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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1941
Sports Slants By Clint Kanaga
HENRY WAS HAPPY
Gwinn Henry had a smile on his face which wouldn't come off about 4:20 yesterday afternoon. The gun had just gone off, sounding the close of a successful opening home game triumph over Washington 19 to 6. If the Jayhawkers can continue to block, tackle, kick, pass, and run as they did against the Bears, they have a good chance of knocking off any team, not excluding Nebraska or Oklahoma.
Kansas' sophomores made mistakes Saturday but they were fewer in number and importance. As Vie Hurt expressed his feelings after the game, "we're getting tougher and better every week." Wayne Replogle, fresh mentor, seemed elated over Kansas' line blocking. Cornhuskers, watch out! If our boys get a few breaks at Lincoln, anything is liable to happen.
GAME SIDE-LINES
Steve Meade's opening kickoff for Kansas went out on the Bears' 35-yard line so the game's first tackle went to Ed Linquist on a scrimmage play. . . "Cappy" Miller's first punt, 58 yards, was a beauty and colorful, too. It changed hands about five times before a Bear finally recovered it in the end zone for a touchback. Miller and Ray Niblo kicked brilliantly all afternoon. . . Ex-grid greats of K.U. among the spectators were Clarence Douglas, Dick Sklar, Jack Turner, and Don Pierce. Pierce gave a first half radio resume of the game over KFKU.
“Bud” Schwenk of Washington was a passer who could make anybody's ball club. He tossed the ball peculiarly, throwing with an overhead motion similar to a baseball pitcher's windup. . . Jack Tenebaum broke through in the first quarter to dump Schwenk for a six-yard loss. . . Ettinger did a swell job of line-backing in the first half. . . Once “Hub” Ulrich spilled the entire Washington interference of four men. . . Niblo stood a head taller than the referee that patroled his zone of defense.
Quotes: Don Pierce, "Ulrich and Bob Fluker were great today, as good as any in their respective positions in the Valley." Vic Hurt, "I was pleased with the line's play, especially the ends. Bob Githens was a standout at center."
When Bob Hagen was clipped unseen by a Washington player, and retaliated with a goat butt into his clipper's stomach, the officials removed him from the ball game. . . . "Chief" Long turned in an aggressive performance at right tackle. . . .
Little Denzil Gibbens, called "Shorty" by Coach Henry, reeled off one of the game's prettiest dashes, when he twisted his way for an 18-yard gain in the third quarter. . . Paul Hardman executed the best defensive job of the afternoon when he shook off three would-be blockers and dropped speedy Lindow of the Bears for a five-yard loss. . . Githens played all but the last four minutes with Ulrich, Long, Fluker, Hardman, Evans, Kern, and Miller not far behind him in length of game service. . . Ulrich nearly blocked two Washington punts, and was the first man down on all of Kansas' kicks.
Harlan Altman returned a Bear punt in the fourth quarter like he was going to a fire. He sprinted from the 38 to 13, 25 yards, before Washington could catch him. . . . When Evans was hurt late in the game and wouldn't come out, Henry said, "the boy's nuts," and jerked him. . . . The time Miller was hit and knocked out for a few minutes, everyone, including Henry, was scared stiff. . . . On the game's last kickoff, Ettinger and Ulrich hit Hefelfinger so hard you could hear it clear across the stadium. . . . The student body was very responsive in their cheering, yelling as loud for the Jay-hawkers when they were behind 6 to 0 as they hollered when the scoreboard read 19 to 6. . . .
Compulsory Phys. Ed Predicted by Dr. Allen
Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen predicted today that most colleges and universities of the United States will adopt a four-year compulsory physical education program within the next two years.
Dr. Allen believes that the public is becoming physical education conscious with the present emphasis on physical fitness and the great number of rejections from military service due to physical defects. Program Not New
The four-year compulsory physical education program is by no means a new one. Many eastern schools have included it in their schedules for years. Physical education classes and facilities in the Middle West should have been enlarged and expanded instead of curtailed during the past decade, according to Dr. Allen.
"Athletes and those who have had some physical education find it easier to adjust themselves to conditions they find in army life easier than those who have not. But, of course, the real purpose of the physical education program is not to make fighters, but to build a healthy and fit populace." Games To Be Stressed
Dr. Allen believes that physical fitness should be obtained through play rather than through conscious exercise. "Gymnastics and calisthenics are mental concentration; games and play are mental relaxation."
"The success of the intramural program here at the University is witness to the fact that students will willingly indulge in a program in which exercise is secondary to the competitive spirit and love for the game."
Bob Fluker, Star Guard Excels in Scholarship
Fans can rave and roar about whether it is brains or brawn that counts most in football, but their ultimate decision won't worry Bob Fluker, University of Kansas guard, who is in the fortunate position of having both in large quantities.
Fluker is the only Summerfield Scholar ever to play varsity football at K. U. during the twelve years that the scholarships have been in existence.
From ten to fifteen of the scholarships are awarded each year and the boys selected are the survivors from a field which numbers several thousand at the beginning
80B FLUKER
The scholarships are for a period of four years.
That Fluker is worthy of such an honor is proven by the scholastic record he has compiled at the University. During the past three years he has carried courses which came to a total of 92 hours. The records show Bob making A's in 72 of those hours. He is a major in the School of Business.
As for brawn, the statistics tell
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No standout as a freshman, Fluker ran into a real obstacle to his gridiron hopes that spring. A broken leg, suffered in spring practice, resulted in his missing most of those important practices.
"Football Pick Em Contest On"
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Pflashes Upset Siq Eps 8 to 6
Two games were postponed, the Delta Upsilon-Beta and Delta Tau Delta-Phi Gamma Delta contests. The touch-football season will get into full swing tomorrow afternoon.
Intramural football got under way with a bang with the Pfugerville Pflashes upsetting a favored Sigma Phi Epsilon team 8 to 6. In a sixman game, Rock Chalk Co-op defeated Battenfeld Hall 12 to 8.
The brilliant quarterbacking of John Pfitsch resulted in his Pflashes win. The Pflashes gained by two points on a safety in the first quarter due to a Sig Ep fumbled punt. The Sig Eps retaliated with Knute Kresie passing to teammate Stoddard for a touchdown.
At the end of the third quarter, the Pflashes were within 10 yards of the Sig Ep goal line. In the opening minute of the final period Hieberman heaved to Pitsch in the end zone to put the Pflashes in front 8-6. The Sig Eps twice were within the shadows of the Pflashes goal, but pass interceptions killed both scoring opportunities.
The Rock Chalkers opened the point-getting against Battenfeld on a pass interception which went 30 yards for a score. In the second half, Ben Martarsarin returned to punt 48 yards for Battenfeld's touchdown.
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