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University Daily Kansan
Thursday. Jan. 16, 1964
Wrestlers Meet William Jewell, Seek First Victory of Season
Bv Bob Jones
John Worland, a member of the KU wrestling squad which meets William Jewell College tonight, began his career as a wrestler because he sought something to occupy his spare time.
Worlund and the Jayhawk wrestlers go into tonight's competition seeking their first victory as a team. The matches begin at 8:30 in Allen Field House.
When football season ended at Tustin High School in Orange County, Calif., four years ago, Worlund decided to go out for wrestling, a sport being offered for the first time.
Oklahoma Board Seeks New Coach
NORMAN, Okla. — (UPI) — University of Oklahoma Regents start Sunday interviewing candidates to succeed Bud Wilkinson as Sooner football coach.
Gomer Jones, who was Wilkinson's line coach for 17 seasons and has his personal backing, is atop the list. Wilkinson urged quick action to avoid hurting Oklahoma's recruiting program.
Regents, who met yesterday for four hours behind closed doors, did not identify the others who would be invited to appear
Jones also had the backing of the football team, the alumni association and others. There were growing reports that the delay was politically inspired.
But, it was learned that the list included former Cleveland Brown's great Otto Graham, now head coach at the Coast Guard Academy; Colorado coach Edie Crowder, former Wilkinson pupil and aide; Kansas State Coach Doug Weaver; Utah Coach Ray Nagel; Illinois Assistant Coach Buck McPhaill, former Sooner fullback; Houston Oilers Coach Frank (Pop) Ivy, former Oklahoma player who returned to assist Wilkinson; and Texas Tech assistant Merrill Green. also an ex-Sooner.
Co-Captain Newt Burton and fellow players Ralph Neely and Jim Grisham urged the regents to elevate Jones, Burton said later. The regents showed no reaction.
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White is So Right and there's a lot of it here for your choosing.
Now, Worlund is considered to be one of the finest wrestlers on the new KU squad.
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Between the time he took up the sport in high school, and the time he came to KU as a junior in the Engineering School, his wrestling career has been marked with success.
During his year of high school wrestling, Worlund won third place in Orange County wrestling competition. This accomplishment, he said, gave him his greatest thrill.
"The reason why I regard it as such a thrill," Worlund said, "was the fact that the population of Orange County is over a million, and it was my first year in wrestling."
He enrolled his freshman year at Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa. In February, 1962, he won first place in the Missouri Collegiate Athletic Union conference meet in the 157-pound class.
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In his first three matches at KU, Worlund lost the first two by decisions, but in his third match last Friday he pinned his opponent, one of the two wrestlers who had defeated him earlier in the season.
Worlund said regarding his performance so far this season, "In my first matches, I thought I wrestled well, but I made mistakes which caused me to lose the decisions."
wnen asked about his win last
Friday, Worlund modestly replied,
"I had a good hold on him, but I
never dreamed I'd pin him so easily.
I think it came as a surprise to
us both." (He pinned his opponent
in two minutes and ten seconds.)
As for the prospects for the KU team for the rest of the season Worlund thinks it is going to have a rough time.
"Tomorrow night against William Jewell, we have a good chance to win because they are weak in the lighter weight divisions," Worlund said.
When asked about Kansas State Worlund said, "They have a very strong wrestling team and will be tough."
Worlund continued, "In the Big Eight tournament, a few members of the team, like Gary Duff and Fred Elder, might place, but that is the most to be expected."
The thing Worlund says he likes most about wrestling is the individuality of the sport. He said, "When you wrestle, and especially when you win, you have a tremendous feeling of accomplishment. If you lose, you only have yourself to blame."
As for the prospects for next year, Worlund feels that if everyone on this year's team who is in school next year comes out for wrestling, the team will be strong next year.
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