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By STAN HAMILTON Kansan Sports Writer
Millions of Americans, not just the 30,000-plus persons who will cram Memorial stadium Saturday afternoon, will be looking in on the annual K-State-KU football contest. This is a test for the Jayhawkers in more than one way.
First, and probably most important, is that the Sikesmen must win this game if they expect to finish with an even split for the season. Second, we want the TV watchers from here to the West coast to get a good impression of KU football, and third, an 8-game series winning streak is at stake against the rivals from up the river.
The final trio of games poses a real challenge to the sophomore-laden Mt. Oreadans. Seven of the men slated to answer the opening whistle against "Silo Tech" are due back next season, and if any of these seven look over their shoulders at the reserve crew or frosh team, they know good performances from here on would help cement their positions for 1954—but bad showings . . .
A thought that hits us here is the situation Coach J. V. Sikes now finds himself in.. Although producing five straight winning teams at KU in as many seasons, in this, the first one that may be a loser, the wolves are howling. They are howling so much, in fact, it has come to our attention that some KU grandstand quarterbacks are even going so far as to wish for a K-State victory over the locals, thus to gain a new leader next year.
This is going too far. Even the high and mighty Yankees haven't won six in a row. Oklahoma has, you say. But even the mostrabid anti-Sikes critics must admit that, year after year, OU has come up with a wealth of material—more than KU—and, year after year, that same 11 generally finishes the season intact.
We don't see where the howlers get such gall. In the first place we still stick by our guns and say few men would have done any better. Second, allowing critics to have the right to their own opinion, we still say it's getting pretty low when they will root for their own team's downfall to achieve another end.
The Yankees' Casey Stengel has had his share of barbs. Critics have been on Leo Durocher of the Giants, but he still is around although he has produced only one pennant. Missouri university has not come up with a top-notch grid team in several years, but Don Faurot remains on the job, and is well-respected and liked by alums and students alike.
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If students (or alums) would rather go home Thanksgiving vacation and tell hecklers, "Heh, heh, we lost to K-State, but wait'll next year," let them go ahead. Personally we would rather go home boasting of a KU win, whether by one point or 31, no matter who the coach or who plays the game.
The players must feel the growing pressure upon their mentor. Whatever they feel about the matter, they have the chance to win their ninth consecutive decision from the Pussycats—a record to be proud of. The 'Cats and their thousands of followers said to be making the trek here, are coming for one reason—to beat the socks off of the Jayhawks.
Fans all over the western half of the U.S., who have seen or heard of KU's great stand against UCLA, and of K-State's revitalization, will be glued to their TV sets to see the outcome. Kansas alumni in that area want a KU victory. K-State grads want the long famine ended. Popular sentiment among semi-neutrals probably will be for K-State so long the underdog that this year's skein is almost unbelievable.
This is a plea for the school—everyone who cares at all about football—to unite for the common goal to drub the Cats. This game, from all indications, will be a toughie—no place for personal feelings about the coach or players to enter in. The 100 per cent support of everybody concerned will help in no small way to bring this about.
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Springfield, Mo. — (U.P.)— New York Yankee outfielder Mickey Mantle rested comfortably today after a 45-minute operation on his ailing right knee.
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Dr. Dan Yancey, Springfield physician who removed a torn cartilage from Mantle's knee, said the Yankee slugger "came through it fine."
Mantle Rests After Surgery
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He said the World Series hero would take special exercises in the hospital for about 10 days, then would be fitted with a special brace. After that, Mantle planned to go to his home in Commerce, Okla.
The home run slugger, who was injured during the 1951 World Series and has had trouble with the knee from time to time since then, did not expect the operation to interfere with his reporting on time for spring training.
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Tom Greenwade, the Yankee scout who found Mantle on a Kansas sand-lot team, was on hand for the operation yesterday.
New York - (U.P.) The United Press college football ratings (first place votes and season records in parentheses):
EAM POINTS
1. Notre Dame (31) (5-0) 344
2. Maryland (1) (7-0) 270
3. Baylor (3) (6-0) 240
4. Illinois (5-0-1) 224
5. Michigan State (5-1) 176
6. Oklahoma (4-1-1) 149
7. Georgia Tech (5-1-1) 141
8. Alabama (4-3) 134
9. West Virginia (6-0) 87
10. Michigan (5-1) 27
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1953
Others: Kentucky, 3; Rice and Auburn, 2 each; Army and Oklahoma A&M, 1 each.
Second 10 teams: 11, Southern California, 23; 12, Ohio State, 21; 13, Stanford, 18; 14 (tie), Minnesota and Mississippi, 13 each; 16, Texas; 12, 17, Duke, 10; 18, Alabama; 6, 19, Louisiana State, 5; 10 (tie), Wisconsin and Southern Methodist, 4 each.
The 42-34 Colorado victory over Iowa State Saturday was the biggest score ever to be made in the Colorado-Iowa State series. The highest previous score was the 47-20 Colorado victory in 1951.
Kansas State, by being out out Saturday by Oklahoma, was white-washed for the first time this season. However, it was the fifth time in the last six games with the Sooners that the Wildcats failed to score.
IM Overtime Wins Settle Two Races
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By VIC VIOLA
In a pair of overtime tilts Monday, two division championships were settled as Twin Pines nipped Oread 1-0 in Independent "A" and Phi Gam nudged Beta 8-7 in Fraternity "B". Also in Frat "B", Tau Delta blanked Sig Ep 9-0 while in Independent "A" NROTC drew a forfeit from Don Henry.
Twin Pines 1, Oread 0
Twin Pines 1, Oread 4
Battling to a scoreless tie at the end of four quarters, Twin Pines came to life in the overtime period to wrest a 1-0 decision from Oread and sew up the Division II title. Twin Pines with a final 3-0 mark and NROTC with a 3-1 record now move into the post season playoffs by virtue of Monday's victories.
The biggest scoring threat of the game came in the second quarter when Oread notched a TD only to have it nullified by a penalty. In the third canto the Twin Pines' offense began to click as they penetrated deep into Oread territory before Oread's Don Lamb intercepted a pass to halt the threat. Twin Piner chalked up the win by rolling up 20 yards on the overtime.
Phi Gam 8. Beta 7
Phi Gam and Beta, both with clean 3-0 slates before today, hooked up in another overtime tussle with Phi Gam capturing the Division I crown with an 8-7 win. In the final Division I standings Phi Gam's 4-0 record was first followed by Beta with 3-1, Kappa Sig 2-2, Delt 1-3, and Siz Ep 0-4.
After a scoreless first half, Beta fashioned a drive to paydirt in the third frame which was climaxed by a 2-yard pass from Curt Nettels to Bob Reed. John Prosser then booted the extra point for a 7-0 Beta lead.
Phi Gam rallied in the final stanza to score on a Tom Blair to Gerald Rosenlund aerial. Don Stevens got the extra point to knot the count at 7-7. In the overtime period Phi Gam was awarded the close decision by gaining four yards while holding the Betas to one.
Putting together a TD and a safety in the final canto, the Delts rolled to a 9-0 victory over Sig Eg. Both squads played unyielding defensive ball until the Sig Eg weakened to allow a last quarter score.
Delts 9. Sig En 0
Charles Franklin was on the throwing end of the lone Delt touchdown pass which was gathered in by Jim Bickley for the six-pointer. For the extra point Franklin fired to Ronald Pittenger. The Delt defense then produced a safety for the final 9-0 count.
NROTC 1, Don Henry 0
NROTC advanced to the post season playoffs when Don Henry could not field a team.
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Today in Fraternity "B" Sigma Chi will go against AEFI in an effort to clinch the Division II title and Phi Psi will tangle with ATO in an attempt to win Division III. Other action will see Beta 2 vs. Phi Delt "2" and Delta Chi vs. D.U.
Wilkinson Fears MU Passing Game
Most observers had virtually handed the mighty Sooners the crown after they whipped Kansas State 34-0 at Manhattan last week-end.
Oklahoma City — (U.P.) — Coach Bud Wilkinson of Oklahoma told the local Quarterbacks club he considers the Saturday game with Missouri at Columbia the "big game" of the Big Seven conference race.
He considered Scardino the "best passer in the conference" and Missouri "the best passing team we've met since Texas."
But Wilkinson told the Quarterbacks clubs he was worried about the passing of Missouri's Tony Scardino. He said Oklahoma had no outstanding pass offense and suffered equally from a lack of mass defense.
Kansas State had been figured as the team most capable to knock Oklahoma out of the title.
K-State Coach Picks Wildcats to Top KU
Topeka (U.P.)—Assistant K-State coach Don Stether predicted a Kansas State 'story' when the team mascot was University at Lawrence this weekend.
Stleyhole told the local Quarterbacks club that he thinks K-State will resound from its 34-0 drubbing by Kansas last Saturday and whip Kansas.
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