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58th Year. No. 11 SECTION B
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, Sept. 30, 1960
Syracuse 10 Point Favorite
By Bill Sheldon
Forty-thousand action hungry football fans will be crowded into Memorial Stadium tomorrow at 1 p.m. to see the nation's game of the week between Kansas and Svracuse.
The Orangemen, ranked first in the nation and last year's national champions, are listed as eight to ten point favorites for the intersectional battle.
This mighty squad from the shores of Lake Onondage is coached by the 1959 Coach of the Year, Ben Schwartzwalder.
Rated Top on Defense
There is good reason for the Schwartzwalder led team to be rated as the top in the nation. The Orangemen lead the country's college teams in total defense, giving up only 27 yards per game. They also are fourth in total offense with 451 yards per game. Syracuse ranks first in rushing offense and eleventh in pass defense.
The Orange will go into tomorrow's game with a 12 game winning streak. Their last loss was to Oklahoma in the 1959 Orange Bowl. In regular season competition, Holy Cross was the last team to down the Orange and that was 18 games ago.
In their opener against Boston University, Syracuse won 35-7. They were very impressive in all
departments except three. They punted for an average of only 13.5 yards, lost the ball on fumbles twice and were penalized for a total of 80 yards.
Twenty-three Lettermen
This year's Syracuse team has 23 returning lettermen. They lost five starters and six important members of the second team.
The mighty front wall of the Orangemen averages 220 pounds. This compares with 195 for KU.
At end the Orange have one of the finest wingmen in the nation in Fred Mautino. The 215 pound senior was picked as an All America selection last season and is supposed to be even better this season. The other end spot is taken by Ken Ericson a bruising 195 pounder.
Triplett Praises Tackles
Triplet Praises Tackles KU scout Tom Triplet had high praise for the visitor's tackles, saying, "they are the outstanding men in an outstanding line." They are Tom Gilberg at 230 and John Brown at 225.
Filling the right guard spot is another All America candidate, Bruce Tarbox. This rugged 230 pounder is one of the real outstanding linemen in the nation. The other guard slot is said to be the weakest position on the first team's front wall. Stepping into the spot vacated by All America Roger Davis is Dick Feidler who weighs 210 pounds.
Al Bemiller, the 210 pound center, was also singled out as an exceptionally fine player by Triplett.
Good Crop of Sophomores
The size and ability of the Orange's line doesn't stop with the starters. Dave Baker and Walt Sweeney, both sophomores, are the second team flankmen. Sweeney, claims Schwartzwaler, is the top first year man on the squad.
Other top reserves in the line are Lou Mautino and John Seketa at tackle, Otis Godfrey at guard and Bob Steen at center.
Only one member of last year's backfield was lost through graduation. Ger Schwedes was the only member of the unit that led the nation in total offense to graduate.
Quarterback Is Top Passer
The quarterback position is manned for the Orange as well as it is for any team in the country. The starter will be junior Dave Sarette. This 190 pound completed 59 per cent of his passing attempts last season for 763 yards. He threw for 10 touchdowns and rushed for 116 yards.
Behind Sarette is Dick Easterly.
Also a junior, he threw seven TD
acrails last year and totaled 363
through the air lanes.
Have Fast Backfield
Both of these bruising backs are bigger than anything KU has to offer, with Baker at 215 and Davis at 205.
The Orangemen also claim to have two of the best runners anywhere in Art Baker and Ernie Davis. Davis started the season with 121 yards against Boston. Eighty yards was on one run. Baker gained 52 yards in the game.
The other halfback is Pete Brokaw who weighs just a shade under the 200 pound level.
Boosts Good Substitutes
The offense that the Orange uses is somewhat different from the Jayhawkers, Syracuse also uses the T-formation, but they always use a flanker, making it a wing-T. Another feature of their offense is their unbalanced line. This strategy gives them a greater opportunity to use their superior size to the best advantage. Because of the greater blocking situation that this unbalanced line affords them, the Orange are doubly dangerous.
This year's game is only the second between the two schools. The series started last year at Syracuse. Although the Hawkers were not as good as they are this year, they gave the Orange one of their best games of the season.
Reserve Line Is Weak
Tough Game in 1959
It wasn't until the final quarter that the Jays were finally outplayed and beaten. Since both teams are said to be improved this year, especially the Kansas club, the game should shape up as one of the most exciting gridiron classics in the history of Memorial Stadium.
Game Facts
Game time—1 p.m.
Participants—Kansas vs. Syracuse
Place—Memorial Stadium, Lawrence
Team Colors—Kansas, Crimson and Blue; Syracuse, Orange and White
Coaches—Kansas, Jack Mitchell;
Syracuse, Benny Schwartwalder
1960 Record—Kansas (2-0-0);
Syracuse (1-0-0); Kansas 21, Texas Christian University 7; Kansas 41, Kansas State University 0;
Syracuse 35, Boston University 7.
National Ranking—Kansas, fifth; Syracuse, first.
1959 Score Between Two Teams=Syracuse 35, Kansas 21.
1959 Record—Syracuse 11-0 (na-
tional champions) Kansas 5-5.
Favorite—Syracuse 8-10 points.
WELL DONE—Coach Jack Mitchell lectures starting end Mike Deer, Neodesha junior, during KU's 41-0 white-washing of Kansas State. — Kansan photo by Erik Jacobson
Mitchell Jokes In Serious Way
When a Kansan reporter last caught up with the busy Jayhawker mentor he was showing the movies of the KU-TCU game to Kurt Gowdy and his staff of ABC-TV television men.
Head Coach Jack Mitchell is making his way through this crucial week in his usual jovial manner.
MITCHELL, between jokes said,
"This was supposed to be Syracuse's
big year. This is the year they were
aiming to be a national leader."
Since the Orange is on top again this year, they must be at least as good or better than last year, Mitchell explained.
BEING PESSIMISTIC, Mitchell stated, "If we play our best football
The light-hearted session ended with Mitchell saying, "About the only chance we will have against the Orange is if their kicking is poor and ours is at its usual high level."
But, the one thing that Mitchell wasn't talking about was whether or not he had anything special planned for tomorrow's contest. Since as Mitchell says, "We have no reason to hide anything in this one," there could be some big surprises in store for the spectators and TV viewers.
and they play their best, they will have the advantage."
After laughing a few times, the Hawker boss commented that practice this week has been good and team morale high.
Dutch Says,
'Great, Great'
Dutch was enthusiastic.
"There hasn't been as much excitement on the campus about a football game for a long time.
"Last year, when we played Mizzou at homecoming, everyone was fired up, but aside from that, the only other time I can think of was back in 1952. That was the KU-OU game. There was a lot of interest then, too."
Dutch was ecstatic.
"This is the first time we've ever drawn so many sportwriters. This is the greatest coverage ever. In fact, this is the greatest year ever because for the first time in the college's history we are rated fifth in the nation. There are two New York City writers coming. Writers from Detroit and Minneapolis will also be here.
"An eastern school makes for interest and coverage. Syracuse is a great team and so are we. When two great teams meet, anything can happen."
He couldn't use the word "great" often enough. When asked what kind of chance KU had, he laughed and said, "that was a leading question, but we have a good chance."
Dutch was superlative.
Again, using his favorite word, to conclude he said, "It's going to be a great game."
Yes, A. C. (Dutch) Lonborg, KU athletic director, was enthusiastic.
Frosh Team Takes Three From Varsity
KU's freshman volleyball team surprised their varsity counterparts last night, defeating them in three games. 7-15, 15-11, 15-13.
Yul Yost led the frush in the victory. Captain Bob Lockwood, Dave Edgell and Jim Vise starred for the varsity.
Groot Nears Batting Crown By United Press International
Dick Groat, the Pittsburgh Pirates injured shortstop, has just about cinched the National League batting crown.
By Bill Sheldon
Of course nobody knows the answer to this question. But, being a bold and loyal follower of the Jayhawkers, I would like to say that Kansas will prove the master of the Easterners, by 21-20.
The big question on Mt. Oread this week is, will the KU Jayhawks still be undefeated after Saturday's battle with the powerful Syracuse Orangemen?
First, because I feel that the Hawkers will have an overwhelming desire to do something that hasn't been done by 12 consecutive Syracuse opponents. The Jays undoubtedly realize the importance of a victory and therefore will be trying hard to offset the desire that the visitors will have to maintain their high position on the national scene.
But, why 21-20? Both squads have extremely powerful offensive units and are capable of scoring three touchdowns against any team in the country. Although each team has displayed defenses that are among the top in college football. I feel because of the tension involved with the contest there will be a greater tendency for the offense to be more outstanding than the defense.
All right, so I'm out of my mind. Why pick a small, lesser experienced underdog to sneak past the nation's top team?
Suder May be the Difference
Oklahoma, for the second consecutive week faces one of the top teams in the nation. This time they play Pittsburgh. I think Pitt will take advantage of Oklahoma's weakness in the line and on the bench. I see Oklahoma losing for the second time, 21-15.
Luck must be with the Jayhawks if they are to equal the grueling pace that Syracuse will set, but, if the game turns out to be as close as I predict, it will be the educated toe of KU's John Suder that will bring glory to Kansas.
Missouri also plays an eastern power, Penn State. Both teams have been ranked 20th in the country and have shown about equal capabilities. This game is one of the real toss-ups in the nation this week. Again rooting against a fellow Big Eighter, I pick Penn State over Ole Mizzou 22-20 in the evenly matched contest.
Two Big Eight Games
There are two conference tilts on the schedule for Saturday. Kansas State will travel to Boulder to engage the aerial minded Colorado Buffalooes and Iowa State and Nebraska clash in Lincoln.
The Cornhuskers are looking forward to challenging for the conference title this season and to do so they must get off to a good start against the Cyclones.
I think that since Iowa State has the top offense in the Big Eight, led by sophomore Dave Hoppmann, they will slip past Pat Fischer and company 28-21.