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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1942
Pressbox Ramblings By J. Donald Keown
The Jayhawks' own Ray Evans right at present happens to be the nation's leading passer. The big junior has thrown 66 aerials this fall, and 31 of them have found their mark, proving him to be a worthy successor to last year's great passing star, Ralph Miller. Four of Evans' passes have been intercepted. Another Big Six ace to crash into the national rankings was Missouri Bob Steuber, who in two games has massed 252 yards by running. Should Steuber continue his present sensational pace, it will be hard for anybody to keep him off their all-American squad. At present Tom Farmer of Iowa leads in total offense, and Bill Daley, perhaps the best back of the year, leads in yardage on the ground.
Southwest conference statistics reveal that not only is Mr. Emery Nik something of a passer, but the 176-pound Horned Frog back is also a classy ball-carrier. Nix at present ranks third in that conference in leather lugging, having picked up 196 yards in 38 tries on the ground in two games. Thus he sports a fine average of 5.2 yards a try. Last week against Arkansas Nix carried the ball 19 times for a gross of 67 yards. Nix this year has attempted 15 passes and completed seven for 91 yards. His teammate, little Dean Bagley, has completed seven out of 20 tosses. Bagley also rates high in punting, having averaged 41.7 yards on six boots. Bruce Alford, great TCU end, rates third in pass snagging, having been on the receiving end of tosses five times. Nix is also tied for the lead in pass interceptions with two for the season.
Testifying to the fact that the Horned Frogs this fall have a rugged offense are the 30 first downs scored this year by Meyer's charges against 10 for the opposition. The TCU machine has moved 434 yards on the ground this year compared to 119 yards for their opponents. In the forward passing department, the Frogs lead 165 to 119 Meyer's squad has attempted 35 passes this year and completed 14 of them. Their opposition has tried 25 aerials, with seven of them being successful. T.C.U punting, despite the efforts of little Dean Bagley, has been way down, with their average at present being 27.7 yards per boot. The hard-charging Ft. Worth squad has lost 95 yards by penalties, while opposing squads were set back but 35 yards.
The football training table at Universities utilizing that system is to be affected too by the government's share the meat campaign, the OPA has announced. The thick steaks and juicy roasts which men of Notre Dame and other schools formerly consumed before going into battle must now give way to meat substitutes. Said the OPA: "This (the campaign) applies to every healthy adult or adolescent whether he digs a ditch, pounds a typewriter, or plays a flashy left end for Alma Mater." The athletic coach at one nationally-known college has estimated that the members of his football squad daily put away at least twice the amount of food the same number of civilians would consume. The good old days at the training table are a thing of the past now, however.
Here's the way tomorrow's big games look—Minnesota (still in our opinion the nation's top eleven) to whip Illinois, Duquesne to breeze past Kansas State, Ohio State to top Southern California, Tulsa to beat Creighton, Washington to win over Oregon, Baylor to take Arkansas, Indiana to down Nebraska in a tough one, Michigan to nose out the Iowa Seahawks (here is a good chance for a tie game). Marquette to beat Iowa State, Texas to defeat Oklahoma, Missouri to beat Wisconsin in the game of the day, Tennessee over Dayton, Alabama to beat Mississippi, Penn to down Yale, Navy to top Princeton, Army to win over Cornell, Northwestern to outlast Purdue, Stanford to nose out Notre Dame, and Rice to beat Tulane. As for the Jayhawks and Horned Frogs, we'll be forced to take TCU by at least four touchdowns.
Pershing Rifles Unit Elects New Officers
Company E-7, the University ROTC Fershing Rifles organization, elected the following officers at a meeting Wednesday evening:
Captain and company commander, Bill Kelly, college senior; second lieutenant and membership officer, Edgar Harrison, pharmacy senior; first sergeant, Page King, education junior.
Representatives from the companies at Washington University, Oklahoma A. & M. College, and the Universities of Arkansas and Wichita will be guests of the University company at an officers' meeting here Oct.17.
After ROTC drill next Wednesday evening there will be a competitive drill for freshman and sophomore ROTC cadets who wish to become members of Pershing Rifles.
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John Dewell Heads Brilliant Freshmen
Twins of the T. C. U. squad are Dee (left) and Don Ezzel, right guard and left half. Coach Dutch Meyer gets them mixed up occasionally, so he put one in the backfield and the other in the line. The twins are juniors from Wink, Texas.
A freshman football squal studded with the gems of last year's crep of Kansas high school stars is working out regularly under Coach Wayne Replogle and his assistant, Hubert "Hub" Ulrich, all Big Six end of last year.
The squad is crowded with outstanding tackles and backfield
The squad is crowded men. The only weakness is at center and that is only a numerical one.
Highlighting the backfield material is Newton's John Dewell. Dewell tips the scales at 200 pounds and stands 6 feet, 2 inches. While at Newton, Dewell was chosen all-state end, and his prowess on the basketball court made him all-state center. He is also a top flight baseball hurler. This fall he has been booting punts 75 yards on the fly frequently.
Big Six Will Face Tough Grid Teams
Another outstanding punter and one of the squads best line plungers is Frank Patee of Smith Center. Patee is missing from practice two weeks because of an injured ear.
Voight Weighs 230
Albert Voigt from Wichita East pushes the scales to the 230 mark and is one of the outstanding tac-
With early indications pointing to one of the Big Six's poorest football season, financially and on the gridiron, in recent years, the Big Six teams will attempt a comeback this weekend against first class opposition.
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Missouri, lone upholder of the Big Six standard in national ratings, will have its hands full as it takes on Wisconsin, one of the favorites in this fall's Big Nine race. It will be the Badger's Pat Harder, ace fullback, against Mizzou's Bob Steuber in a duel which should be the nation's best this week. Wisconsin will have the slight edge of operating on their home field, but indications point to a game which the breaks will decide.
Included in the team's which will oppose the Big Six representatives tomorrow are two powerful Big Nine members, two members of the classy Southwest conference, and two of the stronger independent teams in the country.
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Kansas State has the uneviable task of attempting to stop the mighty Duquesne Dukes. The Dukes
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