University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, September 21, 1988
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Soviets win gymnastics team gold
By The Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team will play a Pan Am Games gold medal game yesterday, beating Brazil 102-47 and showing the defensive pressure that Thompson's coach of coach John Thompson's team.
The United States won its third game of this Olympics by wearing down Brazil and slowing Oscar Aparicio. The outsiders outshooting outliers who combined for 77 points in their country's 120-115 Pan Am victory in Indianapolis. Seahad had 31 point, but that was not enough to win first two games both, victories
The Olympic meeting was close throughout much of the first half — Brazil led 38-17 with 7:34 left — before the full-court defensive pressure were down the Brazilian guards and the tenacious man-to-man cover of Oscar and Souza forced them into rough shots they couldn't convert.
There was no wild show of emotion by the U.S. team when the game ended, but the loss on home soil had been avenged.
R. J. Reed led the United States with 16 points, 14 in the first half, and Danny Manning and Dan Majerle had 12 each.
Oscar finished with 31 points, but 15 were from the free throw line as the tight defense held him to just two 3-1 shots, and he scored with 11, two in the second half.
Brazil overcame a 20-point second-half deficit in the Pan Am Games, and they closed the match in the final 15 minutes was the final margin.
Swimming
Matt Biondi eased up and lost the 100-meter butterfly, then kicked the
United States to a world record in the 800-meter freestyle yesterday to become the first triple medal-winner of the Olympics.
East Germany won two gold medals by Silke Hoseck, who captured the 20-meter breaststroke and Heike Friedrich's Olympic record in the women's 20-meter breaststroke.
Tamas Daranyi of Hungary broke the own world record to win the gold medal in swimming, medally, easily defeating David Wathmer of Warmister. Pa., who won the bronze medal.
Although Bidiend lost the gold when he coasted to the finish and allowed Anthony Nesty of Surinam to win his gold, his brother Tim was a year-old from Moraga, Calif., now has a gold and silver bronze in three pieces. He still fourt to go, two of them relays.
Only Mark Spitz, who won seven golds in 1972, has won seven swimming medals in one Olympics
Biond leased the 100 butterfly from
the start and was on world-record
held by the United States.
He appeared to have the race won
10 meters to go, but he decided
to kick the wall instead of taking a
bend in the run to win by one
hundredth of a second.
Nesty, the first swimmer from Sarinan to make an Olympia, has been named his personal best by half a second. Biond's clocking of 53.10 was also his perforated time.
Darryt smashed his own world record of 4:15.42 in the individual medley with a time of 4:14.75. His expect battle with Wharton never was as Darryt took control in the backstroke, the second 100-meter leg.
Wharton rallied to finish second in 4:17.36, with Stefano Battistelli of Italy capturing the bronze at 14:01.08 after a second half finisher finisher Silvia Poll of Costa Rica, who won her country's first Olympic medal.
Boxina
Michael Carbajal, the smallest U.S. boxer, scored a big win for the
Oh was considered a prime contender for the gold medal, and had outpointed Carbajal 3-0 in a dual meet here in 1987.
beleaguered U.S. team over a hometown hero yesterday at the Olympics.
Carrabian won his second-round 106-pound bolt with a 3-2 decision over Oh Kwang Soo of South Korea at the Chamshi Gymnasium.
It was a mean fight, marked by much holding and wrestling, with most of the action taking place inside.
Oh landed the harder punches,
while Carbajal jabbed and countered
well against the left-hander.
But the key to victory for Carbajal, a counter-puncher, was his willingness to sometimes take the action to someone inside, especially in the third round.
"He's the homeowner hero," said the 21-year-old Carajib, from Phoenix, Ariz. "I had to fight hard because of the crowd."
Three judges favored Carbajal 59-
8. The other two scored it 60-59 and
0-58 for Oh.
The two U.S. isers so far have been Kelcie Banks, 125 of Chicago and Anthony Hembrick, 165 of the Army at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
Hembrick红 on a walkover when he failed to arrive in time for his Monday bout against Ha Jong-Ho of South Korea.
"I told him we didn't get the decision, and I'll never forget the event," said Johnson, me:" said Hank Johnson, assistant U.S. boxing coach. He had to tell Hembrich his appeal for a second chance to go for the gold had been
"I'm staying here (at the Olympics), cheering on the rest of the guys, but they will win medals. We just my dream through them now."
"I'm doing OK now, I guess, better than I expected." Humbick said. "I think everyone expected me to fly off the hand, but I just have to be cool.
Joining Hembrick on the sidelines was Banks, who was knocked out in 1:50 of his bout Sunday
and Pan Am Games champion was shocking, the loss of Hembrick was embarrassing, and U.S. officials all stop in trying to revers it.
At the request, Juan Antonio Atem received the Olympic Committee, net with AIBA president Anwar Chowdhry of Pakistan yesterday. The decision
While the loss of Banks, a world
Hembrick was too late because head coach Ken Adams and Johnson misread the buz schedule.
A last minute goal by James Bergliesen lifted the U.S. water polo team to a 74 win over top-ranked France in the opening day of the Olympic tournament.
The win over the Yugoslavs, who won the gold in 1984 with the U.S. second, puts the U.S. team in contention for the gold.
Team Captain Terry Schroeder said before the game he thought the U.S. squad could go all the way this year.
"We have a very good shot at the gold medal," said Schroeder. "The only thing that can stop us is ourselves."
The Soviet men's gymnastics team captured the gold medal yesterday with a proficiency rarely witnessed in the sport.
From the opening somersault, it was obvious the Soviet Union had a larger mission in mind than merely Olympic gold.
"It is the best display of team gymnastics I have ever seen," said Peter Vidmar, a member of the American team that won the gold
The 1984 gold medal was awarded to Yugoslavia on the basis of a goal differential even though the U.S. had an identical w-lost record and the U.K. had a better record. The rules have been changed to allow overtime in a similar situation.
Olympic bike's radical design
Members of the 1988 U.S. Olympic cycling team will use hi-tech bicycles that are stronger, lighter, more aerodynamic and, hopefully, faster, than the competition's. The U.S. team's cycles, called "funny bicycles" because of their radical appearance, are custom built for each
medal in Los Angeles when the Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Olympics.
Bart Conner, another member of the 1984 U.S. team, was equally impressed.
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"The sport has just reached a new level," Conner said. "The routines we performed four years ago are now good in 14, but not this good."
By meet's end, the Soviets had recorded seven of the 12 perfect scores handed out by the panel of judges. And the overall team score of the game was 580.60 points only to the Soviets' 580.60 points in the 1980 Games in Moscow.
The 22-year old opened the Soviet effort with a triple backlash some result. It was the first time the triple attack was been attempted in the Olympics.
Vladimir Gogoladze etched his name in Olympic history on the opening routine — the floor exercise.
Gogolidae the teammate, Valeri Lyukin, executed the first triple backflip in history at the 1876 European Championships, on this night. Lyukin passed on the difficult maneuver, settling instead for perfect scores on the pommel horse and parallel bars.
Cyclina
U. cysilitis Ken Carpenter and a U. dysplasias their chase for Olympus modules in the men's and women's match spins yesterday with strong times in qualifying.
Carpenter, of La Mesa, Calif., is the fittest highest qualifier among men who were timed over the last 200 races in a series of U.S. cyclist time was in 10.79 seconds to rival favorite Lutz Hessick of East Germany, Australia's Gary Kovche of Kovche of the Soviet Union, and Vratilash Saur of Czechoslovakia.
Basketball tryouts to offer two varsity walk-on spots
Ron Conner, Lakewood, Colo. junior, practices throwing to an imaginary goalie using new lacrosse equipment at Sherwin Complex. The Kansas Lacrosse Club has their first tournament this weekend in Kansas City
Target Practice
By Arvin Donley
Kansan sportswriter
Some people dream of having the opportunity to play major college basketball.
During junior varsity tryouts, which begin October 17, Williams said he will be looking for one or two varsity players with theVarsity spirit this season.
Kansas basketball coach Roy Wilkins wants to give University of Kansas students the chance to make that dream come true.
"Coach (Dean) Smith had a philosophia on North Carolina that every young person should have a chance to try out. My ability should have a chance to try out and I really liked it." William K. Russell
Williams, who coached the junior varsity at North Carolina for eight years, said he would like to varsity, he would be put on a full roster. He would replace the same as the other, varsity players.
"If we give Milton a pregam, meal, then we'll give that young man what he wants. So we get hamburgers after the game for Scooter Barry, then he'll get one. If we ask Sean Alvarado to run five kicks, then we'll ask that wadd what young man do."
A lack of players on scholarship was one reason Williams gave for wanting to add players to the roster.
The Jahyhaws have 12 scholarship players eligible for practice and only 10 who will compete in games. The team has to have 15 scholarship players.
"I would be nice to have a little more flexibility and allow players to miss practice for class and to study." A former basketball manager in practice," he said.
Williams said there were several qualities that he would look for in a player besides physical ability.
"I like them to be good students, so we don't have to worry about that," he said. "Also, I want a young player in my team willing to make a lot of sarcifers. If his goal is to run out and start every game, we may have a problem. If he could, that would be great. But I would think that should be a legitimate goal."
Junior varsity coach Mark Turk
Gunlem will run the tryouts. He said the
tryouts could last up to two weeks,
or on how many students
participate.
Williams said he would prefer not to cut anybody the first night.
couple of nights of tryouts and make the cut. "Williams said, 'Then have a couple more and make the cut.' You can get it down gradually like that."
Turgeon said this year's junior varsity schedule is more attractive than in past seasons. The Kansas KV team has five teams than last season's 5-3 team.
"We'll play more road games this season, including a tournament at Barton County (Community College)." Turgeon said. "Also, we'll have a few rosters that vary the varsity, which should enable the JV to play in big bigroos."
Williams said North Carolina had the least one player on the varsity team in the past three years with varsity team as a walk-on and was later put on scholarship as a varsity
"What I'd like to do is have a
"What people don't realize is that last year we had four guys on the team who were good with each other without a scholarship one was Doudt Estun from Kansas City," he
"Ideally, I'd like to start every season with 14 scholarship players. And that would allow us to have one player for each team somebody from the student body."
Sports Briefs
VOLLEYBALL GAME TONIGHT:
The Kansas volleyball team will play Central Missouri State, last year's NCAA division II runner up, at 7 p.m. at Allen Field House.
The 1-7 Jayhawks won their first match of the season Saturday in an exhibition in Wichita. Albitz said the Jayhawks were relieved to get back into the game.
"It's going to be a tough match."
Alba said they "were ranked first in division II all of last season and lost in the championship match."
Central Missouri State, 5-2. You own its tournament this weekend and Kansas coach Frankie Albrite will lead the first competition for the Jayhawks.
JORDAN SIGNS NEW CONTACT
Michael Jordan, the center of reverence basketball in Chicago, signed a new contract yesterday with the Chicago Bulls that will be worth a million over the next eight years.
Neither Jordan nor team officials would disclose the monetary terms of the deal, which were
reported by the Chicago Sun- Times, but general Manager Jerry Krause said: "Michael is among the highest paid players in the history of professional basketball.
"It shows a commitment by the Bills ownership to go out and get the best bulls and keep the very best and bulls toward a world championship."
The NCAA informed the university of one allegation, that an administrator recruit's father, on July 22 and recruit's father, on July 23, would be forthmore allegations be forthmore.
"There's been a lot of inmo-
ment and semi-emailations made in the form of rumors and newspaper
reports." Roselle told reporters after a board of Trustees meeting,
saying she'd gather these from the allegations.
KENTUCKY NCAA INVESTIGATION:
University of Kentucky President David Reshef said yesterday reports about the NCAA investigation of the school's basketball program have implicated some
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"The work is hard. I don't think most people realize what we go through." Dinner said, "But if his overall evaluation of practice wasn't good, he'd be running the hill at six the next morning."
Whitaker, who missed most of fall practice with a heat-related problem, sand. "We got more training this year and learned to practice," it is hard to go on with negative feedback. We're not saying we were treated better, but it didn't hurt us.
Sophomore running back Frank Hatchituell the team during fall practice without telling Mason, but returned to practice five days later. He was unable to make the last game before, but he felt comfortable going to him next.
"I felt like I couldn't go to Mason," he said. "I didn't know him well enough. It over, with though. I know now that if I have a problem again, I can go to him.
"As far as I'm concerned, there's no problem with the team."
Junior quarterback Kelly Donohoe said Mason's relationship with the players was a good one.
"The (Mason) has the type of relationship a head coach should have with the players." he said. "He's not going to be your buddy-buddy, and that's what you want to talk to him, he's there, and it shouldn't be anyone."
Freshman Tim Hill, who also was recruited by Mason, said he had a good relationship with the电容组.
"I have great player-coach relationships," he said. "I'm pretty sure everyone else does, too. Mason likes all his players. He cares about all the games. He wants everybody to play as hard as they can."
Dunnel and Whitaker, however, sensed that some plavers were not harmy.
"I knew Samuels would leave," Dinnel said. "Darrin was just miserable.
"We were so worm down physically and mentally. It's just a hard feeling to explain KU — they're desperate to get something going as far as possible, but it was like we were going backwards almost."
Samuels said Mason's strict physical conditioning program was not the reason he left.
"It's the mental part that's hard to take. It makes you think if it's worth or not, I don't think it's a good example of the way a college program could be run. We go in full confidence, and I'm confident that we will practice and meetings and we're criticized and downgraded. I don't know if they do it to motivate guys. Some guys respond to that, and some guys don't, I didn't, so I left."
“It’s hard on the players, but it’s not the physical part that’s hard,” he said. “They can take it.”
"I hope they (the Jayhawks) do great. They're
"It was a great college," he said. "I'm sorry it had to leave. When I first came, I thought it was better."
Samuels said that he linked school at Kansas but that he could not afford to stay in school without a scholarship. He is not sure where he will continue school, he said.
my friends — all of them. They have a lot of players who play hard. I've never been with a group that worked that hard. They're having a lot of fun playing for them, but it won't get better for me."
Whitaker said Kansas' 56-7 loss to Auburn on Saturday was somewhat of a last straw for him.
"At Auburn, no one knew what to expect. One expected to be scored on in the first half-minute. I know that no one expected to be behind 42-0 at halftime.
After Auburn, we had to go back and pick up the pieces. I didn't see any point in going on."
"I consider any options that come about, as far as the concern is concerned. But I want to make school first."
For his part, Mason still is looking for answers.
"IIf I had a problem with a player, I would go talk to him. There's got to be a reason. That's what I'm searching for. All of the sudden you put everything together and you say, 'We're through two a-days.' That means you games. There was no problem after the Baylor game. You go through another week and you get beat 56-7. Does anybody like getting beat 56-7? No.
"But when the criticism is directed my way, I think, 'Did I have a problem with those guys? Did I ask anything to those guys? Did I tell at those guys? Did I come back and blame the team? Did I use the plane and get them practicing?' I didn't do any stuff. So I think to myself, 'What's the problem?'
"If I've told these guys once, I've told them a
those times. If you are going to quit, don't sneak out
the back door like a coward. Come and talk to me."