Page 4 University Daily Kansen Friday. Oct. 16, 1953
By DON TICE
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Kansan Sports Editor
Two veteran players and a promising sophomore will vie for honors at left halfback when the Jayhawkers meet the Oklahoma Sooners at Norman.
Don Hess, flashy spinner from Pretty Prairie, has had the starting nod so far this season, but is doubtful as a starter tomorrow because of a knee injury suffered in the Jayhawks' game last Saturday against Colorado.
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Hess has shown good form so far this year, year, consistently running for long gains. His best sprint to date came last week when he went 65 yards through the middle of the Buff line on the first Kansas play from scrimmage.
If Hess can't answer the starting gun, his position will probably be filled by sophomore Bob Conn
Conn gave notice last week when he took over the halfback spot following Hess' injury, and averaged almost five yards per carry. He ran the ball seven times for 34 yards, and kept the Buff defenders on their toes with his end sweeps. To add insult to injury, from the Colorado viewpoint.
Conn also completed his only passing effort of the day, a 15-yard toss to sophomore right-half Bob Allison.
Adding more strength to the backfield picture is the return to action of Frank Cindrich, 2-year letterman. Cindrich saw considerable action against Texas Christian university in the Jayhawks' season opener, but was temporarily put out of action by a knee injury suffered in that game. He was back in pads this week and
There isn't any question, of course, about the other halfback spot with sophomore Ralph Moody, 2nd ranking ground gainer in the Big Seven, in top starting condition.
Moody, a 188 pounder who is long on determination, has gained 242 yards so far, to pull within 41 yards of league leader Emerson Wilson, Colorado fullback.
We were so bold as to predict a good football season for the Jayhawks in our first issue, and were a little worried about our judgment after the opening game with TCU.
Now, however, it looks like we were right. The
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issue all depended, and still does, on the performances of the sophomores on the Kansas squad. Conn, Moody, and John McFarland, KU's starting quarterback, have all come through nicely in the backfield, and Merle Hodges is more than filling the gap at center.
The Kansas attack lacks one thing; and that's versatility. If McFarland can develop a little more accuracy in his throwing, and he is working on it, the Jayhawks can really have their opponents worried.
One thing about this year's Jayhawk gridders, they have the spirit and will to win. They know they aren't ranked too highly, and they are out to disprove the skeptics.
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They really established their ability to come back hard when the tide was going against them in last Saturday's game at Boulder. Twice they were tied after taking the lead, and both times they came back harder than ever to score again. And this was the Buffs' home ground in the rarified mountain atmosphere.
The Kansas line may be in for its roughest afternoon since the UCLA game three weeks ago.
The Sooner forward walls, they have two of them, are long on experience, and their depth may have a telling effect.
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It looks like winning two pennants in a row isn't enough to keep the Wolves from the door. At least Charley Dressen, who managed the Brooklyn Dodgers to two consecutive pennants, probably won't think so now that he is out of a job.
When it came contract time following the World Series, Dressen held out for a two-year contract with the Dodgers so Walter O'Malley. Dodger president, decided to let him go.
O'Malle said he fully appreciated Dressen's point of view, since most of the other major league managers are getting two year contracts, but he evidently didn't appreciate it enough to deviate from the Dodger policy of hiring pilots for only one year.
The most pleasant surprise for Colorado's coaches thus far has been the sterling defensive play of sophomore fullback Emerson Wilson whose work at corner linebacker has been consistently fine.
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Sports Staff Reveals Itself
Throughout the school year reams of copy are written for the Daily Kansan about the various athletes who perform for the Red and Blue, but aside from the coaches and the players, few persons know just who covers and writes the stories.
As a matter of introduction, the eight members of the Kansan sports staff are listed here.
Don Tice, senior from Summerfield, is the sports editor and also the Lawrence United Press correspondent. Don earned nine letters in high school and was co-captain of the football team as a senior. A member of Acacia social fraternity and Sigma Delta Chi, professional soccer player, he has third semester on the sports page. He earned a trio of monograms in each of three sports--football, basketball, and track.
No. 3 man is Stan Hamilton, Stan,
a junior and KU correspondent for the Kansas City Star, attended Kansas
City, Mo., Southwest High, and
played a year of varsity basketball at
the College of Emporia his freshman
year. He, too, is an Acajan.
Strapping 6-3, 200-pound Ed Howard is the assistant sports editor and will move up to the editorship in November under the Kansan editorial rotation policy. Ed, a senior majoring in sociology, hails from Washington and played five years of football at Washington High school, Bethel.
The fourth staff member, Ken Bronson, is a newcomer to the Kansas this year. Ken picked up 12 letters at Kensington High in football, basketball, and baseball. A junior, he is also a member of the sports staff of the Topeka Daily Capital.
Covering intramurals is a pair of freshmen, Vic Viola of Abilene, and Dick Walz from Chanute, Vic earned a pair of letters in football, one in basketball and three in track as an athlete. Chi Alpha fraternity, was a 3-year golf letter winner and got one in basketball.
Most of the track articles have been composed by the Stroup boys freshmen from Pittsburg, Louis and Larry, identical twins, are members of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, are on the fresh cinder team, and are holders of 2-year journalism scholarships.
Kansas State Ready For Colorado Game
Manhattan — (UP) — Only one man was sidelined with injuries today as Colorado prepared to meet Colorado in a big Seven conference battle here tomorrow.
The Wildcats yesterday ran a prowler last before the fussier with the Buffs.
Only Dean Peck, starting right guard, was on the sideline list. He suffered an injury in last Saturday's game with Iowa State.
Korea was an integral part of the Japanese empire from 1910 until 1945.
RALPH MOODY, sophomore halfback, is the K.U. player of the week for his sterling offensive running in last Saturday's Colorado game.
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Foreign Runners May Give Easton's Aces Tough Time
These four cross country men®
These four cross country men plus a new teammate, a sophomore, left here by private plane early this week to meet Oklahoma A&M and Texas in the opening hill and dale meet of the year for KU.
The Aggies, with a pair of Swedish aces and Bill Heard running, pose what might turn out to be coach M. E. "Bill" Easton's toughest opponent this fall. Texas ace Elbert Spence could also provide serious competition for the Kansas five, out for their 23rd consecutive victory.
Both KU and Texas defeated the Aggies last year in meets away from Stillwater. Santee outran the Cowpokes to the time of 15:14:3 here last year, about 20 seconds ahead of Eckhoff, one of the Swedes.
The other Swedish import, Sture Landqyst, was a member of the 1952 Swedish Olympic team and as a freshman last year set a number of A&M records. Heard, from Sayre, Okla, is No. 3 man for coach Ralph Higgins.
The Texans, too, must be considered worthy fees. Last weekend they romped over Texas Christian and Southern Methodist in a triangular meet, Spence taking first on the 2.6-mile course in 12:46.
The Jayhawk veteran foursome,
however, is a proven unit. As juniors last year, these four romped through most of their meets.
Left to right are Dick Wilson, Wes Santee, Art Dallzell, and Lloyd Koby. The other squad member is newcomer Al Frame.
Michigan State, the No. 2 team in the nation, had to rely on a last quarter 19-point rally to beat Texas Christian university 26-19. TCU defeated Kansas 13-0 in the season opener for both teams.
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