WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Service Injury Doesn't Slow Kansas' Fleet Wade Stinson
By JOHN McMILLION Kansan Sports Writer
A familiar sight in the T.C.U. and Colorado games was number 22 slashing off tackle or around end with the ball grasped firmly in a
WADE STINSON
gloved hand. The ball carrier, right half back Wade Stinson, has established himself as a first stringer on offense in spite of an injury suffered while in the service which might have ended the career of a less - determined lad.
Stinson was a
Susan was a first lieutenant in the infantry during World War II. Just before his outfit shipped overseas a trip flare went off prematurely and hit him in the hand. The accident forced
him to spend the next two years in an army hospital undergoing plastic surgery.
Wade lost two fingers in the accident, but never doubted for a minute that he would be able to play football again. It took a lot of work, and it was rough hanging onto the ball at first, but Wade says the hand doesn't hinder him at all now
An ordinary leather glove with two fingers cut out supplies the needed protection for the hand. Stinson said that all he has to do is concentrate on catching the ball mainly with the other hand on a pitchout or pass.
Wade is 24 years old and will graduate from the School of Business in February. He stands 5 feet 11 inches tall and tips the scales at 179 pounds. He plays right half on offense and safety on defense, but is mainly an offensive player. He lettered last year.
A native of Randall, Stinson never played 11-man football until coming to college. In high school he was quarterback of the six-man team which Randall fielded and held that berth for four years. He also played forward on the basketball team and was a pole vaulter and quarter miler in track.
Stinson thinks that the greatest thrill he has had since he started playing football was last year when, after getting off to a bad start, the Jayhawkers snapped back and blasted Oklahoma A. and M., 55 to 14. Saturday's great comeback against, Colorado was also a big thrill to Wade. He scored the second touchdown and dribbled the ball to Bill Schaake for the Jayhawkers' third score.
So far this year he has carried the ball 40 times for 194 yards. Only Charlie Hoag has carried the ball more times or farther than Wade.
Stinson has scored two touchdowns in piling up an average of 4.6 yards a carry.
Of this year's eleven he says,
"This year's squad is the best team
I've ever played on and I believe
that we have the potentialities to
win the conference. We're going to
fool a lot of people."
Before he injured his hand, Wade used to play the piano a great deal. He still plays some but has been taking voice lessons to take the place of the piano. He is a great lover of music and has no preference as to whether it is popular or classical—just as long as it's music.
Despite his injury, Wade is a good pass receiver. He is quick on the start and fast in the open field and this enables him to get away from pass defenders and into the clear. Last year against George Washington, he and Jerry Bogue teamed up on a 61-yard pass play
KU, Iowa State Battle For First Place
Kansas will play Iowa State at Ames Saturday in the Big Seven's top football attraction with both teams tied for first place with one win against no losses.
Two more conference games pit Nebraska at Colorado and Missouri will attempt to score for the first time this year and enter the win column against the hapless Kansas State Wildcats at Manhattan. Missouri, rated as a co-favorite with Oklahoma to win the conference title in preseason polls, has been shutout
by Clemson 34 to 0 and Southern Methodist 21 to 0.
The Jayhawkers and Cyclones each downed Colorado with thrilling fourth quarter rallies on their home fields. The Kansas-Iowa State game shapes up as a high scoring game with Coach Abe Stuber's team expected to fill the airways with passes with Bill Weeks, the nation's ninth ranking passer, on the throwing end.
Kansas on the other hand will lead with a pair of halfbacks, Charlie Hoag and Wade Stinson, that rank
No. 2 and No. 4 in Big Seven rushing statistics. John Amberg, K.U,
fullback, ranks seventh only 25 yards back of Stinson.
Coach Stuber's Cyclones have one of the conference's top sophomore backs in Frank Congiardi, 175-pound halfback. He had a great day against Northwestern even though Iowa State came out on the short end of a 23 to 13 score at Evanston. His running helped Iowa State battle the Big Ten school to a 7-7 first half tie.
Oklahoma Is Third, Nebraska 23rd In UP Football Poll
New York, Oct. 10—(U.P.)—Army
know the nation's No. 1 football
team, supplanting defeated Notre
Dame.
The 35 football coaches who rate the collegiate teams weekly for the United Press selected Army as the top team with Southern Methodist a close second. Despite their defeat, the Fighting Irish stayed in the top 10, but they dropped down to ninth place, just ahead of their Saturday conquerers, Purdue.
--game.
The Kansas athletic department plans to show game movies every Wednesday if the attendance shows that the students and faculty want to see them.
KU-Colorado Movies To Be Shown Today
The Colorado-K.U. game movies will be shown to students and faculty at 7:15 tonight in Strong auditorium. The showing will be free. A member of the football staff will narrate and answer questions concerning the game.
Behind Southern Methodist, the coaches chose Oklahoma, Texas, Stanford, California, Kentucky and Maryland in that order.
There were only two newcomers among the top 10 teams from last week's ratings—Maryland, which defeated Michigan State, and Purdue. Michigan State, which ranked third last week, dropped all the way down to 19th place.
U. C.L.A., in 10th place last week, dropped to tie for 31st place with only one point.
The 1950 Lawrence City Medal Play Golf tourney will be held at the Lawrence Country club Saturday and Sunday. The deadline for entries is Thursday and the entry fee is $2.50.
City Golf Tourney Opens Saturday
Dave Dennis, who graduated from the University in June, will not be back to defend his 1949 city champion title. This year's favorites include students Dick Ashley, second year law, Jack Hines, graduate student, and Bob Dare, College junior.
Team Points
1 Army (17) 302
2 Southern Methodist (9) 272
3 Oklahoma (1) 191
4 Texas (4) 164
5 Stanford 131
6 California 117
7 Kentucky (1) 103
8 Maryland (1) 97
9 Notre Dame 93
10 Purdue (1) 86
This week's ratings:
Second 10–Washington (1), 78.
Ohio State, 52; Cornell, 50; Tennessee,
44; Rice, 29; Clemson, 21; Wisconsin,
15; Michigan, 14; Michigan
State, 13: Vanderbilt. 9.
Third 10—North Carolina, 7; Princeton, 6; Nebraska and Wyoming, 5 each; Illinois, Northwestern and Texas A. and M., 4 each; Indiana and Tulane, 3 each; Alabama, 2.
Last summer Wade sold advertising across the state for this year's K.U. football programs. His plans for next spring after he graduates are as yet uncertain. He is single and a member of Delta Upsilon social fraternity.
Students interested in gymnastics and tumbling should report to Robinson gymnasium any afternoon between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., said Henry Shenk, chairman of the physical education department.
If enough men are interested Mr. Shenk hopes to organize an exhibition gymnastic team to perform between halfs of basketball games and on other occasions.
Others--Georgia, Iowa and U.C. L.A., 1 each.
which set the ball on the three-yard line from where Johnny Amberg crashed over for the score.
Gym Is Open Afternoons For Gymnastics, Tumbling
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