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Page 12 University Daily Kansan, October 28, 1982
Kansas golfer right on course
By PAUL WOZNIAK
Sports Writer
Her light-blond hair and clear blue eyes are common in her native country, France.
Solvig Thorsteinofftir, Reykjavik,
Iceland, freshman, has won the Iceland
National Women's Golf Championship
for the past three years.
She began playing golf in Sweden when she was 12 years old. When her father started playing golf, she and her brothers went along.
Thorsteindotter became skittered at her hobby. At 16, she returned to Iceland and stunned the Icelandic golfing audience by taking second place in the women's national tournament. That success was a first in Iceland's sports history.
"I just came up from nowhere," she said. "It was a big event. There was a ball game."
Golf has become more and more
popular in Iceland, Thorsteindottin said.
"Of a population of about 230,000 people, there are approximately 2,600
She said that golf was not seen as a sport for the upper class and that all types of people played the game.
Golf, although it has become an integral part of Thorsteindtoffi's life, is not the reason she came to Kansas. She said that Iceland had just one main university and that many Icelanders studied abroad.
"I got academic scholarship offers from the University of Northern Iowa and KU." Thorsteindott said. "I chose KU because it's a bigger university and is farther south. I knew KU had a golf program, but I didn't know how good it was."
Thorsteindotttir fits into the Kansas golf program well, and head coach Ross Randall said she contributed a lot to the team.
Randall said, "She's unhappy with she played this season. She's had
problems chipping and putting. I think the fact that American greens are generally faster could have something to do with her problems.
"She's done an excellent job of making a lot of transitions. She's on her own, meeting new people, adjusting to a new classroom environment and playing in golf tournaments. She's a resource girl with a lot of potential."
Brenda Sanders, another freshman on the go team, also thinks highly of his skills.
Sanders said, "Expecting her to go to a foreign country, go to school and play golf is a lot. I think she fits in really well." Sanders learned a lot about Iceland from her."
And if Thorsteindottir has found out anything about the people of this country, it's their misconception of iceland.
"The first question people usually ask me is, 'it isn't really cold up there?' " Thorsteindottir said. "I usually answer that by saying that it gets
colder in Kansas in the winter than it does in Iceland."
Thorsteindottir, whose last name means that she is the "daughter" of Thorstein", said there was a definite connection between Americans and Icelanders.
"Americans always ask how you are and they are, or at least it seems, very interested," she said. "Icelanders are too much concerned to say anything they don't really mean."
She said that her plans were up in the air and that she had not decided what to do.
"I take learning one year at a time."
Thorsteindidt said. "I want to educate
you."
She said that eventually she would return to Iceland but that she did not. "We had a lot of issues," she
"Golf is something I do for fun,
although you work very hard at it."
"If you want to win, it
And for the next four years, Thoreatindotir will be having fun on the island.
By United Press International
NFL negotiations to resume; league accused of unfairness
NEW YORK-Labor mediator Sam Kagel announced yesterday that negotiators for striking pro football players and the National Football League would resume negotiations Saturday in New York.
Late yesterday afternoon, a complaint was issued on behalf of National Labor Relations Board general counsel William Luebbers alleging that the NFL had engaged in unfair labor practices in negoti-
Daniel Silverman, the NLRP's regional director in New York, issued the complaint, which will now be heard by the judge. Before it, before NLRP judge in New York.
If the complaint is upheld in court, the striking players may be entitled to back pay and restatement.
The renewed talks, aimed at ending the walkout that began Sept. 21 and has forced the league to
cancel six weeks of the season, were announced by Kagel in San Francisco.
Kagel was asked to mediate the dispute between the NFLPA and the Management Council on Oct. 12 by Kay McMurray, the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in Washington. Talks broke off Saturday when Kagel decided no progress was being made on the major issue — a wage scale the union is seeking.
When talks broke off, Kagel said he would be available if further assistance was needed.
The time for assistance is at hand as the strike enters its most crucial period amid rumors the entire season may soon be canceled.
On Tuesday, Garvey said he believed NFL owners were set to deliver an ultimatum to the players tomorrow to either accept a new wage proposal or face cancellation of the season.
KC goalkeepers battling for starting role
By United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The label "No. 1" has become frightening for Kansas City's professional sports teams.
First it was the Chiefs. Coach Mary Levy had two quarterbacks, Steve Fuller and Bill Kenney, but refused to name either of them No. 1. Kenney opened the season as the starter, but most definitely refused to call him "No. 1."
Now it's the Comets. Kansas City's Major Indoor Soccer League team feels it has two goalkeepers in the premier category but, with opening night less
than two weeks away, Coach Pat McBride refuses to name either No. 1. And he hinted he might not hand out such a label at any time this season.
"I think with our schedule it would not be feasible physically to play one of them."
Petroni said, "What the fans and media need to understand is that you
Victor Petroni was handed the starting position last season when fellow goalkeeper Enzo DiPede suffered an eye injury in late March. Petroni retained the starting spot after DiPede's return. Petroni, a 23-year-old Canadian native, said the premise of a No.1 goalkeeper is overrated.
don't need a No. 1 goalkeeper in indoor soccer. It's certainly not comparable to football where a quarterback has a 40-yard pass from him. Every team needs two goalkeepers.
McBride said he planned to alternate DiPede and Petromi in stretches when the Comets played two games in three days.
DiPede, 25, was acquired outright by the Comets this summer after playing the 1981-82 season for Kansas and the 1986-87 season with the DiPede Tworms. Two years ago DiPede
"We have 10 back-to-backs.
That is almost half our schedule right there."
lead the league in goals against average (4.06) while playing for Chicago.
DIPeDie is looking for a reduction in his workload this season after spending 1,769 minutes in the Kansas City net last year.
"One can 'play in every game and be effective." Dpelle said.
Petroni played in 18 games last season, 16 more than in his rookie season.
He said, "Every goalkeeper has experienced the frustration I did at Buffalo. But you've got to spend your time on the bench, get your share of splinters, and know that your chance to play will come."
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