Sports
University Daily Kansan / Thursday, September 1, 1988
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Draftees give up dreams for now
Catherine Wheeler/KANSAN
Mark Moore and Mark Hummel were both selected in the June free- and Hummel was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Both decided to agent Major League draft. Moore was chosen by the New York Mets play for Kansas instead.
Bv Jeff Euston
Kansan sportswriter
When Kansas baseball player Mark Hummel was told by his father last summer that he had been beaten in St. Petersburg by itsburgh men he didn't believe.
"I had a newsletter and a message to call a scout from the Pirates," he said. "When my dad told me, to me I thought he was joking."
"It was a total surprise. I didn't expect it."
The Pirates offered Hummel a minor league atlanta. Although playing professionally always had been his goal, he was not the best player. Arizona Western College
"It was always a pipe dream of mine." Hummel said of the major
leagues. "I just didn't think it was the best thing to do at the time. But it makes you feel good."
Hummel, a junior third base-outfielder, was drafted in the 43rd round by the Pirates in the Major League free-agent敢
Kansas teammate Mark Moore, a freshcatcher from Shawnee Mission East High School, was named the 18th round by the New York Mets.
The Mets asked Moore to play junior college baseball for a season, because they didn't have their team members in their minor league system.
New York told him that if it had an opening, it would sign him.
Moore said, "but I didn't really think it was良想. Playing in the minor leagues is really tough when you're just 18."
With the help of his family, Moore decided that the best thing for him to do was to go to college
"My mom was the one who wanted me to go to school," Moore said.
"It's something I've always wanted to do since I was a kid"
With professional baseball out of his immediate goals, Moore narrowed his list of college choices to Kentucky and Florida, who chose the Jayhawks because of KU's pretty campus and his pursuit of a Kansas coach Dave Bingham.
The lure of Kansas was the same for Humel. Several schools showed an interest in recruiting him, but he said Kansas had the
most to offer.
"I think coach Bingham is one of the best coaches anywhere," said Bingham is an assistant United States Olympic team.
Hummel hit .384 during his first year at Arizona Western. Last year, he hit .315 with eight home runs.
Moore, like Hummel, also has posted impressive statistics. In 22 games during his junior year in Boston, he scored 18 runs, eight hits, 4 home runs, and 29 runs batted in.
Although he didn't accept the professional offer, Moore said being drafted by the Mets was a thrill.
"It sure sounded a lot better than being drafted by the Marriers." he said.
Taylor says drug use was 'mistake'
The Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. — New York
Taylor was last night that he weakened as training camp wore and gave in three weeks ago to the
Taylor
comments since his suspension Mondav for failing a drug test.
"God, I didn't mean for it to happen. I wish it hadn't, but I did make a bad decision and I will the price for it," Taylor told WTVP.T sportscaster Beasley Reece, a former teammate in his first public
"I really worked hard this off season to get my physically ready to go back to school," she said. "I wasn't drunk as much, wasn't going out as much. During the beginning of training camp, if I went out I would have Perris and stuff."
"But as training camp lingered on I found myself going out and I had a couple of beers and the beers turned
into mixed drinks. I guess it was one Wednesday I made a bad decision."
Taylor, a seven-time All-Pro who dominant players this decade, was Monday for 30 days by the NFL for violating the league's substance-use policy.
Taylor will miss the Giants' first four games, beginning with the season-opener Monday against the Steelers in Washington Redskins. If he completes his treatment in 30 days, he will be eligible to return for the fifth game, also against Washington.
The NFL has not said what substance Taylor was abusing, although published reports have said it was cocaine. Taylor underwent rehabilitation for a cocaine problem at Hospitol Hospital in Houston in 1966.
In the live interview with WVIT,
Taylor was not asked to specify the drug he had used.
KU to deliver NCAA report 14 allegations considered
By Arvin Donley
By AVRIN DENYER
Kansas sportswriter
The University of Kansas will hang in its official response to the NCAA office and to members of its infractions committee concerning 14 alleged rule violations on Friday. The university's doctor Bob Friedrick said yesterday.
"I've reviewed both the initial ane, final draft of the response and I'm pleased with it," Frederick said.
Frederick refused to comment on contents of the draft. He said the United States had no direct infractions committee as early as September 30, but that the exact date is unknown.
Only one Kansas staff member whose name was listed in the allegations is still associated with the University, Frederick said.
He declined to give a name, but said the person was involved in "a very unintentional and minor problem."
"We will indicate in our response what actions, if any, we plan to take (against the staff member)", Frederick said.
Frederick said that the University has been in touch often with the NCAA since receiving their letter of invitation June 20.
eral council) has been in touch with them two or three times a week, maybe more. "Frederick said."
"Vickie Thomas (University gen-
He said that he didn't want to speculate on what type of reprimand the NCAA would hand down but was more confident that it would emerge with minimal damage.
Frederick said the fact that the university self-reported a number of items and worked closely with the past 16 months will be beneficial.
NCAA Director of Enforcement David Berst declined to comment on the allegations.
The alleged violation includesbuying an airline ticket for a recruit,bening a recruit's family money topay a utility bill and giving a reward $200
The only alleged violation concerning a player concerns the two-game suspension of Kansas guard Mill Newton in November Newton had been charged with an athletic department, violating NCAA rules even though he paid for it himself. Frederick said the matter had been resolved from the student-athletic perspective with the suspenseful earlier violation and earlier violation was just a formality.
Sports Briefs
ROYALS  TRADE PITCHER: The Kansas City Royals yesterday traded pitcher Ted Power to the Detroit Tigers for two players to be named
The two players at the Tigers' Class AAA club at Toledo were teammates in Yoyos soon. They could join the team in Minneapolis, the first day that major league teams can expand their teams. General Manager John Scherer.
Power, who can become a free agent at the end of the season, was 56 for Kansas City this season with a 5.94 earned run average. He had pitched just 108 innings while sufferer from a broken season in the season with an inflamed elbow.
TYSON GOING TO USSR: Heavy-
weight hand right in hand, a cast will spend a week in the Soviet Union with his wife. Tyson's manager said resisted
"He will train while he's going there and he will train while he is there," Bill Cayton said.
Asked how Tyson would train while in flight, Cayton said, "He'll run up and down the aisle."
Tyson will continue to wear the cast on his right hand, which sustained a harpine fracture of the third wrist. He is now dressed in brawl with weightHeigh Wheat Mice.
Cayton said Tyson's wife, actress
Robin Givens, would be in Moscow for the taping of two episodes of "Head of the Class," a TV series in which she plays a featured role.
NFL PLAYERS RETURN: Six players suspended during the exhibition season after violating the NFL's substance abuse policy were reinstated by the league yesterday, two of whom were scheduled to return
They will be allowed to play in their teams' openers this Sunday.
The six are running backs Doug DuBose of San Francisco and Robb DuBose of Miami. Greg Townsend of the Los Angeles Raiders, Richard Reed of Denver, offensive men Kevin Gogan of Dallas and Pat Saindon of Miami.
SWIMMER WILL APPEAL!
Swimming star Angel Mayer, disqualified for missing swim lesson, has an arbitration hearing today before U.S. Swimming Inc., one sport's governing body.
A statement issued by Myers' fam-
ly yesterday said the hearing would be
at 9 a.m. today in Denver before a
three-member po *l*. It said Myers
and her father, a.o.n.g others, were
to testify.
Myers, 11, expected to be a strong contender in five swimming events in Seoul next month, was removed from the team. Sunday after failing two drug tests.
Graf dominates start of U.S. Open
The Associated Press
NEW YORK - Steffi Grat, U.S.
to complete the First Grand Slam
sweep in 18 years, made a believe
out of Elizabeth Minter yesterday.
"I think she'll win the tournaments. Minter said after falling to the back of the round of the U.S. Open, "I don't think she can be beaten, especially on this game."
Graf, who has lost only one set in Grand Slam competition this year, barely broke a sweat in her 42-minute workout against Mistler.
"You could see she was intimated." said Graf, who has won 28 matches in a row. "Sometimes she was nervous or more or that her was turn to serve."
While Graf took another step toward the Grand Glam, third-seeded Chris Evert made history by playing in her 18th straight Open.
Evert, a six-time Open winner,
tied the women's record for most consecutive U.S. championships played
Conchita Martínez of Spain
Pascual 4-6, 1-4
"This tournament means a lot of memories and history to me," said Evert, who equaled the record set by Pam Teaqueng from 1967-84.
Andre Agassi, the No. 4 men's seed, wins his first match ever at the Open with a 7-6 (7.5), 6-4, 6-3 victory over fellow U.S. player Philip Johnson.
Agassi, who has won 19 straight Grand Prix matches and six titles this year, is being touted as the next great U.S. player. But the 18-year-old from Las Vegas, Nev., said he isn't feeling any pressure.
"I play tennis for myself, not to fulfill other people's expectations," said Agassi, who has lost in the first round here the past two years.
Five-time champion Jimmy Connors started his 19th U.S. Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Agustín Moreno of Mexico.
"I pleased with the way I play and I pleased with the shape I in." said Connors, who broke a four-year title drought in July.
Michael Chang, who last year became the youngest male (15 years) in an open match, detected Luz Ibárral from 6-4, 3-7. His record still stands because Tommy Ho, who turned 15 in October, beat Johan Krien 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).
In women's play, ninth-seeded Lori McNeil, No 12 Barbatter Potara and No 15 Sylvia Hanika won their opening matches.
Other men's seeds advancing to the second round were No. 7 Yannick Noah and No. 13 Jonas Svensson.
If Graf wins the open, she will become the first player since Margaret Court in 1790 to win the Australian. Freem flipped and U.S. won the same year but that wasn't the no.1 subject on her mind yesterday.
Graf is only 19, but she plays like a veteran.
"She (Graf) is the best in the world. She hits the ball harder than anybody I've ever played."
"I didn't go out there expecting to win," said Minter, an Australian ranked 95th in the world.
"I'm just trying to win the U.S. Open," she said. "The Grand Slam just happens to come with it."
Despite the hype over the Slam, Graf said she wasn't anxious about getting started at the Open.
"I'm not impatient," she said.
"When it comes, it comes. I'm sure everything is going to work out."
Unlike Graf, Agassi got a good
workout in his opening match.
It's tough to play against a guy like that because he hits the ball so low, he plays quick and he hits his ball hard. "I just played it," I said. "I just glad I got through it."
But he said the large stadium at the National Tennis Center may not be his best stage.
Johnson, who played on two NCA2 championship teams at the University of Georgia, pushed Agassi to limit in the first set and made him battle for points throughout the match.
Agassi, in what has become a trademark, paid almost as much attention to the crowd as he did to his opponent. He bowed, kissed and吞
"I don't think it is a entertaining to watch me play in a big stadium," he said. "I can have my opponent hear anything. All you can do that people can see is hit them."
"I don't know what else there is to prove," said the dynamic youngster being dubbed "America's Hope" in terms now that John McEroe and Jimmy Comms have become less comfortable with his qualification and won a Grand Slam tournament and now I am No. 4 in the world.
"You know, week after week, we've been myself proven. I came here with an 18-match winning streak. As you go through the court, that every time I go out of the court,
"To prove that I'm in the elite category, like McEnoire or Lendl or Connors. I guess I would have to do real well here, as far as the public is concerned, but we have accomplished so much, I've only been on the tour for two years."
Phil Olson, Burke, Virginia freshman, takes down Topeak sophomore Jeff Hobber at rugby practice Tuesday. The team is practicing for a match against Air Force Saturday at 1:30 on the Shenk