8 Friday, September 7, 1979 University Daily Kansan Jayhawks begin fall baseball The Kansas Jayhawks, open the fall baseball season Sunday afternoon at 1:30 against Longview Community College of Lee's Summit, Mo. Sunday is the first of six 15-inning practice games scheduled this fall at Quigley Field, south of Allen Field House. Coach Floyd Temple said he would go on his starting rotation, using each pitcher for three innings, beginning with the pitchers, his only return starter. Other returning pitchers, Clayton Fieberman, Mike Watt and David Hicks, will follow the three innings each. Jim Krause, a freshman Overland Park, will round out the rotation. Practices have been basic the first week, with emphasis on fundamentals and coaching techniques, Temple said. The Jayhawks played a game-type scrimmage during Thursday's practice. Temple said he wanted to help his pitchers gain some experience and give the batters a chance to look at full-speed pitching. "They're making some progress," he said. "I'm quite pleased with some of our young people. "One kid that has really been impressive so far is Loren Hibbs. He's one of the youngsters that's swinging the bat real well." Hibbs, a shortstop from Wellington, Kan, is a freshman recently signed by Temple. He didn't play high school baseball because his school didn't have a big field. But he played at Dukes, a semi-pro team. He also compiled a 961 fielding percentage at shortstop. "It looks like he made up his mind he wants to earn a spot on this ball club," Temple said. "It's always encouraging to unstinger stick his head up above the pack." Temple said he would start three returning infidels, with Brian Gray at first base and Roger Riley at third. Steve Jeltz will move from second base to shortstop, the position he played for the American Legion Lawrence Hawks three years ago. switching Jetz to shortstop is a move Temple planned to make before the season began. He recruited Wichita freshman Jason Reid and second baseman who will start Sunday. Returning senior Scott Wright will be Temple's starting left field. Veteran Matt Gundefinger will start the game in center field. Temple said he probably would start either Hibbs or Roger Lee, Wichita freshman, in right field. Batting 427 for Wichita South High School last season, Lee became the first player in the school's history to letter and start all four years there. two-year KU letterman Dan Graham will start behind the plate for the Jayhawks. DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS EXPRESS BUS Starting 11:00 AM September 8th The Downtown Merchants are subsidizing a special bus to help K.U. students with their Saturday transportation problems. Avoid the hassels of driving and parking. COME RIDE WITH US! THE SATURDAY—DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS BUS SCHEDULE | From To | Ellsworth Downtown | Student Union Downtown | GSP-Corbin Downtown | 9th & Mass Downtown Resident Halls | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Time Time | Hour Half-hour | 8 Min Past The Hour 38 Min Past The Hour | 10-Min Past The Hour 40 Min Past The Hour | 15 Min Past The Hour 45 Min Past The Hour | | First Bus Last Bus | 11:00 AM 5:00 PM | 11:08 AM 5:08 PM | 11:10 AM 5:10 PM | 11:15 AM 4:45 PM | EXACT FARE ONLY—25¢—DRIVER CARRIES NO CHANGE! The Downtown Lawrence Merchants are offering this bus to all students, faculty, and non students as a continuing gesture of their appreciation. Big Eight seasons open The Missouri Tigers are less worried about the San Diego State football team than they are with the school's tradition. By United Press International 4-17 in 1928—its first losing season in 18 years. During the previous 17 years, the Arteses posted a 142-7 F-4 overall record behind a string of fine quarterbacks that included Dorn Horn, Demis Shaw, Brian Sipe, Craig Wheeler and Jesse Freitas. All went on into the pros. San Diego State finished an embarrassing 4-7 in 1987—its first losing season in 18 years. The Athletes will have another fine quarterback in junior Mark Haida when they visit 12th-ranked Missouri Saturday. That meeting will highlight a three-game Big Eight with Oregon visiting Colorado State and travel to Oklahoma State. "San Diego State is a very explosive team with a winning tradition," said Missouri Coach Warren Powerens. "I understand they are the most aggressive teamsters, so they obviously attract good talent." It will be a good opening game test for an aggressive, young Missouri defense, which features five returning lettermen, but only three seniors. Colorado began the Chuck Fairbanks era against Oregon, a 2-9 finisher last season. Colorado hammered the Ducks in the 1978 opener, 24-7. Fairbanks will begin weeding out his running backs in search of a leader for the conference season, which begins Oct. 6 against Okahoma. "The common denominator to every successful football team I've observed in high school, college and the pro ranks" is the ability to run the football," said Fairbanks. "I'm a strong candidate of the running game. The idea is to have a balanced team, can attack all areas and I'm concerned with the ability of our ground attack." Okahama State has one of the best linebacking corps in the country in John Corker and Ricky Young, and the defensive players on the offense, including Dexter Manley, all of Big Eight caliber. Gregg Johnson earned second team all-conference for the Cowboys at cornerback last year, but he is surrounded by inexe-ience. That young secondary can expect to be trained by North Texas State quarterback Jordan Dobbins in 101 yards in the Mean Green's 3-4 season victory over Texas-Ellis Past last week. "Jordan has got to be one of the better quarterbacks in the country," said North Texas State Coach Jerry Moore, a former Nebraska assistant. "I do know that we did not have a quarterback at Nebraska the last five years like Jordany Moore," Moore said. "If we had Jordan in our program for four years, he would be almost as good." -KANSAN- KANSAN Baseball Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE | EA | LB | MPL | PtL | GR | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Baltimore | 83 | 57 | 28 | 90 | | Milwaukee | 81 | 57 | 27 | 90 | | New York | 78 | 61 | 326 | 13 | | Chicago | 78 | 61 | 326 | 13 | | Cleveland | 71 | 61 | 326 | 13 | | Pittsburgh | 71 | 61 | 326 | 13 | California 72 04 540 26 Kansas City 73 06 545 25 Michigan 72 10 539 3 Tennessee 72 10 539 3 Texas 68 79 412 16 Toronto 60 79 412 16 South Carolina 60 79 412 16 Southeast 60 79 412 16 St. Louis 47 11 438 21 Montreal 1, Chicago 2 New York 3, Philadelphia 4 San Diego 5, New York 6 California 12, San Francisco 3 Houston 7, San Diego 8 Toronto 9, Calgary 10 Buffalo | B | L | Pt. | GB | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Pittsburgh | 81 | 54 | 17 | 64 | | Montreal | 73 | 54 | 24 | 1 | | Toronto | 73 | 59 | 247 | 1 | | Chicago | 73 | 66 | 248 | 11 | | Philadelphia | 73 | 66 | 18 | 13 | | Atlanta | 73 | 64 | 232 | 11 | NATIONAL LEAGUE Baltimore 9, Toronto 0 New York 8, Detroit 10, 10 innings California 10, Chicago 9 Ohio lanes scheduled Houston 80 60 571 Carmelita 80 61 475 Los Angeles 80 62 90 San Francisco 61 80 633 San Diego 61 80 611 Santa Ana 55 84 431 (29) San Jose 55 84 431 Welcome To Oread *GET INVOLVED...MEET NEW FRIENDS...MAKE A DIFFERENCE! 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