Friday, January 26, 1979
University Daily Kansan
Staff photo by BILL FRAKES
Field House friend
Floyd Temple is a busy man. Besides coaching KU's baseball team, a job he'd done for the past 25 years. Temps serves KU's
athletic department as Physical Plant Director. His 'other' job involves overseeing maintenance of KU athletic facilities.
KU takes streak to KSU Classic
By NANCY DRESSLER
Sports Editor
Kansas hopes to pull repeat performances in this weekend's Kansas State women's basketball Classic as the Jayhawks play two teams they have already beaten once this season.
KU opens tonight with a 6:30 game against the University of Minnesota. Host-KState will play Texas Women's University in an 8:30 game,
Tomorrow night's action puts Kansas against Texas Women at 6:30 and K-State against Minnesota at 8:30. All games will be played in KSU's Abaun Fieldhouse.
Both Minnesota and Texas Women's have been Allen Field House victims this season for the Jayhawks. KU beat Minnesota 81-63 in its home opener in November, Women's women to Kansas 83-62 two weeks ago.
Kansas has posted a 17-4 record, including nine straight victories. The Jayhawks have outscored their opponents in those nine games 795-529 for a per game average of 88 points. KU is ranked 19th this week in the NFC West and last appearance in the noll for several weeks.
"We're executing better and our defense is sharper," she said yesterday. "I hope that will create a different climate on the floor of the office. We'll clubcubs (from than the previous games)."
Minnesota, 7-8, recently upset Draphe University. Drake, who dropped out of the top 20 this week, has been one of the four most helpful KU, in a game in Iowa in December.
The Gophers are led by Linda Roberts, who scored 20 points in her team's earlier loss to KU. Washington said Roberts was a winner over Minnesota's biggest scoring threat.
in freshman guard Merry Johnson. Johnson, who Washington tried to recruit, scored 22 points to TWU against KU two weeks ago.
KU has a scoring punch of own in three Jayhawks who are averaging in double figures, Lynette Woodard has a 30 point team. KU has two points Wednesday night against Wichita State.
Texas Women's also has a scoring threat
Adrian Mitchell owns a 18-point per game average and 5.29 Holden has a 14-point per game average.
'Hawks to face Huskers
Kansas travels to Lincoln tomorrow for a regional television televised basketball game
Both teams are coming from Wednesday night victories. KU, with a strong defense and balanced scoring, beat Iowa State 80-71, Nebraska traced in victory Oklahoma 74-68.
KU coach Ted Owens said he would use the same starting line-up against the Cornerskins that he did again in 2016. Troy Davis, Dariqki Deski, David Valentine and new starter Brad Sanders.
The Cornhuskens are expected to start with 6-8 field Carl McPike, who scored 21
KU raised its overall record to 10-7 and is now tied for second place in the Big Eight conference race with Colorado with a 2-3 win. The team will be in a five-way tie for first with a 3-2 record.
points against the Sooners, 6-7 forward Andre Smith and guards Mike Naderer.
"The teams in the league are so close in ability," he said, "and playing in your home environment gives you just a bit more of an advantage.
"But when you already have an outstanding team like Nebraska, that little
On days when KU's men's basketball team is playing, Floyd Temple might be at Allen Field House from 7:30 a.m. until midnight.
By TONY FITTTS
Temple likes 'other' job
Sports Writer
During the day, while Ted Owens is worrying about whether the Jayhawks will play well enough to win that night, Temple is worrying about whether the court will be clean, or the right names will be on the scoreboard.
During the game, while Owens stalks the sidelines, yelling at the officials and urging on his players, Temple sits with the KU police chief high above the arena floor, scanning the building with a pair of cameras, looking for problems in the crowd.
After the game, when Owens is talking to reporters, Temple is supervising the cleanup of the Field House. Owens may leave an hour or so after the game. Temple and his crew often stay until 12:30 a.m., just picking up the "big stuff" from the arena. It takes three days to get the place swept and mopped in preparation for the next event.
"This is a perfect working situation. There's no rigid schedule — I just get here around 7:30 and go when needs to be done. Eight-to-five would be boring."
TEMPLE, WHO WILL be 5 on Feb. 3, has been head baseball coach at KU since 1964. But his "other" job, as Physical Plant manager of an athletic department, also keeps him busy.
THE PHYSICAL PLANT Director is responsible for the maintenance of and physical planning for all indoor and outdoor facilities operated by the athletic department. This involves coordinating the work of staff with the needs of the athletic program.
"If all I had to do was coach baseball," he said, "it would drive me up the wall. There's nothing I can't do."
His job with the athletic department keeps Temple busy year-round. But the coach demands that he is also on the sidelines.
He has been plant director for the past four years. Before that, Temple was an orphanage.
Temple is well-suited for the job. He has been associated with KU athletics since 1948, when he transferred here from Cofinley College. College to continue a baseball career.
Twenty-five years as head baseball coach make Temple the longest-tempered active Kansas head coach. Only F.C. "Pho" (now F.C.) has won more than 50 years, coaches at Kansas for a longer time.
He earned letters in football and baseball at Kansas before graduating with a B.S. in
Skills developed during these years of coaching are useful in coordinating maintenance work, Temple said. He stresses the importance of "teamwork, loyalty and pride" in maintenance as well as on the baseball diamond.
"WE HAVE A unique maintenance staff
here," Temple said. "They have a little more talent than the normal maintenance crew. One of them specializes in carpentry, knitting, and leatherworking, and graphics for the athletic department."
"But when a big job needs to be done, like cleaning up the football stadium, everyone knows it."
"We have an outstanding crew, with a great deal of pride in what they do. I give the credit for any success in this position to the personnel."
The position of plant director was created to fill a gap which had grown along with the program. Temple assumed duties which included working as an assistant迪格 Messier, assistant athletic director for business. Jerry Waugh, assistant athletic director, was also responsible for some of the work.
"He has seen the development of the facilities and how they got to where they are today. Messer said. "This past experience helped me understand the ability to solve problems more quickly."
Waugh said that the position was ideal for both Temple and the athletic department.
He said that it would be unconventional to hire a coach for a sport like golf or baseball who would only be actively coaching and recruiting for a few months out of the year.
BEING PHYSICAL Plant Director doesn't interfere too much with his coaching duties, according to Temple. He said he has never been on the time as coaching football, for example. One of Temple's biggest worries is Allen Field House. The building is in use 6:30 in the morning until 10 at night, with acclimatization from jogging to varsity basketball games.
Temple himself probably spends as much time in Allen Field House as anyone. His office is located in the southeast corner of the second floor, but he may often be through the corridors of the Field House, looking for something that needs to be done.
The large number of events scheduled in the Field House, Temple said, and their public nature expose the building to the public more than any other University building. The more time keeping the building clean than they spend on almost any other project.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Sports Roundup
Men tankers to CU
After a convincing 82-29 victory over Oklahoma State last weekend, the KU men's swimming team travels to Boulder to take on Colorado in a dual meet today.
"I thought he had a good all-around effort," KU coach Bill Spahn said. "Dave was one of the freestyle races against probably the best competition in the Big Eight. Steve Graves also had two good races and Rick Jenks swam really well on the relays and 90-yard
"I expect Nebraska to swim a good
kemp said. They finished third in the
100-meter race."
"I hope we swim as well this weekend and we did against Oklahoma State," Spahn told reporters. "We'll have to contend with the altitude. Colorado also has a fine team. They're a lot like Iowa State—they don't have a lot of people, they have some good individuals."
Swimmers face NU
KU, now 3-2 in dual meets, may need a similar effort against the Buffaloes.
The RU women's swimming team will face stiff competition when it travels to Lincoln tomorrow to face Nebraska in a dual meet.
Nebraska, according to Kansas coach Cary Kempt, is a talented squad capable of winning.
before, so they definitely have a lot of talent."
KU won the Big Eight last year and defeated Nebraska earlier this season by finishing third to Nebraska's fourth in the Nebraska Invitational in December.
The Jayhawks will, however, be swimming at less than full strength because Erin McMorrow and Gladney Nohinek will not make the trip because of illnesses.
Nevertheless, Kermp said he hoped his squad would continue to improve and quality more swimmers for the Association of Women's Athletics for Women's national meet in March.
"The competition will be good enough," he said, and we think there is chance that I can win.
Gymnasts hit road
The men's and women's gymnastics teams will both be on the road this weekend.
The men travel to Cedar Falls with a dual meet with Northern Iowa tonight and then head to Normal for a double dual with the University of Southern Illinois University tomorrow.
KU's women face Oklahoma State and Texas A&M tomorrow in Stillwater. Okla.
"Northern Iowa isn't particularly strong. Lock BLOOD, men's gymnastics coach, said "Southern Illinois and Illinois are the best." We have, we have, so it should be a competitive meet.
The women will have to contend with a nationally ranked team for the second week in a row. Oklahoma State currently is ranked 12th in the nation.
STUDENT NOTICE SPRING 1979 ELECTIONS
Elections For Student Body President, Vice-President, 107 Student Senate Seats, And Class Officers Will Be Held On February 14th & 15th
TO RUN FOR THE SENATE OR A CLASS OFFICE
1) Pick Up Declaration Of Candidacy At Student Senate Office (Level 3, Suite 105B,
Kansas Union).
2) Have The Dead Of Your School Or College Certify Your Enrollment And Year In That
School's College.
3) Return Your Enrollment No Later than 5 pm on Monday, January 29th.
3) Return Your Enrollment No Later Than 5 pm On Monday, January 29th
STUDENT SENATE SEATS OPEN
Architecture 2
Business 4
Education 8
Engineering 8
Fine Arts 7
Journalism 3
Law ... 2
L.A.&S. ... 15
* Nunemaker ... 27
Pharmacy ... 2
Social Welfare ... 2
**University Specials ... 2
Graduate ... 24
***Off Campus ... 1
*To be Elected According To Districts Shown On The Map.
***Any Student Who Has A School Code Classification Of(z).
***Any Student Who Does Not Live In An Organized Living Group.
CLASS OFFICERS SEATS OPEN
Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer).
ALL CANDIDATES: YOU MUST ATTEND A SPECIAL MEETING (SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4TH, AT 7:30 PM IN THE FORUM ROOM OF THE KANSAS UNION) TO APPROVE THE PROOF OF BALLOT AS WELL AS GO OVER LAST MINUTE ELECTION POINTS. IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND THIS MEETING, THE BALLOT WILL BE PRINTED AS THE PROOF HAS COME TO US.