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University Daily Kansan / Thursday, September 28, 1989
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Cheryl HanlvKANSAN
What a shot
Sherri Atchison, Duncan, Okla., senior, takes a practice stroke. Atchison was practicing yesterday at Alvamar Country Club for the Shopker Fall Classic tournament in Wichita.
Missouri still waiting for infractions ruling
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. — An NCAA investigation of the Missouri basketball program is taking longer than expected and the case is not on the schedule of the Infractions Committee for its November meeting, Missouri athletic director Dick Tamburo said.
The Infractions Committee meets Nov. 3-5. The next scheduled meeting is in February.
"I would hope we're in the final stages," Tamburo said. "I was hoping that it would have been done by August. But, being a joint investigation by the NCAA and our law firm, they had a real difficult time matching up schedules."
Missouri has signed contracts for national telecasts of games for the Jacksonville tandem said the school was a major on an in-state package of telecasts.
David Berst, head of enforcement for the NCAA, said penalties usually did not involve existing television plans.
Missouri has admitted that recruit P.J. Mays was given a plane ticket to his home in Cincinnati in violation of NCAA rules. There also have been allegations of improper recruiting in Detroit. Missouri has denied key players from the Detroit area.
Missouri is also conducting an internal audit of the athletic department's financial system, Tamburo said.
The audit, requested by Board of
"He asked for an internal investigation of the athletic department, basketball and that whole thing." Tamburo said, referring to Turner's request. "The internal auditors are handling that situation."
Curators president Edwin S. Turner has been going on for several months.
Questions had been raised about expense vouchers turned in by assistant basketball coach Rich Daly.
Daly took over the team last year when Coach Norm Stewart underwent surgery for cancer. Stewart is expected back this season.
SHOCKERS' 60 MINUTES: The Wichita State Shockers plan to challenge CBS "60 Minutes" for audience on Oct. 15.
To mark the first day of 1989-1990 practice for the team, first-year head coach Mike Cohen plans a 6 p.m. workout called "60 Minutes with the Shockers."
Cohen said he would put the players through a standard pregame warmup and three 10-minute scrimmages.
Making their earliest start in years, Wichita State plays an exhibition game against High Five America on Nov. 2. The Shockers' first regular-season game will be Nov. 16 against Houston in a first-round contest in the preseason National Invitation Tournament.
Ex-Jayhawk guard becomes policeman
By Gene King Kansan sportswriter
Clint Normore will go from guarding opponents on the football field and basketball court for Kansas to guarding the citizens of Lawrence.
Starting Monday, Normore and three other men will join the Lawrence Police Department as rookie officers.
On the basketball court, Normore contributed to Kansas' 1988 NCAA championship. He scored seven in the final game against Oklahoma.
Normore also was a safety for the Kansas football team.
"Being a police officer has been an opinion since I was a child," Norman said.
Before being chosen as officers, candidates have to go through several
Chris Mulvenon, Lawrence police
Normore said he went to work as a security officer for Dillons Stores to gain some experience.
"With each step, the candidates were weeded out." Mulvenon said.
"I learned a lot," he said. "I did a lot of surveillance. Spotting potential shoplifters, making contact with those persons with their knowledge and then arresting them was an everyday occurrence."
Lisa Bass, head of security at Dillons, was pleased with Normore's performance and said he would be a
Clint Normore
good police officer
spokesman, said that all candidates had to meet physical fitness requirements and take a psychological profile test.
"He was a natural," Bass said. "He had no prior experience and did an excellent job. It was an excellent choice for the Lawrence department to make."
Normore said that after his mandatory one-year probationary period with the department expired, he would return to school and possibly major in criminal justice.
Football star's number retired
Wes Swinford
Sayers' career distinguished by college, professional honors
By Paula Parrish Kansan sportswriter
Kansas linebacker Wes Swinford gave up No. 48 last week, but he doesn't mind. He considers the short time he got to wear the jersey an honor.
Gale Sayers
"Realizing that I was the last person to wear that number, and that Gale Sayers wrote it, means a lot to me," Swinford said.
Sayers' number will be retired this Saturday during halftime of the Oklahoma game.
Sayers played for Kansas from 1962 to 1964 and was a two-time All-American. After college, Sayers played with the Chicago Bears from 1971 and left behind 23 club records and seven National Football League records when he retired. He was enshrined in the college and professional football halls of fame in 1977.
Swinford wore No. 48 up until last week, when he found out it was going to be retired.
"I didn't know when I came up here what number he wore, but at the training table and around here, they've got his number," Swinford said. "When I found out, it was like, 'This is it; this is the one.'"
Swinford, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound freshman from Morrison, OKla, was asked to come to Kansas as a walk-on this year, but he said he never imagined he would get to start.
Swinford has received more play-
"I never dreamed it," Swinford said.
Swinford lettered all four years playing eight-man football at Morri-
l and school and was recruited by smaller school. But he wanted something better.
"You want to play in the Big Eight," Swinford said. "You want to go big time if you're going to go. Why waste your time?"
Mason's reference is to the fact that Swinford was never recruited by either Oklahoma State or Oklahoma, even though Stillwater is only 12 miles from Morrison, and Norman is about 60 miles away.
Swinford predicted that Sayers would see an aggressive Kansas
team on the field this Saturday, one that might be able to put a stop to Oklahoma's running game.
"If we can stop the run, then we'll probably stop Oklahoma," Swinford said. "There's no doubt."
"I didn't even know who the young man was three weeks ago, four weeks ago." Mason said. "Not only do they not know who Wes Swinford is, they don't even know where Morrison, Oklahoma, is, and he's going to start for us."
Although he wore the number,
Swinford knows it will be difficult, if
not impossible, to be as great a
player as Sayers was, even though he
is a linebacker and Sayers was a
running back.
"I'm not even close to what he could do." Swinford said. "There's space. There's not very many people that you can compare him with."
Coach Glen Mason said that Swinford had surpassed all of his expectations.
Sayers stated earlier this week that once his number was off the field, people would tend to forget him. But doctor doesn't think that is the case.
prove his ability as a replacement. In the first four games of the season, Swinford has had 44 tackles, 18 of those unassisted. Against Louisville, he had 17, eight of them unassisted.
"For people who know football, every time they come to a Kansas game or see a great run, they'll say, or an announcer will say, 'That's how Gale Sayers used to run,' Swinford said. "I don't think he'll ever be forgotten."
REYNOLDS TO RETIRE: Houston Astros infielder Craig Reynolds, an All-Star in both the American and National Leagues, announced his retirement yesterday.
ing time because of the injuries that sidelined linebackers Curtis Moore and Paul Zaffaroni.
you. I'm tired of being blamed for everything that goes wrong here."
The 36-year-old Reynolds, a shortstop most of his career, played 11 seasons for the Astros, two for Pittsburgh and two for Seattle.
Jaworski eager for first start
Sports briefs
STRAWBERRY DISGRUNTLED:
New York Mets right fielder Darryl Strawberry, angered at the fans and media, says he wants out after the 1900 season.
But he has been more than able to prove his ability as a replacement.
The Associated Press
"I won't sign a long-term contract here, no matter what the money is." Strawberry said. "I don't want to stay here. It really bothers me the way the fans turn on you, the way the media always has its knives out for
"I may be 38," Jaworski said. "But right now, I feel 16."
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It makes no difference to Ron Jaworski that his first NFL start since 1986 will be against the defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals.
Strawberry, earning $1.4 million this season, is entering an option year in 1980 worth $1.8 million if the club picks it up. The Mets will pick up the option unless they can sign him to a new contract.
"Steve's not totally at fault," Schottenheimer added. "But when you play the quarterback position, the responsibility unfortunately, at times, falls on you."
"I'm so darn excited right now, it could be against the Youngstown State Penguins, and it wouldn't matter," Jaworski, a 38-year-old veteran, said yesterday after Kansas City Chiefs coach Marty Schotteheimer said he would replace Steve DeBerg at quarterback.
A 15-year veteran, Jaworski joined the Chiefs this year as an unprotected free agent and performed well in the preseason, hitting 27 of 43 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns. But De Berg, a 13-year veteran, was made the starting quarterback because of his greater familiarity with the players and with Schottenheimer's offense.
In the first three games, Deberg has thrown two touchdown passes and eight interceptions, including five in a 21-6 loss at San Diego last week that dropped the Chiefs to 1-2. Schottenheimer, who vowed in training camp to avoid the quarterback controversies that plauged previous Chiefs coaches, admitted yesterday his DeBerg decision "certainly didn't materialize the way I anticipated."
"I want to play on the West Coast." "Strawberry said yesterday, repeating his stance of last October. "A change of scenery would be good for me. I'd really enjoy it. I'd finally relax, and play the way I'm capable of playing."
A second-round choice of the Los Angeles Rams out of Youngstown State in 1973, Jaworski's career reached its zenith with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the NFC's topprated passer when the Eagles made it to the 1980 Super Bowl. His last NFL start was the 10th game of the 1986 season at Philadelphia.
"I remember it very well," said Jaworski, who spent the past two seasons in Miami as Dan Marine's backup. "I tore a tandem in my finger, and it ended my season. Ever since then I've been been fighting and battling and scratching to get back into this position. I feel very fortunate to be here now. It's the culmination of three years of tough work."
The Bengals, who come here Sunday for a noon kickoff, will be facing a quarterback who feels he has benefited from his spectator's role.
"I remember an experience in 1987 after the players' strike," he said. "I came back and spent the season in the press box working with the coaches. After lots of years on the team, I developed a new approach. Since then, I have had an analytical coaches' approach. I believe it helped me in the long run."
He was not surprised that Schottenheimer made the switch.
"Actually, I was more surprised at not getting the start on opening day," he said. "I'll just take it from here. I know there is no security in this business. I've been around long enough to see guys who think they're going to be around forever, and they're gone the next day. You've got to perform every week. If you don't, you're gone."
And he still has a teen-ager's enthusiasm.
"The receivers are going to have sore hands after practice today," he said with a laugh. "The ball is going to be flying out."
KJHK - Kansan Football Poll
1. Notre Dame (18) 180
2. Miami , Fla. 153
3. Auburn 125
4. Nebraska 124
5. Colorado 96
6. Clemson 74
7. Michigan 70
8. Arkansas 61
9. West Virginia 40
21 Pittsburgh
Teams also receiving votes:
Syracuse, Syracuse
Oklahoma, Tennessee
North Carolina St., Washington
Florida State
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Athletics clinch A.L. West title; Royals hammer Angels
The Associated Press
The Athletics' victory ensured them the best record in baseball for a second consecutive year. Oakland, the first repeat division champion since Kansas City in 1984-85, won its eighth divisional championship, the most for any team since divisional play began in 1969.
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics, whose talent enabled them to survive injuries that would have crippled most teams, clinched their second straight American League West title by beating the Texas Rangers 5-0 last night.
Mike Moore, signed as a free agent last winter for $3.95 million over the year, became Oakland's third 19-game winner with his hit and no runs over seven innings.
Bick Honeycutt followed Moore and got two outs. Gene Nelson then relieved and got four outs, completing the four-hitter.
victory mark with victories in its final four games.
Oakland still could reach the 100-
Cincinnati 2, San Diego 1
Oakland took a 9-10 lead in the first off Texas starter Jamie Moyer, 4-9. Two runs came home when Dave Henderson doubled and scored on Jose Canseco's 17th homer in 63 games, a drive into the second deck, just inside the left field foul pole.
SAN DIEGO — The San Francisco Giants won the National I League West championship last night when the Cubs beat the Boston Red Sox in 13 innings, eliminating the Padres.
The Giants missed a chance of winning the division on their own by losing to Los Angeles for the third straight game. San Francisco then waited and waited at Dodger Stadium to hear the result.
The Padres, who have won 18 of 25 games in September, tied the score 1-1 in the ninth.
Herm Winningham led off the 13th with a single off Calvin Schirakii. 27
and then stole second. Two outs later,
Eric Davis doubled home Winning-
ham from second for his 101st RBI.
'Norm Charlton, 8-3, pitched three
innings for the victory.
The Padres' defeat made meaningless a three-game series against San Francisco this weekend at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Kansas City 8. California 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Bo Jackson hit his career grand slam as the Kansas City Royals, eliminated earlier in the night, beat the California Angels 8-3.
With Kansas City leading 3-2 in the seventh, Jackson hit reliever Willie Fraser's first pitch for his 32nd homer of the season. The Royals loaded the bases on Bob Boone's single and two-out walks to Kurt Stillwell and George Brett by Jim Abbott, 12-12.
Jackson's first grand slam since April 14, 1987, gave him 105 RBIs for the season. He also struck out three
times, setting a Kansas City club record of 167 strikeouts, one more whiff than Steve Balboni in 1985.
Danny Tarttabul, Brett and Kevin Seitzer also homered for the Royals, who moved two games ahead of California.
Toronto 8, Detroit 1
Tom Gordon, 17-9, won for the first time since he beat California on Aug. 23. He had been 0-5 with an 8.31 earned-run average in seven starts since.
The Blue Jays and the second-place Baltimore Orioles will decide the title this weekend in a three-game series at Toronto.
DETROIT — The Toronto Blue Jays maintained at least a one-game lead in the American League East as Kelly Gruber drove in four runs and led them up the Detroit Tigers 8-1.
Lloyd Moseby's double broke a 1-tie in the seventh and he scored on George Bell's single for a 3-1 lead. Dave Siebz 17, allowed four bumps.
Dave Stieb, 17-8, allowed four hits
and struck out seven in 7 2/3 innings.
Tom Henke finishest for his 19th save.
Baltimore 4, Milwaukee 0
MILWAUKEE — The Baltimore Orioles stayed one game behind first-place Toronto in the American League East by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0, setting up a three-game showdown with the Blue Jays for the division title.