University Daily Kansan / Thursday, October 15, 1987
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Sports
Oquendo's home run sends Cardinals to World Series
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals, the best do-or-die team in baseball history, came alive with the help of Quandoo's three-run homer and the pitching of Danny Cox to win the National League playoffs last night, beating the San Francisco Giants 6-0 in Game 7.
The Cardinals earned their 15th World Series trip, third in the last six years, by winning the final two games at home before raucous crowds of 55,331. St. Louis and the Minnesota Twins, making their first World Series appearance since 1965, play Game 1 on Saturday night at the Metrodome.
Cox allowed eight hits and extended the Giants' scoreless streak to 22 innings, a playoff record. He also ended the Giants' first chance since 1962 to reach the World Series.
of-seven format began three years ago.
The Cardinals, who were out-hit, out-home-
ered in the field for the first six games,
were humming.
Only Jeffrey Leonard, the series Most Valuable Player, made a contribution for the Giants by going 2-for-3. But even his luck ran out in the sixth innning when he hit a line drive that Gold Glove shortstop Ozzie Smith dived in the air and then caught on the carom.
Leonard earned a $50,000 bonus for being named MVP.
The Cardinals finished with 12 hits and five walks off seven pitchers. They put the game
away in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run single by Tom Herr, the only batter reliever Craig Lefferts faced.
Cox, who pitched the game that clinched the NL East title for the Cardinals, had been hit hard in losing Game 4. But he had little trouble on the cool, clear night and did not walk a batter, struck out five and was helped by three double plays.
St. Louis, which had batted a combined, 183 against Giants' left-handers through six games, got rolling in the second inning and hammerer, who got a no-decision in Game 3.
Terry Pendleton singled with one out in the
second, the first hit in nine at-bats from the right side for the switch-hit, and took third when Tony Pena singled. Pendleton hurt his arm, which stayed in the play, but was removed later.
Willie McGee followed with an RBI single that brought up Quendo, the eight-place hitter who got to start four games when Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog was forced to juggle his lineup in the series because of an injury to Jack Clark.
This time, Oquendo played the slugger's role by sending a 3-2 pitch on a line over Leonard and the left-field fence for his second home run this season.
Rick Clayton, junior linebacker, does a sled drill during football practice. The football squad was practicing behind Oliver Hall yesterday.
Clayton confident despite lower stats
By CRAIG ANDERSON Staff writer
Staff writer
His number of tackles may be lagging a little bit from last year's pace, but Kansas junior linebacker Rick Clayton is not short on confidence in his abilities.
"Last year teams ran at me a lot more because I hadn't proved myself," he said. "I was the young guy on the outside, and with the backer Rick Breedesen on the other side, they wanted to test me."
The overall play of the Kansas defense, Clayton said, had been improving each week. Kansas is ranked third in the Big Eight Conference in total yards allowed, giving up an average of 345 yards a defensive pass to the conference's top two defenses. Nebraska, give up an average of 170 yards and 268 yards a game respectively.
Clayton responded last year by making 61 tackles and breaking up five passes This season, he has had 17 tackles and one fumble recovery in the Jayhawks' first five games. He made a happy with his play so far but wanted to keep improving his play throughout the season.
Tough is a good word to describe some of the field positions that the Kansas defense has been faced with this season. Because the Kansas offense has had trouble moving the ball, opponents have started many of their offensive drives close to mid-field. In last week's Nebraska game, the entire first quarter was played in Kansas
"It's something we can be proud of, but we need to keep getting better every week if we want to stay tough," he said.
territory. What this meant was three short scoring drives by the Huskers that resulted in a 17-10 lead after the game's first 15 minutes.
Clayton, who graduated from Arvada (Colo.) West High School in 1894, met the challenge of returning to his home state in last year's Kansas-Colorado game. After playing a single game of the year, he recorded 12 tackles, including two for losses, and broke up three passes.
"We can't be concerned with the field position that we are left with," Chayton said. "The defense is a key factor when we are faced with challenges."
"It was an exciting experience to play in front of my friends and family." Clayton said. "It's time to show them I'm back again."
Clayton said that insults to the team motivated him more than anything else.
Kansas State coach Stan Parrill said that if the Wildcats had 11 players left after playing three straight games against Oklahoma, Nebraska and Oklahoma State, KState would beat Kansas.
“If you have any competitiveness, statements like that should infuriate you,” Clayton said. “I think it will make us all play him; I look at it as a personal challenge to prove some people wrong.”
Clayton said that he had an added incentive to play hard for the Jayhawks — his new wife and son.
NFL strike continues but 89 players cross picket lines
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The 23-day-old NPL strike seemed near an end last night, with the players one point away from going back to work without a new contract. The union vowed to work through the night in search of agreement, but it was unclear whether normal football could yet be played this weekend.
The new discussions came on a day when some of the biggest names in the game broke ranks with their coaches and led 89 players back to work.
Gene Upshaw, executive director of the NFL Players Association, said that he will extend the 1982 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which expired Aug. 31.
The players want a Feb. 1 extension,
the owners June 16. Unshaw said.
"We would be willing to return to work. We would be willing to play under the 1982 agreement," Ushpaw but everything must expire Feb. 1.
Earlier, Minnesota Vikings General Manager Mike Lynn said that progress had been made and that "if
Management Council. And while both union and management spokesmen said nothing was resolved to end the walkout immediately, sources on both sides indicated that more discussions might be coming.
"But time is running out to play this Sunday," he said. "I would say if there was anything done tonight, it would be for me to get the players ready for Sunday."
Concern for son brings basketball player to KU
Those who beat yesterday's 1 p.m. deadline for reporting included such stars as Lawrence Taylor, Steve Largent, and Ozzie Newsome.
Upshaw talked twice by telephone yesterday with Jack Donlan, executive director of the owners' NFL
you can resolve an issue, it can be resolved at any time."
By ROBERT WHITMAN
Stafi writer
When Deborah Richardson was looking for a college to spend her last two years of basketball eligibility, exactly what she was looking for.
A school where she could be with her 2-year-old son. Quinton
"My main priority was to have him with me," she said.
Richardson said she hadn't played for a male coach since junior high school. Her high school and junior college coaches were female, as is Ramsay coach Marian Washington. He Tech's coach is Leon Harmore.
When the NJCAA tournament ended, Richardson began sifting through the mail from 35 to 50 schools trying to recruit her for her final two years of eligibility. She narrowed her choices to Kansas and Louisiana and made third in the nation in the final basketball ball post last season.
Richardson, a 6-foot-4 transfer from Kilgore (Texas) Junior College, and 6-4 Lynn Page will be alone in providing height on the front line for the kU women's basketball team.
During Richardson's two years at Kilgore, her team finished seventh in the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournament her freshman year and finished sixth las year.
After Richardson and Page, the next tallest Jayhawk is 6-0 Sandy Shaw.
"My junior college coach was the only female coach in the conference," Richardson said. "The other
In the end, Louisiana Tech didn't have a chance.
When she became pregnant during her junior year at Bryan High School, colleges that had been interested in her suddenly became disinterested. She then joined the girls basketball finals in Richardson's sophomore and junior years.
coaches in the conference tried to wear her down mentally. I'm not comfortable playing under a male coach."
"And when they told me stuff like that," she said, "that turned me off because (having Quinton with her) was number one in my mind."
She said she was also told that Louisiana Tech, about a five-hour drive from her home in Bryan, Tex. to her home enough for her to visit Quinton.
Having Quinton with her also presented a problem at Louisiana Tech.
"They said it was going to be problem trying to juggle and taking care of him," Richardson said. "And they also said that money-wise, taking care of him without a scholarship would be difficult."
There also was no on-campus housing available at Louisiana Tech. While her teammates at Kansas live in Stouffler and her son live in Stoffer Place,
"He's through at 5:30 and I'm through at 4:30 (with basketball practice) so it works out fine," Richardson said.
The University also operates a nurse Richardson takes Quinton to school.
"I was going to go to UT (University of Texas). They had recruited me since I was a freshman in high school until I got pregnant," she said. "Then they dropped me like a hot potato. I forgot them and they forgot me."
Richardson gave birth to Quinton on Jan. 7, 1985. Two and a half weeks later, she was on the basketball floor for Bryan in the regional semifinals.
Even though she hadn't played all season because of her pregnancy, he had 15 rebounds and blocked 13 shots, helped Bryan to an overtime victory.
In the regional final, the last game before the state tournament, Bryan lost by two points.
"It shocked a lot of teams when I came out there to play." Richardson said.
Having Quinton with her was important for Richardson, but so was playing for a good basketball program.
"I hit it off with the coaches. The team was like a family. I wouldn't have come here if there wasn't a boss on the menu," Richardson said.
"My volleyball coach in eight grade told me to stretch my hand and hit the ball," she said, "I said, 'Stretch?' And she said, 'Stretch. I think I like that.' I love that nickname."
The team, and everyone else outside of her family, calls the rail-thin, 145-pound Richardson by her nickname "Stretch", a moniker she picked up in junior high school.
"I thought I was good in high school, but I was nothing. Now, I'm ready to go," she said. "That experience I had in the (NJCA) national tournament has made me ready to play at a Division I school."
Richardson said she didn't think she would have much problem adjusting to major college basketball.
Deborah Richardson, known to teammates and friends as "Stretch", is 6-foot-4 and weighs 145 pounds. Richardson is a center for the Kansas women's basketball team and is beginning her last two years of playing eligibility at KU.
Brown and Manning to lead the Jayhawks
Staff writer
By DARRIN STINEMAN Staff writer
As Larry Brown enters his fifth season as Kansas basketball coach, phrases like "Final Four" and "national championship" are floating around the University of Kansas campus.
And for good reason. Under Brown, the Jayhawks had have a .766 winning percentage, won their first Big Eight Conference title in eight years, and made their first appearance in the NCAA Final Four since 1974.
Much of that success can be attributed to senior forward Danny Manning, who has scored 2,098 points in his three seasons at Kansas, more points than any other player in the school's history. Coming off two consecutive seasons as the Big Eight Player-of-the-Year and last season's selection as a consensus first-tier All-American, Manning is regarded by many as the best college player in America.
Although last season was Manning's career best in scoring and rebounding, averaging almost 24 points and 10 rebounds a game, it was a frustrating season in some respects. The 6-foot-10, 230-pound standout was engulfed by zone defenses most of the season, keeping his outstanding numbers from being even better.
' Marvin was a big disappointment (to me) when he signed with Pittsburgh. He was probably the most important player for us, and then all of the sudden he's out there and available. It was like a message from God.'
— Larry Brown
KU men's basketball coach
"Marvin was his big disappointment (to me) when he signed with Pittsburgh." Brown said. "He was probably the most important player for the team who could sudden he's out there and available. It was like a message from God."
But that situation could all change this season with the addition of Marvin Branch, a 6-10, 225-pound transfer from Barton County Community College. Branch, who was rated among the top ten junior college recruits by Sport Magazine, originally signed a national letter of intent with Pittsburgh but later changed his mind and came to Kansas.
"For one, it will get people off my back," he said of Branch's arrival. "Marvin plays really aggressively." It should help me out a lot because offensively he can shoot the ball and he can score inside, and they're going to have to be concerned about him inside."
Manning said he was glad to have Branch as a teammate.
Kansas is turning to junior college recruits to fill its other major hole, the point guard position, as well. Otis Livingston, a transfer from El Camino, is a pure point guard, as he averaged 8.3 points and 12.5 assists per game.
Lincoln Minor, a transfer from Midland Junior College in Midland, Tex., is more of a scorer, averaging 16.1 points a game in his final year for the national junior college run. He is also on the guard of Midland, but he has said he can play to both the off-guard and the point guard position.
"He's got great physical skills," Brown said of Minor. "I think playing point guard for him would be, with the amount of responsibility we place on our point guards, unfair. But he's going to play. He's good."
Brown said recruiting junior college players has been a necessary evil for him since he came to Kansas:
"Coming from my background
See BASKETBALL, p. 12, col. 3