Sports
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1985
University Daily Kansan
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News Briefs
Dominican center may play for LSU
HOUSTON — Tito Horford, the heavily recruited 7-foot-1 center from the Dominican Republic, apparently will play basketball at Louisiana State University, which he visited yesterday.
Hortford signed with Houston in November but was declared ineligible by the NCAA to attend Houston because the Cougars violated minor recruiting rules.
In Baton Rouge, LSU athletic director Bob Broadhead said he was "hopeful" the question of Hortford's eligibility could be cleared up today, allowing him to register for classes.
Houston athletic director Tom Ford said his school was informed by the NCAA yesterday that Hortford was at LSU.
Bengals trade Verser
The Cincinnati Bengals yesterday traded former Jayhawk wide receiver David Verser to the Green Bay Packers for an undisclosed draft choice.
Verser, who played at Kansas in 1977-80, rejoins Green Bay coach Forrest Gregg. Gregg was the Bengals' coach the first three years Verser was with the team.
Verser was the Bengals' first round draft choice in 1981. In four seasons with Cincinnati, he caught 22 passes for 432 yards and three touchdowns. He also returned 61 kickoffs for 1,396 yards.
Owens lures forward
TULSA, Okla. — Maurice Smith,
a 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward
from Barton County Community
College, has enrolled at Oral
Roberts University, Titan officials
announced yesterday.
Smith, a junior, is the sixth player signed by new ORU coach Ted Owens, who coached at Kansas for 19 years also was recruited by Kansas and Oklahoma State.
"I're really thrilled to be at ORU." Smith said. "Everyone highly recommended Owens to me. After the things I heard about him, I didn't even need to take a visit."
Smith averaged 14.1 points per game, shooting 58 percent from the field, and led his team in rebounding with 10.1 a game.
FSU star suspended
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State startling tailback Tony Smith has been suspended for one week for breaking a training rule and will miss Saturday's opener at Tulane, head coach Bobby Bowden said yesterday.
1 "Tony broke a written training rule," Bowden said, refusing to elaborate.
The 14th-ranked Seminoles meet Kansas on Sept. 28 in Tallahassee.
From staff and wire reports
Tears and cheers
Catalina Suarez, Colombia, South America, freshman, attempts to block a shot during yesterday's volleyball practice at Robinson Gymnasium.
John Lechliter/KANSAN
New volleyball player, coach trade Colombia,Tulsa for KU
By Heather Fritz Of the Kansan sports staff
The two new additions to Kansas' volleyball team are adjusting to their new environments in different ways.
— one with twinges of homesickness,
the other with happiness.
27 conference matches ago. New head coach Frances "Frankie" Albitz thinks Suarez can help turn the Jayhawks around.
Freshman Catalina Suarez is finding Kansas quite different than her native Colombia.
"The people are nice but it is really
"She's going to help a lot," Albitz said.
Albizt called Suarez one of the team's best hitters, along with junior Julie Ester and sophomore Judy Desch.
Albiz came from Oral Roberts University, replacing six-year coach
'The people are nice but it is really hard to leave my country.'
— Catalina Suarez Volleyball player from Colombia
hard to leave my country," she said.
"The first week was so hard for me. I cry every day, I say I want to go home, but I have to stay here. I know it is good for me to be here."
Bob Lockwood, and she said that Lawrence agreed with her.
It is good for the volleyball team for her to be here, too. Kansas hasn't won a Big Eight match since 1982 -
"I love KU and I love Lawrence and I love the people," she said.
She also said that the team is working hard to end its losing streak.
"The attitude is great, the girls are
working hard," she said. "I think they really want to do better."
The differences from her old school are many, Albiz said.
"We have a lot more people here. There's a little more height — but that means they're not as quick," she said. "It's a tosse-up who I play and where I play them, but that might mean we have some depth."
Suarez came to Kansas after spending three years on the Colombian national team.
"It is a nice experience, but we play against 'hard teams,' Suarez said.
She said the decision to leave the team was difficult, but she can try to join again after college.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — George Brett hit a home run for the fourth consecutive game, scored three times and knocked in four runs to propel Charlie Leibrandt and the Kansas City Royals to a 9-2 victory last night over the Texas Rangers.
Suarez was used to practicing less in Colombia, and Albiz's three-hour practice sessions three times a day this past week came as a shock to her. But she said she was pleased with her new coach and team.
United Press International
Brett, Wilson destroy Rangers
"She (Albiz) knows much volleyball," Suarez said. "The team hasn't been good, but with her we can get very good."
Willie Wilson chipped in three singles, three stolen bases and three runs to help Leibrand improve his record to 13-6. He scattered seven hits, walked one batter and struck out two over eight innings to run his record to 7-1 at Royals Stadium this
season. Dan Quisenberry pitched the ninth.
Brett, who walked twice earlier in the game and scored both times, blasted a pitch from Jeff Russell, 1-4; into the left-field bullpen for a three-run home in the sixth inning to extend his hitting streak to nine games. His 21st homer of the season moved the Royals into the 9-2 lead.
Trailing 2-1, Wilson led off the third inning for the Royals with a single and stole second. Back-to-back walks to Brett and Hal McAree loaded the bases and Frank White
tied the score with a sacrifice fly. Steve Balboni walked to load the hases again and Dave Leeper singled to center to move the Royals in front for good, 4-2.
Texas scored two unearned runs in the first on RBI singles by Gary Ward and George Wright but Kansas City got one back in its half of the first when Wilson singled, stole second, took third on a throwing error by catcher Glen Brummer on the play and came home on an RBI groundout by Brett.
Former'Hawk Jones cut as Chiefs reduce roster
United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City City chiefs yesterday cut nine players, including National Football League Players Association President Tom Condon and former Kansas falls back E.J. Jones.
Condon was a 10th round draft pick from Boston College and had been a starter at right guard for the Chiefs since the 1975 season. Other veterans cut were wide
receiver J.T. Smith, defensive back Kerry Parker and linebacker John Zamberlain. Smith went to the Pro Bowl in 1980 as a return specialist.
Jones, a varsity letterman at the University of Kansas from 1881 to 1983, rushed for 417 yards and caught 26 passes for 106 yards for the Jayhawks in 1983. This was Jones' second attempt to make the Chiefs squad.
ISU troubles mount; flanker kicked off team
United Press International
Criner said three coaches saw Minor drinking at 11:30 p.m. Friday, well after the team's 10 p.m. curfew. He said Minor also missed a mandatory team dinner and meeting Friday evening.
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University flanker Robbie Minor has been kicked off the Cyclone football team for a second time because three coaches saw him drinking at an Ames restaurant after the team's curfew, coach Jim Criner said yesterday.
ISU Athletic Director Max Urick said he considered the case closed, but said Minor had the option of appealing the decision.
Minor was dismissed from the team in February for allegedly missing practice and using abusive language towards coaches, Criner said.
However, Minor's dismissal was reduced to a six-month suspension when he appealed the matter to a tribunal set up by ISU President Paul Kinnaman, and said he did not know if Minor intended to appeal the most recent decision.
“He has not been in to see me,” Urick said. “I’ve been several places on campus and have not been able to see him, but I left word. As far as I’m concerned it’s over. Robbie certainly has an opportunity to appeal that.”
came by way of a news release issued by Urick:
"I'm sorry that Robbie did not make the commitment to follow normal team policy after he was given the chance to redeem himself. Everyone in our program must ensure some rules in what is a team game. I wish them the best of luck in his future endeavors," Criner said.
Criner's only official statement
Minor, Hazelwood, Mo., junior, played in all 11 Cyclone games last year, catching 17 passes for 197 yards and one touchdown. He started at split end as a freshman with 20 saves, 322 yards and one touchdown.
Minor's dismissal, announced
yesterday, was the first of two decision Crissers will make concerning the status of prominent Cyclone Football players.
Starting quarterback Alex Espinoza, also a junior, is to appear in Story County District Court Thursday on assault charges. Criner said he would not comment on Espinoza's case until the star signal caller appeared in court.
In addition to Minor, Criner booed All-America receiver Tracy Henderson from the Cyclone squad in February for disciplinary reasons.
Showing up at the skywriters event Saturday, Minor said he had gained his academic eligibility and that his scholarship would be renewed.
Criner told reporters that Minor quit Friday night and did not report for Saturday morning practice after he was seen drinking the night before. But the football player said to be a援为 Friday night Cycleone big brother little-brother party and was told to leave the Saturday practice.
Urick said Minor's argument that he was not invited to the big-brother dinner was not valid.
Sports Almanac
"All I can say is that it was a standard dinner and a normal team function," Urick said. "If he said he was not invited, 15 others were not listed as having a specific little-brother assignment, and they all showed up."
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(Late game not included)
N W L. Pt. Gb. SCU Louis 76 46 632 — New York 75 49 605 2 Montreal 69 56 815 Chicago 60 61 603 Philadelphia 56 63 472 189 Pittsburgh 39 63 472 19 West Los Angeles 73 40 165 Los Diego 67 58 536 719 Cincinnati 64 58 525 9 Houston 56 66 459 17 Arizona 66 61 459 28 San Francisco 48 70 390 23
results 3 results
Los Angeles 6, San Diego
Philadelphia 4, San Diego 3
St. Louis 4, Saint
St. Louis 3, Cincinnati
Athens 4, Pittsburgh 1
San Francisco 2
Yesterday's results
TEXAS 2, KANSAS CITY 9
Games
San Francisco (Briana 5-6) at Montreal
(Toronto 1-1), 6:35 p.m.
Los Angeles (Hersa 13-4) at New York (Fernandez 7-5), 6:35 p.m.
San Diego (Mazer 5-7) at Philadelphia
(Denny 8-10), 6:35 p.m.
St. Louis (Toura 15-4) at Cincinnati (MeGafen 5-7), 6:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Kroonen 8-13) at Atlanta (Bedosron 5-11), 6:40 p.m.
Chicago (Booteo 8-2) at Houston (Niekro 9-10),
7:30 p.m.
**Tomorrow's games**
TEXAS KANSAS CITY
Chicago at Houston Pittsburgh at Atlanta St. Louis at Cincinnati, night
| a b h r l | a b h r l |
| :--- | :--- |
| McDowell Shaw 2 | Wilmael cl t |
| Harbison sh 2 | Milesy f j |
| Bamster sh 2 | 1 0 00 | Smith if t |
| O'Brien sh 2 | 4 4 00 | Lajonif k | 1 0 00 |
| Johnson sh 2 | 4 1 20 | Proyer k j | 1 0 00 |
| Johnson sh 2 | 4 1 20 | Proyer k j | 1 0 00 |
| Wright rf 7 | 4 0 11 | Orja ph t | 1 0 00 |
| Baculech sh 2 | 3 0 20 | White br t | 3 0 11 |
| Brummer c 2 | 2 0 00 | Leerr f t | 4 0 12 |
| Brummer c 2 | 2 0 00 | Leerr f t | 4 0 12 |
| Slaughter t 2 | 2 0 00 | Washcn e | 4 0 11 |
| Slaughter t 2 | 2 0 00 | Washcn e | 4 0 11 |
| Totals | 4 2 82 | Tualta 7 | 39 11 91 |
Texas 290 000 000—2
Kansas City 163 203 000—8
E—Concepcion, Brummer, DP—Texas 1, Kansas City 2, LOB—Texas 6, Kansas City 7
West
California 71 53 573 2
Carson City 68 54 573 2
Iceland 64 60 316 7
Hecaton 60 62 492 10
battle 57 67 460 14
Minnesota 57 67 460 14
46 77 374 24%
Russell pitched to 3 batters in 6th:
T—2:33, A—28,085.
IIh Concepcion, White, Tollison, Johnson
IIh Concepción, White, Tollison, Johnson
IIh SB- Wilson 392
Brett IIh, SF- Whale
| | IP H | H ER | HR SB |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Texas | | | |
| Russell L(1-4) | 5 | 9 | 0 0 0 0 |
| Harry | 1 | 0 | 0 0 0 1 |
| Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 0 0 1 |
| Schmidt | 1 | 2 | 0 0 0 |
| Kansas City | | | |
| Leibnitz W(1-6) | 8 | 7 | 2 0 0 1 |
| Kennedy | 8 | 7 | 2 0 0 1 |
Quisenberry 1 1 0 0 0 0
Russell pitched to 2 batters in 4th
W L. Pct. GB
Toronto 78 47 634
New York 78 47 598
Detroit 66 57 537 11
Baltimore 64 57 537 12
Riverfoil 64 57 537 12
Milwaukee 66 66 459 20%
Cleveland 44 80 352 10%
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterday's 3 results
Cleveland 4, Milwaukee 3, 1st game
Milwaukee 4, Milwaukee 3, 2nd game
Toronto 4, Minnesota 3
Kansas City 9, Texas 2
Ottawa 6, New York 5
Baltimore at California, night
New York at Oakland, night
Baltimore at Pittsburgh
( West Coast games not included) East
Yesterday's results
Boston (Trujillo 5-3) at Cleveland (Wardle 5-3).
6:35 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Texas (Noles 4-7) at Chicago (Burns 13-8), 7:30
y/o (19 yrs)
new york (Gudryd 16-4) at Oakland (John 3-0)
new york (Gudryd 16-4) at Oakland (John 3-0)
Tetas (Noles 4-7) at Chicago (Burra 13-8), 7:36 p.m.
7:35 p.m.
Baltimore (McGregor 10-11) at California. (Wow!)
p. m. Kansas City (Jackson 12:7) at Milwaukee
Baltimore (MecGregor 10-11) at California (Witt
11-7), 10:30 p.m.
Netflix (Panama 7-11) at Seattle (Young 8-14)
10:58 p.m.
New York (Guinsey 16-4) at Oakland (John 3-5):
10:30 pm.
mob (427) 617-8170 at Milwaukee
(Cocoonweres 3-3), 7:35 am
(Cocoonweres 3-3)
3/27 - 5/31, 7 p.m.
Toronto (Filer) at Minnesota (Viola 12-10).
7 % jam.
Tennessee Titans Game
Twelve to Oakland, night
Boston at Cleveland, night
Kansas City at Milwaukee, night
Texas at Atlanta, night
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Paul Goodman/KANSAN
Liftoff
Place-kicker Jeff Johnson concentrates on his kick as quarterback Tom Quick steadies the football during yesterday's practice at Memorial Stadium. Johnson kicked 55-yard field goals during the Jayhawks' preparations for Saturday's game against Hawaii. Although reserve kicker Chase Van Dyne may make the trip to Hondulu, head coach Mike Gottfried said yesterday that Johnson would kick off and place kick for Kansas.
United Press International
Haas fired as manager of Atlanta
Haas, a member of the Braves' organization since 1958, was fired with Atlanta in next-to-last place with a 50-71 record. The club entered last night's home game with Pittsburgh 22 games behind first-place Los Angeles.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves, floundering in fifth place in the National League West, yesterday fired manager Eddie Haas on orders from owner Ted Turner.
The Braves named third-base coach Bobby Wine to replace Haas through the end of the season.
Haas, 55, was named to replace the fired Joe Torre after last season.
Haas was told yesterday that the Braves would keep him in the organization "in an as-yet to be defined role should be choose to stay with the organization," according to a club announcement.
"The decision to remove Haas cane from Ted Turner this morning by a phone call to General Manager John Mullen," said Braves spokesman Robin Monksy. "Haas was informed of the change by Mullen this morning."
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Wine, a 46-year-old New York City native, had a 12-year major league career as a shortstop, the first eight at Philadelphia and the last four at Montreal. He was an advance scout for Atlanta last season and was named third-base coach this year. His only managing experience was with Zula ir. the Venezuela Winter League.