University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, August 18, 1976
Men's tennis team keeps coach
By ERIC MARTINCICH
Sports Writer
After two months of indecision, it appears now that Kirkland Gates will coach the KU football team.
"I talked with Clody Walker (KU athletic director) and he said, that after looking around he couldn't find anyone to fill my job. I had to go to another place, you will be going once again this fall."
The question of who would be head coach arose this summer when Gates left his job at the Alvarra Racquet Club and became the pro at the Carriage Club in Kansas City,
"We like our tennis coaches to be local and affiliated with the Alvamar Racquet Club." Walker said, "It's good for our players. We have a place to practice during the winter."
"WHEN GATES ANNOUNCED that he was no longer associated with Alvamar, told him we would take a look around at the building. It was available. We feel now that it is best to continue as we have in the past. Kirkland will be our coach. There's no controversy."
KU's No.1 player Bill Clarke
"because we had no solid coach," Clarke said, "it was hard to convince people of our importance."
Although the coaching situation has been solidified, the indecision that reigned throughout the summer months has caused problems with recruiting.
BILL CLARKE, the No. 1 player at
the lacrosse left with talking to
most of the recruits.
Staff photo
Kansas lost Paul Griffith because of the coaching situation, Griffith, from Cowley County (Kan.) Community College, was played by the best junior college players in Kansas.
Now that it is certain he will be the head
inforce, Gates must turn his attention to the
incarcerated.
"We will be very low key in the fall with
Fans ...
From page one Kicking
PLACE KICKING—This is a serious problem spot for the Jayhawks. With Kerbel insultible, it will have to be a freshman and be a 5th-ranked player with a 5-1 all-breaker from Cleveland, Ohio.
PUNTING - Bob Swift has graduated and O'Rear is gone, so again it will have to be a freshman. Moore is very concerned and plans to make it one of the first priorities of fall practice. In addition to Hubach, he averaged 43.5 yards as a punter in high school and 29.7 yards as a field chores are Guy McClure of Maplewood, Mo., who averaged 42.8 yards a punt as a senior last season, and Bill Lillis, from Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Mo.
informal practices” Gates said. “We’ve found that if we have too much fall tennis people just get too drained. By having our ballies put the batterles the kids sometimes get.”
Kansas, which finished fourth in the Big Eight last year, will be strong at the top, sporting perhaps the best No. 1 and 2 punch around with Clarke and Mark Hosking.
Clarke, Leawood senior, played all last season at the No. 1 singles finishing with a 24-5 record and a berth in the NCAA Championship.
"I EVE LBLOW THE Big Eight the last time I saw him," said sad. "It's figuring it's my turn to win it, I'm ready."
Clarke, at 6-4 and 200 pounds, finished second in the Glenwood Manor-Missouri Valley Masters tennis tournament held earlier this month in Overland Park.
Hooking, as a freshman last season, had a 25-4 score, finishing at the N. 3 position.
"He's got more potential than anyone else on the team," Clarke said of his teammate.
Also back for KU will be Greg Buller, a
senior, who was 9-18 last season; Joe
Ruysser, a sophorae; Jeff Thomas, the
No. 4 man last year; Hank Colman,
who played at the No. 6 spot; and Lonnie Taylor,
a Leawed junior.
ALTHOUGH GATES wasn't able to do much recruiting because of the coaching situation, he did sign two players in 1986 and 1987. Collier was the second-highest ranked high school player in Oklahoma last year, and Krizman was one of the players in high school last summer.
The only player the Jayhawks are losing
from last season is their No. 2, Tim
Miller.
"We have a strong team even though we used little money in scholarships. I think that this is a credit to the school and the program."
"We've got a good one-two pinch and we're strong at the bottom." Gates said.
Now that Gates has his job locked up he can spend some time looking for players. He said that students interested in trying out the new playfield at Allen Field House before September 1.
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