B—The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Sept. 18, 1979
Injury forces grad to racewaik
By MIKE POORMAN
Daily Collegian Sports Writer
It is 12:30 Wednesday afternoon
and Leonard Jansen is going to do
something irrational and a bit crazy.
Just like mad dogs and Englishmen,
he is going out in the noonday sun
to walk.
Jansen is a racewalker and is on
the road twice a day, everyday, with
knees stiff, hips swiveling and arms
flailing heel to toe over 85 miles a
week.
"The time spent," he says, "is one
half to two times more than what it
would take to cover the same
distance running."
Psychologically, he finds it no
problem. "But physically," the 24-
year-old grad student says, "it's
difficult to just get out and walk.
There's the time element involved ( it
takes nearly four hours to complete a
25-mile walk), and now there's the
heat. Trying to walk in 85-degree
weather with 80 percent humidity is
the toughest thing a human body can
endure short of childbirth."
Jansen began racewalking
seriously five months ago when a
tendon injury ended his 10-year
running career, which included two
years of cross country running at
Colby College in Maine and the 1976
New Jersey AAU 20 kilometer title.
Having dabbled with the walk since
eighth grade, Jansen pursued his
closet passion openly, becoming one
of only 200 competitive walkers in the
United States. Told by some running
companions that former Penn State
cross country coach John Lucas had
experience in coaching walkers,
Jansen went to him for guidance.
"He came by and told me he'd like
to be a walker and asked for my
advice," Lucas said. "I had seen his
sort before so I told him to stop by in a
week or two and tell me how many
miles he had walked. 'He'll never be
back,' I thought. And so. I forgot
him."
Lucas, it should be noted, is a very
respected authority on the subject
and history of racewalking. He took
Steve Hayden, a former Penn State
cross country runner, and together
they formulated a program that
culminated with Hayden finishing
second in the 50-kilometer walk for
the U.S. team in the 1972 Olym
pics. Lucas knew the tedious hours
involved in walking and therefore
was greatly surprised when Jansen
returned to - his office, two weeks
later, having racewalked 75 miles in
the interim.
"I liked him," Lucas recalls. "I
could see he was serious about
walking, but he didn't walk too good."
Walking is a highly technical sport
where the entire body must work in
continuous synchronization. One foot
must be in contact with the ground at
all times; the forward heel must
come down before the trailing toe
comes up, and the forward knee must
be momentarily straight and the body
erect. The first violation of these
rules brings a warning, the second
disqualification. Without technique a
walker is doomed.
Together Jansen and Lucas for
mulated a program to improve both
the qiiality and quantity of Jansen's
racewalking. "I'd go to him (Lucas)
with my schedule (for walking) for a
month," Jansen explains, "and
together we'd refine it, switching
workouts around and such." Once a
week Lucas will follow his walker to
the track and give him advice and
encouragement.
Lucas is quick to point that "Larry
is his own; coach. I'm just his ad
visor," while Jansen counters with
"he calls himself my advisor, but I
call him my coach."
Why did Jansen turn back to
walking, a sport that steals over 25,
hours a week from a busy math
grad's schedule of six credits and two
teaching sections? , -
"I was never a very competitive
person," Jansen says. "I'd do the
work needed
.to get by. However, in
running and now walking, Fm a very
competitive person. At times, I think
I'm actually bloodlust." And'walking,
he adds, "gives me time to think and
let my mind wander."
He has racewalked in a race only
once this summer, a 20-kilometer
race where he finished a respectable
39th out of 105 walkers. His next race
will be in November, an AAU title
contest where "anybody who is
anybody in the world of walking will
be there," Lucas says.
Although he would like to do well
there, Jansen's long range goal is " to
go as far as I can. I'm definitely
thinking of qualifying for the 1984
Olympic trials in the 50-kilometer
walk."
Lucas hesitates to comment on
Jansen's future. "Well, he's made
remarkable progress in six months,
greater progress than Steve Hayden
did at this point. But he would have to
cover 4000 miles a year just to be
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Despite the 9-0 win\ the Lady Lions did
not play well in the singles matches.
"We played all right today," Royei•
said. "It was not the best tennis that we
have played. The pace was so different.
"Lock Haven doesn't play consistent,4e
well-paced games. They are hustlers
and dig the balls out. Many of the errors
were because my players weren't used
to those kind of players."
"Lock HaVen was probably the most
dangerous team for us to play," she said.
"I expected them to hustle, and it's hard *
for my team to get up for the match.
They had nothing to lose and everything
to gain."
By GLENN KAUP
Daily Collegian Sports Writer
Lock Haven's inconsistent.volleys and
pace threw off the women's tennis team
yesterday, but it was not enough to beat
the• Lady Lions as they gained their
second straight shutout of the season.
"The doubles looked much better
today than against Syracuse," women's
tennis coach Candy Royer said. "When
we play a team that's not quite on the
leyel of play that we are, it's really good
to see the players put pressure on the
opponents. The women were com
municating with each other and we will
need to win doubles to win a couple of our
tougher matches."
Lady Lions Carol Daniels and Gail
Ramsay defeated Cathy Peterman and
Janine Hild in the first seeded doubles 6-
2, 6-1.
"In the doubles, Gail was a real
saver," Daniels said. "When we play a
team with players like this (Lock
Haven), it's not easy to get up. They
don't play with'any consistent pace or
rhythm.
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"They al'e probably the weakest team
In the third seeded singles, Beasley
on our schedule. They hit a bloop shot
beat Hild 6-2, 6-3.
and then a hard shot. Thei•e's no timing
or balance in their game and its hard to
play "
In the second seeded doubles; Lady
Lions Sue Whiteside and Cherie Dow
defeated Kelly Gohn and Lori Emich 6-1,
6-2.
Valentina Garcia and Anne Beasley
had little problem in the third seed with
Lock Haven's Amydo Wolfold and Pam
Dunley, winning two 6-0 sets.
Daniels had a little problem getting by
Peterman in the top-seeded spot. She
eventually pulled a 6-2, 6-4 victory.
"I mentally wasn't in today's match,"
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Daniels said. "I can't take anythinej
away from my opponent, but the in
consistent shots made my tennis hurt.
She wasn't that bad of a player. When I
made mistakes, I didn't take it to my
head and get mad."
Lady Lion Cherie Dow easily downed
GOhn as she . won 6-1, 6-0 in the second ,
seeded match.
Captain Ramsay easily defeated Lori .
Emich 6-0, 6-1, while Whiteside and
Garcia both defeated their opponents ing,
6-0 matches.
"I thought that my, team, played well
against a superb, first class team," Lock
Haven coach Kyle Cornelius said. "I was
really pleased with everyone. A lot of
players played better than they thought
they were capable. It was our goal to be*,
stronger than last year."
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Montreal
St. Louis
PIIII.I.IES
Chicago
New York
WEST
*Cincinnati .
louston
Los Angeles
:inn Francisco '
San Diego
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Late games not included
Yesterday's Games
ORATES 2, Montreal I
PHILLIES7.SI.Louis 5
Houston al on Diego,
Atlanta at Los Angeles, i 01
Cincinnati at San Francisco,
Only games scheduled
Golfers tie for third place
' History has a way of repeating itself
and that's exactly what happened to the
men's golf team last weekend.
Army captured, its second consecutive
West Point Invitational, besting 19 other
teams to lay claim to the team title.
-Penn State finished in a deadlock with
*Temple for third place in the tour
nament, one shot behind second place
Ramapo University.
Nittany Lion head coach Joe Boyle
was not surprised by his squad's strong
showing
"I thought we'd place up in there
pretty good," Boyle said. "The only
problem we have is that we're not ex-
Pct. GB
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.531 11
.517 13
503 15
.386 32
W I.
89 58
87 58
78 69
77 72
74 73
56 89
Cleveland
Toronto
.570 -
.654 . 2 1 2
.477 14
.440 19 1 2
.416 23
.401 25
85 64
82 66
71 78
66 84
62 87
59 88
California
Kansas City
Minnesota
Texas
Chicago
Seattle
Oakland
Late games not Included
perienced enough to putt on different
surfaces when we go away."
Bob Phillips was the low scorer for
Penn State, firing scores of 77 and 74 for
a 151 total in the two-day event. Mike
Boyle and Bob Holdcroft provided strong
support for the Lions, turning in scores
of 153. •
In last year's tournament, a tricky
course with short driving distances
plagued Penn State as the team
struggled to a fifth-place finish.
"The course wasn't that bad (this
year)," Boyle said. "The course and the
greens were in excellent shape."
—by Ron Gardner
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Boston
New York
Detroit
Yesterday's Games
Toronto 541. Boston 4-5
Cleveland 5 1 6, New York 1-5
Baltimore 2, Detroit 1
Minnesota 10, Chicago 3
Kansas City 16. California 4
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87 62
83 65
80 68
80 70
76 74
50 100
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.561 15
.541 18
533 19
.507 23
.333 49
EAGLES
Washington
St. Louis
N.Y. Giants
Tampa Bay
Chicago
Green Bay
Minnesota
Detroit
81 69
79 71
78 '72
74 76
65 84
63 87
52 98
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New Orleans
New England
Buffalo
N.Y. Jets
Baltimore
Cleveland
STEELERS
Houston
Cincinnati
San Diego
Denver
Kansas City
Oakland
Seattle
NFC
W L T Pct. PF
3 0 0 1.000 67
2 1 0 .667 59
2 1 0 .667 HI
1 2 0 • .333 69
0 3 0 .000 31
AFC
3 0 0 1.000 90 45
2 1 0 .667 39 30
1 2 0 .353 44 47
I 2 0 .333 44 74
I 2 .333 53 62
Sunday's Games
Cleveland 13, Baltimore 10
Denver 20, Atlanta 17, OT
New York Jets 31, Detroit 10
New England 20. Cincinnati 14
EAGLES 26, New Orleans 14
Dallas 24, Chicago 20
Seattle 27, Oakland 10
STEELERS 24. St. Louis 21
Los Angeles 27, San Francisco 24
Baseball Roundup
Pirates top Expos to regain first
MONTREAL ( AP) Dave Parker
stroked a pair of run-scoring singles and
Don Robinson tossed a six-hitter to pace
Pittsburgh to a 2-1 victory over, the
Montreal Expos last night and move the
Pirates a full game ahead of Montreal in
the National League East.
The Pirates took a 1-0 lead against
Steve Rogers, 13-10, in the third inning as
Parker drove in Omar Moreno, who had
led off the inning with a single up the
middle, stole second and advanced to
third on Tim Foli's sacrifice bunt.
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.667 52
0 .333 41
.333 47
0 .000 50
Robinson, 8-6, scored Pittsburgh's
second run in the fourth when he reached
base on a one-out • single and went to
second on a single by Foli before Parker
delivered his second RBI hit.
667 71
667 57
000 59
000 67
ST. LOUIS (AP) Manny Trillo raced
O 1.000 55
O .667 89
0 .333 77
0 .333 56
O .000 36
1.000 65
0 1.000 78
0 .667 56
0 .000 38
PhiNes 7, Carditials 5
Jansen target of much harassment
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respectable and then, of course,
there's no guarantee ( of success. )
"He's really too inexperienced to
think about it now. However, he has
three things going for him. He's
highly intelligent.. He has the
physically strong body needed for
walking and he's a bear for training.
And most importantly, he's burning
with desire.
"My secret goal is that in a year
Larry can walk as fast as I can jog for
two hours, which is about 15 miles.
Racewalking, in Jansen's words, "
is still too deviant from the normal
behavior." He has been spit at, been
home from third on third baseman Ken
Reitz' error with two out in the ninth
inning and Garry Maddox followed with
a run-scoring single as the Philadelphia
Phillies rallied for three runs and a 7-5
victory over the St. Louis Cardinals last
night.
Philadelphia's Steve Carlton, 16-11,
gained the victory. Tug McGraw pitched
a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 16th
save.
Indians 5. 6, Yankees 1, 5
CLEVELAND (AP) Mike Hargrove
ripped a run-scoring triple with one out
in the ninth inning to give the Cleveland
Indians a 6-5 victory and a double
header sweep of the New York Yankees
last night.
Rick Waits fired a five-hitter in the
first game as the Indians won 5-1.
the target of cans and bottles, the
subject of verbal abuse "from more
women than you'd expect" and run
off the road while walking.
"Analyzing it psychologically,
people do it because they're jealous
or envious," Jansen explains. "I can
usually tell the type that are going to
give me trouble. If two teenagers in a
pick-up or a jacked up car come by,
I'm ready to dive for the bushes and
get their license number."
Even though the harassment
outnumbers the encouragement,
Jansen feels he gets an ample amount
of support. "John Lucas is amazing.
the rattily rolleoan Tt! , :sday. Sept. lg.
Tom Veryzer singled with one out in
the ninth inning of the nightcap and
Hargrove followed with his deep drive to
right center•field off New York reliever
Don Hood, 4-1. Reliver Sid Monge, 10-9,
got the victory.
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dc„,,s orts . quiz
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Q: Ten years ago, major league
baseball realigned its teams to provide
post-season playoffs in both the
American and National Leagues. What
four teams participated in those first
playoff series in 1969?
Yesterday's answer: The highest all
time winning percentage among college
football teams (77.6) belongs to Notre
Dame.
Jenny, my girlfriend, is a saint and
Harry Groves and Gary Schwartz of
the cross country teams are very
supportive,"he says.
Then there are the occasional
rounds of applause and words of
praise from passers-by.
But racewalking is a sport with no
finahcial rewards. In fact, Jansen
must buy a new pair of walking shoes
every three weeks. There's no glory,
no headlines. Only aching muscles
and missed meals. So why does he do
it?
"If I knew that," Jansen says with
a shrug, "I'd bottle it and become