SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, April 12, 1993
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Jayhawks' defense pleases Mason
Offense needs consistency, Coach says
By Matt Doyle
Kansan sportswriter
Spring football practice is halfway through, and Coach Glen Mason still has some areas of concern that need to be addressed after Saturday's first major intrasquad scrimmage.
"Our offense made a couple big plays, but it is still inconsistent. We need a lot better play right now," Mason said.
The offensive line is one area Mason said he thought he would not have any concerns about this spring with starters senior center Dan Schmidt and junior guards John Jones and Hessley Hempstead returning this season.
At the start of spring practice, Mason predicted that this year's offensive line would be the best in his six seasons at Kansas. After Saturday's scrimmage at Memorial Stadium, Mason reiterated that the 1983 Jayhawk offensive line would still be the best offensive line in his tenure in Lawrence.
The candidates for the starting quarterback position, juniors Fredrick Thomas and Asheiki Preston, both had moments in the scrimmage that pleased Mason.
"I thought Fred Thomas and Asheli did some nice things," he said. "Our quarterbacks will start getting better when we start clicking on offense."
If the lack of consistency on offense bothered Mason, the performance of the defense Saturday and the entire spring has pleased him.
The defense is ahead of the offense right now, which is understandable
for this time of year," he said. "I like the intensity of our defense right now."
The Jayhawks return seven starters on defense, but one of those starters listed, senior middle linebacker Larry Thiel, is out with a fractured left tibia. Thiel's backups, junior Steve Harvey and sophomore Dick Holt, are out with injuries as well.
Powell played with the second-team defense in Saturday's scrimmage. Junior Tyler Quast is working with the first team defense at middle linebacker.
The Jayhawks have seven practices remaining this spring before the annual spring football game at 1 p.m. April 24 at Memorial Stadium.
Mason shifted projected starting junior fullback Chris Powell to middle linebacker after Harvey ruptured his right achilles tendon during a practice last week. Powell is trying to make the adjustment to the linebacker position after only three practices.
"We're trying to catch him up as fast as possible, but it's awfully tough for him to go out in the scrimmage today when he is not really sure what his assignments are," Mason said. "He made a big play on the first play when he intercepted a ball and returned it for a touchdown."
Sophomore running back L.T.
Levine came down with what could be appendicitis Friday night and missed Saturday's scrimmage. Mason did not know anything else about Levine's status.
NOTE:
Senior tailback George White gets tackled during the scrimmage. White, who was the second team tailback behind Maurice Douglas last season, is lying to be the starter in that position this fall. Saturday's scrimmage marked the halfway point of the Jawhawks' spring season.
Bernhard Langer wins Master's
The Associated Press
AUGUSTA. Ga. — Berthard Langer came to the Masters ready to win.
He even dressed the part. In sharp contrast to the orange red get up he wore in 1985, Langer wore dark green slacks and a gold golf shirt — an ensemble that goes quite nicely with the lighter green jacket of a Masters champion he domed yesterday.
With a game that fit the demands of Augusta National and the pressure of the world's most revered tournament, Langer made partial amends for the Roder Camellet get away two years ago.
When it had to be, his play was solid and stolid as his personality. But it was also marked by strokes of brilliance — an eagle on the decisive 13th — as bright as the smile that every now and then enlivenes Langer's usual poker face.
More memorable than the smiles, however, was the mask of misery the world saw when the German star missed the putt two years age at Kiwah Island, S.C. That 5-foot putt cost his European teammates the Ryder Cup.
But his 20 foot, downhill eagle putt on the 13th at Augusta National, restored European domination of this most American of all golf tournaments.
Softball teams thrive at home, falter on road
Langer, who started the final round with a four-stroke advantage, held the lead during the final 18 holes. This was the largest victory margin since Seve Ballesteros of Spain started the European dominance with a four-stroke triumph in 1983. But by no means was this a joyride for Langer.
His four-shot triumph against Chip Beck marked the fifth European victory in the last six Masters, and seventh of the last 11. It was Langer's second Master's title. This one was worth $306,000 from the total purse of $77 million. But to a professional golfer, it is worth much more in prestige, self-satisfaction and the esteem of his peers.
"It's a great honor to win the greatest tournament in the world," Langer said after 1982 winner Fred Couples draped the winner's jacket around his shoulders.
His lead dwindled to a single stroke at one point
His lead dwindled to a single strike on one point. Then, down on the far reaches of the course, on the 11th, 12th and 13th holes — the string known as Amen Corner — the tournament was decided. There, where so many Masters have been lost, Langer won.
Kansan sportswriter
By Mark Button
The home-field advantage.
Players, coaches and sports analysts always talk about it, and each have their theories. However, the softball coaches at Kansas and Missouri denied that it played a major factor in their four game series during the weekend.
The games were easy to describe a blowout, a blowout, a blowout and a blowout. However, the home team won each time.
The Jayhawks and Tigers played a doubleheader on Saturday in Lawrence and another on Sunday in Columbia, Mo.
The 'Hawks took the two in Lawrence, 7-0 and 4-0. A four-runmargin is considered a blowout in fast-pitch softball.
Yesterday the Missouri fans were treated to 5-0 and 10-2 victories by their Tigers.
"It looked like the two teams traded uniforms," said Missouri coach Jay Miller. "It was a matter of one team getting hot. One person started hitting the ball and we got rolling."
"We were flawless on Saturday."
In Saturday's games, Haack said the Hawks played as well as they had all season. They turned around and one of their worst softball on Sunday.
Haack said. "We could've played UCLA and played well."
UCLA has won four out of the last five College World Series.
Missouri and Kansas spent yesterday traveling to Columbia, Mo., and battling through another doubleheader.
However, the Tigers, 23-10 overall and 3-5 in conference play, upset the No. 20 'Hawks in both games.
Game one featured five errors by Kansas, 16-8 and 6-2.
"We combined bad pitching with poor defense," said Haack, adding sarcastically, "And we made up for it with no hitting."
Things did not get better in the second game.
Thanks got worse for the Jayhawks, and the game was called after the fifth inning because of the run rule. If a team is losing by more than seven runs after five innings, then the game is officially ended.
The Tigers got it going early as freshman right fielder Karen Persinger smashed a grand slam home run in the first inning.
Haack said he has no idea why the team was playing with such inconsistency.
Kansas will be on the road this week, traveling to Wichita State tomorrow and Southwest Missouri State on Wednesday to play a doubleheader with each school.
"I am at a total loss," he said.
Missouri 10. Kansas 2
KANSAS (16-8)
| | ab | r | h | rbi |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Morgan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Saxby | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Richardson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cole | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wahaus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duthil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cappo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newbern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
MISSOURI (23-10)
| | ab | r | h | rbi |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Way | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Heick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Resa | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lanis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jones | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Persinger | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 26 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
**Kansas** | IP | H | R | ER | BB SO |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Bailey (L) | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
**Missouri** | IP | H | R | ER | BB SO |
| Marshall (W) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Boen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
E Bailey, Newborn, Lans, ResaLOP Kansas
5, Missouli 5 2B Persinger, Morgan, Sakay
8 Young BR Persinger, Saky SB Way
Haack said he hoped his team would display more concentration and intensity this week.
He said that if the team played like it did yesterday that it would be 0-4.
"But with this team, there is no reason we shouldn't be done," Haack said.
'Hawks better than O K during weekend
Kansas men, women remain undefeated in conference play
By Blake Spurney
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's and women's tenis teams both improved their conference records to 4-0 this weekend when they beat Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in Lawrence.
The men's team, 13-6, avenged last year's loss to Oklahoma yesterday in the Big Eight Conference Championships by dropping the Sooners 5-2. In that match, Kansas swept the three doubles matches before taking four of six singles matches.
Senior Carlos Fleming and sophomore Manny Ortiz, the Jayhawks' No. 1 doubles pair, won for the first time in five matches.
On Saturday, Kansas crushed Oklahoma State, 6-1. The Cowboys have won the conference three out of the last four seasons.
Kansas coach Michael Center said both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State had good teams, but almost every league opponent was comparable.
"We found a way to win today," he said. "We need to build on that."
win the Big Eight, will come to town Thursday.
The No. 17 women's team, 12-6,
relied on its doubles play to escape
the weekend unbeaten. The Jay-
hawks have won 11 of their 12 doubles matches during the conference season.
Colorado, the preseason favorite to
In yesterday's match against Oklahoma, both teams were knotted up at 4-4 when it came down to the No. 3 doubles match.
Junior Mindy Weiner and freshman Jenny Atkinson defeated the Sooner pair of Trish Silverman and Angie Palmer. 5:7-6.2, 7:5-Kansas won 5-4
The Jayhawks also defeated Oklahoma State 6-3 on Saturday.
Kansas sophomore Rebecca Jensen. No. 15 in the nation, was upset by the Cowboy's Cristina Siriani. 6-1, 6-2.
Nora Koves, also a Kansas sophomore, lost only five games while winning her two weekend singles matches.
Both the men's and women's teams will play host to Kansas State on Tuesday.
BRIEF
Track teams finish strong in Norman
Kansan staff report
Competing in favorable weather conditions for the first time this year, the Kansas men's and women's track teams produced several high finishes at the John Jacobs Invitational Saturday in Norman, Okla.
One star for the Jayhawks was junior Teresa Sherman Reichert, who won both the shot put, with a throw of 152.8, and discuss, with a toss of 46.0. Sophomore Heather Schor
Sophomore Heather Schorling took first in the triple jump with a leap of 40-9.
Haran Hazim, a junior long jumper, met the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Championships when he jumped 25.6%. He was the lone winner on the men's team.
Kansas coach Gary Schwartz said it was nice to finally have cooperative weather at a meet, and the warm temperatures benefited three Jayhawks who set personal records in their events. Junior Katrina Brooks ran the 200 in 24.95, placing fourth. Sophomore Tarita Triplett placed fifth in the long jump at 18-6, and freshman Tim Fortune ran a career-best 1:52.55 in the 800.
The School of Law
the Department of Health Services Administration are pleased to present
&
Dr. Christopher Pollitt* in a public lecture titled:
Professor Pollitt will speak on Tuesday, April 13th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Big 8 Room of the Kansas Union PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS IMPORTANT LECTURE IN YOUR CLASSES
"Introducing Market Mechanisms to a System of Socialized Health Care: lution in the British National Health Service"
*Christopher Pollitt, Head of the Department of Government at Brunswick University, visits the University of Kansas as part of the Elliott/Winn Lecture Fellowship Series
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