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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1954
Jim Beams Wins Football Title; ATO Into Finals
Jim Beam won the Hill independent "A" crown for the second successive year by edging Jollife hall 2 to 0 yesterday, and Alpha Tau Omega moved into the final round of fraternity "A" activity by beating Delta Chi 13 to 0.
The passing and defensive play of Red Morrow, Jim Beam quarterback, were responsible for almost the entire Jim Beam attack. Early in the first quarter, after Jolliffe had been penalized and the ball was on their 5-yard line, George Corbett cracked through the Jolliffe defense to tag Ivo Feuerborn in the end zone.
The second and third quarters of the game were fought on even terms as neither team was able to penetrate the other's strong defense. The fourth quarter was highlighted by a Jim Beam march toward the Jolliffe goal line. This drive was stopped as the Jim Beam end dropped a touchdown pass thrown by Morrow. In the closing minutes of play, Bli Droneberry booted a 70-yard quick kick for Jim Beam which put the ball on the Jolliffe 10-vard stripe.
Jolliffe had only one good scoring opportunity as three successive 15-yard penalties against Jim Beam moved the ball 45 yards to the Jim Beam 20-yard marker. The defensive play of Warren Harbert, Gary Kastor, and Don Flory continually stalled the Jim Beam offense. The game ended with Jim Beam in possession of the ball on the Jolliffe 35-yard line.
ATO's first score came early in the second quarter after Delta Chi was forced to punt. John Brose returned the punt to the ATO 30-yard line. Two plays later Jim Trombold passed 40 yards to John Trombold for the touchdown. Louie Bird's attempt at the conversion was blocked by Delta Chi.
The second ATO touchdown was scored in the third quarter after Jim Trombold intercepted a pass from Delta Chl's Forrest Hoglund to begin a drive to the goal line. Trombold passed to Borse for 15 yards and to Van Cooper for a first down. Cooper took another Trombold pass for 20 yards in the move the previous time. The next three passes were incomplete before John Trombold took another touchdown pass on fourth down.
The extra point was added this time after Bird faked a place kick and Jim Trombold passed successfully to Jack Eskridge in the end zone.
The first quarter of the contest was primarily a warm-up period as both squads vied for advantage with little result. In the second period, after the first ATO touch-down, both teams were penalized 15 yards twice in six plays to keep the ball near the center stripe.
The third quarter was all ATO as they moved, for their second score. ATO opened the second half in possession of the ball but was forced to punt after Delta Chi Jerry Goss caught Eskridge for a loss. This set up the fatal pass when Delta Chi took the ball and Hoglund's throw was intercepted by ATO, which scored five plays later.
MU Fullback Quits
Columbia, Mo.—(U,P)—Ray Detring, first string left hallback, has left the University of Missouri to return to his home in Farmington, Mo.
"I am not too happy about my school work." Detring said this morning. "My father needs me on the farm and my wife is expecting a baby. So I thought it best not to return to school."
Gym To Be Open for Drills
Robinson gym annex will be open for intramural basketball practice starting Thursday. Week days it will be open from 4 to 10 p.m., and from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Teams must register in the intramural office.
—Kansan photo
WINNING TOUCHDOWN—Max Adams, KU freshman fullback, is scoring the Jayhawks' second touchdown in the third quarter yesterday as the Kansas freshmen defeated the Missouri yearlings 21-7. Adams toook a fourth down pitchout and scored the touchdown on a three-vard blunce.
Final Chapter of Athletic's Drama Brings Jubilation in Kansas City
New York—(U.P.)—Kansas City, a rip-roaring frontier town in covered wagon days, became the last Western outpost of major league baseball today-perhaps for years to come.
The movement of the Philadelphia Athletics franchise to Kansas City yesterday was expected to bring stabilization to the major leagues. It was the third switch of a franchise within two years after more than a half century in which the baseball map was undisturbed. But when Kansas City took over the distressed franchise of the Athletics, it also became apparent that any further moves for the time being were out of the question.
He called a press conference at 12:30 p.m. CST today to announce additional plans. However, he is not yet ready to name either a general manager or a field manager, but thinks both jobs will be filled within a week.
The combat hero of World War II, a naval lieutenant commander, also sized up yesterday as, "the happiest day of my life after the toughest fight I've ever been in."
In the first place, no other city seeking major league recognition, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Toronto, or Montreal, is ready with the proper facilities.
In the second place, there is now no major league team which has undergone such financial setbacks as the Boston Braves of two years ago, the St. Louis Browns of last year, or the Philadelphia Athletics of the just completed 1954 season.
Mr. Johnson stressed the need for haste in assembling his active executives in the new regime because of mid-winter trading activity which normally begins at this time. There was speculation that Lou Boudreau, recently deposed manager of the Red Sox, and Parke Carroll, general manager of the Kansas City Blues, might be summoned for those two positions with the new Athletics.
Thus, other ambitious cities will have to wait.
Moreover, after finally negotiating the transfer from the family of Connie Mack in a stock deal that cost him $3,350,000. Mr. Johnson promptly pledged to spend "another million dollars for ball players."
It appeared his task would be easy at first. The town went wild and there were specific indications that he would have no trouble filling up the ball park which he plans to double in capacity from 17,500 to 35,000 by opening day in April.
In the meantime it was up to Arnold Johnson, 47-year-old Chicago millionaire, to convince the persons of Kansas City he had done right by them in bringing the sad last place Athletics franchise in their midst.
UCLA Stays Atop In UP Rating
New York—(U.P.)—The United Press college football ratings (with first place votes and won-lost records in parentheses):
Kansas City, Mo. - (U.P.) - Jubliant Kansa Citians could think of little but baseball today after learning the Philadelphia Athletics would be moved to the city next season.
Team Points
1. UCLA (26) (8-1) 338
2. Ohio State (7) (7-0) 310
3. Oklahoma (2) (7-0) 282
4. Arkansas (7-0) 243
5. Notre Dame (5-1) 177
6. Georgia (6-1) 155
7. Southern California (7-1) 92
8. Mississippi (8-1) 83
9. Iowa (5-2) 65
10. Navv (5-2) 59
Second 10 teams: 11. Wisconsin,
26; 12. Minnesota, 20; 13. Baylor,
18; 14. Miami (Fla.), 9; 15. (tie),
Purdue and Southern Methodist,
8 each; 17. Cincinnati, 7; 18. Miami
(Ohio), 6; 19. West Virginia,
5; 20 (tie), Michigan and Penn
State.
Others: Nebraska, 3; Rice, 2 Maryland, Georgia, and Michigan State, 1 each.
Big 7 Briefs
Columbia, Mo—Coach Don Faurot intensified his practice sessions today as Missouri prepared for mighty Oklahoma at Norman Saturday.
By UNITED PRESS
Meek said there were six injured players on the squad, but he thought all of them would see action against Iowa State Saturday.
The various units worked against Cyclone plays yesterday and finished off a rugged hour of contact work with a kicking drill under the lights.
Manhattan — Coach Bill Meek drove his Kansas State Wildcats full speed today for the second time this week, because of their long rest over the past weekend. Kansas State played Drake Friday night.
Faurot gave his regulars a day off yesterday, after their 19-19 tie with Colorado Saturday. But the reserves got the full treatment.
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska had a shortage of ends today and would probably be weaker at that position when Pittsburgh's Panthers invade Lincoln Saturday.
Four ends were injured in the Kansas game Saturday, and only one of them is sure to get in the Pitt game.
Kansas City's one-blasted dream of having a major league baseball team became a reality yesterday. The news spread through the twin cities of Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan., like a prairie fire.
"Is it really true we've got the Athletics?" everyone asked.
Some were skeptical. Earlier, the city had celebrated the apparent sale of the club for transfer here. But then a Philadelphia group made an offer and it looked as if the club would stay in the East.
But this time, the move was approved by the American league clubowners, and job was unbounded.
And the city celebrated. At a few bars, drinks were on the house. Celebrants were pretty certain they wouldn't wake up with a Laseball hangover like the one that followed the earlier celebration.
For all news media, the transfer of the A's to Kansas City was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, stories of the year. Radio and television stations were swamped with calls when the news broke about 3 p.m. yesterday. Newscasters interrupted programs to read frequent bulletins. Listeners called their friends to find out if they had heard the news. Everyone was in a "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" spirit quicker than you could say Connie Mack.
One man said he was "living for the day" that Kansas City would play the St. Louis Cardinals in an all-Missouri World Series.
Many persons already had tickets before the deal was closed. When Kansas City was to get the A's earlier, thousands bought tickets to prove the city would support major league baseball. They were holding tight to the tickets today.
Left up in the air by the acquisition of the "Kansas City A's" was the fate of the Class AAA Kansas City Blues. The club, owned by the New York Yankees, will have to move.
Kansas City was ready to kiss the Blues goodbye. It was the A's.
Little Jayhawks Upend Missouri By 21-7 Score
Bv KEITH McCORD
The KU freshman football team unveiled a surprisingly potent running attack yesterday, as it overpowered the Missouri yearlings, 21-7, in a contest marked by fumbles, interceptions, and extremely sharp blocking and tackling.
Led by John Traylor, elusive halfback from Massillon, Ohio, and Max Adams, a hard-charging fullback from Paola, the little Jayhawks countered three times for their first victory of the season, having been downed at the hands of Kansas State, 31-19, last month in their only previous game.
The Missouri freshmen dropped their second game in as many starts, having gone down to defeat against Iowa State, 26-7.
Traylor's recovery of Bud Mercier's fumble on the MU 10-vard stripe midway in the second period set up the first score. After Traylor writhed through tackle for seven, Dave Preston charged hard up the middle to score from the three. Wally Strauch's perfect placement added the point.
Ten plays later, the Tigers made it a ball game when Jerome Willingham's running pass shot 24 yards to hit end Bill McKinney in the end zone. Willingham's kick made it 7-7.
With less than five minutes remaining in the third quarter, another fumble gave the KU freshmen the chance they needed to forge once again into the lead and they took advantage of it. This time it was KU end Lynn McCarthy who pounced on Bill Passley's bobble of Strach's punt on the Missouri 18-vard line.
From there, Traylor and Adams combined their rather obvious talents to push the ball down to the three, from where Adams raced around right end to score. Strauch's kick was good, and it was a 14-7 ball game.
The Jaynawks added an anti-climax to the game after a cat-and-mouse fourth quarter, when Preston scored again from the two-yard line. Strauch's perfect kick made it three for three for the slim quarterback from Elmhurst, Ill.
THE WINNERS Carl's Free Football 'Pick-em' Contest
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Sut. Nov. 6th
FIRST: John L. Stang
SECOND: Bob Kasper
THIRD: Johnny Hadl
Winner missed 1 game off 19 Points
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