SHORT SHOTS John Novotny, University of Kansas athletic counselor the past three years, was elevated to the dual position of assistant athletic director and athletic business manager. The move was announced by Wade Stinson, athletic director, after his appointment of Novotny was confirmed by the KU Athletic Board. Novotny, 32, succeeds Monte Johnson, who resigned after 10 years, will begin his new position July 1. Stinson said a successor to Novotny as athletic counselor will be named later. The new athletic business manager, who holds three degrees from KU, was born at Dewey, Okla., and reared at Claflin, Kan. He earned a B.S. degree in education at Kansas in 1960, an A.B. in history and political science in 1961 and a masters degree in history in 1963. Randy Culbertson, standout guard from Raytown (Mo.) South, is the first basketball player to sign a Big Eight letter of intent with KU this year, coach Ted Owens announced Wednesday. The 6-foot athlete led Raytown to a 27-1 record and the Missouri state championship. He averaged 15.4 points per game through his senior year and was selected to many Missouri and Kansas City area all-high school teams. Pepper Rodgers and his Kansas football staff will hold open house for high school coaches Saturday at their new offices in the Allen Field House annex. The Jayhawk staff will hold informal discussions with visiting coaches and be available for question and answer sessions. In the afternoon, the prep coaches will be invited to attend the KU practice session, including a controlled scrimmage at Memorial Stadium. Rodgers said another similar open house is planned for the following Saturday, but indicated the scrimmage on April 18 will be scheduled during the morning to avoid conflict with the closing afternoon session of the Kansas Relays. KU's baseball game against K-State at Lawrence April 18 has been moved up to begin at 11 a.m., Jayhawk athletic director Wade Stinson announced. Apr. 9 1970 KANSAN Hawk shortstop shows versatility By DAVID SCHWARTZ Kansan Sports Writer Keith Lieppman, Kansas City, Mo. junior, is a busy athlete at KU. Each fall the 6-1,200-pounder turns his attention to the gridiron where he is a member of the Jayhawk football squad. As soon as the football season concludes he turns his talents to baseball. This year is Lieppman's second as the starting shortstop for the Jayhawk nine. Last season he hit for a .261 average and led the team with three home runs and 17 runs batted in. Returning to the same top notch form this year, Lieppman has smacked the ball at a remarkable .450 consistency in the 'Hawks first six encounters. The slick-fielding shortstop possesses good power also as evidenced by the three doubles he has cracked early in the season. Although the Jayhawks stumbled to a 12-14 season last year and floundered in the second division of the Big Eight race with a 7-12 mark, Lieppman expects the team to be much improved this year. The 'Hawks, off to one of their better starts are currently 5-1 and leave today for a weekend series with Oklahoma in Norman "With the addition of pitcher Dave Robisch, a good defensive infield, and more overall experience I think we can improve on last year's finish," he stated. "If we do well at Oklahoma this weekend, I think we have a good chance at grabbing a spot in the first division." Lieppman started playing baseball at the age of eight in the 3 and 2 League in Kansas City. The last four summers he has played for the Katz team in the Ban Johnson League, and he intends to do the same this summer while going to summer school at KU. Lieppman was a member of the Ban Johnson all-star team in both 1966 and 1968. As a shortstop, Lieppman feels the most important things to concentrate on are keeping the knees bent and the glove down. As for hitting he says, "Most of it is instinct, but concentration is essential so you don't develop bad habits." "I've always enjoyed baseball," he said. "Most of it has come naturally to me." His goal is to play pro baseball. Lieppman's future already seems bright as he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966, but decided to attend KU before giving the pro's a try. The first American to win a Nobel Prize for literature was Sinclair Lewis in 1930. Relays attracts three top milers Three of the nation's leading middle distance runners, all of whom ran at the KU Relays as collegians, today accepted invitations to compete in the famed Glenn Cunningham Mile at next week's Jayhawk baton carnival. John Lawson, Tom Von Ruden and John Mason, all representing the Pacific Coast Club, assured meet director Bob Timmons that they will run in this invitational race named in honor of KU's great miler of the 1930's. Lawson competed for KU in 1964-65-66, won numerous championship, including the 1965 NCAA cross-country title, and ran with nine winning relay teams on the Kansas-Texas-Drake baton circuit. The former Jayhawk captain has a best time of 3:59.3. Lawson turned in one of the biggest suprises of the past indoor campaign when he upset Kip Keino, the Olympic 1,500 meter champion, at Los Angeles with a 4:00.6 effort, the fastest mile of the 1970 indoor season. Mason, the former Fort Hays State ace, is also well known to KU Relays fans. He enjoyed a banner indoor season and his 4:00.8 at Vancouver ranked third nationally behind Lawson and Keino, who posted identical 4:00.6 times in their thriller at Los Angeles. Von Ruden, one-time Oki- ahoma State star, owns the best mile of the three with his 3:56.9 in 1967. He posted a 4:02.4 this past winter when he also smashed the world record for 1,000 meters. While at Oklahoma State Von Ruden was a member of many crack relay teams, including a two-mile outfit that once held the world record. Since then he's continued to run in the service and with the Pacific Coast Club and has ranked high among the world's best from the 880 through the mile. He was a member or the United States 1,500 meter trio at the Mexico City Olympics with Jim Ryun and Marty Liquori. Von Ruden finished ninth in the finals. The Glenn Cunningham Mile is scheduled for 2:30 on the closing Saturday session of the Kansas Relays. The three-day meet begins Thursday, April 16, and will be the first competition on KU's new Tartan track. 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