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University Daily Kansan
By SAM JONES
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Oklahoma scored in their 99th consecutive game, establishing a new collegiate record for the nation. There seems to be no stopping the "Big Red."
KU Has Two Drives
Though the Jayhawkers were beginning to crumble in the third quarter, they did put on a couple of sustained drives that were mined by an intercepted pass and stopped on the fourth down.
The first began after OU kicked off, following their fifth TD. John Handley ran the ball from the end zone to the KU 17. In seven plays, the Kansans were on their own 41 when one of Wally Strauch's passes was intercepted and the Sooners moved in five plays for another score.
The second drive began on the Kansas 20 and ended on the 48 when Jerry Baker's punt was blocked and the Sooners recovered on KU 15. The Kansans stopped the drive on downs on the six ward line to hold the OU third stringers from scoring.
KU Plays Well
Actually, even though the Sooners held the spotlight, practically all of the Jayhawks who played gave sterling performances during the game.
Ralph Moody was the leading Kansas ball carrier as he toled four times and picked up 45 yards. Bev Buller was secrd on 12 carries and 37 yards. Joe Held carried six times and picked up 31 yards.
Bill Bell led the pass receivers on one catch good for 22 yards. Jim Letcavits and Lynn McCarthy were second and third on single catches for 17 and 15 yards.
Rohde Has Bad Day
Ted Rohde's punting average was knocked down about eight yards per kick as he could only average 37 yards a kick. Fullback Jerry Baker was second in the punting department with 29 yards per kick.
Random Notes: Although there may be others, we have never seen one before. The Oklahoma marching band has a female tuba player in the organization.
The OU win was the 23rd straight for the Sooners. The game also marked the first time the Jayhawkers have scored on Oklahoma since 1953.
Bud Wilkinson played 50 men, dividing them among four teams The way he shuttled teams on and off the field was a great reminder the old two platoon days of the specialists.
One of the biggest notes in the loss, was that the Kansans were able to pick up 191 yards rushing, about twice as much as in last year's 65-0 route by the Sooners. KU also picked up 10 first downs to the Sooners' 13.
On one play during the second quarter, as the quarterback was sneaking over center, there were five OU giants in a line heading for the lone KU safety man. Then there was the time Jerry Tubbs, OU center, caught Wally Strauch 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage and threw him to the ground with a one arm tackle.
OU halfback Carl Dodd would have scored another touchdown in the third quarter but he stepped out of bounds on the three, as he carried three KU players about nine yards to the end zone.
A crowd of over 42,000 rabid Oklahoma fans filled both sides and part of the end zones to see the Sooners and KU play football. The weather was perfect for the game as the temperature was reported a mild 73 degrees with winds at nine miles per hour.
The KU squad was cheered on by seven hard-working cheerleaders and some 100-150 silent and stationary supporters. Aside from the truck horn, there wasn't much noise emanating from the Kansas section.
OU-CU Tilt Seen As Big 7 Decider
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—(U.P.) Colorado vs. Oklahoma, generally conceded to be the championship game of the Big Seven season, is scheduled this Saturday at Norman with a good chance of being televised.
Football fans at Norman rate Colorado, as "double tough."
Colorado as "double tough." But its a pretty good bet that Oklahoma will down the Buffaloes, sweep through another undefeated Big Seven season, and probably face Maryland in the Orange Bowl Jan. 2.
However, the Buffs always seem to be a test for Oklahoma. In the last game at Norman, the Sooners eked out a 27-20 decision. Last year, OU won 13-6 at Boulder.
The game is one of five Big Seven titts which the NCAA approved for televising. However, until last week it appeared that no sponsors could be found for any of the games. That picture has now changed, and there's a good chance the game will show up on the television screens this weekend.
Outside of Oklahoma and Colorado. Big Seven teams have blown hot and cold this season. Iowa State, which played Kansas to a 7-7 standstill th week before in a game that showed little defense, suddenly downed Missouri, 20-14 Saturday.
Kansas State, which only the week before rose to the occasion and walloped Marquette, 42-0, took a 43-13 shellacking from Colorado.
All of which adds up to the fact that its hard to tell just when one of the bottom five teams might rise up and defeat one of the others.
Nebraska, perhaps the hottest—hen the coldest—of all, was out-dressed at Pittsburgh, 21-7.
The race for the also rans in the conference is far from jelled yet. But it looks as if Kansas and Iowa State did each other a good turn in their 7-7 tie Oct. 8.
The result was that each got credit for a half-game won and a half-game lost. And that, as of today, is enough to geep them out of the cellar, above Missouri and Kansas State.
Spirits ran high in a shouting, kicking, running international soccer game which ended with a scoreless tie in a rugged Latin America vs. Europe battle yesterday. The evenly matched teams played with a ferocity which caused many onlookers to say, "This is rougher than football!"
Hard Soccer Game Ends In Deadlock
When asked who was the most outstanding of the athletes, the players were noncommittal. Luis Uribe, Colombia, S. A. junior, said "both sides were good."
Bo Winqiwit. Finland graduate student, organized Sunday's game.
Monday. Oct. 17. 1955.
Cross-Country Team Wins
Frame led the pack with a time of 14:54.7. Finishing second in the three-mile course was Sture Landquist, only member of last year's national champion. Aggie team.
KU's cross-country team, paced by Al Frame, Wichita senior, ran away from Oklahoma A&M, 13-26, last Friday at Stillwater.
BULLER RAMBLES—Kansas quarterback Bev Buller heads around end in the drive which culminated in Kansas scoring the first touchdown of Saturday's game with Oklahoma which the Sooners won. Buller is followed by tackle Gene Blasi. Closing in for the tackle are Sooners Dayle Jennings (61) and Ken Hallum (67).
Walcott In Movie Debut
The Jayhawks captured the next four places, Jerry McNeil was third with 15:05.4; Tom Rupp, fourth, 15:09; Jan Howell fifth,
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — (U.P.) Jersey Joe Walcott, former world heavyweight, will make his motion picture debut in the "Harder They Fall," a fight story in which Walcott will play the role of a trainer
15:10, and Hal Long sixth, with
15:11.
The Quantico Marines, with Wes Santee as captain, will be the next opponents of the Jayhawkers in a meet to be held at KU before the SMU game, Oct. 22.
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