University Daily Kansan / Friday, September 4, 1987
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Marshall, Randall get taste of Chinese culture on trip
By DARRIN STINEMAN
Staff writer
Thirteen days of Chinese culture, customs and cheap clothes came to an end Monday night for Kansas basketball players Archie Marshall and Mark Randall when they returned from Beijing, China.
The two forwards were playing for the Big Eight Select Team, a conference all-star team, in the Beijing International Tournament. During their stay, they got a taste of international competition as well as some authentic Chinese food.
"It was great," Randall said of the trip. "I really felt fortunate to go over to China and play against international competition."
The competition, however, wasn't nearly as hospitable as the Chinese people. After qualifying for the gold-medal round, the Select Team was banged, bruised and bounced out of contention for even a bronze medal.
The physical play of the tournament was of no concern to Marshall, even though he had to sit out last season at KU because of a knee injury he received in the 1986 NCAA semifinal game with Duke and is still recovering.
"There were a lot of big bodies over there," Marshall said. "It was pretty rough inside, but I'm pretty used to it. (Getting injured) is not even a concern of mine — if I get hurt I get hurt."
Archie Marshall Mark Randall
To call the inside play "pretty rough" may be like calling China's population "pretty big". Randall, who played center for the team, said
the ferocity of the inside play led to a bench-clearing dispute with the Chinese national team.
Randall said one of the Chinese players had Missouri forward Mike Sandbothe in a headlock-type hold and pushed him out of bounds. When the play ended, Sandbette and the other two teams came onto each other and both teams came onto the floor, but no punches were thrown.
"Nothing came of it," Randall said. "Except they somehow called the foul on me, and it was my fifth."
"They've got a different idea of the rules," Randall said. "They allow them to hold over there."
Sandbath's number, 42, was apparently misinterpreted as 43. Ran from the door to the cupboard table. That mishap was one of several officiating discrepancies.
Both men said the Chinese had a different idea of other things as well. They said the Chinese culture sharply contrasted with that of America.
"It's like a different world," Marshall said. "They're old-fashioned; they worship their history."
The main mode of Chinese transportation was one of the more obvious differences from the United States, Marshall said.
"You get up in the morning and see a cloud of bikes," he said. "I was amazed the first day."
Both Marshall and Randall said they were pleasantly surprised at the low prices in the Chinese shops. Although there were few things to do in China other than see the sights, they did not seem to be – and the haraasts — were endless.
"We did some major shopping in Hong Kong," he said. "We got some great deals. One of the guys bought a suit for only a hundred bucks."
Randall said the only thing better than the shopping was the sightseeing.
"The neat thing about China is that the culture has been around for thousands of years, and America has only been around for two hundred years," he said. "It's neat to see all the things you hear about."
the things you need to abuse.
But aside from the vacation side of the trip, there was a tournament to be played.
"The level of international competition is ahead of not only the Big Eight, but the United States in the shooting aspect," Randall said. "They've got great shooters over there."
After almost two weeks in China, it was time for the best part of any vacation; coming home.
"We had a nice experience and we enjoyed ourselves, but we were ready to come back," Marshall said. "I missed communicating with people."
Gubicza loses sixth straight as Brewers defeat Royals 8-2
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Greg Brock had four hits, drove in three runs and scored three times as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated Kansas City 8-2 last night, completing a three-game sweep of the Royals.
The Brewers have won eight of their last 10 games but remain $7 \frac{1}{2}$ games behind first-place Detroit in the American League East. The Royals have lost four straight and Paul McGee has had two. The Royals are 3-5 since John Wathan replaced Billy Gardner as manager last week.
Chris Bosio, based on a career-best two-hitter against Minnesota,
allowed four hits, struck out seven and walked none in seven innings, improving his record to 9-5. Chuck Crim pitched two hitless innings in relief and got his eighth save.
Robin Yount hit a one-out single in the first, stole second, and scored on Brock's single.
The Royals' Mark Gubicza lost his
consecutive scrimmage and dropped to
9-8.
Paul Molitor, playing second base for the first time since June, doubled with one out in the third and came home on Brock's second single.
Danny Tartabull led off the Royals' fifth with a long home run, his 24th, making the score 2-1.
Brock reached on a fielder's choice in the sixth, went to second on Gubicaz's wild deer and scored on a double by Rob Dear. The Brewers made it 4-1 when Ernest Riles singled home pinch-runner Rick Manning.
The Royals made it 4-2 in the sixth when Gary Thurman singled, stole second, and scored on a single by Willie Wilson.
Brock doubled to left with one out in the eighth, moved to third on a groundout, and scored the Brewers' fifth run on a wild pitch.
Milwaukee added three runs in the ninth on Yount's RBI single, Brock's run-scoring single, and B.J. Surhoff's double scoring Brock.
Hatcher suspended 10 days
The Associated Press
Astros General Manager Dick Wagner said Hatcher told him he would not appeal the suspension, which started yesterday.
HOUSTON — National League President Bart Giamatti, continuing a crackdown against scuffed baseballs and tampered bats, handed a 10-day suspension yesterday to Houston's Billy Hatcher for using a corked bat.
Astros Manager Hal Lanier is fined an undisclosed sum because Giamatti holds that a manager is responsible for illegal bats used by his players.
Hatcher was ejected from Tuesday's game against the Chicago Cubs after his bat splintered, revealing it when he hollowed out and filled with cork.
"I knew there probably would be a 10-day suspension for Billy, but I don't agree with the fine," Lanier said yesterday. "I don't think it's a manager's job to check the inventory of the hats."
Pitchers Kevin Gross of the Philadelphia Phillies and Joe Niekro of the American League's Minnesota Twins were suspended for 10 days each after sandpaper was discovered in their possession during games.
Their managers, Lee Elia and Tom Kelly, escaped fines because a directive by Commissioner Peter Ueberhorn, and also Giamatti, specified
bats and made no mention of doctoral baseballs.
McMullen said the corked bat incident was embarrassing.
“It’s clearly a violation of the rules,” McMullen said. “If you make a mistake like that, you have to pay the price.”
As part of the suspension, Hatcher, the team's leading hitter, will miss a crucial three-game series beginning with an intermission division-leading San Francisco Giants.
Lanier also said he disagreed with the 10-day suspension for Hatcher and pointed out that the outfielder would be forced to miss eight games during his suspension, while the pitchers missed only two turns when they were suspended.
Hatcher's case was the first corking incident since 1974 when the New York Yankees' Graig Nettles was sent from a game for using an illegal bolt.
Hatcher's absence will force Lanier to use Terry Puhi, Jose Cruz or Ty Gainey, just promoted from Class AAA.
"I think the (corked) bats have been there (in the league). It's just
"It will just depend on the situations" Lanier said.
unfortunate that we were the first people to be discovered using one." Wagner said. "I think the bats have more to do with all the homers than people want to admit.
"The bat definitely should not have been in the dugout. I hope there will be no more corked bats at our games."
Hatcher got two hits and drove in a pair of runs in Wednesday night's 10-1 victory over Chicago. The win ended a seven-game losing streak.
Hatcher's average is .311, with 151 hits and 59 runs batted in. He has been one of the Astros' most consistent hitters this season.
"It's going to take away from the
team," Astros hitting coach Dennis Meyer said.
Hatcher realizes he may have to overcome a stigma through the rest of the season.
"I got 150 or something hits legally
o I'm going to try not to worry about
this," she said.
Smith said he always returned the doctored bat to the clubhouse before games. He said a bat a boy might have accidently placed it in the team's batting rack Tuesday night.
Relief pitcher Dave Smith said he owned the bat that Hatcher used. Smith said a friend had given it to him to use in batting practice.
maucher said all of his regular bats were broken, so he unwittingly grabbed the corked bat.
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Gary Huff is the new offensive coordinator for the KU football team. Huff was a quarterback in the National Football League for eight seasons.
Former pro quarterback content with coaching Kansas' offense
Staff writer
By CRAIG ANDERSON
Life is too short not to enjoy what you're doing, said Kansas' new offensive coordinator.
"I don't go for all that yelling and screaming," said Gary Huff, a recent addition to the football coaching staff. "No professor I know," said a classroom, and you won't see that from me when I'm teaching."
The players at Kansas this year have responded well to his methods, he said. The attitude of the players, he said, was one of wanting to improve on last year's performance about what they were doing. Huff said everything was running smoothly within the team.
A team's attitude can make a big difference in its win-loss record, he said. He said he first saw the power of positive thinking when he played for the San Francisco 49ers the last $1\frac{1}{2}$ years of his playing career.
Huff was cut by the 49ers midway through the 1981 season. The team won the Super Bowl that year.
"Those guys had the attitude that once they got inside the 20-yard line, you could automatically chalk up six points because they were going to score." he said. "They didn't have more talent than a lot of the teams they played, just more confidence."
Huff said a more positive attitude on his first team, the Chicago
Bears, would have helped him and the team.
"I think for the most part the Bears had as much talent as the 49ers," Huff sai. "They just weren't as sure of themselves and didn't hurt themselves. I think that hurt me early in my career."
He said the challenge of rebuilding the Jayhawks offense would not be as hard as many people might think.
that hurt the early in my life. Huff, who played quarterback in the National Football League from 1974 to 1981, said he enjoyed the challenge of being a college coach. Last spring he was hired to install an offense at Kansas that would help the Jayhawks improve on their 10.2 points per game average of last season.
"You have to have the players for any team to be successful," Huff said. "I think that was much more trouble than we just had too many injuries."
The glamorous life of an NFL quarterback that some fans might imagine didn't exist for Huff. He was a major player in the season to have much free time
"Most road games, we would land at an airport, board a bus to our hotel, and board a bus to go to the game," he said. "I couldn't tell you what a lot of the cities looked like that I played in."
The roar of the crowd and the rest of the fanfare was something that Huff eluded. He said professional athletes had to block out the boos and cheers of the crowd if
they were to be successful
"I think players don't really appreciate all the fans until after the game," he said. "When they retire, though, they oftentimes wish they had their playing days back."
During his off-seasons, Huff worked as a certified public accountant. He said he had planned to devote his full time to being a CPA when he retired from football. But when it came time to make the final decision, he decided he loved football too much to give it up. It was at that point that he decided to go into coaching.
"I just love sports too much," he said. "I can see myself coaching for the rest of my life."
The chance to teach at the college level was what attracted Huff to Kansas. He had previously been the quarterback coach for the Houston Oilers.
"The college atmosphere is just so much more positive for all aspects — fans, players, everyone," he said. "Win or lose, you have the fans on your side rooting you on."
Huff said his goal, like most assistant coaches he knew, was to eventually become a head coach. Whether he decided to coach in the NFL or in the college ranks would depend on the situation. he said.
"I would love the challenge of becoming a head coach. Huff was an excellent team leader, responsibility, but it would be fun to accept a challenge like that."
Sports Briefs
Chiefs make trade
The Kansas City Chiefs announced yesterday that they had traded Jeff Smith to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 1988 eighth-round draft choice.
Baseball
Scoreboard
American League
Minnesota 2, Boston 1
Detroit 3, Cleveland 1
Chicago 5, Texas 2
Milwaukee 8, Kansas City 2
KU softball team finds new look for fall season
American League
By MIKE CONSIDINE
Staff writer
Coach Kalum Haack, who spent six years as coach of Sam Houston State and two years as an assistant at Nebraska, has just seven players back from former coach Bob Stancifl's last team. He is breaking in 11 freshmen, as well as introducing the returnees to his system.
Kansas softball is taking on a new look this fall.
"I'm going to coach them just like they were all seniors. We're going to be very disciplined." Haack said. "I'll just have to be a little more patient." He added, "I can put in as many new things as I'd like to."
"On the other hand, I'm glad they all came in as freshmen. I don't have to break them of ida hid."
Stanclift resigned last spring after 10 years at the helm. Gayle Luedke, Omaha senior, said Haack had made a few changes.
I muck it's been a lot of positive adjustments for me." Luedke said. "There has been a real attitude change in a positive direction. As far as coaching, it's not that much of an adjustment."
Haack said that he'd stress strong pitching and defense with aggressive baserunning, as he did at St. Louis. Haack coached two NCAA all-time national champions and two runners-up.
The team's strength is pitching, he said. The club's rotation includes juniors Roanna Brazier and Reenie Powell and freshman Jenny Splitterff, daughter of ex-Kansas City Royals pitcher Paul Spiltterff.
the senior double-play combination of Cherie
"It's a pretty new role for me," Luedke said, "but I think it will help my confidence and help the (freshmen) build confidence."
Wickham, shortstop, and Reenie Noble, second base, will miss the fall season due to injuries. Wickham underwent ankle surgery and Noble had a knee operation over the summer.
"Once they're full speed again, they'll be key factors," said Haack. "We'll be looking to the seniors for good leadership in what we're trying to accomplish."
The fall infield includes Splittorff at first base, freshman Susan Hubbard or sophomore Kim Doyle at second base, freshman Sarah Marchant at shortstop and seniors Lueked or Sophie Rodriguez at third base. Lueked will play first base when Splittorff pitches.
Left fielder Jessica Hennig, center fielder Missy Bond and Brazier are outfield starters. Their backups are four freshmen. Another freshman, Maggie Clark, is the catcher.
Haack expects to utilize his entire roster and give the freshmen a chance to gain experience during the fall.
"If I believe there's someone out there who's not getting the job done, I'll find someone who will," Haack said. "That's why I carry 16 or 17 players. The competition makes them perform better."
Kansas opens with a five-team tournament Sept. 12-13 at Jayhawk Field. Other teams entered in the round-robin tourney are Creighton, Iowa State, Missouri and Nebraska-Omaha.