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University Daily Kansan Thursday, October 5, 1961
By Bill Sheldon
Long before this football season got under way, many people felt the Big Eight conference title would be decided this Saturday when the Jayhawkers and Colorado clash in the shadow of the Rockies.
This possibility is still in the offing despite the disappointing showing thus far by Coach Jack Mitchell's squad.
"Kansas looked real good but they kept hurting themselves with little mistakes, just as they did against TCU. Kansas is an extremely hard-hitting team, one which chases you and smashes you when they're on defense. Their offense sputtered much of the time but when Curtis McClinton and John Had get going, someone is going to suffer. I look for a real rugged battle and if that Kansas offense settles down it could be a wide-open game. I know that we're going to have to fight for our lives and we'll have to do some settling down ourselves."
IF THE HAWKERS were to suddenly find themselves and show that they have the material, etc., necessary to make a solid run for the Oranges, this is still very definitely, the game to watch in the conference's first few weeks of play.
Colorado, even in view of the shaky KU start, is not taking this battle too lightly. End Coach Bob Ghillotti, who watched Kansas last week, had this to say in his scouting report:
AS FOR THE COMMENTS of Head Coach Sonny Grandelius, he was pleased with the blocking on punt returns and with the over-all play of the Buffers in the first quarter against Oklahoma State, which they beat, 24-0.
He continued:
"We weren't happy with our play in the second half; it was too ragged. Maybe we were spoiled by the impressive start," said Grandelius.
He continued:
“Our mistakes were typical first game ones, though we hope to correct them before next Saturday. We drew too many penalties (13 for 115 yards) and will have to stop that. But, I liked our secondary defense (four interceptions)”
MEANWHILE, BACK HERE in the Hawker camp, Coach Tom Triplett, who saw the Buff's opener, said:
"Colorado is so big and agile it's hard to find a place to run. They are huge in that line and those ends and tackles play good defense. The boy who took Joe Romig's place, Cliff Houk, did a fine job of linebacking. And Gale Weidner looked sharper than any time I saw him last year."
The last time the Jayhawkers went to Boulder they limped back with a 27-14 defeat and their Orange Bowl hopes were shattered. Although when the season commenced there didn't seem to be a real good chance of the Crimson and the Blue spending the holidays under the warm Florida sun two years ago, there still could be a fine opportunity for such a trip this year.
BUT. THE UPSET WHICH the Hawkers suffered two years ago is only typical of the competition which has taken place between the Buffs and KU.
The Hawks and Colorado have met 20 times on the gridiron, starting their battles in 1993 when KU slipped to a 12-11 victory.
The series has always been a close one, and as it now stands, each side owns nine wins and there have been two ties.
THE LAST TIME KU was faced with a situation in which a series was deadlocked was last fall with Missouri. The Jayhawkers defeated the Tigers and went ahead in the series and now have the same opportunity Saturday with the Golden Buffaloes.
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Kansas goes into its Big Eight opener carrying a modest streak of 27 scoring games. Jack Mitchell's
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editions, haven't been shut out since Oklahoma scored a 43-0 win in the fifth game of the 1958 campaign, Mitchell's first here. By scoring in the remaining eight games this season, KU can move within four lengths of the all-time school record of 39, fashioned under George Sauer and J. V. Sikes, 1947-53.
Netting 31 yards in the Wyoming game, McClinton vaulted past Frank Pattee and John Francisco to eight place among Jayhawker all-time rushing leaders at 958 total yards. He needs only 42 yards against Colorado to join eight other Kansas ball carriers who have 1,000 or more career yards.
KU Quarterback Club To Show Game Films
The SUA Quarterback Club will show films of the past weekend's football games (both home and away) every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
Bowling Team Down to 16
Baseom Fearing, varsity bowling coach, will conduct the fourth tryout session of the season Monday at 5 p.m. in the Jay Bowl.
Fearing reported that the squad has been narrowed down to 16 hopefuls.
"Everything is going pretty good," Coach Fearing said.
The sixteen Jayhawk keegglers are:
The sixteen Jayhawk kegglers are:
John Member, Kansas City junior;
Dave Rybolt, Ottawa sophomore;
Paul Hammar, Overland Park junior;
Bill Miller, Mission freshman;
Larry Siefkes, Formoso freshman;
Rick Hettinger, Great Bend freshman; Ron Bruce, Kansas City freshman; Terrell Hays, Shawnee junior; Dick Miller, Kansas City junior;
Bob Hicks, Kansas City, Mo., freshman; Dick Goner, Overland Park freshman; Vic Holloway, Kansas City, Mo., freshman; Bob Bowersock, Kansas City freshman; Tom Salvino, Overland Park junior;
Chuck Stoffer, Overland Park freshman; Jim Kartsonis, Hutchinson senior.
Cross-Country and Track Coach Bill Easton has announced that student managers are needed. Any person interested should contact him at Allen Field House.
Track Manager Needed
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