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The University Daily KANSAN
March 29,1984 Page 16
Rain keeping softball team in field house
By GREG DAMMAN Sports Writer
The Kansas softball team was forced to cancel today's home double-header with Barton County Junior College because of poor field conditions. KU coach Bob Stanclift said the Jayhawks' home game Sunday against Creighton might also be canceled if the weather failed to improve.
"Our fields will not become playable without a couple of days of sunshine and some warmer weather," Stancliff said. "We need to have a big turnaround tomorrow and Friday to be able to play Sunday."
The Jayhawks haven't stepped on the field for a game in a week. Kansas' last game was Thursday at the American Legion National College Tour-Barstow, Oklahoma. The Jayhawks designated City 4-0, as pitcher Tracy Bunge picked up her eight victory of the season and also hit a two-run home run.
KANSSA HAS HAD five games in a row rained out. The situation caused Stancilc to contact Barton County Police to move to force the game to Great Bend
"We can't get down there, and the weather there doesn't look that promising for them either," Stancift said.
Stanclift said the cancellations were occurring at the same time as last year.
"At this time last year, we got rained out the last weekend of the Bartlesville tournament," Stancliff said. "We came down with the rain, but even a chance to step on the field."
“In the seven years that I've been here, last year was the first time that we had games on the weekends. Last year was the first year is following up in similar fashion.”
THE SOFTBALL TEAM spends six weeks in the winter practicing indoors at Allen Field House preparing for the spring season. The team then travels south during spring break as a tuneup for the coming season. Stancliff said that returning indoors this week had negated the benefits of the southern
"When we come back from the southern trip we feel that we're ready to play." Stancliff said. "Now we feel like we're starting over again. Normally at this time of year we are indoors one day at a time and the kids can handle it, but now they're getting tired of being indoors."
Kansas' record stands at 9-6 this season. The Jayhawks will be battling with Creighton for an at-large berth to the NCAA regional tournament.
United Press International
NEW YORK — Michigan's Dan Pelekondos attempts to block $ \alpha $ pass by Ken Barlow of Notre Dame during National Invitation Tournament action at Madison Square Garden. The Wolverines captured their first NIT championship last night by defeating the Irish, 83-63.
Michigan rips Irish to win 1st NIT title
By United Press International
NEW YORK — Tim McCormick scored 29 points on 13-of-16 shooting from the floor, and teammate Roy Tarpley fueled a 24-4 spurt that broke open a close game and propelled Michigan to its first National Invitation Tournament title last night with an 83-63 rout of Notre Dame.
Michigan, 23-10, had never made it to the finals in four previous NIT appearances but made up it by scoring the most lopsided victory in an NIT championship game in 12 years, going on to win a 500-698 victory over Niagara in 1972.
Notre Dame, 21-12, was in its fifth NIT and second championship game. The Irish lost 92-91 in overtime to Virginia Tech in 1973.
NOTRE DAME scored nine of the last 11 points of the first half and the first two of the second half to pull into a 28-28 tie. Tarpley, who finished with 18 points, then scored eight points in the next 8 minutes, 20 seconds as the Irish broke to a 52-23 lead, and the Irish never came closer than 11 after that.
After Tim Kempton's two free throws pulled the Irish into the 28-28 tie, McCormick scored three points as Michigan moved to a 35-28 lead. After John Dolan scored for Notre Dame, McCormigan ran off 13 straight for a 49-30 lead.
The Irish moved to within 59-48 on a Tom Suhbasket with 6:04 left and
Michigan never trailed, moving to its biggest lead of the first half at 16-17 on a running one-hander by Turner with 3:21 left. The trish then chipped away, getting six straight points to make it 26-23 on a Kempton layup with 55 seconds left. It was Kempton's first points of the half and the first points scored by any Irish player besides Sluby and Barlow.
Kempton and Sluby each had 19 points for the Irish, and Ken Barlow 48.
trailed 67-56 with 3:14 remaining. Michigan scored the final eight points of the game, however, reaching the 20-point margin for the second time.
After Joobert hit a baseline jumper, Kempton scored the final three points of the half to pull Notre Dame to within 24 yards. The team scored a percent from the floor in the first half.
MCCORHICK, A 6-FOOT-11 senior forward, grabbed 17 rebounds and scored 16 of his points in the second half as the Wolverines dominated under-underweight scored 16 points for Michigan and freshman guard Antoine Joubert added 12.
VIRGINIA TECH captured third place in the tournament with a 71-70 victory over Southwestern Louisiana in the consolation game. Dell Curry led the Hokies with 20 points, while Southwestern Louisiana got a game-high 21 from Graylin Warner.
Families provide home away from home for Jayhawk athletes
Curry fed John Dixon for the tie-breaking basket with 1:22 remaining, to lift Virginia to the victory.
By LANE GREEN Sports Writer
When Jim Pelton, KU basketball player, came to Lawrence from Palos Verdes, Calif., last fall he knew only the coaches and a few of the players.
Pelton, like many KU basketball players, came from a great distance to play basketball for KU. To try to alleviate some of the pressures associated with being far from home, assistant coach Bob Hill started the Jayhawk Parents program six years ago. The program is intended to provide the players a home setting in Lawrence.
"The purpose of the Jayhawk Parents program is to give the players a home away from home," Hill said. "It allows the players to have a family setting to watch television, study or simply relax. This program is especially good for those basketball players who are from far away."
Rose recently had a meeting with all of the Jayhawk parents in order to lay out the plan.
EACH PLAYER is given a Jayhawk family his freshman year. The player keeps that family his during his stay at KU. However, the family is restricted in what it can do with the player because of NCAA guidelines.
Lonny Rose, assistant athletic director for NCAA interpretations, overseeed the preparation of the
"The parents cannot buy anything for the basketball players." Rose said of the NCAA restrictions. "If they go out and eat the player must pay his own way. The parents cannot even drive the car at the airport unless he pays for the gas."
"The NCAA does not like the program because (this) think it has got too much power."
The Praegers knew former coach
Mark and Sandy Praeger, 3108 Trail road, are Pelton's Jahewk Parents. Sandy said, "Our role is one of friendship. We feel it's nice for Jim to have a place to go when he has a friend who simply wants to get away from campus."
basketball players. The meeting marked the first time the athletic department informed the parents of the rules.
ACCORDING TO ROSE, the University has many foster parent programs including one for foreign students. However, those programs are not restricted while the Jayhawk Parents program is.
"It was tough comming to Lawrence from a big city," said Pelton, who was redshirted this season. "I am very far away from my parents, and it is nice to have a family atmosphere here in town."
Ted Owens, who selected them to be Javhawk Parents.
"Ted selected families that he thought could provide a home away from home," Sandy Praeger said. "Ted had a counseling role in mind."
THE PRAEGERS were the Jayhawk parents of Wilmore Fowler, Ricky Ross and Jeff Dishman before adopting Jim Pelton.
"We would like to do for Jin what we would do for any student who is a friend from far away," Mark said. "However, our adhere to NCAA guidelines to the letter."
The other players also have favorable attitudes, towards the Jayhawk
Mark Turgeon thought he would probably be closer to his Jayhawk
Family if he lived further away
Turgeon is from Topeka.
MEANWHILE, THE PLAYERS are not the only people who enjoy the game.
"We talk to Jim's parents about once a week," Sandy Praeer said. "We are now very close friends with Jim's team, we is reassuring for them to have us here."
Nancy Pelton, Jim's mother, said, "Jim is our oldest son, and he has never been away for an extended period of time. He was always leaving a lot easier on his father and I."
"The Praegers were very supportive when coach Brown made the decision to redshirt Jim. I think it is a fantastic program."
The Praegers always have enjoyed KU basketball, and the Jayhawk Parents program is a way for them to contribute a positive contribution to the team.
Stillwater, Okla. — Tommy Chesbro, who will be replaced by Joe Seay of California State-Bakersfield as Oklahoma State wrestling coach, addresses a news conference announcing the coaching change. Despite a 227-26 career record, Chesbro was replaced yesterday because of the Cowboys' ability to win an NCAA championship.
OSU coach pinned despite 227-26 record
A sad commentary on college athletics
On Tuesday, Larry Farner became the fourth UCLA coach since 1975 to resign. Several cited the alumni pressures placed on the job since John Wooden's impressive reign over college basketball end. After all, how can you compete with 10 NCAA championships in 11 seasons?
Forget about the strain of coaching basketball at UCLA. Oklahoma State Athletic Director Myron Roderick has the word pressure a new meaning.
The Cowboys announced yesterday that Joe Seay would be their new wrestling coach, replacing Tommy Brooks, who "died" in spite of a 22-27 career record
Despite the urging of a friend, I never thought I would write anything about wrestling. It is difficult to get enthusiled by watching someone cabbing each other in precarious places.
BUT THIS STORY begs attention.
Under Chesrob, OSU won 44 straight dual matches and finished runner-up in three competitions in three of the past five years.
There is the catch. Despite thrashing the Hawkeyes in a dual match earlier this season, the Cowboys once again were the bridesmaids in the NCAAs.
years qualify a team as a contender for the national title? Roderick admits that former Olympic champion Dan Gable has built a dynasty in Iowa, which has won the past seven NCAA championships.
"Dan Gable is a fine coach," he said. "We feel it is not going to be easy, but we feel we are probably one of two or three teams that are in a position to win
"I DON'T FEEL winning is every-
thing to me at the same time. I want a
team to treat me."
Sorry, Myron, but these statements
Roderick said last week that Oklahoma State should have won the national championship this season. A former OSU wrestling coach himself, Roderick led the Cowboys to seven NCAA championships.
"You have to evaluate your capabilities, and I feel at OSU we have the capability to contend for the national title." Roderick said yesterday.
THE WHILE WOLE DISSOSE has given the win-at-all-cost抛弃 a new perspective. Success is certainly a key, especially in revenue sports in which attendance is a must. Even if collegiate wrestling could be considered a revenue sport, being national runner-up with an impressive string of dual victories certainly is the sign of a team that has reached its "capabilities."
If Chesbro agreed to the decision, why did he begin weeping at the news conference? This is not the sign of a man who is making his own decision.
"I've really done everything that a coach could do." Chessoh said at the end of his speech.
Chesbro won the NCAA championship in 1971, but Roderick would have been named captain.
MYRON RODERICK'S decision and many like it leave a bad taste in the mouths of those involved in college athletics. And the person who should be pitted the most is Joe Seay. He inherits the hot seat in the OSU athletic department. For him, it's NCAA championship or goodbye.
If Ray Meyer was subject to that kind of pressure, he would have left DePaul long before he retired. The same can be said for Tom Oborne at Nebraska. But somehow, they are labeled a success, winning a national championship.
And that is something that Roderick apparently can't handle.
What a sad statement about Myron Roderick and college athletics.
NCAA roundup Sports almanac sports briefs, p.14
Doesn't runner-up in three out of five
"Tommy has been moved to an administrative assistant," Roderick said. "It was a joint decision Tom and I had taken in planning, and we felt the timing was right."
just don't match. Your obsession with winning has apparently clouded your common sense in rationalizing the difference between Chesbro were both on the decision.
with him on that point
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