Friday, Nov. 18, 1960 University Daily Kansam
Page 5
By Bill Sheldon
"Wanna Play Ball?"
The prognosticator is back at the typewriter again, hoping to continue the good fortune of the past five weeks.
The predictions were initiated in this column the third Saturday of the season with only two correct picks in five games. After predicting 32 games, a mark of 24 right and 5 wrong has been compiled for a nifty 75 per cent.
This Saturday is the last day that all Big Eight teams will play. Next Saturday will see the last two games of the season for league teams.
Iowa State and Kansas State close out their campaigns with teams from the far west.
The Cyclones, one of the most explosive teams in the nation, travel to California to play the College of Pacific in a night game. The California team has had only a fair season, failing to win half of their games. Iowa State should take this one 34-14.
Posting a 1-8 mark so far this season. Kansas State limps southwestward to tangle with the Arizona Wildcats.
For K-State to win, the opposition
would have to be much weaker than speedy Arizona. Therefore, it looks like the Wildcats of Arizona over the Wildcats of Kansas State. 28-7.
Colorado faces Oklahoma State after their embarrassment here last week. Again the Buffs will be at a low ebb physically.
This one may be very exciting, but it looks like Colorado should be able to contain O-State's offense and win 21-3.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers, who have been stumbling around through five straight defeats, meet lowly Oklahoma.
It's doubtful that Nebraska can pull one of their typical stunts this time and the Sooners should win 21-7.
Now let's turn to the KU-MU contest in Columbia tomorrow.
Bucking popular opinion, this column picks the Jayhawkers to outbattle the Tigers and come out on top.
In a tremendous tribute to their popular coach, the Jayhawkers will reign as Eig Eight championships for this, and probably next season, starting tomorrow with a 21-17 thumping of the Missouri Tigers.
TRY SOME TONIGHT
Hot Donuts 8 to 12
No. Coach Mitchell wouldn't come out and say that he thought Kansas would win, but the pessimism usually attributed to football coaches was missing. A number of questions were fired at Mitchell and he fired back answers just as 'ast':
HOW DOES the squad feel about the game? What is the mental attitude?
The fiery Jayhawk coach said that he didn't think Missouri was any better or as good as the top-ranked Syracuse and Iowa teams that Kansas lost to earlier this year. After each of those games, Mitchell said that Kansas had a team nearly equal to that of the Orangemen or Hawk-eyes.
"The boys' spirit has been fine and it is probably at its peak for the season. The team is really looking forward to playing the No. 1 team again and have been practicing well this week.
"Physically we are in good shape, Bert Coan is not at full speed, but we didn't expect him to be. Stan Kirshman will play some. He has looked surprisingly good this week in practice after missing three weeks with his broken hand."
Coach Jack Mitchell thinks Kansas has a good chance of beating Missouri's Tigers — regardless of the hex the Jayhawkers have picked up playing teams ranked No.1 in the nation.
Meet Undefeated Missouri
Mitchell Implies Hawk Win
KU Network Gets Honor
"The Jack Mitchell Show," a regular post game feature of the KU Sports Network, has been cited for recognition by the National Association of Radio Broadcasters as one of the nation's top sports network features.
Tom Hedrick, Director of the KU Network, said the show is a pioneer in its field: the only network in the country to have such a show.
HOW DOES MISSOURI compare with the other top-ranked KU foes, Syracuse and Iowa?
"The Jack Mitchell Show' is the most popular feature we have ever had on the network. It is Coach Mitchell's outstanding radio personality and cooperation that has made the show a great success," said Hedrick.
For the entire football schedule the KU Sports Network has averaged 20 stations per broadcast, compared with 12 last year.
The show is carried on 16 stations along the network.
For the Missouri game there will be 25 stations on the network, a season high.
"From the films I have seen, they appear to be about the same type of team. All three are big and powerful and use mainly a strong running attack. I don't think Missouri is better than either Syracuse or Iowa, possibly not as good as either, it is hard to say for sure until we play them." Mitchell remarked.
Who will start at left halfback?
"HUGH SMITH will be the starter."
Considering the fine KU passing attack, how good is the Tiger pass defense?
"They have had some real bad days defending against passes. If they have one tomorrow it would be a great help."
How effective is the Missouri passing offense?
"They haven't passed very much this season, but their percentage is quite good (49 per cent which ranks
second in the league to Kansas'). The amount of passing they do will depend upon how well we stop their running attack."
How about the MU line-one of the best in the nation?
"THERE LINE IS big, fast and experienced. They don't have any real outstanding players, but they are very effective as a group."
How will Kansas do in its attempt to beat Missouri, the nation's top team?
"I think we will do as well as we can, maybe even a little better. There is no reason to save anything. It will be an all out effort. Whether or not this will be good enough or not I won't know until the game is over."
Hall of Fame
BALTIMORE — (UPI) — Oil paintings of 16 members of the National Jockeys Hall of Fame will be on display in the Pimlico clubhouse during the autumn racing season, Nov. 14-Dec. 15.