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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1940
Lack of Reserves May Cage Wildcats
This is another in the series of roundup stories dealing with the prospects of teams on the Jayhawks' 1940 grid schedule. Kansas will play Kansas state at Baltimore, last fall. Jayhawks fell before the Wildcats 27 to 6 at Lawrence. Kansas State finished the season a year ago in a three-way tie for last place with Kansas and Iowa State.
It will be a new deal in football at Kansas State this fall, but only time will tell whether Hobbs Adams, erstwhile Southern California assistant coach and new Aggie headman, has any winning tricks up his sleeve.
WALLACE SWANSON Kansas State End
Adams, a former grid captain and one of the greatest ends ever to wear a Southern California uniform, took command at Kansas
State's spring practice and hence wasn't a stranger to the Wildcats who reported for the first drills this fall. From what he saw in the spring sessions, Adams realizes he will have a satisfactory backfield, spearheaded by big Kent Duwe, and a good starting line with outstanding ends. However, unless the new Kansas State mentor taps some hidden source of reserve strength, the line which starts the games this fall may also have to finish them.
Duwe, who made the Wildcat fans forget about Elmer Hackney when the "One Man Gang" was injured last season, may take over the signal calling from the tailback spot. Other candidates for the position are Letterman Gene Fair and Sophomores Francis Gwinn and Phil Quick. The fullback duties will be shared by Lyle Wilkins and Art Kirk.
One of Adams' most difficult tasks will be to find satisfactory replacements for the halfback posts where Christ Langvardt is the only letterman available. Langvardt will do most of the ball carrying with assistance from Ray Rokey, a squadman in 1939, and Dick Rogers, a sophomore. Max Timmons, another squadman last year, has the inside track as the blocking back, although two sophomroes, Gene Snyder and Bill Miller, are still in the running.
Kansas State's supply of ends this year is rated as one of the best in the Big Six. Wallace Swanson, Don Munzer, and Dick Peters are all fast, rangy, and experienced, and all are equally adept at catching passes. Jim Watkins, a highly regarded sophomore may show enough to break into the starting lineup and is certain to see a great deal of reserve duty.
prospects aren't so promising because of the absence of experienced replacements. Bernie Weiner, one of the best in the conference last year, and Norbort Raemer, another letterman, will probably get the nod at the tackle posts. Lawrence Duncan, a sophomore, and Kenneth Makalous, a letterman, will be in reserve. Ed Huff and Al Niemoller will probably be the starting guards will Nichols the only experienced substitute. All three are letter winners.
In the center of the line, the
KENT DUWE Kansas State Fullback
Ken Hamlin and John Hancock,
both lettermen, will fight it out
for the center position. Neither, however, is considered up to Big Six standard. Bill Miller, a sophomore, may be able to bolster this weak spot when he has gained experience under fire.
Missouri, Iowa State, and Kansas are the conference foes which Kansas State will meet at home, while the Wildcats must play Nebraska at Lincoln and Oklahoma at Norman. The non - conference schedule includes games with Emporia State, Colorado, Michigan State and South Carolina.
Lack of reserve strength and the time necessary for installation of the Adams system may keep the Aggies from climbing many notches in the Big Six race this fall, but it's a cinch the team from Manhattan will cause trouble for every opponent on its schedule.
K-STATE'S 1940 SCHEDULE September 28 -- Emporia State at Manhattan
Manhattan.
October 5—Colorado at Boulder.
October 12—Missouri at Manhattan.
October 19—Oklahoma at Norman.
October 26—Kansas at Manhattan.
November 2—Michigan State at
Foot Lending.
East Lansing. November 9—South Carolina at Columbia.
November 16—Iowa State at Manhattan.
November 28—Nebraska at Lincoln.
Gray Repeats Frost Basketball Call Freshman Basketball Coach Gordon Gray today repeated his request that all first year men interested in basketball report tonight at 7 o'clock in Robinson gymnasium. Practice sessions are now being held at 7 o'clock each week day night under Gray's direction on the Robinson gymnasium court.
Greatest wind velocity ever recorded atop Whiteface mountain, New York, was 144 miles per hour.
Dr. Forrest C. Allen spoke last night at the fall festival in Pomona, discussing physical preparedness. He will accompany Y.M.C.A. members to Lone Star lake Saturday and speak after lunch.
Allen Speaks at Pomona Festival
W.A.A. Gets Under Way--- Sports Pow Wow Set For Tomorrow Afternoon
All freshmen women, especially independent women, and those who are interested in competing in intramural athletics are invited to attend the Sport's Powwow, to be given Thursday at 4:30 o'clock in Robinson gymnasium. The Powwow, presented annually by the Women's Athletic Association, will mark the opening for another full year of the women's athletic program. Ann Cota, president of the W.A.A., will direct a playlet representing all types of sports, and each girl present will be assigned
When the Tigers play St. Louis University at Columbia, Saturday, tribute will be paid to the late Ronald King, sophomore kicking star of last year's championship Missouri football team who died during the summer vacation at Salt Lake City, Utah, as the result of an infected tooth.
The late Ronald King of Missouri Is To Be Honored . . . Iowa State Will Have A New Co-Captain Friday Night . . . Nile Kinnick's Fame Lives On.
an intramural manager for the coming year.
on the SPORTS CARD By BOB TRUMP
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Highlighting the program will be the presentation of the All Year Trophy, last year by the Kappa's for scoring the greatest number of points among the various sports. Other individual and group awards to be made are: Volleyball, IWW in the independent bracket and Corbin in the organized house division; tennis singles, Betty Van Arsdale, Pi Phi; handball, Lois Wisler; archery, fall award, Betty Current, Chi Omega and spring award, Alta Bingham, Corbin hall; horseshoes, Pi Phi; ping pong doubles, Norma Tibbets and Shirley Irwin, Kappa; ping pong singles Ellen Irwin, Kappa; aerial darts, Mary Beth Dodge, Kappa; deck tennis, Evelyn Herriman, IWW; swimming, Pi Phi; basketball, Corbin Hall; basketball free throw, Ev-
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In an attempt to give his Jayhawk varsity a preview of what they may expect on Oct. 5, Coach Gwinn Henry yesterday afternoon threw them into a short 30-minute scrimmage against the freshmen who were instructed to use Iowa State plays.
Intensive scrimmages with the freshmen will probably dot the practice schedule this week and next as the Kansas mentor moves to counteract the experience Iowa State will have gained under fire in two regulation contests before the Cyclones kick off against the Jayhawks a week from Saturday.
Iowa State Plays Used In Scrimmage
The usual passing, punting, and dummy drills were held yesterday, but the high point of the day was the snappy scrimmage session which topped off the proceedings. Prominent parts were played by Irven Hayden and Harlan Altman, sophomore quarterback candidates, and by several other backs and linemen who
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