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Tuesday, May 7, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Track, Tennis Teams to Compete For Conference Titles May 17-18
By KEN STEPHENS
Korean Sports Writer
Two Jayhawk athletic squads are still in the running for conference championships, but final examinations will force a lull in spring sports at the University of Kansas.
A baseball doubleheader with Baker University at 2 p.m. today at Quailfield Field.
The KU track and tennis teams will be out of action until they compete for conference championships in their Big Eight meets on May 17-18.
On those days the Hawks will attempt to defend their outdoor track crown in the Big Bend.
"Our chances are very good," Thad Talley, assistant track coach, said yesterday. "We proved that last Saturday when we defeated Kansas State."
Kansas State was the indoor track champion this year, the favorite to win at the championship.
Talley said that it appeared to be a four-way race for the outdoor track championship. In addition to KU and KSlate, Colorado, Missouri might be title college.
KUI's top sprinter, Mark Lutz, who was kept out of the dual meet with K-State because of an injury, is expected to be able to perform.
The Jaynaws will also qualify 14 athletes in 11 events for the United States Track and Field Federation Championships and the NCAA championships. The USTF meet will be May 31 and June in Wichita, and will be held at the University of Texas from June 6 to 8.
Latz, who has qualified in three events,
leads the Jayhawk qualifiers. He qualified
in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and as a
member of the 440 yard relay team.
Emmette Edwards, Eddie Lewis and Tom Senuzzo are the other members of the 440 crew.
Lewis also qualified in the 220 yard dash.
Tree Hamilton qualified in the long jump.
Chip Grabner qualified in the long jump.
in the long jump.
Roger Hammond earned a berth in the javelin competition and Dave Anderson in the shot put.
Terry Porter qualified in the pole vault and Kent McDonald in the steeplechase. Greg Vandauer will be in the high hurdles competition.
Randy Smith, Barry Schur and Keith Gwin qualified in the high jump competition.
Going into the Big Eight tennis championships at Prairie Village May 17, 18, the tennis team trains Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Two point in the conference standings.
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The Big Eight Championship tournament will be worth a possible 36 points in the standings, and with only two games left in the season it is still somebody's race. Coach Mike Howard said,
"The team that wins will need to pick up around 15 points." Howard said.
He said also that KU had five seeded positions in the tournament, more than any other team. "We've got to win," he said.
Bill Tormpkins, Steve Vann, Bill Clarke and Dennis Cahil are all seeded individually. Tormpkins and Clarke are also seeded in the doubles competition.
"I told the team that if they win in the Big Eight they will go to the NCAA," Howard said. The NCAA championships are June 17-22 at Los Angeles.
While the track and tennis teams will be battling for conference championships, Coach Flood Temple's less-fortunate players include its season May 18-19 at Iowa State.
The Jayhawks have a mathematical chance of finishing in the upper division of the N.F.L.
or seventh place finish would appear more likely.
"Playing up there (Ames) the last games of the season is going to be tough," Temple said yesterday. The Iowa State Cyclones scored 12-16 record and a 7-10 conference record.
The Jayhawks lost the pitching services of Rob Strand last week at Nebraska. Strand's hand was broken when he was hit by a pitch.
Roger Shagle and Kurt Knoff, the two managers of the daybreak staffing pitch, were named as the top pitchers.
Despite the injuries to the pitching staff,
temple was encouraged by a pair of pitcher-
ers who came from the same district.
Rob Allenbler shut out the Cornhuskers, 10, in nine innings and Mike Love, who had been withheld from competition because of a torn Achilles. Allenbler made his first appearance of the season.
The University of Kansas will announce the signing of "three outstanding high school basketball players" to national letters-of-intent, according to the KU Sports Information Office.
KU to Announce Signings Today
Already signed with KU are guards Marc Fletcher and Clint Johnson.
Head Coach Ted Owens and Don Baker, sports information director, were in Wichita yesterday signing one of the three players.
Fletcher, 6-foot-4, was the St. Louis metropolitan player of the year. He averaged 32 points per game while at BLM, IL, where his father was the coach.
Johnson, 6-foot-2, is from Leaven worth and averaged 24 points per game He received All-State honors.
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