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Friday, April 19, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Allen Field House to Get New Look
Kansas Staff Reporter
By BRETT MARSHALL
For the first time in 20 years Allen Field House will have a new look when the 1974-75 school year begins. An extensive renovation program has been planned by the University of Kansas Athletic Department.
Clyde Walker, athletic director at KU, assumed his duties less than one year ago. When he first viewed the monumental sculpture of Giant Panda by Sir Peter James
'My first opinion was that it was a disagree to the university. Walking away very first time I met it, but then I remarked to her before removing the building.'
The "Monarch of the Midlands" was named after Dr. Forrest C. Pigot" Allen, long-time Jayhawk basketball
CONSTRUCTION of the enormous building began in the spring of 1852. The building was dedicated on March 1, 1853. The Jawaharsk inaugurated the $2.7 million building by the Lakra Vikasa State University, 7/47, before a crowd of 17,228.
Alen Field House is the third largest building of its kind on a college campus in the United States. Only Brigham Young's $20,000-marriott Activities Center and the $45,000-worthy Williams Arena, which seats 18,200, are larger.
During the 20 years since it was built, Alen Field House hasn't undergone renovation in any form. This has made the task for Walker and the athletic department a very difficult one.
“It’s totally unrealistic to me that there hasn’t been any remodeling of the building,” said Walker. “One thing in our favor, however, is we have the basic structure. If we didn’t want to cost us millions of dollars to do what our plans call for.”
**WALKER ESTIMATED** the cost of the project would be around $500,000 but not noted the final costs wouldn't be deter-
The immediate plans for the building call for resurfacing the entire ground level which previously was covered by dirt. A synthetic tartar surface will be used for the basketball court, and another synthetic material will be used for the
"This is a more difficult project than it appears," Walker said. "We're trying to satisfy several groups. Each wants its own type of surface, and we can't determine that until the companies send in their bids."
The other immediate goals for the field house renovation are to install an automatic bleacher system for the north and south ends and to refinish the bleachers on the east and west sides, as said this also should be completed before the fall semester.
LONG RANGE PLANS for modernizing the field house include painting the interior, refinishing rest rooms and offices, cleaning the exterior, replacing windows and repairing leaks in the roof.
"We wouldn't face these many problems if somebody over the years would've taken the time and money to keep the library open."
little remodeling each year and prevent something like this from occurring again."
Funds will come from a variety of sources, Walker said. The Student Senate recommended the use of $180,000 for the renovation. Other sources will be abandoned and friends of the students would be involved in fund-raising activities would be planned to help finance the project.
"I had planned to do as much in the first year as I could," said Walker. "Of course, the amount of money that we have will dictate how much work we do. I will do everything in my office and house a building that the University can take pride in."
THE NEW PLANS will make Allen Field House a multirucine building that will allow more activities.
"In the past, many groups have been able to use the field house and not付租," Walker said. "We hope to schedule meetings."
He said revenue from the rent should be enough to maintain the building from year to year and thus, fund raising.
Allen Field House will be available for more students than ever before, Walker said.
"We're hoping that physical education classes can use it in the morning and students in the evenings and weekends. Afternoons would be reserved for the athletic teams," he said.
These plans were tentative and nothing definite will be set up until next fall. However, Walker said more students would attend the winter camp.
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He said the tradition built by the winning teams at KU was maintained by the athletes themselves. Easton said the captain of the cross country team, Al Frame, told him that he had lectured the team about the tradition of KU before the first meet of the season.
"As I said he told the boys, 'These uniforms will not be beaten and they're not going to be shot.'"
Jack Stevens, a pole vaulter for the KU track team in the early 1960s and now a businessman in Minnesota, Minn., said he had been preparing the mental attitude of a team.
"One thing about Bill was that he was a master of psychology." Stevens said, "To build a tradition you have to be able to guide people to a psychological goal. We had a winning complex—we didn't believe anyone could beat us," he said.
Stevens said Eason was always respected by the track athletes, even if the team was not.
Stinson said at the time that he fired Easton for failure to properly carry out administrative policies. Easton is reluctant to explain. He spoke at the time of his dismissal he sputtered bitterly.
Easton's dismissal as track coach by Athletic Director Wade Stinson in 1965 caused considerable controversy at KU. The track team issued a statement supporting Easton and students burn an effigy at a demonstration following the dismissal.
"Actually, he did me a favor," Eason says of Stinson's decision to fire him. He said that he has gone to many clinics to help young athletes and young coaches with their problems and that he thought his work at track and field clinics was his biggest accomplishment because of the number of people he had helped.
Easton remained with the University as an assistant professor in the physical education department after his dismissal until his retirement last year.
Easton was hired to prepare the Mexican Olympic team for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. He said that he was hired to play basketball as a medal and that he achieved that goal.
**THEY HAD NEVER WON A MEDICAL BEFORE. THEY HAD NEVER WON A MEDICAL BEFORE.**
(fourth, fifth or sixth place) before," Euston said.
He said the Mexican team's big hope for a medal rested on a 17-year-old distance runner who was thought to be capable of winning the 5,000- or 10,000-meter run. Easston said that in the 5,000 meter run the runner was in good position during most of the race, but that as the finish neared the crowd kept urging him on.
"That stadium was full of Mexicans and they kept cheering and chanting, Well, they just pumped him up and he took off." Easton said. "The kid lost his head and started sprinting about two-thirds of the way through. He finished fourth."
Easton said the runner was instructed to relax and wait for the right moment to begin the final kick in the 10,000 meter run. But, he could not be crowded to the crowd instead of his coaches.
"About 6,000 meters through the race that crowd started chanting again and darned if he didn't take off again. He finished fourth again."
Easton said that the hopes of the team were finally realized as the Mexican team had won its first game.
Professional track is "a fine idea if it can be done adequately and honestly," Easthan said. He said he thought the pro track meets he had seen were poorly organized.
"They're gonna have to put on a better show," he said.
Professional track could serve as an incentive for young athletes, Eston said. Athletes often find the sacrifices required to maintain amateur status too difficult, he said.
Easton said he never regretted the many years he spent coaching track and field. He said he never developed a philosophy about the sport.
"I always believed you have to play the game straight, by the rules and for keeps," he said. "A champion is made through hard work and has to be honest with himself. Nobody knows what a champion gives up to be a champion."
"Winning is the secondary issue in this thing. The important thing is to see how they make out in future life—this is the real reward in coaching."
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