. "That's what I'm really shooting for."
"I'm also thinking a lot about AU!" because all the big studs are thinking towards the Olympics. Right now, I'm looking for a sponsor to get me to the Olympics.
TO WIN THE BIG Eight shot put title, Stone will need to defeat his closest rivals, those on his own team.
"It helps to throw on the team with the best shot putters." Stone said. "We can all work together to help one another. Also, it helps you to have a comparative practice session. You can always see how well you do in doing, know where they are at."
KU's shot put corps has dubbed itself the Mod Sound.
"Yeh, we're the Mod Squad," Stone said. "One black (Stone), one white (Podrebarc) and one Cuban (Guevara)."
BESIDES DEVELOPING his technique, Stone said he was working at weight lifting, bench pressing as many as 465 pounds.
"Lifting weights helps me psychologically," he said. "When I improve in the weight room it psyches me and better set, aet P (personal record)."
That is exactly what he did against the
Wildcats in the discus as well as the shot,
He tossed the platter 157 $\frac{1}{2}$ to place second and nearly a foot farther than he had ever thrown before.
However, Stone said he didn't consider himself a discus thrower.
"The discus is just a variety thing," he said. "I throw it because coach (Bob) Timmons says you throw it. If he didn't say so, I wouldn't throw it."
Stone moves into third on KU outdoor list
KU signs jump star
Sports Writer
By GARY VICE
Jay Reardon, one of the nation's top all-around jumpers, has signed a national letter-of-intent to compete for the University of Kansas track team.
Reardon, from Rockhurst High School in Kansas city, Mo., has recorded long and high jumps of 25-1 and 7, respectively, to rank him second currently in both events among the nation's high school athletes. He is also nationally highly in the triple jump with a 48-9 effort.
"We'RE JUST TICKLED to die to get him," assistant coach Gary Pepin said. "We certainly can use his abilities. He's not only talented he's a very, very fine competitor. He wins. I don't believe he' been the most successful this year in the high jump or long jump."
The red haired 6-2, 10-pound Reardon said yesterday there were a number of reasons he chose to over the 45 other players he had in his lineup. The last was KU's closeness to his home.
But there was much more to his decision
"I wanted my parents to be able to watch
me at meetings, he said. I can jump in to
watch them."
to sign with the defending Big Eight champions. He said he was impressed with KU's fine business school and hoped to earn career in insurance in his father's footsteps.
HE ALSO SAID the strong tradition of fine long and triple jumpers on KU's track team influenced his decision as well as the team of Hawkys top high jump corps this season.
"I didn't want just an outstanding track program or just a good educational program. I wanted the school to be one of the best in both. Notre Dame (where both his father and uncle attended college) just didn't have a decent track program."
PEPIN SAID HE couldn't be strong in event Reardon be would be strongest in at KU, but he would probably be used mainly in the long and high hums.
Commenting on what event he will emphasize next year, Reardon said, "Until recently I was just a long jumper. But now the high jump is really coming on. It's really unbelievable to be second in the nation.
Kings take over Scouts
KANSAS CITY (AP)—The Kansas City Kings of the National Basketball Association will assume control of the financially troubled Kansas City Scouts of the National Hockey League under a tenuative agreement reached by the teams yesterday.
The agreement, announced at a news conference by spokesman William Clarkson, involves the Kings' assumption of certain Scoots labiliities and the basketball team's ability to obtain bank financing and arrangements with the city.
The Scoots, in turn, must settle with the creditors and收受合作 partnership approval.
All conditions of the agreement must be satisfied by the week of May 18, when the proposal will be submitted to the NHL for final approval. Clarkson said.
"We are hopeful this will be the first step in a rather complex journey toward
maintaining hockey in Kansas City," Clarkson said, adding that the Scoots' ownership had reached the 'tragic combo' it could not make the team a success.
Clarkson refused to discuss details of the agreement, saying he didn't want to jeopardize discussions of the settlement with the NHL.
Tennis travels
The KU men's tennis team competes in its last dual match of the season today when it travels to Maryville, Mo. to take on the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, a team that has twice beaten the Jayhawks this year.
The Jayhawks, now 1-9-2 for the season,
The Jayhawks to bounce back from a disappointing
7-1 victory against the Washington
7-5,462-pound wrestler readies for Wepner bout
By WILL GRIMSLEY
NEW YORK—Andre the Giant agreed yesterday to fight heavyweight Chuck Wepner in a mixed wrestler-boxer bout. But he has been criticized about the fairness of the match.
Associated Press Writer
"I like my opponents the way I like my steaks—in bunches," the huge, unbeaten wrestler said. "It is more even if I fight your opponent." He's known for Foreman one after another, or all together.
"THERE IS NOBODY in the world who can stand up to me, man against man. I stand alone."
Andre was unveiled at a press conference as the foe of Wepner in a 10-room free-for-all. It will serve as a semi-windup to the All-Antonio Ionkii fight, the so-called meeting for the world Martial Arts Championship in Tokyo June 25.
Andre and Wepner, however, will do their scheduled 10 round fight at Shea Stadium in New York. It will be beamed around the field and be circled television along with the All flight.
"We will sell more closed TV seats than any fight event in history," said Bob Arum, head of Top Rank, Inc., which is sponsoring the Pro Bowl game also Techniques and Capitol Wrestling, Corp.
"It will be bigger than the Foreman-Jeff foreman fight and all three of the All-Frazer battles."
The first All-Frazier meeting supposedly grossed $20 million.
ANDRE THE GIANT is perhaps the world's most awesome athlete. He stands 7 feet 5 inches tall, weights 482 pounds, has a head bigger than a basketball with a wild Afro hairdo, arms like wagon tongues and hands as big as a ham.
Except for the money involved—All can guarantee $6 million—and Andre said he can't understand why a boxer would risk his life against a wrestler.
"He cannot win," he said. "All is good, but inoki will be hurt him. I can benefit them."
ANDREA SAID HE had been oversized all
ANDREA SAID HE had been oversized more than
300 sacks at the weighing station.
"Nobody made fun of me," he said.
"Everybody was very friendly."
The Giant's real name is Andrea Rossissimoff. she was born in Grenoble, France, and now lives with his family is normal-size except for his grandfather, who is normal-size 8 inches tall.
be a teammate with the Washington Redskins and the Washington Redskins.
"Pro football could not pay me enough"
he said. "I make $300,000 a year."
His clothes are specially made—by a tent manufacturer. He wears a size 80 jacket and size 22 shoes. He doesn't get them shined at a shoe-shiner parlor. He goes to a car wash.
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