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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1953
By KEN BRONSON
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
The fervor after the Kansas loss to export Coach J. V. Sikes seemingly has quieted down over the past two weeks. It has come to the point where people are so sure Sikes is going to resign that they give no other thought to the topic.
True, it is probable that J. V. will resign. Some people have even come out publicly and said he would. Others have said about the same thing only not quite so positively.
People who saw Sooner aide Pete Elliott at the Oklahoma A&M-Kansas game Saturday are convinced that something is in the wind. Elliott supposedly was here as a guest of the University, yet anyone would be foolish to think he didn't do a little scouting on the side. After all, Oklahoma plays A&M Nov. 28 and the Sooners aren't so sure of a victory this year.
But while Elliott was here Saturday, the talk still continued about Jack Mitchell, Wichita mentor and former Oklahoma quarterback, being the likely successor to Sikes when and if J. V. does resign. Mitchell has had more success at Wichita this year than Wichita alums had hoped, and he has the reputation of being an offensive-minded mentor.
But no matter whom you look to as a successor to Sikes, the word Oklahoma just seems to be attached to the conversation. KU already has two former OU aides on its coaching staff and if either Elliott or Mitchell could land the job, the total would be upped to three and possibly more considering the probability of more Sooner aides being hired.
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It would be nice, though, to close out the season with a win over our old rivals, the Tigers from Missouri.
It would be a great thing for the football squad, which right now is at the bottom of the depths of despair. And it would probably bolster the stock of Sikes even beyond his fondest dreams.
Incidently, Sikes position here will harden more this weekend by a group of Lawrence townpeople which is on Sikes' side in the battle. Nothing is definite yet although rumors have it that gifts will be given to the personable mentor.
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At a quarterback club meeting in Topeka the other day, Bus Mertes, Kansas State football assistant, described Missouri thusly:
"They're just so big that they look slow," he said, "but they're just like a Greyhound bus going down the highway at 90 miles per hour. It doesn't look fast, but man, that thing is moving!"
At the same meeting Hub Ulrich, Kansas assistant who secluded the Tigers last week, described Misouri as being better and deeper than Oklahoma A&M.
Gad! What will the score be this week?
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Jayhawkers played this season are currently headed for bowl games. Oklahoma is in the Orange Bowl for sure. SMU is a fair bet for the Cotton Bowl while Oklahoma A&M is a top candidate for the 'Gator Bowl. And if they can get by Southern Cal this weekend, UCLA's Bruins will land in the Rose Bowl.
Did someone say the KU schedule was easy?
Offense Stressed In Football Drills
Football Coach J. V. Sikes yesterday spent most of the day's practice working on the Jayhawks offense and worked well past dark in preparation for Saturday's Home-coming game against Missouri.
After about an hour and a half of dummy offensive drills, Sikes had the first eleven run plays against the freshman team for about 25 minutes, then had the second stringers go about the same length of time against the frosh.
When dark fell he was running the third unit against Wayne Replogle's yearlings.
ASME had the high score for both single game and series in this week's Wednesday night bowling league play, rolling scores of 645 and 1777. Individual high score for a single game was rolled by Charles Belt of DU with a score of 197. Bob Breedlove, ASME, bowled the high score for the series with 536.
Back of the week for his sterling performance last Saturday is Bernie Faloney of Maryland. He scored twice in the Terps 38-0 victory over Mississippi.
Kansas Runners Face Tough Field Monday
By STAN HAMILTON Kansan Sports Editor
Three cross country champions will provide stiff opposition Monday for Coach Bill Eaton's harriers in the big NCAA national runoff at East Lansing, Mich.
Easton will send his Big Seven winner Wes Santee, who covered the hilly KU course in 15:06.8, a record, against conference champs from the Big Ten and the Central Collegiate conference, plus the IC-4A victor.
The Big Ten individual crown went to Rich Ferguson of Iowa, although Michigan State, which also is entered in Monday's meet, took the team title. Ferguson ran the four miles in 19:43.2, to win by about 300 vards over the runner-up.
While Western Michigan college wrapped up the Central Collegiate victory, Kikuo Moryia of Wheaton, an exchange student from Japan, took solo honors for Gil Dodd's outfit in 19:41. Second went to Drake's Bob Soth, who was beaten by both Santee and No. 2 KU man, Art Dalzell in a dual here earlier in the season.
In the IC-4A cross country go in New York Saturday, John Kelley of Boston university sped to victory by about 60 yards over Villanova's John Joe Barry.
Easton, who will take Tom Rupp along as his sixth man in addition to the usual five of Santee, Dalzell, Al Frame, Lloyd Kody, and Dick Wilson, has been having his men running longer distances this week than before for the unaccustomed to four miles they will have to cover.
So Santee, Dalzell, who took second in the conference meet in 15:22, and their mate will be up against their toughest competition in two years. The Jayhawks, because of injuries, did not enter the run last fall.
While Santee is not known pri-
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Larry Grigg is leading the Big Seven scoring with 72 points on 12 touchdowns. Corky Taylor of Kansas State trails the Oklahoma star with 43 points.
Clyde Lovellette scored 19 points Tuesday night to lead the Minneapolis Lakers past Ft. Wayne, 83-66. The former KU star hit 17 points in the last half.
Three Writers Say Sikes Will Resign
The three latest developments in the J. V. Sikes dismissal case have come from the typewriters of Stu Dunbar, sports editor of the Topeka State Journal, and Jack Miller and Pete Lightner, sports editors of the Wichita Beacon and Eagle respectively.
Miller claimed Sikes had already resigned while Dunbar and Lightner said he would make his announcement immediately following the KU-MU game Saturday.
Miller stated. "Jules V. Sikes has told KU squadmen he has resigned. Lightner said, "Sikes will resign on Saturday's game with Missouri."
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To all this Sikes said, "I have not resigned. The season is still on and will be until after the Missouri game here Saturday."
Dunbar said, "Sikes will step down Saturday as head football coach at Kansas."
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