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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1952
Four Key Players Are Lost To Jayhawkers' Cage Team
The Kansas basketball team gained one player for drills yesterday, but the bad news far overshadowed the good as four expected stalwarts are definitely out until the first of the year.
John Anderson, varsity football center, joined the team for limited workouts Monday but will take things easy for a few days.
The news about three other footballers was quite dismal. Coach F.C. "Phog" Allen said Monday morning that it was unlikely that Charlie Hoag or Gil Reich, both injured in the Missouri game Saturday, would be available this season. Harold Patterson also probably will be out until after the Big Seven tournament in Kansas City Dec. 26-30.
Haog reinjured his knee on the first play from scrimmage Saturday. He hurt it initially in the Kansas State game four weeks ago. Reich broke a finger against the Tigers. Patterson has a strained muscle in his leg.
LaVannes Squires, returning hoopster from last season, will not be available for at least five weeks and possibly not all season. The "scooter" has had a cold that developed complications and he must be in bed most of the time.
The Jayhawkers open their season Dec. 11 against Tulane at New Orleans.
Gator Bowl Picks Tulsa Hurricanes
Jacksonville, Fla.—(U.P.)—Tulsa's Golden Hurricanes were named today as the University of Florida's opponent in the Gator Bowl New Year's day.
Agreement on Tulsa today by the Gator Bowl selection committee completed the nation's major bowl picture after the Orange Bowl selected Syracuse to go against Alabama.
In Monday's Kansan, a printing error occurred in the sporting column. Along the Jayhawker Trail, which dealt with the KU football team's inability to have a kicking specialist.
Correction, Please
This column was by-line by Bob Nelson, Kansan Sports Writer, by mistake. The column was written by Don Nielsen, Kansan Sports Editor, and NOT by Nelson.
Trackmen Start Indoor Workouts
With the fall outdoor season completed, Kansas Track Coach Bill Easton has moved his charges underneath the east stadium for daily workouts for the indoor track season.
Last year Easton's three squads, 2-mile, indoor, and outdoor, became the first in the history of the Big Seven, Big Six, or old Missouri Valley conferences, dating back to 1907, to snare all three crowns.
This season the Jayhawkers have taken one leg of the triple crown in capturing their sixth straight conference fall title, a cross-country event this season, and hopes are high for a repeat slam.
Anyone interested in working out with the squad may contact Coach Easton in his office, 105 Robinson, in the mornings, or at the stadium anytime after 3 p.m.
Michigan State Rated No.1 in UP Poll
New York—(U.R.)-Powerful Michigan State, having closed out a second straight undefeated and untied football season, now awaits next week's final ratings of the United Press board of coaches for acclaim as mythical national college champion.
Southern California, also with a perfect record, in gained ground on the Spartans, in this week's listings after edging UCLA Saturday, but still trailed by 32 points.
It appeared doubtful that the Trojans could overtake Michigan State even with a superlative performance in their season finale against Notre Dame next weekend.
The United Press ratings were extended until next week to take into account the Southern California-Notre Dame game and several other traditional battles involving high-ranked teams.
Michigan State, 62-13 conqueror of Marquette for its 23rd consecutive victory, received 27 first place votes and 335 out of a possible 350 points from the 35 leading coaches who comprise the United Press rating board. The Spartans thus have been ranked tops in all 10
United Press Ratings
United Press ratings with first parthenotes and season records in parentheses.
entheses:
**Team**
1. Michigan State (27) (9-0)
2. Southern California (5) (9-0)
3. Georgia Tech (3) (10-0)
4. UCLA (8-1)
5. Oklahoma (7-1-1)
6. Notre Dame (6-2-1)
7. Mississippi (7-0-2)
8. Tennessee (7-1-1)
9. Alabama (7-2)
10. Texas (7-2)
Points
355
302
276
207
195
195
103
102
85
78
77
Second team—11, Wisconsin; 32, 12,
Michigan; 33, Michigan; 34, Ohio State and Duke; 18 each; 36,
Princeton; 19, Florida; 8, 18, Pittsch,
19, (tie), Navy and Houston.
each.
Others—21, Kentucky; 5, 22, Tulsa; 4, 23 (tie), Syracuse, Penn State, Pennsylvania, California and Minnesota; 2, 28, Villanova. 1.
weekly listings this season
Southern California, which trailed the Spartans by 59 points last week, closed the gap by attracting five first place votes and 302 points. Both teams have 9-0 records this season.
Georgia Tech, the nation's third beaten and untied major college team, received the three remaining first place votes as it climbed one
notch to third place with a total of 276 points, Tech, which has won 10 games this year, still must meet Georgia next Saturday before its Sugar Bowl date with Mississippi, New Year's day.
Notre Dame and Alabama made the biggest strides among this week's top 10. The Irish jumped four places to sixth (behind Oklahoma), while Alabama vaulted from a tie for 14th to ninth, making the top 10 for the first time this season.
UCLA, knocked out of the perfect record ranks by Southern California, dropped one place to fourth with 207 points; Oklahoma held fifth with 195. Notre Dame topped Mississippi for the next spot by one point, 103 to 102. Ole Miss advancing one notch to seventh.
Tennessee, held to a tie by Kentucky, fell two places to eighth with 83 points; Alabama was ninth with 78, just one more point than Texas' Southwest conference champions, who dropped one notch to 10th after being idle last weekend.
Ten points are awarded for a first place vote, ninth for a second and so on down to one for a 10th place vote.
the student union Cafeteria will be open during Thanksgiving vacation.
Lunch, 11:30 to 12:30
Dinner, 5:00 to 6:00
- Breakfast, 7:30 to 8:30
- Thanksgiving Day, 11:30 to 1:30
the
HAWK'S
NEST
SNACK BAR IN CAFETERIA
will
7:30 to 6 p.m. every day
Close 7 p.m., Tuesday. Open 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30
Lawrence Quarterbacks Stand Behind Sikes
The Lawrence Downtown Quarterback club Monday night praised Coach Jules V. Sikes for a job well done and gave him an enthusiastic vote of confidence.
Under Coach Sikes, Kansas completed a 7-3 won and lost record this year. Two of KU's defeats were by one point, Nebraska, 13-14, and Missouri, 19-20, when his club was riddled by injuries to key players, including all-American halfback Charlie Hoag.
The local Quarterback club passed the following resolution unanimously:
dence_and wholehearted support of him.
"Be it resolved:
"That we, the Downtown Quarterback club of Lawrence, Kan., being fully aware of certain adverse criticism levelled at our head football coach, J. V. Sikes, do hereby publicly pledge our complete confi-
"And further, we express our sincera gratitude to him for a job well done evidenced by seven significant victories in the face of many adversities this season."
During his five years at Kansas, Coach Sikes has compiled the second greatest five-year or longer coaching record in Jayhawker football history. He has led KU to 33 victories while suffering 17 defeats. He has never had a losing season (a year when he lost more than he won).
Only Coach A. R. Kennedy compiled a better grid coaching record.
Oklahoma Wins 7th Title As Big Seven Prestige Drops
By UNITED PRESS
The final results showed clearly the Big Seven now has leveled off into three categories: first comes Oklahoma in a class by itself. Next may be found Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado, four good teams capable of battling each other gallantly but none of them a match for the Sooners.
Big Seven colleges and fans outside the borders of Oklahoma searched today, mostly in vain, for something to salvage from the debris of the 1952 football season while the superb Sooners mechanically stored away another trophy.
Oklahoma's 34-13 triumph over Nebraska was ridiculously easy. Only an opening tie with Colorado before the Sooners found themselves, marred Oklahoma's conference year.
The season ended Saturday. For Oklahoma it brought the fifth clear championship in a row in a league that now apparently desperately needs a redistribution of power if it is to continue to represent itself as a major conference.
State and Kansas State, the latter the sole occupant of the cellar since 1942. Iowa State's grid fortunes have been but little better in recent years.
STANDINGS All Games
All American Stats
| | W-L | T | Pts | Op Pts |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 1 | 1353 | 134 |
| Texas | 7 | 1 | 1353 | 134 |
| Colorado | 5 | 2 | 185 | 158 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 185 | 173 |
| Missouri | 5 | 2 | 185 | 173 |
| Iowa State | 3 | 6 | 158 | 199 |
| Kansas State | 1 | 9 | 0 | 81 255 |
BIG SEVEN GAMES
W L T Pts Op Pts
Oklahoma 5 1 0 121
Missouri 5 0 1 109
Nebraska 3 2 1 87
Kansas 3 2 1 142
Colorado 3 0 142
Iowa State 1 5 0 149
Kansas State 0 6 0 189
Games this week! Oklahoma at orla-
Finally the Big Seven lists Iowa | homa A&M; Colorado A&M at Colorado,
Thanksgiving is more than Tradition
As we acknowledge our debt to God for the richness of our lives and the security of our homes this Thanksgiving Day, let us also renew the vigilance of our pilgrim fathers to guard our sacred freedoms.