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University Daily Kansan / Friday, September 15, 1989
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Mason wants 0-3 record for former football team
By Gene King
Kansan sportswriter
If Kansas football coach Glen Mason had a choice, he would rather play anyone else tommorow than his former team.
"I'm Kent State's biggest fan," Mason said. "Like Ike Kent, State."
Mason has no choice though. He will face a Kent State team that brings a record of 0-2 into the game. He will be 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
Two years ago, when the Golden Flashes came to Kansas, Mason ended the day with a victory. But then it was for Kent State, 31-17.
He wants another victory, now as the Kansas coach.
Kent State was Mason's first colleague job.
"I wish Kent State was 2-0, but come Saturday, I want to be 2-1 and for them to be 0-3." Mason said.
"They were good to me," he said. "I interviewed with the other schools in the Mid-American Conference, and Kent State gave me the chance."
"I thought I would be a lot more emotional than I am," Mason said about the coming game. "But as we get closer to Saturday, I am more focused on the job at hand."
Kent State has scored only 1A combined points during the first two games of the season. Both of the Golden Flashes' touchdowns came in the final period. Their opposition, Eastern Michigan and University of Akron, scored 30 and 40 points respectively.
Kansas' young defense, which gave
up more than 500 yards in the 33-28 loss last week against University of Louisville, will face an offense that gained 127 net yards against Akron.
The Golden Flashes have used two quarterbacks in both games they have played this year.
Joe Dalpra, sophomore, and Patrick Young, junior, have both quarterbacked the Kent State offense.
Dalpa threw 34 times for 146 yards and rushed for 50 yards last week Young attempted three passes with
I wish Kent State was 2-0, but come Saturday, I want to be 2-1 and for them to be 0-3.
Glen Mason
Glen Mason Kansas football coach
out a completion and ran for 48 varda.
Mason, who signed Young, said he was worried about his former quarterback.
"He was my answer to (Oklahoma's former quarterback) Jamelle Holley." Mason said. "He has got that great ability to run. I worry about great players."
Whoever is quarterback for Kent State, he will have a big target to throw to in 6-feet-6, 230-pound, tight end Mark Cunningham.
"he's a big kid," Mason said. "He is every bit of 6,230."
Mason is also worried about Cunningham coming through the middle for a reception.
"You can't over-kay," Mason said.
"We have two inexperienced linebackers (Rogger Robben, sophomore, and Wes Swinford, freshman). Last week Louisville would run a counter-draw and that froze the line-backers. Then the tight end would come through the middle."
The secondary allowed about 250 yards passing in the game last week and more than 280 yards rushing.
Six coaches on Mason's current staff were with him while he was at Kent State.
Defensive coordinator Jim Hilles, quarterback coach Dave Warner, tight end coach Reggie Mitchell, linebacker coach Bob Fello, secondary coach Mitch Browning and running back coach Eric Adams in the visitor's side in the last meeting between Kansas and Kent State.
Mason said that the punting team, which botched two punt snaps against Louisville, had worked to improve his performance during this week's practices.
"With the flu, you can feel terrible one day and great the next." Mason said. "I hope B.J. gets better. It is just a matter of time."
Punter B.J. Lohsen, who is averaging 41 yards per kick and has had a punt of 52 yards, has missed the whole week of practices because of a viral infection. Mason said.
Some of Mason's former players said they were looking forward to a reunion with their former coach. Place-kicker Larry Steinberg hopes to talk with Mason, but he too wants a victory.
Mason said, "I'm sure they're going to want to beat my butt."
Game 3
Kansas
Jayhawks
Coach Glen Mason 1-1
WP-8 Jim New, 6-10, 158, So.
LT-77 Chris Perez, 6-12, 158,
LG-63 Marino Vidioli, 6-245, So.
LC-61 Chip Budge, 6-2, 185,
RG-65 Scott Imwale, 6-2, 280, Ra-Fr.
RT-78 BUNDet, 6-2, 185,
TE-86 John Bailer, 6-2, 245, Sr.
B-Kelly Doney-Looke, 6-0, 180,
FB-4 Maukee Hooks, 5-11, 265,
TB-24 Toney Sand, 6-5, 175.
Kent State Golden Flashes
Frank Hatchett, 50, 192, Jr.
Brard Quinlin Smith, 51, 175, Jr.
PK-89 Brad Fleeman, 58, 172, Jr.
SCOB-17 Lance Flachsbarth, 8-5, 25s, So
ST-69 Mark Koncz, 6-4, 269, Sr.
MG-72 Mileg Brown, 8-2, 322, Frt-
RT-82 David Gordon, 6-3, 250, Jr.
ROL-84 Dan Wainbridge, 8-1, 225, Sr.
RIL-34 Roger Robben, 6-0, 223, So.
SIL-48 Wail Swinford, 6-1, 220, Frc-
CC-8 Tim Hill, 5-8, 160, So.
WC-10 Doyner Tery, 5-11, 177, So
WS-23 Jason Prist, 6-0, 190, So
S-Deral Boykin, 5-10, 190,
P-97 B.J. Lohen, 8-218, Sr.
Coach Dick Crum 0-2
Probable Starters:
Offense
Probable Starters:
Defense
SE-86 Andre Palmer, 6,1-175, Sr.
SE-87 Bill Longitone, 6,5-277, Sr.
LG-75 Ben Stonathan, 6,4-272, Sr.
C-68 Lance Hostetter, 6,2-294, Sr.
RG-64 John Lorenz, 6,1-252, Fr.
RT-74 Chad Cifman, 6,7-258, Sr.
TE-82 Mark Cunningham, 6,6-232, Sr.
JE-14 Joa Dalphire, 5,10-185, So.
FB-32 Shawn Trent, 5,10-215, So.
HB-17 Ray Carrosia, 5,10-191, Sr.
HB-12 J-P Allen, 5,9-192, So.
PK-1 Kary Steinberg, 6,0-196, Sr.
BL-29 Phil Thompson, 6-1, 208, Jr.
RT-81 EdEltizer, 6-3, 243, Sr.
MG-49 Joe Tekniplo, 6-10, 231, Sr.
LT-77 Stepjenkins, 6-3, 227, Sr.
BL-50 Andrew Harmon, 6-4, 225, Jr.
ILB-36 Massimini, 6-1, 236, Sr.
Kent State defeated the Jayhawks 31-7 on September 19, 1987 in Lawrence.
44 L.D. Hartman, 5-11, 237, Sr.
CB-2 Ken Clements, 6-0, 174, Sr.
19 John Taylor, 5-10, Jr.
SS-41 J.D. Barnes, 6-1, 187, Fr.
FS-25 Dan Ramsey, 5-11, 181, Sr.
P Lary Steinberg, 6-10, Sr.
Fun Facts:
Last time they met, Kansas coach Glen Mason and six assistant coaches were coaching for Kent State.
Football managers keep Kansas spirits high
By Holly Lawton Kansan sportswriter
They are the Kansas football managers.
They carry equipment, they work with the coaches and they unpack players' bags. They don't get much recognition or credit, but the Jayhawk football team would be lost without them.
"They do everything," said Jeff Himes, the administrative assistant equipment manager. "They get
things for the coaches. They set up for practice every day. They even help get the laundry ready. They just have everything done for the players."
There are six managers for the team this year. Himes said several of them had played football in high school and had become managers at the University of Kansas to stay close to the sport.
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"I wish I could play at KU, but I don't have the size," said manager Kevin Harsha, Lenexa freshman who
played football in high school. "But this is a good way to stay involved with football."
The managers are considered a part of the team, manager Todd Williams said. They have a responsibility to the players and to the coaches that makes them indispensable.
Harsha agreed. "We do a lot of stuff that just has to be done," he said. "It won't get done unless we do it. It's our responsibility."
But one manager gave the players
more credit.
"We're not a part of the team like the players are," said John Hymer, Fort Wayne, Ind., senior. "They're the ones out there working every day. I wish everyone else could see how hard they work."
Amy Lemert, Woodstock, III, freshman, is the only female manager. Lemert joined the program this year and has helped with uniforms and game day activities, Himes said.
even though it's harder for her to be as involved since she can't be in the locker room with the guys." he said.
The managers try to keep team morale and spirit high during practices and games, Harsha said. But they're careful if things aren't going well.
"She really helps me with a lot,
"If they're doing really well, Coach Mason will tell them they're doing a good job," he said. "But he'll also tell them if they're doing badly. When that hapens, we'd better keep out of the way."
Swim team has spirit
Men's coach looks for new leadership
By Andres Caveller
Kansan sportswriter___
"I expect a great deal from the team," he said, empfied said, "some things too much."
After 14 years of coaching swimming for Kansas, Gary Kempf knows that he is both a demander and a discipliner.
He said the enthusiasm of the freshmen and the desire of the upper-classmen were creating a positive workout atmosphere.
Kempf hopes that the spirit and the hard work will lead the men to a conference title and a good finish at the NCAA championships.
Last year, the men placed thirteenth at the championships.
"We will remain a top 20 national college program," Kempf said. "I feel they are on the right track.
"We are a young team, but we have as much potential in this program as we do."
Kempf said that the swimmers understood his expectations.
"If each person takes care of their own business and improves to the level he should improve, our team goals will fall in place," Kempf said. "This year the Jayhawks are led by senior Kevin Toller, who earned All-American status during the last NCAA championships; and by sophomore Jeff Stout, who set a Big Eight backstroke record last spring.
Last year the team was led by a group of dominant, experienced and talented seniors, Kempf said. But this year, Kempf is looking for new leaders to stand out and become assertive.
Kempf said that although the swimming season lasts throughout the school year, he liked to break it into two parts. First, he said he wanted to do well at the Arkansas Invitational Dec. 1-3, and from there he wanted to focus on the Big Eight and on the NCAA championships.
"Last year, we went to the meets depending on five or six people. Now, we are depending on 28 people every day," he said.
TYSON, RUDDOCK FIGHT: A bored Mike Tyson and a cordial Donovan "Razor" Ruddock appeared at a news conference yesterday to discuss their Nov. 18 title fight.
Tyson, the undisputed heavyweight champion, yawned, sighed and buried his head in his arms throughout the conference while Ruddock smiled and thanked his opponent for agreeing to the fight.
After a lengthy introduction from Ruddock's promoter, Murad Muhammad, Ruddock, who stands in the foreground, Tyson, denied he was overmatched.
"A lot of people in this room are probably calling me out against Mike Tyson before the fight even begins, but I'll tell you one thing: God made a plan and nobody in this room can change that." Ruddock said.
The bout is being held at the 18,600-seat Northlands Coliseum, home of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers.
SAVERS TO ATTEND GAME: Gale Sayers said he was honored that the University of Kansas was retiring his
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number, although he feared it might be causing people to forget him.
"I think I have mixed emotions about it," Sayers said. "Yes, I'm happy they felt I did an outstanding job when I was at the University of Kansas. But on the other hand, people tend to forget you."
"Your number isn't on the field anymore. People at the games can't tell their grandkids, 'Look at No. 48. That number used to be worn by Gate Lewis.' You know where it is in the field, the memories fade. So it's good in a sense and in a sense it's not."
KU officials said Wednesday that Sayers' No. 48 will be retired during halftime of the Sept. 30 game against Oklahoma.
Sayers, who lives in Northbrook, Ill., said he would be present for the ceremony. The halfback is third on the KU all-time list with 2,675 yards.
"It's where I got my start," Sayers said. "People first noticed Gale Sayers at the University of Kansas. I learned valuable lessons at KU. I still have friends both in Lawrence and Kansas City. I'll never forget my school days. I do appreciate this."
BOXER ARRESTED: Olympic boxing gold medalist Kennedy McKinney, dropped by his manager and promoter because of a training dispute after his last professional fight, was arrested after he and two others allegedly tried to kidnap a 15-year-old girl. police said.
McKinney was booked into the Clark County Detention Center for investigation of attempted second-degree kidnap and conspiracy to commit a crime following the incident Tuesday night, Las Vegas police Lt. Greg Jolley said.
McKinney, 23, the 119-pound gold medalist in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, remains in jail on $12,000 bail.
KEREEE WITH DRAWS: Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the Olympic champion and world record-holder in the heptathlon, has withdrawn from a competition this weekend in Tallence, France, because of illness, her coach and husband Bob Kersee said.
Kersee said yesterday that his wife was suffering from a cold which worsened her chronic asthma.
KC beaten by Rangers in 10-4 rout
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fred Manrique and Juan Gonzalez each drove in two runs as the Texas Rangers got 16 hits, knocked out Tom Gordon in the third iming and routed Kansas City 10-4 last night.
The loss, just the second in 10 outings for the Royals, dropped them $3\frac{1}{2}$ games behind idie Oakland in the American League West.
Mike Jeoffco, 8-5, gave up three runs on seven hits in eight innings.
Gordon, 16.8, has four losses and a no-decision in his last five starts. He struck out Manrique to start the game, then walked two batters and surrendered consecutive RBI singles to Ruben Sierra, Julio Franco and Pete Incaviglia.
Manrique, Rafael Palmeiro and Harold Baines hit successive singles with two outs in the second for a 4-0 lead.
Franco singled to open the third, and Luis Aquino relieved Gordon. With one out, Mike Stanley singled Franco to third, and Gonzales singled for a 5-1 lead. After a wild pitch, Manrique delivered a two-run single and Palmeiro's RBI double made it 8-0.
In the sixth, Incaviglia singled with two out and scored on Stanley's double.
Jeffcoat lost his shutout in the bottom of the sixth when Kevin Seitzer walked, and pinch runner Rey Palacios scored on Kurt Stillwell's double.
Steve Heffernan and Trisha Brown run at Memorial Stadium.
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KU runners predict competitive season
By Paula Parrish Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas cross country team will hold its first and last home meet tomorrow, which is a little disappointing to Coach Gary Schwartz.
More than 180 runners from six different schools will compete in the Jayhawk Invitational, which will be held at Rim Rock Farm, north of Lawrence.
"I'd like to be home more," Schwartz said. "But I think the schedule's tougher than last year."
But a challenging schedule for faculty may be adequate compensation.
Eastern Michigan, Michigan,
Texas Christian, West Texas State
and Haskell will have runners competing.
The women's 5-kilometer race is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
The men's 8-kilometer race will begin at 9:30 a.m.
During the first meet of the season last weekend, the men's cross country team took first place at the Southern Illinois Invitational in Carbondale, Ill. Kansas swept the first five places, with Steve Heffernan, Kearney, Neb., senior, leading the pack with a time of 25:00.7. It was the seventh best time ever on the run.
8-kilometer course.
"I was pretty happy with the way it turned out as far as the time went for the race," Heffernan said. "I thought I had a pretty good chance of winning it."
Schwartz's outlook after last weekend is also positive.
"We won it last year and everyone is a lot stronger now," Heffernan said.
"I look for us to run even better," he said.
"Basically, we were without Trish last weekend, since she didn't finish," said Schwartz. "We'll be a lot tougher with her in there."
On the women's side, Schwartz expects Trisha Brown to be a stand-out for the 'Hawks. The women tied Southern Illinois for second place last Saturday, but Brown, Shawnee Mission senior, dropped out of the race at the 2-kilometer marker due to heat exhaustion and fatigue.
"I was really excited last weekend and wanted to do well." Brown said. "I went out a bit too fast and it probably did me more harm than good and the heat jst eventually got to me. It was disappointing."
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