University Daily Kansan / Monday, November 14, 1988
Sports
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Freshman wins tennis regional
By Ken Winford Kansen sportswriter
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas tennis player Eveline Hamers gave what she hopes is an indication of things to come Saturday at Women's Tournament in Tokyo Women's Tournament in Tokyo
Hamers, who won six matches without a loss over the weekend, said as she progressed through the field, she gained confidence.
"I played better after each match," she said. "We hadn't had any matches for a while so I was ready to play. I also knew this was our last tournament this fall so I knew I could go for it."
Hamers, a freshman from Meerens, Netherlands, defeated Brigham Young's Mary Beth Young, 6-3, 6-2 in the finals. The victory qualified her for the ITCA national championships in February in Minneapolis, Minn.
Hamers, the four-seed in her half of the draw, said by keeping her opponents off balance she was able to come in the semifinals and the finals.
Earlier in the day, which also happened to be her 20th birthday, Hamers beat Susanna Lee, also for Young. 6-3, 6-2, in the semi-final.
"In the finals the girl I played had a very strong forehand," Hamers said. "So early in the match I hit away from it. later on, I went back to her forehand in the match when she wasn't expecting it. It confused her because she really didn't know what I was going to do."
Kansas tennis player Eveline Hamers, Meerserst, Netherlands, fresh- man, concentrates on her shot. At the Rolex Invitational in Topeka this sets, 6-3 and 6-2, taking the championship.
Hamers said she was helped by the support of her teammates.
"I had people there rooting for me
Hamers said she thought her victory could help both her and her teammates going into the spring season.
those last two matches and it really made a difference," she said. "I tried to play as aggressively as I could. I must have been going so everything worked well."
"I think winning this tournament is a positive thing for the team," she said. "Any time one of us can do well, it's positive for the rest of the team."
Five other Kansas players participated in the singles portion of the tournament.
To reach the semifinals, Hamers beat Oklahoma's Stycal Bullman, 6-1, 6-4. BYU's Patti Urban, 6-4, 6-1. Oklahoma State's Monika Waniek, 6-0, 4-6, 3-2 and Utah's Michelle Miras, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Salina senior Susie Berglund won her first-round match topping Colorado's Sonja Panajotovic, 7.6, 6.3, before being eliminated by Katarina Sfirnavic who made it to the semifinals before beaten by Young.
Ponca City sophomore Stacy Stotts beat Southwest Missouri State's Angie Turrie, 6-4, 6-1, before being defeated by the dawn's eightseed, Oklahoma State's Jackie Booth, 6-1, 6-1.
In other first-round single-
matches: Mindy Pelz was defeated
by Utah's Liz Fox, 6-3, 7-6. Laura
Hagemann lost to Kansas State's
Shaun Patterson, 6-4, 7-5.
Rajahudhuri dropped a three-set
decision to Susi Costa of USA.
In doubles play, Hamers teamed up with Rayachaudhuri to beat Toomey
and Breed of New Mexico, 6.3, 7.6,
in the first round. The Kansas tandem was then defeated by Godman and
Delisle of Oklahoma State, 6.3, 6.2.
Siegmund. 6-2. 6-5.
The doubles competition was eventually won by the top-seeded team of Price and Wanick.
Other doubles results from the first round included: Stotts and Page Goins lost to Guba and Edeklotter of Nebraska, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Berglund and
Bengals lose ball, game to Chiefs
The Associated Press
Albert Lewis began a Kansas City comeback with a punt block, then recovered a fumble to set the stage for Nick Lowery's fifth field goal, a goal that would have been impossible. He gave the Chifs a 31-28 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday.
After Christian Okoye's run tied the game 28-28. Cincinnati's Marc Logan fumbled the kickoff and Lewis recovered at the Bengals' 28-yard line with 1:05 to go. Lowery kicked his five field goal 63 seconds later, converting despite a low snap from center.
The Bengals, 8-3, held a 28-19 lead over the Chiefs, 2-9-1, with more than six minutes to play. But Lewis blocked a punt through the end zone to pull Kansas City within a touchdown. 28-21.
The Chiefs then tied it with 1-11 left after a pass interference call on David Fulcher. The penalty gave Kansas City a first down at the Cincinnati 1. Okoye scored on the next play.
The Chiefs had pulled within 21-16 in the third period, only to have the Bengals retaliate with Stanford Jen-
nifer team-record 98-yard kickoff return.
Jennings took Loewery's kickoff on the 2-yard line with about five minutes left in the third period, cut left and ran untouched to the end line. Bengal second of 97 yards by Willie Shelby against Cleveland in 1976.
Lowery, meanwhile, kept the Chiefs in the game. His 37-yard field goal in the first period gave Kansas City a 3-0 lead, which Cincinnati's leadoff out with a 4-yard downback run with 6-25 left in the opening quarter.
Lowyed carry field goals of 35 and 23 yards in the first half and his 47-yarder in the fourth period made it 28-19.
The Bengals went ahead 14-9 on
Washington 14
Mike Tomeczak and Matt Suhey each ran for first-half touchdowns as the aroused Chicago Bears, with recuperating coach Mike Ditka looking on from the sidelines, charged to a 20-0 halftime lead en route to a 34-14 thrashing of the Washington Redskins.
"He doesn't have to stand up and coach — he has a tremendous presence. Bears safety Dave Duerson was injured in a mild heart attack 11 days earlier.
Dika "was kind of laid back, but the test will be two weeks from now when he thinks he's back to health," Duerson said.
Dikta spent much of the second quarter sitting on the team bench having his pulse checked by a doctor. He was back on his feet for the second half.
"I admit I got a little tired in the first half. I think it was the sun and the sweater." Ditka said. "I felt terrific in the second half."
Bears defensive coordinator Vince Tobin handled the team, with only a few pieces of advice offered by Ditka.
Seattle 27
Norm Johnson kicked a 46-yard field goal with one second left to give Seattle a 27-24 victory over the Houston Oilers and made quarterback Dave Krieg's return a winning one after a seven-game absence.
Houston 24
The Seahawks, 6, drove 53 yards in 10 plays in 4 minutes, 49 seconds before Johnson kicked his game-winning field goal.
The loss kept the Oilers, 7-4, from moving into a first-place tie with Cincinnati in the AFC Central. The
NFL Roundup
eahawks stayed in a tie for the lead
n the AFC West with the Los Angeles
Raiders and Denver.
Cleveland 7
John Elway three touchdown passes, and the Denver Broncos converted four Cleveland turnovers into 20 first-half points en route to a 30-7 romp in a rematch of the participants in the last two AFC championship games.
The Broncos, beating Cleveland for the 10th straight time, are 6-5 and remain at the AFC West standings. The Broncos snap times off the pace in the AFC Central
New Orleans 14
Los Angeles Rams 10
Bobby Hebert completed 22 of 37 passes for 249 yards and the New Orleans defense frustrated the Rams most of the game as the Saints beat Los Angeles 14-10 and broke a firstplace tie in the NFC West.
new Orleans safety Gene Atkins, who had just been flagged for a pass interference penalty that put the ball at the New Orleans 17-yard line with 1:01 to play, sealed the victory when he intercepted Jim Evert's pass in the end zone with 50 seconds remaining.
Bahr connected on second-half attempts of 45, a season-high 10 and 19 yards as the Raiders, 6-5, remained tied for first place with Iowa. The Bahr had missed six of eight kicks from beyond 40 yards this season.
Chris Bahr kicked three field goals and a rugged Los Angeles defense held struggling San Francisco without a touchdown for the first time in two years in a 9-3 triumph, the Baiders' third straight victory.
Los Angeles 9 San Francisco 3
New York Giants 17
Phoenix 24
Neil Lomax threw for 353 yards and two touchdown passes but sprained his left knee as the Phoenix Cardinals beat New York 24-17.
Lomax, who completed 23 of 35 passes, threw a 4yard touchdown pass to Roy Green 1:44 into the fourth quarter that put Phoenix ahead 21-7, but sprained the knee and did not play again. Cliff Stoutd replaced him.
Indianapolis 20 Green Bav 13
Chris Chandler passed for two touchdowns, but Indianapolis, 6-5, had to stop a last-second drive at the 2-vard line to beat Green Bay.
New England 14
New York Jets 13
A big-play defense forced three turnovers and John Stephens scored the clinching touchdown in 6-4, with Bengals and 6-8 in its first road game of the season.
Pelz were beaten by Kansas State's Schindlehne and Bitner, 61, 63, and Laura Hagemann and Elba Piera were defeated by Utah's Fox and
Philadelphia 27
Pittsburgh 26
Luis Zendejas kicked an 18-yard field goal with 1:15 left for the Eagles, 6-5, who overcame mistakes to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Steelers, 2,9 lost for the ninth time in 10 games.
San Diego 10 Atlanta 7
Brad Redmistrane ran 57 yards with a short pass from Mark Vlassic to set up Barry Redden's 5-yard touchdown run with 4:23 to play as San Diego, 3-8, snapped a six-game losing streak.
Donald Igwubweki kicked a 52-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining at Tampa Bay, 3-4, crawled out of the NFC Central basement. Detroit and Green Bay, each 2-9, replaced the Bucs.
Tampa Bay 23
Detroit 20
Manning ends holdout, scores 12 in NBA debut appearance
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Danny Manning didn't have to wait long to see his first NBA action after signing a five-year, $10.5 million contract.
And although he was nervous,he was glad his holdout was over.
"Naturally nobody likes to just sit and watch, especially when it is that close." Manning said after the Clippers beat the Phoenix Suns 138-127 in overtime in their
Manning
home opener Saturday night.
Manning, the NBA's top draft pick who missed the entire preseason and four regular-season road games, entered Saturday's contest with 4.35 left in the first quarter and the Clippers leading 12-6. After the game, later they led 23-16 after Manning assisted on a fast-break slam dunk by Ken Norman.
Manning scored 12 points in 27 minutes on 6-of-10 shooting. He missed his three free throws, had two turnovers and one block shot.
His first NBA points came on a 12-footer in the lane with 37 seconds left in the second quarter toward the end of the game. The Clippers a 34-44 halftime lead.
Manning rated his performance a 5 on a scale of 1 to 10.
"I wasn't happy with my offense. I missed a lot of shots. It's going to have come with time," he said. "It has been real frustrating. I didn't get tired. I felt very good tonight. I credit my aerobics instructor for that."
"I was just happy to come in and contribute. It feels good to be out there playing again."
The crowd of 13,826 at the Sports
Arena greeted him with mixed boos and cheers when he was introduced before the game.
Manning had not played since he was held scoreless against the Soviet Union in the semifinals of the Olympics in September. The 6-foot-10 forward led Kansas to the NCAA title with a 20.1 average last spring and was named the College Player of the Year.
When asked in a pregame press conference if he was nervous, Manning, dressed in a Clippers warmup suit, said, "Yes, that's why my hands are in my pockets. My hands are clammy.
"I haven't felt like this since I was a freshman getting ready to play my first (college) game," Manning said.
He might have thought he was back at the Kansas when he said, "hopefully we can go out and play 40 minutes of good basketball for you." College games are 40 minutes long while NBA games are 48 minutes.
"Coach (Gene) Shue is going to take his time and be patient with me
... and hopefully I can move along a little faster than people expect." Manning said.
The Clippers negotiated Friday with Manning's agent, Ron Grinker of Cincinnati, and agreed in principle to the contract.
Manning had been staying with Grinker, but said he went to visit a friend in Toioce, Ohio, and didn't out about the deal until late Friday night. He missed his flight to Cincinnati Saturday morning and had to catch up with Grinker in Los Angeles.
The agreement was reached after the Clippers, who had wanted to defer 30 percent of Manning's salary, agreed to an all-cash deal.
"There was a lot of stubbornness on both sides," said Manning, who will make $1.5 million this year.
SANDERS
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like falling on cement," Sanders said.
Sanders held his index finger in the air and sang at his weekly Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting last Thursday.
Sanders held his index finger in the air and sang at his weekly Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting last Thursday.
"This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, this little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine," he sang in a low, unfluctuating voice.
He began to chuckle at his lack of singing ability.
"With everything going on, I've tried to move a little closer to God." Sanders said. "I go to church every Sunday."
Genuine friends
Religious cards, a bible-study guide, letters and pictures of his brother Byron who's closing in on a 1000 yard season at Northwestern University in Chicago, crowd the shelves in his apartment bedroom.
lives in his apothec
Deeply involved in church, he said
he finds comfort in his weekly FCA meetings and bible study.
"I like going to FCA because I'm with people who care about more than football," he said. "They are people who really care about you."
"A lot of people just want to hang around," he said. "I never say anything about it, and I'm not rude. I just know most of the people I meet from here on out are going to be like that.
Genuine friends are difficult for him to find, he said.
"They always tell you how great you are and they talk about football all of the time. When you're out in public, they'll be sure to say your name over and make sure everyone knows that they know you.
"One day, someone was asking me why I liked to be by myself so much and my roommate Cecil said. "Don't you know he grew up in a house with 13 people?" I'd appreciate some time alone too," Sanders said.
Consequently, he spends as much time alone as possible and he likes it that way.
"I don't like that at all."
Barry Sanders, left, warms up with fullback Cecil Wilson. The Cowboys beat Kansas, 63-24, Saturday.
After games, he's been known to
slip off with his father William and some friends for a relaxed dinner.
"I like to get a break and go somewhere where I can relax," he said.
Barry Sanders seems too good to be true.
He doesn't go out to nightclubs and
he's been to only one of his junior high or high school dances, at which he was crowned Homecoming King. Not a bad average.
He doesn't drink and refuses to take asprin or cough syrup when he's
In fact, the way he avoids even
over-the-counter medicine approaches a phobia.
"I just don't like pills," he said. "I've always wanted to stay away from them as much as possible. I don't want to say that they don't work, but I've never felt anything from them. I feel just as strong and I don't get tired when I don't take them."
Statistics, Accounting II, Business Law and Economics II.
"It gets hard sometimes, but I'm handling it," he said.
But for his heavier class load is also taking for the business management model.
a resissman Trophy candidate as a junior, even if he doesn't win. Sanders is starring next year's media onslaught right in the eyes.
Not an appetizing thought to someone who's already had a bellyfull of the pushy press.
"Hopefully, I will be ready for it," he said. "If there was one thing that I could change, I'd ask them to look at me differently. I don't want people telling me how great I am all the time. That would be fake. I just want them to treat me like I'm human."
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1 Notre Dame (13) 9-0-0 175
2 USC (4) 9-0-0 159
3 Miami(Fla.) 7-1-0 135
4 West Virginia 10-0-0 113
5 Florida State 9-1-0 111
6 UCLA 9-1-0 77
7 Auburn 9-1-0 75
8 Nebraska 10-1-0 66
9 Oklahoma 9-1-0 46
10 Arkansas 10-0-0 25
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