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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1949
He Does 'Laundry,' Too
Dean Bottorff Likes Job, Won't Trade It For 'A Million'
Bv TOM McGRAW
There is one man at the University who knows from memory the shoe size of every man on the Varsity football squad. He is Dean Bottorff, equipment manager for the football, track, and baseball teams. Mr. Bottorff came to the University in the fall of 1947 after attending the University of Nebraska for one year. His father has
held a similar job at N.U. for many years.
Has 11-Hour Day
"When I was six years old I started going to the N.U. stadium every afternoon after school to help dad with his work, Mr. Bottorff said. "I practically lived at the stadium for three years."
During football season Mr. Bottert is busy from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. "Saturday is my light day," he said, "Since I usually leave the stadium from 5:30 to 6 p.m."
Mr. Bottorff says he eats lunch on the job because "I would get so far behind I would never catch 'up if I didn't."
He lauders much of the team's washable equipment daily. He does his "laundry" on mornings. It is mechanically dried and ready for distribution by 3 p.m. He sends some items to dry cleaners.
Has Card For Each Player
Has Card For Each Player
Mr. Botterfork keeps a card for each player, showing his shoe, pant, and padding sizes. At the beginning of each season he refers to these cards, sorts out the player's equipment, and places it in a locker, corresponding to his jersey number.
"All the player has to do is get his locker key from me," Mr. Bottorff explained.
"Spectators do not realize how much work goes into getting the team's equipment ready to take onto the field," Mr. Bottorff said. He starts getting things ready Monday morning for a game that is to be played on the following Saturday.
Loses Little Equipment
Only a small percentage of equipment is lost during a season, he said, but naturally it wears out. Every year the University buys new jerseys and shoes for the football, track and baseball squads. A squad member is issued equipment just once during his collegiate athletic career.
"We have enough equipment to completely outfit 175 football players." Bottorff commented. He said that during a season the team uses about six dozen footballs.
Mr. Bottorff said that only one numeral has been "retired" in the history of the University. No Kansas football player ever again will wear "old 42," the numeral that Ray Evans made famous. This was decided by a committee of coaches and students after Evans was graduated in 1947.
Travels With Squad
Mr. Bottorff travels with the team wherever it goes, checking and rechecking the equipment to make sure that it is in playable condition.
"You have to like the job to stay with it," Mr. Bottorf said. "There are a lot of headaches in it, but I wouldn't trade it for a million dollars."
He, his wife, and 2-year-old daughter live at Sunnyside.
Meeting Is A Smash-up
Pacific Grove, Calif.—U.P.)-Police Sgt. Herculeshel Jones investigated a truck-auto smashup here. The truck was driven by Bernard Jones and the car by Ray G. Jones. None was related.
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Frosh Thinclads Lose To Nebraska
The freshman cross country team was defeated 17 to 21 in a postal meet with Nebraska. The low score wins.
This was the first defeat for a freshman squad since Bill Easton took over the coaching duties at the University in 1947.
Kansas runners placed first, third,
eighth, ninth and tenth.
Keith Palmquist turned in the best time for the meet to take first for Kansas. He ran the mile and a half distance in 7 minutes 26.5 seconds.
Other Jayhawk runners placed as follows: Bill Farney, third with 153; Steven Neil, fifth in 520; Neil McNeil, ninth in 7-56.5 and Art Schaaf, tenth with 8:08.2.
Coach Easton stated that there is still a need for track men. He urged all interested freshmen to try out for the squad before the season is too far gone.
Sisters Gang Up And Marry
Keene, N.H.—U.P.) A second pair of sisters from the same family were married at a double ceremony with their previously-wed set of sisters serving as attendants. The Misses Constance and Beever Bam were married to Robert N. King and Richard I. Blair, Jr. Their attendants, Mrs. Robert Paddock and Mrs. George Dunton, were married in a double ceremony four years ago.
Pictured above are the eight men who have been chosen freshman intramural managers. They schedule intramural games, do office work and in other ways assist in the University intramural program which is one of the largest and most competitive in the nation. Don Powell estimates more than 2,500 students take part in intramural sports here annually. The managers and the fraternity they represent are: First row: Bill Bell, S.A.E.; Keith McVior, Phi Gamma Delta; Karl Estes, A.T.O.; and Jim Stringfellow, Kappa Sigma. Second row: Don Muir, Delta Tau Delta; Warren Wolfekuehler, Beta Theta Pi; Jim Perry, S.A.E.; and Jim Moorhead, Sig Ep.
Archery Tournament Set For Oct. 26
The archery club will hold a tournament Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Robinson annex. The time will be announced later.
Anyone planning to shoot in the tournament must register in Miss Joie Stapleton's office in Robinson gymnasium before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.25.
Aleta F. Brown, College senior, and Russell Short, engineering freshman have recently become members of the club. They will be initiated later.
A practice period will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Robinson annex for all students interested in entering the tourney. In the event of rain, the practice session will be held inside of Robinson annex.
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