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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Monday November 2,1987 Vol.98,No.51
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
(USPS 650-640)
KU debater killed in team van crash
Staff writer
By MARK TILEORD
One member of the University of Kansas debate team was killed and four others were hospitalized after the van they were riding in swerved to avoid hitting a deer and ran off a Tennessee highway Thursday night.
David James Macdonald, 20, Bismarck, N.D., junior, died at 8:40 a.m. Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., hospice spokesman Doug Williams and spokeswoman Diedo died of multiple head trauma.
The nine passengers in the van were on their way to the Emory University Invitational debate tournament in Atlanta, Ga. The team left Lawrence at noon Thursday.
John Fritch, Palmyra, Neb., graduate student, was in satisfactory condition; and Ofray Hall, Maratha condition. I will attend the same condition, last night at Yanderbilt.
Fritch has a broken left collar bone and broken right arm. He underwent surgery and had his spleen removed
early Friday morning. Hall has one fractured vertebra, a broken right femur and lung injuries. He had been on a respirator Saturday but has since been taken off it, a hospital spokesman said yesterday.
Peter T. Cannistra, Brooklyn,
N.Y., junior, was listed last night in
serious but stable condition in the
laboratory at Thomas Memorial
Hospital in Nashville.
Susan Stanfield, Plano, Texas, graduate student, underwent surgery for head lacerations early Friday morning at Memorial Hospital in Clarksville, Tenn., and was released Saturday.
Other students in the van who were not injured were Daniel M. Lingel, Belvidere, Ill., senior; Charles A. Kraus, Wichita sophomore; Phil Voight, St. Paul, Minn., graduate student; and Philip A. Michelbach, Goddard junior.
Stanfield and the students not injured in the accident flew home
See STUDENTS, p. 6, col. 1
Debater remembered as being dedicated
By MARK TILFORD Staff writer
David Macdonald's love wasn't
debate. It was KU debate.
"Debate was a great thing for David," his father, Alexander Macdonald, said Friday afternoon from the family's Bismarck, N.D., home. "He was very deeply involved at making notes and organizing files. He was very enthralled with your program down there."
Mr. Macdonald, 20, a junior, died Friday morning at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, a center for a traffic accident Thursday night.
Services are at 2 p.m. today at the Canaan Moravian Church in Davenport, N.D. A memorial service at KU is pending.
Mr. Macdonald was on his way to the Emory University Invitational debate tournament in Atlanta, Ga., with eight fellow squad members.
That tournament, though, would have been only one of many in Mr. Macdonald's high school and college debate career.
"David came to KU because of Dr. Parson, and his desire to debate," Macdonald's father said.
Donn Parson, director of forensics at KU, described Mr. Macdonald as "a bright, articulate debater and a
Parson said;"He can never be replaced."
Once on the KU squad, Mr. Macdonald began a prestigious career, said Erik Doxtader, president of KU's sundae.
"He was one of the best debaters on the squad," Doxter said yesterday. "He was very dedicated in urging he did, not just in writing."
Mr. Macdonald had won awards in debate tournaments at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.; and Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., among others, Doxtar said.
He also was an avid bicyclist and he code 60-70 miles a day at home, his
Alexander Macdonald is adjant
district North Dakota Air
National Guard
Mr. Macdonald had not decided his major, his father said, but he showed a strong interest in teaching or studying law, professions held by his older brother and sister.
Mr. Macdonald is survived by his father and mother, Joan, Bismarck; his sister Jan Pesola, New Port Richey, Fla.; and his brother, Donald, Minneapolis.
Mr. Macdonald had requested that all his organs be donated to whoever needed them.
Steve Peck, Oxford, Neb., sophomore, performs in a Halloween costume during halftime of Saturday's football game. KU lost 71-10 to Oklahoma
Music box
Administrator named as candidate at Iowa
Staff writer
By MICHAEL HORAK
Frances Horowitz, KU vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and public service, has been named one of four candidates for the presidency of the University of Iowa.
Horowitz said yesterday that she was honored to have been selected and that she planned to visit the campus in early December to meet faculty and students. She also planned to press statement about the announcement today.
On Friday, the University of Iowa presidential search and screen advisory committee issued a statement saying that Horowitz and three other candidates had accepted an invitation to visit the Iowa City campus this fall.
The University of Iowa is in the Big Ten even though he had slightly less than 30,000 students last year.
Horowitz was the only female candidate that the 17-member committee announced. The three other candidates are Nils Hasselmo, provost at the
University of Arizona — Tuscon; Donald N. Langenberg, chancellor at the University of Illinois — Chicago; and Robert A. Stein, dean of law at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis.
Tom Bauer, associate director of university relations at Iowa, said the screening process for a new president was far from over. He said that other names could be announced later this fall. But he said the presidential search committee would name a new president by the end of the year.
The presidency at Iowa became available last spring when James O. Freedman resigned to become president of Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. A search committee has been meeting since May 5 to find a successor.
Horowitz said yesterday that she was unsure about her chances of being named to the presidency at Iowa. She said she was excited about the opportunity to become a licensed registered nurse, received her doctorate in developmental psychology
James Scally, assistant to the chancellor, said Friday that Chancellor Gene A. Budd had been aware that Horowitz was being considered for the top position at the University of Iowa.
Horowitz has taught at KU for the last 26 years. She began in 1961 as a research associate in the Bureau of Child Research. In 1978 she became the dean for research, graduate studies and public service.
"I know he is very pleased for Dr. Horowitz because it would be a great opportunity." Scally
"That is one of the reasons I applied there," she said
Horowitz received a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She received a master's degree in education from Goucher College in Towson, Md.
Baseball fans love their cards no matter what the season
Jeff Dolezal, owner of J.D.'s Baseball Card and Sports Nostalgia Shop, looks for a card that has been ordered by a customer.
It's the beginning of November, the Twins have the championship and next year's major league baseball season is months away. Where can a baseball fan in Lawrence go to find a taste of the national pastime?
Monday Morning
By JEFF EUSTON Special to the Kansan
A walk into their shops brings alive memories of past summers, no matter what the season. Though each is not much larger than a Wescoe Hall classroom, they are both packed with baseball memorabilia. If more than three customers visit one of the shops at once, movement is difficult.
Jeff Dolezal and Jack Shaffer are the men to see. They're not former players or coaches. They're not colorful sportswriters or broadcasters. They are fans. Dolezal is the owner of J.D.'s Baseball Card and Sports Nostalgia Shop, 538 W. 23rd St. Shaffer is the owner of Jay's Baseball Store, 1014 Massachusetts St.
Hanging behind the counter in Dolezaal's shop is an autographed photo of Ted Williams, frozen in the left-handed stance that terrorized pitchers for two decades.
A six-foot display case stands to the left, filled with baseballs signed by heroes of yesterday such as Brooks Robinson, Bob Gibson and Gil Hodges, as well as today's stars such as Mark McGwire and Kevin Seitzer.
Another rack features programs from World Series and All-Star games. There's the program from the '80 Series when George Brett suffered from a case of hemorrhoids. There's the program from the '82 Series, when Wille McGee twice stretched over the wall in Milwaukee to take home runs from the Brewers, and then hit two himself. And there's a program from the '73 All-Star game played at an unfinished Royals Stadium.
One wall in Shaffer's shop features several blown-up photographs. There is Willie Mays with his back turned to the infeld, making "The Catch." There is Joe DiMaggio, wielding a bat in the dugout. Both photos are signed.
Shaffer also displays memorabilia from other sports. A basketball card behind the counter depicts one Larry Brown, who finished second in the league in assists for the Kentucky Colonels during the 1971-72 season.
In each shop there are boxes. Hundreds of them. Each one, approximately the size of a Velveeta cheese box, holds about 800 bubble gum cards. The ends of each box are marked with the years of the cards they hold.
Dolezal now has been in business for five years, while Shaffer has been in business about six months. The two have been successful, her names suggest: baseball cards.
That's right. Dolezal and Shaffer
"I was a collector as a kid," he
said. "But now I'd save my a dealer."
Dolezel grew up in Wilson, a small town in north-central Kansas where his parents ran a drug store. He remembers the kids in town coming in the store to buy packs of baseball cards.
make money selling those pictures of
movies that kids buy with
bubble gum.
But what makes someone decide he can make a living selling $21\frac{1}{2} \times 3\frac{1}{8}$ pieces of cardboard that in packs for 40 cents in most grocery stores?
Surprisingly, Dolezal said he didn't consider opening the shop to be a risk.
"I saw a need in the area, and I filled it," Dolezal said. "Lawrence has a pretty good base of collectors."
"His store is a piece out of history," Easley said. "It has an old
Easley said it was clear that Dolezal was in the business because he loved the game.
Shaffer agrees. "There are plenty of collectors in residence." he said, "their work is marvelous."
William Easley, former student body president and a KU graduate, has been a customer of Dolezal's since he was a student at KU.
"J. D. is a great guy for the hobby." Easley said. "He introduces new people to the hobby and he takes the time to show them how to get started."
Sports memorabilia collecting has become a fast growing hobby in the 1980s. It is beginning to approach the popularity of two of the oldest and largest hobbies — stamp and coin collecting. For example, George Brett's 1975 card, his first, could be had for less than a dime 12 years ago. The same card sells for $20 to $30 today, depending on its condition, Dolezal said.
flavor to it; it's not like the newer shops you might see in Kansas City. When you walk in the shop, it's like entering another era."
Baseball cards, like coins, are graded according to their condition, ranging from mint to poor.
Cards are certainly the hobby's foundation, but any items related to sports are becoming collectibles: autographs, bats, balls, jerseys, programs, scorecards and even ticket stubs.
Dolezal runs the shop himself. He has no employees. He is normally in the shop 40 hours a week.
Shaffer's shop began as a hobby, but he finds it taking more and more of his time. He has hired Tracy Ohmart, Lawrence junior, to help run the shop during the week.
Business is fairly steady throughout the year. Dolezal said.
The busiest time of the year for Shaffer is the spring, when the cards for the upcoming season arrive.
See CARDS, p. 6, col. 1