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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 1, 1963
KU Plays KSU in 50th Homecoming Game
By Roy Miller (Sports Editor)
Unless the faculty homecoming committee cancels the game because it detracts from this year's homecoming theme; the KU football team will play Kansas State tomorrow in Memorial Stadium.
Word that Kansas State is com-
Acevedo Faces Toughest Test
Paul Acevedo, KU's top distance runner, will face his stiffest test to date in the cross country season Saturday in the first State Federation meet at the Lawrence Country Club.
More than 50 runners have entered the meet which begins at 10:30 a.m. Out of the field of 50, four are favored.
Acevedo will have to battle Bill Silverburg, a KU junior college transfer, and Ireland Sloan and John Camien of Emporia State.
Sloan is defending NAIA cross country champion and he placed third in the NCAA College division meet last year. Camien, defending NAIA miler, placed third behind Sloan in the NAIA meet and second ahead of Sloan in the NCAA meet.
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petting in a football game usually causes about as much excitement for fans of the opening team as would the revelation that quarterbacks receive signals from the sidelines.
But, for at least the following reasons, there should be an increase of interest for Saturday's game which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.
- For one thing, the game will be KU's golden anniversary homecoming game. The traditional game was started in 1912 and has been played annually since except in 1918.
- Saturday, it is believed, will be the first time a KU player has ever begun a game as the national rushing leader. Gale Sayers, KU's all-America halfback candidate, has rushed for 555 yards this season—five more yards than any other back in the nation. He needs only 243 more yards to become the No. 1 Jayhawker career rusher of all-time.
Sims Stokes, No. 4 quarterback, and Ray Smith, No. 4 halfback, have been posing as Kansas State's Corrigan and end Ralph McFillen. Mitchell said he can't tell from practice how effective the KU defense will be against the Corrigan-McFillen combination, but he indicated it has improved.
$\textcircled{k}$ Kansas State, encouraged by what KU Coach Jack Mitchell calls a weak KU pass defense, will probably produce a tremendous passing attack. In Larry Corrigan, quarterback, the Wildcats have the Big Eight's leading passer.
- The traditional rivalry between KU and K-State often creates an unpredictable game. The Wildcats will be trying to break a 25-game Conference losing streak. And, as Mitchell said after KU's 41-7 victory over Oklahoma State:
"K-State will really be up for us. If they beat us, that's their season. They'd forget about all their losses."
Mitchell's biggest concern in practices this week has been pass defense.
McFILLEN IS Corrigan's favorite target. The No. 2 receiver in the league, McFillen has caught 22 passes for 257 yards and one touchdown.
Mitchell is worried about getting a good rush on Corrigan—something
But, last year, it was a different story.
the Jayhawks were able to do in over-powering style here two years ago. On that occasion, Corrigan was continually thrown for a loss when attempting to pass.
"That guy was hard to get down," Mitchell said. "We had him cornered several times and he got away."
only once last week because of a charley-horse. He will be back at nearly full speed Saturday.
KU enters the game in good physical condition. Tony Leiker, slotback and punter, was able to punt
The Jayhawks' tackle situation remains the weakest on the team because of injuries. Despite his inexperience, Bruce DeBey looked good as alternate left tackle against Oklahoma State.
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