Page 16 University Daily Kansan, December 8, 1980
Walk-ons finally play in KU laugher
By KEVIN BERTELS
Sports Writer
Guy's 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 out 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 were glad to sit and watch the Red team, which had not made a practice. All were pleased with what they saw.
They saw Jeff Konek, 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 90-65 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 see them do 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 against Morehead State. Tipoff is at 7:35 p.m.
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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 Nieman, who scored 30 points in the first game of the Eagle Classic on 9-6/19 shooting, mostly from the 20- to 30-foot range.
But Morehead State should be a tired 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 Couch Ted Owens said. "That will be tough for them and it should be an advantage for us. I ask you to play for Ohio Valley Conference teams. They come in without notesty and play really well."
TITAN-COACH Ken Heyes wouldn't say why he needed bowtie but he did assume that his team needed better
Saturday night's game against Orbella Roberts was surprisingly easy. Gary "Cat" Johnson, the Titans 5-foot 10 speedster, sat out much of the action in a scarcely observed Orbella Roberts 48-35 and shed 67 percent.
"I'm not pointing the finger at our guards, but I'm unhappy with our offensive options," he said. "I've got to find somebody with discipline
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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, 6-2 junior guard Norris Beckley, 4-foot 6-junior forward Greg Coldron and 4-foot 6-sophomore forward Eddie Childress.
scoring most of its points on layups in the second half.
All scored in double figures in the Eagles' victory in their tournament as did the two post men, starter Jeff Tipton, a 6-8-0 freshman and backup Albert Spencer, a 6-4-0 eight-1. If the Eagles are tired, as Owens expects, their team will be compounded by a lack of proven depth.
The 1968-67 76ers were voted the greatest in NBA history in a special poll of basketball players. The team members of the team were Billy Cunningham, Wally Jones, Luke Jackson and Hal Greer.
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the only KU player who clashed well against Oral
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Louisville plays K-State in Manhattan Jan. 3 and Missouri in Louisville Jan. 18.
WILT CHAMBERLAIN, the former all-verything pro and KU collegian, will return to Philadelphia's Spectrum Wednesday night for the 1965 NASCAR Championship, who played on the NBA championship 1965. Philadelphia 76ers, will join his former teammates in a ceremony honoring that team.
The team is expected to ask Chamberlin's permission to retire his 13 jersey, some of which were worn in World Cup games.
Chamberlain has declined various invitations to return since his retirement in 1972
Page 4 University Daily Kansan, December 9, 1980
Christmas symbols have historical link
By KAREN SCHUELTER Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Christmas symbols, hundreds of years old, adorn doors and fireplaces during the holiday season, but the origins and origins of these symbols have often lost.
Some of these symbols have origins that go back to the early days of Christianity, with some being derived from them.
One of the most popular Christmas images in the United States, Santa Claus, descended from an actual historical figure. The real Nicholas was a bishop in the city of Myra, in what is now Turkey, during the first half of the fourth century, according to John Macauley, associate professor of religious studies.
The wealthy bishop was known for his charitable gifts to the poor.
By the ninth century, a fictional account of
the Crusades, popular throughout
the Western World.
IN THE 10TH CENTURY, the shrine and relics of Nicholas were moved to Bari, Italy, after the Mosmas conquered Myra. The Byzantine army carried the legend back to Germany.
From Germany, the story of Nicholas and his good works spread to Holland. In the mid-18th century Queen Victoria of England and her husband, Prince Albert, who was German, popularized the legend in England. Macaulay said.
In the book Christmas Traditions,
William Muir Auld traces the tradition of
hanging mistletoe above doorways to
ancient rituals in England.
IN ANCIENT ENGLAND, the cutting of mistletoe was a sacred religious ceremony accompanied by sacrifices and festivals. When the celebration ended, the mistletoe was divided among the townpeople, who hung it above their doors. The plant was believed to have protective and curative powers against disease.
Gradually, the significance of mistletoe was transformed from a symbol of healing to one of love and good will, and its purpose was to provide a virtual realm to the worldly use it now has.
Auld believes the Christmas tree to be the creation of several historical factors. One was the ancient pagan worship of vegetation. Another factor was a legend that said that on the first Christmas night, all the trees bloomed and bore fruit. This legend started in Arabia in the 10th century and spread throughout Europe.
The Christmas card, a more recent
tribute to Christmas love, first appear
in England in 1965.
According to John Dinardo, manager of public information for Hallmark Cards, the first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by a British artist. John Calcott Horsley.
A London businessman, Henry Cole, who had forgotten to write out the personal notes of good wishes that were customary, commissioned Horsely to design the card. He designed a card depicting a family Christmas, raising wine classes in a tavern.
In 1875, a Boston lithographer, Louis Prang, made the first American Christmas cards. He was the first printer to use religious designs on the cards.
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Federal investigators are finding wren, razor blades and a variety of other dangerous objects inside stuffed animals. The team found that in a dozen importers, the spokesman said.
The toy dog criticized by the group in its ninth annual toy survey is a plastic beagle about the size of a man's shoe. When the neck is squeezed and his snout pushed up in his red plastic pan, the water is sucked up through holes in the dog's tongue.
When the dog is placed in the back part of the tray, a peg sticks the dog's underside and the water puddles into the "training pan."
"Here is a toy whose whole purpose is to make a dog go to the bathroom," the baby said. "And you can use the toy 'quickly' caught on the fact that you don't need all the paranormalia to
make him go. This toy is based on a ridiculous and questionable concept."
The group gave its "worst of the year" award to "Baby Cry and Dry," a Remco toy that is given water and cries until her diaper is chaned.
Children, including two boys who played with the doll during the group's tests, quickly found that just pressing "activators" between the doll's legs caused her to cry even when no water was involved, it said.
"We don't see that there's any play value in getting boys to press an activator between a doll's legs," Brown told reporters.
Other criticized toys included: "Zany Zappers", play sunglasses the group said didn't work the way they are advertised; the "F-15 Eagle", a plane it called potentially dangerous; "Rodan", a plastic monster it termed "ugly and gross".
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