2,1951
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12, 1951
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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16 Sophomores, Four Frosh In Grid Lineup
! That pre-season talk of the youngsters that would bank this year's Kansas football team was no joke. After better than two weeks of two-a-day drills Coach J. V. Sikes and his staff are fitting no less than 16 sophomores and four freshmen into slots high in the 1951 Jayhawker football outlook.
This gang includes five youths who are staging strong bids for starting jobs. From line to backfield the checklist reads: Center Joe Fink, 195, Oxford; Guard George Helmstadter, 214, Wilmette, Ill.; Tackle Orville Poppe, 215, Fairbury, Nebr.; Guard Bob Hantla, 196; Meade; and Halffback John Konek, 185. California, Pa.
Konek is being paired with Charlie Hoag at right halfback. The rangy sophomore will need to raise his running abilities to the level of his blocking and pass receiving to hold the job since two holdover lettermen, Bob Brandeberry, Yates Center junior, and Hal Clevinger, Manhattan junior, both would like to have it.
Helmstadter, a regular tackle with last year's freshmen, and Konek, lighter and faster than last spring, have been moving consistently with the varsity offensive unit. Continued improvement is almost certain to keep them there for the radiiy approaching T.C.U. opener Sept. 22 in Fort Worth, Tex.
Helmstadter has been paired with George Kennard, two-lettered senior, and is showing marked improvement over his yearling abilities.
Poppe, who shed several surplus pounds through the summer, is a good bet to open at right defensive tackle. He also has been getting large doses of offensive duty since Oliver Spencer, the brawny Ulysses junior, still is unable to go wide-open. The latter lost a bout with the excessive heat which marked the opening day of practice and is just making the comeback.
The speedy Hantla also is a serious contender for a starting defensive berth. So is Fink, who is scheduled for duty at defensive guard and midbacker. The latter is equipped with a hurricane helm and is being counted upon to considerable life to the line-packing department.
The remainder of the sophomore list tabbed for more or less extensive duty includes; Joe Lundy, Roscoe, Pa., tackle; Frank Cindrick, Kansas City halfback; Frank Sabatini, Chicago fullback; Jack Cole, Wilmette, Ill., guard; Jerry Taylor, Carrollton, Mo., end; George Michale, Chicago, end; Tom Brannan, Crete, Nebr. end Hugh Armstrong, Kansas City, guard; Morris Kay, St. John fullback; Warren Woody, Chicago center; Don Aunget, Harrisburg, Pa., guard; and Bill Marshall, Kinsley, tackle.
The four quick-starting frosh include Paul Leoni, 186-pound Chicago end; Don Mudloff, 224-pound Chicago tackle; John Anderson, 205-pound Grand Island, Nebr., fullback; and Dick Sandifer, 170-pound Stafford quarterback.
Both Leoni and Mudloff have been doubling on offense and defense. Anderson has improved with his linebacking. Sandifer, although facing a heavy brigade of upper-classmen at quarter, has caught the coaches' eyes with his punting and may take over that important role which the departed Dolph Simons filled.
How many of the youngsters will be able to shoulder the load according to Big Seven standards remains to be seen. They'll get a rude baptism against Texas Christian in Fort Worth Sept. 22.
ORBON TICE
A FAMILIAR FIGURE on the Kansas football team is Orbon Tice, veteran end, who started his college athletic career here in 1946. A 6-foot 171-pound senior end from Hutchinson. Tice has the lead in the defensive end picture and is sprinting for the wire as a pass receiver.
Twenty-one years old and married, the scrappy wingman plays the game for all its worth. He'll be a much-needed veteran to steady the newcomers when the whistle blows Sept. 22 at Fort Worth where Kansas opens against Texas Christian university.
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