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Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1985
Sports
University Daily Kansan
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News Briefs
Williams remains questionable for CU
Head football coach Mike Gottfried put the Jayhawks through a two hour and forty-five minute practice yesterday at Memorial Stadium.
"It was a longer practice than usual," Gottfried said yesterday, "but we are trying to get some training." I'oned out before Saturday.
The Jayhawks will host to Colorado at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Stadium, Kansas is 5-4 overall and 1-3 in the Big Eight. Colorado is 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big Eight.
Gottfried said the status of tailback Lymn Williams was unchanged, meaning he is questionable for Saturday. Free safety Wayne Ziegler, who re-injured his knee Oct. 19 against Kansas State, will not be ready to play against the Buffalooes.
Rec-A tournev ends
Both Yogi's Bears and KU's Finest shut out their opponents yesterday and took championships in the Recreation Services Rec-A intramural football tournament.
Yogi's Bears stopped Road Warriors 10-4 to capture the men's Independent Rec-A championship, while KU's Finest defeated Elgins 13-0 in the Residential Rec-A final. In men's Independent Trophy play yesterday, Mad Hatter shut out Raiders 14-0, Biggest Bill's Buddies defeated Penthouse 16-4, Minervas Lions defeated Olde English 13-7, and Unknowns defeated Bums 21-0.
Four teams earned their way to the semi-finals in men's Greek Trophy play, with Delta Chi defeating Beta A-1-15.7, Phi Delta Theta 1 defeating Delta Tau Delta 17.7, AKL defeating Fiji 1 13-10, and Ducks 1 shutting out Pi Kappa Alba 14-0.
Today's action features the championship game in women's independent Trophy, and semifinal games in men's and women's Greek Trophy and men's Independent Trophy competition.
From Kansan wire reports.
Berry brothers living a dream
Rv Frank Hansel
Of the Kansan sports staff
Playing major college football is only a fantasy for most players. Playing major college football with your brother is a dream realized by even fewer people.
But for Tony and Derek Berry, the dream has come true.
"It's always been our dream to play college football on the same team." Tony said yesterday. "It's been fun and exciting playing with Derek."
The Berry brothers are defensive backs for the Jayhawks, Tony, a junior, started the first five games at left cornerback and has since split time with freshman Danny Crossman, Derek, a sophomore, has served as a back-up safety. With injuries to Wayne Ziegler and Marvin Mattox, Derek has been moved to second-team free safety behind Travis Hardy.
The Berrys had their dream of playing on the same football team put on hold in high school. They only played two games together at Assumption High School in East St. Louis, Ill., because of an ankle injury to Derek.
The injury occurred after two games in Derek's sophomore season. His broken right ankle required surgery, which also sidelined him during his junior year. Derek returned his senior year, but Tony had graduated and was playing football for Kansas.
'It's always been our dream to play college football on the same team. It's been fun and exciting playing with Derek.'
"Since we didn't get to play together in high school, it was our ambition to play on the same team in college," Derek said.
With Tony already at Kansas, Derek, who was named to the Blue Chip and Catholic All-American high school teams as defensive back, said he could be a center. He wanted to play football at Kansas. For Tony, the decision was not that easy.
Tony was heavily recruited out of high school. Every school, except Kansas, wanted him as a wide receiver, even though he was named on five high school All-America teams as a defensive back. He was
Defensive back Tony Berry stretched during yesterday's practice at Memorial Stadium. Tony and his brother Derek, also a defensive back for the Javahawks, had a dream come true by playing on the same college team.
— Tony Berry KU defensive back
also named to all conference and all state teams as a wide receiver.
He narrowed the schools to six, Notre Dame, Iowa State, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan State and Minnesota, but he said he was leaning toward the Fighting Irish.
"During my junior year in high school, all I could think about was Notre Dame, Notre Dame." Tony said. "Coming from a Catholic high school, I had all but decided to go to Notre Dame."
Tony said he changed his mind after talking to the Kansas coaches and Bobby Johnson. Johnson, a former Kansas receiver and now a wide receiver for the New York Giants, was the Assumption High School quarterback during Tony's sophomore season.
"He told me I would have a chance to play as a freshman, and that was something I wanted to do," Tony said.
In addition to football, the Berrys also played on the basketball and baseball teams at Assumption.
"It seems we've always been together," Tony said. "We were both forwards in basketball, and he was a guard, was a catcher on our baseball team."
Tony and Derek could be reuilted on a basketball team this winter. Both said they were planning on trying out for the Kansas junior varsity team, played last season and averaged three points a game in a reserve role.
Tony also runs track for Kansas, a sport he wasn't introduced to until he graduated.
"We did not have a track team at Assumption," Tony said. "But one day I was running 40-yard dashes when a train coach (Steve Kueffer) saw me and asked if I would like to try out for the track team."
Now Tony anchors the 4x100 relay along with running several individual sprints during both the indoor and outdoor track seasons.
field and off. They are roommates, and both said they complement each other.
"We understand each other." Derek said. "We enjoy the same things and we like each other's sense of humor."
The Berrys are together on the
The thing they both would like is to play in the defensive backfield at the same time, but for now they both said
they had acceptd their roles on the team.
"I come in on short yardage situations, because I've been known as an aggressive hitter." Derek said. "Tony is more of a disciplined player and is real good in man-to-man defenses and you and the two young guys we're working with at the defensive backfield at the same time."
Chiefs battle injuries, losses
United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo -- The Kansas City Chiefs are losing players as well as games.
The Chiffs, who have lost five consecutive games to fall to sole possession of last place in the AFC West, have lost two of their most productive players to injuries and heard some bad news yesterday about another injury.
The Chiefs put wide receiver Henry Marshall and defensive end Art Stall on the injured reserve list and replaced them on the roster with free agents, wide receiver Michael Holston and offensive lineman Rob
Marshall, who was on second to the team in receiving with 24 catches for 436 yards, suffered a shoulder separation last Sunday. Still, a four-time Pro Bowl pick who had four sacks and two fumble recoveries this season, suffered a knee strain in last week's 23-20 loss to the Houston Oilers.
Still underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee yesterday but doctors did not find any tears in the ligaments or cartilage. He will wear a splint on his left leg for four weeks and it is doubtful Still will return to the active roster this season.
Club physicians also said that starting offensive guard Brad Budde would be out for at least another four weeks because of a strain in the rotator cuff of his right shoulder. Budde had missed the previous two games with the injury but the Chiefs plan to keep him on the active roster.
"I wish we knew two weeks ago what we know now." Kansas City head coach John Mackovic said of the Budde injury. "We thought in two weeks time he'd start to respond (to treatment). But he doesn't feel appreciably better.
"If we put him out (on the injured list) now, he'd be out six weeks total. He could feel fine in 10 WORDS."
Holston played four seasons with the Houston Oilers before being cut last summer. He has 68 career catches for 1,035 yards and four touchdowns. He had his best game ever when he gained 128 yards against Pittsburgh in 1984. Coincidentally, the Chiefs host the Steelers Sunday.
"He told me he caught seven passes against Pittsburgh last year," Mackovic said. "We'll have to put some of those plays in this week."
"He was a productive receiver in this league and we felt he could come in and play quickly in one week."
Horford's status uncertain
United Press International
WASHINGTON - American University officials yesterday denied reports that Tito Horford, the highly recruited freshman player dismissed from the Louisiana State University basketball team, was transferring to American.
The 7-foot-1 standout center, who was born in the Dominican Republic and played high school basketball in Houston, was dismissed from the LSU squad Sunday after he missed a practice and failed to show up for a scrimmage.
"As far as we're concerned, he is still a member of the Louisiana State University basketball program," said Ray Murphy, the assistant athletic director at American. "We can't even talk to him unless the NCAA allows us to . . . and they haven't."
The Baton Rouge, La., Morning Advocate and a Houston television station, both quoting unnamed
sources Monday, reported that Horford was in Washington and considering a transfer to American, a Division I school playing in the Colonial Athletic Association.
But Murphy said: "We know ab-solutely nothing about him either coming to American or being in Washington."
A friend of Horford's, 6-4 guard Manuel Nadal, plays for American. Edmond Tapscott, American's head coach who recruited Horford last summer before he signed with LSU, said Monday neither he nor Nadal had talked to Horford. Tapscott was out of town yesterday and not available for comment.
Horford's whereabouts yesterday were unknown.
"The last thing we heard was that Horford left LSU, destination Knoxville. Cornwell, an American spokesman. "That's still as much as we know."
Under NCAA rules, Horford, 19,
could not play intercollegiate basket.
ball for 18 months after transferring to another campus, Cornwell said. There also have been rumors that Horford would skip college entirely and play professionally in Europe.
"He would have to wait so long to play basketball here that I have sincere doubts the man will ever play college basketball." Cornwell said.
Bob Gallagher, Horford's high school coach at Marian Christian Academy, said yesterday that he also thinks Horford will turn pro, possibly playing in Italy.
"You're talking about $150,000," said Gallagher. "You go play until March and then you come home. If you play in Europe one year, you're a free agent in the National Basketball Association."
Hortorf initially enrolled at the University of Houston and signed a letter of intent to play there, but the NCAA ruled him ineligible because of recruiting violations and because Gallagher signed the letter as his guardian.
Astros hire Card coach
United Press International
HOUSTON — Hal Lanier, third base coach of the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals and a former major league infielder, was named manager of the Houston Astros yesterday.
Lanier replaces Bob Lillis, who was fired at the end of the season. It is Lanier's first managerial job in the major leagues.
Lillis, now a coach with the San Francisco Giants, took the Houston job in 1982. During his tenure, the Astros' best finish was a tie for second place in 1984.
Lillis was fired after guiding the Astros to an 83-79 record and a tie for third place in the National League Division with the San Diego Padres.
"With hard work and the determination of the players, it's going to be an exciting year," said Lanier, 42, who signed a two-year deal to become the ninth manager in the history of the franchise.
Lanier beat out Chicago White Sox third base Coach Jim Leyland and former managers Rilly Eardner, Joe Torre and Dawrist Bristol for the job.
"I think the fans of Houston will see a different brand of baseball," Lanier said. "I'm a very aggressive manager, I think you'll see more running. I like to put people in motion and have the defense make mistakes. I like this ballclub, what I've seen of it. It's very strong up the middle."
Got it!
Jon Gregor, Leavenworth freshman, stopped a shot from one of his teammates during the men's soccer club practice yesterday at 23rd and Iowa streets.
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