6 Tuesday, April 30, 1974 University Daily Kansan Perennial Walk-on Keeps Trying for Team By MIKE FITZGERALD Kansan Sports Writer Have you ever had that deep and burning desire during the spring or fail to just march down to Memorial Stadium and try out for the University of Kansas football Rob Gale, Syracuse junior, did just that his freshman year in 1971. He has returned to try out for the team every year since, without a scholarship, without ever having played a varsity game, and without so much as a little encouragement or recognition. "It gets into your blood," he said. "I was just out of high school and was offered several small college scholarships, but I wanted to go back to education and I really wanted to play." So Gale came to KU to play wide receiver for the Jayhawks in his freshman year. He met with relative success: after his first year he was third string wide receiver and going into his sophomore year was ahead of wide receiver Delario Robinson. But it was in his sophomore year that fate was against him. "I was on punt coverage one day in practice and I thought I'd be really good and try to return the punt," he said. "I fumbled the punt and just stood there until a defensive man smushed in the side of my knee. It took me nearly a year to get back to it. Since then Gale has been playing on what is called the scout squad, a group of walk ons, four stringers and red shirts who do the dirty work of the team. "The scout squad runs the upcoming opponent's plays," he said. "In other words, we get beat on by the best defense in nation. It's really a worthless way to go." Although Gale was hurt most of his sophomore year, it looked as if he might get a chance to play in his junior year and possibly next year. But again fate stepped "It's really frustrating," he said. "I always thought I was good enough to play and be part of a winning team. But it's important just to be involved in something and sports is the No. 1 activity. I complain a lot, but I also love it a lot." in this time in the form of a Big Eight ruling saying that in order to play in a game, a player must have a scholarship. This was a no hope situation with high hopes of the king's game. The new ruling, however, has not stemmed Gale's hopes or ambitions. Gale said that the walk-ons really had it rough at first. He said they took a mental beating by being ignored and then didn't really get a good chance to prove themselves. When he said they did get a chance, he would be twice as good as the recruited players. Gale said that the coaches tried to be fair to all the players but they were only human and they really couldn't be fair. He said in many respects they had been too nice and who should play. In this way Gale said the coaches were egotistical; they didn't like to be wrong. Gale has another unchangeable aspect that sometimes works against him. His size of 5 feet 7 and 184-pounds doesn't exactly make him an offensive threat. "In some ways it also helps me," he said. "I've got a low center of gravity which at wide receiver enables me to change the ball's trajectory down. That's probably my greatest asset." "My towering height sometimes works against me," he said. "And now there's a new creature, an outsider, instead of hitting a girl from behind I have to block up a toy at the waist." Celtics to Keep Pressure on Bucks This year's new attack offense isn't geared to the passing attack as last year's pro-set offense. Because Gale's position is wide receiver, he naturally last year's face MILWAUKEE (AP)—Coach Tom Heinsohn compared his Boston Celtics' playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks to a prize fight, a classic match of boxer vs. M. Glockenbill won't play for tonight and his availability later in the series is in doubt. The Burks fastest guard, Lucas Allen, had knee surgery March 16 and is out of the cal muscle sidedel reserve guard Jon McGlockin in the second quarter. "I liked it a lot more last year," he said. "The only time I have fun is when the ball is in the air. A good downfield block is a great feeling, though, but I guess everything a person does should be for the winning effort. lowest total of the season and their lowest ever in a playoff game. "There's no question the pressure affected us, but we beat ourselves," said Buck's coach Larry Costello. "We gave them too many uncontested shots." "As far as quarterbacks go," he said, "Dave (Jayce) is as good as anyone. He's got that ball." The Celtics, fast-breaking on offense and employing a full court press on defense, wore down the Bucks 98-93 Sunday for a 10-4 victory. The basketball Association championship series. "We're the light heavyweight," Heinson said yesterday. "No way a heavyweight like Sonny Lister is going to catch us and hit us." Robinson said he would catch Robinson, and he'd get to catch us. "Enemnet is a natural athlete," he said. "He can do everything on the football field besides being a great person. He showed me how to play in yourself when you can go out and do it." Roberson scored two baskets, one a 10-, on 18 shots. Cochino attributed the win to 34 shots. Gale said that this year's quarterbacks had come a long way as far as throwing was concerned. He said Scott McMichael, sophomore, pitched three innings but the ball moved around a lot. He said Jud Mitchell, freshman quarterback and Tom Krattli also a freshman quarterback, threw the ball about the same; soft and easy. He also said that Steve Bentley, fifth and sixth, quarterback position, threw the ball "as if it had a personality of its own." Sunday, the Celtics centered their pressure on Oscar Robertson and eventually tried the 35-year-old player, who had to play all but two minutes because a pulled Heinsohn said the Celtics intended to maintain their pressure tactics in the second game in the best-of-seven series tonight. Gale has had some tough competition for the spot of wide receiver throughout his KU career. He could make it to the 49ers. "Bruce is a kind of greasy player," he said. "He doesn't look like he can do this." Delario Robinson, Bruce Adams and Emmett Edwards last year. "We know the Buckes are a great basketball team, and it is going to be a very good game." SUA FILMS SUA FILMS SUA FILMS SUA FILMS SUA The Bucks' 83 points were their third Special Films MARJOE Monday, May 6 7:30 75c Kansas union Horror Films LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH Tuesday, April 30 7:30 Kansas Union Classical Films 42ND STREET 51 (Stay for Both) GAY DIVORCEE 9:30 75c Wednesday, May 1 Kansas Union Film Society MEET JOHN DOE dir. Frank Capra starring Gary Cooper Thursday, May 2 75c 7:30 Kansas Union Miller to Shorten Golf Schedule CARLISBAD, Calif. (AP) -- Memo to all troops are getting sick and tired of the war. Relax. He isn't going to bother you much for a while. He only play two or five more times. "My next tournament will be Colonial." Miller said after scoring his fifth victory of the year Sunday in the prestigious Tour- ment of Champions. That's two weeks away. "My next will be the British Open. And will he be my last until, I don't know I'm going to skip two I really like, like the Western Green. I hate to skip but I'm like the Western Green. I hate to skip but I'm like the NATIONAL LEAGUE This schedule takes him through the middle of July and he probably won't play Miller, who just turned 27 years old, has been the sensation of the tour this year. His dominance is reflected in the moneywinnings. "I've got to make business trips to Mexico and Japan—not any golf, just business-between now and then," Miller said. Then he ticked off his tournament card. W L W. L. Pct. GB Montreal 9 9 631 2% St. Louis 12 9 129 2% Chicago 11 9 438 2% Chicago 7 7 438 2% New York 12 9 333 4% Philadelphia 6 12 333 4% He's collected $192,877, a record for this time of the year. It's more than twice the amount he paid in taxes last year. Los Angeles Houston Toronto San Francisco Atlanta New York 16 15 5782 10 14 394 9 256 149 11 11 524 5 11 11 300 5 11 14 391 5 Yesterday's Games chicago at Houston, N New York at Los Angeles, N only games scheduled "I might play in Memphis," be said. "I don't know about that one yet, but I hear that they're in trouble and I'd like to help them if I can. Cinnamath at Pittsburgh, N. Albany at St. Louis, N. Montevale at San Diego, N. New York at NYU, N. San Francisco at rio san francisco. Texas 12 8 9 800 ----- Oakland 12 8 800 --/- 1% Milwaukee 10 8 174 ----- California 9 11 450 3 Kansas City 9 11 444 3 Chicago 9 10 444 3 W 12 L Pet GB Baltimore 11 15 314 Milwaukee 15 7 363 New York 12 10 345 Boston 12 10 345 Detroit 8 10 345 Cleveland 8 10 345 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tuesday's Games Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2 California at Boston, N Only games scheduled Cleveland at Minneapolis California at Boston, N. Detroit at New York, Detroit at Kansas City, N. Tampa at Miami湖区 Then I'll play Kemper. I love them, so we'll go there. Then it's the U.S. Open. WFL Can Talk With Cowboys HOUSTON (AP)—A federal judge reversed a state court order yesterday and allowed members of the Dallas Cowboys to do business with the World Football League. The order was granted by U.S. District Court Judgment Woodrow Seals请求 a May 18 grant to the case. In the suit filed in federal court, the WFL sought to enjoin the Cowboys and the National Football League from interfering in contractual and business relations between WFL players and Cowboy players interested in signing with the new league. The federal court was asked to declare unconstitutional a portion of the NFL's standard contract which prohibits its players from signing with other football teams. Ten days ago, the Cowboys obtained a temporary order from a state district court judge in Dallas restraining Dallas Cowboy players Craig Morton, Calvin Hill and Mike Montgomery from talking with WRL clubs on promotional activities for the new league. The WFL suit filed Monday claimed that the temporary order is unconstitutional in that it violates the player's freedom of speech. "I have to take a week off sometime so Morton has signed with the Houston Texans and Hill with the Honolulu Hawaiian to the new league. Montgomery to the team in Birmingham American, the Cowboys said. The WFL, suit names the Cowboys and the judge as defendants. 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