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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Sept. 22, 1955.
By JOHN McMILLION Kansan Sports Editor
Who and what are the Washington State Cougars? That seems to be the question foremost on the minds of most KU fans these days. Facts and figures on the Cougars seem to be non-existent. Even the experts are puzzled.
Briefly here is what is available on the Washington State squad. The Cougars have been labeled a dark horse in the Pacific Coast by some writers (a prediction that looked rather silly last Saturday when Southern California trounced them 50-12).
The Cougar's coach, Al Kircher, labels prospects as bright but is wary of a difficult schedule. Kircher last only one man from last year's starting eleven so the Cougars are long on experience but rather short on size. Also, after the first two strings, the reserves are inadequate
26 Lettermen Back
A nucleus of 26 lettermen return to the Cougar's camp this year. The squad list shows a total of 16 seniors and seven juniors as recurvees. Up from the freshman squad will be 28 sophomores.
Considered a small team, as college teams go, the Cougars will average about 200 pounds in the line and about 185 in the backfield. One sophomore, center John Clark, broke into the starting lineup against Southern California.
Biggest change in tactics for the Cougars has been in the offensive department. For years a single-wing team, this season Kirchner switched to a straight split-T with a balanced line. A supposedly strong passing attack failed to make its appearance in the USC game.
School Once Had Golf Course
While KU doesn't have a golf course now, at one time the University did have such a thing. Soon after the turn of the century the school had a course where Memorial Stadium, now stands. Then after the construction of the stadium in 1927 a six hole course was built near Potter Lake near the present location of McCook Hall.
The six hole course, however, was sadly inadequate. It supposedly had sand greens but they were in poor condition. It gradually faded into oblivion and hasn't been used since prior to World War II.
A golf course would be expensive. Possibly the proceeds could come from gate receipts from football if the University ever returns where they have some gate receipts. This idea has already been discussed informally by the Chancellor, Athletic Director Dutch Lonborg, and Henry Shenk, associate professor of physical education.
The minimum cost for such a course would be from $30,000 to $50,000. Some schools have spent from $100,000 to $150,000 on courses. Most of these schools have paid for these courses through gate receipts from football.
However, considering how many alumni visit the University each year, wouldn't there be some merit in a plan that would ask for donations from the alumni, in return for which they would get a lifetime pass for use of the course.
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UPHILL BATTLE—Coach Chuck Mather's Jayhawkers go through a heavy scrimmage in preparation for Saturday's game with Washington State in Memorial Stadium. KU will attempt to break a 17-game losing streak when they meet the Cougars. Game time is 2 p. m.
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'Best Practice Ever Held,' Mather Says Optimistically
"This was the best practice I've seen since I've been here." Coach Chuck Mather optimistically announced after yesterday's work-out.
A respite from the strength-robbing heat wave helped the Jayhawks give their top performance. Under threatening, but pleasant weather, the Kansans worked on offensive plays.
Coach Mather was especially pleased with his "rinky-dink" squad. The "rinky-dinks" are composed of ineligible transfer men and other hopefuls not quite good enough for the first three strings.
One of the standouts was Marvin Moles, 190 pound sophomore fallback from Kansas City, Kan. He showed a type of powerful drive that has long been absent in the Jayhawk backfield.
Today marked the close of rough practices in the Hawk camp before their home opener with Washington State Saturday afternoon. Tomorrow the team will work on pass defense.
An excellent esprit de corps has developed among the Hawks. They feel that KU has been on the short end of the score too long—the last 17 games to be exact—and they have a chance to stop that Saturday.
YanksHaveFootIn;MaysLost
By UNITED PRESS
There's only one question left today in the once-blazing American league race: Will the New York Yankees have enough champagne to go around?
For, the relentless Yankees' "magic number" was down to "one" and it'll be cork-popping time sometime during the four-game weekend series with the Red Sox in Boston. The Yankees need only one victory in the series to wrap up Manager Casey Stengel's sixth pennant in seven years.
The Yankees, rolling to their eighth consecutive triumph and their 15th in 19 games in a magnificent September stretch drive, clinched at least a tie for the flag when they beat the Washington Senators, 7-3, last night while the Cleveland Indians bowed to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2.
It was the New York Giants who broke the Indians' bubble in the 1954 World Series and it was an ex-Giant pitcher who dealt them last night's mortal blow. Jack Harshman, who has only a 6-5 record against the rest of the league, beat the Indians for the fifth time this year with a five-hitter embellished by seven strike-outs.
In the National League, the Giants clinched third place with 7-2 and 7-3 victories over the Pittsburgh Pirates but may have lost the services of Willie Mays in their last three games. Mays, who leads the majors with 50 homers, crashed into the center field wall in the first inning of the second game and suffered a bruised left hip and stiff back. Willie, who had three hits in the opener, was trying to catch a 455-foot drive by Dale Long.
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BrennanFearsSMU Team's Big Size
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—(U.P.)—Terry Brennan feared today he would have to rely on "good squad spirit" to carry his Notre Dame football team to a victory over Southern Methodist in the opening game Saturday.
"I don't know whether that will be enough to overcome our deficiency in size and lack of depth," he said.
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