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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1948
Must Break Husker Jinx To Remain In Big 7 Race
Kansas will encounter its third conference opponent this season when the Jayhawkers tangle with the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Memorial stadium at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The gigantic Huskers have the distinction of handing the Jayhawkers their last conference defeat and they will be fighting hard to repeat.
Nebraska has always been a jinx for Kansas. The two teams have met on the gridiron 54 times since the series was started in 1892. The mighty Huskers hold a lopsided edge over the Jayhawks, having won 40 games while the Mt. Oread eleven has won only 11 games, 3 games were ties.
biscuses in 1946 to upset the cochampsions 16-14. Oklahoma tied the Crimson and Blue crew 13-13 in 1947 to become the only other conference team to hold the Jayhawkers since the Huskers turned the tide.
"Nebraska has been lying in the weeds waiting for us," Coach J. V. Sikes said. "They are a lot larger than us, especially in the line. The line will out-weight the Kansas line about 20 pounds per man."
Norman Cooper, the Jayhawker line coach, scouted the Nebraska team Saturday when they played Notre Dame. He reported that the Huskers are big and fast. Their backs are especially fast.
Frank Collyp, who handles most of the Nebraska punting chores, is a specialist in kicking for the coffin corner. In the game with Notre Dame, he punted out on the 7 and the 5-yard lines to put the Irish in the shadows of their own goal line. His punting average for the game was about 35 yards, including one punt which was blocked.
Howard Fletcher, Husker end, played an outstanding defensive game against Notre Dame. On two occasions early in the tilt he broke through the Irish line to block punts.
Cletus Fischer, a three letterman and one of Nebraska's most versatile players, scored both of the Husker touchdowns against Notre Dame. He is rated as one of the fastest backs in the Big Seven.
In the Large Husker line are such standouts as Tom Novak, Charlie Toogood and Arden Means. Novak was unanimously named by the 1947 Notre Dame squad as their top opposing center. He was the ramming fullback on the 1961 Husker team that upended the Jayhawkers. Toogood is one of the conference's best tackles. He tips the scales at 240 pounds. Means played an exceptionally good game against the rough Irish eleven Saturday. He weighs in at 235 pounds.
One of the other Jayhawker coaches remarked that everytime it looked as if a Kansas back would break free, another George Washington player would be in front of him to make the tackle.
In commenting on the George Washington game, Coach Sikes said that the Colonials played a hard and good football. "They are a rough team that is hard to beat. Kansas' main fault was that its blocking for the passers was poor," he added.
Big 7 Standings
W. L. W. Pts. Op. Pct.
Kansas ... 4 1 125 28 .750
Okla. 3 1 121 48 .750
Missouri 3 1 122 56 .750
L State. 3 2 87 53 .600
Nebraska 1 3 51 117 .250
Colorado 1 3 39 73 .250
K. State. 1 3 37 108 .250
Conference Standings
| | W. | L. | Pts. | Op. | Pct. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas | 2 | 0 | 60 | 14 | 1.000 |
| Okla. | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1.000 |
| I. State. | 2 | 2 | 60 | 46 | .500 |
| Nebraska. | 1 | 1 | 25 | 34 | .500 |
| Colorado. | 1 | 2 | 33 | 64 | .333 |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K. State. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | .000 |
Hens May Come, Hens May Go
Over Tussed Eggs Go On
Otis, N. M.—(UP)—About once a month or so, Mrs. H. A. Badbury finds an egg measuring $6\frac{1}{2}$ inches in circumference and 8 inches long. As regularly as such large eggs turn up, she also finds a hen dead.
Two of the tallest boys to ever play freshmen basketball at K.U. will make their first appearance on the hardwood Friday at the Varsity—Freshman basketball game.
"J. R." Lovellette, a two-year all state player from Indiana, and Jack Carby, all-city player from Westport high school in Kansas City, will spark the freshman attack in the traditional pre-season game which will be a part of Homecoming celebration Friday night at 8:00.
Frosh Tower Over Varsity
With the exception of Al Welhausen, this is the first time in 30 years that Kansas has had a player over 6 foot 5 inches tall. Welhausen. 6 foot 7 inches tall from St. Louis, Mo., played for Kansas in 1836. In 1929 Harry Kersenbrock, a 6 foot 11 inch player from Crete, Nebraska, was to attend the University but drowned the summer before he was to come to K.U.
Charlie Black came close to breaking the 6 foot 5 inch mark but he stood 6 feet 4 inches in the air.
Next year, if all goes well, Dr. Allen will have three men 6 foot 7 inches or over.
2-Milers To Open Season Tomorrow
The University of Kansas two mile team will open its season at 4 p.m. Wednesday against Kansas State at Manhattan to begin its quest for a repeat of their 1947 conference championship.
Returned lettermen are Captain Bob Karnes, Overbrook, and Harold Hinchee, Carrollton, Ohio. The balance of the team will be made up of sophomore boys new to fall competition. Those who are making a strong bid for the other three betties on the five man team are: Clifford Abel, Perry; Dave Breidenthal, Kansas City, Mo.; John Forney, St. Louis; Bob Laptad, Lawrence; Tom White, Kansas City; and Jim Seay, Kansas City.
Since the conference championship will be run at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, all meets are scheduled for this same time.
Slender gilt pins used by entomologists in studying insects are so small that 4,500 of them weigh only an ounce.
55 Teams Have Perfect Slates
New York, Oct. 19-[UP]After less than a month of full dress activity on the collegiate football whirligig, only 55 teams retained perfect records today in the first United Press Honor Roll poll of 1948.
These were the only unbeaten and untied survivors of the thousands of squads which started out in September with high hopes of leveling every opponent in sight.
Most of the clean slate teams were in the Midwest and the East, although every section of the Nation still was represented. There were 18 in the Midwest, 16 in the East, nine in the South, five each in the far West and the Southwest, and two in the Rocky Mountain region.
Particularly significant in this wild season of upsets and cut-throat football was the fact that there were only nine major unbeaten combines, Michigan, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia Tech, Penn State, California, Army and Cornell.
Right in there with the big-wigs, just as well off as far as the won and lost statistics were concerned, were football's little giants. Leading this gathering were the valiant Vikings of Missouri Valley College at Marshall, Mo., who now have a record of 36 straight victories over a four year stretch under their coach, Volney Ashford. The Vikings just barely made the grade with a 7 to 6 victory over Central of Fayette, Mo., in their last start, but that point after touchdown kept the slate clean.
The hand that rocks the crable was winning football games for the Ft. Hays, Kan., State Tigers where there are 9 fathers on the first team The pigskin packin' pappies have bowled over five straight opponents.
No other team in the nation was within striking distance of Missouri Valley's 36 straight. Michigan's wily Wolverines and Notre Dame had the best mark of the big boys. Michigan boasts 18 in a row over three seasons, but that figure will be in jeopardy against Minnesota this week. Notre Dame has won 22 games without a defeat. Penn State has 13, North Carolina 11, and California nine.
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