SPORTS 243 45 The University Daily KANSAN October 28, 1983 Page 16 Seurer may play against Oklahoma; Gottfried will decide on status today By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor Frank Seurer practiced yesterday for the first time this week and may play against the Oklahoma Sooners tomorrow in Norman. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. we'll see now he is tomorrow," head coach Mike Gottfred said. "We'll see how he feels after working out. He hasn't done much all week." Sleur has been in sweats all week and has done some jogging. Yesterday, he asked if he could take some snaps on his leg still slightly limping. Sleur threw well. "HE'S TOUGH," Gottfried said. "He's a competitor from the word go. He won't accept sitting out." Gottfried won't concede that Seurier will play against the 14th ranked Sesnei. "Mike Orth and Mike Frederick still did the bulk of the work in practice today and will both see action Saturday," Gotfried said. Tight end Jeff Anderson was another Jayhawk to be placed on the injury list by spraining an ankle in Wednesday's game. He was seen action at tight end this season, was also scheduled to punt against Oklahoma. "Anderson is definitely out, he won't even make the trip." Gottried said. "That leaves us with only two tight ends and four receivers. We are rehiditing Parks (freshman) and do not have any plans to change his status." Clint Colburn who has been the painter in all of his games this season, is also a big fan. The Sooners are 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference, but it is not their record that is keeping the OU squad in the news. TWO WEEKS AGO, Marcus Dupree, Oklahoma's Heisman Trophy candidate, left the team and eventually enrolled at Southern Mississippi. Coach Barry Switzer has had to sambil his job to compensate for the loss of Dupree. "I think they are a better team without Dupree." Gottfried said. "They are not depending on one guy and they are getting the ball to everyone." One back that has benefited from Duprec's absence is Spencer Tillman, a bishcarted heir and in challenging to break Duprec's OU fresh mark of 905 yards set last season. Tillman is also within reach of Kermin Bell's Big Eight freshman record of 1,156 yards set in 1900. Quarterback Danny Bradley and tailback Earl Johnson are also vital to the Soccer offense. Bradley has rushed for 343 yards and scored three touchdowns. Earl Johnson, a freshman, has rushed for 484 yards and scored four touchdowns. "I STILL DON'T know how good we are on offence." Swiss said, "but perhaps with everyone settling into peacetime and being able to invest in, we can make rapid improvement." Gotfried isn't expecting anything new from the OU offense. "They'll run the option and run it well." Gottfried said. "The thing about it is that they are in there playing with them, but their freshmen are pretty good." Defensive back Scott Case leads the Oklahoma defense. Case was named Big Eight Player of the Week for his performance against Iowa State. In his first game at cornerback, Case scored 10 tackles, broke up two passes and intercepted another. He returned his interception 62 yards for a touchdown. By United Press International Quiz proclaimed top player Computer picks KC reliever KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Reeliver Dan Duisenberry of the Kansas City Royals, two days after he was told he wasn't even the best pitcher in the American League, yesterday was the best player in basball by a computer. Quisenberry was judged to be the most productive and consistent player in major league baseball during the 1970s. He had a computer rating on a 100-point scale. THE COMPUTER JUDGES each player against his peer group by the degree to which he exceeds or fails to reach the standards of his particular position. Quisenberry set a new standard for relief pitchers — establishing a major league save record with 45 and also finishing as the only American League pitcher with an earned run average under 2.00. Quisenberry edged Atlanta outfielder Dale Murphy, who had a 75.7 rating, to become the first reliever to win the nine-year-old award and the first pitcher to win it since Ron Guindy of the New York Yankees in 1970. George Heyward, who won the honor, as the only Royals ever to win the honor. The 29-year-old submarine specialist pitched 139 innings, allowing The award is known as the Seven Crowns of Sports Award and is sponsored by Seagram's. 118 hits with 48 strikeouts and only 11 walks. He allowed 35 runs, of which 30 were earned, and posted a 3-4 record with a 1.94 ERA. The Royals only lost Big Eight cross-country meet to open on KU's home course three of the 69 games in which Quisenberry appeared and he was the finishing pitcher in all but seven of his outings. Dan Quisenberry, shown here being congratulated by John Wathan after his 85th save, was named the best player in baseball by a computer in the Seven Crowns of Sports Award sponsored by Seagram's. By JANELLE MARTIN Sports Writer UPI File Photo in a coaches' poll last week, Iowa State was picked to win both the women's and men's divisions, which will begin at 11 and 14, a.m. respectively. Both KU cross country coaches are looking forward to challenging opponents in the Big Eight Conference meet on Rimrock Farm north of Lawrence. This is the 47th year for the men's conference championships and the ninth for the women. It is the third season the object has been run on KU's home course. Ron Renko, coach of the ISU women's team, said last week in a press release that he had a strong team of Cyclones and Cypromen are ranked third nationally. BOTH KU TEAMS were picked to finish sixth in the conference this year in the coaches' poll. Last year's winner in the women's division was Kansas and this year's winner, from the title six of the last eight years. Colorado was the men's division winner. "The conference will be a lot closer than it has been in terms of the top five teams. We and Kansas State have been on the same team, but good depth in the pack," he said. Cliff Rovert, women's cross country coach, said that his team knew what it had to do to win tomorrow and that Iowa State would be the team to beat. "PSYCHOLOGICALLY, they are very ready," he said about his squad. "They were very hard to shape. We could not have done anything differently in preparing for this race." Rovetto said his squad had fought minor problems earlier in the season but was healthy for tomorrow's race. He said that juniors Paula Berquist, MORE SPORTS, page 14 Susan Glatter, Heather Sterbenz and Kelly Wood, sophomore Caryne Finlay; and freshmen Cindy Blakeley and Keith Keith would run for KU in the "If the forecast stays like it is, it should be better than the other two times we've run on the course," he said, referring to the University of Kansas Invitational Sept. 24 and the Arizona State Dual Oct. 15. "The course is pretty tough to begin with, and the first two times the weather did not cooperate, but it has grown to be two days at race time." Rovoelt said. Bob Timmons, men's cross country coach, said that if the weather was good, the race and course should be [fast]. "IF A HARD RAIN comes, though," he said. "the course will be very difficult." I hope the weather will hold," he said. "When you have spent three years working on something, you hope it turns out okay." Timmons said that not only has he and his staff been working to get the course ready on his farm, but that members of the squad had volunteered to work two a week before classes to get the course ready. And not only have the runners been working well getting the course prepared, but they have also been practicing well, Timmons said. "They want to run in the top half of the conference," he said. "Everybody is ready to go and their attitude has been just great." THE SEVEN WHO will run for the Jayhawks have not been determined yet, he said, but would be chosen from seniors Tim Gundy, Greg Leibert, Brent Steiner and Ron Theberge; junior John Des Rosiers and Dan Owens; sophomore Kyle Roste; and freshman Joe Manual. Athletic department to sell 334 additional tickets By the Kansan Staff The KU athletic department has chosen Tuesday, Nov. 8 for the one-day sale of 334 additional student basketball and tennis at the KU athletic department official said yesterday. Tickets will be sold to the first 334 students in line from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of Wescoe Hall and at the Allen Field House ticket office. The Student Sports Council had recommended Nov. 8 as the date for extended sales because, the council would receive more money at the first of the month. THE DEPARTMENT MADE the decision for another sale after deter- ment. available after redistribution of student seating for the 4,303 tickets sold during the four day sale, said Mike Harnrick, administrative assistant to the athletic department. Nearly 2,700 of the 7,000 seats allotted to students went unsold despite an increase in student turnout. Hamrick said the department was anticipating selling all 334 tickets PREDICTIONS
CarothersBrownBudigCravensHartley
Kansas at OklahomaOklahoma St. 30-13Kansas 20-17Oklahoma 33-21Oklahoma 24-14
Michigan at IllinoisIllinois 22-19Michigan 20-14Illinois 20-17Michigan 22-21Illinois 22-21
Missouri at Iowa StateMissouri 28-20Missouri 35-20Iowa State 24-16Missouri 24-17Iowa State 17-16
Nebraska at K-StateNebraska 57-6Nebraska 74-6Nebraska 62-0Nebraska 56-10Nebraska 65-3
Oklahoma St. at ColoradoOklahoma St. 35-10Oklahoma St. 21-20Oklahoma State 24-7Oklahoma ST. 35-3Oklahoma St. 35-17
Florida at AuburnAuburn 20-19Auburn 24-28Auburn 17-16Auburn 14-13Auburn 15-13
Florida St. at Arizona St.Arizona St. 28-21Arizona St. 42-30Arizona State 41-34Florida State 27-17Arizona St. 17-14
North Carolina at MarylandNorth Carolina 21-7North Carolina 27-24North Carolina 31-17North Carolina 45-14North Carolina 25-21
Washington at UCLAWashington 25-13UCLA 24-20Washington 24-14Washington 17-10Washington 31-24
Dartmouth at YaleDartmouth 37-3Dartmouth 14-7Yale 14-10Dartmouth 9-5Dartmouth 27-14
Season Totals52-17-1..75447-17-0..73451-17-1..75441-28-1..59446-23-1..666
"I don't think that they'll be hard to sell," he said. "Our 'ticket office has had a lot of calls from students wanting to buy season tickets." The predictors are James Carothers, associate professor of English; Larry Brown, head basketball coach; Chancellor Gene A. Budi; Jeff Cravens, associate sports editor; and Andrew Hartley, sports editor. HAMRICK SAID a Big Eight poll released earlier this week listing KU as the pre-season favorite along with an other candidate. The organization indicated a positive response for tickets. NBA, referees still far apart By United Press International PRINCETON, N.J. — A six-hour negotiation session failed to narrow the gap between the National Basketball Association and the league's referrals will always definitely use substitute officials when the season opens tonight. Yesterday's meeting was "extraordinarily unproductive." according to a counsel for the National Association of Basketball Referees. The two sides are scheduled to meet again at 1 p.m. CDT today. The regular season opens with nine games tonight. According to Brian McIntyre, director of public relations for the NIBA, the league has made a proposal which would increase the salary of starting officials from $24.000 to $30.000 and increase the proposal on the table which calls for a 27 percent increase over three years, 10 percent coming in the first year. Frame Up custom framing & gallery We Frame Pictures And We Do It Right 15th E. 8th.(1/2 BLK, East of Mass.) 843-0498 Tues.-Sat. 10:5:30 Halloween masks, make-up, hats, and much, much more. Halloween Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-8, Sun. 1-5 Inside the 1000 Mall 1002 Massachusetts FUN AND GAMES the place to be—HALLOWEEN!! Use Kansan Classified.