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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, September 26, 1967
Lynch returns
Kansas smoothes goofs
"Any team that can beat Kentucky has to be good."
That is how KU football coach Pepper Rodgers summed up the Jayhawks' next opponent, the Indiana Hoosiers.
"We know Indiana has a fine football team, but we will make no special preparations for them," Rodgers said. "We will just try to correct the mistakes we made last week and then make Indiana play our type of game."
The KU mentor said he was happy with the play of the Jayhawks in the third and fourth quarters Saturday against Stanford.
"We showed that we are in good condition. We came back and made some breaks. We had the opportunity to win the game, but we just did not."
The Jayhawks spent Monday concentrating on fundamentals. The last 25 minutes were spent on a half speed scriffmage.
The crimson and blue came out of Saturday's contest with no serious injuries.
Big 8 standings
(all games
W L T
Colorado ... 2 0 0
Missouri ... 1 0 0
Oklahoma ... 1 0 0
K-State ... 1 0 0
Nebraska ... 1 0 0
Oklahoma State ... 1 0 1
Kansas ... 0 1 0
Iowa State ... 0 2 0
How top 10 fared
1. Notre Dame, defeated California. 41-8.
2. Alabama, 0-0-1, tied Florida State, 37-37.
3. Michigan State, 0-1, lost to Houston. 37-7.
4. Southern California, 2-0, defeated Texas, 17-13.
5. Texas, 0-1, lost to Southern California, 17-13.
6. UCLA, 2-0, defeated Pitts-
burgh, 40-8.
7. Georgia, 1-0, defeated Mississippi State, 30-0.
8. Miami, 0-1, lost to Northwestern, 12-7.
9. Colorado, 2-0, defeated Oregon, 17-13.
10. Nebraska, 1-0, idle.
Rock Chalk meeting
Representatives of living groups interested in taking part in the 1968 Rock Chalk Revue will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Parlor C of the Union.
All representatives wishing final recognition must be present.
The KU-Y is still taking interview applications for Rock Chalk committees. Students may sign up in the KU-Y office in the Kansas Union until Oct. 1, said Allen Purvis, Rock Chalk producer.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Fee Payment. 8:10-11:45 a.m. Business Office, 121. Strong.
Bee Office, 121 Stoug.
Fee Payment. 1:40-4:45 p.m. Busi-
ness
Fee Payment. 1:10-4:45 p.m. Business Office, 121 Strong
A.I.A.A. Orientation Meeting. 7:30
p.m. Rm. 200, Learned Hall.
Fee Payment. 8:10-11:45 a.m. Business Office, 121. Strong.
Fee Payment. 1:10-4:45 p.m. Bus.
and Train Strong. (Last day of
fess payment.)
Cercle Francais. 4 h. 30 dans la salle Meadowlark de l'Union. Tous ces qu'il s'intèressent au français sont cordialement invités.
A bright spot in Monday's practice was the return of roving linebacker Bill Lynch from the injured list. Rodgers said he was glad to have Lynch back, but indicated that he did not know if the Hutchinson senior would start Saturday's game.
Carillon Recital. 7 p.m. Albert Gerken
Classical Film. 7 & 9 p.m. "La Strada." Fellini. Dyche Auditorium.
Rodgers said that Monday's session was not as lively as most, but that squad morale was still good.
"No team is as lively on a Monday after a loss as they are on a Monday after a win," Rodgers said. "We also work harder than most teams do on Monday."
Scanning the Big 8
"I know that coaches in general object when people pick them to win a game, a conference title or anything else," said Colorado's Eddie Crowder, coach of the Buffaloes, who are favored to win the Big Eight title this year.
"But I'll be frank with you. Four years ago when I met with the Big Eight Skywriters tour, everyone was saying we might lose all 10 games. I feel a lot better about meeting with the skywriters this year than I did then."
After getting off to an exceptional start last year with 161 rushing yards against Army, Kansas State's Cornelius Davis became a marked man. When did the powerful 200-pounder, who finished with 1,028 yards to lead the Big Eight in rushing last season, begin to realize he was the target of most opposing defenses?
"When I saw my picture up in the dressing room at Colorado," Davis recalls.
Kansas' athletic director Wade Stinson referred to his new football coach Pepper Rodgers as "the best coach in America" and to Jay Simon as "the best sports information director in the country," while introducing the two recently. Whereupon Rodgers arose and reminded Simon, "You've got an easier job than I have, Jay—you've got Jimmy Ryun."
"Actually, I don't quite understand it," says Mike Harper, 11 months the younger of Oklahoma's fullbacking Harper brothers, now that he has replaced his brother at that important Sooner spot. "Gary always could do everything better than me—everything except talk," Mike adds.
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Talking about Ben Gregory, Nebraska's Bob Devaney said: "He's good, true. I just hope he is as good as Dan Devine (Missouri's coach) says he is." (Devine calls Gregory the best running back in America.)
KU's former athletes join pro sport leagues
Kansas University is represented by 15 former athletes currently competing in the professional football and basketball ranks.
Seven former KU athletes are on teams in the National and American Football Leagues, four players are competing in professional basketball, and another three are trying out with teams in the newly formed American basketball league this season.
The National Football League's rookie of the year in 1965—Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears — and Professional basketball's leading attraction — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers — are both ex-KU stars.
Sayers is joined in professional football by John Hadi of the San Diego Chargers (AFL).
Brian Schweda and George Harvey of the New Orleans Saints (NFL), Curtis McClinton and Bert Coan of the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs, and Mike Johnson of the Dallas Cowboys (NFL).
Former KU cagers in pro basketball besides Chamberlain include Bill Bridges, an all-Pro selection with the St. Louis Hawks, and Walt Wesley, who will start his second season with the Cincinnati Royals.
Wayne Hightower has signed this season with the Denver Rockets of the ABL after playing last year with the Detroit Pistons of the NBA.
Ron Franz and Bob Wilson of last year's Big Eight championship team, are trying out for ABL teams, as is 1956-66 star Riney Lochmann.