Monday. Sept. 21. 1953
University Daily Kansan
Page 5
By STAN HAMILTON
Kansan Sports Writer
Several points—the Jayhawkers need more experience, especially in the backfield; KU needs something more in the way of a passing attack, and coach J. V. Sikes will have to cure his team's epidemic of fumbletails before Friday's UCLA game—were brought out in Saturday's TCU struggle.
The Hawks must get over their jitters before bumping into UCLA this Friday night at Los Angeles if they hope to stay anywhere near the westerners in the scoring column. The UCLAns, rated one of the nation's top elevens in preseason polls, Friday romped over Oregon State to the tune of 41-0.
owing they have definite scoring punch and cannot be fooled with.
As for the Kansas passing attack too few aerials were attempted to give a really accurate picture of just what Sikes may have up his sleeve.
Three of four quarterbacks who saw action, John McFarland, Paul Smith, and Dick Sandifer, attempted but eight passes and only two found the mark. The first, from Smith to Harold Patterson, was good for 19 yards, and a McFarland to Don Bracelin heave went for 10. Smith had the McFarland to Jerry Taylor was called as interference on TCU. Fuzzy Martin, in his brief stay in the contest, did not attempt any.
On the credit side, the Horned Frogs, for the first time since a 1936 game against Mississippi State, did not complete a single forward pass. They only tried four, however.
The Kansas line, more so in the initial quarter than in the latter stages, did an admirable job. In the first stanza the home team did not gain a first down and won in KU team plays after it took over on a short punt.
Interesting to note is that in the first quarter, when the Frogs ground game was kept well bottled up, the bulk of the men in KU's line were last year's defensive performers, while the second quarter crew was composed mainly of 1952 offensive men.
Speedy Don Hess, playing his finest game to date, provided the brightest spot in an otherwise almost drab showing. Altogether Hess carried 19 times for 71 yards, or 3.7 per carry. His best gallop was his first try, for 29 yards in the opening seconds of the game.
But it was on punt and kickoff returns that the Pretty Prairie junior really sparkled. He ran back a pair of punts for 13 and 38 yards, and made the longest run of the
game on a 66-yard return of the kickoff after the first TCU score.
An outstanding job of heads-up defensive ball was turned in by end Don Bracelin, who captured two TCU fumbles. Two other Texas drives were halted by co-captain guard Bob Hantla and backfull John Anderson on fumble recoveries.
The last team to whitewash the Jayhawkers was the same TCU bunch back in the opening game of the 1949 season. In that contest KU lost, 0-28, and then proceeded to run up a string of 29 straight games in which it tallied at least one touchdown.
The Jayhawks outgained their opponents 167 yards to 149 on the ground and 27 yards to 0 via the airlines. Also the Frogs fumbled nine times off their new split-sliding T formation, installed for the first time this year by new coach Ade Martin. The former Frog mentor was Dutch Meyer, now TCU athletic director.
An injury which brawny Bill Nieder, soph center, suffered in the fourth period may strike a telling blow to the Jayhawk's chances in future games. Nieder was hit hard on a knee in a bit of action in the line and had to be assisted off the field.
In the dressing room after the game. Dr. Alex Mitchell, team physician, said the player would be taken to Kansas City for examination and a possible operation. He said Nieder would miss at least a month of action and possibly the entire season.
IM Entry Date Set; 5 Sports Planned
The deadline for entry in any of five fall intramural sports is Sept. 28. Walt Mikols, director of intramurals, said today. Entry blanks were sent to organized houses this morning.
Sports offered this fall are touch football, golf, tennis, badminton, and horse shoes. Competition in all sports is scheduled to begin about Sept. 30.
Independent students may obtain entry blanks at the intramural office, 107 Robinson gym.
Fearless Fraley Picks Dodgers Over Yanks
New York—(U.P.)-The most frequently asked question in sports today is "who do you like?" And Fearless Fraley's fearful answer is "the Brooklyn Dodgers."
Picking against the New York Yankees in the world series is about as suicidal as walking across Times Square blindfolded. That's like shooting bass in a barrel for the hack drivers in this town.
But an old saying which seems applicable in this case is that even a blind pig will find an acorn once in a while.
Certainly the Dodgers have been hammy enough in five trips to the well to date, drawing a complete blank in the victory department And if they're ever going to win one, this should be it.
Pitching is supposed to be the piece de resistance of any baseball game. But when you come to a short, violent series such as this, possession is most important ingredients usually no power, speed, defense—and luck.
On the first three, Brooklyn has a decided edge.
Considering power first, the Dodgers starting lineup has a .307 batting average with five of the eight men hitting over .300. That gives Brooklyn quite an edge, about 19 points actually over the Yankees' Mass .288 plus average and only three men in the .300 class.
In the matter of speed, the Yankees aren't composed of nine Ernie Lombardis. Guys like Mickey Mantle, Hank Bauer and Joe Collins, for instance, can run with Native Dancer. But the Yankee eight have stolen only 21 bases this season—against means that the fleet Brooks are a running team, and that kind of outfit can mean trouble as the St. Louis Cardes of 1942 showed these same Yankees.
Defensively, the Yanks are no better than fourth in the American League with a .978 average. The Brooks are atop the National League with a .980 average.
And now, I suppose, the Yanks will win in four straight!
Football Scouts Flock to MU
Columbia, Mo.-Football scouts were out in drove here Saturday for the Missouri-Maryland football inaugural.
It must have been catching, for even Mizzou's chief scout-John "Hi" Simmons—was a stay-at-home. His services weren't required abroad, since neither of Missouri's next-up opponents—Purdue or SMU—were in action last weekend.
Two close contests and one runaway marked the final week of exhibition games in the National Football league before the league season opens this Sunday.
3 Tilts End Pro Exhibitions
In a field goal battle at Baltimore the Baltimore Colts scored three 3-pointers to knock off the Washington Redskins 9-3. Buck McPhail, all-American fullback at Oklahoma last year, made good on three of four field goal attempts to win the Redskins' bullet Bill Dudley counted a single one. About 22,800 persons witnessed the clash.
The Chicago Bears, spearheaded by rookie Tommy O'Connell, squeaked past their intra-city rival Chicago Cardinals. 14-13. O'Connell came
off the bench in the third quarter and tossed seven passes to account for 70 yards and the deciding touchdown.
At Pittsburgh, the home fans had little to cheer about as the Los Angeles Rams romped to a 49-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dick Tone, Tome Fears, and Ton Towler paced the attack with two 6-pointers apiece and dead-eye Ben Agajanian booted seven conversions in as many attempts.
The lone Steeler score came on a 10-yard aerial from Ted Marchibroda to end George Sulma in the third period, following a 56-yard runback of a kickoff by halfback Frank Rogel.
Yanks Confident Rizzuto Can Be Expertly Replaced
New York—(U.P.)-The New York Yankees are confident that Phil Rizzuto, brilliant shortstop of eight pennant-winners, will be replaced in 1954 or 1955 as smoothly and expertly as was Joe DiMaggio, greatest player of his decade, in 1952.
"We have Gerry Coleman to take over for Rizzuto," says general manager George Weiss. "He's a helluva shortstop."
Weiss recalled the crisis which faced the Yankees as DiMaggio drew near the end of his fabulous career. It was another instance, he said, in which manager Casey Stengel's ability to handle a young player meant so much to the success of the team.
While Weiss did not minimize the fact that Rizzuto has been one of the key men in the Yankees' march to five straight American League pennants, he discouraged any talk of "an indispensable man."
"We were faced with a major crisis when it became clear that Di-Maggio was going back as a player," he pointed out. "DiMaggio was the greatest player of the decade and replacing him posed an enormous problem. Many experts said the Yankees could not survive the loss of Joe but we did."
"We obtained Irv Noren from the Senators in a much-criticized deal," he pointed out. "We were forced to give up a lot of talent but it was absolutely necessary because, with the departure of DiMaggio, opposition teams were beating Gus consistently with right-handed, hard-stuff pitchers.
"Noren did a good job and then Mantle developed into a front-line big leaguer," he continued. "The farm system produced in Mantle a player capable of replacing DiMaggio although Mickey is by no means the equal of DiMag in his all-around play.
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30 Attend 1st Quack Club
Approximately 30 women students attended the Quack Club practice session Saturday morning in Robinson pool.
Miss Ruth Hoover, club sponsor and associate professor of physical education, and club members directed organized participation in strokes required of new members.
Strokes practiced were the crawl, the backstroke, the breast stroke, the side stroke, and the standing forward dive.
Another practice session is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday. Tryouts will be 7:30 Thursday and 10 a.m.
Saturday.
Sikes Shows KU Movie in Topeka
Coach J. V. Sikes today showed a movie of Saturday's KU-Texas Christian game at a luncheon meeting of the Topeka Quarterback club in Topeka.
After the movie, Fran Welch, coach of Emporia State Teachers college, and Dick Goodlove, Washburn university coach, reviewed their teams' first games last weekend. Several Kansas high school mentors also took the stand to talk over their games.
Greenland has no forests, only a few dwarf trees and many bushes.
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