MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29,1948
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
MU Mauls Jayhawkers 21-7 To Land 2 Spot In Big 7
Missouri Tigers scored 21 points in the first half and then faced a fired up Kansas team in the last two quarters to win the 57th annual Thanksgiving battle 21 to 7. The game was played in perfect 50 degree weather before 32,000 fans. It was the largest crowd ever to watch a football game in Columbia. The previous record was 30,892 which watched Southern Methodist and Missouri play earlier $ \textcircled{4} $ this year
Seats were set up in every imaginable place in the stadium. Cars were tied around the stadium as the
isands poured into the stadium.
on were offering to sell their
kickets before game time for less than
what they had paid for them.
It was the first Missouri victory over Kansas since 1945. The Jaynawkers won 20 to 19 in Columbia in 1946. Last year the Kansans won a thrilling game in Lawrence 20 to 14. One of the Missouri fans below the press box kept yelling near the end of the first half "Pour it on boys! 'we waited a long time for this.' The Tigers finished in second place in the Big Seven as a result of the win. Kansas wound up in third place with 7 won, 3 lost record.
It was the last game for such Kansas regulars as Charles Moffett, Dick Bertuzzi, Ken Sperry, Jim Stephens, Hugh Johnson, Bryan Sperry, Dave Semidt, Frank Pattete, and Dick Mudge. All saw action against Missouri except Frank Pattete who received a "fractured jaw in the George Washington game, Oct. 15. The Missourians completely dominated play in the first half. Kansas was in Tiger territory only once during that time. Jayhawkier fumibles gave Missouri chances to control the ball and score.
Don Wilson replaced Dick Gilman is the K.U. quarterback before the first quarter ended and lead his emmates in a battling finish. The layhawkers came out after the half with greatly renewed spirit. Theirunning, blocking, and tackling was sharp. They didn't complete a single pass, but led by Dick Bertuzzi, Bud French, and Forrest Griffith, they searched downfield for their lone quickdown.
Midway in the third period Bob Drum intercepted a Missouri pass keep in his own territory to start a Kansas drive that almost paid off. He hit back to his 13 where he was kicked by Fuchs. On the first play, Bertuzzi carried the ball to the K.U. 40 as he swept around his left end. Bud French went to the 49 after a yard offside penalty against the Tigers had moved the ball to the 45. On the next play Bertuzzi went to the Missouri 45 for a first down, Griffith made another yard on the next try.
Don Wilson was thrown for a loss
Dan Carter as he faded back to
assess. On the next play Griffith made
it to the Missouri 14 behind some
beautiful downfield blocking. It was
the longest gain by any individual
player during the afternoon. Griffith
played one of his best games of the
season. Bertuzzi got to the 14 and
trench picked up another yard on
the next set of plays.
Wilson threw a pass intended for Jave Fischer but it was knocked down by Martin Sauer. On the fourth down Bob Ebinger caught Griffith behind the line of scrimmage and end this Jayhawker scoring threat. A few moments later Dick Brazzell fumbled and Bud French recovered the ball on the M.U. 36 with two minutes left in the third quarter. Eleven plays later Bertuzzi bullied over from about the one-half yard line for the Kansas score. Griffith, French and Bertuzzi had carried the ball as Don Wilson had called the plays in the scoring drive.
The first Missouri score was set up by 'Bus' Entsminger's able quarterbacking of the Tiger team. Aumble by Bertuzzi had forced the Kansas to punt early in the quarter. Entsminger passed to Brazzell who took the ball on the Kansas 3. Entsminger carried the ball to be 24 where it was fourth down, gabby was Entsminger who took him, this time to the 20 for the last ten.
in car. Carras carried the ball to the 18, mtsminger handed off to Braznell tho made no gain as he was tackled rd by Johnson and Ellis. Carras took the ball to the 5 where the
Tigers had another first down. Entsinger got to the 2. The hard charging Bill Houston, 220 pound sophomore fullback who gave the Kansas trouble all afternoon, went to the 1 yard line. Then Entsinger went over for the touchdown. Bob Dawson kicked the first of three perfect conversions.
The first touchdown came with 11 minutes, 55 seconds of the first period gone.
About three minutes later Carras intercepted a pass thrown by Gilman and carried it to the Kansas 14. Ents-minger made no gain on the first play as he was tackled by Ellis. Stephens took the ball to the 10. Dick Braznell went over to put the Tigers ahead 13 to 0. Again Dawson's conversion try was good.
A fumble by Bud French recovered by Win Carter gave Missouri a chance to score in the second quarter. The ball was put in play on the KU, 23. Ensminger threw a pass to Mel Sheehan who made a brilliant one-hand catch on the 14. Braznell carried the ball to the 5. Carras picked up 4 yards on the next try. Carras again took the ball but was tackled by McCormick for no gain. Enmsinger went across the goal line over the right end of the Kansas line for the score. Dawson's conversion made the score read 21 to 0 with 10 minutes and 10 seconds of the second quarter played.
Just before the end of the first half Kansas had the ball and Dick Gilman came in as quarterback and threw two long passes in an attempt to score. The last pass was picked up by Wilbur Volz and he ran down the sideline to cross the Kansas goal line. The officials ruled that the pass was incomplete, though.
After French recovered Braznell's fumble on M.U.'s 36 in the third quarter. Wilson handed off to Bertuzzi who went to the 26. Griffith got to the 20 on the next play. French fumbled but it was recovered by Bertuzzi on the 18. Bertuzzi went
to the 15. It was fourth down then with 1 and one-half yards needed for a first down. French charged through to the 12 to get the important first in ten as the third quarter ended.
As the fourth quarter opened French went to the 6, Bertuzzi to the 5, French to the 2, again to the 1 for a first down, Bertuzzi to the one-half yard line in a series of hard fought plays. Bertuzzi scored on the next play and Ken Sperry converted to add the extra point.
Chester Fritz, left tackle, Bob Fuchs, a great defensive player who had been in the game all the time, and Bronko Marusie, all Missouri players, were hurt on a successive series of plays as the line charging became fierce and the blocking and tackling rough.
Dave Fischer recovered a Missouri muffle on the KU. 48 later in the game. Charlie Moffett roared to the Tiger 39 for a first down. Griffith went to the 38 and Bertuzzi to the 35 on the next two plays. Wilson threw a pass for Delvin Norris but it was incomplete.
Dolph Simons kicked a beautiful punt that went out of bounds on the Tiger 1 yard line. Entsminger played it safe and tried center of the line sneak. Robinson came in to point on the fourth down.
Moffett started a drive that carried the Jayhawkers to the Tiger 29. Wilson tried a couple of passes, one for McDonald in the end zone which was knocked down by Volz. The next one Volz intercepted on the goal line and ran it back to the 40 to end the last of Kansas' scoring threats which had kept the Missouri rooters worried through the last half.
**Game Summary** **K.U.** **M.U.**
First downs 0 16
Net yards gained rushing 199 237
Forward passes attempted 8 12
Forward passes completed 0 4
Yards forward passing 0 47
Forwards intercepted by 1 2
Yds, run-back inter. 6 58
Punting averages 35.6 63
Total yds, all kicks return 98 63
Op. fumbles recovered 2 3
Yds lost, penalties 35 20
Score by periods:
Kansas 0 0 0 7—7
Missouri 14 7 0 21
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Dick Bertuzzi (44) goes roaring through for the Kansas touchdown just after the fourth quarter had opened against Missouri. Don Wilson, K.U. quarterback, had sent Bertuzzi into the line twice in succession to climax the Jayhawkers' downfield drive. Number 34 is Missouri's fullback Wilbur Volz. The man with the doubled fist is another Tiger fullback, Win Carter (33). Coming into the action is a Missouri guard (61) Hardin Cox.
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