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University Daily Kansan Monday, October 16, 1961
University Daily Kansan SPORTS Thrilling Catch Sparks Hawks
Breaking a tie game midway in the final quarter, senior end Benny Boydston made the first catch of his college career and provided the necessary spark to help the Jayhawkers to their first win of the season, 21-7, over Iowa State Saturday.
Boydston, a stubby 185-pound convert to the flank from guard made one of the outstanding plays of the afternoon as he outdistanced a Cyclone defender to haul in a perfect pass from quarterback John Hadl and then was brought down on the loser's six yard stripe.
THIS ONE PLAY was typical of the Jayhawker play as they brought their season mark to 1-2-1 going in-to a game at Oklahoma which could be the keynote to the conference campaign.
The Sooners, losers to Texas Saturday, 28-7, have yet to post a win, having lost to Notre Dame and Iowa State prior to the defeat at the hands of the powerful Longhorns.
Deadlocked since the end of the second quarter at 7-7, it took only something like the Hadl to Boydston
season with 12 rushes for 47 yards, scored a touchdown, completing three of five passes for all of KU's 66 air yards and punted five times for 45.2 yards per effort.
Billed at the start of the season as one of the few triple-threat All Americas left in college football. Had showed all his capabilities for the first time.
BUT, ALTHOUGH KANSAS dominated almost every phase of the game, the play of I-State tailback Dave Hoppmann cannot be overlooked.
The 176-pound junior played for the first time against Kansas, being out with an injury last season when the Hawkers downed the Cyclones 28-14 at Ames.
Showing tremendous ability to stop, change direction, pass on the run and fake plus good speed, Hoppmann continually befuddled the Crimson defense and was the only threat the losers possessed.
OF THE 58 TOTAL PLAYS Iowa State ran, Hoppmann carried the ball
AND HERE COMES ANOTHER GUY — Iowa State's Steve Sturek bangs John Hadl to the turf in this first quarter action as Rodger McFarland (15) keeps Cyclone J. W. Burden out of the play while standout I-State guard Dan Celoni (61) readies himself for applying finishing touches.
aerial to set the Hawkers on fire and into a lead which they protected for the first time this season.
PLUNGES INTO THE TIRING Cyclone front wall by Curtis McClinton and Hadl produced the tiebreaking tally after Boydston had brought the crowd of 33,500, a record for the series, to its feet.
Stifling the I-State offense following the kick-off, Kansas took possession on its own 45 and drove to the clinching touchdown in 12 plays with Lee Flachsbarth sliding around right end for six points.
Another surprise, in addition to the outstanding and game saving fourth quarter effort by KU was the successful point after touchdown kicks by Wallace Barnes. It has been points after which have cost the Jays wins in their first three outings.
"THE BIG FACTOR OF THE game was Hadl; we just couldn't handle him," said Iowa State Coach Clay Stapleton after his team's first loss in four games. "He is the greatest back in the conference. If KU hadn't had Hadl, I think we could have handled them. Our boys played the best game that they could and I am not disappointed in them."
Hadi1 was outstanding as he led the most varied KU offense of the
Hoppmann's touchdown pass to Larry Montre came with three seconds remaining in the first half and only three plays after Hadl had had a pass intercepted by Cyclone Captain John Cooper.
33 (there were only six other rushes), making 123 yards and passed nine times, completing five, for 68 yards and a score.
Montre out-maneuvered KU's Willis Brooks in the end zone to grab the Hopmann toss.
W L T
Colorado 2 0 0
Nebraska 1 0 0
Missouri 1 0 0
Iowa State 2 1 0
Kansas 1 1 0
Kansas State 0 1 0
Oklahoma 0 1 0
Oklahoma State 0 3 0
Big Eight Standings
Last week's results:
Colorado 9, Miami (Fla.) 7; Kansas 21, Iowa State 7; Texas 28, Oklahoma 7; Missouri 10, Oklahoma State 0; Kentucky 21, Kansas State 8; Syracuse 21, Nebraska 6.
This week's games:
Kansas at Oklahoma, Missouri at Iowa State, Colorado at Kansas State, Nebraska at Oklahoma State.
THREE FOR THREE—KU's Wallace Barnes (to the left of the official in the background) is shown booting the first of three successful extra point kicks. Iowa State players leaping to try and block the kick are, left to right, Dan Celoni
(61) , Paul Sullivan (42) and Dick Walton (72). Standing at the left is Cyclone captain, John Cooper. Identifiable Kansas blockers are Mickie Walker, in front of Barnes, Larry Allen (80) and Rodger McFarland, at the far right.
US Davis Cuppers Near Defeat
Pietrangeli and Sirola, one of the
ROME—(UPI)—Jon Douglas and Whitney Reed were faced with the almost hopeless task of winning their singles matches against Italy today to keep the United States alive in 1961 Davis Cup tennis competition.
SHOULD THE ITALIANS win one of today's singles, it would mark the second straight year they had eliminated the United States in the inter-zone finals.
Italy took a 2-1 edge on the Yanks yesterday in their inter-zone final when Nicola Pietrangelli and Orlando Sirola defeated Reed and Donald Dell in the doubles, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. The Italians thus needed one more singles triumph in the best-of-five series to earn the right to meet Australia for the second straight year in the challenge round.
DOUGLAS, OF Santa Monica Calif., had much the tougher task today when he went up against Pietrangeli, Italy's top player and an overwhelming favorite to win on his home court in the day's first match. However, Douglas rallied from two sets down on Friday to best Fausto Gardini for the Yanks' only point thus far and a continued sharp showing could result in an upset.
Reed faced Gardini in the other singles and the Alameda, Calif, youngster was given a good chance to win this match. Reed displayed some of the best form of his career Friday when he won two sets against Pietrangeli. But the third set was interrupted by darkness and the Italian veteran rallied to win the match from Reed when play was continued Saturday.
world's leading doubles combination, showed early they were at their best yesterday when they won the first set in 28 minutes. They also took the first two games of the second set before Reed and Dell showed some signs of life.
Dell was the first to recover as he easily held his service and then
Reed and Dell both produced fine ground strokes to break Sirola's service and even the set at two games.
THE AMERICANS broke service again in the eighth game and went on to win the set when Reed held his service.
Forth Quarter Performance Pleases Worried Mitchell
Signing what he said were his first autographs of the season, Coach Jack Mitchell had happy but not overjoyed comments after the Javhawker win Saturday.
"It was wonderful to be able to do something in the fourth quarter. This has been a problem all along and it was mental because we are in top physical shape. We have just been letting down before," said Mitchell about the resurgence of the Crimson and Blue in the final period to even their Big Eight mark at 1-1.
"THE DIFFERENCE WAS OUR STRENGTH. We out-manned them, there was no doubt about that. Iowa State is a well-coached team but is limited on personnel," continued the KU mentor.
"Their offense didn't bother us because it is hard for a team to line up and try to whip us. They didn't have the pro type offense like we faced before."
"OKLAHOMA WILL BE READY AND WILL PROBABLY play the best game of its life against us," said Mitchell worriedly.
"We have had a tough time because of a lack of versatility on offense. We must pass better and we lack speed and depth at left halfback. Lee Flachsbarth looked better today, as did Ken Coleman and Jim Jarrett at fullback.
"It was a good defensive job, although the problem still exists in the secondary; but our pass defense looked better today also."
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