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By JOHN MARSHALL
Weather will be the biggest factor in the sale of concessions at the Kansas Relays, said Kevin A. Remick, concessions manager at KU.
"Of course," Remick said, "there will also be a change in seating Saturday as compared to Thursday's and Friday's crowd, and this will also be a factor."
The sale of concessions at the Relays is a convenience the crowd at an athletic event often takes for granted.
"PEOPLE JUST don't realize how much planning it takes." Remick said. "We will take the next two weeks to plan for seven hours' work at the Relays."
Remick said that about 2,500 hot dogs should be sold at the ReLays and if the weather is good on Saturday, "we should sell a drink to every person." Good weather is expected to bring a Saturday crowd of 15-20,000.
Remick said a track meet afforded more opportunity to sell cokes and hot dogs because there were so many breaks, with individual events being run about every ten minutes. Compared to a football or basketball game with halftime being the only big break, concessions should go in a big way.
Remick said another factor in effective sales was getting the merchandise in the right area at the right time.
WE ARE ALWAYS secondguessing, Remick said, and we try and figure out where the most people are going to be most of the time.
Remick will hire around 200
Shooting movies of the Kansas Relays is the biggest endeavor of the year for Wayne Replogle.
Relays movies planned
Replogle, known by coaches as "Rep," is director of photography for the department of athletics.
"Rep" and four other camera men will operate cameras to record the Relays this year on 3200 ft. of 16mm color film.
THE MOVIES are used for public relations, entertainment and recruitment. Replogle said that 15 to 20 service clubs will view a special highlight film of the Relays.
In addition to the 16mm color film, 8mm black and white movies will be shot for individual study by Relay participants. The participants can watch a "loop" film dozens of times to improve their skills.
Color film of the relays has been shot since the end of World War II. Some black and white footage was filmed before the war. All films are used in a special library in Allen Fieldhouse.
REPLOGLE'S TWO brothers and two employees from the KU photography and graphic arts department will assist Replogle in filming the Relays.
people—of all ages—to help with the relaps concessions.
Replogle estimates the cost of shooting all three days of relay competition at 350.0.
Of these 200, many are housewives and husbands, University groups, scout groups, members of the KU-Y, and some fraternity men.
ANOTHER FACTOR in sales will be the big events in the afternoon. Most of the people, Remick said, won't come to the stadium until 2 or 3 p.m. because that's when the big events like the mile are run.
"This might tend to hamper morning sales," Remick said.
"This is one way to get the parents and kids working at the same time—some of them really enjoy it," Remick said.
Another factor in concession sales is moving.
Moving from the field house to the stadium is an expensive operation. Remick said, and it is costly to re-place an operation as big is this.
ONE OF REMICK'S biggest
"If the weather's going to be good, we'll beef it up," Remick explained, "and if it's going to be bad, I'll 'hedge' a little, and try to second-guess the weather man."
problems, or worries, is little people who get into dangerous areas around the concession stands. Remick said small children get restless and then start to wander around, climbing high into some very dangerous places. It's especially dangerous for the children and also for the people below. Remick said.
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"We are already getting ready for the fall football season," Remick said, "we're thinking about how many stands to open, how many hot dogs to buy, and how many people to hire."
Monday, April 17 was the day Remick received his five-day weather forecast, and he then made the final decision on how to run the Relays concessions.
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Karate has new teacher
A Japanese student previously enrolled in the Intensive English Center at KU and on a student visa was deported for dropping out of school.
Shoichi Yamamoto was a "black belt" karate champion in Japan and taught the art of karate to a class at KU.
Self defense is also taught on Saturday mornings in Robinson by Bruce Morrison. Leavenworth graduate student, and Eugene White, Arkansas City sophomore, and Karate Club president.
The class which meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the Robinson Gymnasium Wrestling Room is presently taught by Max Muller, Shawnee Mission freshman, and David Ward, Prairie Village junior. Both are "brown belt" athletes.
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