University Daily Kansan
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Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1955.
Pfutzenreuter Tough OU Players Claim
Short in stature and long on desire—that's Don Pfutzenreuter, varsity guard from Carlsbad, N. M. Don is only 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 155 pounds.
Don, nicknamed "the knot" by teammates because of his stout build, is playing his second year for the Jayhawkers. He's classified a senior but has a year of eligibility left, so may decide to play another season. He was sidelined his sophomore year with a leg injury.
Desire To Play
It appears Plutzenreuter will finish this season as he finished the final half of last season—at a starting guard position. Coach Dave Putts, who handles the guards and centers on KU's coaching staff, explained, "We felt a bigger boy should play, but because of Don's tremendous desire to play, he can't be kept off the team."
Granted there wasn't much to cheer about Saturday, but Fitztenreuter earned plaudits from Coaches Chuck Mather and Putts. Both agreed that he played his best game of the season.
And the KU coaches aren't the only ones impressed with the little guy's ability. Oklahoma players said he was one of the toughest players they've played against. Coming from the nation's top-ranked football team, that's quite a tribute.
Don came to KU as a halfback, after being all-state two years in high school. He was switched to guard in the spring of 1954 and has been there since. Asked where he liked to play best, he said, "As long as I play, I'm not particular."
Played Opposite Goss
Seldom is Pfutzeneuter outweighed less than 30 pounds by the opposing guard. In the SMU game, he played against "Tiny" Goss, 260-pound giant, but there was no "uncle yelling" from "the knot." He played nearly the entire game against the Mustangs. Incidentally,
DON PFUTZENREUTER
Kansas Guard
against SMU, on one of the kickoffs, the huge Goss selected Pfutzenreuter as his man to block.
Don had little to say about the K-State game. "We were fired up when the game started but those first two touchdowns seemed to hurt us badly and more. "We played our worst game," he said dejectedly. He though Furey, Rainsberger, White-head and Hayes were the top K-Staters.
Don is a member of Army ROTC and will serve two years active duty upon graduation. He is majoring in business and is in Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Black Lost For Remainder Of Season
The Kansas football team sat back on its heels last night and licked the wounds absorbed in the 46-0 shellacking they received at the hands of Kansas State while the reserves scrimmaged against Oklahoma A & M olays.
The worst news out of the Jayhawker camp was that giant Frank Black, 242 pound center, is out of action for the remainder of the season with back and neck injuries suffered three weeks ago. Black had a chip knocked off a vertebrate. Head Coach Mather said.
End Jim Letcavits and fullback Dick Reich may be ready for action Saturday, Mather said.
Another fullback, sophomore Jerry Baker, is still out of action but Mother has hopes that he will round into shape either this week or next. Baker has been hampered by a bad leg all season.
Ex-KU Student Visits Campus
Willie Jones of Arma, KU track standout last year as a sophomore visited with friends on the campus yesterday and today.
Jones, now in the Army, has been stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., but now is changing stations. He will report to Fort Sam Houston at San Antonio, Tex., Friday.
The former Jayhawker is now a member of a service track team and will begin workouts next week at his new station. Jones said he would concentrate on the 400 meter hurdle event. He hopes to be able to run this spring in the Kansas Relays.
Battenfeld edged Sterling-Oliver 12-2, Jim Beam trampled Carruth-O'Leary 26-0, and TKE scored a 19-0 victory over Phi Kappa in "A" division intramural football yesterday.
Battenfeld, Jim Beam, TKE Win Intramural Games
Battenfeld was led by Ed Wall who threw touchdown passes to Bob Smith and Doug Lusk. Attempted passes for both extra points failed. Jim Loomis tallied the lone two points for Carruth-O'Leary on a safety.
In the only fraternity "A" game of the day, Barry Donaldson pulled
RedSox Swap With Nats
BOSTON — (U.P.)— The Boston Red Sox today acquired first baseman Mickey Vernon, pitcher Bob Porterfield and two other players in a big nine-man trade with the Washington Senators.
The Red Sox also acquired southpaw pitcher Johnny Schmidt and outfielder Tommy Umphlett—a former Red Sox player—in exchange for pitchers Dirk Brodowski, Truman Clevenger and Al Curtis and outfielders Karl Olson and Neil Chrisley.
Even with the Orange Bowl berth already clinched, Oklahoma also should clinch at least a tie for the conference championship this Saturday in a meeting with Iowa State.
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Fraternity "B" results
Beta 27, Delta Chi 0.
Sigma Chi 1, Acacia 0, forfeit.
Today's Schedule
Fraternity "A"
Triangle vs. Pi KA, field 2.
ATO vs. Phi Kappa Tau, field 3.
Lambda Chi vs. SAE, field 4.
THE WINNERS
Carl's FREE Football 'Pick-em' Contest
-FIRST-
Guy Ousdahl
-SECOND-
Larry Sanford
-THIRD-
Wain Scholfield
Winner missed 2 games-off 38 points