University Daily Kansan Sports Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1985 13 News Briefs Free safety Wayne Ziegler, who reinjured his right knee Saturday against Kansas State, might not rejoin the team until the final game of the season, coach Mike Gottfried said yesterday. Ziegler might miss next four contests "We are going to have to control the ball." Gottfried said yesterday of the coming game. "We can't have any big errors or turnovers. That's the key. Linebacker Darnell Williams, who suffered a groin sprain Saturday, did not practice yesterday. Gottfried said Williams still was probable for Saturday's game in Memorial Stadium against Oklahoma State. The Jayhawks will face the 12th ranked Cowboys at 14:00 a.m. The game will be a regional telecast and can be seen locally on KSNT-TV Channel 27 and KMBC-TV Channel 9. "They are a physical football team, and we've got to be near perfect to win the game." Women's head basketball coach Marian Washington said yesterday that Kevin Cook would be the interim assistant basketball coach, replacing Lynette Woodard. Assistant is named Washington said she would search nationally for a permanent assistant coach after the basketball season. Cook was a graduate assistant last year and a part-time coach the year before. He was in charge of scouting opponents and was director of the Lady Jayhawk Basketball Camp. Woodard left Kansas two weeks ago to join the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. Top players named ST. LOUIS - Outfielder Willie McGee of the St. Louis Cardinals and first baseman Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees yesterday were named the National and American League players of the year, respectively, by The Sporting News. Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets was named National League pitcher of the year, and Bret Saberhagen of the Kansas City Royals received the honor in the Ak. In other National League selections, the Cardinals' Vince Coleman was named rookie of the year, Cinchinati's Tom Brown was selected rookie pitcher of the year and Montreal reliever Jeff Reardon was chosen fireman of the year. Saberhagen stifles Cards; Royals win 6-1 ST. LOUIS — Frank White, looking much at home in the cleanup position, drove in three runs with a homer and double last night to spark Bret Saberhagen and the Kansas City Royals to a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the third game of the World Series. United Press International Despite the loss, the Cardinals lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. Game 4 is scheduled to start at 7:35 p.m. tonight at Busch Stadium. Bud Black will pitch for Kansas City. John Tudor, the winner of Game 1, will pitch for St. Louis. With the designated hitter rule not in effect for this World Series, White has replaced HaL McRae He drove in the Kansas City banking order. Last night he drilled a 430-foot two-run homer off Joaquin Andujar in the fifth and drove home another run with a double off reliever Ricky Horston in the seventh. White has four extra-base hits and four RBI in the three games for a 454 average. Ange Lonnie Smith delivered a two-run double off Anudar in the third. It was all the support Saberhagen needed. He scattered six hits, walked only one and struck out From staff and wire reports. Saberhening's complete game came only six days after he was forced to leave the seventh game of the American League playoffs against Toronto when he was struck on the right hand by a grounder. He also was forced from the third game of the playoffs when a grounder hit his foot. eight in going the distance for his first postseason He retired the last 11 batters in a row. However, Saberhagen showed no ill effects from either injury as he held the Cardinals to six siders. Saberhagen had only one tough inning — the sixth, when the Cardinals strung together three straight hits to score their lone run. George Brett played his customary key role in the Royals' victory. He reached base all five times he came to the plate, including three walks, and scored twice. The Royals broke a scoreless tie in the fourth when they touched Andujar for a pair of runs. Jim Sundberg led off with a walk and with one out Buddy Biancaela beat an chopper to the mound. Saberhagen sacrificed and Lonnie Smith followed with a liner that dropped in front of diving right fielder Andy Van Slyke for a two-run double. Kansas City padded its lead to 4-0 in the fifth chasing Andujar. Brett led off with a single ankle White smashed his homer to left-center. Bill Campbell relieved Andujar and retired the side without further damage. The Royals had Adajuir in trouble twice in the first three innings but couldn't score. The Royals added two more runs in the seventh off Horton to lead 6-1. Brett walked and was awarded second on Horton's balk. White then smacked a run-scoring double down the left-field line. Horton retired the two batters but, after an intentional walk to Steve Balboni, Bianca caliana singled to right-center to score White and give the Royals a five-run lead. In the first, Willie Wilson singled and stole second. The Cardinals walked Brett intentionally but White, on a hit-and-run, grounded into a double play. Kansas City had three hits off Andujar in the third. With one out Lonnie Smith singled but was thrown out trying to steal second. Wilson then beat a hit to deep short and took third on a single to right by Brett. White walked to lead the bases but Brett struck out Sheridan to end the iming. Kansas City 6, St. Louis 1 KANSAS CITY ST. LOUIS | a b r b l | Mc i c e f | a b r b l | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Lsmith f 1 | 5 0 2 2 | Mccee f 1 | 4 0 1 0 | | Jones lf 1 | 5 0 2 2 | Soulh ss 1 | 3 0 1 0 | | Wilson f 1 | 5 0 2 2 | Clark l 1 | 3 0 1 0 | | Brett b 1 | 2 2 2 0 | Clark l 1 | 4 0 1 1 | | Brent b 1 | 2 2 2 0 | Clark l 1 | 4 0 1 1 | | Sheridan f 1 | 5 0 0 0 | Pendleton 3 | 4 0 1 0 | | Sandberg c 1 | 2 1 1 0 | Pendleton c | 3 0 1 0 | | Whit b 1 | 5 1 2 1 | Carver t 1 | 0 0 0 1 | | Biancalan c 1 | 5 1 2 1 | Andujar p | 1 0 0 0 | | Sabberhagen h 1 | 5 1 2 1 | Campbell p | 0 0 0 0 | | Horton f 1 | 0 0 0 0 | Horton p | 0 0 0 0 | | Harper p 1 | 0 0 0 0 | Harper p | 0 0 0 0 | Game-winning RBI - LSmith (1) Kansas City 002 220 200-6 St. Louis 000 001 000-1 Game-winning RBI = LSMith (1) Kansas City = St. Louis, 1 LBOI = Kansas City, 1 LBOI = St. Louis, 5 2B = LSMith, White, HR = White (1), McLee (3), McGee (3) S-Saberman (2) IP H R ER BB SO Saberman (W 1-0) St. Louis Antwang (W 1-2) Campbell Horton Dayney 9 6 1 1 1 b 4 9 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Player aggressive on court, shv off "I'm not going to go out there in awe, but it's an honor," Center said. "I know the odds are definitely against me. I'm just going to try to play as well as I can." Center started playing tennis relatively late in life. He said he began competing seriously when he was about 16, splitting his time between tennis and basketball during high school in Manhattan. By Heather Fritz Of the Kansan sports staff Although Wolf has already qualified and will go straight into the main draw, Center will be one of 64 playing qualifying matches just to get into the main tournament. Only four will make it. KU tennis player Michael Center said yesterday that he used to be timid and shy. That's hard to imagine while watching him on a tennis court, especially when he's losing When things aren't going well, Center stumps and yells and kicks nets balls. Although intimidating them, they can be surprisingly soft-spoken off it can be surprisingly soft-spoken off it He's most proud of helping to improve the team and often speaks of his leadership position this year on the team. But life after KU tennis is never far from his mind. And that life is coming closer and closer. Now in his fourth year on the team, Center plays No. 2 singles behind junior Mike Wolf and No. 1 doubles with Wolf. However, this fall has not been smooth, for Center. He lost a few matches he thought he should have won. But vindication may come soon. Center travels next week to Los Angeles to try to qualify for the Volvo All-American Tournament. He was a freshman at the University when coach Scott Perelman arrived in Kansas and started turning the program around. "When I got here, he had no enthusiasm — people didn't believe they could win," Center said. "Scott's attitude has been great. He's a fantastic coach for me. He's helped me believe in myself." "It it took a tremendous amount of work for us to get where we are. Scott has a theory that if you work harder than anyone, you can win." Hard work has paid off for Center. His sophomore year he finished second in the Big Eight conference in both singles and doubles. Last year, he won the No. 2 singles, and he and Wolf were runners-up in doubles. "When I got to college and started to lose, it was something I was not accustomed to," he said. "I basically had to change my whole game." His game is now serve and volley. Center's serve is among the best in the conference, Wolf said. Wolf said that in doubles he used finesse and Center played a power game. There is still a long spring season ahead. But, Center said, the spring season would probably be it for his tennis career. In May he will graduate with a degree in broadcast management, and tennis will become just a hobby. "I've spent the last 3½ years on this team," he said. "To suddenly stop will be a major change in my lifestyle. I've thought about it a lot, and it's going to be hard." KU golfers take fourth in tourney By Frank Hansel Of the Kansan sports staff Brigham Young's Nancy Callan shot a final round 77 to win the Kansas Invitational golf tournament by one shot over teammate Karen Zielinski yesterday at Alvamar Country Club. Callan took the lead yesterday morning at the end of the second round. She shot 75 to overtake first round leaders Zielinski and Iowa State's Penni Peters. Peters shot 81, and Zielinski fired a 77 after both golfers shot 74 to share the first round lead. Zielinski matched Callan's 77 in the final round and came up a shot short. Brigham Young easily won the tournament, its first win in four outings this fall. The Cougars ended the tournament with a five-golfer score of 928, defeating Iowa State by 30 strokes. The Kansas A team finished fourth at 972, while the B team finished sixth at 1000. Tina Gnewchow led the Jayahawks with a 238 and tied for seventh overall. $^2$ I wish I would have played more consistently. "Gewuch, who shot rounds of 81, 75 and 82, said. 'I hit the ball well, but wasn't able to score.' The victory was the second of the fall season for Callan. She won the Weber State Invitational earlier in the season. BYU coach Gary Howard said he was pleased with his team's win. But he said the Cougars could have shot lower scores. "I really played poorly today," Callan said. "I missed a lot of short putts." "We played well, but we played better in our own tournament where we finished third," Howard said. "I thought it would be between Nancy (Callan), Karen (Zielinski) and Martha (Vargas) to see who won the tournament. Martha kind of let it get away from her, though." "You don't shoot 37 then 46." Weiser said. "That shows you're capable but not ready. We're just not ready to bring in a great number yet." Aan Hagman/KANSAN Brigham Young University's Nancy Callan watched one of her shots during the final round of yesterday's Kansas Invitational women's golf tournament at Alvamar Golf Club. She won the tournament by one stroke. Vargas shot rounds of 75, 79 and 81 ed second behind Gnewch with two rounds of 81. She was followed by Brenda Sanders, 24; Maurce Kenly, 249; and Michelle Mullihill, 253. Kansas coach Kent Weiser said the Jayhawks weren't ready to play well. for a 235 and a fifth place finish. Missouri's Janelle Gromowski was third with rounds of 78, 77 and 78 for 233, and ISU's Joan Fails finished fourth after shooting 79, 79 and 76 for a 234. Iowa state trailed Missouri by six shots after two rounds, but the Cyclones posted a 318 in the final round while Missouri shot 325. For Kansas, Marlee Scheid finish- Michael Center, the No. 2 player on the KU men's tennis team, practiced recently on the tennis courts behind Alien Field House in preparation for the Volvo All-American Tournament on Monday. Cox takes over as Braves' GM ST. LOUIS — A contract worth an estimated $1.8 million and the prospect of returning to Atlanta, where he used to be manager, lured Bobby Cox from the Toronto Blue Jays, the team he took from laughingstock to champion in the American League East. The Braves, which at one time wanted Toronto general manager Pat Gillick and Cox as a package, finally settled on Cox and got him with a five-year contract. "It was an extremely difficult decision to make because of the success I had at Toronto and the people in the (Blue Jays) organization." Cox said yesterday at a news conference before the third game of the World Series. "They treated me as well as a manager could be treated," he said. "I live just 20 miles north of the ballpark, and that was the biggest factor." Cox was fired as Braves manager after the 1981 season and went to Toronto to manage the Blue Jays. But the 44-year-old remained a year-round resident of the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Ga. The quiet, former part-time third baseman for the New York Yankees had indicated at the start of the American League playoffs that he and his staff would return next season to finish the job of making Toronto the first team outside the United States to play in the World Cup. Toronto third base coach Jimy Williams is the favorite to succeed Cox as the Blue Jays manager. "I won't miss the dirt, the dirty uniforms, arguing with umpires and the fines," Cox said. Toronto named Cox its third manager in 1982, and he guided the team to finishes of sixth (78-84), fourth (89-73) and second (88-73) before taking the AL East title with a 99-62 record this season. With Atlanta, Cox will be working with new Braves manager Chuck Tanner. "There will be no problems between myself and Chuck Tanner," Cox said. "A lot of things will be done collectively." Braves owner Ted Turner, "said Chuck and I can run the organization the way we want," Cox said. "That's what he wants at this time." Cox managed Atlanta from 1978 through the 1981 season with his best finish at fourth place in 1980. He was fired after the Braves dipped to 50-56 and fifth place in the strike-shortened 1981 season. "I've always been a friend of Ted Turner," Cox said. "I always will be. I felt some day I would go back." Rose close to signing Reds pact United Press International CINCINNATI — Pete Rose, reportedly seeking 750,000 to return as Cincinnati Reds' player-manager next season, is close to signing a contract, club officials said yesterday. Rose, who this season earned a base salary of $225,000 and $120,000 in an attendance bonus, met Monday with Reds' general manager Bill Bergesch to begin working out 1986 contract terms. If Rose gets the $750,000 he is seeking, he would be baseball's highest-paid manager. Earl Weaver of Baltimore is thought to be the current highest-paid manager. Though the Orioles refuse to discuss the terms of his contract, Weaver recently signed a one-year pact for 1986, reportedly for $600,000. "This was our first substantive discussion," reported Bergesch. "Money and years, those are things we are discussing." "We are rapidly working this out. I don't anticipate any problems. We should have it completed very shortly, in the next few weeks, hopefully, well before Thanksgiving." The Reds, after finishing next to last in the National League West in 1984, finished second in 1985, which was Rose's first full season as player-manager. Reds President Marge Schott said Rose deserved to be rewarded "We are going to take care of Pete, there's no doub about that," she said. "We have to have him. I want to show him my appreciation, but he has to do the same thing for me." Rose's agent, Reuven Katz, anticipated no contract problems. "Everything is going along nicely," he said. "There is no problem. We have had all the contract problems with the Cincinnati Reds we are ever going to have." Katz referred to 1978, when the Reds refused to meet Rose's salary demands and he became a free agent and signed with Philadelphia. Rose said contract differences won't send him packing again. "Are you kidding?" he said. "And destroy everything I've worked for?" Speaking yesterday on videotape at a news conference in Manhattan, Rose, comedian Bill Cosby and country singer Kenny Rogers announced plans to link a human chain across the country to raise up to $100 million to fight hunger in America. Sports Almanac NFI American Conference W L 1 T Pet. 77 PA P4 Miami 5 2 0 274 164 149 N.Y. Jets 5 2 0 371 124 129 New England 4 3 0 .371 124 129 Indianaapolis 4 3 0 .266 118 119 Central Cleveland 3 2 4 0 571 134 108 Pittsburgh 3 2 4 0 429 152 118 Cincinnati 2 5 0 286 211 240 Houston 2 5 0 286 119 155 Denver 5 2 0 714 179 141 L.A. Raiders 5 2 0 714 179 143 San Diego 4 3 0 571 174 182 Kansas City 4 3 0 499 174 182 San Diego 4 3 0 499 174 182 Central Chicago 7 4 0 1 000 212 105 Detroit 7 3 0 0.711 176 109 Minnesota 4 3 0 0.711 150 140 Gray Bay 4 3 0 0.711 150 140 Tampa Bay 8 3 0 0.500 150 129 National Conference | | Earnings | | | | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Dallas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 714 | 173 | | N. Giants | 9 | 3 | 0 | 571 | 126 | | Philadelphia | 3 | 4 | 0 | 429 | 102 | | St. Louis | 3 | 4 | 0 | 429 | 105 | | Washington | 3 | 4 | 0 | 429 | 105 | L.A. Rams 7 0 4 0 1000 140 80 New Orleans 7 0 4 0 129 150 86 San Francisco 3 4 0 429 176 140 Atlanta 6 1 0 143 151 140 Gaines Houston 44, Cincinnati 21 Philadelphia 16, Dallas 14 Buffalo 21, Indianapolis 14 Angeles Raiders 21, Cleveland 20 Los Angeles Rams 14, Kansas City Atlanta 11, New Orleans 12, Miami 8, Washington 4, Pittsburgh 23, St. Louis 10 Minnesota 21, San Diego 12 Colorado 21, Cleveland 10 New England 20, New York Jets 13 Miami 14, Tampa Bay 18 Monday's game Chicago 23, Green Bay 7 saturday's games Atlanta at Dallas Buffalo at Philadelphia Denver at Kansas City Green Bay at Indianaapolis St. Louis at Miami Miami at Detroit Minnesota at Chicago Washington at Bay State Seattle at New York Jets Washington at Cleveland Pittsburgh at Cincinnati San Francisco at Orlando San Francisco at Los Angeles Hammond