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University Daily Kansan, November 23, 1981
Sports
'Hawks bound for Hall of Fame Bowl Seniors shine as KU downs Tigers
By TRACEE HAMILTON Sports Editor
It was the seniors' day.
The senior Jayhawks led the way Saturday as KU bitter rivet rival Missouri, 19-11, before 47,500 in Memphis.
Senior linebacker Kyle McNorton had 15 tackles and, of all things, returned a punt. Fellow back Chris Toburen intercepted a pass. Noseguard Greg Smith had five tackles and recovered a fumble. Cornerback Dan Wagoner broke up two pass plays. Defensive end Bryan Horn had eight stops, two for losses.
ON OFFENCE, guard David Lawrence led the way for the line. Receiver Bassin Had a key reception. And receiver Jeffery Gilliam
Smith took over at quarterback when Frank Seurer suffered a dislocated elbow early in the first quarter. Smith, who has been cooling his heels on the bench for much of the season, took awhile to warm up, but when he did, he led the Jayhawks into position for a third quarter before the game. He scored a fourth quarter touchdown that put the carve out of reach 19-3.
"Steve's been palying by Frank as a senior," Head Coach Don Fambrough said. "He's never complained, he's always done well."
Seurer was complimentary of his replacement. "He played a great game," he said. "He's just as comfortable here."
That theory might be tested when KU plays in the Hall of Fame Bowl Dec. 31 in Birmingham, Ala. Seurer should be recovered by then, but it's too soon to tell. His arm will be put in a cast this week.
SEURER WAS KNOCKed out of action in the first quarter after completing a pass to Bastin.
"I got knocked back," Searser said after the game, "and I heard a gunshot. It knocked me right it out. I heard it and it was all distorted. I heard it app and it was all distorted."
Surer had X-rays taken after the game, but no bones were broken.
"It's the most painful thing I've ever been through," Seurer said. "I might be back for the bowl game. I was hoping the ball was completed. I hoped to hell it wouldn't be nicked off
"The hit came late. I think he might have been blocked into me. I didn't see it."
IT WAS THE defense of the first part of the season, the
failure that came through even when the offense was
fallen.
Many Kansas fans felt that it was a late hit. The game was an emotional and physical one from the start, and a huge success for them.
"It it was the most physical game this year," tailback Garfield Taylor, who had 103 yards on 27 carries. "The defense played good. The play of the defense fired me up. They come up with the big plays."
from Peabody, Kan., ran a Mike Hyde pass 27 yards for the score
Safety Roger Foote nabbed two interceptions, the second for the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter. The junior
"I knew I wasn't carrying it properly on the first interception," said Foote, whose first pickoff was fumbled, then recovered by Kansas, "but on the second, I just wanted to get into the end zone.
"We're a big play defense. We're all positive. We believe in each other. When this happens the result is going to be a win."
Six good things happened—three fumbles and three interceptions.
"IT WAS QUITE a defensive battle," Fambrough said. "Those were two of the best defensive teams in the league."
The Jayhawks went into the game ranked first in the nation in pass defense. The Tigers threw 325 times against that defense and gained 248 yards in the air and an additional 180 yards rushing. The stats were lopsided: Missouri had 26 downs to Kansas' 16. Missouri had 373 total yards; the Jayhawks had 192.
But the other factor that held back Missouri, besides KU's big play defense, was the wunting of Bucky Scrierin.
Scribner punted 11 times for 412 yards, a 37.5 yard average. That won't put him back in the top five in the nation, where he's been most of the season. But Scribner said it didn't matter.
"I've had better days," Scriber said. "I didn't care what my average wage was, if they were going to beat us, they would."
SCRIBNER PUT Missouri inside its own 20-yard line eight of 11 times, on the 12, 12, 13, 13, 9 and 13. And the Tigers got the ball on the 20 twice. Missouri got good field position just once, on the Kansas 39, and the Tigers managed to drive 30 more yards before the second quarter ran out. They settled for a Bob Luchesei 26-yield field goal.
"I told the defense at the half they (Tigers) weren't going to have good field position in the second half,"
"Our kicking game was important to us," Fambrough added.
"We've been called lucky." Fambridge said. "And we've been called ordinary. We bit our tongues and took it. But we're 8,3, and we are a damn lucky team and pretty good ordinary team. We never been more proud of a team.
Missouri quarterback Brad Perry looks for an open receiver as KU defensive end Bryan Horn moves in for the tackle.
JAYHAWK NOTES: Head Coach Dcoch Fambrough said yesterday he did not know if quarterback Pk Seurer played well.
"Some doctors say there's an excellent chance, some say I'm pamphread. said. "But if anyone can be ready, it's Frank."
The Jayhawk defense defended their national record for safeties Saturday, scoring a two-pointer in the third quarter. It's the fourth safety for the Jayhawks this season, with three saves. The NCAA office doesn't keep stats on safeties.
The football team awarded a game ball to Col. Joe Engle, a KU alum who commanded the space shuttle Columbia in its recent flight. Engle presented a flag from the Columbia to Chancellor Gene A. Budig before the game.
KU's Angie Snyder looks for a teammate on Saturday's game against Pacific Christian. The Jayhawk won, 117-38.
There will be no admission charged for the game, which will be played like a regular game. The Jahayhaws will be divided into two squads, red and blue.
The men's basketball team will play an
scrimmage tonight in Allen
Field Home 147-39.
Men's team to play exhibition
Head Coach Ted Owens said after the game
against the People's Republic of China that he hacks Kansas would get to play at least one
Transfer Carl Henry will also play. Henry, who transferred to Kansas from Oklahoma City University, is sitting out this season waiting to become eligible.
etc.
Basketball
Hockey
YESTERDAY'S RESULT
National Basketball Association
Seattle 109, New Jersey 92
YESTERDAY'S RESULT
**YESTERDAY A YRESULT**
National Hockey League
Washington 2, Philadelphia 2
Nationwide Baseball League
New York Islanders 2, New York Rangers 2
National Football League
Vancouver 2, Colorado 2
Nationwide Soccer League
Claxton leads KU to 117-38 romp
A star is born.
Sophomore Tracy Claxton scored 36 points and pulled down 28 rebounds as she led the Jayhawks to a 17-18 rout over Pacific Christian. Claxton, whose totals were both career highs, was such a dominant force in the game that she scored 10 points before the Crusaders were even on the scoreboard. Claxton, who scored 20 of her game-high 36 points in the first half, scored all of her points from the field, shooting 18 for 25. She did all of this in 29 minutes of play.
MARIAN WASHINGTON, KU's head coach, said, "Tracy is gonna surface this year. If she stays healthy, she will definitely be in contention to be on the All-American team.
"She is easily one of the best players in the country."
Claxton was not the only bright spot for the hawkies. In all, KU had seven players score in 10 games.
Leading the pack behind Claxton was Lenora Taylor. The Topeka senior scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds. Both of the totals were career highs for Taylor. Shyra Holden added 11 points and Angie Snider, Angie Tayle, Mary Chrneilich and Chris Stewart all scored 10.
Another highlight for KU was its passing. KU had 25 assists compared to 5 for Pacific Christian. Snider led the way for KU with 8. Just as impressive for KU was its rebounding advantage. KU had 70 rebounds, more than doubling the total rebounds by the visitors.
"THIS TEAM has to play like they did tonight to win." Washington said. "We have to have a team effort, putting a number of players in double figures."
The offense wasn't the whole show for the Jayhawks on Saturday. The defense, using full-court pressure, caused Pacific Christian to turn the ball away from the half-four of these turnovers resulted from steals.
Jim Sturgeon, Pacific Christian's head coach, said, "They were too big and too quick for us. We had to get them down."
The Jayhawks, who were ranked 15th in the preseason Associated Press poll, will get their first real test when they travel to Plainview, Texas, Nov. 26-28, for the Queens Classic. Kansas' first round opponent will be Clemson, ranked 16th in the same poll.
The Crusaders, who are now 1-3, were totally out-manned. They took only seven players on their road trip, which had scheduled games at Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and K-State. To make matters worse, their star player, Jule Hanks, hurt her foot in Friday's game against Nebraska and was unable to play against Kansas.
Chaylo Moreno was the only standout for the Crusaders. She scored 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. No other player on Pacific Christian scored more than six points.
KU's victory was never in doubt. KU scored the first 26 points, holding Pacific Christian scoreless until the 13-08 mark of the first half. The Jayhawks substituted freely throughout the first half, boosting its 6-10 at halftime. To show just how overpowering KU was, the Jayhawks had enough points to win at the 9:55 mark in the first half.
"KU WAS BY FAR the best team we have plaved so far." Sturgeen said.
The game already decided, Washington tried many different combinations of players in the second half. Every player saw action, and all but two scored.
KU women's swimmers win:men lose
The Kansas men's and women's swim teams' kick of speed showed in their meets this weekend.
Iowa State defeated the men's team, 73-40,
Saturday. Still, Head coach Gary Kemp did not
threaten any injuries.
"We're just as good of a team as Iowa State." The Iowa State was a rested team. They had the season.
"ITS OBVIOUS where our problem is"
Kmpsf said of the team's lack of speed. "Kansas
would be better to play."
"We swam strong but lacked speed. They're just not at our level yet."
In the women's meet Friday, the Jayhawks easily defeated Nebraska. 89-31.
For the Jayhawks, jenny Waggast wag牙 the angest and shortest races of the meet, the 1,580-mile race.
"Nebraska swats a strong meet but there was never any doubt of the outcome." Kernof said.
Wagstaff said swimming the longest and shortest races did not bother her.
"Not as long as the short ones come after the long ones!" he said
For both teams, Kempf said the lack of speed came from the Javahawks' training.
"TO GET SPEED you have to take a lot of work in and then rest," he said. "We're going to cut it down a little. We're going to do some work on stroke technique."
"The meet wasn't as wide as it sounds," he said. "We've worked hard this year and people can see we're working hard. We didn't swim that bad."
"I saw some good things out of today," Kempf
For the men, Ron Neugent won the 1,800-yard
freesie in 15-33.4 and the 500-yard freesie
in 43.8.
said of the Nebraska meet. We had some good times. I'm starting to see the things I want to see.
we have to come some space.
In the Iowa State meet, Kemp said une Cyclones had a lot of success in some of the sorris and the Jawhaws could not catch up.
Kempf said he thought times would improve by the end of the year and overall he was pleased with his performance.
Chiefs down Seattle, 40-13, share AFC lead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The Kansas City Chiefs, who spent the 1970 decade figuring out ways to lose football games, have figured out a novel way to win-perfection.
By United Press International
The Chiefs grabbed a share of first place in the AFC West yesterday with a devastating offensi-ving en route to a 49-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. That left both Kansas City and Denver, a 38-21 loser at the hands of the Cubs, with identical 6-4 records through 12 weeks.
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touched the football, did not commit a turnover and did not have to punt until only 12 seconds remained in the game. The defense even chipped in a touchdown on a 40-yard interception return by rookie safety Lloyd Burrows to help Kansas win the game for the fourth time in their last five meetings.
The Chiefs scored the first six times they
Kansas City's dominance offensive was mandated by the opponent: Seattle has a reputation as a come-from-behind team and the Chiefs saw that firsthand the first time the two teams met this season. Kansas City led 20-0 at halftime in that one but had to pitch a goal-line stand in the final minute to escape with a 20-14 victory.
"They have the potential to come back fast," said Kansas City Coach March Levy.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Cincinnati 38, Denver 21
Dresden 22, Chicago 21
Buffalo 8, Bay Area 3
Buffalo 20, New England 17
Salt Lake City 16, Oakland 9
Giant Giants 10, Philadelphia 10
Pittsburgh 32, Cleveland 10
Detroit 24, San Francisco 10
St. Louis 28, Baltimore 24
New Yorkers 16, Miami 15
Los Angeles 24
San Francisco 33, Los Angeles 31
TODAY'S GAME
Minnesota at Atlanta
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