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Tuesday, October 18, 1977
University Daily Kansan
Woodall endures summer trial
Sports Writer
BV BILL NEWSOME
Rich Woodall is a sophomore cross country runner for KU. But do not mistake him for one of the team's standout runners.
He did not run for the Jayhawks in a varsity meet his freshman year and he has done so only once this season, finishing with the Oklahoma State Bambergrenade last month.
Don't be fooled, though, by Woodall's cross country record. His accomplishments in the sport are minor but that is what the Leaward native achieved this summer.
What Woodall was something that most people would not even think about,
He participated in the Outward Bound program in Oregon. To put it bluntly, he
AND WOODALL was a novice to any sort of outdoor life.
No meat to eat for the entire period.
Raging rivers to cross on a single rope.
Wading in water.
From that experience, there is no doubt in Woodall's mind that he is a better cross-country skier than he was in the provements so far are not earthshaking, but his mental outlook has taken a合
"So many people go through life without ever challenging themselves," he said.
"The programs get you to reach your full potential. It makes you realize that most of your limits are self-imposed. After going through it, large problems seem small."
But why would anyone want to spend three weeks of his summer going through the
"I was at a point in my life where the pressures of running and my studies were reallybugging me," Woodall explained. "I just wanted to get away from it all."
Woodland and the nine others in his group certainly did get away from it all at the top of the hill.
They did not see civilization for three weeks. They had to carry 60-pound packs up to 16 hours a day over terrain that allowed them to cover only a mile in three minutes and then positioned so high at times that they could be the lights of Ugene, Ere, 90 miles away.
"IT WAS VERY HARD physically, but actually it was tougher to take mentally." Woodall said. "It was very tough to keep him on his feet. 'no' isn't accented by Outward Bound."
Woold, however, was ready to throw in the towel after a week. He began to think of ways to get sick so he would have an excuse to get back to the comforts of home.
But at that point, each member of the group was assigned to spend three days by himself on one acre of land. A handful of the other members were all Woodahl for the entire period.
"The three days really revived me," he said. "I wonder how many people ever spend 72 consecutive hours totally by eating a meal." He explained. Eat it. I gave me a chance to think about
Rich Woodall
running this year and about life in general."
Obviously, the program is not for the weak. One of the members of Woodall's group was convicted of a crime in New York City and received him a choice of jail or Outward Bound.
AN AVERAGE of one person a year is killed during the program and Woodland Parks uses that figure.
"That experience has really helped me put things in perspective. My running is still very important to me, but I realize that it isn't a life or death situation."
"I was climbing up a peak on the face of this boulder," he explained. "I was having a lot of trouble finding something to hang on to, and it was a 7,000 foot drop, the same height as the ground, over my year before. I almost gave up, but I think the mental toughness I learned saved me.
Woold managed to run every day on the trip, including a 13-mile jauvet over a rugged trail on the final day of the ada. The team had made a lot of use of the trip that has helped him this season.
"The program taught me so much about mental toughness and determination," he said. "Many times this year I've gotten tired of running and wanted to quit. But I thought about the sacrifices I made in Outward Bound and quickly changed my mind. The program has just done wonders for my running."
Another explosion rocks Yankees
NEW YORK (UP1)—The New York Yankees were rocked by another explosion yesterday when 16-game winner Eld Figueroa walked out on the club because he was injured to pitch tonight's sixth game of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Martin pointed to Figueroa's empty dressing stall in the yankee Stadium clubhouse and told reporters, "He just packed up his bags and left the stadium after saying, 'If I can't pitch, then I might as well go home.'"
Figueroa has been doing a slow burn throughout the series as Martin repeatedly
has passed over him to name other pitches. Figueroa tied with Ron Guidery as the second biggest winner on the Yankee staff this season.
THE LATEST Yankee blowup came after Martin first named Figueroa to start the sixth game and then substituted Torrez to go against Burt Hooton. Guidry and Tommy John are set to start tomorrow's seventh game if it is necessary.
The usually excitable Martin, who said that pitching coach Ai Fowler had been dispatched to try to head off Figueroa and persuade him to rejoin the club, was surprisingly calm in discussing Figueroa's walkout.
KU women's tennis team takes state championship
KU was no time in defeating both schools.
The title qualifies the Jayhawks for regional play next May.
By losing only one match, the University of Kansas women's team won the Kansas state large school championship. The Kansas State and Wichita State universities
In down Wichita State 10-9 Carrie Fotopolou, Mary Stauffer, Barb Keterman, Kathy Merrion and Bridget Guilfoll each dropped their opponents in straight sets. Shari Schrufer played a third set to win.
In doubles competition, Fotopoloupes and Stauffer teamed to win in straight sets, as did Schurfer and Merrion. Lissa Leonard and Gullifold dropped their first set but won the next two to complete the sweep of the Shockers.
Hockey squad looking for title
In an effort to win the Kansas Conference title and secure a berton in the regional tournament, the University of Kansas field against Emporia State University at Emporia.
The Jayhawks and the Hornets are the only two teams in the Kansas Conference and a win today would give KU the title. KU has defeated Emmyrine twice this season.
Diana Beeber, flock coachey, said that despite KU's two wins, neither team won.
"They're always up for us and have the home field advantage this time." Beebe said.
Against Kansas State, who hosted the championship match, all matches were settled in straight sets, but the Wildcats gained one of the decisions. Only Kaby coach Tom Kristo said has been hampered by a knee injury, was defeated.
"KATHY'S BEEN out for a week and a half is still well taken." Kivisto said, he added that Merrion should be full speed by the RU hosts KBOs Alabama State University.
Kivisto said the undefeated Oklahoma State team will be the toughest competition his team has faced this year. KU's record is also unblemished at 10-0.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Former Kansas City Royals' indeflier Cookie Rojas said yesterday his new job, as first base coach for the Chicago Cubs, would give him an opportunity to complete 20 years in the major leagues.
Former Royal Rojas named to Cubs' post
Figueroa did not learn that he was being passed over until Torrez told him as they boarded the plane back to New York. He burned all the way back and now says he has joined the growing number of Yankees who want to go elsewhere next season.
"The guy just feels bad," Martin said.
"He probably wanted to pitch. He's a proud Puerto Rican and I love the guy for wanting to pitch. I can understand how he feels."
"The Royals gave me permission to talk with other teams after I decided this would be a good fit," Whitey Hurtz made some contacts for me and I talked with Ponte Gonez (Los Angeles coach), who has always been my favorite. "We found out they were looking for a coach."
"Billy told me to get ready Friday. He told me the same Saturday and Sunday. So I got my finger ready, Sunday I was better. I felt no pain. I don't like being lied to. In California, I was with a last-place ball club and pitched every fourth day and I was 16-13. They never lied to me. I pitched when they said I would pitch."
Rojas, 38, retrained as an active player this fall after eight seasons with the Royals, 16 as a major leaguer and 22 in professional baseball.
"Next year I want to get out of here," he
"A lot of teams showed an interest, but most of them didn't have anything on the field," he said.
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Sports
Jayhawks emerge healthy, await Miller and company
Despite playing what KU coach Bud Moore termed the hardest-hitting game of the year Saturday against Colorado, the team emerged from the game almost injury-free.
Only three regulars, noseguard Charles Casey and defensive back Jimmy Little and Wayne Ricks, missed practice yesterday because of injuries.
"They should be able to practice Tuesday," Moore said yesterday.
The Jayhawks did not work out at full speed yesterday because game plans for the Oklahoma State game had not been made final.
Moore also said that freshman Jiff Hines would be KU's No.1 quarterback. Hines left the game Saturday early in the third quarter after a tackle dazed him.
"We spent the day getting acquainted with the type of offense Oklahoma State
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runs and their defenses," Moore said. "We didn't really work, quite as hard as we did in the first game."
"We can't afford to have a ledtown this week," he said. "If we continue to improve, we have a chance to win some ball games and earn the season. Certainly that's our objective."
MOORE SAID that the Jayhawks could not look back on Saturday's tie with the Titans.
The Jayhawks also found out yesterday that they set a school record in Saturday's game, which ended with halfback Max Ediger an additional carry for six yards. The extra carry gave the Hawks 84 rushing attempts, breaking the school record set last year against
The six-yard carry gave Ediger 91 yards rushing Saturday to the Jayhawks.
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