Sports
University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, October 10, 1989
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5 days left to buy sports tickets
By Melanie Matthes
Students who are still hoping to reserve their seats in Allen Field House for the upcoming basketball season have until the end of this week to do so.
Kansan staff writer
After Saturday, the all-sports student tickets will be offered to the general public and will not be available to students, said Doug Vance, assistant athletic director for sports information.
All-sports tickets are student season tickets for all home basketball and football games. They cost $75 this year.
The University of Kansas Athletic Corporation has sold about 7,500 all-sports tickets so far this school year.
Vance said. There are about 800 unsold tickets and about 400 student tickets which are given to student-athletes.
There are 7,000 basketball seats allotted to students with all-sports tickets and to student-atheletes, said the field house seats 15,800.
"Our goal is to try to sell as many student tickets as we have in the past," Vance said. "We want to maintain the same atmosphere as before. That atmosphere is created by the students."
He said that at this time last year the tickets were almost sold out.
He said that students would have until the Mid Night Court Practice with Roy Williams on Saturday to purchase tickets. The tickets that are
not sold by that night will be offered to the public.
There are about 1,000 season basketball tickets for the public that have not been sold, he said. There have been 5,200 season tickets sold to the public this year, only about 200 less than the number of tickets sold at this time last year.
He said that because the Danny Manning era was over, students expectations could be down.
Vance said there could be many reasons why ticket sales were slower this season.
"Danny's gone," said Chris Bobal, Highland Park, N.J., senior. "People don't expect the team to do as well.
"I think we'll have a good season. I think we'll win at least 20 games and go to the NCAA tournament."
He said he had bought the all-sports ticket every year since he was a freshman.
Vance said another reason that the tickets were not selling as well as last year could be that students weren't aware that they were still available.
Kari Van Vleck, Lawrence senior,
said he did not buy an all-sports
ticket this year because he could not
afford it.
AP TOP 25
He said that because students must buy the football and basketball tickets together, some students might not want the all-sports ticket.
AP TOP 25
FOOTBALL POLL
1. Notre Dame (54) 5-0-0
2. Miami, Fla. (4) 5-0-0
3. Colorado (2) 5-0-0
4. Nebraska 5-0-0
5. Michigan 3-1-0
6. Tennessee 5-0-0
7. Arkansas 4-0-0
8. Houston 4-0-0
9. Pittsburgh 4-0-1
10. Southern Cal 4-1-0
11. Alabama 4-0-0
12. Auburn 3-1-0
13. N. C. State 6-0-0
14. Clemson 5-1-0
15. Oklahoma 4-1-0
16. Illinois 3-1-0
17. Air Force 6-0-0
(te) Washington St. 5-1-0
19. Florida St. 3-2-0
20. West Virginia 4-1-1
21. Michigan St. 2-2-0
22. UCLA 3-2-0
23. Penn State 4-1-0
24. South Carolina 4-1-1
25. Brigham Young 4-1-0
(te) Florida 4-1-0
First-place votes in parentheses
Men's tennis team hits quarterfinals
By a Kansan reporter
Rafael Rangel, Monterrey, Mexico, sophomore, led the Kansas men's tennis squad last weekend to the quarterfinals of the ITCA-Rolex Regional in Wichita.
On Saturday, Rangel advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating Chris Gills of Southwest Missouri State 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, on Sunday lost to the top-seed and eventual champion Jeff Neuman of Oklahoma State 7-5, 6-3.
Jeff Gross, Overland Park junior and No. 2 seed for the tournament, advanced to the fourth round before Wichita State at 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
In men's doubles, sophomores Carlos Fleming, Shake Heater, Ohio, and Paul Garvin, Batavia, III., competed in finals, defeating Colorado 6-3.
On the women's side, sophomores Page Goins, Tulsa, Okla, and Laura Hagemann, Dallas, Texas, each advanced to the singles finals of their individual flight. There were seven flights or brackets in singles competition.
Goins reached the finals by defeating Debbie Beaver of Tulsa 6-0, 6-1, but lost to Caroline De Lise of Oklahoma State 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Hagemann reached the final by beating Jill Chong of Southwest Mississippi State 6-4, 6-3, but lost in the final match to Jo Anna Meagher, also of Oklahoma State. 6-0, 6-0.
In women's doubles, Goins and Eveline Hamers, Meerssen, Netherlands, sophomore defeated Cathy Baldari and Isabel Minguez of Southwest Missouri State 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 before losing in the final to Oklahoma State 6-0, 1-1.
WALKER RUMORS: The Herschel Walker watch is on with the Oct. 17 trade deadline looming. The Dallas Cowbys are entertaining offers for their Pro Bowl running back as NFL owners began to gather for their special meeting in search of a new commissioner.
Walker was at practice, but refused to give any clue whether the trade rumors about his departure from Dallas would come true.
"I don't think about it," Walker said. "Right now I'm concentrating on playing football for the Dallas Cowboys."
Walker has been a stranger in the Dallas offense. In Sunday's 31-13 loss to Green Bay, he carried 12 times for 44 yards.
Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson wouldn't address what he called the Walker "situation."
"I have nothing to say," Johnson said. "You've got to understand I can discuss it everytime I get a telephone call about a possible trade."
Sport briefs
The Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings have shown interest in
Walker. Mike Lynn, the Vikings' general manager, is on the commissioner's committee that meets in Dallas today. Peter Johnson, Walker's agent, is based in Cleveland.
Walker has expressed some interest in the New York Giants, but they haven't returned it.
FLORIDA CHANGES COACHES:
Gary Darnell talked about bittersweet feelings yesterday as he took over as interim football coach at Florida following Galen Hall's pressured resignation.
"Today is an interesting day from the standpoint that it's both sad and thankful at that same time," Darnell said. "There are conflicting emotions to deal with. I'm sad for the circumstance that evolved, but I'm standing here."
Hall resigned, effective Sunday, because of NCAA rules violations uncovered by a joint university-NCAA investigation. In a letter to interim university President Robert Bryan on Wednesday, Hall admitted to furnishing unauthorized salary supplements between 1986 and 1988 to
two assistant coaches.
Hall also conceded his involvement in providing money to a former player in 1987 so that the student-athlete could comply with a court order for child-support payments.
Darnell, 40, coached Tennessee Tech from 1983 to 1985.
Darnell was defensive coordinator at Kansas State in 1978 and linebackers coach at Oklahoma State from 1971 to 1972.
Darnell said he hadn't known of Hall's impending resignation.
SOVIETS JOIN IDITAROD: Two Soviets will be breaking diplomatic trails in March when they become the first muskers from their country to compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, organizers said yesterdav.
Rosemary Phillips, Iditarod executive director, said the Soviets also had agreed to participate in an as-yet unnamed invitational Alaska-Soviet race in late March 1991.
The two Soviets plan to arrive in Alaska on Nov. 1.
Listless game ends in Raiders victory
LA's second-half surge secures top spot in 'Monday Night Football' appearances
The Associated Press
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eddie Anderson returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown last night, lifting the Los Angeles Raiders to a 14-7 victory against the New York Jets in Art Shell's debut as an NFL head coach.
Shell, 42, is the first Black head coach in the league since 1925. He replaced Mike Shanahan, who was named after the Raiders got off to a 1-3 start.
The Raiders showed little spark for much of the game. But they made more big plays than the Jets, who fell to 1-4 overall and 0-3 at home. Los Angeles didn't even need star running back Marcus Allen, who strained his right knee in the third quarter, in lifting their all-time-best "Monday Night Football" record to 27-6-1.
After the opening half, the first scoreleave one in the NFL this season, the teams woke up for 8½ minutes.
Los Angeles needed only two plays to go ahead in the third quarter.
Vance Mueller ran 19 yards to the Raiders' 27, then Jay Schroeder hit Mervyn Fernandez on an out-pattern. Fernandez eluded Bobby Humphery and Erik McMillan in the secondary, streaked down the right sideline, then cut toward the middle on his way to a 73-yard touchdown and his only reception of the game. It was the sixth straight game that Fernandez has reached the end zone. He is averaging 23.3 yards on his 18 catches this season.
The Jets came right back, overcoming the errors that victimized them in the first half. They went 97 yards in 15 plays, sparked by a 23-yard completion to Billy Griggs and a 26-yarder to JoJo Townsell on third down.
Roger Vick dived in for the score from the 1.
Late in the third period, Schroeder was intercepted at the New York 4 by McMillan, who returned it 41 yards. But that paired in comparison to Anderson's stunning run, the third succession return in Raiders' history.
Anderson picked off Ken O'Brien's pass at the 13, seemed stopped near the 30, broke Griggs' weak attempt at a tackle and headed for the sideline. O'Brien was the only Jet within range but couldn't catch the safety.
It was Anderson's first interception this season and the first touchdown of his four-year career.
On the game's final possession, O'Brien led New York to the Los Angeles 11, but the Jets were penalized for holding, and he threw an incomplete pass in the end zone on the final play.
The first half was a perfect example of two last-place teams doing what they've done all year — struggle.
The Raiders had almost no offense as they were plagued by poor field position, dropped passes and weak blocking. Schroeder even was sacked twice by the Jets' usually ineffective pass rush.
Their only scoring chance in the first half came on the final play, when Jaeger was short on a 43-yard field goal attempt.
New York moved the ball well, getting into Los Angeles territory on its first four possessions. But O'Brien's passes were off-target, all overthrown, and he clearly missed receivers Al Toon, Mickey Shuler and Wesley Walker. All three are injured and only Toon played briefly.
Jets kicker Pat Leahy set a team record by appearing in his 208th game.
Giants sweep at home, take Series to Bay area
Cubs' hopes die after 3-2 defeat
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Thanks to the ultimate thrill from Will, the thrills are just beginning for the San Francisco Giants and the Bay area.
second.
Will Clark's bases-loaded single with two outs in the eighth inning gave the Giants a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Cubs and the National League pennant yesterday, setting up a Bay Bridge World Series starting Saturday night at the Oakland Coliseum.
Clark, in one of the greatest postseason performances ever, set an NL playoff record with 13 hits, a 650 batting average and 24 total bases. He was voted the series' most valuable player. His single to center off Cubs ace reliever Mitch Williams gave the Giants their first pennant since 1962, four games to one.
"You saw one of the great performances ever," Glints manager Roger Craig said. "But Will has done that all year."
Clark said, "I just want to hang in there. I feel like I'm going to get a hit every time up, just like Rickey (Henderson) did for the A's."
"Mitch is a gamer, he's come in all year and has gotten people out. I fought off a few tough pitches and finally got one I could handle."
Cube manager Don Zimmer, who was second-guessed several times in the series for not changing pitchers, tempted fate — and Clark — once too often.
The Cubs, though, fought until the end. With two outs in the ninth inning, Giants reliever Steve Bedrosian gave up three straight singles and a run before retiring Rye Sandberg on a soft, grounder to
"The best team won," Zimmer said, "and I hope they go on and win the Series."
Starter Mike Bielecki, who allowed only three hits in 7% innings, walked pinch hit Candy Maldonaldo, Brett Butler and Robby Thompson with two outs in the first half. Clark, who had eight RBI in the series, then did what has come to be expected.
"Don asked me how I was, and I thought I could get Thompson," Bleielek said. "I just got tired that I punished the hall up a bit. I think the key to that inning was Candy Maldonado. I threw some good pitches on the corners, but he fouled them off."
Clark scored eight runs in the series and finished with a 1.200 slugging percentage.
It was yet another disappointing loss for the Cubs, who have not won a World Series since beating Detroit in 1908 and have not been to one since 1945.
"I hated to see Will Clark up there," Cubs first baseman Mark Grace said. "He buried us the whole series."
"Don did a tremendous job with this club," Craig said of his long-time friend. "They shouldn't be too disappointed. They had a great
The Cubs had a 9-23 record in spring training, and most observers picked them for fifth or sixth in the NL East.
It was the 16th NL pennant for
Diehard fans wait at airport for A's
The Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics missed a flight from Toronto and didn't expect many fans to welcome them home early yesterday after winning the American League pennant.
But they were surprised.
At least 500 enthusiastic fans were waiting at Oakland International Airport when their heroes arrived shortly after 1 a.m. Some fans had waited several hours for the team.
"We got ready to leave Toronto and someone said we'd get home too late and there wouldn't be anybody waiting for us," A's Manager Tony La Russa said as the crowd let out a roar.
the Giants since the World Series started in 1903, with 14 coming when the team played in New York.
"We went to Toronto and we decided to have a little fun, but we still have some unfinished business," said Dave Stewart, who was the winning pitcher in Sunday's 4-3 victory against the Blue Jays. "And this time, we're going to try and get it done."
Almost predictably, Clark played the part of her again for the Giants and led off the seventh with a triple into the right-field corner.
Zimmer's moves are subjected to second-guessers
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Seedguessers will have a long cold winter to mull over decisions made by Chicago Cube' manager Don Zimmer in the NL playoff loss to the San Francisco Giants.
Zimmer's moves were questioned several times during the five-game series, and his biggest decision in yesterday's 3-2 loss turned out wrong again when he lost to Bielecki in after he had walked two men with two out in the eighth inning.
Bleeckel entered the eighth working on a three-hitter and the score did 1-1. He got the first two hits, but also struck the strike, then ran no trouble.
Candy Maldonado, pinch-hitting for Giants starter Rick Reuschel, drew a walk after fouling off several pitches.
The effort against Maldonado seemed to drain Bailesck, who then walked Brett Butler. Zimmer went to the mound to check on his pitcher.
"I didn't go out to get him; I went out to ask him how he felt." Zimmer said. "Sometimes if a pitcher gives you a negative answer, you know what you're going to do. He said, 'I feel good,' I said, 'Let's go.'"
Bielecki conceded afterward that he might have been a little tired, but he said he thought at the
time he had enough to get San Francisco's Robby Thompson to end the inning and preserve the tie.
Bielecki threw four straight balls to load the bases for the Giants' top hitter and series MVP, Will Clark.
This time, too late, Zimmer went to the mound, yanked Bielecki and brought in reliever Mitch Williams. The loudspeakers at Candlestick Park blared the song "Wild Thing" while the crowd roared in anticipation of Clark.
Clark tell behind to Williams, fouling off two pitches before lining a single to center that scored Maldonado and Butler with the winning runs.
Zimmer made three big decisions Sunday, two involving Williams, that didn't work out too well.
He elected to walk Kevin Mitchell intentionally to the third with first base open after a double by Clark. Matt Williams then hit a two-run single to center off starter Great Maddux.
In the fourth, Zimmer chose to let Maddux bat for himself with two on and two out. Maddux grounded out and didn't stay in the game much longer. Joze Uribe doubled in the bottom of the fourth. When Maddux threw the ball into center on a pickoff attempt, Uribe went to third and then scored after a wild pitch by Maddux.
KJHK-Kansan Top 10 Football Poll
Kansas cross country rolls through Michigan in victory
1. Notre Dame (16) 168
2. Miami, Fla. 143
3. Colorado (1) 134
4. Nebraska 120
5. Michigan 90
6. Arkansas 79
7. Houston 62
8. Tennessee 52
9. Pittsburgh 51
10. Southern California 19
Other teams receiving votes:
Air Force, Alabama, Auburn
Illinois, Florida State, N.C.
State
Staff of KJHK and the Kansas
vote in the poll weekly.
First place votes in parentheses
First place votes in parentheses
By Paula Parrish
Kansan sportswriter
"I wouldn't change a thing," Heffernan said.
"It's really fun to have a team that's performing the way we are."
The men's team brought home its third victory during the weekend, defeating top-ranked Michigan State, Michigan and Ohio State in the Michigan State Invitational in East Lansing, Mich.
Kansas men's cross country is on a roll and too runner Steve Heffernan is estatic.
Both Heffernan and Croghan beat the previous course record of John Scherer, a runner from Michigan. Scherer set the old record of 24:38 in 1987 and went on that year to win the 10,000-meter run in the NCAA tournament.
Hefferman; Kearney, Neb., senior, led Kansas men by placing second with a time of 24:03 on the 2-kilometer course. Ohio State runner Mark Croghan took first with a time of 24:07.
"For both of those guys to break it, and for
this kid to break it so convincingly, was really impressive. Coach Gary Schwartz said.
Behind Heffernan, Kansas men took fifth through 10th places, finishing with less than a 30-second difference among their times.
"Anytime you can put your top seven in the top 10, they're doing the job," he said. "They had a very impressive showing."
Schwartz said that he felt last week before the meet that his team would turn in the good performance it did Saturday.
"It was real gratifying to feel that way and then go there and have them do that," Schwarzt said.
Kansas took two first-place finishes into Saturday's meet, having won the Jayhawk Invitational on Sept. 16 and the Southern Illinois Invitational on Sept. 9.
Assistant coach Mike McGuire said two varsity runners and five junior varsity runners went to the Johnson County Invitational two weeks ago where they took second place.
"We just have a lot of good people and we
thought they needed the races," McGuire said.
Although the women's side did not fare as well as the men during Saturday's meet by finishing third overall, most turned in personal-best times on the 5-kilometer course.
"I can't say we did badly and I can't say we did well," Schwartz said. "We're still improving on the women's side."
Schwartz said that the women came close to beating Michigan at the Jahawk Invitational, but that Michigan didn't have two of its best runners there.
He said Kansas' best chance this past weekend laid in going after the other two teams.
Kansas women entered the race having won the Johnson County Invitational two weeks ago and placing second at both the Jayhawk Invitational and the Southern Illinois Invitational.
"They ran their personal-best times, but we didn't get what we needed to do to beat Michigan State," Schwartz said. "We thought
we had a shot at Ohio State and Michigan State, but we knew we had to do really well. They ran fast times, in the sport of cross country, it's team scores."
Trisha Brown, Fairway senior, had turned in only shaky performances so far this season, but Saturday she bounced back with a personal-best time of 18:03, placing first among Kansas women and seventh at the meet.
Daniela Daggy, Bloomington, Ind., freshman, finished second for Kansas and 11th at the meet with a personal-best time of 18:26.
"I think we did really well and we're improving a lot."
"I didn't expect to do that well at all," Daggy said.
Although pleased with the individual efforts, Schwartz emphasized the importance of the team's performance as a whole.
"You've got to keep measuring yourself by what's required of the sport, and what's required by the sport is a team effort," Schwartz said.