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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
MONDAY. SEPT. 24, 1951
Jayhawkers Trounce TCU 27 To 13
Aerial Wizardry Of Robertson Paces KU To First Victory
An unhearlded passing game ramrodded by a transplanted Texan stunned Texas Christian university last Saturday nite as sharpshooting Jerry Robertson led his Jayhawker team to a 27-13 upset on the Frog's own field.
A record smashing crowd filled Amon Carter Stadium to watch the Dallas Texas lad complete an amazing six out of six passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns. He capped a performance "for my folks" with a third touchdown run in the third period.
The final TD for Kansas occurred in the final quarter, when Charlie Hoag passed to Bob Brandeberry. The 30-yard heave iceed the game for head coach J. V. Sikes and his "they ain't ready" team.
Defense Outstanding
While the Kansas offense with its potent passing was brilliant, it was a well-organized Jayhawk defense that spelled the difference. It was the same line "experts" rated as the weak link in the Kansas team's chain of strength.
An alert and fast-charging line, led by sophomores Bob Hantla and Orville Poppe, along with junior George Mrkonic, held the famed Horned Frog spread in check most of the game.
of the game.
A tight K.U. aerial defense did the rest. In 20 attempts via the aerial route by TCU backs, only 7 were completed. And then for but 44 vards.
p49 A partisan crowd had cheered mildly when the Frogs drew blood first midway in the second period. They were still happy at half-time when both teams left the field with TCU climbing to a 7-6 lead.
In the meantime Kansas was picking up 184 yards on eight completions. Three of which wound up in dairdirt.
Robertson's 36-yard scoring pass to end Jerry Taylor had put the Jayhawks very much in the game, just before halftime.
Robertson Hits Peak
Kansas went out in front to stay in the third period when Jerry fired a 22-yard touchdown pass to John Konek, and the lead mounted to 20-7 heading into the final period after Robertson flashed across on his final scoring run.
TCU pulled up to within 6-points on a four-yard toss from Mal Fowler to John Medanich, but Hoag broke their backs when he hit Brandeberry with the third Kansas scoring pass. The final TD removed all doubt of the outcome.
Coach J. V, Sikes also had reason to be pleased with the conversion artist on his squad, John Konek. Konek kicked three of four attempts perfectly. Bogue's fumble of a pass from center prevented him from attempting a final point.
Hoag, running at little more than half-speed because of a groin injury received last late week, still paced the Jayhawk ground attack. In 14 attempts the K.U. top candidate for All American picked up 54 yards.
Mal Fowler topped the Christians with 91 yards while the rugged K.U. defense was stopping triple-threat christian ace Gil Bartosh with 28
| IN CARRIERS | K.U. | T.C.U |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| First downs | 14 | 14 |
| Cushing yardage | 143 | 161 |
| assing yardage | 184 | 64 |
| attempted downs | 11 | 24 |
| Asses completed | 8 | 7 |
| Asses intercepted by | 2 | 0 |
| Hunts | 5 | 5 |
|unting average | 39 | 60 |
| Variables lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 5 | 7 |
| Yards penalized | 34 | 65 |
"Bunts Killing Us" Cleveland Pilot Says
Detroit—(U.P.)—Cleveland manager Al Lopez said today that if the Indians lose the American League pennant, it will be because they were bunted right out of the race."
"Now the Tigers come along and beat us two days in a row that way.
"First, New York defeated us 2 to 1 a week ago when P.Rizzuto worked a perfect squeeze play with Joe Dimaggio on third in the ninth inning." Lopez lamented.
"We're being bunted right out of the race."
The excavators of Pompeii found a well-equipped soap factory in the ruins of the ancient city.
LEADS ATTACK. Charlie Hoag, leading ground gainer for K.U. against T.C.U. last Saturday night, spearheaded his team's enemy despite a groin injury which slowed him up to half-speed. A leading All American candidate, Hoag rambled 54 yards in 14 tries.
It was a bruised but happy squad of Jayhawkers that rolled into Lawrence around 5:30 last night. The bruises came from the 27 to 13 drubbing they gave the Horned Frogs of T.C.U.
Tough Fight But We Won
Coach J. V. Sikes had nothing but praise last night for his charges. When asked who turned in the best performance in Fort Worth Saturday he said, "Every man on the squad."
Jack Cole, left guard on the offensive team, was the only K.U. player to be injured. The extent of the knee injury he received is not yet known. It will be x-rayed this morning.
Coach Sikes said that T.C.U. had a fine line but that they lacked a pass defense. He did not feel that they will be strong in their conference.
The happiness came from the knowledge that they had done something no other Jayhawk eleven has been able to do, not even the power packed squad of 1947.
"We can expect a tough game from Iowa State next Saturday," Sikes said. "They have fine backs and a powerful line that could cause us a lot of trouble." He added that Iowa has "always been a mighty tough team to beat."
Charlie Hoag's groin injury was aggravated and he will continue to see light practice workouts.
By DON SARTEN Daily Kansan Sports Editor
How do you like this lad, Jerry Robertson? Our pre-season football brochure tells us simply, "A promising passer from Dallas. Transferred from Texas a year ago and showed flashes of sharp pitching during spring practice. Will battle for a starting berth. . ."
A Texan! That's like rubbing salt in an open wound. And while a one paragraph description of him did suffice—before this season's over they'll be telling us what he eats for breakfast. . .
Almost unnoticed, because of his outstanding line play, was the punting of George Mrkonic. He'd be the first to admit he's more at home at tackle than in a punting role. But Coach Sikes evidently feels he's the best punter on the squad. And Mrkonic is doing his best.
But how do you suppose he fell, standing under his own goal posts with an eight-man T.C.U. forward wall clawing their way toward him, there in the second quarter? One received the impression from radio broadcasts that it was always touch and go for K.U.'s star tackle—just to get one off.
But not only did he get one off, but he sent this particular kick high and far enough down field to put the Texas outfit back on their own 45. This, after one of their punts had rolled dead on our 3-yard line and things were a'lookin mighty dark. In fact, as one of the listeners in our crowd remarked, it looked like punting was going to tell the difference. And he was chalking the difference up in T.C.U.'s favor.
It's nice having the versatile tackle on your side. And speaking of outstanding players one or two men stood out on our fresh squad last Friday afternoon.
Offensively, in the backfield, Don Feller the El Dorado Whiz, stole the show. He averaged eight yards every time they handed him the ball. Defensively, little Pat Murphy must have made half the tackles while he was in the game. Pat was playing safety.
And offsides. Somehow you can't get unhappy at your team for being offsides. You realize they're just a little too eager. But. Between the offside penalties and the fumbles; you might say we put the trimming around the platter on which we handed them the game. . .
Those Missouri boys behaved as though they were accustomed to cold weather. While they were fumbling two or three times, we must have bobbled a dozen.
“His boys” weren't kidding. And now they're on the spot. "Experts" all over the country will be rubbing their eyes and asking dazedly, “wot hoppen?" Maybe we've just given them an answer.
We don't envy Coach J. V. Sikes. His "they ain't ready" prediction may hound him the rest of the season—and maybe his life. 'Cause now people are asking, "who's gonna beat us when Sikes gets 'em ready?"
Maybe we can offer one explanation. Prior to the T.C.U. fracas, Sikes had spoken before local businessmen at the annual Grid Kickoff banquet. It was there he said, "I feel my team's a year away from its peak, but my boys don't wanna wait that long!"
At any rate its the team now that has to produce. They've shown they deserve top ranking. A conquest last Saturday nite of a team they didn't have a snowball's chance in hides of beating, shot them into the spotlight.
Headlines in Sunday's papers all used the same word—upset. Uh huh. To everyone but us. If we had the courage of our convictions we'd have enough money to own this university. We certainly had enough bets offered us, because of our Kansas 20, T.C.U. 13 prediction last Friday, from T.C.U. backers on the hill.
Rates Won't Hit Students
Keith Lawton, director of dormitories, said today that 18 dormitories and scholarship halls operate on the University power plant which will not raise electricity rates.
University students will not be affected by the 10 per cent increase in electricity rates now proposed by the Kansas Power and Light company which serves the Lawrence area.
Residents of Sunnyside who are on the city hookup will have higher light bills should the increase be granted. Mr. Lawton estimated it would amount to only a few cents a month.
Big Seven Teams Book Tough Ones
"Breather" games in the Big Seven appear to be a thing of the past. Not only have our Jayhawkers booked a troublesome opener, to say the least, but so have Missouri, Iowa State, Colorado and Kansas State.
We play TCU, Missouri meets Fordham. Iowa State will match plays with Wayne University, and Colorado meets a traditional "tough-ie" in Colorado A & M. Kansas State is scheduled to work out against Cincinnati.
And next week, Oklahoma must meet William & Mary while Nebraska plays Texas Christian, also an opener.
KU Bees Lose To Missouri
Despite repeated fumbles and offside penalties, K.U.'s "Bee" team was edging Missouri's "Bee" team, until the final two minutes of play here last Friday afternoon.
It was then that the proverbial "roof caved in" and when the debris was cleared, the red and white clad K.U. team was on the short end of a 20-13 tally.
Jayhawker guard Don Endacott recovered a Missouri fumble on the visitor's 30-yard line only seconds after the game started. Dillon then carried over in four plays. Penalties delayed the first score twice.
Missouri took the kickoff and marched 67 yards to score but missed the conversion. Bill Pulliam's conversion after Feller's T gave the hilltopsters a 7-6 lead as the first quarter ended.
After a first half in which aerials were practically non-existent, Kansas started—in the second half—filling the air with pigskins.
One of them, a 23-yard effort from quarterback Jack Rodgers, bounced off the shoulders of a would be receiver, George Fisher, into the arms of fullback Hap Adams. He was promptly downed on the Missouri 2-yard line. Rodgers scored from the 1-yard line, two plays later. Kansas led, 13-6.
With only two minutes remaining, Missouri's fullback Robert Bauman plowed over from the 2-yard line, and a perfect conversion tied the score, 13-13.
A minute later Missouri locked the door when quarterback Vic Eaton heaved a 45-yard td pass to Ed Merrittie. Maas again converted.
Statistics:
| | K.U. Bees | M.U. Bees |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| First downs | 10 | 15 |
| Rushing yardage | 101 | 148 |
| Passing yardage | 107 | 131 |
| Passes attempted | 15 | 16 |
| Passes completed | 6 | 7 |
| Interceptions | 4 | 24 |
| Punts | 4 | 2 |
| Punting average | 27 | 36 |
| Fumbles lost | 5 | 3 |
| Penalties | 7 | 1 |
| Yards penalized | 45 | 5 |
New York— (U.P.) —Coach Earl Blaik, a perfectionist who lost most of his perfectionists in the West Point cribbing scandal, will unveil his 1951 Army team against Villa-nova Saturday as college football hits full stride with good games scheduled in every section of the country.
But it will give the nation's fans and Army's next nine opponents a hint of what Blaik has fashioned from the wreckage of the squad that was expected to be one of the country's best. The mass dismissal of cadets in August cost the Army coach all but two of his veterans, including Bob Blaik, his own son and star quarterback.
The Army-Villanova clash at West Point will not be the biggest or the most important game of the day.
Unveil Army's Outfit Saturday
Frank Leahy, will start his latest Notre Dame team against coach Clyde Smith's Indiana club at South Bend as the football-happy midwest presents at least 12 major games.
To Interview Engineering Grads
A representative of Cessna Aircraft company will be available for an interview Thursday for Engineering graduates or near-graduates.
Provisions will be made for persons desiring to work full time and complete education by enrolling in late afternoon and evening classes at Wichita university School of Engineering.
Men with less than two years engineering training may enroll for a part-time shift at Cessna while taking time courses at Wichita university.
An interview schedule is available in the Dean's office, Room 111, Marvin.
Art Hillyard is the Cessna representative for this area.