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The University Daily
KANSAN
October 13. 1983 Page 14
Injuries force many changes in KU defense Hawks practice in Kansas City
By the Kansan Staff
The Kansas Jayhawks practiced in Arrowhead Stadium last night to prepare for Saturday's game with Kansas State University. Coach Mike Gottfried ran the team through a two-hour workout.
"It's not the greatest situation," Gottfried said, "but it can't be helped. It was the nearest place we could practice that had lights."
The Jayhawks have been forced to practice at night on Wednesdays because severe weather, including a storm, Frank Seuer, his class conflicts with afternoon practice.
The team had been practicing at Haskell Junior College, but officials at Haskell were worried about the conditions. The school's director allowed the Jayhawks to practice there.
"We were going to go to Perry-Lecompont, but when it rained, they said that they didn't want to take a chair, felling up the field," staffed said.
Defensive tackle Dan Vierling will not play against K-State because of a recurring knee problem, Gottfried said. Gottfried is doubtful that defensive tackle Billy Anderson can defendlineen Charles Cooper and Ken Davis will probably not see action.
Defensive end Elvis Patterson practiced yesterday and will probably start Saturday. Patterson suffered a hip injury in the game against Iowa State University.
"We've had good practices this week with the people that were here," Gottfried said, referring to the injury situation. "We're asking a lot of defenders to play out of position and have to have a lot of concentration out there."
Gottfried said yesterday that no more player interviews would be granted to the media for the rest of the week.
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Oriole pitcher Mike Boddicker pitched a three-hitter and drove in one run last night as the Orioles defeated the Phillies 4-1 in Baltimore.
Baltimore ties series 1-1 with 4-1 win over Phils
By United Press International
BALTIMORE — Rookie Mike Boddicker, a lifesaver at a watery field, came to the Baltimore Orioles' rescue last night for the second time in a week by tossing a three-hit and knocking out Philadelphia Phillies.
The win left the World Series even at one victory apiece.
After a travel day today, the best-of-seven Series resumes in Philadelphia tomorrow for a pitching for the Orioles and Steve Carlton pitching for the Phillies.
Boddicker's assortment of off-speed pitches hit the Phillies off stride and then beating the ball into the ground. Only four players were on flies to the outfield, which was soggy from 20 hours of continual rain.
The 26-year-old right-handed pitcher, who posted a 16-8 record with a 2.77 earned run average during the season, struck out six and did not walk a batter in defeating rookie Charles
Hudson. The only hits off Boddler were an infield single by Joe Morgan in the fourinning, a line drive single to right field by Gary Matthews in the seventh inning and a bloop single to right field by Bo Diaz in the eighth inning.
Boddicker also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly — only his third time at bat in professional baseball — when the Orioles scored three runs in the fifth inning and knocked out Hudson.
It appeared for a while yesterday morning that the game might not be played because of overnight rain that left the Memorial Stadium field a soggy mess. However, the Orioles grounds were very light except for some unsure footing in the outfield, no mishaps occurred because of the condition of the field.
Hudson began as if he would match Boddicker pitch for pitch. In the first four innings, the 24-year-old right-handed pitcher allowed only one hit — a double by Lowenstein in the second inning — and faced only one batter over the minimum during that stretch.
Dupree tells coaches he'll come running back
By United Press International
NORMAN, Okla. — Marcus Dupree, the suspended star running back at Oklahoma, contacted coaches late yesterday and said he would return to the Sooner football team, an assistant coach said.
OU coach Barry Switzer said he gave Dupree permission to fly to his home in Philadelphia, Miss., after OU's 28-16 victory that dropped the Sooners' record to 3-2.
Dupree was to return to the campus Monday, but Switzerland said Dupree did not show up for practice Tuesday and after he locate him had not been successful.
OU assistant coach Scott Hill said that he talked with Dupree by phone last night and that Dupree said he
Marcus Dupree
would return to Oklahoma, but he did not say when.
back but he didn't give me any time," Hill said. "He really didn't say much. He said he couldn't talk long."
Hill said he told Dupree to first call his mother, who has been worried since Dunree disappeared last weekend.
Hill said Dupree was concerned about reports he had been kicked off the team. "I think he was misinformed, I don't know who gave him that information," he said. "He wasn't really upset. He was more concerned whether he was kicked off or not. The football team is going to make the decision whether he's going to come back or not."
"I was more concerned about him getting back with his mother," Hill said. "I told him the first thing he needs to do is take care of his mother."
Dupree's mother, Cella Corners, said earlier she was worried about her son.
SPORTS BRIEFS a Staff and Wire Reports
Extra day granted for sales of season basketball tickets
Because of increased sales yesterday, the athletic department has decided to extend student basketball ticket sales through today, an athletic department official said yesterday.
Tickets will be sold in front of Wescue Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at the Allen Field House ticket office from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, said Mike Hamrick, administrative assistant to the athletic director.
On Tuesday, 100 tickets were sold Monday and Tuesday, but Hamrick said that nearly 700 tickets were sold yesterday, bringing the total to 1,205. About 2,700 of the allotted 7,000 student seats in the field house have been reserved for All-Sports ticket buyers.
KU ticket manager resigns position
After a little more than a year as ticket manager with the KU athletic department, Tom Hof has resigned to take a job as assistant director of development at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill.
Hof said yesterday that he had officially resigned last week and would begin his new position Oct. 24. His last day in the ticket office will be Oct. 21.
Hof said his duties at Illinois State would be working entirely with fund raising and alumni development.
Hof said that Terry Johnson, assistant ticket manager, would work as the interim ticket manager until a replacement was found. He said it was possible that Johnson would become the full-time manager.
Johnson has worked in the ticket office for about six months and had worked with the Williams Fund before that.
SPORTS ALMANAC
Orioles 4. Phillies 1
Game 2
PHILADELPHA BALTIMORE
| Morgan 2b | a b r h v |
| :--- | :--- |
| Bombard 2b | 1 0 0 | Bambury 2b | 2 0 0 |
| Shelley 2b | 1 0 0 | Schmidt 3b | 4 0 0 | Ford rf | 3 0 0 |
| Latevre rf | 2 0 1 | Higkees 3b | 4 0 0 |
| Hudson 3b | 2 0 1 | Lancey 3b | 4 0 0 |
| Grigas rf | 3 0 0 | Loweston 3b | 4 1 1 |
| Daz zf | 0 0 0 | Downey 2b | 1 1 1 |
| Virgil c | 0 0 0 | Craiz rb | 4 1 1 |
| Virgil c | 0 0 0 | Craiz rb | 4 1 1 |
| Hudson p | 1 0 0 | Baddicker p | 3 0 0 |
Philadelphia 000 100 900----1
Baltimore 000 020 10x----1
Game-winning RBI - Dempsey (1)
E - Murray 2 - Baltimore 1
F - Murray 2 - Baltimore 1
B - Lowenstein 3 - Dempsey
L - Lowenstein 3 - SB - Baltimore
L - Lowenstein 3 - Bodhker
Road p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 Totals 32 4 9 1
IP H R E R B R S O
Phalaeophthora
Habison 1,0,11 | 4 1 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Hermannier | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Herrandier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Reuel | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kalmstad
Bodticker WJ 0)
0 3 1 0 0 6
(HBP- by Hernander) (Ford) T-2.25
KU students are the losers if season tickets go unsold
As KU students and fans of Kansas basketball, I don't think you've grasped the immediacy of your predicament. Let me spell it out for you in bold type:
Today is the last day to buy season tickets for the 183 basketball season. That's it. If you want to buy one, you'd better reach down into your checking account and go buy one.
The ticket deadline was extended until the end of the day because about 3,100 student
I know what I'd do if I were you. I’d finish reading today’s sports page, walk to one of the buildings.
But there's a problem. I'm not you, and I don't have the money to buy a student season basketball ticket. I imagine that many of you are the same way.
That's exactly why this whole business of basketball season ticket sales this year is so big.
This year's ticket sale couldn't have come at a worse time for a college student. Most students with whom I am familiar receive a paycheck or monthly stipend at the beginning of the month. It pays for rent, meals and those inflated telephone and utility bills.
What's left over pays for an assortment of
social activities. There's not that much left over by the middle of the month.
BUT THE DEPARTMENT COULD have overcome that obstacle if only they had made their announcement well before the beginning of the month so students could have allowed for the $22 ticket cost — a real bargain for 12 games.
The announcement carhe after bill paying time. The telephone company will let you pay a month late, but you've had only four days to purchase your tickets.
Many students thought they would buy single game student tickets for the first several games to test the waters. If the team looked exciting, they would go ahead and buy a season
Both basketball and football fans also have been burned in the past by media publicity. They read in the papers that a team is going to be fantastic — as was the case with Ben Fambrough who played bowlbound team Bam buy a ticket only to find that the play on the field stinks.
I ONLY CAN ASSURE YOU that when workouts begin Saturday for the KU basketball squad, the Jayhawks will have four seniors, two juniors, five sophomores and four freshmen. New head coach Larry Brown brings a 42-17 collegiate record to the University of Kansas, with no losing seasons in either his pro of college careers.
But the athletic department is forcing you to change your philosophy on buying tickets. If you want them, you'd better accept the
Sports Editor
ANDREW HARTLEY
proposition that you'll have get them without seeing the product on the court.
For those of you who have the cash available to buy a season pass, I suggest buying a ticket, but not because I'm interested in seeing the athletic department turn a profit.
The problem you present by not buying a ticket this year is that unsold tickets could make it more difficult for you to field
Although the athletic department has not announced what they intend to do, rumor has it that the seats will be offered to the public as season tickets. After all, the general public may not raise the roof of the field house with inquiries that they do tend to bring in more income.
LET'S ASSUME that enough of you buy tickets today to cut the number of student seats remaining to 2,000. What happens then to those seats if no single-game tickets are sold?
Since KU's ticket policy is to let season ticket buyers have a chance to get their seats back the next year, the student section could conceivably shrink to 5,000 seats next year.
You can't blame the athletic department for using sound business reasoning. The athletic department cannot afford to gamble on it. You can only buy game tickets will be sold for any given game.
house allotted to students could shrink in the coming years.
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FIGURES dropped from 13,160 in 1980-81 to 9,518 the next year, the largest single-season drop among National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I schools that year. Last year's attendance
Who is to say that a slice of the student section won't be taken out of the floor seating — those seats that students line up for an hour before tipoff?
I don't mean to create mass hysteria or hatred toward the athletic department — more effort has been made to include students under the present administration than in the past two. But you must realize the possible consequences of not buying tickets this year under the new
even if you reject any theory on what might happen to student seating if you don't buy this year, the bottom line is this:
IF YOU DON'T BUY NOW, you lose out on the feeling of 15.000 basketball-crazed fans intimidating the likes of K State, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Nebraska. Than feeling cannot be captured by watching the game on television.
Student seating is now laid out to include floor seating behind the benches, bleachers behind the goals and the nosebleed section.
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