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University Daily Kansan
By Lonesome George
The Jayhawker Trail got a little bit lonesome over the weekend as I missed on seven of my 21 predictions last week for a scant .667 batting average.
The office crystal ball gave me the wrong outcome on the seven games we missed but it has been given a thorough re-conditioning and most of the fogginess has been cleared out.
Tuesday, Sept. 29. 1959
The games I guessed wrong were Kansas over Syracuse, Michigan over Missouri, Minnesota over Nebraska, Denver over Iowa State, North Carolina over Notre Dame, Boston University over George Washington and Southern Methodist over Georgia Tech.
DESPITE THESE MISSES I managed to get some winners such as Northwestern over Oklahoma, Kansas State over South Dakota State, Baylor over Colorado, Arkansas over Oklahoma State, Wichita over Hardin Simmons, Ohio State over Duke, Wisconsin over Stanford, Texas over Maryland, Air Force over Wyoming, and a few others.
Kansas should be ready for a breather after taking on two of the toughest schools in the nation at the beginning of the season. The Jays should take this one by at least two touchdowns if they don't let up and if they keep the same fight they displayed in the two narrow losses they have incurred.
This week I see Kansas scoring its first victory of the season over Boston University in the Jayhawks' home opener. The B.U. Terriers opened their season Saturday with a loss to lightly regarded George Washington.
IOWA STATE IS the only team in the Big Eight Conference to get through two games without a loss this season, but I think Missouri will be able to turn the trick this week. The Tigers are at the crest of the wave which enabled them to score a smashing upset win Saturday over Michigan. This is one of two conference games scheduled.
Oklahoma will dump Colorado and the Sooners shouldn't have too much trouble doing so in the other Big 8 game Saturday. Coach Wilkinson's charges were really embarrassed last week as they were drubbed by Northwestern 45-13, and they will be out to gain back a little of their self esteem. I'd sure like to see Colorado win this one but the Buffs are weaker this year than they have been in many moons so I am forced to pick Oklahoma.
The only conference team left is Nebraska and the Huskers did such a tremendous job in upsetting Minnesota last week I have them down for another one this week. Oregon State shouldn't be as tough for the Huskers to shred as Minnesota was.
OTHER PICKS THIS WEEK include Army over Illinois, Georgia Tech over Clemson, Navy over Southern Methodist, Louisiana State over Baylor, Cincinnati over Houston. Northwestern over Iowa, Wisconsin over Marquette and Michigan State over Michigan.
Indiana over Minnesota, Notre Dame over Purdue, Arkansas over Texas Christian, Texas over California, Air Force over Trinity, Colorado State over Denver, Mississippi over Memphis State and Southern California over Ohio State.
Intramural Rules Are Discussed
Intramural managers met yesterday to discuss the 1959 touch football rules to be in effect this season.
Student intramural supervisors will be Jack Fletcher and Ralph Tosti.
"A" football games will be played in the upper area of the intramural fields south of Malott Hall. The "B" football games will be played in the area south of the "A" field.
Games will start as soon after 4:00 p.m. as possible, with each team required to have eight players on the field by 4:15 p.m. In the event that a team can't produce at least eight men by this time, it will be required to forfeit the game.
Members of the "A" teams will not be allowed to play on any "B" team, but "B" team members will be allowed to advance to the "A" teams if Walter J. Mikols, director of men's intramurals, is notified 24 hours in advance of the change. Any organization having two "B" teams, can allow its members to play on one of the two only with no transfers from one team to the other allowed.
Gymnastics Team Set
"We will be a lot stronger this year, but will still lack depth and experience," Bob Lockwood, Gymnastics Coach, said today in regard to this year's Gymnastic team.
All but one member of last year's team, which has a record of two wins and four losses, will return this year along with two top-prospect freshmen, Lockwood, a Lawrence senior, said.
Dates for this year's matches have not been set as yet, but teams KU will battle this year include Nebraska, Kansas State, Fort Hays, Northwestern State (Okla), Colorado State College, and Colorado University. Lockwood also said that the All-College Gymnastics meet will be held this year at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Members of last year's team returning this year include Bill Steel, San Marino, Calif., junior; Dan Grover, Lawrence senior; Clayton Lang, Holton junior; Owen Boland, New Hyde Park, N. Y., junior; Don Clifford, Wichita sophomore; Larry Prather, Wichita sophomore; Loyd Terpening, Wichita sophomore. The two new members to date are Bob Harper and Doug Lockwood, Lawrence freshmen.
Team practice will start Monday and will be held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 4 p.m. in Robinson Gym.
By United Press International Louisiana State's detending national college football champions retained the No.1 spot in the United Press International ratings today with Northwestern and Iowa, a pair of Big Ten powers, second and third.
Dodgers Seeking Second Straight
LOS ANGELES—(UPI)—The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves moved into Los Angeles today for the second game of the National League playoff.
The Dodgers won 3-2 in Milwaukee yesterday, as rookie Larry Sherry turned in a brilliant relief job against the defending league champions.
The Dodgers were 6-5 favorites to win the National League pennant by taking the second game from the Braves today.
The first big weekend of the season produced a shakedown of the leading teams in the ratings of the 35 leading coaches who comprise the UPI board. Beside Northwestern
Catcher John Roseboro hit a home run in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie and put the Dodgers ahead to stay. Sherry shut out the Braves for $7^{2/3}$ innings in relief of Danny McDevitt. Carlton Willey took the loss.
By United Press International
OURanked18
Athletics Give Craft Thumb
Today's game started at 3 p.m.
Lawrence time. Lew Burdette,
Braves, 21-game winner this year,
was named to face Don Drysdale.
Cadets Ranked Fourth
and Iowa, two teams which made big advances in the second weekly rankings were Southern California and Notre Dame.
L. S.U., which has yielded only three points to its opponents in winning its first two games, was the No. I choice of 25 coaches on the rating board. The Tigers' total of 330 points also was 87 more than Northwest-en's.
Army was ranked fourth behind Iowa and Mississippi was fifth, followed in order by Southern California, Clemson, Texas and Wisconsin, with Notre Dame and Ohio State tied for 10th place.
Northwestern, which drubbed an Oklahoma team recovering from food poisoning, 45-13, was the top choice of six coaches; Iowa, 42-12 conqueror of California, attracted two first-place ballots. Southern Cal and Texas each received one.
Gergia Tech headed this week's second 10 group in 12th place, followed in order by Tennessee, Syracuse, Navy, Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma. Purdue and Penn State.
Oklahoma, rated second to L.S.U. last week, dropped all the way to No. 18 this week. This was the Sooners' lowest weekly listing since the UPI ratings were inaugurated in 1950.
The ratings are bound to be shaken up more following next weekend's games. Northwestern and Iowa clash in a meeting of the No. 2 and 3 teams. L.S.U. plays Baylor, Army meets Illinois, while Southern California and Ohio State clash Friday night in another of this week's leading games. Clemson takes on 12th-ranked Georgia Tech.
In points, distributed on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for votes from first to 10th places, Northwestern had 243, Iowa 208, Army 146, Mississippi 128, Southern Cal 124, Clemson 98, Texas 94, Wisconsin 90, and Notre Dame 84, Ohio State 81 each.
KANSAS CITY — (UPI)— Harry Craft's successor as manager of the Kansas City Athletics will not be selected until club owner Arnold Johnson returns from a European vacation next month.
Sooners Rate Dips
Craft was released as the A's pilot last night and was offered a "responsible position" in Kansas City's player development program.
Other teams which received votes were: Air Force Academy, Texas Christian, South Carolina, U.C.L.A., Auburn, Florida, Washington and Arkansas.
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