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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
OCTOBER 7,1946
Wichita Proves Nearly Match For Jayhawkers
Two second-quarter touchdowns by fast-breaking Bud French, freshman halfback, and Frank Pattie, fullback letterman, gave the Jay-hawkers a 14 to 7 victory over a tough Wichita eleven Saturday.
Rated 14 to 19 point favorites by the dopesters, Kansas found itself in a hard-fought battle all the way with Wichita virtually taking control of the ball through most of the third quarter.
The Jayhawkier drive for the first touchdown got under way early in the second quarter. Freshman Willie Micklick, who played outstanding ball at left guard, partially blocked a kick by Art Hodges, the Wheat-shockers fullback. Pattee fell on the ball on the Kansas 43.
Successive thrusts by Pattee and Ray Evans put the ball on the Kansas 47. Lynne McNutt, K. U. quarterback, passed to Dave Schmidt left end, on the Wichita 44-yard line.
French then took the pigskin on an offaddle smash and speed to the end] zone. Don Fambrough, left guard, kicked the extra point. With less than two minutes of play remaining in the half, Pattee went 30 yards around left end to score standing up.
Frank Pattee, Kansas fullback, breaks away for a 25-yard gain to the Shocker 46 in the second quarter, pursued by Hodges (85) and Crelly (25), of Wichita.
Kansas took over on their own 24 after stopping a Wichita drive. Evans gained 5 yards through the center of the line, and Pattee skirted left end for 25 yards to the Wichita 40.
Dick Bertuzzi, right halfback, picked up 2 yards, and Evans broke through center for a first down on the Wichita 35. Bertuzzi picked up 5 more yards, and Pattee scored on the next play.
How To Set Up A Touchdown
There was plenty of action from the Wichita backfield with Linwood Sexton, all Missouri Valley halfback, and Hodges driving relentlessly through the Kansas line.
The two aces accounted for 196 yards of the net 235 gained on the ground by the Wheatshockers.
Sexton pitched one to Marvin Campbell, left end, for 9 yards. After an incomplete pass, Sexton ran the ball to the Kansas 26 for a first down.
Wichita began his scoring drive when Hodges recovered Otto Schnellbacher's fumble on the Kansas 41-yard line. Schnellbacher caught a pass from McNutt and lost the ball when he was spilled by Anton Houlik. Wichita halfback.
Hodges and Sexton picked up 13 more yards to the K. U. 13. Hodges made 7 yards and Sexton pushed to the three.
K. U.'s forward wall tightened and Hodges failed to gain in two attempts. Sexton scored on the third down from the three-yard marker. Tom Allen, left end, kicked the extra point.
Leroy Robinson, who played with the "B" squad Friday, Jake Fry, and Chet Laniewski led the Jay-Lawkers from their own 20 to the
Wichita 5-yard line in the last three minutes of play, but the game was over ending the scoring attempt. Official paid atten dance was 23,354.
Notes: The K.U. band and ten high school bands paraded before the game. The Wamego high band had two tiny baton twirlers. . . . The card display at the half looked good.
First one formed a red K.U. on a blue background. Another said "Welcome Wichita." . . . Bill "Red" Hogan was on the sidelines. . . . The new football uniforms looked snappy though the numerals are difficult to read while the sun reflects from the silk.
STATISTICS
Kansas players are Ed Egnatic (53) and Ken Sperry (24). Four plays later, Pattee galloped 30 yards for the second K.U. touchdown.
(Daily Kansan Sportsphoto by James Mason)
First downs 11 12
Rushing 9 11
Passing 2 0
Penalties 0 1
Net yards rushing 268 235
Forwards attempted 4 10
Forwards completed 3 3
Net yards forwards 51 21
Intercepted by 0 0
Yds, intercept, return 0 0
Punts, number 7 8
Returned by 16 0
Punts, average 33 29
Kickoffs, number 3 2
Returned by 0 40
Fumbles 5 1
Own fumbles recovered 2 1
Penalties 3 6
Yds, lost on penalties 45 50
Score by periods:
Kansas 0 14 0 0—1
Wichita U. 0 0 0 7—
Kansas: Ends, Reigle, Tice, Turner,
B. Sperry, Tackles: D. Johnson, Burt
Egnatic: Guards: L. Sperry, Micklick,
Stevens. Centers: Ettinger.
Kline. Backs: French, Laniewski
Fry, Dewell, Baker, Robison.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Captain Ray Evans Makes Eight Yards
Capt. Ray Evans (42) made eight yards on this play before being pulled down. His teammate, ready to throw a block at a Wichita player on the extreme right, is Frank Pattee. (Daily Kansan Sportsphoto by Robert Line)
Oh No Ya Don't
Otto Schnellbacher (39), KU. end who led the nation's pass snaggers in 'ground gained before Saturday's game, puts the clamps on Anton Houlik, Wichita halfback.
Coach Sauer Is Sour After Wichita Game
Coach George Sauer, the gentleman of the coaching staff who always has been so sweet, lived up to his name today.
The occasion was a bit of reflection on the football game Friday.
He wasn't the least bit happy, he said, because "the boys didn't have the will to win."
But was Wichita better than anyone expected?
"It was terrible," the coach said.
"Right back to pre-war standards."
"Shucks, those fellows from Wichita WANTED to win—our men didn't," the grid mentor shot back.
With that, the coach bit the head off another 10-penny nail, and went back to work.
"We'll practice as though the boys were out for football for the first time--start right in at the beginning, all over again."
Game Attendance Biggest Since 1941
What's up for this week?
K. U.'s first home football game Saturday with Wichita drew a crowd of 23,354 to exceed the expected 16,000.
Earl L. Falkenstein, financial secretary of the Athletic association, stated that a crowd of at least 30,000 is expected for the Homecoming game on Oct. 19. Last year's attendance for the annual classic was 14,000.
The Saturday crowd was the largest to be seen in Memorial stadium since the beginning of the war.
Student-Professionals To Appear In Plays
Students with professional acting experience will take part in a revival of the four most popular plays presented here during the past 20 years.
Casting is proceeding on "Beggal on Horseback" which ran four nights and opened the Fraser theater season of 1937-38. This romantic drama is scheduled to open Nov. 4 for a four-night run.
Several actors bidding for parts have professional experience, and some roles will be filled by the same persons who played these parts nine years ago.
In the preliminary tryouts 150 candidates competed for parts. Professor Allen Crafton, director, and Donald Dixon, assistant professor and technical director, again are handling this work.
The second play in this semester' series will mark the 100th production at the University since the reorganization of the department of speech and drama. A special play presentation will honor this occasion.
Engineering Frats Become Active Elect Officers
Three engineering fraternities, Theta Tau, Kappa Eta Kappa and Scarab, that were inactive during the war are now making plans for assuming an active role in campus life.
Kappa Eta Kappa meets at 7 p.m. every Monday in the Union. Current plans include the financing and purchasing of a chapter house.
Theta Tau officers are Robert Brothers, regent; Bill Danwellchen, vice-regent; Dudley Hastine, scribe; and Morris Borene, treasurer.
Theta Tau has moved back into its chapter house at 1602 Louisiana street. It now has 23 men in the house and a total of 26 actives. The house was open for a small number of students during the summer session.
Officers of Scarab, professional architectural fraternity, are J. M. Dornblaser, president; Paul McConnel, vice-president; Lloyd Heiberg, secretary; Warren Gibbs, treasurer; and Warren Jones, sergeant-at-arms.
Officers of Kappa Eta Kappa, professional electrical engineering fraternity, are Elmo Gippelt, president; Jack Hollingsworth, vice-president; Robert Brown, treasurer; Ralph Moody, secretary; and Leland Freienmuth, corresponding secretary.
Corbin Hall Theft Amounts To $100
One hundred dollars in bills, change, and three-cent stamps was stolen from Corbin hall Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Treva Brown, house-mother, reported today.
Ten girls have reported money losses, Mrs. Brown said. Losses have been reported on the first three floors of the four story structure, but there have been no evidence of thorough search.
K.U. 'B' Team Beats Kansas State 14-0
K. U.'s "B" eleven defeated Kansas State "B" squad 14-0 at Manhattan Friday.
The Jayhawkers were paced by a strong forward wall which resembled the starters of 1945. Touchdowns were scored in the second and third quarters for the victory over the Wildcats.
Paddle-breaking Freshmen Prove Too Rough For Parade Leaders
Nightshirt Parades got back to their prewar standard Friday night as several thousand University students and townspeople joined pajama-clad freshmen in the traditional rally before the first home game.
From the first minutes of the parade's organization at the Union building to the closing notes of the Rock Chalk yell in South park, the rally was noisy, exciting and colorful. Only quiet moments were while freshmen were sizing up the next target of their paddle-breaking forays.
Paced by the University band, the parade moved down Mississippi street to Sixth street to Massachusetts street with only an occasional scuffle and a few photographer-incited "sitdowns."
blue band uniforms, red K club and while KuKu and Jay Jane sweaters mingled with sports clothes and outlandish pajamas while flashbulbs threw added light on a freshman in shoes and diaper.
On Massachusetts street, open warfare began.
At first goaded to action by paddle-wielding KuKu's who attempted to speed up the snake dance, the freshmen soon lost no chance to attack outnumbered upperclassmen
and to steal and break paddles. By the time the parade had reached South park, only unbroken paddles were those carefully hidden away in a jeep which picked up battle-worn rally leaders.
One KuKu reported being down and trampled four times.
A huge bonfire of packing boxes lit the ball diamond in South park where cheerleaders led songs and vells.
Coach George Sauer, Capt. Ray Evans and Otto Schnellbacher, K.U. end, promised the team would do its best to keep K.U. spirit as high on the gridiron as in rallies. Evans said the rally was the largest he'd seen in his University experience.
At the end of the Rock Chalk yell, the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce provided coffee, cider and doughnuts. Many freshmen stayed up to go to the show as guests of the Granada and Varsity theaters, and to watch the home talent stage show.
While the small percentage of attendance of KU.'s largest freshman class, about 30 per cent, was a disappointment to KuKu spokesmen, they explained fraternity and organized house freshmen turned out whole-heartedly. Few freshmen came from Sunflower or from private houses, they said.