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--leer, John Drake, Joe Eaglowski, Levera Fiss, John Francisco, Frank Gibson, John Handley, Joe Held, Jim Hull, Bob Kraus, Jim Letcavits, Tom Leo, Lynn McCarthy, Don Martin, Ralph Moody, Don Ptunzenreut, Dave Preston, Norman Redd, Dick Reich, George Remsberg, Ted Rohde, Paul Smith, Al Stevenson, Wally Strauch, John Traylor, and Wahlmeier.
Wahlmeier Chosen '56 Football Captain
Galen Wahlmeier, 204 pound center from Jennings, was chosen as the 1956 football captain and Dick Blowey, 184 pound halfback from Lawrence, received the Ormand Beach Memorial Trophy last night before approximately 250 persons at the annual football banquet in the Eldridge Hotel.
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Wahlmeier received a five minute standing ovation from his teammates, members of the Lawrence Quarterback Club, and other guests at the banquet upon the announcement that he had been selected by the team to act as captain next year. The husky junior transferred here this fall from Dodge City Junior College and was a standout in the line all year.
In receiving the Ormand Beach award Blowey was voted by his fellow team members as the player who contributed the most to the team effort throughout the season. Blowey is a senior and played his last game for KU Saturday against Missouri.
The John Fensinger award, which is given to the player who is tops most consistently throughout the season in both offense and defense, was awarded to senior quarterback Bev Buller, Buller, who missed Saturday's game due to an injury, also was selected by Coach Chuck Mather as the top defensive deep back of the year.
Challenge By Wilson
Mr. Wilson presented a challenge to the team members in his speech telling them that "never before have we needed tough competition as we need it now.
Guest speaker at the affair was Kenneth L. "Tug" Wilson, commissioner of the Big Ten Conference and presently president of the U. S. Olympic Association.
Mr. Wilson referred to President Eisenhower's physical fitness program, which was postponed by the President's illness, and told of a talk he had with the President earlier in the year.
"If you can remember what your coaches have taught you, you will be better for it and the world will be better." he said.
"I too feel we have neglected an important segment of our schooling." Mr. Wilson said. "We have concentrated on the boy who has the physical equipment and have neglected the one who hasn't." I think we are paying the price right now.
"I think in the field of International athletics we have the basis for laying the foundations for International peace," Mr. Wilson said in closing.
In addition to the Ormand Beach award and the Pensinger award, trophies were presented to players who finished on top for the season in various departments. These performances were graded by Coach Mather's IBM machines.
IRM Gradings Made
Selected as the best offensive lineman was Wahlmeier. The best defensive lineman was sophomore end Lynn McCarthy. The best offensive back was Blowey. The best linebacker was junior Don Pfutzenreuter and Buller was the best deep back.
Coach Mather also cited John Francisco as the leading sophomore ground gainer in the conference, Wally Strauch as the second leading passer in the conference, Jim Letcavits as the 5th leading pass receiver, Ted Rohde as the leading punter for the second straight year, Frank Gibson as being in the most plays during the year, and McCarthy as the team's leading tackler.
Bob Oyler of the Quarterback Club presided at the banquet and Odd Williams, as president of the club, presented the team members with a pen and pencil set. The Ormand Beach award was presented by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
KU Team Clean
Athletic Director Arthur C. Lonnborg read a letter from Reeves Peters, secretary of the Missouri Valley Athletic Association, in which Mr. Peters said three officials on three different occasions had written him after working a KU game and said it was the cleanest college game they had ever worked.
Lettermen for the 1955 season were Jerry Baker, Bill Bell, Frank black, Gene Bulsid, Dick Blowey, Ray Bower, Dud Bl础r, Bev Bul-
By HARRY ELLIOTT Kansan Sports Editor
By now, you are probably having a good laugh at the expense of the sports staff of the UDK, as a result of the football picks of last Friday.
If you haven't noticed, there were four games listed in the picks which won't be played until either this Thursday or Saturday. They were the Army-Navy, Georgia-Georgia Tech, Mississippi-Mississippi State, and Texas-Texas A&M games.
It seems that Leo Flanagan, the "bit o' blarney" man from the editorial page, felt that he could pick the game that would really give the sports writers trouble in predicting the outcome. Well, he overdid himself this time.
Back to the editorial page,
Flanagan, and stay there.
Throwing out those games listed above, the staff came out like this. A new man in the picking game, Bob Bruce, put the others to shame with a score of 11 right, 5 wrong. Next in line was Kent Thomas with a 10-6 mark. Bunched together with marks of 9-7 were the sports editor, Dick Walt, Bob Lyle, John Mc-Million, and Daryl Hall. Sam Jones and "blarney" Flanagan shared the bottom spot with 8-8 records.
This gives a final season standing of .650 to Flanagan, making him the top picker of the year. McMillion is second in line with a .639 rating. Hall and Jones each have a .637 standing and Walt has a .629. Lyle has a .614. Thomas a .596, and Elliott a .555. Bruce, who has picked only one, has a record of .687.
Although thrice beaten this season by formidable foes, the Panthers received the nod from the Sugar Bowl for their convincing late season drive, which included victories over West Virginia and Penn State.
Sugar Bowl Chooses Pitt
NEW ORLEANS (U.P.)—Pittsburgh,
featuring its best team since its
"Golden Era" of football in the
1930s, was selected today to make
its first appearance in the Sugar
Bowl Jan. 2.
No Vacation For Cagers
The Sugar Bowl said Pitt's opponent in the New Orleans classic—which will come from the Southeastern Conference—will be announced after Saturday's games. Four SEC teams were listed in the running-Auburn, Georgia Tech, Mississippi and Vanderbilt.
"We honestly don't know which one will receive the invitation," said Fred Digby, general manager of the Sugar Bowl. "We'll just have to wait and see what happens in Saturday's games."
Pittsburgh became a top Sugar Bowl contender after its smashing 26-7 victory over West Virginia Nov. 12. Ironically, Sugar Bowl scouts had gone to the game to watch West Virginia but came away singing the praises of the Panthers after they snapped the Mountaineers' 11-game winning streak.
The Kansas Jayhawker basketball team will continue practice this week while students take their annual Thanksgiving recess.
Coach Forrest C. "Phog" Allen plans to hold two practice sessions a day during the vacation with only one drill on Thursday. Players will work out at 8:30 in the morning and 2:30 in the afternoon.
Dr. Allen plans to continue fundamentals along with "dummy scrimimages." A short scrimimage is held at the end of each practice session.
Commenting on the Frosh-Varsity game last Friday which the freshman crew won, 81-71, Dr. Allen pointed out that the fresh coach, Dick Harp, has a fine crew to work with this season.
Coach Allen praised Eddie Dater, Gene Elstun, and Maurice King for the varsity and Wilt Chamberlain, Ronnie Loneski, and Bob Billings for the frosh in last Friday's game.
The first game for the Jayhawkers is with Northwestern, Dec. 5, in Allen Field House.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (U.P.)—Oklahoma took over the national lead in rushing and total offense in its sweep by Nebraska Saturday and by the time it finishes its season this Saturday, should be well ahead of the pack.
OU Leads Nation In Offensive Play
The Sooners, who have played nine games with the 10th coming against Oklahoma A&M, picked up 402 yards against Nebraska for a season total of 3,589 yards.
Oklahoma got 374 yards on the ground alone to send its rushing average to 327.5 yards, best in the nation and better than the 320.3 school record established by the 1949 Sooners, generally regarded as the best Bud Wilkinson has produced at Oklahoma.
That's an average of 398.8 yards a game, compared to West Virginia's second place 384.8 yard average.
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Patterson Awarded Canadian Trophy
MONTREAL (U.P.)—Harold Patterson, the Montreal Alouettes' star offensive end and defensive half-back, has been named 1955 winner of the Lord Calvert Trophy.
Organizers of a nationwide vote among football fans said Patterson, of Kansas University, edged out teammate Pat Abruzzi of Rhode Island State for the "Player of Distinction" award.
This is Patterson's second year with the Als.
Emporia State Loses 10
Emporia State, which in 1952 captured the CIC conference championship, ended its 1955 season last week end without a win. The Hornets dropped the final contest by a CIC team 62-0 to North Texas State at Denton. It was their 10th straight loss.
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