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Friday, October 8, 1976
University Dally Kansan
Sports Scene Steve Schoenfeld
Sports Editor
So the Bronx Bombers are coming to Kansas City.
So what?
I don't see any Babe Ruth, Leo Gehrig or Mickey Kantle in a New York Yankee uniform. And there's no Joe Dimaggio—wherever he's gone.
I get the feeling that the sports writers from the core of the Big Apple expect to see their 1930s, '40s and '50s wonder boys to show up tomorrow in Royalts Stadium in their baggy pinstripes and wash the good ol' country boys down the Missouri.
Brace yourself. Yankee fam. I don't think she looks at the two teams position by position.
FIRST BASE—Who would have dreamed the Royals' John Mayberry would sink to around the .240 mark and hit only 13 home runs this season. A year ago he was the Royals, Hercules; now he's booed, a fallen Goliath.
The edge has to go to the Yankees' Chris Chambliss, who just might be their most under-rated player. Chambliss, who isn't the most athletic of the guys, homers, knocked in 96 runs and batted, 283.
SECOND BASE-It's speed against speed—New York's White Randlem vs. the Royals Frank White. Randolph is a better hitter than White, although White has made it better with White in his better fielder of the two, but the edge still belongs to Randolph.
SHORTSTOP *The Yankees* designated out position—out meaning Fred Stanley or Jim Mason. Or as one person described Tina Winslow in "Twins." Both, however, are good fiddlers.
KC's Fred Patek has the advantage here. Patek has one of the best arms in the league and gets to balls very few major league shortstops ever see. His hitting is erratic, but much better than that of Stanley or Mason.
THIRD BASE--you've got two hitting champions here. The Royals' George Brett, who won the American League batting title, have made sure the home run king, Grail Matties (32).
Brett's a little better fielder, even though he's throwing is sometimes low and wild. So begging
LEFT FIELD—Both Roy White of the Yankens and Tom Pouget can hit. White hit 14 home runs and had a .206 average. White had an .895 average with a cracked cheek bone, bated. 302. Both players have speed, but they differ in throwing. White isn't your spear thrower, and Pouget is considered to have one of his team's best arms. The nod goes to Pouget.
CENTER FIELD—New York's Mickey Rivers can flip the ball all over the park. And when he gets on, you can almost rack up a stolen base; he had 43 of this season. His fielding is underrated—he looks bad after the ball, but he gets there. His defense is subpar. Watch for the Royals to go from first to third, whenever they single-to center.
Amos Otis can run, hit, throw and steal bases. His problem has always been motivation. He seems to be motivated now, and if the play-offs can't motivate him,
nothing can. Otis is the better of the two here.
RIGHT FIELD - The Yankees will either use "Sweet" Lou Pinella, former Royal, or Oscar Gamble. Pinella can hit; he's always been able to. But he also has always been able to misjudge a fly ball and turn it into a triplet. What Royal fan doesn't remember the bounce of a routine ball and ended up on his trousers as the ball rolled to the wall?
Gamble, who smacked 17 home runs, is a better fielder than Pinella, but still isn't.
The Royals' Al Cowsen hit a solid, 265, and can hit the bullyse with his arm. But he makes some dum mistakes, particularly in despaths. Neither team gets the edge here.
CATCHER-Thirman Munsion is the American League's best catcher. Enough said. The Royals have Buck Martinez, Bob Stinson and John Wathna. Each does an adequate job, but none can run, throw or hit like Munsion.
STARTING PITCHING - The Yankees have the advantage. Catfish Hunter is 17-15, Efigerino is 19-10, and Ken Holtzman and all but Efigerino have play-off experience.
The Royals can't match that, but don't be fooled. Larry Gara, who'll start against the Yankees this week, is brilliant recently and could be even better against the Yankees because of his dislike for Yankee manager Billy Martin. Gura, 4, will have to work hard after York retrained it to let him sit.
Dennis Leonard (17-10) will start the second game for KC. He's young, but loaded with talent. The rest of the rotation will be either right-handed Al Fitzmorris or Dong Cindy Hassler. They don't have the glittering start, but they've gotten the job done.
RELIEF PITCHING - The Royals get the edge based on stoppers Mark Littell and Steve Mingori. The Yankees tend to rely on Sparky Lyle. Both teams are strong here.
BENCH—The Royals look better here.
Cookie Rojas, Jim Wint Hoffen, Dave Nelson
and Jonah Hawkins come from the right side. Quirk and Simson, a switch-hitter, can help from the left. The Yankees have either Gamble or Pinella, costoff Castro Healy and Sandy Alomar.
So what's it all add up to? The Royals win
the, the Yankees four and there is one die.
The Royals win.
Kansas City has played bad baseball the second half of the season. In fact, they've lost nine of their last 11. And that's not momentum going into the playoffs.
The Yankees have been consistently good and hardworking, something the Royals badly need to power.
So I'm leaning toward the Yankas, right?
Nepo! we have a hunch Kansas City will win
Of course, the Yanks could win in three straight, but I don't think they are the iorv-yower team many people have been led to believe.
Sports Shorts
FIELD HOCKEY—The KU field hockey team has its work cut out for it in the next five days. The team plays four games in five days, playing Southwest Missouri State University first at 2 p.m. today on the fields east of Robinson Gymnasium.
Wichita Collegiate School comes to KU for an 11 a.m. match tomorrow, and the Kansas City Hockey Club will be at KU Sunday for a 1:30 p.m. game. KU is in first place in the conference with 4-2 record.
VOLLEYBALL--KU's volleyball team travels to Lemoni, Iowa, today to participate in the Graceland Invitational tomorrow. KU will be one of 25 teams at the tournament. The Jayhawks' first game will be at 8 a.m., and games continue all day.
RUGBY "The Lawrence Rugby Club will battle a tough Kansas City club at 2 p.m. tomorrow on the intramural fields at 23rd and Iowa streets.
SOCCER-KU's Soccer Club goes after its second win of the week Sunday when it travels to Ames, Iowa, for a match with Iowa State. Early this week, KU played its best game of the year, easing by William Jewell, 3-0. KU is 2-1 this week.
Women's tennis team to face Iowa
nesota's Patty Moran, last year's Big Ten Singles Champion. Minnesota finished third in last season's Regional Six Tournament, which was won by KU.
The Jayhawks travel to Kirksville, Mo., Saturday for a three-mile race against a five-tone field that includes The University of Northwest Missouri State University.
"Last week we had only a five-girl team," he said, "and a couple of them weren't in good shape. I think we'll beat them this week."
KU can win the trophy by defending
their coach, coach Tom
Lanvaule calls it, aabama son call.
The KU women's cross country squad is going after a first-place trophy and alphabet soup this weekend.
Another goal for the Jawahks this race will be to get two additional runners under the 19-minute mark, which is the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women's qualifying standard for its national meet.
Regardless of what he calls it, the school has a good team. It's led by Aninn K, an American cross country runner, and it beat KU at last week's Oklahoma State
"On their堤盾 they have NWMSU" he explained, "so that's where I got the name."
Women harriers face NMSU for trophy, alphabet soup
At the Bambore three runners, Michelle Brown, Nancy Bissell and Connie Lane all broke the mark. Kim Glasgow and Sena Frame may qualify for nationals, which would give KU a full team for the November race in Madison, Wisc.
But that's in the future; now a trophy- and alphabet soup—are more important.
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University Jamboree. Lionville, however,
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The women's tennis team will try to keep its perfect record intact this weekend when it travels to Iowa for two days of competition.
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The Jayhawks, who are 2-0, will face the University of Iowa today in Iowa City and will then meet Drake and the University of Minnesota tomorrow in Des Moines.
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Carrie Potopoulos and Airstad Dakas will continue to play in their No. 1 and No. 2 podiums.
Coach Trem Kivisto has switched several players in his line-up for this weekend. Mariane Clark, after her strong showing last week against Iowa State, has moved from fourth to the No. 3 slot. Mary Stauffer, who played with Iowa State, Spellman, who played No. 6 against ISU, has moved to No. 9 and Lynda Hill will play No. 6.
In what could be the biggest match of the two days, Fotopotoulis will meet Min-
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