University Daily Kansan, April 26, 1985
SPORTS
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NEWS BRIEFS
KU orienteers earn honors
Peggie Dickison, St. Paul, Minn., graduate student, will represent the United States in this summer's world competition, which began on 24 through Sept. 6 in Victoria, Australia.
Dickison qualified for the five-woman team at the three day U.S. Team Trials last weekend in West Point, N.Y. Mike will be an alternate on the men's team.
Two named to academic team
This is the first time a KU orientee has qualified for the world championship team.
Both Dickison and Eglinski were the women's and men's intercollegiate champions at the March 30-31 meet in Birmingham, Ala.
Softball team members Tracy Bunge and Ann Brent were selected to the first team Big Eight All-Academic softball team. Bunge has a 2.89 grade point average in business administration. Brent was selected to play in the history. Ten softball players from the Big Eight with a GPA of at least 2.86 were selected.
Pavilion open house Saturday
The public will get a chance to step inside and look around the Anschutz Sports Pavilion from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow.
The Rock Chalk Rowdies, a new student spirit group, and the Athletic Department are sponsoring an open house. They also have many about the facilities and the equipment.
An eight-lane track and a 70-yard football field are housed in the sports pavilion. A series of nets also was installed recently.
Fred B. Anschutz of Denver, a KU student from 1929 to 1930, gave almost half of the $3 million needed to complete the project.
9 KU athletes at Drake Relays
Eight members of the KU women's track team will compete in the Drake Relays today and tomorrow in Des Moines. FIU will be the lone representative of the KU men's team.
Members of the track, tennis, football and basketball teams may also be present.
"Drake is always a really good meet," women's head coach Caffe Coffey said yesterday. "It's one of the only meets where the stadium is filled. The kids like it and there are always good performances."
Stine Lerdahl, the defending Drake Relays champion in the shot-prot, will lead the Jayhawk women. Lerdahl won the shot-prot title in last week's Kansas Relays. All-Americans Anne Baeraaas and Ann O'Connor will also compete. Baeraaas will throw the javelin and O'Connor will compete in the high jump.
"The competition isn't as tough as at brake." He head coach Bob Timmons said. "We have a lot of room."
Lewis, who won the Kansas Relays triple jump last week, will try to add the Drake Relays title. The remainder of the season will be played at the Hopkins Invitational in Norman, Okla.
Timmons said that, while the team has practiced well this week, the coaches were still feeling the effects of last week's relays.
"We're still trying to make a recovery administratively," he said. "We've had meetings with the student officials and everybody else. We've got more meetings before we're finished with this year's meet."
The National College Athletic Association National Championships are scheduled for May 27 through June 1 in Austin, Texas.
This weekend will be the last chance for the men's and women's teams to compete before the Big Eight Championships May 0-11 at Manhattan.
Chiefs trade Jackson to Jets
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired the New York Jets' seventh-round draft position in next week to headline a backheader Charles Jackson to New York.
The Chiefs, who made the announcement Thursday, now have three selections in the seventh round of the draft and a total of 15 in 12 rounds.
Jackson, a seven-year NFL veteran, had been with the Chiefs since 1978 before he voluntarily left the team after five games of the 1984 season, the club said. He had been on the team's reserve-left squad list since that time.
In addition to three picks in the seventh round in this year's draft, the Chiefs also own an extra spot in the fifth and sixth rounds. The Power, will not have a third-round selection.
Stewart leads Houston Open
THE WOOLANDS, Texas — Payne
Stewart fired a 6-under-par 66 Thursday
to take an early first-round lead in the
$500,000 Houston Open.
Stewart, who had seven birds and was 7under going to the final hole, jumped off with a quick start, making the turn at 4under 32, then finished the back nine with a 34 to take a one-stroke lead over Mike Nobile with half the field in.
At 4-under were Ken Brown and Buddy Garner. Of the first half of the field, 35 broke par on the new 72-par Tournament Players Course at The Woodlands.
Defending champion Corey Pavin shot a 74 while Bernhard Langer, winner of two straight tournaments, finished the day with a 70.
Camplied from Kanan staff and United Press international reports.
Argument ends in default for KU, OU
By MIKE BRENNAN
Sports Writer
WESTWOOD — Controversy erupted yesterday at the men's Big Eight tennis championships at Woodside Racquet Club.
Kansas' No. 2 singles player, Michael Center, and Oklahoma's No. 2 player, Jeff Jackard, had to default their semifinal bout against the Detroit product two hours after Center won the match.
A meeting of the games committee, which for this tournament is made up of the tennis coaches, in a secret ballot vote, five of the players are noted to default both players from the match.
The coaches had four voting options during the meeting. The first was to default Center, default both, file no action or reprimand both players. Five coaches voted to default both,
"IHAVE ABSOLUTELY no respect for 1) any other coach in the Big Eight, 2) the Big Eight conference, and 3) that the conference's turned into a job." Perelman said. He settled on the court. The whole tournament was settled behind closed doors.
one voted to default Center and KU head coach Scott Perelman did no action.
"There should be an independent committee. It shouldn't be decided by a coaches' committee."
The incident was described during the meeting by assistant athletic director Bob Frederick and United States Tennis Association officials who witnessed the incident said Dick Haitbink, head tournament referee. Bill Hancock, the associate commissioner of the Big Eight, also attended the meeting.
During the first set of the match, Jackard called a shot by Center out, giving Jackard
the point, Haitbrink said that Center protested, and both approached the net. Simultaneously, Jackard threw his chest into Center's index finger, which he was pointing at Jackard. Haitbrink said neither player acted maliciously.
WHEN CENTER'S INDEX finger touched Jackard in the chest, Jackard jumped back and threw his arms in the air, and said he won the match because Center touched him.
"The coaches committee's feeling is that while nothing terribly physical occurred, it was serious enough that the players' conduct shouldn't be condoned." Haitrink said.
After checking the USTA rules book and the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association rules book, neither of which have a specific rule about such an incident, Hai-trinklet the match continue with him as the umpire.
He also told the coaches that they could protest the match to the games committee,
which is the procedure followed by the National College Athletic Association. About 1½ hours later, Oklahoma coach Jerry Keen protested the match.
CENTER COULDN'T BELIEVE the coaches were even considering the decision and claimed that all the coaches were out to win. When he went up and punched Jackard in the face.
In other matches during the day, the Jayhawks' Mike Wolf made it to the finals of the No. 1 singles by defeating Oklahoma State's Pat Harrison, 6-4, 7-5. He was the only KU player to make it to the finals of a singles match.
Kansas also does not have a chance to win the conference championship. The best KU can do is finish within three points of the champion Oklahoma State Cowboys.
The tournament ends today with the
singles finals at 1 p.m and the doubles finals
KU sweeps Washburn at Quigley
Kansas scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning of the second game yesterday at Quigley to defeat the Washburn leabands 7-6, completing a double-header
The Jawahiers won the first game 13-9 and
the second game 18-20. The Imbubuels record dropped 10-22.
The score was tied 5-5 in the second game going into the seventh when Washburn scored one run on a sacrifice fly by designated hitter Kip Helt.
KU's lead-off batter in the inning, center fielder Todd Schweigert, walked, and designated hitter Phil Doherty doubled, scoring Schweigert.
Doherty moved to third on a wild pitch. Steve Meyer and Mike Ingram were intentionally walked. The next batter, shortstop Cate Garcia, angled, scoring on the winning run.
The big blow in the second game came from Meyer, who hit a three-run homer in the second. KU added two more runs to take a 5-1 lead after two innings.
In the first game, Kansas scored seven runs in the second inning and sent 11 men to the plate. Scott LaRue was the winner and his record is now 3-3.
Rob Peters, KU infielder, races to the plate after a wild pitch the Jayhaws went on to sweep the double-header from during the first game of a double-header. Peters was safe and Washburn yesterday at Quigley Field.
Bunge to tour Europe with national team
Sports Writer
By SUE KONNIK
"I'm really looking forward to this trip"
Bunge said. "I've never been out of the city."
KU softball player Tracy Bunge was selected to tour Europe with the Athletes in Action women's softball team this summer. Bunge was one of 16 players from around the country chosen to travel with the team.
The women will head to Colorado Springs,
Colorado 10 for a ten day workout session
at the Colorado Springs Outdoor
Gym.
On June 19, its off to Sweden and Finland for several weeks of play. The team will then move on to Frankfurt, West Germany, before
heading to Italy to play the Italian national team
Although Athletes in Action sends teams overseas each year, this is only the second year that a women's softball team will represent the United States in Europe. Last year the softball team compiled a 15-1 record in its two-month tour.
Linda Spradley, head softball coach at San Diego State, will be coaching the team.
BUNGE WILL BE one of three pitchers for Athletes in Action. Bunge has a 16-7 record with a 9 earned run average. In 179 innings, he pitched 508 hits and 344 batters. She has six shutouts and one save.
The junior pitcher at Hartlesville, Oka,
may be looking forward to the trip to Europe,
where he will play for St. Louis.
moment. She will take her team leading, 414 batting average and travel with the Jayhawks today to Columbia, Mo., for the Missouri Tournament.
The three day tournament will begin today. The six participating teams will play each team once with a single elimination final round on Sunday to determine the winner.
Kansas will face Missouri, Texas A&M,
Creighton, Illinois State and Oklahoma City.
KU head coach Bob Starclair said the
weekend would be a tough one for KU, but
also give him an indication of KU's
ability against high caliber players.
TEXAS IS CURRENTLY ranked second in the country with a 40-7 record. Creighton is ranked third in the Midwest region. KU is
second in the Midwest and 10th in the country with a 31-11 overall record.
"With Creighton and Texas at the tournament, we can't run and hide," Stanclift said. "We will be facing these teams again in regionals, and so this weekend is really important. We may stub our toes and fall down but I think we can hold our ground."
Along with Bunge, KU has had strong pitching from Kim Tisdale. Although she is 13-3 on the season, she hasn't completed a game in her last three starts.
Tisdale pitched $6\%$ innings Wednesday against Wichita State before being relieved
Soccer club hopes to change luck with hard work, good preparation
By TONY COX
Sports Writer
"Luck is when preparation meets opportunities," KU soccer coach Glenn Shirtliffe said yesterday.
Shirtlife said he hoped preparation would earn the Jayhawks the lack they have lacked all season when the team plays Kansas State tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Manhattan.
"Right now, we've had opportunities, but luck's not coming our way because we haven't been prepared to make the best of what he said. 'We've got to start scoring goals.'
Converting opportunities will be the key for KU. Shirifte said.
making our breaks. We earn not earning our luck, basically. You earn the luck that you get. We hope that by working a little harder, luck will start to fall our way."
"We've got to follow up on our scoring opportunities. We're getting all sorts of opportunities."
The KU-Kansas State games have been played in the past, but Shirtlite said the Joplin team lost to Florida.
"TAY WE'RE going to be competitive," he said, "I have little doubt that it will be close again, but I think we'll have an edge on them."
The teams didn't face each other because they were in separate divisions on the first day of the tournament and KU failed to make the semifinal round of the second day.
In the Big Eight Soccer Tournament last week, KU placed fifth in Kansas State took
"Eventually it starts to build on you and you wonder if you're ever going to score." he
Shirlifte said. The frustrations they have met have had a snowball effect, he said.
Although KU has a winning record of 3-2 this spring, the team has been struggling.
"ITS A SPECIAL game when we play KITTEN," he said. "The guys always reach a little deeper."
Playing against Kansas State gives extra incentive to the Jawhacks. Shirtlife said.
This is the last game of the season for the Jayhawks and it will be the end of the collegiate careers of Wichita seniors Robert Shelton and Jim Neal. Neal is the team's manager and was coach before Shirtliffe joined the program this year.
shelton said, "This is my first year playing on the team. We've had parties together and traveling together really brought everybody close. Since we're both leaving, it makes us want to win more."
McLain sentenced to 23 years in jail
TAMPA, Fla. — Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain, major league baseball's last 36 game winner, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison yesterday for loan sharking, extortion, book making and cocaine possession.
U. S. District Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich sentenced McLain to eight years each for racketeering, conspiracy and extortion, with the sentences to run concurrently, and 15 years for possession of cocaine to be served after the eight years.
By United Press International
"With regard to the drug conviction, this court is going to deal harshly. Kovchevich
Two co-defendants each received 20-year sentences last week for racketeering, conspiracy and other charges.
McLain could have been sentenced to a maximum term of 75 years.
MCLAIN'S ORIGINAL SENTENCE LAST week was delayed when defense attorney Arnold D. Levine argued for a sentence postponement. He claimed that a victim impact statement in the pre-sentence investigation report presented only the testimony of Kovacs. Levine the six day delay in sentencing to present his own victim impact statement.
McLain, the only major leaguer in the last half-century to win 30 games in one season, was sentenced at a 40-minute hearing.
McLain, 41, read from a prepared statement at one point during today's hearing and later had a brief inaudible comment to the judge.
"I'll pay for my crimes for the rest of my life." McLain read from the statement. "I've gone through a lot of shame and disgrace. I will with that shame and disgrace the rest of me."
"I've brought shame to the family members," he said as his voice broke.
"I will try to erase from my mind the story my children have heard about their father."
MCLAIN'S WIFE SHARON, daughter of Hall of Fame shortstop Lou Boudreau, held her hand over her eyes as the judge pronounced sentence.
In addition to the prison sentence, McLain was ordered to repay $8,900 to two victims in the case.
"I don't know how you get to where I am today from where I was 17 years ago. Age?"
A jury deliberated for three days before finding McLain guilty of loan sharking, extortion, bookmaking and cocaine possession.
McLain said he was guilty of greed "and on many occasions an awful lot of bad judgment. But I've also been a loving husband and father I know people get a chance to interact with themselves. I've got a lot of selfishness and with their help I'm going to be a lot less selfish."
BASEBALL ALMANAC
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W 1 L Pct GB
Baltimore 9 6 670
Detroit 9 6 671
Milwaukee 8 6 571
Boston 8 7 533
Toronto 8 7 333
New York 6 7 462
Cleveland 6 7 400 2
WHERE
Oakland 8 7 563 —
California 8 7 533 —
Kansas City 8 7 533 —
Seattle 7 8 467 1/2
Chicago 7 8 467 1/2
Milwaukee 7 8 467 1/2
baltimore 7. Cleveland 1
New York 7. Boston 1
Milwaukee 11. Detroit 1
Minnesota 5. Oklahoma 4
Kansas City (Gulheza 0:0) at Boston (Clemens 1:2)
6:35 p.m
Cleveland (Rush 1-1) at Baltimore (1) Martinez
11:7 1:08 p.m.
11:30 AM
New York Whitson 9-2 at Chicago (Seaver 1-0) 7:30 PM
p.m.
Detroit (Morris 2-2) at Milwaukee (Burris 1-2) 7:35
Detroit (sports 2-2 at miniature courts) (1-7, 30)
p.m.
Oakland (Young 0-2) at Minnesota (Schrom 1.2-1.7:35
n.m.
Yakima Twang 02:12 at sunsethour (12:12)
p. m.
Toronto Yukon 02:57 at Toronto (12:57)
p. m.
Toronto: Key 0-2 at Texas; Noles 11-7 at 5:30
California: Zaza 2-8 at Seahawks; Beattie 8-7 at 1:38
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W 1 | Pct. GB
Chicago 10 | 1 | 647
New York 9 | 1 | 647
Oakland 9 | 1 | 647
St Louis 7 | 1 | 647
Pittsburgh 4 | 1 | 286
Philadelphia 4 | 1 | 286
West
San Diego 8 6 571 —
Cincinnati 9 7 563 —
Los Angeles 9 7 563 —
Houston 8 5 600 1 14
Atlanta 8 4 487 1 14
Tampa Bay 2 6 321
Yesterday's 10
Montreal 4, St. Louis 2
San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 1
Atlanta 3, Houston 2 (10 ramps)
Atlanta 3. Houston 2 (10 innings) San Diego at Los Angeles, night
St. Louis, Fashion街 216 Street Montreal Palmer 0.2; 28
p.m.
Pittsburgh 10.2 ft. at New York (Darling 0.0)
7:00 m
7:00 p.m. Chicago (Eckersley 2.1) at Philadelphia (Koosman
2.5)
0:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Milton | Bedrouslan o1 | at Houston | Knepper t-00
9:00 - 12:00 p.m.
7:40 p.m San Diego (Graveyck 6) at Los Angeles (Herlusau
Cancun: (Tribes 0:3) at San Francisco (Hammerfest
0:2) in p.m.