University Daily Kansan / Friday, April 8, 1988
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Pitching, offense help Kansas beat Shockers
By Tom Stinson
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas baseball team last night used the exact pitching strategy it wanted and added some surprising offense from sophomore Pat Karlin, beating Wichita State 10 to Hoglund-Maupin Stadium.
Coach Dave Bingham's strategy was to have sophomore Brad Hinkle pitch the first three innings. In relief, he wanted sophomore Tom Bilyeu to go three innings, senior Mike McLead to pitch two and sophomore Craig Stopp to finish the game.
Bilyeu only lasted 2½ inches, but Bingham was not complaining. The Jayhawks allowed only four hits and six assists, who beat Kansas on 8 Tuesday.
Bilyeu, 4-2, recorded the victory that snapped a 15-game winning streak for Wichita State.
"Our pitching was exactly according to our gameplan," Bingham said of the 16-13 Jayhawks. "I believe we have been a good pitching staff. We haven't been a good pitch to a good ballclub. Tonight was the first time we did that."
"Our two biggest wins (Wichita State and Michigan) have been when we split our pitching staff. That shows to me that our pitching staff has a concentration level that is very high, but we don't know that and keep a kid's concentration for five or six innings, we'll be a good team."
Hinkle pitched a no-hitter in the opening three innings, recording two strikeouts. Stoppel also pitched a no-hitter in the game's final inning and
one-third.
Karlin was the biggest surprise for Kansas. The former second baseman had not started since March 7, but he started last night in center field.
On his other trip, with just one man
in case,arin hit a triple, knocking
in the back.
He responded by going two for five with three RBI. Four of Karlin's five trips to the plate were with the bases loaded. He collected an RBI on two of those trips.
"Lately, I have been hitting the ball well in practice," the Lawrence native said. "Coach wanted me to play in the outfield to use my speed and to get on track offensively. And that's what happened."
"Couch just told me to let the bat do the work and to relax. I was tight at the plate. My main asset is speed, and when I get on base, that puts pressure on the other team. That's what we want to do."
"Pat hasn't had much of a chance to play, so we gave him a shot to show what he could do." Bingham said. Kansas plays Nebraska in double-headers tomorrow and Sunday in Lincoln.
Karlin was in the starting lineup, replacing senior Rocky Helm, who went one for four as the designated hitter.
KANSAS 10, WICHITA STATE 1
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(l7) Marshall (8) and Jones) KU-Hinkle,
Bilyeu (4) McLeod (6) Stopper (8) Boesen-
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2bs-McDonald, WSU. 3b-Kartin, KU.
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Kansas junior outfielder Dan Benninghoff slides safely back to first base during a pickoff attempt
Two share lead at chilly Masters
Veteran Nelson, rookie Wrenn battle Augusta and elements
The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The wind blew for Larry Nelson, and the cold grew for Robert Wrenn.
But each survived his battle with the elements yesterday to get a share of the lead in the first round of the 52nd Masters Golf Tournament.
Each had 69s, Wrenn with a last-
hole birdie, in conditions that rank
among the most severe in the history
of this old tournament.
The chilly winds produced scenes more common to a New England autumn than a Southern spring. It sent spectators burrowing under blankets and scurrying for warmer clothing.
Most of them were gone when Wrenn, a rookie in this event who played in the next-to-last group on the Augusta National Golf Club course, rapped in the eight-foot birdie on the third birdie of the day on the 18th
"A heck of a way to end the day," said the Wake Forest product who is in his fourth year on the tour. "The last couple of holes, I was getting numb out there."
It wasn't quite so cold for Nelson. But he played in the worst of the tormenting winds that had the elite, international field of 90 searching their vocabularies for adequate words of description.
"Devilish," Ken Brown of Scotland said.
"Impossible," Davis Love III said. "Heartbreaking," Ben Crenshaw said.
"It was definitely one of the top four most difficult days I've seen here," said Jack Nicklaus, competing in his 30th Masters. "It may be THE most difficult, actually."
Nelson only smiled.
"It wasn't windy, was it?" the 40-year-old current PGA champion said
"I didn't do anything really dumb, and I didn't do anything really smart. I just hit a lot of good shouts and made a lot of short putts," he said.
"I backed away many, many times," said Crenshaw, one of the game's finest putters. "The wind wild rock you, and you had to back off."
That was an exception, too. More short nuts were missed than made.
Seve Ballesteros, the mercurial Spaniard who has such a fascination with this event, four-putted for a bogey on the 16th. He finished with a 73.
"In my 13 Masters, I have never been so serious so difficult," Ballester said.
The 48-year-old Nicklaus, who has won this title six times, three-putted four times in a round of 75 that, he said, kept him in the hunt for still
another green jacket.
"You cannot win the golf tournament on a day like today, but you can win it."
That could have happened to some of the game's more celebrated performers.
Greg Norman, who has finished second in the last two Masters, struggled to a 77. Defending champion Larry Mize was one shot higher. And U.S. Open title-holder Scott Simpson had a 79.
But they were not alone in wind raked misgery.
"I saw some heartbreaking things out there." Cresnhaw said.
Arnold Palmer, 58, a four-time Masters winner, strained the patience of his loyal army with an 80.
Lee Trevino, who has won the other three major championships twice apiece but has given up hopes of ever acquiring a Masters title, took a fat 81. So did Ian Woosam of Wales, who led the money in money-winning last season but has had limited success in the United States.
Crenshaw, the 1984 Masters champion; Watson, a two-time Masters winner; and Gary Koch matched par 72.
"It was like survival." Watson said. "I'm always amazed at what the wind does here. I don't think I'll ever figure it out."
KU's tennis teams face a tough road
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's and women's tennis teams travel to Oklahoma this weekend to face their toughest Big Eight Conference challenges.
The Jayhawks play Oklahoma State tonight in Stillwater and Oklahoma tomorrow in Norman.
The Cowboy women are ranked 12th nationally and have won seven straight Big Eight championships. The Cowboy men are ranked 24th and had won nine of the last 10 conference titles before Kansas won the championship last year.
"We've been gearing toward this all year," Kansas women's coach Eric Hayes said. "Finally, it's here. We've got a chance to knock off OSU.
"Oklahoma State is tough, but they've been streaky all year. They pack a punch. They've beaten some top 10 teams but have lost to some lower teams. Until now, this is the biggest match of the year. But we're preparing like it's any other match."
Monika Waniek, which is ranked ninth in the nation, leads the Oklahoma State women. Both Wood and Waniek also rank in the top 100 in
The Oklahoma State match opens Big Eight play for the Kansas men. The Jayhawk women beat Kansas Tuesday in their big Sight opener.
Wood is ranked 50th, and Waniek is ranked 93rd...
Sophomore Karen Marshall, who ranks in the top 100 in schools, leads
"Oklahoma is a very solid team," Hayes said. "They are much improved from last year. But I'm not going to think about them until after Oklahoma State."
Franz Kaiser, who is raked 18th in singles, leads the Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State's Grant Williams is tied for 90th with Jayhawk freshman John Falbo.
The Cowboys's Jeff Neuman and Jack Salarno are ranked 10th in doubles, and the team of Williams with Christian Schatz is tied for 40th.
The Sooner men have the highest
ranking in Lorin, who is
ranked sixth in singles.
The doubles pair of Jane Wood and
Senior Tracy Treps, who is tied for 51st, leads the 16-3 Kawasaki women. Falbo and the doubles team of sophmores Chris Walker and Craig Wilde, which is ranked 34th, leads the 9-7 Kawasaki men.
Tartabull leads KC past Jays
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Danny Tarpattailhit a three-run-homer and Kurt Stillwell had a two-run, inside-the-home park run last night as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jaws 7-4.
Kevin Seitzer hit a bases-empty home run and an RBI single for the Royals. Mark Gubicza, 1-6, pitched six innings for the victory.
Tartabull homered in the first inning against Jim Clancy, 0-1, after Seitzer walked and George Brett singled.
Stillwell, acquired from Cincinnati in the winter, doubled in the fifth for his first American League hit and scored on Seitzer's single for a 4-2 lead.
After Fred McGriff had a solo homer in the Toronto sixth, Kansas City's Jamie Quirk reached on second baseman Nelson Liriano's two-out error in the bottom of the sixth. Stillwell followed with a drive that bounced near the base of the right-field foul pole, and he rounded the bases as the ball skipped away from right field Jesse Barfield.
Seitzer honored in the seventh. McGriff and Rick Leach hit consecutive doubles in the ninth against Steve Farr. Leach had a two-run single in the second.
Resignation demanded of UK trustee
The Associated Press
VERSAILLES, Ky. — Pressure is growing for former governor and baseball commissioner A.B. "Happy" Chandler to resign from the University of Kentucky Board of Trust because of a racial epithet he used.
But Chandler said yesterday his record on race issues is outstanding and he would weather the storm.
A group of Lexington civic and political leaders scheduled a news conference today to add their voices to the chorus calling for Chandler to resign.
Chandler, though, said it was a "minor proposition" that paired in comparison to his long dedication to improving race relations.
"I don't reckon there's anybody in this lifetime has made any greater contribution to race relations and good feelings between black and white people than your humble servant, and I think the record will show that," the 89-year-old Chandler said.
The controversial remark was made on Tuesday during an investments committee meeting. The university decided in 1985 to dispose of its investments in South Africa because of its racial policies.
"You know Zimbabwe's all nigger now. There aren't any whites," Chandler said.
Men's track team will face defending champs while women's team battles Colorado altitude
By Keith Stroker
Kansan sportswriter
The 63rd annual Kansas Relays are only two weeks away, but the Kansas men's and women's track teams are not sitting around waiting for them.
The KU men's team faces some stiff competition tomorrow as it travels to Los Angeles to compete in the UCLA Quadrangular. The Bruins are the defending NCAA outdoor champions.
Last year, UCLA dominated the national championship meet by scoring 81 points. Second place Texas scored only 28 points.
Kansas assistant men's track coach Steve Kueffer said competing against the Bruins would help to prepare the Hawkies for
upcoming meets.
"UCLA has some of the finest athletes in the country," he said. "We will be sending 20 of our best track members to California and see what we can do. We should be really competitive in the pole vault and javelin."
Kansas and UCLA will be joined at the meet by Iowa and California-Irvine.
The Kansas women's team will also head west. They will be in Boulder, Colo., for the Colorado Relays, which begin today.
The rest of the men's team will travel to Kansas State to compete in a meet in Manhattan.
"The altitude can affect the long distance runners significantly but not so much the short sprint runners and jumpers." Kansas women's track coach Cliff Roveto said. "We aren't taking any long distance runners with us, so we should be in good shape."
The Colorado altitude could be a problem for a team from a low-altitude state like Kansas.
Kansas and Colorado will be joined by Iowa and five other schools. The meet will not be scored, but Rovello said the team would compete as if it were.
"I ran the hurdles while in high school in Arizona," said the Tucson native. "I didn't even compete in a heptathlon until the summer before college. It is a lot of work, but you get used to it after awhile."
Jayhawk sophomore heptathlete Kim Hutheofer could be competing in five events this weekend: the 100-meter hurdles, the 200-meters, the long jump, the triple jump and possibly the javelin. The 100-meter hurdles is Hutheofer's specialty.
Huthoefer didn't hesitate on her decision to come to Kansas two years ago. She said the academic reputation of KU is what drew her to Lawrence.
The heptathlon is a two day competition made up of seven events: The 100-meter hurdles, the high jump, the shot put and the 200-meters are all on the first day of competition; the long jump, the javelin and the 800-meters fall on the second day.
KU javelin thrower qualifies for Olympic trials on first toss
Rv Keith Stroker
The first toss of his 1988 outdoor track season might be long remembered by Kansas sophomore javelin thrower Vince Labosky.
The 6-foot-3, 204 pound from Vincentone, N.J., qualified for both the NCAA outdoor meet and the Olympic trials with a throw of 241-0 last weekend at the New Mexico meet in Albuquerque. Labosky needed a 225-0 to qualify for the NCAA outdoor championships, June 14-4, in Eugene, Ore., and a 235-11 to qualify for the Olympic trials, July 16-20, in India.
Kansan sportswriter
Labosky has been in an intense training program, including night training, sprinting and biometrics. The sessions last about four hours a day.
"There is a lot less pressure on me right now because I have already qualified," he said. "After I can reach my goal, the meets will be more laid back and less intense."
Labosky's best throw was 243-8 last weekend. He said he had a goal of 250-0 before the NCAA meet.
napolis.
"I've been working on olympic lifting, sprints and medicine ball
Labosky's previous best mark was 225-1 last season at the Veiahelia Invitational in Ames, Iowa. As a senior in high school, he won the 1986 New Jersey State track championship in the javelin.
throwing to improve my strength and speed," Labesky said. "A javelin thrower gets his thrust mainly from the legs and hips. I work on heavy squats for my leg power."
Tom Petranoff, an Olympic javelin thrower from Santa Monica, Calif., will be among the toughest competitors at the Olympic trials. Labosky said Pet-
ranoff consistently threw in the 270-0 range.
"The United States will send three javelin throwers to the Olympics this year, with a fourth one as an alternate," Labosky said. "It will be a tough thing to accomplish, but one I'm glad I have a chance to."
The training a javelin thrower goes through allows him to peak once for a big meet. Lab蚕ky will have to adjust his training at the time of the big meets, including the Big Eight Conference championships, the NCAA championships and the Olympics, in order to be at his best for all three of them.
NCAA survey scrutinizes roles of student-athletes
Kansan staff writer
Bv loel Zeff
A new NCAA survey about the proper role of student-athletes and college athletics in higher education could prompt new rules and programs to help the student-athlete, an NCAA official said.
Ted Tow, assistant director of the NCAA, said the survey, "A Study of Intercollegiate Athletics," would provide information on the student-athlete's role in the university.
About 110 students at the University of Kansas are taking part in the national survey. It compares student-athletes with students involved in other time-consuming activities, such as drama or band.
The survey, sponsored by the President's Commission of the NCAA, would help show the effects of participation in intercollegiate athletics on the student athlete.
American Institutes for Research, Palo Alto, Calif., is conducting the survey at 42 randomly selected colleges and universities, chosen from the men's athletics conferences. Division I-A, I-AA, I-AAA and independent institutions at the I-A level are included in the survey.
Tow said the purpose of the study was to better understand the lives of student-athletes.
"The survey is very important because anytime you want to understand the experiences of students, you must scientifically ask the students about the experience," Rossi said.
Robert Rossi, director of the study for AIR, said the students at the universities and colleges were randomly selected.
Tow said that areas of interest
were the similarities between student-athletes and other students, recruitment, the role of college athletics and the student athlete in higher education, and the social lives of the student-athletes.
"It is the most extensive study the NCAA has ever been involved with," Tow said. "Some believe that the student-athlete is pampered, and others believe that they have more pressures. It will be interesting to see the results."
Tow said that the Presidents Commission was sponsoring a forum on the amount of emphasis college athletics should be given and needed solid information about the issue.
The student-athletes in Division I sports that were selected include 30 football players, 10 men's basketball players, 10 women's basketball players, 10 men and 10 women who have athletic grants in other sports and 10 participants without athletic grants in other sports. Thirty comparison students who are not involved in athletics but have time-consuming activities will also take part.
Tow said the survey would provide that information through the randomly selected students who participated in the survey.
"The commission will be informed by this survey. We will have information instead of operating in a vacuum." Tow said.
The study began in November 1987 and will survey more than 4,000 student-atheletes and students. The results will be available at the meeting of the national forum at the NCAA convention in January 1989.