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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1941
Sports Slants By Clint Kanaga
INTRAMURAL FOOTBALL
Another intramural football season will get underway this coming Friday, under the able direction of Dr. E. R. Elbel and his chief assistant, Bob Woodbury. Credit should also be given at this time to the University Intramural Board which serves as a tremendous aid to Dr. Elbel. Members of this board are Maurice Baringer, Bill Collinson, Bob McCarty, Tom Schwinn, Ell Bradford, Mike O'Donnell, and Tom Adams.
DIVISION I
Phi Gamma Delta, last year's football champion, is favored to win the Division I title. With the return of all stars Louis Reiderer, Fritz Smith, and "Swede" Olson, and two veterans, Larry McSpadden and Chain Healy, the Phi Gams will be plenty tough. In addition to these fine performers, the Fijis have three newcomers with promise, Curtis Hinshaw, George Phillips, Jim Staker, and a successor to Dick Reid in a freshman 'find', John Conlev.
Leading contenders in Division I should be the Phi Psis and the Sigma Chis. Bill Hodge will handle the Psis passing duties with Jack Cadden, Walt Jones, "Buckshot" Thomas, John Halberg, and Bob Gilliland expected to furnish more than adequate support. The Sigma Chis will inaugurate the famed "T" formation, with Eldridge King, Bill Hyer, "Slugger" Norris, and Ray Hershman sparking a crack backfield. The Chis line will average 185 pounds per man with such huskies as Larry Nelson, John Knapp, Rod Smith, Leo Brady, Van Hartman, and Dick Keene in starting berths.
The Kappa Sigs may develop into the surprise team of the league. In Rex Shaw, Larry Finney, and Bill Murfin, the Sigs have three potential line standouts, and a pair of touchdown twins in backfield mates, Germain Morgan and Larry Hensley. The A.T.O.'s have two fine backs in Dick Webb and Max Howard, but the line will be uncertain and inexperienced.
Sigma Nu hopes are banking on Jim Russell. Russell, an all-star quarterback in 39, will determine his team's fortunes, whether good or bad remains to be seen. Aiding Russell will be passer Hillas Kennard and kicker Carl Perkins. Lineman to watch are John O'Brien, center; Bedford Berry, tackle; and Jack Cleverly, end. The Newman Club is an unknown quantity.
Delta Tau Delta should have a much improved ball club this fall. In a splendid pair of wingmen, Carl Bomholt and Charles Eldre; Pete Robbins at the pivot post; and Shields Hoerle, a top-notch guard, the Delta have the makings of a good line. Dick Learmont, aided by Ward Benklemman and John Weatherwax, should furnish the Delta with a much-needed offense.
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Blocking, Plus Line Play Dominates Varsity Drill
Saturday when the Jayhawk eleven takes the field it will be the first time the University of Kansas students will have had a chance to see the "spinner wing" used by Coach Gwinn Henry. The last time this system was used was in 1933 when Henry was coaching the St. Louis Gunners.
When Washington plays here this week, plenty of offensive football will be in the offing. Washington has adopted the "T" formation made famous by the Stanford Indians, and with the University of Kansas using the "spinner wing", a scoring duel is very likely. Kansas will have the edge on Washington by having a tough game already under their belts.
Last night Coach Henry sent his Varsity squad through a light signal drill the first part of the afternoon. Emphasis was placed on two new line plays with the highly publicized aerial attack taking a back seat.
Gwinn Henry had a chance to
Blanks Due Today For Women's Intramurals
Women's intramural blanks are due in the intramural office today with the volleyball season scheduled to begin Monday, October 6. The elimination tournaments in the individual sports will commence early next week.
see how his system was going to stack up against the "T" formation when the Freshman team, using Washington plays, scrimmaged the Varsity. Blocking was stressed throughout the entire practice session.
Followers of the Jayhawker squad will be interested to know that Warren Hodges, 210 lb. tackle, who was injured in the Temple game will probably be ready for action by Saturday afternoon. He attended practice yesterday afternoon, but did not work out. His injury has been diagnosed as one to the clavicle, but nothing serious.
Kansas Opens Home Season With Wash. U.
The home folks get their first look at the 1941 edition of the University of Kansas football team and Coach Gwinn Henry's "spinner wing" offense against outside opposition, Saturday afternoon. Washington University's Bears are the Jayhawk's foes.
Although all of the yards gained did not produce results on the scoreboard, the Jayhawks made quite a splash with their "spinner wing" against Temple. From rushing and passing combined, Kansas had a gross total of 332 yards gained against the Owls. Losses from scrimmage amounted to 47 yards, but still left a net of 285 yards gained.
This sounds to Jayhawk fans like the most formidable K. U. attack in many years and they have been awaiting the opportunity to see it. The Temple game was the introduction to college football of Henry's "spinner wing." Its previous use was limited to the 1933 season, when Gwinn was coaching the St. Louis Gunners, a pro team.
Like Kansas, Washington is an offense-minded team and the game should see a scoring duel with caution thrown to the winds. The Bears, with an eye to the success of the Chicago Bears of pro fame and Stanford's Indians, have adopted the "T" formation this fall.
Coach "Butch" Loebs' team will be concealing the Jayhawks something of an advantage in that Saturday's game will be the season opener for Washington, whereas Kansas has a tough game under its belt.
This should be particularly important for the six sophomores in the K. U. lineup. After the opening kickoff was fumbled in the Temple game, the sophomores had a time of it for a while. Once they settled down, however, they played sterling ball.
Ralph Miller, after playing two seasons handicapped by a knee injury, will start his final home season, which Jayhawk backers hope will bring him All-American honors.
Miller laid out of competition last year, in an effort to strengthen his knee. Apparently his efforts were successful, for he took a heavy battering at Temple with no ill effects, whatsoever.
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Game With Bears Brings Bad Memories to Henry
Memories of one of the strangest things he ever saw in footall, flood back on Coach Gwinn Henry of Kansas as his Jayhawks prepare to clash with Washington University of St. Louis, here, Saturday.
Back in 1923 Henry was starting his first year as head football coach at the University of Missouri. Washington was on the Tigers' schedule that year and also met Kansas as well.
The Bears' game with Kansas came first and was the scene of an almost complete annihilation of the Washington eleven. Kansas rolled up the biggest score in the history of football on Mount Oread, trouncing the Bears 83-0.
Unable to see how his Tigers could
lose to a team that had been beaten 83-0, Coach Henry decided that he would do some scouting on the day that Missouri played Washington. Subsequently, Gwinn left the Tigers in charge of his assistants and scouted their next opponents that afternoon. Imagine Henry's stunning surprise when he got back to Columbia to find that Washington had upset M. U. 13-7.
The annual Kansas-Missouri clash then looked very little like a contest, with Kansas sporting an 89 point advantage on the basis of comparative scores. To add the final wacky touch to the tale, Kansas did not win that game. The Jayhawks and the Tigers battled to a 3-3 tie on a snowswept gridiron.
Five Frosh Gridmen Suffer Injuries
Fundamentals were stressed in yesterday's yearling practice. In the varsity-frosh scrimmage, John Herrin, guard, showed up well on defense. Bob Stevenson and Bill Palmer displayed marked ability in backing up the line.
Injuries are overtaking Coach Replogle's freshman squad as it enters the second week of scrimmage against the varsity. Five men are on the dis-abled list: Gene Roberts with pulled leg muscle; Kenny Thompson with an arm infection; Don Smutz, sprained ankle; Louis Musick, poison rash on feet; and Hoyt Baker, a cold and pulled stomach muscles.
Rules, Advice Given by Elbel
The Intramural football schedule was made known yesterday afternoon with the first games to be played this Friday. Dr. E. R. Elbel has requested that these last minute announcements be made.
Every man who expects to play Intramural football must be present for the rules demonstration at the Intramural fields at four - thirty Thursday afternoon.
Since there is a limited number of football fields available this season every team and manager must cooperate to the fullest extent that the schedule might be completed on time.
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