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University Daily Kansan Monday, October 22, 195
Jayhawk Title Hopes Dampened By Explosive Sooners, 33-21
By DON SARTEN
The Daily Kansan Sports Editor
Norman—The University of Kansas revealed a ground attack Oct. 20 that gained the admiration of the most partisan University of Oklahoma fan, but decided to travel by air—and lost to the Big Seven champions, 33-21.
The loss erased any title hopes that might have been held by Jayhawk fandom. ❖
A switch to the air, after his ground game had put his team ahead 21-20 in the third quarter occurred because, Coach J. V. Silks said, "When we got behind and in the hole early in the fourth quarter, I figured we'd have to score two touchdowns to win."
The Sooners, led by Fullback Buck McPhail, who set a new individual scoring record with 215 yards in 20 carries, fought savagely back and had a 27-21 lead a few minutes later.
And when Jerry Robertson trotted out onto the field to carry out Jayhawk strategy, the Sooner defense went into its four man line, seven men back, act. And they had the game-winning interception one play later.
Despite the Oklahoma pass defensive pattern, Robertson managed to complete 15 of his 31 attempts, for 121 yards during the game. Four of his passes were intercepted.
Chet Strelow engineered the ground game, and Bob Brandeberry, along with Bud Laughlin, made it work. Brandeberry, one of the hardest running backs on the Jayhawk team, was outstanding for the Josers.
McPhail was forced to share honors with Buddy Leake, a freshman halfback who replaced the injured Billy Vessels. And as one fan remarked, "I've never seen Vessels play, but what must he be like to have kept this boy on the second string?"
Leake was brilliant as he took full advantage of a fine blocking Oklahoma offense to score three touchdowns. He covered 115 yards in 15 efforts.
George Mrkonic, Oliver Spencer,
George Helmstadter and George
Kennard stayed right with one of the best lines in the country. In that Sooner line were Bert Clark, Tom Catlin, Jack Lockett, Jim Weatherall, and Ed Rowland.
But it was the 'Jayhawker ends who had things"lookup" for Kansas. Time and again they forced the hard running Sooner backs "in" so teammates could get clean shots at them.
Paced by McPhail and Leake, the Sooners had 14 points before the Jayhawks came unwound, just before the end of the first quarter, Jerry Robertson hit Orbon Tice on the goal line and John Konek made the conversion, putting Kansas back into the game, 14-7.
An Oklahoma fumble early in the second quarter was recovered by Dean Wells. The Kansas spread was then utilized, and Robertson's passing was stopped on the Oklahoma 20, and the Sooners took over.
Eight plays later, the Sooners led 20-7. McPhail carried 50 of the 80 yard td march, personally.
Again Kansas waited until the end of the quarter to score. Robertson connected with Bill Schaake who made a beautiful catch on the Sooner goal line and fell across.
Konek's conversion was good, and halftime score read Oklahoma 20, Kansas 14.
It was early in the second half that the Jayhawks utilized the ground attack. The first attempts carried to the OU 28, before losing the ball on downs. A McPhail fumble halted the Oklahoma team. Cleaving recovered on the 50-yard strife.
The Kansas ground attack continued to roll and this time scored, to give the Jayhawks a shortlived, 21-20 lead.
Jayhawk Game Notes
Buddy Leake, fresh standout for the Sooners, is a freshman. Won All-American high school honors.
Windy day. Streamers around stadium and the flags are flapping noisily. First arrivals taking seats about 12:30. An estimated 50,000 nearly filled the stadium. A record 2400 from Lawrence helps swell the crowd.
Chet Strehlow in at quarterback for KU. Never have Jayhawk backs seemed to run so hard. Nothing spectacular, just good running. Nice holes appear now and then in that big Oklahoma line.
Early passes incomplete. Brandeberry lost helmet on a play and it looked like a fumble when his headgear rolled out into the open...Receivers having trouble hanging onto Robertson's passes. "Brandy" just missed a 50-yard td when he couldn't quite reach Jerry's long heave on about the 10-yard line of the Sooners.
Eddie Crowder very tricky at quarterback. Works a bootleg play most effectively. Have hard time trying to follow ball. A bad wobble pass from Robertson is snared in a miraculous grab by Schaake who had to reach back while moving forward. Fell into end zone just before half. Oklahoma 20-Kansas 14.
Konek took advantage of two chances to make conversion good. Missed first one, but Sooners offside. Made second try good. On kickoff, with only 20 seconds to go, Leach nearly ran it back all the way. Stopped on KU 45 ...
In third quarter Jayhawkers ground game receiving favorable
comment from game - hardened scribes. A receiver of Robertson's is nailed from behind, hard, before the ball even got near him. No penalty. KU ends taking beating from tackles. Hit promptly and hard. Everybody catching ball now.
Sooners crashing back behind superb blocking. KU rises up to meet 'em but McPhail breaks loose for a 1st and 10 on our 31. Then everything jams up in middle while OU's Crowder bootlegs back, calmly picks out Heatley and hits him with a pass. All by himself on the KU 12. Made it to our 6. Over on next play.
Go into lead, much to our delight.
Alan Marshall, former sports editor for the Daily Kansan, now managing editor, grinning from ear to ear.
Robertson in at quarterback. 50,000 people know passing is on the menu. Laughlin looks miserable down there on the bench. He's played a fine game. But running now is out. Intercept try and pass on OU 40 back to goal. The defense throws ground attack starts on. Clever ing尔 all over field on defense for us.
Ragging back in the fourth quarter, after taking Strehlw's kick on the 25, Ballard of OU returned to the 36. Heatly went for 12 and Leake for 7. McPhail gained 9 and a pass from Eddie Crowder to Heatly gave the Sooners a first and 10 on the KU 6. Leake went for 4 and Heatly made a td on the next play.
They start again, but a clipping penalty helps hold 'em off. We get ball. Robertson's long, long pass, intercepted. Hold them once more. This time Bogue's passing, but can't hit receivers. Few incomplete and Sooners take over. Run ball on ground until time runs out. Sooners 33, Jayhawks 21.
They still score. Takes the pepper out of the gravy. We come back with our spread some more. Another interception. They're using a four-man line with seven of 'em back. Very effective.
Kansas came back with its air game and had the ball intercepted by Larry Grigg. Eleven plays later the Sooners put the game on ice when Leake went over from the 1-yard line.
Secondes later, after Brandeberry had returned the kickoff from the KU 17 to the KU 33, Robertson's first pass was intercepted.
This time KU held and Oklahoma was forced to punt. But on the first play from the Kansas 35, Robertson's first attempt was again intercepted.
Kansas held, but the game ended before any further threats developed on either side.
GAME IN FIGURES
| | KU | OU |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| First downs | 19 | 19 |
| Pushing yardage | 169 | 425 |
| Passing yardage | 121 | 61 |
| Passes attempted | 38 | 10 |
| Passes completed | 15 | 5 |
| Passes intercepted by | 0 | 4 |
| Funds | 4 | 5 |
| Putting average | 347 | 322 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
Penalties | 2 | 2 |
Yards penalized | 20 | 10 |
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Bright 'Incident' Protested
Des Moines, Iowa—(U.P.)—Citizens of this college town were still "Boiling mad" today about the broken jaw which halfback Johnny Bright of Drake universit ysuffered Oct. 20 and which might mean the end of his collegiate gridiron career.
Nearly a thousand fans, students, and townspeople greeted the Drake team Sunday on its return from Stillwater, Okla., where the Bulldogs lost 21-14 to Oklahoma A&M.
Athletic Director Jack McClelland said he has asked all Drake coaches and others connected with the team to submit written reports of the incident to him.
McClelland said the information would be presented to the school's athletic council for further action.
He would not comment on pictures printed in the Des Moines Register today showing Wilbanks Smith, Oklahoma lineman crashing through the Drake forward wall and smashing Bright on the jaw on the first offensive play of the game.
Another picture showed Smith itting Bright on the jaw as the Negro star threw a 61 yard touchdown pass.
Bright, the nation's leading ground gainer, was scheduled to undergo X-rays today to determine the extent of his injuries. Dr. Robert Mason, Drake team physician, said that it was a "pretty good fracture."
Sec Taylor, sports editor of the Des Moines register, said in his column today that the jersey worn by Smith "should be retired so that no other Oklahoma A&M athlete could be contaminated by the muckerism it represents."
Bright, who has smashed almost every offensive record in his three years as Drake's star halfback, has led his team to a record of six wins and one loss and that alone defeat happened Saturday in the hotly discussed "jawsmashing" at Stillwater.
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