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Sports
On Feb 28 Jo Jo White played 17 minutes in Kemper Arena for the Golden State Warriors against the Kansas City Kings. He scored a point for each minute he played and handed out eight assists. But now he wants away from the Warriors and he says he is trying to negotiate with a team closer to his Lawrence home.
Jo Jo hopes to stay in town when NBA season tips off
Jo Jo White, the former KU basketball standout, is looking for an NBA team for the 1980-81 season.
Sports Writer
Bv MATT SEELEY
Speculation has risen that White, 31, will sign with the Kansas City Kings, the nearest profes-
tors.
WHILE WHITE WOULDN'T say whether the Kings were one of the teams interested in him, Kings General Manager John Begzos denied any attempt by the Kings to retake White.
"I'm trying to get with another ball club. I've talked to two or three clubs—but there's nothing definite." White said Friday. "This is home, and I want to be close to it."
"As far as I know, Jo. Jo is a member of the Golden State Warriors," Begos said. "We have no talks with him with the Warriors. None whatsoever. It's completely new to me."
White spent last season with the hapless Golden State Warriors and publicly criticized the play of the team. At the conclusion of the season, the Warriors released White, who had one year
remaining on his two-year contract. Under
any agreement, the free is free to talk to
any question about his terms.
Although he would not comment on the teams or negotiations between himself and the teams, White stressed a desire to remain near Washington. He also said Hillssa sections of the city in the summer of 1789.
"This is my home and always will be," he said.
"I'm happy here. For that reason I'd like to see
my parents."
GIVEN THE GUARD攻守 the Kings, White's chances of signing with the team should rate high. Kansas City has one of the NBA's best centers, but Otis Birdson. But the Kings lack depth.
Billy McKinney, the third guard on the team last year, was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks. The King's No. 1 college draft choice, guard Whitney, has yet to come to contract terms.
White's disenchment at Golden State was because of a lack of playing time and team play. When signed by the Warriors in 1979, White, the oldest member of the squad, thought that he had been given the leadership role. But White spent most of the season playing parttime on a team
that won only 24 of its 82 games and finished last in the Pacific Division, 36 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers.
"YOU CAN'T LOOK back at what happened the past year." White said. "It's all behind me. I'm ready to start fresh. Nothing was ever wrong," he said. "I never dogged it, and I don't going to dog this."
if not signed on by a team before Sept. 12, which is the date basketball camps open for the 1980-41 season. White said he would honor his sons from the Olden State and report to the Warriors' camp.
While at KU, White, a two-time All-American, guided the Jawahires to the NCAA regional finals twice, in 1986 and 1987. In 1986, KU, led by White, played second in the National Invitation Tournament.
AFTER THE 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, when he was a member of the winning U.S. basketball team, White signed with the Boston Celtics. For 10 seasons he was the driving force of the 1970's most dominant basketball team. Then he asked to be traded.
Brett out with injured hand
"There were a lot of personal problems there," White said. "stuff that wouldn't work out."
CLEVELAND—The Kansas City Royals, playing without injured third baseman George Brett, defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-4 yesterday.
From Kansan wire services
BRETT'S HAND, which was injured in Saturday night's game with Cleveland, will be X-rayed today in Anaheim. The Royals open a four-game series against the California Angels
Willey Mills Akens drove in three runs for the Royals with a two-run home run and a single, and Dan Quisenberry picked up his major-league leading 32nd save.
Brett's injury is not thought to be serious, team officials said. Brett said that he hurt it when he was struck by a car.
But Kansas City's other major-league leader was on the sidelines. Brett, whose .968 batting average is tops for both leagues, has an injured right hand and is out indefinitely.
Without Brett yesterday, the Royals grabbed a 2-1 lead in the first inning on Alisons' 15th homer. The Royals added two more in the fifth and one in the sixth for a 5-1 lead.
KANSAS CITY starter and winner Dennis Leonard, 3-14, had a three-hitter in the seventh inning.
Run-scoring singles by Gary Alexander and Miguel Dilone finished Leonard. Reliever Kevit Brett was brought in and he walked Orge Jarta to the bases and Mike Hargrove to force in a run.
Quisherbine then struck out rookie Joe Charboneau to end the threat.
The victory kept the Royals 18-1/2 games ahead of second-place Texas. The Rangers beat Milwaukee 7-2 in the final game for resigning Brewers' manager George Bamberger.
the royals' magic number is eight. The magic number is the combination of Kansas City victories and Texas losses that will clinch the Western Division title for the Royals.
Budget cuts force Washington to cut Taiwan game
Now a cut has been made at the expense of international competition.
By PATTI ARNOLD Associate Sports Editor
The dollar crunch in the KU athletic department caused most coaches of non-revenue producing sports to cut scheduling expenses for players who would have been made at the expense of national competition.
The Amateur Basketball Association offered Marian Washington, KU women's basketball coach, a chance to play the Republic of China's national women's team in Lawrence this December. An open date was found, but the money was not.
THE TEAM FROM Taiwan has a 14-game tour scheduled in November and December.
Washington said that her budget could not cover costs, but that she wanted to arrange for
Lawrence merchants to pay the expenses for the Taiwan team.
And, according to Washington, the interest was there.
But KU Athletic Director Bob Marcum denied request stating that the money had to be put "upfront."
"It was the only reason we could come up with," Marcum said. "You have to put that money up front. Regardless of the gate receipts, that money has to be paid."
THE INVITATION was extended to Kansas primarily because of one person, Lynette
So Washington was told not to pursue the game.
Woodard, a senior forward for the Jayhawks and a three-time Kodak All-American, was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic basketball team. She also helped the U.S. team to win the gold medal in the 1979 Pan American Games in Mexico City.
The 1980 Olympic team toured Europe to
influence the case President Carter
lifted the U.S. budget.
Because of Woodard's international experience, KU was extended Taiwan's invitation, according to Bill Wall, executive director of the ABA.
ACCORDING TO Susan Wachter, business manager for the athletic department, it would cost between $5,500 and $6,500 for KU to play Taiwan.
KU would have to foot the bill for the team's food and lodging, plus pay a fee for each player. Washington said. Added to that was the cost of the team's equipment, making the sum too much for Marcum to approve.
Marcum also said that he had not received any通知 that there was merchant support for his services.
"No one forwarded me a proposal," he said.
But he added that he thought the BA dealt out
to him. "I don't know if I should."
BUT THERE also will not be an exhibition team for the men's sounded either, Marcum said.
Two years ago, KU played the Soviet Union national team and lost 87-48 before a packed Allen Field House. Last year, KU lost to a considerably smaller 86. But the crowd was considerably smaller.
"The Soviet Union game was very successful." Marcuran said, "But the interest in the year 2016 will be lower."
THE TAIWAN women's team will play two-time national champion Old Dominion, Stephen F. Austin, Rutgers and Texas. Several Kansas junior colleges are also on the Taiwan schedule.
Washington said she understood the money crunch, but was still disappointed that KU would be given a chance.
"I really wanted to do it," she said. "With the team I hope we have this year, it would have been a good game. I would have liked to bring the Republic of China to the University of Kansas."
Lynette Woodard
McEnroe ends grand slam dream
NEW YORK - The tennis gods came up with a surprise yesterday when John McEnroe destroyed Bjorn Borg's grand slam dream for another year by beating the top-16 in 64-7, 67-5, 6-4 in a four-hour, 10-minute battle in the U.S. Open Championships.
From Kansan wire services
The victory enabled McEnroe to keep his title and end Borg's string of 13 consecutive victories in five-set matches. The streak dates back to 1976.
McEnroe picked apart Borg's game and
broke his service six times in a row early in
the season.
Borg fongk追击 to win the third and fourth sets but gave McEnroe a break in the seventh, 13-6. Borg lost the next two games.
From Kansan wire services
Oakland trounces Chiefs in season opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Dan Pastorini shredded the Kansas City Chiefs' secondary for 317 yards and two touchdowns yesterday to carry the team to Raiders to a 27-17 season-opening victory.
Pastorini, who was acquired in the off-season deal that sent Ken Stabler to Houston, completed his first three seasons.
of the scoring strikes, a 16-yarder in the first quarter and a 32-yarder in the third quarter.
Chandler, who was acquired in the off-season in a trade with the Buffalo Bills for Al-Pro linebacker Phil Villapiano, caught seven passes for 85 yards.
On the Chiefs' first possession, they marched 70 yards in 11 plays. Fullback Ted McKnight, one of the three training camp contract holdouts, took a quick back-up down run. Nick Lowery added the conversion.
Oakland, after Mike Williams roughed punter and driver on its first possession to the game,
In the third quarter, Pastorini hit Art Wittington on third and 10 with a 55-yard pass to the Kansas City 2-yard line. Mark van Eeghen scored at 11:59 on a 1-yard run.
The Raiders then turned two Steve Fuller interceptions into a touchdown and a field goal at the end of the third quarter and start of the fourth.