Monday, October 23.1967
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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When he passes, throws
Douglass talks mightily
It's been said that actions speak louder than words.
If that's true, KU quarterback Bob Douglas has been jabbering quite a bit on the football field lately. On not only one, but several topics—passing, running and signal calling.
Saturday was a good example of how he is changing criticisms he received last year, due mostly to inexperience, into words of praise.
"That Douglass was the man who killed us," said a man dressed in Oklahoma State
orange. "Eoy, he can throw that ball."
OSU coach Phil Cutchin also paid Douglass a compliment.
"He looked like a genuine stallion to me," he said.
His own coach, Pepper Rodgers,
said Douglass played his greatest
game to date. But this is something
he has continually predicted,
improvement with more
experience.
And Douglass has been getting the experience needed as he has played in all but one quarter of KU's first five games. His statistics prove Rodgers' faith in the junior, and give evidence of his improvement - with - experience theory.
Against OSU, Douglass ran and threw for 253 yards. Only two players in Jayhawk history, all-Americans Gayle Savers and Ray Evans, have racked up more yardage in one game.
He also scored two touchdowns against the Cowboys, tying him with Steve Owens of Oklahoma for the scoring lead at 30 points.
DAILY sports KANSAN
Frosh, Petterson top own distance contest
had as many as nine Hawks running in contact with each other during the early stages of the race. His winning time of 15:08 was six seconds over the meet record.
Freshman Dennis Petterson guided the Jayhawk yealings to a runaway cross country victory Saturday on the KU course.
Petterson led the charge that
Their winning low total of 22 showed the strength of KU's fresh squad as second place Haskell scored 66 and Iola JC racked up 74. Following were El Dorado JC 83, Hutchinson JC 128 and Wichita State fsh 139.
He was followed by teammates Thorn Bigley (2,15:20), Jay Mason (5,15:32), Mike Solomon (6,15:40), and Ralph Stewart (8,15:44).
DENNIS PETIERSON
Other Jayhawks competing were: Jim Neihou (11, 15:50), Bud Wiles (14, 16:07), Walt Geiger (18, 16:16), Tony Eliassen (32, 16:43), Phil Young (35, 16:52), Geoff Cahoon (41, 17:05), Craig Rindt (44, 17:12).
OKLAHOMA 46,
KANSAS STATE 7
COLORADO 21, NEBRASKA 16
The defending champs from Lincoln appear to be dethroned as they dropped their second straight league contest of the year. Statistically, the Huskers out-did Colorado in every department—except for return yardage where a 76-yard interception return spelled the scoring difference in the game. CU is now 3-0 in Big Eight play, NU 1-2.
A rugged Cyclone defense hovered over Ames during the first half Saturday and I-State trailed by only two at intermission. But Mizzou came back and controlled the ball during the second half as quarterback Gary Kombrink and fullback Barry Lischner banged in for one yard touch-downs each. The Cyclones stopped MU inside its own 30 on three occasions.
MISSOURI 23. IOWA STATE 7
The rampaging Sooners tamed K-State's Wildcats into permissive pussys Saturday with an explosive offense that scored seven of 10 times it had the ball. Ron Shotts rushed for 125 yards and Steve Owens 100 while quarterback Bob Warmack completed 9 of 14 passes and 132 yards.OU's staunch defense didn't permit KSU past their 40 until late in the fourth period.Oklahoma's offense totalled 515 yards.
Scanning the Big 8