Sports
University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, September 19, 1989
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Denver beats Bills with solid defense 28-14 score gives Broncos first Monday-night victory in 11 tries
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Denver's big-play defense, sparked by interceptions from Wyman Henderson and Tyrone Braxton, helped the Broncos build a 21-0 lead as they defeated the Buffalo Bills last night, 28-14.
Denver, which had lost 10 of its last 11 Monday night road games and its last eight games on artificial turf, turned all those negatives around with some positive defense. Just as in their opening victory against Kansas City, the Broncos forced turnovers and converted them into points.
Denver's defense, which ranked 22nd in the NFL last year, contributed two points on a first-quarter safety and set up 13 more points. Those points came on Vance Johnson's 9-yard reception from John Elway and field goals of 46 and 24 yards by David Treadwell.
That same defense began to wilt, though, as Buffalo went to a hurry-up offense — the same ploy Bills coach Marv Levy had criticized as unethical when Cincinnati used it last year. Jim Kelly led the Bills on drives of 77 and 66 yards against a suddenly confused Denver defense.
But the Broncos again made crucial plays after Elway was intercepted early in the fourth quarter. Mark Kelso picked off Elway's overtime lead, and the Browns won line and Kelly got the Bills to the Denver 41.
Elway hit Johnson for 25 yards on third- and 12, and he scrambled for 31 yards to the Buffalo 5 when Denver took possession. Rookie Bobby Humphrey scored from the 5, clinching the victory and silencing the crowd of 78,176 at the first prime time game here since 1984.
Buffalo, which won all its home games and took the AFC East crown
in 1988, lost here for the first time since Dec. 20, 1987, against New England.
Buffalo, which edged Miami on the last play of its opener, lost star lumberback Shure Conlan with a left wrist injury sustained in the fourth quarter.
On the first play, Michael Brooks brought down Jamie Mueller in the first round.
Denver took the free kick and marched 34 yards before Treadwell made a 22-yard field goal.
A Denver turnover actually helped the Broncos to a 2-10 lead. Nate Odomes made a spectacular over-the-shoulder interception and, after the ball was passed, ruled the call on the field, the ball was placed inside the Buffalo 1.
Midway through the second period, after Larry Kinnebrew gained 14 yards with a screen pass, and Thurman Thomas got 16 with another,
Kelly's pass for Andre Reed was tipped high by the receiver. Henderson grabbed it, and though he fumbled when tackled, Denver recovered at its 36.
An illegal contact penalty on Leonard Smith and a 10-yard pass to Mark Jackson set up Johnson's touchdown.
Scott Norwood, who had hit nine straight field goals, missed from 43 yards and Reed fumbled after a 17-yard gain later in the second period.
Humphrey ran for six yards, then burst through the left side of the line behind Melvin Bratton's block for a 33-ward gain.
Even on Buffalo's 77-yard drive to Kninnebrew's touchdown, the Bills committed a costly penalty. Thomas' 41-yard run was negated by a holding move.
But Kelly shook that off and flawlessly ran the hurry-up attack. He hit Harmon for 23 yards and scrambled for 19 in setting up the short score.
First place Cubs down Mets,10-6
CHICAGO — Luis Salazar had an advantage the rest of his teammates lacked. He had batted against Frank Viola before in the American League.
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"I knew that when there are men on base, he goes to offspace pitches, and he faces him for one." Salazar said. "I had couple of hours the last time faced him."
Salazar hit an offspeed pitch for a two-run homer, capping a four-run fifth inning last night that wiped out a three-run deficit and started the Chicago Cubs to a wild 10-6 victory against the New York Mets.
The loss was the third straight for the third-place Mets, and while it didn't eliminate them from the National League East race, it left them with little hope, $6\frac{1}{2}$ games behind the first-place Cubs.
The victory reduced Chicago's magic number to eight. Any combination of Chicago victories or St. Louis defeats totaling eight will give the Cubs the division crown. The second-place Cardinals trail the Cubs by five games. Montreal is fourth, seven games back.
"I'm just glad the good guys won," Cubs manager Don Zimmer said. "The thing that pleases me most is we're 15-3 since the All-Star break against the Mets, the Cardinals and the Expos."
The Cubs added four runs in the eighth, three on reliever Mitch Williams' first major league hit and a three-run homer off New York reliever Don Anse.
Williams, the fifth Chicago pitcher, earned his 34th save by striking out Darryl Strawberry with the bases after allowing two runs in the ninth.
Salazar's homer was his ninth and his first for the Cubs, who acquired him from San Diego on Aug. 30. The Cubs had 12 hits against four pitchers, including starter Frank Viola, 3-5.
Viola found his ineffectiveness difficult to explain.
"I'm a four-pitch pitcher, but tonight I had one pitch and that was a changeup," he said. "The first few innings I got away with it. But you can't get major league hitters out on only one pitch."
White Sox edge KC on 9th-inning error
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg, angry over Carlos Martinez's inability to bunt, replaced him in the middle of a ninth-inning at-bat last night. The move paid off in a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
With the count 0-1, Martinez was replaced by pinch hitter Steve Lyons, who laid down a bunt fielded by reliever Jeff Montgomery. His throw was completed on line for an error as two runs scored and gave Chicago the win.
The Royals fell 3½ games behind first-place Oakland, which beat Cleveland 4-2 in 10 innings, in the American League West. California won and remained in second place, 2½ games back.
The White Sox, held to three hits by Tom Gordon and Steve Crawford, came back from a one-run deficit after Ivan Calderon led off the ninth with a single and scored the tying run on Carlton Fisk's double.
Chicago reliever Dean Wilkins won in his first major league decision.
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Darryl Boston walked, bringing up Martinez — but not for long.
"I was so mad at him, I wanted to kill him," Torborg said of Martinez, who earlier in the game had fouled out trying to bunt with runners at that and second and none out. "Other than that, he could have stayed and hit."
"He blew the first bunt like that, pushing it the wrong way. We told him where to bunt it (in the ninth), and he doesn't bunt — he stands there under the pitch. I'm dumb but it doesn't take that many times to get to me."
"We might not be in the race if it wasn't for Montgomery," Royals manager John Wathan said. Nobody's perfect. He been aeward wagoner, but was a rough loss, but we've still got a long way to go."
1. Notre Dame (57) 2-0-0
2. Miami, Fla. (3) 2-0-0
3. Nebraska 2-0-0
4. Auburn 2-0-0
5. Michigan 0-1-0
6. Colorado 3-0-0
7. Clemson 3-0-0
8. Arkansas 1-0-0
9. West Virginia 3-0-0
10. Syracuse 2-0-0
11. Washington 2-0-0
12. Southern Cal 1-1-0
13. Pittsburgh 2-0-0
14. Tennessee 3-0-0
15. Alabama 1-0-0
16. Oklahoma 2-1-0
17. Houston 1-0-0
18. N. Carolina St. 3-0-0
19. Washington St. 3-0-0
20. Illinois 1-1-0
21. Texas A&M 2-1-0
22. Oregon 2-0-0
23. Arizona 2-1-0
24. UCLA 1-1-0
25. Ohio State 1-0-0
Montgomery, 7-3, was trying for his 12th consecutive save.
Barry Jones, 2-2, allowed one hit in
2½ innings. Bobby Thigpen pitched
the ninth for his 32nd save.
White Sox 4, Royals 2
Royals      ab r h r bhl
Seitzer 3b    4 0 0 0
Wilson cf    4 1 1 0
Brett 1b     4 0 2 0
Jackson lf    4 1 1 1
Eisenreich rf   4 0 2 0
Tabler db    3 0 0 1
Stillwell ss    3 0 1 0
White 2b      3 0 1 0
Tartabull ph   1 0 0 0
Boone c      3 0 0 0
Totals      33 2 8 2
White Sox ab r h rbi
Johnson lf 4 0 1 1
Fletcher 2b 4 0 1 1
Calderon dh 4 1 2 1
Fulk c 3 1 0 1
Soss cf 0 1 0 0
Boston rf 2 1 0 0
Karkovic c 0 0 0 0
Martinez lb 3 0 0 0
Lyons ib 0 0 0 0
Ventura cb 0 0 0 0
Gallagher cb 4 0 0 0
Guillen ss 3 1 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 2
Kansas City 000 022 000—2
Chicago 000 012 003—4
Kansas City: Gordan, Clyde, Morgenton,
(L - 7-4), Gordon, Hibbard, Jones (W -
2-3), Thijssen (S, 32), E. Mongenton, DF -
Chicago, 2 Kansas City LOB, 2.8 - Kansas City
GLL, 1.9 Brett (J, 10), Brett (J, 12),
Brett (J, 14), Guillem (44), Johnson (12),
Jackson (5), L'oynam, A - 23, T22, T - 2-40.
Chiefs prices high necessary for team
Arrowhead ticket sales keep team operating in National Football League
Sometimes you have to wonder how much a good time can cost before the cost negates the fun.
Alan Morgan
Personally speaking, $17 for an upper-level seat in Arrowhead Stadium is a hazy shade of gray. That was my ticket price for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Raiders.
There are seats much cheaper than the one I had. Ticket prices at
Although it $17 sounds like a high price, and it is, seats in Arrowhead Stadium are among the lowest-priced in the NFL. This fact is easy for Kansas City sports fans to overlook when comparing Chiefs prices to neighboring Royals Stadium ticket prices.
The ticket was given to me free by a friend, so the cost was not a factor. But there were several thousand others around me who had paid $17 to watch the Chiefs.
Seats in Royals Stadium can cost as little as $3, with an increase to $4 next season. But this is an unfair comparison between the two stadiums.
Arrowhead Stadium range from $25, for club-level seats, to $7.50, for family reserved seating. The $7.50 seats are for students 17 and younger and fans 60-years-old and older.
Comparing sports-ticket prices among different sporting events is like comparing concert-ticket prices of Boxcar Willie and the Rolling Stones. The acceptable ticket price for one event may be unacceptable for the next. The
Chiefs have only 10 home games, compared to the 81 Royals home games.
Associate sports editor
When comparing the two sporting events, however, there are a lot of treats that people who pay the $3 Royals tickets share with the Chiefs fans. Some of the highlights include:
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> The small child who kicks the back of your seat throughout the game.
▶ The bozos to your left who spend the entire game trying to jumpstart "the wave."
But even with these highlights,
which can be experienced for $3 at
Royals Stadium, people will still
fight the traffic, endure the crowd
and pay the prices to watch the
Chiefs.
▶ And a personal favorite, the $1.75 hotdogs and $2.50 cups of beer. Concession prices are the same for both stadiums.
This shows that football fans will still support the Chiefs by attending games, despite the price of seats in Arrowhead.
I would much rather watch the Chiefs play in Kansas City, on any tour from Lawrence, than watch the Denver Broncos play the Albuquerque Chiefs in Denver, an 14-hour drive from Lawrence.
Having an NFL team in Kansas City, Mo., is an honor and a revenue-generator the city is proud to have. St. Louis discovered the value of having a team too late, and the Cardinals are now playing games in Phoenix.
And as soon as I can afford the $17 ticket prices, I'll be in Arrowhead again.
A realistic look at ticket prices shows that maintaining a football team is expensive. Forty percent of the home-ticket revenue goes to the opposing teams.
> Alan Morgan is a Holton senior majoring in journalism.
Toller makes splash
Swim team co-captain meets pressures
By Andres Caveller
Kansan sportswriter
For Kevin Toller, swimming at Kansas for the past three years has meant pressure, pain and knowledge.
And that, he said, has taught him to be a more disciplined and more resilient person.
Toller said he had learned to live with pressure because of his tight schedule. During the week, he doesn't have time for anything but studying and working out.
“In swimming, you have to be able the goals ahead and to organize your time adequately,” he said. “I have learned to have discipline.”
Toller said that as a senior, he felt more responsible because he had learned to get up early every morning and to work around his schedule.
Toller, like the other Kansas swimmers, knows how hard it is to succeed both in swimming and in school. With a 3.63 cumulative grade point average, Toller begins his last season with the Jayhawks as one of the team's best breast strokers.
Toller said it felt good to make it to the top. Last year, as a junior, he and three other Jayhawks, Glenn Tramley, Dan Mendenbail and Allan Chaney, were given All-America status at the NCAA championships, where Kansas placed 13th in the 200 medley relay.
"This has been the hardest year because I'm working very hard," he said. "But it's going to pay off. No
question about it. I'd do whatever the team needed."
"He's got a good attitude and good leadership," Kempf said.
Coach Gary Kemp said that Toller was going to have his best start ever because of the effort Toller put into his sport.
Toller said, "I do whatever Gary tells me to do. Other years, I would not always agree on the workouts I had to do."
Last spring, Toller was elected co-captain, giving him more responsibilities along with co-captain, Jeff Rodgers.
During an early morning practice, Kevin Toller listens to Coach Kempf.
As co-captain of the men's squad, Toller said he wanted to be a good leader because he liked to see people improve.
Toller chose to attend Kansas because he liked Kempf and the people in the program. Toller and Kempf met in Bartlesville, Okla., and this was a decisive factor in Toller's joining the Kansas crew.
Toller is a good example of what Kempf has taught his swimmers during 14 years at Kansas. In Kempf's philosophy, the swimmer should succeed in both athletics and academics.
"It's in the back of my mind," he said. "There are people around me looking at my performances."
"I thought he was a very know-
Toller, a biochemistry major, said his goals for the season were to quality and go to the NCAA championships.
Toller moved from state to state during high school, and by switching coaches, he lost consistency, he said. After his sophomore year in high school, his coach at Bartlesville left.
Despite the moves, he had some good years in high school. He was an All-American in the 200-yard medley and in the 100-yard breast strokes.
for three years. Although he finds Kempf to be a little rigid at times, he believes Kempf is a good coach.
Toller has been coached by Kempf
Kempf admitted that he was demanding and that sometimes he expected too much from the swimmers.
"He is a great person. He would do anything for me," Toller said.
Toller said that after he graduates, he wants to go to medical school and that he had already applied to the College of Health Sciences and other schools in the region.
Sports briefs
BENIEMY SELECTED: Colorado running back Eric Bieniemy was chosen Big Eight offensive player of the week yesterday after rushing for 100 yards on 17 carries in the Buffaloes victory against Illinois.
WATSON CITED: Professional golfer Tom Watson is one of 26 people by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for illegally hunting mourning doves over a baited field.
Bieniemy scored two touchdowns and threw a 48-yard touchdown pass in the 38-7 victory.
The citations said the group was hunting doves Sept. 1, the opening day of dove season, in a privately leased field adjacent to a wildlife area in suburban Lees Summit, Mo. The field was "heavily baited with
wheat, which had been scattered on a cut cornfield," the citations said.
Thomas M. Larson, assistant U.S.
attorney, said the law included a $150
fine for each dove killed illegally.
Watson, who lives in the Kansas City area when he is not on the PGA tour, faces a maximum fine of $650.
USOC RECOMMENDATION: The United States Olympic Committee's 21-member administrative committee has recommended that any athlete who competes in South Africa be suspended from competition in any
sport over which the USOC has control.
The proposal will be placed next month before the USOC executive board, which is expected to endorse banish sanctions at its Oct. 20-22 meeting.
The committee's unanimous recommendation for strong sanctions to discourage athletes from competing in South Africa came at a weekend meeting.
The action follows a decision by the International Olympic Committee earlier this month to ban from the Olympic Games any athlete who competes in South Africa.
Coupled with the administrative committee's recommendation on South Africa is a proposal to broaden the suspension of any athlete who
Thrift was fired as Pirates general manager at the end of the 1988 season and Bowden quit the next day. Thrift was hired by the Yankees last March as senior vice president and Bowden joined him.
violates the USOC's performance-enhancing drug policy. Any suspension for violation of that policy also will extend to any sport in any USOC-controlled competition, if the executive board approves it next month.
STOLEN RECORDS — Syd Thrift and his former assistant, Jim Bowden, have been cleared of charges that they stole Pittsburgh Pirates records when they left for the New York Yankees, the commissioner's offices said.
Mason could lose players to injuries
By a Kansan reporter
The Kansas football team won Saturday's game, but it may lose several key players for the weekend's contest against Baylor.
Outside linebacker Lance Flachsbarb sprained his knee in the fourth quarter of the 28-21 victory against Kent State. Offensive guard Scott Gorman, who was injured in next Saturday's game because of a pinched nerve in his neck.
Kansas coach Glen Mason said there were three other players who might not play next Saturday.
Outside linebacker Wes Swinford practiced yesterday on a sprained ankle. Runningback John Henry Johnson practiced with a bruised thigh.
Offensive tackles Bill Hundelt and Christopher Perez have sore knees, but they practiced yesterday and should play this weekend.
The Jayhawks expect to get punter B.J. Lohsen back in play this week. Lohsen is recovering from a viral infection, replaced by Brad Ball last weekend.
KJHK-Kansan Top 10 Football Poll
1. Notre Dame (18) 180
2. Miami 145
3. Auburn 118
4. Nebraska 117
5. (tie) Michigan 92
Colorado
6. Arkansas 76
7. Clemson 61
8. West Virginia 34
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Other teams receiving votes:
Oklahoma, USC, Air Force,
Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Illinois,
Arizona, Ohio State
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Staffs of KHK and the Kanan vote it the poll weekly. First-place vote in parentheses