University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, September 24, 1986
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Former 'Hawk Kellogg signs with Los Angeles
By BRIAN SNYDER
Sports writer
The Los Angeles Lakers said yesterday that former Kansas basketball star Ron Kellogg and five other draft choices had signed with the club.
Kellogg, initially chosen by the Atlanta Hawks as the 42nd pick overall in the National Basketball Association draft this summer, was traded to the Lakers on draft day. Kellogg and Louisville forward Billy Thompson were sent to Los Angeles for forwards Mike McGee and Notre Dame's Ken Barlow.
Ron Kellogg, former Kansas forward and member of last year's Final Four team; sits in Allen Field House. Kellogg was on campus yesterday practicing
"He wanted the terms of the contract to be between the Lakers and him." White said. "He still has to make the team."
Kellogg said the Lakers management was encouraging about his chances of making the team. He also said he was ready for the differences between Los Angeles and Lawrence.
Kellogg's one-year contract is a basic agreement with no guarantees and without a no-cut clause, his agent said. Neither the Lakers nor Kellogg's agent, former KU and NBA star Jo White, would say how much money Kellogg would earn from the contract.
"Los Angeles is a lot quicker than Lawrence," he said. "There are many more things to do out there than here."
Kellogg said he had spoken to Kansas head coach Larry Brown since signing the contract and Brown had given him some advice.
"He said to work hard and to keep my mouth shut," Kellogg said.
- The Lakers need an outside shooter and an off-guard, White said, and Kellogg has what they need.
- Kellogg would play off-guard for the Lakers.
"Ron needs to work on his ball handling, though," White said. "He wouldn't have to handle the ball on the Lakers as much as he would on other teams because of Magic Johnson.
"There will be a lot of getting up and down the court, which takes talent and stamina. Ron is such a great athlete that he will be able to handle it."
The Lakers are rich with guards
right now. Besides Johnson, Byron Scott and Michael Cooper, the Lakers have guards in draft choices Andre Turner, from Memphis State, Roger Durden of Kentucky and Kellogg.
White said he had heard trade
rumors involving Scott and forward James Worthy and Dallas Mavericks forward Mark Aguirre, and Roy Tarpley, center. A trade of this nature would open up a guard position on the team.
More baseball p. 15.
Mike Smithson, 11-14, scattered nine hits in going the distance for the victory. Dennis Leonard, 8-13, the first of four Kansas City pitchers, lasted just 1 2-3 innings and took the loss.
The Twins got three runs off Leonard in the first inning. Mark Davidson led off with a single and stole second. One out later Kirby Puckett singled to center bringing home Davidson. After Kent Hrbek grounded out, Gaetti followed with his 32nd home run.
In the second inning, Randy Bush singled in Greg Gagne making it 4-0. Leonard was replaced by Dave Cone.
MINNEAPOLIS — Gary Gaetti hit two home runs and drove in six runs last night, powering the Minnesota Twins to a 9-2 victory over the Kansas Royals.
The sixth RBI marked a career high for Gaetti and the two homers gave him 33 for the season.
Gaetti hits 2 homers in victory
Jeff Reed singled in Hrbek in the third inning making the score 5-0 and Gaetti knocked in a run with a groundhole in the fourth making it 6-0.
In the sixth Gaetti's three-run homer off Bud Black made the score 9-0. Gaetti's 33 home runs are the most by a Twin since Harmon Killebrew hit 41 in 1970.
The Royals broke up Smithson's shutout in the seventh when Bo Jackson led off with a walk, advanced on a groundout by Rudy Law and scored on Mike Kingery's single
Forte suspended after skipping class
United Press International
By ANNE LUSCOMBE
Sports writer
Defensive end Phil Forte, a standout in Kansas' 16-13 victory over Utah State, has been suspended for one week because he missed a class. He practiced yesterday but will not dress for Saturday's game against Indiana State, head coach Bob Valesente said yesterday.
Phil Forte
Forte, 6-foot-3, 240 pound senior,
the Kansas defense against the
Aggies with three quarterback sacks
and seven tackles.
"It was something I felt I had to do, but we need to move forward about the team we're playing against Saturday," Valesen said. "I don't want to belabor it. It's over, it's done with and that's all I'm going to say." Forte's suspension follows that of
starting defensive tackle Eldridge Avery, where Valesette benched for the season opener under similar circumstances.
The defense lost another player because of injuries. Warren Shields underwent surgery on his left ring finger Monday.
or a finger injury, this is very serious, especially later on in life." Lynn Bott, director of sports medicine, said. "He injured the flex
"It is highly unlikely he will be able to play this season," Bott said.
Willie Vaughn, sophomore wide receiver, Mark Parks, junior tight
The injury-ridden offense received some good news as several players returned to practice yesterday and will be ready to play Saturday.
Rodney Harris, sophomore receiver, may be out for the season due to a stress fracture in his right foot.
Shields will not play in Saturday's game and his status will be questionable for the Southern Illinois game. Bott said, Mike Perrie will take the defensive linebacker's position until he has recovered.
er tendon in the ring finger of his left hand."
Pete Popovich, junior center, is still undergoing treatment for a sprained back, but the coaches hope he will be back at practice today, Valesente said.
During last weekend's game, Rich Rieth, junior punter, suffered a corneal abrasion, which could have distorted his vision. He is receiving follow-up treatment after getting immediate treatment. Bott said he would be able to play this weekend.
Guy Gamble, senior defensive tackle, underwent treatment during practice for a bruised ankle. His status, however, remains doubtful for this weekend.
KU Rec Services answers call of nature
BY NICCOLLE Sports writer
By NICOLE SAUZEK
Shenk Complex is used by University of Kansas students for rugby, soccer and football games. Relief is nowhere to be found for the modest. Not even an outhouse with a moon carved in the door is accessible.
Spiritual nature calls upon students at the Shenk Complex at the corner of 23rd and Iowa streets, they have two choices. They can turn back to nature or they can hike across the street to nearby businesses to use their restrooms if getting back to nature doesn't seem appealing.
But relief may be close at hand, thanks to a plan for building a restroom and shower facility on the site. The plan was developed by the Recreational Services Advisory Board.
The bathroom plan stemmed from complaints made two years ago to Recreational Services about students who were using restrooms in local businesses or using the fields at Shenk Complex
"I here's nothing out there," said Rick Cameron, graduate student and chairman of the advisory board. "Hardee's and All Seasons complained about students that came in to use the bathrooms. People driving by also were complaining because they saw people urinating between cars and behind trees."
Complaints justified the need for action by Recreational Services, Cameron said.
Recreational Services - Mr. Miller said, "Hundreds of people use the fields there," he said, "There's no doubt that restrooms were needed."
The board's plan was presented to the University in 1984 by Allan Heinze, director of facilities for the
department of health, physical education and recreation. He was told that if the board could get student support and funding, the plans would be started and the project could possibly be finished by the fall of 1985.
The total cost of the two restrooms, consisting of four toilets, three to four sinks and three showers each, was estimated in April 1985 at $65,000. An exact site for the restrooms was never picked.
Heinze then went to the Student Senate for funding. He requested $30,000 and was granted the funds over a two-year period between 1984-85
A commitment from the chancellor's office was then received stating that the project would be completed by the fall semester, said Cameron.
Cameron said he had learned during that time that a memo was sent to University workers to stop working on any project not funded by state money or KU could lose state funds. Though Cameron said he looked into the matter, it was never confirmed.
"Then, I guess it got lost," he said. "Or other projects were put before this one."
in addition, the cost of the plan was resized.
The cost will now be $85,000, an increase of $20,000 from the previous plan
"They found it again," Cameron said. "But, now, there are two major jobs in front of ours. It will also be February before the plans, already two thirds completed, can be finished."
"No one would really explain to what he had happened," he said. "All I knew was that our project was either lost or forgotten in the shuffle."
On April 15, 1986, the board sent a letter to the department of facilities operations inquiring about the restroom plans.
"Now we have only one third of the cost in funds designated by the Student Senate," Cameron said. "Before, we had half of the cost paid for. University officials said 'You pay half, we pay half.' It's still unclear if the University will pay the excess cost."
Cameron plans to send a letter to Chancellor Gene Budig outlining the problem in hopes of speeding the process.
"We want the bathrooms to be done before the second class of students leave," he said. "We want them to see what they're paying for through fees."
bathrooms could be installed before the fall of 87, Cameron said.
Meanwhile, students are still resorting to nearby trees, cars or businesses.
"A lot of people come here to use the bathrooms, especially when there are rugby games," said Mike Drake, Lawrence resident and assistant manager of the Hardee's on 23rd Street. "Most of the time, they come in and eat, too. So, it doesn't really bother me."
Drake said he thought that the installment of bathrooms at Shenk is a good idea. He also said he didn't think the addition would hurt Hardee's business due to fewer people going there to use its facilities.
"People will still come over here to eat. I think they need bathrooms over there," he said. "Hardee's is a long way to go if it's an emergency. When nature calls, nature calls."
McMahon to return for Sunday's Bears game
The Associated Press
loss this season
He did get one bit of good news in the aftermath of Monday night's 25-12 triumph over Green Bay that quarterback Jim McMahon will recover from shoulder injury in time for the upcoming Cincinnati Bengals' game.
LAKE FOREST III — With just about everybody saving their best shot for the Super Bowl champions, Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka warned yesterday that it's getting harder to avoid a loss this season.
But the firepower McMahon and his healed throwing shoulder bring to the offense will be anything but a luxury. That's because Ditka said knee problems will slow two defenders, linemen William "Refrigerator" Perry and Pro Bowler Dan Hampton, and could conceivably sideline both
both.
Ditka also said he doubled wide receiver Dennis Gentry would play in the next game because of a strained ankle and a strained Achilles tendon.
sprained knee and Perry, a constant target for cut blocks as often sive linemen try to knock him off his feet by chopping him down at the knees, appears to have suf
fered a partially dislocated knee cap.
And that bad news comes as opponents are wiving up to the little things that the Bears used to great advantage last season — and are playing Chicago with a little extra emotion in the bargain.
"I think we became such a dominant team by the end of last season that some people thought all we had to do was line up and blow people away," Ditka said.
Hampton, troubled throughout his career with knee problems, had fluid building up around the joint.
But the Monday night game made clear that opponents are ready for Chicago this season, and it took 15 fourth-quarter points, engineered by reserve quarterback Steve Fuller, to enable the Bears to recover from a sluggish start.
Dikta used the Bears' coaching staff is being forced to make adjustments to stay one step ahead
"Defensively, people are playing us a little more basic because we moved so much . . . Offensively they're going more towards the sidelines away
from our coverage, getting rid of the ball faster and maybe throwing it shorter to counter the (pass) rush."
The new offensive wrinkles have caused havoc at times. Backup quarterback Mike Tomczak was pulled from Monday night's game because "he was calling some plays we didn't have in those situations." Dika said.
And the defense had to be revamped as well because of the departure of coordinator Buddy Ryan to become head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Ditka said both situations have made the Bears look inep at times.
But he defended the offensive scheme by saying, "It's not designed to put the pressure on the quarterback, but to lighten the burden on the whole team."
And he expressed confidence that once his defenders master the system of new coordinator Vince Tobin, the quarterback sacks and takeaways that made the defensive unit play a season-long highlight film would show up again.
Freshman gave up swimming to run
by BRIAN
Sports writer
By BRIAN SNYDER
Swimming is Lisa Kirwan's first love.
From the age of five until her freshman year in high school, she was a competitive swimmer. And she was good.
As a freshman, she was the best in the backstroke and individual medley on her high school team in San Francisco. Success of this kind would seem to foreshadow a promising swimming career in college.
As a member of the Kansas cross country team, her name has been high on the results list of the first two races.
Now the Leawood freshman is competing again and succeeding again. But now she is breaking the tape instead of touching the wall.
In Saturday's cross country meet, the Jayhawk Invitational, she finished sixth with a time of 18 minutes, 31.74 seconds.
"I'm just trying to have a good time," Kirwan said. "I love competition but I'm inexperienced and still need to find my place on the team. I don't know what to expect."
What Kirwan remembers most about the first days of practice is extreme pain.
"We ran twice as far and twice as hard as high school," Kirwan said. "I was the only one saying, 'How many more miles? When are we going to stop?'"
Kirwan began running her freshman year in high school after she lost a bet to a friend and tried out for the cross country team. She said she got sick after every race and didn't take running seriously.
"I ran in high school because I couldn't swim," she said. "Avon
Individually, she placed fifth or above in four state championships.
High School had a very good cross country program. We won our state championships my junior and senior year."
Kirwan said she chose Kansas because of the Fine Arts school and because of the school's size. For Kirwan, education was the top
'We ran twice as far and twice as hard as high school.I was the only one saying, "How many more miles? When are we going to stop?" '
Lisa Kirwan cross country team member
actor in picking a university. She would like to return to California and work in design or commercial art.
She also knows about Kansas' swimming tradition, and she hasn't given up on the idea of swimming at KU. As of now, she sees herself as running for four years, but ...
"I still use swimming as a workout when my legs hurt from running," she said. "Doing both sports would be hard. So much time is needed for both. As long as you don't get me near a swimming pool, I will BE OK."
KU to meet Missouri in volleyball match
By JANE ZACHMAN
The Kansas volleyball team is looking forward to winning its match against Missouri tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Columbia.
"I hope we win because they have a new coach," KU head coach Frankie Albitz said yesterday. "They're going through the same thing that we did last year. They've probably been learning a lot of new things."
The Jayhawks' record is 8-1. Their only loss came from Big Eight opponent Nebraska last week in a home game.
Albizt said that her first year experience with the Jayhawks last year showed that a team would not adjust quickly to a new coach.
Last year Missouri beat Kansas in some important matches, including the first round of the Big Eight Conference championship tournament
Missouri lost to Kansas State in a tournament last week, and junior middle blocker Tammy Hill said that the Jahyva expected the Tigers to
be a weaker opponent than they were last year.
Even if the Tigers have adjusted to their new coach, the Kansas players are confident with the improvement they have made since the beginning of the season.
"We've improved on everything." Ester said. "The most improvement has probably been in our passing. We've really been working on it."
"I think our offense is improving a lot, but we're still a little rough around the edges." Hill said. "We're practicing on staying away from the net, which allows for more effective hitting."
Shannon Ridgeway, junior outside hitter, said that she thought the team was hitting well and that the extra blocking practice the team had done would help in the game against Missouri.