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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1942
Pressbox Ramblings By J. Donald Keown
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As might be expected, Jayhawks returning from Ames were a disappointed band. The only hope now of equaling last year's record in the conference lies in an upset win over the Missouri Tigers. Even last week's Missouri-Oklahoma tie, however, doesn't leave much hope in the way of such a victory. Some fans regarded the injury of Gene Roberts as the death-blow to such hopes. Roberts was the one man on the Kansas squad, who could, when in top condition, run in the same class with Missouri's Steuben. Jayhawk followers had hoped to have Roberts in just that top-condition for the Missouri fray. Now, instead, he will watch the game from the bench, and Kansas must play without the benefit of his blinding speed. Kansas fans can only hope for a miracle.
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Much depends, of course, upon the Tiger injury list. If Don Faurot is deprived of three or four of his dependables, the Jayhawks might possibly defeat the Missouri squad, should the Tigers take the field overconfident. This writer cannot help but feel—although we're certain to be accused of making excuses for the squad—that the Iowa State game was lost when Hoyt Baker, fine quarterback, left the field after four minutes of play with a knocked-down shoulder. His loss seemed to us to be the worst break of the game, in a contest filled with breaks for both sides. Baker is the boy who can really open up the enemy defense with his dashes off tackle and around ends. His punting wouldn't have helped the Cyclones any, either.
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At random: the rumor-factory now has it that if football is played here next fall, Ed Ellis, now football coac hat Wyandotte High School might very well be the grid mentor . . . However, Chancellor Deane W. Malott knows that football can't be played with all the men in the army, and is delaying his decision till he finds out just how University men stand in the selective service . . . Rollie Williams, formerly Iowa University basketball coach, was first slated to coach the Iowa Seahawk basketball quintet . . . He will now handle a city-league court squad of enlisted men, since the Seahawks will not compete with college basketball teams . . . Still another source on the football team tells us that Bernie Passman, Brooklyn boy, is the most rugged defensive end on the squad . . . The editor welcomes letters on pertinent sports topics such as the one from Dan Merriott, and will do his utmost to see that they are printed . . . but keep them short.
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The blocking at Ames was "lousy" as men seeped through to rush Evans and the other backs consistently . . . Blocking also proved to be the nemisis of the Jayhawks' favorite screen pass play behind the line of scrimmage . . . Jayhawk players were loud in their praise of the Cyclone's two fine backs, Lohry and Darling . . . Parlay players were really hanging on the ropes this week, thanks to all the upsets . . . Beecher Montgomery, TCU substitute who led the Grogs in their upset win over Texas, is also well-known (too well) to Kansas gridsters . . . Earl Falkenstein, financial secretary of the athletic association, urges Jayhawk students to get their season tickets early if they desire good basketball seats . . . Gwinn Henry, Jr., scored a touchdown for Lawrence High school last Friday. The band received an invitation to attend the Gardner Naval Base-Jayhawk game December 5 but will not go because transportation facilities will really be jammed by then.
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Don't forget those intramural touch football playoffs which get underway this week. The race for the championship seems this fall to be more closely matched than for many a fall. None of the six contenders for the eleven-man title can be counted out, although we lean slightly toward the Beta's. The Phi Gam's, Medics, and Phi Psi's all rate as serious obstacles to the Beta cause, while Theta Tau and the Sig Alph's are darkhorses which cannot be disregarded. It really looks like a free-for-all this year. In the six-man divisions we'll ride with the Battenfield powerhouse, with Kappa Eta Kappa slated to furnish plenty of opposition.
Six Hundred Women Students Have Enrolled In Phys Ed
activities in physical education for the second half term.
More than six hundred women have enrolled for winter indoor
Dancing predominates as an activity for this term. Women may take folk dancing, modern dancing, square dancing, or social dancing.
Of winter sports badminton is
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WIEDEMANN'S GRILL
Letter to the Sports Editor
I'd like to voice an opinion concerning the Kansas football team. As Jayhawk football fans know, Kansas has made use of few reserves in its football games the past few years. The team usually manages to play a good first half, but their opponents take advantage of the fact that the Jayhawks must play the entire game by running up a sizable score in the second half against our exhausted players
To the Sports Editor:
It might be argued that the reason for this is the lack of suitable reserves, but I have been told by those who should know that there are men of good quality spending most of the season on the bench. For a concrete example the ability of Hoyt Baker went unused until the Oklahoma game when injuries to other players forced his use. Other men such as Passman, Zimmerman, Wilson, Herron, Chestnut, (a fine drop-kieker), and Hunter have had difficulty in getting into games. Still others have dropped the sport because they were not used.
Even if our reserve material is inadequate, I daresay that the use of reserve players more frequently couldn't have materially worsened our season's record greatly. Men on the first string would have been given a needed rest in the last half, and men on the second team would have been given valuable experience for next year.
Dan Merriott
Farewell Present
Gift to Coach
As a farewell token of gratitude to their departing coach, freshman grid-sters presented Coach Wayne Replogle a large red blanket, bordered in blue with a large blue "K" in the center, at a ceremony following the last fall fresh football practice last week.
Bud French, halfback from Kansas City, Mo., presented the blanket, saying on behalf of the freshmen: "We are sure that you will do as much for the navy as you have done for us here at K U."
Coach Replogle leaves Nov. 25 for Norfolk, Va., where he is to report by Nov. 28 for active duty in the navy's physical education branch as an officer under Lieutenant Thomas Hamilton.
Gwinn Henry, head varsity coach, also participated in the event. He, along with Mr. Repogle, maintained that this year's freshman squad is one of the best that the University has ever boasted. He also warned these men to try to continue their education if at all possible.
Gwinn Henry Speaks
"Do not use the war as an excuse to
YES SIR---leave school," he said. "Your biggest fight is the fight to stay in school. You men will have to fight hard and make good grades so you can continue your education and be valuable as officers when you are finally called to the colors." He stressed the fact that an education will mean more in later life than anything else.
Thanksgiving Day
Goin' to the Game?
We have the clothes for you.
Goin' Out to Dinner?
We have the clothes for you.
Goin' to Stay at Home?
We have the clothes for you.
Topcoats . . . $28.50 up
Suits . . . $25 up
A Kentuck Colonel
Coach Replogle is the most recent addition to the Jayhawk coaching staff, coming to the University in the fall of 1940 as freshman coach.
He played football under Gwinn Henry at the College of Emporia, where, because of his brilliant performances, he has been placed on the all-time Emporia College football
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Six-man Game Tops Menu In Intramurals
Most interest in six-man intramural football will be focussed tonight on the game between Battemfeld hall and Kappa Eta Kappa, both unbeaten and untied, for the championship of Division II. The game is also being taken as an indicator of the strength to be expected from these teams in the playoffs which begin Thursday.
Both teams have played four games and won one by default. Kappa Eta Kappa has scored 105 points to its opponents' 6, and Battenfeld has rolled up 139 while allowing 6.
Expected to play a big part in Kappa Eta Kappa's game is the passing combination of George Bolt to Clyde McKale. Don Atchison, blocking back, is also expected to play a key part in the engineers' efforts. Vernon McKale, Dick Hansen, and Dick Warren will complete the starting list.
Two standouts in the Battenfield lineup are expected to provide that club's real power. George McDonald was a starter last year for Kansas City Junior College in his first year of football playing, and Ray Thayer was an all-conference end last year at Hoisington, mythical all-state champions.
Also adding punch to the scholarship boys will be Ben Matassarin, intramural all-star of last year who is the team's passer and signal caller.
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