Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1985
Sports
University Daily Kansan
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'Hawks brave cold; prepare for finale
The Kansas football team broke out the thermal underwear and stocking caps and went through a one hour and 45-minute workout in Memorial Stadium yesterday in preparation for Saturday's season finale against Missouri.
"We're going to have to play in it (gold weather) Saturday, so we might as well practice in it," Gottfried said yesterday.
Head coach Mike Gottfried put the Jayhawks through a scrimmage for the second consecutive day. Yesterday, however, the team had to contend with the 20-degree temperature.
The game will be televised locally as the Raycom BIG eight game of the week starting at 11:30 a.m. on KSNT channel 27 and KMBC channel 9. Kickoff is set for 11:40 a.m.
This will be the fourth Raycom appearance for Kansas this season. The Jayhawks defeated Vanderbilt 41-6 and lost to Iowa State 22-21 and Oklahoma State 17-10 in the three previous television appearances.
Gottfried said the injury situation was the same as yesterday. Tailback Lynn Williams and free safety Wayne Ziegler will play against the Tigers, and center Paul Oswald is doubtful.
Receiver released
WASHINGTON - The Washington Redskins yesterday released wide receiver Malcolm Barnwell, a five-year veteran who was acquired from the Los Angeles Raiders before the season for a 1986 second-round draft pick. Barnwell established himself as a dangerous deep threat in two years as a starter with the Raiders but had failed to impress Redskins coaches since his Aug. 26 acquisition.
Promoter innocent
NEW YORK — A federal jury yesterday found boxing promoter Don King innocent of all tax evasion and conspiracy charges against him but convicted his business associate, Constance Harper, on three counts of attempted tax evasion.
The panel of eight women and four men considering the case in D.S. District Court in Manhattan deliberated two days before finding King innocent on all 12 counts of income tax evasion, conspiracy and filing false returns.
"Only in America," was all King would say after the verdict, as he stood outside the courtroom waiting for the jurors to come out. As they filed out, he shook each one's hand and said, "Thank you so much, God bless you."
Intramural football keeps full contact on line
This is the second in a series appearing this week dealing with injuries suffered in intramural athletics.
By Matt Tidwell Of the Kansan sports staff
From staff and wire reports.
By Matt Tidwell
Full contact on the line of scrimmage has, in the past, forced Recreation Services to consider changing the form of intramural football played at Kansas. When the options were weighed, however, Rec Services officials decided to stick with the current form of intramural football.
"That's an age-old problem and we have talked about it," said Rec Services Director Mary Chappell. "But there are two things you have to look at: safety and the needs of the participant. And what we gather here at the University of Kansas is that they want to play football."
Chappell said the line of scrimgage, an area where offensive and defensive linemen are allowed full contact, was usually where most intramural football injuries happened.
"Obviously, we play touch football here, and most injuries happen in the blocking process on the line of scrimmage." Chappell said.
Other universities have switched to either flag football with limited blocking, which is the kind played at most Big Eight Conference schools, or touch football with players wearing protective pads to help prevent contact injuries.
"My opinion is that there are more injuries in flag than in touch because athletes tend to leave their feet more and are injured that way." Chappell said.
But Raydon Robel, the Rec Services director at Kansas State University, where flag football is plaved. disagrees.
In fact, Robel said the reason K-State switched from touch to flag football was that play was becoming too rough.
"From our standpoint, it (flag football) does prevent injuries." Robel said. "We were finding that touch football was more of a hit, bang, knock 'em as far as you can brand of football."
Robel said K-State's version of flag football decreased the number of injuries due to blocking on the line because rules limited the amount of contact among blockers.
One argument against switching to flag football at Kansas is KU intramural football's popularity. In fact, some find flag football less competitive.
"We wouldn't favor a switch to a more non-contact game," said Randy Bryson, Overland Park sophomore and trophy league football captain for Delta Chi. "Last year I went over to K-State with the KU Greek intramural all-stars and most of us didn't like their game as well.
The other option, allowing players the contact of touch football while playing in protective pads, also raises questions.
"It wasn't nearly as competitive as what we have here. Their game is based mainly on quickness while ours is based on contact."
Two sports medicine specialists, Larry Magee, a physician at Watkins Hospital, and James Marvel, a noted southern Kansas sports surgeon who once treated the Oklahoma State football team, have doubts about touch football with pads.
"I would not like to see them go to a full pad game because I think it would increase injury," Magee said. "In a way there's some protection by not wearing any pads. The players tend to protect themselves more. With pads, they're more apt to go all out."
Marvel, who played touch football extensively in the military, said players liked the full contact blocking in touch "because it's your bone against their bone."
"You would think it (touch) is dangerous, but having played both ways, I would rather play touch," he said. "I personally think pads, especially around the shoulders, never did much good. To me they were cumbersome and ineffective."
In support of pads, however, Marvel said that helmets and mouth guards would probably offered some protection.
One former intramural football player said he would like to see KU players in pads.
Eric Witcher, an Elkhart senior who suffered a dislocated shoulder while playing Rec $services football two years ago, said doctors told him pads would have prevented what turned out to be a serious injury.
"My injury happened because my shoulder hit the ground, and if I had been wearing pads that would have never happened," Witcher said.
When one aspect of a game, in this case the line of scrimmage in Kansas intramural football, is clearly the cause of the majority of injuries, it's no wonder KU Recreation Services has given thought to making a change.
Assistant strength coach takes 2nd in lifting event
By Frank Hansel Of the Kansan sports staff
Graduate assistant strength coach Alan Jakubowski finished second in the Pan American Weightlifting Championships last weekend in Miami.
Jakubowski made lifts of 303 pounds in the snatch, and 363 pounds in the clean and jerk in the 181-pound weight class to capture second.
Teams from North and South America participated in the event, including, the 10-member United States team. Jakubowski said yesterday that he was selected for the team by the United States Weightlifting Federation, on the basis of his performances over the last year.
Upcoming events for Jakubowski include the Mid-America Weightlifting championships Dec. 7 and the Missouri Valley Collegiate Championships in February.
His top finish of the year came in Montreal last March, when he placed third in an international weightlifting championship. Jakubwikson also won the Missouri Valley Weightlifting Championships two weeks ago at Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
Jakubowski- said that he participated in five or six meets a year, and that he trained for them on his own.
"There is only one other litter that I know here at KU, so I train on my own." Jakubowski said.
Jakubowski is in his first year at the University after earning his degree in physiology at Michigan State. He did not participate in any other sport at Michigan State, but he was a freshman football and varsity assistant coach at a high school in Lansing, Mich.
"It (weightlifting) was more than enough for me at Michigan State," he said. "I found out that weightlifting can apply to just about any sport."
Jakubowski, who is doing his postgraduate work at Kansas, works with the football team and men's track throwers. He also serves as the volleyball team's only strength coach.
"Since Anschutz was built, the nonrevenue sports have more time to lift in Parrott (Athletic Center)," Jakubowski said.
Julie Ester, a blocker on the KU volleyball team, said Jakubowski's workout program was a major reason for the improvement of the team this season.
"I have noticed a lot of difference this year." Ester said. "He is probably the best thing to happen to our team."
Ester said Jakubowski was the first strength coach to take time and devote it entirely to the volleyball team. Ed Bielik, KU strength coach, worked part time with the volleyball team last year.
Jakubowski's major change is the use of jump training to improve the women's vertical leap.
"I don't want to pat myself on the back or anything, but I think the weight program this year has had a lot to do with their improvement." Jakubowski said.
Last season the volleyball team finished 5-30. This season the Jayhawks are 17-14 going into the Big Eight conference tournament this weekend.
Ester said the advantage of a full time strength coach was that he could keep better track of the team's workouts and progress.
Toni Webb, junior guard, directed her teammates during women's basketball practice yesterday in Allen Field House. The Jayhawks will be host to Drake at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in their season opener.
JUCO star expected to commit
By Heather Fritz Of the Kansan sports staff
Women's basketball coach Marian Washington has already signed one prized recruit to the team. Lisa Brady of St. Teresa's Academy in Kansas City, Mo., and she expects to sign another soon.
Kerri Hawley, whom Washington calls an outstanding outside shooter, is expected to sign with Kansas. Last year, Hawley played at Kansas State, and this season she is at Rogers State junior college in Claremont, Okla.
"Getting Lisa was a biggie," Washington said yesterday. "With the kind of pressure we hope to apply, you need depth."
Washington said there were two more top recruits she hoped to sign, and both were high school All-Americans.
But Washington doesn't have much time to worry about next year, as the Jayhawks' basketball season begins Saturday against Drake. The game, originally scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m., has been moved to 3:30 p.m. in Allen Field House.
"We've got a good nucleus now." Washington said of her team. "The girls have worked very hard this year. They understand better now the value of using practice time.
"Our advantage right now is our determination. We feel that our future is good."
Washington, in her 13th season at Kansas, said she was excited about the coming season.
85-86 Men's Basketball
- Big Eight Conference Game
TV1 *Big Eight Regional Telecast
TV2 *CSB TV National Telecast
TV3 *National Telecast
DATE OPPONENT (84-85 Record; Tourney) LOCATION *TIME(CST)
Nov. 8 CZECH NATIONAL TEAM LAWRENCE 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 22 Big Apple NIT Washington (22-10, NCAA) Denver 8 p.m.
vs. Arizona El Paso Kansas vs. Pepperdine (23-10, NCAA) 10 p.m.
Nov. 24 Big Apple NIT Denver
Nov. 29 Big Apple NIT — Semi-Finals New York TBA
Dec. 1 Big Apple NIT — Finals New York TBA
Dec. 3 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — EDWARDSVILLE LAWRENCE 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 4 WESTERN CAROLINA (14-14) LAWRENCE 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 7 N.C. State (23-10, NCAA) TV2 Greensboro, N.C. 12:35 p.m.
Dec. 9 SOUTH ALABAMA (15-13) LAWRENCE 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 KENTUCKY (18-13, NCAA) TV3 LAWRENCE 8:05 p.m.
Dec. 21 ARKANSAS (22-13, NCAA) LAWRENCE 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 23 GEORGE WASHINGTON (14-14) LAWRENCE 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 BMA Tournament Wichita State (18-13, NCAA) vs. Akron State (12-16) Kansas vs. Louisiana Tech (29-3; NCAA) 7 p.m. 9 p.m.
Dec. 28 BMA Tournament — Consolation/ Finals 7 p.m. 9 p.m.
Jan. 4 Memphis State (31-4; NCAA) TV1 Memphia, Tenn. Noon
Jan. 8 Detroit (16-12) Detroit 6:35 p.m.
Jan. 11 SOUTHERN METHODIST (23-10, NCAA) TV1 LAWRENCE 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 15 *Nebraska* (16-14, NIT) Lincoln, Neb. 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 18 'OKLAHOMA STATE' (12-16) TV1 LAWRENCE 1:05 p.m.
Jan. 21 'OKLAHOMA' (31-6; NCAA) LAWRENCE 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 23 'Missouri' (18-14, NIT) Columbia, Mo. 8:05 p.m.
Jan. 25 LOUISVILLE (19-16, NIT) TV4 LAWRENCE 12:05 p.m.
Jan. 28 'Iowa State' (21-13; NCAA) Ames, Iowa 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1 'Kansas State' (14-14) TV1 Manhattan 3:10 p.m.
Feb. 5 'COLORADO' (11-17) LAWRENCE 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 'Oklahoma State' TV1 Stillwater, Okla. 3:05 p.m.
Feb. 11 'MISSOURI' LAWRENCE 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15 'NEBRASKA' TV1 LAWRENCE 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 19 'Colorado' Boulder, Colo. 8:05 p.m.
Feb. 22 'KANSAS STATE' TV1 LAWRENCE 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 24 'Oklahoma' TV3 Norman, Okla. 8:30 p.m.
Mar. 1 'IOWA STATE' TV1 LAWRENCE 3:05 p.m.
Mar. 7-9 Big Eight Conference Tournament Kansas City, Mo. TBA
* Big Eight Conference Game ALL GAME TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
"Through the years their quarterbacks have always been around 56-59 percent passers," he said. "This year I think they're around 36-39 percent. That's probably one area that's kept them from being another great Nebraska team."
Pride on line for 'Huskers, Sooners
United Press International
Nebraska fullback Tom Rathman already has broken the school rushing record for fullbacks with 852 yards.
NORMAN, Okla. — The Big Eight Conference football championship and the right to go to the Orange Bowl are on the line Saturday with No. 2 Nebraska visiting No. 3 Oklahoma.
"This is the game," OU coach Barry Switzer said at his weekly news luncheon yesterday. "I'm not concerned that we have two after this. If we win this game, we're going to try very hard and stay in position to play Penn State for the national championship."
Either Oklahoma or Nebraska has won the conference title outright 38 of the 40 years since World
War II. The game also pits the country's two most successful coaches against each other. Switzer is 122-24-4 for a percentage of 827, and Osborne is 127-28-2 for 815.
Switzer conceded that Nebraska had the better team last year, although Oklahoma won. He said he was confident that his Sooners had closed the gap.
"I think we we're closer this year. I think we're as good as Nebraska this year." Switzer said. "Last year we were lucky to win the game, they were the better team."
Switzer said the key difference between this
year's Cornhusker team and past teams lay in the play of the quarterbacks.
"The one area that has always separated great Nebraska teams is the quarterback," Swisser said. "When they had the great, talented quarterback, obviously they had the great teams."
Texas Tech head football coach fired
United Press International
LUBOCK — Texas Tech head football coach Jerry Moore, after refusing to resign, was fired yesterday by athletic director T. Jones.
However, a spokesman for the sports department, who asked not to be identified, confirmed he was fired. The spokesman said Moore was told Monday that Jones planned to make
Jones said Moore would be relieved of his head coaching duties after Saturday's game against Houston but refused to say he had been fired.
changes in the Red Raiders coaching staff.
"He was asked to resign this morning, and was later fired when he refused," the spokesman said.
Jones did not go into detail about Moore's dismissal, but said the team's losing record and falling attendance were factors in his decision.
"I would like to see this university get itself into a consistent competitive position, so that whatever this school's fair share is that they win it, and occasionally get
themselves into the Cotton Bowl." Jones said.
Jones said he would conduct a coast-to-coast search, including current staff, and disputed rumors that Emory Bellard of Mississippi State, Texas Tech defense coordinator Spike Dykes and Tech offense coordinator Tom Wilson were leading candidates to replace Moore.
"Regardless of what you've read, I have talked to no one, absolutely no one," he said. "Now that the decision is made, I will start compiling a list."
Jones said he reached the decision
on his 'own and would conduct the search for a new head coach alone
"It's especially difficult in making this announcement when you're dealing with a person of Jerry Moore's personal integrity and the type person he is."
Tech, 4-6, faces Houston Saturday. Moore's career total at Tech is 16-36-2. He came to Lubbock from North Texas State where he was 11-11.
Moore, who has two years left on his contract, has the option to stay on at Tech in another position.
Reuschel, Thomas UPI comeback players
United Press International
NEW YORK — Pitcher Rick Reuschel of the Pittsburgh Pirates and designated hitter Gorman Thomas of the Seattle Mariners, two veteran players whose careers were threatened by shoulder injuries, yesterday were named UPI's Major League Comeback Players of the Year for 1985.
Reuschel, thought to be washed up after undergoing shoulder surgery in 1982, received 16 votes in a poll of 26 UPI baseball correspondents and won the National League award. Thomas, returning from rotator cuff surgery, picked up 12 votes to take American League honors.
Atlanta first baseman Bob Horner, who hit 26 homers after coming back from head surgeen?
pawned up four points in the NL voting. In the AL, Detroit's Darrell Evans, Milwaukee's Paul Molitor, Kansas City's Hal McRae and Chicago pitcher Brit Burns each collected two votes.
Once considered one of the National League's premier right-handers, Reuschel was the Pirates' most successful pitcher this year at 14-8. The portly 36-year-old pitcher, who opened the season with Hawaii of the Pacific Coast League, compiled a 2.37 ERA. He made his first appearance for the last-place Pirates May 21 and combined with John Candelaria to shut out the Astros -1 on five hits.
A former 20-game winner with the Chicago Cubs, Reuschel's career took a turn for the worse when, as a member of the New York Yankees, he experienced shoulder problems in 1981. He sat out the '82 season and was released by New York in 1983
after spending half the year at Columbus of the International League.
The Cubs gave Reuschel a tryout in 1983 and they assigned him to Quad Citys of the Class A Midwest League. Chicago brought Reuschel up for the end of the season. He went 5-5 in 1984, but was twice placed on the disabled list. After the Cubs decided against re-signing him, Reuschel became a free agent and was picked up by the Pirates.
Thomas, one of the AL's top home run hiters during the late '70s and early '80s, was restricted to the designated hitter's role after last year's surgery. The burly slugger took advantage of hitting in Seattle's Kingdom and pounded 32 homers while knocking in 67 runs. The 34-year-old Thomas, who batted just .215, also hit three homers in one game against Oakland.