Sports
University Daily Kansan / Thursday, October 30; 1986
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Football pep rally for OU game held
By NOEL GERDES
Members of the KU Athletic Department were out in force on Wescoe Beach yesterday, drumming up attendance for Saturday's KU-Oklahoma football game.
The Athletic Department wants a repeat of two years ago, when unranked KU upset No. 1
'We're going through some tough times now. If the students come to support us, it would really be a shot in the arm to our program.'
Bob Valesente KU football head coach
Oklahoma 28-11 and the spirited crowd played a key role. The Jayhawks now are unranked, and the Sooners are No.4 in the country.
Football players, coaches and spirit squads passed out fliers encouraging fans to fill Memorial Stadium for the nationally televised game. The rally was sponsored by the KU Student Senate Sports Office.
Head coach Bob Valesente said, "We're going through some tough times now. If the students come to support us, it would really be a
shot in the arm to our program. That's why I decided to come up here and pitch in a little."
Jackie Ferguson, marketing assistant for the Athletic Department, said the fiers were a new idea.
"We wanted to see if they would work." Ferguson said, "OU is a big game and hopefully we'll get a big turnout."
Frankie Hutchinson, morning disc jockey for KYKS (KY-102) in Kansas City, Mo., appeared at the rally, signings autographs and telling students about a promotion to be run by KYYS and Braniff airlines in connection with the Athletic Department.
Hutchinson and Max Floyd, another morning disc jockey, will judge a contest for the six most spirited fans, and the winners will receive round-trip airline tickets from Braniff to anywhere in the continental United States. Hutchinson said.
Rodney Harris, Kansas wide receiver, said that it was important for students to show up at the game because of Oklahoma's large following.
Brumfitt is the newest sponsor of the University of Kansas Athletic Corporation and is giving away 44 round-trip tickets this year.
"They are going to bring their fans to the game," Harris said, "and if our fans don't show up it'll look like we don't have any support."
Tickets for KU students are $5 and may be purchased at the Allen Field House ticket office tomorrow and at the Memorial Stadium box office Saturday.
Paula Gr岐ie. Shawnee senior, one of this year's Baby Jays, listens as a dog barks at her. Grisie was participating in a pep rally yesterday in front of
Darcy H. Chang/Special to the Kansan
Wolf gets last chance at UCLA tourney
Wesco Hall for Saturday's football game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Memorial Stadium.
By ANNE LUSCOMBE
IT's now or never for Kansas tennis player Mike Wolf. His goal of becoming an All-American will be tested one final time this weekend at the Volvo American Tennis Championships at UCLA
the No. 2 spot.
Wolf said he was slightly relieved knowing this season he would not face the tournament's top seed immediately.
was able to focus on just one match at a time and did not have to be concerned about what was happening with his teammates. He can devote all of his concentration to his game.
"I think the biggest advantage to that is it might give me a chance to get into the tournament," Wolf said recently. "I really can't complain about the
This is Wolf's third attempt. The last two years
Wolf will be joined on the court by teammate Larry Pascal in doubles. Last weekend, they won the regional Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches
WOLF PROFILE
Hometown: Stilwell, Kan.
Hometown: Stiweil, Kan;
Parents: George and Nelli Wolf
Class and major: Senior, majoring in psychology
Background:Wolf has won the Big Eight Conference singles title two of his three years at Kansas. He paired with former teammate Michael Center to take second place in doubles at the conference tournament in his freshman and sophomore years. Last year the two finished third. Wolf was married this summer.
PASCAL PROFILE
Larry Pascal
Hometown:Dallas
**Parents:** Lawrence and Nanette
**Pascal...**
Class and major:Junior,majoring in accounting
he drew top- seeded players in the opening round. Both times he was eliminated early.
Background: Pascal, a doubles winner, won the Big Eight Conference doubles title at the No. 2 spot last year with teammate Kevin Brady. Two years ago he won the No. 2 spot in the conference tournament with current KU assistant coach Charles Stearns.
This season, Wolf's luck has changed even before he stepped on the court. His first opponent is unseeded Paul Koscielki of Texas, whom he will play today.
Last year's 16 All-American singles players plus the top two players from each region are invited to the All-American tournament. Sixty-four players compete for the other four spots. The top 16 finishes in the NCAA tournament in the spring will be named All-Americans.
Koscielki plays the No. 2 position at Texas, and last year he made it to the NCAA's singles championships. He was defeated in the second round. The Texas junior has a two-year record of 65-14 in
last two years considering the people I lost to. The frustration has been not being able to play two or three good matches in the main draw."
Two years ago, Wolf upset Stanford's Danny Goldie, who later became the NCAA champion, before losing in the second round. Last year Wolf lost to No. 1 seeded Jim Grabb from Stanford in the tournament's first round. As a freshman, Wolf lost in the qualifying matches.
"He always seems to play well out there," head coach Scott Perleman said. "He likes it there. It's a big-time atmosphere. I think Mike will beat the first-draw guy. He upset some great players out there. Mike is as capable as anyone in the country on given day, and he's proven that."
Wolf said he enjoyed the tournament because he
Association tournament in Wichita and qualified for the national ITCAA tournament.
This is Pascal's first trip to the All-American tournament and will be the first time Wolf has been paired in doubles with someone other than Michael Center for the tournament.
"Larry and I play a different game than Center and L." Wolf said. "Center was more of a power player and Larry is more finesse and position. I have kind of a different attitude when I go out on the court. Center and I were more power oriented. With Larry and I, we have to show a lot more patience and work harder for points."
Last year Wolf and Center lost in the second round after beating the top-seeded doubles team
See WOLF, p. 15, col. 6
Clemens and Carter head All-Star team
NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens and catcher Gary Carter of the World Series champions, the New York Mets, lead the 1986 Associated Press All-Star team, which was announced yesterday.
Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees, second baseman Steve Sax of the Los Angeles Dodgers, third baseman Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies and shortstop Tony Fernandez of the Toronto Blue Jaws.
The Associated Press
Jim Rice of the Red Sox was chosen as the left fielder, Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins was picked as the center fielder and Jesse Barfield of Toronto was selected as the right fielder.
Clemens got 94 votes as the top right-handed starter in a nationwide poll of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. Carter was named 93 times. Also picked were first baseman
left-handed starter Fernando Valenzuela of Los Angeles and reliever Dave Righetti of the Yankees.
Ballotting was done prior to the postseason when voters named one player at each position.
In the closest race, Barfield got 31 votes and finished one ahead of Cincinnati's Dave Parker.
Joining Clemens as pitchers were
Houston's Hal Lanier was chosen earlier as manager of the year.
Clemens, 24, was the most dominant pitcher in baseball this season, leading the majors with a 24-4 record
and helping the Red Sox into the World Series. He started the season with a 14-0 record and went on to top the American League with a 2.48 earned run average. Houston's Mike Scott was second with four votes.
Valenzuela, brilliant throughout his career with the Dodgers, went 21-11 for his first 20 victory season. Valenzuela, who turns 27 this week, received 73 votes and finished far ahead of Milwaukee's Ted Higuera, who got 14.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Charles "Letty" Driesell resigned yesterday after 17 years as Maryland basketball coach amid sharp criticism after the cocaine-induced death of star player Leni Bias.
United Press International
Driesell, who established the school as a national basketball power; assumes the post of assistant athletic director with an eight-year financial package worth a total of $886,400, said university Chancellor John Slaughter.
Driesell resigns job as basketball coach
"I make this announcement with mixed emotions because I've loved every one of my 17 years as head coach at Maryland," Driesell said at a news conference on the floor of Cole Field House, the site of more than 200 of his victories. "But it is obvious that the administration wants to make a coaching change, and I do not want to coach if I am not wanted."
Slaughter said he would name a successor to Driesel by Saturday when the basketball team began practice for this season. Ron Bradley, an assistant coach at Maryland for five years, is mentioned as a likely interim replacement.
Driesell, 54, known for a combative style,weather several controversies as Maryland coach. But Bias' June 19 death and subsequent revelations of academic shortcomings by players spurred a wave of criticism about Driesell's conduct that the coach could not overcome.
"There needed to be some redirection in our overall athletic program, particularly as it related to basketball." Slaughter said at a separate news conference. "There needed to be a greater commitment to the development of the volleyball program and it is my belief at this time in order to make those changes, we would require new leadership."
years at Davidson, leaves as the second winningest active Division I basketball coach. He compiled a 524-224 overall record, including 16 seasons of 20 wins or more, and a 348-159 record and one Atlantic Coast Conference championship at Maryland.
Driesell's resignation comes just three weeks after the resignation of Athletic Director Dick Dull. In addition, Slaughter said he would resign as chancellor if asked by the school's Board of Regents.
Driesell's new contract includes $85,000 in salary for the next eight years plus any annual increases due university employees. Additionally, he will receive $50,000 a year for the next four years to compensate for lost television revenue and the university will continue to sanction the coach's annual summer basketball camp.
"I am proud of all that the basketball program has accomplished during the last 17 years, both on and off the court," said the coach, flanked by his wife and two daughters. "I am very proud of our success in winning basketball games, but I am even more of the fine men that have been a part of the Maryland basketball program."
He never had a losing record at Maryland. His only losing season came in his first year at Davidson.
Driesell admitted to a grand jury investigating Bias' death that he had directed an assistant coach to remove evidence of drug use from the dorsitory suite where Bias collapsed after snorting cocaine for three hours with friends. The grand jury did not indict Bias. Driesell for obstruction of justice.
Driesell, who also coached nine
School records show that since Driessell assumed his position in 1969, nearly half the players he recruited failed to earn degrees.
Slaughter added if Driesell accepted another coaching job at another school or resigns his new post, the university assumed no further financial responsibility to continue payment on the remainder of the contract.
Driesell's best year at Maryland came in 1971-72 when the Terrapins posted a 27-5 record and captured the National Invitation Tournament. His Maryland teams played in the NCAA Tournament eight times, including six of the last seven years.
Kansas ROTC officers find adventure on the high seas
By DARRIN STINEMAN
Bill Murroe III got more than he bargained for when he decided to use midshipmen from the KU Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps to man the yacht Priscilla in the Biennial Bermuda Ocean Race this summer.
Special to the Kansan
The crew of the Priscila surprised itself, not to mention the crews of the 52 other vessels competing, by finishing first in their division and sixth overall in the 800-mile race.
The divisions are determined by the age, length and width of the yachts.
Midshipman first-class Munroe led the Priscilla and crew through hostile weather and rough seas to the final buoy after 117 hours of constant wetness and little sleep or food
"We wanted to do the race, but we had a tough time getting a crew together." Munroe said. "I suggested we use midshipman, and my dad (who owns Priscilla) liked the idea, so we went with it."
Using midshipmen on the crew first had to be approved by Col. M.D. Wyly of the KU Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. After cutting through the red tape, the
crew was ready to set sail from Annapolis, Md., for St George's, Bermuda.
The members of the crew from the KU ROTC were Munroe, who skipped the vessel. Midshipman first
'We prided ourselves on saying we were from the KU ROTC. We got a lot of shock effect telling people that.'
Robert LaRue Midshipman first-class
class Robert LaRue, Midshipman first-class Brenn Brooks, Midshipman second-class Ken Ellis, Midshipman third-class Andrew Salkeld, and Midshipman third-class Chuck Riser. The crew was under the authority of the sail coach and owner of Priscilla, William Manroe Jr., the navigation coach, David Hopper, and watch advisors Dick Russell and Dick Moore.
The Priscila left Annapolis on June 14 and sailed through Chesapeake Bay about halfway back in the pack under relatively calm conditions. A cold front passed shortly after the vessel reached the Atlantic, however, causing severe storms. Although many of the yachts in the race became conservative when the seas became heavy, Munroe turned the adversity into an edge by continuing at full speed despite waves of up to 18 feet and winds that exceeded 50 mph.
"The trick is to have the sails working at full capacity," Munroe said. "On the radio we heard some other teams say they were taking in sails because the weather was too bad. We stayed at full capacity. We ripped a few sails, but nothing too bad."
says, not for taking too too much control. Although Munroe was very aggressive in skippering the vessel, he said he felt a deep sense of responsibility for the safety of his crew.
You also don't expect to "take a knockdown", a nautical term for rolling a boat on its side, but it does hap
"The biggest responsibility is for the safety of the midshipmen," he said, "but the next responsibility was to make sure we won. You don't go out there and race 800 miles and expect to lose."
"it usually don't get too worried," Munroe said, "but my dad looked worried, and when he gets worried, I get scared. The wind had us. Luckily, the wind was blowing toward Bermuda."
pen occasionally, Munroe said. During one particularly severe squall in which the wind was blowing at close to 60 mph, the Priscilla was turned at an angle of approximately 68 degrees, and three feet of the deck was under water. The boat was at such an angle that the rudder was ineffective, leaving the direction the boat traveled at the mercy of the wind.
Toward Bermuda they went, passing several of their competitors along the way. The crew continued to sail at full capacity despite continued dangerous conditions, and the sight of Bermuda glowing under low cloud cover offered even more incentive to reach the tiny Atlantic island.
When the vessel finally did reach St. George's, the crew didn't know if it had won because most of the yachts went their separate ways after leaving Chesapeake Bay. They did, however, know that they had sailed a good race,
See YACHT, p. 15, col.4