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Thursday, April 24, 1975
University Dally Kansan
Fame eludes KU runner
By KEN STONE Sports Writer
If George Mason, University of Kansas track team captain, is a crowd pleaser, his complete finals heats
When Mason runs, there is usually no crowd to please.
Mason goes in for that type of track competition known as the long distance run. Mason competes in the six-mile run, the steeplechase and an occasional marathon.
Mason is realistic about his failure to receive recognition from the track stars who participated bynarrating his performance bynarrating
"I think everyone wants more publicity, so I keep trying to get better," Mason said last week. "If I deserve it, I'll be in the papers."
Mason's performances demand recognition. His visit 2:29 at time of the Oil Capital Marathon in Tulsa, Okla., on March 22 not only established a KU record but would have ranked among the top ten collegiate times in the country last year.
Mason's first marathon was a year ago. He and several Kansas teammates thought it would be fun to attempt the 28-mile, 385-race race in last year's Kansas Relays.
Mason said the race wasn't too tough for his first 20 miles. He had said he once run 30 miles.
"I found it was pretty easy, running along at a nice steady pace," Mason said.
"I met another guy and we ran with each other for minutes, but I took it my own." "Man," she added.
But his mind made its inevitable return to
"That's when it started hurting," Mason said. "It was fatigued, but I was just hurting and hurt and hurt and hurt."
the condition of his body in the last few miles, which were run partly uphill.
Yet. Mason, a Clarksville, Ark.
sophoraum
and first effort of 2:39:57.
This time, on a fast, level course, Mason raised his personal best, a school record of 185.
When a friend told Mason about the Tulsa marathon this year, Mason said he calculated the amount of time he had to prepare for it and decided to run.
Terry Ziegler of the Tulsa Running Club, who was the Kansas Relays marathon champion in 1974, won at Tulsa with a time of 2:18:10. Mason placed third and another KU runner, Joel Cambran, took fourth with a 2:39:07.
Mason said the layout of the Tulsa course was such that the runners had to make the most efficient route.
"It got to be boring, especially after the first six lans." Mason said.
But if boring was the word for a seven lap race, a six-mile race consisting of 24 laps around a 440 track must be considered especially tedious.
But Mason does well in that event. At the Wichita State Relays two weeks ago, Mason ran the six-mile run in 29:46.8. That effort moved him to third on the KU six-mile list behind John Lawson's 28:24.0 in 1966 and Terry McKeen's 29:22.0 in 1972.
Yet the event Mason seems to enjoy the most and show the most improvement in is the steepelech, which involves three-foot-high barriers and a menacing water jump.
Mason, who said he gained inspiration for his running through his deep religious faith and the positive attitude of his teammates, and the success of his training, because it was not a run-of-the-mill event.
"It's more than just running around the field," Mason said. "It involves different talents."
Among those talents needed in steeplechase events are the basic endurance of the distance runner, which Mason undoubtedly possesses, and the odd talent of being able to hurdle, an ability usually reserved for tall, lean sprinters.
"it's sort of a challenge to get over them," Mason said of the barriers in the race. "Toward the end of the race it starts hurting pretty badly.
"Your body really feels bad and you don't can you get over the hurdles," Mason said.
Evidently, though, Mason has been getting over those hurdles. In the "slow section" of the Kansas Relays steeplechase himself to his personal best of 9.20.0.
"I still want to shoot for 9:10 and evenually to get under nine minutes," Mason said.
If Mason reaches the time of 8:59.0 by the end of this season, he not only will have achieved his goal but also will have qualified for the National College Athletic Association's championship meet in Provo, Utah.
Possibly he will gain a little of the crowd's attention in the process.
By JOHN HICKEY Sports Writer
Clarke takes tennis seriously
Seeing Bill Calhoun for the first time, one might think that he was a basketball player or a high jumper. Actually KU's 6-4-foot4, and his jersey had never played any other sport, seriously.
Seriously is euphermistic for the way Clarke plays tennis. An uninformed observer might well think that a tennis ball coming to his feet is ethical. He uses all of his height to serve that players and coaches agree is the hardest in the Big Eight.
But Clark showed an opponent some mercy and didn't use his serve Tuesday. KU was defeating Iowa State 9-4 and he was beating his man 6-0 in each of two sets without ever using his serve to its best advantage. Against a player who doesn't pose much threat Clark does not use his hard serve, he said Wednesday.
"I'm like a pitcher," he said. "I have to save my arm."
When the team plays several matches within a short period, he said he didn't use the most intelligent players.
He said the reason he had such a cannonball serve was that he was the biggest opponent in his game.
Clarke said he had developed his serve in high school at Shawnee Mission South, where he won the state championship his junior and senior years.
Clarke recently lost a closely-contested match to Rick Gorsah, Missouri No. 1, 2014. He then beat Merrill Grosse.
KU's Ronald MacDonald no clown on baseball field
There's a name in Lawrence that's becoming familiar. The name is associated with the University of Kansas baseball team but is becoming well known for all the
But MacDonald said Wednesday that his name didn't bother him as much now as it did when he was a kid.
MacDonald also said his named helped him at times.
The name is Ronald MacDonald.
"When I was younger, it embarrassed me to be called Ronald MacDonald. "he said. "I ignore it now, though. I've heard it so much it doesn't really bother me."
MacDonald, an Olathe freshman, went five for seven in Tuesday's twin bill against Washburn. He hit a home run in the second game and his hit total to 13 in his last 21 times at bat.
sometimes the guys on the other team ride me pretty hard about my name," he said. "That just makes me try that much harder and play that much better."
The KU shortstop is leading the Jayhawks in all the batting statistics. MacDonald is also leading the Jays in his scored 24 runs and has 11 RBIs, five doubles, three triples and five home runs.
MacDonald said he had come to KU
because his parents moved to Olathe and KU was close to home.
He said he was happy with his decision to help, even though KU isn't note for excellent grades.
"The guys on the team are great," he said. "Coach Temple has been good to him. He's given me a chance to play and I have the opportunity as far as the school or school's concerned."
Maybe more fans will come to the games next year, a major league scout will find Ron MacDonald and he'll get to play major league baseball. With his famous name, recognition in baseball can't be that far away.
KU golfers will play in Drake Invitational
The University of Kansas golf team will play teams from the North Central states today and Friday in the 44-Hole Drake Invitational golf tournament in Des Moines.
The KU golfers will play 36 holes today on
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player in the conference and Clarke said he expected him to become a professional basketball player.
Clarke, however, is enthusiastic about his two remaining years at KU. He said he had a chance to be a leader.
"I'm not good enough." he said.
--the tennis player on the court is playing only to win, he said.
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In reference to the image of tennis as a social sport that is played on sunny Sunday afternoons, Clarke said that would be the last thing on earth, he would do.
He is majoring in business and intends to go to law school. But going to the NCAA tennis finals this year is a more immediate goal. To do that a player must play well against good competition during the regular season, he said.
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The University of Kansas women's tennis team will be host to the Missouri Valley Tennis Tournament today through Sunday at the Premium and Allen Field House tennis courts.
He said a tennis player could throw a football in his front yard for recreation just as a football player could play tennis just for fun.
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