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Tuesday, August 27, 1974
University Daily Kansan
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
By Photographer JAN SEYMOUR
Press visits
One of the Big Eight Skywriters interviewed coach Don Fambrough during the first stop on the writers' eight-day tour which will take them to every Big Eight school. Today the tour moves to the University of Oklahoma.
Skvwriters question Fambrough
By JIM SHELDON
Associate Sports Editor
Forty sportswriters and sportscasters from throughout the Big Eight area came to Lawrence yesterday as the 12th annual Big Eight Skyskier's Tour got underway.
During the next eight days the Skyerwits will travel to all conference schools to interview coaches and players and watch practice sessions. The second stop on the tour will be Norman, Okla., where the conference's powerhouse, the Oklahoma Sooners. The tour will conclude next Tuesday in Manhattan.
In a press conference at Allen Field House Annex, head coach Don Fambrough evaluated his team's new offense (the Veer T), and the change from last year's passing offense led by All-American quarterback David Jawnes.
Yesterday's session in Lawrence was a familiar one for local sportswriters. As it has all season, the questioning centered on the defense and the recent changes on defense.
Replacing Juniors will be sophomore Scott McMichaan who was redshirt last year and would be next year's starter.
"I'd rather, like anyone else, have a balanced attack," Fambrough said when asked whether he preferred a passing game to this season's run-oriented attack. "But you don't need it. You get a David Jaynes very often. It is easier to find talent for this type of offense."
Another untested position for KU is tailback. However in a screimage
"You're always concerned when you start a season with a quarterback that doesn't have the confidence to make a match or confidence in McMichael and age-wise he is more mature, because of being redshirted."
The University of Kansas football team went through a light 2-hour practice yesterday that left coach Don Fambrough a bit displaced.
"This was not one of our better practices because of a number of things," he said, "so we had a current routine—Monday was the first day of class. It was also the end of a tough week."
Football practice displeases coach
The Jayhawks came off their first intrasquad scrimmage Saturday. The team, composed of the first two teams on the roster, took down the opposing team, composed of the rest of the squad, 48-6.
The offensive line is still the area of most concern for the 'Hawks. But after one week of practice, Fambrough said he was happier about this area.
KU concentrated mostly on its running game Saturday. The blue team, paced by Laverne Smith and Bill Campfield, piled up 362 yards on the ground.
Among those who are sure to help the offensive line are freshmen guards Richard Summers and Frank Osborn, who are steadily moving up on the death chart.
"Depth was our No.1 concern here, but we've had several people in the first week of practice capable of giving us improvement in this area."
Another area of concern to Fambrough is the kicking game. Mike Love and Bob Swift are competing for both the punting and place kicking jobs. Saturday, both performed well, leaving Fambrough more confident about the kicking situation.
Tryouts begin today for women's sports
There were a few changes on the depth chart as the second week of practice began. The 16th and final quarterback spot behind Scott McMichiel, Freshman Melvin Barrens bated into movement.
Paul Van Saun has moved ahead of Mike
Interested students should bring the necessary equipment to the tryout and a pass before ready to play.
The hockey tryouts today and Thursday begin at 6:30 on the hockey field east of Robinson Gymnasium. The tryouts tomorrow and Friday will begin at 3:30.
Truvoy for the women's hockey and
tennis teams will begin today and continue
all wee
The tennis tryouts will be from 3:30 to 5:30 every day on the tennis courts west of
Nicklaus.
Butler at a defensive tackle. Campfield has moved into the No. 2. running back position.
"We're very impressed with Campfield so far," said Fambrough. "He has speed and ability and along with Smith, they give us a lot of help to improve our ability who can make the blie play."
Saturday, it appeared to be one of KU's strongest positions. Sophomore Laverne Smith rushed for 108 yards on eight carries and scored three goals. Laverne fielded, added 96 yards on six carries.
The two others who were hurt Saturday-
A total of 13 players had suffered injuries by the end of the first week of practice. Only one--defensive back Tom Fitch--was on the roster that was his collarbone in Saturday's scrummage.
fanker Paul Power and running back Sean Birmingham—weren't as badly injured as originally feared. Rower has a slight shoulder condition. Birmingham has a strained knee.
Farbrough said that at the start of the season he did not expect his offense to be as strong as last year's. However, he said that and of the season he expected it to be better.
Flanker Bruce Adams, who is hobbled by a pulled hamstring, is almost ready to practice again. Fambrough said Adams would be able to go full speed in a few days.
Defensively, the questioning centered on Fambrigh's position changes on the defensive line. When defensive end Jeff Turner was declared academically ineligible two weeks ago, Fambrigh moved last year's starting nose guard, Mike Lemon, to end and switched defensive tackle Terry Beeson to nose guard.
"We felt that in Lemon and Beeson we had two players that we wanted on the first unit. Beeson had played middle guard before in high school, so he has had some experience there," said a middle guard was his size and his quickness will help at end." Bambroun said.
Fambrough said he expected his defense be improved from the beginning of the season.
"We've got practically everyone back and
with a year of experience, and I'm
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brough. "Also last year at this time we were
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Confidence was KU's one plus, according to Fambridge. He said that last year the team had gained confidence in its ability and was getting close to being one of
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Sacrifice fries by Rusty Torres in the third innings and Frank Duffin in the fifth off Paul Splittorff, 13-13, gave Perry the runs he needed to raise his record to 14-9. The team won against a cookie roos, for a run in the fifth on singles by Cookie Roos, George Brett and Fred Patek.
The Indians added a run in the sixth and again in the seventh.
"We're getting a little closer to Nebraska—wet to them by one point last year but there is one super team in the conference. I don't think there is a better team in the country than Oklahoma," Fambrough said.
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