University Daily Kansan SPORTS
Thursday, Oct. 15, 1959 University Daily Kansan Page 7
Coach Dick Harp will welcome a squad of 18 men this afternoon including only five lettermen when the Jayhawker basketball squad holds its first drill of the 59-60 season.
Kansas Cage Crew Opens Drills Today
Two highly-regarded sophomores who starred on last year's fresh squad will also report to Coach Harp. They are Wayne Hightower, one of the tallest men on the squad at 6-8½, and Jerry Gardner, sharp-shooting guard from Wichita. Hightower hails from the same Philadelphia high school as the famous Wilt Chamberlain.
The veterans are forward Al Danoghue, all-conference center Bill Bridges, and guard Bob Hickman, forward Jim Hoffman, and guard Dee Ketchum.
Bridges, Donaghue and Hickman were regulars throughout the season last year, along with Ron Loneski, the club's leading scorer, and guard Bob Billings, who graduated.
The Jayhawkers will open their season December 5 at Evanston, Ill., when they meet Northwestern. Games with Texas Tech, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Kentucky, San Francisco, Brigham Young, and St Louis are scheduled before the pre-season tournament at Kansas City December 26-30.
Kansas finished out the season with an 11-14 mark last season and ended up in a third-place tie with Colorado in the conference race.
Jayhawkers Seek Third Straight Win Saturday
By Warren Haskin
Hoping to keep in the victory column after two straight wins, Kansas plays host to Kansas State Saturday in the 57th annual Sunflower grid battle. Kickoff time on KU's senior day is scheduled at 1:30 p.m.
The Jayhawkers are heavily favored going into the contest, but most of the team members feel it is going to be anyone's game.
"K-State is second in the league in passing and we can really expect to see them hit the air against us," Coach Mitchell said.
- "It will take a good performance by everyone. Three or four fumbles by either team could give the other one a victory," senior quarterback Duane Morris said today.
K-State has improved rapidly since a 19-0 loss to Wichita in their opener. The Wildeats have scored a total of 38 points in their last two games while losing to O-State, 27-21, and Colorado, 20-17.
Coach Jack Mitchell expects to see the Wildcats run out of the wing-T and throw a lot of passes.
The Wildcats have hit for 59 per cent of their tosses for 402 yards, but K-State's best receiving target, 6-6 Ced Price, is out with a shoulder injury. John Solmos, junior ouar-
terback for the Purple, ranks third in the conference passing derby with 307 yards, but he also will miss most of the game due to an injury.
Kansas' goal-line defense has been the big factor in the Jayhawkers effectiveness. They have stopped the opposition seven times in first down situations at the 10-yard line or closer. This increases their two-year streak of goal line stands to 24.
Injuries have hurt the KU team to an extent since tackles Stan Kirshman and Dick Davis will miss this week's game. Ken Fitch, 207 pound co-captain, should be ready for action this week, and DeWitt Lewis has looked impressive in practice.
Another injured player to report for practice this week is veteran quarterback Bill Crank. According to Mitchell, Crank was only able to go about half speed during the week's practice.
"Bill has worked in pads this week, but it is going to take him a long time to be able to go full speed," Mitchell said. Crank has been running with the third unit along with Larry McCallister.
If this game follows the pattern of the past three years, it could prove to be one of the year's most exciting battles. Halfback Homer Floyd, now playing professional Canadian ball, came through with clutch
plays in each of the last three KU victories over the Wildcats. Now that Floyd is gone, the burden will rest on the latest Kansas sensation, halfback, John Hadl.
The coaching staff hopes that Hadi, along with the rest of the backfield, and the swarming defense that KU has shown will be enough to keep K-State in the loss column.
Probable Kansas starters are John Peppercorn, left end; Stan Kirshman, left tackle; Dick Rohlf, left guard; Fred Hageman, center; Benny Boydston, right guard; DeWitt Lewis, right tackle; Dale Remsberg, right end; Duane Morris, quarterback; Hadl, left half; Curtis McClinton, right half, and Doyle Schick, full back.
Kansas State starters will probably be Gary Lafferty, left end; John Stolte, left tackle; Paul Kemp, left guard; Al Kouneski, center; Neal Spence, right guard; Ralph Peluso, right tackle; Vern Osborne, right end; Gary Kershner, quarterback; Dale Evans, left half; George Whitney, right half, and Gene Basetti, fullback.
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Leahy Says New Job a Challenge
LOS ANGELES — (UPI)— Frank Leahy, returning to football after three years retirement, said today he accepted a post as general manager of the Los Angeles entry in the new professional American Football League as a hugh challenge.
"I accept this assignment with much joy and am most grateful to Barron Hilton and his associates for giving me the opportunity of working and residing in Los Angeles," said Leahy after the announcement of his $50,000 a year front office post.
It will mark the first time the fabulously successful college coach ever has held a front office job.
The hiring of Leahy was understood to be part of the new team's fight for recognition in a city where the Rams of the national football league regularly draw huge crowls.
Leahy, who first gained fame for coaching Fordham's famous Seven Blocks of Granite line in the 1930's, compiled a record of 107 victories, 13 losses and nine ties during his career as a head coach at Boston College and Notre Dame. At Notre Dame, Leahy had a record of 87-11-9 and won national championships in 1943, 1947, 1948 and 1949. He was chosen coach of the year each time.
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