16 Sports University Daily Kansan 13 Thursday, Oct. 3, 1985 News Briefs Certain leaves KU Doug Certain, a former offensive guard for the KU football team, no longer is a student at the University of Kansas, according to the office of student records. Certain filed suit against the University with tailback Lynn Williams and linebacker Dane Griffin Sept. 19 to be certified as academically eligible by the University. He was determined as unbelievable before the Jayhawk's game against Hawaii Aug. 31. Student help needed Certain was removed from the players' suit against the University on Sept. 25. The 6-foot-4 senior earned second team UPI all-conference honors as a guard for the Jayhawks last season. Applications are now being accepted for the Kansas Relays Student Committee, the student group that helps organize and plan the Kansas Relays, Relays Manager Al Fereshetian said last week. All students are eligible to apply for the committee. Applications can be obtained from the Kansas Track office, Room 143, Allen Field House. In addition to planning the Relays, the committee helps solicit sponsors for the event, which is scheduled for Anril 16-19. For more information call the track office at 864-3486. Court to rule today SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state Supreme Court, an umpire in the dispute between the Chicago Cubs and the state government, will rule today on whether lights can be installed in Wrigley Field. The Tribute Co., owner of the Cubs, has asked the court to throw out laws banning night games at the park. The company said the laws were unconstitutional and specifically aimed at Wrigley Field — the only major-league stadium without lights. The dispute came to a boil after Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth said ABC-TV's contract with baseball forced all World Series games to be played at night — which meant games involving the Cubs could not be played at Wrigley Field unless lights were installed. Top seed Lendl hurt NEW YORK - Ivan Lendl, the world's top ranked tennis player, is suffering from an inflamed ulnar nerve in his right elbow that could prevent him from playing for Czechoslovakia in this weekend's Davis Cup semifinal against West Germany. Lendl's agent, Jerry Solomon, said in Washington Tuesday that a decision would be made today regarding Lendl's availability. From staff and wire reports. Kansas cornerback C.J. Eanes practices his punt return technique. Eanes, who practiced yesterday behind Anschutz Sports Pavilion, was preparing for his start in Saturday's game against Eastern Illinois. Softball team ends season with victory Bv Frank Hansel Of the Kansan sports staff The Kansas Jayhawks ended their fall season with a 17-0 win over Allen County Community College yesterday in a 15-inning game at Jayhawk Field. The game was a makeup for the contest rained out Sept. 29. The win left the Jayhawks with a 7-1 record and only an intrasquad game Sunday at the Johnson County Girls Athletic Association Fields in Shawnee on their fall schedule. The game was played at University College, that was rained out Sept. 22, was canceled because the Cayaliers have disbanded for the fall. Head coach Bob Stanclift said, "It would have been nice to have a tournament now that we have had time to practice, but the schedule didn't work out that way. Stancift said the team would continue to practice outside as long as the weather was good, and the team would hold a few intrasquad games in practice. The Jayhawks had no trouble with the Cougars pitching. They scored 15 runs in the first nine innings off Allen County pitching. In the final six inn- Stancliff said Allen County just didn't have the quality pitcher that the Jayhawks would face in the spring so Kansas loaned its pitchers to Allen County to give the KU hitters a tougher workout. mgs they managed only two runs off Kansas pitchers Reenie Powell, Tracy Bunge and Sheri Mach. "We weren't as aggressive against our pitchers as I would like us to be." Stancifl said. "But we did do a good job of being selective against the slower throwing pitchers, He said the hitters had a tendency to want to pull the slower pitches, instead of waiting for a pitch to hit to right field and advance base runners. The Kansas pitching staff recorded its third shutout of the fall, and pitching coach Gary Hines is pleased with the progress the pitchers have made. Powell, a freshman, is starting to get the confidence back that she said she lost earlier in the season. Hines said, "It was so easy for her to get frustrated when she thought she should have been more effective than she had been." Opportunity knocks for Javhawks' Eanes By Frank Hansel Of the Kansan sports staff Kansas defensive back C.J. Eanes said opportunity comes to everyone sooner or later, and he figured his time was here. Eanes, a sophomore from Salina, has been the punt returner for Kansas this season, but Saturday he will be starting at cornerback when the Jayhawks play Eastern Illinois 1:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. "Opportunity knocks for everyone at some time," Eanes said yesterday. "And I hope I can rise to the occasion, because it has always been a goal of mine to start in the Big Eight Conference." Eanes is one of several lineup changes Head Coach Mike Gottfried is making to put some spark in his defense after the Jayhawks gave up over 500 yards in offense to Florida State last week. Joining Eanes as first time defensive starters will be defensive backs Kevin Harder, Jamey Steinhauser and linebacker Amonte Hollowman. Wide receiver and back up quarterback Tom Quick will also start against the Panthers at one of the receiver positions. Eanes was running back and cornerback at Salina South High School. He gained 1,056 yards rushing and on defense had 62 tackles and two interceptions in his senior year. Yet the consensus all-state selection didn't find many scouts trying to lure him away to college. "During my senior year, I started to get scared because a lot of colleges thought I was too small." Eanes, who is 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds, said he made up for his size with hustle. Gottfried said Eanes was recruited as an athlete and not for a particular position. In his two seasons at Kansas, Eanes has played both wide receiver, defensive back and punt returner. Eanes said that when he got to Kansas he didn't know where he was going to play — he just wanted to play Gettford said, "Right now we need help in the defense, and we have more wide receivers than defensive backs." used at receiver. He played in eight games and caught two passes for 14 vards. Last spring Eanes was moved back to defense because of the number of wide receivers. This fall he has been used at both positions. When Johnny Holloway and Skip Peete were injured, Eanes was asked to play receiver again. He played in both the Vanderbilt and Indiana State games, although he did not catch a pass. "My first year I started playing wide receiver, and I started to love it so much," he said. "But I just want to start somewhere and make a contribution to the team." Eanes said that he had no trouble adjusting to the different positions, but that the KU defense was more complicated than the defense at Salina South, where only two different coverages were used. The Jayhawks use 14 or 15 different pass defenses. ine practices last spring helped Eanes adjust to playing defense, Gotfired said. Brett leads KC to 4-0 win "He's a pretty smart kid, and he has made all the adjustments well." United Press International KANSAS CITY, Mo. — George Brett belted a three-run, inside-the park homer in the first inning to support the three-hit pitching of Bud Black and give the Kansas City Royals a share of first place in the American League West with a 4-9 victory last night over the California Angels. Co-leaders Kansas City and California each have four games remaining, including the finale of the four-game series tonight. The Royals then close the season with three home games against the Oakland A's. while the Angels finish with three road games against the Texas Rangers. Black struck out five and walked two, improving his record to 10-15 and only his second victory in his last 10 starts dating back to Aug. 9. It was only his fifth complete game and second shutout in 33 plays. Black allowed a second-inning single to Bobby Grich and did not allow another hit until Doug DeCincies singled with two outs in the seventh inning. Gary Pettis added a single for the Angels in the eighth. stole second on the next pitch to Willie Wilson. Ron Romanick hit Wilson with a pitch and Brett followed with a line drive into the right-field corner. Juan Beníquez tumbled trying to make the catch and the ball skipped to the wall. Speedsters Smith and Wilson scored easily and Brett lumbered in, sliding home under the relay throw of second baseman Bobby Grich giving the Royals a quick and insurmountable 3-0 lead. It was Brett's 27th run. Lonnie Smith opened the first inning with a bloop single to left and Brett also collected a single and a double along with the second inside-the-park homer of his career. Pirates aquire new owners, but may lose skipper Tanner United Press International CHICAGO — Pittsburgh manager Chuck Tanner yesterday would not say whether he would return as skipper of the Pirates under the team's new ownership. Tanner said he was delighted the team would be staying in the city, but disappointed that a rival group he was associated with had not been successful in its bid to buy the 98-year-old club. The sale of the Pirates to a coalition of investors was announced yesterday morning in Pittsburgh. Richard Caliguri, mayor of Pitt- burgh, and Douglas Dantorf, chairman of Westinghouse Electric, were among the investors that bought the team. The group, which will pay $22 million in cash and assume about $7 million in liabilities for player compensation, said the club would remain in Pittsburgh. "I have to sit down and talk with them. I'm not ready to say that I will stay yet," Tanner said. "I am, naturally, delighted the city of Pittsburgh will continue to have baseball." Tanner has two years remaining on his contract. He has been with the club as manager since 1976. "My main purpose in forming my own group was to ensure that Pittsburgh would have baseball. With the group that got the team, that is assured, and I am happy about that," Tanner said. "We wanted our group to succeed, and I'm disappointed. But I know this group has some strong financial backing." Tanner said he would most likely decide on his future after the end of the season next week. "It does mean that a city that had Pie Tracer, Rroboro Clemente and Willie Stargell will continue to have baseball," Tanner added. Football injury list continues to grow By a Kansan reporter The Kansas football injury list is growing every day. In fact, head coach Mike Gottfried yesterday said that he now had more players injured than he ever h.d since coming to Kansas in 1983. "We are a hurt football team." Gottfried said after yesterday's practice. "We are banged up the worst since I have been here. It is having a tremendous effect on us in practice and games. We just can't keep taking guys out like this. The numbers are starting to tell." The list after yesterday's practice contains 14 names, including six starters. Those starters on the injured list are: Robert Tucker, who is out with a hyperextended heel; Tight end Sylvester Byrd, who suffered a sprained ankle against Florida State; and Offensive guards Bob Pieper and Paul Swenson, who both have shoulder injuries. Tucker will miss Saturday's game with Eastern Illinois. Byrd hoped to be back at practice today, but Gottfried said yesterday that he didn't think Byrd would practice today, so he is questionable for Saturday. Other players out with injuries are defensive tackle David Smith; strong safeties Marvin Mattox and Rod Duncan; wide receiver Bill Vechiarella; linebackers Rick Clayton, Guy O'Gara and Ray Hoover; and offensive tackle Ken Trossen. Pieper injured his shoulder Tuesday, and Swenson has had an injured shoulder for three weeks. Both will not see a surgery won't see any contact in practices. Gottried also said that he was sticking with his plan to make changes on the Kansas defense, including starting linebacker Amonte Holomlan, and defensive backs Jamey Steinhauser, C.J. Eanes and Kevin Harder. Gottfred said he was not sure exactly where the new starters would play. Free safety Wayne Ziegler and wide receiver Skip Peete are both out with knee injuries and will miss Saturday's game. California 86 70 557 — Kansas City 88 70 557 — Chicago 82 76 519 6 Oakland 70 63 429 14 Minnesota 70 63 429 13½ Seattle 73 83 462 15 Texas 61 97 388 27 Another change for Kansas will be starting Tom Quick at wide receiver. Sports Almanac American League East Teaconta W 8 L Pet. GB New York 90 50 47 New York 94 63 509 4 Baltimore 86 76 15 16 Baltimore 76 63 512 17 Benton 80 77 510 19 Milwaukee 80 77 510 19 Fairland 59 100 371 40 Detroit 4, Toronto 0 Cleveland 12, Seattle 2 Ratlaine at Baltimore, ppd, rain Milwaukee 1, New York 0 Oakland 3, Chicago 0 Minnesota City 4, California 0 Minnesota 3, Chicago 1 Boston (Huffman 6-9 and Ojeda 8-11) at Ballimore (Stewart 5-8 and Sellers 3-9, 1-4) National League p.m. Toronto (Clancy 92) at Detroit (Terrell 14-10). 5 p.m. p.m. Toronto (Clancy 9-5) at Detroit (Terrell 14-10). x-Lan Angeles Cincinnati Denver Houston Atlanta San Francisco 94 64 595 87 70 504 128 73 72 128 10 60 78 506 14 60 80 596 14 80 80 380 34 W 10 L Pct. 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St. Louis 2 NEW YORK a b r h l b Wilson cf 5 0 1 1 Colman fh 5 0 1 1 Incampb 18 5 0 11 Coleman fh 5 0 1 1 Herranda 18 5 0 11 Herr b 4 0 2 0 Carter c 4 0 1 1 Clark l 4 0 2 0 Strawray b 3 0 1 1 Van Strap b 3 0 1 0 Poorer l 3 0 1 1 Van Strap b 4 0 0 0 Johnson b 3 0 1 0 Porter c 4 0 2 1 Santana s 4 2 5 Smith ss 0 0 0 Goodp n 2 0 0 1 Perry p 0 0 0 Braun ph 0 0 0 0 Braun ph Pford p 0 0 0 0 Pford p New York 110 010 200-5 St. Louis 010 000 001-2 Rec softball gets benefits of fall play By Matt Tidwell Of the Kansan sports staff After completing its second season of fall softball and launching this season's championship tournament, Recreation Services has reached a conclusion about its experiment with playing softball in the fall. It works. For years Rec Services scheduled games in the spring and endured countless rainstorms that forced the cancellation of much of the season. In 1984 the softball slate was moved to the fall. Since that time Rec Services fields have stayed drier and players have been a lot happier. The last four years that we played softball in the spring we had to cancel 50 percent to 60 percent of the games because of rain. At one point, in the spring of 1884, we were only able to play three days of the entire softball season," Hector Munoz, Recreation Services assistant director, said recently. "We really think it's worked out well. This season we've only had to cancel three days, and last year we didn't have to postpone any," said Munoz. Because of softball's status as the second largest KU intramural sport. Munoz and other abandoned the spring schedule in favor of a fall schedule. The schedule isn't the only change in intramural softball. Next fall, players who return will find two new fields at the Rec Services' softball complex directly south and north of Watkins Hospital. This year, all regular and tournament play has been on temporary fields at 23rd and Iowa Streets because KU Facilities Operations has been installing a new sprinkler system on the regular fields. Suey Mest/KANSAN Todd Schulman, a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, 1439 Tennessee St., catches the softball too late to get the out. But Sigma Chi defeated Evans Scholars 10-7 yesterday in the Men's Greek Trophy league during an intramural softball tournament.