Sports
University Daily Kansan / Monday. August 27, 1990
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Lindley wants back on the court
Chris Lindley still plans to play basketball for the Jayhawks.
By Juli Watkins
Kansas sportswriter
Chris Lindley, the former Raytown South High School basketball star who attracted the attention of KU students and fans with his courage and stamina, received a permanent prosthesis for his right foot Aug. 16.
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Lindley lost his right foot beneath the wheels of a moving train last January while trying to climb between two cars.
He said he was still adjusting to the prosthesis.
"It is a little painful," he said. "It will take some getting used to in my playing."
And playing is exactly what Lind ley is doing.
He said he had a medical redshirt for the 1999-91 season. A medical redshirt is used when an athlete has been declared a sport because of a medical reason.
Lindley said he would not know exactly under what circumstances he would be working out with the Jayhawk basketball team until next year. But he is determined to try to play on the college level.
"I'm going to give it a shot next year, my sophomore year," Lindley said.
Lindley, 6-foot 9 forward, had signed a letter of intent on Nov. 14 to play for the Jayhawks. After the accident, he accepted an institutional scholarship offered by Chancellor Gene A. Budig.
In the meantime, Lindley is continuing his camaraderie with the rest of the team and is living with former
West said he had confidence in Lindley's plans to play basketball next year.
KU player Freeman West this fall
The Associated Press
The new prosthesis was fitted by Lindley's doctor, Jim Lane, at the University of Kansas Medical Center and has been treated at the KU Med Center since being transferred Feb 1 from Transman Medical Center.
"I believe a person can do what ever he wants to do if they have the right frame of mind." West said, while Mr. Bauer has that right frame of mind."
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - One pitch That was all Bo Jackson needed
Although Lindley attended the summer session at KU, he said he was extremely excited to begin the fall semester.
Lindley said that although his level of play was not the same as before, he was pleased with his progress.
"The fall will be so different," he said.
Playing for the first time July 17, Jackson launched a 450-foot run on the first pitch thrown by him in Randy Johnson yesterday afternoon.
Lane is a nationally certified prosthesis. It fit Lindley with the prosthesis, he made a cast of Lindley's leg. He then modified the prosthesis to fit the leg to ensure equal pressure on the leg. Lane said the prosthesis worked just like a pair of shoes. He said Lindley put it on in the morning and took it off at night and could even wear a sock with it.
Lane said Lindley's plans to play basketball for KU were not unrealistic.
"Just as long as he doesn't have any major setbacks," Lane said "I was up to chris' strength and stamina. His attitude is much better."
"I don't measure them. I just go
out and try to see the ball,' Jackson said.
Jackson homers on first pitch; Royals win 8-2
The Royals defeated the Mariners 8-2, taking three games of the four game series.
The ball landed in a fountain in left center field at Royals Stadium. It was Jackson's 20th home run of the season.
It also was his fourth in four at-bats, tying a major league record for most home runs in consecutive at-bats in two games.
to play, he forgot about the long layoff.
He homered in all three at bats July 17 in New York before going on the disabled list with a shoulder problem.
"I was ready to play two weeks ago, but they said it was a six-week injury and they wanted to give me another shot." "I continued them to let me play."
Jackson said that once he started
Jackson singled in the sixth inning and went to second on an error.
Offense highlights team's scrimmage
By Rob Wheat
Kansan sportswriter
An 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by freshman running back George White highlighted the Jayhawks' first scrimmage on the new turf Friday at Memorial Stadium.
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White finished the day as the leading rusher, gaining 55 yards on nine carries and scoring two touchdowns.
Kansas coach Glen Mason said he was not surprised at the return because White had returned two kickoffs and a punt for touchdowns in high school. He earned a spot on Streel and Smith Magazine's pre-season All-America honorable mention list before his senior season
"I've said many times that George White is a great player," Mason said. "That's why I said there's a good chance he'd play as a freshman."
Junior fullback Maurice Douglas scored the other rush touchdown on a 24 yard run and finished the day with three carries for 36 yards.
Junior wide receiver Rob Licusri had one carry for 40 yards. Licusri also had five receptions for 79 yards and scored a touchdown.
Junior running back Tony Sands struggled during the scrimmage, gaining only six yards on five栽 but also had a catch for six yards.
The leading receiver was junior Jim New who had three catches for 77 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Mason said he thought New had an average day for what he was capable of doing, and New agreed.
"I want to use today as a stepping stone." New said. "This is an important time to do well, but not as important as it will be next week."
New started off the first game of the 1989 season with a 19 yard catch against Montana State but did not make another reception until the sixth game against Iowa State when he had six catches for 152 yards.
Both of New's touchdown receptions Friday were from sophomore quarterback Chip Hillary. New said he was impressed with Hillary's confidence, leadership and good decisions on where to pass the ball.
Mason said that he was impressed with Hilleary's play but that New had better not become Hilleary's favorite receiver.
"If New is developing into a favorite receiver, then it will tear down our team," Mason said. "You can't have a favorite receiver in football, but you don't dictate where a pass should be." Other team's defense does."
Hilarye's third touchdown pass was caught by sophomore wide receiver Matt Gav.
Gay had been moved to defensive back earlier this season. However, he was unhappy with the switch and Mason allowed him to move back to
"We let players play the positions they want to play." Mason said. "We were hurting in the defensive back spot. I tried to talk him into playing there and he doesn't want to, so I switched him."
Although Hilleary was the only quarterback with a touchdown pass, freshmen Asheki Preston and Nate Florell also saw action. Preston completed two of three passes for 63 yards and Florell connected on three of seven passes for 29 yards. Florell three one interception.
Mason said the field goal kickers looked better Friday, but the kicking game, short yardage play and goal line defense all needed work.
New said that the work on the new turf paid off and that there was quite a difference. New said he felt he was running faster because of it, and the rubber insert made quite a difference.
"The field is beautiful and the rubber padding is so bouncy." New sad. "When I first stepped onto the ramp, when I was jumping on a trampoline."
Top-ranked teams end classic in a tie Offensive styles clash in season opener of college football in Anaheim, Calif.
The Associated Press
The season opening game between two teams who finished 11-1 last season was a standoff of contrasting styles.
ANAMEIM, Calif. — Mike Pritchard helped give me 5 Colorado a two-touchdown lead with runs of 78 and 55 yards, but Andy Kelly's sensational passivation No. 8 Tennessean at 3:13 p.m. yesterday's inaugural Pigskin Classic.
Pritchard, a converted wide receiver who led the team with 12 catches last year, gained 217 yards on 20 carries.
The Buffaloes needed the big plays because they had five of the game's eight turnovers, and Tennessee had a hot quarterback in Kelly, who passed for 368 yards, including 362 in the second half. Colorado had only 13 on defense, and Minnesota was less than it went 11-0 before losing to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.
Pritchard, who fumbled on Colorado's first play, scored on his 78-yard run with 7:11 left in the game, giving the Buffaloes a 31-17 lead. Quarterback Tommy Payton doubled inside, lateralled to Pritchard, who was by himself on the sideline.
Coach Johnny Majors elected to go for the tying extra point by Greg Burke rather than a two-point conversion, and the decision seemed to be a correct one as Tennessee againado and got possession on its own 23.
The passing of Kelly, who finished 33-for-25, got Tennessee down to the 4, and Chuck Webb scored on a draw play with 2:25 left.
Then, Kelly led the Tennessee rally, passing 14 yards to Carl Pickens and made it 31-24 with 4:09 left. The Volunteers then held Colorado and regained possession on their 26 yard line for the tying drive.
Pritchard scored on his 55-yarder for a 17-10 lead 4:11 into the third quarter. He went up the middle on a trap play and outran cornerback Floyd Miley to the corner of the end zone.
A 13-yard run by Webb on a draw play and a penalty got the ball to the Colorado 41, but the game ended as Webb ran another 25 yards before being run out of bounds on the 16 as time expired.
Dave McCloughan, a cornerback who also had an interception, scored on a 52 yard punt return for a 24-10 victory. The defense sideline and sliding punter Joey
Chapman near the end zone
The Volunteers needed only 41 seconds to pull to 24-17, as Kyle completed four of six passes, including a touchdown for the touchdown with a 33.1 left
Tennessee got the ball back when Dwayne Davis fumbled the kickoff at the Buffalo's 19.
Colorado ended a string of seven straight losses at neutral sites dating back to 1972.
But Kelly's twice-tipped pass was picked off in the end zone by Tim James. James also intercepted Kelly in the end zone when the Volunteers were threatening in the final seconds of the first half.
Colorado ended a string of seven straight losses at neutral sites dating back to 1972, including the loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1 and two freedom Bowl losses at Anaheim Stadium.
Webb, who had seven 100-yard games as a freshman, gained 131 yards on 27 carries.
After Williams blocked Burke's 44-yard field goal try, Hagan led the Buffaloes on a 19-play, 97-yard drive that consumed 9:33. Haggan threw only once, a 19-yarder to tight end Jon Bompan for first-and-goal at the net. 2. Hemingway went under the pile of fourth-and-one to tie the score 7-7.
Colorado had turnovers on its first three drives and four in the first half. Hagan was intercepted by the Buffaloes' second and third drives by Dale Carter, a junior college transfer who has first start, and Mark Fletcher.
The Volunteers converted on the middle turnover, though, when Webb scored on a 3-yard dive over the top first half. WT-12'd left 37-2 left in the first quarter.
But Tennessee had bad luck, too, as Burke had two field-goal attempts blocked.
Colorado went ahead 10-7 on Jim Harper's 35-yard field goal midway through the second quarter.
But Hagan was intercepted by J. J. McCleeskey, setting up Burke's 47-yard field goal and a 10-10 tie 2:54 before halftime.
Colorado tailback back Bieniemy was serving a one-game suspension for an altercation at his parents' house in July.
Ball control
Frank Muller, Chicago sophomore and member of the KU Soccer Club, practices his ball-handling skills. Muller was practicing yesterday on the soccer field near Robinson Center.
Sports briefs
Grades have KU recruit waiting out a semester
Cortez Barnes, a 6-foot 8 forward from Wichita, will not enroll at the University of Kansas this semester, he said. Roy Williams announced last week
Barnes, who signed a letter of intent May 4, failed to meet NCAA academic requirements. Williams was hired by Hutchinson Community College.
Barnes averaged 19.6 points and 9.5 rebounds a game for Wichita Heights High School last season while earning all-state honors. He graduated as the fourth-leader scorer in school behind former RU player Darnell Kirk. Barnes earned Wichita State players Aubrey Sherrod and Antoine Carr.
Barnes was selected to play this summer on the Missouri Valley Amatei Athletic Union All-Star team, which also included KU recruits Patrick Richey and Steve Woodberry.
Four win All-American at cheerleading camp
Four University of Kansas varsity cheerleaders and Crimson Girls earned all-American selections at the National Cheerleading Association Collegiate Camp in Dallas on Aug. 2-5.
Designated as all Americans were Danny Hoffman, Marian Loewenherz, Traci Morgason and Wendy Todd. Also nominated were Shawna Mason, Evan Holt, Sonya Snyder and Karin Lawson.
As a squad, the Crismon Girls won two trophies, one for best home routine and one for best fight song. The KU cheerleaders, defending national champions, were finalists for the Award of Excellence
The successes followed minor setbacks in traveling to Dallas.
"We had an incredible time getting to Dallas," said advisor Elaine Brady. "Two of our four vans broke down on the walk. We were on the side of the road for two hours. We had to drive to a little town where we stayed for four hours. Finally, a kind man used a church van to take us to Dallas."
The first three days of the camp consisted of clinics and training in new cheerleading and dancing techniques. The last day was devoted to team competition and American selections.
Both squads qualified for the National Competition to be in Dallas in January.
Tryouts for this year's Junior Varsity Cheerleaders start tonight at 6:30 and continue through Wednesday.