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SPORTS / WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football."
John Heisman
FACT OF THE DAY
Two Jayhawks all of last year matched Justin Springer's 15-tackle performance against Georgia Tech. Darrell Stuckey (15 against Missouri) and Drew Dudley (17 against Colorado).
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Two Jayhawks returned to the Kansas City area with the San Diego Chargers in their 21-14 Monday night loss to the Chiefs. Who were they?
A: Darrell Stuckey and James Holt.
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Kids should have fun in sports
MORNING BREW
When I was 5 years old I slept with a blue bear, Buzz Lightyear was real, Play-Doh offered endless hours of fun, and finger paintings were art worthy of hanging on the refrigerator. I also grew up playing baseball, so around the age of five I was playing tee ball while being "coached" by my dad. Of course, coaching tee ball is like running a day care. For most 5-year-olds it is a major feat to stand on the field in one spot without crying, making smiley faces or waving to Grandma four times.
BY JACKSON DELAY
delay@kansan.com
Ariel Antigua isn't like most 5-year-olds. This kid was featured in Sports Illustrated for repeatedly making contact with an 85-mph fastball in a batting cage. Later in the story Sports Illustrated finds out that they had miscalculated the speed because the plate was not the right distance away, so he was hitting pitches with the reaction time equivalent of a 119-mph fastball. Just YouTube "The Little Baseball Star" to see for yourself.
But even if Antigua is some sort of freak of nature, why was he even trying that? Five-year-old kids don't up to
their parents one day and say, "Hey Mom and Dad, I was watching Stephen Strasburg and he has good stuff, but I think I can hit him. Let's go try."
It had to be his parents' decision. As I look at youth sports today, I get more and more discouraged at the atmosphere being created. I believe that a sport is always just a game at its foundation. My baseball coach used to remind me that the umpire says, "Play Ball!" to start the game.
I understand that as the years go on it gets more competitive and sometimes that idea is lost, but at least as a child, sports should be fun.
When I think of sports in their purest form, I picture a kid swinging a bat five
times, only to tap the ball off the tee and sprint to first base, waving at his mom when he gets there.
Achieving recognition from major sports media companies - such as Sports Illustrated - as a child is wonderful, but I think childhood is an important thing to have. The day that kids begin training at 5-years old and tee ball becomes competitive is the day that sports change for the worse.
Edited by Sean Tokarz
STATE
Poaching investigation targets Wichita camp
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WICHITA — The Justice Department is targeting more than 60 hunters across the nation for allegedly poaching deer during guided hunts at Camp Lone Star in Kansas, a court document shows.
The scope of the grand jury investigation, believed to be one of the largest criminal prosecutions involving the illegal taking of deer, was made public in a court filing Monday in the federal government's case against the camps
owner and his brother, both of Martinsville, Texas.
James Bobby Butler Jr., 41, the owner and operator of the hunting club in Coldwater, and his brother Marlin Jackson Butler, 36, who worked as a guide, are charged with conspiracy and the unlawful sale and transport of wildlife. James Butler is also charged with obstruction of justice in the 23-count indictment filed May 25 in U.S. District Court in Wichita.
If convicted and given maximum sentences, they could face lengthy prison terms. Jim Cross,
spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Kansas, said in an e-mail that it was the biggest case of its kind prosecuted in the state.
However, James Butler's attorney Kurt Kerns calls the legal action "ridiculous."
"The state of Kansas has paid out over $100,000 to independent contractors to thin the Kansas deer herd for management purposes." Kerns said in an e-mail. "And now our tax money is being spent making federal cases out of alleged rednecks who supposedly harvest an extra deer."
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Statistics compiled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service show the nation has 10.3 million big game hunters. About 12 percent, or 1.3 million people, hunt outside of their state of residence. Kansas is a popular destination, drawing an estimated 88,000 out-of-state hunters each year.
Defense attorneys learned during while examining the prosecution evidence in the Butler case that the government recently mailed so-called target letters to many of the out-of-state hunters who came to Camp Lone Star,
Kerns said.
Roger Falk, the attorney representing Marlin Butler, said his client has pleaded not guilty but otherwise declined to discuss the allegations made by the government.
Their court filing noted the government alleges more than 60 hunters illegally killed more than 119 deer between the 2005-2008 hunting season, including the taking of 70 trophy white-tail bucks.
Defense attorneys cited the broader grand jury probe in a motion seeking to designate the case as complex, a ruling that would give them more time to prepare their defense without running afoul of speedy trial restrictions. Prosecutors are not opposing that designation, but a hearing on it was set for Friday before U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown.
Based on the recent target letters sent to individuals identified as subjects of the investigation, the defense motion said it expects those hunters may be testifying soon in front of a
The defense filing nonetheless provided a rare public glimpse at the grand jury investigation.
federal grand jury and that other indictments would likely follow.
The Butlers are charged with conspiring to violate the Lacey Act, a federal law that prohibits the interstate transport of any wildlife taken in violation of state regulations. The indictment alleges they violated the act by purchasing and selling white-tailed deer and mule deer.
The government alleges the brotherscharged out-of-state hunters $3,500 per hunt with archery equipment and $5,000 per hunt with a firearm for guided hunts at Camp Lone Star and some 50,000 nearby acres leased for hunting activities.
Prosecutors allege that during the guided hunts the Butlers and others encouraged hunters to take deer illegally by hunting without a valid license. They're also accused of letting hunters illegally spotlight deer during night hunts and use illegal equipment, such as firearms during archery season.
The illegal hunting practices allowed the guided hunters to kill more deer than they could have killed lawfully, the lawsuit charges, allowing the Butler brothers to collect more guiding fees and tips.
The obstruction of justice counts involve allegations that James Butler lied to a fish and wildlife agent, told an employee to remove and destroy deer head mounts so they could not used as evidence, and instructed an employee to lie to investigators.
The obstruction of justice charge carries a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while the other felony charges carry a maximum five-year prison term and $250,000 fine. The government is also seeking a $148,250 forfeiture against both men.
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FOOTBALL
Quigley listed as questionable
Quigley, a sixth-year senior from Cleburne, Texas, has rushed for 61 yards on 15 attempts this season. He turned in a much better performance against Georgia
Senior running back Angus Quigley is officially listed as questionable for Friday's matchup with Southern Mississippi because of a leg injury.
Quigley
Tech last Saturday, rushing eight times for 46 yards.
The injury could open the door for freshman running back James Sims
to get the nod as starter. Sims, filling in for freshman running back Deshaun Sands, ran for 101 yards and a touchdown against the Yellow Jackets. Sands has recovered from his leg injury and is expected to play this Friday.
In his six seasons with the Jayhawks, Quigley has run for 468 yards and five touchdowns. He played linebacker last season, and this is his first year in the backfield since 2008.
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