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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Sept. 25, 1953
By ED HOWARD
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
By now Roland LaStarza has learned that Rocky Marciano is fit to be the heavyweight champion of the world. Although slow and clumsy appearing, the Rock is perhaps the most powerful fistic figure in a great many years. Many fighters, and Rocky is not classified as a fighter, prefer to dance around the ring in a fashion which would make Arthur Murray jealous, and pick up enough points to win their bouts.
Marciano, on the other hand, does a clumsy two-step for a few rounds, or until he finds a good opening, and lands one or two, maybe even three punches that would flatten an elephant of the African variety. Perhaps this is not the only quality that a champion should have, but at least it is enough to win and keep the championship.
It took a man like Marciano to present LaStarza with his first KO in 57 bouts. LaStarza, loser of four fights out of the 57, had never been beaten like he was last night, even though he had won 24 bouts by KO's.
Meanwhile it was the champion's 40th knockout in 45 fights, a very good indication of his power. Although many persons say he is not a good boxer, they would have to agree that he is a slugger "par-excellence."
Moving on from fistic champions to baseball champions, the New York Yankees resemble in many respects the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Unlike Marciano, the Yankees are strong and smooth afield, but rather than mere base hits, the Yankees depend on extra base blows, preferably the four-bagger type, for most of their batting punch.
As to picking the World Series winner, we have been out on too many limbs of late to feel comfortable. With golden, brown leaves falling past us on their merry earthward way, we have decided to stick with the champions, although this writer's personal feeling of satisfaction would be greatly bolstered if Brooklyn could come through in the manner many people think possible.
Nebraska, K-State Lead in Statistics
Two gridders each from Nebraska and Kansas State and one from Missouri lead in various statistical deserts. Seven after one round of games.
Thanks to its 50-0 rout of Drake Saturday, K-State has a pair of men leading in two departments. Veryl Switzer, with his outstanding 93-yard punt return leads in that specialty, earned the win against gained 90 yards in nine carries, leads in rushing with a 10 yards per try average.
second in rushing is Colorado's Emerson Wilson, with 97 yards on 14 carries, and Switzer, third, with 82 on 10. The nearest KU man is Don Hess, ranked seventh with a total yardage of 62 yards in 18 attempts.
Kansas' Paul Smith, with one pass completion for 22 yards, is in seventh place in passing. First is Nebraska's Rex Fischer, with four for 118. Eighth in pass catching is KU end Harold Patterson, who was the receiver on Smith's aerial, but Dennis Korinek of Nebraska, with two catches for 97 yards, leads the receiving department.
Because of the TCU whitewashing, the Jayhawkers have no men in the scoring column. Five men, counting a pair of TDs each, lead in that department. They are Cox and Rice, Iowa State; Switzer and Taylor, Kansas State; and Knafelc, Colorado.
Sophomore Into Buff Lineup
Boulder, Colo.—(U.P.)—Sophomore Homer Jenkins was expected to start at fullback for Colorado university in its football clash against Arizona university here tomorrow in the absence of Bill Horton. Horton, afflicted with injury since early in practice, did not get into the Washington game last week and still is not in playing condition. Jenkins and Carroll Hardy did most of the kicking in yesterday's full-contact punting drill and brief scrimmage against Arizona plays.
I-State Coach Sees Chance Against Cats
Ames, Ia. — (UP) Iowa State's Cyclones left today for their football match tomorrow with the Northwestern Wildcats with a prediction by their coach that if they can hold the Big Ten entry to 20 points they "might win."
Coach Abe Stuber said yesterday if his defense can hold Northwestern to 20 points or below, his offense should be able to rack up that many points.
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Jayhawk right halfback Ralph Moody ranks the highest of any KU man. Moody stands fourth in punting averages with 36.2 on four boots. In fifth is John Forsyth, with one for 36 yards. Leading the pack is Missouri's Vic Eaton, with a solitary kick for 43.
The sixth and seventh spots in punt returning are held down by
two Javihawkers, Bobby Conn and Hess. Conn returned one for 13 against Texas Christian and Hy ran back a pair for 25.
After games this weekend, the entire statistics picture probably will undergo vast changes. Oklahoma, for instance, did not enter any of the columns because of inactivity last week.
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