University Daily Kansan, January 24, 1985 Page 1
SPORTS
NEWS BRIEFS
Pirates denv plavers testified
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday had no comment on published reports that two members of the 1984 Pirates testified before a federal grand jury investigating possible drug violations.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported yesterday that pitcher Rod Scurry and former shortstop Dale Berra testified before a grand jury and that at least one other player has been subpenated and has had a hearing before a federal judge.
The newspaper said Scurry and Berra testified in the past month, but it was not known whether they were background witnesses or targets of the investigation.
Berra was traded to the New York Yankees last month. Scurry missed more than a month of the season to undergo a knee injury, one dependency at a rehabilitation center.
"I don't even know where the federal courthouse is in Pittsburgh," he said.
Berra told the Post-Gazette he did not testify.
Scurry also declined comment.
Berta and pitcher Don Robinson, close friends of Scurry, told Pirate manager Chuck Tanner last April that the left-handed pitcher had a drug problem.
144 to compete in L.A. Open
Nicklaus did not have the event on his schedule and did not enter until minutes before the deadline. He made the change to Nicklaus but was not playing well and needed the work.
Peete won last weekend's Phoenix Open, ending a history of failures early in the PGA season. He won $1,000 despite a loss to Brandon Gates in the third round, him to withdraw following the third round;
Defending champion David Edwards will try to join Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Mac Smith and Paul Harney as back-to-back winners. With a victory, Tom Watson or Gil Morgan could become three-time winners.
The PGA reports that Riviara — 6,946 yards, pat 71 — was the most difficult course played by the pros in 1984. The course record, set during the 1982 Open, is less than a year after setting the record. He beretired less than a year after setting the record.
K.C. prep game sets record
NORTH KANSAS CITY. Mo. — Officials today called an eight-overtime game that ended in Park Hill's 66-63 victory over North Kansas City one of the longest high school basketball games in the history of the sport.
In 1964, Mamers Boone Trail (N.C.)
defeated Angier (N.C.) 56-14 in
13 overtimes, the record for the most
periods, according to the Kansas City-
based National Federation of State High
School Associations.
Four games went into eight overtimes, spokeswoman for the high school feder-
A spokeswoman said the Park Hill and North Kansas City game played Tuesday night would be included in the record book if the proper forms were submitted.
At the end of regulation, the game was tied at 53.
NBA players to help Ethiopia
LOS ANGELES - Nearly $100,000 will be donated to the Ethiopian Relief Fund by NBA players and the league, it was announced yesterday.
The players and league representatives were to make the formal announcement today at news conferences in Los Angeles and New York.
Each player will give his share from the NBA All-Star Game to be played on Feb. 10. The league will match the players' total.
A league spokesman said the money will go directly to Ethiopia for food relief.
Gamblers' QB may get a raise
HOUSTON — If Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie takes the five-year, $7 million contract from the New Jersey Generals he reportedly is being offered, Houston Gambles quarterback Jim Kelly would receive a raise.
Kelly's contract stipulates that he must be among the three highest-paid quarterbacks in the United States Football League, a clause which earned him a raise when Brigham Young's Steve Young and Johnny Kearse of the Los Angeles Express last year.
Kelly, at $70,000, now is behind Young and Brian Sike of the Generals.
If Flutie receives $1 million or more a year, Kelly's pay would have to at least match Sipe's to stay among the top three.
"It could definitely affect Jim quite a bit," General Manager Gene Burrough said. "We'd have to adjust Jim up considerably."
Kelly threw for 5,219 yards and 44 touchdowns last season and was named the UEFU's Most Valuable Player.
Seahawks offer coach a raise
SEATTLE — Amidst rumors the Detroit Lions are trying to woo him away, the Seattle Seahawks are preparing to offer head coach Chuck Knox a new contract with a substantial pay boost, it was reported yesterday.
Knox, who still has three years remaining on his existing contract, has led the Seahawks into the playoffs in each of his first two seasons with the club, the only post-season appearances in the team's nine-year history.
KU blows lead in final minutes, loses 77-68
By TONY COX Staff Reporter
The women's basketball team was outscored 10-1 in the game's final three minutes last night in a 77-6 loss to Missouri.
"We turned the ball over just too many times," KU head coach Marian Washington said last night. "We just lost our concentration and our poise down the stretch."
The Jayhawks led 38-34 at halftime and increased their lead to 63-54 on a baseline jumper by junior Vickie Adkins with 8 minutes left in the game.
"Tonight we had a shot at them and we played well until the end." Washington said. "I thought our showing for three quarters of the game was really fine."
Freshman Jackie Martin, who led KU with 15 points and nine rebounds, said, "I really don't know what happened. It all happened so quick; we turned it over a lot."
Missouri forced several KU turnovers in the final minutes and took control of the game with hot shooting. The Tigers shot 55 percent from the field in the second half, after making only 34 percent of their shots in the first half.
"We played smart," Missouri head coach Joann Rutherford said. "We attacked with our press very effectively."
Kansas guard Sherrit Stoecker out-maneuvered a Missouri defender. The Tigers pulled ahead in the second half of last night's game at Allen Field House to win 77-68.
Washington said she was disappointed with KU's play at the end of the game.
KU HAD TROUBLE even getting a shot off in the final minutes, because of troopers.
"What did bother me is we fell back on our heels and didn't pressure the ball, while we turned the ball over to them when they pressured," Washington said. "Those last two or three minutes, they did exactly what you expected —泵 pressure the ball and force turnovers."
KU controlled the ball well in the first half, turning the ball over only nine times, but lost control near the end of the game. The ball was thrown back to the opposing players. Masson turned the ball over 17 times.
"We were handling it pretty well in the beginning and just lost it in the end."
"And we didn't just get to handle that kind of pressure and maintain concentration, and we just didn't."
"In the second half we started turning the ball over to them. That and the free-throw line is what made the difference in the game."
KU made only eight of 15 free throws in the
game: Missouri hit 23 of 27
"It's frustrating." KU senior guard Mary Myers said. "We have so many young players. Our inexperience showed."
THE AVIWAKS also had trouble rebounding out-rebounded RU 20-12 in the second half.
Missouri 77. Kansas 68
Missouri
| | FO | FG | FT | R | A | F | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Davis | 33 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Kelly | 33 | 5-12 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Bruggen | 40 | 11-4 | 10-9 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Campbell | 31 | 1-5 | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Ellis | 5 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ellis | 5 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 90 | 22-82 | 23-27 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 77 |
Forward Joni Davis led Missouri with 27
Percentages: FG: 43.5, FT 85.1. Blocked Shots: 6 (Davis, Kelley, Bruggesstrass, 2). Turnovers: 17 (Davis, 5). Steals: 11 (Brueggestrass, Davis, 3). Technicals: None.
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | T | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Martin | 34 | 6-14 | 6-17 | 9 | 1 | A | 1 | 15 |
| Adkins,V | 33 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Jennings | 33 | 5-17 | 0-5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Allen | 28 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| Myers | 29 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Adkins,B | 23 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Dougherty | 15 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Allen V | 15 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Totals | 30 | 60-7 | 8-15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
Percentages: FG: 44.8, FT: 85.1. Blocked Shots: (4, Allen (4), Turnovers: 21 (Myers, 6) Stoecker, 5, Adkins, V, 5) Steals: 12 (Martin, 4) Stoecker, Technicals: None. Halt, Kajas:
Hall: Kansas 38-34.
A: 500
Davis has averaged 25.6 points in three Big Eight conference games for Missouri
points. She led the Tiger comeback by scoring 13 points in the second half.
"Davis is an excellent ballplayer." Washtenaw
Missouri also got a boost from center Mary Brueggestrass and sophomore Maggie LeValley. Brueggestrass had 17 points and led all players with 14 rebounds. LeValley had six points, two assists and one steal late in the game for the Titers.
"Maggie took control of the game in the last four minutes." Rutherford said.
In the first half, KU shot better than Missouri and also outrebounded the Tigers. KU hit 47 percent from the field and Missouri hit 39 percent from the field. A 22-21 rebounding edge at the intermission.
Myers drove up court and hit a 16-foot jumper at the buzzer to give KU a 38-34 victory.
Adkins shared scoring honors with Martin
at 15 points. Freshman Kelly Jennin-
chin chipped in 47 points.
The Jayhawks fell to 1-2 in the Big Eight and 10-6 overall, while Missouri improved to 2-1 in the Big Eight and 9-7 overall. KU's game is Saturday against Colorado in Boulder.
OU,NU,K-State post wins in Big 8 Conference games
By United Press International
Nebraska, Oklahoma and Kansas State all won Big Eight conference games last night.
In Oklahoma's game against Iowa State,
Darryl Kennedy scored 22 points and
Wayman Tisdale added 20 to lead No. 7
Oklahoma to an 81-74 victory.
Tisdale, an All-America forward, did not start the game because he had been ill flu. He entered the game with 15:54 remaining in first half and played the rest of the game.
Oklahoma, 14-4 and 3-0 in the league,
got 16 second-half points from Kennedy to overcome a 1 point halftime deficit. The team's winning streak ended at 7-02 remaining on a basket by Kennedy.
The Cyclones were led by Barry Stevens with 20 points while Jeff Hornacex added 13.
In Nebraska's game against Colorado, Harvey Marshall scored 21 points and Dave Hoppen added 20 to lead Nebraska to an 85-67 victory.
Kansas State narrowly beat Oklahoma State 88-83 in Manhattan. Joe Wright hit 11-of-11 shots from the field and scored 28 points to lead the Wildcats.
Nebraska, 12-4 and 2-1 in the league, led
outscoring Colorado 10-6 in the final.
*Liam Saylor*
Kansas State, 10-6 and 1-2 in the league, notched its first victory in three tries for 29-year-old interim coach Darryl Winston, who took over the team last week after coach Jack Hartman underwent heart surgery.
Behind the shooting of Wright, Kansas State built a 74-59 lead with 6:46 left.
However, the Cowboys, 11-5 and 2-1, came back behind Mitch Jones, who hit 7-of-9 field goals to close the 82-80 with 34 seconds left. Oklahoma State called timeout and then fouled Tom Alfaro, who hit two free throws to give Kansas State an 84-80 advantage with 30 seconds left.
The Cowboys trimmed the lead to 85-83 with one second remaining. Wright was then fouled on the inbounds play, but missed both free throws. However, Oklahoma State was called for a movement block. Wright was given an additional attempt.
The Cowboys then called time but were assessed a technical because they had not completed their training.
Teams that wish to move could face tough new laws
"The matter is in chaos as I view it," said Eagleton, who is introducing a separate bill today in the Senate that would give the state's power in limiting the movement of teams.
By United Press International
"WHAT WE HAVE seen is that teams are leaving for financial greed rather than financial need," Rep. Barbara Mikusiku, said at a Wednesday news conference.
WASHINGTON — Adventurous owners of sports teams could face strict new limitations on packing their bags for other cities under a sudden flood of proposed bills in Congress seeking to put an end to the issue of sports caused by the movement of franchises.
EAGLETON FACES THE possibility that
"There has been a plethora of transfers and attempted transfers of professional sports franchises in recent months." Sen. Ted Cruz said at another Wednesday news conference.
Mikulski, a former Baltimore Colts season ticket-holder who watched owner Robert Irsay take the Colts to Indianapolis before the 1984-85 season, is sponsoring a bill in the House of Representatives to restrict move-out franchises. Sen. Slade Gorton, R-Wash., wrote the bill, is sponsoring it in the Senate along with both Maryland senators.
Gorton's measure, the most restrictive of the proposed legislation, would prohibit the movement of a franchise unless both the league and a planned Professional Sports Team Arbitration Board endorse the move, and options for keeping the team in the same city have been exhausted.
two teams in his state — the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals and the NBA's Kansas City Kings — might be heading for other cities.
Mikulski added, "This bill creates an orderly framework of events that must occur and criteria that must be met if a new entity wants to move from one city to another."
Gorton said his bill, which will be introduced today, is aimed at ending the "grievous injustice suffered" by the cities in which teams are located.
THE CRITERIA INCLUDES the consideration of, among other things, the public financial support a team has received, whether a team has negotiated in good faith with its host city and whether the owner's have contributed to a team's lack of success.
The Gorton bison also would force the NFL and Major League baseball to expand, with both Baltimore and Oakland, Calif. — which lost the NFC's Raiders — getting NFL players from both with two other undesignated cities, and baseball expanding by two teams by 1988.
Tennis coach pleased with pre-season play
Staff Reporter
By MIKE BRENNAN
Scott Perelman, head coach of the KU tennis teams, looked over his line-up sheet and smiled.
"This is the first time we've had all the teams healthy." Perelman said yesterday.
Cindy Bregin and Tracy Treps have returned to the women's line-up after being out with injuries during the fall season. Both competed during the winter break, and Perelaum said their play could only help the women's team.
"It is important that we bring them together as a unit." Perelman said.
Perelman also welcomed back a healthy men's team. He said that after watching challenge matches during practices, he played players were performing better than ever.
"The guys are playing as well as I have seen them play," Perelman said. "If we can work at the pace we have worked, we will be shorter than any other team since I have been here."
"Our doubles will be the key. We've got a lot of depth and a place to turn if we are going to win."
During the winter break, Bregin and Treps competed in a tournament in New Orleans sponsored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association.
Bregin won two of four matches and Trepes, who Perelman saw play for the first time, was selected.
"I was pleased with Treps' performance."
Perelman said. "It will give us something to build on.
Wolf, Michael Center and Charles Stearns competed in the Milwaukee Classic that attracted 96 of the best collegiate players in the country. Wolf, who was entered in the main draw consisting of 32 players, won his first match but lost his second.
"It was good experience to get Bregin back in the thick of things."
"I was pleased with Wolf in Washington." Perelman said. "Neither he nor I was happy with Milwaukee. That has motivated him to work harder the last 10 days."
Perealm said that Center and Stearns, who also competed in the Sugar Bowl tournament, were playing their best tennis of the season.
"Center is playing his best tennis as a collegiate," Perelman said. "He has definitely established himself as a dominant force in the collegiate ranks.
Mike Wolf competed in a segment of the United States Tennis Association tournament in Washington during the winter break. Wolf made it to the finals in the singles and won the doubles event with R.J. Dunkle, from western Michigan, as his partner.
"Stearns was just a notch behind that. He just could not pull out a couple of matches."
The women's team opens its spring season on in Arkansas at the Arkansas Invitational.
The men's team will open the season on Feb. 2 at Alvamar Country Club against Southern Baptist, the No.1 ranked team in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Swim teams get prepared for weekend with 4 meets
Sports Writer
By DAVID O'BRIEN
The Kansas swim teams have a big weekend ahead that should help prepare them for the Big Eight Championships in March, the head coach said yesterday.
The KU men and women will swim a dual meet with Missouri at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Both teams will host meets Friday and Saturday at Robinson Center. The KU men will compete with Oklahoma and Drury College in a double-dual meet. The women will host Drury in a dual. Both meets start at 7 p.m. Friday.
Head coach Gary Kempel the scheduling of both meets back-to-back was to help prepare the Jayhawks for the Big Eight championships from March 7 to 9 in Lincoln, Neb.
"The conference meet is a three-day meet," Kempf said. "We'll have to swim consistently strong throughout the meet, and we will preview a preview of what that's going to be like."
Kempf said the Oklahoma-Drury and Missouri duals should present good competition for Kansas.
"I know Oklahoma and Drury both have some outstanding individuals, but not much depth," he said. Drury is an NAIA school located in Springfield. Mo.
"They've consistently ranked in the top in the NAIA for the past few years," Kerns
The Missouri dual will be another in a long series between the conference rivals.
Kemp said the women's dual also would be closer than in past years.
"The men are about equal," the coach said about the two teams. "Whover wins the game, they'll win."
"Missouri has the most vastly improved women over the last couple of years in the country," she said.
Kempf said the Jayhawks were beginning to prepare for the Big Eight meet in practice.
"We're getting into the speed phase of our training," he said. "Our workouts are getting faster and quicker, and we just hope it pays off this weekend.