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The Courier-Journal, Friday morning, December 23, 1983 Racing Deaths Classified Comics Sports results, 582-4871 SPORTS Knight can't hide IUV physical, inside deficiencies Riiss Brown C-J Indiana sports editor against K-State and made only 3 of 9 shots. Giomi is struggling even more than Blab. The Newark, Ohio, native, who had started in victories over Texas (73-48) and Illinois State (54-44) in last weekend's Indiana Classic but was benched in favor of Morgan on Wednesday, made just 1 of 4 field-goal attempts. He's connected on only 5 of 21 for a meager 23.8 percent in the last three games and 29 of 78 for 37.1 percent on the season. Simmons, who entered the game as IU's leading scorer with a 14.7 average and was hitting 57.8 percent from the field, hit just 3 of 12 shots, but he was weakened by a virus.

For the final seven minutes of kind of completion of plays that we have to have from our inside people." Against Kansas State, IU's starting front line of 6-foot-5 junior Winston Morgan, 6-5 freshman Marty Simmons and the 7-2 Blab, plus 6-8 sophomore reserve Mike Giomi, collected 26 rebounds as the Hoosiers outrebounded the Wildcats 32-28. The quartet also scored 29 points, but hit just 12 of 31 shots for 38.7 percent, a figure that would have been even lower had it not been for Morgan's 5-of-6 marksmanship. Blab, in particular, continues to fumble passes and miss easy shots underneath he slammed an attempted dunk off the backbrace regulation time plus the five-minute overtime period against Kansas State, Knight used a three-guard lineup consisting of 6-2 senior Chuck Franz, 6-1 sophomore Stew Robinson and 6-2 freshman Steve Alford. Blab stayed in the game and Simmons played the final 7'2 minutes after replacing Giomi at forward. Of IU's 28 points after halftime, only eight came from the front line, with Blab contributing four free throws and a rebound basket and Giomi hitting a 15-foot jumper.

Alford wound up guarding Kansas State center Eddie Elder, who is 6-9. "Alford did a good job scrambling and scraping defensively, but it's tough," Knight said. "We can't have what we had tonight with three BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Help! That's the terse Christmas message Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight is sending center Uwe Blab and his cohorts who roam around closest to the basket as IU approaches its final two tuneups for the Big Ten race. Despite three straight wins, Knight, who can always spot a dark cloud in any silver lining, is fretting over IU's lack of scoring and rebounding punch inside.

The Hoosiers, Knight seems to be indicating, simply must get more support for their perimeter players if they're to avoid some disastrous results against the rugged, physical competition in the Big Ten. "Our inside" play was very weak," Knight said following IU'S 56-53 overtime victory against Kansas State Wednesday night. "We still have to have a complementary game from our inside people and I think that's the weakest part of our game so far this year. We haven't had the kind of movement or the Woodside, Hosteller chill UK in bowl guards playing against the kind of teams we've got to play against and get done on the boards or get done inside what we have to get done. We just have to have some help from these people inside and they just aren't giving it to us.

"The way we're going to get it now I don't know. I think that's the problem or biggest question confronting the development of our team at this point "If we don't get some inside play or some strength for our Inside game from at least three people, then our progress is really going to be halted." IU could be in even more critical See HOOSIER PAGE 3, col. 1, this section DePaul rally deals Purdue 68-61 loss AiMclattd Prtu CHICAGO Tyrone Corbin scored a career-high 24 points last night to lead fourth-ranked DePaul to a 68-61 college basketball victory over seventh-ranked Purdue. Corbin ignited a second-half rally, scoring eight straight points in one span, that helped the Blue Demons (8-0) overcome a sluggish first half in their first game since returning from a two-game tournament in Japan. Purdue (7-2) suffered its second straight defeat since vaulting into Missouri pulls off a 79-66 up- -set as 19th-ranked Michigan State runs into foul trouble.

Story, Page 2. The Associated Press Top 10. The Boilermakers lost 80-65 to Evans-ville Monday night and their next opponent is top-ranked Kentucky on Wednesday. Kevin Holmes, who finished with 11 points, scored DePaul's first five points of the second half to cut into Purdue's five-point halftime lead. Sophomore guard Tony Jackson, who finished with 15 points, added a basket to cut Purdue's lead to 35-33.

Corbin then reeled off eight straight points and Holmes scored a layup on an offensive rebound, but Purdue still held a 44-43 edge. DePaul took the lead for good at the 11:26 mark when freshman Dallas Comegys hit a 12-foot jumper to make it 45-44. DePaul iced the victory by hitting 13 straight free throws down the stretch when Purdue was forced to foul. Jim Rowinski led the Boilermakers with 19 points but was held scoreless for the last seven minutes. Purdue held a 31-26 halftime lead, drilling 11 of 14 shots from the foul line in the half.

DePaul went ahead 4-0 on a basket by Marty Embry and two foul shots by Corbin after Purdue coach Gene Keady drew a technical foul for arguing with officials. But the technical seemed to spur the Boilermakers, who outscored DePaul 10-2 over the next six minutes to take a 104 lead. A pair of free throws by Rowinski gave Purdue its biggest lead at 24-14. "i 1 1 i i 1111 1 iiiliSillllBilllSI Slllliilllll II wmmmmmmm wmmmmmmmmmMmm mmmmmm wmsmmmmm wfimwmmi iiiiw By BILL WERONKA Courlw-JourrMl Stiff Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. West Virginia kicker Paul Woodside warmed the cold Mountaineers in the second half by kicking and recovering an on-side kick.

That gave West Virginia the edge it needed last night to pull out a come-from-behind 20-16 victory over Kentucky in the Hall of Fame Bowl football game. Quarterback Jeff Hostetler, who did not complete a pass in the first half (0 of 10), completed 10 of 13 in the second half for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Woodside had a field goal in each half. West Virginia running back Tom Gray also carried a big load, rushing 32 times for 149 yards. Hosteter was voted Most Valuable Player for West Virginia and running back George Adams for Kentucky.

Backup quarterback Bill Ransdell tried to pump new life into UK and put a touchdown on the board late in the game. But a bomb fell short at the end, just as the Wildcats did on the scoreboard. West Virginia had left its fans chilly in the first half, falling behind 10-7, but came back with a flamethrower to open the second. Woodside ran up for the second-half kickoff and rolled it off the side of his foot The unsuspecting Kentucky players had no chance as Woodside ran forward and captured the ball after it rolled the mandatory 10 yards. The chilly br-r-r-rs could be heard emanating from Kentucky fans.

It just got colder. Hostetler hit two passes in a drive from the UK 48. The final was a 16-yard touchdown pass to split end Rich Hollins, who beat defensive back Gordon Jackson in the end zone. Only 3:50 into the second half, UK and its fans were suddenly feeling the chill of the night. "Ole Hoss" had returned to form, and West Virginia was just warming up.

Hostetler got in the hole after See WEST VIRGINIA PAGE 3, col. 1, this section AiMclattd Prtu Kentucky's Jeff Smith reached out to grab West Virginia running back Tom Gray, but not before Gray had gained seven yards on a first-quarter run in the Hall of Fame Bowl. Gray ran for a game-high 149 yards as West Virginia won 20-16. Holtz going to Minnesota; Arkansas hires Hatfield felt it was the "appropriate time" and that he was resigning for personal reasons. Hatfield, 40, guided Air Force to a 10-2 record this year, including a 9-3 victory over Mississippi in the Independence Bowl.

"This is a good step for me, and I'm tremendously excited about the opportunity," said Hatfield, a native of Helena, Ark. "I'm anxious to get back home. When you're a Razor-back, you're a Razorback forever. It's the only other place I would have considered." On Monday, Broyles said Hatfield was one of four former Arkansas players who should be considered for the job. The others were Jimmy AtMdittd Prtu Lou Holtz, who was said to be "tired and burned out" when he resigned Sunday as Arkansas coach, yesterday was named head football coach at Minnesota.

The Razorbacks also filled their vacancy yesterday, hiring Air Force coach and former Arkansas Ail-American Ken Hatfield. Holtz apparently left Arkansas under pressure after a seven-year record of 60-21-2. The 1983 Razorbacks were 6-5 and missed a bowl trip for the first time in Holtz's seven years. When Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles accepted Holtz's resignation, he said Holtz was "tired and burned out." The coach said he Johnson of Oklahoma State, Barry Switzer of Oklahoma and Fred Akers of Texas. Johnson said he was interested; Switzer and Akers took themselves out of consideration.

Hatfield's five-year record at Air Force was 27-31-1, including an 8-5 mark and a trip to the Hall of Fame Bowl in 1982. "Under Ken Hatfield's leadership, the future of our football program will be all we want it to be," Broyles said in a statement. "Just this week, I have been told by some of the most prominent coaches and athletic directors in the nation that he is the best young coach in the country." Broyles said Wednesday that he would not offer the job to anybody until after the Jan 2. bowl games. Asked about that, Broyles said, "The situation became too volatile to continue in this manner." Hatfield, a defensive back and All-America punter under Broyles in 1964, also has been freshman coach at Army and an assistant coach at Tennessee, Florida and Air Force.

Holtz, taking over the worst team in the Big Ten, was given a five-year contract at $100,000 a year. "I'm not a miracle worker, I'm no genius and this isn't going to happen by waving a magic wand," said Holtz, 46. "Everybody who shovels snow in Minnesota will have to identify with this team and the entire an entire football facility is up to coach Holtz," said Frank Wilderson, vice president of student affairs and the head of the search committee that recommended Holtz. Recruiting, especially ih Minnesota, is the key to rebuilding the Gophers, Holtz said. The school, however, has been without a head coach for more than six weeks and Holtz said that will hurt recruiting for next season.

"We're definitely behind," he said. "It will be difficult but not impossible. I have a commitment to excellence and you can't tell me that somewhere out there there's not 30 outstanding athletes who share that commitment." state will have to take pride and help us pull together." Holtz, who also has coached at North Carolina State and William Mary, has a 106-52-5 coaching record. He spent 1976 with the National Football League's New York Jets, compiling a 3-11 record. The Gophers have lost 17 Big Ten games in a row.

They finished in the Big Ten cellar the last two years, going 4-18 under coach Joe Salem, who quit with four games left in the season. Although Holtz said he "made no demands," university officials said they have agreed to build a new indoor football facility. "Whether it's a practice facility or i WEEKEND SPORTS ON TV Television Today pn0 3:30 P-m- NFL Len German, pete Axtnelm, Bill Maeatee and FOOTBALL 12:30 p.m. Blue-Gray Game at Mobile. Ala.

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