University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, August 30, 1998
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Chiefs pick team,cut Seurer
The Associated Press
Former KU quarterback Frank Seurer is once again looking for a place to play in the NFL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quarterback Frank Seurer, the former Kansas star and leading passer in Big Eight history, was among five players waved yesterday as the Kansas State team earned the 4-1man regular season limit.
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Seuren, 26失 out to rookie Danny McManus, an 18th-round draft choice from Florida State, as the No. 3 backun quarterback.
Seurer had been in the running for the starting job last year until injuring his ankle and hip in a pre-season accident.
He recovered well enough to appear in eight games, starting two. He completed 26 of 35 passes for 340 yards and four interceptions and no touchdowns.
Although the Chiefs traded Todd Blackledge to Pittsburgh after the season, Seurer's prospects were not only by the progress of McManus but also by the acquisition of veteran Steve DeBerg to back up startler Bill
"I just wish I had more of an opportunity than I got," said Searer, who spent two seasons at DeMotte and then DeMotte it made tough. He a proven quarter-back, and you know your time is in somebody's hand; they come in somebody like them.
"I don't know if any clubs will be looking for a quarterback now but I hope to get a chance with another team."
Seurer, who passed for 6,410 yards at Kansas, spent 1984 and 1965 with the Los Angeles Express of the old United States Football League, then a pre-season tryout with the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.
Seurer. In the fourth McManus played but Seurer did not.
This year, McManus played in the first exhibition game and Seurer the second. Both saw action in the third, with McManus playing ahead of
Also cut yesterday was wide receiver Carrell Colbert, who played in 12 games last year and had three TDs. He was the only Amphrae, a fourth-round draft choice
who, like Colbert, had seven catches in the exhibition season.
The team placed guard Brian Jazwiak, tackle Richard Van Drunen and defensive end Jeff Tupper on injured shoulder. The team had players whose names won't be
announced until today.
Giants' Taylor faces 30-day suspension
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK - Lawrence Taylor, the New York Giants' All-Pro linebacker, has been suspended for 30 days by the National Football League for violating the league's substance policy. The NFL announced yesterday.
The action was taken after Taylor violated provisions of the NFL's substance abuse policy. He has been instructed to remain out of the Giants' training facility until Sept. 28.'
forthely, Washington defensive end Dexter Manley returned to camp today after serving a 30-day suspension for substance abuse.
Taylor will be suspended the first four games of the season, starting with Monday night's contest against Washington Redskins. Washington Redskins. Taylor will be eligible to return for the fifth game, which will be against the Redskins at
'Lawrence Taylor of the New York Giants has been notified that he has been placed on that club's non-foot-
Joe Browne
NFL spokesman
bait illness list for a period of 30 days, effective today," NFL spokesman Joe Browne said.
"The action was taken after Taylor violated provisions of the NFL's substance abuse policy. He has been instructed to remain out of the Giants' training facility until Sept. 28."
Browne would say only that sub-
stances showed up during a recent
drug test. Other league sources said
it was during the team's routine
training camp test.
Taylor voluntarily submitted to treatment for drug abuse in the winter of 1986. He returned to college as a player in NFL history to be named league MVP, that the Giants won the Super Bowl. He was selected among each of his seven seasons.
Taylor became the ninth player suspended this season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy
served 30 days during training camp because, like Taylor, it was its second violation. Indianapolis running back DeMarcus Ellis was called for a third violation after a third violation.
The difference, according to league officials, is that teams were given their preseason tests at different times. Because the Glants were miss four regular season games, instead of four exhibition games.
Seven players, Including Manley
Browne said those tests were "set around the team's schedule." That meant that the Giants decided to have their test later than other
These suspended during the preseason loss a training camp salary of $500 a week. Taylor, who earned $16,000 a year, will lose $825 a week.
Young defense uses new system
By Jeff Euston
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas football coach Glen Mason has installed a new defensive alignment this season in an effort to improve a young Jayhawk defense.
Mason faces the task of improving a Kansas defense that ranked 84th in the nation out of 104 Division I schools last season, giving up more than 35 points a game. This season's loss would have 43 defense with a 52 alignment, which will have five linemen and two linebackers.
Mason has also brought in a new defensive coordinator, Jim Hilles, who served as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach under Mason at Kent State last season.
Under Hiles' 52 defense last season, the Golden Flashes led the Mid-America conference in total defense.
Mason has noticed the same things.
"Our pursuit has improved and our tackling has improved," Mason said. "We're still very young, though."
Depth is a big concern for the coaching staff. Because of the loss of so many players, several yuan-shifting teams will be forced into larger roles.
Kansas lost five defensive starters to graduation. They were tackles Eldridge Avery and David White, linebacker K Riddesen, end Teddy Newman and strong safety Mavin Mattos.
The Jayhawks have already have been hurt this season by injuries and players leaving the team.
Senior Rick Clayton, who started six games at outside linebacker last season, was forced to quit because of a congenital neck injury.
"We'll miss Clayton," Hillas said. "We expected great things from him. He was one of our veterans."
Clayton's backup, sophomore team at beginning of this year practice. Schenker started the final five games of last season at
Another blow to the defense was the loss of senior Clint Normore. Normore, who started 10 of the Jayhawks' 11 games at strong
safety last season.
Among the 12 defensive letter men returning this season are just three starters: inside linebacker Jordan Ruston, cornerback Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year; defense back Rodney Harris; and tackle Mark Mack.
Moore, a member of the Sporting News' second team all-conference squad, said he liked the new 52 alignment.
"The 52 is more option-oriented. Moore said, 'It's better for the conference we're playing and it suits our personnel better.'
"There are lots of changes.
We're flying around the ball more and we're more aggressive. I like that."
Moore will anchor one inside linebacker position.
Sophomore Tony Barker and redshirt freshman Mongo Allen will vie for the other inside line-backer position.
The losses of Clayton and Schenker have forced two young players into starting roles at outside linebacker.
Freshman redshirt Lance Flachbarth, who was recruited from Lawrence High School as a quarterback, is now starting at one outside linebacker. Freshman Paul Friday has moved into the spot vacated by Clayton on first-team outside linebacker.
On the defensive line, Konz,
who started four games at left
tackle last season, is expected to
start.
Sophomores Mike Whitaker and Mike Dinnel are vying for the middle guard spot.
Sophomores David Gordon and Dave Walton and junior Drew Main are competing for a job at right tackle.
The Jayhawk secondary is inexperienced.
Harris, a cornerback, is the only returning starter.
The senior from Chicago began last season competing for a job at the St. Louis Cardinals before the fifth game when the Jayhawk secondary was hit by a wave of injuries. Harris started in seven games of the season at cornerback.
Seniors Peda Samuel and Troy Gregory are competing for the other cornerback spot.
Competing at the safety positions are freshman Deral Boykin, senior Rob Newton, and redshirt freshman Jason Priest.
KU's Braddy plays for U.S.
Kansan staff writer
By Laura Woodward
It may have been the chicken she was served with the head included. But it wasn't that uncle that didn't serve beef. But Lisa Bradby, a guard for the Kansas women's basketball team, was happy to take Tawan and get her first headshot.
"After I got home it was the nicest thing to have a home- cooked meal." Braddy said. "I lost 15 pounds because I hatched food so much."
Bradady, Kansas City, Kan.
Junior, spent most of June playing basketball on the U.S. Select Team in Taiwan. The United States lost to South Korea in the gold-medal game in the Jones Cup competi-
"Last year, our Jones Cup team beat Korea." Brady said. "The same girls were on the Korean team, and they said she had a personal vendetta."
South Korea was the only country to send its Olympic team. Braddy said that the U.S.队 did very well considering the experience of the competition. Wisecuco of the U.S.队 was assisted by the French and the Korean team had been playing together for at least five years.
Five countries competed in the Jones Cup: South Korea, Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and the United States.
"We only lost by five points," she said. "Considering that's their Olympic team, I don't think they're very good."
The 15 women hoping to make the U.S. Select Team spent 10 days in June at tryouts in Colorado and New Mexico, practicing and defensive drills.
"The U.S. Select Team is like the next step before the Olympic team." Braddy said. "It takes people who didn't try for the prize, but did not cut from the tryouts. They pool the names and go from there."
taller than the players from the Eastern countries, height was not a factor.
"I wouldn't really say that our height gave us an advantage," Braddy said.
The height of the U.S. players was an oddity in Taiwan where the average height is 5 feet 2 inches for women and 5 feet 6 for men.
"The people would just stop and stare and take pictures of us." Brady said. "They couldn't tell all we were. It was ridiculous."
New track coach praises traditions
"There was this place called Snake Alice," she said. "There were all sorts of things happening, like people walking around everything on the streets. We saw five guys killing snakes and drunk people, and I realized that people ask if they wanted to try it."
Although she quickly adjusted to playing Eastern basketball, Braddy did not find adjusting to Eastern culture as easy.
"The people there just loved Americans," she said. "I mean they loved it. It was ridiculous. They would stop and point at us and say, 'Americans, Americans.'"
Because of the 14-hour time difference between Taiwan and the United States, Brady felt the night after he was back in Kansas.
names and go from there Though the U.S. players were
The U.S. team usually had an interpreter with them, but Braddy said that most Taiwanese people knew English words to imitate.
"I think over there they're much quicker. I played totally different," she said. "I know I'll play the game differently now."
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Disregarding snakes and whole chickens, Brady said that the Jones Cup competition had a positive effect on her game.
"I couldn't get to sleep for two days because my body was so messed up." Braddy said. "I sat around and watched television and sat on the couch."
By Mark E. McCormick
Kansan staff write
There was a time when Kansas track had a lot to brag about.
From 1988 to 1982 the Jayhawks men's teams won 20 conference outdoor doors and 16 indoor doors. Kan was won a combined NCAW seats in indoor, outdoor and cross country competition.
New Kansas track coach Gary Schwartz wants to build on the Kansas tradition.
"When I was here, tradition was drilled into us," he said. "And when you walked out onto the truck, people were surprised and thanked for you. That's a great feeling."
As a junior at Kansas in 1965, Schwartz was the Big Eight disc champion. Schwartz graduated from St. Peter's College and team co-cep that year.
On April 15, Schwartz replaced 23-year Kaiser Tassie coach Bob Timlinson and brought the earlier month earlier in April. Schwartz will coach both the men's and women's teams.
Kansas track coach Gary Schwartz
"People like to feel a part of something that's important and there aren't many schools with a tradition like Kansas?" he said.
Schwartz said he would like to carry on that tradition.
"It's important to win," he said.
"That's why we are here. But it's how you win that's always important."
Schwartz said people seemed to have a need for strong traditions.
in the wake of recent Proposition 48 casualties. Schwartz said he wanted to build a team of athletes who are serious about academics.
"I want to win with class and I want to win with real students," he said.
"If you don't have the horses to pull the wagon, you don't go very far," he said. "But if you go after single digit ACT scorers, you build yourself a really poor reputation. You have to identify students that will survive at
Schwartz said coaches must finrecruits who are strong students as well as strong athletes.
kansas is a school where that student-athlete atmosphere can
exist. Schwartz said.
exist, Schwartz said. And he also knows about successful programs on the track.
While head women's tracach at the University of Tennessee from 1983-47, Schwartz* teams finished in the top ten in both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in both 1986 and 1987, the Volunteers seconded at the Indoor Championships, and fourth at the Outdoor Champions
His stint as Vols' women's coach wasn't always easy, though.
"I did learn a lot about discrimination, less funding, less publicity and less caring," he said. "I did have to deal with other coaches giving me a hard time. And saying you can tend to them, so as you have to coach women."
women. Those experiences have made him more sensitive to the combined
men's and women's teams here at Kansas.
"I don't see a difference between working with men or women." Schwartz said. "Different athletes have different personalities."
Sophomore cross-country runner Tina Sibaulsbay said she was relieved to know that the new coach would not abandon the women's squad by spending most of his time with the male athletes.
"He's been starting us out slow and
"I expected someone who would appeal more to the men and look at the women as bystanders." Saubhagya said he's really a caring person."
Saulsbury, from Blue Springs. Mo. said Schwartz' work-outs were very organized.
Please see TRACK, p. 14, col. 4.
The Associated Press
4-run rally in eighth saves KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Danny Tataball's two-run homencaped a four-run rally in the eighth innning Monday night and the Kansas Royals defeated the Cleveland in their fourth slight victory.
Training 2-3. Wille Wilson drew a leadoff walk from Rich Yett and Scott Bailees, 8-12, relieved. Kurt Wallill sacristained, Kevin Seitz singled home the lying run. George George turned up Pat Tatler to ground into a forceout but Tartabull followed with his 20th home run.
Bret Saberhagen, 13-13, gave up 11 hits in eight innings. Steve Farr pitched the ninth for his 16th save.
Yett held the Royals hitless before Jamie Quirk got an RBI single with two outs in the fifth.
Cardinals top Braves
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Peero Gorrette hite a three-run home run to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the Atlanta Braves 2-3 last night.
Guerrero, who batted 12-for-28 in his first full week with the Cardinals after being acquired for pitcher John Tudor from Los Angeles, was named National League Player of the Week earlier in the day.
Guerrero's sixteen home run of the season follows angles by the Saints and Offense, the third inning off Rick Mallack '9-12, after the Braves had a 2a6 lead.
Ron Gant opened the first off Jose DeLeon, 9.8, with a walk and scored on a double by Dion James.