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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1950
Semper Is OK For A Sophomore
BY RICHARD DILSAVER
A boyhood accident in which he lost the sight of his right eye started Herb Semper on a track career. Now a sophomore at the University, Semper has been doing all right at running. Not every Big Seven trackman sets a conference record in his first league meet.
Herb did just that. At a Big Seven indoor carnival in March he came up with probably the most surprising and compelling-stirring performance when he twotile run with a dynamic sprint in the final two laps. In doing so, he left pre-meet favorite George Fitzmorris of Colorado fully 40 yards behind, and his time of 9:26.4 bettered the record teammate Bob Karnes had set in 1949.
"I didn't want to give up athletics," Herb says. He had been hit in the eye by a BB while playing. His freshman coach at Proviso Township High school at his home in Forest Park, Ill., refused to let him play football because of the handicap. Herb turned to track.
He did well enough at Proviso, winning third in the mile and fourth in cross country at state meets. Before graduating in 1947, he decided to continue his track career at Drake under Bill Easton, then track coach at Des Moines school. But Easton moved to Kansas that summer.
HERB SEMPER is shown winning the Big Seven two-mile run in record-breaking time.
followed Easton to K.U. in the winter of 1948. And he says, "I've been happy at Kansas ever since." Along with him to run under Easton was Hammond and tried Durke.
He went ahead and tried Drake for a semester, but dissatisfied, he
another man to become important in Kansas track annals—All-American Pat Bowers.
As a K.U. freshman, Herb lost no time in starting to work over Jayhawker record books. During the indoor season, he set new University freshman marks of 4:30 in the mile and 9:42 in the two-mile. Outdoors he posted the fresh two-mile record of 9:33.4. His recent mark at the Big Seven is now the Varsity indoor two-mile standard.
At KU. he is in the College, majoring in entomology and minoring in zoology. He's a member of Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity and the Entomology club.
Plans for Herb after graduation aren't certain yet. At present his biggest concerns are when he'll be married—probably next winter—to his fiancee who is at home in Forest Park and when he'll break a few more records—probably this spring.
Herb was a member of Easton's crack teams which won the two-mile and four-mile relays at the Texas relays. That same quartet will be after new records in those events at the 25th annual Kansas Relays April 22.
In Bob Karnes and Pat Bowers, Coach Easton has developed two of the Midwest's finest distance runners. With the flying start he's got. Herb Semper may have exceeded both of them two years hence. And, brother, that will be stepping.
Tackles Look Good In Spring Practice
For the first time in almost 20 years Kansas is cementing its strongest line link at tackle as the Jayhawkers grind through spring football practice.
The Jayhawkers have produced some good ones in recent years, notably Red Ettinger and Hugh Johnson of the '46 and '47 co-championship clubs, but no overall set which packed such a definite bulge in strength over other positions as the '50 corps promises to do.
Returning are three solid lettermen, Co-Capt, Mike McCormack, a second team all-conference choice last year; S.P. Garnett, 215-pound senior, and Bob Talkington, 226-pound senior.
Battling them are four sophomores, Art Spratt, converted back; George Muskion, Virgil Wenger, former all-stater, Bill Schaben, 200-pounder and Jasper Mirabilie, 225-pounder.
There was no finer blocking tackle in the conference last year than McCormack, and he is playing equally well on defense this spring. He probably will handle tackle all the way next season.
Garnett is a blasting defender and improving blocker, Talkingkton a satisfactory close-line blocker. How far the sophs can develop this spring remains to be seen. Mrkonic holds high promise as a punter.
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End is also taking shape as a fortified post. Every one of last year's offensive and defensive regulars is returning plus Sandefur, 6 foot 3 inch laid sealing 208. The experienced roster includes Orbon Tice and Chuck O'Neal, who manned the defense most of the way in '49, and pass-grabbers Lyn Smith, Bill Schaake, and Aubrey Linville.
The concern surrounds guard and center where the Jayhawks lost all starters plus two lettered understudies at the latter position. It's an all-sophomore scrap at the pivot with Clay Roberts, Merlin Gish, converted halfback, Harold Stroud, 218-pounds, and Wint Winter, locked in a four-way battle.
Three lettered guards, John Idoux, Dolph Simons, and George Kennard, are being pushed by a host of sophomores including George Abel; Jack Luschen, ex-all-state tackle; Oliver Spencer, converted backfelt; Ron Hammel, former all-state tackle; Frank Renroft, and Ron Mercer.
ing halfbacks will be filled by sophomores at least part time, Chuck Hoag, the rangy freshman sensation of 1949, is in the front row of the picture as expected, he will have to beat out Dean Wells, one of last year's most valuable sophs, before he can stake out clear claim to the post. Dave Wilson also is in the picture.
It is an even bet that both start-
The traffic is thick at right half where the veteran Wade Stinson must hold back a four-man sophomore flood to sew up the starting job held so capably by the graduated Bud French the past three seasons.
Three more first year hands are stacked up behind Co-Capt. Johnny Amberg at full. The trio includes two budding powerhouses, Galen Fiss, 212-pounder, and Bud Laughlin, a big, swift bucker. Bob Brandeberry, 190-pound battler, cannot be overlooked. Unless the picture changes considerably. Fiss already is ticketed for much defensive duty next year.
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