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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1950
VIC THOMAS, 6-foot 1-inch 210-pound Colorado tackle, is expected to provide Coach J. V. Sikes' Jayhawkers plenty of trouble when the two teams meet at Memorial stadium Saturday. This Boulder, Colo., senior is a fast and rugged lineman who likes his football "rough and tough."
Thomas can play 60-minutes and ranks as a probable all-conference selection. This 22-year-old star lettered in 1948 and 1949. He played outstanding defensive ball in the Buffs' 14 to 7 loss to Iowa State and their 34 to 6 win over Kansas State. In the K-State game, Thomas piled up play after play on the left side of the Colorado line to halt the Wildeats' running attack. He will attempt the same thing against K.U.'s powerful running attack.
KU Is In For Tough Game, Says Colorado Coach Ward
Boulder, Colo., Oct. 3—(U.P.)-Dallas Ward, University of Colorado football coach, said today that Kansas might be in for a tough game Saturday "if his Buffs continue to improve like they have been."
Coach Ward said he was happy the way his team played against Kansas State, but that there was still some work to be done. "The 34 to 6 victory over K-State was strictly a team victory," he said.
Indications were that the Buffaloes would take it easy on contact work this week so that the squad would have no chance of being impaired by injuries.
The high spot in Colorado's performance to date is a terrific pass defense. Against their first two league foes, Iowa State and Kansas State, Colorado has allowed only six out of 29 passes to be completed. In Saturday's win over the Wildcats, the losers completed only one pass out of 12, that coming on the last play of the game.
One of the main reasons behind the broad smile Coach J. V. Sikes was wearing after the Denver game was the running turned in by fleet - footed Bud Laughlin, 200-pound fullback from Kansas City, Mo.
Chances are that Coach J. V. Sikes' Jayhawkers will enter their Big Seven conference opener against Colorado in the best physical condition this season.
Kansas went through a gruelling practice session Tuesday afternoon serimmaging against the freshmen defensive squads until dusk. Two sophomore halfbacks from Kansas City, Pat Murphy and Bob McMullen, left the rough drills with leg injuries.
In last Friday's game, Laughlin blasted the Denver line six times with his 6-ft, 1-in. frame for a total of 121 yards to come out of the tilt with an average of 20 yards per try for top honors in the ball carrying department.
Bud is another of last year's fabulous freshman and has all the earmarks of the man to step into co-captain John Amberg's shoes next year after John graduates. He hits the line like a tank and once in the clear is as nimble footed as a rabbit.
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By JOHN McMILLION Kansan Sports Writer
If interest this week is not greater than last, the practice of showing the game movies will be discontinued, said "Dutch" Lonborg, K. U. athletic director. Movies of all K.U. games will be shown if the students and faculty show that they want to see them.
The Denver-K.U. game movies will be shown to students and faculty at 7:15 tonight in Hoch auditorium. The showing will be free. A member of the football staff will narrate and answer questions concerning the game.
Laughlin is 19-years old and is a sophomore in education. He attended Southeast high school in Kansas City, Mo., and played four years of high school ball there. His freshman year he played on the club that won the city championship and his junior and senior years he was selected all-City fullback. He also played forward and guard on Southeast's basketball team and was a high jumper, shot putter, and relay man on the track squad.
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A 64-yard jaint through the center of the line for a touchdown against Denver provided Bud the biggest thrill he has had yet in college ball. He believes he played a
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Bud believes that his teammates are "the finest bunch of boys to play with I have ever run across" and thinks the team should give someone a lot of trouble this year. Bud plays almost entirely on offense but occasionally gets in a linebacker slot.
In addition to football Bud plans to go out for baseball this spring. He is a centerfielder and played American Legion and Ban Johnson ball in high school.
Bud is a member of Sasnak and Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity. Last summer he worked for a construction company in Kansas City, Kan., to stay in shape for the football season.
Colorado has new game uniforms this year. The helmets are silver with navy blue stripes down the center while the pants are gold with a two-inch navy blue stripe up the leg and a navy blue belt breaking at the waist. The traveling jerseys are white with navy blue neck navy blue numbers trimmed in gold, and blue and gold stripes on the sleeves. The home jersey is solid gold with a navy blue neck trim and solid navy blue numbers.
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