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University Daily Kansan/Wednesday, October 2.1991
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Freshman grabs tourney title
Final round of 66, including nine birdies, pushes Sims and Jayhawks to victory
BvJeff Kobs
Kansan Sportswriter
Kansas golf found success in youth yesterday as the Jahyhaws won the Kansas Invitational golf tournament by eight strokes.
Sims, from Wichita, started the day with a birdie and added eight more before he was through, scoring a 66, one stroke off the course record.
Freshman golfer Tom Sims shot six under par in the final round at Alvaum Country Club and won the tournament. He yawked blue team to a first place finish.
GOLF
Sims shot two rounds of 78 each on Monday and was four strokes off the leader. Jamie Hogan of Iowa State
Sims caught fire yesterday, though,
shooting a 66. It was the score he needed to catch Hogan and force a tiebreak er.
The tiebreaker was played on the first hole, a 412-yard par-4. Sims set himself up for a 3-foot birdie putt, and Hogan chipped onto the green and sat to feet away from a bogey. With no scrimmage, Hogan conceded the putt to Sims.
"I didn't feel that much pressure all day, even when I got to four under par early on," said Sims, who was redshirted last year.
"Sims playing so well is what made
the difference," he said. "As well as we know this golf course, we didn't play real well. We're happy to have won with such a good field."
Sophomore Casey Brozek said the team needed Sims' final round.
"We need someone to step up ever, round of a tournament," he said.
His final round totals included nine birdies, six pars and three bobs.
Sims birded the first two holes of the back nine and cruised to his six under finish.
"We really feel we should win here," he said. "We didn't玩 consistently, but everybody helped in different rounds.
With Sims' help, the Jayhawk blue team recorded a three-round team total of 880, 16-under-par and eight strokes ahead of second place Iowa
State.
Brozek shot an 11-over-par 227 in the tournament.
"I was happy for the team, but individually I didn't play like I wanted to," he said.
"I had trouble on the No. 7, double bogeyed and struggled the rest of the afternoon."
Freshman Tyler Shelton led the crimson team with a score of 229 for three rounds.
The Kansas crimson team finished ninth, moving up two spots from Monday's two rounds. The crimson team shot a team total 918.
Iowa State finished in second place with a team total of 888, and Wisconsin finished in third at 890. Kansas also rivaled Nebraska as rivals; once the rivals Nebraska and Missouri
Fall baseball schedule strikes out
56 games allowed by NCAA regulation will be played during spring and summer
By David Mitchell Kansan Sportswriter
The Kansas baseball team will not play any games this fall to prepare for the spring season.
The Jayhawks usually play 10 fall games to prepare to the 60-game spring schedule. However, a new NCAA (2014) schedule has been announced.
"We decided to play them all in the spring. *Coe Dave* said, "What forces us to do is shift our emphasis to the summer."
The team will compensate for the loss of the fall games with daily intraquid games.
Bingham said that despite losing the fall schedule, the team will be well prepared.
"We have a great group of returning players," he said. "So far this fall, she've done a great job."
"This will be the best team we've had since I've been here."
Last year '13 31-28 finish marked the Jayhawks' first winning season in Birmingham's four years as coach
"The guys that did the majority of our pitching are coming back." Kilmer said.
Though the Jayhawks lost starting pitcher Eric Stonecipher in the major-league draft, pitching coach Wilson Kilmer is optimistic about the pitching staff.
Kilmer expects senior Curtis Schmidt to lead the staff. Schmidt and Arkansas transfer Trent Nesmith are the only seniors on the squad.
Schmidt was 6-5 in 1991 with a team-low 3.03 earned run average. He led the staff with 101 pitches pitched and seven complete games. Schmidt also tied Stonecipher for the lead with 85 strikeouts.
Schmidt was selected in the 28th round of the June draft by the Philadelphia Phillies but rejected their offer.
"He's going to be in a lot better position to graduate." Kilmer said. "His time will be worthwhile academically and athletically compared to what he would have been doing in minor league baseball."
The senior said he enjoyed his leadership role.
"We do have some younger players who have come along quickly." Schmidt said. "We're getting better every day."
Stewart and Nesmith could provide needed left handed support to the bulldog, something the team lacked in 1990-
In addition to Nesmith, the 'Hawks staff will be compartmented by Synchronized Junior College transfers Todd Biddick and Kevin Keyar.
Nesimeth is recuperating from a torn rotator cuff. Killmer said he expected Nesimeth to begin pitching off the mound and hit home runs.
"He's worked extremely hard," Kilmer said. "He's made tremendous strides already."
Five Kansas pitchers have been drafted in the last four years. Bingham said this would be the year of the position which he had.
Junior first baseman Jeff Niemeier and junior Jeff Berrilberg lead the Javahawkoffence.
Berbinger blicker Kanas' single season record with 81
hits last season. Berbinger blicker 354 and earned second队
hits last season.
Niemeier set a school run with 62 runs batted in. His
first-team All-Blue and first-team All-MidwestHawk
All-Air-Eight and first-team All-MidwestHawk
The team will continue with intrasquad scrimmages until fall practice ends Oct. 19.
Curtis Schmidt, senior Jayhawk pitcher, warms up during an afternoon practice.
Jennifer Hoeffner / KANSAN
SPORTS BRIEFS
The Wichita Outlaws announced that former Kansas guard Terry Brown signed a contract Monday with the CBA team.
Brown signs with CBA team
Brown earned second-team All-Big Eight Conference honors from UPI in 1991 and was named to the All-Southwestern Conference during the 1997 NCAA Tournament.
the top spot at defensive tackle. Senior Lance Flachsbarth has been bothered by a leg injury.
Earlier last call at Arrowhead
"It's a safety precaution," Tim Connolly, Chiefs executive vice president, said yesterday. "We want to help our fans enjoy a safe trip home after the game. We can save one fender-bender. it will be worth it."
KANASIS CITY, Mo. -- Beer will not be sold after halftime of the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills game Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium.
The second-half ban on alcohol is for Monday's game only, Connolly said. Beer sales normally are shut off at the start of the fourth quarter.
Former Oklahoma State forward John Potter also signed with the Outlaws.
Despite large crowds this season, the Chiefs have had few cases of rowdiness, he said.
"In 1991, we've had 12 arrests in five home games," he said. "As a comparison, there were 26 arrests at the Raiders game alone in 1988."
Junior Kyle Moore has moved into
Harvey will play this weekend against the University of Virginia for the first time since the season opener at Toledo.
Freshman linebacker Steve Harvey has moved into the top spot on the Kansas depth chart ahead of junior West Swainford.
-From Associated Press and staff
Harvey to start Saturday
Harvey was ineligible for the Tulsa game because of an inadvertent secondary rules violation. He missed the game and was cleared because of a non-sports-related injury.
Racing for the pennant
American League mn gb National League mn gb
West Minnesota clinched West Los Angeles 6 —
East Toronto clinched tie Atlanta - 1
Boston — 4 1/2 East Pittsburgh clinched
Notes: Toronto beat California, 5-2. Detroit beat Boston, 8-5. Atlanta beat Cincinnati, 7-6. The Braves over a 6-0 deficit.
Notes: Toronto beat California, 5-2. Detroit beat Boston, 8-5. Atlanta beat Cincinnati, 7. The Braves overcame a 6-0 deficit.
■ mn stands for magic number / gb standes for games behind
Source: The Associated Press
reports
Mollesa Unterberg / KANSAN
Asked about the injury problems, Irsay said, "I don't want excuses. We'll let other people make excuses."
Meyer was not at the news conference but made his comments in a parking lot at the Colts' offices.
"It was tough, but my decision wasn't determined by friendship. It was determined by winning ball games," said Irsay. "You don't want your team to lose in an easy way. It'll always frustrating you." The things are what you can control. Those are the things I evaluate."
Losing streak prompts Colts to fire coach
"Eleven guys have to line up offensively and defensively. We have to maximize their chances to win."
"I leave here with my head held high," he said. "The thing I'll miss is the relationship with the players. They're a great bunch of guys."
The Associated Press
Colts general manager Jim Iray said at a news conference that Venturi is the "head coach for the next eleven games". Venturi, 45, who won Western from 1978-1981, joined the Colts in 1982 as linebackers coach.
Meyer said, "The injuries come as part of the game. I can understand their frustration, but they do come with the territory."
The Colts also fired offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Leon Burntell, who coached Purdue from 1982-86.
Meyer's dismissal came
three days after an embarrassing 31-3
loss to the Seattle Seahawks
dropped the Colt to 0-5.
Isray said his friendship with Meyer, who coached Isray at Southern Methodist, made the nation a homepage coaches even more difficult.
INDIANAPOLIS - Ron Meyer was fired as coach of the winless Indianapolis Colts yesterday and defensive coordinator Rick Venturi.
"I can't worry about those type of things," Venturi said. "You get dealt a hand of cards and you have to make the best of that hand. I just don't think at this point we can dwell on it.
The firings were not a surprise. Meyer had been under pressure since the start of the season, when the Colts lost their opener to the New England Patriots 16-7 at the Hoosier Dome. The Patriots were 1-15 last season, with their only victory coming against the Colts.
Hershiser still vital in Dodger rotation
Venturi, meanwhile, indicated that Colts management had grown tired of hearing Meyer complain about inuries.
Asked if he was dealt with fairly, Meyer said. "That's for people outside to make that judgment. My record speaks for itself. I'm a solid, hard-working football coach. That's all I'll say."
After losses began to build — 17-6 to Miami, 16-0 to the Los Angeles Raiders and 33-24 to Detroit — the team hurries in injuries hurting their teams' chances.
Pitcher proud of efforts in NL West race
The Associated Press
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 16-5 in games in which he's started.
LOS ANGELES — In a season marked by tremendous challenges, Orel Hershiser is proudest of one statistic.
"It could have been a real nightmare if on my starts we had a bad record, especially the way this has come down to a one-game race," said Hershiser, who is 7-2 in 21 starts. "For us to lose this thing by a game and then look at my record ... that would have been an ugly headline."
The right-hander has returned from last season's reconstructive shoulder surgery strong, although not quite dominant. He has emerged as a vital participant in the Dodgers' race with Atlanta for the NL West.
On Monday night, he blanked the San Diego Padres in seven innings, and dodgers to a 7-2 victory and preserve their one-game lead over the Braves.
Hersher has not lost since June 25, going-0 with nine no-decision. While compiling an overall 34.46 FAE, he has scored in 22 innings over his last four starts.
Hershiser tied his season high with six strikeouts before Jack Howell's two-run home off reliever Jim Gott spoiled Los Angeles' shutout.
Despite one of his best performances since returning to the starting rotation on May 29 after 13 months of rehabilitation, Hershiser hasn't regained complete faith in his abilities.
"I still view myself as the fifth starter, the guy they hope they get a good outing from, "Hersheir said. "I had my days as an ace and I still think I have those days ahead of me. But I don't think these guys think when Orel takes the mound it's a guaranteed win or anything."
According to his teammates, Hershiser needs to give himself more credit.
Darryl Strawberry said: "He's been on a super roll for us. It s'alwaysnice to see some one like him come back like he has."
"As a leader, he encourages the pitching staff," Lasorda said. "He pulls for them when he's not in the game."
Manager Tom Lasorda said Hershiser's mere presence in the dugout was a boost.
Athletics shut out Royals 4-0
KANASS CITY. Mo — Joe Canseco hit his major-league leading 44th home run, and Mike Moore extended his scoreless streak to 24/1 in innings as the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 last night.
The Associated Press
Canslee led off the fourth inning with a towering home run into the left-field bulleen. He leads Cecil Fielder of the Detroit Tigers by one homer.
Mark McGwire his 22nd homer
Moore (17-8) is 8-1 in his last 12
games. He gave up five hits, struck out seven and walked one in 7/12 innings.
Joe Klink and Dennis Eckersley completed the shutout.
After Canseco connected, the A's added another run in the fourth against Mark Gubicza (9-12). Terry Steinhach reached second on an error by third baseman Bill Pecota and scored on jamie Quirk's single.
Mike Bordick singled and scored on Rickey Henderson's double in the fifth. McGwire homed in the sixth.
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