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Wednesday, October 8, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
LA plays dirty, coach says
United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo — John Mackovic wanted to graphically show the nature of violence in the NFL — particularly of the Los Angeles Raiders — and the plays he showed were graphic.
Mackovic did not select plays at random. The presentation was designed to show willful attempts by the Raiders to injure players.
"It's not new," Mackovic said. "It's not any different than some things that have happened in the past, but I think it's time that you had an opportunity to see it firsthand. You can make your own decisions."
At his weekly luncheon with the media yesterday, the coach showed videotapes of several plays from the last three Kansas City-Los Angeles Raiders games.
The first was a play from the 1985 game in Kansas City. Mackovic said Lester Hayes speared Jeff Payne in the side of Payne's right knee with his helmet. Payne missed six weeks of action because of the injury.
"This was an obvious attempt on the part of this player to willfully hurt another player." Mackovic said.
Mackovic showed a game in Los Angeles when Chiefs' wide receiver Stephon Paige, who was on the other side of the field away from the ball, was legally hit by Hayes.
"This is not an isolated case."
Mackovic advanced to Sunday's game in Kansas City. The Chiefs had
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ouit a 17-0 lead, but the Raiders rallied back to beat Kansas City 24-17.
On the third play of the game, Carlos Carson, who was away from the ball, was hit "blindside from the rear." Mackovic said, Carlos suffered knee and ankle injuries that forced him from the game.
But the play that caught the Chief's attention was with 1:02 left in the first half. The play developed into a brawl.
Mackovic pointed out that Brad Budde was pulled to the ground by Los Angeles' Sean Jones, and as Budde was getting up, he was hit in the back by Greg Townsend. The ball was 10 yards away.
"Brad gets off the ground when Townsend comes from the rear and deliberately hits him.
"Of course, like many players, when that happens, Brad goes over and pushes and shoves him (Townsend). Now the fight ensues, David Lutz happens to get in there with them and he's on the very bottom.
"Over here they have David Lutz down, and they're pulling him and his headgear is off," Mackovic said "Now here is Greg Townsend — 93—the one who hit Brad Budde in the back first to give this thing strarted. Watch closely."
While Lutz was wrestling on the ground with a Raider player, the tape clearly showed Townsend stomping on the Chiefs' player's head with his cleats.
American national pastime strikes out in Soviet debut
MOSCOW - The American pastime came to the Soviet Union yesterday and quickly received lousy reviews.
United Press International
Before the first inning of a game between Latin American students from Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow had ended, the verdict of Soviet citizens ranged from "boring" to "incomprehensible" to "not interesting."
An 8-year-old boy named Sergei was almost alone in even guarded enthusiasm for the game.
"It must be very difficult to hit the ball with such a small stick," he said as the first batter hit a fly ball to center field.
Otherwise, Sergei said the game was "boring, not understandable, strange."
"I've never seen it before and can't understand a thing," he added. "This is an American sport, ours is hockey or soccer."
There were no hot dogs, peanuts, beer nor
Only about 200 curious Soviets trickled in to see the game in the Olympic equestrian compound. They shivered in bleachers under clear skies as the temperature hovered near freezing.
scoreboard. The diamond was hastily set inside the ponds that are used for the steeplechase.
Comrades, today we have a real baseball game," said an announcer, who about 15 minutes into the game admonished the crowd to move from behind home plate for safety's sake.
"I was curious. I've never seen this game before and I live nearby, so I came for a look," one man said. "It's boring."
"It's totally incomprehensible," said a young man who was leaving the stadium in the bottom of the first inning, his 4-year-old daughter chiming in. "But I liked it, poppa."
Anatoly Lebedeyev, a university physical education teacher, said the students asked to hold the game to celebrate Constitution Day, a Soviet national holiday to mark the adoption in 1977 of a new constitution.
A Soviet journalist covering the game for Soviet Sport said he had never seen baseball before and did not know the rules.
"It was the right decision to hold this game," Arsen Melik-Shahknazazov said. "About 300 million people play baseball, and it is an Olympic sport."
"It will never be popular here, but little by little, the people will become familiar with it."
Criner says ISU officials erred
United Press International
AMFS, Iowa — Jim Criner, head football coach at Iowa State University, said administrators at the university made a mistake when, in response to an NCAA probe, they declared linebacker Jeff Braswell ineligible. Criner said the administrators did not understand that the move could cost Braswell his college career.
Criner also said he was pleased that the Big Eight school had decided to appeal an NCAA panel's refusal to reinstate Braswell. He said that ISU officials had been trying to do the right thing since the investigation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association first was publicized three months ago.
ISU Athletic Director Max Urick declared Brasswell ineligible before the Cyclones' Sept. 13 season opener in
connection with 1984 recruiting violations involving transportation, credit for meals and a bank loan.
At the time, Urick said Braswell would sit out two games. But NCAA officials said later the senior would remain ineligible until the NCAA Eligibility Committee ruled otherwise.
Last week, the panel voted against reinstating Braswell, saying Iowa State enjoyed significant advantages by recruiting him illegally.
Criner said school officials did not realize the decision to make Braswell ineligible could result in him missing the entire season.
ISU officials hope an NCAA subcommittee will hear Braswell's appeal later this week. The NCAA is investigating 34 charges of wrongdoing in Iowa State's football program and 10 in its basketball program.
K-State walk-ons surprise coach
The Associated Press
"I never expected that many people out there," Parrish said. "I thought there would be about 20."
MANHATTAN — Head coach Stan Parrish was stunned when about 175 Kansas State students showed up at KSU Stadium Monday to try out for positions on the Wildcat football team.
ple out there," Parrish said. "I thought there would be about 20." Parrish announced last week that because of injuries to several players, students would be invited to try out for a spot on the sound.
Parrish and his assistants timed the prospects in the 40-yard dash, looking for those who could complete it in 4.7 seconds or better.
About 20 people will be invited back for a second look with the 1-4 Wildcats, who are idle this week after losing 56-10 Saturday to Oklahoma
"There were some quick kids," Parrish said. "Whether they're quick enough remains to be seen. We didn't have many big people, but I was pleasantly pleased."
Mark Fahley, a 25-year-old sophomore majoring in speech education, said the last sport he competed in was cross-country in 1978, during high school in Winneconne, Wis.
"It's always been a dream of mine to participate in a big-time football program, well, any kind of sports, actually, and I figured this is probably the only opportunity I'll have in my
Parrish said the prospects invited for a second tryout would have to meet NCAA eligibility requirements and pass physicals before making the team.
Parrish said it would be a long shot for any of the walk-ons to play in the Wildcats' next game, Oct. 18 against Kansas, but it was a possibility.
life to even get a chance to participate," Fahley said.
this team and show everybody I can do it."
Fahley was not invited back for another tryout, but Jeff Wong, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering, was. Wong said he had played free safety for Wichita Southeast High School and turned down an offer to play football at Butter County Community College.
"I want to make this," he said. "I am excited. I really want to make
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