Monday, September 30, 1968 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 7 Timmons indicates optimism for Jayhawk track team by Luis F. Santos Kansan Sports Writer Track coach Bob Timmons predicts a bright season for KU this year and the possibility of two NCAA crowns. "This will be the finest team Kansas has had since 1960," said Timmons, adding that the 1960 team won the outdoor track championship that year. KU also won the 1965 indoor NCAA crown. KU's team includes two world record holders, Ryun in the mile, the 1,500 meters and in the 880 yards, and senior George Byers in the indoor 60-yard low hurdles. Timmons also pointed out that Salb holds the all-Big 8 shotput record and that Salb broke Randy Matson's (Texas A & M) freshman national shotput record. Salb placed fourth in the Olympic trouts. Timmons described his team as a strong threat in both meets. Four KU tracksters tried out for the Olympic team, Timmons said. Seniors Jim Ryun and Stan Whitley, sophomore Karl Salb and freshman Bob Bornkessel all traveled to Lake Tahoe. Only Ryun qualified, in the 1,500 meters. Bornkessel bettered the national high school 400 meter hurdle mark by almost two seconds, said Timmons. The coach cited other nationally ranked members of KU's track team: spinner Julio Meade, hurdler Ken Gaines and long jumper Ron Jessee. Other track standouts on KU's team are sprinters Randy Julian, Mickey Mathews, Jim Hatcher, Baseball season full of surprises NEW YORK (UPI) -So you looked into the crystal ball last spring and saw the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers winning the pennants. But did you also see: The Tigers making a runaway of a race that figured to go down the wire as it had the year before? Denny McLain, coming off a 17-16 season, winning 30 games for the first such achievement since Dizzy Dean in 1934? Carl Aystrmemski of the Boston Red Sox, batting around .300 but still favored to repeat as American League bat champ? The New York Yankees, rated near the bottom, scrambling into the first division? The Chicago White Sox struggling to avoid the cellar and Al Lopez managing them? Pitchers tossing shutouts in record clusters in both leagues? Veteran Jim Bunning of Pittsburgh losing roughly three times as often as he won and with all that Pirate batting potential behind him? Four-time NL bat champ Roberto Clemente of the Pirates hitting under .280 well into September? Pete Rose of Cincinnati leading both leagues at that point with.341? Jim Northrup of the Tigers, who had hit only three grand slam homers in the majors, hitting two in one doubleheader, three within five days and leading both leagues with four for the year by mid-September? Long-time outfielder Rocky Colavito pitching 2 2/3 of middle-inning relief and gaining a victory over the Tigers in the first game of an Aug. 25 doubleheader and then winning the second with a homer while in the lineup as an outfielder? Jim "Catfish" Hunter of the Oakland Athletics pitching a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins? If you saw all that, you have the only uncracked crystal ball in existence and probably are sunning yourself on the French Riviera with the future secured by winning long shot bets. Neil Caterson and John Jackson; Doug Knop in discus; Steve Wilhelm in shot; Bill Penney in the hammer; Thorn Bigley in the mile; Rich Elliot in the three mile; Rodger Cathol in the half mile; Glenn Cunningham in the three mile; Mike Hayes in the three or six mile and Jay Mason in the three mile, said Timmons. The indoor season runs from Jan. 31 to March 14, ending with the NCAA championship in Detroit. Outdoor track debuts at UCLA on March 29 and concludes June 12 with the NCAA championship in Knoxville, Tenn. Cross country is first in the long track season. The Big 8 cross country schedule starts at Oklahoma State on Oct. 5, and extends through Nov. 25 when the National Collegiate Cross Country Championship at Van Cortland Park, New York takes place. Timmons expects the toughest competition in the Big Eight to come from Missouri, Nebraska and K-State, both outdoors and indoors. KU basketball team is big by Dick Dean Kansan Sports Writer "Big" is the word which best describes the 1968-69 Jayhawk varsity basketball team. Eight players are listed at 6-4 or taller with two at 6-10, one at 6-9 and two at 6-8. According to information released by Jay Simon, KU sports information director, head coach Ted Owens has nine returning lettermen, a large number of sophomore prospects from last year's undefeated freshman team, and the addition of a junior college transfer standout. Up from the freshmen team and shooting for starting berths are: Name Ht. Wt. Age Ps. Fred Bosilev 6-4 190 19 F The returning lettermen are: Name HR HW HC Age. Pos. Arndt 8-12 7-10 6-9 21 Bradshaw 6-3 19 Jr. 21-G F Greg Douglas 6-8 220 Jr. 21 J Cromorne 6-4 120 Jr. 21 G C Lawrence 6-4 185 Jr. 20 G Dave Nash 6-1 120 Sr. 22 G Bruce Sloan 6-2 120 Sr. 21 G Joe Sloan 6-2 205 Sr. 21 G Jo Jo White 6-1 190 Sr. 22 G Ken Morgaed 6-3 194 19 G Roger Brown 6-10 226 18 C Dave Robishc 6-9 233 18 F Pierre Russell 6-3 198 18 F Also listed is Jim Hoffman, a 6-7, 220 pounder, who was held out of varsity competition last year. Hoffman, who is from Chicago, will be listed as a sophomore. The juco transfer is Tim Natsues from Fresno, Calif. Natsues is a 6-2 guard who averaged 25.6 points a game last year for Fresno City College. Owens said White would join KU returns six out of the seven top scorers from last year's squad, which compiled a 22-8 record including a runner up finish in the National Invitational Tournament. Heading the list is All-American Jo Jo White who will play basketball for the United States in the Olympics this fall. The slick ball-handler, who led KU last year with a 15.3 per game average, has just 18 games remaining with the Jayhawks because of NCAA eligibility rules. White will run out of NCAA eligibility before the season ends. the team Oct. 29 after the completion of the Olympic games. Practice will start for the rest of the squad on Oct. 15. He said he would like to have White for the entire season, but feels White's experience will help get KU off to a good conference start noting that four of the first five conference games will be played on the road. A goal which Owens and his team will be trying to reach this year will be to be the first school ever to win 1,000 basketball games. At the beginning of the 1968-69 season KU will be in second place behind Oregon State (988) and ahead of Kentucky (983). KU has recorded a total of 984 victories. Commenting about the 1,000 mark Owens said, "It would be a privilege for the team to bring this honor to the state of Kansas, to the University and to all fromer coaches and players connected with the basketball program at one time or another." Patronize Kansan Advertisers BULLY SPORTS They are that, and a great deal more! Our sports coats in bulliest woollens, fit like none other, thanks to our meticulous care in the try-on. They wear like none other, since we refuse to stock any less than superior. And they flatter, gentlemen, in the richest colours and patterns of '68. THE Town Shop 839 Mass. Uptown 25755 Uptown VI 3-5755 University Shop 1420 Crescent Dr. On the Hill VI 3-4633