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University Daily Kansan
Friday Oct. 23. 1953
By DON TICE Kansan Sports Editor
It takes a good team to keep winning Saturday after Saturday but it takes an even better team, in many respects, to come back strong after taking a bad beating the previous week.
That is the situation that faces Coach Sikes' Jayhawkers this Saturday, since they were thoroughly smashed by Oklahoma last week.
Saturday's game against SMU in Memorial stadium can, and probably will, be the turning point of the season for the Kansas team. If the Jayhawks can come through and make a good showing against the Mustangs, there is a good chance they can go ahead and snatch the runner-up spot in the conference behind Oklahoma.
The Jayhawks will have the advantage of playing on their home field, and the disadvantage of playing a highly rated Southern Methodist team.
In a talk with Coach Sikes the other day, he pointed out an element that may be a big determining factor in Saturday's game—the crowd.
The contest Sikes had reference to was the one in which Kansas was trailing 0-21 midway in the third quarter, and then staged a rally that made the final score 27-21 in the Jayhawkers' favor.
"One of the best examples of a good crowd's influence on a team," Sikes said, "is the 1950 KU-Colorado game here at Lawrence. I credit the crowd with being one of the biggest elements in our tremendous comeback in that game."
In that game the crowd stayed behind the boys on the field even though they looked like they were sure to lose, and it paid off. This Saturday Kansas will be the underdog, and many will expect the team to take a beating.
Don't you believe it!
In the UCLA game the Jayhawkers played against tremendous odds and made a good enough showing to win the praise of both the players and coach of the Bruins. In the Colorado game at Boulder this fall, which Kansas won 27-21, the Jayhawks demonstrated the ability to come back strong when things looked bad.
"They're a great bunch of boys." Sikes said in reference to his team. "They want to win this one the worst way, and you can bet they'll be out there playing their hearts out. They have worked hard this week, and if they're good enough to win, they'll do it."
Let's get behind the team Saturday and give them the support they deserve and need. The crowd could be the difference.
-KU-
In a letter to the editors Wednesday Harold Hein, college sophomore, decried the fact that the KU cross-country team, with a string of 23 consecutive victories, receives so little credit for its achievements.
Our sincere thanks, Mr. Hein, for pointing this out to the students. There are, however, a few considerations to be made concerning the cross-country team that you failed to mention.
Since track is not a "spectator sport" like football and basketball, and there aren't as many participants, it is difficult to stir up as much interest. But it would be nice to see a good crowd at the stadium Monday at 4 p.m. to see the meet with Drake. Think it over, won't you?
Now in his seventh year at the Sooner school, OU Coach Bud Wilkinson has won 32 games without suffering a defeat in conference play. In that time his teams have scored 1,239 points and have relinquished 342 in conference play.
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Merle Hodges, Lawrence footballer, is K.U.'s player of the week for his versatile two-way performances at the center position.
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Four shutouts were registered in Fraternity "A" football Thursday as Beta, Division I, and Phi Gam, Division II, clinched at least ties for their respective loop titles. Beta conquered TKE 40-0 and Phi Gam beat Sig Ep 35-0 to preserve perfect 3-0 records for both teams. In other tilts Lambda Chi downed PIKA 8-0 in Division I and Delta Chi beat Phi Kappa 40-0 in Division II.
Beta 40, TKE 0
4 Shutouts Mark IM Games As Beta, Phi Gam Top Loops
With but one game to play, Beta remained undefeated and unscored upon as they overpowered TKE 40-0. Beta jumped to a quick 7-1 lead in the first quarter as John Strawn pitched to John Ressler for the six-pointer. A Don Franklin to Al Mulliken aerial pitched over the foul ball was over Strunn had them for two more Beta tallies, both of them to Mulliken.
In the third quarter Mark Rivard was the target for more scoring passes from Strawn. Franklin connected with Rivard and Mulliken for the two extra points. The final score came in the fourth period as Strawn tossed to Franklin with Darrel Simpson booting the point.
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Phi Gam 35. Sig Ep 0
Paced by the passing of Glenn Jones, Phi Gam smashed Sig Ep 35-0 to protect its unblemished record. Opening the first period Jones passed to Wolfe for his first of five scoring tosses. Later that frame he spotted Ben Dalton in the clear to build a 13-0 first quarter lead. In the second period Jones pass for another tally. Phi Gam Gam each in the third and fourth stanzas as Jones completed payoff passes to Wolfe and Humphrey Hodge.
Lambda Chi 8. PiKA 0
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Completing their schedule with a $\frac{1}{2}$-record, Lambda Chi edged PIKA $\frac{1}{3}$-0 to keep hopes alive of tying the Betas for the Division I crown. Both Betas and Lambda Chi were assured of berths in the post season playoffs by their victories yesterday. Paul Nitz rambled for the game's lone
touchdown and Jack Nitz got a safety for the Lambda Chi victory.
Delta Chi 40, Phi Kap 0
Delta Chi moved into second place in Division II with a 3-1 slate as they drubbed Phil Kap 40-0. Hoglund tallied four touchdowns to pace the winners' attack. Don Meeker notched a pair of six-pointers and an extra point while Earl Knaus added two extra points and Ed McCallum one.
Today's schedule in Fraternity "A"
pits Delta vs. Phi Psi, Phi Delta vs.
PhiKT, SAE vs. D.U., and ATO vs.
Sigma Chi.
Wrong Man Knocked Out
Grand Rapids, Mich. — (UP) — Billy Butler, 67, a municipal stadium employee, was knocked out during last night's prize fight between Paul Prado of Detroit and Davey Moore of Chicago. Butler was kayowed when he was struck by a loose ring post while helping tighten the ropes during the bout.
National league manager of the year as selected by the United Press is Charlie Grimm of the Milwaukee Braves. Grimm received 14 votes in the balloting, Brooklyn's Charley Dressen got nine, and Cardinal leader Eddie Stanky got one.
In the last 10 years Kansas State has finished in either the Big Six or Big Seven cellar in football 10 times. In three of those campaigns, however, they won one game each year.
Georgia Tech Tilt Worries Leahy
South Bend, Ind. —(UP)—Somewhat will have to give in the Notre Dame-Georgia Tech football battle Saturday. And the Irish coach, Frank Leahy, more pessimistic than usual, feared it might be Notre Dame's No. 1 ranking in the national ratings.
"Georgia Tech is one of the finest teams in the country," he said. "They not only have one of the finest teams but one of the finest coaching staffs. We hope we can make it an interesting afternoon."
Georgia Tech, too, has something to lose. The Yellow Jackets have gone 31 games without defeat and have been tied only twice during the stretch. A Notre Dame victory, of course, would end this string, but a Tech win to extend the streak would knock the Irish out of the number one spot without a doubt.
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K.U. vs. S.M.U.
October 25, 1952
Led by Gil Reich and Charlie Hoag, K.U. swarmed over the S.M.U. Mustangs by a score of 26-0 in the Cotton Bowl.
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