Sports
University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, April 29, 1987
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Chiefs draft backs to help offense KC offense silent in loss to Orioles
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs weren't kidding when they said they wanted running backs.
With the 19th pick in the first round yesterday, the NFL's poorest rushing team nabbed Palmer, the captain of accomplished halfback from Temple.
Then, swapping second-round choices with Houston, the Chiefs went for Christian Okoye of Azusa Pacific, a native of Nigeria whose bricked layers of muscle belie the fact that he first touched a football only three years ago.
Palmer, who led the country in rushing last season, is 5-foot-9*4* and about 185 pounds. Okowe, 25, is 6-1*2* and 253. He sent his stock soaring with a Senior Bowl record of four rushing touchdowns.
In both cases, the Chiefs professed great pleasure.
"We feel extremely confident in Paul's ability," said Les Miller, the Chiefs' head talent scout. "To answer
a question some of you may have — no, we do not feel like 5-9 and a quarter and 184 pounds is a problem."
"This young man is a real running back," said Chiefs Coach Frank Gansz. "He can run. He can cut. He can spin with power. He can slash. He can throw the halftack pass. I think he can play in the band. He's going to infuse into our offense and our overall team a tremendous spark."
Okoye was timed by Chiefs coaches in a 4.45-40-yard dash and seems to hold awesome promise. But he is a raw beginner whose blocking skills are particularly lacking.
"Is it a risk?" Miller asked rhetorically. "Yes, a little bit. It is a project? Yes. But it's a risk we're willing to take."
CHIEFS 1987 DBA PICKS
1st round — Paul Palmer, RB, Temple
2nd round — Christian Okoye, RB, Azusa Pacific
3rd round — Todd Howard, LB, Texas A & M
4th round — traded pick to Houston
5th round — Kittrick Taylor, WR, Washington State
6th round — traded pick to Houston
7th round — Doug Hudson, QB, Nicholls State
8th round — Michael Clemons, RB, William & Mary
9th round — Randy Watts, DE, Catawba
10th round — James Evans, RB, Southern University
11th round — Craig Richardson, WR, Eastern Washington
12th round — Bruce Holmes, LB, Minnesota
Palmer finished a distant second to Vinnie Testaverde in the Heisman Balloting after leading the nation with 1,866 rushing yards. He broke or tied 23 school records while compil-
CHIEFS' 1987 DRAFT PICKS
4,895 career rushing yards and
6,726 all-purpose yards. As a senior,
he set an NCAA record with 2,633 total
yards.
He was the fourth running back taken, which did not especially please the Maryland native, who as a child acquired the nickname "Boo-Boo."
Kansas City did not have a pick in the fourth round, but took Kitrick Taylor, a wide receiver from Washington State, in the fifth.
The Chiefs changed to defense in the third round, picking Todd Howard, a linebacker from Texas A&M.
The Chiefs also traded away their sixth-round pick.
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Catcher Kelly Downs is congratulated by teammates Jill Williams, Sheila doubleheader. The Kansas softball team swept a doubleheader from Connellly and Gayle Luedeke after hitting a home run in the first game of a Friends University in their final home games of the season yesterday at
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Boddicker threw a one-hitter last night, yielding only a sixth-inning single to Willie Wilson, and Nelson Simmons had three hits as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-0.
Softball team wins final two home games
Staff writer
The Kansas softball team recorded its first no-hitter of the year in the last game before the Big Eight Conference tournament, which begins Friday at St. Joseph, Mo.
Reenie Powell and Roanna Brazier combined efforts, no-hitting Friends University of Wichita in the second game of a doubleheader yesterday at Jayhawk Field.
Bv DAVID BOYCE
Kansas won that game in 13-0, and the first game 7-1, ending the regular
In the second game, the Jayhawks collected 17 hits and were led offensively by senior Sheila Connolly, who went 4-for-5. Connolly had six hits in the two games.
"I think we played well," Coach Bob Stancliff said. "The competition was not that strong, but we needed some games like this to boost our confidence for the Big Eight Tournament."
against top 20 teams.
Kansas scored four runs in the first inning and that was all Powell needed, but Kansas added two more runs in the second.
Boddicker, 2-0, retired the first 13 batters before hitting Danny Tartar-bull on a full count with one out in the fifth. He then walked Bo Jackson on a count, but Steve Balboni grounded to third and Angel Salazar fled out.
Friends shut down the Jayhawks scoring attack in the third innning. But Kansas scored seven runs in the last three innings.
"I thought I was throwing really well," said Powell, who uphed her record to 7-9. "I have been in a slump, so my pitching today is looking up."
In the third inning, Powell's throwing error ended her bid for a perfect game. The error allowed Friends' only base runner of the game to reach base.
Kansas.
Stanclift removed Powell after the fourth inning. Powell said Stanclift wanted to give Brazier some work before the tournament. Brazier pitched the final three innings for
This year, the Jayhawks have played more games against top 20 teams than any school in the country. Of Kansas' 48 games, 22 have been
Stanclift hopes the one-sided victory will raise the team's confidence heading into the tournament.
"For us to do well, we need to be strong in every facet of the game," he said. "We especially need good pitching and defense because we do not have the type of offense to carry us.
Wilson singled cleanly into right field to break up the no-hitter.
"In the past, our offense was good enough to overcome a couple of enemies."
The Jahaykhs took an early 1-0 lead in the first half, and until the lead in the final quarter, the Jamaicans
Kansas committed only one error in the two games and had 25 hits.
In the first game, Sherri Mach pitched a complete game, allowing four hits and one run.
Kansas scored two in the fifth and four in the sixth, making the final score 7-1.
Terry Kennedy singled into left field to open the Baltimore third and went to second on a fielding error by Bo Jackson, the 1985 Heisman Trophy winner. Nelson's triple scored Kennedy. Jackson was drafted by the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders in the seventh round yesterday.
Catcher Kelly Downs reached base in four plate appearances and went 3-for-3 in the first game with five RBI.
For seniors Connolly, Downs, Mach, Laura Cramer and Jill Williams, the doubleheader marked the last time they would play at Jayhawk Field.
son gave up only five hits in seven innings as his record fell to 0-4.
KANSAS 7, FRIENDS 1 (1st game)
Friends    000 100 100
Friends    000 100 -6 -7 8
Maryan and Laestey, Mach and Dows, W-mayn (7.6) . L-Maryan (285-284), Friend, Stu-
tall (7.9) . L-Maryan (285-284), Friend, Stu-
tall (7.9) . L-Maryan (285-284), Friend, Stu-
tall (7.9) . L-Maryan (285-284), Friend, Stu-
tall (7.9) . L-Maryan (285-284), Friend, Stu-
tall (7.9) . L-Maryan (285-284), Friend, Stu-
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In the eighth, Simmons doubled leading off and Ken Gerhart was safe when Danny Jackson misplayed his sacrifice bunt. Simmons went to third on the play and scored on Alan Wiggins' fielders choice grounder.
Boddicker struck out five and walked two. The Orioles, who snapped a four-game losing streak and won for only the second time in their last nine games, have won all six. Boddicker has started this season.
KANSAS 13, FRIENDS 0 (2nd game)
Friends 000 000 0 - 0 0 3
Kansas 420 214 x=13 17 1
Sage and Lassley. Powell. Braun.
KANSAS 13. FRIENDS 0 (2nd game)
After a double steal put Gerhart at third, Cali Ripken Jr. filled to Jackson in deep left. Jackson threw out Wiggs at third base, and the umpires ruled the out was recorded before Gerhart could cross the plate.
Sage and Lassley, Powell, Brazer (5) and Lueck. W-Powell (7.9), L-Sage.
Eddie Murray led off the Baltimore ninth with a triple and scored on Ray Knight's single.
Kansas City pitcher Danny Jack-
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The Padres, last in the National League in hitting and runs scored, reached Cardinal starter Tim Conroy, 0-1, for seven hits and five runs in $4\frac{3}{8}$ innings.
ST. LOUIS — Ed Whitson pitched six strong innings, and Steve Garvey drove in three runs leading the San Diego Padres to a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals last night.
Whitson, 3-2, gave up five hits, struck out four and walked two before getting relief help from Dave Dravecky and Lance McUllers. It was Whitson's first victory over the Cardinals since 1984 and his first in four career decisions at Busch Stadium.
Garvey, batting. 182 with three runs batted in, had a run-scoring double in the first and a two-run single in the fifth.
Giants 6. Cubs 2
Pirates 6. Dodgers 1
Expos 7, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA — FleoY You-mans hit a solo hero and combined
Braves 7, Reds 3
CINCINNATI - Rafael Ramirez went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs, including a two-run single during a six-rally run in the fifth innings last night that carried the Atlanta Braves to a 7-3 victory over Cincinnati, ending the Reds' four-game winning streak.
with Andy McGaffigan on a four-hitter last night as the Montreal Expos beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 in a game twice delayed by rain.
PITTSBURGH — Junior Ortiz drove in three runs, and Mike Diaz knocked in two last night as the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a four-game losing streak by beating Fernando Valenzuela and the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1.
CHICAGO — Mike Krukow won his first game of the season, and Jeffrey Leonard hit a two-run home as San Francisco beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 yesterday.
A second-to-last place finish on Monday after the first round of the Big Eight Conference women's golf championship was not enough to make the Jayhawks quit.
Golf
Oklahoma shot a 945 to take runner-up honors, and Missouri finished in third with 950.
By a Kansan reporter
instead, the team, which finished sixth at last year's conference tournament, dropped 28 strokes from its first-round total in the final two rounds of play and placed fourth in the final standings.
'Hawks finish fourth Oklahoma State takes title
Kansas finished with a 976, well behind seventh-ranked Oklahoma State, which walked away with the championship, shooting a 912.
Oklahoma State's Eva Dahloff
was the individual champion with a 228.
Junior Susan Pekar, who was the tournament champion April 11-12 at the Missouri Invitational, finished with a 238 three-round total that led the Jayhaws.
Tina Gnewchwu followed Pekar with a 242 and Donna Jo Loewen shot a 242 finishing third for Kansas. Marielle Scheid finished with a 257, and Sherri Atichison was a stroke behind with a 258.
The Jayhawks, whose best one-round total was 305 at the Illini Spring Break Tournament in Tampa Bay, Fla., managed to shoot a 320 in the second round and a 314 in the final round and placed in the top half of the tournament.
Kansas started off slowly with a 342 first-round total, which put the team behind the field and forced it to play catch-up for the rest of the tournament.
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