Friday, April 17, 1959
University Daily Kansan
Page 11
Freshman Crop to Bolster Football Team
Football Coach Jack Mitchell said he has about 25 outstanding freshmen lined up for the 1959 KU football team.
"Next fall is going to be a lot different from last year. There is a real promising croon of freshman players who will be eligible," he said.
Coach Mitchell said there were too many good players on the team to single out anyone in particular.
Mitchell will find helpful.
The five named by Fambrough were:
However, freshman Coach Don Fambrough named five of the top frosh of last season he thinks Coach
John Hadi, Lawrence and James Jarrett, Coffeyville, halfbacks; Monte Deer, Augusta, end; Wilfred Bales, Tulsa, Okla., tackle, and Elvin Basham, Kansas City, Mo., guard.
"I'm not limiting the good players to these five, however, as there were many outstanding freshmen on last year's team," he said.
Bob Cannon is the returning Big Eight outdoor high jump champion. He won the title last year with a jump of 3 feet, 5 inches.
"Another thing, these are only prospects for Coach Mitchell's team. They all looked good playing against
Bob Cannon Leads KU High Jumpers
other freshman teams, but it remains to be seen how they will act playing against juniors and seniors. They have had no varsity competition." Fambrough added.
Spring training started officially April 13.
Cannon also jumped 6' 6" in the NCAA championships last year to take fourth place in the big event. Last year, Cannon finished third in the Kansas Relays with a leap of 6 feet, $4\frac{1}{2}$ inches. Cannon won the indoor title this winter with a 6 foot, $4\frac{1}{2}$ inch jump.
"The boys have been working out themselves for several weeks. They were out doing some running each day getting ready for spring practice to start." Fambrough said.
Coach Mitchell said KU will lose a lot of good players through graduation this year. He listed among that
Coach Mitchell said he plans to move John Peppercorn. Overland Park junior, to left half next fall. Peppercorn played left tackle this year.
But he said he has no one in mind as of vet to replace Homer Fleov.
group Larry McKown, El Dorado;
Homer Floyd, Massillon, Ohio; John
Wertzberger, Lawrence; Walt
Schmidt, East Greenville, Pa.; Bill
Blasi, Pratt; Tom Russell, Grove
City, Ohio; H. C. Palmer, Atchison;
Bob Marshall, Warrenburg, Mo.
and Ron Claiborne, Amarillo, Tex.
Bob Lyda from Oklahoma University ran 47.5 to win the NCAA 410-vard dash in 1941 at Palo Alto, Calif.
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