Relay successes boost KU hopes
The Jayhawks will leave the relay circuit this weekend as they travel to Albauquerque, N.M., for a triangular with Texas A&M and New Mexico.
Highlighting the meet will be the appearance of world record holders Jim Ryun of KU in the mile and 880 and Randy Matson of Texas A&M in the shot and discus.
MATSON CAME within 1½" of his world standard in the shot put last weekend with 70-5½ and Ryun blazed a 1:46.1 880 relay carry at the Texas Relays as the Hawks set a world sprint medley relay record March 31 at 3:13.3.
Ryun and the other members of KU's strong middle distance corps could be hampered by Al-Biquerque's 5200-foot altitude.
Though Ryun has never run competitively higher than 1500-feet. New Mexico coach Hugh Hackett doesn't think Ryun will be bothered by the altitude.
"WHEN YOU'RE THAT good it doesn't make that much difference," Hackett said, "it will be a tremendous meet and should be a real team battle between Kansas and New Mexico."
The Hawks are one of the nation's top dual track teams in the nation following impressive developments during the past Texas and Southwestern Relays.
The KU tennis team claimed victories in two of five matches held over spring vacation.
Ryun and crew raced to a 3:16.3 standard at Texas and hurdlers George Byers and Lee Adams sliced personal records to 13.8 and 14.0, respectively at Southwestern.
Spring sports
Daily Kansan Tuesday, April 11, 1967
The KU netmen gained decisions over Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia (7-0) and Oklahoma State (4-3), while drop-Mississippi State (5-2) and Oklahoma City (5-1).
WASHBURN WILL SERVE as the first home opponent for the KU tennis seaud in its next competitive match scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Cowboy coach Chet Bryan says that pitching should be the big team strength. Richard Frank, who went 6-2 his sophomore year and 4-2 this year will be heading the pitching list. Larry Burchart and Don Kuykendall will also be adding to the strength. Kuykendall was bothered by arm trouble and moved to the outfield, but may see some action from the mound this year.
OKLAHOMA STATE'S Big Eight record this season is 2-0, and KU's record is 1-1. The Cowboys were the 1966 Big Eight champions and finished 2nd in the NCAA race.
The KU baseball team will clash with Oklahoma State in a doubleheader this Friday and Saturday in a single game. Oklahoma State is fresh from a victory over Missouri. The two ball clubs, the Tigers and the Cowboys, are the title favorites.
KU nine takes on Cowboys
KU golfers tied for fifth in the eighth annual Oklahoma Intercollegiate golf tournament held over the weekend, but dropped three dual matches in action staged last week.
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The Jayhawk linksmens compiled a 54-hole total of 206 to the K-State for fifth position in the two-day Oklahoma tourney.
KU COULD MANAGE only second best, however, in dual matches with Oklahoma State $(\frac{1}{2}, - \frac{5}{2})$, Wichita State (9-6) and Oklahoma (12-3).
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The problem is adjusting to Rodgers' "moving quarterback" offense. But Rodgers pointed out, "Johnny Unitas would not look good in our offense now."
"OUR QUARTERBACKS are no better or worse than Gary Beban (star quarterback for UCLA) was the first day of practice." Rodgers said. "It depends on how they improve."
Acquaintinng his squad with a new system of football is Coach "Pepper" Rodgers' major problem as spring practice swings into its third day.
Rodgers said it was too early to express pleasure or dissatisfaction with the performance of the team, but he was pleased with the team's attitude.
New coach drills team
"The strength of our team appears to be in our receivers and defense," Rodgers said. "Our weaknesses are a lack of depth and the unknown quality of our quarterbacks and secondary."
RODGERS EXPRESSED pleasure with the play of sophomore Vernon Vanoy, KU basketball star and former Missouri allstater, and Emery Hicks, 6-foot, 215-pound freshman linebacker.
The 6-8, 240-pound Vanoy worked with the offensive white team at right end Saturday and with the defensive blue squad at left end yesterday.
Veterans singled out for praise by Rodgers were Mike Sweatman, all Big Eight linebacker from last year's team, and Bruce Peterson who is making the transition from his defensive end spot of last year to defensive tackle.
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