University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, June 22, 1988 Sports 13 Search committee starts the hunt By the Kansan staff Despite rumors to the contrary, Kansas athletic director Bob Frederick said interest in Larry Brown's former job had been high. "I can't even hazard a guess with all the letters and telephone inquiries we've been getting." Frederick said. "We've had a good response." Frederick and an eight-member search committee will meet this afternoon to discuss candidates to replace the men's basketball coach. Frederick said the committee would review the information it had gathered and discuss the interest level of the applicants. Committee members are: Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs; Richard Konzem, assistant athletic director; Arno Knapper, professor of business; Ron McCurdy, assistant professor of music; Carole Zebas, professor of health, physical education and recreation; basketball player; junior and Kansas University Athletic Corporation board members Galen Fiss and Maurice King. An extension of the application deadline from June 20 to Monday came because of a request by Affirmative Action, Frederick said. "Unfortunately that led to rumors that I asked that the deadline be extended because we weren't getting enough good candidates," he said. Brown, wife obtain divorce Frederick said Kansas was looking The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — KU basketball coach Larry Brown, who resigned this month to become the coach of the San Antonio Spurs, and his wife, Barbara, have obtained a divorce in Wyandotte County District Court. Court records indicated the divorce was granted Monday under Kansas' one-day emergency divorce procedure. In a petition to the Wyndote County court, the coach's attorney said the Brownas had been considering divorce for some time, but waited because of the sensitive nature of Larry Brown's occupation and his team's competition in the National College Athletic Association Tournament. Kansas, not even ranked in the Top 20 when the NCAA Tournament began, beat Oklahoma in the title game April 4 in Kansas City, Mo. In court records, Brown contended that media attention that would be drawn to a standard divorce proceeding could have harmed him and the Kansas basketball program. Under Kansas' emergency divorce procedures, couples can skip the normal 60-day waiting period by proving they have tried to make the marriage work and have resolved all property, support and child custody issues. The Browns had no children. for a coach with success on the NCAA Division I or professional level. He said Kansas had been contacting candidates. An athletic department source said the top candidates appeared to be West Virginia coach Gale Catlett, ex-Kansas assistant coach Bob Hill and Southwest Missouri State coach Charlie Spoonhour. Some of the most successful coaches in college basketball, including Gene Keady of Purdue, Eddie Sutton of Kentucky and Bobby Cremins of Georgia Tech have said they weren't interested. Basketball analyst Dick Vitale said that the pressure of replacing Brown, who had a 135-44 record at Kansas, helped some big name crowns a way. "I just think the pressure to sustain what he's begun is going to be enormous," Vitale said. "If you're in a situation where you're at a big time program already, it's tough to get Frederick said, "I'm sure that's a concern for some coaches, but I think we also have some opportunities here because of the success he had." I'd rather deal from a position of strength than a position of weakness on that." yourself psyched up to move into that position." Vitale said Kansas may have to settle for a Division I coach who wanted to move up to a better program. He said that Catlett had "a great chance" to get the job and that Spoonhour would be a good choice. Hill, who was a Kansas assistant from 178 to 185, said he was interested in succeeding Brown. "I worked there for eight years," he said. "Anyone who knows as much as I do about Kansas knows how great a situation it would be." Hill was an interim coach of the New York Knicks in 1986 and coached the Topeka Sizzlers last season. He recently signed a three-year contract to coach a professional team in Bologna, Italy. Asked if the contract would prevent him from taking another job, Hill said. "We'd have to address that problem if it arises." Spoonhour, like Hill, said he hadn't been contacted about the coaching vacancy by Kansas. He would not say if he would be interested in the job if it were offered. "I think we ought to wait on that," Spoonhour said. KC beats Chicago, snaps losing streak The Associated Press CHICAGO — Frank White drove in three runs with a home run and a double and Mark Gubieca won his fifth straight decision as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2 to snap a four-game losing streak. Gubicza, 10-5, became the American League's fifth 10-game winner, allowing eight hits in six innings. Jerry Don Gleaton and Steve Farr finished the game. Jerry Reuss, 6-3, had his four-game winning streak broken. The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the first when Kurt Stillwell led off with a walk and scored on George Brett's double. The White Sox tied the game in the second on Dan Pasquale's sixth home run but the Royals scored three times in the fourth. With one out, Danny Tartabul singled to left and advanced to second when Reuss walked Kein Seltzer. Pat Tabler forced Seltzer but he failed. He drove in two runs, and then scored on Mike MacFarlane's single. White hit his fifth home run in the sixth, giving Kansas City a 5-1 lead. The White Sox scored a run in the sixth on Ozzie Guillen's double play grounder with the bases loaded but struck his 12th home run in the seventh. In the seventh inning, White committed his first error since Sept. 22, 1987, a span covering 63 games. White Sox ab r h bti Redus lf 5 0 1 0 Lyons 3b 4 0 3 0 Baines dh 4 0 0 0 Walker 1b 4 0 1 0 Pasqua rf 2 2 2 1 Boston cf 2 0 0 0 Gallagher cf 1 0 0 0 Salas c 3 0 0 0 Guilleen ss 4 0 1 0 Hill 2b 4 0 1 0 Totals 33 2 9 1 Royals ab r h bti Stillwell ss 4 1 1 0 Wilson cf 5 0 1 0 Eisenreich cf 0 0 0 0 Brett 1b 5 1 1 2 Tartabali rf 4 1 2 0 Seller 1b 3 0 0 0 Tabler rf 4 1 0 0 White 2b 4 2 2 3 Wellman 2b 0 0 0 0 Macfarlane c 4 0 1 1 Thurman lf 4 0 1 0 Totals 37 6 10 6 Rovals 6, White Sox 2 W - Gibala (10-5, 1- L - Reuss (63). Winning 7-4. Davis (8-1), Kobe (9-4). Kansas City Kansas City 2, Chicago 1, LORE - Kansas City 6, Chicago 10, 2B - Brett, F. White HR - Paquazon 4, 6 (White) 10, 12B - SB. Gulallen (3). A 4 (White) 10, 12B - SB. Gulallen (3). Kansas City 100 301 100 - 6 Chicago 610 001 100 - 6 Royals Report Mondav: White Sox 5, Royals 3 Steve Lyons hit Jerry Don Gleaton's first pitch for a two-run homer in the ninth inning, giving Chicago a 5-3 victory over Kansas City Monday. The Royals tied the score at 3-3 in the ninth inning on Bill Buckner's RBI-single before Lyons hit the game-winner. The loss was the Royals' fourth straight. White Sox 5, Royals 3 Kansas City Kansas City 000 020 001—3 5 2 Chicago 010 010 012—5 11 0 Leibrandt, Montgomery (7), Gleaton (9) and Quirk; McDowell, Horton (8), Thigpen (9) and Karkovice, W-Thigpen (3-5), L-Montgomery (0-1), E-Qulk, Montgomery, 28s-Baines, G. Sundav: Angels 5, Royals 0 California completed a three-game sweep of the Royals with a 5-0 shutout Sunday. The Angels scored all their runs in the first four innings off Royal starter Bret Saberhagen, with Wally Joyner and Johnny Ray driving in two runs each. Angels 5, Royals 0 Angela S. Reynolds 6 California 013 100 000-5 11 10 Kansas City 000 000 000-0 8 0 Sabermayer, Garber (9) and Macfarlane; Witt, Harvey (9) and Miller. W-Wiff (5-7), L. Schubert (B E) L-Ramsey 28 D White Bay Saturday: Angels 6. Royals 3 Angels 6, Royals 3 Friday: Angels 9. Royals 7 The California Angels rallied for three runs in the ninth innning, defeating Kansas City City 6-3 Friday night at Royals Stadium. Kansas City relief pitchers Jerry Don Gleton and Steve Farr gave up the deciding runs, with Gleton losing the decision. California 110 100 1003—6 12 0 Kansas City 000 003 0003—3 0 Bannister (Gleton (7), Farr (9) and Macfarlane, Finley, Minton (6) and Boone and Miller, Wilmington, J. L.Gleason (9.1), BRAC, Davison, Joyner, & Wilson) Angels 9, Royals 7 California used 19 hits to defeat the Royals 9-7 Friday night. Kansas City jumped to a 4-1 first-inning lead, but the Angels scored in six innings to end the Royals' six-game winning streak. California 113 020 011-9 19 11 Kansas City 401 001 100—7 10 0 Power, Guichenerry (3), Montgomery (5), Garber (8) Fair (9) and Fraser, Corbett (6) Ciburn (7) and Boone W-Cibburn (2-0) L-Cebast (6-3) E.Corbatt (2, Buckner), B-Sibbitt H-HC-Davis (8) Thursday: Royals 9, Athletics 5 Kansas City collected 17 hits and used a four-run seventh inning, beating Oakland 9-5. The victory was the Royals' 16th in the last 19 games and completed a three-game sweep of the Athletics. Pat Tabler went three for five with four RBI and Danny Tartabull went two for four with three RBI for Kansas City. Royals 9, Athletics 5 Kansas City 000 221 100–9 17 7 3 Oakland 003 011 00–9 17 7 0 Gubic Quaestebrany (8) and Mactarlane, C. Young, Nielsen (3), Honecurt (6), Plunkt (7), Cudder (8), Ekerley (8) and Steinbach, W. Guizuca (9-5) L-CY, Cool (4), EShillte Tableur, Thurner, 3B-Wison, HR-White (3) ON DECK Friday Royals vs. Mariners 9:05 p.m. The Kingdome Today Royale vs. White Sox 7:30 p.m. Comiskey Park Major League Standings Sunday Royals vs. Mariners 3:35 p.m. The Kingdome Saturday Royals vs. Mariners 9:05 p.m. The Kingdome Sundav Fridav Saturday American League East W L Pct. GB Detroit 42 26 .618 - New York 40 27 .597 1½/ Cleveland 39 30 .597 685 Boston 34 32 .515 7 Milwaukee 34 32 .515 7 Toronto 34 37 .479 9 Baltimore 19 17 .475 23 KU swimmers Glenn Trammel, Topea senior, and Barbara Ann Smith, Mequon, Wis. senior, and KU alumnus Todd Neugent hoale to qualify for the 1988 U.S. Olympic swim team. West WL L Pct. GB Oakland 44 25 .638 Minnesota 37 30 .552 Kansas City 37 30 .529 6 Texas 34 35 .493 9 Chicago 30 38 .491 13 California 30 40 .429 14 Seattle 26 40 .366 14 National League East W L L Pct. GB New York 44 24 .647 - Pittsburgh 38 31 .551 6½ Chicago 36 31 .521 6½ San Francisco 34 35 .493 Montreal 33 35 .485 11 Philadelphia 30 37 .448 11 West W L R Pct. GB x Los Angeles 38 29 .567 - Houston 37 32 .536 2 x San Fran 33 35 .485 1/2 Cincinnati 33 36 .478 2 Malibu 30 40 .498 3 x Atlanta 30 43 .498 14/12 KU swimmers aim for Olympic team x — late games not included By Linda Gaumnitz Kansan sportswriter At teast six Jayhawk swimmers will contend for a spot on the 1988 Olympic team, and a plane ticket to Seoul, South Korea. Three of those Olympic hopefuls, Barbara Ann Smith, Glenn Trammel and Todd Neugent, are training with Kansas swimming coach Gary Kempt in Lawrence for the August 8-12 trials. Smith, Mequon. Wis., senior, qualified in the 400-meter individual medley, and hopes to qualify in the 800-meter freestyle. "If I make the cut, I make the cut," said Smith, who participated in the 1984 Olympic trials, "but if I don't, that’s fine. It’d be really exciting to place in the top eight, but the most important thing to me is to have Trammel, Topea senior, two-time All-American and one of the top eight backstrokers in the United States, qualified for the 100 and 200 backstroke and is close to qualifying in the freestyle and 200 individual medley. Neugent, who graduated this spring, was also a competitor in the 1984 trials. He qualified in the 200 breast stroke. Kempf said, "Competing in the Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime shot. We want to spend the summer concentrating on the swimmer's best event. We need to do a lot of specialized work, pick up speed and start resting through the taper." The top eight finalists in each event compete for the two spots available on the Olympic squad, Kempf said. "Everyone at the trials has an outside shot," Kempf said. "All you can ever do is ask for a chance to compete, and you've got to maximize that chance. On any given day, you may be feeling well or feeling sick, and swim fast or swim slow." Trammel said, "Right now, I'm probably in the best physical shape that I've ever been in. I'm confident and pleased with where I am now "At this level, there are no standouts as far as physical ability. The one who wins the race will be the one who wants it the most." Neugent said that the Jayhawks were swimming about 6,000 meters a day. About five to six weeks before the trials, the swimmers will begin the tapering process and cut down the dyardage. "As it gets closer to the meet, we'll begin cutting down on everything." Neugent said. "During the last week or two of practice, we'll warm up, do a bit of easy stroke work and pop some scrips." Last weekend, Tramnel and Neugent competed in the Mission Viejo International meet in Mission Viejo, Cal. Trammel placed third in the 100-meter backstroke with a 59.67 time. Kempf said the meet, which was considered a major pre-trials contest, was good experience for them. In order to train for the trials, Kemp said the swimmers needed to swim faster times and shorter distances. "The United States Olympic trials is the fastest meet in the world, because the depth of swimming here is tremendous," Kempf said. "The U.S. has 20 good athletes competing in each event, but some countries only have three or four good people." Both Smith and Neugent went to the 1984 trials, in the 100 and 200 breast stroke, respectively. Neugent's brother, Ron, was a member of the 1980 Olympic team and competed in the 1984 trials. He is trying to qualify this year in the 400 individual medley. "Watching the Olympic trials is such a thrill." Neugent said. "There will be world records set in about half of the races." Tramnel said, "The meet in California was a real eye-opener for me, because it let me know how my body is. As the meet went on, I swam faster, and was rested up quicker. That's a good indication that I won't tire out at the trials. "I have as good a shot as everyone. In my mind, I'll be ready. As far as winning goes, it's just a matter of who ever else is hotter than me." Three other Jayhawks, Pobby Kelby, Barb Pranger and Erin Easton, qualified for the trials and are training with their hometown coaches. Kansas sports campers battle heat By Jill M. John Kansan sportswriter This summer's drought has caused farmers' crops to wither in their fields. The farmers want and need lots of water. Lots of water is also what 465 junior and senior high school students, who are outdoors this week participating in Kansas sports camps, want. The basketball, golf, tennis and track jump camp participants all are experiencing the effects of this week's warm temperatures, and coaches are supplying the campers, who are competing in the heat, with plenty of water. The basketball camp coaches whistle frequently for water breaks and the tennis and track and field jump camp coaches are encouraging campers to carry bottles of water. Another sign of the warm temperatures is the tub of ice outside the clubhouse of Alvamar Country where the golf camp conducts practice. "I's hot, but you don't notice it so much when you're out playing and moving around," said Byron Marshall. Chanute High School senior. This is the fifth year Marshall has attended the University of Kansas' golf camp. our camp camps for boys and one The golf camp originated in 1980 and has grown from three camps in the first year to five threes in for girls with 40 to 50 junior and senior high school students attending each. "The program has definitely grown, although we're a little down in numbers compared to last year," Weiser said. Kansas men's golf coach Ross Randall directs the camps with the assistance of former women's coach Kent Weiser. Reputation and the 1988 National Championship also attracted several high school students to the basketball camp directed by assistant men's coach R.C. Buford this week. Former Kansas basketball coach Larry Brown's resignation last week hasn't effected the morale of the basketball camp, campers said. "I've gone to camps in Nebraska for the last five years and after the NCAA championships I thought it'd be a good time to come here," said Steve Scheidegger of Columbus, Neb. Brown was at registration on Sunday, has lectured and appears periodically at practices, Mullis said. "I don't think anyone is too disappointed about Brown's leaving," said Tim Mullis, Chicago high school junior. "They're just happy to be here and have the level of competi- "He's as active as he's always been. He wants to be sure that his coaches are being teachers." "I don't know how much time a head coach really spends with his camp anyway. I know it's not a whole lot." The tennis courts behind the field house are where 36 boys and girls are spending seven-hour days this week. "I think Coach Brown has made a genuine effort to see that the camps go on as scheduled this year as in the past," said Steve Simons, Allen Field House gym director. This week, 350 high school boys are at the basketball camp. This is the third weeklong camp, with another week in August. "I think this camp is fun, said "Iain Keng, Kansas City,MO, eighth Tennis camp originated six years ago and has grown from 18 campers the first year to 350 campers this summer. The tennis camp, the third of five held this summer, is directed by Scott Perleman, Kansas men's tennis coach, and Eric Hayes, women's tennis coach. grader, who is returning for his third year. "It's fun to play tennis all day, and you learn things too." Eight to 13-year-olds are attending this week's camp and, unlike the high school campers who will be here later in the summer, few compete in tournals on a regular basis. "I play a little bit, but mostly I name because my parents are big tennis fanatics," said Paige Taylron, Leavenworth coach. "We don't compete too hard for the next year." There are 30 high school boys and girls participating in the track and field jump camp this week. The jump camp is in its second year and stresses the fundamentals of the high jump, long jump and triple jump. The camp is directed by Kansas men's track assistant coach Rick Attig. Attendance is at about the same level as last year, Attig said. Alicia Pettey, a Kansas City, Mo. high school senior, competes in all three events and came to Kansas for jump camp to correct her bad jumping habits. "A lot of coaches teach different things, and I want to find out different things that I can do to improve." Petetta said.