University Daily Kansan / Friday, September 19, 1986
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Utah State, Jayhawks looking for first win of year
Arnold Snell, tailback carries the ball in practice. Mike Werner, offensive tackle, cuts the other way to clear a path for him as quarterback Mike Orth looks on. The Jayhawks practiced yesterday at Memorial Stadium in preparation for tomorrow's Parents Day game against Utah State.
By ANNE LUSCOMBE
Sports writer
Amid the growing list of Kansas players who either are out or questionable for tomorrow's game, a glimmer of hope returned.
If he does play, it will not be for extensive periods of time, Lynn Bott, director of sports medicine, said yesterday.
Willie Vaughn, sophomore wide receiver who was injured in the North Carolina game, returned to practice yesterday. Although his status is still questionable, a chance remains that he will play against Utah State.
The playing status of Guy Gamble, senior defensive tackle, Bill Hundelt, freshman offensive tackle, and Quintin Smith, freshman wide receiver, still are questionable. Both Gamble and Hundelt are injured. The American College Testing scores for Smith still have not been received by KU.
"We are going to have to go out there and compensate for our losses," Valesente said. "With football, you run into adversity, much like life in general. That is what makes football such a great game."
Rodney Harris, sophomore wide receiver who suffered a stress fracture in his right foot, Bob Pieper, senior offensive tackle who broke his left foot, and Eldridge Avery, junior defensive tackle who was suspended for missing a class, will definitely not play in tomorrow's game.
The ups and downs of football, like Kansas' injury-ridden offense, are all part of the game, said KU head coach Bob Valesente. Accommodations and compensations must be dealt with and are expected.
Regardless of the unhealthy state of the offense, Utah State still is concerned with the damage Kansas' passing can accomplish.
"Kansas is capable of keeping the ball such a long time with their offense," said Utah State head coach Chuck Shelton. "They have an awfully good quarterback. A team like KU has this year is going to get yardage against any defense. They outgained North Carolina and lost."
Shelton likens the Jayhawk offense to that of Brigham Young Two weeks ago, BYU shut out Utah State, 52-0. Brigham Young's defense is a little better than Kansas', but he didn't see a lot of difference to the two teams, Shelton said.
Shelton said that he was not satisfied with the play of Utah State's secondary and that they would have
to improve at a rapid rate to defend a passing game like Kansas'.
Artificial turf is practically a foreign substance to the Aggies. They play just two games this season on it. The first time this season was last
week in the team's loss to Missouri, and they will play on it again this week at Memorial Stadium
KU vs. Utah State
Kansas didn't have to worry about its footing last week, just getting the ball into the end zone.
the Missouri game did not affect the outcome of the game; it did affect us in some of the things we tried to do."
The Starters UTAH STATE
Offense
WR — 9 Kendal Smith, So.
RT — 76 Greg Sinnott, Sr
RG — 69 Matt Hauusek, Sr
C — 73 M
LG —
LT — 71 John Ceaner, Jr
LT — 81 Peter Maiden, Jr
RB — 38 Timo Tagaloa, Sr
RB — 32 Blen Crawford, Sr
QB — 7 Tom Ponich, Sr
WR — 25 Kurt Zalar, Sr
Defense
LT — 77 Jim Pauciello, Sr.
NG. 63 Brice Huppack, Sn.
DE — 72 Mark Mraz, Sr.
RT — 78 Kevin Young, Sr.
DF — 54 Kevin Young, Sr.
LB — 41 Wade Harman, Sr.
LB - 47 James Jenkins, Sd
58 N.16
CB - 5 Pondre Davis, Jr.
SS — 23 Eugene Harrison, Jr. CB — 34 Tony Brown, So.
P — 12 Carlos Garcia, So.
KANSAS
Offense
wr- 1 Willie
LT - 70 Jim F. Irs, ir.
LG - 68 Ja. Allen, io.
C - f "raul OE. l. Sr.
RG - 65 Steve Nave, Sr.
RT - 66 Pete Popovich, Jr.
TE - 69 Brad Wedel, Jr.
RB - 24 Mike Rogers, Jr.
RB - 22 Arnold Snell, So.
QB - 15 Mike Orth, Jr.
RB - 24 Bonnin Coulwell, Jr.
Defense
LT — 90 David White, Jr.
LE — 91 Phil Forte, Sr.
LT — 00 David White, J.
LF - 60 David Vaughn, Sr.
RT - 61 Guy Gambie, Sr.
RE — 52 Scott Carlson. So
HE - 92 Scott Carson, So
LR - 41 Warren Shields, So
LB—25 Rick Bredesen, Jr.
LB — 39 Stacey Henson, Jr.
GB — 24 Milo Fisches, Jr.
CB — 31 Mike Fisher, Jr.
FS — 18 Waukee Zingler, Sr.
SS — 23 Jamey Steinhauser, Sr.
CB — 16 Milt Garner, Jr.
PK — 12 Mac Smith, Fr.
R 48 Rich Rithch, Ir.
FS — 18 Wayne Ziegler, Sr.
PK - 12 Mac Smith, Fr.
P - 48 Rich Rieth, Jr.
LS — 58 Rob Foster, So.
P-48 Rich Rieth, Jr.
Game Time
The Records
Kick off is set for 1:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. The game will be broadcast on the 30 station radio network. The area stations carrying the game are KMBZ in Kansas City, KLWN in Lawrence and WREN in Topeka.
Utah State's record fell to 0-2 with a 24-10 loss to Missouri on Saturday in Columbia.
Kansas is 0-1 after losing its opening game to North Carolina, 20-4; Saturday. It was the first time the Jayhawks had been shut out since Oct. 30, 1982, when Nebraska beat Kansas 52-0.
The Coaches
Utah State head coach Chuck Shelton is in his first season with the Aggies and his 10th overall. Last year, Shelton was the head coach at Drake, which dropped its football program at the end of the season. In nine years at the Buildog helm, Shelton had a 40-59 record.
Kansas head coach Bob Valesente is in his first season as a head coach after 21 seasons as an assistant. He is looking for his first head coaching victory.
Who Are The Aggies?
Utah State is a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They were 3-8 last season including a 10-3 loss to Iowa State.
Injury Update
Utah State: No injuries. Kansas: Right tackle Bob Pieper, broken foot; wide receiver Rodney Harris, stress fracture in right foot; and tight end Mark Parks, knee sprain, are out. Wide receiver Willie Vaughn, strained quadraceps; offensive tackle Bill Hundelt, foot injury; and defensive tackle Guy Gamble; bruised ankle are questionable.
Royals eliminated from race
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Jackson honored in the first, fourth and eighth innings, increasing his career total for home runs to 546. It was the third three-homer game of Jackson's career and the first time he had hit three since he played for the Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers the 1977 World Series. Jackson has 16 home runs this season.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reggie Jackson's three home runs were part of the seven runs he hit in last night, helping the California Angels eliminate World Series champion Kansas City from the Western division pennant race with an 18-3 victory.
With the decision, Kansas City fell $17^{1/2}$ games behind California and could finish below second place for the first time since 1974.
By winning for the 18th time in its last 22 games, California reduced its magic number for winning the American League West to eight. The Angels lead second-place Texas by 92 games.
Mike Witt, 18-8, allowed seven hits in the first seven innings to become the Angels' pitcher with the most wins in a year since Geoff Zahn went 18-8 in 1982.
SEATTLE — Harold Baines went
5-for-5 in Steve Carlton's 323rd career
victory last night, as the Chicago
White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners
6-4.
Chicago 6. Seattle 4
Baines, who had his second five-hit game of the year, singled home Chicago's first run in the first inning and doubled in two runs in a three-run second. Steve Lyons also hit in a run with a single in the second when Chicago took a 4-1 lead.
Poster 7. Milwaukee
Boston 7, Milwaukee 1
BOSTON — Rich Gedman and Marty Barrett hit in two runs apiece with bases-loaded singles in a six-run third inning, as the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 last night, giving the Red Sox all four wins in the series.
With their 16th victory in their last 19 games and their 12th straight at home, the Red Sox improved their record to 90-57, going 33 games over 500 for the first time since Oct. 2, 1978.
The Red Sox also increased their American League East lead to 10 games over idle New York and Toronto, reducing Boston's magic number for the title to 6.
CINCINNATI — Matt Keough and Aurelio Lopez combined on a four-hitter and Glenn Davis went 3-for-3 and scored three runs yesterday, helping the Houston Astros to a 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and a sweep of their three-game series.
The victory reduced Houston's magic number for clinching the National League West to seven. Houston is 10 games ahead of the Reds and San Francisco, which was idle.
National League
National League Houston 5, Cincinnati 3
NEW YORK — Howard Johnson hit a three-run home run capping a four-run fourth inning, leading the New York Mets to a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Rick Anderson, 2-1, scattered four hits over the first five innings before being taken out of the game.
Pittsburgh 3. Montreal 1
MONTREAL — U.L. Washington and Benny Distefano each hit sacrifice flies in a three-run ninth inning, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Expos.
Mike Diaz opened the ninth with a single off loser Jeff Reardon, 7-9, who had come on to start the inning with a 1-0 lead. Bill Almon ran for Diaz and moved to third on Tony Pena's single. Jim Morrison then doubled down the right-field line. Almon scored and Pena went to third.
PHILADELPHIA — Winning pitcher Mike Maddux singled home the go-ahead run in the second inning and relief pitcher Kent Tekulve stopped a seventh-inning Cardinal threat, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 victory over St. Louis.
ATLANTA — Pinch-hitter Billy Sample doubled in two runs with one out in the 12th inning, rallying the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Atlanta 4. Los Angeles 3
Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 3
Maddux raised his record to 3-6.
Freshman runner adjusts to change in competition
By BRIAN SNYDER
Sports writer
The first day of cross country practice was a shock to Steve Heffernan.
"What the other guys thought was a slow pace was like a four-minute mile to me," Heffernan said Wednesday. "I had never seen hills like the ones at Rim Rock Farm, and at the end of practice, we were told that we would run twice as far the next day."
Heferran had a right to be shocked. The jump from class C competition in high school to major college cross country was a big one for the Kearney, Neb., freshman.
The nine-time track and cross country state champion has earned a place on the varsity team.
But Heffernan has adjusted to the change.
Heffernan and his teammates will see action at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow in the Jayhawk Invitational cross country meet at Rim Rock Farm, which is located approximately 10 miles north of Lawrence
Heffernan made the varsity team by finishing in the top seven at the intrasquad meet Sept. 5 at Rim Rock Farm.
Kansas will run against Central
Steve Heffernan
Missouri State, Drake, Emporia State, Fort Hayes State, Kansas State, Oral Roberts University, Park College, Pittsburg State, Southwestern Missouri State and Sterling College.
The KU women's cross country team will run at 10:30 a.m. on the course at Rim Rock Farm. They will face women's teams representing the same schools as the men's meet, with the exception of Pittsburg State.
Heffernan's accomplishments include state championships in 800 meters and two state championships each in cross country, 3200 meters, 1600 meters and 3200 meter relay. His track and cross country team at Kearney Catholic High School was runner-up Heffernan's junior year and state champions his senior year.
Although Heffernan's high school numbers are impressive, the Jayhawks didn't recruit him until he made a call to Kansas.
Heferman said he was impressed with the academic reputation of Kansas, but the strong track and cross country tradition was the deciding factor in the decision to attend Kansas.
"The coaches are good to work with." Hefferan said. "I'm also noticing the comradery. There is a really strong team spirit."
As a freshman, he thinks he pushes the other runners. Heffernan knows that no one wants to get beat by a freshman.
Individual goals are not on Heffernan's mind. He said he was not sure what he wanted his standing on the cross country team to be when he graduated.
From the team's point of view, Hefferman said the only goal now was to place fourth or higher at the Big Eight championships in November.
Padres reinstate Gossage
The team announced that Gossage and the Major League Players Association had withdrawn a grievance filed against the club that was scheduled to be heard today.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres relief pitcher Rich Gossage, who was suspended Aug. 29 for criticizing the team and its owner, yesterday was reinstated after agreeing to a $25,000 loss in pay.
Team President Ballard Smith suspended Gossage, citing major league rule 13, which allows clubs to take disciplinary action for repeated and continuing insubordination and similar behavior not in the best interest of the team.
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this matter, and I am eager to return to playing baseball," he said in a statement released by the Padres. "I apologize to Joan Kroc and Ballard Smith for my comments about them. I was wrong to make personal remarks about them and I regret having done so."
"I am pleased we have resolved
"As a result of my meeting with them, I hope that they understand that my primary concern has been the success of the club. I believe we all have a better understanding of each other and I am convinced that we all share a strong commitment to winning baseball in San Diego."
Gossage, who signed with the Padres in 1984 as a free agent, criticized Smith and others in Newsday, a New York daily newspaper.
Bengals continue to dominate Browns
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CLEVELAND — Larry Kinnebrew rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns last night, leading the Cincinnati Bengals to a 30-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns in a battle of AFC Central rivals.
Jim Breech added three field goals, helping Cincinnati beat Cleveland for the fifth time in the last six meetings between the teams. The Bengals improved to 2-1 when the Browns fell to 1-2.
Trailing 13-10 at halftime, Cleveland tied the score 13-13 on Matt Bahr's second field goal of the game, a 34-yarder six minutes into the third quarter.
Cincinnati roared back, and Kinnebrew capped a 73-yard drive by running in from two yards out giving the Bengals a 20-13 lead with 1:47 left in the third quarter.
tin for a first down on the Cleveland 5-yard line.
The four-year running back, a 6-foot-1, 258-pounder out of Tennessee State, carried the ball seven times for 47 yards during the 12-play drive, which was sustained when quarterback Boomer Esiason threw a 10-yard pass to Mike Mar-
Kinnebrew then scored his third touchdown of the game 4-29 into the fourth quarter from four yards out giving the Bengals a 27-13 lead. He finished the game with 25 carries for 94 yards. James Brooks led the Bengals with 14 carries for 118 yards.
Esiason finished with 12-of-21 passing for 152 vards and one interception.
The Bengals increased their lead after Emanuel King tackled Bernie Kosar, forcing the Cleveland quarterback to fumble. Cincinnati recovered and Breech made his third field goal of the game, a 25-yarder, making the score 30-13 with 2:02 left to play.
Kosar completed 28 of 40 passes for 293 yards, but the Brown's 'running attack was hampered by the absence of Kevin Mack. Earnest Bynner caught for 77 yards, but rushed nine times for just 16 yards.
Although announced as the start.cr, Mack did not participate in the Brown's first possession. Cleveland stopped a 61-yard Cincinnati drive when Hanford Dixon intercepted Easior at the Brown's
3-yard line.
The Bengals regained possession and took a 3-0 lead on Breech's 49-yard field goal with 3:53 remaining in the first quarter.
After stifling the Bengals deep in their own territory, Cleveland took the 7-3 lead when Felix Wright got the Brown's first blocked punt in 11 years when he smothered Jeff Hayes' punt in the end zone.
Frank Mimmifield fell on the loose ball for a touchdown with 1:16 left in the first quarter for a
The blocked punt was the first for the Brown since Joe Jones had one against Kansas City on Dec. 14, 1975
Cincinnati rebounded on Kinnebrew's 2-yard touchdown run that gave the Bengals a 10-7 advantage at 5:18 of the second quarter. The drive was highlighted by Esiason's 33-yard pass to Brooks, who raced down an open right sideline after free safety Chris Rockins blitzed.
Breech's 33-yard field goal increased the Bengal lead to 13-7 with 3-4 remaining in the first half.
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Cleveland then drove to the Cincinnati 1, but runs by Byner and Dicker were halted.