Cowboys plague Jayhawk golfers
By Ron Hanson
In two separate golf meets over the weekend, KU won against three teams and lost to two bringing the Jayhawks' season record to 7-4 for dual meets.
At Lawrence on Friday, the KU golfers beat Wichita State University, 9-6, but lost to last year's league champion, Oklahoma State, 13 1/2-1 1/2.
SATURDAY afternoon the Jayhawks traveled to Columbia, Mo., to compete in a four-team meet with Missouri, Kansas State and Oklahoma State. KU defeated both MU and K-State by identical scores of 9 1/2-5 1/2, but lost again to Oklahoma State, 12-3.
Also at the meet in Columbia, the Jayhawk freshman team defeated Missouri's frosh, 8 1/2-6/1-2.
ACCORDING to John Hanna, Jayhawk golf coach, this year's team lacks some consistency but has shown improvement in recent matches.
The top five golfers on this year's team include: Jack Clevenger, Topeka sophomore; Tuffy
Mayor, Wichita senior; Bill Southern, Ellinwood junior; Boen White, Kansas City sophomore; and Kent Powell, Wichita senior.
HANNA said that while all of these golfers are good, consistency is their main problem.
The Jayhawks' next meet will be against Kansas State at Manhattan, and then Missouri and Nebraska at Lawrence, April 29 and 30. Hanna said he believes KU should beat all three of these teams.
CONCERNING the outlook for the Big Eight Conference meet at Columbia, May 13-14, Hanna believes the Jayhawks could end up as high as third or fourth. He said that Oklahoma State will probably win it again this year. Last year KU was fourth in this meet.
Hanna said the top golfer in the conference this year is OSU's Bob Dickson. The Cowboy golfer participated this year in the Master's Tournament and played well enough to make the cut-offs. Dickson was also instrumental in Oklahoma State's victories over KU last weekend.
Inexperience shows in 1st grid scrimmage
With many new players getting a thorough workout, KU's football team held its first game-type scrimmage of the spring season Monday afternoon.
The scrimmage, which had been postponed over a week because of bad weather, emphasizes offense. Three separate teams saw action while playing on a two-platoon basis.
THREE former defensive players and a freshman made up the first offensive backfield, while three freshmen and a former redshirt comprised the second. Head coach Jack Mitchell has said all spring that he was going to use plenty of new and inexperienced men in the lineups.
Starting at number 1 quarterback for the Blue squad in the scrimmage was Halley Kampschroeder, a defensive back most of last season. He shifted to split end whenever the second unit came in and Mitchell said that Kampschroeder will play both positions all spring.
AT FULLBACK on the No. 1 squad was J. C. Hixon, former defensive back out most of last
season with a broken arm. Filling in the right halfback position was a member of last year's freshman team, Mike Harris. Bill Lynch, a roving linebacker last fall, started at left halfback.
Two of last year's offensive backs found their way onto the defensive squad. Dick Bacon was at right linebacker and Rick Abernathy was at right cornerback.
AS FAR as the game scrimmage went, the white-shirted defense halted the offense fairly well as it usually does this early in the season. But the second offensive unit managed two touchdowns, including a long drive for a score against the No. 1 defense. The top offensive unit scored once.
In the locker room after the scrimmage, Mitchell said the team has a lot of learn.
"The backs are all young and they go the wrong way half the time," he said. "They just haven't had enough work."
Daily Kansan
Tuesday, April 26, 1966
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'JOHN LAWSON DAY'
IN PRESENTING the plaque, McCrackin had said, "Practice, dedication, hard work—these four words sum up John Lawson."
BOB TIMMONS, head track coach, asked to speak. In a short speech, Timmons called Lawson "a great athlete and a tremendous leader."
Hall awards track star
A special award was made by Jack Kille, Ottawa senior. This prize was a stuffed, felt-covered Jayhawk. Presented from "the Templin Float-builders Anonymous" and described as "the only piece we had left over," the "bird" was given as "further recognition for your achievements."
By Will Hardesty
"To John Lawson," the plaque read. "Your character and achievements reflect credit on yourself, your university, and your residence hall. Presented by the men of Templin. April 24, 1966."
Smiling with a mixture of pride, happiness, embarrassment, and gratitude, Lawson accepted the plaque from Tom McCrackin, Kirkwood, Mo., junior, the president of Templin Hall. The 250 people who were watching stood and applauded the athlete they were honoring with "John Lawson Day."
Timmons contended that Lawson "was not looking like national championship material in high school," but he has "found that little something extra necessary to be great."
"His whole attitude is on the positive side. He's a terrific inspiration to all the boys on the team," Timmons said.
"I WANT to tell you how proud I am of this dorm," the head track mentor declared. "Templin is warm and friendly and has a fine esprit de corps."
Timmons also told how two of the Kansas Relays watches changed hands. Art Cortez,
Carthage. Mo., senior, has been KU's leading broad-jumper, but was injured recently and could not enter the Kansas Relays.
Gary Ard, Modesto, Calif., junior, entered the broad-jump and won.
"NOBODY ever wanted to win a watch more than Cortez," Timmons maintained. "But Ard, who didn't know whether he'd have another chance to win or could win another watch, gave his to Cortez.
"Also, Jim Ryun gave his watch to his rabbit, Tom Yergovich," Timmons added.
TO DIE FOR THE CAUSE
A Radical Approach To The Draft
by Mr. Larry Glaser
Presented by KU Chapter, Young Americans for Freedom
7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 27 --- Cottonwood Room
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