Wednesday, October 16, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Salb possibly erased frosh track record
By DICK HVALE Kansan Sports Writer
Karl Salb, a 6-3, 275-pound trackman turned football player, may have shattered the national freshman shot put record when he placed fourth in Olympic trials last September.
If track officials classify Salb a freshman when he competed in the Lake Tahoe, Nev., trials, his put of $65^{\frac{1}{4}}$ would erase the record set by Randy Matson during his freshman year.
Matson won the Olympic gold medal in the shot put Monday.
Salb performed in the Olympic trials before he enrolled as a sophomore at KU. He might then be considered a freshman when he broke Matson's record, Jay Simon, KU sports information director, said yesterday.
Salb is now playing defensive tackle for the Jayhawks. He said he decided to join the team when he did not qualify for the trip to Mexico City, the scene of the 1968 Summer Olympics. In the U.S. track and field trials, only the top three in each event are sent to the Olympics.
The Crossett, Ark., athlete said that he passed up frresh football last year so that he could concentrate more on shot-putting and try to establish a freshman shot put record.
The Cornhuskers hit harder than the other three opponents
that KU tabbed with defeats, Salb said.
"Nebraska blocked me out real well. They blocked differently—they were low and I was too high."
Salb admits that he might sign a professional football contract when he graduates. "You always have to think about it in the back of your mind." he said.
When he played for Crossset High School, Salb was recognized as one of the top defensive tackles in Arkansas. He was named to the first string of the All-State team and received an honorable mention for the All-South squad.
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TORONTO (UPI)—If you're planning to drive a motorcycle into Ontario be sure to wear a helmet. A law requiring helmets for all motorcyclists in the province went into effect Sept. 1.
Fines of up to $50 will be levied against anyone riding a motorcycle without the protective headgear. The province has an estimated 44,000 cyclists, and thousands of Americans ride cycles into Ontario every year.
Quarterbacks attack 1,500
KANSAS CITY-Only four quarterbacks have accounted for more than 1,500 total yards in a season during the 61-year history of the Big Eight Conference, including the incumbent leader, Kansas' Bobby Douglass (1,741)
This year, four conference quarterbacks, not now including Douglass, are in a race to break the barrier. Projections from selected situations now indicate that Oklahoma's Bob Warmack, Colorado's Bob Anderson, Oklahoma State's Ronnie Johnson, and Iowa State's John Warder are all gathering strength at an increasing pace.
For Warmack, who leads the Big Eight in passing (162) and total offense (198.7), and Anderson (195.3 total) the strength, above record level of 175 a game, was expected. However, for the two new entries, the experience is new—though to say Johnson and Warder are operating as independents would hardly be in the tradition of American collegiate football.
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For both, the insertion of new blood into their 11th hour campaign to attain a spot in the Big Eight record book has been quite prominent. Both are operating behind an offensive line with a sophomorish dominance and relying mainly on sophmore receivers to provide the leg work when piling up important passing status.
Quite frustrating has been the battle for Johnson, who almost went to Alabama before deciding to stay at home. His father, Howard, is the Cowboy assistant athletic director. He was a last-minute starter as a sophomore and generally shared signal-calling duties before splashing a sign of future success in the season's finale against Oklahoma.
The job was his last season, but he broke his arm and was forced from the race until a year ago this week when he rejoined the campaign against Kansas. This year, with the quick release
Big Eight leaders
LEADING RUSHERS
Player, School
Steve Owens, OU
3 82 351 4
Don Shanklin, KU
4 33 338 10.2
Greg Cook, MU
4 68 297 4.4
Dick Davis, NU
4 68 253 3.7
Jard Riggins, KU
4 38 223 5.8
Jard Walsh, CW
4 48 220 4.4
Joe Ordann, NU
4 59 207 3.5
Bob Anderson, CU
4 78 194 2.5
Ben King, ISU
5 74 240 3.2
Duane Porter, OSU
3 29 144 3.0
Vee Moore, WI
4 33 174 5.3
Terry McMillan, MU
4 43 169 3.9
Terry Warder, MU
5 66 206 3.1
Corney KSU
4 54 162 3.0
TANDEM OFFENSE
Player, School
Steve Owens, OU
Eddie Hinton, OU
Mack Herron, KSU
Don Shanklin, KU
33-338
Greg Cook, NU
68-297
68-293
68-253
64-262
74-240
54-162
John Riggins, KU
59-207
45-159
34-116
LEADING PASSERS
Player, School
G Comp-Att Pct. Gain Int TD Avg.
Bob Warmack, OU
3 32-66 485 486 3 7
Eddie Hinton, OU
3 41-71 532 451 2 8
Bob Anderson, CU
4 44-88 500 587 2 8
John Warder, ISU
4 41-94 437 591 3 4
Lynn Dickey, KSU
3 42-61 525 436 5 4
Bob Douglass, KU
29-58 492 407 0 4
Nancy McMillan, MU
4 28-47 592 309 2 9
Terry McMillan, MU
4 18-44 409 253 3 8
Bill Noske, KSU
25-43 581 232 2 1
Frank Patrick, KNU
4 13-33 394 169 2 1
Garnett Phelps, MU
4 12-37 324 150 3 1
TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS
Player, School
G Att-Yds A-C-Yds Yards Avg.
b Warmack, OU
4 30-110 32-66-486 596 198.7
b Anderson, CSU
4 78-194 44-88-587 781 195.3
John Warder, MU
66-206 41-94-591 797 164.9
Bob Douglass, KU
50-126 29-59-407 533 133.3
Steve Owens, OU
82-357 357 119.0
Lynn Dickey, KSU
4 2(-5) 32-61-486 431 107.5
b Anderson, MU
4 42-61-486 424 105.8
Ernie Sigler, KU
4 24(-18) 28-47-399 381 95.3
Don Shanklin, KU
4 33-338 338 84.5
Greg Cook, MU
4 68-297 297 74.2
Warder had only token exposure as "vice-quarterback" for Iowa State as a sophomore the
which has always set him apart, he is getting exceptional receiving help from sophomore Tom Dearinger as well as from an old hand, Terry Brown. This gives Johnson a surprising passing accumulation of 150 and his total table is third-best in the Big Eight. a 164.7 level.
year during which Tim Van Galder set the 1,749 total yards league record. Last year, Warder's solid play pushed him over the 1,200 mark.
This season, he has been the key to the surprising success of Iowa State. He is among the league's top rushers with a 206 net, despite passing losses behind the sophomore line. His passing is near the 600 level.
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He also said, in response to a question about the team being "high" for Saturday's game that the emotional pitch will not have a great bearing.
"If pep talks were the answer, we've wasted a lot of practice time," Rodgers concluded.
"He's the best center in the league and may be the best in the country," said Rodgers.
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OSU tough in defeat says Pepper
Oklahoma State, which held a halftime edge over Arkansas before going down to defeat, upset 10th-ranked Houston, 21-17 last week.
Rodgers noted that O-State fullback Jack Reynolds "ripped us apart last year." And the KU coach also expressed concern with Cowboy center Jon Kolb.
Coach Pepper Rodgers, who ran his squad through a routine drill yesterday, recalled that the Cowboys held a 15-0 first-quarter margin.
"They have a good team, even when they lose. When you beat Houston, you might even have a better than a good football team."
KU's Jayhawks have only to remember last year's Oklahoma State game to dispel any ideas of an easy task Saturday.
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