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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1948
Oklahoma's Big Problem Is Stopping Choo-Choo
Raleigh, N.C., Dec. 15—(UP)—North Carolina's best team in half a century hopes to uncork the dazzling dashes of All-American Charlie Justice against Oklahoma in the Sugar bowl.
When Choo-Choo Charlie steams around end he is more elusive than an honest dollar. In a broken field he's shifty as a lumberjack in a mill-
down runs this year from more than 40 yards out.
If he's stopped at the ends, he has been known to fling his 165 pounds through leaks in the line.
His pass completion record ranks with the nation's best-62 out of 122 for 838 yards and 12 touchdowns.
His punting record tops the country at 44 yards per boot, and he can quick-kick faster than an artillery mule. One of his kicks went 84 yards this year, and a quick-kick rolled out 76 yards from the line of scrimmage.
And if Oklahoma becomes be-mused in stopping this triple-threat they can discover Justice's fourth talent; he's a splendid decoy. Many an opponent intent on smearing the tantalizing tailback has suddenly seen fullback Hosea Rodgers crash by with the ball.
If Choo-Choo Charlie's statistics make him look like a one-man team, the sight of North Carolina in action gets him back in focus. Justice is a star second, perhaps, only to S.M.U. the Doak Walker. But around him are Rodgers, who can pass as well as plunge; Johnny Clements, a stubby but hustling wingback and a flock of fine ends led by big Art Weiner. A jarring line paves the way for this crowd.
That's only half the picture. For North Carolina plays the two-team system to the hilt. The defensive line runs more to heft and has one of the best records in the land for holding its ground.
The defensive backs are little fellows, but with the help of towering linemen their lack of weight hasn't hurt their pass defense. And Oklahoma is touted as a team that does little passing but grinds out its gains on the ground.
The yard-stingy North Carolina defenders will have their hands full plugging the gaps blasted by Oklahoma's All-American guard Paul Burris and his teammates.
But Oklahoma will have its own problem in side-tracking Choo-Choo Charlie. The handsome little Asheville express is a tough man to bottle up. And his teammates don't make the job any easier.
Aggies In Defense Shifts For Indians
Stillwater, Dec. 15—(UP)—Defensive plays took the major attention of the Oklahoma A. and M. football crew today as it continued its work for the Saturday, Jan. 1 meeting with William and Marv in the Delta bowl.
Aggie freshmen were assigned yesterday by Coach Jim Lookabaugh to run single-wing plays based, he hopes, on the William and Mary Indians' offensive formations.
Jim Kure, used at the end position all season, has been shifted to tackle. Marshall Patton, an end who was out most of the regular season because of an injury, has put on the pads again.
Basketball Scores
American U. 59, Penn State 56
Dartmouth 72, Harvard 68*
Holy Cross 72, Bowling Green 68*
C.C.N.Y. 79, Brooklyn 58
Okla, Aggies 46, Long Island 38
R.I. State 84, New Hampshire 41
Niagara 54, Cornell 47
Tufts 69, Boston Volgee 66
Central Missouri 61, Omaha 42
Warrensburg Teachers 49, Powells
(Kansas City) 45
St. Louis 51, Kansas State 45
Tulane 84, So. Louisiana 49
West Va. 62, Wake Forest 49
Clemson 49, Wofford 44
Wm. and Mary 77, V.M.I. 54
Texas Tech 56, Arizona State 39
Rice 68, Sam Houston 66
Tex. Wes. 59, Abilene Christian 51
California 72, Utah State 57
Arizona 60, San Diego State 41
Oregon State 43, Willamette 41
*(Overtime).
Houchin Best KU Scorer
Claude Houchin leads the Kansas basketball team in total points with 49, 11 of which are on free throws. He has an average of 16.3 points a game for the three games Kansas has played.
Houchin, in scoring 49 of the team's 176 total points, has made 27.8 per cent of the total points scored by Kansas. He has been high scorer in Kansas three games this season.
The other members of the squad who have scored, and their total points are: Harold England 29, Bill Sapp 19, Jerry Waugh 17, Gene Peterson 15, Maurice Martin 12, Guy Mabry 8, Dave Dennis 8, Charley Penny 7, Buddy Bull 4, Loren Smith 3, Bill Champion 3, and Sonny Enns 2.
Enns, Penny, Dennis and Smith have played in only two of the three games.
Pennsylvania ranks second among the states in the number of retail stores—one for each 74 residents.
Baseball Deals Minus Big Stars
Chicago, Dec. 15—(UP)—M a n y deals involving very few top flight stars seemed to be the pattern for the oncoming winter today as major league club owners adjourned a two-day session which featured three big trades.
The latest was the sending of first baseman Eddie Waitkus and pitcher Hank Borowy to the Philadelphia Phillies from the Chicago Cubs. In return the Cubs got pitchers Emil (Dutch) Leonard and Walter (Hot Dog) Dubiel.
Of this quartet, only Waitkus has been a sought-after ball player. The left-handed hitter had a .296 mark and drove in 44 runs in 139 games last season. He particularly impressed Branch Rickey of the Dodgers who tried at length to swing a deal for him.
Borowy won only five games and lost 10 last season. Leonary, the ancient knuckle-ball caston of the Washington Senators, won 12 and lost 17. Dubiel, and ex-Yankee won eight and lost 10.
Citation 'Out' Due To Injury
San Bruno, Calif., Dec. 15 - (UP) -Citation, the wonder-horse of the age, was through with the racing wars today for at least three months.
A "hot-spot"—which is an inflamed swelling caused by a strain or blow—on the left foreleg forced the three-year-old Calumet Comet out of training for the first time in his career.
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