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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
NOVEMBER 26,1946
By BOB DELLINGER Daily Kansan Sports Writer
Saturday's game between the archrivals of the South, Georgia and Georgia Tech, probably will decide representatives to two of the bowls.
The winner is a good bet for a Sugar Bowl bid, and the loser will probably oppose Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl.
Arkansas' cloudy title to the Cotton bowl was cleared up Sunday when Rice institute, probable co-champions of the Southwest conference, accepted a bid to play Tennessee in the Orange bowl at Miami, Fla.
The Orange classic promises to put on the best New Year's Day show as the once-beaten Vols and the twice-downed Owls are both among the stronger teams in the country.
The Sugar bowl, expected to offer bids to North Carolina and the winner of the Georgia-Georgia Tech fray, seems to be overlooking a good bet. Tulsa, with a record of nine victories and one defeat, should get a bid somewhere, and a Hurricane-Bulldog contest would surely draw a big crowd.
Kansas' bowl hopes lie in a definite victory over Missouri Thursday. If the Jayhawkers can down the Tigers by a fair margin, they may be in line for the Oil bowl at Houston.
Oklahoma's Sooners also would be considered, unless they drop Saturday's contest to the Oklahoma Aggies. Neither host nor guest team has been selected by the Oil bowl committee, although the Texas Longhorns would receive strong consideration as the host team.
Bowl games this year will prove little or nothing as far as supremacy goes, with Army and Notre Dame sitting it out.
The Cadets and the Irish have turned down bids to two bowls, and to a re-match between the two at Los Angeles.
The Army may be acting a little like a spoiled child, but it's the Cadets' choice, and they have decided to pick on Navy for their meat. After all, the Cadets have nothing to gain and a lot to lose from such a match.
Tulsa, five-time bowl participants, could run their string up indefinitely with all the smaller bowls being organized throughout the country. The Hurricane is still in the running for its sixth bid this year.
K.U. Places 16th In Cross-Country Race
Coach Ray Kanehl's cross-country team took 16th in a field of 148 of the nation's top distance runners at the N. C. A. A. cross-country race at East Lansing, Mich., Monday.
Hal Moore and Earl Jones, two-mile performers of the Kansas team, placed far down the line in the four-mile race which was won by Quentin Breisford of Ohio Wesleyan University.
Drake University successfully defended the team championship which it has won for the past two years.
In winning the race in 20:22.9, Breisford pulled ahead in the last few yards to nose out Curtis Stone, Penn State's IC4A champion who finished second, and Jerald Thompson of Texas University who was third.
Fred Feiler, Drake University ace and defending individual champion, finished sixth behind Drake's William Mack.
Never Do A Thing Halfway
Medford, Okla. (UP)—Burglargs who entered the McClaslin Hard-ware store here apparently were not concerned about the coal strike. They stole two gas stoves and two floor furnaces.
In addition, they carted off a box of plumbing tools and pipe fittings for those stoves and floor furnaces.
K.U. Holds Margin Over M.U Since 1891 In Grid Classic
The Kansas Jayhawkers, on the winning side of the football ledger for the first time since 1933, will meet the Missouri Tigers Thanksgiving day for the 55th time in the oldest grid rivalry in the Big Six conference.
Except for one break in 1918 K.U. and M.U. have fought it out in traditional style since 1891. Five hundred persons in Kansas City's old Exposition park saw Kansas down the $^{\textcircled{1}}$
Except for one break in the additional style since 1891. Five hundred sition park saw Kansas down the Tiger that year 22 to 8 in a game which netted the Athletic fund $150.
This year's estimated receipts for the Missouri tilt will total around $50,000, and the stadium at Columbia will be filled to capacity with 27.000 persons.
This is a far cry from the early days when officials decided to let Missouri and Kansas have a more legalized form of warfare than they experienced during the Civil war.
In 1891, about the only difference between football and warfare was the limitation on firearms on the gridiron. It was also necessary to clip the beards closely to prevent opponents from tackling by holding on to the flowing chin whiskers.
In 1925 the Tigers were heavy favorites, and the Kansas fans gazed in wonderment at the 7 to 7 score which the Jayhawkers held against the more powerful Tigers. The only hope seemed to be if the Kansans could hold on until the end of the game.
The game has never been without its rivalry, close games and unsets.
Then K.U. got the ball and succeeded in driving down near the Missouri goal line. They were in a position to try for a field goal. The seconds ticked away and "Stony" Wall dropped back with his hands outstretched.
A drunk staggered to his feet, blinked at the sight he saw on the field and said solemnly, "If Wall makes that kick, I'll go to church tomorrow." The stadium was quiet, much the same as it was when Paul Turner booted a 42-yard kick to beat Oklahoma this year.
Wall received the pass from center and calmly drop-kicked the ball between the uprights and the game ended KU 10. MU 7.
The Jayhawkers scored a 14 to 7 upset over the Tigers in 1927 when Missouri was well on the way toward a Missouri Valley championship. According to the account of the game it was "difficult to pick out the stars."
One of the stars, however, was the man who 16 years later led the Jayhawkers in a 7 to 6 victory over the again-favored Tigers. The star was Prof. Henry Shenk, now director of physical education who was formerly an end for Kansas and who later became coach of the Varsity eleven.
From the first game until 1908, Kansas held an edge in the series, winning 14 of the 18 contests. From 1909 until 1928, the first year of the Big Six conference, the victories were more evenly divided with many upsets occurring during this period
Since 1928 Kansas has won six, Missouri has won nine, and there have been two ties. The all-time total shows K.U. holding the edge with 25 games won, 22 losses and seven ties.
In the 1927 game Shenk scored one of the touchdowns in the last seven minutes of play when he took a long pass from Art Lawrence, left half, and raced 30 yards for the end zone.
This year both teams are primed for the battle with the results as indefinite as they have ever been. Generally it was possible to forecast at least who had the best chance for victory although it didn't always turn out that way.
This game will decide who will move into a tie for the Big Six championship with Oklahoma. A deadlock would leave the Sooners at the top of the ladder and Missouri and Kansas would drop to a tie for second.
Boulder Crashes Boudoir
Ketchikan, Alaska. (UP) — Mrs. Fred West was asleep when a huge boulder, hurled across the street by a construction blast, crashed through the house and landed on the pillow next to her head. Mrs. West was uninjured.
Jayhawkers Get Bird For Beating Sooners
When the Jayhawkers return to their homes from Columbia they hope to have a Big Six conference title under their belts, but they know they'll have plenty of turkey to stow away in the same place.
Most of the members of the squad have received the Thanksgiving bird at their homes through the generosity of a former K.U. football player, Bill Anthony of Kansas City, Mo.
After the Oklahoma game, Mr. Anthony was so thrilled at seeing the Kansans upset the Sooners that he decided to give a turkey to each of the men and members of the coaching staff.
The event will reach its climax at a rally to be held at 10:15 a.m. tomorrow at the Anthony Manufacturing company plant in Kansas City. Invitations have been sent to Gov. Andrew F. Schoepel, the Kansas Alumni association, the Quarter-back club, the press, radio broadcasters, the Jayhawker staff, and all other well-wishers.
The entire party which will be met at the state line by a motorcycle escort will stay at the plant for 15 minutes. During this time the squad, each man holding a live turkey, will be photographed. Then the team will proceed to the Union Station to catch the train to Columbia.
Cheer leaders are expected to lead the group rally.
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