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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1941
Experts Say Oklahoma Will Be Tough
Coach Dewey "Snorter" Luster is aiming for the Big Six championship at Oklahoma this season with a fine squad, three-deep in good material, and the new trick 'A' formation. The success of the Sooners depends upon the deceptive ability of the Oklahoma backfield.
The "A" is partially original, developed by Luster from a similar system used by the New York Giants of the National professional league. This formation requires expert ballhandling and timing with the great
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danger being fumbles. On every play
COACH
DEWEY LUSTER
ROGER EASON
JACK JACOBS
MARVIN WHITED
Kansas will be a compartively young inexperienced team with a lack of reserve strength. In addition to encountering the five Big Six rivals, the Jayhawkers will take on Washington University of St. Louis, Temple, Marquette, and West Virginia.
Coach Gwinn Henry faces one of the toughest schedules in the history of the school. Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Missouri are all Big Six title contenders, with anyone of the three given a chance to crack into the national limelight. Iowa State and Kansas State will be tough and rugged, worthy of giving any team a battle.
Another football season opens with the Kansas Jayhawkers again rated the cellar position of the Big Six conference by a group of the so-called "experts." Ye ed feels with a few breaks and an absence of injuries, that the 1941 Kansas edition will be the SURPRISE team of the Big Six.
Three letter winners, Lyle Smith,
"Tree Top" Sharpe, and Dub Lamb,
will carry the burden of the load.
However, even consuering the lack of manpower and the schedule ahead, the outlook at Kansas is the rosetti since the days of Peterson, Phelps, and company. The Kansas backfield will more than match any foursome in the Valley. The starting quartet will probably be headed by "Riffling" Ralph Miller at quarterback, with three sophomores, Ray Niblo, Ray Evans, and Don Ettinger at halfback positions respectively. Don Pollom, star running back of a year ago, may earn a starting berth if he has fully recovered from a back injury. Other backs who will see plenty of action are Marvin Vandaever, Denzil Gibbens, Ed Lindquist, Harlan Altman, Dick Miller, and "Curly" Hayden.
Oklahoma has the top pair of tackles in the Big Six in Roger Eason and Howard Teeter. Both are giants in size and ability. Eason is another "Cactus Face" Duggan and Teeter, star of the Nebraska game last year, is not far behind him.
Loss of four lettermen, W. F. Jack, Jim Zimmerman, Jim Holloway, and Ross Relph leaves the tackle slots wide open. A pair of 215-lb. sophomores, Warren Hodges and Jack Tenenbaum, seem to have the inside track on the regular tackle berths. Steve Meade, Grant Hunter, and Bill Kern are the leading challengers to the above-mentioned regulars.
The Jayhawkers are blessed with a good crop of ends. Starting wingmen will probably be Hubert Ulrich and Paul Hardman. Ulrich will be a candidate for all-conference honors. Pressing these likely starters are Bob Hagen, Ralph Schaake, Bob O'Neil, and Paul Turner.
SIDELINES: Grier Zimmerman, 195-lb. blocking back from Wellington, the hot-bed of Kansas high school football, is slated for K.U. freshmen football. Up until a week ago Zimmerman was Colorado bound. . Kenny Thompson, all-state quarterback from Wyandotte, and Gene Roberts, Kansas City, Mo., flashy speedster, were among those in the opening frosh practice.
The starting backfield will be one of the most versatile in the Midwest. Miller, Niblo, Evans, and Ettinger are all first rate kickers, passers, and ball carriers. The new "spinner wing" system which Gwinn Henry is planning to use this fall, is made to order for these fine Kansas backs. Opposing teams will not know what to expect.
Press notices from Iowa State mention that Coach Donels is grooming a potent aerial attack around Royal Lohry, anticipating a colorful game when Lohry tangles with Ralph Miller. The Cyclones have at least three letter-
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Starting guards will probably be "Fats" Harris and Mitch Shadid. Harris, tipping the scales at 250 has been
Anyone of five guards may gain a starting role. Three lettermen, Monte Merkel, Jay Kern, and Bob Fluker with two sophomores, Gene Long and Joe Crawford are the leading candidates. Bob Githens, sophomore, will start at the center position with Dale Lowery, another sophomore, his closest competitor. Incidentally, the Kansas squad of 38 men is the smallest in the Big Six conference.
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at least two backs pretend to have the ball and hold fakes until well into the secondary. This new motif and deception demands fast, elusive backs who are well-rounded in all phases of the game.
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end prospects are just average with no All-American prospects in sight
Luster has plenty of these speedsters. Tops when it comes to speed is Orville Mathews, senior quarterback. Mathews is probably the fastest running football player in the nation. Temple and Kansas gridsters of last year know it too well. Mathews ran 77 yards to turn back Temple 9-6 and scored the opening touchdown on Kansas on a 45-yard gallop. Pete Cawthon, Jr., son of the former Texas Tech coach, and J. S. Munsey are a pair of fancy reserves for Mathews.
Halfback spots will go to the versatile Indian, Jack Jacobs, and Tom Rousey. Jacobs, a sophomore sensation two years ago, was injured part time last year and did not live up to pre-season expectations. At fullback Marvin Whited, quarterback last year, will take over hefty Bill Martin's role and, according to spring practice notices, should fill it quite ably.
After their game Friday night with the alumni all-stars in Haskell stadium, the Jayhawk gridmen will prepare to play Temple at Philadelphia the following weekend.
Tickets for the game will go on sale today at the alumni office, athletic office, business office, in the Union building, and also will be sold by the Jay Janes. Tickets will sell for 25 cents to K. U. students and 50 cents to others.
John Andrews has been put in charge of the entertainment before the game and between halves. Dick Wagstaff will be in charge of the dutch lunch, which will be served players on both teams under the east side of the K. U. stadium, following the game.
For four straight years, Oklahoma has had an All-American end. In 1937 it was Pete Smith, '38 Waddy Young, '39 Frank Iyv, and '40 Bill Jennings. This year, Lusters says the
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