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Baseball bats are made of wood, usually hackberry, hickory, or ash. Which of these is preferred, largely because of its extreme resilience? For the answer, see page 10A.
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'Hawks put in extra work
David Winbush tries to elude Kansas State defensive back Jon McGraw during Saturday's game at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks, 2-3, will next face the Missouri Tigers on Saturday in Columbia, Mo. Photo by Aaron Lindberg/KANSAN
By Jason Franchuk
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
Until yesterday.
If there is a panic button available to the Kansas football team, the Jayhawks sure hadn't acted like they needed to reach out for it.
After an a typical Monday practice, Kansas coach Terry Allen said that his team had a "whole new attitude," and that the "slate is clean." Allen also said that there would be some changes this week as to how Kansas prepped for its Saturday game at Missouri. Some position changes are possible. he said.
No matter what the changes are, it would seem that if the Jayhawks have any plans of playing in a postseason bowl game, winning Saturday at Missouri is a must. With a record of 23, the Jayhawks need four more wins to qualify for the postseason.
"We still have six games left," said quarterback Dylan Smith. "We just have to win four."
Kansas, of course, can afford to lose two games. But Missouri does not appear to be one of those games. After Missouri, the Jayhawks still must play at Nebraska and
Iowa State. Mix in home games with Colorado, Texas Tech and Texas, and it appears that Kansas cannot delay winning anymore.
Kansas is 1-17 in road games under fourth-year coach Allen.
"There's probably a little bit more pressure since we didn't get the other two road games," Smith said, referring to losses this season at Southern Methodist and at Oklahoma.
Allen expressed more dis appointment about losing at home to Kansas State than he did after the loss at Oklahoma.
In response, the Jayhawks practiced yesterday. Typically they are given Monday off, but Allen said the team needed the extra time to prepare for Missouri.
The extra day off might have helped convalesse wounds from Saturday's 52-13 loss at home to K-State. Smith's ribs and back still hurt from a sack he took on the game's third play, he said.
Running back David Winbush is recovering after he was tackled and the ball was slammed into his throat.
"I think we're both doing better." Smith said.
Missouri is without its quarterback, Kirk Farmer, for the rest of the season because of a broken collarbone. Smith said there was no more pressure to defeat Missouri for any other reason than it's the Tigers.
Smith said. "It doesn't matter if they're ranked or not. That makes it an important game for us."
"This is a rivalry game."
In addition to the extra practice time, players were in meetings until 7 p.m. The music was not on in the locker room. It was a much
quieter atmosphere than had been heard after previous practices.
Yesterday was Columbus Day.
In honor, the Jayhawks have started exploring for answers.
— Edited by Shawn Hutchinson
Club runners escape monotony
By Michael Sudhalter
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportswriter
The idea that started the Kansas Running and Jogging Club came from students taking part in a onecredit, Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences course titled 10K Marathon.
Patrick Brady, left, Overland Park sophomore, and Nicole Latimer, Overland Park junior, laugh while stretching before a run. Both are members of the Kansas Running and Jogging Club that meets each day at 4:30 p.m. and runs variable distances. Photo by Matt J. Daugherty/KANSAN
A new club at the University of Kansas has provided runners and joggers with some competitiveness as well as a daily outlet from the stress that college life can present.
Michael Rossler, St. Louis graduate student, and Patrick Brady, Overland Park sophomore, are co-founders of the Running and Jogging Club, which meets daily outside of Robinson Center.
While taking the marathon elective course, Rossler and Brady said they thought about the many people running by themselves on campus.
"It's better to work out with others," Brady said. "Besides, it's boring to run by yourself."
Although the club, which typically runs between 3-7 miles, now is recreational, Rossler said he was considering several events for members of the group to compete in.
"We might run at the 'Boulder Boulder' in Colorado or the St. Patrick's Day Marathon in Manhattan, Kan." Rossler said.
While several of the group's members are serious and intense runners, the group would like to see more of a turnout from the jogging portion of the club.
"People often get scared away because they think some of the club's members are faster than them," Rossler said. "There is no ability needed to join this group."
On most days, the club splits into different groups based on how much and at what speed the individuals want to run. Many of the competitive runners were cross-country and track athletes in high school.
Preethi Chandrasekharan, Wichita sophomore, and Jason Shimanek, Wichita freshman, were cross-country and track competitors at Wichita's Northwest
High School.
Chandrasekharan said she was
happy with the group's consistency.
"It is cool that there will be a group to run with every day," Chandrasekharan said.
Kansas misses one recruit, draws four others for Late Night
Bv Michael Riaa
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Sometimes in the crazy game of recruiting, the expected actually does happen.
Such is the case with Dennis Latimore, a 6-foot-8 forward from Halstead. Since the Jayhawks landed Leavenworth's Wayne Simien, it was widely rumored that Latimore would commit to Arizona.
Yesterday, those rumors became truth.
Latinimore told Rob Matera of All-Star Report that he had given his verbal commitment to the Wildcats and coach Lute Olson. Even though Latimore won't visit the Arizona campus until Friday for Midnight Madness, the Wildcats' version of Late Night, he wanted to end the speculation early.
Latinmore — who lived in Arizona until his sophomore year of high school — also considered Kansas, Stanford and UCLA.
Halstead coach Mark Fox told the Arizona Daily Star that Latimore would be a huge asset for the Wildcats.
"He's got the athletic ability to play out on the wing by the time he's a junior or a senior there," Fox told the Star. "The biggest thing that impresses me is his athletic ability for his size and his ability to face the basket."
Latinore's commitment was a giant leap for Arizona but only a small step backward for Kansas. The true test for the Jayhawk recruiting season comes Friday, when high school players Aaron Miles, Michael Lee, Jamal Sampson and Josh Childress plan to attend Late Night with Roy Williams.
As far as that group of recruits is concerned, Sampson appears to be the one least likely to attend Kansas. Sampson, a 6-10 center from Santa Ana, Calif., told The Hartford Courant that he still was considering Connecticut, St. Louis and California-Berkeley.
Sampson visited Cal last week.
"Cal was cool," Samson told the Courant. "It was a good trip, about what I expected. But I liked all the trips I took, and now I have to reevaluate everything, visit Kansas, and go from there."
Two of Sampson's friends — Isaiah Fox and Ricky Porter both are considering playing for the Golden Bears. Still, Sampson said their decisions would have
RECRUITING UPDATE
Kansas solid commitments:
Wayne Simien, 6-8 F,
Levenworth
**Kansas targeted recruits:** Josh Childress, 6-6 F, Lakewood, Calif. Chuck Hayes, 6-6 F, Modesta, Calif. Michael Lee, 6-2 G, Portland, Ore. Aaron Milis, 6-0 G, Portland, Ore. Jamal Sampson, 5-10 C, Santa Ann, Calif.
**Kansas lost recruits:** Alan Anderson, 6-5 F, Minneapolis, Minn. (Michigan St); Cedric Bozeman, 6-6 G, Santa Ana, Calif. (UCIA); Errol Knight, 6-5 G, Seattle (Washington); Dennis Latimore, 6-8 F, Halstead (Arizona); David Lee, 6-8 F, St. Louis (Florida).
"It would be a good thing if we could play together, but I'm not going to let that affect my decision." Sampson said.
little bearing on where he goes.
Kansas reportedly leads for the services of Miles, a 6-0 point guard from Portland, Ore., and Lee, a 6-2 shooting guard, who also is Miles' teammate. Internet rumors have surfaced that both will give their verbal commitments to the Jayhawks this weekend, with Lee possibly taking a football scholarship.
Childress, a 6-6 forward from Lakewood, Calif., will reportedly choose between Kansas and Stanford with Arizona still a distant possibility.
The distance between mile marker 53 on I-70 and the bright lights of Allen Fieldhouse may seem like a sizable leap, but one junior college recruit is looking to make that jump.
Larry House, a 6-4 forward from Colby Community College, visited Lawrence for the Kansas State game along with several of his teammates.
House hasn't been offered a scholarship and is widely viewed as a "plan B" player if one of the Jayhawks' top recruits decides to head elsewhere.
Also grouped in plan B are guards Jamal Howard from Shawnee and Jeff Hawkins from Kansas City, Kan, who both also visited Kansas last weekend.
Senior guard Kenny Gregory is being treated for minor back snaps.
His practice time will be limited, but should recover by Nov. 2 for the season opener
— Edited by Warisa Chulindra
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