1949
MONDAY, NOV. 7,1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE SEVEN
By BOB NELSON
Junior Jayhawks Look Good In Win Over K-State
Kansas' hustling freshmen won their second straight Big Sever game by unleashing a blistering ground attack to trounce the Kansas State yearlings 25 to 6 Friday night at Haskell stadium before about 5,000 persons.
The one-sided victory gave Coach Don Fambrough's young Jay-hawkers an undefeated conference season. Kansas defeated the Missouri freshmen, rated as one of their best in years, 12 to 7 last week.
The hard running of Charles Hoag, Galen Fiss, and Don Clement accounted for a net total of 379 yards rushing. For the second straight week the young Kansans ran beautifully behind a fast charging line that at times tore huge holes in the Kansas State forward wall.
Fullback Fiss, 205-pound bulldozer from Johnson, paced the Kansas running attack by ripping through the Kansas State line for a net total of 211 yards on 20 carries for a 10.6 average gain. His offensive work included three touchdowns, the final one on a beautiful 92-yard dash late in the fourth quarter. Fiss also showed brilliance in getting away for runs of 12, 20, 10, 13, and 11 yards.
Clement, 180-pound right half-back from Hiawatha, also found the Aggie defensive play to his liking by spinning and twisting his way through the Kansas State line for 106 yards and an eight yard average on 13 carries. His ball lugging included three trips for 10 yards each, plus carries of 11, 24, and 14 yards.
Hoag, 187-pound left halfback running wizard from Oak Park, Ill., continued his fine all-around performance. Early in the first quarter, Dick Towers punted to Hoag on the KU. 13. He took the ball and after faking a handoff cut to the sideline and streaked 87 yards to score with the aid of some fine mid-field blocking.
Students will have an opportunity to see Kansas' outstanding freshmen squad in action Saturday afternoon in Memorial stadium when they clash with the KU. Varsity reserves. This game should give some indication as to the material available in building the 1950 grid machine. Sophomores are expected to see most of the action on the varsity reserves' squad.
Hoaig's running performance netted him 62 yards on 12 carries. Forty-two of this total came on runs of 10, 17, and 15 yards. Early in the final period, he ran back a punt 63 yards to score but officials ruled that he stepped out of bounds or his sideline dash. His four punt and kickoff returns netted 124 vards.
Late in the third quarter, Hoag got off a 67-yard punt to set Kan-State back deep into their own territory. His other punt traveled 38 yards giving him a 52.5 average from the line of scrimmage of his punts.
Eight fumbles, the ball lost on four of them, and 70 yards lost in penalties hurt Kansas' offensive attack. However, the young Jayhawkers were forced to punt only three times and controlled the ball much of the game.
Two Kansas State backs were the complete show for the losers. Towers, 172-pound halfback from Oatley, challenged K.U.'s Hoag, Fiss, and Clement for backfield honors. He picked up 96 yards on 20 rushing plays and scored the Aggies' only touchdown on an 80-yard kickoff return late in the fourth quarter.
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Kansas added their second touchdown midway in the second quarter after a 46-yard march highlighted by two runs by Hoag and another by Fiss. Hoag's carries were for 17 and 15 yards while Fiss' big carry went for 20 yards in placing the pigskin on the two-yard strike. Fiss bolted through left guard for touchdown. Two penalties treated to check the drive, but
Carvel Oldham, 187-pound fullback, added 53 yards to the loser's rushing total of 158 yards. All other Kansas State backs could pick up only nine yards. The Aggies completed only one out of six passes for 27 yards.
large gains followed to make up the lost yardage.
Fox Cashell, 175-pound quarterback from Longview, Tex., split the uprights with his placement to send the Jayhawkers into a 13 to 0 lead.
Kansas threatened to score again early in the third period after recovering an Aggie fumble. A 23-yard pass play Rodgers to Hoag and carries of 10 yards by Hoag and a 13-yard right end sweep by halfback Bob McMullen, 175-pounder from Kansas City, Mo. highlighted the drive. George Zipp, former Shawnee-Mission player, intercepted Cashell's pass on his 1-year line and ran it out to the 12 to stop the K.U. scoring threat.
The Statistics
| | Kan. | K.S. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| First downs | 16 | 9 |
| Rushing | 15 | 8 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Net yards rushing | 386 | 158 |
| Net yards passing | 31 | 27 |
| Net total offense | 417 | 185 |
| Passes attempted | 11 | 6 |
| Passes completed | 2 | 1 |
| Passes intercept'd by | 2 | 1 |
| Rtin of intreptns | 3 | 11 |
| Number of punts | 3 | 8 |
| Punting average | 39 | 30 |
| Return of punts | 122 | 21 |
| Number of kickoffs | 5 | 2 |
| Kickoff average | 44 | 54 |
| Return of kickoffs | 27 | 145 |
| Fumbles | 8 | 4 |
| Ball lost on fumbles | 4 | 3 |
| Yards penalized | 70 | 15 |
Score by quarters:
Kansas 6 7 0 12-25
State 0 7 0 6-6
Kansas scoring: Touchdowns—Fiss 3, and Hoag. Point after touchdown—Cashell (placement).
Kansas State scoring: Touch-
Kansas State secreting: Touchdown-Towers.
From this point, Kansas State made their only real searing threat on the ground. In six plays the Aggies moved the ball to the K.I.U. 12-yard line where Bob Mayer. 190-pound right end from Oak Park, Ill., intercepted quarterback Ernie Brown's pass to halt the Aggie attack. Two fine running plays by Towers netted 47 and 17 yards to head the 76-yard drive.
Midway in the fourth quarter the score board got a real workout. Three touchdowns were scored on four plays in a minute and five seconds. Fiss, K.U.'s hard running full-back, got two of these markers.
He crashed through center to score Kansas' third touchdown to climax a 53-yard drive headed by a 24 yard run by Clement and two runs of 13 and 11 by himself. Cashell's placement was wide and Kansas led 19 to 0.
Towers followed with a beautiful 80-yard kickoff return down the sideline to score the Aggies' only touchdown after being missed by a couple of would-be tacklers in mid-field.
blocking.
The Kansas line played a fine defender game and kept Kansas State's running attack fairly well bottled up most of the time. The young Aggies carried the pigskin on 52 plays which gained 214 yards. A fast and charging K.U.线 threw the Aggie backs for losses totaling 56 yards giving them 158 net yards total rushing.
Zipp kicked off to Hoog who was downed on the K.U. 8-yard line. On the first play, Fiss broke over right guard and outran the visitors' secondary to score on a 92-yard dash that was made possible by some fine down field blocking.
Glen Hartley, Kansas State guard, and Kansas co-captain George Mukonic, 210-pound tackle from McKesport, Pa. were ejected from the game early in the first period.
game tarmac.
Fambrough's forces operated without the services of eight players who were sidelined with injuries.
The injured players were: co-captain Hal Cleavenger, fullback; Wally Beck and Clarence Cain, halfbacks; Harold Stroud, center; Bill Todd
and Bus Frasier, ends; and Bernard Jones and Ron Hammel, tackles.
The Starting Lineups:
Kansas K. State
LE: Rengel Keeler
LT: Mrkonic (cc) Schwerdt
LG: Luschen Hartley
C : Roberts (ce) Knoll
RG: Abel Hopson
RT: Spratt Berry
RE: Mayer Underwoood
QB: Rodgers Brown
LH: Hoag (cc) Towers
RH Clement Lazar
FB: Fiss McClintock
Kansas substitutions: Ends; Fisher, Pierson, and Griffin, Tackles; Schaben and Zahner. Guards; Howard and Overman, Quarterback; Cashell, Left halfbacks; Gish, Steanson, and McMullen. Right halfback; Correll, Fullback: Spencer.
Texans Are Just Different
Kansas State substitutions: Ends;
Bertrand, Raine, Dumm, and Barber. Tackles: Larkin, Cottrell, and Wilkinson. Guards: Rogers and Isabella. Center: Klamm. Quarterback: O'Connor. Halfbacks: Zipp, Hendricks, and Martina. Fullback, Oldham.
Fort Worth, Texas — (U.P.) — Pfc. Charles E. Lantz, Carswell Air Force Base, carries an official letter permitting him to wear cowboy boots with his uniform. When he entered the service during World War II, he found GI shoes hurt his feet—he had grown to fit cowboy boots. So his superiors gave him a letter permitting him to wear them.
Dept. of Men's Intramural Athletics Robinson Gymnasium University of Kansas
1949-50
Dear Fellow Jayhawker:
One of the largest and most successful touch football seasons in the history of intramural sports at K.U. is coming to an end. I am sure that the student managers, secretary, and all persons concerned in setting up and maintaining this program join in thanking the team managers and individual participants for the cooperation and fine attitude shown by all who took part on one of the 56 teams in this sport. Without your aid, this 1,000 man fall football program would not have been possible. In addition, more than 500 men participated in tennis, golf, horseshoes, and badminton tournaments offered by this department.
With the conclusion of the play-off tournaments, we will be looking forward to the fine sport of basketball which has been gaining enthusiastic recruits since the war. Last year 132 teams and over 1,350 men participated in this game each week. This season we expect 150 teams with the majority of the increase coming from the independent men's groups on the hill.
Entry blanks for basketball and bowling are available in the men's intramural office, Room 107, Robinson Gymnasium. An informative meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 14, 4:00 p.m. in Room 201, Robinson Gymnasium, for the purpose of clarifying the winter program. We urge your attendance.
We especially urge any independent individual interested in this sport to assemble at least eight men students around him and enter a team in the winter program. This is an excellent sport and one in which you will receive a great deal of recreation and relaxation.
Practice space is now available. Do not fail to turn in your entries before the deadline, Friday, Nov. 18. Play will begin Monday, Nov. 28.
We invite you to join with us in making the 1949-50 intramural program an overwhelming success.
Sincerely,
Student Managers and Staff