SPORTS UniversityDailyKansan/Friday, September 13, 1991 11 Mason expects dangerous Tulsa offense jayhawks hope to raise record to 2-0 tomorrow against Hurricane By David Mitchell Kansan Sportswriter By David Mitchell The Kansas football team has not started a season with consecutive victories Tomorrow the Jayhawks will try to improve their record to 2-0 against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Memorial Stadium at 1 p.m. "Some things I liked a lot," Mason said. "Some things I didn't like." Mason said he was particularly pleased with the performance of the secondary. "Tim Hill played his best game since he's been here," Mason said of the senior cornerback. "Doug Terry was very active." Despite rolling to a convincing 30-7 victory at the University of Toledo in last Saturday's season opener, Kansas coach Brady said that the Jayhawks had to play better. Tulsa improved its mark to 2-0 with a 13- 7 victory against the Cowboys. Although Tulsa was limited to 115 yards passing in a rain-soaked game against Oklahoma State last week, Terry said that the Jayhawk secondary expected to see more passing from quarterback T. J. Rubley tomorrow. "It's no doubt that Tulsa has a great offense," Terry said. "Their passing game is very good and the running game is just as good. "We are expecting them to throw a lot than they did against Oklahoma State." Rubley returns as the leader of the Hurricane offense after a medical redshirt season in 1990. Rubley is Tulsa's all-time passenger leading with more than 7,500 career yards passing. He also holds most of Tulsa's other passing records. Rubley will lead an offense that returns six starters. Mason said Tulsa's offense was not explosive but dangerous. "t nickels and dimes it way down the *field* and beats you with consistency," he said. However, the offense might be without its starting tailback, Junior Ron Jackson went down with an ankle injury against the Lakers and is questionable for tomorrow's game. However, the Hurricane's second string tailback, junior Chris Hughley, was the team's leading rusher a year ago with 700 vards. All-America wide receiver Dan Bitson also returns after a medical redshirt season. Bitson is third on the Hurricane depth chart. Coach Dave Rader signed 11 junior college transfers, four of which will add needed depth to the receiving core. Though Mason said he was pleased with the way the Jaihawk offense was handled by junior quarterback Chip Fleury in the season opener, he was disappointed that the passing game did not deliver any big plays. Hilleary was 12 of 27 for 120 yards passing. "I didn't think our passing game was particularly sharp," he said. In contrast, the running attack totaled 352 yards. It marked the fifth game in a row that Kansas has totaled more than 400 yards in total offense, dating back to last year. Senior tailback Tony Sands led the way with 174 yards on 19 carries. "Some of my friends in Ohio are still talk- ing about S邦S. Tans." Mason said. Mason said that Sands, who stands 5-foot-6, 165 pounds, was especially impressive considering his size. "He's amazing," Mason said. "My son is bigger than him now, did you realize that?" Mason's son, Patrick is 13 years old. The Tulsa defense might have to stop Sands without Mike White, the team's leading tackler in 1990. White suffered an ankle injury last week and is questionable for tomorrow. Mason said that the 'Hawks would have to eliminate the mistakes made in the first game, particularly penalties. The Hurricane returns seven starters on defense including linebacker Tracy Scroggins, who led the team last year with six quarterback sacks. The team was penalized 10 times for 119 vards. "We had more first game mistakes this year than in the previous three years I've been here," he said. Game 2: 1:00 p.m., Sept. 14, Memorial Stadium Kansas Jayhawks Tulsa Golden Hurricane Offense OLB 90 Guy Howard LE 17 Lance Flashsbury LT 93 Gilbert Brown LT 71 Diana Stubbleda RE 99 Brian Christian OLB 7 Hassan Bailey ILB 58 Wes Swinford CB 3 Gerald McBurrows FS 10 Doug Terry SS 14 Paul Friday CB 6 Tim Hill P 31 Dan Eichloff WR 5 Matt Gay 5-1/185/Jr SE 83 Brian Thompson 6-1/194/Jr. LT 77 Chrys Perez 5-6/280/Jr LT 64 Mark Covi 6-1/294/Jr LG 66 Hesley Hempstead 6-1/290/Jr LG 65 Jerry Ostroski 6-4/305/Jr C 75 Dan Schmidt 6-1/260/So C 60 Lou Spanos 6-3/268/Jr RG 65 Scott Imwalle 6-2/265/Jr RG 63 Mark Laskey 6-2/260/So RT 74 Keith Loneker 6-3/305/Jr RT 76 J. Paul Ruseil 6-2/268/Jr TE 1 Dwayne Chandler 6-2/230/So TE 88 Fallon Wacasse 6-8/247/Jr QB 18 Chip Hillary 6-1/185/Jr QB 11 T.J. Rubley 6-4/198/Jr FB 34 Roger Robben 6-0/215/Sr TB 4 Ron Jackson 6-1/207/Jr TB 24 Tony Sands 6-5/170/Sr HB 28 Bill Buehner 6-1/235/Jr WR 81 Rob Lucursi 6-0/200/Sr FL 8 Marlo Fair 5-10/183/Jr PK 81 Dan Eichloff 6-1/215/Sr PK 27 Eric Lange 6-0/180/Jr Defense 6-3/230/So. OBL 97 Tracy Scroogins 6-4/252/Sr. 6-5/260/Jr. DT 86 Phil Holmes 6-1/270/Jr. 6-2/305/Jr. NG 39 Chris Bratcher 6-2/255/Jr. 6-4/285/Jr. DE 98 Aaron Tallman 6-3/258/Jr. 6-4/260/So. OBL 24 Barry Minter 6-3/235/Jr. 5-11/200/Jr. LB 44 Michael White 6-0/235/Jr. 6-1/230/Jr. LB 58 Todd Hayes 6-3/235/Jr. 6-1/90/Jr. SS 22 James Blake 5-11/195/So. 6-1/185/Sr. LC 2 Louis Curtis 5-10/188/Sr. 6-3/190/Sr. RC 38 Stephen Ford 5-11/175/Jr. 6-8/170/Sr. FS 15 Dennis Hickey 6-0/180/Jr. 6-1/215/Sr. P 12 Gus Frerotte 6-4/220/So. Melissa Unterberg/KANSAN In preparation for a daily workout, the Kansas cross country team warms up in the heat. The team will be in tomorrow's Jayhawk Invitational. Cross country teams to face No.1 Arkansas Kansas snortswriter By Jeff Kobs The Kansas men's and women's cross country teams will play host to the Jayhawk invitaliant tomorrow. The teams will be the teams' first real test. we'll know a lot more about where we are after this weekend because of the level of competition," he said. "But how know our kids will stack up. "We're going in knowing the competition will be stiff." The competition that the 14th-ranked Tayhawk men's team will feature the men's defending team and the Arkansas Razorbacks. Michael Cox, a sophomore who finished first for Kansas and second overall last week at Southern Illinois, said there were two ways to look The increased competition doesn't have Kansas running scared. at the competition. "We can be intimidated or we can view it in a learning sense," Cox said. "We may or may not win, but there's a lot to learn from this race. If we don't run well, we don't have a chance." Julia Saul, a junior who won last week's women's race by almost a minute, said she was pumped for the increased competition. "It was really different because I never led a race before." Saul, who led throughout the race last week, said. "There will definitely be some runners ahead of me to focus on this week. The men's and women's teams last week's sweat at Southern Illinois. The women's team was two points short of a perfect score. *Hopefully, I'll stay with the lead pack and then just see what happens.* Besides Arkansas, the Jayhawks also will face Big Eight Conference rivals Colorado, Missouri and Oklahoma. Air Force and North Texas also will compete in the meet. Rim Rock Farm, the Jayhawks home course and site of tomorrow's meet, underwent some changes during the summer, including the addition of a covered bridge along the course. "Except back in New England, there aren't any cross country courses around that pass through a covered bridge," said Bob Timmons, former Kansas cross country coach and owner of Rim Rock Farm. The women's race, which will be 5,000 meters, will begin at 10 a.m. The men will run an 8,000-meter run at 10:45 a.m. The runners' path was rerouted to a piece of property adjacent to the 96-acre farm so that the bridge, called Ski Bridge, would be on the course. Timmons said he was eager to see the course used for the first time since the addition of the bridge Saul, a Lawrence High School graduate, has not run competitively at Rim Rock Farm since high school because she transferred from Oregon. Schwartz said, "It's one of the most challenging and unique courses around. The bridge really adds to the flavor. "Most places usually have a city park or a golf course as their home course." Schwartz said the only external factor he was concerned with for tomorrow's meet was the heat. "I'm really looking forward to running on our home course," she said. "The heat and humidity could drastically affect the race." he said. Rim Rock Farm also will be the site of the 1991 Big Eight Conference Cross Country Championships on Nov. 2. KU waterski club hopes to capture first Big-Eight title By Jeff Kobs Kansan Sportswriter The first-ever battle for the Big Eight Conference waterskiille will be waged at MoKan ski lake this weekend. The idea for the tournament came from Matt Corbett, Kansas waterskiers "It was a pet project I've had in the back of my mind for some time," Corbett said. "At last year' s national meet I got to talk with the coach at Oklahoma State and we tossed the idea around." Corbett said he expected the stiffest competition to come from K-State and Oklahoma State. "K-State has a fast-growing program and should be tough competition," he said. Success is not new to the Kansas waterski club. The men's and women's scores are combined in waterskiing, making teamwork crucial. ine team has qualified for the The idea took off from that point and will become a reality this weekend. "We're really excited about hosting the tournament," Corbett said. "We're hoping to be the first Big Eight champs. "We've already designed a traveling trophy for the winning team." Only six schools will compete in the tournament because Colorado and Nebraska do not have teams. Corbett said Kansas was chosen to play host for the tournament because of its tournament-capable site. The weekend tournament will begin at 18 a.m. tomorrow morning and end at 7 p.m. The competition will resume at 8 a.m. Sunday morning and finish about noon. "We have the ideal site to hold the tournament," he said. "Most of the other schools in the Big Eight, like KState and Iowa State, use a public lake." Kansas uses the private MoKan lake, east of Lawrence K-10. The lake is owned by the MoKan ski club of Kansas City. BROTHER CONFEDERATION Waterskiing Association Championship Tournament 10 times in the last 12 years. Kansas finished 10th in last year's national tournament at Northeast Louisiana. Julie Gilbert, Tulsa, Okla, junior, said the women's side of the club should be strong this year. "A lot of the same girls are back from the last two years," she said. "We're all upperclassmen now and are looking really good." However, for Kansas to win the meet, both the men and women will have to ski well. Unlike other team sports, in waterskiing competition the scores of the men's and women's teams are added together. Team members perform individually in three different events: slalom, jump and trick. Corbett said the club had about 50 members with a 30-to-20 man-to-woman ratio. The top five men and women in each event will compete in the tournament. Danni Roussel, Houston junior, said the team was ready to compete. "I're really looking forward to the meet," she said. "I think everybody on the team is excited to compete this weekend." Syracuse has richest programs SYRACUSE, N.Y. = Budget trouble may finally pry the lid off one of Syracuse University's most closely guarded secrets: How lucrative are its sports programs? SPORTS BRIEFS Syracuse has richest programs Its yearly revenues are about $16 million, but the university always has refused to say how much money it spends or where the money goes. Syracuse reportedly makes more money on football and basketball than any other college program in the country. Shaw, looking for ways to cut $28 million from the university's $452 million budget, said Wednesday that athletics are not exempted from close scrutiny. He said the university senate's budget committee would receive financial information on sports programs. Kenneth Shaw, new chancellor, may change all that. HOMESTEAD, Fla. — The U.S. Baseball Federation began the process of selecting next year's Olympic team yesterday when it invited 90 players to attend trials in Homestead from Nov. 10 to 10. Olympic baseball trvouts The players were selected by U.S. coach Ron Fraser of Miami with the help of his staff. Dave Snow, head coach at Long Beach State. Brad Smith, head coach at Rutgers University, and head coach Jerry Weinstein of Sacramento City College. days and then play round-robin games. Players will be divided into five teams : North, South, East, West and Florida. They will practice for three After that, coaches will select players for trials in June in Millington, Tenn. Baseball will make its official Olympic debut next year. It was a demonstration sport at Los Angeles and again three years ago at Seoul, when the U.S. team won the tournament. The federation expects to reach an agreement with major league baseball that will allow drafted players to participate in the game before signing professional contracts. NFL. players want more nav WASHINGTON — Eleven veteran football players and a class-a player. ing that team owners are fixing salaries during the seven-week preseason, costing them tens of thousands of dollars. The suit, being brought under the guidance and financial support of the NFL Players Association, asks for triple damages, which if successful could cost the 28 teams an estimated $50 million. At issue is how much veteran players get paid during the seven-week preseason. The issue is especially important for veteran players who get cut during training camp or early in the season. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, argues that under the standard NFL player contract, owners are required to pay 10 percent of their annual salaries. The NFL clubs instead pay veterans a fixed rate of $500 to $700 a week Unified Soviet team possible The Baltic states of Lithuania, MOSCOW — Soviet sports officials, excluding the newly independent Baltic republics, have pledged to field a united team for the 1992 Olympic Games, Tass, the Soviet news agency, said yesterday. The decision, announced in a joint declaration following a meeting at the Novgororsk Olympic Center near Moscow was adopted unanimously. Tassel said The decision to send a single Soviets team to Albertville and Barcelona was made at a meeting of sports officials from the republics, the National Committee and representatives of all-union sports federations, Tassa said. Latvia and Estonia — annexed by Moscow in 1940 — have regained their independence in the wake of the failed coup in the Soviet Union last month. They are expected to gain readmission to the International Olympic Committee in time to compete as independent nations in 1992. Hockey teams not fined TORONTO — The NHL has decided not to levy fines against several teams that rested their stars on the final night of the 1990-91 season. Under NHL rules, teams must dress under NHL players, players for all regi- ular season and travel. Teams caught breaking the rule can be fined up to $100,000 each. From The Associated Press