SPORTS The University Daily KANSAN October 7, 1983 Page 10 Boddicker takes Sox to the cleaners, 4-0 By United Press International BALTIMORE — Mike Boddiker silenced Chicago's guns with a record-tying 14 strikeouts and Gary Roenicke supplied the artillery with a two-run homer last night, enabling the Baltimore Orioles to blank the White Sox 4-0 and even the American League playoffs at one victory each. Boddicker, the rookie right-hander who helped rescue Baltimore's rotation this season, pitched a five-hitter and Roenicke, in addition to his homer in the sixth inning, doubled, walked two and ran out to tie the best of five series 1-1. Boddicker's strikeout total tied the American League playoff record set by Detroit's Joe Coleman in 1972. It also was a season-high for Boddicker. The White Sox will send Richard Dotson, 22-7, against Orioles left-hander Mike Flanagan, 12-4, in the first postseason game in Chicago since 1959. A 26-year-old native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who was thrust into the rotation because of injuries to the Orioles' staff, Boddicker finished with a 16-8 record and a 2.77 ERA. He kept the White Sox off balance with a sharp breaking ball and a crafty mixture of pitches. Before a Memorial Stadium crowd of 52,347, Dobbick pitcher with all the effectiveness that LaMarr Hoyt did for the White Sox on Wednesday. He struck out two batters in the first, second, fourth, fifth, eight innings and allowed only two hits until the eighth. He walked three and never faced more than four batters in an inning until the eighth and ninth when he began to tire. Boddicker, who became a regular starter when Flannagan sustained ligament damage in his left knee, hurled a five-hit shot in May against Chicago for his first major-league complete game. He was hit by one with five shoves and was second on the staff in victories, complete games (10) and strikeouts (120). Roenicke, playing left field in the right-handed platoon that Baltimore employs against left-handed pitching, doubled and scored in the second, and walked and scored in the fourth before executing the two-run homer in the sixth. He continued his career domination of loser Floyd Bannister. Roenicke is 6-for-18 including two doubles and four home runs. BALTIMORE — Gary Roenicke slides past Carlton Fisk to give the Baltimore Orioles a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning. Roenicke added a two-run homer in United Press International the sixth inning to support the 14-strike out performance of rookie Mike Boddicker last night. The Orioles defeated the White Sox, 4-0. Setters the on-court coaches of KU volleyball team Milton Tyrrell/KANSAN KU setter Both Vivian practices her blocking technique to prepare for tonight's match with conference rival Iowa State in Allen Field House. By JANELLE MARTIN Sports Writer They are a special breed of volleyball players — always in charge on the court. Hitters rely on them for plays and proper sets. They are the setters. Coach Bob Lockwood is training two new setters for this important role. Jan Hunt and Beth "Boe" Vivian. Both were converted from the hitter position but have previous experience in setting from high school and A KU setter's job includes calling volleyball plays and running the offense. Lockwood said. A setter must also know the capabilities of her hitters, where they are and where the defense is playing. "THE MAIN THING is they have to run the show," he said, because substitutions and playing time are often required. Hunt, a 5-foot 6 junior, started playing volleyball when she was in junior high school, and was recruited from Hickman Mills High School in Kansas City, Mo., to play for Johnson County Community College. She said the coach at Johnson County recognized her abilities as a setter and switched her to setter. A positive experience at Johnson County, including a trip to tourists both years, spurred her desire to continue studying in the area. Vivian, a 5 foot 5 junior, also started her volleyball career in junior high. She was a setter and hitter at Westside High School in Omaha, Neb., and came to KU as a freshman. Last year Vivian played defense for the Jayhawks. This is the first year she will set for KU. Lockwood said Vivian was a back row specialist as a settter. She shares her playing time with freshman Julie Beall, who is mainly a front-row player. BOTH SETTERS have adjusted well to KU's offense, he said, and have that quickness and soft touch with the ball that is essential for setters. "They are gaining more confidence in playing the diversified offense I run," Lockwood said. The offense Lockwood refers to is mainly a six-two offense, but occasionally the team runs a five-one In a six-two offense there are six possible hitters on the court and two are setters. In a traditional volleyball line-up, there are three players on the front row and three on the back. All three players on the front row may be hitters, and the setter usually comes from the right back position on in a five-one offense there are also six possible hitters on the court with only one setter. This offense also has three possible hitters on the front row, but a problem occurs if the ball is hit directly to the setter. In that situation, another player must take over the role of setter. EACH OFFENSE used by Lockwood uses various sets: - Short set — a basic volleyball play. A high, arching set to the hitter. It may be used to give a hitter extra time if she is not tall or quick enough, or for a hitter who is a good jumper so he can hit hard on top of the ball. This type is used often in the 5-1 offense. - Two-set — a shorter version of the short set. It requires a hitter to make a quicker approach to the net because the ball is not set as high in the air. - *Jap set* — a quick and short set. The hitter must approach the setter at the same speed as the ball. When the ball is barely out of the setter's hands, the hitter should be up in the air and ready to spike it. This set requires good timing and jumping ability. There are also variations to this set. The ball can be set to the side of the setter, close to the net, to catch defenders off guard. - Shoot set — a set to the outside of the court. This is hard to defend because it is set close to the net. The bitter must approach the net when the ball is in the setter's hands. - Back set - a set in the opposite direction of the set. - Cross set — a set usually run with the middle hitter and another. There are front and back crosses. The hitter approaches the set and takes hitting the ball from behind in front or back of that person and hits the ball. Communication and timing between the setters and the hitters are key elements. "A SETTER PLAYS close to the net and balls are hit hard. You must react and keep the ball up so someone else can hit it over." Hunt said about their defensive responsibilities. The setters call one or two plays by a number code before each service reception. Lockwood has developed a system that is simple enough for his players to learn quickly, yet complex enough for them to master. "For each play every hitter has a specific set and should know what to do." Vivian said. "Communication is the key because everyone has to know what is going on." College athletes take NCAA off the field and into court By United Press International SAN FRANCISCO — Jaymes Benson came to the University of California from Mesa Junior College with high hopes of becoming a starting inside linebacker for the Golden Bears. He had the size, speed and desire to make a strong impression upon the coaching staff But things just didn't work out. During spring practice in 1981, Benson injured his knee and had reconstructive surgery. He battled for months, but was able to play at the end of the season. He was looking forward to playing for California this year but was then notified by the university that he had used up his eligibility. Benson had been redshirted one season at Arizona and had been forced to recognize that redshirting. Benson then did what a growing number of young college athletes are doing nationwide. He hired an attorney and filed suit for the right to sue. Benson's suit has not been ruled on by the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, but it if follows the general trend, Benson most likely to lose. "THEERE CERTAINLY has been an increase (in the number of suits) this last year," said George Gangwere, the attorney for the NCAA from his Kansas City, Kan., office. "We had a lot of suits in the 1970s, and we seemed to come down for a while. Now we have a raiser them again." IN NEW ORLEANS, Tulane quarterback Jon English has fought for and won a temporary restraining order allowing him to play. English had been declared ineligible for this season by the NCAA because he is required by association rules to sit out a year after internship, or one member integrally to another. More Sports Inside . . Big 8 Roundup, p. 14 . . Sports Briefs, p. 14 ... Sports Almanac p. 15 The Green Wave quarterback started his career at Michigan State then transferred to Iowa State and he played there this year. This year, he transferred to Tulane. Ultimately, the Louisiana Supreme Court may be called in to rule on the case, and the big loser could be Tulane because the university could be forced to forfeit the contests English has played in and give up the money it has received in right rights for any of those games. English's suit contends that he does not have to sit out another season because he sat out one year at Iowa State. "I THINK A LOT of these players find a court that is lenient about issuing restraining orders," Gang-were said. This year's University of Arizona squad is an example of how great an impact the actions of a departed teacher can have. Teachers can have on a school's future. The Arizona Wildcats are ineligible for post-season play and cannot win the Pac-10 title because of a series of infractions that occurred in the program when many of the current players were 6-years-old. In the past, Gangwere said, most of those orders have been later overruled. This month, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether NCAA member schools can arrange their own television deals without sanction from the organization. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Georgia and Oklahoma, the schools that have brought the suit, then the NCAA will lose one of its most powerful enforcement tools — the purse strings to the lucrative television market. ISU game a trip home for Fairchild ARIZONA HAS JOINED the NCAA legal parade by filing suit against the association because of the suspension. By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast over the KU Sports Network. Fairchild, a senior offensive guard from Glidden, Iowa, expects to have many of his family and friends at the game Tomorrow Paul Fairechild will begin his final Big Eight conference schedule by returning home to play the Iowa State Cowboys. Fairchild's dad died of a heart attack this summer and won't get to see his son finish his college career. Last year was to be Paul's final one at KU, but a knee injury forced the Jayhawks to redshirt him. "MY DAD WAS a real big football fan," Fairchild said yesterday. "He came to all the games. For the last couple of games, it's been different. It will be really different up there, because we have so many other people to watch me. However, he will be miss probably his biggest fan — his father. Fairchild's life has continued. He has been the leader of an offensive line that has started to jell. He was named co-captain this year, becoming only the second KU player to be named captain two years in a row. "It's something you've got to live through. Everybody has their problem in some way." Success has followed Fairchild, as the offensive line has drawn praise for it's pass protection of Frank Seuer and that he's opened for Jayhawk running backs. "I'm having a better year this year than I've ever had before," Fairchild said. "One thing, we have shamed steady improvement every game as a group. We just have to keep it up. We know it's on our shoulders." "This year, the coaches have told us to play hard, but to play relaxed. You can go out and play with intensity without being overly competitive." Missing a read or making a mistake. Fairchild and the rest of the KU offense will face a Cyclone defense that is last in the conference in total defense and scoring defense. Iowa State, 1-3, has had a difficult time stopping the run in its first four games. ONE OF THE REASONS for his improvement, Fairchild said was a sense of responsibility. "OWA STATE IS A MUST game for us if we have any aspirations of having a good year," Fairechild said. "I've been watching their defensive line and they move well and look like they've been well-coached." down a Kansas offense that rolled up more than 450 yards in total offense against Southern California two weeks ago, then three for 380 yards against the Trojans. However, ISU has had trouble stopping the run and Kerwin Bell and E.J. Jones might carry the ball a few more times tomorrow. KU head coach Mike Gottfried agreed. "In the past, I'd get real bent out of "shape before a face," Fairchild said. "in game is very important for us to have any chance at a successful season," he said. "It being a road game means that we can win." A win could put us in good shape. On offense the Cyclones are last in the conference in rushing, but Gottfried said that I.Sate coach Jim Crimer could turn to reverse that problem against KU. "I M SURE THEY'LL COME in with the extra defensive back to stop the pass, and we'd like to take advantage of that to run." Gottfried said. "We're always striving to have a balanced attack." The Cyclones will have to try to slow "They have a good quarterback, but I think they'll try and run the ball." Gotfried said. "They had success during the season, so they have the capabilities." TV contracts down slightly for Big Eight Schools still lure TV bids despite smaller audience By COLLIN HERMRECK Staff Reporter Big Eight football continues to draw television appearances each year, despite a geographical location that ranks the league next to last in the number of possible viewers, a conference official said yesterday. However, the number of national and regional appearances is behind last year's pace, bill Hancock, assistant commissioner of the Big Eight. Despite that, Hancock said, the conference has made up for the untractiveness of the Big Eight viewing area with several regional and national appearances by Oklahoma and Nebraska. "WE DON'T DRAW the big areas," Hancock said. "We don't have a Chicago in our area, whereas the Pac-10, for example, has Los Angeles." The University of Kansas appeared twice on regional television and once on national television last year but has not broadcast for a television appearance this year. CONFERENCE OFFICIALS lobby the networks in the middle of each week. Hancock said, to get a game on television on Saturday. But the network officials at CBS and ABC usually decide earlier which teams they will show. He said, however, that it was sometimes hard to get a team like Nebraska, which has been defeating its opponents by sizable margins, on "They don't want a game where the score is going to be 63-3. Hancock The Big Eight has made five television appearances this season, including the Kickoff Classic in which Nebraska defeated Penn State, 44-6. The Nov. 26 Nebraska-Oklahoma game is the only other television game scheduled that includes Big Eight teams. Hancock said. The number of this year's Big Eight appearances has fallen a little behind last year's pace when six appearances had been made by Oct 9. Hancock said, IF TWO BIG EIGHT teams are playing each other, he said, that is why the referees National Collegiate Athletic Association rules allow a team to make only six television appearances during a two-year period. A team also cannot appear more than three times on one network. LAST YEAR the Big Eight handed out $4 million in television money to its member schools. Each school that appears in a televised game with a non-conference opponent receives about 23 percent of the revenue to the conference. The other seven schools receive about 11 percent of that money. However, bowl games and games such asNU's game with Penn State to kick off the 1983 season are not recognized by the conference and are not included in the television appearance limit. When two Big Eight teams face each other on TV, those teams earn 20 percent of the income and the six other schools receive 10 percent. minecek said the conference lobbed most to get Big Eight games on television because of the added financial benefits. The money generated by conference football teams is handed out to member schools in March. That money last year was a nice surprise to the KU athletic department, which had expected only $410,000 from Big Eight Conference television revenue, bowl receipts and interest earned by the conference. KU ended up receiving $88,215, said Susan Wachter, business manager PREDICTIONS
CarothersBrownBudigCravensHartley
Kansas at Iowa StateKansas 30-10Kansas 33-10Kansas 38-14Iowa State 33-32
Michigan at Michigan StateMichigan 28-7Michigan 28-7Michigan 24-14Michigan 21-20Michigan 24-17
Oklahoma at TexasTexas 21-17Texas 24-20Texas 24-21Oklahoma 28-24Oklahoma 22-21
Nebraska at Oklahoma StateNebraska 17-6Nebraska 48-17Nebraska 41-13Nebraska 42-14Nebraska 34-15
Illinois at WisconsinIllinois 19-16Wisconsin 24-21Illinois 27-7Illinois 21-17Illinois 19-17
UCLA at StanfordStanford 35-21UCLA 35-14UCLA 20-3UCLA 23-17UCLA 24-6
Missouri at ColoradoMissouri 10-7Colorado 14-13Missouri 17-14Colorado 14-13Missouri 14-13
N.E. Louisiana at LamarN.E. Louisiana 221-0N.E. Louisiana 10-6N.E. Louisiana 21-0Lamar 8-5Lamar 3-2
Auburn at KentuckyKentucky 20-18Auburn 35-6Auburn 14-7Kentucky 24-23Auburn 26-24
LSU at TennesseeTennessee 29-15Tennessee 28-7LSU 17-10Tennessee 17-14LSU 27-17
Season Totals29-10-1...74427-10-0...73028-11-1...71824-15-1...61527-12-1...692
The predictors are James Carothers, associate professor of English; Larry Brown, head basketball coach; Chancellor Gene A. Budig; Jeff Cravens, associate sports editor; and Andrew Hartley, sports editor. 1