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University Daily Kansan Thursday. Oct. 8. 1959
University Daily Kansan SPORTS
Top Prep Prospect Leaves University
By Jim Trotter
Archie San Romani Jr., touted as one of the greatest mile prospects in track history, left the University yesterday to enroll at Wichita University.
San Romani, an All America prep performer last year at Wichita, told head track coach Bill Easton yesterday that he wanted to go home and to run at home.
"He's a fine boy." Coach Easton said today. "He has terrific potential and the ability to make the United States Olympic team if developed."
San Romani led Wichita East High School to the Class AA state track championship three years in a row, and turned in tremendous performances all three years. His best prep time in the mile was 4:08.9 and he also had a 1:54.4 time recorded in the 880-yard run.
Coach Easton said today that he felt Coach Fritz Snodgrass would be able to develop San Romani into Olympic material. "Snodgrass is a fine man and a good coach," Easton said.
San Romani's father, Archie Sr., one of the world's greatest milers in the 30's, while running at Emporia State, is now a jeweler in Wichita.
San Romani said last night that he will enroll at the University of Wichita today.
Frosh Cross-Country Crew Called "KU's Best"
Coach Bill Easton praised his freshman track team today after looking over the results of the yearling crew's first cross-country time trial Friday.
The meet was held on a soggy 2- mile Haskell course.
"We have the best freshman team Kansas has had in years," Easton said. "In fact, this is the best team in the history of the University."
Ted Riesinger turned in the best time, running the distance in 9:54 minutes. Bill Hayward was second, followed by Tim Burns, Archie San Romani, Kirk Hagan, Bill Stoddart, Bob Martin, Terry Tague and Bob Sympson.
Oct. 31 the Kansas fresh will compete against Kansas State, Nebraska and Iowa State and will be a part of a three-section meeting Nov. 7
Easton has 23 freshmen working out this fall including three 1959 prep All Americas plus one 1958 All America transfer, Henry Korn, who attended New York City College last year. Last year's prep stars are Stoddart, Dave Kirtman and Pete Talbott.
By Warren Haskin
Coach Easton announced a four meet postal schedule which sees the junior Jayhawkers opening their season Oct. 24 against Missouri and Colorado.
A 32-yard pass play from Lee Flachsbarth, another outstanding sophomore back, to Wilson set up the Jays' last touchdown. Six plays later, he drove his way over the goal line from the one-yard stripe.
Among these backs is 175-pound Gib Wilson who is tied for fifth place in the conference scoring race. He has scored two touchdowns for the Jayhawkers, both coming in Kansas' romp over Boston University last Saturday.
Tony Miller and Woody Moore jointly rolled the high ten in intramural Star Bowling Tuesday night, a 204.
One of the most pleasant surprises for the Kansas coaching staff this season has been the outstanding performance of several sophomore backs
Miller also rolled the high 30, a 581. Their team, the Rable Rousers, rolled both team highs of the night, a 752, high ten and a 2071, high 30.
WILSON HAS BEEN described by the coaches as being a stout, tough runner and shifty in open field. This was seen last Saturday in his first appearance before a Kansas crowd.
GIB HAS IMPROVED rapidly this season with the experience of only three games. He will probably play an important part in Kansas' hones for
"I think we can beat Nebraska if everyone on the squad plays up to his potential. The Huskers have a solid team and it will be tough," he said.
The KU right half was brought up in a footballminded family. Two of Gib's brothers, Don and Dave, are former Kansas quarterbacks and another brother played fullback for Colorado.
Gib feels the first two games against TCU and Syracuse helped the team greatly.
HAILING FROM WYANDOTTE High School in Kansas City, Gib played his prep football against another outstanding sophomore back on the Kansas squad, John Hadl. It is Wilson's firm belief that Hadl will be one of the most outstanding players in the Big Eight conference.
With more experience, this 5-9 sophomore easily could become the best of the four. At least, he has started off in the right direction and should prove to be a valuable fixture in KU football for the next three years.
a victory over Nebraska this weekend at Lincoln.
Bowling
Kansas Coaching Staff Pleasantly Surprised
All the highs in the Sunset League were raised Tuesday night. Carolyn Elliott broke both of last week's established highs and her team, the Set-Ups, reiterated the process on team highs.
League Standings:
Star League
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority beat Douthart Hall last night 32-14 in the first round of the women's basketball intamurals
Other results were: Alpha Phi 34,
Watkins Hall 9; Delta Delta Delta
23, Sigma Kappa 14; Pi Beta Phi 25,
Jayettes 3.
Hoopsters Have Ball
W L
Rable Rousers ... 6 2
Templin ... 5 3
Knights ... $3^{1/2}$ $4^{1/2}$
Barbarians ... $3^{1/2}$ $4^{1/2}$
Mavericks ... 3 5
Punkins Anonymous ... 3 5
Chi Omega forfeited to O'Leary Hall. The game between Gamma Phi Beta and Gertrude Sellards Pearson freshmen originally scheduled for last night will be played at 8 o'clock tonight.
Lunik Way Out Till Oct. 10
MOSCOW — (UPI) — Russia's moon-circling Lunik III sped further out into space away from both moon and earth today, and will not start the downward swing of its vast orbit until Oct. 10.
Sunset League
W L
Set-Ups 5 3
Alpha Omicron Pi 5 3
Lucky Strikes 5 3
Sigma Kappa 1 7
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