University Daily Kansan
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Jayhawks Rout Wildcats
Monday, Nov. 4, 1963
KU COMPLETION—Jay Roberts, KU's right end, catches a pass from Steve Renko in the Jayhawkers' 34-0 victory over Kansas State Saturday. Later in the game, Roberts injured his shoulder.
If you could have slipped into a certain quiet room beneath Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon without having watched the football game, without having seen the 34-0 outcome on the scoreboard or without noticing the happy noise nearby where KU players were dressing, you'd have thought Kansas State beat KU.
"It was just an afternoon of frustration." Coach Jack Mitchell was telling newsmen. "Nobody was enthusiastic to play."
"IT WAS THE result of work and worry," he said. "All week long everyone worked hard on pass defense. But, you can say you work, then you really can work. We worked today."
"WE JUST DIDN'T look to good defensively. They (K-State) did a good job defensing us. Defensively, I believe they (the Wildcats) were the toughest they've been since I've been here."
The thing Mitchell was most pleased with was KU's pass defense. He'd been worried about that aspect of play all week long, but Saturday the Wildcats, who before the game led the conference in passing, completed only eight of 25 passes.
"THEY PUNISH YOU for a long time at the tackles, then send Willie Ross around the end," Doughty said of the upcoming game. "If our linemen really fight and really scatter, I think we're going to be all right. But, we're going to be at a terrible weight disadvantage."
Mitchell felt the pass defense was improved in Saturday's victory over past games because he deployed five backs on defense.
Phil Doughty, KU's defensive quarterback, had another explanation.
Doughty, who picked off a K-State pass, thinks Nebraska's size, especially in the line, will be KU's biggest concern when KU plays the Cornhuskers at Lincoln Saturday.
Doughty is one of many KU players who all too well remembers last year's homecoming game. Nebraska won that game, 40-16.
Gale Sayers, who comes from Omaha, was nursing a recurring
Charley horse after Saturday's game. Asked about this week's game, Sayers flashed a wide grin and said:
On what basis? He was asked "Our team," Sayers said with another smile.
"We'll beat them."
"I think we'll be up for Nebraska," Brian Schweda said. "I don't think anyone wants the humiliation we had last year."
"We're all looking forward to the game," said Steve Renko, who was sitting on the sidelines last year as a freshman when KU was beaten so decisively here by Nebraska.
"They're going to be tough," Renko said. "But I think we've played better teams. Syracuse for one: Oklahoma for another. "We'll be up for it after last year's game. We'll all be after revenge whether we played in that game or not."
Saturday's Schedule:
Kansas at Nebraska
Iowa State at Oklahoma
Missouri at Colorado
Kansas State at Texas Tech
Tulsa at Oklahoma State
Weekend Results:
Kansas 34, Kansas State 0
Oklahoma 35, Coiorado 0
Nebraska 13, Missouri 12
Iowa State 33, Oklahoma State 28
Jayhawk Runners Win
KU's cross country team defeated Kansas State and Emporia State, 25-41-72, in the first state federation meet here Saturday.
John Camien and Ireland Sloan of Emporia State finished ahead of KU's Paul Acevedo, giving the Jayhawker his first defeat of the season.
"I THINK WELL have more playable depth this year than we've had for a spell," he said. He said the last time KU had as much depth was during the 1957-58 season.
"These things are obvious," he said. "We don't have speed. Our big kids aren't real good leapers. These are the things we'll have to work on in the next four weeks before the season starts."
Harp was pleased with both teams after the Varsity's 84-52 victory.
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"He looked pretty good tonight," Harp said of Franz as he looked ahead to the coming season and next year's season when Franz will be on the varsity, providing everything goes well.
A big question mark at the moment for the Jayhawks is Riney Lochman. The 6-5 sophomore forward has a loose cartilage in his knee so as to make him constantly vulnerable to serious injury.
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Eight runners in the field of 44 tied or equaled the Lawrence Country Club three-mile course record set this year by Acevedo.
Unseel, the team's leading scorer last season, only scored nine points Friday night. Wesley, who made a two-handed dunk and nearly tore down the backboard with one dunking attempt that missed, led the Varsity with 17 points.
After the game, Harp made one of those "understatements of the year" type quotes.
With so much of this year's strength potentially in sophomores Lochmann, Lewis, Wesley, Chana and Loving, KU should be even more improved for the 1964-65 season when that Ward High School product, Franz, will become eligible for varsity play.
The Big Eight cross country meet will be here Saturday.
Wesley is sometimes bothered by asthma. Hard said.
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"I really don't think that we'll have a situation this year where we'll really have a starting center." Harp said. "Depending on his health, Walter will be playing a lot, too."
Harp believes Kansas State and Oklahoma State must be regarded as the title favorites in the Big Eight basketball race. But, he doesn't hesitate to mention KU will be close behind the Wildcats and Cowboys.
HARP SAID after Friday's game, if he had to put a starting team on the floor the next day it would be composed of Lochman, Harry Gibson at the other forward spot, George Unseld at center, Al Correll at one of the guards and either Del Lewis, Kerry Bolton, Dave Schichtle, Dick Ruggles or Wayne Loving at the other guard spot.
The KU head coach indicated 6-7 Unseld would be starting at center this season ahead of 6-1 Walter Wesley.
THIS EVENING... By Roy Miller
Franz proved Friday night he could play as guard, forward or center.
Last March, college basketball coaches in Kansas were shaking their heads in concern over one of the slimmost crops of college prospects in the state's high schools.
FRANZ, WHO played all but about five minutes, led the freshmen in scoring in the annual Varsity-Freshman basketball preview. Ripping the nets with his shots from 20 feet to two feet away, Franz connected on 13 of 19 attempts from the field and made one free throw.
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There are only two coaches now who are happy their estimation of Franz was correct—Dick Harp, KU's head coach, and Ted Ownes, freshman coach.
Franz proved in Allen Field House Friday night he was—and still is—the outstanding prospect coaches hoped he was.
There was only one player who was a clear choice by recruits. He was Ron Franz, a 6-7 all-state center for Ward High School in Kansas City.
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