University Daily Kansan
Page 5
Monday, Oct. 3, 1955
UP AND OVER—Dick Reich, Kansas fullback, dives over a host of Colorado tacklers for a first and ten in last Saturday's game which Colorado won 12-0. Shown in the picture are Lamar Meyer (86), CU end; Colorado center Don Karnosek (56) and several other unidentified CU players.
Kansan photo by Harry Elliott
Hard-Fighting Kansas Bows To CU 12-0
BOULDER, Colo.—For three and one-half quarters Saturday a hard-fighting, underdog Kansas football team fought a highly-favored Colorado eleven to a dead standstill before bowing 12-0 in the closing moments before 22,500 fans here.
Time after time the Jayhawkers stopped the favored Buffs and in second quarter Mather's squad turned on an aerial display which nearly gave Colorado coach Dallas Ward a heart attack.
The first quarter was nip and tuck all the way with neither team mounting a serious threat. Colorado took to the air at the start of the game but were never able to pose a serious threat via the passing route.
Both the Buffs and the Jayhawks showed some nifty running in the first frame. For KU, halfback John Francisco made some beautiful runs and for CU, fullback John "The Beast" Bayuk lived up to his notices as he bowled over tacklers like ten-pins.
Niftv Running
Several times in the first quarter Colorado got started on what appeared to be a possible touchdown drive but each time they were halted by some sparkling KU defensive play or a timely penalty.
The second quarter belonged to KK with sophomore Wally Strauch taking over the quarterback position the Jayhawkers started an aerial circus the likes of which hasn't been seen at Kansas in over a decade.
Second Quarter All KU
Strauch passed both long and short with amazing accuracy and displayed a coolness under fire that would do justice to a professional. One major factor in Wally's passing, however, was that the undersized KU line was giving him all the time in the world as they displayed some sensual offensive line play.
Kansas really got in high gear in the closing minutes of the second frame. With two minutes and 10 seconds left to go in the half
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KU took over the ball on their own 28-yard line after holding the Buffs for four downs. On the first play from scrimmage Francisco made a nice run around right end to move the ball to the 38. The play was nullified, however, by a five-yard penalty for backfield in motion.
On the next play fullback Dick Reich, who ran well all afternoon, humbled the ball but recovered his own fumble on the 18-yard line. Strach then faded back to pass and threw a long one down field to Francisco who was stopped on the CU 38 yard-line.
Unfortunately, however, the play was nullified by a holding penalty and the Jayhawkers were penalized 15 yards. This failed to dismay Strauch and the KU team, however, as on the next play Strauch threw another beautiful pass to Letcvits on the 18. Then on the final play of the half Wally flipped one to Don Martin which barely went over his head in the end zone.
Then with 41 seconds left in the first half Strauch faded back and tossed the ball 38 yards to John Handley on the goal line. Handley leaped into the air and wrestled the ball out of the hands of a Colorado defender for the touchdown.
Across The Goal
Everyone expected Colorado to come out in the second half and rip the Kansas club to pieces but this failed to happen. If anything the third quarter found KU outplaying the Buffers more than ever as quarterback Bev Buller, who had
Jenkins Does It
In the fourth quarter Colorado quarterback Homer Jenkins combined with the thin mountain air and the wearying strength of the CU line to finally overcome the KU squad.
replaced Strauch, got a nice running game going.
Jenkins, who had looked great all game got a drive started that proved to be the straw that broke the camel's back. The little tailback made some magnificent runs which moved the ball down to the KU 28-yard line. At this point Jenkins suffered a leg injury and was removed from the ball game but the damage had been done.
Bob Stransky, Gene Worden, and Dick Harkins took over where Jenkins had left off and continued the drive. With 8 minutes and 3 seconds left in the game Harkins went around left end to the two-yard line where he was knocked out of bounds by Dick Reich. On the next play Becker went off right guard for the score. Worden missed the conversion making the score 6-0 Colorado.
On the fourth down with the ball on the 37 KU elected to gamble and Ralph Moody dropped back into punt formation but ran around left end instead. The play misfired, however, when Moody was smeared on the line of scrimmage.
KU Gamble Misses
*On the kickoff KU halfback John Traylor took the ball on the 10 and brought it back up to the 27. Then on the first play from scrimmage fullback Al Stevenson took the ball on a draw play and went up the center to the 37.
KU Gamble Misses
Colorado took over and on the first play Harkins ran all the way to the goal line for the second Buff score.
KANSAZ CITY, Mo. — (U.P.)—The Big Seven, a "conference of contrasts," goes intersectional except for one game again this weekend.
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KU, Iowa State Scheduled For Week's Only Big 7 Game
Iowa State will open its conference season at Kansas, in a game that should help determine who finishes in the Big Seven cellar.
Missouri opens the weekend play against Southern Methodist at Dallas Friday night. Oklahoma plays Texas in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas the next day, while Kansas State is at Marquette, Colorado at Oregon and Texas A&M at Nebraska.
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Colorado and Nebraska took over the Big Seven lead with wins in initial conference games Saturday. Oklahoma and Colorado lead in the overall standings with two wins each against no losses.
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And as a contract, neither Kansas State or Missouri has won a game in three outings, with Kansas State giving up a shropping 82 points and scoring only 27 itself.
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Saturday's stars.
Quarterback Don Erway, who scored all of Nebraska's 16 points against Kansas State . . . and Husker halfback Rex Fisher, a speedy runner.
Sophomore wingback Dick Harkins, who sparked Colorado to two late touchdowns as the Buffers downed Kansas. 12-0 . . .
Halfback Tommy McDonald, star ball carrier for Oklahoma who scored two touchdowns in the Sooners' 26-14 win over Pittsburgh. McDonald averaged more than 10 yards a carry—a total of 124 in 11 times.
a total of 14 FF in the game. End Harold Burnine, who took a touchdown pass from Missouri sub quarterback Dave Doane, and halfback Joe Wynn, who scored the other Missouri tally in a losing game.
Oklahoma gave up 20 points in its two games, but had stronger opponents. The Sooners win Saturday was their 21st in a row.
Colorado, tabbed as second only to Oklahoma in the conference, had trouble getting a sputtering offense going against Kansas. But perhaps it's significant to note that the Buff's defense hasn't given up a point in their two games.
The standings:
Conference Games
All Games
Court
| | W L Pct. PF PA |
| :--- | :--- |
| Colorado | 1 0 1.000 12 0 |
| Nebraska | 1 0 1.000 16 0 |
| Kansas | 0 1 .000 0 12 |
| K-State | 0 1 .000 0 16 |
| | W | L | Pct. | PF | PA |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 39 | 20 |
| Colorado | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | 10 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 2 | .333 | 36 | 34 |
| Kansas | 1 | 2 | .333 | 27 | 59 |
| Iowa State | 2 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 50 |
| Missouri | 0 | 3 | .000 | 33 | 75 |
| K-State | 0 | 3 | .000 | 27 | 82 |
This week's schedule:
This week's Missouri at MU (Friday night)
Oklahoma at Texas at Dallas
Iowa State at Kansas
K-State at Marquette
Colorado at Oregon
Texas A & M at Nebraska
Stanky May Be Braves Manager
Unconfirmed reports from the United Press indicated that former St. Louis Cardinals manager Eddie Stanky had been named as manager of the Milwaukee Braves today.
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