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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, April 14, 1965
Smith Lauds Athletic Dedication
Dedication is the major prerequisite for any successful athlete according to Tyce Smith, Cherryvale senior and 1964 Big Eight indoor high jump champion.
By E. C. Ballweg
"Hard work, dedication and a tremendous love for athletics is necessary for any successful athlete," said Smith. "Athletics can however, be very rewarding to anyone who is willing to put forth the necessary effort."
Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Smith of Cherryvale. Smith's father is the Montgomery county school superintendent, Smith said, "The most important thing in my life has been the influence of my father. He has done more than any other individual in shaping my athletic career. I only hope that in some way I can someday repay him for all the hard work and patience he has had with me."
"Dad started me in sports when I was barely able to walk," Smith said, "and I've been grateful for it ever since. He gave me my first football when I was four years old." He added "Dad has always found time to coach me in sports."
SMITH and his father are physically different despite their mutual interest in athletics. His father stands only 5'10", and weighs well over 200 pounds. The younger Smith is 6'6", and tips the scales at 197 pounds. Smith said his father is a former "Golden Gloves" champion.
Smith excelled not only in track during high school, but other sports as well. He said that he made the all-Southeast Kansas area team as a tackle while performing for Oswango High School. He was also an all-state selection as a basketball center for two years, averaging better than 20 points a game during both his junior and senior years.
KU track coach Bill Easton and KU's fine academic standards were, according to Smith, the reasons for coming to KU. He said "Although I was offered several partial basketball scholarships, Coach Easton gave me a full track scholarship. I also felt that my top potential in athletics was in high jumping." Smith added that since coming to KU, he has confined his varsity athletics to track.
Smith said that his best jump so far is $6\frac{3}{4}$" when he won the Big Eight indoor track meet. He said his best outdoor jump is $67\frac{1}{2}$". "One of my greatest thrills in high jumping," he said, "came last year when I won the KU relays." Smith added that the KU Relays win was probably his greatest victory.
SPORTS have been a large share of Smith's life he said, and they have had a great influence on him. Smith said "I feel that the greatest thing about athletics is that they teach
Softball Heads Up Spring Intramurals
The KU spring intramural sports program got underway yesterday with six teams slated to meet in softball competition.
you self-discipline. Athletics aid a person's maturity tremendously."
Sixty-three teams are entered in the softball competition and are divided into four leagues: Independent "A," Independent "B," Fraternity "A," and Fraternity "B." Several divisions are set up within the leagues.
Other spring sports beginning soon include tennis, handball, badminton, and horseshoes. Play in these sports will be conducted as tournaments divided into four rounds. Round No. 1 must be completed before April 19, round No. 2 before April 26, round No. 3 before May 3, and round No. 4 before May 10.
Despite Smith's interests in athletics, he has not neglected the other roles of the typical student. He is majoring in business administration and his grade average at KU is a 1.94. Smith said that scholastic achievement has been as important to him as any success he had ever had on the athletic field.
Southwest High School holds 14 victories for 25 races run in the Kansas City, Mo. High School 880 relay event in the Kansas Relays. Southwest had five trophies between the 1937 opening of the event and 1949. In 1950 it began a string of nine victories that ran consecutively through 1958. It's record of 1:28.8, set in 1958, still stands.
SMITM said he plans to attend law school at Washburn University in Topeka after he graduates from KU this June. After he finishes law school, he hopes to launch a career in the corporation law field. He said "I feel that corporation law offers tremendous possibilities to young lawyers of today, both as a profession and for financial benefits."
Competition will continue on a once-a-week basis, ending on or before May 18. Winners will meet in play-offs to determine the champion in classes "A" and "B."
Smith has been active in several campus organizations while at KU. He is an active member of Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity. He has served on the Model UN, the Interfraternity Pledge Class Council
"My parents have always stressed scholarship ahead of any athletic participation," Smith said. He was salutatorian for his high school graduating class.
(IFPC) and the Dorm Senate. Smith said that he has also been active in the Collegiate Young Republicans and the Wesley Foundation throughout his four years at KU.
Smith summed up his college career by saying that he had tried to take advantage of all the opportunities which college offers. He added "Athletics and other activities offer as much to the student in furthering his educational background as do any college courses which the universities of today offer."
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