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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1954
Moody Sidelined For Rest of Year With Back Injury
The Jayawackers, plagued by injuries off and on all season, today lost the much-need1' services of our top ground gainer, Ralph Moody.
Rushed to Watkins hospital with a back injury, Moody will be sidelined for what doctors and coaches fear will be the rest of the season. His injury was described as a lateral projection on the side of the vertebrae.
MOODY
Moody incurred his injury when he threw a block in the SMU game Saturday that set Bud Laughlin off on his touchdown run. Moody turned out for practice Monday, but yesterday X-rays showed the fracture.
Coach Chuck Mather said "the injury is not a serious one but it probably will keep him out of our last four games." The Jayhawker coach moved Terry McIntosh, Clay Center sophomore, into the No. 1 left halfback slot and shifted John Anderson, senior end-fullback, to the same position to try to fill the big hole.
And a big hole it is.
Moody, 193-pound junior, tops all Jayhawk ball carriers with 193 net yards in 43 carries, good enough for 10th place in the latest Big Seven individual rushing statistics. He also is the No. 2 punter and the conference's third ranking punt returner.
Coach Mather's new left half, McIntosh, played at that position during most of the second half in the SMU game at Dallas, scoring Kansas' second touchdown. McIntosh has been used sparingly this season. He will take over Moody's punting chores as well as run from the left half spot.
Kansas' No. 1 punter, Ted Rhode,
is not a first-stringer.
Anderson—Coach Mather's pick for left half behind McIntosh — played briefly at fullback against SMU.
Mather Says K-State Set
At the KU Quarterback club meeting yesterday, Coach Chuck Mather said concerning Saturday's game at Manhattan, "Kansas State would rank with the very best teams we have played."
K-State is well pleased with itself after its moral victory over Oklahoma Mather said. This is the ideal time for us to play them. The Wildcats held Oklahoma scorele in the second half and lost only by a score of 21-0.
In the Southern Methodist game, Mather said his boys had fun playing in the muddy conditions. Both teams passed and ran well, even under the prevailing conditions. He praised the play and personnel of the Mustangs.
Mather said, "Kansas State has nice team play and it is a well coached ball club." He added that on defense they look very similar to Oklahoma.
Increase Is Noted In Grid Attendance
This week Mather will be looking for someone to fill the halfback spot vacated by Ralph Moody, who will be out for the remainder of the season due to an injured back received in the SMU game.
New York—(U.P.)—A major up-swing in college football attendance in every section of the nation but the far West was noted today in the annual mid-season United Press survey which showed a 5.10 per cent overall increase.
The Rocky mountain and East regions led the way with increases far above other sections. In the Rockies attendance was up 16.49 per cent and in the East it was up 13.61. Next came the Southeast with a 5.88 per cent gain, then the Midlands with a 5.67 rise. The increase was 4.98 per cent in the Midwest and 3.93 in the South. On the West coast, where the only decrease was noted, crowds were off 4.21 per cent.
Thus far this season at 105 major colleges and universities surveyed in the check, a grand total of 6,908-591 persons have attended 284 games. That compared with 6,573,101 for the same number of games in 1953 or an increase of 335,490. The average crowd this year so far has been 24-326 as against 23,145 for the same period a year ago.
Columbia, Mo., —(U.P.)— Missouri Tiger prospects looked up today with the return to duty of Harold Thomeczek, No. 2 fullback on Coach Don Faurot's squad.
Big 7 Teams Drill for Next Games
Don Palfors was injured in the Thomeczek was injured in the Missouri opener against Purdue. He'll go against Nebraska Saturday. Charley Bull, a regular tackle, was one of many players Faurot used yesterday in trying to fill a serious hole at left guard.
Ames, Iowa — (U,P)— An X-ray examination revealing a broken ankle benched left halfback Bruce Alexander for the remainder of Iowa State's football season today.
Lincoln, Neb. — (U,P) — Coach Bill Glassford read fad mail today. It congratulated him for Nebraska's unset 20-6 win over Colorado.
Glassford worked on defense against Missouri's split-T and said the Tigers had "good speed" in its backs.
Coach Vince Di Francesca cut out rough drills for the remainder of the week in preparation for the Cyclone meeting with Drake.
Quarterback Rex Fischer, injured in pre-season practice, worked out yesterday and could go against Missouri here Saturday.
AL to Meet Again To Decide A's Fate
Chicago — (U.P.) All parties concerned in the fate of the Philadelphia Athletics were packing their bags today for a trip to a third—and presumably showdown—American league meeting on the subject in New York tomorrow.
League president Will Harridge gave no indication of which way the wind is blowing in the onagain, off-again sale of the Athletics yesterday when he announced merely that the league will meet "to consider the sale of the Philadelphia club stock."
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Norman, Okla. — (U.P.)—The big news on the Oklahoma university campus today was that Gene Calame will quarterback the Sooners against Colorado at Boulder Saturday.
Calame was injured before the California game but played 59 minutes against the Bears. Then he was hurt in the Texas Christian game and missed four games with substitute Jimmy Harris calling the shots in his absence.
The Sooners continued secret drills yesterday.
Manhattan, Kan. —(U.P.) Quarterback Jim Logsdon and right end L. D. Fitzgerald were rewarded today for their fine play against Oklahoma with promotions to Kansas State's first unit.
Coach Bill Meek said it was an experiment, but if Logadon and Fitzgerald worked out, "We'll keep both men in the new spots."
Boulder, Colo. —(U.P.)— Colorado
worked outdoors for one chilly hour yesterday and two backfield injuries were racked up before the team finally moved into the field house for the rest of the day's practice.
Sophomore tailback Homer Scott, who has been out of action with a bad knee since the Colorado A&M game, re-injured the same knee and will definitely miss the Oklahoma game Saturday.
Number two wingback Don Neary jammed a shoulder when he was tackled and chances looked slim he would be able to play Saturday.
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