Wednesday, August 20.1975
University Daily Kansan
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Brian Rhodes Pitcher
From page 6
Baseball seeks to escape . . .
TROUTT PROBABLY WILL be the Jayhawk's designated hitter. He finished the season with a .294 average, second on the team, and he came through with several hits. Jayhawk's most productive team lead in that department. His presence gives KU a good clutch bat in the lineup.
should improve his hitting this season. Temple said there is a strong possibility he would platoon Glmore, a left handed bitter, and Mover behind the plate.
"Hitting will be our biggest concern again this year," Temple said. "Carl Heinrich and Kurt Knoff are the keys. They have to knock in more runs. If they can do the job, guys can get on base in front of them, we should be all right."
Last year, the Jayhawks managed an average of only 3.35 runs per game. They need more this season if they are to improve on last year's record.
The team will be aided by the fact that Temple will be able to coach them in fall drills. Previously he had been committed to playing fundamental to the football team in the fall.
FALL TYOUTS will begin September 2 and will last four days. Last year, Temple got Ron MacDonald from them, and he would probably give anything to find another player of MacDonald's caliber in the trovotes this year.
"In fall practice, we're going to stress
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fundamentals," Temple said. "Last year, we had some bad weather in the spring, and we were unable to work outside before our first game. Because we had very little experience, it was hard for us to cope with that."
Since its first night football game in 1930, the Jayhawks have played 50 games under the lights. They've won only 20. KU's first night game was against Creighton at Omaha on Oct. 4, 1930. The Jayhawks won, 28-0.
Lately, KU fans have had problems coping, too. But if the Jayhawks can improve on their hitting with men on base this year, Saturday afternoons might become more than just an opportunity to sit out in the sun and drink some beer.
Good news for the KU football team. No night games this year.
KU has had a successful history in season and home football openers.
KU suffers at night
KU is successful in opening games
The Jayhawks have a 48-31-6 record for season opensers through the first 85 years of intercollegiate competition, a winning percentage of .600. The record is even more impressive than many openers KU has a 59-23-4 record, which represents a .718 winning percentage.
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Temple in 23rd year at KU
Floyd Temple will be in his 23rd year as coach at IVN next spring making him the new head coach.
Temple was a 1966 inductee into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame. He attended University of Oklahoma and was a standout player.
In those 23 years, Temple has compiled a 264-294 record. He has produced 16 all-conference performers and three All-Americas. Four former Jayhawk star athletes, including Dobson and Steve Renkov—have gone on to play in the major leagues.
ferring to KU in 1948. He earned football letters in 1948 and 1949 while playing halfback and fullback. He was also the starting third baseman on the 1949 Jayhawk baseball team which won the conference title.
Temple entered professional baseball in 1950 and played third base with Gladewater in the East Texas League. As a play-manager the following year, he led toola to Missouri-Missouri Omaha League. He set it up in 1952 to join the KU staff.
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