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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Sept. 29, 1955
Mather Tabs Jim Letcavits As Great End Prospect
By KENT THOMAS
"I think he'll be recognized as one of the finest ends in the country before he gets out of school." These words, spoken by football Coach Chuck Mather, refer to Jim Letcavits, University of Kansas right end.
In qualifying his opinion, Coach Mather said, "Jim has fine defensive reaction: now and as he gets older he'll pick up speed and get more size. However, the thing that should make him improve each week is the fine job Paul Smith is doing right under him. Paul has been playing real well this year after being bothered by injuries most of last season."
Certainly, if anyone knows of Letcvavits' potential, it is Chuck Mather, who not only has, guided him in college football but also at Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio. At Massillon, Jim was named outstanding lineman in Ohio prep circles his senior year.
First Loss
Gunnari, Welch Good
When Kansas State's freshman squad defeated the KU yearlings last year, it was of special significance to Jim. It marked the first time he had played on a losing football team. "It was a funny feeling," he said. This year's Texas Christian encounter gave him his first taste of defeat in varsity competition.
Letcavits, a quiet, 6 feet 1 inch,
179 pound sophomore, has held down a starting end post for the Jayhawkers in both games this season, as well as the Varsity-Alum game last spring.
Of Saturday's victory, Jim said,
"It itted good to win, but I think
we can play a lot better than that."
He tabbed Tom Gunnari and Jim
Welch as Washington State's best
linemen and called Bob Miller,
Cougar fullback, "a good hard runner!"
Asked to compare TCU and
W-State, he unhesitatingly replied.
JIM LETCAVITS Kansas End
"No comparison! TCU had a much better team."
Apparently unawed over the high rating given Colorado's Buffaloes, Jim said, "Our spirit is good and I think the team is ready to take Colorado." If this attitude is prevalent throughout KU football quarters, a prime upset may be in the making Saturday.
Cross-Country Schedule Set
Kansas opens the 1955 cross country season Oct. 14 in Stillwater with a meet against Oklahoma A&M's defending NCAA champions.
Every member from last year's team, which swept to its eighth consecutive Big Seven crown and
Other dates on the schedule include Missouri at Lawrence, Oct. 29; Oklahoma at Norman, Nov. 4; the Big Seven at Ames, Nov. 12, and the NCAA at East Lansing, Mich., Nov. 21.
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Several promising sophomores and one upper classman, Bernie Gay, will be out for the squad. The sophs are Jerry McNeal, Bob Nicholson, Hal Long, Verlyn Schmidy, Bob Cormack, and Earl Eblen.
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NEW YORK-Cocky Casey Stengel, having gambled and won with his first southpaw starter, nominated a second one, ice-nerved Tommy Byrne, to face the Brooklyn Dodgers today and put the New York Yankees two games up in the 1955 World Series.
Dodger Manager Walt Alston countered with right-hander Billy Loes, who has proven Brooklyn's most consistent pitcher during World Series competition against the Yankees.
Although no left-handed pitcher had gone the route against the Dodgers and won during the regular National League season, Stengel took a chance with left-hander Whitey Ford in the opener yesterday and Ford was credited with the Yankees' 6-5 victory.
Starters Today Are Byrne, Loes
Stengel doesn't feel he is pressing his luck with the left-handed Byrne today and neither do the odds-makers, who have installed the Yankees 6-5 favorites for today's contest and 2-1 favorites to win their sixth World Championship in seven seasons.
Bv UNITED PRESS
Probable lineups for the second game of the World Series, with current series marks in parenthee- ses.
BROOKLYN (NL)  NEW YORK (AL)
Gilliam, lf (.000)  Bauer, rf (.500)
Reese, ss (.200)  McDougald, 3b (250)
Snider, cf (.400)  Noren, cf (.000)
Campanella, c (.000)  Berra, c (333)
Furillo, rf (.750)  Collins, lb (167)
Hodges, 1b (250)  Howard, If (333)
Robinson, 3b (250)  Martin, b2 (667)
Zimmer, 2b (500)  Rizuito, ss (000)
Loes, p (sexual phase)  Boehner, cf (255)
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Fraternity A
Friarity A
ATO vs SAF—Field 2
ATO vs. SAE—Field 2
Phi Kap v.Lambda Chi—Field 3
TKE vs. Phi Kappa Tau—Field 4
**Featernity B**
All "B" team games postponed due to condition of fields.
Colorado placed 1-2-3 last season in the Big Seven in individual rushing. John Bayuk was first with 824 yards in 145 carries and Frank Bernardi and Carroll Hardy placed second and third. Fourth man was Bob Herndon of Oklahoma.
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