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Thursday, April 12. 1979
University Daily Kansan
Coach's drive is crew's asset
By BRETT CONLEY
Sports Writer
If Don Rose gets his way, the University of Kansas could become as well known for its crew teams as it is for its basketball teams.
Rose started a rowing program at KU three semesters ago, and said recently that he was determined to raise KU from its current "have-not" status.
"I don't see why Kansas can be one of the major rowing powers in the United States," Rose said. "It is a large school, we do it all, and body we have good rowing water."
Rose, 48, was first involved in rowing
However, with a lack of equipment, money and experienced rowers, the best thing the KU crew program has going for it is the experience of Rose.
Staff photo by STEPHAN SPECTOR
Crew coach
The KU crew lacks top-of-the-line equipment but it does not lack an experienced coach. Don Romo, who has been an active college coach for the past 16 years, started the KU crew with three guards and two goalies.
a coxwain, a person who steers a racing shell, for the University of Wisconsin student crew teams. From there, he moved on to be the coach the lightweight crews at Princeton and the head coach for Columbia University.
HE CAME TO the Midwest in 183 when he started a crew program at Kansas State University. He stayed at K-State until three years ago.
"I am interested in the development of the sport around the country, rather than in the stadium," he said. " east and west courts," he said. "When I started crew at Kansas State our nearest competitor was over 500 miles away. Now there are a number of schools that offer this sport."
"However, when I felt that Kansas State was not taking care of me in a way that I thought was right, after years of devoted effort to the school and the sport, I decided I would coach somewhere else."
AFTER HE left K-State, Rose went to a program at a school in Springfield, IL, but after two years there he decided the program was in "too long-term of a situation." It was then he decided to come to Kansas.
"I would describe our program here as making very distinct progress every semester so far," he said. "Our main problem is a lack of equipment."
KU has two used eight-oar shells and
one four-oar shell. One of the eights was donated by Nebraska and the other two shells were purchased by crew members with money from fund-raising projects. A new eight-oar shell costs at least $6,000. Rose said.
"The boats that we have are tailenders of the last of the Mohicans. They're very old and very ancient," he said.
WILL BE a long time before KU will be able to afford new equipment, he said, because of the expense and the fact that the program costs $2 million in funding comes from gifts and donations.
"I would say that at the present time we are not expecting anything from the company, so we don't offer official support, then you have people that decision-making processes really don't come down."
"That is one of the problems I felt we had at Kansas State. We had people who didn't want to play with the sport and, therefore, they could not really make good value judgments on them."
This spring is the first time KU has rowed a varsity crew. In the team's first meeting, against Washburn University, KU had lost by 10 points and said he was pleased with what he saw.
TYPICAL OF the KU program, however, the shells used for the races were rented from K-State. But this does not seem to bother Rose too much.
KU to battle for Big 8 net title this weekend
By DAVID COLBURN
Sports Writer
Sports Writer
The Big Eight Conference women's tennis champion will be decided this weekend, and KU coach Tom Kivisto said yesterday that the crown was in the Jawahir's grasp.
The tournament will be tomorrow and Saturday on the Allen Field House courts.
an injury that prevented her from participating, Kivisto said.
"I think we've got a good shot as anybody to come out on ton." Kiviste said.
The Jayhawk mentor said Okahama and Colorado were favored to be share the title, and KU and Missouri were picked to tie for first. Oklahoma was the top pick if its No. 1 player had not suffered
Team scoring will be based on a descending scale.
KIVISTO SAID he thought a team would
Softball postponed
The KU softball team's scheduled games with Emporia State University yesterday were postponed because of wet weather. They have been rescheduled for May 1.
The Jayhawks' next action comes this weekend in the Big Eight tournament in Indiana.
have to score at least 55 points to be in the running, and score in the 60s to win.
For the Jayhawks to win, Kivisto said they would need four players in the singles finals, and all three doubles teams would have to reach the semifinals.
Player seedling will play an important role in the Javhawks' chances. Kvisto said.
"Once you're seeded in the top four, it's almost automatic you'll finish in that top row."
Carrie Fotopolos and Val Block, KU's No. 1 and 2 players, should receive upper-division bites in singles and as a doubles partner when the war was worried about the rest of his lineup.
"THEIR'S NO guarantee our No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 singles players will get that top-four
Seeding will be done by a vote of the coaches at a meeting tonight.
If bad weather occurs the tournament will be moved to Alvamar Racquet Club. If this happens, Kivisto said, one change would be made in the format.
"If we do have bad weather, it looks as though we're going to be playing no-add tennis, which will put a lot of extra pressure on some of the girls." Kivisto said.
In no-add tennis, the first player to win four points wins a game. The tie score for win is 6-5.
Kelly Knight, a 64, 225-pound center from Salina South High School, signed a letter of intent at his home in Salina during a conference. KU Coach Ted Owens and coach Norwood were present to serve the brave team in Knight's Knight, who also played basketball at KI.
By JOHN P. THARP Associate Sports Editor
KU signs 2 recruits
Art House, a 6-10, 230-pound center from Tyler Junior College, Tyler, Texas, signed a letter in New York City to play his collegiate basketball at KU.
Owens had said earlier that although yesterday was the first day national letters of intent could be signed, KU wouldn't announce any signes until all were complete. KU can sign a maximum of five recruits under NCAA rules.
SOURCES IN Wichita said yesterday that a member of the KU staff, probably assistant Bob Hill, had intercepted House on the plane to get his signature, while recruiters from Wichita State University waited at Housey's home in the Bronx.
Sources in Texas said that House, who is the largest player in the nine-tteam Texas Eastern Conference, was flying home to New York for spring break.
KU is still hot after Ricky Ross, one of the most highly recruited players in the nation. Ross said this week that he probably wouldn't announce his selection until the
weekend, after the Kansas-Illinois all-star game. However, a Wichita source said yesterday that Ross might sign with KU before then. The 8-5 All-American guard averaged 32 points a game. He said his team would play Arkansas, where he visited last weekend.
KNIGHT, WHO averaged 22 points, 13 rebounds, three blocked shots and four assists a game, had planned to visit the University of Nevada-Reno this weekend but instead signed with Kansas. He also was recruited by Iowa State.
Housey, who had visited KU early this week, was only recently caught by Kansas. He attended Wetlint Clinton High School, the same Bronx school where Nate Archibald and Butch Lee played prep basketball. He and his team played six and six blocked shots a game for '94, playing the entire conference season with a broken finger on his shooting hand.
Just before Tyler began league play, Housey broke a finger on his left hand during practice when he jammed the finger on the bottom of a backboard. As a result, he was shot in the neck by the finger protector. He had been recruited by WSU Baylor, Purdue and Michigan State.
Owens said Knight had the strength to be effective inside but still had a good咩.
"We didn't have good physical strength on the boards outside of (Paul) Mokesi. Owens said yesterday. "Most of our front liners are skinny and we did get knocked around. Kelly has good size and good tough hands."
NAIA power is baseball opponent
The Missouri Southern State College Tigers, runners-up to Emporia State University, in last fall, hosted AIA baseball tournament, and scheduled a doubleheader against KU this afternoon.
KU coach Flydy Temple said yesterday that the chances of the games being played "didn't look good" because of field conditions and they were scheduled for 1:30 at Quigley Field.
Missouri Southern is 18-13 and ranked 17th in the NAIA national poll. The team has lost to Oklahoma State University, 2-8 and 4-5 in the conference, University of Illinois, 11-18 and 3-13. Kansas is 19-5-1.
Temple said he did not know who would start as pitcher for KU. Earlier in the week, the team traded his pitching job to
pitchers get some action to help him decide on a third and fourth starter to go with Dan. The two other options are not good.
Rovals beat Detroit
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B凯斯 and Hal McRae lashed consecutive doubles as Kansas City rallied for seven last nine innings and beat Detroit 10-3 last night.
Patek, capping a 4-four night, doubled
the number of Brett and McFaase
followed with two-base hats.
The Royals out-tail the Tigers 13-8. Detroit reliever Bruce Taylor, 0-1, took the defeat.
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