Page 12 University Daily Kansan, September 11, 1980
Jo Jo becomes King today
By MATT SEELEY Sports Writer
Former KU basketball standout Jo Je White will be a member of the Kansas City Kings for the 1980-81 season.
White, a two-time All-American at KU in the late 1980s, will become the third guard on the Kings, backing up Phil Ford and Osi Birdsen. The Kings have been in dire need of guard since losing Billy McMacky to the Dullas team in the expansion draft as the start of the summer.
White, an 11-year NBA veteran, spenit second season with the Golden State Warriors. He was released by the club at the end of the season after a near-empty roster was free to talk with any club about his services.
He said late last week that he wanted to stay near his Lawrence home.
"I'm excited about the deal." White said yesterday. "Actually, I'm bubbling. I've been working out here in Lawrence in hopes that Kansas City could work something out.
"This area is where a lot of my roots are."
"This area is where a lot of my ideas come to. To obtain White, the Kings promised. White the Golden State future cash considerations. White will sign a contract with the Kings at 1 p.m. today in Kemper Arena. The club opens its training camp in ST. Joseph, Mo., tomorrow.
"The Kings are my type of people," White said. "Cotton Fitzsimmons is my type of coach. I'm in a super situation."
I'm a super situation.
"Whatever he wants me to do and whatever I can do I'll do to help this club. It's like coming home."
A seven-time NBA All-Star and the most valuable player in the 1978 league championships with the Boston Celtics, White spent an unhappy season and a half with Golden State. He
was publically critical of a team that won only 24 of 82 games.
or 82 games.
While he has a career scoring average of 17.4 points and his disallowed 4 outscams in his nine and half years with Boston and one and a half with Golden State. He also has played in 80 playoff games and on two world championship teams.
"I'm happy to stay home," he said. "And I'm happy to play in front of people who love me."
Wa to buy in the morning. Why Big Eight player to ever be named the most valuable player in the Big Eight Holiday Tournament three times, said that he would decide at the end of this season whether to continue playing or retire. He has expressed a desire to coach someday.
And the possibility of coaching at KU?
"Sure, I'd love to coach," he said. "But nobody has offered anything to me yet." ___
"That would be to be one of my goals," he said, "This is my home."
Jo Jo White
California takes 3rd straight from KC
Kansas City Royals' Magic Number
From Kansan wire service
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Amos Otis' two-base error led a series of mistakes as the slumping Kansas City Royals lost to the California Angels 8-3 last night.
nighthawks, the Royals, who committed three errors and left 11 runners on base, lost for the seventh time in their last nine games. It was the third straight loss to the sixth-place Angels.
Batt the Royals moved closer to clinching the American League West because the second-place Texas Rangers lost their second straight to the Oakland A's. The magic number is six, which means that they will win Kansas City, Paris and Texas defeats totaling six will clinch the division for the Royals.
OTIS, WOY HAS led American League outfielders with the top fielding percentage for the last two years, dropped Rod Carew's routine fly ball to center field at the start of the seventh inning. Royal pitcher Renie Martin, who had a three-hitter and a 1-1 tied game entering the inning, became unmerved and walked Jason Thompson and Dan Ford to load the bases.
Carew scored as Bobby Grich bounced into a force out. Pinch runner Ben Campaneris came home on a single by Bob Clark.
Jeff Twitty relieved and struck out Rick Miller before Dave Skaggs singled to score Grich and put the Angels ahead 4-1.
KANASS CITYT had its best offensive effort since George Brett and his .368 batting average were sidelined last week with a hand injury. The Royals nailed California's three pitchers for 13
Brett, who missed his fourth consecutive game since he injured his right hand Saturday in Cleveland, is scheduled to be re-examined. He told that he would not play until he was 100 percent.
Brett needs 54 plate appearances to qualify for the batting championship. The Royals have 22 games left. Team officials said that he has 18 games left, and still get the necessary plate appearances.
needs.
HARTTN, 8-9, was the losing pitcher.
California reliever Don Asele, 8-13, picked up the victory and former Royal Andy Hassler recorded his seventh save.
the New York Yankees held their three-game advantage over second place Baltimore.
advantageover secalon, the Yankees, who had dropped a game and a half in the last two days, beat Toronto 7-6. Baltimore also won, beating Detroit, 8-4.
THE KANSAS CITY Royals announced yesterday plans for ticket sales for the American League Championship Series and World Series.
For games in Kansas City, fans can purchase two tickets for either an American League Championship series game or a World Series game. Tickets will be sold on an individual game basis only.
In the other American League pennant race,
Games one and two of the championship series would be played in Kansas City at 2 p.m. Oct. 8 and 7 i5p.m. Oct. 10. For the Foyers game, would be played in Kansas City, our four, five, if necessary, would be in Kansas City.
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Ticket requests must have a Sept. 15 postmark and should be mailed to: Championship Baseball, 1980, P.O. Box 1000, Kansas City, Mo.
6441. Envelopes specify the type of tickets desired in the lower-left hand corner and should include a completed return address. A self-addressed stamped envelope also should be included.
Woodard scores 9 in victory
By PATTIARNOLD
By PATTI ARNOLD
Associate Sports Editor
Despite playing on an injured ankle, KU senior Lynette Woodchard in nine points and dished out an assist to help the Kodak All-Americans defeat the Women's Basketball League champion New York Stars last night in Salt Lake City.
Woodard was undercut in practice Tuesday, according to KU basketball coach Marian Washington. She did not play a serious game but stop the three time All-America from starting and playing about half the game.
starting and playing basketball.
Washington and her team watched the game on television last night and the coach said Woodard played "fairly well."
"She missed some short shots," Washington said, "but they all did. I was pleased with the defense she played. And her teammates were here cheering her on."
ALL OF THE All-Americans played, Washington said, and Woodard was in about 18 minutes.
Washington said the All-American looked tight but played with intensity.
Two-time Wade Trophy winner Nancy Lieberman, now with Dallas of the WL, started at guard. Old Dominion's Inge Nisson and Louisiana Tech's Pam Kelly were double posts, with Woodham and UCLA's Denise Curry at forward.
The Jayhawk was 3-for-9 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free-throw line.
A member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic basketball team, Woodard is this year's leading candidate for the Wade Trophy, which is given each year to the country's top woman player.
SHE IS ALSO just 390 points from passing Carol Błazewski as the nation's all-time leading woman scorer, and could also become only the second woman to manatee a record of 455. Only Ann Myers, who tried out with the Indian Pacers of the NBA last year, accomplished that feat.
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