SPORTS The University Daily KANSAN University Daily Kansan, November 4, 1983 Page 14 Kansas forced to play musical football Colter the lone veteran of KU secondary By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor And then there was one. The Kansas Jayhawk secondary, already beset by injuries and departing players, found another way to lose a player when coach Mike Gottfried said that freshman supersherif Berry would need Colorado because of a bruised shoulder. The situation is so bad that KU is expected to start only one player who has seen ANY action in the secondary this season. The lone veteran is senior Jeff Colter, who has started every game for Kansas this season. Elvis Patterson, who has played defensive end all season, will move back to cornerback, the position he played last season. Wayne Ziegler, a redshirt freshman from Nickerson, will replace Berry at safety. Colter said he wondered whether he might be next. "ITS CROSSED MY MIND every now and then," Colter said yesterday after a light workout "A couple of the others, but I try not to think about it." Colter himself is back, which is an accomplishment in itself considering the problems the secondary has had since fall practices began; - Rodney Madden, listed as the *Jeff Brown, who had taken de- merciter's spot, quit the team Tuesday, wearing his third jersey. - Derek Berry's injury, was not diagnosed until Wednesday. "I think the layoff hurt me," Colter said. "I had to adjust after sitting out. I did a couple of things wrong on some other jobs. I'm back have back, but I think I'm back now." 'It's not so much that I have more responsibility,but I just have to play harder and do a little more.' Jeff Colter, KU cornerback starting safety on the depth charts, quit before the season began. - Tony Berry, used sparingly at cornerback as a freshman, was ruted academically ineligible for the season. - Rod Demerritte, who replaced Bell as the starting cornerback, broke his ankle against Iowa State and is also out for the season. - Dino Bell, who moved from running back to cornerback and had started early in the season, broke his wrist against Wichita State and is out for the game. But Colter looks to the bright side. "It's not really that bad," Colter said. "Elvis has played back here before, so he just has to review the coverages. It's not so much that I have more responsibility, but I just have to play harder and do a little more." THE JAYHAWKS and the Buffaloes square off tomorrow in Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. "They like to throw a lot anyway, and I think they might do it even more so." Colorado is tied for last in the conference and has given up an average of more than 40 points a game. "I think we are going to win," Colter said. "We have to play hard on every play and fly around to the ball." The Jayhawks are 3-4-1 overall and 1-3 in the conference. After Colorado, they must play Nebraska in Lincoln and then face Iowa in at-last Missouri in the homecoming games. "We'd like to finish out at least even." Colter said. "We'll try to win every game. I'm not going to say we lose," he said. We'll see after these last three games. JAHWAY NOTES — The playing status of wide receiver Bobby Johnson, fullback E.J. Jones, offensive lineman Chip Schuler and tight end Jeff Anderson will be determined by game time tomorrow. Running back Harvey Fields, linebacker Darnell Williams and Berry are all definitely out. KU [3-4-1] vs. CU [2-6] Flanker Darren Green will be back for the first time in two weeks since spraining his ankle against K-State. Quarterback Frank Searer, who hyperextended his knee against Oklahoma State, is 100 percent. Gottfried said. Ziegler, who injured his knee in spring practice, had not played in a game until Monday, when he participated in the junior varsity game against Baker. Ziegler caught a touchdown pass while playing receiver. Clyde Johnson, who started at safety earlier in the season, has been switched to defensive end, replacing Patterson. Steve Cole, who had been the No. 3 safety, has been moved to receiver and will back up Richard Estell as split end. Date: Saturday, Nov. 5 Time: 1:30 p.m. Place: Kansas Memorial Stadium Estimated crowd: 30,000 Weather forecast: Partly cloudy, high around 65 Line: Kansas hv.11 Probable Starters Kansas Colorado Offense Offense 82 Richard Estell (6-4, 196) SE 5 Loy Alexander (5-11, 173) 81 Sylvester Byrd (6-3, 215) TE 77 Mike Sylvester (6-3, 263) 72 Renwick Atlans (6-5, 265) LT 63 Junior III (6-1, 254) 69 Paul Failchid (6-4, 257) LG 61 Steve Heron (6-2, 225) 68 Bennie Simecka (6-4, 265) C 64 Shaun Beard (6-2, 250) 75 K.C. Brown (6-6, 260) RG 70 John Firm (6-1, 266) 76 Reggie Smith (6-4, 260) RT 7D Dave Hestera (6-3, 242) 22 Darren Green (5-10, 170) FL 8 Ron Brown (6-0, 182) 10 Frank Seurer (6-2, 194) QB 13 Steve Vogel (6-4, 202) 4 Kenwin Bell (5-9, 185) TB 48 Lou Rouson (6-2, 201) 39 E.J. Jones (6-0, 210) FB 26 Chris McLemore (6-1, 211) Defense 24 Clyde Johnson (6-2, 215) LE/LOLB 54 Sandy Armstrong (6-1, 262) 37 Carkey Avery (6-3, 220) LT 74 Randy Hopgin (6-3, 257) 90 Erdridge Avery (6-3, 220) LG/SLB 55 Don Fairbanks (6-3, 219) 29 Rod Timmens (6-4, 245) RN/GN 91 Don Muncie (6-2, 220) 48 Mike Arbanas (6-4, 220) RT/WILB 51 Terry Irvin (6-1, 203) 15 Len Gant (6-1, 210) RE/RT 96 George Smith (6-3, 259) 46 Dane Griffin (6-2, 204) LLB/ROLB 52 Wayne Carroll (6-3, 200) 60 Willie Pless (6-0, 210) RLB/SS 31 Jeff Donaldson (6-0, 214) 33 Jeff Colter (5-11, 175) LC 44 Clyde Riggins (5-10, 183) 32 Elvis Patterson (5-10, 190) RC 22 Victor Scott (5-10, 192) 18 Wayne Ziegler (6-2, 190) S/WS 7 Kent Davis (6-2, 191) Specialists P 3 Tom Field (6-0, 175) 31 Clint Colburn (6-0, 175) 3 Bruce Kallmeyer (5-10, 180) 3 Tom Field (6-0, 175) 34 Allan Braun (6-2, 190) OU's Switzer says Mizzou will be tough Sooners, Tigers still have a shot at Big Eight title By RICK GOSSELIN United Press International Oklahoma knows that the unbeaten Nebraska Cornhuskers loom on the front porch in the Big Eight title chase but Coach Barry Switzer is trying to keep his Sooners aware of Missouri lurking on the back porch. And Okahama must go to the back door tomorrow when the Sooners travel to Missouri to play the Tigers in a regionally televised game. Oklahoma has corrected its course after nonleague losses to No. 2 Texas BIG 8 FOOTBALL and No. 15 Ohio State, scrambling back from a 3-2 start and the transfer of star tailback Marcus Dupree to Southern Mississippi to win three consecutive games and climb back to the No. 11 spot in the UPI poll with a 6-2 record. OKLAHOMA SHARES first place in the Big Eight with No. 1 Nebraska with 4-0 records but Missouri is only a game back at 3-1. Although the Tigers are only 5-3 overall, they are certainly capable of beating anyone as evidenced by their 28-18 triumph earlier this season over No. 6 Illinois. Missouri still has a shot at the Big Eight championship. A win over Oklahoma coupled with a loss by Nebraska at Oklahoma in the regular-season finale could produce a trichampionship. "Missouri is the most pivotal game in our season," Switzer said. "We all know Nebraska is down the road but that's insignificant if we can't beat Missouri. And we're going to have our hands full trying to do that." "I talked to (Kansas State Coach) Jimmy Dickey last week and asked him about Missouri. He said we were about equal. He thought we might be a better defensive team against the rush but offensively he said they were about the same type of football team as we are. I don't think it was a bad thing as good as we are right now but I respect his opinion and evaluation of the people he 's played." Missouri has won two games in a row, outscoring Kansas State and Iowa state by a combined 79-18 in the past two weeks. The Tigers also scored 59 points in an earlier conference victory over Colorado. OKLAHOMA WON that game 29-10. The key for Missouri has been Marlon Adler, who has already set a school single-season record for quarterbacks with 11 rushing yards and 54 punt returns from Winfield has also completed 63 percent of his passes for 1,129 yards and eight more touchdowns. "He's the kind of quarterback who can execute this offense to near perfection." Missouri offensive coordinator Larry Beigeltd问. "When he's hot, I don't know of a better quarterback in college football." IN OTHER GAMES, No. 1 Nebraska plays Iowa State, Kansas State is at Oklahoma State and Colorado travels to Kansas. KU swimming coach Gary Kempf, 1983 NCAA Coach of the Year, thinks the Jayhawks will be a Big Eight contender despite losing members on both the men's and women's teams. File photo Swimmers open season this weekend with head coach spouting optimism By JANELLE MARTIN Sports Writer The KU men and women's swimming teams will open their seasons this weekend, one on the road and the other at home. Head Coach Gary Kempf, 1983 NCAA Coach of the Year, is looking forward to a good showing this weekend, as well as throughout the season. The men's squad faces Southwest Missouri State and Drury tonight in Springfield, Mo. "We're really going to this meet kind of blind," Kempf said. "I don't know much about those teams. I'm just a regular coach and I work outrubs from the last two weeks." THE WOMEN'S TEAM will swim against Colorado State University and the University of Nebraska at 7 p.m. in Johnson Nataratior. Admission is free. Nebraska was runner-up to the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Tournament. "The women are in a situation — that because of the national status they have earned — that the other teams are always pointing toward us." Kempf The women's team has won the Big Eight Conference nine years in a row and finished seventh in the National Association swim meet last year. Kempf has coached the women's team for the past eight years and both the men's and women's teams the past three. "We can't enter the pool without the other teams we face having done that little bit extra to prepare for us." The instructor says of the program, but it also adds pressure. KU LOST ALL-AMERICA Tammy Thomas to graduation, but has five AWARDS. "Anytime you lose someone the calfman of Tamery Thomas. it is going to hurt." Kempt said "But we are faced as a team than we have ever been." Leadership on the women's team should come from returning All-American Jenson Waggstaff. Tammy Cerney and Bower Schaeffer, Celene Cerny and Kelly Burke. "Our goal is to continue like we have over the last eight years." Kemp said. "We have got to be ready for everybody that gets in the pool with us." Both squads have been working to improve their weak areas since the crimson and blue intrasquat meet two weeks ago. "I did not see anything I did not expect in the intrasquad meet," Kempf said. "Our biggest weakness is youth. We are inexperienced on the intercollegiate level, but we will get that in the next couple of weeks." ELEVEN OF THE 20 men competing tonight were not on last year's Big Eight championship roster, he said. The strength he sees in the men's program this year is the leadership from people such as senior Brad Wells, who is dominant in the backstroke and freestyle; junior Brad Coens, because of his versatility and power in the freestyle, individual medley and backstroke; junior Doug Hiemstra, because of his progress from last year and over four years; junior Tomas Swimmer; and sophomore Jim Amnons and senior Jay Engel, because of their improvement in sprints. "The biggest thing I am looking for each week is a step in progress and maturity on the part of the team," he said. "Potential-wise, this could be the best team I have ever had. But we have a long way to go." THE MEN PLACED SECOND at the Big Eight Conference Championships last year. Kempt also said that the men's diving team had more talent than ever. "We have four solid divers this week. And kept the Kempt. It has been a big boost to our team." "We lost five seniors who were vital parts of our program," he said. "But I don't view this as a rebuilding year, just the next step." Frank White named KC's Player of the Year He also said that the addition of freshmen Darcy Gregor, Brigid O'Reilly and Marcie Herrold had helped solidify the women's program. By United Press International KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Frank White, a six-time Glove Owl winner, has been selected as Kansas City Royals' Player of the Year for the 1983 season by the Baseball Writers Association of America, the Royals announced yesterday. "Although winning individual awards is not as important as overall team accomplishments, I am still excited about being Royal Player of the season. We have great players with outstanding accomplishments over their careers, and to be selected from them makes it very significant to me." He will receive the award Saturday at the 13th Annual Kansas City Baseball League. White, 32, turned in a good all-around season with a 260 average, 35 doubles, six triples, 11 home runs and 77 RBI. His RBI count was high among major league second basemen and established a Royals' record for his position. He also led the Nationals in consecutive games with at least 1 RBI in 11 straight games from June 10-22. White won the Royals' Player of the Month Award in June when he hit .209. (AP) He has spent his entire career in the Royals organization, compiling a lifetime 258 average with 70 homers and 484 RBI. In addition to winning an American League-record (for second base) six consecutive Gold Gloves, he has been named to four AL All-Star teams and was the Most Valuable Player in the 1979 AL Championship Series when Kansas City swept the Yankees in three games for the pennant. right-handed hitter finished the season strongly, complying a .298 average with four homers and 21 RBI in the final 32 games. White's first player of the Year award. Frank White Baseball writers name managers of year White Sox surge helped LaRussa capture AL award NEW YORK — Tony LaRussa, who brought the Chicago White Sox their first championship in 24 years and watched Chisex pitcher LaMarr Hoyt gain the Cy Young Award, yesterday was named American League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. By United Press International LaRussa the strong second half surge with the White Sox, in which they won 59 of 85 games, enabled Chicago to capture the A.I. Western Dvision title for the first time since 1967; however, stopped the Chicago machine in the playoffs and went on to beat The BBWAA's inaugural voting for American League skipper, LaRussa received 17 of the possible 28 votes to easily outidust Baltimore manager Joe Altobelli, who was named on seven ballots. Philadelphia in the World Series. THE 39-YEAR-OLD LaRussa formulaized a starting rotation that turned the division into a merry-go-round, as Hoyt grabbed the brass ring 24 times, Richard Dotson won 22 games, Floyd KerrJoes Krossen 11 and Burns 18. Bobby Cox of Toronto received the remaining four votes for keeping the Blue Jays in pennant contention until a weary bullpen gave out in August. LaRussa, a former infielder for the A's, Braves and Cubs, has been manager of the White Sox since the middle of the 1979 season. The only AL manager with longer tenure is Detroit's Sparky Anderson. Dodger's Lasorda narrowly defeats Houston's Lillis NEW YORK -- Tommy Lasorda, who directed the Los Angeles Dodgers to a Western Division title in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year, yesterday was named the National League's Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. By United Press International Lasorda, along with Tony LaRussa of the Chicago White Sox, the American League's Manager of the Year, are the first recipients of the award created by the writers. It will be awarded annually. Lasorda, 56, guided the Dodgers to a Tanner, who finished third in the voting, also saw his team get off to a poor start but then sprint late in the season before losing the NE. East to the West by six games. Lasorda and Tanner are the deans of major league managers. IN THE VOTING for the NL award, Lasorda nipped Bob Lillis of Houston by one vote. Lasorda got the nod from 10 writers while Lillis was named by nine Chuck Wilson and Paul Wavens of the champion Phelps won one of them. Lillis led the Astros to a strong comeback after an 0-9 start. Houston finished third in the NL West with an 85-77 record. 91-71 record in edging the Atlanta Braves for the NL West crown. Since assuming command of the Dodgers in 1977, Lasorda has won his division title four times and the league championship three times. Crimson meets Blue in the field house after football game The Kansas Jayhawk basketball team will be featured in its first official scrimmage tomorrow during the annual Crimson and Blue intrasquad game at Allen Field House. By the Kansan Staff Tipoff is set for 45 minutes after the completion of the Kansas-Colorado football game at Memorial Stadium. Admission to the basketball game is a can of food, which will be given to needy local residents. There will be a game with a person who does not bring a can of food. The Jayhawks are opening the season under first-year coach Larry Brown. The first scheduled game is against the Dutch National team on Nov. 16. The first regular season game will be Nov. 26 when KU will take on the 1983 NCAA runner up Houston Cougars in a nationally televised contest. Team posters will be given out to the 1,000 spectators high school age and the Crimson and Blue game, the team coached by assistants Bob Hill and R.C. Buford will consist of Greg Dreling, Kelly Knight, Kerry Brogan, Calvin Thompson, Tad Boyle, Mike Marshall and Tim Banks. The opposing team, coached by Ed Manning and John Calipari features Carl Henry, Brian Martin, Jim Pelton, Mike Cohn, Kellogg, Cadrie Hunter and Jeff Giutti. The athletic department will sell 334 remaining student season tickets Tuesday. Ticket locations have not been given. The price is $22 for 14 games. ↑