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Page 16 University Daily Kansan, October 8, 1982
Junior Mike Arbanas, shown here pulling down a Tulsa ball carrier, will lead the Kansas defense when they play Oklahoma
State tomorrow. Arbanas is second on the team in tackles with 47.
Fellow linebacker Eddie Simmons leads the Jayhawks with 49.
Cardinals rout Atlanta, 7-0; Niekro may get start today
By United Press International
ST. LOUIS-Bob Forsch, using his brain to subdue the brawn of the Atlanta Braves, pitched a three-hitter last night, and the St. Louis Cardinals tied a record by scoring five runs in the sixth inning to post a 7-9 victory in the first game of the National League playoffs.
The second game of the best-of-five series will be played at St. Louis tonight, beginning 7:25 p.m., with rookie John Stuber pitching for the East Division champion Cardinals and either Phil Niekro or Tommy Boggs going for the West Division champion Braves.
Forsch, belted for 19 hits and 10 runs in 10-23 innings against the power-laden Braves during the regular season, baffled Atlanta this time with pin-point control and changes of speed, allowing only three harmless singles and just one runner as far as third. During the season the Braves led the league with 739 runs and hit 146 home runs.
The 32-year-old right-hander struck out six and walked none down the final 11 batters in
Forsch also helped himself with a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly as the Cardinals collected 14 hits off four pitchers. Twelve of the St. Louis hits were singles, an NL playoff record.
Wille McGee and Ozzie Smith provided most of the offensive spark for the Cardinals, who were much more aggressive at the plate than they were against Niekro in Wednesday's game that was postponed because of rain after 4 1/2 innings.
McGee survived a baserunning blunder in the third inning and scored the Cardinals' first run on a sacrifice fly by Ozzie Smith after leading off the inning with a triple. McGee should have had an easy inside-the-park homer on the play, but he stopped at third despite the frantastic gesture of coach Chuck Hiller, who was waving him home.
The Braves, lackluster on defense, nevertheless trailed only 1-0 entering the last of the sixth when the Cardinals broke loose against rookie center Eric Garner and tied an NL playoff record with five runs.
McGee also singled in a run during the sixth-inning upsing when the Cardinals collected an NL playoff record six hits and sent a record 11 batters to the plate.
Lonnie Smith started the inning by beating out a grounder to first when Perez failed to hold the throw by first baseman Chamblais, Keith Hernandez sent Smith to third with a single to left-center and George Hendrick followed with a touch to center to score Smith and knock out Perez.
Rookie Steve Bedrosian came on and walked Darrell Porter on four pitches to load the bases. McGee then singled to center to drive in Hernandez, and Ozzie Smith also singled to score Hendrick and make it 4-0. Forsch then brought home Porter with a sacrifice fly to center. After Tom Herr struck out, Ken Oberkelln knocked in the final run of the innning to like the score to 6-0.
Bedrosian was replaced by Donnie Moore, who hit Lomie Smith with his first pitch to load the bases. Moore retired Hernandez on a fly to right to end the outburst.
Forsch scored the Cardinals' final run in the eighth. He singled to start the inning off reliever Bob Walk and St. Louis proceeded to load the bases on a single by Herr and another infield hit by Oberkellt on which second baseman Glenn Hubbard threw too high to stoptop Rafael Medina to force Herr. Lonnie Smith then delivered Forsch with the Cardinals' third sacrifice fly.
"The Braves" only threat came in the third when they put runners on first and third with two out. Bruce Benedict reached on a one-out error and scored a double. The second, two-out single by Claudell Washington, who had two of the three hits off Forsch. Forsch then retired Ramirez on an inning-ending force play.
Bell listed as doubtful
The only other hit Forsch allowed was a two-out single by Benedict in the fifth.
KU needs victory to open Big Eight
It is now time for the Kansas Jayhawks to put up or shut up.
The Jayhawks, who have struggled through their first four games of the season, will attempt to put the past four weeks behind them when they face Big Eight season against Oklahoma State.
"I'm sure things will start going right sooner or later," said freshman fullback Dave Geroux, who will be getting his first start of the season. He grew up, though, so good things are going to happen."
THE KANSAS offense has been the biggest question mark in the Kansas misfortunes this year. Only once, against Texas Christian in 2014, did the have the JAYHawks scored more than 15 points.
The third quarter has been even more of a note for the Kansas offense, which has scored only seven points in that quarter all season. The Jayhawks' problems really showed last week against Tula, when they ran just eight offensive plays in the third quarter.
"This team has had as bad few practices as any队我’ve coached," Coach Don Fambrough said. "Our problems aren’t in practice. They’re on Saturday."
"The players have been ending their week on Friday and they can't do that."
As expected, Fambrough has made some changes in the starting lineup. Three, and
possibly four, of these changes are on offense. Geroux will start for E.J. Jones at backfill; Dave Wessling will play the right tackle position in front of Reggie Smith; and Craig Kirschbaum will play in front of guard Anthony Penny, who has been guarded when Fairchild went down with an injury.
THE OTHER change may involve All-Big Eight running back Kerwin Bell, who Fambrough listed as very doubtful following yesterday's practice.
"On Tuesday, Kervin ran well. 'Mambrouch'
"But on Wednesday this knee all of a sudden
tight."
"We don't know why this happened, but if his condition doesn't change, he won't make the rule."
If Kerwin Bell doesn't make the trip, Dino Dell will get the starting nod and Garfield Taylor, who was the leading ball carrier last year, will back him up.
What Kansas needs, however, is for quarterback Frank Seurier to return to the form he showed in the Kentucky game. Seurer and his receivers have carried the Kansas offense back into the final half of the season back after their first off-game of the season, the Jayhawks may as well pack it in. Because
against Oklahoma State they are going against the No. 5 defensive team in the nation.
“OUR PASSING game has done well.” Fambrough said. “Once we got our running backs and ran it all the way through.”
And the Jayhawks need that running game desperately.
The Jayhawks' offense has been nothing like what it was supposed to be. It was billed by the media, myself included, as one of the most famous players in Kansas has ever had. It just hasn't pumped out.
The Kansas defense, although it has taken most of the heat for the two Kansas losses and one win, is not without its upsets.
The defense has given up just 65 points in the four games, which comes to a little more than 16 points a game. They have given up no points in the first quarter, but opponents have scored over half of the 65 points in the last period, in which they have given up 39.
But the defense has not been able to do two things that last year's defense did to help out the offense. One problem is that the defense is letting the opponent control the ball for a long time, even when they do not score; the second is that KU's defense has not scored at all this season. At this point last season, the Kansas defense had scored 12 points.
The Jayhawks this week, however, must stop the top running back in the nation, Ernest Anderson. The Cowboys of Oklahoma State also rather advantage in that they had last week off.
"I can't remember if I've ever had that happen to us twice in a row," Fambrough said. "They have had an extra week to prepare for us and to get everyone healthy."
"We've tried a lot of different combinations
this week and we haven't gt up on anything,
so we're not sure where to go."
AND THIS game looms as possibly the final chance for the Jahyawks to put it together. If they don't, it will be a long fall in the Jahyawks camp. After they play Oklahoma State, they host UT at it and then to play Kansas State (a much improved football team) and then host national Power Nebraska.
By then, Kansas could be 0-4 in the Big Eight with a 1-6-1 overall record. That would be slightly under the preseason predictions that had the Jayhawks 4-going into the Big Eight.
The Jayhawks start tomorrow at 0-6 in the Big Eight, and it may just be time that the Jayhawes are fed up with the way they have been playing and go out and knock some people's walls off. The loss came after their first loss, so maybe they needed the losses to finally push them over the hump.
There is so much talent on the Kansas roster that it is hard to believe they are 1-4. They are a force of nature.
They are still the team that everyone said at the beginning of the year would be explosive on offense and good on defense. Now they just have to go out and prove it to someone else.
For the Jayhawks, Oklahoma State must be the start.
Texas stations to air Sooners
By United Press International
AUSTIN, Texas- The annual game between Texas and Oklahoma will be televised live on a local basis tomorrow, the University of Texas announced yesterday.
the home market of the schools involved and in the market of the site of the game.
The game will be seen tomorrow at 2 p.m. on KTV-VT in Austin and KKAS-TV in Dallas-Fort-Worth, said DeLoss Dodds, Texas athletic director.
"The stations will be allowed to telecast the game under the sellout exception clause of the NCAA-TV Plan," Dodds said, "which permits the sellout of a sellout game in
"In Oklahoma, a conflict with the Oklahoma State-Kansas game at Stillwater prevented an application for an exception telecast."
Oklahoma will not be the only Big Eight school on television tomorrow. The Missouri-Kansas State game in Manhattan will be televised by CBS-TV on a regional bus!
The showing of this game will force Midwest football fans to miss the Alabama-Penn State game, which features two of the top four teams in the nation.
Liebert to pace KU harriers in meet with visiting Salukis
Sports Writer
By DAVE MCQUEEN
Last year, Leibert, Kansas City, Mo., junior was just another talented runner on KU's senior-laden and nationally ranked cross country team. He recorded some respectable times, including a 20:00 at Kansas State, but he spent most of the day shadow of seniors Tim Tau and Paul Schultz.
Greg Leibert knows he has some pretty big shoes to fill
But things are different for Leibert this year. As one of only three returning lettermen, Leibert is one of the main runners Coach Bim Tommings and team compete in the Big Eight Conference.
If the added responsibilities of being one of the veteran runners and a co-captain, an honor he shares with Brent Steiner, are bothering Leibert, it doesn't show.
AND SO far, Leibert is rising to the occasion.
At last week's Oklahoma State Jamboree,
Leibert placed 18th overall and first among the Jayhawks with a 25.09. Today, Leibert and the team will face another in the Timmons. Rim Rock Farm cross country course, 10 miles north of Lawrence.
"I don't know if I'm feeling any pressure or not," he said. "I know Steiner can run a good race, too. When he's not hurt, he can really put on some strength. We know the other guys can cope with us too."
Although he may not feel much added pressure, Leibert said it had affected his performance and had given him added incentive to do well.
"We are a young team . . we don't have Tays and Schultz," he said. "I don't mean to sound negative, but I think this is going to be one of our weakest years. But next year we should have one of the best teams KU has ever had. If people are fond of cross country, they should watch us next year. We're going to blow some people out of the water."
"Everyone says I'm the 1. runner, so I think I better be in there in the race." he said.
Although the role as a leader may be new to
Labert, he did get some good on the-job.
He also helped the company.
"THE GUYS really look up to us when we talk
about workouts and stuff. We also know Timmy better so we can wheel and deal with him. It’s pretty much our responsibility to tell him when are getting tired or things aren’t going right!
"We were running against guys 28 and 29 years old who were freshmen from Africa. That would be like Brent and me going back to high school running against high school people. It isn't full."
AT OKLAHOMA State, the youth and inexperience
AT showed. KU scored 109 points to place fourth. Arkansas, one of the top cross country teams, took second in the top 10 and won the meet with only 26 points.
I felt pretty good about the race," Lebert said. "I wanted to finish in the top ten, but Arkansas was
"Timmons is working us daily in preparation for the Big Eight," he said. "I really have a lot of faith in him. Since I came here my improvement has been incredible. It's not just something that I can do."
Leibert said the team's slow start and inexperience didn't discourage him. He thinks the team will in good form for the Big Eight meet, scheduled for Oct. 30 in Lincoln, Neb.
"I think this cross country season is going to be a good one for me."
McCartney won't concede NU game
By United Press International
It's been 14 seasons since Colorado last beat Nebraska and there is little hope the Buffaloes can end that string in 1982. But Bill McCarrney, who was coaching high schools when that string began, isn't about to concede any game to anyone in his first year at Colorado.
McCarthy took over the Colorado program last June when Chuck Fairbanks left the school for the United States Football League. McCarthy, who has been playing his system during spring practice and it shows.
No. 7 Nebraska is at the other end of the spectrum with a 3-1 start, with its only loss a last-minute 27-24 setback at Penn State, which was ranked No. 2 when it beat the Cornbushers. Nebraska has crushed everyone else; defending Big Ten champion Iowa by a 42-7 count, New Mexico by 68-0 and previously unbeaten Auburn by 41-7.
The Buffaloes have stumbled off to a 1-3 start this season with all three losses coming at home to California, Wyoming and UCLA. Colorado's lone win was a 12-0 verdict at Washington State.
Nebraska ranks first in the nation in rushing, 399 yards per game, total offense, 580 yards per game, and scoring, 43.7 points per game. That juggernaut will wheel into Boulder tomorrow to
face a Colorado team that has given up more points than any team in the Big Eight. This
"We're proud of Nebraska in the Big Eight," McCartney said. "We're proud to have a team of that caliber. We haven't beaten them in 15 years and most of the games haven't even been close. Colorado has laid down for Nebraska in the past but I say we won't lie down for them this time. I'm not going to say we overmatched — but we're going to have olaver than we can."
IN OTHER games, Missouri is at Kansas State, Kansas visits Oklahoma State, Oklahoma meets No. 12 in Dallas and Iowa State hosts Kent State.
In Manhattan, the Kansas State Wildcats and Missouri Tigers both figure to go with young running backs in their regionally televised game tomorrow. But only the Tigers are doing it by
The top two fullbacks, Masi Toluo and Pete Brown, have suffered rib and shoulder injuries, respectively, and were limited in practice this week. So were Kansas State's top three players, both neck sprain; Greg Dageforde, separated shoulder; and Josefatara Faimo, elbow contusion.
Although Kansas State is 3-1, the Wildcats have been decimated in the offensive backfield baskets.
The Wildcats finished last Saturday's game against Arizona State with two freshmen, James Ricketts and Carlos Adams, in the backfield, and Kansas State lost for the first time this season.
MISSOURI RAN its record to 3-1 with a win last week over East Carolina, 28.9, thanks to the showing of two freshmen backs, Santio Barbosa and Eric Drain, who combined for 157 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Barbosa picked up one touchdown and Drain 66 yards and two scores.
Kansas State, with four of its seven conference games at home this season, is in search of its first winning season since 1970. And the Wildcats, thanks to a senior red-shirt gibble last fall by Coach Jim Dickey, feel they can indeed post that winning season.
Missouri and Kansas State have both lived by their defenses this fall. The Wildcats have allowed only 49 points thus far and the Tigers 54. Arizona State was the first team to score more than 30 points in the State's season. The most Missouri has yielded were the 21 points in a shutout loss to Texas.
Oklahoma will be out to snap a string of three straight losses to Texas in their traditional Cotton Bow affair. Iowa State will wrap up its winless schedule against the winless Golden Flashes.
Predictions
| | Strippoli | Cook | George | Cooksey | Sugg | Hamilton |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas at Oklahoma State | Kansas 17-16 | Oklahoma State 20-14 | Kansas 13-9 | Kansas 10-7 | Oklahoma State 24-14 | Kansas 17-15 |
| Alabama at Penn State | Penn State 30-24 | Penn State 24-21 | Penn State 21-17 | Penn State 28-24 | Penn State 13-10 | Penn State 14-10 |
| Stanford at Arizona State | Arizona State 20-14 | Stanford 20-10 | Arizona State 20-17 | Arizona State 28-21 | Stanford 14-12 | Arizona State 21-20 |
| Southern Methodist at Baylor | Southern Methodist 35-20 | Southern Methodist 28-10 | Southern Methodist 31-14 | Southern Methodist 21-10 | Southern Methodist 17-14 | Southern Methodist 35-7 |
| Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio) | Bowling Green 21-20 | Miami (Ohio) 28-7 | Miami (Ohio) 17-13 | Miami (Ohio) 14-10 | Miami (Ohio) 52-50 | Miami (Ohio) 35-12 |
| Nebraska at Colorado | Nebraska 38-13 | Nebraska 55-0 | Nebraska 45-10 | Nebraska 38-7 | Nebraska 42-7 | Nebraska 42-3 |
| Mississippi at Georgia | Georgia 27-10 | Georgia 14-7 | Georgia 17-6 | Georgia 24-10 | Georgia 21-17 | Georgia 27-24 |
| Missouri at Kansas State | Kansas State 20-10 | Kansas State 13-10 | Missouri 10-7 | Kansas State 17-14 | Missouri 24-6 | Kansas State 10-9 |
| Notre Dame at Miami (Fla.) | Notre Dame 24-17 | Notre Dame 21-7 | Notre Dame 20-14 | Notre Dame 24-7 | Notre Dame 21-7 | Notre Dame 24-14 |
| Oklahoma at Texas | Oklahoma 21-20 | Texas 17-14 | Texas 14-13 | Texas 21-17 | Texas 21-19 | Texas 31-10 |
| Season Totals | 26-13-1—.650 | 25-14-1—.625 | 24-15-1—.600 | 26-13-1—.650 | 26-13-1—.650 | 26-13-1—.650 |
The predictors are Gino Strippoll, sports editor; Tom Cook, associate sports editor; George Gene, editor; Suan Cooksey, business manager; Rich Sugh, chief photographer; and Trace Hamilton, head copy chief and past Kansan sports editor.
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