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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Oct. 25, 1955
By JOHN McMILLION Daily Kansan Sports Editor
The entire sports staff bounced back last Saturday with a far better showing than the previous week in the picking of the top 20 football games. Top man for the week was Leo Flanagan who hit 17 out of 20.
17 out of 29.
Dick Walt and McMillion had 15-5 marks and Bob Lyle, Sam Jones, Kent Thomas, and Daryl Hall all finished up with 13 right and seven wrong. The biggest downfall was caused by the Texas-Rice game as everyone missed on that one.
Flanagan and Walt Lead Season
For the season's picks Dick Walt and Leo Flanagan are in the lead. Both have picked 71 right while missing 29. This gives them a season's average of .710 per cent. In close second place is Sam Jones with a record of 70-30 for a .700 average.
Among the also-rans Hall had a 69-31 mark and an average of .690, McMillion 67-33 for a .670, Lyle 64-36 for .640, and Thomas 62 right and 33 wrong for an average of .620.
Looking Back
Last Saturday's game with SMU brought out some bright spots and some dark places. Several of the Jayhawkers played well and on the whole the team gave a good performance. That massive SMU forward wall was just too much weight to push around for four quarters.
Dick Blowey's catch of Bev Buller's pass in the second quarter was sensational. Blowey shot up between two SMU defenders on the five yard line and took the ball right out of their hands. As if this wasn't enough three plays later on Wally Strauch's touchdown pass to Jim Letcavits it was Blowey who threw the saving block which enabled Wally to get the pass away.
Strauch played a fine game as did Bev Buller. Wally was throwing beautiful passes and displayed a cool head in some ticklish situations. Late in the third quarter Wally was trapped on the KU goal line and eluded three SMU tacklers before getting away a pass to Joe Held on the 31. Buller, as usual, played an outstanding defensive game.
Pfutzenreuter Plays Well
Don Pfutzenreuter played a fine game. "The Knot" was making tackles all over the place and almost intercepted a pass in the third quarter. When he dropped the ball he beat the ground with his fists he was so disappointed.
Other linemen who played well were John Drake at tackle and Don Martin at end. Jim Letcavits and Lynn McCarthy continued to be two of the outstanding sophomores in the conference. Both turned in creditable performance.
For SMU, quarterback John Roach lived up to expectations and Don McIlhenny looked like he may be regaining his old form. The guy who really hurt though was Lon Slaughter, a sophomore from San Angelo, Tex. Keep your eye on this lad the next two years. "Tiny" Goss was like a tank in the center of the line. Coach Woodard of the Mustangs had three spots there in the center he didn't have to worry about.
Looking Ahead
Next up is Nebraska, currently sharing the conference lead with Oklahoma. After a pitiful start the Cornhuskers appear to be coming into their own. They aren't invincible by a long shot, however Hawaii showed that. The Jayhawkers could take this one.
The last three games of the season, all at home, will be wide open. Kansas State, Oklahoma A&M, and Missouri have all been shaky, with the Wildcats giving the best showing of the three. KU could either win all three of these or just as easily lose all three of them. Although Missouri hasn't won a game, we'll put out money on the clash with the Tigers Nov. 19 as being the toughest of the lot.
It will be especially rough if the Tigers are still winless by the time they meet Kansas. With their vow not to shave until they win a game Coach Don Faurot's boys will be walking on their beards if they can't squeeze out a win over Colorado, Oklahoma, or Kansas State and two of those are almost sure losses.
Bud Sheds Tear Over KS Tilt; MU Unshaven
Oklahoma football Coach Bud Wilkinson, generally elated about his team's 56-21 landslide victory over Colorado, found it a strain to muster copious tears over Saturday's approaching battle with Kansas State—but he was able to dab at his eyes with the crying towel for effect.
Wilkinson appeared at a meeting of the Oklahoma City Quarterback Club to accept the cheers of alumni yesterday.
Bud Casts Shadow
Wilkinson cast a fleeting shadow over the festivities with his gloomy prediction that the undefeated Sooners would have to continue to improve if they expect to play in the Orange bowl.
He ventured the opinion K- State would be "the best team they've been all season."
Ted Youngling made things appear even worse when he told of his scouting experience at Manhattan Saturday. He described K-State as a "very dangerous" opponent because of aggressive line play and quick offensive thrusts of tackle.
At Manhattan, Coach Bus Mertes indicated he would "pull all the stops" to whip the Sooners. He said his scouts rated Oklahoma "the fastest team in college football."
Tigers Look Rough
The Missouri Tigers, reeling from their sixth season defeat at the hands of Nebraska, got in the mood for an even rougher encounter with Colorado by taking the day off. Coach Don Faurot and his bearded clan listened to a scouting report. The team, in a caveman frame of mind as well as appearance, has voted to shave until it finds a victory on the gridiron.
At Ames, Ia., the Iowa Cyclones were still living in the awesome minute last Saturday when 207-pound Kansas State end Jim Rusher kicked a game-winning goal field from the Cycle 37-yard line that brought a 9-7 victory.
The ball was borne along on a 15-mile wind and one coach was reported wondering if it had come down yet. Iowa State meets Drake in a night game Saturday in Des Moines.
Women's Basketball Into Home Stretch
As the final stretch approaches Kappa Abha Theta and North College Hall are tied for first place in division I of women's intramural basketball with three wins each. Delta Gamma is in third place.
In division II, Pi Beta Phi has the lead with a three-way tie between Sellard Hall, Alpha Chi University, Tom Hillel Hall, second, third, and fourth places.
Gamma Phi Beta and Hodder Hall are tied for first and second in division III, each with three wins apiece. Grace Pearson Hall holds third.
The Jayettes are in first place in division IV, with Watkins Hall and Corbin Hall tying for second and third.
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Mather Moves Fiss, Budrich To Fullback
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Dudley Budrich, 210 pound Chicago senior, and LaVerne Fiss, 185 pound junior from Johnson were the two hands called to the powerhouse spot in drills yesterday.
In an attempt to bolster his depleted fullback corps, Kansas football Coach Chuck Mather yesterday moved a guard and an end to the spot.
juries. Al Stevenson, another full-back was back in pads yesterday, and should be ready to go full tilt tomorrow.
Joe Held, Topeka junior who caught a long Bev Buller aerial that set up one of the two KU scores against SMU is currently running at the first string full-back spot, although on the depth chart he ordinarily ranks about fourth.
With Nebraska looming as a Big Seven opponent this weekend at Lincoln, two regular members of the fullback contingent will probably miss the game. Dick Reich and Jerry Baker have been kept out of action with recurring in-
Mather said the Budrich-Fiss switch is still in the experimental stage and they may be shifted back to their normal positions before Saturday's contest. Both were full-backs in high school.
John Traylor, scatback from Massillon is expected to be back in pads after sitting on the bench during the SMU game with a leg and rib injury.
George Remsberg, gritty KU guard, who finally worked his way to a first string position in his senior year only to be thrown out of action with a fractured calcium deposit on his left thigh several weeks ago, may be able to see limited action during the Nebraska game.
Wally Strauch who re-injured an aggravating back injury in Saturday's game will probably be ready to go this weekend, but veteran Bev Buller will probably draw the starting quarterback assignment.
Loop Punters Led By Rohde
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —(U.P.) Mighty Oklahoma leads the Big Seven in four statistical categories but the Big Red slipped up and fell slightly behind on total offense against Colorado Saturday.
Statistics kept by Commissioner Reaves E. Peters showed today that the Sooners' total offense dropped from an average of 391 yards per game to 380 yards in the Colorado game.
Besides leading in those two team statistics, Oklahoma's Tommy McDonald stayed on top in individual rushing and scoring and Clendon Thomas stayed on top in punt returns with six averaging 15 yards each.
Dave Doane, a sub Missouri quarterback, remained top passer and his primary target, end Harold Burnine, the top pass catcher. Ted Rohde of Kansas remained top punter.
Wally Straueh of Kansas was second in passing, completing 23 of 53. His target, end Jim Letcavits, was third in catching, grabbing nine for 169 yards.
Rohde kicked only once against Southern Methodist but it was enough to keep him on top with 14 kicks averaging 45.9 yards.
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