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University Daily Kansan / Monday, March 27, 1989
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Going after a Wisconsin player is Kansas Rugby varsity captain Pat Roberts. Washington Crossing, pa., senior. Roberts was upset
after the Wisconsin player stepped on the face of another Kansas player.
Rugby club dominates Wisconsin Varsity, JV defeat No. 3 ranked squad
Putting the squeeze on a Wisconsin player is Bill Kirkelle, Lake Forrest, Ill., junior, and Scott Ryley, Boulder, Colo., junior. The Kansas Rugby Club defeated the Badgers 28-0 Saturday at the Shenk Complex.
by Beth Behrens
Kansan sportswriter
The KU Rugby Club defeated Wisconsin on Saturday in the last two games of Wisconsin's Spring Break tour. Both games ended in shutouts, much to the surprise of the Javahaws.
The varsity squad won 28-0, and the junior varsity squad won 22-0.
The other two squads in the club,
the club side and the senior
reserves, met two teams from
Kansas City Rugby Football Club
and were victorious in both
matches. The club side won 10-8,
and the senior reserves beat
Kansas City's B team 14-6.
Lawrence senior Herb Liewell said he didn't expect the varsity and junior varsity squads to do well against the Wisconsin club because it was ranked third in the Midwest region.
The collegiate clubs are divided into four competitive regions: East Coast, Midwest, Western Union and Pacific Coast. Kansas competes in the Western Union region. Its borders run east and west from St Louis, Mo., to the Eastern Rocky Mountains, and north and south from Montana to Texas.
"I'm speculating that (Wisconsin's) best 15 players may not have been able to make the trip." Llewenable said. "We gave them a hard game and threw them off balance, which is what we wanted
to do. We were very aggressive and didn't ever let up."
Topeka sophomore Jepton Scott scored four tries. All-American Paul King, St. Louis, Mo., senior, was able to complete conversions on three of Paxton's tries. Western Springs, Ill., sophomore Tony Rio and Overland Park senior John Brooks scored one trv each.
A try is comparable to a touchdown in football and is worth four points. A conversion is the rugby version of a field goal. A successful conversion is worth two points. Two other ways to score points are penalty kicks and drop kicks. Each is worth three points.
In the junior varsity match, tries were scored by Derek Mannell, Prairie Village freshman; Chad Voigt, Ventura, Calif.; senior; Gary Ferguson, a visiting player from Wellington, New Zealand; and Matt O'Donnell Overland Management College in Dominic Bornio, also from Wellington. New Zealand, scored one penalty kick.
Team captain Pat Roberts said Kansas had allowed visiting players, such as Ferguson and O'Donnell, to play in non-conference matches to improve the level of competition of the squad.
Part of Saturday's competition included several arguments, a part of the sport Roberts said was "just a bit stupid." Delargy, Lawrence sophomore,
sustained a hairline fracture in his cheekbone during one of the disputes.
"Delargy is one of our strong players," Roberts said. "We'll miss him if he can't play."
He said fights were unavoidable in rugby, but the ability to forgive and forget played a big role in the camaraderie of the club.
as soon as you walk off, you forget it," Roberts said. "One thing peo-
plen don't really know about rugby is the social fellowship. A lot of good friendships developed over the week."
Whatever happens on the field,
The rugby club will compete in the Heart of America Collegiate Tournament this weekend at Swope Park in Kansas City, Mo.
No.4 Shriver loses to unseeded player
The Associated Press
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Fourth-seeded Pam Shriver said she wasn't about her loss to unseeded Jana Novotna in yesterday's fourth round of the International Players Championships.
"All my priorities have changed." Shriver said after a 7.5, 6-4 loss, her first in four meetings with Novotin in my sort of a person of ideas."
Shriver, 26, said she had decided to concentrate on Grand Slam events, doubles and matters away from the court.
"After 11 years, I cannot expect to go out there every match and be at my competitive best." Shriver said. "I have no more desire to play just because the system expects me to play. I did that for 10 years."
Shriver tried to motivate herself midway through the second set against Novotna, ranked 47th.
When Shirler trailed 4-2 and lost the first point of the next game, she shouted, "Give me a warning! I need a warning!" She then hit a ball out of the stadium and received a warning that abuse from the smiling umpire.
"I was just trying to give myself a kick," Shriver said later. She won that game and later had two break points with a chance to even the second set 5-5. But Novotna, who was in top form with both her forehand and volleys, won the final four points of the match.
"She was just a better player," Shriver said. "I'm not upset about ""
Novotna, who last weekend reached the semifinals of the Virginia Slams of Florida, in the past has made it very well in consecutive tournaments.
"I'm so pleased it's not happening, anymore," the Czech said. "Even though I had a great last week, I'm keeping going, and I'm playing well."
In other women's action, second-seeded Chris Evert beat No. 9 Mary Joe Fernandez in straight sets. No. 11 Helen Kelesi was弱 No. 8 Katerina Maleva, and No. 5 Zina Garrison won in 53 minutes.
Evert won the final four games to beat Fernandez, a fellow South Florida who is half Evert's' age. 7,5-6,2
"She makes me work hard," Ever said. "She keeps me out there a long time. But I was going to stay out all day, if I had to, to win the match."
Kelesi ousted Maleeva 6-2, 6-3
Garrison beat Laura Golarsa of Italy
6-1, 6-2
In their singles, top-ranked Ivan Lendl eliminated No. 15 Andres Gomez, Tenth-seeded Aaron Krickens, and second-seeded but still beat Jaime Yagao of Peru.
Simpson makes $135,000 in USF&G Classic victory
"I'm not worried about it," Lendl said. "I 'warned about my game. And I 'warned about my game. And I 'warned about worrying about my game. I'm worrying about my golf game."
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — Tim Simpson made three birdies on the back nine yesterday, passing Greg Norman and capturing the $750,000 USFAG Classic with a final-round 3 under-par 69.
It was only the second professional victory for Simpson in a career that began in 1977. He won the Southern Open in 1985.
Simpson, who pocketed $135,000,
won $200,748 last year as 56th on the money list and had won $84,418 in nine tournaments this year.
His four-round total was 274,14 under par.
Norman finished two strokes back, tied with Hail Sutton at 276, worth $6,800 each. Norman had three shots and Sutton, shot 72 yesterday. Sutton shot 70.
Norman led Simpson by one stroke going into yesterday's final round, and Sutton was two strokes behind the leader.
Simpson took the lead at No. 3, then dropped back into a tie with Norman with a bogey at No. 5.
Simpson made it a two-stroke lead with a birdie putt on No. 15. He boveged No. 17, but so did Norman.
Simpson birdied No. 6, fell back into a tie with a bogey on No. 9, birdied 11, tying for the lead again, and birdied No. 12 with an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 13.
Sutton opened his round with a bogey, then recovered that lost stroke with a birdie on No. 6. He
played par golf for the next eight holes, then closed strong, hitting a 6-foot putt for a birdie on No. 15
Sutton has been struggling with his game for more than a year after six seasons among golf's top money winners.
Mark Hayes finished fourth at 278, despite a bogey on No. 18 that left him with a final round of 68. Hayes had a win over Tommy John in 1977 and hasn't had a victory since.
In five tournaments this year, he had earned $13,874. He was 129th on the earnings list.
Hayes' best season this decade was in 1981, when he finished 46th on the earnings list.
"the bogey on No. 18 left a bad taste, but I did it yesterday, too, so I ought to be used to it." Haves said
"I felt more relaxed out there today. Any time I got a bogey, I just sort of relaxed and played."
Tom Kite failed in his bid for a third straight tournament victory, shooting a 73 yesterday.
Kite, the season's leading money winner, won at Bay Hill and the Players Championship and was seen last done by Gary Player in 1978.
Kite was in good position Friday, 5 under par and four strokes behind the leaders. A 74 on Saturday made his failure almost certain, and his 73
His four-day total of 286 was 2-under for the tournament, good for a tie for 25th with seven other players.
Women golfers place sixth in tournament their first low finish
by Laurie Whitten Kansan sportswriter
After a string of top-three finishes for the Kansas women's golf team, Coach Brad Demo said the Jayhawks were disappointed with their sixth place finish this week at the Summerfield Classic in Tampa, Fla.
Kansas scored a 961 at the two-day, 54-hole tournament, which consisted of 11 teams from the South and Midwest regions. Southern Florida won the tournament with a score of 931, followed by Florida International with 932 and Central Florida with 954.
"We've had a really good year so far, and we finally had a bad tournament." Demo said. "We didn't play well at all.
"However, I don't want the team to get down about it. We just need to practice on both our mental attitude and our swings, and we'll be fine."
average had been the team's lowest, finished fourth for Kansas with rounds of 88, 82 and 85.
Freshman Myers led the Jayhawks with rounds of 77, 82 and 78, followed by junior pitcher Jonathon Brown and 76. Freshman Shelly Triplett, whose 75 scoring
Atchison said the Jayhawks were tired during the tournament because they had been competing for three straight weeks.
Petina Walker of Rollins College won the tournament with rounds of 79,69,72.
"I think we were all a little tired," she said. "None of us played to our potential. For the past three weeks, we'd have to fly home from a tournament for a few days and then turn around and fly back."
"I had a lot of problems with my short game at this tournament, and Coach Demo is going to work with me on that during practice," she said. "We have a week and a half before we go anywhere else, so we're going to rest and get caught up in our classes until then."
Atchison said Demo would work on individual weaknesses this week, to prepare the team for its next tournament.
John to pitch in Yankees opener
The Associated Press
"He's one in a million," Green said. "How many other 45-year old guys are out there cranking up on opening day or even cranking up? Many of them are struggling to get out of bed. I'm still right. Forty-five year old guys shouldn't be pitching in the big leagues, but he's unique."
John, the 45-year-old left-hander who came to spring training at the personal invitation of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, was named yesterday to start New York's opener at Minnesota Tuesday. April 4.
John, 286-224, will tie Deacon McGuire for the most seasons played at 26. McGuire pitched from 1884 to 1889, 1890 to 1908, 1910 and 1912. He pitched one game in each of his last two seasons.
"This is the biggest upset since Hickory beat South Bend Central in 'Hoosiers,'" said John, 9-8 last season with a 4.49 ERA. "When I came here, I don't think anybody would have given me two hoots in the wind to stay around as long as I have, with what was said on Oct. 31."
Andy Hawkins with leaded with Lee Guetterman and Lance McCullers on a five-hitter and Dont Slaughter home-red as the Yankees beat the Bali
Dallas Green eats his words; 45-year-old to start season 26
Hawkins, 3-0, allowed three hits and one run in seven innings. Guetterman pitched a hitless eighth and ninth, but struck the ninth, completing his four save.
more Orioles 3-2
New York went ahead 2-1 the fourth innings against Pete Harnisch, 1-1, on Mike Pagliarulo's RSI single and Mel Hall's run-scorning ground-ball.
In other games:
Detroit 5, Kansas City 2
Torey Lovullo hit a two-run run
run and Charles Hudson, obtained
Thursday from the Yankees, won in
his first game with Detroit.
Houston 5, Pittsburgh 1
Bret Saberhagen, 0-3, allowed seven hits and three runs in six innings. He has given up 13 earned runs in 26 innings this spring.
Hudson, 1-0, started and pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit. Paul Gibson and Frank Williams allowed one run each during the next five innings and Mike Schwape pitched a hitless ninth for his first
Minnesota 10. Boston 9
Doug Drabek, 1-1, gave up five runs and six hits in six innings, striking out four and walking none.
Toronto 6. St. Louis 0
Mike Scott pitched a no-hitter for six innings and hit a two-run single. 2, 1, struck out eight and did not allow a hit until Ken Oberkell opened the seventh with a popup in front of the plate that fell for an infield hit, the only hit he gave up in seven innings.
Dan Gladden hit a game-tying home run and Tim Laudrena a game-winning single as Minnesota won blowing an 8-2 second-inning
Gladden left on the bottom of the ninth with a home run off Rob MurpHY. 0-3. Greg Gregg and Gene Larkin singled, Gary Gaetti was walked intentionally and Laudner lined a single to left.
Dave Stieb allowed two hits in six innings and Ernie Whitt homered and
doubled to drive in three runs.
Stieb, 4-0. retired the first 10 battles he faced before Jose Oquendo singled. Stieb got 14 of 18 outs on ground balls.
Montreal 3. New York 2
Rookie Mare Gardner, 1-1, allowed two hits during three innings. Randy Johnson, the 6-foot-10 rookie, gave up five hits and struck out eight in seven pitches, and patched his innings for the Mets, gave up six hits and struck out one.
Hubie Brooks singled off Randy Myers, 1-2, with one out and the bases loaded in the 10th inning to drive in the winning run.
San Diego 6, California 5
Bip Roberts hit a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Padres won their fourth straight.
the paures won their fourth straight. Roberts' bases-laden hit caped a three-run, rally against left-hander Alex Rodriguez, and he recovered Willie Wrake to start the ninth.
Mark Parent led off with a walk and pinch-runner Gary Green scored on singles by Garry Templeton and Roberto Alomar. Tony Gwynn's two-out single loaded the bases for Roberts.
Dave Leiper, 3-0, who relieved Walt Terrell with one out in the eighth, allowed one hit in 17 innings.