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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1942
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Professor of Passing Meyer in 20th Year
Coach Leo R. "Dutch" Meyer of Texas Christian University has well-earned his title of professor of forward passing, for probably no other football coach in the country is more aerial minded than the TCU mentor.
Adequate proof of his success with the aerial game on the gridiron is the fact that past Horned Frog rosters have contained the names of such pigskin pitchers as Sammy Baugh and Davy O'Brien, two of the greatest the game has even known
This year Meyer has another great star, Emery Nix, to handle the passing chores.
Just 19 years ago in the fall of 1923 the Horned Frogs became members of the Southwest conference, and it was in that same year that Meyer joined the TCU coaching staff. Prior to coming to the school as coach, the Dutchman had been a standout athlete at the university while a student there. He had lettered four years in basketball, four years in baseball, and two years in football. His education had been interrupted for one year in 1918, when he served as a lieutenant in the first World War.
Meyer served as freshman football and varsity baseball coach at TCU from 1923 to 1933. In 1934 he was made head football coach, and is now serving his ninth year in that capacity. It is three years longer than any preceding football coach has lasted at the Texas school.
Meyer's record while at the head of the Horned Frogs has been one of the best in the nation. His teams have won 57 games, lost 27, and tied four, for a percentage of .669. In the tough Southwest conference his squads have taken 28 games, dropped 16, and tied four, for a percentage of .625.
Under Meyer, the Horned Frogs have taken the conference championship once (in 1938), and have received
invitations to four bowl games. The Frogs won in the 1936 Sugar Bowl contest from Louisiana State, 3 to 2; from Marquette in the 1937 Cotton Bowl game, 16 to 6; from Carnegie Tech in the 1939 Sugar Bowl, 15 to 7; and lost to Georgia in the 1942 Orange Bowl, 26 to 40.
Always featuring a strong passing game, Meyer's teams have gained well over six miles in the air during his coaching regime.
Meyer is a calm coach, who never tries to fire his men emotionally. Says he of such tactics: "I want a boy to play with his head, not with his heart.
The Dutchman's charges this year have already racked up two more victories to be added to his fine record. TCU this fall holds triumphs UCLA and Arkansas University.
Meyer's hobbies are golf, bridge, hunting, and farming. He has a farm near Fort Worth, where he spends his spare time raising sheep.
BUY WAR STAMPS
Morrison Talks On Problems of Study
Miss Beulah Morrison of the department of psychology was guest speaker at the Freshman YMCA and YWCA discussion group yesterday evening in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building. Miss Morrison's talk, which was based on the subject "How to Study," was presented to approximately thirty students. Ted Young, chairman of the freshman commission, announced that Henry Werner, adviser of men, would speak next week on "Extra-Curricular Activities."
JOHN DEWELL----
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des. His teammate at Wichita East
Howard White, is starring at guard.
At Wichita East these boys played
under one of Replogle's former
cammets. Ronald "Stub" Mayo.
Warren Riegle, a transfer from El Dorado Junior College, is one of the best ends on the squad. Another outstanding end is Joe Gray from Pittsburg.
C. D. Williams is using his 200 sounds adroitly at the center spot. Williams is from Anthony.
Jamison Looks Good
Jamison Loomis
Bill "Big Stoop" Jamison. 210 pound tackle, from Wichita North was an Ark Valley All Star last year, and is showing plenty this fall. The squad received a serious jolt last week when Joe "Dumpo" Dempfling, 230 pound tackle from Northeast in Kansas City, steped in a hole going to the locker room after practice and broke a bone in his foot.
Bud French, Kansas City's great all around athlete, is performing in his usual brilliant style. His teammates, Kenneth White, halfback, and Aaron Wilson, center, from Central are standouts in their positions.
Bob Pierce, fiery quarterback from Northeast in Kansas City, is continuing his blazing football career at a backfield spot for the frosh.
Hutchinson contributes its sprint star, Monty Waldecker, to the array of backfield talent. Waldecker carried away most of the sprint ribbons t the Kansas Relays test spring. Dick Kohner, Demurrer from Tonkei
Bob Van Devanter from Topeka
COACH L.R.(DUTCH)MEYER-TCU
Charles Beach is shining at taekle. Beach is from Westport in Kansas City.
is showing well at guard. Another outstanding guard is Taylor Brady from Southwest in Kansas City.
The only left-handed man on the squad is Clark Churchill from Southwest in Kansas City. Churchill is playing end.
Joe Gray. Pittsburg's star end, is living up to advance notices, as is Gavle Talley of Overbrook.
Hubert Downe from Rosedale in Kansas City is standing out at guard. Downe's father is a former Kansas man.
Playing in both guard and tackle
clots in Charles Keller from South-ways in Kanzans City.
Lawrence's star, Kenneth Sgerry,
is in a backfield notch.
Ellis Nicolet from Cimmaron is all he was claimed to be at end.
Nerman McCleenah from Parsons is starring at tackle.
Tom Spencer from Garnett is filling in a back.field spot. Another star from Wichita North is Jack Botkin, halfback.
Bob Tomlinson, 195 pound tackle, from Dodge City is a powerhouse in the line.
The following have checked out equipment for freshman ball:
Tom Bailey, Robert M. Tomlinson
"WAR WINGS"
47 KENNETH TAYLOR
AWARDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
CROSS FOR DISTINGUISHED JAPAN
PLANES SOON AFTER PEARL HARBOR
ATTACK... GRADUATE OF RANDOLPH
FIELD"HOME"OF THOUSANDS OF AIR-
MEN WHO ARE BLASTING THE AXIS'
Sociology Club Picnic Yesterday at Eldridge's
ATTACKING FLAMES KEEP THE SUN TO THE BACKS
THOUSING DETECTIVY IN THE EYES OF THE ENEMY.
The Sociology Club held a lawn picnic yesterday at the home of Professor Seba Eldridge of the department of sociology. Members of the club, the sociology faculty, and others interested in sociology were present.
Professor Eldridge gave an informal talk on the plans of the department and club for this year.
ANSWER:
After the talk, the guests song songs and became acquainted.
Announcements concerning further meetings will be made later.
Jim Summers. Jack Botkin, Bruce Coffin, Albert Voight, Clove Allphin, C. D. Williams, Bob Pierce Howard White, Robert Van Devanter, Hubert Downe, Ed Gates, Charles Beach, Norman McClenahan.
Fred Humphrey, Bill Kauffman,
Alvin Capito, Wayne Silvius, Charles
Keller, Joe Gray, Bob Goddell,
Don Baker, Gayle Talley, Aaron
Wilson, John Brady, Dale Bush, G.
Wayne Parks, Warren Riegle, Forrest
Meyer, Glen Sankey, Fred Firner,
Howard Bauman, Kenneth
White, Monty Waldecker.
Bill Irwin, Bill Jamison, Elvin Mitchell, Lou Henderson, Tom Warren, Joe Hempfling, Bud French, Bob Learned, Max Hunt, Clark Churchill, Richard Jackson, John Spencer, John Dewell, Robert Roy Rutherford, Verne Rutledge. Kenneth Sperry, Fred Woody, Charles Crandall, Clarence Isik, Bob Allen, and Ellis Nicolet.
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