University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, April 3, 1991
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Silver lining
Tarpley threatened with revocation of probation
Kansas forward Mike Maddox displays the second place trophy won by the Jayhawks during their 72-65 loss against Duke. Maddox thanked the estimated 10,000 fans that attended yesterday's welcome-home rally at Memorial Stadium for their support throughout the season.
The Associated Press
DALLAS — Prosecutors filed a motion yesterday to revoke the probation of Dallas Mavericks forward Roy Tarpelle, the player's lawyer
Tarpley, who was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving, faces an April 6 hearing to consider revocation of the two-year probation given on a previous DWI conviction.
Tarpley was sentenced to two years' probation in September as part of a plea bargain in a DWI case, stemming from a Nov. 15, 1989.
Judge Mike Schwillie at the time, had warned Tarpley that if he failed to meet the terms of the probation, he would face a year in jail.
arrest on a Dallas freeway.
Drunken driving charges were filed Monday against Tarpley in the latest case.
The 7-foot, 250-pound Tarpley, who has twice violated the NBA's anti-drug policy, was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of DWI when his car was clocked at 63 mph in a 35 mph zone.
If convicted on the latest DWI charge, Tarlype could face between
15 days and two years in prison and a maximum fine of $2,000.
Although Tarpley denied he was drunk, police said Tarpley flanked all five scribble tests. Tarpley said he did what was asked of him and said he was nervous and distracted from the scene. He said that in one test he was standing solely on his injured leg, which caused him to wobble.
Tarpure was suspended for 33 games last season as a result of the 1989 DWI arrest, in which it took six days to subdue him and take him into custody.
Rugby team seeks to keep title in annual collegiate invitational
Bv Rick C. Honish
Kansan sportswriter
The KU Rugby Club has been practicing this week in preparation for a tournament that will be played this weekend.
Rugby coach Dominick Barnao said the club's collegiate team would play in the Collegiate Invittional Tournament at Kansas City's Swope Park. The tournament, sponsored by the Kansas City Rugby Football League, will begin in a m Saturday. The final games will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Paddy Delargy, a player on the team, said that the club was ready to win the tournament for the third consecutive year.
"We are the reigning champs at this tournament," he said. "We have won the tournament two years in a row."
"We are putting all our best collegiate players in. And I don't have any doubts that we will win."
"Last year it was MU and KU in the final game," he said. "KU won that game, and I am sure we will beat Missouri again."
Delargy predicted a rematch of last year's tournament championship game.
Delargy said that KU would play teams from Oklahoma, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Pittsburg State and Oklahoma Missouri State as well as other
He said that recent practices had gone well for the team.
"We have had a good turnout and good response at practice," he said.
"On average, there are about 50 people at the practices.
"We practice for a couple of hours and go over tactics."
Delray said that the teams practiced twice weekly and usually played about three matches every week against various other schools.
"A lot of us get together and run during the week, also, to stay in shape," he said.
Delargy said that the KU team probably would play three games Saturday and the final game Sunday.
Team works for world tourney
Kansan sportswriter
Bv Lana Smith
Kansas racquetball player Lou Montuli, Orlando, Fla., junior, said he hoped the team would place in the top 20 this weekend at the World Intercollegiate Racquetball Championship in Phoenix, Ariz.
seventh on the SMSU team would be a No.1 player at most schools.
"Some of the teams are underdeveloped," Montulli said. "We're lucky to have the talent we have." The team's first competition would be Southwest Missouri State, which is ranked No. 1. He said a player ranked
"I don't think they'll lose as division," Montelli said. "They've acquired so many good players."
Kansas did not participate in the world championship last year because the team lacked funds. This year, the new student Tee has allowed the racquetball club to participate in more tournaments, and the players still have to spend a large amount of their own money.
Montulli and club president
Jonathan Munger, Anchorage, Alaska, freshman, agreed that one obstacle to getting more money for a better raquetball program stemmed from the instability in the attraction of the sport.
KU will take its top five players to the tournament, in which more than 100 schools will participate.
Going into the world tournament, KU holds second place in the Midwest region.
"Every time you go to a touri ment, you learn," Montull said "It's the only way to build."
9-0 tennis match gives opportunity to try out lineups
Kansan sportswriter
By Mark Spencer
in a tune up for Sunday's big
Conference opener, the 14thranked
Kansas men's team tennis squashed
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 9-
yesterday at the Allen Field House
tennis courts.
"They had guys hurt and they were overmatched." Kansas men's tennis coach Scott Perelman said. "It was unfortunate, but it was this ease the rest of the year."
Perelman had a chance to experiment with his doubles lineup after the Jayhawks carved up SUEI's singles lineup without dropping a set.
Kansas seniors Craig Wildley, Jeff Gross and Chris Walker gave the Jayhawks a 3-0 lead after their singles matches.
Three more singles victories by Kansas juniors Pat Han and Paul Garvin and freshman Rihan Buth put the daybreaks up 6-0, and SUE down 3-2.
"I liked the manner in which he handled ourselves in singles," Perelman said. "I wanted to give some other guys a chance to play."
The other guys were sophomore
Cuong Nguyen and junior Gary Stone, who teamed together in the No. 3 doubles spot for Kansas.
Nguyen and Stone played a strong match near the net as they downed SUE'S John Hardiman and Nathan Reeve 7.6, 6.2.
"They've never really played together," Perelman said. "Once they got into the meat of the match, they played really well."
Buth and Ha队 teamed in the No. 1 doubles position and frustrated SIEU's Jason Henderson and Andy Muckas 6-2, 6-4.
The match was marked by Henderson and Muckasi's outbursts over line calls and Buth and Han's strong returns of the SIUE duo's serves.
The best match of the afternoon featured KU's Garvin and Gross against SIUE's Joe Henderson and JenRowan Rowen 2. no doubles.
On the strength of blistering serves, Garvin and Gross rallied from a game down in each set for a 7-5. 7-5 triumph.
The Jahayhwks switch their focus now to the Big Eight season, which will begin Sunday afternoon at the field house courts against Colorado.
Kansas' Jeff Gross returns a serve from Andy Muckasi of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
Hard-throwing Ryan outurls his son in Texas exhibition game
The Associated Press
In an exhibition game with the Texas Rangers, Ryan, a freshman at the University of Texas, gave up four runs in the game and 4-1 to when he left the game.
AUSTIN, Texas — Reid's no Nolan vet.
Nineteen-year-old Reid Ryan found out last night that 44-year-old poppy Nolan is still top gun in the Ryan family.
Nolan led 5-3 when he left after throwing 111 pitches in five innings. He gave up five hits and three runs walked three hits and struck out seven
"I'm not happy with the way I pitched but I have to put it in perspective with who I was pitching
against," Reid said. "It was fun and something I'll always remember. It was frustrating because of some of them. I felt against me against them. They didn't rip the ball."
It was the first known mound duel between a major leaguer and his son. The only father-son combination to win the game was the same time is Ken Griffey Jr. and Jr.
"I was pleased with the way Reid threw and I thought he pitched better than I did," the senior Ryan said. "He made it a couple of those hits. He did a good job."
"My intensity level was not there. I think I was probably distracted watching him. It's two different mind
Nolan was a proud father.
sets and I prefer competing to being a spectactor."
The Rangers took a 1-0 lead off Reid in the first inning on Jeff Huson's double, a fly out and Geno Petrelli's run-scoring grounder. They got two cheap runs in the second on a broken bat single, a double over third base, and a two-run bloom double by Donald Harris.
Nolan brought the "senior heat" at 92 mph in the first inning while Ridel's "junior heat" was clocked at 84 mph on the radar gun.
Facing metal bats for the first time in his career, Ryan gave up consecutive two out singles in the first innings and Shane Halter's ground double
down the left field line gave the Longhorns a run in the second. Texas got two more runs in the fifth on a walk, two wild pitches and a single.
"It was fun, a big thrill going against your son, but I'm relieved it's over," Nolan said. "I thought Reid really kept his composure. But I'm not sure I want to do this again next year."
George W. Bush, a Rangers owner and son of President Bush, said he had "mixed reactions when he met him." "I am the one I'm also the son of a famous guy."
He said, "I was hesitant for Reid to find himself in the position of going against his famous father. It would
with my old man. I love him. I made
Ryan told Bush, "I hope if anybody
be like me debating foreign policy with my old man. I'm overmatched."
has a bad outing it's me, not Reid." But Ryan told Bush he wouldn't hold back.
"This is my final tuneup before the big one next Monday night," Ryan said. "I have to bring the heat."
Nolan didn't have his best stuff, although he struck out the side in the second inning. His velocity son by 206 feet per second 96 mh it shows on the radar gun.
"I'm not real pleased with the way things went because I would have liked to have had a little more peace of mind, but my spring training season," Ryan said.
'Hawks get spotlight in retrospect
Ann
Sommerlath
Nearly six months ago, Jayhawk basketball saw a preview of this year's team at Late Night with Roy McCoy and the beginning of basketball season.
I wrote a column after Late Night, poking fun at the players and coaches. That article almost proved to be a prophetic script itself, though I never could have imagined it at the time.
Monday night, the 'Hawks had another "late night" show of their own that commemorated the very end of that same season. Even if someone were given the opportunity to write a script, I don't think there are so many fit-tails imbuing this team's outstanding performance his year.
Sports editor
'It feels good to be part of Kansas basketball, even if you don't get to play in the games.'
I said that Roy Williams, David Johanning and Patrick Richey couldn't dance. Well, the Jayhawks stomped all over the feet of every partner they were given and boogied their way up the ranks to The Big Dance in Indianapolis.
I mentioned the fact that as fans, we came to expect quality performances — shows — during the Danny Manning era. Little did anyone know that this year's Jayhawks wouldn't have been a national championship game. They would thrive on teamwork and desire to get just as far.
I joked that Alonzo Jamison, based on his performing ability, wouldn't soon be replacing Arsenio Hall. But Jamison starred in a show of his own this season. This year's final episode came in the win over Arkansas, where 'Zo gave the performance of his career.
I pronounced that "considering the youth of this year's team, they can all hold their own." Hold their own and everyone else's, that is. The depth of the Kansas bench this season proved to be phenomenal. Jayhawk fans obviously have a lot to look forward to in years to come.
I noted the fact that Williams, at the time, called Jayhawk fans the best in the country. Thirteen thousand came to Allen Field House to watch the Jayhawks in their first official practice that night and wish they were in their journey through what was touted as a rebuilding season.
Nearly as many flocked to Memorial Stadium yesterday to welcome them home. Even Dukke didn't have to wear a shirt to rally for the new national champs.
Throughout the tournament and the season, the fans showed incredible support for the team that was predicted to finish no higher than fourth in the Big Eight, and was expected to struggle with the loss of four seniors, two of whom are now in the NBA.
The Jayhawks played to capacity crowds at the field house all season, and packed it in to overflowing last summer. They made it on for them for making it to the Final Four.
When the team made it to the championship game, an estimated 25,000 celebrated on Jayhawk Boulevard. Even after Monday night's loss, 10,000 enthusiastic fans arrived with their support for what they consider the best basketball program in the country.
I said that the players showed us they were real people who liked to have fun together, even on the court. Their relaxed attitude seemed to me more interesting than despite the players' disappointment, was evident at yesterday's rally.
The team also let the fans know that not only could they play together, they could work together. It seemed that someone always stepped up as a leader, from seniors Mark Randall, Mike Madlock, Terry Brown and Kick Wagner to freshmen Scott, Steve Woodberry and Richey.
Congratulations, Jayhawks!
Thanks for everything — you showed
the country the class and poise fans
and have to and have some to take for granted.
As Chris Lindley said at yester-
days' rally, it feels good to be part of
Kansas basketball, even if you don't
get to play in the games.
It doesn't get any better than this.
Ann Sommerlath is a St. Louis senior majoring in journalism.