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of*all sports, and asked thet I apply for the job at Kansas State. Ho had. in mind
a reciprocal’ trading wherein ho ould go +o ee He of course painted a
rosy picture for my chances at Manhattan. Dr. S. J- Wators wus prosident of tho
institution, ana Lr. Wn. IL. Jardino, president lator at Kansas State, was .chairnan
of the avhletie soord. Iiixe Ahearn was professor ae hort:.cu' ture and not aS tant
time connevted wivh athictics,

I made the trip to Manhattan and met Dr. Jardine, Dro H. H» King, who. is now

chairman of the avhlotic coart, and Mike Ahearn on the_goif scurea.s..I_applied,.but

did not get the job. Jehriey Yender had rude sho arraneenent with 4. Gy Cievergur

who is now Director of a*hietics at Indiana VJnivorstty. to take ovor Clevenzer's

job at the University of Tennesseo, whiie Clevenger cane to Kansas State as: —

89} Re of Athletics in andor Ss position. “
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So: natured ly whon I-was meesing Kansas State with the firs’ athletic’ team
under my command, I was protty norvous abot the outtonme of that footoall games
Especialzy so when our kansas teum avewaged but 162 jo, to tho man, a waight
lighter than most high scniocl teams in <he State of Kansase i said to Captain

Goorge Nettles, "George, ‘I,am senrod to death of the Aggios.” I wil. never for-
get nis reply, because it sent -coid chiils shivering down ry as Ho gcid,
"Ok, .heek, Doc, wo cam beat thoso Azgios any day in the wee." I.sewu bit ofr

over-confidenec-in that statement and it scared me stiff. Cor tainty I didnot
want to.lose to the Aggies on the first game, and the fact that I dada‘ t get the
jcb has alvreys ‘prompted mo to put a little extra twist on my coach: ng whon:we .
meet. tho L.ggios in any sport. | ee

The o1d jinx in football was still hclding with the Aggies back in hbbS days
and, that was tle reason for the remark that George gave mo. I said, "George, that
is the most dengorous statement that you have ever made. Those Aggies ao be all
fired up under Boehnan; te: new coach, and they will bo hard to handle.’

Z “ill never: forget tho ee to Ilanhattan and howiany years I aged in that
one dav, Rachman was, and still is, one of those dynanic, driving personclivties.
Of covrse thoy were using the Notre Dame shift as Bachman was one of the immortal
starr at Notro Dane, The Aggic tear came out on the field, followed by three, or
four other hustling olevens, and they fairly covered the field with purple jorseys.
Those were tho days of the Cowell boys, Brady and his brother, fron Ottawa: Univer-=

sity, who were.transfors,from Kansas State. ‘How those.fow seconds at the start

of the game seored my memory}! I was still thinking of Goorge Nettles' renark. We
kicked off to the Aggies who, it seems to mo, wore defonding their west goal. An
Acgio -back hustlod She ball ‘straight dowm the fiold 22 yards. ‘Then the Aggies
qvickly ‘lined up with their shift and they went off around our: ond for 25 yards.
They lined up evon.moro quickly. the second tirie and around our ond they came agoin
for 35 yards. As I recall, they were on our 25 yard lino after three plays. I
had visions of a touchdown.in less than two ninutes that woud be scored.against
us. Again thoy lined up with lightning-like rapidity. The ball was snapped back
and it strwck. Brady Cowoll on his left shoulder and ricochotod hig’ in the air.
Arnie Boll, our not too speedy ond, grabbed tho ball in the air in its descent and
run laboriovsiy with the whole wiggie team in pursuit. It was a nightmare watching
Arnie run and watching “he Aggies seemingly overtake him, But ho reli across the
goal line exhausted witl half of tho Aggies piling on hin. We made tho goal fron
touchdown, and for a fow moments we were safo. aT :

Vie continued to punt,. taking no chances until it was -set ,up for a pass” from
Lonborg to Mandeville on the old formation X play which went for a touchdown, and
we converted. From then on we wore psxfestly ss tisficd to hola our lead, and I
went out of Manhattan ten yoars young er tnan when = had arrived.

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