xt7j0z70zw0k https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7j0z70zw0k/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 1984-11-27 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers  English   Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel  The Kentucky Kernel, November 27, 1984 text The Kentucky Kernel, November 27, 1984 1984 1984-11-27 2020 true xt7j0z70zw0k section xt7j0z70zw0k  

 

VOL LXXXIX, No. 73

K

Established i894

KENTUCKY

er nel

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Independent since 1971

Tuesday. November 27 , i984

 

 

W’s—«N... -. . -

 

 

 

 

' 9
Long wmter s nap?
Stuart Moore, an electrical engineering senior, naps in the sun
on a ledge yesterday beside Anderson Hall. The mild weather

will not continue today. however. Thunderstorms and colder

temperatures are possible.

1

_____________.
BRH RSMITHIR kcii- lS' it‘

 

 

Young Democrats seek reorganization

Leader says campus group is ‘ready to start again ’ after presidential race

By ANDREW DAVIS
Senior Staff Writer

Despite Democrat Walter F. Mon-
dale's defeat to President Reagan
earlier this month. the Young Demo-
crats are alive and well and will
hold an open meeting Dec 5.

At the meeting. members WI” dis-
cuss ways the organization can re-
group from the loss and how they
can increase membership. accord-
ing to Susan Brothers. Young Demo-
crats prestdent.

Brothers emphasized that her
group is more than just a political
group and it will not fade away just
because the elections are over

"As far as Young Democrats is
concerned. we will not stop I dont
want this club to ievolvc around
election time What's important is
that we're regrouping "

(llenn Slack. secretary of Young
Democrats. said the organization is
trying to cotinter a tradition of dissi
pation after election time.

"Even in the past, when they have
been successful here on campus as
far as the outcome. after that tthe
electioni is over. they seem Ito sa) t
that there's not a purpose." he said
"But we believe it is a year~round
not only annual but perennial

 

“Even in the past, when they have been
successful here on campus as far as the
outcome, after that (the election) is over, they
seem (to say) that there’s not a purpose. But we
believe it is a year—round . . . thing. ”

Gene Slack,

secretary of Young Democrats

thing that has to be continuously
grow mg."

Slack and Btothers agreed one of
the main problems the group had
during the election was that the)
were not organized

“We weren't organized preuously
until about two months before the
election." Slack said "That's one ol
the main reasons why you saw the
outcome by the Republican group
here on campus because they
tit-reorganized. they had a plan "

"'l‘his is just a time to reorganize
and thoroughly think through and
develop our goals." Brothers said.
"I don't stress we're going to be
flaming liberals That's not my
main objective " \

Anthony Strong. parliaiijentarian
tor the group said another reason
the Young Democrats had a hard
time in attracting members may

have been because of Democratic
Nominee Walter F Mondale.

"A lot of people felt we were ‘Stu-
dents for Mondale—Ferraro' That‘s
not true." he said "We're trying to
reorganize A lot more people.
statewide. feel like they're with the
Denim-rats btit couldn't thlnt be
cause of the wave of conservatism
during the election 1 “

The Young Democrats recently
joined the (‘oalition of Progressive
(il'tiupS. a number of liberal organr
rations that pooled their resources
together to provide a wider system
of support and information. The
group was started by members of'
Socially Concerned Students and in-
cludes. among others. the L‘K chapr
tei' of the National Organization for
Women anti the Gay And Lesbian
l'mon of Students.

Brothers also said her organiza-

tion plans to try to get some speak-
ers onto the campus. as well as or-
ganizing a selfdefense class. She
said her group is working to "get to»
gether and do things for students
who aren‘t just ‘pushing our
causes.’ " she said.

Brothers said she was concerned
that students were equating Demo-
crats with being just liberal and Re-
publicans with being just conserva»
tive "It seems like the terms liberal
and conservative are becoming ge—
neric." she said. “You can‘t just
have a one sentence definition for
each,"

Slack agreed with Brothers that
students may be using cut-and-dried
definitions for political groups.

"I think we've been labeled. l
really don‘t feel the Democratic
party is liberal," he said. “We were
given that label and it hit the prms

. and it reached the people."

Brothers said her prime objective
for the rest of the year is to build a
strong base for the group. recruit
new members. as well as setting
their objectives for next semester
and beyond.

"We were very disheartened
lafter Mondale‘s loss» They're (the
organization's members] ready to
start again." she said. "We want to
do everything right this time. "

Recreation faculty deliver Santa by telephone

By CAROLYN EDWARDS
Staff Writer

Children who used to send letters
to Santa Claus can relax this year,
because Santa may be dialing them
direct.

“Santa Calls,“ a free program
sponsored by the Campus Recre-
ation Department. gives children of
UK students, faculty and staff the
chance to talk to Santa over the tele-
phone. Last year during the pro-
gram’s second year of operation,
Santas who are professors in the
campus recreation and physical edu-
cation departments made around 60
calls.

Before calling the children, the
Santas refer to a form which has
been filled out by the parents. The
form helps Santa “magically" know

 

11th- on still available for the Hall
ofFemcbowleswclluforto—
night's basketball genie. For more
informedonaocSPOl‘l‘SmucS.

mm‘dntekeonihe‘roledo
locket: in their nee-on one: to-
night. For I preview ofthe genie.
«sportsman.

“Mofmuicky bukotbell
btbcubioctofech-uedae
bookdumUKb-ehnbellell
thcweytothetumofthomy.
Form-amine!

 

WEATHER

‘1th
podblc

m h
.lfllelbohlh

vlblhrhvh

O.

 

 

 

the name of junior's dog, his broth-
ers‘ and sisters‘ names, his last
year‘s Christmas presents and other
personal information.

“We have a good time with it,“
said Bill Pieratt, past Santa and di-
rector of campus recreation. Begin-
ning with “Just your 01‘ standard
‘Ho. Ho, Ho‘s.‘ “ Pieratt has trans-
formed himself into a Santa from
the program‘s beginning and is now
preparing for his third year.

He said the department got the
idea for “Santa Calls" from the City
Parks and Recreation Department's
program. “We plan on making this a
tradition," he said. “Hopefully it
will add to the kids‘ Christmas."

When speaking to the children,
Pieratt trim to be as believable as
possible, using the personal informa-
tion from the form and his “ol' stan-

dard” Ho, Ho, Ho. “We try to get
enough information so we‘ll be be-
lievable to them." said Pieratt.

One time Pieratt said a child
pulled the phone away from his
mouth and said, “It really is Santa
Claus! He knew the name of our
dog!"

Other Santas have had similar ex-
periences. Past Santa Jess Gardner.
a professor in the department of
health, physical education and rec-
reation, said a little girl told her
parents, “I just knew it was Santa
Claus when he said ‘Ho, Ho, Ho.‘ "

“ ‘Our ‘Ho. Ho, Ho’s‘ must be an-
thentic. At least it had her fooled,”
Gardnersaid.

Another time Gardner said a child
he was speaking with gave the
phone to a neighbor who began to
ask some tricky questions. He had to

McCharity

With greek support, Ronald McDonald House will open Dec. 1 7 for families of sick children

ll) S.-\l|..-\J:\ .\l.v\l.l‘2.\ll’.-\Tl
Staff Writer

A new facility 4- named for a red-
headed clown who sells hamburgers

. will open soon on campus to pro-
vide a “home away from home" for
hospitalized children and their fami-
lies who are not from Lexington.

The Ronald McDonald House is
under construction near Common-
wealth Stadium beside the K-men
House. The home. which is owned
and operated by the Children‘s 0n-
cology Services of the Bluegrass
Inc. will be available for children 18
and under and their parents.

"If a child is being treated as an
outpatient. he can stay at the home.
Also if a child is hospitalised, peren-
ts can stay there," said Cheryl
Smith, resident manager for _the
home.

“Families will be accepted on a
referral basis only; they won‘t be
able to jmt come in," said Phyllis
Cronin. chairman of the home. "The
referrals will come from social

workers and others working with us
at the hospitals."

According to Smith. the house will
be run on a first-come. first-serve
basis with a fee of $7 each night per
family However, “we are not going
to turn people away because of too
little or too much money." she said.

“The familim will be able to pro-
vide emotional and psychological
support for each other because they
are going through the same things,"
Smith said.

The house will open Dec. 17 and is
accmsible to all hospitals in this
area. It is set up to serve 17 families
a night. and will provide each fami-
ly with a bedroom and both.

“We are hoping the home will pro
vide a more home-like atmosphere
for the familim than a hotel would,"
Cronin said. The home contains a
living room. TV room, kitchen and
laundry room.

“'nie whole thing has been built
entirely by volunteer work. It ins
been a very giviiu project.“ Smith
said.

think of an excuse to get off the
phone to save his Santa image.
Quickly he told her that “the elves
needed me, I had to stop and do
some work."

Gardner said many of the children
are so young that they have not had
much experience talking on the
phone. Sometimes they hold the
phone too close and talk loud, or just
breath heavily into it. Others do not
know what to say.

Any UK students, faculty and staff
with children between the ages of
three and eight can get a form for
“Santa Calls" from the Campus
Recreation Office in 135 Seaton Cens
ter. Santas can call on Dec. 18 from
6:30 to 7:30 pm. and Dec. 19, from
7:30 to 8:30 pm. The deadline for re-
turning the form is December 14th
by 4:00pm.

"We've only hired one paid staff
member. Cheryl, and she will live
and work there," Cronin said. “We
would really like to encourage UK
students to help out.“ She said those
interested should call 268—0936.

The house is funded through pri-
vate contributions, and has received
donations from UK's Alpha Delta Pi
sorority, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraterni-
ty and Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
Cronin said. Other contributors in-
clude McDonald's restaurants, seve-
ral coporations and private individu-
als.

“We have had wonderful support
from the University." Cronin said.
"ADPi‘s have raised W money
to buy a bedroom for the home.
That was quite a contribution.“ Cro-
nin said.

The sorority also plans to supply
volunteers for the home according
to Rmch. “Especially next semen.
ter,wehopctobeebletoprovide
volunteers for them whenever they
call." said Patti Roch, philonthro
py chairman for the ADPi‘s.

Humana takes two
possible candidates
for artificial heart

By ANDREW OPPMANN
Contributing Writer

LOUISVILLE ~» Humana Heart
Institute International. the group
which performed the world‘s second
permanent artificial heart implant.
has accepted two potential candi-
dates for future operations, institute
officials said yesterday.

“We are not stopping our search,"
Dr. Allan M. Lansing. the institute's
chairman and medical director. said
during a press briefing "But. we
have no plans thI‘ additional sur-
gery i within the next week."

William Schroeder. 52. of Jasper,
lnd.. who received the airdriven
Jarvik-T heart in a Gig-hour proce-
dure Sunday. was in critical but sta-
ble condition yesterday afternoon, a
hospital spokesman said.

A second tube was inserted into
the left side of Schroeder’s chest
yesterday afternoon to remove fluid
accumulating in his chest. The fluid
seemed to be draining well, doctors
said.

Meanwhile, George L. Atkins, Hu-
mana Inc. director of public affairs,
said a man from Tennessee was ad-
mitted Sunday and a man from Min-
nesota was admitted yesterday for
screening. Their names were not re-
leased.

Atkins said they wouldn’t place
more than two implant patients in
Humana Hospital-Audubon, where
the operations would be performed,
atone time.

The US. Food and Drug Adminis-
tration gave Humana permission
this month to perform a total of six
implants.

“The only possibility of another

 

“The only possibility
of another implant
within the next week
would be if the patient
is critically ill . . . ”
Dr. Allan M. Lansing,
director.
Humana Heart Institute

 

implant within the next week would
be if the patient is critically ill and
could not come off the heart-lung by-
pass" machine, Lansing said

Over the weekend, Lansing said
he and Dr William C. DeYries. who
has performed both implants, had
hoped to delay the Schroeder opera-
tion until Dec. 1. because the patient
was recovering from gallbladder
surgery on Nov. 17. But the contin-
ued deterioration of Schroeder‘s
heart forced an early operation, he
said.

Humana lnc., a for-profit compa-
ny that owns and operates 91 hospi—
tals, including Audubon, in 22 states
and three foreign countries has
agreed to underwrite the cost of 100
implants — at a cost between $100.-
000 to $250,000 each — as long as sci-
entific progress continues to be
made.

DeVrim, who implanted a Jarvik-7
heart in Seattle dentist Barney
Clark at the University of Utah Hos»
pital on Dec. 2, 1%2. moved to
Louisville in July to become a mem-
ber of the Humana institute staff.

Commutercats sponsor
an ice-skating outing

By scorr WARD
Staff Writer

The Commutercats — a new cam-
pus group that serves off-campus
students — will sponsor an ice-skat-
ing outing at 8 pm. Dec. 7 at the
Lexington Ice Center.

The group, which was formed re-
cently when the Off-Campus Student
Board, the Students That Reside
Away Yet Care About Their School
and the Commuter Student Board
merged, was created to combine the
social, political and informational
functions of the three groups.

The group spent its second meet-
ing last night choosing some of its
officers and planning a social event
for off-campus students. The office
open were president and secretary-
/treasurer.

Dennis Smith, a chemistry junior,
nominated himself for president and
- as he was the only nominee —was
elected by acclamation. Smith said
he was interested in becoming presi-
dent because “I felt I’d like to learn
more about the way a club works. "

Smith said. “I hope that we can
get more people involv " in the or-
ganization. He said dorm residents
have an advantage over offcampm
students because offcampm stu-
dents do not have the opportunity to
see other students as often as their
on-campm counterparts. Off-cam-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald McDonald
House

pus students “sort of feel alien-
ated,"he said.

There were no volunteers for the
office of secretary/treasurer. Allan
Robinson, a mining engineering ju-
nior, wanted to be treasurer. but
under the group's constitution there
is no separate office for treasurer.
Robinson did not want to be secre-
tary. The post remained empty.

Neither were there volunteers for
the position of intramural chairman.

Ginny Day, the special events
chairwoman, prmented three propo-
sals for a social event for the group:
all-night bowling, roller skating and
ice skating. The general consensus
of the organization was that the all
night bowling would not be a good
idea.

Members of the group expressed
concern as to whether many people
knew how to ice-skate, but were re-
assured by Kathleen Ehmann. a
clinical dietician junior. that ice—
skating is easy to learn. The 10
group members who attended the
meeting chose ice-skating unani-
momly as the social event for this

semester.

Off-campus students who wish to
offer suggestions to, get involved
with or learn more about the Com-
mutercats can contact Karlyn Kel-
ley. vice president of the group. at
277-8133.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2 - KENTUCKY KENNEL 7M7, MIL 1m

DIVERSIONS

‘Winning Tradition’

By GARY PIERCE
Arts Editor

As any good Kentuckian knows.
basketball is not just a game. but a
veritable way of life. Now, thanks to
Bert Nelli. a UK professor of histo-
ry. Wildcat basketball has entered
the scholarly ranks of academia.

Nelli's latest book. The Winning
Tradition. A History of Kentucky
Wildcat Basketball. published by the
L'niversity Press of Kentucky. is a
thorough and entertaining record of
the Big Blue Although packed with
photos from every era of Wildcat
history. as well as charts and team
records from the “glory years." The
Winning Tradition is more than a
typical coffee table book designed
for light reading.

In a recent intery'iew. Nelli said
that what sets this book apart from
others of its kind is the methodology
employed in its writing.

"I used the historian's tools." he
said. " ‘Scholarly' is a methodology
you bring to the subject." and in this
case that methodology included use
of oral history. personal interviews
with former players and other per-

"all!
_ A

/

sons closely connected with the pro
gram. plus other sources such as
Board of Trustees reports which
were med to doublecheck the accu-
racy of the memories of those inter-
viewed.

Accuracy is nothing new to Nelli,
who has also published a book on or-
ganized crime in America. for which
he interviewed numerous criminals.
Although most might consider that
sort of writing dangerous. Nelli says
he had no problems. “as long as I
spelled the names right."

That accuracy doesn‘t mean The
Winning Tradition is in any way
stuffy or grueling to read. Nelli said.
"Can it be scholarly and still be
fun'? My answer is 'yes.‘ "

But do his fellow historians agree?
“Increasingly so.“ he said. In fact.
Nelli is teaching a 300-level history
course next semester which will
trace the history of the Wildcat pro-
gram. The class will feature guest
speakers such as coach Joe B. Hall
and former Wildcat forward Jack
Givens. Nelli hopes the class will
help students learn to use the tools
of historical research while they

1'—

IRII‘I IIII “l\\l\(. IRKIIII’I(I\

The Wildcats tip off against Tennessee on Feb. IS, I978.

Fabbro event
will feature
poetry, music

B) GARY PIERCE
Arts Editor

This year‘s fund-raising benefit
for Fabbro. L'K‘s literary magazine.
will be held in the upstairs bar at
High on Rose. The event begins at 9
p.m. Thursday. and a donation of $2
or more will be accepted at the
door

Gurney Norman. eclectic author
of the psychedelic Divine Right's
Trip and the down-home Kinfolhs.
will read from his novel-in-progress.
According to Dan Hodge. Fabbro's
managing editor. Norman “hasn't
read for (wife some time. A lot of
people are very excited" about his
newest work

Poet George Ella Lyon. who has
taught English at UK. will read
from her works. and graduate stu-
dent Jim Wyatt will also read from
his fiction.

Kiya Heartwood. lead singer with
local band Radio Cafe. will sing and
accompany herself on guitar.

Fabbro is financed by the pro-
ceeds from its benefit readings. ad-
vertismg and private donations.
Hodge said that this year. the mag»

We Specialize

In Your

”Sensitive Eyes"
Contact Lens Specialists

See your doctor-than us
Guaranteed Satisfaction

-------------
FASHIONEYEWEPR'
comm LENSES:-

CIANS

DENNIS PECK
370 LONGVIEW DRIVE

20% DISCOUNT I

BEHIND FOODTOWN IN SQJTHLAND
h----------.--.

azine will also be partially funded
by the English department.

The magazine has been published
annually since 1979, and Hodge says.
“The first one looks a little rough.
but they've gotten better."

Fabbro is currently accepting sub-
misSions for the next issue, which
should be published this April. Stu-
dents. faculty and any offcampus
writers are invited to submit work,
Hodge said. as well as graphic art-
ists and photographers. Last year

sets the UK basktball r

study a phenomenon that lies close
to home.

According to Nelli, that phenome-
non is not strictly the result of the
efforts of Coach Adolph Rupp. “The
tendency has been to give him all
the credit," Nelli said, indicating
that view of Coach Rupp is short-
sighted.

In fact, many of the strategies
with which Rupp has come to be as-
sociated were successful at UK dur-
ing the tenure of John Mauer and
some of Rupp’s other coaching pre-
decessors. and the Baron merely
adopted them when he took the job
in 1930.

“Why tamper with something
that‘s worked?" Nelli said.

While Nelli insists he was not out
to demythologize Rupp. much of The
Winning Tradition focuses on the ac-
complishments of other Wildcat
coaches, many of whom rate only
brief mentions in other sports histo-
ry books. Nelli‘s research suggests
that those coaches laid the solid
foundation on which Rupp built the
more famous aspects of the Wildcat
legend.

For example, and contrary to
what many fans and even sports his-
torians and writers believe. Rupp
did not singlehandedly institute the
fast-break game for which the Wild-
cats were known during his years as
coach.

“Essentially what Rupp did,"
Nelli writes in The Winning Tradi-
tion, “was to turn the players loose

I but within the system Mauer had

brought to Lexington in 1927 and had
developed in his three years as
coach of the Big Blue.“

By neccessity, any history of Wild-
cat basketball must turn much of its
attention to Adolph Rupp, and The
Winning Tradition is no exception.
Nelli has balanced this with a nearly
equal focus on current coach Joe B.
Hall and his struggle to carry on the
winning Wildcat tradition, including
a chapter titled “Return to Glory"
which follows the Cats through the
1977—78 season and their most recent
NCAA championship.

Nelli has been careful to separate
the accomplishments of individual
coaches and players rather than
subsuming them under the tempt—
ingly inclusive banner of the Big
Blue tradition. The Winning Tradi—
tion opens with an overview of “Big
Blue Fever,“ complete with quotes
from former governor Albert B.
“Happy“ Chandler and Kentucky
native Lake Kelly, who played on
the supposedly weak 1954/55 Georgia
Tech team that stunned the Wildcats

TERI GEISTLE/ Kernel Graphics
Fabbro published several pages of
artwork, he added.

Written submissions should be
typed, double-spaced. with a brief
biographical sketch including infor-
mation about previously published
work. Also include a self-addressed.
stamped envelope. Submissions
should be mailed to Fabbro, c/o De-
partment of English. 1215 Patterson
Office Tower. University of Ken
tucky, Lexington, Ky. 40506. Dead-
line for submissions is Dec. 31.

1‘s... at.

A
-

ecord straight

The Winning Tradition traces Wildcat basketball from the turn of the century to the present.

with two conference losses in one
month.

fiom there the book traces the
Wildcat program through the early
years when college basketball was
as often played by women as men
and the clock continued to run dur-
ing free throws. to the present day
when the game has become a high-
jumping extravaganza played above
the rim.

While Nelli speaks of his book in
as academic a tone as you would ex-
pect from a history professor. he

‘Pieces’ of Rooney’s
essays witty and wise

By GENE SCHROEDER
Associated Press

Pieces of My Mind Andrew A. Rooney/Atheneum 55

Pages. $12.95.

“Why is it that when the economy is good and every.
one‘s working. prices go up, but when the economy‘s
bad and people are out of work, prices still go up?"

It's humorist Andy Rooney at it again. scoring many
a bullseye with his pithy comments on everyday plea-

sures and annoyances.

Pieces of My Mind, a collection of 132 essays from his
widely read newspaper columns. shows off Rooney 's wit
and wisdom at its best. His subjects range from movies

to microchips. Jeeps to journalists.

Rooney, whose popularity stems from his obser~
vations about average things that affect the average
person. says, “If I never have another new idea, it
. . . We don‘t understand the old ideas
yet. I’m satisfied trying to quantify the obviom." Some

won‘t matter.

samples :

On banks — “They have discovered that people are a
waste of time. They've discovered that money is a
waste of time, too. so they‘re phasing out both people
and money. They don‘t want to have anything to do with
either. All they want is their computers computing

away.“

On spies — “Americans have never been very good
spies. It‘s something we all can be proud of."

On charity — “Charity is never easy. So many of the
people who need it don‘t seem to deserve it, and that
provides a wonderful excuse for all of us not to give

much. "

 

276257

 

the Renegade Whit
Laugh Trach's rnost pope
horn lany's In Chicago.

TONIGHT

Present

teetering

mu s McVeigh.

Hosted by Christopher Randolph
Drinks s 1 .73 Cover s2 with Student LD.

8- The LIBBZRY

a Man. toxlngton's favorite and
iar stand-up comic Oiiio Joe Prador.
the comedy team of

Michelob 0 1 .25

 

 

loses much of his authorial air when
he talks about the finer points of the
game itself, such as shifting zone de-
fenses and the role of the playmak-
ing guard. “The game is better now
than itever was," hesays.

His goal in writing the book, he
said. was to “,see as far as I can
tell. what the facts were.“ But could
anyone who has been at UK for any
length of time maintain a purely ob-
jective and scholarly perspective on
the Cats?

STEAK

Nelli admits that many Kentucki-
ans are exclusively Wildcat fans
rather than fans of basketball in
general. “What that speaks of is the
effectiveness of this program in win
ning support across this state." he
said. .

But surely even sports historians
must have their favorites. musn‘t
they? “I love the sport itself. re-
gardless of what teams are play-
ing." Nelli said. But after a pause
and a brief smile. he admitted. “I
like teams. too.“

Baked Potato, Roll
CHOPPED STEAK
Baked Potato. Roll
COUNTRY FRIED

$199
$199

Baked Potato. Roll
CHICKEN ITALIAN
Baked Potato. Roll

$199

 

 

 

And for ‘1” More - Add the World's
Biggest Beet Salad Buffet.

Lexington
286 Southland Dr.
1316 Russell Cave Road

Richmond
Eastern By-Paee

 

 

Attention

North Campus Students

 

BLOOD DRIVE:

When: Weds. i 1/28
and
Thurs. I I / 29
4:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Whore: Koonnlond
Hail
Sponsored By
Student Government Association

and
Control Kentucky Blood Center

All Donors will min a fill ‘I-ehirti

 

 

 SPORTS

By ANDY DUMSTORF
Sports Editor

The mystery of whether a domi-
nant “big man” will affect a UK
basketball team will be decided to-
night when Joe B. Hall and his 18th-
ranked team entertain Toledo in
Rupp Arena at 7:30.

Hall's Wildcats return only one
starter from last year‘s 29-5 club,
and preseason injuries have the
coach wondering whether his 13th
season will be the Wildcats' first los-
ing campaign in nearly 60 years.

“We‘ve missed an awful lot of pre-
paration time," Hall said, noting
that knee injuries to would-be start-
ers Winston Bennett and James
Blackmon have hindered the team's
preparation. “We're not going to be
ready till he's (Bennett) ready.
Winston is a very integral part of
our team.

“We’ve put no finesse to our of-
fense."

Hall then said jokingly, “I think
it’s going to be about December, I
mean January when we come
around."

Neither sophomore is expected to
start tonight, although Blackmm,
Hall said, should be ready for ac-
tion.

The UK coach said he will proba-
bly start Kenny Walker and Bret
Bearup at the forwards, freshman
Robert Lock at center and Roger
Harden and Paul Andrews at the
guards.

Hall's dire circumstances may
add up to a golden year for oppo-
nents who’d like to avenge a few of
the Wildcats' 1,358 victories, 35
Southeastern Conference titles and
five national championships.

And Bearup thinks the early sea-
son schedule will be a major factor
to the season's outcome.

The fifth-year senior noted Louis-
ville’s 75-64 win over Indiana last
Saturday in Bloomington as a prob-
lem downtheline.

“I can't believe we have this
schedule right away. If we can come
away with a few wins early, then we
should be alright.“

UK takes on Purdue this Saturday
and Southern Methodist University,
rated 10th in the nation, on Dec. 4.
They face Indiana, the fourth-rated
team before Saturday’s disaster. on
Dec. 8, and U of L, which was pre-
viously ranked 17th but will move
up. Purdue, Indiana and Louisville
games are all on the road.

Toledo, also opening its season.
brings three native Kentuckians to
Lexington in Ken Epperson of Louis-
ville, Jay Cast of Maysville and Wil—
liam Lyle of Winchester.

Epperson and Cast should appear
All the starting lineup.

According to Toledo coach Robert
Nichols, Epperson has bone spurs III
his right foot and has only practiced
three times in the last 10 days. He
was on crutches for three days.

However, “he might get caught in
the emotion of the game and forget
all about it," Nichols said.

Under pressure

Lady Kats to take on 18th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes

By ANDY [)L'MSTORF
Sports Editor

Pressure.

Both physical and mental.

Those are the main things a young
college basketball team has to deal
with when going against a more tal-
ented and experienced team.

And tonight, in Rupp Arena at 5
pm. the UK Lady Kats will have to
deal with the pressure, according to
head coach Terry Hall, as they take
their undefeated act up against one
of the toughest teams in the nation,
the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ohio State, 1-0 after a 87-51 thrash-
ing of Illinois State last Wednesday,
plays as tough a man-to-man de—
fense as the Lady Kats have faced
in their three previous wins, Hall
said.

“How well we handle that (pres-
sure) is going to determine the out-
come of the game,“ she said.

Hall said the Lady Kats defense
has not been up to the level that she
would like to have. but the youth of
the squad is a major reason for the
defensive problems at this stage in
theseason.

“Our pressing defense has not
been good, but our man-to-man de-
fense has been better than I ex-
pected." the fifth-year UK coach

said. "We're still in a learning situa-
tion at this point. "

UK junior forward Leslie Nichols.
who was named the most valuable
player for her play in the Dial Clas-
sic last weekend, will be among the
more noteworthy players to watch
for tonight. Nichols, who netted ~14
points and 15 rebounds in the tourna-
ment, is leading the team with 20.3
points per game and 7.7 rebounds
per game.

Nichols said the Buckeyes are a
more physical team than the other
three opponents the Lady Kats have
faced.

"It‘s going to be a very intense
and physical type game,“ the Lex-
ington native said. “They press the
whole game and they are a very
good defensive team."

In Ohio State's opener. five Buck-
eyes scored in double figures. with
center Carla Chapman. a 6-foot-1 se-
nior, and forward Francine Lewis. a
6—foot-2 junior, scoring 16 points
apiece.

Ohio State coach Tara Van Der-
veer returns four starters from last
year's Big 10 championship team
that finished the season with a 22-7
record.

Along with Lewis and Chapman,
who averaged 15.3 points per game
last year, Derveer can count on se-
nior guard Yvette Angel, who led

ROSEMONT AUTO REPAIR
is mung
10% OF IN UK Students

Mom-Fri.
Sat.

7 o.m. - 6p.m.
80m. - 4 pm.

222 Rosemont Gordon. Lox. KY

lf Epperson plays in less than 20
percent of the Toledo schedule this
year, then he would be able to re-
ceive another year of eligibility
from the NCAA.

”I'm nervous because it‘s our
opener and it‘s a big game," Epper-
son said. “I felt the same way last
year when we opened at Michigan."
Toledo lost that game, 5552.

Epperson, who has 1,539 points
and 727 rebounds in three college
seasons, said this game, the first
meeting between the schools, will be
the first time his family ever
cheered against the Wildcats.

Gast said UK‘s reputation as a
basketball powerhouse will not imti—
midate his team.

"Whatever happens, happens," he
said.

Hall has a similar attitude.

“They run a very disciplined mo-
llOIl offense with a lot of screens
that a younger team is not used to
playing iagainstt,“ he said. “We‘ll
just have to get in the game and see
what works.

“They‘re led by some very fine
players who play excellent defense.
We're going to be tested, and I don't
know if we can defense Toledo."

Nichols said the [7K reputation
has not bothered his team and that
Epperson's performance might not
be a deciding factor.

"We absolutely think we can win,"
he said. ”We’re a better team with
Ken, but we're not a bad team with-
out him."

the team in scoring last year at a
13.4clip,

“They are big, strong and physi-
cal,"Hall said.

The play of the UK freshmen,
mainly Belitta Croley, Laurie Hud-
gens and Nancy Cowan, has been
far better than expected for this
point in the sea