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...That's what Kentucky will be going through this Saturday when the Wildcats visit Tiger Stadium, also known as Death Valley, to play the 3-2 LSU Tigers. Because of a schedule rearrangement in the offseason, this will be the second consecutive year the 'Cats have had to travel to Baton Rouge. The contest is scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m., EDT, and will be aired nationally over ESPN. Locally, WKYT, Channel 27, will broadcast the game. For more on the contest, please turn to page 20.
Worth Repeating
Last week the Lexington Herald Leader reported that sophomore guard Eric Manuel's college entrance exam improved to among the top 26 percent in the country.
Before taking the ACT test for the inital time, Manuel failed to meet Proposition 48 requirements twice on the SAT test. His SAT test scores were reported to be in the lower 23 percent in the country. And after taking the ACT test in Lexington it was confirmed through UK official Bernie Vonderhide that Manuel made a 23 on the test.
That score ranked him among the nation's top 26 percent, noted Herald-Leader sports writer Jerry Tipton.
The test score was obtained through the Open Acts Law.
The story also reported that more than an eight point improvement (14 is the minimum on the ACT) happens less than a thousand tests retaken. And that the average increase was a nine-tenths of a point during the 1986-87 ACT testing period.
Pat Farrant, a spokeswoman for the ACT test, said: "It would probably be a change that at the least would be looked at for a plausible reason."
That's putting it delicately. But there could be any number of conditions or explanations that would perfectly account for such a change.
The article mentioned illness or accident-ly marking answers in the wrong space given.
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The basketball staff at the University of       Prizes include: money, a van and basket-
Kentucky has set up a scholarship endowment fund in honor of the late John Douglas Syers, who died Sept. 24. Syers was a manager of the basketball team.
"The John D. Syers Scholarship will be awarded annually to one or more student basketball managers who exhibit the types of academic standards and leadership abilities that John Syers displayed," said coach Eddie Sutton. "John was an outstanding member of our staff and an outstanding young person, and it is fitting that we honor his memory in this way."
Those wishing to give should send contributions to the John D. Syers Scholarship Fund, University of Kentucky Office of Development, William B. Sturgill Building, Lexington, Ky., 40506-0015.
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The annual University of Kentucky Midnight Madness will get underway Friday (Oct. 14) at 10 p.m. at Memorial Coliseum. Doors will open at 8 p.m.
Admission is free.
"The players will probably enjoy it more this year. We've worked them harder in the preseason than any team I've had at Kentucky."
Eddie Sutton
ball ducats. And at 12:01 a.m. the 1988-89 Kentucky Wildcat basketball team will step on the Coliseum court, which officially tips things off for Eddie Sutton's four yearth at Kentucky.
The university this season will, eh, have a new flavor, as Minute Maid is co-sponsoring the event for the first time.
"The corporate world will become more and more a part of college athletics," Cliff Hagan said.
Lexington television station WKYT will televise Midnight Madness, starting with its broadcast at 11:30 p.m.
"The players will probably enjoy it more this year," said Sutton. "We've worked them harder in the preseason than any team I've had at Kentucky They've lifted weights, done distance runs and sprints. They'll think it's a picnic come 12:01 or the 15th."
But before the Wildcats take the floor, a 1988 Aerostar van will be awarded to a lucky fan in attendance. Also, two tickets to the Big Four Classic, the University of Kentucky Invitational Tournament and the UK-LSU game will be given away in a raffle format.
In the Big Four, Indiana will play Louisville in the first game while Notre Dame and UK play in the nightcap. Both games are at the Indianapolis Hoosier Dome. And this season the UKIT includes Arkansas State, Bowling Green State and Marshall.
There will also be a chance for some to pick up money on the court and again there will be an Eddie Sutton look-a-like contest.
Statement of ownership, management, etc., of The Cats' Pause, a sports weekly published monthly except in the summer with thirty-five (35) issues per year. The annual subscription price is $28.50. The name of the editor and publisher is Oscar L. Combs, 1056 Turkey Foot Road, Lexington, Ky., 40502.
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There are no bond holders, mortagees or other security holders. The average number of copies of each issue during the proceeding 12 months is: Total number of copies printed, 19,140; Paid circulation sales through dealers, 2,951; mail subscriptions, 14,890; Total paid circulation, 18,253; free distribution (in-
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