University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, November 4, 1987
9
Sports
NC coach suspends basketball standout
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina center J. R. Reid and forward Steve Bucknall have been suspended from the Tar Heels' season-opening basketball game against Syracuse because of their arrests on assault charges, Coach Dean Smith said yesterday.
The Associated Press
Reid, a sophomore, and Bucknall, a junior, were arrested after a confrontation Oct. 24 at Shooters II, a Raleigh, N.C., nightclub. A hearing is scheduled Nov. 16 in Wake County District Court.
Jayhawks fired up for meeting with K-State
Syracuse, which lost in the NCAA championship game to Indiana last season, and North Carolina will meet Nov. 21 in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic in Springfield, Mass.
"Although the players were verbally harassed and pushed in an effort to provoke some kind of response, I am taking disciplinary steps against them for not getting out when the verbal harassment started." Smith said. The statement released through the North Carolina sports information office.
"This is a team matter and will be handled internally." Smith said. "However, since the suspensions will be obvious, I am going ahead and announcing that part of my action."
Paul James Doherty, who said he wasattacked by Reid and Bucknall, said they attacked him without provocation.
The 6-foot 9 Reid, selected the Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year last season, averaged 14.7 points and 7.4 rebounds a game. The 6-Bucknall saw spot action, averaging 3.7 points a game.
"I haven't had to deal with a situation like this in the past," Smith said.
Neither Reid nor Bucknall would comment on the incident.
"We feel the reason we scheduled the game is because we wanted to play a great team," Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said in a telephone interview from Syracuse, N.Y.
By CRAIG ANDERSON Staff writer
There's nothing like an in-state college football rivalry to get Kansas fired up for this Saturday's game against Kansas State.
Memories become vivid when talking with Jayhawk players about last season's 29-12 loss to the Wildcats. This season, the statements made by K-State coach Stan Parrish about his team needing only 11 healthy players to have a chance to beat Kansas add further fuel to the fire.
I always hated K-State even when I was young. I went to one of their football camps when I was young but I still didn't like them. They recruited me out of high school, but I said I'd never go there.'
- Ronnie Caldwell KU wide receiver
Kansas senior offensive guard Bryan Howard said, "That's his lack of confidence in his team. By saying stupid things like that it just makes us work that much harder. We've had a great week in practice so far."
Howard was only a spectator in last year's Sunflower State show-down because he was academically ineligible. He said he didn't like what he saw from the Kansas State players.
"It was the worst show of class I've ever seen," he said of the Wildcat players. "They were saying a lot of things that were cheap."
Kansas senior wide receiver Ronnie Caldwell, a Wichita native, said he didn't need last year's action to get him fired up to play the Wildcats.
"The crowd was throwing stuff at us on the sidelines all during the game," he said. "Then they went and tore down the goal posts. This year the goal posts will be ours."
Howard said the K-State fans also were obnoxious.
"I always hated K-State even when I was young," he said. "I went to one of their football camps when I was young but I still didn't like them."
John Baker, KU sophomore tight end, blocks out a teammate during practice. The football team was practicing behind Anschutz Sports Pavilion yesterday afternoon to prepare for Saturday's game with Kansas State Chris Roewner/KANSAN
They recruited me out of high school, but I said I'd never go there."
Jayhawk senior defensive end Eldridge Avery said he couldn't understand all the emphasis Parrish was putting on the game.
"He acts like this is the only game on his record," he said. "He's worried about beating us, but what about the rest of the games on the schedule? They haven't won a game this year."
Kansas senior defensive tackle David White said the Kansas-Kansas State rivalry was something special to him. White grew up in Junction City, which is only a few miles from the Kansas State campus in Manhattan.
"I'll have a lot of friends and family there, so I want to do well," he said. "('Kansas State) seems cocky at times and it makes you kind of mad. They haven't even won a game yet this year. After the big loss last year, we'll come out fired up."
Jayhawk coach Bob Valesente downplayed the comments that some Oklahoma players said about the matchup. The players said Kansas State had played harder against them than the Jayhawks and that they expected the Wildcats to beat KU.
Kansas may start two relatively untested cornerbacks against the Wildcats. Converted junior wide receiver Rodney Harris and walk-on junior Troy Gregory are currently the Jayhawk's first-string cornerbacks because of an ankle injury to freshman Michael Page and the departure of junior Johnny Granderson from the team early this week for personal reasons.
Gregory played last year at cornerback for Kansas and said he felt comfortable with his role in the secondary.
"It's just like life, the more experience you get the better you get," he said. "It's time to get started and see what I can do."
Harris, however, doesn't have the experience that Gregory has. He said he had never played on defense before this year, much less start.
Volleyball coach hopes rest gives team a boost
Staff writer
By ROBERT WHITMAN
Kansas volleyball coach Frankie Albitz said she hoped a weekend of rest and relaxation would give the team the boost it needed going into tonight's match against Missouri.
The Jayhawks, 9-16, play their next-to-last home match against the Tigers at 8 p.m. in Allen Field House. Missouri is in last place in the Big Eight Conference with an 0-8 record. Overall, the Tigers are 7-18.
In their last competition, Kansas placed second on Oct. 24 at the Northwestern tournament in Chicago. They practiced the following Monday.
The team also had last weekend to rest because Albiz cutcled practice Friday and there were no matches or Sunday for the first time this season.
"Mentally, I think it helped to have the weekend off," Albizt said. "Outside hitter Shannon Ridgeway agreed."
"For me personally, (the weekend off) helped me mentally. I got to go home," said Ridgeway, Topeka senior. "I had some midterms last week, and I just wasn't into playing volleyball."
She was so eager to practice yesterday afternoon that Ridgeway helped set up the nets for the team's
practice at Robinson Center. And it wasn't even her turn to help with that chore, which is rotated among team members.
A's slugger receives AL rookie award
"I loved it. It was nice just to be able to get away," she said. "When we all came in (to practice) yesterday, we had a clear head."
Ridgeway said she also got over the last stages of the stomach flu that had slowed her down.
Albitz said she has become less involved in trying to improve the team in practice and has concentrated on getting them ready for matches.
Kansas is 2-6 in the conference and in fifth place with little chance of escaping either up or down. Fourthplace Kansas State is 5-4 with three matches remaining and two victories over the Jayhawks. Kansas has defeated sixth-place Colorado, 1-9, and will play the Buffalooes on Saturday.
"I'm kind of backing out and letting them play. We've got Big Eights (conference tournament) in two weeks, and I need to let them do what they're able to do at this point," she said. "My team is not black and white. We could get to the finals or we could lose in the first round. I absolutely hate that in a team. We're just not really steady. We play really well or not at all."
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Oakland first baseman Mark McGwire, whose 49 home runs set a major-league record for a first-year player, was unanimously selected Rookie of the Year in the American League, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced yesterday.
McGwire, the choice of all 28 voters, is the second unanimous selection in the 40-year history of the award. Carlton Fisk of the Boston Red Sox was the first, in 1972.
"The thing that really got me," McGwire said, "was when I was told it was unanimous and that Carlton did not want me to do that. That was pretty nice."
McGwire earned 140 points to 64 for the runner-up, third baseman Kevin Seitzer of the Kansas City Royals. Catcher Matt Nokes of the Detroit Tigers was third with 32 points.
"One of the top things for me was breaking the records for rookies," he said. "Forty-nine is the record now. When I sat back and thought of 38, I said that's a lot. But when you look at 49, that's a lot more."
McGwire broke Al Rosen's AL rookie home run mark of 37, set with Cleveland in 1950, then broke the major-league record of 38 set by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves in 1930 and tied by Frank Robinson of Cincinnati in 1956.
McGwire, in fact, tied the Chicago Cubs' Andre Dawson for the major-
league host run lead while driving in 118 runs and batting. 289.
The Athletics, who finished third in the AL West behind Minnesota and Kansas City, have now produced two top rookies in a row. Canceo won the award last year while hitting 33 homers, a total McGwire matched by the All-Star break.
McGwire's record-breaking 39th homer was off 300-game winner Don Sutton of the California Angels on Aug. 14 at Anaheim Stadium.
With four homers in April and 15 in May, McGwire fell one short of Mantle's major-league record. And Mantle scored nine in the season's first two months.
McGwire, a right-handed batter,
began the season platooning at first
base with Rob Nelson, a left-handedhitting power prospect. But Nelson struck out in 12 of his first 24 at-bats and was optioned to Tacoma on April 20.
In a three-game series May 8-10 at Detroit, McGwire homered five times and drove in seven runs. On June 27-28 at Cleveland, McGwire tied a major-league record when he hit five homers in two games and scored nine runs.
McGwire gave up a chance to go for his 50th homer in the final game of the season to be with his wife, as she gave birth to their first child.
"I saw my son Matthew born, and I
wrote his 50th home run,"
McGregor said.
"What I dealt with this year was tremendous, all the press attention," McGwire said. "In a way, I'm glad, because if it ever happens again, I'll know how to deal with it."
McGwire, who turned 24 the last week of the season, was determined all year to keep his achievements in focus. He said, he'd secondary to winning
Seitzer became the 13th rookie in major-league history to reach the 200-hit mark, finishing with 207. The last time it happened was 1964, when Tony Oliva of Minnesota had 217 hits and Richie Allen of Philadelphia had 201. The Kansas City third baseman also had 15 homers, 83 RBI and a .323 average.
By The Associated Press
1987 — Mark McGwire, Oakland
1986 — Jose Canseco, Oakland
1984 — Ozzie Guilleen, Chicago
1983 — Alvin Davis, Seattle
1982 — Ron Kittle, Chicago
1982 — Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore
1982 — Dave Righetti, New York
1980 — Joe Charboneau, Cleveland
1980 — John Castino, Minnesota,
Alfredo Griffin, Toronto, tie
1978 — Lou Whitaker, Detroit
1977 — Eddie Murray, Baltimore
1976 — Mark Fidrych, Detroit
American League Rookies of the Year
1975 — Fred Lynn, Boston
1973 — Mike Hargrove, Texas
1973 — Al Bumby, Baltimore
1971 — Carlton Fisk, Boston
1971 — Chris Chambliss, Cleveland
1970 — Thurman Munson, New York
1969 — Lou Pinelli, Kansas City
1968 — Stan Bahnesen, New York
1967 — Rod Carew, Minnesota
1966 — Tommie Agee, Chicago
1964 — Curt Blefary, Baltimore
1964 — Tony Oliva, Minnesota
1963 — Gary Peters, Chicago
1962 — Torn Tresh, New York
1960 — Don Schwall, Boston
1959 — Ron Hansen, Baltimore
1958 — Bob Allison, Washington
1958 — Albie Pearson, Washington
1957 — Tony Kubek, New York
1956 — Luis Arapario, Chicago
1955 — Herb Score, Cleveland
1954 — Bog Grim, New York
1953 — Harvey Kuenn, Detroit
1952 — Harry Bryd, Philadelphia
1951 — Gil McDougall, New York
1950 — Walt Drop, Boston
1949 — Roy Sievers, St Louis
Notre Dame All-American breaks his finger in game
The Associated Press
Earlier reports indicated Brown suffered a torn nail on his left ring finger. The injury was closed with three stitches, and Brown returned to the game Saturday with the finger heavily tapped. He later scored on a 51-yard pass.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — All American flanker Tim Brown suffered a broken finger during his 173-yard offensive effort against Navy, Coach Lou Holtz said yesterday.
Brown missed practice Monday but probably will play Saturday against 5-4 Boston College, Holtz said. Notre Dame is 6-1.
"It will bother him, no doubt about it," he said. "He will just find a way to get things done."
The injury raised questions about the effectiveness of Notre Dame's top offensive threat. Brown's explosive running has
sparked the No. 9 Notre Dame offense with three pint returns for touchdowns and an average of 13.8 yards a play.
The team trainer numbered the injured finger before Brown returned to action against Navy. The game was the rest of the game on adrenaline.
"He did very well," he said. "What they do they tape his one finger to the other finger for stability. It is difficult, and he is at a disadvantage. But I think Tim Brown is a great player. He's a great player. He wants to win, he just has to overcome that pain, which he has done."
Brown's injury was the latest on a growing list that could begin to threaten the 6-1 Irish, Holtz said.
Quarterback Tony Rice suffered a bruised leg against Navy, did not practice Monday and is questionable for Saturday, Holtz said.
Sports Briefs
Doubles team's hopes for third ended by rain
Craig Wilde and Chris Walker, Kansas' No.1 men's doubles team, reached the finals of the consolation round of the Volvo All-American tournament at Los Angeles before the tournament was prematurely ended by rain Friday.
Wildey and Walker defeated Pat Galbraith and Brian Garro, UCLA's No. 1 doubles team, Friday, to advance to the consolation finals.
"They showed this past week that they are capable of being as good as any doubles team in the country." Kansas coach Scott Perleman said.
Volunteers needed for Special Olympics
Volunteers are needed for the Kansas Special Olympics 1987 Indoor Sports Tournament East, to be held
For the three events — bowling, skating and volleyball — about 120 volunteers will be needed. Assistance at the bowling competition, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days is currently the primary need.
Nov. 20-21 in Lawrence.
The volleyball games will be at Robinson Center, and the skating will be at Fantasyland. 3210 Iowa. The bowling competition will be at Hillcrest Lanes in the Hillcrest Shopping Center.
Gary Scott of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department said volunteers for morning or afternoon shifts of at least one hour were BETTER.
For more information, contact Scott at 843-7122.
Annual Turkey Trot will be run Nov. 14
The 12th annual Turkey Trot will be run at 9 a.m. Nov. 14 at the Haskell Indian Junior College cross country course.
The exact course, which will cover
about three miles, will not be revealed until the day of the race. Winners in six divisions and the three individuals who most closely predict their finish time will be awarded a gift certificate for the purchase of a turkey.
KU basketball player hurt in scrimmage
The entry fee for the race is $8 if received before 5 p.m. Nov. 11. After that, the fee will be $10. Entries will be accepted from 8 to 18 a.m. on the day of the race. Entrants will receive a T-shirt on race day.
Freshman forward Mike Maddox fractured the ring finger on his right hand and sprained his left ankle in the Jayhawks' scrimmage at Barton County Community College on Sunday.
Maddox will wear a finger brace for two to three weeks. He said the ankle will not require a brace but will be heavily taped before practice and games indefinitely.
Scoreboard
Associated Press College Football Top Twenty
1. Oklahoma
2. Nebraska
3. Miami, Fla.
4. Florida State
5. LSU
6. Auburn
7. UCLA
8. Syracuse
9. Notre Dame
10. Clemson
(tie) Georgia
11. Oklahoma State
12. Alabama
(tie) South Carolina
13. Michigan State
14. Penn State
15. Florida
16. Indiana
17. Tennessee
18. Texas & M