6 Tuesday, April 11, 1978 University Daily Kansan Staff Photo by ELI REICHMAN Safe! One of the Kansas City Royals young new stars, Wille Wilson, has beenutorious for stealing bases. After successfully stealing second base against Baltimore pitcher Pitcher Bries last night, Wilson was kept close to the bag as Bries tried unsuccessfully to pick him off. Umpire Jerry Neudecker signaled Wilson safe at second while Baltimore second baseman Rich Dauer raced to catch Briles wild throw. The Royals beat Baltimore 4-2 in the season home opener. Royals chill O's in home opener Rv GARY BEDORE Sports Editor KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Mad Admiral received a royal welcome in Kansas City, Mo. the nation's largest city. Hrabosky, the talented left-hander whom the Royals acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round, is wooing him up on every pitch as he struck out Rick Dempsey and got Mark Belanger on a pop-up to save a 42 victory for the Royals over the Baltimore Cubs. Hrabosky's antics of talking to the baseball and pounding the ball into his mink in mock anger ever had starting pitcher and winner Paul Slittoff excited. SPLITTORFF PITCHED 8½ innings, allowing just two runs on seven hits for his first win of the young season against no defeats. The Royals record improved to 2-1 with the victory while the winless Orioles drenched their fourth. "I'm glad Whitey (Hertzog, Royals manager) took me out in the ninth because 30,000 people came to Hirabsky pitch," she said. "It was a chance tonight after being ruined yesterday." Hrabosky was ineffective just a day earlier in Cleveland when he walked two batters in $ \frac{1}{4} $ of an inning in the Royals 5-4 victory over the Indians. "I knew it was just a matter of time." Hrabsky said, after his first American League save. "I just wanted to throw strikes tonight. THE FANS HELPED me. I've always tried to use the fans as a motivating factor. The Mad Hungarian is no joke—be's a part of me on the baseball field. With him, the players know I'm out to do competitive battle." Hrabsky was not the only way Royals' fans had to cheer in the chilly home opener. The Royals smacked double and four triples—two by AI Cowens—and stale defense. The Orioles jumped to an early 1- lead off Splitteroff, passing across a run in the third inning. He came up with a past three base. He came across to score when catcher Dempsey slapped it between short and third. Left fielder Willie Davis, in his usual allow, allowed Lopez to score unchallenged. The Royals countered with three runs in their half of the third. The runs came against Orioles' starter and former Royal, Nelson Briles. Frank White walked but was forced out at second on a fielder's choice by Willey Wilson. SPURRED BY THE CROW's chanting of "Go, go," the speedy Wilson promptly stole second, his third stalen base of the young season. Later in the game, Wilson was thrown out to try steal, the first time he has been caught this year. After Hal McRae walked, Brett smashed a single to right, scoring Wilson and tying the game. The hit moved McRae to third. Cowsen then hit a ball to center which rolled past the right fielder Lopez to the wall. After McRae and Brett reached home plate, Cowsen stretched to stretch the hit into an inside the park home run, but was cut down at the plate. "I thought it was a pretty good play," Cownes said. "It took a good throw to get me. The next time, if it happens and I see a stop sign, I'll stop." Lopet had trouble on several plays in the outfield all night. "WHEN IT'S WET out there, it's really hard to play," Cownes said. "The outfielders play deep and when the ball hits the ground it picks up speed." The Royals picked up their fourth run in the eighth inning. After McAfee tripped and Brett grounded out, Cownes brought McRae in with his second triple of the game. "I'm seeing the ball good and feel good at the plate." Cowens said. ALTIMORE CHASED Splittorz in the ninth inning. Lee May led off with a double and, after a keep fly out to left by Doug Heisler, the Chase was down. Then Herzog went in Hrabsky The Royals' fans were aroused not only by Habrobsky but also by the rookies. First baseman Clint Hurd smashed a single and scored on a first base attempt. The errant throws at first. Hurd said he was relaxed, despite the recent trade of first baseman John Mayberry, which gave him the chance to start. The hits were Hurd's in the season, snapping an 0 for 8 slump. "I wasn't nervous," Hurdle said. "I was here a month last year and did well, and I like to think some people like me around "People have been good to me here. I wasn't worried. This is the greatest town in Nevada." BALTIMORE ab r b h i b Business yy yy yy Duiser dd dd dd Nominee kk kk kk Mahi mh mh mh db Access aa aa aa Decimers dc dc dc Deputy deepy deepy Demographics d d d d Brieps p p p p Clerks c c c c Totals 32 2 7 2 ab b bl bib Wilson ifl McBee dh Brett lb Porter c Porter e Duggle ib Kirle ks Patks es Splittorf p Hauskopp s Spittorf p 30 4 9 4 KANSAS CITY Baltimore E - Knives, DP - Kimas City J. 1LB - Batterham 7, Jan- dale W. 2K - Haines-Brown 8, Harcourt-Covee 9, McMahon S-II, Wilson W-II, Sawyer Swe get the field ready and we might start later." IP H H H ER HR SB SO Biles L (0-1) 6 6 6 3 2 0 Stoddard 5 5 1 1 1 1 Spatfork W (1-2) 814-7 7 2 2 3 1 Hobbs 813-9 2 0 0 0 1 001 001 001 - 2 001 000 01x - 4 KU had been scheduled to play Kansas Wesleyan this afternoon but that doubleheader was canceled last week at Wesleyan's request. So the Jayhawks have scheduled a twiliball against the Emporia State Hornets at 1:30 today. "We need to keep playing." KU head coach Floyd Temple said. "We like to keep a schedule of games on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday." The team, they an canned, we lined up Emirate State. Save—Hrabosky (1). T--2:19. A--38,194. The Hornets were scheduled to play Marymount College in Emporia today, but the field was too wet and the games were cancelled. Tempel said Quigley Field should be ready, unless more rain fell before game time. "THEIR FIELD was too wet, but I think ours will be ready." Tempel said. "We're ready to go." Quigley Field probably will have to be renamed Swampy Field or Socgy Field but the Kansas Jayhawks plan to play baseball there this afternoon. Smithson gets Wichita State basketball job Smithson, 37, was one of 107 applicants considered for the position before the Shockers' search committee decided on their nominees. The team drew into Wichita for a scheduled Saturday morning announcement, he called athletic director Ted Bredehoff and said he could not take the job because of personal reasons. He then joined the staff at Norwood turned the job down last week. WICHITA (AP)—Wichita State University's month-long search for a new head basketball coach ended yesterday when Gene Smithson was named to the position. Smithson, who posted a 66-18 record in three years as head coach at Illinois State and took the Redbirds to two consecutive NIT appearances, was selected after Louisville assistant Bill Olsen turned down the job today. Smithson said yesterday at the Illinois State campus in Normal he was impressed with Wichita State and the people he came to know. He said he convinced the people he met had a terrific commitment to develop the basketball program into consistent national competition. WICHTA STATE then asked Smithson whether he was interested, interviewed him Sunday in Wichita and the two reached terms. Bredhoef said Smithson would be signi- cated a four-year contract with a salary of 644,000. Smithson will replace Harry Miller, who was fired as Wichita State's coach a month ago after seven years with the Missouri Tigers and finished with a 13-14 mark the past season. Before becoming head coach, Smithson was an assistant at Illinois State four years and before that was noted for building winning programs in 10 years at Oak, Oak Park and Rich East high schools in the Chicago suburban area. FIRST ANNUAL STATE OF KANSAS FRISBEE TOURNAMEN 9:00 a.m. Sat. April 15, 1978 0-zone parking lot U-Zone parking for For more info, contact SUA or Rec Services KU to play Emporia State in mud OWL SOCIETY Junior Men's Honorary Now accepting applications for membership. Open to second semester sophomores. Forms available in Alumni Association Office, Kansas Union. Applications due Tuesday, April 18. JUARE2 is the perfect "anger for entertaining friends. It just tiptoes through the cocktails . . mixes so quietly you scarcely know it's there. A heavily bargain tool! And your local liquor merchant will assure you that . . . you can take it with you. IN THE GREAT BUY'N'BUY.. JUAREZ TEQUILA GOLO OR SILVER IMPORTED NOTICE BY TEQUILA AMAZON ST. LOUIS MO 63104 BRIDGE Intercollegiate Association for Women Students National Office: Box 2. 2401 Virginia Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 2003 We Need Everyone's Help!!! KU Women are sponsoring the 1979 National Convention for the Intercollegiate Association for Women Students HARVESTS that women identify, explore develop and utilize their individual potentials that women should fulfill their roles as educated and competent persons throughout their lives. Philosophy of AWS: Leadership Positions for Convention: *Chairwoman *Finance d jitter committees * Program — speakers —and workshops — special — entertainments — entertainment * Finance — treasury — fundraising — media — media — media * Communications — publicity — publications — production — media — specialist * Physical Arrangements — facility — transportation — registration — hospitality - Pick Up: Thursday, April 6 * Return By: Friday, April 14 Applications for All Leadership Positions: IAWS SELECTIONS COMMITTEE 220 STRONG HALL Kerschen has a record of 3-1 and boasts the most complete games on the Jayhawk pitching staff, finishing three of his four starts. He has an ERA of 3.60. If the two teams take the field, Dave Kusch and Kevin Kerschen will be the stalemate. The two left handers were the winning pitchers pitcher's first Friday against Kansas State in Manhattan. Rusch hurled a two-hit shutout and struck out eight. His earned-run average stands at 2.31. KU, 17-4, has won its last five games and 10 of its last 12. The last loss the Jayhawks suffered came at the hands of the Hornets last Tuesday, when the Jayhawks and Baylor were tied in a tie for the Field. Emporia State won the first game, 5-4 in eight innings, and KU, on the strength of Anyone interested in leading or working on a committee, Please sign up! Jayhawks hope to sweep Northwest Missouri again 10 runs in the first inning, won the nightcap, 13-8. KU swept a doubleheader from Northwest MUK played two weeks ago in Lawrence, 7-14 and 10-9. EMPORIA STATE pitcher Kevin Mendon- bly, 5-1 allowed the Jayhawks three runs in the first game of the first game and then triumphantly caught up and sent the KU game into extra innings. The Hornets scored with two runs in the top of the eighth and then held off KU, which came up with one run in its half of the inning. Kansas will try to make it four softball victories in a row this season against Northwest Missouri State University, when the team will play today in Maryville, Mo., for a doubleheader. Emporia State committed 10 errors in the doubleheader. Six of those came in the first A 10-run first inning, highlighted by catcher Andy Gilmore's slam glare home run, led KU to its victory in the second game. The Jayhawks had only five hits in the game, but Emporia State's pitcher gave up 12 walks to aid KU's cause. the Jayhawks, 16-6, will resume play after finishing with the second best record in a weekend tournament in Springfield, Mo., KU missed a chance to play for the tournament's championship after losing to the winner - Texas Women's University. The Jayhawks probably will play without senior first baseman Karen Schenker today. The Hawks are one of the Big Ten springtime tournament and probably will be out until the Big Eight tournament this season. KU had five doubles, three triples and six home runs in its four tournament games. KU's starting pitchers, junior Shelley Sinclair and senior Paula Hernandez, have 5-3 and 9-4 records going into today's doubleheader. "We had a really good hitting tournament," coach Bostick said Sunday. "We've already surpassed our extra base hits record from last year. Sinchlar and Hernandez each pitched one game in the earlier doubleheader with Nike. Improving tennis team faces MU "We're a year or two from the national level," Kiviisto said. "Everybody's playing good tennis, but not good enough to win the Big Eight." KU tennis coach Tom Kivisi knows that with a 4-8 record his team's tennis is skillful and fast. After all, Kansas won't lose a single member from this year's squad and all but one member of the team will be around for at least two more years. But as the Jayhawks take on the University of Missouri at Columbia, Mo., this afternoon the rookie coach has more goals than the conference championship. But after the Jayhawks lost two out of three matches in the Oklahoma City Invitational last weekend Kivisto insists that needs to win immediately and decisively. "We need to beat Missouri good," Kivisto said. "We haven't been a team with a solid defense." --- On the Varsity Tennis Courts west of Allen Field House Friday—Preliminary Rounds, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m BIG 8 WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT It's the best tennis in the Midwest and it's here in Lawrence. 1978 BIG 8 WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT FRIDAY & SATURDAY APRIL 14-15 Saturday—Final Rounds: Singles, 11 a.m. Doubles, 2:30 p. In case of rain, matches will be played at the Alvamar Racquet & Swim Club. Route 4 west on 32nd Street. SPECIAL I