8 Fumbling Jayhawks outmanned by OU By ROBRAINS Sports Editor NORMAN, Okla. — Asking the Kansas Jayhawks to eliminate turnovers is like asking the boss for a raise, a Dallas Cowbies cheerleader for a date or the Kansas City Royals for a free ticket to the World Series. Sports In other words, don't expect much success. The Jayhawks, who only last week looked as if they might be on the road to a winni- ger. football season when they knocked off Washington State, did an about face Saturday in their 24-9 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners at Owen Field. Much like the first two games of the season, it was untimely mistakes by the Javahawks that led the Sooners to victory. hayworms that fed the Scleroma. And it is those mistakes that the Staff Photo by ELI REICHMAN Oklahoma is linebacker Obie Moore (57) and defensive back Zac Henderson. Edger picked up 22 yards on six carries in the game, which was the Big Eight conference opener for both teams. Kansas hallback Max Ediger, a junior from Topeka, is stopped after a five-yard gain against the Oklahoma Sooners early in the third quarter in Saturday in Norman. Making the stop for Jayhawks, now 1-3, will be trying once again to eliminate the Celtics, who play the playoffs in Miami in Miami. "I DON'T KNOW that much about Miami except that they are 'always tough at home and they are a good defensive team. They only gave up 10 points against Ohio State." "We're going to try to get our best people in the ball game," head coach Bud Moore said yesterday. "I don't know anybody but we will probably be rearranging some personnel." Miami's record is 2-2, and it defeated the University of the Pacific 244 Saturday. Against the Sooners, a nine-second span in the last minute of the third quarter was all the time Oklahoma needed to outscore the Javahwaks. In that time period the Sooners scored two touchdowns, the first coming on a 90-yard, 15-play drive out saw Sooner quarterback reach the goal around left end from the nine for the score. Because Jimmy Little, the Jayhawks' usual kick return specialist had been slightly injured while playing at cornerback, Rodney Olson, a wide receiver, was inserted into the lineup for the Sooners' kick after the touchdown. But it was the second touchdown that was the back-breaker. UWE VON SCHAMANN booted the ball to Olson, who caught it at the goal line. A jarring hit by Tony Antone separated Olson from the ball at the KU seven, however, and Lee Hoe recovered for the Sooners at the Jayhawk four. Lott scored on the next play. Stood up Olson had worked back there in practice," Moore said. "But there no question that was a very damaging play." "The ball was underthrown," Moore said. "Had it been a yard farther it would have been a touchdown. You've got to figure that as a 14-point play." Oklahoma had jumped to a 7-0 lead midway through a listless first half when a 30-yard, seven-play drive had been set up by an interception of a Jeff Hines' pass. 4. point out a problem for the Jayhawks during the first half was that they did not start a drive beyond their 20 and three times started from inside their 10. "It's kind of hard getting started down there," Hines said. "We knew of expected Oklahoma to make a few turnovers, and they just didn't today." they THE KANSAS DEFENSE, once again, was forced to play the majority of the game because of the offense's inability to sustain a drive. The Jayhawks' only scoring drive came in the last minute of the game. carese OUULL backed had fumbled at the OU 31. "The defense is playing a bit too much," strong safety Tom Fich said. "We're giving up more points than we should because of the injury, and got to get some convenience established." Snares The Jayhawks were guilty of four fumbles and one interception. "Except for that one long drive we pretty well held them to short distances," Moore said. "I thought we moved the bait pretty far from the river, and I personally ourselves with the fumicles and interception." Quarterback Mark Vicendese and half-back Bill Campfield returned to the lineup Saturday. Vicendese tossed a nine-yard pass to reserve halfback Bobby Barrow slanting over the middle for the Jayhawks' only touchdown. only touchdown. Gamble gained 17 yards on three curves. VICENDEE, WHO had been idle since early in the opening game, said he did not notice any effects from his pulled hamstring muscle. muscle. "The leg felt good," he said. "I had so many things to look at that I wasn't paying much attention to it. STATISTICS Boering much attention to it. "We just keep stopping ourselves. I thought we should pretty good game plan; we just have to start executing it properly." We agreed. "It's just a matter of getting our problems ironed out," Moore said. "It's really just a problem." OU: Lot 8 run (von Schemann Mick) OU: Lot 10 run (von Schemann Mick) OU: Lot 14 run (von Schemann Mick) OU: Tammah run (von Schemann tackled in end zone) OU: Karow pass from Vieandee (Rushick Mick) OU: Karow pass from Vieandee (Rushick Mick) TEAM STATISTICS Kansas 0 Boering 0 0 0 - 9 Georgia 0 7 17 0 0 - 9 Florida 0 0 0 0 - 9 | | EU | GU | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | First dorms | 82 | 75 | | Hungarian yards | 47-16 | 79-10 | | Rutland yards | 13 | 28 | | Retirement yards | - | - | | First farm | 3.2 | 3.4 | | Farm | 3.2 | 3.4 | | Poorest-lost | 3.0 | 3.0 | | Poorest-lost | 3.0 | 3.0 | INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Kansas: Hubach 8-49.8. Oklahoma: von Schamann 2-39. Kansas Hanks 17-5 Smith 5-3 Edinger 6-2 Louisiana, Lift 16-7 Anderson 15-8 Overleary 10-8 Kansas: Vincennes 3-6-0 47; Rutte 0-5-1 0- Oklahoma: Blevin 2-3-0 Lott; Lott 1-1-0 3 Kansas: Owen, 1-2; Vince, 1-3; Barrow 1-9. Tennessee: Kelsey, 1-2; Rover 1-9. NORMAN, Okla. — There is no doubt the Kerners offense could use a lift. the Kansas Office is asking the questions are what the lift will be and when it will come. Maybe it will come with the full-time return of Mark Vicendese and Bill Campfield to the starting backfield. Both played sparingly in the Jayhawks' 24-9 loss to Oklahoma Saturday and emerged from the game unhurt. Then again, it may not. Rob Rains Sports Editor In reality, however, it has been just the opposite. The defense has kept Kanas in all of the games it has played, and the offense has not. Kanas is being to be bothering the Kansas coaches. Then again, it offenses. The Jayhawk has not exactly sparklehead the first month of the season. The Jayhawks have had only two drives of considerable length, a 72-yarder against Texas A & M and a 92-yarder against UCLA. Most of the scores — what few there have been — have been set up by mistakes by the opposing team. Against Oklahoma, the Jayhawks did not get into UO territory until there were seven minutes and 32 seconds left in the game. The regulars were watching from the bench. THE ONLY scores came on a botched punt attempt in the Sooners' end zone by Uwe von Schamman and on a short pass from Vicendesc to reserve halfback Bobby Barrow in the last minute of the game. So what is the problem? Head coach Bud Moore and the assistant coaches who handle the offense aren't sure, but they think inexperience is a big part of it. Before the season, the coaching staff expressed concern about the inexperience in the defensive unit. It was the defense that was supposed to keep Jayhawks from winning the密钥 of victory, games they said, not the offense. "YOU LOOK AT THE people involved and you've got a freshman wide receiver (David Verser), a freshman tight end (Augusta Kyles or David Lawrence) and a freshman quarterback (Jef Hines)," Moore said. "Our problems haven't really been with the offense itself but more with the execution. "Things aren't going too well right now," John Leva, the offensive coordinator, said after the Sooners beat the Lakers but we just have to keep working and get better." "We have him moved the ball as well as we'd like to, and we haven't thrown the ball as well as we'd like to." Indeed, the Jayhawks have not thrown the ball much at all. In their four games, they only scored 27 points, pleasing the paint (43 or 242 pts). Eighty of those yards came on one play, an option pass from Norris Banks to Verser in the opening game with Texas A & M. opening gates last year; the running game has not been able to make up the difference. KU has been outgained by its opponents 1,595 yards to 988. opportunity. Part of the problem, as Moore said, has been the experience. When Vicendese went down with a pulled hamstring muscle on the third play of the A & M game, he took all of the Jayhawks' quarterbacking experience with him. JUNIOR COLLEGE transfer Brian Bethke came in and did a creditable job against the Aggies, when he faltered against UCLA, the job went to Hines. against the Sooners. Hines played the entire game in the win over Washington State and all but the last four series against the Sooners. "I expect Jeff to improve," Moore said. "There's no question that he ability — he just needs more time and experience." Vicendens directed the Jahwahls only scoring drive against Oklahoma, and Moore indicated he might be considered starting nod this week against Miami. "Both Mark and Bill have been starers, and I thought they played well while they were in there Saturday. If they're fully recovered I anticipate they will see a lot more playing time in the future," Moore said. Adding the two to the lineup will add experience, but whether it will eliminate the mistakes remains to be seen. Hipp burns Indiana as hip stops Berns BvThe Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Berns or Hipp? And what's Reens' job? "It's confusing for me right now," Berns says. Isaiah Moses Hipp, a muscular type who goes by "I.M. Hipp," rushed for 244 yards, a Nebraska record, as the 11th-ranked Huskers topped Indiana Saturday, 31-13. THE OLD, record belonged to Richard Berns, a wily type who had Hippo on the bench until suffering a slight injury. And while things could be called Berns' a bain-ointer. "Richard congratulated me on breaking his record," said Hipp, who churned out his yardage on only 28 carries. The lineman strong enough to be on was making his first backstretch at all back. But Berns, who scored three touchdowns in Nebraska's victory two weeks ago over Alabama, will soon recover from his injury. Who should play the most will be a lively topic of debate throughout the Cornhusker State. HIPP WAS not the only Big Eight back doing dramatic things Saturday, as most of the teams closed out their nonconference schedules. Kansas State's Mack Green dashed, twisted and turned for 181 yards, seven short of the school record, in the Wildcats' 24-21 loss to 18th-ranked Mississippi State. On the other end of the spectrum, Oklahoma State quarterbacks Harold Bailey and Jimmy Jerrick were tied for the MVP and Jerry Porter was tied to 2-2 by dropping a 25-17 decision to Florida State. No. 1 Oklahoma opened conference action with Kansas and handed the mistake-prone Jayhawks their third loss in four games, 24-9. Colorado fixed its muscles and flogged Army, 314; to ensure an unbeaten record. Buffs begin conference action this week. UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Baseball Standings Missouri notched its first victory in four games by upsetting 29-ranked Arizona State in Tempe, 15:0, and Iowa, a tied victory in 11. Him member before emerging with a 17-13 trump. FINAL AMERICAN LEAGUE 9914 Kansas City 82 60 530 - Texas 92 70 450 - 8 Tennessee 80 72 128 - Minnesota 80 71 128 - Indiana 74 88 437 - 28 Seattle 74 88 437 - 28 Oklahoma 68 88 393 - 28 New York 68 88 393 - 28 East Eksh New York 105 L Pct. GB Boston 87 L 64.3 17 % Atlanta 94 L 61.4 21 % Detroit 74 H 82 49 % Houston 74 H 82 49 % Milwaukee 87 H 411 28 % Washington 87 H 107 41 % FINAL NATIONAL LEAGUE ACCORDS Toronto 2. Cleveland 1. Detroit 2. Indianapolis 1. Miami 1. New York 2. Detroit 1. New York 2. Minnesota 0. Illinois 3. Minnesota 0. Illinois 3. Texas A & M 0. Texas A & M 0. Cleveland 1. Cleveland 1. Cleveland 1. cancelled, rained Yesterday's Results West Los Angeles 89 84 703 Chicago 48 81 542 Cleveland 81 81 542 San Francisco 79 87 463 San Diego 89 87 463 Dallas 81 101 377 East W Philadelphia 121 15 61 Pat. GB Boston 101 13 58 19 St. Louis 83 75 51 24 Cleveland 75 75 51 25 Montreal 71 87 50 26 Washington 71 87 50 27 Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 4, Houston 3 Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 4, Houston 3 Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 4, Houston 3 Alamit State 6, Shaarah 6, Houston 7, Shaarah 7, Houston 8, Shaarah 8, Houston 9, San Francisco 1 Yesterday's Results I Staff Photo by ELI REICHMAN Eye popping ye popping Oklahoma quarterback Thomas Lott, bothered by knee injuries this season, appeared to be in perfect health Saturday when he directed the Sooners to a 24-9 victory over KU. The Sooners, ranked No.1 in the country by the Associated Press and No.2 by United Press International took advantage of several KU turnovers in recording their fourth win of the season. Lott rushed for 102 yards on 19 carries. UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Sports Roundup settle for a third job. Arkansas were meet with 77 points, and Iowa were meet with University finished second with 92. KU and host school Oklahoma State tied for third with 101. The only other conference entry, the University of Oklahoma, placed 101th with 211. Men settle for 3rd No Big Eight conference teams finished ahead of Kansas at last Saturday's Oklahoma State State game. The county team, the Jayhawks still had to be for a third place finish. Kansas coach Bob Timmons wasn't pleased with the outcome. "The kids gave good effort, but I wasn't pleased with the results," he said. "Two or three guys run well every meet, but our whole team doesn't seem to run well at the Bruce Coldsmith turned in the best performance for KU, finishing second behind former Arkansas star Niall O'Shaughnessy, who won the race with a time of 24:54 but did not compete for any school. Golfers take fourth percussion. The Jahaways shot a 36-hole total of 693, or 30 strokes behind the University of Minnesota. Timing was excellent; Minnesota was second with 683, and Stephens College finished third with 685. Playing in 40-degree weather, the KU women's golf team finished fourth out of 13 teams at the AIAW Region VI Golf Conference Saturday in Minneapolis. Minn. Hockey team wins Nancy Hores led KU and placed fifth in the race for individual honors. She posted a 36-hole total of 167. The Leavenworth junior was eight strokes behind Minnesota's Kathy Williams, who captured medalist honors with a 159. The KU field hockey team showd the balance that coach Diane Beebe had been looking for in sweeping two games at the Emporia Invitational Saturday. Emporia Invitation will the Jayhawks overpowered William Jewell College in the first game for a 5-0 win. In the second game they battled 15 E: A to M T W T E E Central State of Oklahoma to a 1-1 tie and were given the win on the basis of penetration time. When regulation play ended in a 1-1 tie, the officials had to compute each team's time of penetration. The Jayhawks ball inside the open court for 10 seconds and five seconds compared with five minutes and 57 seconds for Central State. Women run second The KU women's cross country team put together its best performance of the year Saturday and took second place in the Oklahoma State Invitational. Kansas teams dominated the meeting, taking a 3-1 lead. The loss to KU enraged the State third. The Jayhawks took a full team to the finish line. The Rams finished the threes in the runners finished. Michelle Brown took second, Karen Fitz was seventh and Sena Frame was eighth. Bridget Bennett was ninth. Debbie Brehm 20th and Robin Batchelor 18th. Rob Strache 10th and Robin Matthews 33rd. Rugby team sweeps The KU Rugby Club finally had a weekend it wouldn't just as soon after. After three straight losses in the past two weeks, the Jayhawks finally came to life yesterday and Saturday, evening their record at 3-3 with victories over the Old Yellows Rugby Club and the Rockhurst College Rugby Club. KU shut out the Old Yellows, a Wichita club, 20-4 Saturday in Lawrence. The Jayhawks were even more impressive in overrocked Hochsauer yesterday in Kansas City. Mike Forth, who scored a try in each game, said the successful weekend was needed by the Jayhawks after their last three difficult outings. "This was a good weekend for us," Forst said. "We really improved over last week even though both of the clubs we played are having their problems."