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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1941
Sports Slants By Clint Kanaga
CONCERNING RALLIES
It seems that the student pep rallies should be held at a place like the Jayhawk Cairn or some other historic traditional spot rather than the middle of the campus trafficway in front of Robinson gym. The Cairn, which is located behind the Administration building, appears as the most logical place.
Instead of having a kind of revolving triangle rally at 10:20 every Friday before the game and then another scattered pep gathering later at the depot or downtown Lawrence, it would seem much better to have a stationary spot of tradition like the Jayhawk Cairn. Chancellor Malott, several members of the faculty and the coaching staff are in favor of it. The two groups necessary to put the idea across are the Ku Ku's and the Jay Janes. How about it, pep leaders?
COLLEGE AND PRO FOOTBALL
A glance at the box scores of some of professional football's opening games shows that many of the college star performers turn out as great money players. George McAfee, former Duke all-American, hung up touchdown runs of 59 and 74 yards in the Chicago Bears 53-7 slaughter of the Chicago Cardinals. . . George Franck, Minnesota's triple-threat back of a year ago, uncorked a 70-yard punt in the recent New York Giant-Philadelphia Eagle game.
... Andy Uram, the boy who broke Nebraska's spirit in 1936 with a 79-yard punt return in the last 50 seconds of play to win for Minnesota 6-0, snatched a Brooklyn Dodger kick and flew down the sidelines 90 yards for six points. ... Don Hutson, (Alabama's Rose Bowl hero in 1934) and Uram's teammate on the Green Bay Packers, chalked up two scores in this same game. Incidentally, Hutson has caught (college and pro) more than 200 passes in game competition for a total gain of over two miles. ...
BIERMAN ON MINNESOTA
Bernie Bierman, Minnesota's splendid coach, feels that he has a finer all-around team this fall, than his National Champions of 1940. However, he adds that his opinions may not cause the Golden Gophers to do as well this season.
Bierman is especially well-pleased with the line play of Tackle Dick Wildung and Guard Butch Levy. He also believes, that in backs Bill Daley, Bruce Smith, and Bud Higgins, he has an offensive trio which can keep in step with the country's best. Urban Odson, All-American holdover tackle, has been held out of action most of this season due to a bad knee injury.
Bierman names the 1334 Minnesota team as his finest aggregation. This Gopher eleven rolled up 278 points against its opponents 38 in eight games. Its victims that season were Pittsburgh, Eastern champs; Nebraska, Big Six titlists; Chicago with Jay Berwanger; Iowa with Dick Crayne and Oze Simmons; Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and North Dakota State. Eight of the first eleven men on this outfit were All-American that autumn or within the next two seasons.
Francis "Pug" Lund, twice named the best halfback in the land, receives Bierman's praise as his 'greatest competitor', Giant tackle Ed Widseth and Bill Bevan, the guard who never wore a headgear, are rated as the top line-men he has ever coached or seen play.
SIDE-LINES
... According to the Nebraska student paper, crippled George Abel and Allen Zikmud were the Cornhuskers' defensive standouts against Indiana Nebraska had nothing but praise for Billy Hillenbrand, Indiana's highly publicized sophomore back. ... Bernie Bierman is considering moving Bruce Smith to the blocking halfback position in order to keep his elusive midget, Bud Higgins, in action. This would probably be fatal to Smith as far as All-American honors are concerned. . . .
Paul Lillis, Notre Dame's captain and tackle, is offered as the ideal American college man. He's a scholar, student leader, athlete, handsome, and well-liked. . . . Tulane publicity agents claim they have the best pair of tackles in America in Harley McCollum and Bob Dufour. Seems as if they have a strong basis for argument. McCollum was All-American in '39 while Dufour was All-Southeastern in '40. . . .
IOWA STATE PASSER
Royal Lohry 3
Prospective students are eligible for a scholarship at Princeton, and several of them at the University of Pennsylvania, if their father worked on the Pennsylvania railway. University of Minnesota Flying club has trained more than 400 students as fliers without accident of any kind.
Hodge Passes Phi Psi's To Second Win,12 to 0
Phi Kappa Psi, with Bill Hodge sparking the attack, added the Delta Tau's to their victim list which already includes the highly touted Kappa Sigs, by a score of 12 to 0 yesterday. The Delta Chi's retaliated for the walloping they received from the Beta's a week ago, by downing Delta Upsilon 13-7.
Stress Defense
★★★
Miller Absent
Coach Gwinn Henry and his varsity gridmen worked out again yesterday afternoon without the help of Ralph Miller, who is still unable to suit up completely because of the shoulder injury which he received in last Saturday's contest with Marquette. It is doubtful whether Miller will be able to see much action in the Iowa State game.
Handling the pigskin on nearly every play, Bill Hodge, Phi Psi, rifled two touchdown passes to Mike Sheridan and John Hallberg. Stars for the Delta Tau's were Dick Learmont and Harold Van Slyck. Spike Robertson was the mainstay for the PHI PSi's on defense.
In the six-man league, the Alpha Chi Sigma's edged out the A.K. Psi sextet 7-6 while the Blanks, led by Frank Stannard, massed a 41-0 score against the John Moore Co-op.
A 40-yard pass by Jim Sherman to Bob Innis gave the Delta Chi's their first score. Sherman kicked the extra point. Another one of Sherman's heaves was caught by Neill Lysaught for the second Delta Chi touchdown. Phil Russell, D.U., passed to teammate Jack Beamer for the D.U. scoring total. Jim Gillie, D.U. center, performed well for the D.U. line.
On the first play of the second quarter, Chet Lebsack fired\a pass to Joe Gregory to give the A.K. Psi six-man team a six-point lead. Alpha Chi Sigma back, Bill Mackie, rang up the tying touchdown and Werling ran for the extra point which won the game. "Ripples" Collinson started at center for the A.K.Psi's.
Ray Evans and Ray Niblo were shifted over to fill Miller's tossing job. Passes seemed to be clicking well in practice, as well as the line plays, which saw Don "Red Dog" Ettinger carrying the ball in good form.
The squad spent time on defensive practice, learning how to shift to meet the offensive formations that Iowa State will probably offer. Harry Lansing, assistant coach, indicated that the Cyclones start their plays from either a box or a short punt formation, shifting usually into a single wing.
FOR THE GAME---
Vic Hurt, line coach, spent some (continued to page five)
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Debunking Correspondent Changes Hostile Attitude
An old Kansas grad, who took exception to Dr. Forrest C. Allen's prediction that big-time college football is doomed, is coming to Lawrence all the way from Omaha tomorrow to look over the football situation at the University for himself, and, incidentally, to be Dr. Allen's guest for the game.
The loyal alumnus is H. P. Johnson, of Omaha, Neb. Mr. Johnson wrote Dr. Allen a letter shortly after the occasion upon which the Kansas basketball mentor made his now-famous prediction at a banquet in Kansas City. He criticized Dr. Allen severely, and accused him of trying to wash football out of the picture so that basketball would be emphasized even more.
Dr. Allen immediately sent a reply to his distinguished correspondent, informing him of the true situation and explaining himself more fully. He stated once again that he admired football as a sport, but he felt the game was being commercialized to a dangerous extent.
Tau Sigma Pledges Tuesday
in Robinson Gymnasium
Pledging for women who have been chosen for Tau Sigma, national honorary dance sorority, will be held in Robinson gymnasium at 7:30 Tuesday night.
CYCLONE RUNNER
Robert Seaburg
Mr. Johnson sent a friendly reply offering constructive criticism for the athletic department at the University, and added "I was misinformed when I wrote my first letter to you."
"There should be an intensive campaign in an endeavor to keep Kansas boys at their fine University," he added. "Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Missouri are getting most of the promising material from the state at present. I want to congratulate you on your great success with basketball and to wish you another conference title, which will offset the football situation."
As a result of this correspondence, Dr. Allen invited Mr. Johnson to be his guest for the Kansas-Iowa State game tomorrow. Mr. Johnson sent assurance that he will be on hand for the contest.