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University Daily Kansan Monday, Sept. 19, 1955
TCU Tops KU 47-14 In Sloppy Ball Game
By DICK WALT
The Kansas Jayhawks dropped their 17th straight football game Saturday night in Fort Worth as the inexperienced Kansans bowed 47 to 14 to an alert TCU sound.
Kansas appeared to be potentially better than last year, but the Horned Frogs took advantage of every Kansas error, turning two intercepted Kansas aerials into touchdowns, and setting up three more scores with recoveries of fumbles.
TCU Scores Early
TCU scored first with only five minutes gone when end O'Day Williams intercepted KU rookie quarterback Wally Strauch's first varsity pass and dashed 25 yards for a touchdown.
With 12:51 left in the first half, TCU took over on its own 20 after a Dick Reich punt, and on the first play, halfback Jimmy Swink broke off right tackle and went all the way to score.
With just two minutes left in the half, TCU scored again after recovering John Francisco's fumble on the KU nine. Three plays later halfback Ken Wineburg bolted over to score, and it was 20 to 0 at the half.
KU Rallies
KU came back strong in the third quarter, marching 69 yards to score after taking the kickoff. Al Stevenson and Francisco did most of the work, with Francisco scoring from the seven and John Handley converting to make it 20 to 7.
After kicking off, KU held the Frogs and forced them to punt. However, Swink promptly picked off a Strach aerial and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown. This play, with 3:26 left in the third period, broke the backs of the Jayhawks, and TCU rushed over three more touchdowns in the final period.
Wineburg picked up two or
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these, going five yards for the first and 17 for the second after TCU recovered Dave Preston's fumble on the KU 33.
Kansas then drove to the TCU 26, but TCU's Orville Neal recovered a fumble by Reich and the Frogs marched 74 yards in five plays, with Stan Bull scoring from the two.
KU came back to score with 1:17 left in the game, with John Traylor dashing the last 11 yards of a 73 yard march.
As last year, the KU defense was weak, with TCU piling up 352 yards on the ground. The talented Swink piled up more yardage than the entire KU team, picking up 137 yards in eight carries, while the Hawks could gain only 131 on the ground.
However, TCU completed only one of eight passes for three yards, while the Jayhawks were clicking on five of 12 for 112 yards. KU made 12 first downs to 14 for TCU, but it was the Frogs ability to gain long yardage that made the difference.
TCU KU
First Downs 14 12
Rushing Yardage 352 131
Passing Yardage 3 112
Passes Attempted 8 12
Passes Completed 1 5
Passes Intercepted by 3 1
Punts 3 5
Punting Average 41 26
Penalties 8 5
Yards Penalized 58 45
By UNITED PRESS
Now that the early returns have been tabulated on the 1955 college football season, pass and punt pundits today agreed that UCLA, Mississippi and Arkansas once again will rank high on the national ladder this year.
UCLA Looks Like The Best
All three teams turned in impressive triumphs during the week end and should be ready to shoot the works when the ball starts bouncing all over the nation this week.
UCLA, the No. 1 team in the United Press ratings at the conclusion of the 1954 season, opened its new campaign with a 21-0 rout over Texas A&M. The Uclans next run into Maryland , a 13-12 victor over Missouri, in an interesting East-West meeting at College Park, Md., next Saturday.
Mississippi hopes to follow up its 26-13 spanking of Georgia with another victory at Kentucky, while Arkansas, which presented new coach Jack Mitchell with a 21-6 triumph over Tula, will play the Oklahoma Aggies at home.
Miami, beaten by Georgia Tech, 14-6, in their nationally-televisdu opener at Atlanta, will have two weeks to think about that setback. The Hurricane has an open date this week, then will warm up against Florida State before meeting Notre Dame at home Oct. 7.
Last weekend's games proved once again that a new coach always provides his team with added incentive, at least in opening battles.
Three Injured Yanks Due Back In Action
NEW YORK-(!!P) -A quick return to duty is forecast for the three ailing New York Yankee players.
Centerfielder Mickey Mantle, who has a pulled leg muscle, took batting practice yesterday. First baseman Bill Skowron, who has a broken toe on his left foot, is ready to play with a cut-out shoe. Shortstop Phil Rizutto sufferde no ill effects from being struck on the head by a pitch in Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox.
Paul Dietzel, former assistant coach at Army, gleefully watched his LSU squad turn back Kentucky, 19-7; former Pittsburgh star Johnny Michelsen made a successful debut at his alma mater when the Panthers scored a 27-7 victory over California, and Oregon State blanked Brigham Young, 33-0, for new coach Tommy Prothro.
The comparatively light opening schedule also produced a share of individual heroes.
Halfback Jackie Simpson zoomed 101 yards with a pass interception in Florida's 20-14 win over Mississippi State; John Amett scored twice as California buried Washington State, 50-12; Halfback Don Schmidt's two touchdowns helped Texas Tech score its first victory in history over Texas, 20-14; quarterback Eagle Day accounted for three TD's in Mississippi's victory over Georgia; sub Dick Bowen scored twice in the final period as Pitt turned back California, and Ova Stapleton's three touchdowns helped Wyoming to a 38-20 triumph over Kansas State.
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