Page 16 University Daily Kansan, December 8, 1980
Walk-ons finally play in KU laugher
By KEVIN BERTELS
Sports Writer
Guyts like David Magley and Body Neal spent a lot of time on the bench as freshmen, appearing only when the game was either well in hand or bad at hands of hand. They know the plight of the substitute.
Saturday night against Oral Roberts, the opportunity arose for the substitutes to play when Kansas blew out the Titans in the second half. Magley, Neal and the rest of KU's top seven players, Ned Benson and the Red team, as the reserves are called in practice. All were pleased with what they saw.
They saw Jeff Konec, a freshman guard, score 2 points and provide some fancy ballhandling. They saw Mark Summers, a sophomore junior college transfer, score a basket. They saw every player on KU's bench play, down to the last walk-on.
AFTER THE GAME, a 90-68 KU victory, few of the regulars would talk about their personal performances. All were excited about the substitutes 'play.
"They deserve a chance to play." Neal said. "It is a good feeling to do them well."
Magley went a bit further in defining the role of the substitute.
"They hit some shots that were just beautiful," he said. "Those guys play the bench role well, waiting until they get a chance to play, keeping fired up and playing hard in practice. It's just beautiful that they got to play. They deserve a lot of credit. They are the heart of the team."
The "heart of the team" should get the chance to play a bit more in tonight's game at Allen Field House on Morehead State. Tipoff is at 7:35 p.m.
MOREHEAD STATE will bring a team undefeated in four games to Lawrence. The Eagles won their own tournament, the Eagle Classic, Saturday night defeating Tennessee State 88-80.
Their top player thus far has been junior guard Glenn Napier, who scored 30 points in the first game of the Eagle Classic on 9-of-19 shooting, mostly from the 20-to-30-foot range.
But Morehead State should be aired team, after playing Friday and Saturday in the tournaments.
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"It will be a problem for them that they play Friday and Saturday and then travel here," KU Head Coach Ted Owens said. "That will be tough for them and it should be an advantage for us. I wonder if we can play for Ohio Valley Conference teams. They come in without notoriety and play really well."
Saturday night's game against Oral Roberts was surprisingly easy. Gary "Cat" Johnson, the Titans 5-foot 10-speedeter, sat out much of the game, and his team recovered Oral Roberts 43-85 and shot 67 percent.
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"I'm not pointing the finger at our guards, but I am unhappy with our offensive options," he said. "I've got to find somebody with discipline."
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Chamberlain has declined various invitations to return since his retirement in 1973.
WILT CHAMBERLAIN, the former all-energypro and KU collegian, will return to Philadelphia's Spectrum Wednesday night for the first time since his playing days. Chambers played for the championship team in 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers, will play teammates in a ceremony honoring that team.
The team is expected to ask Chamberlain's permission to retire his 13 jersey at some point. He has never done that.
All scored in double figures in the Eagles' victory in their tournament as did the two post marter, starter Jeff Tipton, a 6-8foot 10-freshman and backup Albert Spencer, a 6-10foot 9-singer. Ifangles are tired, as Owens expects, their problem will be compounded by a lack of proven depth.
KU's next opponent, Morehead State, has been a slowdown team, relying on the shooting ability of Napier to make the offense work. If his shooting is off the Eagles will go to any of the other three returning players from last season, 6-foot-2 junior guard Norris Beckley, 6-foot-6 junior forward Greg Coldiron and 6-foot-6 sophomore forward Eddie Childress.
scoring most of its points on layups in the second half.
Louisville plays K-State in Manhattan Jan. 3 and Missouri in Louisville Jan. 18.
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Page 6 University Daily Kansan, December 9, 1980
Senior finds Santa role rewarding
By LINDA ROSEWICZ Staff Reporter
There is more to being a good Santa Claus than donning a red suit and carrying a sack of cookies.
And Frank Solkirk, Lawrence senior,
has proved it.
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Michael Krenger, 4, tells Sally Claus his Christmas wishes outside the First National Bank building at Nishat and Massachusetts streets last week as other children wait their turns. "Santa" is Frank Selkirk, Lawrence student, who played to role after being hired by the Downtown Lawrence Association. Selkirk said that the fact that he is black made no difference to the children he met. "Santa Claus don't have a certain color, he's just Santa Claus."
Selkirk, 28, is patrolling the sidewalks of downtown Lawrence this Christmas season wearing crimson apparel, snow-white whiskers and a big smile.
"This has to be the most inspiring job in the world," Selik said last week during a break from his job as Santa, which he got from the Downtown Lawrence district whose kids come up to sit on my lap. I just have to be jolly. It makes me so happy."
Selkirk pulled the detachable board from his chin but kept a watchful eye for them.
"In this job, I am a hero, a fantasy," he said. "Children have dreamed about visiting me, so I do my best to live up to their expectations."
AS A GRRNNING, 3-year-old boy rounded the corner into Selirk's view, he quickly pulled up the fake whiskers and waved to the child.
His 6-foot-4-inch, 300-pound frame
dwarfed the beaming little boy.
"And what do you want for Christmas, little man?" he asked.
"Racing cars," gushed the wide-eyed boy, "lots and lots of them."
Selkirk chuckled and told the boy to be sure and behave. He then promised to bring the cars on Christmas morning.
"And don't forget to leave some milk
on the ice cream." Kirkbride said as he
handed the boy a cartoon.
"There haven't been any problems because of that," he said. "Santa Claus doesn't have a certain color—he's just Santa Claus."
Selkirk, who is black, said he had not encountered any difficulties because of his
SELKIRK SAID he had not been sure that he could get a job as a professional
Santa and had looked first for a volunteer position.
Ann Yetman, a member of the board of directors of the DLA, said she hired Selkirk for the job because of his good humor and magnetic personality.
"I really love children, and I love Christmas, so I knew I wanted to be Santa," he said. "I feel lucky to have been hired for this job."
"He has a real knack for making people happy," she said. "One day, my 13-year
old daughter was still laughing 20 minutes old. She was our house. His joliness is just infectious.
Selkirk's love for children goes beyond his job as downstown's Santa. He is in bed in the Big Brother program, the Boys' and the Boy Scouts in Lawrence.
"I find that helping kids is more rewarding than almost anyone else," he said. "It just makes me feel good. Being a Santa is the best job of all, though."
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