University Daily Kansan Friday, April 22, 1977 11 Cellar-dwelling Nebraska to visit Jayhawks for 'crucial' series By GARY BEDORE Sports Writer The Nebraska Cornhusker baseball team may have something to prove this weekend The Cornhuskers had jumped off to their best start ever until last weekend when they traveled to Missouri to open conference play in the Big Eight's Eastern Division. Missouri swelt the four-game series to drop Nebraska's record 18-8. The losses knocked Nebraska into last place in the division and forces them to prove this weekend whether they will be competitive in Big Eight play. Kansas, 17-14-1, is in second place in the division, a game behind Missouri and two games in front of Iowa State. The top two teams in each division will square off in the Big Eight Championship Tournament May 18-19 in Oklahoma City. KU COACH Floyd Temple said the Nebraska series was crucial. We need to win at least two games, and we really like to win three or four. Tampa Bay will beat Boston three out of four games last year, but we can't be sure we'll do that. Kansas plays Missouri, last year's Big Lift champion, in its final division series. JIAYHAWK PITCHERS, however gave up six runs on 18 hits in a doubleheader loss The Jayhawks are scheduled to pitched lefthanders Brian Rhodes and Dave Rusch against the Cornhuskers. Both Rush, 4-2, was outscored by one in each game. The complete game performances last weekend. In the doubleheader, KU's first baseman, Carl Heinrich, crashed into Emperor State's ballpark, killing him. Heinrich was shaken up on the play and was taken to an Emperor hospital for examination. According to Temple, he will play today, despite a bump on his heel. Kansas' team batting average rose to .277 Baseball Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE Eastern W 3 L Pot. GR Milwaukee 5 1 79 Baltimore 6 1 40 Detroit 6 4 28 Cleveland 4 6 26 New York 2 6 30 Detroit 2 5 31 Detroit 2 5 31 New York 2 5 31 Chicago 3 3 700 - Oakland 8 6 1671 - Memphis 8 6 17 - Kansas City 6 5 345 11% Tampa 6 5 345 11% California 6 6 420 19% San Francisco 6 6 420 19% after the games on Tuesday. Andy Gilmore and Lee Ice are each hitting .368 and are tied for the team lead. Carl Heinrich went 4-for-4 in the first game, which helped boost average to .347. Ron MacDonald and Brian Patterson followed him 142. .308 respectively. THE BOTTOM of the order, which has been hitting around or below. 200 for most of the season, was helped by shortstop Jeff Tuesday. He went 4-4 in two games. TOTALS Detroit B. Houston 0 New York H. Toronto 6 Minneapolis H. Minnesota 12 Chicago H. Californias 10, pdw power failure 0 Gonzalez H. Gonzalez 5 TOY'S GAMES Boston (Wine) 6, Dallas (Game) 21 Ballpark 31 at Detroit (Skyp 26) Minnesota (Paral) 4 at Texas (Perry 1) or Bryce 1. Milwaukee (Hass 64) at Californias (Harrell 10), 14. Cleveland (Stade 10) at Oakland 6, 130. San Diego (Stade 10) at San Francisco 7 "I'm tickled to death about Jeb's hits," temple said. "He's done a great job this week, and I think he will be back." great eye at the plate, and has gotten on base only six tikes less than Lee Ice." Watson has 28 bases on balls this year to lead the team. Lefthander Kirk Eymann (2.2, 3.1) E.R.A.) and righthander Jeff Costello (3.2, 3.47 E.R.A.) will oppose the Jayhawks. The Cormhushakers have a team E.R.A. of 3.72. Nebraska's lineup is bolstered by their leading hitter, Paul Haas, who is hitting 373. Lefflerfielder Joe Scherger leads the team in home runs (6) and R.B.I. St'erz (27) and also pitcher Other Jon Heme is batting 320, and the rest of the team is hitting in the 20s or below. Trust to consider offers to buy Boston Red Sox BOSTON (UPI) — The Boston Red Sox, the sole property of the late Thomas Leynkey for 45 years, are up for sale by the trust that owns the ball club, it was announced yesterday. General Manager Dick O'Connell read a statement from Mrs. Waykey, who has headed the trust since her husband's death last July, that said in part: "Consideration will be given to offers to buy the Red Sox. Offers are not being sought; nor will they be bought. A time limit is not in mind; nor will one be fixed." The announcement came minutes after the box had dropped an 4-0 decision to the Detroit Grizzlies. O'Connell said no serious offers have been received although several parties have inquired into the purchase of the Red Sox over the past year. "As far as any serious offers being made, I would say no," said O'Connell, who denied that he was the group to purchase the club. "We've had inquiries from certain people but these people have never seen our books. They have never seen the income or the expenditures of this club." One group long rumored interested in buying the Red Sox is headed by former Boston outfielder Dom Dmaggio, now a business executive in the greater Boston DiMaggio has said, "I am interested in buying this club if and when the Vawkeys come." MIDNIGHT MOVIES MIDNIGHT COWBOY CARTOON SHORT-*PAGE MISS GLORY*-Fri., April 22 & Sal., Apr. 23, 12:00 midnight, 1-Woodruff Auditorium-Kansas Union. Here's where we specialize... in offering a truely fine collection of mens clothing for all seasons in the most exciting new fashions and fabrics ... and the properly selected accessories needed to really bring your clothing alive. It's a service we greatly enjoy providing for you. INSEASON Hurry over for this sports special! 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