SPORTS
The University Daily KANSAN
October 27,1983 Page 16
1983 football season sweet for only one of KU's Berrys
By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor
For one brother, the 1983 Jayhawk
football season has been a case of what
is a kind of bad luck.
For the other, it has been a season ranging from disappointment to suc-
Cornerback Tony Berry was declare academically ineligible for the sea while his brother, safety Derek, earned a spot in the KU secondary team now sits and water as his brother is培养 into Big Eagle competition.
“This has been the toughest time in my life,” Tony said. “It’s very tough seeing my brother play. He’s doing great, but with all the injuries we’ve had at corner, I know that I could be in there helping the team.”
Tony found out before the season that he was one hour short of being eligible. He had taken some correspondence classes and they were not received by Tony until after the NCAA deadline, forcing Tony to play for the scout teams in practice.
Derek Berry has become the
Jayhawks' starting safety this
season as a freshman . . .
"I know this is just like a job because they are paying for my education,"
Tony said. "I'm playing a role on the scout teams, but when the games roll around on Saturday, I want to play."
TONY PLAYED SPARINGLY last season as a freshman, recording three tackles. In both his junior and senior seasons at Assumption High School in East St. Louis, I he intercepted ten passes and earned All-America honors.
While Tony has had to watch from the sidelines, Derek has moved up from four team safety at the beginning of the season to a starter in conference games. When his show start was up, Derek worked to move up on the depth charts.
"Yeah, it was really tough," Derek said. "I expected to come up here and be at least second team, but the coaches thought other people were better than me so I accepted it. I can't dominate like I could in high school."
Last season at Assumption High, Derek led the state of Illinois in interceptions with 12, and, like Tony, was on several prep All-America teams. He also was an all-state basketball player.
DEREK HAS SEEN how hard Tony has been affected by sitting out this year.
"It was hard for him to go back home," he said. "I don't know why cause he knew he could be playing."
Tony could have been a regular member of the KU secondary, especially since the Jayhawks have lost Dino Bell and Rod Demerrite for the season. Inexperienced Jeff Colter and Jeff Brown now start in the secondary.
But Tony realizes his fate and could not be happier for his brother, with the family in the arms of his sister.
that he has played since grade school.
"He's a darn good athlete," Tony said of his brother. "He could have played major college basketball. I told him to keep his head up and he would get his chance."
Both Berrys work out in the summer with cousin Eric Wright, a member of the San Francisco 49ers secondary who went to the University of Missouri.
"WE WORKED OUT this summer with Eric Wright, E.J. Junior and Ronnie Lott." Derek said. "It helped me out a lot."
Junior is with the St. Louis football Cardinals and Lott with the 48ers.
Tony also helped his brother prepare to play defensive back in the Big Eight.
"Mainly, I taught him all of the coverages," Tony said. "He still had to learn the technique, but he had a big chance." Mr. Khan because he knew the coverages.
Both were highly recruited out of Assumption, and MU coach Warren Powers tried to use Wright to influence both brothers to play for the Tigers.
"Eric told me I was old enough to make my own decision," said Tony.
... while his brother Tony must watch from the sidelines because academic problems forced him to be redshirted.
Derek, who visited MU, said, "I just liked Kansas better. I'd rather beat them than play for them. Eric called me about every other day during
who visited six schools but not Missouri. "I went to football camp there before my senior year and I didn't like the coaching staff."
recruiting and he told me. "You have to nick the school you like best."
EVEN THOUGH the season has four games remaining, both Berrys are looking forward to the day when they both might be playing in the same secondary. For Tony, that will mean earning a spot in the defensive team.
"For me, I'm going to go to go and prove that I can play." Tony said. "I have to work extra hard this spring. I've been working on it. I want to play with Derek next year."
Although Derek started as a freshman, he still sees things he needs to improve on to maintain his starting role.
"I've got a great deal to learn." Derek said. "I've got to get bigger to help in tackling some of the top Big Eight running backs. I know Tony will probably be back there, so that will help."
This summer, it will be back to business as usual for the Berry, working out with Wright, Junior and Lott. But for now, Derek works for Saturday's while Tony has to look to the future — past a season of waiting and watching while his little brother does the job.
SPORTS BRIEFS From Staff and Wire Reports
Quiz wins AL relief award for third time in four years
ST. LOUIS — The Sporting news yesterday named relief ace Dan Quisenberry of the Kansas City Royals as the American League Fireman of the Year and announced that Al Holland of Philadelphia and Lee Smith of Chicago tied for the National League award.
The weekly publication honored Quisenberry for the third time in the last four years. He set a single-season record with 45 saves to go along with 19 wins.
Holland saved 25 games and won eight others for the Phillies, including nine saves in September. Smith led the National League with 29 saves and also had four victories.
The Sporting News has honored the top relief pitchers in each league since 1960.
Finishing second to Quisenberry in the American League was Bob Stanley of the Boston Red Sox. Jesse Orosco of the New York Mets and Bruce Sutter of St. Louis tied for third in the National League.
Taylor quits; Seurer will make trip
Tailback Garfield Taylor has left the KU football team, Coach Mike Gottfried said yesterday. Taylor had scored three touchdowns for the Jayhawks this season and started the first game of the year.
Taylor had not received much playing time after an early season ankle injury.
"He hasn't been back, but somebody said he was still planning on going to school here," Gottfried said. "As in the past, my philosophy is to talk about the guys that are here and not the guys who have left."
Gottfried also said that quarterback Frank Seurer will make the trip to Oklahoma, but that his playing status won't be decided until game time.
"He's better than he was yesterday, but he's still not good enough for practice." Gottfried said.
Receiver Darren Green, offensive lineman Chip Schuler and defensive guard Rod Timmons will not play against the Sooners, Gottfried said.
KC signs lineman with Condon out
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Offensive guard Tom Condon of the Kansas City Chiefs was placed on the injured reserve list yesterday, and the club signed offensive lineman Rich Baldinger to fill his spot on the roster.
Condon, the Chiefs' starting right guard, re-injured his sprained right foot in last Sunday's win over the Houston Oilers. He originally suffered the injury against the Washington Redskins and missed three games before returning to the lineup two weeks ago. He must stay on the injured reserve list at least four weeks before being activated, the club said.
Baldinger, a 6-4, 290-pound free agent, can play both tackle and guard. He was a 10th-round draft choice of the New York Giants in 1982 and played in one game. The Giants released him during the 1983 pre-season.
Lasorda named top manager in NL
Baldinger will begin workouts with the Chiefs immediately and will be available for Sunday's game against the Broncos in Denver.
NEW YORK — Tom Lasorda, whose patience and restraint with a group of inexperienced players was a key to the success of the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, yesterday was named the National League's Manager of the Year by United Press International.
Lasorda, 56, who took a team that was thought to have no chance in August and led it to the NL West Division title, was a landslide winner in balloting by 26 UPI baseball correspondents from each of the major league cities.
Lasorda received 12 votes to easily beat out Philadelphia's Paul Owens for the award. Owens received six votes for leading the Phillies to the NL East pennant after taking over for Pat Corrales in July. Bob Houston received five votes and Chuck Tanner of Pittsburgh got three.
It marked the second time in his seven seasons as Dodger skipper that Lasorda has earned the NL Manager of the Year award. He previously won in 1977, his first year at the Dodger helm.
Burnett warned that the large profit could result in players putting on pressure for a bigger share.
Wimbledon profits up by 80 percent
Sir Brian Burnett, chairman of the All-England Lawn and Tennis Club, said the championships showed a surplus of $4,126,730 compared with the 1962 figure of $2,295,870, when the total income was $7,469,685 as against this year's $11,010,570.
WIMBLEDON, England — Profits for the 1983 Wimbledon Tennis Championships showed an 80 percent increase of more than $1.8 million on the previous year, it was announced yesterday.
Broadcasting and television fees accounted for the greatest increase in income, rising from $3,111,165 to $3,994,975. Wimbledon's contracts with NBC and worldwide television coverage continued to grow and the number of reporting on the exchange rate accounted for some $750,000 of the increase.
A record attendance of 360,000 over the 13 days helped raise ticket sales from $2,328,900 in 1982 to $2,731,170.
Jayhawk basketball team meets the press
By JEFF CRAVENS
Associate Sports Editor
Some players were lounging around the court, some were sitting in chairs, others lying down and still others standing around twirting basketball on their fingers.
It was media day for the Kansas Jayhawk basketball team yesterday on the basketball court.
Their sweat came not from a hard workout, but from the bright television lights that were stationed at various places around the court.
Some of the players looked as if they enjoyed the attention, while others seemed less interested.
that were anxiously digging for stories.
Just as in practice coach Larry Brown was at center stage. Most of the writers asked him about changes in the Jayhawk team and the differences that Kansas would win the Big Eight.
"There are a couple of reasons for that." Brown said of the predictions. "They played better towards the end of last season, and we were relatively young. Plus we have Greg (Dreiling) coming in. I understand that they picked Missouri first one year after they hadn't done so well, because they brought in Steve Stipanovich.
"I'm finally having some fun. When I first got here, I was always on the road at booster school."
Kansas Jayhawk Media Day 1983
Susan Glatter
Team captains Brian Martin, Kelly Knight and Carl Henry, above, posed for cameramen yesterday at center court in Allen Field House. Left, members of the KU basketball squad kill time between interviews. From left to right are Jeff Giotu, Tim Banks, Brian Martin, Carl Henry and Kornelli Goggins.
Family support, competition keys for runner
By JANELLE MARTIN
Sports Writer
Susan Glatter has grown up with competition. She is the youngest of five girls in a family and also has nine brothers. So naturally she was always challenged by her brothers and sisters, and one of the most common challenges was running. Her love of running brought her to the KU women's cross country team this year.
Glatter, a junior, said she grew up on a typical farm in south-central Nebraska with wheat, corn, ducks and dogs.
"I guess I started running because of the competitiveness with my brothers and sisters." she said. "My grade school was only a half-mile away a pasture from our house. We were always going to run to her school to turn on cartoons and eat cinnamon loaf."
FROM GRADE SCHOOL she went to Kearney Catholic High School in Kearney, Neb., where she placed fourth at the state track championships in the 800-meter run as a middle school athlete. Records in the 800-meter, one-mile and two-mile runs.
Glatter said her father, who is also a runner and set a high school record in the mile, had an important effect on her wanting to pursue running. But he did not force her into it though, she said.
"He's been very supportive," she said. "He ingrained a positive attitude — always saying I can — in me."
Glatter said she depended on her family, to whom she is close, for moral support in her running because she was far behind.
"It would be harder running in track if I did not have my support group here — my friends, coach and family," she
Glatter depends on the group a lot because running for the Jahayh this season just happens to be by chance
TWO YEARS AGO, she was diagnosed as having a slipped disk, and six months later she found out it was really spinal misalignment. Doctors told her not to run for her three months before three months they told her to wait another three months.
"That was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through," she said about the injury and the waiting. She transferred to the University of Kansas from Kearney State University, where just things just were not right for her to go out for cross country.
She ran six road races last year and three over the
"I ran all year long, though. It was tough because it was my first year out of competition." Glatter said "That's why
"I PLAYED WITH THE a lot over the summer." Glatter said. "I couldn't stand not being on a team."
summer before she knew she was back in shape and ready for Big Eight competition.
This is where chance set in to bring her and KU's track program together
She said that two or three weeks after she had gotten back to school this year she and a friend went to Robinson for a swim. On their way to the pool she saw some girls who looked like they were in track and stopped to talk with them. They told her there was a track meeting and that she should come along. She did and after talking with Cliff Rovello, women's cross country coach, ended up signing all the necessary papers to go out for cross country
"My main concern was to do well academically." Glitter
said. But right now I can say I am pretty happy with my
grades.
Glitter, an occupational therapy major was the valedictorian of her high school graduating class and was named Student of the Year.
"I THOUGHT, I'll never know _ after my back injury unless I used 'she' _ said she "I was so glad I made the decision I thought."
"Couch Rovetto has helped me tremendously as far as mental preparation," Glatter said. "It's nothing to get up at 5 or 6 a.m. to run. Like he says, 'If it's easy it's not worthwhile.'"
Roveto said, "Susan is always working hard. She's probably the most coachable person on the team
"She does whatever you ask her to do, but she does not do it blindly. She is inquisitive and intelligent. She recognizes the fact that she does not know a lot about distance running and is willing to learn."
Glatter said the immediate goals for herself and her teammates are to do the best and beat as many people as they can in the Big Eight Conference meet Saturday. Her team will be at the 5,000 meter course in the 18 minute 40 second race.
"THAT WOULD BE a personal record for me," she said.
"I want to beat as many other colors as I can — anyone that is not in pink and blue. (The KU track team's colors.) I just want to run the best I can."
Roveto said the conference race would definitely be Glatzer's best race of the year because she had done a good job.
"My long term goal is to help the out-scoring winger in the next year and a half. Gulster said." As long as you are good enough, that's what Matt Gulster said.
"You learn a lot about yourself. Sure it's hard, but you've got to enjoy it. After being away from it I learned how much you love it."