Sports Friday, Oct. 11, 1985 13 University Daily Kansan News Briefs Poster contest today determines coaches The Kansas basketball team win begin pre-season practices with a dunking contest and scrimmage beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday in Allen Field House. Six students will be the coaches for the scrimmage. Three of the coaches already have been chosen on an essay contest, said Suzanne McEhlaney, basketball office secretary. The other three will be chosen through a poster contest that will be held by 2 p.m. today at the Wagon Wheel Café, 507 W. 14th St. McElihaney said the contest would be judged by three basket球 players, graduate assistant Tom Butler and herself. All of the basketball coaches, including head coach Larry Brown, are on recruiting trips and will not be in attendance at the contest, Mr.Elhaney said. "Late Night with Larry Brown" Tshirts commemorating the early morning practice will be available at the Wagon Wheel Cafe, said Larry Sinks, owner of Midwest Graphics, 308 E. 23rd F. Stinks she had printed more than 100 of the Tshirts this week and had sold nearly all of them. He said he planned to have at least 300 of them available at the contest. The T-shirts will be sold for $7. Runners on the road The women's cross country team will be in Springfield, Mo. this weekend to compete in the NCAA Division I Missouri State Individuals. Arkansas, Central Missouri State and Southwest Missouri will also compete. Last week the Jayhawks finished seventh out of 14 teams at the Oklahoma State Jamboree. "We are running well and improving a great deal," said head coach Cliff Roveto. "We need to be more competitive and go out even harder at the start of the race." Golfers go to Florida The women's golf team will leave today for Tampa, Fla., and the Beacon Woods Invitalian. South Florida will host the tournament, which runs Sunday through Tuesday. Rain forced the golf team to cancel practice all week, but head coach Kent Welser said he wasn't aware of his physical aspect of his team's game. "We're pretty sound physical by," Weiser said yesterday. "It's the mental part of the game we need to work on, and how to think our way through different situations in the tournaments." Heart disorder found COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A 2-foot 2 University of Maryland basketball recruit has a potentially deadly disorder that affects a major blood vessel and may never play basketball again, school officials said Thursday. Chris Weisheit, 18, a West German national who played high school ball in Illinois before signing with the Atlantic Coast Conference school this spring, was told by doctors last week that he suffers from Marfan Syndrome, a school spokesman said. The disorder weakens the aorta and can be fatal Chris Patton, a Maryland basketball player, died from Martin Syndrome in 1976 when his aorta ruptured after he dunked a basketball in a pickup game. From staff and wire reports From staff and wire reports. Ziegler back from injury By Frank Hansel Of the Kansan sports staff By Frank Hansel When Kansas meets Iowa State at 11:40 a.m. tomorrow in Ames, the Jayhawks will have an improved defensive secondary, assistant coach Vince Hoch said yesterday. The game will be the Big Eight-Raycom game of the week and will be televised regionally. Locally, it can be seen on KMBC-TV Channel 9, and KSNT Channel 27. The improvement will come with the addition of free safety Wayne Ziegler and strong safety Marvin Mattox. Both are back in the line up after suffering knee injuries. Ziegler was injured in the first quarter of the Vanderbilt game, won by Kansas 42-16, on Sept. 14. He was defending the Vanderbilt tight end on the play. "My man stayed in to block, so I picked up the tight end," Ziegler said. "I thought I could intercept the ball, but the quarterback threw quickly. By the time I got there he had the ball, and when we hit, he landed on top of me. "I didn't feel anything right away, but when I went to cover a punt the knee went out on me and I knew something was wrong." Ziegler suffered a partial tear and sprain in his knee that left him out of action for three games. Mattox's injury also came against Vanderbilt. Ziegler said he felt as if it was preseason again, and he had some maturity making cuts earlier in the week. He only block now was a mental one. "When I think about the knee I get a little hesitant," Ziegler said. "I've just got to get it out of my head." Mattox, who played defensive end last season, had been working out at defensive back since spring and was the Jayhawks' fifth defensive back. Ziegler has been the startling safety for the last two seasons. Iowa State Game six, Oct. 12 Ames, Iowa "He's (Ziegler) about 80 to 85 percent right now," Hoch said, "but his presence breeds confidence." Ziegler said his return to the lineup would mean more depth and experienced leadership for the defense. "Anytime you have players who haven't played much, it gives them a boost when they see someone who experiences on the field." Ziegler said. Kansas also received encouraging news about defensive tackle Robert Tucker and tight end Sylvester Byrd. Ootfried said Wednesday that he did not plan to play Saturday. Yesterday he upgraded his status to probable. Head coach Mike Gottried said he would start Ziegler at free safety and Mattox would come in off the bench. He expected both to play about half the game, depending on how they held up. Byrd practiced at full speed yesterday, Gottfried said Tucker would travel to Ames, even though he didn't practice yesterday. Defensive tackle Nick Schoenfeld sidelined with a pinched nerve in his neck suffered against Vanderbilt. Iowa State has two defensive players injured. Starting defensive end Jim Luebbers underwent arthroscopic surgery Sunday for a knee injury he suffered in a game against Drake, and will not play. Starting left tackle Bruce Westemeyer is listed as questionable after suffering a sprained ankle in ISU's 20-17 loss to Drake last Saturday. The loss dropped the Cyclones record to 2.2. Two weeks ago Iowa State lost to top-ranked Iowa, 57-3. The two losses followed wins over Utah State and Vanderbilt. Last year, Kansas defeated Iowa State, 33-14, in Lawrence, to take a 35-24 lead in the overall series. The Jayhawks have a record of 17-13-2 in Ames. In last year's game, Kansas scored 24 straight points to break open a 9-7 game. Kansas quarterback Mike Norseth completed 14 of 22 passes for 212 yards and one touchdown, and he ran for another. "Kansas is a very good football team," Criner said. "This is a game we can win if we play well and our offense doesn't self-destruct when we get in scoring position." Head coach Jim Crimer said his players lacked confidence at this point in the season, and were finding ways to lose games. The offense has some unanswered questions. Criner said earlier in the week he may switch starting quarterbacks in order to put some new life in the Cyclones. No final decision has been made. Alex Espinoza started seven games last year, before suffering a broken leg against Missouri. This season he has started all four games. Last season he completed 143 of 262 passes for 1,800 yards. Wayne Ziegler, Kansas free safety, concentrates on his play assignment in Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Ziegler returned to practice yesterday for the first time since suffering a knee injury against Vanderbilt on Sept. 14. Hershiser shuts down aggressive St. Louis United Press International LOS ANGELES — The St. Louis Cardinals intimidated opponents this year with league-leading hitting and aggressive baserunning. But Orel Hershiser proved last night what Fernando Valenzuela demonstrated a night earlier — good pitching will stop good hitting The Dodgers beat the Cardinals 8-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the National League playoffs. "The offense really picked me up," said Herser, who struggled early but went on to post his twelfth victory without a loss at Dodger Stadium (Wilcox) and Greg Brock was able to play behind (Willie) McCagney Smith and (Terry) Pendleton. They weren't going to run down 8-1. St. Louis manager Whitley Herzog said, "Tonight we got enough tape of bloopers for a month." The Cardinals averaged 41/2 runs a game this season. But in two games in Los Angeles they were "Tonight we hit the ball well enough to score eight runs," Cardinal shortstop Smith said. "We just didn't get the breaks or the hits at the right spots." The Cardinals return to St. Louis, where they compiled the league's best home record (54-27). Game three is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. tomorrow at Busch Stadium. St. Louis center fielder Willie McGee said the trip home would have been more pleasant had the Cardinals split in Los Angeles. "We're professionals and we should be able to play anywhere," he said. "What this means is that even if we win all three games at home we still have to come back here." The Cardinals stole 314 bases this season, but the Dodgers held them to only one stolen base the first two games. "The bad part about these two games is the way we played." Cardinal catcher Darr尔 Porter said. The first inning illustrated the success of the Dodgers in stopping the Cardinals' vaunted running game. Vince Coleman was thrown out by Dodger catcher Mike Scioscia, and a play later McGee was nailed on an botched hit-and-run. "It was close, but I was out," Coleman said. "There's nothing else I can say. You've got to give them credit." Sciocia said, "You gain some confidence when you throw a guy like Coleman out. It shows our pitching staff, me and (shortstop) Mariane Duncan are working better. I don't only credit myself." "All three men are involved in a play like that." Scienza doesn't think anything will change. "My throwing out two runners tonight won't mean anything Saturday," he said. "They're still going to run. Tonight is history." The Dodgers got production from two players who didn't start in game one. Ken Landreaux had three hits and scored three runs. Greg Brock played a two-run fourth-inning homer to make it 5-1. Dodgers 8, Cardinals 2 ab r b h l1 Colonel吴 h 0 0 G Mcgee f 0 0 Herr b 2 0 Herr b 3 0 Madlock b 3 0 V Smart yk 0 0 Pendleton b 4 1 0 Werter c 2 0 Werter c 2 0 Maldonado ff 0 0 Werter c 2 0 Sloeicia c 2 0 Andhur j 2 0 Harton p 0 0 Harton p 0 0 Brock b 1 0 Braun p 1 0 Braun p 1 0 Herissaer p 1 1 1 Dayley p 0 0 Dayley p 0 0 Totals 33 2 8 1 Totals 36 8 13 8 St. Louis 001 000 001-2 Los Angeles 003 212 00x-8 Game-winning RD | Landmark (1) Los Angeles | 1 | 'Hawks to be in Wichita State tourney Bv Heather Fritz Of the Kansan sports staf Judy Desch started her volleyball career in her backyard, playing triples with her five older sisters. Now she is one of the best hitters on the Kansas team, still under the watchful eye of her parents, who travel from Topeka to many of her games. Her parents won't be watching this weekend, though. Kansas travels to Wichita to play in the Wichita State tournament. The Jayhawks will compete in Wichita State and Tulsa, teams they have already beaten this year. Desch, a sophomore outside hitter, has been one of the strong points of the Kansas team Head coach Frankie Albitz called Desch and freshman Catalina Suarez the team's best hitters. Those two, along with the team captain middle-hitter Julie Ester, anchor a starting lineup that includes three new players: Suarez, setter Monica Spencer and Shannon Ridgeway. Desch was named to the all-tournament team in Tuisa along with Suarez. She said she doesn't want to criticize last year's coach, Bob Lockwood, but the difference between last year's team and this year's team is like night and day. "I have a lot of respect for her (Albizet)," Desch said Wednesday. "I don't know why; I don't even know what I mean by that. She just knows the sport so well. She's dedicated her whole life to volleyball." Last year Desch appeared in 120 of Kansas' 125 games, scoring 217 kills and 67 block assists. This year some of the workload has been taken off her shoulders with Suarez's appearance. The two regularly lead the team in kills. It was an adjustment for both at first to have someone else doing the hitting, Desch said. But now she said she often wonders where the team would be without Suarez. During games, Desch is sometimes "hidden" on the court because of her passing, which has, at times, been weak. But at the net, she is a tower of strength. Desch feels the most important thing she lends the team is consistency. Desch improved her jumping and hitting over the summer by playing on a recreational team with men. The team used an eight-foot net, instead of the shorter net used in women's collegiate volleyball. "I'm just as equal as any of the other girls out on the court," she said. "I think I'm a dependable hitter. When I go up to hit I have 11 other girls saying 'you can do it.'" Kansas goes into this weekend's meet fresh from beating Wichita State in Lawrence last week in three games. The team beat both Tulsa and Wichita State last month at the University of Tulsa tournament. Kansas now has a record of 9-6 overall and is 0-4 in the Big Eight conference. Last year, the team only won five games all season. One matter that has occupied the whole team is its Big Eight conference losing streak of 30 matches, daling back to 182. Desch said Albizt took the loss hard after the team was down by a score of 7-6. He match last week. After the game, Albizt wondered whether the team would end the streak this year. "I don't think we we're ready when we play these Big Eight teams," she said. "It's psychological. We're just a different team when we play them." Desch said. "Coach told us we have to go out there and think that we're going to win, not play not to lose." Kansas has lost twice this year to Nebraska, and once to Missouri and Kansas State. The team is looking toward the Iowa State match Oct. 19 in Lawrence to end the streak. Football predictions
CarothersConboyLazzarinoGraves
Kansas at Iowa StateKansas 37-21Kansas 31-10Kansas 38-14Kansas 33-14
Nebraska at Oklahoma StateNebraska 24-21Nebraska 28-14Oklahoma State 31-28Nebraska 41-21
Missouri at ColoradoColorado 31-17Colorado 28-27Colorado 21-17Colorado 24-17
Oklahoma vs. Texas at DallasOklahoma 28-14Oklahoma 28-17Oklahoma 21-10Oklahoma 28-14
Alabama at Penn, StatePenn. State 17-14Alabama 28-21Penn. State 28-27Alabama 21-18
Tennessee at FloridaFlorida 31-24Florida 28-24Tennessee 24-21Tennessee 31-24
Michigan at Michigan StateMichigan 29-20Michigan 24-17Michigan 35-17Michigan 44-28
Air Force at NavyAir Force 35-24Air Force 27-20Air Force 31-21Air Force 38-21
Illinois at PurdueIllinois 38-31Purdue 28-27Purdue 24-21Illinois 28-24
Harvard at CornellHarvard 16-10Harvard 24-21Harvard 28-10Harvard 41-7
Season Totals23-16-1.59024-15-1.61529-10-1.74425-14-1.641
The predictors are James Carothers, associate professor of English; Bill Conboy, phD of communication studies; Chris Lazaricker, Kansan sports editor; and Bryan Graves, Kansan photo editor. Sports Almanac National Hockey League Wales Conference Patrick Division NY Rangers W L 1 T Pts. GF GA New Jersey 1 0 0 0 New York 1 0 0 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 Washington 0 1 0 0 Washington 0 1 0 0 Dallas 0 1 0 0 Montreal 1 0 0 2 5 3 Quebec 1 0 0 2 6 2 Boston 1 0 0 2 3 1 Hartford 1 0 0 2 4 4 Buffalo 1 0 0 2 4 4 Campbell Conference Norris Division Minnesota W L T Pts. GF GA Detroit 0 0 1 1 6 6 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago 0 1 0 0 2 6 Toronto 1 0 0 0 2 6 Edmonton 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 Vancouver 1 1 0 0 2 6 5 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 0 1 0 0 0 Washington 0 1 0 0 3 4 Horton 3, Toronto 1 Hinton 0, Buffalo 4 Montreal 1, Buffalo 4 Quebec 6, Chicago 2 NY Hangars 4, Washington 2 6, Philadelphia 1, Detroit 5 Edmonton 4, Winnipeg 2 Vancouver 6, Los Angeles 5 Winnipeg at Calgary 9.38 p.m. Toronto's Games Washington at New Jersey 9.38 p.m. Philadelphia 9.38 p.m. Hoton at Detroit 8.38 p.m. NY Rangers at Hartford 6.38 p.m. Chicago at Montreal, 7:05 p.m. Quesbec at Toronto, 7:05 p.m. Buffalo at Minnesota, 7:35 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 7:35 p.m. St. Louis at Vancouver, 9:35 p.m. Baseball playoffs League championship series Best of seven (All times CDT) American League bronfo heads series 2 Oct. 8—Toronto 6, Kansas City 1 Oct. 9—Toronto 6, Kansas City 10 innings Oct. 11—Toronto at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. Oct. 12—Toronto at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. Oct. 13—Toronto at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. Oct. 14—Toronto at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. Oct. 15—Kansas City at Toronto, 7:15 p.m. Oct. 16—Kansas City at Toronto, 7:15 p.m. World Series x. Oct.24 - at NL, 7:25 p.m. Oct. 22 - at NL, 7:35 p.m. Oct. 23 - at NL, 7:35 p.m. *Los Angeles leads series, 2-0* Oct. 17 — Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 1 Oct. 23 — Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 1 Oct. 13 — Los Angeles at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Oct. 13 — Los Angeles at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. x-Oct. 16 — St. Louis at Los Angeles, 7:25 p.m. x-Oct. 17 — St. Louis at Los Angeles, 7:25 p.m. x-Oct. 27 - at AL, 6 p.m., if Taranto, 7:30 p.m. if Kuwait City x-Denotes games that may not be necessary Oct. 20 - al Alas, 6 p.m. if Toronto; 7:30 p.m. if Kauai City Tisdale holdout finished United Press International INDIANAPOLIS — Wayman Tisdale, the second player chosen in the National Basketball Association draft, ended lengthy negotiations yesterday by signing a four-year contract with the Indiana Pacers. "I'm very happy with the contract," the All-America forward said. "We're been trying to get in camp, butcamp has to be taken care of first." Financial terms of the contract were not announced, but Tisdale reportedly will earn $1 million a year. The escalating contract was 23 typed pages long — 14 more than the standard NBA pact. Tisdale attended practice last night at the Pacer training camp in West Lafayette, Ind. he said he was "very proud" to have gone tomorrow against Cleveland. In three years with Oklahoma, Tisdale became the Big Eight Conference's all-time leading scorer with 2,861 points. The 21-year-old, averaged 24.5 points and 10.3 rebounds a game at Oklahoma. Pacer coach George Irvine said it would take Tisdale weeks to catch up after missing the first two weeks of training camp. "Tisdale said, 'I've been working out by myself. It might take me a couple of days to work out with the guys, but I feel like I'm in good shape, I love to play the game. Give me a couple of days." A key clause in the contract involves "Paragraph 18," in which the Pacers said they wanted a role in Tisdale's endorsement and advertising promotions. The final pact involved compromises on that point by both sides, representatives said. "This has been the toughest negotiation I've ever had," said Pacer president Bok Salyers, who said he and Tisdale were equally discouraged after a previous agreement broke down.