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University Daily Kansan
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Monday, Dec. 2, 1985
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K-State may name football coach today
Kansas State has scheduled a press conference for 11 a.m. today concerning the head football coaching situation at the school. The Wildcats began the season with Jim Dickey as head coach, but he was replaced by Lee Moon during the season. Moon is an assistant athletic director for Kansas State. The Wildcats finished the season 1-10. Their only victory was against Missouri at Columbia or Oct. 26.
KU teams bowl well
the Kansas men's bowling team shrugged off a slow first day Friday with a powerful comeback Saturday to earn ninth place in the 1985 National Collegiate Team Match Games in St. Louis. There were 48 men's teams from around the country at the meet.
The Kansas women's team was a pleasant surprise for Coach Mike Fine with a 12th place finish out of 36 teams.
"The men did not bowl particularly well the first day," Fine said yesterday. "After the first day of bowling, they were about 25th. But on the second day, they shot really well. We really made a move. When it was time to do well, they did well."
The Kansas men finished with 11,889 pins. The winning team from Wichita State had 12,411 pins. The men's team finished 18th in the same tournament last year.
Wes Wolcott led the men's team with an average of 202 pins. Following Wolcott were Tim DeMars with an average of 200, Scott Vickers at 198, John Kilgore at 192, and Mike Brennan at 181.
"We hoped to do better the first day, but we were one of the top five teams the second day," Fine said. "I am real pleased. We left with a good feeling."
The Kansas-Nebraska Conference did well at the meet, Fine said, with Wichita State winning the men's and women's divisions, the Nebraska men's team getting fourth, the Kansas men getting ninth and the Kansas women getting 12th.
"I am real pleased and borderline ecstatic with the women's team." Fine said. "Last year, we were 21st at the meet. This year, we are 12th. The women were very close to finishing significantly higher.
"Our women's program is absolutely significantly stronger than last year. We lost probably 200 bonus points by a total of 10 pins. Nobody blew us out like last year. That has been a problem in the past. We bowled with a lot of enthusiasm."
"The tournament is recognized as being the toughest tournament outside of the national championships, which are in Houston in May." Fine said.
Duke defeats Kansas 92-86 for NIT title
United Press International
NEW YORK — David Henderson scored 30 points on 12-of-14 shooting and No. 5 Duke, undeterred by the taller frontline of Kansas, beat the No. 4 Jayhawks 92-86 last night to win the inaugural preseason National Invitation Tournament.
In the consolation game earlier last night, St. John's defeated No. 10 Louisville 86-79, with guard Ror Rowan scoring 20 points and teaming with Mark Jackson to crack the Cardinals' pressure defense.
From staff and wire reports.
Kansas plays Southern Illinois-
Edwardsville at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow
and Western Carolina at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, both in Allen Field
House.
The Blue Devils also received 21 points from Mark Alarie and 20 from
All-America guard Johnny Dawkins in winning their fifth straight game. Kansas, 3-1, was powered by Danny Manning, who struck for 20 of his 24 points in the second half. Calvin Thompson hit his first 10 shots and finished with 22 points while Ron Kellogg added 20. Cedric Hunter dished off 14 assists for Kansas.
Kansas trailed 64-63 with 9 minutes, 2 seconds left in the game before Tommy Amaker hit from the corner and Dawkins and Henderson followed with stuffs to put the Blue Devils in front by seven with 7.51 remaining. But Manning scored 4 points in a 5-point run by Kansas to leave the Jayhawk down 70-68.
The teams exchanged baskets for the next three minutes before Alarie delivered a tip-in and Dawkins a baseline jumper, making the score
80-74. Manning answered with a turnaround, but Alarie connected from the lane, Dawkins converted a pair from the line and Amaker scored on a drive. That left U6-86 with 44 seconds to go and the title secure.
Duke led 38-35 at the half behind 14 points by Henderson on 6-of-7 shooting. Henderson was named the tournament's most valuable player.
The Jayhawks stayed close largely on the play of Thompson, who had 16 points and did not miss any of his 7 shots from the floor.
In the consolation game, Rowan was backed by Jackson with 17 points and 11 assists and Walter Berry with 22 points and 13 rebounds as St. John's improved its record to 3-1. The Redmen's backcourt made just 2 turnovers.
Milt Wagner and Pervis Ellison
each had 16 points for the Cardinals, 2.2.
Louisville trailed by 13 points in the first half, but cut the deficit to 65-64 on an outside shot by Wagner with 7:25 left in the game. St. John's then went on a 7-2 burst, receiving a 3-point play by John Hempel, a short jumper by Jackson and a spinning length-of-court layup by Berry.
Tony Kimbo of Louisville scored three straight points to pull the Cardinals within 72-69, but after an exchange of baskets, Berry made a tip and Rowan a jumper to make it 78-71 with 1:52 to go, putting St. John's out of danger.
The Redmen received unexpected scoring strength from Willie Glass, who scored all 14 of his points in the first half, which ended with St. John's leading 46-37 Billy Thompson added
15 points plus 6 assists and Jeff Hall had 14 points for Louisville.
In Anchorage, Alaska, freshman forward Harold Pressley scored 17 points and Gary Massey added nine yesterday to lift Villanova to a 71-59 victory over Alaska-Anchorage and give the Wildcats fourth place in the Great Alaska Shootout.
In an earlier final-round game, Ding Bingenhein hit a 9-of-11 field goal attempt and added six free throws to score 24 points, and Derrick Chievous pumped in another 18 points to lead Missouri to an 80-47 rout of Texas-San Antonio.
The defending National Collegiate Athletic Association champion Wildcats' second straight victory boosted their season record to 4-2.
KU women cruise to tourney victory
By Frank Hansel Of the Kansan sports staff
The Kansas women's basketball team passed its first test of the season, head coach Marian Washington said after the Jayhawks defeated Alcorn State 86-66 Saturday to win the 1985 Lady Jayhawk Dial Classic at Allen Field House.
Kansas, which improved its record to 3.0, shot 57.1 percent from the field, scoring on 36 of 63 shots. Alcorn State made just 30 of 76 shots for 39.5 percent.
"I was pleased with our shooting percentages, and we've got to shoot that well during the rest of the season," Washington said. "This tournament was a big test for us."
Kansas had no trouble against Alcorn State. Adkins scored 35 points in the final and her 30 points against Indiana State in the opening round helped her to garner the most valuable player honors.
The Jayhawks travel to Rushlon, La. tomorrow for their next test against Louisiana Tech.
Forward Vickie Adkins, who was named the Dial Classic's most valuable player, said she was eager to see how the Jayhawks would match up against Louisiana Tech.
Louisiana Tech was 29-4 last season and defeated Kansas 76-65 in the finals of the Lady Jayhawk Dial Classic. Washington said it would be a different type of test for the Jayhawks, who will be on the road for the first time this season. The road trip also includes games against northwestern State in Natchitoches, La., on Wednesday and Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday. Kansas returns home to play Avila College on Sunday.
Alcorn State took an early 8-4 lead. But a jump shot by Toni Webb, two free throws from Adkins and a four-foot jump shot by Kelly Jennings put Kansas in the lead for good. The Jayhawks opened their lead to 40-31 at halftime.
dominate the Bravettes. Jennings, a member of the All-Tournament team, and Adkins scored 18 points inside the lane in the first half. In the second half, Kansas again went to its inside game. 26 of Adkins' 35 points inside the lane.
Kansas used its inside game to
"We wanted to go inside on them, and our backcourt did an excellent job of getting the ball to our big people." Washington said.
Shaw also helped wrap up the victory. She scored eight points, six of them late in the second half when Alcorn State threatened to get back in the game.
Sherry Stoecker led the Kansas backcourt with seven assists. Sandy Shaw had six.
Alcorn State cut the Jayhawk lead to eight with 6 minutes, 36 seconds left when Shaw hit jumpers of 20 and 16 feet, sandwiched around a six-foot jumper by ASU's Teresa Hooker, to increase the lead to 10 points.
"She (Shaw) is a different player this year." Washington said. "She is more comfortable in our system, and her confidence is starting to show."
After Lois Watkins, ASU's representative on the All-Tournament team, cut the lead to 72-64, Kansas took over and outscored the Bravettes 14-2 in the final 5:13 to seal the championship.
Forward Stephanie Worthy scored a Lady Jayhawk Dial Classic record 38 points in leading UMKC to a 76-58 win over Indiana State in the consolation game.
Worthy's 38 points broke the record of 30 points set by Adkins in the first round of the tournament on Friday night.
UMKC outscored Indiana State 17-4 in the middle of the second half to break open a close game. Worthy scored eight points during the stretch as the Kangaroos opened their lead to 57-42.
Indiana State's Amy Hile led the Sycamores with 14 points, and she was also named to the All-Tournament team.
Kansas forward Sandy Shaw passes the ball away from Alcorn State defenders. The Jayhawks beat Alcorn State 86-66 Saturday in Allen Field House to win the 1985 Lady Jayhawk Dial Classic.
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Bears, Dolphins to meet in Miami
United Press International
Tonight in the Orange Bowl, the Bears' fierce pass rush will run up against a Miami offensive line that has allowed only 13 sacks this season. Bears' coach Mike Ditka expresses great respect for the Dolphin line, which has been banged up by injuries this season.
MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins, who know about going undefeated, will try to ensure that the Chicago Bears do not.
"You can't get to him." Ditka said of Miami quarterback Dan Marino. "He has the quick release. We're going to have to contain him on the coverage."
The Bears, 12-0 and bidding to be the NFL's first unbeaten team since the 1972 Dolphins, have given up only 2.096 yards passing, while the Dolphins, 8-4, have passed for 3.218. The Bears have picked off 30 passes, while Marino has thrown 17 interceptions this season to go with 19 touchdowns.
"The they just don't have two or three good guys," said right guard Steve Clark, "they have five or six. They're all good players. They're all aggressive and quick and know what they're doing."
Miami offensive linemen say the Bears have the best pass rush they've faced all season.
"All the Bears across the front line are great players," said rookie offensive tackle Jeff Dellman. "They play the intimidation game, it's part of the Bears' style."
Chicago's leading sacker is right end Richard Dent with 10. Tackle Steve McMichael has eight sacks and linebacker Otis Wilson has 7.5.
"Everyone knows that Chicago's
strength is putting tremendous pressure on the quarterback." said Miami head coach Don Shula. "They know he (Marino) is a dropback quarterback, so they'll be relentless trying to break down the pocket and put pressure on him."
Despite the Bears' pass rush, the Dolphins plan to do what works best for their offense — keep Marino throwing the ball. Wide receiver Mark Clayton leads the Dolphins with 56 catches for 795 yards, and running back Tony Nathan has 54 for 512.
"Our strength has been Marino throwing the football, so you've got to work hard to get him the time do it." Shula said.
"It's going to be tough. We haven't gone up against a passing game this year that does the things Miami does," he said. "I don't know if we can keep up with their receivers. I don't think we can pressure Marino."
"It's very unique what they're doing," Shula said. "It's basically a four-man line, occasionally they drop Dent off and sometimes they put both outside linebackers on the same side and blitz both. They just give you a lot of different looks, or they'll give you that blitz appearance, then drop off and play zone."
To hear Ditka talk about the Miami offense, a person would think the Bears were 0-12.
The Bears own two straight shutouts and have not allowed a touchdown in 13 quarters. Nevertheless, the Dolphins think they can score.
The Bears make themselves hard to figure by offering different defensive fronts.
Seahawks fly past floundering Chiefs
United Press International
SEATTLE — Dave Krieg passed for 254 yards and two touchdowns yesterday to enable the Seattle Seahawks to keep their slim play hopes alive with a 24-6 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Largent, who caught seven passes for 101 yards.
One of Krieg's TD passes was a 17-yarder in the third quarter to Steve Largent, who tied an NPL record by going over the 1,000-yard mark in receptions for the seventh time. The only other NPL player to do that was San Diego's Lance Alworth.
Seattle also got second-quarter touchdown on an 11-yard pass from Krieg to tight end Dan Ross and a 5-yard run by Curt Warner. Krieg, who has struggled in recent weeks and was on the verge of being benched in favor of rookie Gale Gilbert, completed 21 of 34 passes.
Blackledge was also Kansas City's leading rusher with 17 yards. Kansas City, the worst rushing team in the NFL, netted only 52 yards on the ground.
The teams used similar drives to forge a 3-3 tie at the end of the first quarter.
Todd Blackledge, starting his second straight game as quarterback for Kansas City, completed 17 of 30 passes for 181 yards. But he was intercepted three times and sacked five times.
Seattle took the game's opening drive 77 yards in
13 plays before Norm Johnson kicked a 23-yard
Three plays later, Warner knifed through the middle from five yards out to give the Seahawks a 17-3 halftime lead. Warner finished with 66 yards on 19 carries.
Seattle took the lead for good with 5 minutes, 66 seconds remaining in the first half when Krieg connected with Ross, a mid-season acquisition from Cincinnati, on an 11-yard scoring pass. The TD capped a 7-yard march in 11 plays.
field goal. Kansas City responded on its first possession with a 76-yard march in 13 plays to set up a 25-yard field goal by Lowery.
The Seahawks took advantage of a big defensive play later in the period when backup safety Eugene Robinson intercepted a Blackledge pass and returned it up the left sideline 47 yards to the Chiefs' 15.
Lowery kicked a 35-yard field goal with 6-49 left in the third period to cut Seattle's lead to 17-6.
Zoeller cashes in with $255,000 payday
Three times during yesterday's Skins Game, Zoeller placed himself in a situation where he would either respond to pressure or, in his own words, "choke."
United Press International
MURRIETTA, Calif. — Fuzzy Zoeller proved he could handle the pressure he created for himself.
Zoeller, a Skins' newcomer and the only participant to be blanked during Saturday's front nine bagged three birds — including a 15-footer on No. 12 for $150,000 — to defeat Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus in golf's version of the All-Star Game.
All three times, Zoeller converted,
thus collecting $255,000 and capturing
the third annual Skins Game.
"What a feeling," Zoeller said.
"That putt on 12, that's what it's all about, to have the opportunity to choke. I didn't choke.
"It surprised the hell out of me."
Zoeller collected the two-day tournament's biggest prize with his uphill
putt on No. 12 after five holes went unclaimed.
He added another $70,000 when he birdied No. 15 and watched Watson and Nicklaus narrowly miss birdie attempts.
Zoeller's marvelous day ended with a 20-foot birdie putt worth $25,000 on the final hole.
Watson finished second with $100,000 and three skins, or holes. Palmer was next with $80,000 and also won three holes. Nicklaus, the defending champion and course designer, putted poorly throughout and finished with one skin and $15,000.
"I much preferred the way things went last year," said Nicklaus, very quiet during a boisterous post-match news conference.
Only a missed tap-in by Palmer on the tournament's first hole prevented Nicklaus from being blanked. He won $240,000 with a nuff on 18. in 1894.
Palmer led with five birdies, Watson and Zoeller had four and Nicklaus one. Zoeller's winnings
were the most in the history of the three-year event.
"When I was a kid, I used to play for ten, fifteen dollars," he said. "But I only had a quarter in my pocket then, so it was kinda 'a lot.'
"My gut is jumping," he said after the outt.
On the par-3, 204-yard 12th,
Palmer, Nicklaus and Watson each
were wide on birdie attempts. After
Watson's miss, the Bear Creek
gallery roared, knowing Zoeller
would win $150,000 with a successful
putt.
Zoeller said he was able to get a better read on the putt after Nicklaus and Watson missed.
"I saw two very good putts. I dogged two bullets, let's put it that way," he said. "I got a good off off Jack's and Tom's. I kinda' knew then my putt would be dead straight."
The lifetime Indiana resident then held his 15-footer, raised his right arm and winked at Palmer. He had set himself up with a fine 5-iron to the green.
That shot alone was worth about as much as Zoeller, 34, earned in 40 tournaments last year. The former Masters (1979) and U.S. Open (1984) champion has rebounded from a chronic back problem to win $241,503 in 1985.
Palmer, the leader after the first round, added his third skin with a birdie of No. 13. That was worth $3,000.
Watson parned the 426-yard 17th and then received $70,000 when Nicklaus rimmed the cup from four feet on his par attempt. It was the third time in the tournament a Nicklaus putt rolled around the hole, yet failed to enter.
After the front nine Saturday, Palmer had two skins and $45,000. Watson had two for $30,000 and Nicklaus one for $15,000.
The first six holes were valued at $15,000 each, the middle six $25,000 and the final six $25,000 each.
A player wins a hole, or "skin," by scoring lower than the others. If there is a tie, the prize money is carried over to the next hole.