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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, September 28, 1967
Douglass second
Rodgers stresses defense
By Mike Jones Kansan Sports Reporter
KU's gridiron squad went through its last long weekend of the week Wednesday in preparation for this Saturday's game against Indiana.
Both the top defensive and offensive units went through an hour long scrimmage against the reserves. The last 15 minutes of practice were spent working on goal line offense and defense.
Hoosier offense explosive
Coach Pepper Rodgers said that a key to winning this week's game would be containing the Indiana offensive attack led by quarterback Harry Gonso and halfback John Isenberger. Gonso ran for 120 yards and passed for 170 more in Indiana's victory over Kentucky last week.
"We know we can't stop a boy like Gonso," Rodgers said, "but we certainly have to limit him."
Rodgers has had the reserves running Indiana's favorite plays against the varsity defense all week.
KU passer second
KU quarterback Bob Douglass, who is currently ranked second in the conference in passing, could have trouble against a ballhawking Indiana pass defense. Last week against Kentucky, Indiana's secondary intercepted five passes. Douglass throws the ball so hard that if it misses the intended receiver it is often within reach of a defender on downfield, Rodgers, however, isn't disturbed about Douglass' hard-throwing.
"We feel that when a quarterback starts slowing down and trying to guide the ball he is going to have trouble," Rodgers said. "Bob is lofting the ball perfectly on the longer passes just as we want him to."
"On short passes the ball has to be thrown hard or it certainly will be intercepted," Rodgers continued. "Gary Beban, an All-American at UCLA last year, throws the ball harder than Douglass."
Stresses ground game
Rodgers said that he hopes the Jayhawks' ground game will be stronger against Indiana than it was against Stanford, when the offensive unit gained only 64
yards. He indicated that Thermus Butler, last year's leading scorer, might see more action this week.
Defensive tackle Bruce Peterson will make the trip to Indiana and might see action. Peterson has been sidelined for the past two weeks because of a bad leg bruise.
Roving linebacker Bill Lynch was scrimmaging Wednesday after missing the Stanford game with a knee injury. Rodgers isn't sure if Lynch will start.
"Bill's knee will never be quite well," he said. "We will just have to wait and see how it's holding up before we decide who will start."
DAILY sports KANSAN
Scanning the Big 8
"It has been brought to my attention," Oklahoma State's Phil Crutten said, "that next year ought to be our year on paper. I've talked to a few players, and I don't think they're willing to wait till next year. What that means, I don't know."
The last Kansas football coach to win his opening game was Ad Lindsey, who broke in with a 26-0 victory over Iowa State in the third game of the 1932 campaign. He had been elevated to the head job to replace Bill Hargiss after the season started.
Rugby team opens in KC
Kansas University's Rugby team will open its competitive season Sunday in Kansas City. The opponent and time of the contest are still undetermined.
Ken Leonard, Dayton, Ohio,
senior, and captain of this year's
squad, feels that this could be the
best team the club has ever had.
"We only list three players from last year's team which compiled an 8-3 record," Leonard said. "We have some new players out this year along with some good experienced players from last year."
Among the team's outstanding players are vice-captain Joe Groner, Jay Clancey, Jim Bradon, John LaRocca, Layne Creason, John Michaels, and Terry Bates.
The rugby season is divided in half. The first is in the fall and runs about the same length as the football season. The other is in the spring, and runs from the middle of March until the last of May.
This year's schedule includes Missouri University, Westminster College, Palmer College, St. Benedict's, Kansas City, and the St. Louis Rugby Club. The KU club also wants to make a trip to Arizona during Christmas vacation, and to the east coast during spring break.
Rugby was started at KU by George Bunning, then a KU graduate student, four years ago. Bunning had played varsity rugby at Dartmouth University. Now the KU team has more than 30 players, and competes in more than 20 games a year. Home games are held on the field west of Oliver Hall.
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Jayhawk cager might join Marines
KU's basketball team may lose sophomore guard prospect Carl Janis to the U.S. Marines.
The 6-2 cager from Chicago, Ill., conferred with KU basketball coach Ted Owens Tuesday about joining the Marines.
"I told him he had better talk
it over with his mother first before making his decision," Owens said. "I'm afraid it would break her heart if he gave up school and basketball."
Janis, a former Illinois All- Stater, started at guard for the Jayhawk freshmen.
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