SPORTS
The University Daily KANSAN April 10, 1984 Page 12
KUAC to determine budget for fiscal '85
By MATT DeGALAN Staff Reporter
The KU athletic department budget and a proposal to restructure the University of Kansas Athletic Corp- ome. The KU Board is at today's KUAC board meeting.
The board will determine the fiscal 1983 budget for the athletic department. At the February board meeting, a preliminary budget of $5.7 million was proposed. This showed an increase of 10.8 percent over the 1984 budget.
The preliminary budget also included an additional $313,000 in interest and maintenance costs for the Fred B. Anschutz multi-purpose athletic building being constructed next to Allen Field House.
HE SAID THAT prices for student season tickets were still being considered by the athletic department and the Student Sports Council and that final approval of prices might not come until several weeks after the meeting.
Ticket prices for football and basketball games will also be reviewed by the board, said Mike Hamrick, adminis- assistant to the athletic director.
The board will also consider a proposal by the Long Range Planning Committee to reduce the size of the board from 21 to 17 voting members.
Under the proposal, student representation on the board would be cut from four to three, faculty representation on the board would be adjusted, alumni representation from six to five.
Two ex-officio board members from the administration would be made non-voting members and the athletic director would become a voting mem-
Del Brinkman, KUAC chairman and dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, said that KUAC board members perceived the board to be too large and cumbersome.
BRINKMAN, A MEMBER of the planning company said the smaller brother would be more
However, one of the board's student members, Steve Young, questioned the decision.
"I'm not sure I accept the premise that the size of the board is the cause of its ineffectiveness, if it's ineffective." Young said.
The restructuring also would make the board chairman a position elected by the board. Presently, the University's faculty representative to the NCAA and the Big Eight Conference is the vice chancellor and serves as the chairman.
Brinkman said the changes were made because serving as both faculty representative and KUAC chairman was too great a burden for one person. He said he also saw the possibility for a conflict of interest in serving as both the representative of the faculty and as board chairman, who must arbitrate between the different constituencies on the board.
THE FACULTY representative, currently Brinkman, would serve on the board, but he would not be eligible for the chairmanship.
CINCINNATI — Reds first baseman Dan Driessen makes an unsuccessful attempt to catch pitcher Jeff Russell's pick-off throw on Montreal's Tim Raines in the first inning. Raines advanced to third base, and Russell was charged with a throwing error. Cincinnati defeated the Expos, 9-6, last night.
NHL semifinal action continues tonight Tough Islanders make Rangers the underdog in plavoffs
By United Press International
The New York Rangers have good reason to consider themselves the underdogs in their deciding playoff fight against the New York Islanders.
The Islanders won the first match of the five-game series, 4-1, and the fourth game, 4-1. The Rangers, meanwhile, lost the second and third games by scores of 3-0 and 7-2.
The Rangers have not won a Stanley Cup since 1940, while the Islanders have won four straight. The Islanders will also have the home ice advantage
Perhaps most important, the keeper deploys their captain and star defenses, their captain and star defenses.
Beck suffered a separated shoulder
in the Rangers' 4-1 loss to the Islanders Sunday. He will likely be out the rest of the season.
"Obviously, we will miss him." Rangers coach Herb Brooks said of Beck "But we can't say. We've lost and now we're not going to show up."
ISLANDER GOALTENDER Billy Smith said, "You don't like to see anybody he hurt. But if someone is in the heat, missing Beck hurts them the most."
In the other division semifinal game tonight, Chicago meets the North Stars.
Chicago won the first and fourth games by scores of 3-1 and 4-3, while Minnesota was victorious in the second third games with scores of 6-3 and 4-1.
In the division finals beginning Thursday, Quebec and Montreal meet in Quebec, and Calgary confronts the Oilers in Edmonton.
The winner of the Rangers-Islanders game plays Washington, while either the Hawks or North Stars will face the St. Louis Rues.
The Islanders, seeking a fifth consec- retion Stanley Cup, were down 1-0 entering the third period Sunday but bounced on goals by John Tonelli, Brent Sutter, Clark Gillies and Bryan Trottier.
"YOU DON'T COUNT anybody out," said Islander coach Al Arbour.
"You don't count us out. When it's necessary to do something to win, we come through. The team showed a lot of determination."
Bob Bourne said, "We did what had
to be done. We were still very confident at the end of the second period, still in
Despite the loss of Beck, Brooks is approaching tonight's game at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., with confidence.
"The pressure's on them, not on us," he said. "I'm very happy with our play."
The playoff series between the Minnesota North Stars and Chicago Black Hawks is down to a “best-of-one” battle at the Met Sports Center in Bloomington, Minn., tonight – with both clubs expecting a struggle.
THE TWO NORRIIS Division rivals were tied at two games apiece in the best-of-5 series after Chicago rallied to win 2-1. Minnesota minutes to edge Minnesota 4-3 Sunday.
"Both teams have played with tremendous intensity, and I don't expect them to be a threat."
"We have the advantage of playing in our own building. We see that as a team."
"I expect another very difficult north stars coach Bill Mahoney said.
CHICAGO COACH Oral Tessier said that he thought the home ice advantage wouldn't make any difference for the North Stars. The North Stars lost the game at home, and Chicago played at home, he said, and Chicago lost the third game playing in Chicago
"Our guys could have quit many times" before coming from behind to win Sunday, Tessier added.
"The team that gets the bounces and the breaks should win." Tessier said.
5 Jayhawks are named all-tourney
By PHIL ELLENBECKER Sports Writer
Five members of the Kansas Jayhawk baseball team were named to the all-tournament team announced yesterday for the Pan American Citrus Tournament March 12-17 in Edinburg, Tex.
Catcher Rob Thomson, pitcherors Steiner and Kevin Kroeker, outfieldier Hugh Stanfield and shortstop Joe Heeney all made the team for the All-Star game in the tournament with a 43 record in one game behind host Pan American.
Thomson, along with Central Michigan's Gleg Lor吐茨, was named co-most valuable player in the tournament. He went 12 for 24 in the tournament and leads KU in hitting this season with a 444 average and in runs scored with 21 hits. The league High School conference in hitting and doubles in the latest statistics compiled April 1.
STEINER, 3-1 on the year, had a 1-1 record with two saves and allowed only one earned run in four relief appearances in the tournament. The 6-foot-1 junior-college transfer has appeared in 13 games this year, and his 1.80 earned run average leads the Jayhawk staff.
Kroker, a 6-foot 3 senior, lost a 2-1 decision to Pan American in his only appearance in the tournament. He has a 1-2 record this year, but has gotten a total of one run from his KU teammates in his two defeats, and has had at least six wins over the house of the weather. His 2.01 ERA is among Jayhawk starting pitchers.
Stanfield, a 5 foot 7 sophomore, went nine for 17 in the tournament. After seeing scattered duty at all three outfield positions in the early part of the season, he has established himself as the regular KU center fielder with a 388 batting average in all games. His 381 average in conference games is best on the team, and he also leads KU in stolen bases with 15 in 17 attempts.
HEENEY WENT 12 for 26 in the tournament. He is third in hitting behind Thomson and Stanfield with a 370 average on the year. He is tied with Steve Jeltz, who plays in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system, for most career runs scored at KU with 121, and has scored the most KU list in career stolen bases.
The Jayhawks, who had all four of their weekend games with Missouri rained out, will travel to Missouri Southern tomorrow. A double-header is scheduled for 1 p.m., but the two teams may play three games because Southern's stadium has lights.
SPORTS BRIEFSS
SPORTS BRIEFSE From Staff and Wire Reports Jabbar player of the week after setting scoring mark
NEW YORK — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who last week passed Wilt Chamberlain as the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, yesterday was named NBA Player of the Week.
Abdul-Jabbar broke Chamberlain's record during the Los Angeles Lakers' victory over Utah Thursday night, using his trademark skyhook in the fourth quarter.
The basket gave Abdul-Jabbar 31,421 points, breaking Chamberlain's mark of 31,419.
For the week, Abdul-Jabbar scored 71 points in 61 minutes of action in three games
He has scored 20 or more points in his last 19 games to accumulate a career total of 31,443 points.
Atlanta pitcher released from jail
SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic - Atlanta Braves pitcher Pascual Perez was released from the San Luis prison today after the prosecutor general decided not to appeal his conviction on a reduced charge of cocaine possession.
Prosecutor General Miguel Garcia Cordero of Santiago signed an order to release the 24-year-old right-hander, thus waiving his right to fight the decision of an appeal court on Thursday that upheld a lower court ruling.
"I am confident that I'm going to win 20 games this season despite being so many days late," Perez said. "Being out in the street again makes me feel like a new man and confident I will never again be in trouble with the law."
Perez, who was getting ready to work out at the Cibao stadium Monday morning when he received word of his release, said he would leave for the United States to join the Braves later this week.
Steinbrenner shuffles front office
NEW YORK — New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner reorganized the team's front office yesterday, naming Clyde King Vice President-General Manager and giving new duties to Bill Bergesch and Murray Cook.
"Clyde King will assume the duties of general manager immediately." Steinbrener said in a statement released by the Yankees. "Clyde is a great company man and is highly respected in the baseball community. He has served the Yankees for nine years as a manager, coach and scout. I think that he will be an outstanding general manager."
Bergsch will handle all administrative details including scheduling, leases and the club's dealings with the offices of the commissioner, the American League and the Player Relations Committee. His previous title was Vice President-Baseball Operations.
Bergsch will become Vice President of Baseball Administration, and Cook is the new Vice President-Director of Scouting.
KC Chiefs sign Lacy away from USFL's Panthers
KANSAS CITY, Mo — The Kansas City Chiefs, in dire need of a quality running back since the drowning death of Joe Delayne last summer, yesterday signed away star rusher Ken Lacy from the Michigan Panthers of the rival United States Football League.
Lacy, who rushed for 1,180 yards in his rookie season with the USFL champion Panthers, is in the final year of a two-year contract and will be joined by four players by the Football League at mid-July at the conclusion of the Panthers' season.
The 6-foot-1, 220-pound Lacy had secretly been negotiating with the Chiefs and several other NFL teams since mid-March.
His defection to the Chiefs marks the first time an established USFL star has chosen to jump to the rival NFL in the league, and for the nation's top football players.
By United Press International
THE SIGNING also provided a small measure of revenge for Kansas City, still smarting from last season's raid by the New Jersey Generals for the
The Chiefs said Lacy, a former wishbone fullback with Tuva University, signed a series of one-year contracts spanning three years. He agreed to terms in Kansas City, then returned to Detroit.
"We are confident Ken will join us as soon as he completes his playing responsibilities for the Michigan Panthers following their current season," said Chiefs' general manager Jim Schaaf.
The standard USLF player contract runs from Dec. 1 through Nov. 30 — which would have forced Lacy to sit out the opening three months of the 1984 season.
services of Pro Bowl free safety Gary Barbaro.
BUT SINCE HE was one of the first players ever to sign with the new league, the clause apparently was not included in his contract.
The Chiefs had refused to confirm they were talking with Lacy last week, but sources in both leagues — including Lacy's own agent, Dallas attorney Perry Deering — confirmed that he was close to signing with the Chiefs.
As a rookie with the Panthers last
season, Lacy rushed for 1,180 yards and caught 40 passes for 434 yards. He missed four games of the current season with a partial shoulder separation but returned for Michigan's loss against the Oklahoma Outlaws.
In his three games this season, Lacy
h rushed for 222 total yards on 39
kicks.
FORMER AFC ROOKIE of the Year Joe Delaney drowned last summer while trying to save three children in a swimming hole a month before the team's camp, leaving Kinsas City without ground threat in the 1983 season.
Kansas City ended the season ranked 24th in the 28-team National Football League.
The Chiefs have the fifth overall choice in the 1984 draft, but when Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier and teammate Mark Schellen of Nebraska. Buford Jordan of McNeese State and Kevin Nelson of LAU apted him to a winter in a thin crop of draftable running backs became that much thinner
Kansas City then turned toward the
He had four 100-yard games, topped by a 156-yard effort against the Generals, and finished third on the Panthers in receiving with his 40
"We're sorry to lose him, first of all, and we've made a very, very fair contract offer." Vince Lombardi Jr., the director and general manager, said last night.
"It was really the very best that we could do for him. If he got more money from Kansas City, and we must assume that he did, that's fine."
"KENNY IS A high-class kid.
There's no doubt that he'll continue to give 100 percent effort to the Michigan Panthers for the rest of this season."
Houston downs Washington; Denver defeats LA
By United Press International
HOUSTON — Sam Harrell scored on touchdown runs of seven and 16 yards, and Clarence Verdin caught a 51-yard scoring pass from Jimm Kelly last night to leave the Houston Gambblers to a 31-13 NCAT. It was the winless thewinness Federales.
In Denver, Craig Penrose threw a 73-yard scoring pass and David Martin ran back a punt 79 yards to carry the big-play Denver Gold to their fourth straight victory, a 35-27 triumph over the Los Angeles Express.
USFL in search of an instant ground game.
Lacy moved into the Michigan lineup in game three and went on to rush for eight touchdowns with a league-leading average of 5.1 vards a carry.
Harrell's two TD runs give him 13 for the season, and he leads the league in rushing.
LACY WAS A sixth-round choice of the Panthers in 1983 and, although he didn't open the season as a starter, finished third in the USFL in rushing behind more publicized rookies Herschel Walker and Kelvin Bryant.
THE GAMBLERS, 4-3, scored on
foot of their six possessions,
the first half.
Kelly, the league's leading passer, hit
14-of-27 attempts for 307 vards and
30 runs.
On Houston's fourth offensive play, Kelly hit Verdin over the middle for 51
yards to give the Gamblers a 7-0 lead.
The Federals countered in the second quarter with a 2-yard dive by Curtis
Houston took the ensuing kickoff and marched 78 yards in four plays.
marched 78 yards in four plays.
Kelly hit Verdin for 40 yards and then
Ricky Sanders for 20 to set up Harrell's
7 yard touchdown run.
Tony Fritch kicked a 39-yard field goal to increase the lead to 17-7. The field goal was set up by Verdin's blocked punt.
Hollis Hall recovered the ball two yards into the end zone and returned it nine yards to the seven
Harrell scored his second touchdown on a 16-yard run up the middle and Houston left the field at halftime leading 24-7.
The Federals pulled -within 24-13 early in the fourth quarter on a 32-vard
WASHINGTON, 6.7, moved 40 yards on their first possession of the second half but lost their scoring chance when zone after being hit by his KKs, DeKayla
TD pass from Mike Hohenesse to Greg Tavior, but the extra point failed.
In the waning seconds, he tacked on a 1-vard touchdown run.
The Gamblers closed out the scoring when Kelly hit Vitie Courville with a 25-19 run.
In the other USFL action, the Gold, 6-1, struck for 25 points in the second quarter by capitalizing on electrifying runs and Rassie fumbles, and then used the barreling running of Bob Matthews, Harry Sydney and Bill Johnson for 147 combined yards to lead the Pacific Division to three games.
ROOKIE QUARTERBACK Steve Young accounted for 319 yards of total offense. He led the Express to a 14-0 lead and later he connected with running back Kevin Nelson on a 69-yard pass.
But Penrose, shedding his conservative ways, found wide receiver Kevin Williams with the bomb and then drove him off. Gold posted a second victory this
season over the Express.
Sydney, Johnson and Vincent White each scored on short runs and Brian Spencer had a three-run lead.
For the Express, Nelson scored a second time on a 2-yard run and cornerback Dwight Drane ran an interception back 22 yards for a score
DRANE'S SCORE gave the Express a 13-10 lead 9-37 into the game, but the Gold struck back suddenly in front of a 12-10 lead. The rain had rained and 40-degree temperatures
Penrose, conservative through the first quarter during a rainstorm, unloaded to Williams for the Gold's first score.
- Then in the final four minutes of the half, the Gold scored three touchdowns on Martin's electrifying return and two scores that followed two Express fumbles on consecutive kickoff returns inside their 18.
Penrose completed 12-of-20 passes for 185 yards while Young was 16-of-37 for 267 yards and rushed for 34 yards on seven carries.