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University Dalry Kansan Wednesday. Sept. 22, 1954
Mather Shifts Players For Stronger Defense
Coach Chuck Mather continued to shift his first string eleven yesterday in an effort to strengthen the Jayhawks for their game with the UCLA Bruins Saturday. $ \textcircled{1} $
Junior Don Martin was shifted to left end in place of Ted Rohde to add fifteen much needed pounds to the KU line. Mather made the move for defensive reasons to provide a heavier defense against the Bruin single wing offense. Rohde, sophomore from Emerson, Neb., averaged 45 yards in eight punts against TCU last Saturday.
DON MARTIN ROHDE
Guard Dick Todd and fullback John Handley will see little or no action this weekend because of injuries. Todd suffered a hip bruise while Handley is nursing a sprained ankle. George Remsberg, who was recently converted from guard to
IM Bowling Meeting Set for Thursday
A meeting for the purpose of organizing an intramural bowling league, which would meet during the fall semester, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in Room 306 at the Student Union.
All organized houses and unattached teams interested in the league are requested to have their team captain or representative present at the meeting. Officials would like to have the league formed and ready for contests by Monday, Sept. 27.
fullback, has moved to the No. 2 position behind Bud Laughlin to replace Handley.
Two year letterman Don Bracelin, senior end from St. Francis, was added to the doubtful list yesterday with a badly injured knee.
The four team squad ran through a routine practice stressing offensive and defensive play. Single wing formations were stressed along with a strong defensive drill. Fundamental drills were conducted for each position on the squad along with special departments from passing through punting.
Don Mossi, a 24-year-old rookie left hander, can make his fifth big league start a memorable one today because he will put the Cleveland Indians in the record book with the fabulous 1927 New York Yankees if he beats the Chicago White Sox.
Yank Wins Mark At Stake Today
By UNITED PRESS
Mossi's 5-1 record already has helped the Indians clinch the American league pennant. He has been used mainly in relief. In his four previous starts, he collected a victory and a loss and went all the way only while losing to Detroit in 11 innings, 1-0.
Other major league scores found New York 5, Brooklyn 2; Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 0; Chicago 4, St. Louis 3, and Chicago 3, St. Louis 2 in the National league. Boston defeated Philadelphia twice 4-3, and Baltimore 4, Detroit 3 in the American.
By JACK LINDBERG
Kansan Sports Editor
One of the most interesting men in the athletic department to hold an informative conversation is M. E. "Bill" Easton, KU track coach. Except for one little item, Easton is an ideal coach. Easton's only drawback is that he is not the "crying towel" type coach.
Usually, coaches that have compiled excellent winning records in one sport or another tend to look at each forthcoming season through mud-covered glasses instead of the rosy colored ones.
At the moment, Easton is working the track squad in preparation for the fall cross-country season. And, he is quite optimistic on Kansas chances as repeating as Big Seven cross-country champion. Easton's only worry now is a non-conference meet with Oklahoma A&M Oct. 14. He would like to preserve KU's record of 27 straight track wins.
Easton said that if he can get his team through the 1934-55 season successfully, the Jayhawk teams of the next two years will be "loaded."
The seven most likely men that Easton is counting on to continue the undefeated record are juniors Al Frame and Tom Rupp, and sophomores Bernie Gay, Mike Swanson, Corky Eggert, Jan Howell, and Lowell Jansen.
Sports writers have voted in the first weekly poll for the top football teams in the nation, and Oklahma, rated by many as No. 1 in the pre-season polls finished in first place. Four teams that haven't played as yet, also won positions in the top ten. Notre Dame, Illinois, Michigan State, and Wisconsin were given the second, sixth, seventh, and tenth positions, and they open their season Saturday.
KU Players Try for Victory But IBM's Get Best Results
Kansas City, Mo.—(U.P.)—Football has moved through numerous stages and innovations of many varieties presented since rugby and soccer were blended into the great American collegiate sport back in the late 1800's, but the supply of new ideas hasn't been exhausted,
A 39-year-old coach who jumped from the Massillon, Ohio, high school ranks to major league collegiate ranks this season has introduced "mechanized" football at KU.
Kansas City Hopes for A's
Observers here were more cautious, saying technicalities and American league approval of transfer of the Athletics' franchise to Kansas City might delay announcements for a week.
Kansas City, Mo.—(U.P.)—Another outburst of reports of sale of the Philadelphia Athletics for transfer to Kansas City cropped up here last night and local sportswriters said Roy and Earle Mack would meet today with club officials to set wheels in motion for sale to Arnold Johnson of Chicago.
The Chicago Tribune said flatly that Roy Mack is convinced he has failed to save the A's with Philadelphia capital and the newspaper predicted a sale within 24 hours.
They called negotiations between realtor Johnson and the Macks "very close to settlement."
But Will Harridge, president of the American league, was reported to have denied any knowledge of a club owner meeting today. But he said officials in Philadelphia would meet today to discuss both Johnson's offer and other offers from Philadelphia to retain the club.
Kansas City has been awaiting Johnson's purchase since early August, when the city voted to improve and enlarge its Blues stadium as a home for the major league club.
The other teams were Maryland, Texas, Georgia Teech, UCLA (who plays Kansas Saturday), and Baylor. Baylor and Wisconsin tied for the tenth spot.
He is Chuck Mather, possessor of a prep school record of 111 victories against eight losses and five ties.
against eight losses and five ties. In Mather's unique system of coaching football, there are two prime requisites—an IBM machine and a movie camera. The new Kansas coach firmly believes in films to aid in the development of his team, and with the help of IBM machines he has evolved a system by which individual and team play are evaluated.
A halfback's timing is off, he gets so many minus points. A guard comes through with a smashing block, he's rated on the plus side. The figures roll through an IBM machine and the player is graded.
Of course, IBM machines may help but Mather readily admits "You got to have football players to win."
That point was quite evident in Kansas' opening game under Mather last week in Lawrence. There were plenty of IBM machines available, but Texas Christian won, 27-6.
That loss undoubtedly was hard for Mather to bear, in view of his long-time winning habit. But it has not dampened his enthusiasm for "mechanized" football.
Any new system in sports takes time to install, and it could be that Mother's "mechanized" brand will bear fruit in another year or two. There are only five seniors on the sophomore-laden Kansas squad this year.
The first recorded kidnapping in New York occurred when the Indians carried off a settler called Peter Chmneysweep but whose real name was Peter Andriesen.
The average U.S. farmer uses his tractor 700 hours a year.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION BALL
Wednesday, September 22,1954
New High School Gym 8 p.m. till 1:00 a.m.
New High School Gym 19th and Louisiana
Square Dancing music by HOBIE SHEPP and his cow-town wranglers
Ball Room Dancing
music by THE COLLEGIANS
Special Exhibition Missouri square dance champions - this group recently won acclaim on "Toast of The Town" television show, and have been rated as the best in the nation!
Presentation of Centennial Queen
Dress As You Like! COME AND HAVE LOTS OF FUN!