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Tuesday, September 21, 1976
University Daily Kansan
Russian food makes Little's belly ache
Jimmy Little thought he was going to Russia to run—not to starve.
The KU freshman running back and hardler ended up doing both when he competed as a member of the U.S. Junior Olympics track team against the Russians
Little didn't make the trip totally unprepared. No, he didn't take along any tools or supplies.
the AAU nationals. The two top people in each event made the American team.
a team flew to Finland and then took a ship from there. Once they arrived in Tallinn, Russia, the site of the meet, Little's troubles started.
"We went to customers and it was such a hassle," he said. "They were checking to make sure that we didn't bring anything in. They didn't want us to bring any religion
The game, which starts at 4 p.m., will be
Gymnastics.
The field easel of Robinson
The University of Kansas women's field
hockey team opens its season at home today;
and the University of Alabama women's
field hockey team begins its season at
home.
Field hockey coach Diana Beebe said
expected a tough game from William
Jewes.
"We're strong on forward line and back-field," she said. "On the variability, we’re very tight."
If Beebe doesn't know what William
Jewell has, she certainly knows what KU has.
Field hockey season starts today
SHE SAID the Jayhawks' biggest
surface in controlling the ball on
the rough surface.
*What I want to see is good passes and*
*what I want to play is good*
*simple, aggressive field.*
BEEEB SAID 15 women would suit up for today's game. Starting on the forward line
will be; Tandy Carlyle, senior; Nancy
Lambros, junior; Terry Messenhiser,
junior; Polli Parkhurst, freshman and
Alexis Wagner, senior.
Starting in the backfield will be: Mary Ast, senior; Marcelle Gober, sophomore; B蒂Llewelyn, senior; Karen Schneller, junior; Michael Hewlett, junior; Janet Ballard, senior, will start at goalie.
Brenda Burrows, junior; Peggy Hatfield,
senior; Marilyn Hester, junior and Anne
Levinson, freshman will also suit up for the
game.
Sports Scene
Steve Schoenfeld
Sports Editor
graham crackers and peanut butter. And
nothing sound too tasty, they did come in handy.
"The food was awful," said Little, a 5-11, 180-pound. "I lost 15 pounds and we were there only five days. I was warm to take as a host, but I never thought it would be that bad."
"I was coming down the backstretch and could see the strain in my body," said Little, whose career best of 51.3 in the 400 intermediates the U.S. U.S. high school best last season." Suddenly I just got so work I dropped. I got up and I didn't know what to do.
The Russians might like their vodka or caviar, but Little quickly found out that the Russian diet wasn't conducive to his running the 400-meter intermediate hurdles.
But he also walked acrosse the line in last place. Little was leading the race at the time of the accident. His fall was a crucial one, and the team went on to win. Smoo lost the tie by only three points.
Falling during the race wasn't the only strange thing that happened to Little before it was played.
"It was quite different trying that event," Little said. "I really didn't think I could do it but my high school coach told me, 'Why not try it.'
First, he never expected to make the U.S. team because he had been a 300-yard intermediate hardier in high school last year. But then he was sent off by him; he had to run the 400 intermediates.
But he performed well, placing second in
"I trained only two days for the meet so I didn't expect to do anything."
or pornography materials. A couple of people tried it and got away with it."
But Little was in trouble even before he got off the boat.
"The police started running at me. A woman yelled, "No picture! No take pic."
"When we were on the boat coming into the Russian harbor, I noticed that the police were just like soldiers." Little said. "I thought this picture as we were coming near the shore.
Little said he expected to trade some of his belongings for Russian goods. But never did he expect to make a bundle on a pair of blue jeans.
"I sold him my jeans for 90 rubles—and that's over $80."
"I went up to a lady my motel and asked her to open my room," he said. "I didn't tell her my name and she opened it, I knew who I was. I was kind of spooky."
Women cagers to play in K.C.
Little, whose girlfriend, Paula Grivens,
was the top U.S. women's Olympic high
jumper in the 1970 Olympics at Montreal,
the Americans knew more about him
that he did.
But the strange occurrences weren't over. After 1 little fall in the race, he received a big blow.
"After I fell, I was really hurt. I came back down the track and some old lady I'd never seen before came down and gave me a hug. Then I stopped and asked me. Where is Jimmy Little?"
Women's basketball will have a different twist in its schedule this season.
"Then she gave me a stuffed elephant. And she gave me her address and sent me a note."
"Maybe I should ask."
Little said he like to go back to Russia.
But this time not with the Junior Olympiad.
A confrontation between Northwest Missouri State University and KU's women' s team will precede the Kansas City Kings' NBA game in Kemper Academy Feb. 15.
"It's a dream to go to Moscow in 1980 for the Olympics," he said, "but we must be made to eat our own food."
Marian Washington, women's basketball coach, said the game would help in recruiting and show KU's team to the public.
REMINDER:
The KU Backgammon Club meets every day, w. at 7 p.m. in Omahaaska Union on the other before 7:00 to play in the tournament
KU 10th in AP poll
BRING YOUR BOARDS
Injury ends Barnes' career
the KU Jaiyahaws are ranked 10th in the latest AP football poll following their 37-16 win Saturday over Kentucky. KU was 13th.
1. Michigan (47) (2-4) 1,150
2. Illinois (31) (2-0) 1,150
3. Pittsburgh (7) (2-4) 947
4. Tennessee (7) (2-4) 947
5. UCLA (2-4) 781
6. Virginia (4-1) 781
7. Georgia (4-0) 510
8. Georgia (4-0) 510
9. Tampa AAM (2-0) 272
10. Arkansas (1-1) 282
11. Peau State (1-1) 282
12. Louisiana (1-0) 186
13. Alabama (1-8) 186
14. Illinois (3-1) 126
15. Louisiana State (1-0-1) 94
16. Mississippi (2-1) 94
17. Mississippi (2-1) 94
18. Missouri College (1-0) 61
19. Southern California (1-1) 49
20. Texas College (1-0) 49
But after starting the first two games, he reinjured his back in practice Wednesday and was forced to watch his teammates from the sidelines Saturday. And that's why they stay unless he's willing to take permanent back damage to play college football.
"He has a chance of paralysis if he gets hit in a game," Don Baker, sports information director, said yesterday. "Coach Moore, his doctor and Les decided it was in his best interests to stay out of football since there was that risk."
or the ubeaten Raiders in the first half, charged back in the second. They got a pair of touchdowns in the nationally televised game on a one-yard run by Macy Lane in the third period and by quarterback Mike Lavington in the fourth.
As Barnes watched junior Jim Young make the plays against Kentucky he normally would have been expected to make, he was feeling tormented.
Then they cut the final margin to a field goal—a 37-yarder by Oakland's Fred Steinfeld in the second quarter—when he scored two points to Billy Masters with 2:53 to play.
"Things just aren't working out the way they were supposed to," he said. "My back is just not coming around so I guess I'm not going to play any more."
The Raiders totally dominated the first half, amassing 16 first downs and 288 total yards while the Chiefs managed only two first downs and 37 yards overall.
New concepts in
Oakland passes crumble Chiefs
More said that Barnes's starting position would either be filled by Young, sophomore Jerry Calvino or Harry Murphy, who will play two or three weeks with a broken wrist.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Oakland quarterback Ken Stabler, using the forward pass like a surgical instrument, carved through the Kansas City defense and scored three touchdowns last night as the Riders held off the Chies, 24-21.
Stabler, before leaving the National Football League game in the fourth quarter with a strained right knee, completed 22 of 28 passes. He connected on 13 of 24 yards to Day Casper, 10 yards to Cliff Brandon and 14 yards to Mike Siani.
The Chiefs, 0-2, completely outclassed
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