University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, June 20, 1990
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Royals hold off Mariners 2-1
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Frank White just filled a new piece of evidence on his claim that he left life受活 in his 17-year career.
White made a diving stop of a hard-hit ground ball destined to drive in two runs and the Kansas City Royals held on Tuesday for a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners for their fifth victory in six games.
"A lot of things have transpired this season, but I still contend there is nothing wrong with Frank White." The seven-million dollar stop saved Kansas City.
The Royals are phasing out White in favor of rookie Terry Shumpert, but White got a reprieve when the team switched and had to go on the disabled list.
White is batting a palry 208, but his defensive skills seem as solid as his eight Gold Gloves would attest to.
"I maybe was not in the best game shape that I should have been at the
start of the season," said White, who was put on the disabled list when Shumpert was called up from Class AAA. Omaha to take over second
"With only five games in spring training, I don't think I got my legs in shape. I think going on the disabled running and get my legs in shape."
"What you saw was the vintage Frank White that we've seen around here for 16 or 17 years," Manager John Wathan said.
Seattle had the bases loaded with two outs in the seventh when Pete O'Brien hit a sharp grounder better than the first and first baseman Geraly Perry.
White dove to his left to snare the ball and fire a strike to pitcher Mark Davis in time to nip O'Brien by a half step to end the inning.
White also had an admirer in the room.
"God, what a play," Mariners
manager Jim Lefebvre said. "I thought there was no way he could even get to it. The ball was hit hard and he came out of no where and made a great play, then he had to get up and throw the guy out."
White's play was the second sparkling defensive play that helped Kansas City's five pitches strand 12 Seattle runners.
The Mariners had runners on first and second in the sixth when Perry booted Dave Valle's ground ball for the Rowlf' first in 50 innings.
The ball squirted to shortstop Bill Pecota behind second base, who spotted O'Brien too far off the bag at third and threw him out for the second out of the inning. Jeff Scheafer pounced out to end the inning.
American League
"We hit some balls hard in key situations and have nothing to show for it," Lefebvre said. "But we're being aggressive. You can't guide the ball. I thought we swung the bats pretty good."
WEST
Oakland 48 21 L PCT 687 GB —
Chicago 37 34 L 607 10
Minnesota 33 32 S 494 10
Seattle 32 35 S 478 12
Kansas City 26 37 R 478 12
Kansas City 26 37 R 478 12
National League
RANK1
Toronto 38 27 28 555 —
Boston 35 26 556 654 —
Milwaukee 30 33 394 614 —
Minnesota 30 32 484 614 —
Baltimore 30 31 484 614 —
Detroit 31 30 484 614 —
WEST
Cincinnati 39 W L CPT GB
San Francisco 35 W CPT 658
San Diego 31 W CPT 588
Los Angeles 31 W CPT 484
Houston 31 W CPT 484 10%
Nashville 32 W CPT 496 10%
Pittsburgh 38 24 613
Memphis 37 28 859
Tampa Bay 38 28 859
Philadelphia 32 30 516
Baltimore 37 27 103
Chicago 32 30 149
Chicago 27 36 409 15
Standings do not reflect Tuesday games
Lawrence to give up sports hall of fame
Four Kansas cities — Abilem,
Emporia, Hutchinson and Salina —
were chosen Monday as finalists for
one of the Kansas Sports
Hall of Fam.
The Associated Press
Lawrence, the hall's home since 1972, is now officially out of the running, said Steve Jansen, secretary of the hall's board of trustees. He is the co-founder of Basilch M Watkins Community Museum, where the hall is now located.
The Douglas County Historical Society asked that the sports hall be relocated after a report by the American Association of Museums said the Watkins Museum could make better use of the space.
At Monday's meeting, trustees set criteria that must be met by the cities still in contention and gave October 1, to come up with proposals.
The host city must commit to spend up to $73,000 to meet the hall's
Lawrence, the hall's home since 1972, is now officially out of the running.
operating expenses, including the salary of a full-time director and payment of utilities, janitorial and maintenance costs. Jansen said.
Other criteria are that the hall must have its own space in an existing or new building, that the director be approved by the trustees, that hours of operation be mutually agreed upon, and that community support include providing brochures and billboard advertising.
The hall will need an annual budget of $60,000 to $80,000, the trustees estimated.
Trustees also indicated at Monday's meeting that they would try to get more state financing for the hall.
Dallas Mavericks' Sam Perkins helps Jonathan Jaffee.
Players developing skills at basketball camp
By Ann Sommerlath
Kansan sportswriter
The sound of applause was clearly audible over the bouncing basketball and the squeak of sneakers on a gym floor on Thursday during the Kevin Pritchard Basketball Camp at Lawrence High School.
Pritchard, former Kansas guard, has held ten one-day camps for players 8-17 to May 29. I've been involved in camps in the past, but hosting one is a way for me to give something back to basketball."
Pritchard and Mike McCollow, camp director, taught campers some of the fundamentals of basketball.
"We try to teach them certain basics like shooting and ball-handling," said McCollow, assistant coach at Oklahoma State. "We do mostly offensive stuff and the main thing is to keep it fun."
Former Kansas basketball player Kevin Pritchard gives advice at his camp at Lawrence High School.
Campers received an autographed basketball and a T-shirt for narticipating in the cam.
Pritchard's mother, Julie, accompanied him to all the camps except the one in Wichita.
"I think it's great to see the small kids," she said. "Their ethnusiasm and stories about Kevin are just great.
"It's neat to be here as Kevin's mother. He's such a nice role model for these kids."
The biggest turnover was in Dodge City, Julie Pritchard said. Some kids came from four or five hours away to participate. There were 63 at the Lawrence camp, she said.
"We'd like to do this again," she said.
Bob Smith, a friend of Pritchard's, assisted with the camps as a volunteer.
"I it's nice to get in touch with the young," he said. "The kids are exciting and it's just great to be with the youth of America."
Campers received awards for
Joanna Scollon, 13, Lawrence resident, said she attended the camp to improve her basketball skills.
best camper and for winning one on-one contests, Smith said.
Pritchard attended an NBA camp earlier this summer in Chicago.
basketball team," she said. "So I thought Kevin Pritchard could help me out a little."
"I'm a point guard on my
"It was very physically and
mentally demanding." he said.
Pritchard's plans for the rest of the summer include helping Roy Williams, Jayhawks coach, during his camp this week and then returning home for the NBA draft June 27.
Camps attract pros, kids
Bv Ann Sommerlath
Kansan sportswriter
Imagine learning basketball techniques from teachers such as Roy Williams, Milt Newton and Sam Perkins.
That's exactly what 1,000 aspiring basketball stars are doing this summer at the second annual Roy Williams Kansas Basketball Camps.
This week's session began Sunday as 400 boys aged 8-17 arrived in Lawrence for a week of learning and developing fundamental basketball. It is the first of three weeklong sessions and will last until Friday.
"It's only the first day, but I'm very comfortable about the way it's gone," Williams said Monday.
Jerry Green, assistant coach, said the days were divided into three basic time periods. The mornings are spent learning and practicing skills, the afternoons are used for developing skills and for entertainment. In the evenings the campers play two basketball games.
Sam Perkins, who was coached by Williams at the University of North Carolina, conducted a clinic at the camp Monday. Perkins played on the 1982 NCAA championship team and now plays for the Dallie Mavericks.
"I don't mind taking the time to help out Coach Williams," Perkins said.
Perkins said the camp was a good way to learn and develop techniques from peers and coaches.
"Players who have never seen each other can learn a lot from each other," Perkins said. "I think that's the best way."
Former Kansas player Milt Newton conducted a clinic yesterday afternoon. Newton now plays for the Illinois Express, a 6-foot-5 and under team in Springfield, Ill. The team is in third place in the league and is two games behind the league leader.
Newton called his position on the team a summer pastime and said that he plans to go to Sacramento, Calif., when the season is over in hopes of getting an NBA bid. He said the team and the camp were a way for him to keep in shape during the summer.
"Couch Williams' camp has been great from the time it started," Newton said. "It's a good experience to play with and stuff as the guys on the team, and it helps the kids to be around the players."
Green called Newton's clinic the best in the two years of Williams' camp.
He said that enrollment last year was good but this year they could have filled the camp twice.
instructor to eight complete "We want to keep the experience intimate and precise." Green said.
Green said Williamsand his staff maintain a teaching ratio of one instructor to eight campers.
He said that most coaches at the camp were junior high, high school, junior college and college coaches who have had to turn down applicants.
Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls appeared at the camp last year but it has not been announced if he will this year. Jordan also played under Williams at North Carolina.
Dates for the remaining two sessions of Williams' basketball camp are July 29 through Aug. 3, and Aug. 5-10.
Oklahoma hires women's coach
Bv a Kansan reporter
Oklahoma hired Gary Hudson June 14 as its new women's basketball coach.
He replaced Valerie Goodwin-Colbert, who resigned April 6.
Hudson left his assistant coach position at Oregon State, which he had had for ten months. He coached
at St. Gregory's College in Shawnee, Okla., from 1983-1988. Hudson was 168-34 at St. Gregory's, leading the Cavaliers to four top ten rankings in the National Junior College Athletic Association in six years.
Okanoma officials announced March 28 that the women's basketball program would be discontinued.
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