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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1941.
Sports Slants By Clint Kanaga
LOOKING OYER WEST VIRGINIA
Bill Kern's Mountaineers of Morgantown, West Virginia, have a fairly potent ball club this fall, with three wins and three losses in six starts. In suffering defeats at the hands of Navy, Fordham, and Kentucky, the Mountaineers have nothing to be ashamed of, as Navy and Fordham are rated in the first five teams of the nation.
West Virginia's victories have been over Waynesburg College 13-7, West Virginia Wesleyan 20-0, and Washington and Lee 7-6. Kern's starting eleven averages about 178 pounds per man and contains many sophomores. Lack of experience has cost the Morgantown boys dearly in their three defeats. Coach Kern has been pointing to Kansas as the team to beat, to boost their season percentage over .500.
THE FIRST SIX GAMES
In triumphing in the season opener with Waynesburg, the Mountaineers had to rally and wipe out a 7-0 first half deficit. Dick Elwee slanted off right tackle 24 yards for the first score and reserve fullback Schrader plunged over for the winning tally. Navy was outplayed by West Virginia in the first half, leading at halftime 7-0, due to a blocked kick. However, the Middies got going in the second period and scored at will.
A 156-pounder, Bill Bell, sparked the Kern lads over W. Va. Wesleyan. Bell returned a punt 77 yards to paydirt, and starred generally, with 103 yards gained rushing. He also completed five out of ten passes. Fordham's Rose Bowl contenders rolled up 376 yards rushing with Bluenemoon, Filipowicz, and Andeico sewing up a 27-0 decision.
According to Virginia press notices, the 18-6 loss to Kentucky was the contest which the Mountaineers fizzled away. The Kernmen out first-downed their Kentucky opponents 17 to 5 with fullback Ike Martin out-gaining the entire Wildcat eleven. Martin went over for the single Mountaineer six-pointer. Kentucky rang up two of their three scores by passes. Last week against Washington-Lee, West Virginia unleashed one brilliant play to nose out their opponents 7-6. Schrader got loose, raced 31 yards, was trapped, and lateraled to McElwee who galloped the remaining 19 yards to scoring territory.
Leo Benjamin, sophomore center, and Charles Harris, junior tackle, are considered the strongest Mountaineer linemen. Fullbacks Ike Martin and Schrader are Kern's best all-around backs, with McElwee and Bell the finest broken field runners.
SIDE-LINES
According to "Phog" Allen, Dr. James A. Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, never played on a cage team in his life. Naismith loved football, but never could play basketball, although he thought it was a swell sport. . . . Sophomores Bill Garnaas, Herman Frickey, and Bud Higgins have stolen the spotlight from the more publicized Bruce Smith and Bill Daley in the recent Minnesota victories over Michigan and Northwestern. . . .
Nebraska's third straight loss for the season at the hands of Kansas State made the first time since 1899 that the Cornhuskers have dropped three games in a row. . . Jim Crowley of Fordham names Steve Filipinoz as his best back and considers Jim Lansing, an end, as his finest lineman. . . Kay Eakin, formerly of Arkansas and now a New York Giant pro, is leading the 'money' kickers with an amazing average of 58 yards per kick. Figuring from the spot he punts from, his average kicks must travel close to 70 yards on the fly. . . Purdue claims to have another end as great as All-American Dave Rankin '40, in his successor Jim Rush. . .
Chuck Eberhardt, brother of letterman Fred, is now enrolled here on Mt. Oread and should be a wonderful track prospect for Coach Bill Hargiss. Chuck as a freshman last year, ran the fastest 300 and 600 of any trackster at Harvard, and was called the finest frosh prospect in Harvard's cinder history. . . . Oklahoma players said that the Texas team worked together as one man. Sooners rated Crain at halfback, Kutner at end, and Daniel at guard as the all-star prospects. . . .
In the East, they say Fordham deserves a Rose Bowl bid more than Texas due to their intersectional wins. Texas walloped Southern Methodist 34-0 while Fordham had to call on everything they had to nose out the Mustangs 16-0. Take your choice Stanford. . . In six games, Wallace Wade's Duke eleven has averaged 30 points per game, which isn't bad considering that Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Colgate, and Pittsburgh are among their victims. Down in Durham, they call the Blue Devils (Duke) a two-man team, with tackle Mike Karmazin and halfback Steve Lach the honored duo.
Cagers Work In Earnest
This week the varsity basketball squad will begin practice in earnest, in an attempt to get early-season flaws ironed out before the freshmen-varsity game to be played the evening of Nov. 21, Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, varsity coach, announced today.
Up to this time, practice sessions have been held only three times a week, and team members have been excused to study in the afternoons if
they so desired. Attendance requirements will now be made more strict
An intersquad free-throw contest will be conducted for the next few weeks of practice, with each player required to try 200 free throws each week. Only 50 a day may be attempted, and the tries will have to be made 10 at a time against competition. As an extra inducement to steady shooting, Carl's Clothing Co. has offered merchandise awards each week
Carruth Pass Knocks Off Theta Tau
Phi Delt Safeties Win 4-0
Amid slush and slime the intramural football season continued yesterday afternoon with the Phi Delt's whipping Delta Chi 4-0 and Carruth hall downing Theta Tau 6-0. In the six-man league, the Phi Gam's piled up a 25-7 score over Sigma Nu and the Blanks nosed out the Rock Chalk Coop 8 to 6.
Backward movement predominated as the Phi Delt's scored two safeties against the Delta Chi's. In the second quarter, Dave Prager smashed through the line to tag Delta Chi Jim Sherman for a safety. The same thing happened in the fourth quarter when Phi Delt Byron Kern tagged Sherman again for a safety. Phi Delt threatened to score in the first quarter when they had the ball on the two yard line but the Delta Chi's line held and the ball was lost on downs. Again in the third quarter the Phi Delt's almost scored when Warren Newcomer caught a pass but he was out of the end zone. Byron Kern and Dave Prager were defensive standouts for Phi Delt's while Arthur Hastings and Jim Sherman sparked the Delta Chi's.
With 31 seconds to go, Carruth hall rushed over a touchdown against Theta Tau. Bob Corder started a running play to the right and then threw a high floater to Jack Doores for the only score of the game. Previous to that no play had gotten the ball within the 15-yard line for either team. Fred Humphreys and Jim Morrow stood out on defense for Carruth. Ralph Carpenter was the main stay for the Theta Tau team.
In the six-man division, the Phi Gam's romped over the Sigma Nu's 25-7. Jack Reynolds counted 18 points for the Fiji's. For Sigma Nu, Don King made the touchdown.
The Blanks went on in their winning ways with an 8-6 victory over Rock Chalk Co-op. Paul Gilles scored the six pointer for Rock Chalk and Celsus Falconer went over for the Blanks. Frank Stannard touched the man for a two-point safety.
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Monte Merkel Held Back By Injury Jinx
Monte Merkel, Jayhawk guard whose home address is Chicago, Ill., is one of the out-of-state contingent of the University varsity football squad which includes boys from Missouri, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, and Ohio.
Monte is a graduate of St. John's Military Academy in Delafield, Wise. At the academy he lettered two years in football, and during his senior year was chosen the outstanding all-around athlete and scholar.
Here at the University, "Merk" saw a good deal of grid action as a sophomore, and was a regular his junior year, filling a tackle position. Although he would be the last to assert it, he has had a hard-luck career as a senior. Declared ineligible to compete last season, Monte came back this fall to find himself transferred to guard. Then he received a knee injury in an early contest, which handicapped him in practice for some time. Yet, vieing with such outstanding seniors as Fluker and Jay Kern for the starting berth, Monte has taken his share of playing responsibility during the current grid season.
With a height of five feet eleven inches, and tipping the scales at 212, Merkel might give the impression of being too slow for quick action. But seeing him pull out of the line on an end play or to cover the passer will convince the observer that he is one of the fleetest men on the team. And
MONTE MERKEL
Aggie Hero Zeleznak
Football honors are not new to this curly-haired youngster. He lettered three years at Ward High school, Kansas City, Kans., under Coach Tom Dorney, and earned positions on many all-star prep teams
linemen who have opposed him will agree that he is 212 pounds of solid football player.
a modest Croatian lad with sparkling blue eyes is the Man of the Hour in Kansas State college football circles.
He's Mike (Zippy) Zeleznak, 19 years old, five-foot-ten, 175 pounds—all in all a neat bundle of gridiron dynamite. Quick as a cat, Mike streaks through holes at the right time and he's a good signal caller. He scored both touchdowns in Kansas State's 12 to 6 upset of Nebraska, one on a dazzling 66-yard jault. Against Missouri, Oklahoma and Nebraska, the kid has averaged 7.39 yards in 36 ball carrying trips.
Not wishing to limit his accomplishments to football, Monte went out for baseball in 1939 and became first-string catcher. At present, he plans to go out for the '42 baseball squad.
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And he wore the same jersey number then that he is wearing at K-State now—No. 44.
Off the gridiron, Zeleznak is a hard working, conscientious lad who hopes someday to be a good engineer. His hobby is collecting and listening to sweet, mellow swing recordings, especially those of the orchestras of Sammy Kaye, Glenn Miller and Guy Lombardo. Povitica (Croatian bread made with walnuts and raisins) is his favorite food.
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