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By Tom Henderson
Olympic Gaines Threatened
Nothing on the sports scene recently has caused more
high-level tongue-wagging than a pair of proposed boy
cotts of the 1968 Summer Olympic Games set for Octo
ber in Mexico City.
The first by a group of American Negro athletes In
protest of the inequality among races In the United States,
and the second by several nations, demonstrating against
the readmission of South Africa, with its apartheid policy
and nearly all-white team, to the Games.
I feel that such political maneuvers have no place
in the realm of sports, especially in the Olympics, and,
should they succeed, would weaken the Olympic Games,
possibly to the point of complete collapse.
Political Maneuvers
The proposed boycotts have been referred to as poli
tical maneuvers because, in my opinion, this is exactly
what they are.
The Issues which those who intend to boycott are try
ing to protest are in little or no way related to athletics.
They are using the Olympics as an amplifier for
their grievances, and in doing so, are endangering the very
life of a sports institution which has managed to sur
vive and keep its unity through some of the world's great
est political crisis.
Smith, Wegner reach
same goals differently
Ames. Iowa Two of a
kind, that's Don Smith and
Waldo Wegner Iowa State
centers some 30-odd years
apart. Smith, who broke all
Iowa State scoring and re
bound records in his three
year career with the Cy
clones, "tied" a record set by
Wegner.
Wegner, a native of Ever
ly, Ipwa, led Iowa State in
conference and total season
scoring for three years. That
feat was not equalled again
Edwards Speaks Out
In an editorial published in a recent Saturday Eve
ning Post (March 9, 1968) Harry Edwards, the sociology
professor from San Jose State College, who is the leader
of the boycott by American Negro athletes, called those
who didn't join the protest traitors.
"We believe that many more will join the boycott in
coming months," Edwards said. "And frankly, any Ne
gro athlete who doesn't, is, in my opinion, a cop-out and
a traitor to his race."
Edwards, a successful discus-thrower, however, then
devotes several paragraphs to his early life and how he
used athletics as a means to "escape" the ghetto, and in
fers that athletics is nearly the only way in which the
American Negro can escape.
Why Shut the Door?
If this is true, then why should a Negro athlete be
labeled a traitor if he doesn't wish to cut off this link
to a brighter world.
It took decades for the American Negro to open even
this door toward equality, and right or wrong, the pro
posed boycott could go a long way toward shutting it
again, especially if it succeeds.
Why then, Mr. Edwards, should the American Negro
be in such a hurry to slam that door in his own face?
'Equality Never Existed
Edwards says the motives for the boycott are simple
ones.
"For 36 of the 72 years that the modern Olympics
have been staged, American Negroes have contributed
greatly to U.S. victories. And while they were winning
medals, Edwards continues, "they were also being hailed
before the world as symbols of American equality an
equality that has never existed.
"We are putting Washington and the world on notice
that they can no longer count on the successors of Jesse
Owens. Rafer Johnson and Bob Hayes to join in a fun-and-games
fete propagandized as the epitome of equal
rights, so long as we are refused these rights in white
society," Edwards says.
'Do It Without Us
Essentially, what Edwards is saying is, "See if you
can do it without us."
Rest assured, the United States will try, and, we be
lieve, it will succeed with or without help from Mr. Ed
wards' boycotters. But what will happen to the role of
the Negro athlete if the U.S. does succeed without them?
I do not wish to pass judgement on whether or not
the American Negro athlete has enjoyed complete equal
ity in the past, but will the proposed boycott help or hinder
him in his quest for such equality?
DorCt Use Athletics
It is not my intent to either condemn or condone the
American Civil Rights movement. This is a sports column.
Honeycutt
leads KSU
But I do condemn
for such protests.
the use of athletics as an outlet
Just as this space is reserved for commentary on
subjects related to sports, Civil Rights demonstrations
have their own proper channels, one of which is not athletics.
Manhattan, Kan. Used to
be, Steve Honeycutt could hit
goals in practice but not in
games.
"I'd freeze in a game," he
says. "Tighten up."
That was used to be because
Steve is Kansas State's lead
ing scorer with a 14.4 aver
age at the moment. His mis
siles have suddenly become
lethal. Why?
"Concentration," he ex
plains, "and a better follow
through. I've got more confi
dence now. I think I can hit
when I put one up there
Putting one up there is
about the only thing Honey
cutt has had trouble doing.
He's always been smooth de
fensively and a good rebound
er, which is something con
sidering he protrudes only 6-1
into the sky. He is also among
the Big Eight s quickest.
Now that Steve's figured out
how to shoot there's not much
else for him to learn and he's
still got another year of eligi
bility after this one.
Nobody at K-Stae is think
ing about next year, however.
The Wildcats assured them
selves a berth in the NCAA
Midwest Regional tournament
at Wichita, March 15-16 and
a victory over' Oklahoma State
Saturday gave them sole pos
session of the Big Eight cham
pionship with an 11-3 record.
Honeycutt has had such a
hand in all this that he's liable
to be a unanimous all Big
Eight selection when the bal
lots are in. He's all confer
ence to coach Tex Winter, any
way.
"If Steve's not all Big Eight
then we ve never had any
here." says Tex, "and we ve
had a few."
The thing that's brought
Honeycutt to folks' attention
this season has been his shoot
ing. He zeroed in when the
Cats were driving for the
championship, scoring 27
points in a 70-63 win at Mis
souri, 17 against Colorado last
week and 14 in the recent
63-61 triumph over Iowa State.
"I'm shooting a little dif
ferent, Honeycutt goes on,
"I'm getting more range and
better body control because I
guess I'm stronger than I was
last year."
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until Smith turned the trick
this year.
Wegner, director of the
Iowa State Center for Indus-
trail Research and Service,
had figures of 68-126 as a
sophomore in 1933. His junior
and senior figures for con
ference and total season play
were 94-138 and 106-169. His
two totals were 268 and 433
"Now take a look at Don's
figures," laughs Wegner. "1
was a big scorer in those
days and in less than one
year Don had my career
mark! The game was dif
ferent in those day but Don
has to be the best I've ever
seen."
Smith totaled 946 for his
conference play and 1,672 for
his career. He wound up with
every record on the books
when it came to scoring and
rebounding for the Cyclones.
He holds the one-game, one
year and career marks for
points at 41, 619 and 1,672.
His rebound marks for the
same categories: 24,365 and
1,025.
He ranks as the third high
est leading scorer in B i g
Eight history with his 360
points this year. Only Walter
Wesley of Kansas with 377 in
1965, and Bob Boozer of Kans
as State with 363 in 1959 had
better winning figures.
Smith and Wilt Chamber
lain of Kansas are the only
Big Eight players ever to
score 600 points in two dif
ferent seasons. Smith and
Bill Bridges of Kansas are
the only players to score
1,000 rebounds in a career.
Smith and Bridges are the
only conference players ever
to get over 1,000 in both
points and rebounds.
The last time a Big Eight
player led the league in both
scoring and rebounds was in
1958 when Chamberlain had
311 points and 367 rebounds.
In another field of competi
tion, Smith became the high
est scoring eager among
Iowa's major college play
ers. His 1,672 points bettered
the 1,657 total amassed by
Drake's Red Murrell in the
1956-58 period.
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By Gene Walters
Sports Writer
The Nebraska golfers are
looking forward to perhaps
their .best season ever this
spring with the entire squad
returning after a 18-2 record
last year.
The nucleus of the squad
will be four seniors who have
lettered in both their sopho
more and junior years:
Charles Borner, Nick West,
R. B. Law, and Chuck Sweet-man.
The other returning letter
man is Larry Mason a junior.
Coach Harry Good says that
this year s schedule will un
doubtedly be tougher than the
predominantly home schedule
of last spring.
The Husker club-toters play
their home matches at
Holmes, which is considered
one of the better golf courses
in the state and is highly
rated by Golf Digest. But
only three of 14 matches this
year are to be played at
Holmes.
The linksmen hope to im
prove on their Big Eight fin
ish of last when they regis
tered fourth place behind Ok
lahoma State, Oklahoma and
Colorado.
Good has had his golfers
working all winter on isomet
rics and running.
Any good weather the past
couple of weeks has seen the
squad out on the Holmes
course shooting qualifying
rounds to decide who will
make the cut which will takn
place the first week in April.
"Both the freshman and the
varsity squads will be cut to
about seven or eight men for
the opening matches," said
Good.
The yearling golfers will be
the first to see action on Ap
ril 6 in Lincoln, while the var
sity's first match is a triangu
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Mr. Galvin:
Dear Mr. Galvin,
Thanks to modem technology, this is truly the age of
communication. Television, radio, and the printing press have
made it nearly impossible for anyone to miss the word of those
really desiring to communicate. Business, in particular, has been
revolutionized by the possibilities of communication and
typically today a business spends a very substantial portion of its
time planning and organizing its communication. Yet, for all the
infatuation with communication, I wonder if business is really
using it to its greatest advantage?
A company executive, for instance, must not only handle
advertising to customers, but must communicate in some way
with the stockholders, the public, and the employees.
Certainly the communication with customers and stockholders is
well developed at least for the purpose of extolling the
advantages of the company. Also, constructive communication to
the public seems to be growing if this dialogue program is an
indication. But these are outward forms of communication; what
about communication within?
What attempts, besides bulletin board notices, do business
executives make to communicate with the employees? In one
company where I worked for two summers, the executives were
veritable lords whose rare visits to our office were enough to send
everyone into a frenzy of hyperactivity. No real communication
took place even if one of the executives did stop to ask how our
projects were going since we had learned to react as if our
personal preferences or gripes were not in the same arena as our
responsibilities to the job. The result was invariably a cheerful
reply (and hopefully something to make the executive laugh) and
the executive would leave, much to our relief.
Can personal criticisms be constructively aired within a
business? What attempts
make to reduce the classic
office job and the home life?
spectrum of employees,
are the individual's
the company's ,
In short, how do
actually
they have
can the executive
dichotomy between the
Considering the entire
to what extent
objectives and
objectives integrated?
business executives
use the great potential
for communication?
Ralph B. Kimball
CHANGING TIMES . . . AND THOUGHTS
Businessmen believe that many student may have outdated ideas
concerning business. Likewise, campus spokesmen have expressed
concern that businessmen have some misimpressions of student.
Robert W. Galvin, Motorola Chairman, is attempting to further
campus-corpora tioc understanding through dialogues with students
at leading universities. The exchanges are published in college news
papers. Other campus-business issues are broadcast over campus
radio stations. Your opinions are invited: send them to Robert W.
Galvin, Motorola Ino, 9401 W. Grand Avenue, Franklin Park,
Illinois 60131.
Dear Mr. Kimball:
Effective communications in today's business as in all walks of
life is vital to successful operation. Heads of large corporations
are seldom professional communicators, nor can they enjoy
direct personal one-to-one contact with all employees. They have
to use means of communication auxiliary to personal contact
through which trained communicators in the employee or
public relations departments convey their thoughts or
relay employees' thoughts to them.
Some of the auxiliary vehicles for the outflow of information aro
newsletters, the bulletin board notices, interdepartmental
memos, the house publication, and a wide variety of meetings.
In some cases a policy adopted, such as promotion-from-withia,
speaks for itself. In some cases an action, such as the
enlargement of employee parking facilities,
speaks more clearly than words.
Business managers recognize communications as a two-way
street. Vertical flow of information to management receives
quite a bit of attention, too. The basic upflow takes place in the
working relationship between employees and supervision
Apart from that, the employee suggestion box, however
hackneyed the concept may seem, -is one realistic step.
Periodic surveys of employee opinions is another. Constructive
suggestions, legitimate complaints, thoughtful comments
these are carefully evaluated by departmental managers and
referred to other management people, as appropriate.
In business, one should expect to go through reasonable
channels to reach a top executive, just as you would to visit
with your dean or president It is not difficult for an employee
to "talk things over" with his immediate supervisor, and
interviews with higher management people usually can be
arranged. Memos to top management, certainly, are not
forbidden. Some companies conduct monthly or even weekly
meetings on the departmental level to provide means whereby
even the most junior of executives may be heard.
One company, IBM, has a unique approach to the problem of
"upward" communications. Called the "Speak Up" program,
it operates via the editor of the employee magazine. All
employees are invited to submit their complaints or suggestions
. to him; he and his staff provide initial evaluation, and they are
then retyped and copies sent to top management. Suggestions
having merit, and legitimate complaints, are published, and the
authors invited to identify themselves. The program has proved
to be an effective way for employees to get information, ideas,
and gripes upward, while maintaining strict anonimity if desired.
A company with no means of channeling constructive ideas and
thoughts upward could hardly consider itself forward thinking.
Communications Is a continually improving art, and it is a field
that is wide open to new and effective techniques. Perhaps this
year's graduating classes will produce young men and women
who will solve some of the existing imperfections and inadequacies.
Sincerely,
Robert W. Gal via
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