University Daily Kansan, March 22, 1985
SPORTS
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NEWS BRIEFS
Williams Fund donations rise
Total contributions to the Williams Education Fund in the increased 18 percent from last year at this time, the director of the fund said yesterday.
After January and February donations were figured, the fund was $1,094,227 compared with last year's $925,590. Bob Frederick, the director, said.
The budget for the fund was projected to increase 10.6 percent over last year. Fewer
Solicitation letters were sent to contributors on Feb. 22. March through June are the four biggest months for donations, he said.
Fredrick说 he expected the fund to receive $242,000 in March. From March 5 through March 20, $148,000 was donated to the department through the fund.
"What we tried to do this year is give our people as much information about our finances compared to other schools in the Big Fight." Frederick said.
KU's athletic department budget is the fifth highest in the Big Eight, he said.
Grinnell athlete still in coma
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — One of eight Grinnell College athletes injured in a one-vehicle traffic accident in northern Missouri on the way to a track meet remained comatose yesterday, hospital officials said.
Jon Toomsen, 19, was the most seriously injured in the accident, which occurred about 12.15 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 63, about 4 miles north of Kirksville, the Highway Patrol said. The patrol said the van in which the team members were riding veered off the road, struck an embankment and overturned.
Toomsen, who is from Clear Lake, Iowa, suffered a severe head injury in the accident. Officials with the University of Missouri, Columbia and New York State were at a critical condition.
A spokesperson for the Kirksville Osteopathic Health Center said three of the team members were to be released yesterday.
The patrol said four of the team members were thrown from the vehicle. Only two of the team members were wearing seat belts, officials said.
Birdsong put on injured list
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New Jersey Nets yesterday announced Otis Birdswong had been placed on the injured list. But he would miss the remainder of the season.
Birdson, the Nets' leading scorer with a 20.6 average, broke his right hand in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.
The Nets signed 6-foot-4 guard Ron Brewer, who was waived Dec. 5 by San Antonio.
N.Y. Giants trade Woolfolk
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants yesterday traded running back Butch Woolfolk to the Houston Oilers in third-round choice in the April 30 draft.
Woolfok was a first-round draft choice out of Michigan in 1982. He barely played more than the last half of the 1984 season and matched the year with 32 yards on 40 carries.
Woolfok's best season was 1983, when he led the club in rushing with 857 yards on 246 carries. He set an NFL record by reaching a game against Philadelphia that year. Woolfok's 439 yards as a rookie were also enough to lead the Griens in rushing.
Compiled from United Press International reports.
Georgetown advances; OU wins in OT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Georgetown needed a second-half rally last night to end Loyola University's dream season with a 65-38 victory in the semifinals of the East Regional of the NCAA basketball tournament.
By United Press International
The Hoyes advanced to tomorrow's National Collegiate Athletic Association regional final against Georgia Tech. The Hoyes will face next week's Final Four in Lexington, Ky.
Georgetown trailed 28-26 at the half before regrouping behind Patrick Ewing, who scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Loyola had just 2 points in the last 4:18.
No 6 Georgia Tech defeated No. 10 Illinois
61-53 in an earlier regional semifinal.
For Loyola, Andre Moore finished with 19 points and Andre Battle followed with 10. Alfredrick Hughes, averaging 27 points a game, was saddled by fouls and scored just 8 runs. Dari Gerl Gobsten, the 5-foot-9 point guard, handled the ball well, but was limited to 6 points.
In Dallas, All-American Wayman Tisdale made a six-foot jump shot with 3 seconds remaining in overtime that boosted fifth-ranked Oklahoma past No. 8 Louisiana Tech, 86-84, and into the Midwest regional finals of the NCAA Tournament.
Oklahoma worked for the final shot, with
BUT WITH THREE players surrounding him, Tisdale got the ball just outside the lane, turned and tossed up a soft left-handed shot.
Louisiana Tech trying its best to deny Tisdale the ball.
Malone paced Louisiana Tech with 20 points as the Bulldogs' season ended at 29-3.
In the late game at Dallas, Andre Turner’s jump shot from the top of the key with one second remaining brought Memphis State a historic victory over the pesky Boston College Eagles.
Turner's s shot came after Vincent Askew had stolen the ball from Boston College's Roger McCreedy with 10 seconds left, running off of their third straight tournament upset.
return tomorrow afternoon to take on Oklahoma.
BOSTON COLLEGE GAINED possession with 2:03 to play and chose to hold the ball for the final shot.
the fourth-ranked Tigers, now 30-3...will
The Eagles called time out with 14 seconds to go but, when they threw the ball in bounces, the Eagles did not.
Memphis State forged its 12-point lead thanks to a career-high 23 points from 7-foot sophomore William Bedford.
All-American Keith Lee picked up his third foul five minutes into the game and sat out
Lee did not score a point in the first half and finished with just eight.
Women go to Arizona to start outdoor track
The Eagles were led by guard Stu Primus, who scored 14 points.
By DAVID O'BRIEN
Sports Writer
Sports Writer
"They're both good teams," Coffey said of the competition. "ASU is usually pretty strong, and UTEP is going through a rebuilding period.
"I think we can compete with them both pretty well."
"Everybody came back from break in pretty good shape," Coffey said. "I guess they were nervous."
THE JAYHAWKS HAVE had just four days to practice since returning from spring break, but Coffey doesn't think it will hurt the team tomorrow.
"Warm weather and fast times," Coffey said yesterday when asked what the team had to do.
Head women's track coach Carla Coffie hopes the desert sun will help bring about some good performances when the Kansas women's track team travels to Tempel, Ariz., for the Arizona State Triangular tomorrow.
Several athletes who did not compete indoors return for the outdoor season, including Big Eight champions Anne Grette the Baerags and Lisa Bossch.
Baeras, the school record holder in the javelin, finished second in the event at last year's National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor National Championships to earn All-America honors. The javelin is not contested indoors.
BOSSCH HOLDS THE school record in the discus. The discus is not held indoors either, so this will be Bossch's first competition of the year.
Stine Lerdahl, an outdoor All-American in the shot put last year and the school record holder in the event, is coming off a win. The man sat saw his repeat as Big Eight champion.
Distance runner Cindy Blakeley will be back to compete in the 3000-meter run. Blakeley was injured during the outdoor season.
Wadman and Hall will compete in the triple jump, while O'Connor and Tyma will compete in the high jump. O'Connor set a new school record in the high jump and was also running during the indoor season. She will also run the 100-meter hurdles tomorrow.
The Jayhawks also figure to pick up points from multi-event performers Rosie Wadman, Julie Hall, Ann O'Connor and Jaci Tyma. All four are competing in the Arizona State Heptathlon, which winds up today in Tempe, and will compete in individual events in the triangular tomorrow.
Rugby, football aren't as similar as they look
By SUE KONNIK Sports Writer
The cleated foot connected squarely with the mud-covered ball, sending it sailing through the uprights.
No, this was not football game. It was a rugby match.
Although rugby has often been compared to football, head rugby coach Bill Mills said the comparison was a misconception that should be corrected.
The object of a rugby game is to score try, which are similar to touchdowns in football. No forward passes are allowed and the ball must remain behind the man with the ball.
THE BALL MAY be carried or kicked downfield, or thrown laterally or backwards. A try is made when the ball is carried over the goal line and is touched to the ground.
Because the two sports are not the same, making the transition from football to rugby is often difficult. Players have to forget football to learn rugby, Mills said.
"I'd rather have someone who has never competed in sports play for me rather than an All-America football player," he said. "Rugby is closer to basketball because players need to have more eye-hand coordination."
Adrian Ford, an exchange student from La Shoreham, England, has been playing for the KU rugby club since he came to Lawrence in August.
Ford began playing rugby when he was young. In the mid-1980s, most boys are taught not to rugby.
"PEOPLE NEW TO the sport bring their football background to the field." Ford said. "They go out and play like loonies. They have to realize that if they continue to play playbally like they were playing football, they will not dress themselves, but they won't live to be 30."
Tony Ballance, a member of the team who
won the championship for staff. Wales,
said rugby, was team captain.
"Football is played as a team, but it is all the individual skills put together," he said. "Individual statistics are important in football, but not in rugby. The performance of the team is what matters, not the way the trys are scored."
The club team will be looking for a good performance from its starting 15 on tomorrow when the team travels to St. Louis to face Boston. They will be playing all of all-star players from the St. Louis area.
The collegiate team will travel tomorrow to Emporia to compete in the All-Kansas Regional Tournament. The team will play the best Division I club teams in Kansas.
Club teams generally consist of college graduates. They have played together longer than collegiate teams, and have faced tougher competition.
"I'm taking my collegiate team to compete because it will be good experience," Mills said. "We aren't favored, but we will hold our own."
Stearns' injury forces changes in lineup
Sports Writer
By MIKE BRENNAN
Senior tennis player Charles Stearns brought his backpack to practice Tuesday and left his tennis rackets at home.
Stearns limped to the bleachers and propped his ankle on the bench below. His ankle was wrapped in a walking cast and he took off his shoe. And blue ankle to head coach Scott Perelman.
THE DOCTOR TOLD Stearns that he might be able to practice hitting while standing still by the middle of next week, but he would have matches in Dallas on Sunday and Monday.
Stearns twisted his ankle during the team's trip to California during spring break and started rehabilitation earlier this week. The team's coach said it was "important of the ligaments around the ankle."
Sunday's match is against Tyler Junior
College and Monday's match is against No. 3 Southern Methodist.
"We will have new doublees team, if not two," Perealman said. "We are reaching down all right. Those are things you can't avoid."
The injury to Stearns, who plays No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles, will cause Perelman to change his lineup. Yesterday, he had not decided who would replace Stearns.
One player directly affected by the injury to Stearns is freshman Larry Pascal, Pascal's teammate in pickup trip to Dallas. Richardson, Texas. a Dallas subsp. from Richardson, Texas. a Dallas subsp.
"I'M REALLY LOOKING forward to it." Pascal said. "I saw Stearns 'incident,' and it was kind of demoralizing. It will call for some creative planning."
Pascal has played doubled with only two
players: Walt and Michael Cauer.
Michael Cauer. Power Point
probably lead with Wolf and Center as the No.1 doubles team.
Perelman's other options include moving Tim Mahaffay or Mark McLennan up from the 3. position to play with Pascal. He also moved David Owens up to the doubles ladder.
On the singles ladder, Pascal will move up to 15, Perelman had not decided on the No. 7.
Changing the lineup is something Perelman hoped he would not have to do, especially before this weekend. Southern Methodist has five players ranked in the top 100 and is a top contender for the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship.
"THEY ARE PROBABLY as good as any team outside of California," Perleman said. "Our goal is to have everybody play hard and as well as they can."
Perelman thinks he is lucky that he hasn't
had to deal with more injuries. But he has had to deal with fatigue.
Some of the players came back from the California trip tired and fell back into the rut of going to class, going to practice and repeating the routine. Now the team has to work with the students in Dallas. But Perelman said the traveling was all in the development of the program.
Center, who plays No. 2 singles, likes to play the best teams and isn't intimidated by SMU. Center is ranked No. 99 in the latest U.S. poll and thinks he is on the wowing side.
"Iw my last three matches. I'll be in good shape," Center said. "I'm not going to be thinking I will walk out there and not win a point."
Pascal, who will be playing in front of family and friends, agreed with Center.
"I can't allow it to be bothersome," Pascal said. "Hopelessly, I'll go out there and play real skill."
Dreiling stays at KU to try to attain goals
By LAURETTA SCHULTZ
Sports Editor
It is simply a case of a job unfinished, goals not yet realized and a whole lot left to be learned
But those goals are no short order to fill. He only wants to win the Big Eight Conference, the Big Eight Tournament and make it to the Final Four.
"There are just so many things I wanted to do." Drelling said yesterday. "I haven't reached my goals, and I'd like to stay around and try again."
For Greg Dreiling, the Jayhawks 26-8
season ended much too soon, and as a result,
Greg was forced to leave.
**THAT MEANS NEXT year.** Because when the end of the 1985-86 season comes, Dreiling, Wichita junior, will not have the luxury of the 1986-87 season to come back to Kansas or to the pro.
"And I'd like to do it all in the same year," he said.
Then again, with the way the 1984-95 season ended, selling said did not feel he needed it.
In that game, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Auburn beat the Jayhawks 66-64. Dreiling scored only two points and had six rebounds.
"The flu and everything else was frustrating," he said. "I decided after the last week that I would quit."
Jill Dreiling, Greg Dreiling's 14-month-old daughter, sits on her father's lap. Greg's wife, Kelley, holdsills favorite toy.
Dreiling says his family, not basketball, is the most important part of his life.
Head coach Larry Brown said he didn't have a big role in Deering's decision.
"I'm a my pnt to give him my advice based on what the coaches and scouts were saying," Brown said. "But I wasn't going to make any decision for him."
last year: if he continues to improve, his
lastness of being a successful pro player will
Brown is also quick to point out that Dreiling had a lot to consider. One of the most important factors that went into the decision comes in a small package.
"I TRULY THINK he needs to stay here his
Or at least she is small in comparison to her 7-foot-1-father. Jill Dullein, almost three feet tall at only 14 months, is pretty big by most other standards.
Drilling is the only married member of the team. He married Kelley Flanders in August 1983, and his wife and daughter make up all the calling calls the most important part of his life.
Brown is the first to agree. He said he thought Dreiling's decision to stay another year had a lot to do with the fact that he was already better provide for his family as a better player.
"LIKE ANY STUDENT, I want to go out all of the time, and I was interested in having a good time. Now my priorities have changed, and it's improved my game."
"We're just like any other family." Dreiling said. "They've really been good for me. Prior to my family, I didn't manage my time too well.
"I think he realizes the opportunity he has to help his family." Brown said. "He is very conscientious of them, and Kelley is very supportive.
"He's matured a lot since he came here. It shows in a seriousness about him; his grades are better; and it shows in the improvement of his marriage to haried sped up that process a little."
WHEN DREELING FIRST came to KU, there was room for improvement. He had graduated from Kapaum-Ctm. Carmel High School in Wichita in 1881 as one of the most
highly touted seniors in the country. He then thrilled the hometown crowd with a decision to enter the Olympics.
But his decision was about all that was thrilling to WSU fans during that year. Dreiling only started 10 times that first season, averaging 18 minutes per game. He was slow and clumsy, averaging 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.
He doesn't like to think about those days or talk about them.
"It itsema like such a long time ago," he
all I remember is that it was very dismayed.
The numbers look better than ever before.
Dreiling averaged 13.1 points and 6.9
"I think the biggest change is an overall improvement in his athletic ability," Brown said. "He's quicker, he's starting to jump better and he's just more comfortable."
So Ted Owens, then KU head coach, brought Dreling to Kansas, where he spent a year on the sidelines before becoming eligible.
UNDER BROWN, DREILING has done everything from lifting weights to taking ballet classes to improve his strength and agility.
rebounds a game this year after some lackluster performances at the end of the season were figured in. He had high scoring honors in several games and led the team in
But both Dreiling and Brown agree that there is still work to be done.
“It’s hard not to get tired when you’re giving 100 percent. But I just want to be able to make my 100 percent go further than it did this year.”