Monday, Oct. 5, 1959 University Daily Kansan
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Here Comes Curt
McCLINTON FOR FIVE—One of the fine Kansas sophomore backs, Curtis McClinton, accounted for a large portion of the Kansas rushing yardage Saturday in the Jayhawkers 28-7 win over Boston University. McClinton (No.32) also scored the second Kansas touchdown in the final minutes of the first half after grabbing a lateral from fellow soph halfback, John Hadl, on the Boston 30 and running into the end zone. McClinton was stopped often (top) but he got up every time (bottom) and went on to grind out another five or ten yards.-(Daily Kansan sports photos by Lee Lord)
Flachsbarth Sparkles As KU Routs Boston
By Warren Haskin
Head Football Coach Jack Mitchell credited the hard-rushing Jayhawker line and the student body with the first Kansas grid victory of the season Saturday, a 28-7 rout of Boston University.
"Our line checked the highly touted passing attack of the Terriers and the spirited crowd that turned out helped us to win our home opener," Coach Mitchell said.
"THE NEBRASKA GAME this Saturday will be an important one for us and the Huskers may prove to be too strong and solid for us to beat. We might do anything, however, if we get strong student support and many KU students make the migration to Lincoln."
THE LONE BU TALLY came a few minutes
The trend of the game was shown during the first series of plays as Boston returned the opening kickoff to their own 37 and three plays later had to kick from their 24-yard stripe.
later when Curtis McClinton fumbled on the Kansas 15 and Boston recovered. The Terriers needed only four plays to score the touchdown.
From then on, nothing but penalties could stop Kansas. Lee Flachsbarth, sophomore quarterback from Atchison, sparkled on offense for the Jays, setting the first touchdown up with two carries for 25 yards. Six plays later Gib Wilson dove over from the two for the touchdown.
Kansas took charge for good with 54 seconds remaining in the first half, rolling 86 yards in four plays for the second KU score.
Flachsbarth again took control of the attack and found openings good for 41 yards in his first two plays. Both times he had gone into the secondary intending to pass. Flachsbarth connected with John Hadl on the BU 25 two plays later. Hadl, finding himself covered lateraled back to McClinton who went the distance from the 30.
Kansas boosted its lead to 21-7 with Hadl, the conference scoring leader, climaxing a 53-yard march by galloping over from the 13-yard line.
FLACHSBARTH LED the attack again in setting the stage for the final Kansas touchdown that was recorded with 1:45 left in the game. Two long passes to Dale Remsberg and Wilson set the ball on the one yard line and Wilson scored his second touchdown of the game two plays later, diving over from the one.
The lanky sophomore quarterback ground out a total of 176 yards on total offense for the game, rushing for 72 yards and completing three of five passes for 104 yards.
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