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Tuesday, October 31, 1995
U N;I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Keeping goalposts up proves tough
Waves of K-State fans storm stadium field in victory celebration The Associated Press
MANHATTAN — Security guards who were supposed to stop people from tearing down KSU Stadium's north goalpost met the same fate as the Kansas defenders who were supposed to stop Kansas State.
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Sinke the Jayhawks, however, they gave up and merely watched Saturday afternoon as waves of Wildcat fans ripped down the goalpost in celebration of a surprisingly lopsided 41-7 victory in the biggest game in the 93-year history of the series.
the victory restored the Wildcats pride following their 24-point loss
to Nebraska the week before. K-State rose from No. 14 to No. 9 in The Associated Press poll.
The Jayhawks (7-1 overall, 3-1 Big Eight), suffering their first defeat of the season, looked much like the team everybody expected them to be. They managed only 19 yards rushing. Their only offensive thrust was in the opening half when Mark Williams connected with Isaac Byrd on a 61-yard TD pass play.
The Wildcats seemed to run at will, rolling up 335 yards on the ground as Mike Lawrence and Eric Hickson each rushed for more than 100 yards — a feat last accomplished by K-State in 1979. Quarterback Matt Miller, besides throwing two touchdown passes to Kevin Lockett, rushed for a career-high 78 yards.
From start to finish, Kansas State appeared to do just about anything it wanted while beating a Top 10 team for the first time in 25 years and recording a third straight victory over Kansas for the first time in 40.
More than anything, the victory restored the pride the Wildcats lost when people blasted them as Top 10 frauds after losing to Nebraska.
"We're a tight-knit group of guys," said K-State coach Bill Snyder. "We do the things we need to do. Nobody knows our program like we do."
"We knew we had to bounce back," said defensive back Chuck Marlowe. "We never doubted ourselves. We just needed to get back into a game situation and do what we're capable of."
The first loss of the year for Kansas was a shocker. How could a team that beat Colorado and Oklahoma on the road be held to 19 yards rushing and mount only one scoring threat?
"I didn't think anybody could shut our offense down like that," said Kansas coach Glen Mason, whose Jayhawks had been one of five unbeaten major-college teams.
"When you're on the sidelines for a game like this, it feels like the game is six hours long. When you're winning, the game goes a lot faster. We never established anything."
This week few are saying the Wildcats are overrated.
"I knew this game would make-or-break us," said K-State tight end Brian Loja. "If you lose to KU, what it does to morale is heartbreaking."
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds formally introduced Ray Knight as their manager yesterday, completing a transition that was set in motion a year ago.
The club agreed to a two-year contract with Knight, who has not managed at any level. He said the lack of experience was no problem.
The Associated Press
"It's not that tough of a deal." Knight said of managing. "I have confidence in my ability to understand what's going on. I know this game of baseball."
Reds finish management transition
Knight replaces Davey Johnson, who has the best winning percentage of any active manager and led the
Reds to the NL Central title and the National League championship series this season.
It will be a dramatic change in styles. Johnson was considered a players' manager. Knight is much more intense.
"I don't want to be known as a players' manager," Knight said. "I don't care if they like me or if they don't like me."
Knight is the team's fourth manager in five years, an unstable situation driven by Reds owner Marge Schott. Her decision to go with the unproven Knight instead of retaining Johnson came down to personal preference rather than performance.
Johnson returns to Baltimore as manager
The Associated Press
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles hired Davey Johnson as manager yesterday, one year after rejecting him for the same job.
The former Cincinnati Reds manager received a three-year contract.
"It sure feels great to be home, and I consider this home," said Johnson, who played second base for Baltimore from 1965 to 1972. "It's a dream come true.
"I felt like I was the man for the job, that I was the perfect fit," said Johnson, 52, who was introduced at a news conference in Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Johnson interviewed for the job last October, but Phil Regan was selected.
Johnson returned to Cincinnati, where he led the Reds to the NL Central title. Regan was fired this month after guiding the talent-laden Orioles to a disappointing 71-73 record.
Johnson is the team's fourth manager in six years. In the last 12 years, the Orioles have gone through three owners, two general managers and six field managers.
The Orioles haven't made the playoffs since their victory against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 World Series.
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