Page 14 Universitty Dailv Kansan, January 15, 1982 Chris Emerson Derek Singleton Deaths hit teams hard While everyone was wishing each other a "Happy New Year" and watching their favorite team in what seemed like a football game, football teams were hit with tragedy. The Kansas Jayhawks and the Colorado Buffalooes both lost a member of their backfield. Kansas lost junior fullback Chris Emerson, a 6-foot-2, 30-pounder from Mesa, Ark. Colorado lost sophomore Dwayne Johnson, a 10-foot, 30-pounder from Santa Monica, Calif. RON HAGGSTROM Emerson, who transferred from Scottsdale Junior college in Arizona, came to KU last spring and was supported by the college's faculty years and lead the way for Kerwin Bell. However, his status for the fall was uncertain because of an orthoscope performed on his knee to correct an old injury. It was determined during spring practice that Emerson would sit out the season as a red-shirt. Four weeks before his death, Emerson had further surgery on his knee. Emerson later died of a blood clot in his heart. After helping cover the team last fall, I know there wasn't a player on the Jayhawks who worked harder than Emerson did to get his knee back into condition. He so looked forward to finally being back on the field this year. himself, being done to shock, "It came as a complete shock," Coach Don Fambrough said. "We are all saddened by this tragedy." Singleton, who died following the onset of adult respiratory distress syndrome, a condition in which the lungs become inflamed and are stricken with meningitis since Oct. 24. Singleton became ill the morning of Colorado's game against Iowa State in Ames. At that time, his illness was diagnosed as miningoccal meningitis, a highly contagious brain infection. Before his illness, Singleton had rushed for 213 yards on 62 carries and scored one touchdown. He also caught eight passes for 160 yards. The last time he touched the football in a game, he caught a two-point conversion pass with six seconds left in the Buffaloates 11-10 victory over Oklahoma State. "Derek was a truly outstanding young man in every respect," Colorado Coach Chuck Fairbanks said. "His infectious smile and positive attitude on life and athletics were an inspiration to all of us. He was a joy to coach because he had the ability and competitive spirit to perform. Derek was destined to become a star athlete, a successful student and a success in life." "We will miss him very much." we will miss him very much. And the Big Eight will miss two fine athletes and individuals next year. Comets extend losing streak By United Press International KANAS CITY, Mo—Greg Villa scored three goals last night for the third time this season to pace the Western Division leading St. Louis Steamers to a 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Comets in MISL action. Villa, who now has 19 goals and 26 points, scored the first goal of the game 3:45 into the second quarter. He connected for another goal midway through the third quarter, and made the hat trick with 2:52 left in the game. Emilio Romero and Art Kramer scored the two goals for Kansas City, 2-14, losers of a record 12 straight games. Chiefs assistant named Maryland coach By United Press International COLLEGE PARK, Md.-Within minutes after discovering that Jerry Clalborne had resigned as Maryland's football coach, Bobby Ross applied for With the Chiefs, Ross coached special teams for two years before taking over the offensive backfield. Ross, 44, an assistant coach with the Kansas City Chiefs for the past four years, was named yesterday to replace Claiborne. Iowa State upsets Jayhawks, 66-64 afternoon, after setting lofty goals for the Terrapins, he went recruiting. By GINO STRIPPOLI Associate Sports Editor The KU women's basketball team lost a 66-64 decision to Iowa State's Cyclones yesterday, but more importantly, it lost out on a chance to clinch a spot in the NCAA Championships in March. Yesterday, he got the job. Yesterday The Jayhawks, who had their hopes of a fourth consecutive Big Eight championship go by the wayside, would have won the NCAA berth if they captured the championship. Because of the loss, however, Kansas must now hope for an at-large bid which will not decided until the end of the season. The Jayhawks, who were ranked anywhere from first to third in the pre-tournament poll of coaches, looked like anything but the defending champions as they shot a miserable 38 percent save against Cyclones half, falling behind the Cyclones, 35-27. Head coach Marian Washington said, "Right now, we're still a young club and we still need to work on things. I think we still have a chance to get a bid, but we have to become a better ball club." The Jayhawks were a much improved team in the second half, but they did not outdo the篮 could not get any closer than three minutes until Chris Stewart hit a jump shot with three seconds left to make the score 66-64. The main problem for the Jayhawks once again was the inability to put their opponent away. After Stewart hit a shot with 5:38 left in the game, Kansas, 104 scoreless won the next (5:17). In that play, State built their lead to seven points. kansas was once again led by Tracy Claxton, who scored 14 points and had 17 rebounds. Kansas put three other players in double figures with Angie Taylor getting 14, Angie Snider, 12, and Stewart hard 10. Iowa State, 6-7, also put four players in double figures. Cateria Cain poured in a game-high 20 points to lead the team and win, 12 and 12, Tracey Eckert, 14, and Sheila Mason, 14. The loss puts Kansas into the consolation bracket against the Oklahoma Sooners. a 61-51 loser to 108-ranked team, either even team or final team will finish now is fifth. Oklahoma will be led by Sandy Douglas and Molly McGuire, who combined for 25 of OU's 51 points. In other action, Nebraska traced Oklahoma State, 90-63, and K-State beat Missouri, 72-69. 'Hawks hope to rebound against Oklahoma State By RON HAGGSTROM Sports Editor The Kansas Jayhawks will try to bounce back tomorrow afternoon when they host Oklahoma State after suffering a 75-58 loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sports Editor Both teams enter the game 0-1 in the Big Eight Conference as the Cowboys were defeated at Missouri Wednesday, 5449. KU will try to get back on the winning track after shooting a mere 36 percent against the Cornhuskers, 27 percent in the first half. The Jayhawks, who have been inconsistent from the field throughout the year, have been consistent in one category. However, that's a category they would like to change. You can always count on KU to get beat on the boards. Against Nebraska, the Jayhaws had out-rebound the Cornhuskers 37-45 and the Jayhawks had an average height advantage of three inches per player. "We didn't do a lot of things very well," Coach Ted Owens said about the Nebraska game. OSU returns senior Eddie Hannon and junior Matt Clark to the backcourt. The Cowboys return all five starters from last year's 18-9 team. The frontline has senior Hicky Jacos and sophomore Raymond Creshaw at the forwards and junior Leroy Combs at center. "They have good talent and have a lot of experience." Owens said. "They're extremely active but they've been real inconsistent." JIAYHAWK NOTES; The Daily Breeze in Torrance, Calif., reported yesterday that Kerry Boagni, 6-foot-9 center from Serra High in Gardenia, and has verbally committed to signing a letter-of-intent with Kansas instead. Boagni, who had a career best of 38 points, 18 rebounds and nine block shots, averaged 20.5 points and 12.5 rebounds a game in his junior year. He has upped his scoring average to 22.3 points a game so far this season. Boogni said, "They're nice people down there in Kansas. I cried when I told Jo To White, KU's assistant coach, that I had decided to go to UCLA. I can tell when someone has a special interest in me and I feel KU does." Scoreboard Basketball BASTANDINGS Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Team W 27 L Pct. GB Boston 27 19 174 1/8 Philadelphia 18 10 122 1/8 New York 18 19 486 10 Washington 18 19 486 10 Houston 15 21 417 1/8 Milwaukee 25 16 11 594 Atlanta 18 17 17 483 %/8 Baltimore 17 17 17 483 %/8 Chicago 15 15 417 17 Detroit 15 15 417 17 Cleveland 6 21 18 10 Western Conference Midwest Division San Antonio 23 18 11 675 % Denver 18 11 10 675 % Chicago 20 14 44 618 % Kansas City 13 23 361 11 % Cincinnati 18 23 361 11 % Dallas 12 23 361 11 % Los Angeles San Diego Nashville Oakland Golden State Texas San Diego 28 10 722 23 21 600 23 11 494 20 10 571 20 10 371 15 25 286 15 25 186 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS HORRY'S SNEAKIES New Jersey 138, Chicago 104, Washington 121, Detroit 114 Portland 111, Houston 100 Phoenix 90, New York 89 BIG 8 STANDINGS Team W L Pct. GB Missouri 2 0 1.00 Minnesota 1 0 1.00 Nebraska 1 1 1.00 Colorado 1 1 1.00 Indiana 1 0 1.00 Kansas 0 0 1.00 Oklaahoma 0 0 1.00 Oklahoma 0 0 1.00 Note: Number in parentheses indicates UPI rank. Note: (2) 99, Wagner 67 Minnesota (9) 81, Iowa (5) 36 Wichita State (17) 69, Creighton 56 Jackson (14) 64 Hockey NHL STANDINGS Wales Conference Team W L T L GF GA Pts. Hawks 20 15 7 5 168 64 53 Philadelphia 20 15 7 5 168 64 53 NY Rangers 20 18 5 5 158 160 45 Pittsburgh 18 19 5 5 168 160 44 Washington 18 26 5 5 168 160 44 Patrick Division Buffalo 25 11 8 176 135 45 Boosten 26 11 12 176 135 48 Montreal 22 10 12 300 128 58 Toronto 24 11 11 200 128 58 Quarton 14 10 9 137 128 58 Trailridge Studios, Apts., Townhouses 250 W. 6th 842-772 Edmonton 27 11 10 8 254 179 162 64 Calgary 15 21 10 8 157 174 60 44 Vancouver 15 22 10 8 154 173 40 38 Los Angeles 15 22 10 8 152 172 38 36 YESTERDAY 2 RESULTS Boston 5. New York Islands 4 Philadelphia 6. Edmonton 2 Calgary 2. Calgary College City 2. Los Angeles Campbell Conference Soccer MISL STANDINGS Eastern Division St. Louis 10 20 14 4 163 173 174 44 Minnesota 25 10 14 14 163 174 144 Milwaukee 16 10 14 9 169 189 188 Wimpepig 16 10 9 169 189 188 Toronto 16 10 19 169 189 188 Quebec City 16 10 19 169 189 188 Team W L W L Pet. GE New York 11 14 2 864 Pittsburgh 11 14 373 Boston 9 5 173 241 Buffalo 9 5 571 374 Cleveland 6 4 402 309 New Jersey 6 4 308 281 Philadelphia 4 10 131 westford, ct St. Louis 8 929 5 Denver 6 671 -5 Dallas 8 351 5 Memphis 8 914 24 Phoenix 8 914 19 Pittsburgh 8 128 16 Minneapolis 8 128 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS St. Louis 5, Kansas City 2 Wichita 6, Memphis 5 SMU beats women swimmers Coach Gary Kempf was worried about the KU women's swim meet with SMU and had good reason to be. "SMU is going to be a good team," Kemmf said, before the meet. SMU won the meet Wednesday 82-67, giving the women their first loss of the season Tammy Thomas and Jenny Wagstaff each won two events for the Jayhawks, with Thomas winning the 50-yard race in 24.1 and the 100 freestyle in 28.4. TGIF at THE HAWK The Topeka Capital Journal The lopeka Capital Journal SPECIAL STUDENT SUBSCRIBER OFFER! 1 month FREE! 1 month FREE! Start your new semester subscription for the low price of $18.7.0, and receive 1 month free. Each month your subscription price will give you the best State, Local, National, and SPORTS news that is available in Kansas. Wagstaff won the 100 individual medley in 100.2 and the 500 freestyle in 98.6. FOR HOME DELIVERY SERVICE CONTACT: Michele Compton had the only other first place finish for KU with a time of 10.26.1 in the 1,000 freestyle. The Jayhawks will travel to Austin for the All-American Invitational over the weekend. THIS SATURDAY ONLY! 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