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Monday, September 10. 1979
University Daily Kansan
Cook faces life in twilight zone
By GENEMYERS Snorts Writer
A du of famous collegians scramble for a loose ball. The competitors are KU's Norm Cook (80) and Indiana's Scott May (42). This action was block on Dec. 1, 1972 when Indiana won a victory in certain backs. Back then, Cook was KU's sensual sophomore.
Glory days
The former KU sensation who skipped his senior year to go pro now finds himself alone in a twilight zone.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Just a fine line separates Norm
Cook from basketball ablution.
Waiting for him is a spot he doesn't want in the basketball league. He's final dunking ground up and that's what he's doing.
But what Cook the Number 1 pick of the Boston team should be is to return to the high-paid, glorified life of the coach.
Cook's comeback attempt began Friday at the Kansas City wildcard game, even if he has survived his final cute tomorrow, and those propels good, Cook still hasn't landed a spot on the King's 11-man roster. He simply earns the right to report with the winner of the playoff.
"I have no plans in case I don't make the team," Cook said after yesterday's morning workout at Rockhurst College. "I'm being aware about it. I'm not considering any its, and or maybe's. I'm just being
The 6-4 forward has had very few positive experiences since leaving KU, so few that he often second-guesses his对手.
"Sometimes I regret that I left school early," Cook said. "But it thought at the time it was in my best interest."
"Ever since I left the University of Kansas life's been hard. Mentally, I've had trouble adjusting to certain conditions."
For the Illinois product, Boston was the wrong place to be, a striking contrast of complexities both on and off the court. Cook disliked his new home and bench warming for the defending NBA champions.
"Not until my rookie year had I ever been Boston or the East coast," said "Everything is so different there."
"Boston didn't play me much and that's what really hurt me. I wanted to play and worked hard to play, but they wouldn't play me. Scouts for other teams would see me sitting on the bench and it hurt so much mentally."
As a rookie, Cook played in just 25 games, averaging 2.5 points. With the start of the 1977-78 season, Boston cut him. Then he claimed himself on waivers only to duck him after two years and the book has been an exile in the Western Basketball League.
But despite Cook's pre problems, Kings' head coor
Cotton Fitzimmons invited him to the free agent camp
Cook had tryout offers from other teams, but the Kings
were always No. 1 on his list.
"It's not like Boston," Cook said, "I can relate to the people there. The University of Kansas is right down the road."
Making the team also means a huge jump in pay for Cook.
"I know I'll get a fair shot with the Kings. My chances are just as good as anybody's."
Free agents, as an NBA rule, rarely make it. But Fitzsimmons is not afraid to break the rules. Last year he kept two free agents: Billy McKinney and Marion Redmond.
The WBL, as a minor league, has nicely salaries compared to the NBA. And it was a huge salary which meant that his players were not good enough.
Cook, however, had had a better offer to turn pre after his dazzling sophomore season, when he led the 18-4 Jayhawks in scoring. His team-lead in both scoring and passing was so impressive in the 1975-76 squad that finished 13-13.
"I had significantly less offered after my junior year," he said, agreeing that "significantly less" in the NIU data. "That is a big difference." Owens it left it totally up to me. He said that if I could get the same contract as the year before it might be to get my position.
"I didn't get the same offer, but I thought it would be best to take what I could. I'm from a big family and it's no secret that we are poor. I just wanted us to have some money for once."
Even though he detected from the Jayhawk ranks he said that most people still harbor feelings toward him.
"When I go back to KU," he said. "People look on me if I did something terribly wrong to the school. It's not a problem."
On the court yesterday, Cook displayed a bit of the old collegiate magic. Teaming with fourth-round drafter and Big Eight Most Valuable Player John McCallough, he scored two shots on two drills. On defense, the duck was equally effective.
But when practice ended, Cook piled into the King's van just like the rest of the free agents. His last p. 10.
But the only privilege Cook wants is a second chance in the NBA, not a spot back in the minors.
Tigers roar with second-half barrage, 45-15
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --That must be some half-time speech Warren Powers delivered Saturday. He prefers to talk about his love of football players "had a nice visit."
But wide receiver Ken Blair said Powers, "told us to get out there and play."
"That's all it took," Blair added. "He knew it wasn't the Missouri Tigers out there—maybe the Missouri Champs."
Whatever Powers said or whatever new schemes his assistants conceived, it worked. After failing to make a first down except by penalty, gaining only 48 yards total offensives and falling behind 13-4 in the first half, the 122-ranked Tigers erupted for an emphatic victory, a decapetition lapsed 45-15 triumph over New South Dakota in their 1979 season opener.
"It was a typical opening game," was the way Powers described the zany afternoon in Columbia. "A lot of good things happened, a
lot of bad things happened. The best thing that happened is that this football team stayed together.
Only two other Big Eight teams saw action Saturday with two head coaches making their debts. For Oklahoma State's Jimmy Johnson, it was a successful one as he led the Cowboys and four field goals to lead the Cowboys to a 277 victory over North Texas State.
But Colorado's Chuck Fairbanks, coming back to the Big Eight after six years in the National Football League, lost in his return 33-19 to Oregon.
Fairbanks, who has been telling Coloradoians that he left the office leave much to be desired, was proved right. The Buffalo offense had problems most of the day and managed just two long scoring drives.
for 108 yards and passed for another 168. A
run for 235 yards was possible with the
dutch Oyster cup fire a 9-arm
touchdown pass to Rick Ward and later ran
30 yards to help set up Dong Jolymouth #2.
The second touchdown also issued a 31-air pass and ran 24 yards himself to set the stage for Joe Wood's two
Oregon quarterback Reggie Ogburn ran
Ankersen made it a happy day for Johnson and the Cowboys with field goals of
22, 27, 33 and 37 yards, tying his entire 1978 field goal production.
Quarterback Harbaugh Bailey completed 17 of 31 passes for 275 yards, lattched much-heralded Mark Cromer with a win in Nebraska and with Rin Irgan on the $2-vard touchdown pass.
The University of Kansas volleyball team opens its 1979-80 campaign tonight with a dual match against Highland Community College and Missouri Western State College, at Highland.
The Cowboy defenders held North Texas State's Bernard Jackson, the nation's No. 6 rusher a year ago, to only 36 yards on 15 carries.
Spikers to play in Highland dual
Injuries have sidedeline starters Diana Schroeder, Kelly Ratif and April Beaver. Also out of action for KU are Sarah Waugh and Linda Jacobs.
Starting for KU tonight is Jolee Kubler, Karen Georgesen, Shelly Dunar, Sharon Logan, Silly Fox and John Huntstein. Mary Moore and James andokes and Dewina Mush may also see action.
"Missouri Western always has a good team. It should be a fine game," Lockwood said.
Gura stumps Seattle but Angels also win
SEATTLE (AP)—Larry Gurn fired a six-hitter and George Bretter collected three hits yesterday as the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1.
Gura, 11-10, walked two and struck out two. He lost his shutout in the sixth on Tom Paciorek's fifth home run of the season.
The Royals scored all three runs in the first two innings. Darrell Porter's two out single in the first scored Brett from second base.
In the second, the Royals use two walks, Wilie Wilson's run-scoring single and a throwing error by Seattle catcher Larry Cox for two more runs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
| | L | L | Pct. | GR |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Pittsburgh | 80 | 52 | 100 | 1 |
| Montreal | 80 | 52 | 100 | 1 |
| Toronto | 78 | 64 | 343 | 1 |
| Chicago | 78 | 64 | 343 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 71 | 61 | 102 | 1 |
| Indiana | 71 | 61 | 102 | 1 |
Houston 81 62 366
Atlanta 81 62 363
Los Angeles 81 62 347
San Francisco 81 62 438 18%)
San Diego 81 62 438 18%)
Philadelphia 81 62 438 18%)
Boston 81 62 438 18%)
Denver 81 62 438 18%)
Tampa Bay 81 62 438 18%)
Pittsburgh, New York 1
San Diego, Miami 2
Los Angeles 3
Los Angeles 3
Mentrie, K. S. Lunan 4
Mentrie, K. S. Lunan 4
Seattle starter Mike Parrot, 13-10, went
the first six innings, giving up eight hits.
Seattle Manager Darrell Johnson was named in a list of players Mauvey in the sixth inning for complaining after Ruppert Jones was called out at first to complete. Kansas City double play with the opposing team.
AMERICAN LEAGUF
Gura retreated the final seven Mariners in a row, on five of them, on ground outside. He nipped up the seventh when Julio Cruz forced Larry to land with the bases loaded to end the inning.
| | W | L | Prec. | GR |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Baltimore | 83 | 60 | 105 | 12% |
| Milwaukee | 83 | 60 | 105 | 12% |
| New York | 77 | 63 | 100 | 17 |
| Denver | 77 | 63 | 100 | 17 |
| Cleveland | 74 | 69 | 100 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh | 74 | 69 | 100 | 17 |
Last minute drive gives Cleveland 27-24 victory
Detroit 3, New York 1
Baltimore 16, Boston 4
Cleveland 14, Toronto 10
Toronto 6, Minnesota 7
New York 8, Californias 5
California 5, Milwaukee 2
Kansas City 3, Seattle 1
California 70 94 536
Kansas City 85 68 588 4
Michigan 71 72 414 4
Texas 71 72 627 4%
Utah 71 72 627 4%
Seattle 69 82 417 4%
South Carolina 69 82 417 4%
American Conference
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPF) - Brian Sipe threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Rucker with 52 seconds left in the game on Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
After Jin Stenner kicked a 30-yard field-goal to put Kansas City ahead 24-10 with 2:19 in the game, Slope drove the Browns 76 to 80. The Chels are now unsteamed this season. The Chels are now 17-6.
W  L W T Pct PF PA 1
Miami  2 0 0 1 000 197
Buffalo  1 1 0 0 1000 197
New England  1 1 0 0 600 19
Baltimore  1 1 0 0 300 19
Watson  1 1 0 0 263 43
Central
Cleveland 2.0 0 0.100 52 46
Pittsburgh 2.0 0 0.100 52 46
Houston 1.1 0 200 30 65
Cincinnati 0 2 0 200 44 61
Don Cockroft kicked a pair of field goals to round out the Cleveland scoring.
Wests
San Diego 2 1 0 1 000 63 16 29
Denver 2 1 0 1 000 62 16 29
Kansas City 1 1 1 0 100 38 27
Miami 1 1 1 0 100 38 27
Seattle 0 2 0 0 100 26 42
Fuller drove Kansas City 85 yards in 11 plays to cut the Cleveland margin to 20-14 on
After Cockroft's last field goal, which gave the Browns a 20-1 lead, Feller went to work. Following a 54-yd kickoff return by Steve Gaulty, Feller moved the team 74 City's first touchdown. He capped the drive with a 19-yd touchdown pass to J.D. Smith.
a 9-yard run by Tony Reed at 7:00 of the final quarter.
Gary Barbaro recovered a Dave Logan fumble at the Cleveland 32 plays into the Brown's next drive to set up Kansas City's go-ahead points. Fulmer moved the ball from the 18-yard pass to Gaunty, Ted McKnight hit it in two plays later to make it 21-20.
Tim Collier intercepted a Sipse pass on the next Cleveland play to set up Kansas City's final score, but the field goal by Stenerud was not enough.
National Conference
East
Dallas 2  0  1  0  1.000 63  34
Philadelphia  2  0  1  0.100 63  27
St. Louis  1  1  1  0  0.500 48  36
Washington  1  1  0  0.500 48  36
N.Y. Giants  2  0  0  0.500 48  36
Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 32 10
Tampa Bay 2 0 0 1.000 60 42
Green Bay 1 1 0 1.000 31 25
Michigan 1 1 0 1.000 38 24
Detroit 1 1 0 1.000 40 58
WEST
Alanta 1 1 0 1 000 40 34
Los Angeles 1 1 0 1 000 40 34
New Orleans 0 2 0 000 52 68
San Francisco 0 2 0 000 76 49
Buffalo 15, Cincinnati 24
Chicago 26, Memphis 7
Chicago 38, Minnesota 7
Green Bay 19, New Orleans 19
Golden Bay 17, Washington 27, Delaware 14
Washington 27, Delaware 14
Cleveland 17, Kansas City 24
Chicago 26, San Diego 19
San Diego 28, Oakland 10
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If You Are Running:
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