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The University Daily KANSAN October 19. 1983 Page 14
Alexander comes back with new attitude
By JOHN UNREIN Sports Writer
Scott Alexander, Kansas City, Mo., junior, still gets angry once in awhile in the midst of a tough college tennis match.
Alexander has come a long way since he was suspended for disciplinary reasons from the KU tennis team last spring.
Sometimes he catches himself at the split second the pressure mounts and he feels like yelling at himself. Sometimes it doesn't. But this year, he is getting better.
"HE'S IMPROVED phenomenally," said Scott Perelman, KU tennis coach. "He's got a little more improvement to make, but he's by no means the same person. I am tickled to death he's back, because he can mean the difference between us being a good team and a great one."
Yesterday, Alexander won his final match of the fall season in No. 4 singles against Baker. Playing at No. 4 was Perelman's idea to help Alexander gain confidence in his game. Alexander said he would happy to play college tennis again.
"When I got kicked off the team, it was probably the worst thing that happened to me in my life," Alexander said Saturday. "Being suspended was a culmination of a few things, some totally my fault."
"For the most part, we were having a very poor season last year, and I was playing No. 1 singles and putting a lot of pressure on myself to win. I would get angry in matches and let it get out of control. But the fact that I wasn't going to be able to play anymore gave me incentive to get my act together."
Perelman had been concerned with Alexander for some time, he said, because Alexander was having trouble controlling his emotions during tennis matches. Other KU tennis player Michael Saito was also but Alexander's case was a little more.
"BASICALLY, SCOTT had a very
difficult time on the court," Perelman said. "He would do a lot of cussing, screaming and break his racket once in a while. It was beginning to look bad for both Scott and the University of Kansas."
"I told him if he wanted to play tennis again at KU, he'd have to see Andy," Perelman said.
So Perelman suggested that Alexander see Andy Jacobs, who the University of Kansas recently hired as part-time sports psychologist. Alexander was reluctant at first, but Perelman said that about two weeks after his suspension, Alexander agreed to consider.
"I STARTED SEEING Andy Jacobs at the end of last semester, and I saw him all summer." Alexander said. "He's really helped me a lot in understanding my program, but I'm done it though, without my own desire to change."
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Alexander met with Jacobs during the summer once a week for about one hour per session. Alexander said that first he was administered a personality test, a test of attentional and interpersonal styles. Then, the two worked on defining Alexander's problem of dealing with frustration.
Alexander said, "Tennis can easily be a frustrating game, and it is conducive to people getting a little frustrated or angry. The best way to缓解 the frustration. They just realize that getting angry isn't going to help."
WINNING WHILE looking bad is not something Alexander wants. This year he has improved, he said, because he knows how to deal and can help himself by relaxing.
"I've done a lot better this year," Alexander said, "but when you have developed an outlet for your frustrations, it doesn't go away overnight."
Jacobs said, "For many athletes, the biggest step is to admit you've got a problem. I feel he's made progress, but he's got a long way to go."
Scott Alexander returns a shot during a singles match against Baker. Alexander, who is coming back from discipline problems that forced him off the KU tennis team last season, has controlled his anger and is playing No. 4 singles for the joyhawks this fall.
Quisenberry is only Royal selected to American League All-Star team
By United Press International
Uqisenberry tied for second in the voting after posting a 5-3 record to
NEW YORK - Kansas City Royals' relief pitcher Dan Quisenberry, who set a major league record with 45 saves, was named to the United Press International 1983 American League All-Star team announced yesterday.
Slugger Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox was
go along with his save total. He was the only Royal named to the team.
the only unam- Quisnberry mous selection for the team which also includes first baseman Eddie Murray and shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr., of the world champion Baltimore Orioles.
Rice, who batted .305 and led the league with 39 homers and 126 runs batted in, was named on all 37 of the ballots cast in this year's survey by American League experts in all sections of the country.
Murray and Ripken, the only members of the world champion trios, respectively. Murray batted 306 with 131 and 118 RBI while
Ripken batted. 318 with 27 home runs and 102 RBI.
Tied with Ripken for second place in the voting, each with 35 votes, were second baseman Lou Whitaker of the Detroit Tigers and Quisenberry. Whitaker batted 320 with 12 homers and 72 RBI.
Rounding out the team were catcher Lance Parrish of the Tigers, third baseman Wade Boggs of the Red Sox, outfielders Dave Winfrey of the New York Yankees and Lloyd Moseby of the Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher LaMarr Hoyt of the Chicago White Sox.
Jack Morris of the Tigers and Ron Guidry of the Yankees tied for the No. 2 berth on the pitching staff with 17 votes each. Hoyt had 33 votes.
tatives with three members on the 13-man squad. The Orioles, Red Sox, Yankees and White Sox had two each each the Blue Jays and Royals one
The Tigers had the most represen-
All three starting pitchers were 20-game winners, Hoyt leading the way with a 24-10 record and a 3-66 win. The team also allowed only 31 walks in 200 innings.
Morris had a 20-13 record and 3.34
Guidry Gudrya 21-9 mark and a
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In the other close vote for a position, Parrish edged out Carlton Fisk of the White Sox, 16 votes to 15. Parrish batted .272 with 26 home runs and 88 RBI while Fisk was regarded as the top hitter in the league, with the American League Western Division title with a 289 average, 26 homers and 86 RBI.
Ripken, Murphy earn MVP awards
By United Press International
ST. LOUIS — The Sporting News yesterday named Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. and Atlanta Braves outfielder Dale Murphy as the 1983 most valuable players in the American and National leagues.
For Murphy, it was the second consecutive year he was named the magazine's National League MVP.
Ripken this year was the only player in the American League to play in every inning of each of Baltimore's games. He batted .318 with 209 hits.
Owners are sorry for Royals' use of illegal drugs
Ewing, Kauffman, the majority owner of the club, said he also was speaking for his partner, Avron Fogat, who is the entire Royals organization is sorry.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The owners of the Kansas City Royals yesterday publicly apologized for the involvement and former players with cocaine.
"We apologize to all baseball fans, especially the young people, for what has happened. We don't condone it and that's not what we should be able to see that it doesn't happen again."
By United Press International
An investigation involving a dozen people in Kansas and Texas resulted in guilty pleas from Royals players Wilhe Aikens, Wille Wilson, Jerry Martin and former Royals pitcher Vida Blue to possess charges of attempting to possess cocain.
Blue, a former Cy Young Award winner, pleaded guilty to possessing three grams of cocaine. After entering his plea Monday, Blue spent 1½ hours testifying before the grand jury, which found him guilty of securities crimes charging 12 with drug use.
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Blue was released by the team in the middle of the season.
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The league announcement said Auerbach was fined for leaving his seat in the stands and for verbal exchanges with the officials and members of the 76ers following a first-period fight between the Celtics' Larry Birds and the Sixers' Marc Iavaroni.
Auerbach reportedly charged onto the court and yelled obscenities at Malone while challenging the Sixer center.
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Bad ankle will keep Green from playing against OSU
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Mabate wince challenging the show. "A general manager has no place on the court at any time during an NBA game," said Stirling. "Auerbach's actions were embarrassing and intolerable."
To replace Green, Sandy McGee will start at flanker, Jeff Colter will return punts and Rob Memphis will return kickoffs.
Gottfried also said that defensive tuckle Carky Alexander probably would not plava against OSU because of a pinched nerve in his neck.
KU wide receiver Darren Green will not play against Oklahoma State Saturday because of sprained left ankle he suffered in the second half of the Kansas State game, Coach Mike Gottfried said Monday.
"When you lose him, it's like losing three players because he does so much for us," Gottfried said about Green, who leads the Big Eight in kickoff returns.
Bird was fired $2,000 and lavaroni $1,000 for the fight while the Celtics' Gerald Henderson was fired $500 for a separate incident in the third period. The fines include the automatic $250 each was fined for being ejected from the game played in Boston. ___
He missed last night's game in Great Falls, Mont., against Denver and will miss a game tonight in Fresno, Calif., against Golden State.
Gottfried also announced the coaches awards for the players of the game against Kansas State. Phil Forte, defense, Renwick Atkins, offense and E.J. Jones, special teams, were the recipients.
In the longest match of the day, freshman Richard Blond played a three-hour marathon in No. 5 singles, winning 7-6, 6-5, 7-6.
Auerbach fined $2,500 for behavior
lavhawk tennis team whips Baker
Valentine originally injured the ankle last year and reinjured it Sunday night in an exhibition game in Boise, Idaho. His status is being evaluated on a day-to-day basis.
The Kansas men's tennis team swept every singles match and won two of three doubles matches on its way to an 8-1 victory over Baker yesterday at the Allen Field House tennis courts.
Other winners for the Jayhawks were Mike Wolf in No. 1 singles, sophomore Michael Center in No. 2 singles, junior Sarah Stearns in No. 3 singles, junior Scott Alexander in No. 4 singles, senior Scott Alexander and Center in No. 1 doubles, and Stearns and Alexander in No. 2 doubles.
Valentine has been sent home from the Portland Trailblazers' current preseason road trip because he reinjured his right ankle, club officials said yesterday.
Golfers 4th in Kansas Invitational
"Brenda played pretty well," said Ross Randall, KU golf coach. "But I think the other players didn't play up to their potential at all. That's been our problem all season, inconsistency."
The Washington Redskin star suffered the injury in practice last week, but aggravated it in Monday night's 48-47 loss to Green Bay, team officials said. He carried the ball 25 times for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and caught one pass for 9 yards.
Kansas beat Wichita State, Stephens College, Kansas State and Southwest Missouri State in the eight-team tournament. The Jayhawks' team total of 1020 left them 55 strokes behind tournament champion Nebraska
Randall said he was happy to see Solveig Thorsteinsdottir record her first ever hole-in-one on the first day of the tournament Monday. Thorsteinsdottir used a 4-iron on the par-3, 150-yard fourth hole on Alvamar's Jawhawk nine.
Junior golfer Brenda Sanders shot a final 18-hole round of 84 yesterday to finish ninth overall and lead the KU women's golf team to a fourth-place finish in the Kansas Invitational at Alvamar Country Club.
Riggins was admitted to a Washington, D.C., hospital yesterday for treatment of scatica, a muscle disorder of the hip and thigh.
Riggins. Valentine out indefinitely
reddskin officials said Riggins was placed in traction for an indefinite period of time.
two torner KU athletes, John Riggins, and Darnell Valentine, suffered injuries over the weekend that will keep them out of action indefinitely.
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