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University Daily Kansan/Thursday, January 19. 1989
Sports
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Women play tough schedule
by Mary Neubauer
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas women's basketball team opened its season with a 6-1 record. But its Christmas break schedule proved tough for the young squad, matching it against three nationally ranked teams.
At the end of the break, Kansas had brought its record to 9-6 overall and 8-1 in the NCAA.
Coach Marian Washington said that she saw good progress from the Jayhawks during the break and that the team was playing with better, stronger defense and a higher level of intensity.
The Jayhawks lost to Rutgers and Stephen F. Austin but beat Big Eight-power Oklahoma and nationally ranked Wake Forest, both in overtime.
"I think the biggest challenge you have with such a young team is having them become students of the game," Washington said. "I think they're learning a lot and I'm starting to see it on the floor."
one said that the seven freshman on the 12-member team couldn't
"They still are quite young, but there's no question that we've got several of our freshmen that have come along a heck of a lot faster than if they had been sitting on the bench watching." Washington said.
One or those freshmen, Marthea McCloud, led the Jayhawks in a 76-17 victory over Creighton. The Jayhawks first victory of the break was on Feb. 21 with grabbed 11 rebounds, leading Kansas in both areas.
The low point of the victory came when McCloud was taken to the hospital following the game because she had been elbowed twice in the
Cornhuskers defeat Kansas, 74-59, in Nebraska territory
by a Kansan reporter
The Kansas women's basketball team suffered its second Big Eight Conference defeat in three tries last night, losing to Nebraska, 74-59, in front of 3.271 fans at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln.
Amy Stephens led the Cornhuskers in scoring with 23 points, while Kim Harris and Kim Yancy added 14 and 12 points, respectively. Kansas was wasted, but Biddy's 12 points. Freshmen Geri Hart and Shannon Bloxom added 10 points each for the Jawhaws.
the Jayhawks
the Jayhawks trailed 33-31 with
3 minutes remaining in the first
half when Nebraska went on a 10-2
score spurt to take a 43-33 halftime
lead. The Jayhawks never
came closer than 10 points the rest of the game and trailed by as many as 18 late in the second half.
Both teams shot poorly from the field. Nebraska was 27 for 62 for 44 percent. Kansas shot a cool 23 for 63 percent. The Cornhuskers had an advantage from the free-throw line, converting 17 of 22 for 77 percent. The Jayhawks were six of 12 for 50 percent.
The Cornhuskers outbounded the Jayhawks 46-37. Ann Halsne grabbed nine rebounds for the Cornhuskers, while junior center Lynn Page led Kansas with eight.
The loss dropped the Jayhawks' conference record to 12 and overall record to 9-6. Nebraska is now ranked No. 4 in the nation and 15 overall.
Nebraska 74, Kansas 59
**Kansas (59)**
1-7, 3-17, 4-21, 8-0-1, 9-Page 1-0-02, 10-0-10, 10-0-10, 10-1-20, 10-2-10, 10-2-1
midsection. After being held for observation, McCloud was released.
Nebraksa (74)
Hartleigh 1-8-0-2, Harlem 1-8-0-2, Harewood 1-12-0-14, Boulder 1-2-0-2, Stephens 7-11-6-23, Yancy 5-12-0-2, Dudek 1-0-2-2, Muller 1-6-2-2, Haze 1-2-0-2, Hartleigh 1-8-0-2, Harlem 1-12-0-14, Boulder 1-2-0-2, Stephens 7-11-6-23, Yancy 5-12-0-2, Dudek 1-0-2-2, Muller 1-6-2-2, Haze 1-2-0-2, Hartleigh 1-8-0-2, Harlem 1-12-0-14, Boulder 1-2-0-2, Stephens 7-11-6-23, Yancy 5-12-0-2, Dudek 1-0-2-2, Muller 1-6-2-2, Haze 1-2-0-2, Hartleigh 1-8-0-2, Harlem 1-12-0-14, Boulder 1-2-0-2, Stephens 7-11-6-23, Yancy 5-12-0-2, Dudek 1-0-2-2, Muller 1-6-2-2, Haze 1-2-0-2, Hartleigh 1-8-0-2, Harlem 1-12-0-14, Boulder 1-2-0-2, Stephens 7-11-6-23, Yancy 5-12-0-2, Dudek 1-0-2-2, Muller 1-6-2-2, Haze 1-2-0-2, Hartleigh 1-8-0-2, Harlem 1-12-0-14, Boulder 1-2-0-2, Stephens 7-11-6-23, Yancy 5-12-0-2, Dudek 1-0-2-2, Muller 1-6-2-2, Haze 1-2-0-2, Hartleigh 1-8-0-2, Harlem 1-12-0-14, Boulder 1-2-0-2, Stephens 7-11-6-23, Yancy 5-12-0-2, Dudek 1-0-2-2, Muller 1-6-2-2, Haze 1-2-0-2, Hartleigh 1-8-0-2, Harml
The Jayhawks' next victory came in triple overtime against Wake Forest at the Bell Atlantic Holiday Tournament in Piscataway, N.J. The Jayhawks won 105-100, again being led by a freshman. Shannon Bloxom
The Jayhawks also lost at the tournament to 10th-ranked Rutgers, the host team. 73-56.
scored a team-high 26 points and was backed up by McCloud's 14 rebounds.
Washington said the Rutgers tournament was one of the highlights of the break because the team had a
chance to play in front of 6,000 people.
"After the loss, which I knew was disappointing. I told them the art of a good club was the ability to come back and play well the next day, knowing it would be hard for them." They could have done that, but they took them to three overtimes. The last two overtimes, we had four freshmen on the floor."
McCloud led the team to an 85-80 victory against Oklahoma City with 21 points and 16 rebounds. Lymn Page tried to bolster the squad with her team-high 11 points and 10 rebounds against Stephen F. Austin, but Kansas lost to the 15th-ranked squad, 74-55.
In a tough 45-44 loss to Missouri-
Kansas City, a freshman again led the team in scoring. Danielle Shareef scored 11 points for the Jayhawks, who only hit 29.3 percent from the field.
"We couldn't seem to put much down in that game," Washington said. "It wasn't our best game, but we still could have won, had we been able to knock a few of them down, or a few free throws down."
Following a 68-60 loss to Iowa State, the Jayhawks finished the break with an 86-82 overtime victory against Oklahoma and a 74-59 loss at Nebraska last night. Bloxom again led the team in scoring with 22 points and was backed up with Page's 18 rebounds.
"Oklahoma is one of the most talented clubs in the Big Eight," Washington said. "To beat them in overtime was very positive for us."
"It's going to be an exciting Big Eight fight. We were predicted to finish fifth. With a little bit of help and a great deal of effort, hopefully we might finish better than that."
Sports Briefs
Steve Henson scored 26 points, leading Kansas State past Colorado 98-84 in Big Eight conference play last night.
K-STATE BEATS COLORADO:
Colorado's Steve Wise scored a 3 point shot to tie the game at 65 with 10:29 remaining, but the Wildcats, 10-4 and 1-1, quickly brought their lead back to double digits.
Henson made a three-point play with 5:53 left in the game, giving the Wildcats a 79-68 advantage, and the lead came to single digits only after that.
Colorado, 5-11 and 0-3, led by as many as five points in the first half but fell behind by halftime, 48-41.
TIE-BREAKER VOTED DOWN: An NCAA committee has voted down a proposal to establish a tie-breaker for football.
The tie-breaker under consideration would have given each team four downs from the 25-yard line of its opponent. The teams would have alternated possessions until one scored. The other team then would have been given the opportunity to answer.
in other action, the committee:
■ Eliminated the use of tees on field goals and point-after attempts.
■ Gave teams the option of having penalties that were assessed after a touchdown enforced on either the
point after try or the succeeding kickoff. Penalties previously were assessed only on the succeeding kickoff.
**Voted to have the ball blown dead if a player simulates being down.**
**Voted to call u sportsmanlike condescension, finger, arm or held at an opponent.**
■ Made 25-second field clocks mandatory by 1990.
voted to penalize defensive teams five yards after the first timeout when offensive teams were unable to put the ball into play because of crowd noise.
ASSAULT CHARGES DEFERRED:
Assault charges brought against
CU police arrested Sutherland in September after Tracey Jones called from her room in the Williams Village Housing Complex and reported that Sutherland pushed her against a door and grabbed her by the throat during an argument. Jones shares a room with Sutherland's girlfriend.
Colorado football player Sam Sutherland were deferred Tuesday in light of a reconciliation among all concerned.
Sutherland, 21, a junior defensive back, was on a deferred sentence at the time in an alleged assault on a former girlfriend in April. That six-month deferred sentence has been dismissed, Flowers said.
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Kansas forward Marthea McCloud, Detroit, freshman, gets the upper hand on a rebound against Oklahoma's Angie Alexander. The Jayhawks won 86-82 in overtime Saturday at Allen Field House.
Hurt knee tests Manning's spirit
Kansan staff writer
by S. B. Achelpohl
The harsh reality of a career-threatening injury has turned Danny Manning's dream of a long professional basketball career into a nightmare.
Manning, former Kansas forward and first pick in last year's NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, to his anterior cruciate ligament on Jan. 5 in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The ligament tear will cost Manning this season, but not the $10.5 million his contract guarantees during five years.
On Jan. 14, Manning underwent reconstructive surgery on the right knee. A tendon from his right leg was removed and inserted in place of the damaged ligament in the middle of the knee. He was released from his hospital Medical Carberian Inglewood, Calif., Jan. 18. The operation was performed by surgeon Stephen J. Lombardo.
Lombardi told the Orange County Register that he couldn't be sure about the success of Manning's surgery until after the lengthy recovery process adding, Manning had a large shoulder to climb, and he would be tested severely before he could play again.
Gallagher said Maining'gery was expected to take one to 12 months, adding that gym bikes begin to require bike exercises for four weeks, running in three to four months and light basketball workouts in six months.
"It's really hurt the team," said Jack Gallagher, Clippers director of public relations. "We must go on with the season despite Danny's injury. We're all pushing for him."
"He's trying to prepare himself for the long road back to recovery," Gallagher said. "He's a strong young man."
long young man. Manning's five-year, $10.5-million guaranteed contract did have stipulations pertaining to
injury, Gallagher said.
Ken Wertzberger, orthopedic surgeon and Kansas team physician, said it was possible Manning could recover fully from the injury.
"I Danny had good surgery and has good rehabilitation, he can recover." Wertzberger said. "It's likely because he's never really relied heavily on his jumping ability to play the game."
The ligament is vital to a basketball player because it enables a player to stop, start and change direction, Wertzberger said. Without the ligament, a player can't be as mobile.
Wertzbierer performed similar surgery on former Kansas forward Archie Marshall, who sustained an anterior cruciate tear after a layup in Kansas' 1986 national semifinal 71-67 loss to Duke in Dallas.
"Danny's got great character," Brown said. "His father (San Antonio assistant coach Ed Manning) knows about injury and he can help Danny deal with the situation."
Before the injury, Manning started 18 of the Clippers' 26 games, averaging 15.7 points and 6.6 rebounds a game. During his career at Kansas, he scored 2,961 points, averaging 20.1 a game, and grabbed 1,187 rebounds, averaging 8.1 a game.
Marshell underwent arthroscopic surgery for diagnosis of the problem and later had major fractures in her right knee, its same knee Manning injured.
San Antonio Spurs and former Kansas coach Larry Brown said Manning was trying to be positive because of recovery from the injury.
According to the Orange County Register, many experts agreed Manning had several positive factors for a successful rehabilitation, including his age (22), that he had no previous surgery on the knee, and that Manning was such an intense competitor.
Teams see action during Christmas
by Brett Brenner
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's basketball team wasn't the only ranked Jayhawk team in action during the winter break. The men's swimming team and the men's tennis team were also ranked and competed during the holidays, as did the women's swimming team.
Led by senior Glenn Trammel, freshman Mike Soderling and junior Andy Flower, all with two individual victories each, the Jayhawks won nine of 13 events.
The men's swimming team, ranked 21st in the nation, defeated Arkansas 87-46 in Fayetteville Jan. 10, winning ever victory over the Razorbacks.
The women's team lost to the Razorbacks, 60-53, despite two individual victories by sophomore Jennifer Carani.
"overall, we swam well," Kempi said of the women's squad. "We've got to win the close races, which we
Coach Gary Kempf thought the team's success was the result of an overall effort. "I feel really good for them," he said. "He did a great job."
didn't do."
Sophomore John Falbo advanced to the final 16 before being knocked out of the tournament; freshman Carlos Fleming and junior Craig Wilde were among the final 32 competitors in their respective brackets.
The next meet for the teams will be Jan. 27, when they face Southwest Missouri State in Robinson Natatorium.
Six members of the 20th-ranked men's tennis team began the spring season at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, held Jan. 4-7.
Sophomore Jeff Gross lost his first match but came back to win the next five and reached the finals of the consolation bracket.
Coach Scott Perelman was fairly pleased with the team's performance.
"I thought that we had done better at this tournament than we have in the past," he said. "Though I thought we could have done better."
The men's team will see action Jan. 27 at home against Southwest Missouri State and will host 15th-ranked Arkansas the following day.
Jayhawk tennis team will miss hurt player Walker for the year
by Brett Brenner
Chris Walker, the No. 2 player on the Kansas tennis team and a 1987 Big Eight Conference singles champion, is out for the remainder of this season with ulnar neuritis, and inflamed nerve in his right elbow.
Walker, Grand Rapids, Mich.
junior, will apply to the NCAA for a
medical hardship, which would allow
him to play a fifth season for the
Jayhawks.
Kansan sportswriter
Johanna:
"It gives me another year to play, rather than lose a year because it's not my fault," Walker said.
The elbow, which already has side-lined Walker for 13 weeks, probably will be healthy this spring. Walker said.
said, "It is an injury that you cannot rehabilitate until the pain is gone." Walker said, "Hopefully it will clear up in the next month-and-a-half to two months."
Rehabilitation will last an additional six to seven weeks, with the elbow building strength so the injury will not reoccur, he said.
"I took it hard when it first happened, but I realize now that this isn't larger than life," he said. "I came to school to get an education."
Though he has not been able to practice with the team, Walker said he had tried to help out in other capacities.
The injury will keep him from playing tennis for about six months, a length of time that does not sit well with Walker.
"I can still help out the team in other ways," he said. "I help a lot of the younger players. If I can help us end up Big Eight champs and be in the top 15 in the nation, it would be great."
The prospects of another Big Eight team championship rest with the Jayhawks' ability to make up for the loss of Walk, Coach Scott Scotter manal. Kansas will be going for its third straight league title in April
"This puts us in the position of having to have a younger guy step up and try to take his place," Perelman said.
King unleashes tirade in deposition
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Promoter Don King culminated a four-hour deposition yesterday by testifying that Bill Cayton was "satan" and then erupted into an exelative-filled tirade at Mike Tyson's manager.
Testifying in the heavyweight champion's lawsuit against Cayton and the widow of Jimmy Jacobs, Tyson's deceased co-manager, King lost control of himself at the end of the day.
"Mr.Cayton is an invertebratelar." King testified while Cayton sat across the table. "He's a tyrant, a despot, a power zealot. He's an egistical maniac. Nobod likes Bill Cayton. He's never been liked by
anybody. Everybody loved Jim.
Everybody hates you. You're the most hated man in boxing. No sooner than Jim died, he went completely beserk. I said he's Satan in disguise. The disguise is gone. He's just Satan."
King, an adviser to Tyson who is attempting to sign the heavyweight champion to an exclusive promotional contract, fulfilled his flamboyant reputation during the deposition, conducted by Thomas Puceio, Cayton's lawyer.
"It's an act," said Cayton, who seemed a bit shaken. "He's 100
After the testimony, Cayton called King a despicable liar, and King started screaming, mixing expletives with his charges.
percent bluff and bluster."
1992. King erupted three times with long speeches and touted himself as the best promoter in the world.
even did it. King was called to testify by Cayton, who had been sued by Tyson for the second time in six months. Tyson is trying to break his contract with Cayton, which expires in February, 1992.
percent only.
King also accused Puccio of interpreting the New York State boxer-manager contract as making Tyson a slave and chattel. At one point, King even did imitations of Cayton.
"You subpoenaed me, and then you've got to deal with me." King said when Puccio tried to stop one speech.
Puccio asked King to interpret a
clause in the boxer-manager contract covering Cayton's authority over Tyson. King turned around the question.
"You're telling me if this man wants to do a bend over or a squat thrust, he has to get permission from Mr. Cayton." King said. "This is a slave contract. You're saying this contract entitles Mr. Cayton to the unbridled power over this human being."
King called Tyson's contract to fight Bruno on Feb. 25. "the worst deal that's ever been structured in the history of boxing."
When Puccio once tried to stop another speech by King, the promoter responded: "This is what due process of law is all about."