Sports
University Dailv Kansan / Mondav. April 13, 1987
9
Mize wins Masters in sudden death
The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Larry Mize, a native son of this old southern city, turned back two stars of international golf yesterday with a spectacle at the 2015 Masters tournament and playoff on the 51st Masters golf tournament.
Mize won the coveted green jacket that goes to the Masters champion with a pitch from about 30-40 yards to the right of the 11th hole, the second of the sudden death playoff.
Mize played the shot to the fringe, then stood frozen in fascination as the ball took off, running straight into the cup. That eliminated Greg Norman of Australia, while Seve Ballesteros of Spain bogeyed the first sudden death hole to drop out.
"It's a dream come true," Mize said. "I've dreamed of winning the Masters, but I never dreamed of winning it like this — beating two of the greatest golfers in the world."
When the ball rolled into the cup, the quiet.
soft-spoken Mize leaped into the air, and then hopped around the green in elation.
"Reporters have asked me all week if I ever dreamed of winning the Masters, I did." Mize said.
It was the climax of a struggle in which six men either led or slurred the lead at one time or
They were Mize's playoff partners after all three finished the regulation 72 holes in a tie for the top at 285, only three shots under par on the Augusta National Golf Club course.
Mize beat the two dominant figures in golf today: Norman, the flamboyant "Great White Shark," and Ballesteros, the Spanish master who has won this championship twice and owns a couple of British Open titles.
Mize birdied the 72nd hole from about three
teams, finishing at 71, and was the first in the
club.
Ballesteros then saved par from a bunker,
setting up the playoff with a score of 71.
Norman, the outstanding player in world golf last year, moved into a tie with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th; then parred the 18th to win by 72 that included six birds and as many boveys.
The playoff, the ninth in Masters history,
began on the 10th hole.
Ballesteros was eliminated there. He three-putted for bogey, missing about a six-foot second putt.
Mize and Norman both drove the fairway.
Mize pushed his approach far to the right, and turned his back on the shot while it was in
Mize had a chance to win it all, but he left the 10-12 foot birdie attempt hanging on the lip of the tappin in. Norman, who had a birdie birdied from feet, also made par, and they went to the 11th
Norman, the current British Open title-holder and perhaps the most-feared competitor in the game today, also put his approach to the
right, on the fringe.
Mize needed to get up and down from a difficult spot to have any chance of extending the playoff.
Instead, he pitched the ball in the hole. Norman, now needing a birdie to tie, missed his long putt and became a Masters runner up for the second year in a row. It marked the third time in the last five major championships — which also include the U.S. and British Opens and the PGA — that he has been second.
For Mize, it was only the second victory of a six-year PGA Tour career. The other came in the 1983 Memphis Classic. He had a chance to win last year's Kemper, but lost to Norman on the sixth hole of a playoff.
He answered them by saving a bogey from
See MASTERS, p. 11, col. 1
'Hawks win one of four
The Kansas baseball team headed into a four-game weekend series with the Kansas State Wildcats searching for its first Big Eight Conference win.
Kansas finally won its first conference game yesterday 14-10 but lost the second game of the doubleheader 6-2.
"It felt really good," said Mike McLeod. "It would have been nice to win the other because we had the momentum going into the second game."
Baseball
The Jayhawks used a strong hitting attack to win yesterday's first game, scoring 14 runs on 14 hits.
The Wildcats jumped to a 6-10 lead after three innings before Kansas tied the game in the top of fifth with six runs.
Both Scott Seratte and Pat Karin had run-scoring singles in the inning.
Kansas took a two-run lead in the top of the sixth but then allowed K-State to tie the game in the bottom of the inning.
The Jayhawks fell behind by a run in the seventh, but three runs in the eighth and ninth put the game out of reach.
Joe Pisteer, who played during the weekend despite having suffered a shoulder injury last week, had two games in the game as did Seratte and Karlin.
The victory on Sunday eased some of the ain cause by two losses the Jaya Trust gave to
The Jayhawks went into the bottom of the seventh with a lead in the second half.
Kansas lost 11-6 and 6-4 on Saturday. In the 6-4 loss to the Wildcats, the Jayhawks suffered a last-inning defeat.
With one out, K-State's designated hitter Jerry Turtle smashed a three-run homer over the 405-foot sign in left midfield off starter and loser Mike McLeod.
McLeod struck out five batters and gave up two walks. All six runs scored against McLeed. McLeed was insured as nasas errors contributed to the loss.
"I made the wrong pitch to the wrong batter," McLead said. "I thought I did all right. Good enough to win, but I could have done better."
"It was frustrating," said Darrel M. Moore of another last-inning defen
"I hate to say it," he said, "but we are kind of getting used to it. The team didn't react too negatively because it has happened to us many times.
Kansas' record is now 11-23-1 overall and 1-11 in the Big Eight. K-State is 17-15 and 3-6.
Kansas will play a doubleheader against Emporia State at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Quigley Field.
Kansas      000 062 033—14 14
K-State      042 102 10—10 13 4
Heway, Purdy (4)  Dismire (5) and Pfiler.
Haster, Iesman (5) Dismire (7) and Rude.
Turtle, W. Mormalis (1)-L, Iesman
K. STATE 6 KANSAS 2
Kansas 100 001 0 - 2 ? 2
K-State 150 000 x - 6 2
Hinkle, Murie (2) and Boeschen; M. Hinkle and W.M. Hinkle, L.B. Hinkle (1)
(1), HRBs-K-State, Turtle
(CANSAS ST. 11, KANSAS 6
KANSAS ST. 6. KANSAS 4
Kansas St      020 001 120—6 11 4
Kansas St      300 500 30x—11 13 2
Fayette Andress (7) and Kearney (8) and Kearney (9) and W.Kearney (2)
(L), T-2 Lavor (1.4): HR-Kansas St, Chadd
KANSAS ST. 8, KANSAS
Kansas    000 400 1- 4 8 4
Kansas St. 000 200 1- 4 8 0
McCloud and Boeschen, Rowley, isman (5)
and Hulse, W-isman (2-2), L-McCloud (2-3),
HR-Ranas St., Turtle
Roanna Brazier, Kansas right fielder, tries to slide past the tag of Southwest Mississippi State's shortstop, Marcia Bisges. KU won both.
Chad DeShare/KANSAN
Kansas rebounds with two victories
games of a doubleheader yesterday at Jayhawk Field after losing a doubleheader to Creighton on Saturday.
'Hawks beat Southwest Missouri after losing to Creighton
By ROB KNAPP
Staff writer
Kansas' new-look defense didn't commit an error and Reenie Noble drove in three runs as the Jayhawk softball team swept a doubleheader from Southwest Missouri State 2-1 and 7-3 yesterday at Jayhawk Field.
The Jayhawks, 19-15, finished 2
for the weekend. They were beaten
7-2 and 6-3 by 14th ranked Creighton
on on Saturday at Jayhawk Field
Connolly, who was playing shortstop for only her second time at Kansas, said she had only a little trouble adjusting to the
Kansas coach Bob Stancill decided to shift positions among some of his starting players after his team committed nine errors in the game.
Sheila Connolly, usually the starting center fielder, played both games at stoppage and handled 10 chances without an error. Her long throw on a grounder in the third inning of the second game helped kill a Southwest Missouri State rally.
"We made a lot of errors against Creighton, so I made a few changes to get people into position that we could help them, they could help us," St clark said.
infield
"I'm not really comfortable with the different defenses and coverage. Connolly said, 'It's such a challenge for me.' Like I right up with the batter."
Another defensive shift moved regular first baseman Laura Cramer to center field. Cramer responded with errorless play, including a diving catch of a sinking line drive that robbed Southwest Missouri State of a run in the second game.
"I like playing first base, and Sheila is experienced and does a really great job out there," Cramer said. "But if it's going to help the team play better, than that's the way it's going to be."
Catcher Kelly Downs hit a ground ball up the middle that Bears second baseman Lori Dibek fielded. Dibek touched second base to force Williams and rolled the ball toward the pitchers mound, apparently thinking the inning was over.
Kansas' Reeien Powell, 6-5,
allowed only four hits and one run
in the first game, but Kansas
entered the bottom of the seventh
two outs. Connolly singled and wore second on a
bylid of Jill Williams.
The field umpire called Williams safe. Connolly, who had never stopped running, scored the game-winning run from second base.
Kansas opened the scoring in the second game with three runs in the first innning. With two outs, Downs got a double and the receiver got aboard on a scratch single.
Cramer then lifted a fly ball behind third base that no one could get to, driving home Downs. Noble followed with a double into left-center Cherie Wickham scored and Crainer was ruled sale at center as she jumped the ball lose from Bees' camera Traxy Crede.
The Jayhawks scored a run in the bottom of the third, again with two outs. Cramer singled and moved to second on a single by Wickham. Noble then knocked a single off the pitcher's glove, getting her third RBI of the day as Cramer scored
Southwest Missouri State scoree two runs against Kansas starter Sherri Mach in the fourth on a double by Kim Dean, a triple by Dilbeck and a single by Pam Gingerich.
Kansas got the game-winning run in the fourth when Connolly
tripled and came home on a sacrifice fly by Williams.
The Bears made the score 5-3 in the sixth. Dean opened the inning with a double that rolled to the wall in centerfield, advanced to third on a foul out and scored on a passed ball by Downs.
Kansas scored its final runs in the bottom of the sixth. Gayle Luecked doubled and was replaced by pinch-runner Lisa Decker. Decker moved to third base on a second hit by Luecked and a score on Connolly's single.
Connolly stole second and third on consecutive pitches and came home on Williams' triple to right field.
KANSAS 2, SW MISSOURI ST. 1
SW Missouri St. 000 100 -1 4
Kansas 100 000 -1 2 8
Johnson and Stanko; Powell and Downs
W-Powell (6-5) L-Johnson 3Bs-Kansas,
Connolly
KANSA5 7, SW MISSUOI ST. 3
SW MISSUOI St. 001 201 0 - 3 0
Kansas 301 102 x-7 11 0
Chia, Johnson (6) and Creed, Mach,
Brazier (2) and Downs, W-Mach (3),
Chia SV-Brazer (1) 28S-MSWt Loria.
Deak 2, Kansas, Luecke, 28S-MSWt.
Dibek, Kansas, Connolly, Williams
Royals defeat Yankees
The Associated Press
"I was impressed with the guys today," Gardner said after the game. "They took a pounding yesterday, then came right back today. They could have rolled over. That shows a lot of class."
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After watching the New York Yankees defeat his team 15-2 on Saturday, Kansas City Manager Billy Gardner took special satisfaction in the Royals' 8-2 victory over the Yanks yesterday.
It was a 12-run seventh inning that led to the Yankees' conquest of the Royals on Saturday. But the Royals came back with a six-run fifth yesterday against veteran knuckleballer Joe Niekro, who lasted only 4½ innings in his first start. Big innings be a characteristic of the Yankees this season. They gave up six runs in a 9-3 loss last week in Detroit.
"Those six-run innings," Manager Lou Piniella said with a sigh. "Our starting pitching has to get to a better job than that. That's the second six-run inning of the season on us. Niekro had a good knuckler for a few innings."
Angel Salazar, battling Buddy Biancalara for the regular shortstop job, had three hits and scored two runs in his first start for the Royals. He singled twice in Kansas City's big inning.
"He waits on the ball pretty good and goes to right field more," Gardner said. "And he doesn't try to pull the ball. My thinking was that he hits the knuckleball better. We'll just give him a few blows out there and see what happens."
Salazar, Danny Tartallbu and Bo Jackson each hit RIBI singles in the fifth and Juan Benítez had a two-hit success in Kansas City's 13-hit attack.
Charlie Leibrandt, 2-0, gave up eight hits, struck out four and walked two before he was relieved by Dan Quisenberry in the seventh.
Benique, subbing for George Brett at third base, drove in three runs with two singles. Jackson was 2-for-4 in the game and finished 8-for-12 in the weekend series, which Kansas City won two games to one.
Salazar singled leading off the third and eventually scored on Tartabull's double-play grounder. The Yankees took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning, and Randy Randolph and RBI singles by Matt Dinnicy and Bon Kittle.
Salazar's single opened the fifth, then Willie Wilson was hit in the leg by a Niekro knuckleball. Kevin Seitzer sacrificed and Tartabull singled, scoring Salazar and putting Wilson at third.
Frank White followed with a sharp grounder to third baseman Mike Pagliarulo, who was possibly distracted by Wilson's bluff move to the plate and threw wide and low to first base for an error, loading the bases for Beniquez's two-run single.
Cecilio Guante relieved Niekro and watched Jackson line an RBI single to left. Steve Balboni reloaded the bases with a soft single into left, setting up Jamie Quirk's sacrifice fly and Salazar's RBI single.
Boston 8. Toronto 3
BOSTON — Designated hitter Don Baylor drove in five runs with two home runs and Dave Henderson added a two-run homer, powering the Boston Red Sox and converted reliever Bob Stanley to an 8-3 victory yesterday over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Stanley, 1-1, pitched eight innings in his second start this season. He gave up seven hits, struck out two and walked two in his first Fenway Park start since Sept. 1, 1981.
and did the later age.
It was the 19th doctor's career he has hit two or more homers in a game. He has 317 since breaking in with Baltimore in 1970.
Van Slyke gets revenge against Cards; Braves beat Mets
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Jim Morrison homered and drove in three runs, and John Cangelosi had three hits and scored three times in his first Pittsburgh start as the Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Sunday.
Cangelosi beat out an nifeld single in the first inning and scored on Morrison's two-out single. In the third, Cangelosi walked, stole second and went to third on catcher Steve Lake's throwing error ahead of Van Slyke's RBI single and a run-scoring by Morrison.
Cangelos, acquired last month from the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Jim Winn, went 3-for-3 and drove in a run. Former Cardinal Andy Van Slyke added a pair of run-scoring singles to Pittsburgh's 11-hit attack.
The Pirates, leading 4-3. chased
National League
Cardinals starter John Tudor, 1-1, with a three-run sixth. Rafael Babel tripped over center fielder Willie McGee's head and Cangelosi followed with an RBI single that right fielder Jim Lindeman misplayed, allowing Cangelosi to advance to third.
That brought on reliever Pat Perry, who allowed run-scoring singles to Van Slyke and Johnny Ray before off came in to get the final two out.
Bob Patterson, 1-1, got the victory despite being touched for two runs and eight hits in five innings. Barry Jones pitched 1 1-3 innings before Brian Fisher worked the final 2 2-3 for his first National League save.
Willy McGee drove in two Cardinals runs with a first-inning single
Atlanta 12. New York 4
and a bases-loaded grounder in the sixth. Tommy Herr and Jack Clark had consecutive doubles in the fifth before Lindeman doubled in the seventh and scored on Terry Pendleton's single, his third hit of the game.
The Cardinals left 13 runners on base, and Patterson twice retired Vince Coleman for the final out of an inning with two runners in scoring position.
NEW YORK — Dale Murphy hit two home runs and drove in five runs as the Atlanta Braves routed the New York Mets 12-4 yesterday in a game that hit a bird and fell for a double to set up Murphy's first homer.
It was the second straight victory for Atlanta over the World Series
Two outs later, Murphy hit his first home run of the season over the right field fence.
The Braves were leading 2-1 in the third inning when Dion James hit a routine fly to leaf. But as left fielder Kevin McReynolds moved into position, the ball struck a pigeon and James went into second as both bird and ball dropped into short left field. The bird died.
Randy O'Neal was the winner, allowing three runs and 11 hits during the first 6-2三 innings. Bob Ojeda, 1-1 who allowed four runs in four games, was the loser.
Philadelphia 9, Chicago 8
PHILADELPHIA - Glenn Wil-
champions and the fourth win in five starts this season for the Braves, who were last in the National League West a year ago.
son's bases-loaded single with one out in the bottom of the tenin ing scored Juan Samuel from third base and gave the Philadelphia Philies a 9-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Von Hayes had five hits and knocked in two runs for Philadelphia, a winner for the first time after opening the season with four losses.
Reliever Steve Bedrosian, 1-0,
picked up the victory despite allow-
ing three runs on homers by pinch
hitter Alex Hicks. Durham with two outs in the ninth.
Samuel walked to lead off the 10th against Lee Smith, 0-1, and moved to third on a double by Hayes. Mike Schmidt was intentionally walked, loading the bases. Pinch hitter Ron Roeniek struck out before Wilson lined a single to right field through a drawn-in infield.