University Daily Kansan
Thursday, August 23,1973
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Olga Revolutionizes Gymnastics; Individuality Must Be Maintained
Let your mind wander back to one evening during the Summer Olympic Games of 1972. On that particular night a perp, 4-foot-10, 8-pound girl stood on the raised bar of the uneven parallel bars and bag of something that no one had ever seen before.
The girl was 17-year-old Olga Korbut of the U.S.S.R., and the something was a back flip, a move one, outside of her coaches and teammates, had ever seen until now. She could not do anything on its ear that night, but she accomplished more than that. In one week, the little Russian brought something to gymnastics that the sport had never really had before an American.
18,000 people jammed Madison Square Garden in New York later in the
year when Olga and her talented companions came to this country for an exhibition tour. The attendance set a record for an event of that kind in a sport which is based on acrobatics. They came to Olga, and the little crowd pleaser didn't let them down.
"She has done so much for the sport," says KU gymnastics coach Bob Lockwood. "You are the best."
Ticket Goal Set at 15,000
"She brought life back to gymnastics." But this little wonder worker has had problems since that triumphant tour of the United States. The International Gymnastics Federation, the governing body of Olga's moves. It is rumored that the move that is drawing the Federation's attention is a double back somersault Olga has been
The slang for the 1973 football season has been decorated as "Yet to come," *Say no* and "No one is here." There are no exciting plays.
Tom Wiggans, Fredonia senior and chairman of the student ticket drive, said the original goal of the drive had been set at 15,000 tickets to sell as many as 15,000 season tickets.
One major improvement in the campaign is that coaches and players will be visiting residence halls, fraternities, sororites and staff. The program also includes classes of to promote the 1973 Jawahres.
On Monday night coaches and athletes will be at Batterfield Hall and Alpha Tau Omega. Tuesday night they will be at Sigma Nu, Pi Beta Phi and TempiL Hall and on Wednesday night they will visit Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi and Oliver Hall.
"This is an excellent way to boost student ticket sales," Wiggans said. "Sales have been declining rapidly in the past few years."
John Novotny, assistant athletic director,
said there are two main goals that the department hopes to achieve from this aggressive approach to selling tickets.
"If we can convince the students of a solid program by showing our concern then they will become interested in the football program," Novotny said.
The second goal of the athletic department is to try to convince students they are missing something like臂 and should come see a 'fall spectacular'. With a six-game season under way, the nation's outstanding football players and teams in action.
U. S. Prevails, 98-76 in Fight-Filled Game
MOSCOW (AP)—The United States men's basketball team beat Cuba 97-76 today at the World University Games in a contest that erupted into a brawl.
Cuban players leaped from their bench and began throwing punches, and Cuban players did the same.
The fight broke out when, with 1½ minutes left in the game, 7-foot-4 Burrell of North Carolina State and Cuban Jumbo Domeo fell in a scramble for the
American Coach Ed Badger, observers said.
A bottle was thrown and Wally Walker of Virginia fell on the shattered glass and cut his right hand. The cut was not believed serious.
During the brawl, Dune Woldzen of Earlham College was kicked in the groin and collapsed. Doctors treated Wolden and after a few minutes he was able to stand up.
working on for the balance beam.
A crowd of 2,000 watched the brawl, which lasted about five minutes. The game resumed with a cordon of police rimming the floor and behind the Cuban bench.
In answer to this Olga has said that if the moves are banned from competition, she will be allowed to play.
difficult moves, danger is present even in the simplest routines.
Patek, Rojas Spark Royals Over Yanks
By Gary Isaacson Sports Editor
"A move has to be in control of the gymnast," Lockwood says.
The Federation reasons that Olia's艺
are too dangerous. But in a sport that
is about the mind, it makes sense.
Safety measures are needed in all sports, but there is a difference between insuring against unnecessary risks and putting a limit on a person's push to excel. No one has yet said that hockey players can take only a half-swing on a slap shot or that pole vaulters can go only to 18 feet. And the athletes and all others strive to go past what has already been accomplished. That is the nature of sport.
"She fought back from a serious back injury to keep on competing, and regardless of what the Federation does, she has a good sense of the sport," he says. "I think she'll stay in."
If "she can perfect a move, she should be able to use it in a routine." Lockwood says.
And there is some question whether the Federation has the right to ban any of her moves. Lockwood says that according to the regulations he can't see how it can. Even if she doesn't know how the movies are banned from competition, Lockwood thinks that Olia will still contend.
Hopeably, Olgia will remain the drawing card of international gymnastics, but if she does, let it be with all the skill, talent and enthusiasm that brought the crowds to their feet in 1972.
When the teams walked back onto the floor, the crowd began yelling. "United States, yes, Cuba. no." It had earlier rooted mostly for Cuba.
When Ola吉 first unveiled her back flip on the uneven parallel bar, it was considered both breath taking and dangerous. Lockwood says that now many girls are trying to do this, but others of them could also reach that state. Regardless of that, she has the right to try.
KANSAS CITY (AP) -- Fried Pattek singled
home Lou Pinieira in the 10th inning, lifting
the Kansas City Royals to an 8-7 baseball
clinch over the New York Wankees Wednesday
The Royals added an insurance run in the same inning on a walk to John Mayberry and consecutive singles by Hal McRae and Lou Piniaella.
American League East
The game was sent into extra innings after New York's Mike Hegan tied the game, 7-7, with a two-run homer in the eighth.
Cookie Rojas drove in two runs with two doubles and a sacrifice fly that led the Royals to a 7-5 lead after seven innings. Patek drew a walk off reliever Tom Buskey, 0-2, to open the seventh, stole second and went to third when catcher Thurman was to wild throw into center field. Rojas lifted his run-scoring sacrifice飞 into right field.
American League
West
Baltimore 71 52 W. L. Pts. GB
Boston 68 57 W. L. Pts. GB
Minnesota 68 57 W. L. Pts. GB
New York 66 61 W. L. Pts. GB
Washington 66 61 W. L. Pts. GB
Cleveland 52 75 W. L. Pts. GB
West
Oakland 73 52 W. L. Pts. -
Kansas City 73 55 W. L. Pts. 1½%
Chicago 59 67 W. L. Pts. 14½%
California 59 67 W. L. Pts. 14½%
Texas 43 81 W. L. Pts. 29½%
National League
West
St. Louis 61 62 W. L. Pts. -
Pittsburgh 61 62 W. L. Pts. 49½%
Montreal 59 66 W. L. Pts. 47½%
Philadelphia 59 66 W. L. Pts. 47½%
New York 57 67 G. L. Pts. 45½
West
Los Angeles 77 49 G. L. Pts. -
Cincinnati 76 52 G. L. Pts. 29²
San Francisco 76 52 G. L. Pts. 29²
Houston 61 63 G. L. Pts. 31½%
Alaska 61 63 G. L. Pts. 31½%
San Diego 61 62 G. L. Pts. 30½%
baseball standings
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