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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Nov. 19, 1951
Semper Sets New Record In Leading KU To Victory
Herb Semper established a new record of 9:14.9 in the annual Big 7 conference two-mile track meet held Saturday at Memorial stadium.
The red-haired senior and his teammates, Wes Santee and Art Dalzell, swept the first three places to hand Kansas its fifth straight triumph in the fall event.
But a Coach Bill Easton comment, "that we'll run the race if we have to use skis," issued on Friday didn't have to be followed. Although snow flurries fell, it was to cold for a heavy snow.
A team score of 13 points lowered the old record of 19 established by the '48 Jayhawker team and tied by the '50 team members.
And Semper loved it. Exchanging the lead each lap with Santee, he spurted about the same time Santee folded and won by yards. It was his first win over Santee this fall.
Santee, the sophomore sensation who has beaten Semper consistently this year, faltered midway in the final lap. Bitterly cold weather, estimated in the low 20's, appeared to "cramp him up" as it did another KU ton-notcher. Norm Bitner
Bitner trailed Keith Palmquist—another KU entrant, for eighth place.
Oklahoma was second in team scoring with 37 points. Jim Wilkinson and Bruce "Bulldog" Drummond captured fourth and fifth places, respectively, for OU to gather runnerup laurels.
Missouri was third with 43 points. The Tiger colors wound up in fourth and ninth place. Bob Fox in the scoring slot and Pete Gallup in the next to last "counting" position.
Neither KU representative was threatened during the race. Santee had a 60-yard lead to coast home with yards to spare for second-place.
The old record of 8:17.5 was hung up in 1938 by Missouri's John Munski. The two KU speedsters had lowered this mark five times, in dual meet competition prior to the fall
Semper has racked up marks of
15: 9:30, 9:21, 9:08.4 and his latest,
meet.
9:14.9. He won the NCAA title last year with a 9:19.8 effort.
Santee has lapped the quarter-
mile oval in 9:14.7; 9:18; 9:13.7;
9:07.2; plus Saturday's time of 9:25
Oklahoma Must Beat Huskers To Win 4th Straight Title
Kansas City—(U.P.)—Only the task of wrapping up Nebraska remained today between Oklahoma's Sooners and their fourth Big Seven football championship in a row.
An Oklahoma loss at Lincoln Saturday is not anticipated, but should it occur, the Sooners then would have to share the title with Colorado, whose Buffers are in through the league with a 5-1 record, following its 36 to 14 win over Nebraska at Lincoln Saturday. Oklahoma's present mark is 5-0.
Colorado will end its season the hard way, meet Michigan State's great outfit at East Lansing. It's the only other game involving a Big Seven team this week.
Mouri and Kansas are resting, getting ready to belabor each other Dec. 1 in one of the nation's older traditional battles. Iowa state and Kansas State called it a year last weekend, the former bowing to Oklahoma and K-State winning over Missouri for the first time since 1938.
Oklahoma's sixth win of the year—the Sooners lost a pair early to Texas A&M and Texas—set it up as a good prospect for New Year's day play. Besides Nebraska, the Sooners must play Oklahoma A&M in a game that does not always follow the form sheet.
Nebraska put up a spectacular fight against Oklahoma last year before bowing 35-49, but in that fraas the Huskers had some real beef up front. This year the Huskers are
working with a so-so line, and that's bad medicine against the Sooners.
Missouri ricocheted off the froze turf at Columbia Saturday right into the Big Seven cellar, replacing K-State, which had appeared until its 14-12 win over the tiger to have at least a 99-year lease on the hole.
Kansas does not figure to be easy to handle. The Jayhawks had no more than a modicum of trouble disposing of Oklahoma A&M, 27-12, in a non-conference meeting. They now stand 7-2 for the year, matching Colorado's good overall figure.
The standings:
All Games
| | W | L | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Colorado | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Missouri | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Kansas State | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Big Seven Games
| | W | L | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 | 4 | 1 |
'B' Team Tries For An Even Record In Final Game With Missouri Tigers
Coach Hub Ubrich's Jayhawk "B" team can close its season with an even record by defeating Missouri's reserve club in a return match at Columbia Tuesday.
The Jayhawks have won two and lost three times in their five outings.
Missouri dropped the Kansans 20-13 two months ago to start off the KU schedule. It was in the last two minutes of play—with Kansas leading by one touchdown—that the Mizzou Tigers roared back for two TD's and the win.
match at Columbia Tuesday.
Since then the Jayhawks have gone on to pile up 127 points compared to a combined total of 82 for five opponents.
The biggest aid on the Kansas ledger was a 53-19 trouncing of Baker university. The other win was a 28-0 victory over Iowa State.
The "B" team also has been defeated by Oklahoma, 31-26, and Olathe Naval Air station, 12-7.
"Phog" Allen was athletic director, football coach and basketball coach in 1920.