Franz and Davis
Seniors honored at fete
Two senior KU basketballlers were bade farewell last night at the annual Basketball Banquet in the Kansas Union.
Captain Ron Franz and guard Pat Davis were both presented with a two-piece set of luggage before a crowd of 400 in the Union Ballroom. Downtown Lawrence Roundball Club president Don Robertson made the presentations.
Franz was cited earlier by assistant coach Sam Miranda for, "his fine leadership during three years at KU, participating in all games those years, starting the last two and captaining the squad in the 1966-67 season."
Miranda and head coach Ted Owens noted Franz' outstanding performance against Oklahoma at Norman this year as the highlight of his career. He scored a season high of 22 points as the Jayhawks pulled a tight, foul-riddled game to their side in the second half.
"Ron came through when several of the boys were in foul trouble with the score tied at half-time," Owens said. "But he played a tough game and scored 22 points to help us keep fighting for the Big Eight title.
"And it's always nice to win down there," OU grad Owens chuckled.
Then Owens changed the subject to the other senior, Pat Davis.
"He came out for the team as a freshman without a scholarship." Owens said, "but he worked hard in practice and earned a scholarship for his sophomore year."
Both Davis and Franz received
standing ovations as did the dean of American basketball coaches, Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen, when he was introduced.
Allen presented Jo Jo White with the F. C. Allen Trophy which is presented annually to
the athlete voted the most inspirational by the team. Allen summed the meaning of the trophy:
"To get the vote of one's own teammates is the greatest honor he can receive," he said.
— UDK Photo by Don Steffens
A GIFT OF LUGGAGE
Pat Davis is shown receiving a set of luggage from Don Robertson, representative from the Downtown Roundballers club. Davis is one of the two graduating KU basketball players honored last night at the annual basketball banquet. The other graduating senior is Ron Franz.
Skydiving club has its ups and downs
Geronimo is not dead.
He lives on in the cries of the members of the KU Parachute Club who skydive from 12,500 feet and exhilerate in a 60-second free fall before "hitting the silk."
KU's "chutists" make themselves at home in the skies on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and all day Saturdays and Sundays.
"Since the club began in the fall of 1965," Roger McDaneld, Osborne junior and club safety officer, said, "the worst mishaps we've had are a broken ankle and a broken foot.
"Neither of those accidents were due to a malfunction in the equipment," he said, "but were a fault of the jumper."
McDaneId, who is in charge of training new members, said beginners make their first five jumps from 2.800 feet with the aid of a "static line" which opens the parachute automatically.
"From there the novice advances to a greater height and has a five-second delay before he pulls the ripcord," McDaniel said. "The altitude is increased and the delay periods are added in five-second intervals until the maximum of 12,500 feet and 60 seconds is reached."
McDandel said an enthusiastic jumper can get in as many as five jumps in one day if he is competent in repacking his parachute.
Few jumpers can afford this, however. A lift in the Cessna 180 jump plane to the maximum height costs $5.
Spring intramurals to begin
Deadline for all entries is tomorrow.
Softball competition, which will begin April 13, will be divided into two divisions; fast pitch ("A" League) and slow pitch ("B" League). Teams entered must have a minimum of 12 players. Each team will compete in a round robin schedule.
IN ALL sports other than softball and swimming, a team will be composed of two singles players and one doubles team. Each match will be decided by the team winning two of three contests.
The 1967 spring intramural program features competition in horseshoes, softball, tennis, golf, swimming, handball, and badminton.
A minimum of four players are needed for a complete team, but more than four may be entered.
THE INTRAMURAL swimming meet will be held on April 25 and 27, while the golf tournament has been tentatively scheduled for May 13.
Schedules and results will be posted on the intramural bulletin board in Robinson Gymnasium.
WEATHER
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts partly cloudy and warmer weather today but low precipitation probabilities.
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