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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1950
Along the JAYHAWKER trail
BY BOB NELSON
Daily Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Boulder, Colo., Sept. 30—The University of Colorado Buffaloes served the Kansas Jayhawkers notice that they'll be out to give them a busy afternoon next Saturday at Lawrence by rolling over a disheartened and disorganized Kansas State team, 34 to 6, this afternoon here at Folsom stadium.
The score was hardly indicative of the real potential strength offered by Coach Dallas Ward's 1950 football team. The Buffaloes more than doubled the total net yards gained by K-State and showed a balanced attack picking up almost equal yardage rushing and passing. Colorado gained 195 yards rushing and added another 164 yards in the air by completing nine out of 14 passes.
Colorado, picked to finish last by the Big Seven coaches at their annual August meeting at Kansas City, Mo., is much better than the 1949 team. In 1949, Colorado defeated Kansas, 13 to 12, here in its opener for its only Big Seven win of the year. The Buffs will be out to make it two straight over K.U. Saturday when they invade Memorial stadium and attempt to prove to the conference coaches that they're a better club than their last place selection would indicate.
In Merwin Hodel, Colorado has one of the nation's best fullbacks. Last year as a sophomore, he ranked 19th in the country in rushing, accounting for 748 yards on 169 carries for a 4.4 yard average per carry. From all indications of his work against Kansas State here this afternoon, he again will be the workhorse in the Buff's ground attack.
Hodel, a 6 foot 1 inch 195-pounder from Rockford, Ill., carried the ball 19 times in picking up 73 yards and scored two of the five Colorado touchdowns. His running was limited primarily to crashing into the middle of the Kansas State line when yardage near the t.d. stripe was needed. On the defense, he played much of the game at safety.
Colorado, who lost its Big Seven opener to Iowa State at Ames, 14 to 7, used the single wing formations as in the past with variations by shifting from the "T," into the single wing just before snapping the ball. They also mixed reverses to its power line plunges.
Coach Ward's Buffs have lettermen available at all positions and are receiving sophomore help from a better than average 1949 frsh team, especially in the backfield.
Four lettermen at end, Chuck Mosher, who caught two passes for 60 yards against K-State, Joe Nix, Bill Case, and Hilary Johnson, provide the Buffs with good terminal strength. Seniors Vic Thomas and Pete Thompson, second-team all-conference tackle selections in 1949, provide solid protection at this spot. Also available are Bill Allen, and lettermen Dick Punches and Jack Jorgenson.
Like K.U., Colorado is weak at guard. Two lettermen head this spot with Dick Stevens and R. T. Hancock slated for heavy duty. Don Gorman, John Brynestad, and Bryce Zarit also saw considerable action against the Wildcats this afternoon.
A two-year letterman, Ray Jump, and two outstanding sophomores, Royal Shepherd and Jim Dalthorp, eliminate the center worries for Coach Ward.
In the Colorado backfield, no less than six better than average sophomores are adding offensive and defensive strength. At quarterback, Roger Williams seems to have beaten out senior Arlie Beery, two-year letterman. Lee Venzeke is also available for punting and kicking extra points. Today he converted four out of five attempts.
Four of the Buffs' top seven halfbacks are sophomores. Zack Jordon, a triple-threater, played a fine game against Kansas State. He completed five out of 7 passes for 103 yards and is a constant threat with his accurate throwing and crafty running, which accounted for 23 yards on six carries. He also did a good job of punting for Colorado. Glenn Leyden threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Beery in his only passing attempt for Colorado's final 6-pointer of the game.
Ralph Curtis and pint-sized Woody Shelton are both fine runners. Curtis was impressive in spring practice and is making a strong bid for the starting left halfback spot. Shelton is very fast and tricky—the break-away type—that is a constant threat every time he gets the ball.
Two senior lettermen, Dane Graves and Fred Johnson, both looked good against K-State. Johnson averaged nine yards a carry on four trips while Graves averaged eight yards on five carries. Johnson completed one of two passes for 29 yards and caught another for 16 yards. Cliff Vandeventer, a junior, is another leading candidate for a halfback starting position.
Like Kansas, the Colorado fullback spot is well manned. Besides Hodel, Don Hagin, a double-duty senior letterman, and sophomore Tom Brookshier have made this a strong position.
Big 7 Teams Win Three, Tie One
Colorado has a balanced attack with good running and passing to keep its opponents' defense on guard at all times. Against Kansas State, they mixed this attack to good advantage. They are expected to use this same offensive pattern to give Kansas its severest test of the year Saturday.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 2—(U.P.) The question before the Midlands football fan today was what happened to Missouri.
The results of other Big Seven games Saturday were interested, for the most part according to expectations, so the severe 34 to 0 trouncing absorbed by the hapless Mizzou Tigers was the paramount issue.
This is the ball club touted to finish second in the Big Seven, well regarded as the challenger to Oklahoma. Yet against Clemson, Missouri didn't even let out so much as a faint squeak, let alone a Tiger's growl.
This coming Saturday the Missourians entertain Southern Methodist university. The scouting reports from Columbia on SMU won't read good to the staff at Missouri. For one thing, Missouri tried for a decade to open with a win over Ohio State. The Tigers never made it. SMU did, 32 to 27. The fact that a junior by the name of Fred Benners passed for four SMU touchdowns won't sound good at Missouri, either.
While Missouri was showing absolutely nothing, Oklahoma won its 22nd straight victory, beating Boston College 28 to 0, using Buddy Jones and Tommy Gray, a pair of lightweight speedsters, in the 1950 version of its ground attack.
Nebraska is on the comeback trail. The Cornhuskens uncovered a sophomore, Bobby Reynolds, who scored all of their 20 points in a furious 20-all tie with Indiana, while Kansas notched a handsome 46 to 6 win over Denver and Colorado even things for the state by beating Kansas State 34 to 6 in a conference tilt, with Mer-
win Hodel living up to all his old clippings as a bull of a boy with a football. Iowa State lost a 23 to 13 decision to Northwestern, but Bill Weeks showed the Big Ten school why he is known as a fine passer.
The pigskin season moves steadily along the glory-and-heartbreak trail with Oklahoma trying to No. 23 Saturday when Texas A. and M. calls on the Sooners at Norman. As noted with trepidation above, Missouri meets SMU at Columbia.
Colorado moves to Lawrence for its third conference game and probably a bit more of a chew, too, than it got from Kansas State, while the latter travels to Marquette. Nebraska goes against Minnesota and Iowa State plays Iowa State Teachers.
It has been noted that Oklahoma Coach Bud Wilkinson believes he may have a pretty fair ball club if he can win an early game or so. He's won one. The eyes of the Midlands—as well as Texas—will be on the Sooners for the next two weeks. On Oct. 14, Oklahoma meets powerful Texas at Dallas.
Missouri rated a two-touchdown favorite over Clemson. But Clemson struck for 81 yards and a touchdown on the first play. That did it. Before the carnage was over, Clemson rolled up 421 yards rushing to 189 for Missouri, 105 passing to 50 for the home team.
Things were better for the home club at Oklahoma. The new Sooners rolled up 244 yards on the ground and 126 by air, while holding Boston College to 78 and 21.
Kansas scored seven touchdowns, two extra points, and a safety in pil-
Yankees Expect To Throw Vic Raschi Against Phillies In Opening Game
New York, Oct. 2—(U.P.)—Twenty-one game winner Vic Raschi, the New York Yankees' big right-handed ace, awaited manager Casey Stengel's call to open the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia next Wednesday.
Indications were that Stengel would switch his earlier plan and substitute Raschi for Allie Reynolds. Stengel said Sunday night the definite announcement would come from the American league office in Chicago today.
The Yankees were a matter-of-fact crew as they rolled home from Boston last night. They had merely gone through the motions for two days while the Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers went down to the wire. They were confident of victory in the series but would not discuss the possibility of a four or four-out-of-five game sweep.
The Yankees were happy the Phillies won. They know the loss of Curt Simmons puts the Phillies
Final Standings
By United Press National League
W. L. 1. Pct. G.B.
Philadelphia 91 63 .591 ...
Brooklyn 89 65 .578 2
New York 86 68 .558 5
Boston 83 71 .539 8
St. Louis 78 75 .510 12
Cincinnati 66 87 .431 24
Chicago 64 89 .418 26
Pittsburgh 57 96 .373 33
| | W. L. | Pct. G.B. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| New York | 98 | 56 | 636 |
| Detroit | 95 | 59 | 617 | 3 |
| Boston | 94 | 60 | 610 | 4 |
| Cleveland | 92 | 62 | 597 | 6 |
| Washington | 67 | 87 | 435 | 31 |
| Chicago | 60 | 94 | 390 | 38 |
St. Louis | 58 | 96 | 377 | 40 |
Philadelphia | 52 | 102 | 378 | 46 |
at a tremendous disadvantage. The big talk on the train out of Boston last night was about Manager Eddie Sawyer's pitching plans.
American League
All expected Sawyer to name the veteran Ken Heintzelman, who won only three games all year, as one of his starters. The feeling was that Robin Roberts, Philadelphia's first 20-game winner since Grover Cleveland Alexander, would be brought back with two days of rest to pitch the opener.
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ing up its 46 points against out-manned Denver. Johnny Amberg led the Jayhawker scoring parade with two touchdowns—one on a 61-yard run.
Bud Laughlin was Kansas' leading ground gainer. He had runs of 64 and 36 yards—the former scoring. Other touchdowns were contributed by Wade Stinson, Charlie Hoag, Bill Schaake on pass from Chet Strehlow, and Pat Murphy.
Fox Cashell kicked two extra points and Merlin Gish accounted for Kansas' final two points by nailing Gordon Cooper in the Pioneer end zone for a safety. George Mrkonic and center Wint Winter stood out in the Jayhawker line play.
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