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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Nov. 21, 1963
Football's Civil War Looms
by Roy Miller (Sports Editor)
The centennial observance last August of Quantrill's sacking of Lawrence was quiet. An official of the Civil War Centennial, Commission made a speech here.
And, too, it was all done without any fancy fanfare or decoration. Why, there are even strings of tinsel strung across downtown streets now. Of course, this ornamentation may be there for another occasion, not the top event of the weekend in these parts.
But, there'll be a more exciting more elaborate observance of Missouri border ruffians' raid in 1833 on Saturday when Dan Devine and his University of Missouri football raiders enter Memorial Stadium to play KU.
THE HOPE IS that Coach Jack Mitchell and his Jayhawkers will be prepared for the invasion, unlike the Jayhawkers and Lawrence citizens of 100 years ago.
The game will be the 72nd in what is the nation's fifth oldest football rivalry. A capacity crowd is expected, and to borrow a
phrase from Don Pierce, KU sports publicist, there will be some new heart patients among the spectators if the game follows the pattern of the past 11 years.
Gale Sayers, KU's all-America halfback candidate, missed yesterday's practice because of an illness described as flu. Sayers, who leads the nation in rushing this week, reported to practice, but was sent home by the team doctor.
"Sayers is questionable for Saturday," Mitchell said with a glum expression after practice. "This is a big blow. He could be back to tomorrow or he could miss the game. I just don't know how long he'll be out."
Seven Jayhawker-Tiger games in the last 11 years have been decided by six points or less. Twice, in 1958 and 1962, the teams tied.
Only Missouri's 42-18 victory in 1954 and KU's 23-7 victory in 1960, which KU later forfeited, have fallen in the no-suspense class. At that, the latter was a desperate fight, the scoring being 0-0 at halftime.
MORE STUNNING even than the slight scoring differentials is the fact that the game's decisive play has been swung in the last minute of play no less than five times during this span.
Amazing, too, is the fact the favorite hasn't won in the last six years, except for KU's compulsory default in 1960. Excepting this game, neither team has won on its home field in five games.
KU Runners Set for NCAA Meet
In last year's game at Columbia each team scored on a field goal.
By Russ Corbitt
The all-time series is among the tightest in the nation. Missouri leads 32-30-9. The point spread, 794-492, is on KU's side.
By Russ Corbitt (Assistant Sports Editor)
(Assistant Sports Editor)
There is at least one man in Lawrence who is hoping for an early Thanksgiving.
But the Jayhawks will have their
THE JAYHAWKS won the CCC by a 20-point spread over second-place Notre Dame. KU's five scoring runners all finished within a 19-second span.
KU cross country Coach Bill Easton could well have something to be thankful of Monday, when his team will participate in the 25th annual NCAA cross country meet at East Lansing, Mich.
"On the basis of our performance at the CCC (Central Collegiate Conference) meet last weekend, I would say we have an excellent chance of being in the first three," Easton said. "We also have a good outside chance of winning." he added.
work cut out for them Monday, as 311 runners, representing 49 schools, are expected to answer the 11:30 a.m. (EST) starting gun. Thirty-two teams will compete for the team title.
"Of course the team to beat will be San Jose State, the defending champion who is unbeaten on the coast this year." Easton said.
Easton plans to send up his top five runners from the CCC victory, Paul Acevedo, Herald Hadley, John Lawson, John Donner and Tonnie Coane plus two other entries yet to be named.
San Jose State will return with three of its top runners from last year.
KU FINISHED 11th in the NCAA last year, but won the meet in 1953, and has recorded three second-place and three fourth-place finishes since Easton assumed the coaching duties in 1947.
Bill Leistritz kicked the MU three-pointer after a drive of 44 yards was stopped at the KU 5-yard line. Gary Duff scored with two and one-half minutes left with a field goal from the 16.
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