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FRIDAY, SEPT. 24, 1948
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Kansas Lightweight Ends Don't Bow To Heavies
Fans not too close to the Kansas football situation are bound to wonder why Coach J. V. Sikes doesn't start his regular ends these days. They can't believe small fellows like Dave Schmidt and Bryan Sperry could earn varsity spots on a team that is defending the Big Seven co-championship.
The answer is that Schmidt at 155, pounds and Sperry at 171, are pound for pound the best pair of wingmen in the Midlands. Both played most of the way against T.C.U. and will answer the call against ruined Denver tonight.
The fact that they will be outweighed by John Baker's tackles against whom they will be deployed most of the evening, an aggregate of 129 pounds isn't likely to bother
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these tightly - wound | veterans. They've been butting into the same problem since they started their collegiate careers a few years ago.
Schmidt, a freshman in medicine, will be playing his fourth straight year for Kansas. He earned first string varsity all-conference berths twice (1945 and 1946) and shared starting duty with Marvin Small on two co-championship elevenes. Some qualified observers say he is as good defensively as any terminal in the loop.
Sperry, a Lawrence product, has come up the hard way, subbing two years for the brilliant Otto Schnellbacher before working into a steady starting role this season. Like Schmidt he is quiet and unassuming off the field, but a vicious creeshen when the opening whistle sounds.
Both performers drew high praise for their show in the Orange Bowl last New Year's Day.
Both players picked up against TCU last Saturday where they left off New Year's Day. Schmidt collaborated with tackle Hugh Johnson for the Jayhawkers' first touchdown when he blocked a Leon Joslin pout on the fourth play of the
cond-hail Little Dave played his usual game on defense, the longest gain around his end being three yards.
Sperry, despite his 5' 9" fire plug stature, walked off with the day's pass receiving honors, bagging four flips for 50 yards. His defense was up to par.
The answer is speed, deft footwork and tremendous spirit. Schmidt sifts through blockers like a minnow in a salmon run. He is a sure tackler and capable pass receiver. Sperry is more reckless and slashing.
Both can be expected to go most of the way against the bulky Fioneers tonight. They are the only lettered on Slikes squad.
Pennant Race Gains Speed
New York, Sept. 24-(UP)—The American league pennant merry-go-round, which has been a mad-cap ride from the start of the season, today picked up additional speed as the three contending teams opened "make or break" series on two fronts.
The Yankees opened a three-game series with the Red Sox at Yankee stadium, while the Indians moved into Detroit's Briggs stadium for a three-game set with the Tigers.
Bob Lemon, the American league's top pitcher with a 20-12 mark, was to oppose Detroit's Freddie Hutchinson. At New York, it was Vic Raschi, scheduled against either Ellis Kinder or Jack Kramer of the Red Sox.
The Yankees, given a chance to move into a flat-footed tie with Cleveland and Boston, for first place, missed again Thursday when the Chicago White Sox pinned them down 4 to 2, in the Windy City. Frank Papish, who garnered his only other victory of the year against the St. Louis Browns last July 5, stopped the world champions with six hits.
The Tigers erased an early 7-to-2 lead by the Philadelphia Athletics to nip the Mackmen, 8 to 7. at Detroit.
In an American league night tilt, the Washington Senators reached five pitchers for 12 hits and a 9-to-8 verdict over the Browns.
The Brooklyn Dodgers polished off the Giants, 7 to 1, which evened their 1948 interborough series at 11-all. Roy Campanella and Gil Hodges homered for the Brooks while big John Mize got the Giants their only run with a bleacher blast off winning pitcher Joe Hatten. It was Mize's 39th hour of the season.
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New York, Sept. 24-(UP) A rair of headliners tonight signals the start of a tib-crashing weekend in collegiate football, including six top-flight intersectional games and title competition in all but one major conference.
The Wake Forest-Boston College, Navy - California and Southern Methodist-Pittsburgh games top the East's intersectional list. S.M.U., southwest champion last year, was 15 point favorite over Pitt.
Every section of the nation except the Southwest has a major clash on Saturday and there are concerence games in the Big Nine, Pacific Coast conference, Southern, Southeastern and Big Seven.
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Texas at North Carolina is the big one intersectionally in South. The west coast has a pair pitting conference teams against invaders from the Big Nine. While Minnesota, sporting college football, was Washington, Northwestern ranged from only one to three points over U.C.L.A.
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Kicking off with Wake Forest at Boston College and Oregon State at Southern California tonight, the second week of the season has a ruffy schedule featuring such potentially great teams as the fighting Irish of Notre Dame, Michigan's Rose Bowl champions, Georgia Tech, Army, North Carolina and Southern Methodist in their 1943 debuts.
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Southwest teams all tackle, outdid, East Texas State at Arkansas. Pula at Baylor, Texas Christian at Oklahoma A. and M., Sam Houston State at Rice and Texas Tech at Texas A. and M.
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Picacho Peak in southern Arizona is the site of the only battle of the Civil War fought in Arizona.
The Columbus Redbirds, eliminated the Milwaukee Brewers from the American association playoff series.
The Redbirds defeated Milwaukee, 4 to 2, for their fourth win in the seven game playoffs. Columbus now faces St. Paul, who earlier eliminated league champion Indianapolis, in the final championship round of the playoffs.
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