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Page 12 University Daily Kansan, September 18, 1981
Sports
Recruiters drain Florida school
KU drawswell from Killian
By RON HAGGSTROM Associate Sports Editor
Jayhawk football recruiters have quietly established a pipeline from Killian High School in Miami to KU.
OVER THE LAST three years, the 'Hawks have signed four players from Killian.
KU has signed two offensive players, sophomore running back Garfield Taylor and freshman quarterback Mike Frederick, and two defensive players, Terry Bentley and Rod Demerrite and freshman Joe Brown.
"All of them are fine individuals and perform well for their physical size," said Fred Cooley, Killian football coach. "They're well-disciplined, smart, and when they get the chance they will perform."
Koillan took over the head coaching job at Killian two years ago. He was defensive coordinator before replacing Chris Vagos, who is also an assistant coach at the University of Miami.
"I didn't have anything to do with the selection of their school. I just tell my players to go to a school where you are wanted and appreciate it," she said. "We treat them well, that's why they went there."
Aside from being a consistent winner, Killian has produced 43 college football players over the years.
"The players' parents are concerned about them being successful, so we work them," Cooley said.
"I THINK Killian has been a winner since the high school was built," Taylor said.
BROWN, WILLIAM. Taylor, MAJ.
Taylor was the originator of the Killian con-
"I liked the Towers and my host Tony McNeely (now his present roommate) was great," Taylor said.
Taylor, who was a second team all-stater his junior year in high school and rushed for 24 yards as a freshman last year, has been hampered by injuries. Last spring he had a shoulder injury. He was redshirted his first year here because of torn cartilage in his knee and he missed most of his senior year in high school with a broken nose and shoulder separation.
However, he was still recruited by numerous major colleges, including several football powerhouses. Taylor chose to visit Minnesota, Iowa State, South Carolina and KU.
"I VISITED these four schools because they all ran out of the 'T' formation. I prefer the 'T' formation."
"While I was being recruited I learned they (KU) were rebuilding and by the time I would be a senior they would be a winner, and I wanted to go out of Florida. I'm glad I came to KU."
KU Head Coach Don Fambrough said of Taylor, "He has great skill, but at the moment he doesn't have the mental toughness a running back needs.
"With an out-of-the-state athlete, you have to get your foot in the door," Fambridge said. "If the kid visits our school, we have a chance to get him. Once you get a player from a high school to the University it helps when that player helps you learn by taking to fellow high school teammates."
That is exactly what Taylor did.
"Garfield informed me about KU and he hosted me when I visited here." Demerritte said. "His roommate at the time, Leroy Irvin, also influenced me because he told me how tough the Big Eight was and I also knew he was going to the press."
DEMERRITTE, WHO WANTED to play in either the Pac-12, Big Ten Bight Eigst, Arizona State, or Houston.
Demriteir said that he wanted to play in the Big Eight because it was the most competitive.
"Rod's small, but he's very unique. The last place you'd expect to see him is on the football field," Fambrough said. "He's aggressive and hits as hard as anybody around."
Frederick and Brown followed the pipeline to KU this year.
Frederick was Dade County Player-of-the-Year, first team all-city, third team all-state and Killian's most valuable player as a junior and senior.
During his junior year, he passed for 850 yards and nine touchdowns and 1,750 yards and 14 touchdowns.
BEING A HIGH school honor roll student had a let to do with Frederick's college decision
"I wanted to go somewhere that had a good business school," Frederick said.
Fambrough said he was impressed with Frederick.
"Frederick has been a pleasant surprise to me. I had no idea he had that type of arm," he said.
"He's really skinny but has a great arm. We're really high on him."
Jolina Frederick was prep teammate Brown.
"I as far as Mike and I coming here, it was just something that happened. It wasn't planned," Brown said.
Brown made II Interceptions over a three-year period and was a Dade County "Blue Chipper" receiver.
Brown, who visited Iowa State and KU, said, "I really wanted to go somewhere by myself. But when I visited Iowa State there was no way I was going there.
"I CAME TO KU so I could with my friends from high school and I could go and play for a good team, although I didn't really want to leave the state to begin with."
However, there was one thing missing from
both home at Killian High School—chi-
mney.
Brown and the other Killian grads would like to experience a championship
"I would like to go to a bowl, preferably the
big one, in front of the home fans," Brown said.
JAYHAWK NOTES: KU's junior varsity team oprits its schedule today against Oklahoma State on Thursday.
Killian high graduates (top row, left to right) Doremite Demeritte, Garfield Taylor, Jeffrey Brown and Mike Friendrell all found spots on the KU football team. The Miami products mark a recruiting milestone for Killian.
BOB GREENSPAN/Kenyan $m
Former Kansas standout miler Jim Ryun, who held the world record in the mile, returned to Lawrence this fall and is participating in road racing events.
Leonard to give up one title
PANAMA CITY, Panama—Sugar Ray Leonard, whose knock out of wetterweight Tommy Hearns Wednesday night made him king of the ring in two classifications, must give up one of his titles, the World Boxing Association ruled yesterday.
By United Press International
Leonard won the junior middleweight crown June 25 from Ugandan Akubu Kaleu. If the Baltimore-born fighter wants to keep the mid-room, he must take on an opponent within 90 days.
Leonard took the welterweight title from Detroit's Hearns with a technical knock out in the third round.
Leonard's first defense will likely come against association junior middleweight contender Tadashi Mihara of Japan, the top challenger on the association list.
Because of an association regulation that prohibits boxers from holding titles in more than one weight classification, Leonard has 10 days to receive a license and association president Rodrigo Sanchez said.
Wings 14, Gripdogs 6 Seven 12, Mallins 7 Independent 7 Men
Intramurals Football
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Independent Men
Ryun makes quiet return to Lawrence
Rec. B
Snowmen 19, Sticky Fingers 6
Greek Men
Soccer Independent Men
etc.
Rugby
Trophy League
Temple Hall Internationals 2, Pars 0
S.M.S. 6, Hormones 0
McColmium 4, Busch 0
Greek B
Fiji #2, Zig Zags 0
Dragons 13, Bear Bailers II 0
Uncle Mildy, Whirly Birds 41, Gleam Machine 0
Greek B
KU Club
B-Size Kansas City Blues 36 KU110
KU Club
A-Side
KU24, Kansas City Blues 19
tenorwave
KU“B”vs. Fort Lewentown 1:00 p.m.
KU“B”vs. Jefferson City “B”; 2:30 p.m.
at 23rd and Iowa
By MIKE ARDIS
Sports Writer
When Jim Ryun graduated from KU in 1971, he
wrote that American records in the mile run
and the 1.90-meter race
When Ryun returned to Lawrence in early September, none of his records were still standing.
THE LAST MARK to fall was the American record in the 1,500-meter run, which he set in 1967 with a time of 3:33.1. This August, Steve Scott broke the record with a time of 3:31.96.
His walking cast was recently removed and he has begun strengthening the tendon by working on his knees.
For Ryun, there is no sadness in seeing the records fall.
"I told my wife when Steve got the record, 'I'm a free man,' Ryn said. "I was happy for you."
Ryn is training time, except it is a different type of training. He is rehabilitating from injury or back surgery.
RYUN RETIRED from professional track in 1976 saving that God had told him to stop rainic.
"I'd like to do more race racing," Ryun said.
"But hey. I want other things."
Ryun remained involved in track, however, through his Christian running camps.
With his running camps, Ryun tries to make an impact on people.
Ryun, who has been in church-related movements all of his life, said God was also a guide.
"In a nutshell, we felt the Lord told us to
Ryan said. Ryan is married and has four
children."
In recent months, Ryan has kept himself busy with other things aside from running. He contributed a chapter to a book by Denver Broncos quarterback Craig Morton, titled "The Courage to Believe." His chapter is called, "To Believe in Christ."
Ryum has also found time to return to the KU campus, which he said has changed from his college days.
Though Ryn's American records fell though the records were broken long ago, who he expects.
Ryun graduated from Kansas in 1971, where he studied photojournalism. He has worked for various publications, including Redbook, but lately has done little outside work.
Ryum set the world record at 35:1.1 in the mile
in 1967. Though it stood until 1975, today the mile
"IT'S A WHOLE lot more crowded, more bicycles." Rvun said.
record changes often.
In August, the world record for the mile changed three times, which did not surprise
"No, not at all," he said. "I thought I would better it, and then when I didn't, I thought."
When RYUAN was in high school at Wichita EAST, his coach Bob Timms, who was later his coach at KU, told him he would break the 4-minute mile. That Ryuan found hard to believe. But from his time of 4:26 when Timms made a playback, Ryuan eventually took off 38 seconds.
"Basically, I fell into a training program I was comfortable with," Ryan said. "I agreed with the program and that doesn't always happen with athletes."
The running Ryun does now is road racing, with distances of 5,000 meters or more.
In road racing, Ryun does not see the crowds that once cheered him on, but he said that he
Even though road racing hasn't brought him the recognition that running has, Ryn still has
"It's part of the whole thing," he said. "You don't spend a lot of time looking at the computer."
"I almost get as much now," he said. "Now people are more knowledgeable; before only a
Baseball team faces full weekend slate
The Kansas baseball team will pick up its fall baseball pace this weekend with a full schedule of games.
The Jayhawks will take on Allen County Community College tomorrow and Barton County Community College Sunday. Both the Jayhawks will start at 1 p.m. at Quigley Field.
HEAD COACH MARTY PATTIN said he did not know much about the teams the Jayhawks would be facing because scouting is not permitted. But he said that the fall games were intended for evaluating the players and working with them.
Pattin said he would be looking to see how the Jayhawks have improved on their fundamentals, which disappointed him during last weekend's games.
In last week's doubleheader, the Jayhawks managed only two hits in the first game and made several errors during the day.
Patton said he would like the players to be more aggressive at the plate.
Though the hitting was not as good as Pattin wanted, the pitching was better than he ex-
The Jayhaws limited Missouri Western to four runs in last weekend's games.
"The pitching has been really good." Pattin said.
With four games this weekend, Pattin said he hoped to give all of his players a chance to play.
Predictions
| | Hamilton | Haggstrom | Schaad | Small | Richardson | Parker |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Georgia at Clemson | Georgia 14-13 | Clemson 21-20 | Clemson 24-17 | Georgia 38-14 | Georgia 31-19 | Georgia 24-3 |
| Notre Dame at Michigan | Notre Dame 17-14 | Michigan 20-17 | Notre Dame 17-13 | Notre Dame 21-17 | Michigan 10-7 | Michigan 17-14 |
| UCLA at Wisconsin | UCLA 21-17 | UCLA 24-14 | Wisconsin 21-17 | UCLA 24-10 | Wisconsin 24-14 | UCLA 24-7 |
| Washington State at Colorado | Colorado 28-7 | Colorado 34-20 | Colorado 21-10 | Colorado 17-10 | Colorado 21-7 | Colorado 24-21 |
| Iowa at Iowa State | Iowa State 24-21 | Iowa State 21-17 | Iowa 27-6 | Iowa State 21-3 | Iowa 38-14 | Iowa 13-10 |
| Rice at Missouri | Missouri 14-7 | Missouri 28-10 | Missouri 37-21 | Missouri 24-14 | Missouri 45-7 | Missouri 14-0 |
| Florida State at Nebraska | Nebraska 21-20 | Nebraska 17-10 | Nebraska 21-17 | Nebraska 17-3 | Nebraska 56-21 | Nebraska 35-7 |
| Tulsa at Oklahoma State | Tulsa 10-7 | Tulsa 17-13 | Tulsa 13-10 | Tulsa 21-0 | Tulsa 21-14 | Tulsa 14-10 |
| Kansas State at Washington | Washington 35-10 | Washington 31-7 | Washington 28-6 | Kansas State 25-23 | Kansas State 15-14 | Washington 42-14 |
| Alabama at Kentucky | Alabama 31-3 | Alabama 31-7 | Alabama 33-14 | Alabama 44-0 | Alabama 28-3 | Alabama 45-7 |
| Season Totals | 4-6-0 | 6-4-0 | 6-4-0 | 6-4-0 | 5-5-0 | 7-3-0 |
The predictors are Tracee Hamilton, sports editor; Ron Haggsstrom, associate sports editor; Bob Schaad, managing editor; Jim Small, sports writer; Earl Richardson, photographer; and Tim Parker, sports writer.