WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Record Crowd Will See Game In Miami's Rebuilt Stadium
An enlarged stadium and a resodded playing field, plus two of the most spectacular offensive football teams in the nation, plus an eight-day "Spirit of Youth" festival will make this year's Orange Bowl celebration one of the top New Year's day classics in the country.
A record crowd is sure to attend this year's 15th annual Orange Bowl. The stadium has already been ex-**$^-$**.
The stadium has already been expanded by 16,900 and an additional 7,000 seats now being constructed will give the stadium a total capacity of 60,000. Only the Rose and Sugar Bowls are larger, and only the Pasadena classic is older.
The new playing field at Miami is completed at a cost of $5,000, and is designed to provide fast, sure footing necessary for a wide open offensive spectacle. The Orange Bowl committee vowed to stage only high-scoring football games after last year's monotonous 8 to win by Rice over Tennessee.
New Field Completed
This year's two participants should tear up the new Bermuda sod according to expectations. Both Kansas and Georgia Tech were picked because of their backfield brilliance, accentuated by their stars, Ray Evans and Allan Bowen. Each team has at least one all-American and other potentials.
Teams Deep In Talent
Beside Evans, the Jayhawkers have Otto Schnellbacher and Don Fambrough, who might have made many select teams in a year of less plentiful grid talent. Bob Davis is Georgia Tech's all-American, and end George Brodnx and guard Bill Healey have also been rated with the best performers in the country.
Miami's weather is as perfect as the weather prophets could order. Rain has never fallen on a New
The Oklahoma Aggie football team has picked Forrest Griffith, Jayhawker fullback, the best back they played against this season, giving him 27 votes, one more than Doak Walker, S. M. U.'s all-American sophomore.
Ags Pick Griffith As Best Opponent
Don Fambrough, Kansas guard and co-captain, received the most votes for a lineman, 23, and was the only other Jayhawker to make the Aggie all-opponent team. Ray Evans was left off the Cowboy's team because "he had a day of fumbles, although he directed his club to a 13 to 7 victory," according to the Aggies. However, Evans tied for second in the sportsmanship award
Year's afternoon in the history of the weather bureau, and the temperature has averaged 70 degrees for 15 consecutive Orange Bowl games. The high was 79 in 1935, the low was 48, recorded last year.
JOHN BRENNAN, 6 foot 4 inch Notre Dame center, led the Fighting Irish in scoring last season with 289 points. He is a sophomore, and brother of Tom Brennan, 1942 Notre Dame cage star and present assistant coach. He was all-Indiana in high school with the Bedford squad.
University High Wins Game From Lecompton. 23 to 10
University High school defeated Lecompton high, 23 to 10, Tuesday in a non-league court battle. Cochran and Powers paced the winners. The U. H. S. "B" team took its preliminary game, 13 to 9.
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IM Leaders Coast In
The Law School, the Jokers, and Armanav emerged as one-sided victors in last night's intramural battles that featured the dominance of the winning team throughout each game.
With Long and Epstein together scoring as many points as the Fighting Five, the Jokers coasted to an easy 31 to 27 victory. Long swished the nets for 14 tallies and Epstein connected for 13. Dulaney paced the losing squad with 12 markers.
The Lawyers did not need to go to court to gain a 25 to 12 verdict over the Wheelin' Dealers. Sparked by the offensive play of Bock with 10 points and Nordling with 7, the Lawyers were never headed while leading all the way. Westmacott aided the losing cause with 5 points.
Armanav poured it on Tom's Boys in their easy 32 to 13 victory. In picking up their second win of the young season, the veterans were led by Rouse with 13 counters and Lelph with 7. Armanav held the losers scoreless in the first quarter while racking up 13 points.
Track Men To Meet
All track men will meet in the track room at Memorial stadium at 4 p. m. today to discuss the remaining schedule, Coach Bill Easton announced this morning.
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