Sports
University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, July 3, 1990
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Brett hot as Royals win 11-5
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - George Brett is back.
The 37-year-old first baseman, an All-Star 11 times, enjoyed his first four-hi-game of the year last night in Kansas City's 11-5 victory over the error-prone New York Yankees.
The four hits lifted his average to a season-high.267.
"I don't think I can say I'm going to hit .300 because I've had a four-hit game," said Brett, whose .300 average in 1900 remains the highest in the major leagues since Ted Williams hits him. "I hope I have it. If I go 0-4-for-4 and strike out twice, 37,000 people will boo me."
Brett admits he was discouraged in April and May.
"I've never had a job in my life," he said. "But one month into
the season this became not a game, but a job. I was defeated before I came to the ballpark."
The Yankees, who lost a no-hit on four unearned runs in Chicago on Sunday, continued their sloppy play, committing three dives and two steals as loaded walks. Five Kansas City runs were unearned.
"Ugly. This was ugly." Manager Stump Merrill said, "We just didn't play well. We beat ourselves; they didn't beat us."
Brett went 4-for-5, Gerald Perry homered and Kevin Applir (3-3) went six innings for his second victory of the year over the Yank-
Sbrett had an RBI single in the Royals two-run first and singled for one of the run second, which included three bases-loaded walks
After scoring twice in the first innning against Jimmy Jones (1-2) on Brett's RBI single and Bo Jackson's sacrifice fly, the Royals sent 12 men to the plate in the second.
Graf defeats Capriati
Mike Macfarlane's one-out single got the inning rolling and Peboca was safe on a fielding error by third baseman Jim Leyritz. Kevin Seitzer's single scored Macfarlane, and Peboca scored when second baseman Steve Sax, who committed a costly error in the first inning,迟弱 to the plate on Kurt Stillwell's grounder.
Brett's single loaded the bases, chasing Jones. Plunk walked Jackson forcing in a run, Stillwill scored on Danny Tartallbur's grounder and Plunk then walked Jim Eisenreich, Perry and Macfarlane, forcing home two more runs.
WIMBLEDON, England - Steffi Graf showed Jennifer Capriati yesterday how much the 14-year-old has to learn about grass-court tennis.
The Associated Press
The 21-year-old Graf won 6-2, 6-4 in an eagerly awaited Centre Court match.
an autumn-like start of the second
week of the Grand Slam tournament
had 14 four-round singles matches,
and most of the seeded survivors of
the final round.
Using powerful forehands, slicing serves and a rock-solid net game, the top-ranked Graf beat her youngest challenger in straight sets in their first meeting to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
The most dramatic match of the long day may have been the last. Seventh-seeded Brad Gilbert saved two match points and survived 23 atcets to beat David Wheaton 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 13-11 in Dwight 10 minutes.
Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg
turned Centre Court meetings of champions into routs, and Monica Seles scored a quick and clean victory over an outmatched American.
It was a butting of generations, with young beating younger.
Capiriti, the whiz-kid from Florida, was, as the No. 12 seed, the youngest in Grand Slam history.
"I don't think she's old, she just has experience," Capriati said.
"The forehand, Capriati said. "I had always heard about that forehand. It's just a bullet. She moves so quickly, it's always a ball that comes back."
It was a smile of relief that covered Graf's face as she shook Capriati's hand at the band. Her reign at the top has been under fire, with 16-year-old Seles beating her twice in a row and Capriati climbed her height to the throat of 33-year-old Martina Navratilova, seeking a record ninth Wimbledon title.
beat Zina Garrison, and Graf defeats Jana Novotna, will meet her in the semifinals. Navratilova won in straight sets as well yesterday, and if she continues to do so would meet the championship match Saturday.
Seles won easily, and, if she can
Becker, the defending champion and aiming for his fourth Wimbledon title overall, beat 1986 champ Pat Cash 7-6, 6-1. Cash was a wild-card entry but had looked strong in the previous three rounds.
Edberg, the 1988 Wimbledon champion and runner-up last year, beat Michael Chang, the 1989 French Open winner, 6-3, 8-2, 6-1. Chang, who defeated Edberg in five sets to win in three times, only three times in a dozen games.
Navratilova also won comfortably, making the quarters for the 16th consecutive year. Ivan Lendl had a tougher time before beating another U.S. opponent to reach the fourth round.
New astroturf to be installed
By Melissa Bulgren
Kansan staff writer
The installation of a new artificial playing surface at Memorial Stadium could interfere with the Sunflower State Games.
Officials had planned to hold track and field events for the games, a multi-sport festival for Kansas amateur athletes, in the stadium July 27-29.
Floyd Temple, assistant athletic director, said there was a good chance the games would not be held on the stadium's football field.
He said he was not sure whether the track around the field also would be unavailable during the games.
Craig White, the games' sports director, said he was waiting to hear from Temple whether the games could be held at the stadium.
"With the track being in such close proximity to the field, it will be questionable whether or not they will be able to use it," he said.
"We are hoping that the infield could be fenced off where the work would be going on, and we could just use the track," he said.
White said that if the track events were not held in the stadium, they would be held at Haskell Indian Junior College or Lawrence High School.
Temple said the removal of the old AstroTurf and the preparation of the undersurface for the new AstroTurf would take place this week.
Bob Frederick, KU athletic director, said in a prepared statement Friday that the current playing surface had to be replaced.
Installation is expected to take 60 days. The new field should be completed in time for the Jaywhays' opener against Virginia on Sept. 1.
"We have an obligation to the student athletes to provide a high quality and safe playing surface for practice and competition," he said. "The top surface has worn away. The base surface has been hard for a while. The players will be especially excited."
The AstroTurf, which is being installed by AstroTurf Industries, Dalton G. will cost $642,000.
The turf was last replaced in 1978. Kansas has been playing on artificial turf at home since 1970.
Going for distance
Lisa Brien, Seaman High School senior, Topeka, strains as she launches her javelin during a practice Wednesday afternoon near Memorial Stadium. Brien attended the Kansas track camp last week.
'Hawks play in Spain
Kansan staff writer
Mike Maddox and Adonis Jordan will represent Kansas Men's Basketball on a 15-member Big Eight basketball team this summer.
The team will participate in two tournaments in Spain this month, said Coach Johnny Orr.
"They're good players, and I like them both a lot as people," he said. "We're looking forward to having them."
Orr, Iowa State basketball coach,
said he was excited to lead the team
because he felt he had an obligation
to the Big Eight and its players.
The team will practice in Ames, Iowa, for three days before playing in Spain on July 8-17.
The first tournament will be against Spain, Argentina and the Soviet Union in the Mediterranean. The second tournament will be in the
northwestern town of La Coruna and will be against Spain, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.
"The Russians won the Olympic gold in 1988 and Spain was the runner up in 1984." Orr said. "So all the players who have been in competition will be pretty tough."
The squad had planned a tour of the Soviet Union but the sponsor, Dover Marketing Inc. of Atlanta, cancelled the trip for undisclosed reasons.
Other members on the team announced Wednesday were: Jeff Warren and Chris Heller of Missouri, Asad Ali and Rudd Guest of Colorado, Mike Bergman and Doul Colson of Iowa State, Shawn Davis and Daprel Owens of Nebraska, Kermit Holmes of Oklahoma, and Wylie Howard and Jeff Wires of Kansas State.
Wires will replace John Rettiger of K-State, who has a pain in his lower back.
Sports briefs
The select team traveled from Prague to Rakovnic, where it placed third in the Grand Prix tournament.
WOMEN WIN TWO: The Big Eight Conference Women's Select basketball team won two games and lost four on its trip, June 16-24, to Czechoslovakia. The team began a six-day, six-game tour in Prague by losing to the Czech national team 110-63. The Big Eight team lost to the Czech nationals twice more on the tour.
The team won its first tour victory by beating the Soviet "B1" national team on the final day of the tournament.
The tour ended in Strakonice, with another loss to the Czech nationals and a victory over the Strakonice Club team.
MEMORIAL GETS NEW
TURF! Bob Frederick, athletic
director, announced Friday that
work would begin immediately on the
installation of a new artificial play-
ing surface at Memorial Stadium.
The current artificial surface in the stadium was installed in 1978 and will be replaced with a new AstroTurf field. The projected cost is $642,000.
The University of Nebraska's Angela Beck coached the Big Eight team, which included Danielle Shareef of Kansas.
Installation is expected to take about 60 days and should be completed in time for the Jayhawks' season opener against Virginia on Sept. 1.
TENNIS ALL-AMERICAN:Seth Korey, an All-American high school tennis player and state prep camp in Arizona, will play for Kansas this fall, tennis coach Scott Perelman said Friday.
Korey is a two-time Prince High school All-American. He won the Arizona State 54 state championship and in the Boys 18 Southwest Section.
BASEALL RECRUIT
SIGNING: Chris Corn, a pitcher for Male High School in Louisville, Ky., to play a letter of intent to play for Kansas.
Corn, a right-hander, completed his senior season with a 7-2 record and a 1.75 earned run average. He scored 38 runs batted in and two home runs.
Corn was selected to the all-district team three times and was selected the most outstanding baseball player at his high school. For the past two seasons, he has been named to the all-regional coaches' select team. Corn played on the Boardwalk and Baseball All-Tournament team.