Page 4 University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Oct.1, 1952
Raging Buffaloes Have Powerhouse
By BOB NOLD
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Colorado displayed three factors against Oklahoma which have been especially troublesome to Kansas this year—good passing, a sturdy defense, and good, if not terrific, punting.
Kicking was the main item. It would seem from the 257 yards the Sooners gained on the ground that Colorado had a leaky line, but because of Zack Jordan's spectacular booting, Oklahoma was required to score all its touchdowns on long drives.
Jordan's brilliant quick-kicking was a major factor in the Colorado defense. Three times these boots set Oklahoma back deep in their own territory. One of his kicks carried 78 yards. His average in the game for seven punts was 56 yards a try.
Colorado's defensive alertness was summed up by Coach Dal Ward when he said after the game that the Buffalooes played the best defensive game in the five years he has coached at Colorado.
The story of the Buffs surprising 21-21 tie with Oklahoma apparently lies in Jordan. In addition to his kicking chores, he alternately passed and ran with the ball. Using a pass-run option play, he consistently made long gains.
The tailback ace scored all of the Colorado touchdowns.
His six completions in 11 pass attempts netted the Buffs 66 yards. This was only an average day for the man who passed for 897 yards
last year to rank as the No. 2
passer in the Big Seven.
Against the Sooners, Colorado made 120 yards rushing. On paper this doesn't look too good. The Oklahoma line, however, is experienced and strong, and the fact that the Buffaloes made more yards rushing than passing is a good sign that they have a versatile attack.
No matter how you look at it, a 21-21 tie with Oklahoma is an astounding performance. As one sportswriter so aptly put it, "another Big Seven team has gotten its foot at last in the throne room door."
The last conference team to break even with Oklahoma was Kansas in 1947. The Sooners followed the 13-13 tie with 26 straight victories up to last Saturday.
Kansas was the last team to beat Oklahoma in the conference, having accomplished this in 1946.
Chancellor Hits Bowl Bids At Quarterback Meeting
Taking a dig at football bowl games, Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy said Monday evening at a meeting of the downtown Quarterback club that "most of the post-season bowl games do nothing but make trained seals out of college boys."
"And the promoters wax financially fat as the athletic antics attract thousands of spectators. They might as well bring in a carnival or a circus for such an event—there's no difference," he said.
The chancellor pointed out that Big Seven rules do not allow a conference team to accept a bowl bid, and as he explained, if offered a bid, "there'll be no tears from me over the fact the present conference rules won't allow us to go."
Speaking to the club on "How a College Administrator Views the Athletic Scene," Dr. Murhpy emphasized that the opinions he expressed were his own.
Dr. Murphy said that coaches should be hired on the same basis
that members of the academic staff are chosen. Blaming athletic scholarships for a portion of the evils existing in the sports field, he said the scholarships should be awarded on the basis of need and that those who can pay their own way should not receive them.
Minimum athletic standards for athletes should be set up, Dr. Murphy said. Normal progress toward a degree must be demanded
The chancellor praised such "clear-thinking agencies" as the American Council on Education for investigating the evils in collegiate athletics and offering suggestions to solve the problem.
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Eight Frat A Football Teams to Open Men's Intramural Season Tomorrow
By RONNIE PHILLIPS
Kansan Sports Writer
Eight Fraternity A teams will open play tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the first four games of the men's intramural football season.
The games to be played tomorrow are, in Division I, Phi Gamma Delta versus Acacia and Sigma Chi versus Alpha KappaLambda. Their games will be on intramural Fields 1 and 2, respectively.
In Division II, Beta Theta Pi will match Lambda Chi Alpha on Field 3, and Triangle will play Kappa Alpha Psi on Field 4. All four games will be at 4 p.m.
All the teams in Division A, both independent and fraternity, will play games on Thursday and Friday.
Approximately 40 men representing the fraternities and independent houses met Tuesday to discuss rules governing this year's intramural football program.
Walter Mikols, director of men's intramurals, mentioned that the rules had been changed very little in the past five years, but that some of them had not been too clear in the past. "On a running play," the director explained, "the ball must pass in free flight from one player to another before the ball may be carried beyond the line of scrimmage."
Open field blocking must be done
Fans to See Series On 2 TV Sets at Union
Two television sets will be in use at the Student Union during the World Series, Frank P. Burge, Union director, announced today
The new set will be in the cloak room adjoining the cafeteria. The coat racks will be taken out of the room and chairs will be added to seat nearly 200 students. The old set in the Hawk's Nest will be be available to all students, too.
Original Name Back Again
with the arms at the side and the blocker erect. He must also retain both feet on the ground.
The Jayhawk Playhouse changed its name back to its original title, the University Players, at a recent meeting. Mark Gilman, president of the group, said this was done to avoid confusion. Many students believed that there were two organizations on the campus, instead of just the one.
Another point which has been somewhat ambiguous in the past is the matter of tie games. If the score is tied when the game ends, the ball is put on the 50-yard line and each team is given four downs. The team which gains the greatest number of positive yards is awarded one point and the victory.
Three new rules have been initiated this year to augment the others and to emphasize safety on the
gridiron. One rule states that clipping will be called whenever a person makes blocking contact with any portion of the back side of a competitor. In the past clipping was defined as contact in the back and below the waist of an opponent.
The penalty of delaying the game is increased from five yards to five yards plus the loss of the down.
The last new rule was enacted to eliminate piling on. It states that if a ball is fumbled, it becomes dead at the instant of contact with the ground.
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