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The University Daily KANSAN
November 7, 1983 Page 12
Interceptions help Buffs to 34-23 victory
Colorado capitalizes on KU's mistakes
By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor
Two weeks ago, after Colorado was demoralized by Nebraska, CU coach Bill Cartney said that it would take his team six to 10 years before it could compete with the Big Eight powerhouses.
"Colorado says they are six to 10 years away from doing it," said KU coach Mike Gottfried after watching the Jayawhaws fall 34-23 to the Buffaloes Saturday. "You can see where we are right now."
Gottfried showed his frustration as KU fell into a three-way tie for last place in the conference. Things don't get any better as the 'Hawks finish out the season against Nebraska and Missouri.
"WE'RE NOT GOOD enough to get the things done we have to."<sup>18</sup> Gettfried said. "The fault lies with the coaches. We didn't do a good job of preparing them. They weren't in the right frame of mind."
Sophomore quarterback Derek Marsh, making his first start for Colorado, game by driving the ball in 11 plays, putting them ahead for great.
Kansas turned the ball over five times, all Frank Seurer interceptions, and had another breakdown as Colts receiver Ben McAdoo punt to set up its second touchdown.
Seurer then led KU back, but twice had to settle for Bruce Kallmeyer field goals after getting first downs inside the 15-yard line.
"We were down there four times and either had sacks or interceptions." Got-fried said. "Then we got behind. We needed to get points up, then but we had to settle for field goals. It makes a difference."
Colorado scored a field goal before the end of the half, set up by a Victor Scott interception.
"We came out as a team a little sluggish," fullback E. J. Jones said about the defense. "We did it."
24-12. Goffried elected to go for a two-point conversion, but a delay of game penalty forced him to call on Kallmeyer.
Kallmeyer hit the chip shot, but KU was called for a personal foul. From 40 yards out, Kallmeyer again hit the point, but another personal foul was called. Then, trying to kick a 55-yard extra point against the wind, Kallmeyer was inches short, breaking his consecutive extra point record at 53.
'We were down there four times and either had sacks or interceptions. Then we got behind. We needed to get points up there, but then we had to settle for field goals. It makes a difference.'
— Mike Gottfried KU Head Coach
pened. We were prepared as a team, but I think we thought we were better than Colorado."
TURNOVERS CONTINUED to plague Kansas in the second half. Searer thrived for 283 yards in the second half to finish with 394 for the game. But he also added four interceptions to kill several KU drives.
Seurer's second pass of the second half was intercepted by Clyde Riggins, who returned the ball to the 12-vard. Riggs then drew the second of his three touchdowns.
The play that epitomized the Kansas effort came on a routine extra point attempt after a Robert Mimbs touchdown run brought the Jayhawks to within 12.
"THAT WAS JUST totally ridiculous," Kalmeyer said. "Extra points are supposed to be easy and I'm a little disappointed. There was a ref I talked to out on the field that disagreed with the call."
Gottfried, who has had a few run-ins with officials this season, was dummed by his team's loss.
"I don't know what they called." Götter tried said. "But then again, I don't know what they're calling half of the time anew."
all of a sudden started calling this, "he said. 'I'm tired of getting hot at these guys. They get paid good money to officiate.'"
Gottfried was miffed because the officials decided to make the call nine weeks into the season, and after KU had played two field goals blocking the sore wav.
McLemore looked as if he had iceed the game for the Buffaloes with a 75-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, but Seurer and Bobby scored for a 70-yard bomb on the next play in scoring, making the score 31-20.
"I DON'T UNDERSTAND why they
The Jayhawks then drove the ball again, setting up a first down and goal from the 8-yard line. Again, KU had to settle on a Kallmer field goal.
Surer then threw two more interceptions and CU had its first conference victory of the season.
"We knew they threw the ball about 50 times a game, so we were ready for them," said Colorado's Riggins, who intercepted two passes. "Going into the last part of the game, I thought we'd come up with the big play."
COLORADO DID NOT commit a turnover for the entire game. McLemore finished with 160 yards on 23 carries while Marshall completed 11 of 22 passes for 148 yards.
Mimbs started ahead of Kerwin Bell at tailback and gained 103 yards on 16 carries. For the game, Kansas rolled up to 7-4 in offense compared with 383 for Colorado.
KU defensive end Travis Hardy, a Boulder, Colo., native, made his first start of the season against the Buffaloes and responded with eight unassisted tackles. Hardy started for Elisp Watts, who was moved to cornerback
Robert Mimbs follows the blocks of E.J. Jones, left, and Paul Furlach into the end zone. Mimbs gained 103 yards on 16 carries Saturday, but the Jayhawks fell to Colorado, 34-23.
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KU defenders Len Gant, 51, Willie Pless, center, and Darnell Williams strain to recover a fumble by Colorado's Chris McLemore, 26. None of the three could recover the ball. Colorado did not commit a turnover Saturday, while the Jayhawks threw five interceptions.
Interceptions spoil impressive stats
By JEFF CRAVENS
Associate Sports Editor
Frank Searer thrilled for 394 yards, completing 23 of 52 passes Saturday. His effort made the 1883 Jayhawks the best passing team in KU history.
But Suleur also had some big numbers in a not-so-glamorous category. He unloaded five interceptions and two touchdowns. It was making its final run at Colorado.
“You can't expect to win throwing five interceptions,” Seurer said. That’s the thing about stats. It can all look like gory books, but interceptions kill you.
THE INTERCEPTION that decided the game came with 4 ½ minutes left. KU had a second and goal from the CU 9-yard line. Seurer couldn't find a receiver open and tried to throw the ball away. It ended up in the arms of Clyde Riggins for his second interception of the game.
"I got hit right when I was trying to hit it away," Seurer said. "Also, we
expected them to be in man coverage and they zoned up on us.
"On the other ones, I just tried to force the ball. That's been a problem of years and years."
The Kansas offense struggled in the first half, not because of turnovers, but because it was unable to put the ball in the end zone. Twice in the second quarter, he helped for Bruce Kallmer field goals after stalling deep in Colorado territory.
"BRUCE IS A Great kicker," fullback E. J. Jones said. "But we can't depend on him for our points. It hurts a lot with the offense we have to go inside the 20 or 10 and end up kicking a field goal."
Seurer said that the team might not have been ready to play.
"Couch Gottfried always tries to get us to come out and be relaxed." Seurer said. "I think a lot of people over the years have just think we didn't execute well.
"We've got to keep working hard." Steer said. "We haven't played like we ever have."
Jones said he knew what was ahead for KU.
"Nebraska is the No.1 team in the nation and it's going to be a big challenge."
JAYHAWK NOTES — With the 394 yards passing, this year’s Jayhawk team became the all-time best passing team for a single season. The old record of 2,257 was held by the team, led by Jason Jayhawk. The 1963 team now has 2,472 yards.
Bobby Johnson, recovering from a slightly separated shoulder, became the single-season receiving yardage hit by catching eight passes for 203 vards.
Kallmyer broke OSU kicker Larry Roach's Big Eight single-season field goal record. Kallmyer has 21 on the season.
KU officials learned Saturday morning that the game against Nebraska would be regionally televised on the ABC network beginning at 2:30 p.m. The game will mark the final home appearance for the Nebraska seniors, including Turner Gill, Mike Rozier and Irving Fryar.
Henry leads White team to victory in scrimmage
By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor
The 6,300 fans who showed up for the annual Crimson and Blue intra-squad basketball scrimmage Saturday saw both the expected and the unexpected out of Larry Brown's 1983-84 team.
As expected, Carl Henry showed off his versatile talents, scoring 32 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists.
But, unexpectedly, at least to most of the crowd, was that the Blue team, led by Kerry Boagni, Kelly Knight, Greg Dreiling, Calvin Thompson and Tad Boyle, fell to the White squad. 96-85
"I HATE TO SAY I told you so, but I told a lot of people the White team would win. "Brown said, "I was proud to be a coach. The team came back to make a game of it."
After the game, Brown said he realized that he might not be able to play the brand of basketball that he had indicated when he first took the
"I thought at first we would be able to press all the cover," Brown
said. "But that style is realy not fair to Ge or Kelly, so I'll pull them back the other way."
The White squad, led by Henry and senior center Brian Martin, surprised the Blue team with a swarming man-to-man defense and a fast-paced offense to get off to a 27-16 lead. However, the Blue team, behind Boyle and Thompson, rallied to cut the lead to 43-37 at halftime.
DREILING, A 7-FOOT sophomore, had 11 points in the first half and ended the game with 15, but looked sluggish, suffering from nausea.
"He's going to be fine." Brown said of Dreiling. "He was sick and he looked a little sheepish out there. People expect so much from him."
The Blue team rallied in the second half as BoaNgun, Knight and Boyle each scored to points, but the White team, led by freshman Chris Piper, held them off.
Boogain had 17 to lead the Blue team, followed by Knight, Dreiling and Thompson, who each added 15. Boyle points while handing out eight assists.
"THE WAS GREAT." Brown said of Boyle. "I checked the crowd reaction during the introductions because I heard the tans gave him a hard time last season. So much has been made about our lack of a point guard the last year, but you don't finish 4-10 in the conference because you don't have a point guard."
Guit fit finished with 18 points and Piper added eight, hitting four of six shots.
Brown, whose team plays the Dutch National team on Nov. 16 before opening the regular season in Houston on Nov. 26, said he liked what he saw.
"We're 500 now," Brown said. "I just got a general idea of how the kids would react. It was a good day for Kansas basketball. I was pleased with the turnout and why everyone in the Fiesta House is such a great place to play.
JAYHAWK NOTES — Brown had highly touted Troy Lewis, a high school All-American from Anderson, Ind., in for a visit this weekend. But the schools already. Last season he averaged 29 points a game and this
"I thought our seniors played well. We have until the 26th to get ready. We're certainly not ready yet. I'd like them to be ready, but that wouldn't be fair to the kids."
Relief pitchers plentiful in re-entry draft
Senior guard Tim Banks shoots a layup during the Crimson-Blue scrimmage. Carl Henry scored 32 points Saturday to lead the White team to a 96-85 victory.
Quality relief pitchers will be the most plentiful items among the 45 players available today when major league baseball conducts its eight annual re-entry draft of players who have played out their options.
season his team is ranked No.1 in Indiana.
Dreiling left the game with about 10 feet of help, complaining of stomach problem.
NEW YORK - For all those major-league managers who suffered indigestion watching their bullpen crumble under pressure this past season, relief is just a phone call away. Just dial M.O.N.E.Y.
By United Press International
If major-league owners are ready to dip deep into their vaults, they can choose from among Rich Gossage, Kent Tekluve, Doug Bair, Dale
Gossage and seven-time American League batting champion Rod Carew are the biggest names on the list. Each is seeking a long term contract in excess of $1 million a season and figure to attract plenty of interest.
All have distinguished themselves at
a time or another during their career.
Murray, Randy Moffitt, Frank Lacorte and Dennis Moll as possible answers
The 32-year-old Gossage has played a prominent role in the success of the New York Yankees over the last six years but has grown increasingly dischanted with the organization over the last two seasons.
was hoping to reach agreement with Gossage before the draft but his efforts proved fruitless. Steinbrarner, however, plans to retain rights negotiation to Gossage, even though it appears the team has not set a plan on playing elsewhere next season.
Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner
Recognized as one of the game's best relief pitchers, Gossage posted a 13-5 record with a 2.27 ERA and 22 saves last season.
Tekulve, Bair and Lamp will prove to be a little more costly than the rest of the relief corps — not in terms of money but in terms of what the club that signs them will have to give up in return. All are considered Type-A players and the team that signs them must part with a professional player, who goes into the
compensation pool, plus an amateur draft choice.
Although Gossage has the most glittering statistics of any of the relievers on the list, he is exempt from either Type-A or Type-B classification since this is his second time through the Yankees. The agent with the Yankees on Nov. 23, 1977, after playing out his option with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Other prominent names on the list include second baseman Manny Trillo of Montreal, second baseman Julio Cruz of the White Sox, catchedter Ted Williams of the Tampa Bay Dearrell Evans of San Francisco and first baseman Enos Cabell of Detroit.
Men's, women's swim teams each win twice over weekend
The KU men and women's swimming teams each started their season in April.
The men's team defeated Southwest Missouri State and Drury Friday night in Springfield, Mo., and the women's team defeated the University of Nebraska and Colorado State Saturday night in Robinson Natatorium.
Sports Writer
The women's team won all but two events against Big Eight rivals Nebraska and Colorado State. The Jayhawks had an A and a B team entered in each event. KU's two teams had 91 and 80 points, respectively, while Nebraska had 60 points and Colorado State had 50 points.
By JANELLE MARTIN Sports Writer
THE JAYHAWKS were led by three swimmers with three victories each. Junior Jenny Wagstaff won the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley; sophomore Celine Cerny won the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly; and freshman the 100-yard breaststroke, 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle.
KU took first in the 200-yard medley relay with a team, consisting of Pease.
freshmen Tana Rowen and Liz Duncan, and junior Susan Schaefer. KU's 400-yard freestyle relay team, consisting of Wagstaff, Cerny, and freshmen Taryn Gaulien and Darcy Gregor also placed first.
HEAD COACH GARY KEMPF said, after the meet. "It went well for where we are now. I saw a couple of good players there and we still working things, but we're still working hard."
KU' s other winner was junior Kelly Burke, who won the 200-year breast-
He said that his overall impression of the meet was good. Some of the swimmers handed their first committee well and some learned lessons, he said.
The KU men's team also has a 2-0 record after the first weekend of college.
KU's winners Friday night were freshman Todd Neugent and juniors Brad Wells, Doug Hiemstra and Cameron Dunn.
NEUGENT WON TWO events, the 200-yard individual medley and the 200-yard breaststroke. Wells, Hiemstra and Dunn each won one event, the 200-yard backstroke, the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard butterfly, respectively. The medley relay team also took first place.
Plunkett leads Raiders past KC, 28-20
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quarterback Jim Plunket's first relief appearance of the year will also be his last . . . for at least the next six weeks.
By United Press International
Plunkett came off the Los Angeles bench for the injured Marc Wilson to direct the Raiders to two fourth-quarter games, and then to a victory yesterday over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Plunkett, who completed five of nine passes for 114 yards and a touchdown during his 18-minute stint, will return to practice on Wednesday weeks with the revelation that Wilson's
injury was a broken left shoulder that will keep him sidelined until at least mid-December.
"It's not a role I particularly like." Plunket said of his relief appearance, "but with the way Marc was playing, I figured it might be one I had to get used to. I'm just glad it was a tight game and we weren't down 31-0 when I came in."
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Plunket's one touchdown pass covered 19 yards to Dokie Williams with 3:49 left in the game, giving the Raiders the lead for good at 21-20. Linebacker Drew Harper added another 7 yards for a touchdown in the closing seconds to provide the final margin.
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