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By BOB NOLD Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Kansas' 26-0 win over SMU Saturday furnishes fuel for our pet gripe—the press associations' weekly shuffling of the national rankings of the country top football powers.
of the country top football powers. The Jayhawkers were playing a team that previously met two of the nation's top ranking teams, Georgia Tech and Duke. A comparison of Kansas' showing against the Mustangs with the showings made by these other two teams reveals that Kansas should be rated as high or higher than these teams in spite of its loss to Oklahoma. However, since Duke and Georgia Tech won, this will not be. Kansas will be lucky to be in the top 10.
will be lucky to be in the top 10. The nation's experts must have suffered a severe blow to their pride following the past weekend's action. Seven of the top 20 teams as picked by the Associated Press lost their games and eight of the top 20 picked by the United Press were beaten.
The interesting group to watch will be last week's top 10 teams since three of these suffered losses to other members of the top 10.
California, rated fourth by the AP and third by the UP, lost a -0 game to Southern California, ranked seventh and sixth by the respective polls. The question is whether or not California will remain in the top 10 at all in view of its horrible sin of losing—even though it was to another good team.
Now consider Virginia, ninth ranked by the AP. Virginia lost 21-7 to Duke, sixth ranked by the AP. The score indicates what last week's poll showed—that Duke was enough better than Virginia to be ranked three places above it. Virginia will drop from the elite nevertheless.
Last, but not least, Wisconsin undoubtedly will be out of the top 10 the remainder of the year after losing 20-7 to UCLA. Of course, the Bruins were eighth ranked and the Badgers 10th ranked, but this will have little effect.
Ohio State, 10th ranked by the UP, dropped an 8-0 game to Iowa university, and probably also will be eliminated from further contention as a top 10 team.
The other AP top 20 teams who lost were Villanova, Ohio State (ranked 14th by the AP), Penn State, and Pittsburg. The UP's losing teams were Villanova, Pittsburgh, Penn State, Minnesota, and Illinois. The last two were tied for 20th.
The last two were used for 20th. Therefore, after surveying the situation, we think this week's polls will look like this.
1. Michigan State; 2. Maryland; 3. Oklahoma; 4. Georgia Tech;
5. Southern Cal; 6. Duke; 7. UCLA (here the two polls will begin to vary, but we'll continue along AP trends). 8. California; 9. Kansas; 10. Tennessee.
11. Notre Dame; 12. Virginia; 13. Pennsylvania; 14. Michigan; 15. Texas; 16. Purdue; 17. Minnesota; 18. Washington; 19. Navy; 20. Penn State.
This hardly seems proper to us so. Therefore we're offering what we think are the top 10 teams in the country. Here they are.
1. Oklahoma; 2. Michigan State; 3. Maryland; 4. UCLA; 5. KANSAS; 6. Southern Cal; 7. Georgia Tech; 8. Wisconsin; 9. California; and 10. Duke.
Special Train to Carry Fans To K-State for Game, Parade
Another big weekend of parades and rallies is scheduled for Friday and Saturday as the Kansas Jayhawkers journey to Manhattan for the annual Jayhawker-Wildcat clash.
A special train—set up by the Union Pacific Railroad—will carry the football team, University band, students, alumni and downtown quartets backs to Manhattan for the $2.30. Special fare for the trip is $2.30. Tickets for the game are $3.50.
After a 9 a.m. rally at the Union Pacific Railroad station the football special will leave precisely at 9:30 a.m. It will arrive in Manhattan at 11 a.m.
Immediately upon arrival, all KU rooters will fall in behind the band and parade from the railroad station to the Wareham hotel for a pregame pep rally.
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Galen Fiss and Merlin Gish will speak at the usual Friday rally at 10:45 a.m. in front of Robinson gym.
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A welcome home rally will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday when the team returns on the football special.
All students and Lawrence town-
people not making the trip to the Kansas State game are requested to meet the team. ___
climax activities Friday in Memorial stadium.
Oklahoma City, Okla. —(U.P.) Baseball star Mickey Mantle's physical examination record has been forwarded to the surgeon general in Washington and the New York Yankee outfielder should know his draft status in a few days.
Mantle to Know Draft Status in a Few Days
Lindley's Kansas Cleaners WHERE QUALITY IS FIRST
Ladies' Plain Dresses ------ 89c
Future Grid Stars To Perform Friday
Men's Suits EACH
The game promises to be a battle between two offensive-minded teams. Kansas rolled up 401 yards total offense against Kansas State but could manage no better than a 0-0 deadlock.
Jayhawkter football fans will get a look at KU's future grid stars at 3 p.m. Friday when Hub Ulrich's fresh footballers tangle with Missouri's yearlings in Memorial stadium.
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The Missouri freshmen rolled past Iowa State 40-14 last Friday at Columbia. The young Tigers ground out 254 yards rushing and another 87 yards passing against the young Cyclones.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1952
Former KU Coach Given Athletic Post
Former University of Kansas coach H. W. "Bill" Hargiss, was named Thursday as executive secretary of the state athletic commission. He succeeds Frank Gillece who announced his retirement Wednesday after holding the post the past 22 years.
Hargiss appointment becomes effective Saturday. He will assume the full duties as soon as he can arrange his present business connections.
—Beat Kansas State—
University Daily Kansan
Hargiss was head football and track coach at Kansas from 1928 to 1932. His football teams won 22, lost 18, and tied four.
Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen ac accepted an invitation Sunday to be the principal speaker at the monthly Stag Night at Shawnee Country club on Wednesday. The stag dinner will begin at 7 p.m. Shawnee is inviting all the Topeka Country club members to attend
Dr Allen to Speak in Topeka
Worthal's Back!
In a Bigger and Better Book of 90 Cartoons With Professor Snarf And All His Friends Just $1.00
Campus Sales Wednesday and Thursday Oct.29 and 30
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