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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Friday
October 8,1999
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Forget tomorrow's game. See who's columnist is better, the Kansan's or the Kansas State Collegian's.
Kansas rivalry
SEE PAGE 8B
K-State holds a big advantage against its in-state rival Kansas in tomorrow's game, but don't tell Wildcats coach Bill Snyder.
SEE PAGE 4B
Big loss
The Red Sox were pounded by the Indians in Game 2 of their division series,11-1.
SEE PAGE 2B
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Perfection plus more needed to win
Injuries may hamper Kansas on the road
Kansas linebacker Tim Bowers tackles a Kansas State player in last year's 54-6 Jawahvers loss, plays the Wildcats tomorrow in Manhattan. KANSAN file photo
By Mike Miller sports@kansan.com Kansan writerwriter
Everything has to go right for Kansas to win tomorrow — and then some.
The offense must be able to move the ball, and the defense has to stop Kansas State, but those are only the basics.
SUNFLOWER SHOWDOWN
"I think a majority of our success might have to come through the air," said Coach Terry Allen.
Passing the ball is critical, but it's not the only thing. Ask the Kansas players and there's a lot more to beating the Wildcats than just throwing the ball well especially with starting running back
Kansas, 2-3, at Kansas State, 4-0
Wake: 1:10 p.m. tomorrow
especially with starting running back
Where: KSU Stadium/Wagner Field, Manhattan, Kan.
TV/Radio: No TV, 105.9 FM and 1320 AM
History: Kansas leads the series 61-30-5.
David Winbush out with a knee injury.
"We have to make big plays. It's hard to win when you don't do those things," said wide receiver Harrison Hill.
Wide receiver Michael Chandler said there were some other things, too.
"We have to avoid turnovers," he said. "We had some turnovers last week, which kept SMU in the game. And our cornerbacks have to come up huge for us."
A win against the Wildcats would be a
tall order, but the Jayhawks are well aware of the daunting task before them.
Gasaway probably won't play, running backs Mitch Bowles and Henri Childs
Especially with the number of injuries on the Kansas team. Winbush is out, wide receivers Termaine Fulton and Byron
See 'HAWKS on page 4B
U. S. women's soccer defender Joy Fowcett leaps over a U.S. corner kick. The U.S. women's team beat the Finland national team 6-0 at Arrowhead Stadium last night.
The event was the most attended soccer game in Kansas City's history.
Photo by Eric Sahmann/Kansas
U.S. soccer team ambushes Arrowhead
By Chris Wristen sports@kansan.com Kansan sportwriter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Maybe it was the overwhelming crowd support, the home-country advantage, or maybe just the fact it scored a lot more goals than Finland.
No matter what the circumstances were, everything went according to plan as the United States women's soccer team won 6-0 last night in the U.S. Cup at Arrowhead Stadium.
"The atmosphere is fantastic," DiCicco said. "What a great soccer crowd — the largest ever midweek soccer crowd, so that says something. And I'll say the energy here was fantastic."
A rowdy crowd of fans, the largest ever to attend a soccer game in Kansas City, witnessed a dominating performance by the United States. The support pleased coach Tony DiCicco.
Mia Hamm, the world's top player and most prolific scorer, captivated the crowd with an array of moves, dished out three first half assists and paced the United States to victory. Hamm said she was pleased with how the team played.
The crowd's energy seemed to spark the U.S. team as many players
"To be honest with you, we've struggled with Finland in the past and so it was an important goal we won now." Hamm said. "Every single player out there was dynamic
stepped into the spotlight at various moments.
today and made a difference."
The scoring began late in the ninth minute when Hamm lofted a cross from the left side to forward Tiffeny Milbrett, who drove the ball into the upper net. Four minutes later Hamm was at it again, firing a cross to a charging Joy Fawcett, who drove a right-footed shot into the top of the net.
In the 36th minute, Hamm completed her third assist when she fed the ball to defender Sara Whalen, who had charged up field.
See HAMM on page 3B
Fairy tale apathy realistic among Kansas, K-State players, fans
Once upon a time there was a mighty King with a grand vision.
He wanted his kingdom to be the most glorious in all of the land.
To help accomplish his goals he bore a son and named him Lancelot. He trained the son in archery and swordplay, and Lancelot grew up proud and strong. He practiced his technique for years and years until he was among the finest in both skills.
swashbuckling his way to nation. In a nearby kingdom, another heir was born around the same time. He was called Billy Bob. His talent was obvious from a young age, and he also became accomplished in archery and swordplay.
Because of the proximity of the two kingdoms, an immediate competitive spirit began to develop between the two. So Lancelot and Billy Bob traveled throughout the known world, winning tournaments and occasionally battling head-to-head.
But a deepseated hatred was beginning to grow between the two kingdoms. The townspeople of each realized that the other's competitor was stealing accolades from ___
was stealing accolades from their heroes.
Then, on a warm autumn day, Lancelot was walking along the road when a group of soldiers rode by on horseback. One of the horses kicked up a rock, and it hit Lancelot in his right eye. He went to every witch doctor in the Yellow Pages, but alas, he could no longer focus as well at far away objects.
Lanceolot continued to enter archery competitions, but now being near-sighted, he was only a mediocre
Matt James sports columnist sports@kansan.com
archer. Gradually, he began to practice his swordplay more and more, and soon he was the greatest guardman the world had ever known.
greatest workmanship in the game. Bowie jugged to beat the improved Lancelot in swordplay. He became discouraged with the blade and worked on his archery day and night.
At first, Lancelot's townspeople were outraged that he could not defeat Billy Bob in archery. They would pine for weeks after every bad performance, grinding their teeth and thinking of ways to help Lancelot improve his aim.
But as the years passed, the townpeople grew restless, showing more and more support for Lancelot's swordplay and less for archery.
The best sword makers with the finest steel began to donate swords only to Lancelot. They knew more of their customers would be following him instead of Billy Bob. And the finest arrow craftsmen gave their products only to Billy Bob because they didn't want to be associated with a shabby marksman.
So each man won at his chosen activity each time. Unbelievably, the townspeople of each kingdom began to cheer for both competitors in their dominant field even displaying the colors of the other kingdom on the bumpers of their horse-drawn carts and on flags outside their thatched houses.
The hard-core loyalists never turned against their heroes but began to accept inadequacies of Lancelot and Billy Bob.
Cries of "Just wait until sword season!" and "We'll see you on the archery field!" could be heard throughout the countryside.
wined at how unimpressive each had become.
All the while, the outside world looked on.
James is a Hugoton senior in journalism.
With an ominous history of playing Baylor, Kansas loads for bear
Rv Shawn Hutchinson
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas volleyball team will be looking to avoid a mauling this weekend.
The Baylor Bears, fresh from knocking off No.14 Texas A&M on Wednesday night, head to Lawrence for a showdown with the Jayhawks at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center.
Family Athletic Center
The Jayhawks are 12-4 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12 Conference, while Baylor is 15-3 and 3-
2. Both teams are tied for fourth place in the Big 12, and both are on a two-match winning streak.
"We feel really comfortable with our ability right now," Kansas middle blocker Amanda Reves said. "So we're looking forward to a competitive match."
The Jayhawks' winning streak includes a 3-1 victory against Texas Tech last Saturday at home, and a 3-1 road win against Oklahoma on Wednesday night. Baylor's win streak includes a 3-0 win against Missouri,
and the 3-2 upset against Texas A&M.
"Baylor has to be feeling pretty good right now," Kansas coach Ray Bechard said. "That was a huge win for them."
Kansas hasn't had many wins against Baylor in its history. In fact, the Jayhawks only have one — in 1985. The Jayhawks have since lost eight straight to the Bears, including two losses last season — a 3-0 loss in Waco, Texas, and a 3-2 loss in Lawrence.
Baylor is led by senior middle blocker and outside hitter Kia Young, who has 263 kills on the season, and senior outside hitter Elisha
Polk, who paces the squad with 251 digs. Baylor's two setters, freshman Kristin Sheppard and sophomore Dana Chuha, have a combined 811 assists on the season.
"They'll be very unlike the last two teams that we've played," Beachard said. "Oklahoma and Tech both wanted short rallies because they were big and physical and not as mobile, whereas Baylor is very athletic. It'll be a huge
contrast to what we've seen in the last couple of matches."
Vollevball notes
Kansas is on its way to having one of the best seasons in the program's history. With 12 wins to date, Kansas already has more victories than six former Jayhawk teams, and with three wins already in the Big 12, the 1999 squad could end up with the most conference wins in school history. The record is currently held by the 1991 team, which went 6-7 in Big Eight play.
— Edited by Mike Loader