Wednesday, December 6, 1967
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Hawks' 'right-hand man' works behind the scenes
In every show there's a manbehind-the-scenes to keep the details running smoothly.
For KU's basketball squad the man's Bobby Crown, Lawrence senior and the Jayhawk's equipment manager.
Crown's duties as manager range from being part of the team in practice drills to washing gear.
"Yesterday during freshman practice, a player sprained his ankle, so I took his place to make enough players for that particular drill." he said.
"At the varsity scrimmage I sat upstairs with Coach Ted Owens and kept statistics for him so he could get an idea of what kind of job the team's doing under game-like conditions."
He pointed out the net bags full of practice gear hanging by big numbered pins on a line behind him. "Each player has an assigned number," he explained, "and when they come in for practice they call off their number and I hand them the bag with their practice jersey, socks and towel. After practice I wash the gear, hang it up to dry and put it back in the bags and on the line for the next practice."
Prof to speak on use of computer
The use of the computer by British research scientists will be discussed by Dr. P. H. A. Sneath, visiting scientist at KU in geology and microbiology, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas Union Forum Room.
The lecture is sponsored by the Kansas Chapter of Sigma Xi, an honorary fraternity of research scientists.
Besides his interests in geology and microbiology, Sneath, who is visiting from the University of Leicester, England, is a British medical doctor and a digital computer specialist.
Dr. Sneath will also participate in the Third Computer Colloquium, scheduled for Dec. 14 and 15, in the Union.
Crown described not only the arrangements and duties he must perform on a three-day out-of-town basketball trip but also recounted much of what the players do before and after games.
"Before an out-of-town game,
I pack the traveling gear in bags,
making sure the players will have
the proper jerseys, shorts and so
forth. I also pack films and the
projector the coach will use the
next day.
"The morning of the game, I eat breakfast before the players. Then I make arrangements for a room with a chalkboard in the hotel and set up a screen for the
Coach Owens and the players go over the plays they'll run in the game and watch films either of the game played with the same team last year or of their last game."
game films."
After the game, I'm the last one to leave the locker room to make sure no one leaves anything behind."
Crown also orders meals for the players, takes care of free tickets for the player's friends and relatives and sees that the players' excuse slips are given to their instructors before an out-of-town game.
Training table offers option to KU athletes
KU athletes eat larger meals, including steak each Tuesday, at the training table in Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
Nearly 100 football and basketball players, and two track weightmen eat at the table regularly.
Any athlete on a full scholarship may eat there, but some don't know it.
Jim Ryan, Wichita junior and mile world-record holder, said he'd have to check with the track office to be sure.
Ryun lives in Templin and goes through the regular cafeteria line there.
JRP dietician, Mrs. Edwin Sample, doesn't say how much more athletes eat there. She just says: "We serve them a good balanced diet."
Players on scholarship eat at the training table regardless of whether their sport is in season football players eat there all year, for example.
But some players don't eat at the training table at all.
"It's up to the individual's choice," said John Notovony, athletic academic counselor.
"I enjoy eating at home," said
Bob Kreutzer, Garden City senior and Jayhawk center who ate at the table during football season. "I've gotten used to my wife's cooking by now."
"We get adequate food," said Mark Pentz, Ottawa freshman and non-player JRP resident, but added wistfully, "we don't get the steak every week."
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