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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, SEPT. 29, 1947
By JIM RAGLIN Daily Kansan Sports Editor
A record crowd of 28,000 persons received a minimum of thrills as Kansas tripped Denver 9 to 0 Friday night. Linemen took over the game at the start and their play far outshadowed the performance of the backs.
The Jayhawker line smothered attack. Several times the Kansas linemen th r he w would-be Pioneer passers for large losses. Especially noteworthy was the performance of Joe Crawford, right guard. Joe, one of the most underrated players on the Kansas team, proved to be a leading troublemaker for Denver. He blocked a punt to put Kansas ahead 2 to 0 in the second period.
Crawford made a number of the tackles when the Denver backs tried to penetrate the right side of the Kansas line. He snagged several Denverites before they could advance more than cleat's distance. Good performances in line play were turned in by Red Ettinger, Don Bamourgh, Ed Lee, and Otto Schnellbacher. Jack Gribari and Chuck Moore were defensive standouts for Denver.
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A noticeable Kansas weakness was pass defense. The line backers were quick to dump Denver receivers but allowed Denver to complete four of seven aerial attempts. Twice Denver's intended receivers dropped the ball on long passes. The Jayhawks er backs picked up one pass, andushed him passing. Tom Scott and Charlie Moffett handled Ray Evans' left half spot with skill. Scott and Frank Pattee picked up a considerable number of yards rushing.
Kansas' touchdown came with less than a minute to play in the first half. Ed Lee set it up by smothering a fumble on the Denver 17-yard line. Lynn McNutt twirled an accurate shot to Otto Schnellbacher in the Denver end zone.
There was a delegation of more than 100 persons at the game from Colby, McNutt's home town. The Kansas quarterback did not disappoint his followers. He played his usual alert game at quarterback and his toss to Schnellbacher could not have been better.
Also present was a large number of students and hundreds of Kansas alumni. At half time approximately 30 Kansas students converged on the playing field and held a pep rally. They led cheers for the Jayhawks and travelled to the Denver student section and gave a yell for the Pioneers.
Ray Evans got into the game for one play. Ray held the ball for Fambrough's conversion kick. Don gave the ball a long ride while adding the extra point. One reporter estimated that the kick would have been good if it had been booted from the yard; the length of the kick should be good news. Kansas football fans, Those who remember the Oklahoma game last year, and it seems unlikely that anyone could forget that game, knows what a field goal can mean.
The distance covered by Fambrough's boot means that Kansas has a qualified substitute for Paul Turner who was graduated. Oklahoma evidently knows the value of a field goal because it was a field goal and successful extra point kicks that enabled the Sooners to defeat a strong Detroit team Friday.
Kansas and Oklahoma were the only Big Six teams to win their games over the week end. Missouri showed up in great style while absorbing a loss to Ohio State. Nebraska was overpowered by a team that lost to Colorado 7 to 0. Kansas State could not match the power of Texas Mines.
Tryouts For Quack Club
Second tryouts for Quack club will be held Thursday in Robinson gymnasium. Approximately 35 girls took part in the first tryouts held Saturday.
Kansas Slugs Denver 9-0 Cashes In On Two Breaks
The Kansas Jayhawkers squeezed out a rough-and-tumble 9 to 0 victory Friday over the Denver Pioneers before a record-breaking crowd of 28,000 fans at the D. U. stadium. All of the scoring came in the second quarter, the rest of the game being spent in ground smashes that never rolled quite far enough.
Early in the second, Tom Scott $ \textcircled{8} $
ripped off a 30-yard run to the Denver 11-yard line. The Pioneers dug in and held like an iron wall, finally taking the ball on downs. When Denverite Don Rezzer tried to kick out of trouble, Kansan guard Joe Crawford roared in on top of him and deflected the ball back and over the end zone for an automatic safety. Two points for Kansas.
McNutt Pass Is Good
With just 26 seconds remaining in that stanza, Denver back Jack Girtin faded from the D. U. 38 to pass. Jayhawkers began pouring in on him from all sides, and he kept right on fading until he was spilled hard on the 20. The ball squirted out of his hands to the 17-yard line where Jayhawker Ed Lee pounced on it. Shortly after, Lynne McNutt tossed one to Otto Schnellbacher, who was standing in pay dirt, for the touchdown. Don Fambrough made the conversion, and the scoring had end-
The Jayhawker played a terrific game, smashing the Pioneers yard on every play, but the Denverites could take it and dish it back. A lesser team would have called it a day and sent out for more bandids, but whenever it looked as
McNUTT though K. U. was due to roll right over everything in sight, the Pioneers just dug in and held.
Particularly effective was the Pioneer pass defense, which held K. U. to two completions in 14 attempts, intercepting three of them.
Evans' Absence Handicap
Both teams were handicapped by the absence of star backs, Ray Evans, Kansas back who was out with an injured leg, came into the game just long enough to hold the ball for Don Fambrough's successful conversion in the second quarter. Bob Hazelhurst, Denver back, saw no action at all.
The score might have been much different without the consistent punch of the Jayhawker line, where all hands turned in fine jobs. Crawford, Fambrough, Schnellbacher, Johnson, and Ettinger should have effectively quieted fears about a "weak forward wall" by now. They can bump shoulder pads with the best.
For example, Denver had a promising passer in Howard Benham, an import from Hawaii, whose aerials were clicking off plenty of yardage for the Pioneers. In fact, they had carried Denver to the K. U. 31-yard line. On the next play, Crawford Safer took over from Benham faded to pass and apparently picked him up and carried him back to the 44.
Line Smothers Benham
Undaunted, he faded back again on the next play, and in zoomed big Otto Schnellbacher to nail him on the Denver 48. That ended that.
Charlie Moffett injured a leg after catching an aerial from McNutt in the fourth quarter. This was the only other pass completed by the Jayhawkers. It was a nice catch, and Charlie almost broke on it.
When K. U. won the toss at the beginning of the game, electing to kick off, Don "Red Dog" Ettinger did the booting
The "Rock Chalk" Was There
A small but noisy crowd from Mt.
Oread attended the game. Their
strident "Rock Chalk" cheers and
The "Rock Chalk" Was There
I-M Schedules Are Posted
Schedules for intramural horse- shoes, golf, tennis and handball matches have been posted on the bulletin board at the intramural office. 107 Robinson gymnasium.
All matches for the first round must be played and results turned into the intramural office by Oct. 6
rattling cowbells gave more than a point of what usually happens at some in Memorial stadium.
Playing conditions were ideal in Denver. The air was crisp and cool, the gridiron was hard and dry, and the ricancane was within miles of the place.
John Baker, new line coach who came to Denver from the Los Angeles Anzio
SCHNELLBACHER take over as head coach when Calvin "Cac" Hubbard moves up to an administrative position.
The Kansas squad had the weight advantage for a change. About eight pounds a man on the line and three inches backfield. Shall We, Dances?
Half-time entertainment was, surprisingly, a dancing exhibition. Twenty couples did a square dance to music from the D.U. band. Formal gowns of all colors whirled around in their palettes on the grass of the gridiron. The mederse somewhat modern cowboy outfits.
A few members of the football team—for instance, Hoyt Baker and Otto Schnellbacher, may be starting a radical trend among local college men. They were wearing hats—dapper, suave things of felt—while waiting for the train to Denver Thursday night.
Wilton, N. H.—(UP)—Miss Margaret Sheldrick is one person who doesn't need a gun to protect her chickens from hawks. As a hawk swooped down on one of her chickens, Miss Sheldrick swung with her broom and knocked the appetite out of it.
About three hundred students gave the team an enthusiastic send-off at the railroad station that night.
Kills Hawk With Broom
Statistics
Kansas
First downs:
Rushing 4 4
Passing 2 4
Penalties 0 0
Total 6 8
Yards gained 68 193
Yards lost 47 15
Net yards gained 21 179
Passes attempted 5 14
Completed 4 2
Yards 39 34
Intercepted 3 2
Returns 48 0
Total yards gained 60 213
Points 10 7
Yardage 424 245
Average 42,4 35
Blocked 1 0
Returns 18 88
Kickoffs 1 2
Average 60 55
Returns 43 19
Fumbles 4 4
Recovered 2 3
Yards lost 50 13
Penalties 8 7
Yards lost 60 65
Score by period:
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KANSAS 0 9 0 0—9
DEFYER 0 9 0 0—9
Scoring--Touchdown: Schnellbacher
Conversion: Fambrough. Safety: Crawford (blocked punt.)
Substitutions
Kansas; Ends. B, Sperry. Schmidt.
Tackles, Renko, Lee. Guards. Tomlinson,
Fink. Center. Drumm. Backs, Hogan,
Scott, Griffith, French, Baker, McDonald.
Denver: Ends; Craig, Brennecke, Lilley,
T Bakke. Tackles: Westbay, Hordinski,
Myers, Nelson, Guards, Woytek, Hylle-
gard. Backs, L. Kunz, Cochrane, Jassel,
Benham, Maison, Edwards, Girtin, Jast-
row, Huddleston, Montoya, Brafford.
Big League Rookie Enrolls At Kansas
Kenneth Johnson, St. Louis Cardinals' ace rookie pitcher, returned to the University today to enroll. Saturday the Topeka hurler pitched a one-hitter for the Cards in a game against the Chicago Cubs. The Cardinals won 3 to 1.
Johnson had a no-hit game going into the eight inning when Eddie Waitkus singled for the Cub's only hit. Kenny figured in the St. Louis scoring by connecting for two hits and scoring one Cardinal run.
The game was the first big league start for Johnson who was recalled by the Cardinals from Omaha.
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