SPORTS
The University Daily KANSAN
September 28,1983 Page 16
UPI picks Gottfried Coach of the Week
By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor
KU Head Football Coach Mike Gottfried was named National Coach of the Week yesterday by United Press International on the strength of KU's 26-20 upset over Southern California.
But he refused to accept all of the credit.
Gottfried, on a recruiting trip in Alabama, said in a phone interview last night that the entire coaching staff was responsible for the award.
"It's a nice honor for the coaching staff," Gottfried said. "It's one that they will always be able to treasure. With an honor like this, it's unfortunate that it only mentions one name."
THIS IS NOT the first award Gottfried has received in his 17-year coaching career.
"I was named Coach of the Year once when coaching high school, but these awards all mean something," he said. "It's very good for the whole year. Any time you get your name out for something good, it's to help."
Gottfried said after the USC game that he was very pleased with both the offensive and defensive plans drawn up by his assistants.
The Jayhawks gained 483 yards to
Southern Cal's 362, and the KU defense held the Trojans on a crucial four-down play late in the game.
The coaching staff also picked out a flaw in the USC punt protection, and took advantage of it by blocking one or one of the team's two windows.
"I WAS VERY pleased with both sides." Gottfried said last night. "Those guys work so hard because they want to do the best job they can for the University. I think they've improved each week."
Because KU has an open date on its schedule this weekend, Gottfried gave the Jayhawks four days off from practice this week. He and his staff are using the free time to do some recruiting
Gottfried was referred to as a "fix-it man" when hired by the Jayhawks last January. He had turned two losing programs — Murray State and Cincinnati — into winners.
KANSAS DROPPED its first game against Northern Illinois, then tued TCU before routing Wichita and defeating the 10-ranked Troglons.
"Coach Gottfried is the key," said Frank Seurer after the USC game. "He's a great motivator. He told us that we needed to improve each week and we would be a good team. This game showed us he was right."
The same Mike Gottfried shown here after a tie with Texas Christian was carried off the field on the shoulders of his players Saturday after KU upset USC, 26-20. Gottfried was named National Coach of the Week yesterday by United Press International.
BASEBALL
SPORTS ALMANAC
AMERICAN LEAGUE (West Coast games not included)
W. L. Pct. GB
96 60 69
Dortheast 47 32 75
New York 88 68 564 8
Toronto 86 71 548 8
Milwaukee 83 74 128 8
Beijing 72 82 493 21
Cleveland 68 89 421 28
NATIONAL LEAGUE
* Chicago * Kansas City * Texas * New York * Oakland * Minnesota * California * Texas *
Yesterday's Game
Detroit 9, Baltimore 2
New York 7, Houston 15
Texas 6, Minnesota 1
Toronto at California
Chicago at Oakland
Colorado at Chicago
East W. L. Pct. GR
y-Philadelphia 87 71 51
Pittsburgh 82 75 522 4
Montreal 82 75 613 4
St. Louis 76 68 513 4
Chicago 71 87 449 12
New York 94 83 469 12
West
Los Angeles 90 67 573 -
Atlanta 81 751 545 -
Houston 82 74 526 713 -
San Diego 77 80 490 135 -
San Francisco 76 81 484 18 -
Cincinnati 76 81 484 18
v Philadelphia
Pacers' Stipanovich holds out in hopes of larger NBA salary
Yesterday's Results
Chicago 12, Chicago 8
Lowlands 7, Cincinnati 4
New York 6, Pittsburgh 3
Montreal 10, St Louis 4
Minneapolis 13
By United Press International
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Pacers open training camp tomorrow in West Lafayette but top draft choice Steve Stapmanov likely will be absent
Sipanovich remains unsigned, and Pacers president Bob Salyers said negotiations with the 7-foot Missouri center, the second choice overall in June's NBA college draft, are "not making progress."
“Anytime you talk it’s productive but we’re a long ways away,” Sailers say Monday. “We’re working on it but we’re confident with what is being proposed.”
problems with money and guarantees in the contract.
Sailors said he spoke last week with imamvichyv, a Larry Fleischman. The family was in Ukraine.
The new signers were Ray McCallum of Ball State, Greg Jones of West Virginia and Leroy Combs of Oklahoma State.
North Carolina
State rookie Sidney Lowe has
come to terms with the Pacers and team officials expect him to sign by December.
The only other players unsigned were free agents Bukter Carter and Jerry Sighting. Team officials said they believed their team under contract within a week.
Council proposes ways to conquer PR problem
By COLLIN HERMRECK Staff Reporter
The Student Sports Council has proposed several recommendations to members of the athletic department on football tickets and the student football tickets sales next year.
The council also suggested ways the department could improve what the council sees as a public relations between the department and students.
"Since we are to provide to the athletic department a voice for the students, we felt it was time to say what we thought and what we had been from students in living groups," said Anne Stucker, council chairman.
The council approved the recommendations at its Sept. 14 meeting and presented them in a two-page outline to Mike Hammick, administrative assistant for Monte Johnson and to Athletic Director Monte Johnson and Tom Hof, ticket manager.
THE PROPOSALS suggested that the department do the following:
- Have ticket-order forms handed to students during fee payment at the Kansas Union immediately before paying fees, rather than having them handed out at registration at Hoch Auditorium.
- **Instruct cashiers at the fee payment tables at the Union to ask students whether they would like to pay for their football tickets and fees in one check.**
- Brief one student from each living group on ticket sales and athletic department policies that students are unaware about.
- Sell tickets to the living groups with each group having one night on which a ticket seller would be available during the dinner hour.
- Have more booths available for ticket sales besides the ones at Wescoe and the Kansas Union. Those buildings recommended included Summerfield and Green Halls, Robinson Center or the Frank R. Burge Union.
- Arrange more visitations by coaches and athletes to living groups on campus.
- Use T-shirts or other promotional items to help promote future sales
Recommendations made by the council to improve that image asked that Johnson and football and basketball coaches interact more with students, perhaps in forums or call-in talk shows on local radio stations.
THE TWO-PAGE report stated that, "having spoken to a variety of students, we as a group perceive that the athletic teams have been working on relations problem with the students."
Johnson said he had not had time to review the recommendations, which he received Friday.
"Sometimes students call attention to things we should be doing," he said. "We need to listen."
Hamrick said he thought many of the council's recommendations would be satisfied.
Student basketball ticket dates declared
By the Kansan Staff
Student basketball tickets will go on sale Oct. 10, 11 and 12, the athletic department announced Monday.
The sport ticket will be made available, the same amount as last year. All Sports ticket buyers have already bought 2,700 of those.
Students must purchase their tickets during those three days between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the ticket office in the lobby of Allen Field House. Tickets will be sold on a first-come first-serve basis.
No single-game student tickets will be sold this year. Last year, 500 single-game tickets were usually sold the week of the game.
Monte Johnson, athletic director,
said it was possible that unsuspecting student
repeated his mistake.
"I hope that's not presented as a negative point." Johnson said. "Obviously, we'd rather have the students, a business, we need to sell the tickets."
This year's season ticket includes all games except the Nov. 26 game with Oral Roberts University and the Dec. 17 game with Florida Southern University.
1983-1984
ALL-SPORTS SEASON TICKETS OR SEASON FOOTBALL TICKETS STILL YOUR BEST BUY
All-Sports $45
Season Football $23 (open)
$26 (reserved)
Compare to buying single game Football tickets
Kansas State Oklahoma State Colorado Missouri
Ticket Prices for Students
$12 (no student tickets sold)
$ 6 (Parent's Day)
$ 6
$ 6 (Homecoming)
$30
You must have an All-Sports or season ticket for Jayhawk Basketball!! Student season tickets on sale 3 days only! Oct.10,11,&12 at Allen Field House.9-4. (no single game student basketball tickets sold)
Roy Clark Show
Oct. 22 8 p.m.
Allen Field House
Tickets on sale at Allen Field House Ticket Office — 864-3141
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