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Wednesday, November 8, 1972
University Daily Kansan
Kicker Set 3 Records Against OSU
Helmbacher Excels at 'Easy Job'
By PAUL STEVENS
Kansan Snorts Writer
Bob Heltbacher appeared on the playing field for less than a minute Saturday against Oklahoma State and didn't get his hands on the ball once. Yet the University of Kansas senior produced seven points for the Jayhawks as they upset the Cowboys, 13-10.
A boyish look and slight stature b lie the fact that Helmacher is a college football player. And a successful one, too; he's the leader of the Reading scorer with 35 points in eight games.
Helmberh's trade is kicking field goals and extra points. Helmberh, a 5-10, 152-pound native of St. Louis, is one of few players in the league to pronounceable. The Gogolakos, the Yepremians, the Steneruds are twisting announcers' tongues for the last 10
THE GAME-WINNING field goal at Stillwater Saturday provided Helmbacker several niches in KU's football record book. With 17 field goals, he now holds the school records for both passes and kickoffs. Helmbacker also holds the KU records for most consecutive extra points in a season (17) and in a career (22). Against the Cowboys he also tied the mark of six field goals in a season, which had been set by Bill Bell in 1967 and tied by Helmbacker last year.
The kicker's profession is foreign to the traditionally rough-and-rugged sport of American football.
"I don't really consider myself a football player," said Hildabacher. "I don't think there's another position with such a small isolated function. I'm sure every football player thinks, 'Boy, thaticker has a damned easy job.' It's natural.
"BUT AS LONG as I'm doing my job well, I don't feel isolated from the rest of the team. I get a sense of accomplishment from making a field goal."
Miller, Goode Better; 'Hawks Prepare for CU
An improved injury situation and a lineup change were the big news Tuesday as the University of Kansas football team contended with Colorado in Boulder.
Running back Robert Miller, hampered with a pulled hamstring, was reported better. Defensive tackle Doon Goole, who mised last week's Oklahoma State game, is expected to be back against the Buffaloons. However, running back Debun Williams was in excellent condition and are listed in doubtful condition, Jayhawk coach Dan Fambrough said.
Fambrough said that Mitch Sutton was moved ahead of Bill Skepnek as the No.1 left defensive tackle. Sutton and Skepnek have alternated at the position all season.
Place kicking is not a one-man proposition. Five things can happen when a field goal or extra point is attempted, and four of them are bad. The kicker has three seconds to kick the ball from the time it snapped from center. The center's like mike must be hard and accurate, the holder must field and position the ball, and the opposing team passes the ball squarely and the offensive队 must blunt the charge of an on-rushing defense.
"The motion of kicking is automatic," said Helmbacker. "For me, the most important aspect is the ability to move."
Helmbaher describes his home, St. Louis, as a soccer city. But after playing organized soccer for seven years, through junior high and high school, he tired of the sport and refused soccer scholarships to two small Illinois schools.
my own angle, and one aimed, the impulse to shoot and keep and leave my last dart in golf.
EARLY IN his freshman year at KU, Helmcbaker was playing intramural football when Mihael Gerne, a fraternity member of the football squad, noted his soccer-style
He took over as varisty placekicker during 1979's spring practice. Kicking a 48-yard field goal in the intra-squid game certainly aid his cause.
Today, hundreds of kicks later, Helmbar rarely must look to know a whether a kicker is good.
"When I'm really far off the mark, I can see it as I tick the ball," he said. "And when the kick is good, Bruce Adams leaps up, and then he moves in the air and runs screaming off the field."
kicking and suggested he try out for the freshman team.
'Huskers Gain On Southern Cal As Showdown Matches Draw Near
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The showdown period for the nation's Top Ten college football teams begins this week with second-ranked Alabama playing sixth-ranked Louisiana State at Birmingham.
This is the first of four games during the nest two weeks that not only will determine the prime bowl pairings but also will uncover important spots in The Associated Press rankings.
Next week Southern California defends its No. 1 rating against an old and formidable rival, UCLA, ranked No. 8, and the following week there are two more games with a definite bearing on final determination of the national championship.
Nebraska's awesome Cornhuskers, ranked No. 3 and the country's highest scoring machine, meets tough Oklahoma, No. 7, in a traditional Thanksgiving Day rivalry on white on Nov. 25—the following Saturday—the Big Ten's two unbeaten teams. The New Englanders Columbus in a battle of unbeaten powers. Michigan is No. 4 and Ohio State is No. 5.
THIS WEEK'S poll produced no change among the leading 13 teams.
Southern California, winner over Washington State, 44-3, maintained its top position, gaining 40 of the 50 first place votes and a third of the overall broadcasters and accumulating 978 points.
Alabama stavay at No. 2, beating Mississippi State, 38-14, but felt the growing pressure of Nebraska, which impressed a 33-10 triumph over Colorado.
The Top Twenty, with firstplace votes in parentheses, season records and total points. Points tabulated on basis of 20-18-16-14-12-10-9-7 etc.:
1. USC (40) 9-4 978
2. Alabama (3) 8-4 807
3. Nebraska (5) 7-1 797
4. Michigan (1) 8-4 808
5. Ohio SL (1) 7-0 600
6. Florida (8) 1-4 124
7. Oklahoma (6) 1-4 485
8. UCLA (6) 1-4 381
9. Texas (8) 1-3 108
Beta Theta Pi, Sun Devils Take Hill Championships
Beta Theta Pi plied to a 30-0 win over Love Labour's Lost and the Sun Devil stood up Tau Kappa Epsilon, 12.2, in the final men's intramural football games Tuesday afternoon on the fields south of Robinson Gymnasium.
The Betas took command of their game early and led at the half, 16-0. Throughout the entire playoffs, the Betda defense allowed only seven points in three games. The Betas earlier had finished the season as Division One champions in Fraternity "A"
As a result of the victories, the Betas will receive the Hill Championship trophy for the "A" league and the Sun Devils the trophy for the "B" league.
with a 5-1 record. Loe's Love Lost had taken second place in Division Two Independent A with a 3-1 mark, but moved up to Interferants with wins over Battenfeld and T.V. S.,
The Sun Devils had a tougher time with TKE. Throughout the game they fought off repeated TKE scoring attempts, including a ground-rule yard line in the final minute of the game.
The Sun Devil's earlier finished the season as champs of Division Two Independent B with a 40 record. They advanced to the Hill playoff game with wins over P&B and Law
TKE finished the regular season with a 5-0 mark in Division Three Fraternity.
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10. Penn State
11. Auburn
12. Notre Dame
13. Tennessee
14. Missouri
15. Texas Tech
7-1 304
7-1 225
6-1 221
5-2 165
5-3 65
7-1 50
10. Colorado
11. Iowa State
17. North Carolina
18. Arkansas St
6-3 48
5-2 45
6-1 15
6-2 5
5-3 3
5-1 3
19. Arizona St.
20. Stanford
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Tango
by Slawomir Mrozek
-A Macabre Comedy directed by Zvone Sedlbaur, guest director from Yugoslavia
November 10,11,16,17,18,1972
8:00 p.m.
University Theatre - Murphy Hall
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