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Page 8 University Daily Kansan, October 13, 1981
Hamstring pull added to growing list of injuries
By TRACEE HAMILTON
Grade Editor
Sports Editor
After the last few weeks’ rash of injuries in the KU offense, you’d think the team would run out
Guard David Lawrence and tailback Kerwin Bell tote ligaments in their knees. Guard K. C. Brown bruised a thigh. Backup center John Prater, playing in place of Lawrence, played an ok knee and Tackle Greg Wessling broke an knee and Andie tackle Wessling broke an ankle and foot Saturday.
SOUNDS LIKE A scene from "Marcus Welly?" Well, to add injury to injury, fullback Brad Butts pulled a hamstring jogging Sunday. But the return to the lineup has not been determined.
"We find a lot of ways to lose them," Head Coach Don Fambrough said yesterday, shaking his head and laughing. "It all happens on one side of the ball."
The laughter is not humorous. There seems to be no difference in offense that has left the unit not only crippled, but unresponsive.
Last season, the Jayhawks were relatively in fact that Fambrighouw noted and knooked wood.
looked a lot different. Kerwin was lining up for us. David Lawrence was in good health.
"I'm discouraged like everyone else," Fambrouh said. "Four weeks ago, things
"Sure, I'm disappointed, but we still have a chance to have a good season."
THE COACHES played musical chairs with the offensive line over the weekend and found replacements for the injured. Renwick Atkins and Reggi Smith will start at tackle for KU; Lawrence will play at one guard position and may also be prepared to take over at tackle.
The other guard will be either Brown or Paul Fairchild.
fluid on his knee, and sophomore Rod Demeritte replaced him. Sophomore Daren Green took over the punt-returning chores for the injured Wagner.
FAMBROUGH WAS pleased with Demerritte's performance.
"1. nad looked up and said a few bad words.
Instinct—that's exactly what that was."
"That one play was super," said Fambrough, referring to a pass that Demerritte batted down near the Oklahoma State goalline. "He wasn't even in sight.
more prepared for Oklahoma and the wishbone this year.
"Normally we only play against one wishbone
sarm, the Arkansas State game gives us," he
said. "If we want to win, it's a bit hard."
JAYHAW KNOTES: Several former Kansas players had good days in the NFL.
"And we're trying to patch the offense together."
"It was rucklike all on Mondays. We had a scouting report on the field and took a look at the weather."
'I'm discouraged like everyone else. Four weeks ago, things looked a lot different. Sure I'm disappointed, but we still have a chance to have a good season.'
E. J. Jones will remain at fullback, where he started Saturday. Garfield Taylor will start at tailback, and Harvey Fields and Walter Mack are being instructed at both back positions.
—Don Fambrough
"E. J. played really well." Farnbrough said.
"I had old friends who did things that were
epoplarizing. He got better."
"I'm not taking anything away from Butts or
Josh, but I'm going to be the one that has the size and strength to be a blocking back."
There are injuries in the defense, too, although not as many or as serious. Cornerback Dan Stiles got one in the first half.
Defensive end Marky Alexander left last Saturday's game with a bruised heel, and Fambrough wasn't sure whether Alexander would be ready to play against Olahoma.
"I hope so," said Fambrough. "It's touch and
so right now."
gorough now.
THE OTHER HALF of the Alexander duo.
Marky's twin brother, Carky, has just recovered from a sprained ankle.
injuries aside, yesterday's practice was a typical Monday one, according to Farnbrough, which involved ankle sprain.
Receiver David Verser, now with the Cincinnati Bengals, had the first touchdown of his professional career, a 20-yard pass reception, as Cincinnati beat the Baltimore Colts. 41-19.
Running back John Riggins, who sat out last season, scored two touchdowns in the Washington Redskins 24-7 victory over the Chicago Bears. Riggins gained 130 yards in 23
Lorey Irvin, a former KU safety, scored two touchdowns with punt returns of 75 and 84 yards as Los Angeles narrowly defeated Atlanta, 37-35. Teammate Nolan Cromwell, a former Jaayhawk
quarterback, had an interception with 10 seconds remaining to end the Falcons' hopes.
Billy Campfield had one reception for 9 yards as Philadelphia downed New Orelans, 31-14. Campfield is a second-string back with the Eagles.
Bucky Scriber's punts now rank him second in the nation. Scriber up moved in the rankings from sixth place and is now averaging 46.9 yards a game. The leader, Reggie Roby of Iowa, is averaging 54.1 yards. He has kicked 19 times this season Scriber has kicked 39 times.
KU's pass defense ranks third in the nation, and it's the most played game. Nebraska is leading with 156 points.
The Jayhawks total defense ranks eight in the nation, allowing 227.6 yards per game.
Tallback Kerwin Bell was on the sidelines for Saturday's 38-7 loss to Oklahoma State. Bell, who was operated on last week for torn ligaments in his left knee, was disappointed by the Jayhawks' loss.
"I just hope they don't get down on themselves." Bell said.
KU boxing club stresses basics
The sophorome standout said his cast would come off Dec. 1, and rehabilitation would begin on Jan. 25.
"My goal is to be at full speed by Christmas."
Bell said, "I plan to live in the trainers' room."
Rv DAVE McQUEEN
By DAVE McQUEEN Sports Writer
Paul Dorrell doesn't look like your average boxer. Tall, thin and bespectacled, he looks as if he would be more at home behind a book in a library than behind a punching bag in a gym.
But recently, Dorrell, Olathe senior, became interested in boxing. So interested, in fact, he decided to form his own club.
boxing. So interest, in fact, he elected it. I still own him:
"I WAS LOOKING for a place to train, but I couldn't find one here," Dorrell said. "So I figured that if I wanted a place to train, I'd have to start my own club."
Dorrell, with the help of several experienced boxers from a Kansas City boxing club, started the KU Boxing Club last
Dorrell said that the club, which meets every Tuesday and Thursday in Robinson Gymnasium, wasn't just for aspiring prize fighters. The main purpose of the club is to teach the fundamentals of boxing and eventually to form a team, he said.
Just like its president and founder, the club's methods and atmosphere also seem unconventional. Instead of hitting punching bags for hours on end or sparring in the ring, the boxers in the club use their skills to perform movements. Nobody is sparring. In fact, nobody is allowed to spar.
Before a boxer is allowed to跑, Dorrell said, he must have proved to the coaches that he knows how to defend himself in the
"BEFORE WE PUT anybody in the ring to spar, we want to make sure they know what they're doing," Dorrell said. "Someone can't join the club and expect to be sparring two days later."
"they just want to train for the sake of exercise and learn boxing skills, that's fine with us," he said.
People who want to work out but don't want to fight are also welcome to join. Dorrrell said.
Although Dorrell is the man responsible for starting the club he is not the head coach. That job belongs to Todd Nice, Overland Park junior, a 4½-year veteran of Golden Gloves competition who has sparred with some of the nation's top players through the Pomona wrestling Club, a well-known amateur boxing club in Kansas City that helped Dorrell start the KU club.
NEICE SAID he was impressed with the dedication of the KU boxers.
"We've been here about an hour and a half this evening and
nobody has even hit a bag yet," Neice said. "They've been working on styles and motion."
Although he won't plan on turning all of the club's members into competitive boxers, Neice said, he hopes to form a team to compete against other clubs and in amateur tournaments. Most colleges used to have boxing teams, he said, until a series of scholarships scandals and other problems forced many schools to abandon the sport. Very few schools now have boxing programs, he said.
"The guys in the pros are very intelligent," he said. "The ones who aren't the champs are the ones who get into the ring just to win."
Neice said the image of the muscle-bound but weak-brained boxer, popularized in movies such as "Rocky," was undeserved. In fact, many professional fighters are earning college degrees as well as nursing their boxing careers, he said.
"PEOPLE MAY think Lark Holmes isn't smart, but he knows what he's doing in the ring," he said.
Dorrell said he had many plans to attract new members and get some publicity, including bringing professional fighters for exhibitions on campus and having local coaches visit the club. He also planned to bring staff from the Tomahawk club will be at the club's meeting.
"This will be a fine opportunity for anyone interested in the sport of amateur boxing," he said.
Mike "Cat" Kinder, St. Louis junior, said he boxed to stay in shape. Kinder, who is also a member of the KU track team, said
The people in the KU Boxing Club enjoy boxing for many different reasons.
"Track helps me with this, and this helps me with track," he said.
Mark Hotzel, Shawnee freshman, joined the club to get back into buying. The last time he bought were five years ago.
into boxing. The last time he boxed was five years ago.
HOTZEL SAID he liked the club because of the amount of
mind attention the receiver to the courier.
"I learned more the first night than I did in a month in Kansas
For Dorrell, the thing that makes boxing exciting is thinking about that day when he will enter the ring.
"I the challenge of the ring is unparalleled to any other sport I've participated in," he said. "You all alone—there's nobody else."
MARK McDONALD/Kansan Staff
Mike "Cat" Kinder, St. Louis junior, works on his defensive tactics with the help of boxing club coach Todd Neice, Overland Park junior, who is also a member of the KU track team, says boxing skills add to his track ability.
Valentine debuts for Portland stretches practice sessions
By United Press International
PORTLAND, Ore.—Darnell Valentine has stretched himself into the heart of Jack Ramayne, Portland Trail Blazers coach, because the rookie has shown has shown extra effort along with his talent.
Despite missing rookie camp and summer camp while his agent negotiated a contract with the NBA club, the 6-foot-1 Valentine was making a run through the league, working out when others have left the court.
The first-round draft choice was noted during the first sessions of fall practice to be still on the court, running lines or pushing himself through slide-and-slide defensive drills.
In Valentine's debut last Saturday against the Golden State Warriors, who won 96-85, he played 21 minutes, went 1 of 7 from 1 for 9 and 0 of 10 from the free throw line for 11 points. Valentine also had 1 rebound, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 turnovers.
"I thought before this week that he'd have problems offensively," he said. "Now I don't think he will at all. He's already at the point where he won't try to force offensive plays.
"He's not a big score, but he won't create any problems. He's always balanced. And he's a
Ramay, when asked if this desire was unanswered, "He's the only one up there,"
Darnell Valentine
Valentine, when asked why he was running lines after a two-hour practice, gasped for breath and answered: "You have to get to cover You have to condition yourself. As a guard, I have to 100 percent every night. You don't do that by saying you're going to, you gotta work toward it."
In the Trail Blazers 106-129 victory Suryan over Golden State, Valentine went a 4 of 6 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free throw line with 5 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 6 turnovers.
"I try keep my legs loose and stretch out so I can move quicker," he explained. "No matter how good a shape you're in, if you play hard, your muscles are gonna get tight. I try to combat that by stretching. The longer you can go without getting tight, the better."
Each time the coach interrupted practice to a point, Valentine stretched and worked his leg muscles.
And that extra stretching could just be giving him the extra edge to get him a regular NBA job.
JAYHAWK NOTES: John Crawford, KU's sixth man last season, was cut last week by the Philadelphia 76ers.
By United Press International
The Bills were ahead 17-0 when rookie Miami cornerback Cornell Fulton, who also sees duty as a kick returner, took a Nick Mike-Meyer kick 90 yards to cut the Buffalo score and broke through at last three attempted tackles at midfield on his second-quarter run.
Ferguson threw two of his TD passes to wide receiver Jerry Butler and the other one to running back Joe Cribbles. The Buffalo defense, meanwhile, pressured Miami quarterback Don Strock and intercepted four passes as the Bills put the game out of reach in the opening 30 minutes with a 24-point halftime lead.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.--Joe Ferguson fired three touchdown passes and a tough Buffalo defense kept the Miami offense in check last night to pace the Bills to a 31-21 romp and knock the Dolphins from the NFL's unbeaten ranks.
Ferguson, who had one of his best games in his nine seasons with the Bills, completed 20 of 29 passes for 338 yards and raised his season touchdown passing total to 14.
The Bills, on the following series, took a 24-7 lead when Ferguson connected with Cribs coming out of the backfield on a 65-yard pass against Miami. That led to a beat Miami safety Don Bessleau on the play.
The Buffalo defense, which had given up an average of 729 yards in the last three games, pressured Don Strock on the next Miami series and linebacker Shane Nelson picked off a pass intended for Nat Moore. Nelson returned it to the Miami 39.
Miami made the final score more respectable when Strok connected on a 3-yard pass to tight end Joe Rose with just 10 seconds left.
Volleyball team takes second; Fox may be out for season
The Jayhawk volleyball team took two place where the team lost but the crucial services were setter.
Fox suffered a serious ankle sprain before the quarterfinal match at the Central Missouri State tournament. Fox was told yesterday by a doctor that she could expect to be out for at least five weeks, which would keep her from playing in the Bie Eight Championships Nov. 13-14.
FOX SAID SHE didn't hope to be back before the end of the season, based on the time it took her to play. She said she wasn't happy with her
"I have to play like that, that rather not play at all," said Fox, who didn't want to be on the team.
The loss of Fox leaves a big hole in the Jayhawk offense. As a setter and one of two seniors, Fox is the team leader on the court, calling plays and boosting spirits.
Coach Bob Lockwood said he would shuffle other players in an attempt to fill Fox's place. Jill Sinson, the other senior is the most popular player, and they will defend her defensive position, which would then be filled
by one of two freshmen that Lockwood considers promising.
Lockwood said he hoped to keep weaknesses to a minimum by putting Stinson, the more experienced player, in the pivotal position vacated by Fox.
As a precautionary measure, no Jayhawk volleyball player will be allowed to walk on the court without having her ankles tucked. Lock-wood said he was taking no chances on losing more players as the team entered its last month of play.
"WHEN YOU LOSE one of your key players, you need everyone else to come through more easily."
Lockwood said he expected to have Kathy Kennedy, a freshman who sprained her ankle early in the season, back in the lineup soon. Another freshman, Ann Price, sprained her ankle before the season began, but she returned to play in a few weeks.
The Jayhawks will play in the Oral Robers
International this weekend facing tough com-
PETS.
Hockey
VESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Minnesota 4, Quebec 2
Soccer
SATURDAY'S RESULTS KU Women's club B, Northwest Mississippi State 0
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Creighton 1, KU Women's Club 0
Basketball
Tryouts for the men's varsity team will be Thursday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. in the Coliseum, a coach bench coach JJ White is on the basketball office at Allen University.
F
Sectional Tournament
Omaha, Neb.
Frisbee
KU Heriot-Watt School 13, Omania Death Friars Club 12
KU Queen's College 14, Omania Death Friars Club 12
a record qualified KU to compete in Games, Oct. 31, Sirt
and record qualified KU to compete in Games, Oct. 31, Sirt