THURSDAY: NOVEMBER 9 - 1950 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN LAWRENCE KANSAS
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McCormack Faces Weatherall Saturday In Battle Of Tackles
The University of Kansas two-mile team won its 14th consecutive dual meet Wednesday evening when they downed the Kansas State squad, 14 to 24, at Manhattan in freezing weather and against a strong head wind. The Jayhawkers' ace distance man, Herb Semper, face again outclassed the field and crossed the finish line in the time o 9:42.5.
JIM WEATHERALL
Jayhawker Two-Mile Team Downs K-State,14 To 24
The other half of KU's one-two punch, Cliff Abel, finished the distance in 9:51.0 behind Semper and in front of Aggie Don Thurlow who turned the distance in 9:59.0. Kansas Stater Ted Hansan finished fourth and was followed by Jayhawkers Palmquist, Farney, and Breidenthal. The eighth and ninth spots were held down by Roessler and Kays of K-State. The Aggies only had four men entered.
Coach Easton said that he was very well satisfied with the times turned in by Abel and Semper in view of the adverse weather conditions.
Friday the KU squad leaves for
Playoffs Postponed By Cold Weather
Cold weather caused Wednesday's opening playoff games in intramural football to be postponed. They are scheduled to be played today,weather permitting.
In fraternity "B" play one division is as yet undecided. Beta and F. Delt, both undefeated in division II, will meet for the championship game on the first good day.
The two top teams in the single independent "B" division will meet as soon as possible. Both the Speedrs and Beta "C" have 3-1 records. The winner of this game will meet the titlist in fraternity "B" for the all-University championship.
First round playoff schedules are
First round playoff schedules are:
Fraternity "A" Beta vs. Sigma
Chi; Ph Gam vs. Ph Psi; TKE vs.
Delta Upsilon; Deltavs. A.T.O.
Independent "A": Div Club vs
Bye; A. F. R. O. T. C. vs. Jolliffe
Don Henry vs. Bye; Jim Beam vs.
Bye.
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Columbia, Mo., where it will face its toughest task of the season on Saturday when it meets the Missouri Tigers and the Colorado Buffaloes in a triangular meet at 11 am.
Missouri has one of the best if not the best squad in the conference and has downed both Iowa State and Drake thus far this year. Although none of their men have turned in times comparable to Semper's and Abel's against Oklahoma they are solid down to their fifth man.
In McGuire, Fox, Gallup, Piper, and Kranz, Missouri has a quintet that is hard to beat. McGuire's best time in a meet this year is 9:38 but last year in the KU relays he posted a 9:16 time. Semper however ran him into the ground in last year's Big Seven indoor meet.
By DON PIERCE
Not to be lost in the smoke of two blazing ground offensives here Saturday, when Kansas plays host to mighty Oklahoma, will be the face-off of two of the Big Seven's top tacklers, the Jayhawkers' Mike McCormack, and Jim Weatherall, vicious Sooner junior.
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These two are the anchor-men of their respective lines, which have blocked both clubs high on the national rushing tables. By bouncing tricky Utah, 39 to 26, last Saturday, Kansas shoved its per game average to 317.7 yards. Overall J. V. Sikes' gang has amassed 2224 net yards in seven games, just six short of the school's all-time record which the 1947 Orange bowl crew mounted in 11 battles.
This is good enough to lead all conference clubs and claim fifth place on the NCAA tables for the second straight week, Gaining momentum every Saturday, the Sooners now have moved up to eighth on the national rolls with a 276.5 mean.
These Overland Expresses promise to furnish most of the combustion Saturday and McCormack and Weatherall will be the chief driving-shafts and barricades in turn. Fortunately for the fans who like to listen to line play, the two giants will meet heads-on in this one since the Kansan plays right tackle and Weatherall, a 6 foot 4 inch, 220-pounder from Hooker, the left side.
It is doubtful if there has been a mightier blocking tackle in Jayhawker history than McCormack. Certainly he is unsurpassed in Mt. Oread annals in the close interior plowing that is necessary to give KU's shooting right half, Wade Stinson, enough daylight through which to dart.
This pair has formed the greatest block-run combination in Kansas history. Stinson having torpedoed for 803 yards to date, and a record of 239 in a single game last Saturday against Utah.
Oddly, the 6 foot, 3 inch, 228pound McCormack doesn't explode like most good blockers. But he is quick off the mark for his bulk, gets solid contact without jolting himself off-balance, and can maintain the pressure through several yards because of excellent footwork.
McCormack can perform that most difficult of all line blocks—moving a stout opponent who is playing directly in front. He simply dredges ahead like a Sherman tank, bowling his victim deep into the secondary or furrowing him aside.
"There are not many better offensive tackles around than Mike," Sikes will tell you without hesitation. "He is a consistent, outstanding blocker." Line Coach Pop Werner admires.
Another high testimony comes from Stinson who smiles every time someone mentions McCormack. "I just watch which way Mike takes 'em then I cut in the opposite direction," the scooter explains.
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McCormack, a product of De La Salle high school in Kansas City, Mo., where he was a unanimous all-Catholic league choice, maintains the two most important items in blocking are: 1, beat your opponent to the charge and 2, keep on your feet after making contact. He lists his biggest grid thrill as K.U.'s three-touchdown comeback in the final quarter which subdued Colorado, 27-21, early this season, and his toughest individual opponent, Wade Walker, OU's fine all-American tackle of last season.
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Unlike most modern linemen, McCormack also doubles most of the way on defense. He is saddled with additional duty here also since he is called upon to play guard as well as tackle. It's no wonder some of his teammates say that if their big co-captain doesn't deserve all-conference recognition no lineman does.
Like his Kansas counterpart, Weatherall also is reversible, playing both offense and defense. As a sophomore last year, the Oklahoma oak played the defense almost entirely. His blocking improvement this season has been one of the high spots in the Sooners' continued undefeated string which now has reached 27, the longest in modern history.
Jim also carries O.U.'s extra point chores, already having won one important victory this year by toeing through both points in the Redshirts' 14 to 13 vanquishing of terrific Texas.
"Jim is a great competitor." relates Harold Keith, O.U.'s publicity chief. "Last winter, for instance, our wrestling team needed a heavy-weight. Jim hadn't wrestled in his life but agreed to try. Despite his inexperience he was pinned only once all season and gave Mike Di-
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