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"As good as they said he was" is the compliment being paid Ray Evans, University of Kansas sophomore, by fans and sports writers. Living up to a gaudy high school reputation is tough, but Evans is doing that and more.
Ray picked a prominent high school in which to be a standout. Wyandotte high of Kansas City, Kan., in addition to being the largest secondary school in the state, has a record of always being at or near the top in all sports.
Consequently, when Evans graduated from Wyandotte, acclaimed as probably the greatest athlete in Bulldog history, he had something to live up to. He had been a sensation in football and basketball at Wyandotte, yet Kansas City folks maintained that his best sport was baseball.
His freshman year at the University saw Ray elected co-captain of the yearling football team, with Ray Nibble. He played great ball and his quiet manner made him one of the best liked men on the freshman squad.
In spring practice the Kansas City boy battled his way to a post in the first string backfield and he has been the starting left halfback since that time.
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RAY EVANS
College Knitters
--the rescuer, which usually and infallibly turns out to be the date of the lady in distress.
Ever-National Pastime
In much the same manner that old men sit on front stoops and whittle in the sunshine, do the women of America, young and old, take to their knitting. They believe the sight of a damsel clutching two skeins of dirty white wool looks appealing and domestic, gives them something to do with their hands, and makes the outer world believe that they are pictures of industry.
There are several species of knitters in college circles and you can undoubtedly find one or more of them in any college parlor or coke joint, clacking their knitting needles together and bundling for a worthy cause.
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Most perdominant college knitter is the village gossip who takes her knitting every place she goes and weaves into it all the scandal, degradation, and low down she can pick up in four class periods and three coke dates.
-Excels in Three Sports
Not insignificant is the group who knits purely for effect. They have been told that a woman looks charming with knitting in her hands, and they never let anyone forget it. They appear for each date with their knitting bags tucked cozily under their arm, and with downcast eyes and flying fingers proceed to enchant their men.
Another outstanding type is the homebody who is knitting frantically for her man in the army. The sweater when finished, will be too short or too big, but her intentions are good and though her cablestitches may look like a madman's ravings, she means well, the poor dear.
Yarn droppers constitute another menace in the great game of knit. When dropped, a ball of yarn has a bad habit of fondly wrapping itself around chair legs and rolling back of radiators. This requires a good deal of physical exertion on the part of
Although the Jayhawks have a host of fine passers, topped by "Riffling Ralph" Miller, Ray is by no means submerged in this group. His record of completions is not far beneath the .500 mark.
181 pounds, Evans is a hard driving back, who slashes his way through the line furiously. Besides his ability as a power runner, he can dodge and twist in a broken field.
The stitch dropers also flourish from Maine to California. They may be sitting quietly in some public gathering today; all is bliss and relaxation. Suddenly with a shriek of agony, the knitter jumps to her feet dropping all her equipment, including three knitting books, her extra
As a blocker and tackler, Evans has an advantage over most backs, in that he formerly played in the line. Through his junior year in high school, he played end and a superb lineman he was. That training gave him a good start towards being the vicious blocker and tackler he is now.
Pass defense has come in for considerable attention in the Kansas wokouts this week. The Jayhawks have been particularly vulnerable to thrusts through the air and Henry has been searching for the solution to the pass defense problem for some time.
The possibility that Hubert Ulrich, big left end, might be able to play against West Virginia cheered the Jayhawk coaches. Ulrich's injured knee is improving gradually and hope is held that he will be able to play some, Saturday.
The Kansas team also has worked long and hard on smoothing out its plays, in an effort to achieve a more consistent offense. The Jayhawk plays from short punt formation were given special stress.
(continued from page four) played fullback in spring practice and may perform at that position on defense.
NEW BACKFIELD
Several changes in the Kansas starting lineup will be in evidence Saturday, besides Vandaveer's moving into the first backfield. George Dick, chunky sophomore, will make his first appearance in the starting lineup, filling in for Ulrich at left end. At center, sophomore Bob Githens is expected to return to the lineup after an absence of three weeks.
In basketball, Evans was the ace of a freshman basketball team, which Coach F. C. Allen called the finest in K.U. history. Sideline experts predicted future All-American honors for the ex-Wyandotte star. He has the same drive in basketball that he has on the gridiron.
But it is in baseball that fans expect the most of him. A fine catching prospect, Evans bangs the ball with abandon. He hits a long ball and has speed on the base paths. Before Ray Evans finishes his career on Mount Oread, he may rank with the all-time K.U. greats.
stock of needles and seven or eight balls of yarn, screaming. "Migosh . . .
whose got a hairpin. . . I just drop a stitch!" in much the same manner that a lumberjack shouts, "Timber!".
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Herndon Returns To Action For Huskers
Clarence Herndon, first string Nebraska tackle, will be ready for the Minnesota game, Coach Biff Jones reported yesterday. Coach Jones also expressed the hope that the Huskers would be at a peak mentally for an upset Saturday over the Gophers, after losing three consecutive games.
Lt. Col. Harold Browne will be at Minneapolis with the squad Saturday, and has been drilling the men on defense this week. Browne was an assistant coach at Nebraska before entering the army last winter.
Tuesday's practice, will be ready for Iowa State next Saturday.
The Iowa State Cyclones were hindered by a cold rain and slight snow yesterday, and moved to the indoor track to workout against the frsh. Coach Ray Donels concentrated upon defense for Oklahoma's Jack Jacobs who will be in action against the Cyclones in the Sooners' homecoming game Saturday.
The Sooners practiced without Junior Golding, star sophomore back, in uniform yesterday. However, Coach Dewey Luster reported that Golding, whose ankle was injured in
Thirty-eight members of the Missouri Tiger squad left early this morning for New York City, where they will meet New York U. in the Yankee Stadium Saturday. Coach Don Faurot also picked a squad of twenty-two to make the Ft. Riley trip for the "E" team game with the army eleven tomorrow.
Except for Rayburn Chase, regular fullback, the Tiger roster is complete. Chase was left at home with a knee injury.
Don Reece, who has been out with injuries, watched yesterday's drill from the sidelines. Reece will be able to play in the N.Y.U. game, Coach Faurot announced. Reece has been confined to the university hospital with an injured back.
At the beginning of the current term, John Karmazin, member of the Wake Forest college freshman football team, had never attended a college football game.
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