Wednesdav. August 23.1978
University Daily Kansan
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Staff Photo by SUZANNE BURDICK
Computer Banks
In addition to regular banking hours, some local banks have 24-hour computerized banking teller machines. The machines are typically 10 times as complex as the ones
secret identification number each customer has. Here Jim DeMeo, Florida graduate student, uses his Zip card for after-semester registration.
Handball and tennis mate, give birth to racquetball
Rv WALT RRAUN
It's a little like handball, except that racquets are necessary and the balls are hollow. It also similar to tennis, but it's played in the ball, bounce higher and tennis is played outdoors.
The sport is racquetball and, despite being an organized sport for less than 10 years, it has been widely popular.
The rapid growth of the sport, which has roots in tennis, handball and paddleball, led to the formation in 1969 of the International Racquetball Association. Since its for-mentioned introduction, the sport's growth, sponsored local, regional and national competition and codified the rules.
**WHAT IS** so special about raceletball
that players are played indoors, it is
placed within the indoor yard.
"It's the ideal sport," Tom Wilkerson, coordinator of recreation services at the University of Wisconsin, said.
- Racquets cost upwards from $10 and the balls cost from 60 cents to almost $2. Other than tennis shoes, a court—if one can be found—is the only other expense.
"It's inexpensive, you don't need a team to play, it's great exercise and you don't even have to be good to enjoy it," Wilkerson said.
**Robinson Gymnasium has three courts for racquetball, and reservations are taken**
**at a time. Unfortunately for racquetball players, the three courts are also used for squash and**
**handball. Racquets are available at Robinson and can be checked out with a KU ID.**
WILKERSON SAID the courts were occupied continuously throughout each day and the shortage of courts at KU and in the surrounding country was one of the sport's biggest problems.
"Our courts are super crowded," he said.
"Some of it will taper off as it gets warmer, but the courts are in demand all year. There are enough people interested here in have racketball tournaments in July."
"When the Robinson addition is finished, we will have 12 more raucetail courts, and these tournaments won't get in the way of the people who just want to get exercise.
"And there are a lot of people who will
raquette ball for exercise rather than
play."
IN ADDITION to the current Robinson courts, one court is available at the Community Building, 11th and Vermont streets. The other court is located at West 60th Street, has six courts and a sauna to relax in after play. It is private, however, and not attached to members, who also must court by the time it closes.
One hour on a racquetball court, however,
can be exhausting. The game, although
relatively simple, puts a premium on
stamina and reflexes.
The count is rectangular and has a ceiling. It is 20 feet wide, 20 feet high and 40 feet long. The back wall must be at least 12 feet high.
Only the person or side serving can score. To play, he must serve the ball against the front wall hard enough so that its rebound will not cause the ball to bounce off of the server's area. The ball is then in play.
SLIGHTLY TOWARD the front wall is the server's area, which is five feet wide and three feet deep.
Points are scored when the receiver, during a rally, does not return the ball to the front wall before it bounces twice on the floor. If the server is unable to do this during a rally, the ball may be returned. The ball may bounce anywhere any number of times on any wall and still be in play as
long as it does not bounce twice on the floor
The first side to score 21 points wins.
ONE OF THE TRICKS to raquettan is figuring out where a rubber ball bouncing on the floor will land.
If a person wants to get exercise and have fun at the same time, racqueting is a good sport. Skill is not as necessary for raucquetting as it is in golf or tennis.
One of these players who can sense the bounce and plan strategy by the point or by the shot is Dean Gorman, race raucetball champion for the past two years.
Gorman, a Libertvyville, III, graduate student, has been playing raucball for four and one-half years, and says he enjoys the competition and for the recreation it offers.
Racquetball can be a game of skill, however. The IRA offers organized competition for players who use more than their racquets.
German said one of the attractive differences between raucquetball and many other sports is that it requires
"A lot of traditions that hurt other sports haven't formed yet because racquettail is so new," he said. "When I compete in tournaments, I don't see the very good one. I don't see from the rest. Everyone just gets together to play racquettail. There are no barriers."
"I PLAYED paddleball for three years before I started playing racquetball," he said.
RANDY HETI MAN
Obstacles mire check cashing
Staff Writer
Finding a place to cash an out-of-town personal check can be a real problem in Lawrence. University of Kansas students face this problem every year.
There are several places in Lawrence that will cash the checks if the student has a Bank account.
The Doughes County Bank, Ninth and Kentucky Streets, will cash out-of-town personal checks if a student has some insurance, but the bank has a service charge.
--probably call the student's home bank. The bank also requires two pieces of identification and may limit the amount of the check. There is no service charge.
"The service charge is to pay for a phone call to the student's home bank to see if he has sufficient funds to cover the check. In a case where everything to lose," Max Falkenstein, vice president of the bank said. "To avoid these worries, we encourage new students to open bank accounts."
The First National Bank of Lawrence, 902 Massachusetts, will also cash personal checks. The bank requires two different forms of identification and has a $1 service charge.
The Lawrence Bank and Trust Company,
647 Massachusetts St., require such
access as may be required.
The University State Bank, 958 Iowa St., requires two pieces of identification and at least one must have the student's picture on it. There is no service charge.
A banking service at the Kansas union is also available to KU students. To cash a personal check, a KU identification card is required along with one other piece of identification. There is a $25 limit and a 10 cent service charge.
Several grocery stores in Lawrence also will cash personal checks. They are open later than banks, but usually have a check limit. They also require Lawrence addresses.
Rusty's grocery stores in Lawrence
require two pieces of identification and have a $20 limit. Rusty's stores are located at
Stainton Avenue Streets, 801 Iowa St. and
N68 N. Second Street.
Dillon's stores will cash checks from Lawrence banks. They require one piece of identification and have a $20 limit. Dillon's stores also offer discounted prices. 1312 W. Sixth St. and 2108 W. 27th St.
Falley's, 2525 Iowa St., has a $5 limit. No
identification is necessary with a Lawrence address.
Kroger Super Store, 23rd Street, and Naismith Drive, requires a student to have a check cashing card. These cards are obtained by filling out an application. A five-day waiting period is required and there is a $10 limit.
Safeway, 711 W. 23rd St., also requires a washing card. Safeway has a $0 limit
and charges $15 per wash.
Gibsons Discount Center, 2525 Iowa St. will cash personal checks, but one piece of identification is required and there is $10 limit.
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