MONDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1948
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
The experts are strong for Oklahoma. Missouri or K-State to walk off with the Big Seven court crown this season. One stronghold they've overlooked is right here in our front yard. 'Phog' Allen's court squad.
By OZZIE BARTELLI Daily Kansan Sports Editor
On the other hand, some of the greatest Kansas victories were scored before Otto had gotten into uniform and before Eskridge had been sent into action. With the addition of Gene Peterson and Claude Houchin's return to stride, Allen can promise all comers a terrific fight down to the wire. Anyway, they've started the season with their 'victory' foot forward. That means a lot to any club.
The limb is being extended. This corner is crawling cautiously out. We hope we're not forced to place padding in our pockets to soften the fall. Kansas will be in there fighting for the crown and when the final whistle blows, that crown may belong to 'Phog's men.
Last year's squad showed great promise. True, the loss of Otto Schnellbacher and Jack Eskridge will hurt. To add to the blurred picture is the uncertainty of Sonny Enns and Bill Feagans. Both are suffering from knee injuries. Sonny may be able to see action before the season ends but Feagans is out for the year.
The regular season's football wars are over, but not without causing unlimited heartaches, broken dreams, and sleepless nights. What possibly may have been the greatest gem of the season was the play turned in by Southern California's Trojans against the mighty men of Notre Dame. As it is, that's probably for the best. So many teams were dropping Notre Dame from their schedule something had to be done. Otherwise there would have been too many open dates for the Green and Gold to warrant their considering football anymore.
In passing, we might add a word of thanks to the Big Seven conference faculty representatives for not counting Bill Mace's 19 minutes of play this season as loss of a year's eligibility.
Maybe they feel they've pulled enough quarterback sneaks on Kansas to last a lifetime. There's little doubt they would have tried another if they thought they could fool someone.
Looking at brighter things . . .
congratulations to a good Kansas football team. Many of this season's first strings were called to fill the mighty gaps left by the graduation of such greats as Ray Evans and Otto Schnellbacher and the loss, by rulings, of Don Fambrough, Tom Scott, and others.
Unlimited orchids to a great coach,
J. V. Sikes and his staff . . . Bravo for a masterful accomplishment against such tremendous odds.
Chicago, Dec. 6—(UP)—Michigan State's chance to get into the Big Nine conference this year depends largely on whether the conference cares to expand.
Faculty representatives and athletic directors in the conference agreed they had no objections to Michigan State, but most did not want the league to become the Big Ten again.
Big Nine To Vote On Michigan State
Woodcock-Savold Fight
London, Dec. 6- (UP) -Fighting for a possible shot at the world heavyweight title, Bruce Woodcock of England and Lee Savold of Paterson, N. J., were scheduled for a 10-round bout tonight at Harringay arena before a turn-away crowd of 10,700.
The conference will open its annual winter meeting here Friday and will act on Michigan State's membership application.
Big Seven Teams Unwind
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Big Seven basketball teams, with one exception, will all get into the act this week in a 10-game schedule which is flung from various home courts to San Francisco to the West and Madison, Wis., to the freezing North.
Only Colorado will remain idle. The Buffs are slated to open their 1948-49 campaign at Boulder against the University of Michigan Dec. 17.
Kansas broke out its new team last Saturday night in Kansas City where the Jayhawkers, paced by Claude Houchin, smothered Rockhurst College, 60 to 24. Houchin contributed 15 points.
Saturday's other game was a record-breaker for Iowa State at Ames. The Cyclones set a new single-game scoring mark when they whipped Coe (Iowa) College, 75 to 35. Earlier last week, they blasted Cornell (Iowa) College, 61 to 36.
Oklahoma, favored to win the Big Seven championship, and Missouri generally voted No. 2 in pre-season doping, will each open their season this week. Oklahoma is matched at home against Texas, while Missouri is booked against Wisconsin at Madison. Missouri will also play Washington University at St. Louis this week.
The Schedule:
Tonight—Iowa State vs. Drake at Des Moines; Nebraska vs. Minnesota at Lincoln.
Dec. 8—Oklahoma vs. Texas at Norman; Kansas vs. Trinity (Texas) at Lawrence.
Dec. 10—Kansas State vs. San Francisco at San Francisco.
Dec. 9—Missouri vs. Wisconsin at Madison, Wis.
Dec. 11—Iowa State vs. Drake at Ames; Kansas State vs. Santa Clara at Santa Clara, Cal.; Missouri vs. Washington University at St. Louis; Nebraska vs. Iowa Teachers at Lincoln.
Tripucka Condition Termed 'Good'
Los Angeles, Dec. 6—(UP)—Quarterback F. Tripucka remains hospitalized in Los Angeles.
Tripucka suffered six minor fracture of the ribs and vertebrae, but Notre Dame physician Dr. John Karn said the injuries were not permanent.
Sales on the even set are moving faster than the odds but neither are near the sell-out point yet, he added.
Both sets of basketball tickets are still on sale at the athletic business office, E. L. Falkenstien, business manager, said today.
Both Ticket Sets Still On Sale
Tickets went on sale to the public this morning after being sold only to students last week. A student may now buy the set he didn't get with his activity book at the public price of $7.80. The student price with an activity book is still $2.15.
KU To Play 4 Bowl Teams
Kansas will meet four teams playing in next New Year's day bowl games in its 1949 football schedule
The teams playing post-season games include two from the Big Seven, Oklahoma and Missouri, and the new Missouri Valley champ, Oklahoma A. and M. The champion Sooners face North Carolina in the Sugar bowl at New Orleans while M.U. is meeting Clemson in the Gator bowl at Jacksonville. The Cowpokes play William and Mary in the Delta bowl at Memphis.
The other team playing in a New Year's day engagement in Arizona which meets Drake in the Salad bowl at Phoenix.
The Jayhawkers will meet both Oklahoma teams on their home fields next year. They will be host to the Missouri Tigers and will end their scheduled season at Tucson.
The complete schedule:
September in Texas Christian at Lawrence
rence
Sept. 24 Colorado at Boulder
Oct. 1 Iowa State at Lawrence
Oct. 8 George Washington at Law-
rence
rence
Oct. 15 Oklahoma at Norman
Oct. 22 Oklahoma A. and M. at
Stillwater
Stillwater
Oct. 29 Kansas State at Lawrence
Nov. 5 Nebraska at Lincoln
Nov. 19 Missouri at Lawrence
Nov. 26 Arizona at Tucson
Can Cut Classes—In Texas
Denton, Texas-(UP) — A new plan inaugurated at North Texas State college here provides that students in courses of sophomore level or higher may cut classes if they are making satisfactory progress in the course.
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'Trojans Could Have Won Says SC Coach Cravath
"Reginald seems to be doing right well with his coffee business-I wonder how he makes it."
New York, Dec. 6-(UP)-Southern California can blame only coach Cravath today for its failure to beat—instead of tie—Notre Dame in the football season's greatest surprise.
And the authority for that statement is none other than coach Jeff Cravath himself.
While the football filiberts still cast astonished looks at the fabulous 14 to 14 final score, Cravath said the Southern Cal kickoff after the second Trojan touchdown was the difference between victory and a tie. Notre Dame's Bill Gay ran the kickoff back 87 yards to set up the Irish touchdown which produced the deadlock.
"I told our kicker, Chuck Peterson, to get the ball all the way down there." Cravath said. It was a perfect kick, real high, and that gave Gay a perfect shot at catching the ball, marshalling his blockers and scooting through us.
"I was wrong. I should have told Peterson to lay the ball flat on the ground and boot a low, hard-to-handle kick. We would have won that way."
But the ifs notwithstanding, Southern Cal certainly earned a moral victory in that marathon of madness played before 100,000 in Los Angeles. The Irish, prohibitive pre-game favorites, had won 21 games in a row and were undefeated and untied for this season when the jolt came.
Clemson's terrific Tigers wrapped up their first undefeated, untied season in 48 years with a 20 to 9 victory over the Citadel. Ray Matthews was the big gun, scoring every touchdown in the Tiger parade and handing Clemson the Southern conference championship.
Alabama and Auburn resumed their intercollegiate rivalry after a
41 year lapse, with Alabama coming on top of on a 55 to 0 heap. Eddie Salem was the 'Bama best, just as he has been all season.
The 41-game, winning streak of Missouri Valley's Vikings was snapped by Evansville, Ind., college, 13 to 7, in the Refrigerator bowl at Evansville. It was the first defeat for a regular Missouri Valley team since 1941.
Toledo overpowered Oklahoma City, 27 to 14, in the Glass bowl at Toledo, Saturday and John Carroll edged past Canisius, 14 to 13, in the Great Lakes bowl at Cleveland, and Southern university of Baton Rouge, La, maintained its undefeated, untid record by downing San Francisco State, 30 to 0, in the Fruit bowl at San Francisco Sunday.
Widow's Mite Was Mighty
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