Fridav. October 26.1979
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University Daily Kansan
Offensive front
These are the men who opened the holes that allowed Harry Sydney to gain all those yards while in the playhouse that corn built. Over the battle against Iowa State he was a leader.
and tight end Lloyd Sobek, Out of sight on the other side of Fiss are right guard Boh and right tackle Dave Fleette. Brian Bethke is the quarterback up behind
Homecoming'79 promising
By TONY FITTS
Snarts Editor
Homecoming games have not been the best of times for KU football teams in the past. The Jadwicks have a 25-3-17 record and include last year's 13-7 loss to Iowa State.
The trend might be broken this year, when Oklahoma State comes to Lawrence. The Lawrence team would win the Big Eight last year, bearing North Texas State and Wichita State early in the season, then losing to Arkansas and South Carolina. But then the Cowboys rebounded to beat
This week, however, they are coming off a 36-0 loss to Nebraska, a loss that was expensive in more than won-loss results. OSU beat Nebraska Monday with vigorous physical complaints.
"WE'VE GOT eight players out for the year and five out for Kansas," Jimmy Johnson, OSU head coach, said earlier this season. "We got three questionable for Kansas and those are going to be playing who aren't 100 percent, who have nagging things."
**BECAUSE OF their injuries, the Cowboy lineup is hard to predict. Bailey is the second name in lineup on average of 104.5 passing yards a game. His replacement, John Deerner, is of 12 of 33 for 144 yards passing. He also scored 7 goals. Ankersen, the Cowboy's kicker. He is leading the conference in field goals with 10, and is tied fifth in the scoring score against New York.**
Not all of those O-State injuries came from the Nebraska game. Some of the injured were recovering from early-season injuries, and some of the more important Cowboy injuries are Harold Bailey, quarterback, and Mike Green, linebacker. Johnson is so short on quality players that he is playing all-Eight Gig. He's also the long snapper on theunting team.
Defensively, OSU will be hurting. They are sixth in the conference in rushing defense, one not above KU. Last year, Oklahoma beat Florida and carried a carrot on the AP All-America team.
KU COACH Don Fambrough said his
"No 1, we've been lucky," he said earlier. "We're not as strong as we are really, active, hunting on the football field, we'll be all right. It's when you start standing and getting cared for that you realize."
team had few injuries for a number of reasons.
"I don't think we do anything any other teams don't do, although we do have an excellent weight and conditioning program."
The most serious KU injury this week was to Jim Zidd, who was named the Big Eight defensive player of the week for his play against Iowa State.
"HE WAS ALL banged up—his ankle, knee and hand," Fambrough said, "but he'll be ready."
Jim Jagsdalage and Walter Mack, also banged up in Ames, should be ready as well.
the KU offense and defense played well on the same day. The offensive figures weren't impressive, but they were enough to win the game. But despite the defense at the middle of the ISU defense line, a
development that signaled the maturation of the offensive line.
"We started out the day going wide," Fambrough said, "and then we started going right at them. We were able to run through the middle of the line, tackle to
"AUGUSTA KYLES, who was playing for Jim Ridgway, did real well. He had a busy day, playing on the punting and kicking teams, and most of the game at offensive
Zield led the defense with 10 unassisted tackles and two assisted. The defensive unit received 8 assists in all. Of the field and forcing them to punt. Usually the wounds were against the wind, but they were on the ground.
The OSU game is very important to KU. Although the Jayhawks have doubled their victory output over last year when they beat 40, that much improvement is not enough.
"We're not satisfied with winning two games-no way," Fambrigh said. "Winning two games isn't turning the season around."
Coach looks back
National track championships in 1969 and 1970 didn't make KU track coach Bob Timmons forget about the political turmoil of the times.
By JERRY FINCHER
Sports Writer
Timmons, who has coached the team for the past 14 years, called those years "the most troubled time of our campus" when he reflected on them last week.
"It wasn't a fun time to be involved with young people as a coach or teacher," Timmons said.
Timmons, who had been in the Marine Corps in World War II, said he gave serious consideration then to getting out of coaching or going somewhere else.
"IT WAS DIFFICULT for a person who believed in discipline and strong his beliefs. He had survived the burnings of buildings on campus and shootings during those years." Timmons
"I can remember one time they came across campus with the flag updown. And Abbie Hoffman blew his nose on our face. To me, it was like the end of the world."
Timmons said it wasn't easy to coach in those times.
"Most of the people on our team had goo, attitudes," he said, "but there were a great many of them who were influenced from the outside.
"In '99, we were having tremendous
hair loss. Our athletes had being
baving long hair and moustaches. People
came on campus involved in disrupting
athletic programs. The drug thing was
"EVERYTHING GOING on in other
phases of student life erupted in athletics. It was so complicated that you can't go back and make simple little statements to handle the whole thing."
Timmons finally decided to change
"I came to the point where I was about to break inside. If I wanna do anything as a coach, I was going to have to change. I had to learn to be more likely to be more tolerant of different points of view.
If I hadn't been willing to make some changes, I couldn't have gone on coaching," Timmons said. "You can't continually be on the sidelines and not play for the athletes and make any progress."
A meeting during those years between varsity coaches and black athletes helped Timmons change some of his attitudes.
TIMMONS SAID what he did disagree with was a group of youngsters talking peace and tranquility, but using violence to get their points across.
"I wondered whether a coach could "in contribute anything to lives of athletes besides techniques and training. Finally the time came when I realized I didn't disagree with their attitudes toward the war. I agreed that it was not an issue of equalities and the environmental problems."
"I went in to it upset," he said. "I felt like it was a power move—not by blacks, but just one more of the issues of unrest that our camoufaced faces."
"We felt like it was plain old defiance."
All that changed as a result of the meeting.
Amison given choice
"ATHELLES OPENLY expressed their view on what was upsetting them," Timmons said. "It was really an eye-opener for all of us. We came away from chat, meeting
See TIMMONS page seven
Rv. HM SMALL
Sports Writer
William Amile had a decision to make in the graduate of a Sandhawk. Ohio has school rules that require the Army and risk going to war, or joining the KK football team to avoid the draft. The result was a loss.
"I knew what was going on in Vietnam," said Amison, "so when the KU athletic office offered me a scholarship I took it."
AMISON SAID that he and his teammates also were aware of the racial problems of the time.
"We were students as well as football players," he said. "Values just like everyone else in school." He said. "We knew the situation in Vietnam and we knew that if we funked out of school we would be back."
Although no one on the team could be classified as a political activist, Amison said that a number of the players, including
That season he scored five touchdowns and rushed for more than 500 yards. But Amison and his teammates had more on their minds that season than playing foot-
"There was no racism on the team between the players because we were all there to play football. But we knew the problems and we knew the system caused them. It was the system that limited the number of blacks and white players and all of us knew that—blacks and whites."
himself, took part in the political rallies and bovotcots that were abundant in the late 60's.
"We weren't there as leaders but more as students voicing our opposition to the war and to the racial policy of the University." Amison said.
AMISON SAID his initial beliefs about the war were formed by society. He said he was ready to go to war because it was something he had seen in others, or rather a person goes to war and he sees to肌.
"It wasn't until later that I realized how ridiculous the war was. It was insane to loose so much over something so small."
Amison, now an insurance salesman living in Lawrence has not abandoned his political views in the eight years following his death. He reached a peak last year when he challenged incumbent Mike Glover for his seat in the 41th district of the Kansas House
ALTHOUGH GLOVER retained the seat,
Amilson said he was not disnoainted.
"The election wasn't even supposed to be close but I did a lot of hard campaigning and I think we had Glover a little worried," he said.
Amission he said he has an opinion on practically everything from education to famine, and that by running for political office he can influence others and how it can be used to benefit everyone.
As for the future, Amison is sure of only one thing: that Willie Amison comes First.
"I'm not sure if I'll run for office next year," he said. "What I am sure of is that I am going to take advantage of right now to right now may not be here tomorrow."
Mitchell enjoys pro life
By PAM CLARK
Sports Writer
In the past when a woman ended her college basketball career her playing days were over unless she competed on the Olympic team or played AAU ball.
No more stop-and-go running, no more elbowing under the basket for position, no more pressure free throws with no time left. In short, no more competitive basketball.
All of that is changing for the very best players who come out of the collegiate ranks, which includes former KU star Adrian Mitchell.
Last year the eight team Women's Professional Basketball League was formed. The number of teams was increased to 14 this season.
THE CHICAGO Hastle, one of the WBL's best teams, drafted Mitchell, who graduated last spring, in the second round.
The 5-foot-9-inch forward has survived the cuts made in rookie camp and is now in the playoffs. The rookies will confidently be she will be among the 12 players on the Hattie roster when the regular season begins.
"I have a lot of things going for me." I have to rebound from mat, which is what they need last year. I feel good that I can get rebounds against anyone and play good.
The Hustle also have worked Mitchell at the guard position to take advantage of her quickness and ball handling skills.
"ITS GOING real well sometimes," Mitchell said of the transition, "and I think now, i can play guard" and other times it "observed and say I don't want to play guard."
"I want to be an offensive player," she said. "I'm a good leaper and I don't get scared when I play taller players, so I'm going to get my share of points."
The Hustle is in such need of her rebounding skills that the team doesn't expect Mitchell to score points.
The Kansas City, Mo., native got more than her share of rebounds and points in her four years at KU. Mitchell ended her career
as the first KU basketball player, male or female, to score 2,000 points with 2,124, an average of 17 points a game. She was the second KU player to grab 1,000 rebounds. Bill Bridges had 1,681 total from 1361 to 1914. He scored 1,504 points out of 1,388 for an average of 10.3 a game.
"The girls are nice and we all get along real well," said Mitchell. "Sometimes it is dog-eat dog. The rookies are threatening the insurers, but they're coming right back at us."
"I'm only 5-foot-9-inch tall and I out-bounded anyone 6-feet tall," she said. "If you're out on the court everyone knows you score, but backbound is different.
OF ALL HER individual records at KU, Mitchell is proudest of the rebounding total.
"ADRIAN WAS the kind of player that if she was ready to play, she just moved over everyone," said KU coach Marian Washington.
"At first it was easy for me to get reboundes because my leaping ability. But the coaches started telling their players to keep running. I had to maneuver more for reboundes."
In the position she's in now, fighting for a spot on Chicago's roster, Mitchell can ill afford many cold days.
While at KU, though, Mitchell had hot and cold days, depending on her attitude.
"He's a little impatient, I think," she said. "All the players are college grads and when he explains something to us he expects us to be on his knees. He's his fair and he wants to win, which I like."
The Hustle's coach, Doug Bruno, is described as "very demanding" by Mitchell.
"We look for the fast break first all the time," she said. "We don't have set plays so we don't have to stop and play a game when it's open." Our fast break goes right into our offense.
MITCHELL SHOULD feel right at home in Chicago's play of play. Like KU, the Hustle employs a fast break offense and a pressure defense.
Mitchell may feel at home on the court, but the soft-sopen rookie has had to adjust to
her new role of a professional athlete in a big city.
In its initial season the Hustle received a surprising amount of fan support. A local television station carried 25 of the team's games and plans to show more this season.
AS AN INDICATION of fan interest it should be noted that of Chicago's professional sports teams only the Cubs and Celtics have higher television ratings than the Hustle.
"ITS IN A nice neighborhood, so I don't worry about her walking to school," Mitchell said. "Sometimes Monique gets out of school in time to come with me for our second year." She likes it like a wine in Allen Field House. She says it's everyone and knows more people than I do.
In an effort to increase the team's following, Mitchell and her teammates spend time at their workplace for promotional work. Most of the players enjoy the attention showered upon them during their time at work. The team herself as a family person, would rather spend the time at home with her 9-year-old daughter.
The Mitchells made the trek to Chicago in August and Adrian got temporary work in offices doing typing and other clerical work. She said she had a one year contract with the Haste for $4,000, which isn't bad considering that basketball only six months of the year.
The two live in an apartment near DePaul University. Monique walks to her kindergarten class, which is close by.
Surprisingly, Mitchell said she only plans to play basketball for two or three years. She has a degree in psychology and is going to work on her masters in her spare time.
"I want to be some kind of counselor," she said. "Maybe a marriage counselor or working with kids, maybe even a probation officer."
For now, at least, Mitchell's heart, and her mind and body for that matter, is in playing basketball for the Hustle.
"They worked us real hard the first week," she said. "I guess they wanted to have who the heart for it. It wasn't anything I couldn't handle, though."
KU draws top recruits
By MIKE EARLE
Associate Sports Editor
When the NCAA ruled in 1972 that freshman athletes could compete on varsity teams, never before, except under the current system an interest been shown in 18-year-olds.
The most noticeable effect the ruling has had on college athletics is on the coaches. They must maintain a successful basketball program, coaches travel thousands of miles pleading, proselytizing and persevering to get them to wear their school's colors.
IT'S NO SECRET a basketball program lives or dies with its recruiting, and there is no doubt that he have had exceptional luck in the past three years landing prize recruits. Darnell Valentine came in 1977 and was a big factor in KU's first-place league victory.
After a coast-to-coast flight the next in the ICU staff had gathered high-quality patients, including Guy and David Magley into the fold. All three figure to play a prominent part in the recovery of Mr. Magley.
This season's three freshmen are also a result of successful recruiting efforts by Owens and his staff.
RICKY ROSS, a long-armed guard from Wichita, received over 250 letters last spring from hopeful coaches, but hextend KRU after a lot of consideration.
"I had several reasons for choosing KU," Ross said. "I's very close to home, the tradition of the basketball program, and I know that I'm at the atmosphere, amuse other things."
"Darnell had a little bearing on my decision because we're from the same hometown and we know how each other plays. He penetrates and I shoot."
At 6-1 and 195 pounds, Ross averaged 32 points a game his senior year at Wichita High School on 88 percent of the team's attempts that make recruits' moots water.
"I learned a lot from it, and I would tell another player who is being recruited to watch out for some of the things they do or say."
"RECRUTERS IMPRESSED me quite a bit because they're professional's." Ross said. "They know how much they've highly-recruited player to commit himself."
Along with all the loophole Ross created among recruiters, will come high expectations from Jayhawk fans, and the focus of performing in game situations.
"I'm very sorry Wilmore had to come," she said, as the situation he was in. But I have to look out for myself. Now that he's left I think that I will be seeing a little more playing with him.
AND ROSS to be able to see a substantial amount of action because of his ability to pop in 25-footers over zone defenses and be able to score from there. More forward to the University of Georgia.
"But I'm ready for it. I'm expecting a lot from myself and I know I can do it."
Another freshman expected to contribute from the guard position is Keith Littleton, a senior safety and positions in the double post offense at Quincy Illinois High School, Douglas was an all-state state and leading rebounder in the Illinois state tour-
"I KNOW THE fans around here have the best of them, and I wish Wichita. They know I can shoot and if I get out there my first couple of games and don't produce it will kind of hurt me."
"I're a little disadvantage because I played at the post position," Douglas said. "Since my sophomore season when I played guard I never really had to
DOUGLAST AVERAGED 25 points a game as a player on 56 percent shooting from the floor. He said the double post and triple post in school might hammer his play at guard.
handle the ball. Right now that's my biggest disadvantage.
Despite his limited experience at the guard position Douglas said he felt that he would be able to help the Jayhawks this season.
"But I can take my man inside and have a big advantage. I think I will be able to rebound with anybody I match up against."
"I didn't come here to sit on the bench," Douglas said. "I want to be a part of the team and make my contribution. I want to play and do my share."
"Darnell has already helped me. A lot of what I do depends on him because play against him in practice every day. He earns a lot just by playing against him."
KELLY KNIGHT, KU's third freshman recruit, will add strength and depth to the tajahwak's front line. From Salma Hanna, a junior defensive tackle for younger brother of the late Danny Knight who played for KU's 1974-75 team that earned an NCAA final four tournament
"I've known Coach Owens through Danny for quite a while," Knight said. "That had to let to do with my decision to join the University of Notre Dame Norwood was an instant friend."
At 8-6 225 pounds, played very few centers his own height in high school. But in a holiday tournament, matched against 9-6 Antone Carr who signed with Indiana State University, knight outscored him 18-4 and outscored him 16-8.
In KU's offensive scheme this season, Knight will probably be trained to play at the forward position rather than center.
"WHEN I PLAYED against Antoine that was the first time I played anybody my height or taller," Knight said. "But up here I'm playing people that big every time we play against bigger opponents. I don't think I have much of a problem."
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