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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Along the JAYHAWKER trail
By RAY SOLDAN Daily Kansan Sports Editor
Denver authorities expect a crowd of 20,000 in D.U. stadium tonight for the ninth game of the Kansas-Denver series. Chief interest in the game centers around the Jayhawker's big, slashing halfback, Charlie Hoag.
Roger Rambeaux, sports publicity director at Denver, reports that Hoag has been given tremendous advance billing in Denver. He says D.U. scouts rate him on a par with the redoubtable Ray Evans, who twice led the Jayhawkers to victory over the Pioneers
Says chief Pioneer scout Wes Weber, "We will never be able to stop Hoag with eight sophomores in our defensive unit. He's too well-balanced and has instinctive knowledge of when to cut back and turn on the power. Then too, Hoag is a pretty effective passer. Every time he starts on one of Sikes optional pass-sweep plays I'm going to wish I were in Baton Rouge scouting College of the Pacific (next Denver opponent)."
The Denver running attack has been almost non-existent in its first two games this year. Drake held the Pioneers to 50 net yards rushing in its 7 to 0 victory. Denver faired a little better against the Colorado Aggies a week ago, but still had to take to the air for its only scoring thrusts.
It's a mystery around the mountain empire why the D.U. ground attack hasn't been functioning. Denver's leading 1949 runner, Hal Pfeifer, is back and the Pioneers supposedly have a stronger line than a year ago. Pfeifer ground - out 738 - yards rushing, a new school record, last year. He averaged 5.18 yards a carry which ranked him 21st nationally and scored 11 touchdowns. But this year the shifty halfback has been stopped almost cold.
Denver hopes for a victory over Kansas lie in its nifty forward passing attack. Sam Etcheverry, All - Skyline Six quarterback in 1949, is supposed to be the Pioneers' best passer. However, last week Denver Coach John Baker uncovered a new hurler. He is Jerry Collis who fired 10 bullseyees in 16 attempts for 85 yards and one touchdown.
HAL PFEIFER, Denver
Against Drake, Etcheverry hurled successfully on seven out of 22 tries, but was thrown for 55 yards in losses trying to pass. A week later, he connected for seven out of 10. His two-game total is 147 yards as compared with his 10-game mark of 1107 yards in 1949.
To catch Collis-Etcheverry flips, Denver has a pair of All-conference ends—Gordon Cooper and Mike Peterson. Cooper established new Skyline and Rocky Mountain regional records for pass reception last year while Peterson finished in the number two spot. Cooper, who was elected "best offensive player" by his 1949 teammates, grabbed 36 tosses for 607 yards last season—12th in the nation. Peterson caught 21 for 302 yards. In two games this year, Cooper has caught nine for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and Peterson, the Denver captain who plays both offensive and defensive, has hung on to three for 32 yards.
KU
All Big Seven teams see action this week-five against nonleague opponents and the other two against each other. The lone conference game matches Kansas State an Colorado at Boulder. In other games, Kansas is at Denver tonight, Iowa State is at Northwestern, Clemson invades Missouri, Indiana goes to Nebraska, and Oklahoma entertains Boston college.
The Wildcat-Buffalo get-together at Boulder may very well decide the cellar occupant of the Big Seven this season. Kansas State has stamped the Herd the past two years, but it is questionable if it can do it this year. A 20 to 13 Colorado margin looks like a safe guess.
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri should turn in victories for the Big Seven, but Nebraska and Iowa State probably won't. The scores? Why not Kansas 27, Denver 7; Oklahoma 34, Boston C. 6; Missouri 27, Clemson 14; Nebraska 7, Indiana 13; and Iowa State 13, Northwestern 33?
KU Meets Fired-Up Denver Tonight
DENVER Wt. Pos. Wt. KANSAS
Gordon Cooper 191 LE 183 Lyn Smith
Gene Beauchamp 192 LT 218 Bob Talkington
Cal Chai 170 LG 207 George Mrkonic
Tom Hugo 200 C 190 Wint Winter
Fred Nanni 206 RG 191 Dolph Simons
Bill Gordon 222 RT 228 Mike McCormack
Mike Peterson 201 RE 197 Bill Schaake
Jerry Collis 178 QB 195 Chet Strehllow
Hal Pfeifer 168 LH 185 Charlie Hoag
Jack Parsons 172 RH 183 Hal Cleavinger
Larry Andres 172 FB 185 John Amberg
Kansas is a two-touchdown favorite over Denver university tonight in the mile-high city. But Denver is a fired-up team
First there is the matter of four straight defeats Kansas has tagged on the Pioneers, and secondly, Denver is out to prove itself after a dismal beginning this year.
Denver alumni have been on their team all week, but the D.U. students and faculty have rallied around the team and it is in fine spirits for tonight's game.
The Jayhawkers hold a five to two margin in the young inter-sectional series and one game ended in a tie. Denver still remembers the 40 to 0 licking Kansas dishewed out to the Pioneers in their last meeting which was two-years ago.
The Jayhawkers left three injured players behind when they boarded the City of St. Louis at approximately 10:30 Thursday night. Missing the Denver game are Aubrey Linville, a regular end, and Bob Brandeberry and Henry Lamping, salftacks.
Denver is expected to rely on its passing attack against Kansas. The Pioneers have an All-conference quarterback and a pair of All-conference ends to make its aerial game click. Sam Etcheverry, D.U.'s star passer, wasn't able to make a scoring completion in his team's 30 to 14 loss to the Colorado Aggies last week, but Jerry Collins stepped in to fling a touchdown pass and set up the other score with passes.
LOU RILLOS, Denver
A meeting of Varsity golf candidates has been set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct 4 by Coach Bill Winey. No fall golf is scheduled, but attendance at this meeting is important.
Denver's line is built around its solid sophomore center, Tom Hugo. The low-built Hawaiian is one of three sophomores in the probable offensive Pioneer lineup. Coach Baker may use as many as eight yearlings in his defensive alignment. in Lou Rillos, the Hilltoppers have a good defensive safety man. Rillos is also a dangerous passer.
Coach Bill Winey Calls Golf Meeting
Those unable to attend the preliminary meeting should make some arrangement to have their name put on the Varsity roster. The Jayhawkers are defending conference champions in golf and they placed ninth in the N.C.A.A. tournament last June.
The following 38 players are on the traveling squad: ends: Lyn Smith, Bill Schaake, Orbon Tice, Charlie
Abel; centers: Wint Winter, Merlin Gish, and Harold Stroud; quarterbacks: Chet Strehlow, Fox Cashell, Jack Rodgers, and Archie Unruhl; halfbacks: Charlie Hoag, W a d e Stinson, Dean Wells, Hal Cleavering, Pat Murphy, Bob McMullen, and Don Clement; fullbacks: John Amberg, Galen Fiss, and Bud Laughlin.
O'Neal, Duane Unruh, and Bob Mayer; tackles: Mike Mormack, Bob Talkington, S. P. Garnett, Carl Sandefur, Tom Nelson, Bill Mace, and Bill Schaben; guards: George Mrkinol, Dolph Simons, John Idoux, George Kennard, Ron White, Oliver Spencer, Jack Lusenck, and George
WREN Will Air KU-Denver Game
Max Falkenstien, WREN's ace sports announcer, will take the air at 9 p.m. Friday to describe the Kansas-University of Denver football game directly from D.U. stadium, Denver, Colo.
Radio station WREN operates on a frequency of 1250 kilocyles. This station will broadcast all K.U. football games this year.
With the game starting at 9:15 (C.S.T.), Falkenstent will spend the 15 minutes preceding the kickoff presenting pre-game color and with his program, "Quizzin' the Coaches."
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