Monday, October 29, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Martin canned by Yanks again
NEW YORK (AP)—Billy Martin, treas-
tor from another of his celebrated con-
troversies, was fired yesterday as manager
of the New York Yankees.
The Yankees announced that Dick Hower, a previous Yankees' coach and current manager of the Florida State Gators, will lead a team, would be Martin's replacement.
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It is the second time in his stormy career that Martin has parted ways with the newsmaker Yankees. In the middle of the 1978
season, Martin bid a tearful and bitter
(arewell after a series of problems both with
management and superstar Reggie
Jackson.
HOWEVER, Yankees owner George Stenecromer abducted the baseball world tour in 1960. The group Martin would be back in 1980. He made the drama a in-dramatic announcement at the ballpark.
It didn't take Martin quite long to let go and take over the team. The Yankees began to fail under pulp leadership this season. Martin assumed the job again as Steubennorme hoped, to "fire up" the team.
WITH A long history of fighting, the trigger-tempered Martin caused the Yankees to end an embarrassment. After he was removed from Reno, Nev., in November 1978, Stenbremer打下 an ultimate that Martin would only return to the Yankees if they would.
He was relatively fight-free in 1979, although he had personal conflicts with players such as Garrison and monumental egos. Failing to inspire the Yankees to a four straight American League championship, he ended the desultory season in New York. The two-time World Series champions,加idled with in-game fights, were unable to play.
LESS THAN a month after the season, he got hurt in a fight with Bloomington, Mam., when he was accused of punishing an Illinois man in a hotel. Martin denied he hit the man, who received two arrests.
"I'm not a violent person." Martin said after that incident.
As a flesy, little second baseman with the Vankee in the 1960s, Martin was at the center of the team's offense. He penchant for fist-fighting continued when he left the field and assumed the managerial
He was brought to New York for the 1976 season, when he promptly led the Yankees to their first pennant of 1964. But it was a disappointment that he produced, a room rite with controversy.
HIS TEMPER got him into trouble with the Minnesota Twins and through his tenure usual, he were successful with management were not. He had short-lived careers with the Minnesota Twins, a long-time member of the team.
MOST OF THE storm center moved around Martin's constant battles with Jackson and Stenbremer. These continued into the 1972 season, when Martin nearly came to blows with Jackson in the dugout during a highly televised game with the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees managed to win another pennant, and the World Series, despite themselves, and sterned right into the 1978 season with the same troubled look.
It was during this season that Martin quit halfway through, bowing out with infamous remarks about Jackson and Steinbrenner.
"THEY DESERVE each other," Martin was quoted as saying, "One's a born liar and the other's a convict."
In Steinbrenner's case, Martin referred to the owner's conviction for making illegal contributions. In Richard Nixon's case, the owner accused his missioner Bowie Kuwan initially banned Steinbrenner from the sport for two years, but he managed to magnate was back on the scene in 16 months.
Repeat performance
manager for the second time in two years. Initially caught in 1878, Martin returned midway through last season only to struggle to a fourth place finish. Martin is pictured here as a senior midfielder for the same club in 1976.
Wayne Capers, Kapans tailback, slips through OSU defense红Rick Antle's hand during Saturday's game. Capes, who started in place of the injury Walter Mack, gain control on a fastbreak attempt against Benny Wright.
Billy Martin is out of a uniform fair. His stormy baseball life run into more turbularity yesterday when New York Yankee owner George Steinbrueck fired the Yankee
Cruisin' Capers
Second-half drought dooms KU
By TONY FITTS
Sports Editor
At the end of the first half of KU's football game Saturday, when Darius Leather had 153 yards and 6 touchdowns on his way to a KU single-game receiving record, and like KU was on its way to a playoff win, Leather
After all, the Jayhawks have come from 16 points behind to take a one-point halftime lead. They've been beckoning me to be clicking. The offense was moving the ball, the defense was holding the Cowboys, and Mike Husbach had kicked a school-record 33-ard field goal. How could they
They could lose by falling apart in the second half. And they did. Hubbard missed field goals of 20 and 43 yards, Bryant Hebert scored 18 points at the goal line, the offensive line let the OSU defense sack Bettke twice, and worst of all, Verser fumbled on a reverse end with own end zone. OSU followed that near touchdown. The final score was 30-17, OSU.
"THAT WAS ONE of the strangest football games I've ever been involved in." KU coach Duffy said that he had big comeback after being 16 points. Vker was close to some sort of a game, but not at least as good as it was any better. But what killed us was giving up the big play on defense and not letting our team win.
KU spent the afternoon making a lot of "almost" big plays. Verser's first two
catches, of 35 and 67 yards, would have been touchdowns for last-minute tackles but they were not. The great day returning pants, did not score, although he returned five pants for 114 yards.
"I DON'T THIN' they practiced too hard last week at stopping me." Irvin said. "I just thought I could help the offense—just get good field position and get some touchdowns. I was surprised I didn't score. I would have had have at least two touchdowns."
Nor was Veser pleased with his day as he nor了 two yards short of the KU single-game receiving record of 135 yards, set by Bill Schauke against Oklahoma State in 1949.
"I feel like it's my worst day ever," Verser said. "It was all right in the first half, but I don't catch a pass in the second half." He didn't give us enough time to throw the ball.
"Most of the time our offensive line doubled real-time," he said. "There were a couple of tough plays that went through enough time. In the second half, they played a little bit more double man on David
BRIAN BETHEK, the KU quarterback trying to throw the ball behind that line, wasn't quite so critical of them.
Verser said, "They had a man on me on the line that bumped me and a man 10 yards up field. But I could beat him. And when I told Sebek usually was open over the middie."
OKLAHOMA STATE coach Jimmy Johnson was impressed with Verser's performance, even if Veraser wasn't.
"Venser is a great athlete," he said. "He is four inches tall than any of our defensive bats, and a beakbox lattaker He did not move in the reverser. The one that went 37 vards."
The reverse, the one that went 37 yards and the one that went for a Cowboy touchdown, epitomized what happened to KU Saturday, Fambrouch said.
"It worked like a charm there sometimes," he said, "but when we really needed it, it wasn't there."
It, the reverse, worked once. Bethke took the ball from center, handed off to Higgins going right who handed off to Verser going left.
He took it downfelt—32 yards to set up a touchdown. But when the 'Bawks ran it later in the game, from their own 20 just after it, he took downfelt to regain the lead, it didn't work.
BETHEK AGAIN HANDED off to Higgins, who handed off to Visser. But Vesser never saw him in action. The fist jugging it, he was hit by OSU's Curtis Boone jerring the ball free. Dexter Manley covered it in the end zone for a touchdown and a two-point conversion made the score
Fambrough defended the play-calling of offensive coordinator John Hadl even the risky reverse deen in KU territory.
"When your pass protection and things like that break down, you have to try
something," he said. "I'm not second-guessing anything we called."
AFTER THE GAME, he had said, "It seemed like everything we called backfired on us today."
Whatever the reasons for the defeat, the KU players were disappointed after the game.
"They just came out and kicked our asses." Harry Sydney said. "It just seemed like they wanted it better than we did. We got Alabama State has a jon on us or something."
Kirsi Crawley, linebacker, said, "We gave the ball game away. We had a one point lead at haunttum and all the defense had to do was shut them down. It seems like we should just make it every year they just wait for you to make a mistake, offensively or defensively."
NEXT EEEK, Kansas fans Kansas State in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats shocked Missouri fans by defeating the Tigers 193 Saturday. Some of the KU players said they were impressed with the performance from that victory would make any difference next week against the Wildcats.
"They should have momentum all this week," Irwin said, "but when 1:30 comes Saturday, we'll do something to change that momentum. It is the most important of the year for us right now." Coach Famee of the alumni really want to win this one."
KU has at least one player who will miss the K-State game. Defensive tackle Jeff Fox injured his knee against Oklahoma State.
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Men harriers place second
Colorado placed runners in four of the five spots, easily outstanding second place Kansas for its fourth consecutive Bight Eighteen men's cross country
Colorado won the meet with 22 points, while KU was next with 65 and Oklahoma third with 80.
Oklahoma third with 60.
The Jawhays were led by junior Paul Schultz, who finished third in 30-53.7.
"Give into it we thought we could win it," Goldsmith said. "Colorado has a great team and they run a good race. Their fifth man finished 10th."
The other KU campers were Tim Tays, 15th; Kendall Smith, 18th; Tim Gundy, 22nd; Jan陈Caiden, 24th; and Brent Swanson, 27th.
Jauvees aim for second win
"If one of their top five had a bad race, we possibly could have won. They're a better team in the top five, but their sixth and sevenen are as good as they were."
KU's junior varsity football team winds up its season today with a 1:30 p.m. game at Memorial Stadium against Baker.
But only a team's first five finishers count in scoring.
13 Jafrahs have been defeated their 17-8 loss to Nebraska two weeks ago. After a opening 12-4 victory over Oklahoma State, the Hawks lost 16 to Missouri in a closely contested game. The Hawks lost 7 to Missouri before
Sophomore Steve Smith will open at quarterback for KU, backed by freshmen Mike Phipps and Mike Bohn.
Red squad wins intrasquad
Three double winners and a new school record weren't enough to lift the蓝 past the Red in Friday's women's intrasquared swimming meet at Robinson
The Red team won eight events to win the meet 156-152.
T-captain Janet Linstedt, who placed third in the 200-yard freestyle at the AIAW nationals last season, paced the winners with victories in the 200 and 150-meter races.
Tammy Thomas, one of three freshmen who won two events, swam the 50-
yard freestyle in 24.4 seconds, a national qualifying time and the fastest time ever swain in the Big Eight, according to women's swimming coach Gary
"I was very pleased with the performance of our freshmen," Kempf said. "It was their first chance to swim under the clock in college."
Women harriers place fourth
The Big Eight has known it for years, but Saturday it finally became official.
The Big Eight has known it for years, but Saturday it finally became official. Iowa State, the traditional class of Big Eight women's cross country, captured the conference championship in Lincoln, Neb., in the first Big Eight saturation competition. But UIS has also won the last four unofficial conference crowns.
Senior Michelle Brown turned in KU's best time over the 5,000-meter course. Her 18:26 was good enough for seventh place. ISU's Christine McMeen skipped an eleventh.
The Cyclones finished with 31 points with Missouri a distant second with 64. Kansas State was next with 66, and KU, which took last third year, was fourth with 59.
KU's other finishers were Susan Phillips, 17th in 19:00; Trace Wong, 18th in 19:02; Finnemore Fainholm, 18th in 19:14; Derek Hertzig, 19th in 19:14; Tami Gunn, 19th in 19:26.
Soccer club's strina broken
The KU Soccer Club saw its home shutout stirring airbag yesterday, but not in a losing cause. Central Missouri State scored two first-half goals, the only ones from the game.
KU's Pete Nelson knocked in a penalty shot early in the second half to tie game 2. An earlier shot by Nelson barely missed when it hit the goal post.
The 'Hawks had several sure-fire chances for the teibraker but couldn't connect. Two shots penalty were missed along with several close shot-on-goal.
CMSU opened the scoring 25 minutes into the first half on a breakaway goal. ten minutes later KU used it to a Frisco Sanford goal. CMSUTAigned again two minutes later.
KU plays at home again Sunday. The opponent is Kansas State, which KU defeated every time they played last season.
Broncos crush KC behind Morton's arm
DENVER (AP) - Craig Morton riffed two first-half touchdowns and passback Jon Keyworth added another score on a halftail option pass, leading the Denver Broncos to a technical 28-3 victory over the National Football League action yesterday.
The victory boasted the Broncos' record to 6-4 and into a first-placed tie with San Diego in the AFC West, while the Chiefs dropped their third straight and slipped to 4-5.
Denver scored on its first possession, marching 80 yards in eight plays with Morton cutting passes of 24 and 22 yards to tight end Riley Odoms and a 17-yarder to Haven Moses. Jim Denner jot the score, and Morton ran into cramping 24 yards behind perfect blocking.
Morton hit a wide-open Rick Uphchurch in the end zone for a 5-yard scoreplay.
THE BRONCOS extended their lead to 14-0 early in the second quarter after an interception by safety Bill Thompson deep in Chief's territory.
About eight minutes later, Denver then missed the kick for the extra point. The Chiefs finally broke through on Jan 16, but the Knicks had driven to the Brogney's 2-3 line but had drawn from the Brogney's 4-2 line.
In the third period, the Brooks needed last three plays to score their third TD. Michael Horn scored a passing score at keyword, who found Upl church alone at the 2 yard line for an easy win.
running back Ted McKnight was thrown for an 8-yard loss to Denver cornerback Louis Wright on third down, forcing the field goal.
MORTON COMPLETED 14 of 22 passes for 198 yards in the first half as Denver assumed command early.
Jim Turner's extra-point kick after the first touchdown gave him 1,400 points in his career. He trails only George Blanda, the all-time leader with 2,002.
Thompson's interception came on a tipped pass by Kansas City quarterback Mike McCarthy. McCarthy spotted on the tackle, giving Denver possession at the Chiefs' 12-yard line, and had it missed.
The Chiefs, meanwhile, crossed mid-field three times in the half, but they made only one attempt to score. He forced to paint from kick in its own territory and J.T.Smith returned the kick 19 yards to the Denver 38. But the Chiefs failed to cash in when Stemmed留下 a 42-yard field goal.
AFTER DROPPING behind 20-4 on Keyword's touchdown touch, the Chiefs mounted a 15-play drive behind reserve against the Broncos were called for an apparently costly off-side penalty that moved the ball to the 2-yard line, but on the next play McKnight was stopped cold by Wright at the end of the inning. Chiefs Chefs on the scoreboard with his 9-pointer.