MONDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
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Along the JAYHAWKER trail
By BOB NELSON Daily Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Ames, Iowa, Oct. 14—Coach J. V. Sikes' Jayhawkers passed today's severe test against Iowa State with "flying colors" and continued to show improvement. The overall K.U. offensive attack was something to watch, especially the running of halfbacks Charlie Hoag and Wade Stinson and John Amberg, Co-capt, and fullback.
These three runners, with the aid of some great offensive blocking in the Kansas line, split the Iowa State defensive line and linebacking wide open time after time to roll up 348 yards from scrimmage, all but seven of Kansas' total. This balanced running attack was the best we've seen by K.U. in several seasons and shows definite signs of giving Kansas one of the best ground gaining attacks in the nation for the remaining six games on the Jayhawker schedule. Like last week's win over Colorado, K.U.'s second conference win was strictly a "team victory."
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The Cyclones had nothing but praise for the hard-charging Kansas line which they thought definitely better than the Northwestern forward wall.
In the opinion of several Iowa State players, Kansas was a better team today than Northwestern, a 23 to 13 victor over Iowa State at Evanston. This same Northwestern team downed Navy, 22 to 0, last week and today defeated Minnesota, 13 to 6.
Big Mike McCormack, K.U. tackle and Co-capt., gave the Cyclones a bad afternoon cutting down everything that got in his way on the left side of the Iowa State line. The Jayhawkers' other tackle, Bob Talkington, played his usual fine offensive game and with McCormack made possible much of the yardage gained by Hoag and Stinson with key offensive blocks.
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If McCormack continues to play the type of ball he has through the first four games, we can't see how he can miss being placed high on the various All-American teams when honors are passed out at the close of the season. This 228-pound hard-charging workhorse is playing nearly 60 minutes each game and belongs in the select class that still serves the bill as a "double-duty man." Many present day stars fail to go the 60-minute route and split their playing time as specialists.
Another Jayhawker, George Mrkonic, 207-pound sophomore, is a near 60-minute-man as an offensive left guard and defensive right tackle. Big George shows promise of becoming one of Kansas' greatest lineman before he graduates. He is fast and likes his football rough and tough, which makes for good defensive play.
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BILL WEEKS
Chet Strehlow, K.U. quarterback, handled the ball like a magician and used a good selection of plays to keep the Kansas attack on the move.
A true indication of just how well Strehlow handled the ball can best be summed up by this comment by Russell Mosser, local photographer, who takes K.U.'s game movies. He said, "In 10 years of taking movies of football games, I've never had so much trouble following the ball as I did in today's game, and I missed several Strehlow hand-offs on K.U.'s quick-opening line plays."
Strehlow's record of completing only two out of 10 attempts is hardly a true indication of his passing efforts. One of his passes, a 31-yard toss to Lyn Smith, provided K.U. with its fourth touchdown and the other went to Bill Schaake for 12 yards. Several of his attempts were fine passes but overshot their mark a yard or two.
will make the Jayhawkers the best offensively-balanced team in the Big Seven.
For our money, we'll stick by Chet through thick and thin. He's a fine competitor and doing a great job. We look for him to start hitting the mark with his passes one of these times and give K.U. an aerial attack that
After the Cyclones caught fire on a second quarter pass interception, the game developed into a Bill Weeks' aerial attack vs. a Hogg-Stinson-Amberg ground offensive display. In this offensive battle, Weeks used two of the Midland's best ends, all-conference Jim Doran and big Sy Wilhelmi as targets.
A Transplanted Kansan Will Lead Oklahoma Aggie Attack Saturday
A transplanted Kansan is expected to pace the Oklahoma A. and M. offense against Coach J. V. Sikes' Jayhawkers when the two teams collide at Memorial stadium Saturday in a non-conference game.
Darrel Meisenheimer, a former prep start at Attica, Kan., is considered Oklahoma A. and M.'s best all-around football player playing both offense and defense for coach Jennings B. "Ears" Whitworth's team. Meisenheimer is the Cowpokes No. 1 fullback and best linebacker.
No. 1, Oklahoma A. and M. will be attempting to rebound from an unmerciful 56 to 0 drubbing administered by Southern Methodist Saturday night at Dallas' Cotton bowl.
This 5-foot 10-inch, 191-pound senior was switched from guard to a right halfback spot this year to help fill one of eleven starting spots left vacant by graduation. Soon after this switch, Meisenheimer was moved to fullback to replace John Grabko, who was sidelined by an early season injury.
No. 2, the Cowpokes will be seeking revenge for the Jayhawkers' 55 to 14 victory scored last year at Stillwater before a large homecoming crowd. This Aggie defeat was one of the most one-sided ever scored on them and was the final blow that drove Coach E. M. Looka-
Kansas can well look for one of the toughest games on the 1950 schedule Saturday when the Cowpokes invade Memorial stadium. Oklahoma A. and M. will have several scores to trv and settle.
Called "Main Man" Meisenheimer in view of the fact that he is the Cowpokes' only all-conference player this year, he has turned out to be the main cog in the Aggies' football machine. He made all-Missouri Valley in 1947 and 1948 as a guard and linebacker. An injury in the third game of the 1949 season against Missouri put Meisenheimer out of action for the remainder of the year.
DARREL MEISENHEIMER,
transplanted Kansan, has made the rounds as an Oklahoma A. and M. football player. The former Attica, Kan., prep star has held down the right halfback and No. 1 fullback spots for the Cowpokes this year after being selected as an all-Missouri Valley guard in 1947 and 1948. Finding a way to stop this 60-minute man will be the Jayhawkers' biggest problem Saturday when the teams play at Memorial stadium.
baugh out of the coaching business.
Oklahoma A. and M. was a two to
three touchdown favorite in this game.
No. 3, Coach Whitworth would like to win this game more than any other on the Cowpoke schedule because it matches him against his former coaching associate at Georgia, Jules V. "Siki" Sikes the Jayhawkers' head coach. Sikes was an end coach while Whitworth served as a line coach for the Bulldogs under Wallace Butts.
While these now rival coaches served Butts at Georgia, the Bulldogs had some of their greatest teams. These included the great 1941 Orange Bowl championship team which Cliff Kimsey, present K. U. backfield coach, captained as an all-Southeastern conference quarterback.
During Coaches Sikes and Whitworth's stays at Athens, Butts' teams won post-season games in the Rose, Sugar, Oil, Gator, and Orange bowls without suffering a single defeat to rank near the top in national standings each year. Now each of these coaches are trying to "outsmart" the other and gather in a win for themselves and their respective teams,
Oklahoma A. and M., called the "thin thirty" because they have the smallest number of players of any major college team, started out the season in fine style upsetting Arkansas, 12 to 7, at Little Rock. In its second game, they took advantage of some breaks to down Texas Christian university, 13 to 7, at Stillwater. This same T. C. U. team beat Kansas, 14 to 7, in the Jayhawkers' 1950 opener.
The third game on the Cowpoke schedule found the Whitworth team tieing Drake university, 14 to 14, at Des Moines. This game was followed by Southern Methodist's 56 to 0 victory over Oklahoma A. and M. Saturday night at Dallas.
Kansas record to date is three wins in four games with the Jayhawkers showing improvement with each game.
One-Sided Scores Spot Women's Volleyball
By MONA MILLIKAN Women's Sport Writer
It takes two to make a game and most of the women's intramural volleyball games Oct. 9 and 11 weren't even good practice sessions. One reason for the rather sloppy play was that most of the teams have new personnel and teamwork is sadly lacking. Another is that the divisions are set up so the top teams of the past year are separated and they often have little trouble repeating their triumph. In the meantime their opponents may or may not be fairly well matched among themselves.
In the 12 games played only one was closer than 10 points and the others ranged from 10 to 65 points difference in the scoring. Prospects are poor for any better playing this week.
Chi Omega kept its first half advantage of 27 to 16 to down Temruth 47 to 35. The losers couldn't seem to get started until the second half, but it was too late by then.
One of the better-matched games was the one between Kappa Alpha Theta and the Corbin Hawks, the Corbin "B" team. The Theta's won 36 to 30 after a half-time lead of 19 to 13. The two teams were fairly even in both mistakes and power.
Another fairly well-played game was Sigma Kappa against Alpha Delta Pi with the Sigma Kappa's going on from a 24 to 15 half-time lead to win 45 to 32. Although they were topped all the way the A. D. Pi's managed to keep it exciting.
The Tri-Delts opened up in the second half to defeat Watkins 39 to 24 after a five-point first-half lead, doubling the number of points in the second period.
Among the most one-sided contests the was the 69 to 4 defeat of Foster by the Corbin Jays, Corbin "A" team. Last year's champions more than doubled their score in the second half while holding Foster to only one more score.
Another lop-sided match found the Jayettes walloping Alpha Chi Omega 63 to 9 after a 42 to 5 halftime score. The losers have an improving team but each game has been against a successively better team.
Delta Gamma showed the same strength by defeating Miller 55 to 8, adding points in the second period in a 3 to 1 ratio. Last year's runners-up seem to be determined to take the top title this year.
The remainder of the contests were characterized also by onesidedness but not to such a great extent. Most of them ranged within the 20 to 20 point lead difference.
Kappa Kappa Gamma defeated Theta Phi Alpha 47 to 29, mainly with the aid of four tall girls, one of whom was an excellent spiker. Half-time score was 36 to 22.
Pi Beta Phi swarmed over Monchorsia the first half to a 34 to 7 lead but ended by defeating them 59 to 22, which was almost as bad as some of the more lop-sided matches.
I. W.W, proved too much for Alpha Phi and came out on the long end of a 40 to 24 score, after a 23 to 12 half lead. It was a fairly exciting game, as the teams kept the ball in play better than many of the others.
Harmon had no trouble downing Alpha Omicron Pi 47 to 18. Both personnel go, except for one outstanding returning player on each.
Locksley kept up its surprising first-game victory by defeating Gamma Phi Beta 44 to 19 after a 19 to 11 half lead. This team is showing signs of a Locksley comeback in sports.
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MELVIN MELING, Iowa State's left halfback, provided the Jayhawkers with some uneasy moments in Saturday's game at Ames before K.U. tucked away a 33 to 21 victory. This tricky 5-foot 7-inch, 160-pound junior scored the Cyclones' second touchdown late in the second quarter on a 21-yard sweep around right end to cut the K.U. halftime margin to 19 to 14.
Meling's 59 yards on six carries gave him the game's highest rushing average, 9.8 yards per trip. He also caught three passes for 18 yards.