University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, September 3, 1991
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Chiefs' defense overwhelms Falcons
Atlanta's 'Red Gun' fires mostly blanks at an inspired KC defense
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Miller found he held a smoking gun rather than a Red gun against Albert Lewis and an inspired Chiefs defense.
Lewis picked off three of Miller's passes Sunday as the Chiefs held Coach Jerry Glanville's run-and-shoot offense, dubbed the "Red Gun," to just a field goal Sunday in a 14-3 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
"People have started questioning our defense, questions about our age," Chiefs' cornerback Kevin Ross said. "We've got a defense. I said we were going to get seven interceptions by the third week, because we play these two run-and-shoot teams. They keep throwing the ball up there and we're going to get some of them."
The Chiefs didn't get their offense untracked until late in the game, but when they did, they had a chance at victory because of the work of the defense.
The Falcons surprised the Chiefs by trying to establish a running attack.
Keith Jones, a three-year veteran, had a career-high 74 vards.
"We thought we would bang away at them to start the game," Glanville said. "They have a good pass-rushing team. We were trying to throw them off and keep things on the ground.
"We wanted to tire their big guys out because they really storm the castle
on every down. I wanted to establish the running game so that the passing game would be more effective. Unfortunately they scored some points and we had to change our strategies."
The plan worked at the start as the Falcons drove 74 yards on 16 plays in the first quarter.
The Chiefs stopped the Falcons at the one on two plays. Jones was stopped for no gain on second down and then was thrown for a 2-yard loss by Dino Hackett.
The Falcons settled for a 20-year field goal by Brad Dahuiso with just more than three minutes to play in the first quarter. Little did the Falcons know that would be it for the day.
With Miller misfiring badly — at one point hitting Lewis squarely in the numbers as four Chiefs gathered around one Falcons receiver — the Chiefs finally got going on offense themselves. Christian Okoye gained 143 yards on 22 carries and scored a touchdown in the third quarter that made it 7-3.
In the fourth quarter, Okoye broke a 48-yard run that set up a 6-yard touchdown pass from Steve DeBerg to Emile Harry that ticed the game.
Mark Rowlands/KANSAN
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Dino Hackett stops Atlanta Falcons fullback Keith Jones in the second half of their season opener Sunday.
Kansas rugby teams lose ses help teams develop
By Jeff Kobs
Kansan Sportswriter
The Air Force Academy and Heart of America teams spoiled the season openers for the Kansas Rugby Club Saturday.
"It was a little disappointing losing, but it was good experience for the team," coach Dominic Binaoa said.
Three of the four Kansas teams played. The collegiate varsity and the collegiate B-side teams played Air Force, while the club side played the Heart of America team. The senior reserves did not play.
The Heart of America team is comprised of the best players in the Heart of America League, of which Kansas is a member.
The Heart of America team beat the Kansas club team 35-29.
"It was a tough game," Barnao said. "We led most of the game, but then they scored 22 points in the last 18 minutes."
The Jayhawk collegiate varsity team played Air Force and was behind 22-0 at halftime. Kansas' cameback bid fell short in the second half, and Air Force won 28-16.
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half," Barnao said. "Air Force has been national champions two of the last three years and that hurt our confidence somewhat."
Collegiate varsity player Bob Akin said the game was a great one despite the loss.
"Welove playing Air Force. 'Akin said. "There is a lot of camaraderie between our two teams."
The Kansas collegiate B-team also lost to Air Force, but in a more convincing way. The Jawhacks lost 52-6.
but in a more convincing way. The Jayhawks lost... Barnoa said that despite the losses the games were
good experience for the team.
"We had about 50 players who played during the day."
he said. "It was a good way to get the season started." *A lot of players were able to get a game under their
Barnao said the games also showed the team where they stood in comparison to other teams.
"We found out what we need to work on, and we do have a lot of work to do," he said.
The Jayhawk club side and collegiate varsity teams will travel to Chicago on Saturday to play the Chicago Lions and Chicago Griffins club teams. The Lions finished in the top four of club teams in the nation last year.
The Kansas senior reserves will play host to Johnson County Community College on Saturday.
Bo comes back against KC; White Sox beat Royals 5-1
The Associated Press
CHICAGO—Bow was back, but not with a bang.
no Jackson, capping a comeback many thought he never would make, bounced out sharply to the mound yesterday in his first at-bat in the major leagues this season.
Jackson, now a member of the White Sox, got a standing ovation from the big crowd at Comiskey Park when he came to the plate in the second and inning. Facing the team, he took the first pitch from Kansas City's Luis Aquino for a strike before hitting a one-hopper back to the pitcher.
The crowd of 57,187 came mostly to see Jackson in his first game since sustaining a injury in the NFL playoffs last January. The fans saw a much better game from Hernandez, who held Kansas City hitless for six
Jackson went hitless in the game, but he still helped Roberto Hernandez win his big league debut as the White Sox beat the Royals 5-1.
Frank Thomas hit his 300 home run, and Dana Pasquia hit a two-run homer to put Chicago ahead early. Though, though, was the slugger in the spotlight.
innings and wound up pitching one-hit ball for seven innings.
Jackson, playing the designated hitter and batting sixth, made solid contact and ran hard without any apparent problems.
Jackson, hurt eight months ago while playing football for the Los Angeles Raiders, grounded out in his first two at-bats against the team that released him during spring training.
In the sixth, Jackson hit a routine flyball to medium-deep center against Luis Aquino (6-3). He batted again in the eighth against Mark Davis with a drive and into a high line toward center field, driving Chicago's final run.
The victory was the third straight for the White Sox, who climbed into a second-place tie with idle Oakland but remained 1/2 games behind the first.
Hernandez did not allow a hit until Pecia Coletta doubled to lead off the seventh inning. Pecia advanced to third on a fly ball and scored on Danny Tartabull's ground out. Hernandez walked two and struck out four.
Hernandez, like Jackson, is a rehabilitation case. The 26-year-old right-hander had numbness in his pitching hand earlier in the season while pitching for Triple-A Vancouver, and it was diagnosed as blood injury to transfer him from his inner thigh to his right forearm in June.
He came back and had a 2-1 record at Double A Birmingham before being called up Aug. 24, Jackson, meanwhile, spent the last week at Class A Sarasota and Double A Birmingham preparing for his return.
Hilleary says team has depth
Melido Perez took over for Hernandez in the eighth and gave up a pair of knives to the opposing Radinelli, who retired the next two patters, and earned his six save.
By David Mitchell
Kansan Sportswriter
place Twins
The Kansas football team played its final intrasquid scrimmage Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in preparation for the team's season opener this Saturday in Toledo, Ohio.
Chip Hilleary, junior quarterback, led the first-team offense on two scoring drives against the second-string defense. Hilleary completed 10 of 12 passes for 86 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown pass to Rob Licuri, senior wide receiver.
After the scrimmage, Hilleary praised the first-string units.
Roger Robben, senior fullback, saw action Saturday after missing all of last week's practices due to back spasms. He rushed for 18 yards on four carries. Robben said he experienced no problems with his back during the scrimmage.
principal receiver of the day with five catches for 60 yards.
Kansas wide receiver Rob Licuires (center) tries to hold onto a catch while two Kansas defensive players attempt to take it away during the last heavy practice before this Saturday's season opener. test "Those guys are gonna make it."
Senior tailback Tony Sands all rushers with 59 yards on seven cars. Sophomore tailback George White had 25 yards on eight cars, including a 49-yard touchdown run.
The first-string offense accounted for all of the day's scoring. The second-string offense accomplished little against the first-team defense. The first teams never faced each other.
Hilleary said the first and second teams had the same intensity.
Hilleary said playing against the second-team defense was a tough
"We showed we have some depth.
It's not like two years ago," he said.
"There are some fierce competitors on that side of the ball." he said.
Now Hillary looks across the line at second-string defensive players like 6-foot-2-inch, 275-pound defenden and chest Maunalmaunga and 6-foot-3-inch, 275-pound tackle Kyle Moore.
"To be honest, when I came in my freshman year, facing the twos was a blessing." Hillary said.
"I've been going up against them the last couple of weeks and I'm getting sick of seeing their faces. I feel sorry for the offensive lines that are going to have to go up against them."
Hilleary said he would not miss going head to head with the Jayhawk defense.
As Lewis runs, the world records fall
The Associated Press
TOKYO — Maybe Carl Lewis should have run in more events. It might have meant even more world records would have fallen at the third World Track and Field Championships.
Lewis punctuated one of the most incredible meets of anyone's career by anchoring the U.S. 400-meter relay team which won the gold medal in a world record time of 37.50 seconds.
It was the third world record smashed at the Championships, and all involved Lewis.
"This was my last meet of the season," Lewis said on Sunday. "There is nothing I can do to top it."
Lewis broke the men's 100 meters on his own, winning in 9.86 seconds to shatter Leroy Burrell' s time of 9.90. Five others finished under 10 seconds, including Burrell in 9.88. It was the first time Lewis had won an event by setting an individual world record.
In the sprint relay on Sunday, he took the baton from Dennis Mitchell and in a few strides had pulled away
from the French team by three meters. The U.S. team, which also included Andre Cason and Burrell, clipped a substantial .17 off the mark in Zurich on Aug. 15 by another American team featuring Mike Marshinstead of Cason.
Lewis also pushed Mike Powell to a mind-boggling 29 feet, 1/4 inches in the long jump, erasing the oldest world record in the books, the 29-21-2 jump by Bob Beamon at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
Connors' 39th is best yet coupled with Open victory
The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Jimmy Connors, all heart and guts and daring shots, celebrated his 39th birthday with another incredible comeback that sent him into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Tennis Championship.
Corners roared back to win the final two sets against Aaron Krickstein yesterday, capping the longest match of the Open this year with a 7-4rop in the fifth set tiebreaker. The set lasted 4 hours, 24 minutes.
The final backhand volley into an open court ended the 6, 7-6, 7-10 (10), 1-6, 3, 7-6 (7-4) duel and brought bows from the frenched crowd of nearly 20,000 and a second senadee of "Happy Birthday."
"It was a war," Connors said. "I was lucky enough to win. John McEnroe said it after I beat Patrick, 'It's a Connors miracle right here.' This is what I live for — to win a match 7-6 in the fifth."
Krickstein, 15 years younger and just as exhausted, played with a blister on his right hand, but didn't use it as an excuse.
Gabriela Sabati, the women's defending champion and seeded No. 3, advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) victory over No. 9 Jana Novotna Sunday. No. 7 Jennifer Capriati, on a straight-sets march through the field, defeated Jo Durie 6-1, 6-2.
Monica Seles, seeded No. 2 and
especially on cruise control, defeated
Regina Rajchrotsa 6-1, 6-1. Seles will
next meet unsuccessful Gigi Fernandez.
"Ican't say it cost me the match," he said. "He said some great shots. I can't make any excuses. Normally I have a lot of crowd support in New York. But Jimmy's a legend, a great player. I understand that."
In other U.S. open action, Ivan Lendl, the tournament's fifth seed, beat No. 12 Goran Ivanisevic 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday. No. 3 Michael Stich, the Wimbledon champion, defeated Derrick Rostagnio 8-2, 6-6, 6-1 (7-6 7-4), and will face Lendl next.
Kansas volleyball wins tournament
Kansan staff report
The Kansas volleyball team opened the 1991 season Friday with a loss against New Mexico but rebounded Saturday and Sunday to win the Texas-El Paso tournament.
The Jayhawks, 3-1, lost three consecutive matches and the game to 10th ranked New Mexico 8-15, 7-15, 3-15.
On Saturday the Jayhawks opened play in the Texas-El Paso tournament against Southwest Texas State, which they beat in four matches 15-12, 8-15 and 10-15. Kansah played in the Iowa-Chicago, running in four matches 15-4, 8-15, 15-2, 15-7.
On Sunday Kansas played Texas-EI Paso for the tournament championship. The Jaya-hawks beat the Lady Miners in four matches, 15-2, 12-15, 15-9, 15-12.
Kansas will host the Kansas Invitational this weekend.