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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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NOVEMBER 11,1946
By JOHN FINCH (Daily Kansan Sports Editor).
Notes of the game:
The fever of victory ran high in the Jayhawker dressing rooms as the mud-bespattered gridders went to the showers. There was plenty of back-slapping and loud shouting, and the name of Turner was being yelled all over the place. Most of the players' fathers were waiting for the men to dress. They were standing around in small groups, each proud of the way his son performed.
Coach George Sauer was surrounded by well-wishers and commented that he was proud of his team.
"That was a fine game," he said, "a dandy game. They did a good job. MeNutt was excellent at quarterback, and they all played good football."
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"You bet I'm going to take it home with me," he smiled, "I wouldn't take anything for it."
Paul Turner was holding the football he kicked between the goal posts.
Turner said he was plenty happy when he made the kick but didn't realize the effects until he started to take off his shoes in the dressing room.
Paul had a lot of confidence when he stepped on the field to make the kick.
"My legs started shaking and then I knew I must have been excited," he said.
"It doesn't do any good to think you aren't going to be able to make it," he said. "I had only one thing in mind and that was to kick a field goal."
Considering the condition of the field and the distance he had to boot the ball, the spectators didn't have that much confidence—they were just praying.
Paul's father, Jesse Turner of Shawnee Mission, calmly smoked a cigar and nodded approval of the situation.
What did he think of the kick?
"It was O. K.," he said modestly,
and continued smoking his cigar.
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Lynne McNutt was in a state of sheer enjoyment and said the mud was an important factor in deciding what plays to call. The quagmire also provided some amusement.
Lynne said at one time if he hadn't picked Dave Schmidt from the mud he might have drowned.
"After one play," he laughed, "I looked and there was Smitty spread out like a bird and lying face down in the mud. I went over and picked him up as quickly as I could because I thought he might be injured. His face was buried in the water and mud, but he was O. K. except for getting the goo out of his eyes."
--ble the conference race which has developed into a perplexed picture of "if's." Right now the Jayhawkers are in a three-way second - place tie with Oklahoma and Nebraska, and the Missouri Tigers are holding the top spot.
Big Don Ettinger had a grin on his face which gave some indication of how he felt about the victory. He congratulated everyone in no uncertain terms, and it was wise to steer clear of his right hand unless you wanted your fingers crushed.
Don's 64-year-old father was here from Independence, Mo., and was vitally interested in finding out just how far Turner's kick travelled.
When K.U. was set up for its second touchdown as a result of two penalties, one writer in the press box commented that it was "the best damn officiating I've ever seen."
Another sage comment came at the half when the cross-country teams were plodding around the water-soaked track.
"There must be an easier way to earn a letter," he said.
The Jayhawkier stands let out a yell when the official with the gun failed to co-ordinate with the time clock and end the first quarter . . .
Strange costumes were in evidence because of the rain. Some had cardboard box shelters. The umbrellas were like a post in front of some of the fans; they had to crane their
Underdog K.U. Scrambles Big Six Standings By Upsetting Oklahoma
The Kansas Jayhawkers, underdogs in practically every game this season, have battled their way into a second-place tie in Big Six standings as a result of the 16 to 13 upset of Oklahoma Saturday.
Monday morning quarterbacks were busy today trying to unscram-
Kansas again served a warning
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to the Big Six leaders that it wasn't out of the race and didn't intend to get out without a fight. It's still a tosse-up in the Jayhawkers' books, and they slushed through mud and water for almost 59 minutes before Paul Turner came in from the bench to prove it.
Turner's place-kick which scared for 41 yards and split the goal posts was the margin of victory which brought 15,000 rain-soaked fans to their feet, but you have to look beyond that to a spirited, alert Kansas team which carried the burden of the fight into the closing minutes and turned the tide on a powerful and favored Sooner eleven.
Within two minutes of the kickoff, Otto Schnellbacher, K.U.'s right end, intercepted a Sooner lateral and downed the ball on O.U.'s 24-yard line. On the first play Ray Evans passed to Schnellbacher who was almost trapped on the 5-yard line.
He found Dick Bertuzzi right behind him, however, flipped a lateral, and Bertuzzi went over for the touchdown. Don Fambrough was jinxed on his 13th try for extra point and K.U. led 6 to 0.
In the opening of the second quarter the Sooners took to the airplanes with Joe Golding, the Oklahoma speedster, throwing three incomplete passes. After the Jayhawkers tried unsuccessfully to move the ball into O.U. territory, Frank Pattee punted to Jack Mitchell, Sooner quarterback, who started the spree which culminated in Golding's 65-yard sprint to the end zone. The attempted conversion failed.
The aggressive K.U. line asserted itself again in the second quarter when Don Ettinger, left tackle, fell on a Sooner fumble on the Oklahoma 19. An attempted lateral went wild and Kansas lost 6 yards.
necks to see around them . . . One lady commented before the game that she heard the Sooners had forfeited because of wet grounds . . . Actually, they preferred to postpone the game until today but decided to play anyway . . . Because of the wet ball everyone seemed to hold his breath everytime the safety man was back to catch a punt . . . The game might have taken a different turn if Dick Bertuzzi hadn't been on hand to sng that last Sooner pass Charlie Black KU. cage star, kept busy wiping the steam off the press box window . . . Don Pierce, sports publicity director, predicted before the game that the soggy gridiron would make everything more even . . . One writer asked if KU. was going to hold a swimming meet between halves . . . The P. A. system was off momentarily which caused some fans to miss a few plays . . . Reports are they may re-sod the football field next year . . . A dog made an appearance on the field after getting away from the Kansas bench . . . There were a few Oklahoma fans in the stadium who must have had a sad ride home.
This was nullified by two penalties against the Sooners, one for 15 yards for unnecessary roughness, and another offside penalty for 5 yards. The first setback gave the Jayhawkers a first down on the Sooner 3-yard line and the second put them within a yard and a half of pay dirt.
Lynne McNutt pulled two quarterback sneaks and drove through on the second attempt. This time Fambrough's placement was good.
KU. fans thought the end had come when Golding and company began its drive from the Oklahoma 27-yard line and didn't stop until it had crossed the goal line. The try for extra point was good and the score stood 13 to 13.
There were no other scoring threats until Capt. Ray Evans began racing around his right end after taking an Oklahoma punt on his own 34-yard line. In five plays Evans and Bertuzzi had carried the ball to the Sooner 21-yard line. In two more plays the ball had been moved back to the 22. Turner was sent into the game and kicked the field goal from the 31 yard line.
On the first play after the kickoff with everyone watching the clock, the Sooners tried a last-minute pass which ended in the arms of Bertuzzi. Kansas held on until the final gun with McNutt giving the ball a bear hug on a quarterback sneak.
K. U. O.U
The Statistics:
First downs 6 8
Net yards rushing 75 193
Forwards attempted 2 8
Forwards completed 2 0
Net yards forwards 35 0
Punts, average 35 37
Fumbles 3 4
Yards lost on penalties 20 35
Substitions:
Kansas substitutions;
Ends- Small, Turner; tackles- Egnatic; guards- K. Sperry, Micklick; backs-French, Griffith, Baker. Oklahoma substitutions:
Ends- Tyree, Dinkins; tackles-
Hale, Tritter; guards McNabb. Husak;
backs - Wallace, Sarratt, Thomas,
Brewer, Fischer.
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