Page 4 University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1953 1 KUWinsNCAACrossCountryCrowr Individual Honors Go to Wes Santee Irish Tactics Maryland Takes First In Weekly Grid Poll The Kansas cross country team, with lanky Wes Santee taking the No. 1 individual spot, yesterday won the national championship in the NCAA meet. The meet was held on Michigan State's course at East Lansing, Mich. Santee churned the 4-mile course in 19:43.5 in murky weather to win the 15th annual run and led the Jayhawks to the team low of 70 points, 12 ahead of runner-up Indiana. The course record of 19:36.7 was set last year by Georgetown's Charlie Capozzoli. Following Santee for KU were Art Dalzell, who placed a surprising seventh; sophomore Al Frame, who came in 10th; Lloyd Koby 25th; and Dick Wilson, 27th. Other team totals in the big U. S. meet were Indiana, 82; Syracuse, 94; Penn State, 97; Pittsburgh, 105; Michigan State, the defending titlist, 125; South Dakota, 162; Wisconsin, 173, and Miami 184. A total of 112 runners started the race. Santee trailed in second place behind Boston university's John Kelley throughout the first three and one-half miles, but then raced home to win over Kelley by about 120 yards. one of the most convincing performances in the meet since its inception. Third went to John Barry of Villanova, fourth to Ray Osterhout of Syracuse, and fifth to Kikuo Marya of Wheaton college. The KU triumph, its first on the U. S. runoff, closed out a great season for the Kansas team with the longest consecutive winning streak in the history of athletic teams at KU. After winning five duals this fall to run its string to 27 straight victories, the team won the Big Seven title Nov. 14 with a record low in points scored, its seventh loop crown in as many years. Coach Bill Easton, however, has guided a previous team to the national bunting. When he was coach at Drake university his team at the Iowa school won it, but never had he been able to annex it at Mt. Oread. Although the Jayhawks never before had taken the national title, Herb Semper, two times conference champ, captured first in 1950 to lead the Kansans to the runner-up spot. In 1951, the previous KU try at the big meet, Santee, then a sophomore, came in far back in the large field as KU did not threaten the leaders. The finish yesterday of Frame makes him definitely one of the outstanding distance prospects in the nation. The team was due back at Lawrence by private plane at 5:30 p.m. yesterday but bad flying weather forced the athletes to land in Topeka where about 50 persons met them. They drove back here late last night. Only 19 Grid Teams Remain With Unblemished Records New York—(U.P.)—Nineteen college football teams have completed their 1953 season with perfect records, including mighty Maryland, the lone major representative. ◎ The perfect-record teams: Number of winters The undefeated and untied list was reduced to 19 teams following Saturday's action which saw Iowa tie previously unsuilled Notre Dame and Florida A&M knock off Southern university in a battle of perfect-record teams. Team and number of victories: Ten victories *East (Tex.) State 358 105 Prairie View (Tex.) 301 53 *Maryland 298 31 Nine victories *California State Poly 395 65 Wesleyan 346 67 *Florida A&M 327 55 La Crossie (Wis.) 261 32 Eight victories *St. Olaf (Minn.) 362 58 *College of Idaho 340 91 North.(S.D.) Teachers 338 79 *College of Emporia 292 81 Peru (Neb.) State 201 85 *Defiance (O.) 163 59 *Indiana Central 754 52 *Westminster (Pa.) 143 33 Seven victories *Shippensburg (Pa.) Teachers 279 28 *Juniata (Pa.) 196 39 Six victories *Northwestern (Wis.) 152 25 *Philadelphia (Wis.) 14 *Finished regular season. Pro Cage League WESTERN DIVISION W L Minneapolis 10 4 Rochester 7 5 Fort Wayne 6 6 Milwaukee 1 10 EASTERN DIVISION W I New York 10 2 Philadelphia 6 6 Syracuse 6 6 Boston 3 5 Baltimore 2 8 Sugar Bowl Picks Rambling Wrecks New Orleans — (U.P.) The Sugar Bowl apparently looked toward the Southwest conference today for a razzle-dazzle team to match against twice-beaten Georgia Tech's T-formation express in its New Year's Day football clasic. Officials of the Mid-Winter Sports association, sponsors of the deep south game, announced late yesterday that Tech, beaten by Notre Dame and Alabama and tied by Florida, had accepted an invitation Sugar: Georgia Tech vs. Mississippi, if it defeats Mississippi State. Cotton: Rice, Baylor, or Texas vs. undecided. Bowl Lineup Rose: Michigan State vs. UCLA. Orange: Oklahoma vs. Mary land. Tangerine: Arkansas State vs. East Texas State. Sugar Bowl officials said they didn't know when Tech's opponent would be named, but probably not after Saturday's game results are in. The Rambling Wreck, which will be playing its third straight bowl engagement, ripped Mississippi 24 to 7 in the 1953 Sugar bowl classic. to return to New Orleans and defend its. Sugar Bowl) title. Cigar: La Crosse State (Wis.) vs. undecided. Irish Tactics Bring Comment New York — (U.P.)— A wave of Corn Belt indignation was being directed today at Notre Dame's fainting thepians, also known as the Fighting Iris!, but the worst they can be blamed with is over-enthusiasm which caused them to foul up their lines. Although it was believed the Sugar Bowl was waiting on the outcome of the torrid Southwest conference race between Texas, Baylor, and Rice, once-beaten West Virginia and Texas Tech still could be in the running. The least savage of the screams which these fortunate fainting spells produced is a demand that something be put into the rules to tell whether an injured player is faking. Twice in the game in which Iowa was played to a 14-14 tie, Notre Dame players fortuitously came down with the vapors. This, according to the rules, causes the clock to be stopped. Each time, Notre Dame utilized the saved seconds to score. That would be awful easy, fellows. All you need at each game is a portable X-ray unit and a medico as an added starter among the officials, although considering the machinations among boxing and horse racing people this might not be absolutely sure-fire, either. Lou Little, the cautious chairman of the football coaches rules committee, didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings. His studied statement was that Notre Dame's players were "completely within the rules." They were, indeed, for the rules state that an injured player may be removed—with the clock stopped—without penalty. Thus Frank Varrichione proved an opportunist of note with his swooning to save the time needed for Notre Dame's first touchdown. And just because the 210-pound tackle from Natick, Mass., keeled over with eye-catching elan, don't think he's a sissy. Even elephants have been known to faint. The eager Irish possibly overdid it the second time. For, with the clock running out, both Art Hunter and Don Penza keeled over simultaneously. Penza, the dramatist from Kenosha, Wis., should have had the call. He is a mere 200-pounder while Hunter goes 226 pounds and shouldn't be cast in one of those Scarlet O'Hara roles. Actually, the whole controversy is a cyclone in a coffee pot. Stalling to gain time can't be any worse than stalling to kill time, which you'll see in just about any football game all season long. Delaying Actions May Be Discussed Widespread comment on the ethics of faking injuries in a football game followed charges that Notre Dame employed such tactics in a game with Iowa last Saturday that ended in a 14-14 deadlock. Ann Arbor, Mich. —(U.P.)—Fritz Crisler, chairman of the NCAA football球队committee, indicated today the problem of how to deal with faked injuries in college football games will come before the rules committee at its next meeting. "Mind you. I'm not commenting on the Iowa-Notre Dame game," Crisler said. "I didn't see the game. I have no personal knowledge of what happened." Notre Dame's Frank Varrichione, Art Hunter, and Don Penza apparently were hurt at strategic moments in the Iowa tilt. Their injuries caused the clock to be stopped before the end of the half and the end of the game. Both Notre Dame touchdowns came after play was resumed. "But if there is a furor the matter will undoubtedly come before the rules committee. However, I received no formal complaints." Coach Johnny Kundla of the Minneapolis Lakers, says of Clyde Lovellette, "Offensively, he cannot miss stardom in this league. He'll have to cut down on his fouling, but there is no question that he will score often." New York—(U.P.)—Maryland's terrific Terrapins shot up to the No.1 spot in the United Press college ratings today on the strength of their perfect season and Iowa's surprise tie with Notre Dame. By STAN HAMILTON Kansan Sports Editor To the new coach, University of Kansas: Dear Sir. Dear Sir, You are coming to a University that now is racked with internal football strife. You must first fight this animosity on the part of students and alumni, some of whom were so vexed at seeing your successor, J. V. Sikes, ousted, that it will take a pretty tremendous record by you to convince them. Others, seeing how easy it was for them to oust Sikes, may figure the same treatment can be given you should you falter in their eyes. Some did not like the way Sikes played his available material. You must play the man the alums say you should or you too, will be seeking other employment in short order. Others bitterly denounced language Sikes was reported to have used. You must never utter so much as one muffled oath or the wolves will have just another strike on you when the time comes. Still other critics said Sikes was not inspirational—that he did not fire up his players when it was needed most. In other words, you must be gifted with a facility for inspiration. And others criticized the excoach for his supposedly poor recruiting tactics on the winter knife and fork banquet circuit. Here you must be able to withstand the rigors of travel weariness and make dozens of appearances between your last game of the season and the opening of spring drills. You must get players. The press, while it rallied to the defense of Sikes after it was far too late, will give you all the chance in the world. Your players, while some favored Sikes and others apparently did not, will give all they can to help you. The students will be behind you—until you lose to K-State or Missouri. And you mustn't lose to puny little Oklahoma by 45 points, either. Prior to 1946, when Kansas really came into its own as a football power in the nation, the Jayhawker football team had won but three championships in 38 years. Now everyone connected with the University is interested in only one thing—winning. Titles in 1946 and 1947 started this; when it will stop nobody knows. Upon signing as KU coach you must realize you are being hired for only ONE reason—to WIN. There can be no alternative. WIN or quit! Jordan S.E. Coach of Year Atlanta — (U.P.)— Auburn's Ralph (Shug) Jordan, the man who made an almost impossible rebuilding job pay off a year early, is the United Press Southeastern conference "coach of the year" for 1953. The handsome 43-year-old native of Alabama was selected by 75 percent of the Southeastern sports writers who took part in the balloting. While Jordan nearly swept the voting, Kentucky's Paul (Bear) Bryant received 5 per cent of the votes for his remarkable job with the Wildcats. Mississippi's Johnny Vaught and Alabama's Red Drew were also named. The Philadelphia Athletics announced Monday that coaches Bing Miller and Tom Oliver and trainer Packey Schwartz have been given unconditional releases. The reverberations of the Irish's 14-14 standoff with Iowa last weekend dropped them to second place after they had led the nation for eight straight weeks. Rice, tied for the Southwest conference lead, and Iowa both moved up among the top 10 teams for the first time this season. The United Press coaches gave a slight edge to the Pacific Coast conference team over the Big Ten representative in the Rose Bowl game placing U.C.L.A. third ahead Michigan State, reversing the positions they held last week. Oklahoma, the Big Seven champion and Orange Bowl representative, retained fifth place, while Illinois, which tied Michigan State for the Big Ten crown, moved up from 10th to sixth place. Two Southwest conference powers occupied the next two places, Rice moving up from 11th, while Texas, which was idle last weekend, slipped two places to eighth. Georgia Tech held ninth. Iowa, making the biggest advance of the week, vaulted all the way from 19th to 10th place. Wisconsin and Southern California dropped out of the top 10 this week, the Badgers falling from seventh to 14th place and the Trojans from eighth to 18th. Kentucky and Texas Tech were tied for 11th place at the head of the second 10 teams, followed by Baylor, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Stanford, Auburn, Southern California, Army and Oklahoma A&M in that order. Michigan, Ohio State, Duke and Mississippi State were the only others among the 24 teams that received votes in this week's ratings. The ratings (with first-place votes) and season records in parentheses): Team Pts. Team 1. Maryland (26) (10-0) 328 2. Notre Dame (8) (7-0-1) 310 3. U.C.LA. (8-1) 244 4. Mich State (1) (8-1) 232 5. Oklahoma (7-1-1) 213 6. Illinois (7-1-1) 151 7. Rice (7-2) 72 8. Texas (6-3) 69 9. Georgia Tech (7-2-1) 63 10. Iowa (5-3-1) 40 Second 10 teams—11 (tie), Kentucky and Texas Tech, 28 each; 13, Baylor 26; 14, Wisconsin, 24; 15, West Virginia, 18; 16, Stanford, 16; 17, Auburn, 18; 15, Southern California, 14; 19, Army, 13; 20, Oklahoma A&M, 8. Others—Michigan, 5; Ohio State and Duke, 4 each; Mississippi State, 1. | | W | L | T Pet. | Pts. Opp. | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Okla. | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 197 34 | | K. St. | 4 | 2 | .667 | 88 76 | | Mo. | 4 | 2 | .667 | 89 62 | | Neb. | 2 | 4 | .333 | 60 113 | | Kans. | 2 | 4 | .333 | 56 92 | | Colo. | 2 | 4 | .333 | 126 153 | | U. State | 1 | 5 | .167 | 78 164 | Big 7 Standings
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ALL GAMES FINAL CONFERENCE STD. Last week's results; Last week's results: Missouri 10, Kansas 6. Oklahoma 10, Nebraska 7. Kansas State 26, Arizona 26 (tie) This week's games: This week's games: Saturday: Colorado vs. Colorado A&M at Fort Collins, Oklahoma Oklahoma A&M at Norman. The winner in last week's football prediction was Stan Hamilton, sports editor, who correctly picked 12 of 14 games. Assistant sports editor Ken Bronson tied with Ed Howard with three misses for second place.