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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1985
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News Briefs
Nixon to arbitrate major league dispute
NEW YORK — Former President Richard Nixon has been chosen to arbitrate a dispute between umpires and the major leagues over post-season pay, a spokesman for Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberhall said yesterday.
Richard Levin, the spokesman, said Nixon had been chosen by the umpires' union and the major league presidents to resolve the conflict. But the division playoffs were expanded to best-of-seven series this year.
Injury list reduced
Richard Phillips, general counsel for the Major League Umpires Association, declined to comment on the identity of the arbitrator because he said he had an agreement with the major league presidents that they would announce the selection.
The Kansas football team practiced outside for the first time in a week yesterday in preparation for Saturday's 1:30 p.m. game against Kansas State at Memorial Stadium.
Bain forced the Jayhawks to practice inside Anschutz Sports Pavilion last week and Monday.
The injury list, which included six starters two weeks ago, has been reduced to one. Defensive tackle David Smith is out indefinitely with a pinched nerve in his neck, coach Mike Gottford said. Smith suffered the injury Sept. 14 against Vanderbilt.
Tailback Lynn Williams, who suffered a bruised neck against Iowa State, suited up and practiced. Wide receiver Skip Petee practiced at full speed and may play Saturday.
Gottfried said he was looking at a couple of depth chart changes for Saturday's game.
Ex-TCU player sues
LOS ANGELES — A suspended member of the Texas Christian University football team filed a $13 million suit yesterday to force the National Football League to allow play to professional this year.
In his Superior Court suit, Keni Davis, the suspended player, branded as "arbitrary and capricious" the NFL's so-called nursing service on a college and professional team in the same year.
Under the NFL rule, Davis will not be eligible for the draft of college players until the summer of 1986.
Davis, a senior, was suspended from the TCU squad last month after the first game when it was in cash payments from school alum.
Iowa remains No. 1
NEW YORK — Iowa, despite struggling to win for a second straight week, remained the top college football team in the country this week in the UPI Board of Coaches voting.
Oklahoma, coming off its 14-7 victory over Texas, remained No. 2 and Michigan, at a 6-10 winner over Alabama, in the final game of Michigan State, again was No. 3.
Two other Big Eight Conference teams are in the poll. Nebraska is No. 6, and Oklahoma State is No. 12.
From staff and wire reports
Brett's homer helps Royals tie it up
TORONTO — Under George Brett's relentless teaching, the Kansas City Royals are learning about survival.
United Press International
With a winning instinct that had been lacking, past autumns, the Royals last night used Brett's home run to force a decisive seventh game in the ALDS withoffs with a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Brett hilt a tie-breaking homer in the fifth innning, and Mark Gubicza gave the Royals their second straight gutty start, leaving the best-of-seven series tied at three victories each.
The Royals, who have lost five of their previous playoff秀, will pitch Bret Saberhagen against Dave Sieb tonight in a meeting of right handers.
With 37,557 Exhibition Stadium fans expecting the Blue Jays to bring the World Series to Canada, the Royals instead showed them a grim desire to win.
The Royals are bidding to become the fourth
team to win a best-of-seven series after trailing 3-1. The others were the 1925 Pirates, 1958 New York Yankees, 1968 Tigers and 1979 Pirates.
"We're looking at a miracle situation," Kansas City relief Dan Quisenberry said. "We've battled together. Brett's ability to be one of the premier players is one reason we're in it."
Hal McRae helped forge a 2-2 tie with two early RBI and Britt untied the score with his playoff-record ninth hour. The Royals added two more runs the sixth inning to hand Doyle Alexander the loss.
Gubicza, following Danny Jackson's tenacious suitchutting扑射Sunday, went 5½inches, keeping the Royals in the game and earning the victory. They also came through on sixth and gave up an RBI single to Cliff Johnsen.
"They say you have to shout a shutout to win, but with George (Brett) you know you have a good shot at scoring runs." Gubizca said. "Everybody is up but we still feel we have a job to do."
"The attitude is, if we jump on them we have a good chance. It doesn't matter if we're home or you."
Not so, according to Toronto manager Bobby Cox.
"It's a definite advantage to be at home," he said. "It's a factor. The Kansas City Royals would love to be at home."
"I couldn't understand the concern over Gubiza." Hower said. "It's a luxury to have Black in the bullpen. The fact that he has pitched out of the bulpen made it possible."
Kansas City manager Dick Howser sounded combative in defending the sequence of pitchers
Black survived a mild scare in the eighth when with one out right fielder Pat Sheridan raced toward the line to glove a blower by George Bell. He struck then struck out Cecil Fielder to retire the side.
Quisenberry, who twice failed to hold the lead in two previous games of this series, entered with two in the ninth after the Blue Jays had placed runners on first and second. But, with the winning run at the plate, he struck out Garth Iorg on four pitches for the save.
The game, however, again revolved around Brett. Whether the Royals win or lose, their he is clearly the choice for series MVP. Not only has he collected three homers to break the career playoff record of eight set by Steve Garvey, but he has bamboozed the Toronto pitching staff.
And it was Toronto's refusal to pitch to Brett that opened the scoring. With one out in the first inning, Willie Wilson walked and Alexander, pitching carefully to Brett, walked him as well. Hal McRae singled home Wilson.
Kansas City 5, Toronto 3
| aa | ab r b f i | ab r b f i | ab r b f i |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Smith II | 8 0 1 | Carcia ii | 4 0 1 |
| Jones II | 11 0 | Malory ef | 6 0 1 |
| Wilson cf | 4 1 10 | Mullors ib | 2 0 0 |
| Brett cf | 3 2 11 | Glorgis ib | 2 0 0 |
| McClain df | 3 2 11 | Bulger ib | 2 0 0 |
| Sheridan df | 4 0 00 | Olver db | 2 0 0 |
| Balboni cf | 4 0 00 | Johnson db | 2 0 21 |
| sandberg c | 3 1 00 | Bell If | 2 0 1 |
| balconi df | 3 1 00 | Fielder ph | 1 0 0 |
| biangelan cf | 4 1 21 | Fielder ph | 1 0 0 |
| | | Hearrcn f | 2 0 0 |
| | | Boffield | 2 0 0 |
| | | Ferandss cf | 4 1 20 |
Kansas City 101 012 000----5
Toronto 101 001 000----3
Game-winning RRI - Brett (2)
K. Fernandez, Barfield, Brett, DK- Kanae
K. Fernandez, Barfield, Brett, DK-
Garcia, McRae, Fernandez, Blanckman, S.
Crawford, McRae, Blanckman, S.
Kansas City
Gubiza (W-1)
Black
Quisheren (W-1)
IP H R ER BB SO
51-3 4 3 4 3
31-3 4 0 0 2
1-3 0 0 3
Alexander (L 0-1) 51-3 7 5 5 3 6
Lamp 3-2 1.5 5 1 6 1
Mamp 2-3 1.5 5 1 6 1
WP-Alexander, Gubica, binac
A-37,557.
Champagne on ice for St. Louis today
United Press International
LOS ANGELES — The St. Louis Cardinals are one victory away from the National League pennant, and that could prove harder to get than a ticket to today's sixth game at Dodger Stadium.
The Cardinals, coming off a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium, lead the best-of-seven NL Championship Series, 3-2. but the Dodgers can find solace because the home team has won 13 straight National League Championship Series playoff games.
In addition, only seven teams have come back to win a seven-game series after trailing 2-5. Five of those series have involved the Dodgers.
The champagne is waiting to be popped, but Cardinal manager Whitey Herzog isn't about to start drinking it yet.
“Being down 2-0 and now being up 3-2, I feel pretty good,” Herzog said yesterday. “They are going to be tough. They have been tough on us all. Now they out one game here and they blew us out one game there.”
The Cardinals will send their erralr 21-game winner Joaquin Andujar to the mound in quest of the pennant while the Dodgers pin their hat on Oral Herschiser, who has not lost a game this season at Dodger Stadium.
Hershiser's record, especially at home, is a big reason why Herzog isn't thinking World Series yet. The 27-year-old right-hander has won his last 12 decisions and has not lost at home in 12 decisions this year. Included in that record was an 8-2 victory over the Cardinals in the second game of the playoffs Thursday at Dodger Stadium.
"As a sinkerball pitcher, I'm much more effective on natural turf than I probably would be on the surface in St. Louis. I throw many more sinkers at Dodger Stadium."
Dodger manager Tom Lasorda was confident Hershiser could do the job.
Toni Webb, left, defects a pass to Sheri Stoeker during practice for the women's basketball team. Yesterday's practice was the first of the season for the team. Today, the women's team will meet the press in Allan Field House.
"I'm going to tell my club the Cardinals have to win four games to win this thing, and right now they have only three," he said. "To win four they have to beat Hershiser at our
"I'm undefeated at home, and I don't think the way our pitching rotation has been set up is pure happenance," said Hershiser, a 19-game winner during the regular season.
place, and I honestly don't think they can do that. The one thing we can't do is worry about a game seven. We have to get to game six first."
Hershiser likened the series so far to a tennis match.
"We've held service, they've held service. We've got two serves left, and they've got a shot at break point," he said. "We have nothing to lose now. If we win today, everyone will be saving it's back in our favor."
"Game two was the first time I had ever pitched in a circumstance like that, which meant so much," Her-sher said. "I know I'll be calmer. As a Christian, I've had to teach my students about God because you are a Christian doesn't mean you have to be a wimp. I guess that will be a nationwide quote."
Hershiser, admittedly nervous in his first playoff start, expects to be calmer this time.
Neither team worked out yesterday, preferring to rest up today's game, which begins 2 p.m. CDT. The Cardinals, still feeling the effects of their dramatic 3-2 victory Monday, which gave them a three games to two lead in the series, did not arrive in Los Angeles until last night.
Baseball plavoffs
League championship series
Best of seven
(All times CDT)
American League (Service Area)
Oct. 8 — Toronto 6, Kansas City 1
Oct. 9 — Toronto 6, Kansas City 5, 10
imagines
Oct. 11 — Kansas City, K. Toronto 5
Oct. 12 — Toronto 3. Kansas City 1
Det. 13 — Kansas City 2, Toronto 0
Det. 13 — Kansas City 2, Toronto 3
Oct. 16 - Kansas City at Toronto, 7:15 p.m.
National League
(St. Louis leads series, 3-2) Oct. 9 - Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 1
Oct. 9 — Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 1
Oct. 10 — Los Angeles 8, St. Louis 2
Oct. 12 — St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 4
Oct 12 — St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 2
Oct 13 — St. Louis 12, Los Angeles 2
Oct. 16 — St. Louis at Los Angeles , 2:05
p.m.
x Oct. 17 — St. Louis at Los Angeles
p.m.
x-Oct. 17 - St. Louis at Los Angeles, 7:30
p.m.
Oct. 20 -- at AL, City if Toronto, 7:30 p.m. if Kansas City
x-Denotes games that may not be necessary.
x-Oct. 27 — at AL, 6 p.m. if Toronto, 7:30
p.m. if Kansas City
Here you go
Oct. 22 - at NL, 7:35 p.m.
World Series
Oct 19 - al Ail 7:35 p.m.
Oct. 23 - at NL, 7:25 p.m.
x-Oct. 24 - at NL, 7:95 p.m.
Kansas second baseman Mitch Wiles closes out the top of the sixth inning with a double play. The Jayhawks went on to defeat Butler County Community College 16-9 in the first game yesterday. The second game was suspended because of darkness, but the Jayhawks led 6-0.
Explosive bats power KU, 16-9
By Heather Fritz Of the Kansan sports staff
Kansas baseball coach Marty Pattin didn't know what to do.
Rain clouds gave way to sunshine, and Kansas灭赛Butler County Community College 16-9 yesterday at Quigley Field. The se-cond came was after the limmings because of darkness, with the Jayhawks leading 6-0.
"It was great today," Pattin said.
"I didn't know how to act. When was
that?"
The Jayhawks are running out of time in their fall season, and Pattin said he wanted to get a good look at everyone before he was forced to make roster cuts in November. National College Athletic Association rules prohibit college baseball games after Nov. 1.
The spring roster can contain only 24 players for home games and 21 for conference games. There are 39 players on the KU fall roster.
"We've got a pretty good idea of what the players can do, but we want to look at those players that we still have some questions about." Pattin
said. "I just wish we had more games."
Rain forced postponement of six games over the weekend and Monday. Yesterday was a makeup of a week of rain, but Butler County took a quick 9-10 lead.
KU starting pitcher John Quinn retired only one batter in the first inning and was taken out after facing five hitters. He gave up three runs on four hits before being replaced by John Heenev.
Heeney gave up two runs in the first, two runs in the fourth and single runs in the fifth and seventh innings. Relief pitcher Joe Bennivitos replaced Heeney in the seventh and struck out right fielder Steve Caryvalaj and catcher Bob Fornelli to end the game.
It was Heeney's first appearance this season, and Pattin said he was pleasantly surprised.
"John had a few mechanical problems and he wasn't real sharp, but I didn't expect him to be his first time out," Pattin said.
Kansas got back into the game with five runs in the third inning. Three of them came from the first half.
The Jayhawks had only two hits in the inning, a single to left by left fielder Hugh Stanfield and a bunt to left by left fielder Lang. Butter committed four errors.
Center fielder Joe Hoffman gave Butler a 7-lead with a two-run home run in the fourth, but KU catcher Joe Pflister gained the lead for Kansas with a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth.
After Butler tied the game in the fifth, Kansas took the lead for good with three runs in its half of the fifth. They scored two of his five RBI with a double.
Lang, who went four for five, had a three-run triple in the sixth inning, and Kansas scored five runs to put the game away.
In the second game, Kansas scored five runs in the first. First baseman John Byrn and left fielder Mike Ingram each walked with the bases loaded, and catcher Jon Pattin got an RBI on a ground out.
In the second inning, Lang drove in his sixth run of the day with a single.
The next scheduled game for Kansas City Sunday against Northeastern Oklahoma.
Tennis team in regionals
Men expecting 2 top seeds
By Frank Hansel
By Frank Hansel Of the Kansan sports staff
The men's tennis team will travel to Wichita tomorrow for what may be the highlight of its fall season — the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches' Association Indoor regional qualifying tournament.
The tournament is stuck in the middle of the fall, when the main purpose in tennis is to prepare for the spring. It is a national tournament. The winna will qualify for the National IT-CA Tournament in Houston in February.
Kansas head coach Scott Perelman said that there was no doubt that KU team members Mike Wolf and Michael Center would be seeded No. 1 at doubles, and Wolf would be seeded No. 1 at singles.
"For me it's satisfying, and it's a real tribute for the two Mikes to be favored in both singles and doubles," Perelman said yesterday. "I'm pleased with the growth of the program, and I'moking is to compete on a national level."
"A lot of the credit goes to our players. Center just tickles me to death. He was here three years ago when we were 6-22, and now he's qualifying for these events."
Wolf and Center have already
In doubles, Wolf and Center have qualified for the main draw of 16
qualified for the Volvo All-American tournament in Los Angeles later this month.
Last year, Wolf qualified for the All-American tournament and lost in the second round.
In singles, Wolf will go straight into the main draw as the top singles player from the region. Center will have to try to qualify for the main draw by playing in the qualifying matches. Of a field of 64, four qualifiers will reach the main draw.
"It's clearly the biggest event of the fall in the region," Perelman said yesterday.
Herman, a sophomore, and Brady.
The ITCA region that KU is in includes Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and parts of Colorado and Iowa. There is no distinction made between Division I or II schools, there is just an open draw of 64 singles players and 32 doubles teams.
Besides Wolf and Center, Darin Herman, Kevin Brady, Larry Pascal and Dave Brody will be competing. Brady has had some impressive wins this fall. Two weeks ago he defeated Nebraska's No. 1 man, Craig Johnson, at Iowa State.
a junior, are new at KU, but both have had college experience. They transferred this year under a new NCAA rule which allows some athletes to play after transferring without sitting out a year.
The rule allows students whose scholarships have not been renewed and who the university is, willing to release to transfer from one four-year school to another and play immediately. KU acquired women's tennis player Christine Kim the same way.
Brady, a Lawrence product who transferred from Baker University, plays with a lot of savvy and experience, Perelman said. Herman left a top 10 program after redshirting at Arkansas last year.
Perelman called Pascal an outstanding doubles player. As a freshman last year, Pascal won the Big Eight conference doubles championship at No. 2 doubles with Charles Stearns. This weekend, he will play with Brady, and Herman will play with Brody. Perelman said they should go far in the tournament.
"Pascal and Brady are winners," he said. "They will find a way to win. With Herman and Brody, there seems to be a chemistry between them that is really unique."