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BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 13., 1951
Line Problems To Confront Coach Sikes In Spring Drills
Bv DON PIERCE
Only eight of K.U.'s returning 23 lettermen, will greet Coach J. V. Sikes when spring practice opens Monday, March 19, will fall in the Jayhawkers' vital department of interior linemen.
Two of the returning vets, George MrKonic, rangy Mkeepson, Pa, product, and Merlin Gish, hardy Kingman center, proved themselves highly capable hands last year as mere sophomores.
Dick Tomlinson, KU's all-Big Seven guard selection in 1948 and 1949, will also help coach the linemen during the spring practice. He played the past fall for the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Steelers in the National Professional Football league and was rated one of the top first-year linemen in pro ranks.
This is the zone on which Sikes and his aides, Pop Werner, Cliff Kimsey, Wayne Replogle, Don Fambrough, Hub Ulrich, Mike Getto, and the newest addition, Otto Schnellbacher, must perform the most refurbishing for 1951. And the spring practice crop must be improved both from development of the holdovers and upcoming freshmen.
The remainder of the list holds promise for transition to genuine varsity status. George Kennard, Kansas City 200-pounder, has lettered twice laboring in the reserve ranks. Wint Winter, hustling Lawrence center, who carried nearly all of the offensive burden last year, is expected to improve. Oliver Spencer, the huge converted fullback from Ulysses, owns all the tackle tools except finesse and experience. Jack Luschen, battling 181-pound guard from Mission, is well-regarded.
MrKonic broke in as a regular offensive guard as a sophomore last season and played almost as much at defensive tackle. He was regarded as one of the conference's better sophomore linemen last year and is expected to improve from solitary use at tackle next autumn.
Improvement is scheduled from Carl Sandefur, towering Lawrence tackle, and Harold Stroud, Bonham, Texas center. The latter is the best passer among the returning pivot trio.
This gang will be infused with such freshman prospects as Don Aungst, Harrisburg, Pa. guard (190); Don Beyer, 190-pound Chicago guard, and Orville Poppe, 230-pound
tackle from Fairbury, Neb. Werner has much sorting to do among his yearling linemen and the traffic will be heavy all spring.
Most of the Kansas line problems can be traced to the graduation of three fine tackles, Mc Mike Mccormack, who co-captained the all-West squad last season in San Francisco; Bob Talkington, and S. P. Garnett.
A fresh harvest including Jerry Taylor, Carrollton; Mo; Clarence Bender, Russell; Tom Brannan, Crete, Nob., and Jerry Link, Phillipsburg, is regarded as promising at this spot.
Also departed is Dolph Simons, husky Lawrence guard who combined with McCormack to give the Hawks' right side consistently good blocking, and ranked seventh among the nation's punters.
Returning at ends will be Co-Captain-elect Bill Schaake, Lawrence; Ron White, Kansas City; Duane Unruh, Clay Center, and Orbon Tice, Hutchinson, Aubrey Linville, the fleet Salina co-captain elect, may be shifted to full time duty at halfback. He was a late season find at safety last fall.
Four quarterbacks, five halves, and two fulls, compose the experienced
backfield returnees. The signal-callers include Chet Strehlow, last year's regular; Arch Unruh, Clay Center; Jack Rodgers, Oak Park, Ill.; and Jerry Bogue, 1949 first-stringer who missed last season because of a knee injury.
The latter underwent a knee operation at Christmas and will see no rough work until September.
Halves include Charlie Hoag, Oak Park, Ill.; Dean Wells, Great Bend; Pat Murphy, Kansas City, Mo.; Hal Cleavinger, Manhattan; and Bob Brandeberry, Yates Center. Fullbacks are Bud Laughlin, Kansas City, Mo., and Galen Fiss, Johnson.
One letterman, halfback Fox Cashell, has entered the armed forces along with sophomores Don Clement, Hiawatha halfback, and George Abel, Lawrence guard.
The gang can expect the crash-fog to hit early soon after checking out battle gear. Sikes, recently handed a new three-year contract, believes in separating the rams from the kids as soon as possible.
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Students Study City Governments
Ten students in the seminar for city managers met at the University Friday and Saturday to report on their study of cities using the city-manager type of government.
The are required to report every six weeks on city problems they have studied.
The students and the cities in which they are working are William Busley, Mexico, Mo.; E. Frederick Bien, Pittsburg, Kan.; Herbert Dietierich, University City, Mo.; Murrey Fuller, Salina; Calvin Lakin, Russell; Robert Loveleac, Emporia; Robert Quinlow, Enid, Okla; James Tennant, Junction City; Glenn Varenhorst, Phoenix, Ariz; and Raymond Harbaugh, Wichita, all graduate students.
Adams to Counsel Students
Dr. William W. Adams, president of Central Baptist Theological seminary, Kansas City, Kan., will counsel pre-ministerial students between 2 and 4 p.m. Wednesday at Meyers hall. Dr. Adams is the Religious Emphasis week speaker for the Baptist and Christian student groups.