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KU Puts 1-Game Win Streak Up Against Sooner Surge
The Kansas Jayhawkers won their first game in four starts this season last Saturday. Now, just when things were beginning to look better, the perennial kingpins of the Big Eight Conference come to town.
When the Oklahoma Sooners take the field at Memorial Stadium Saturday, they will be riding a streak of 10 consecutive victories over KU. However, something new has been added this year. For the first time in a long while, Oklahoma has a loss on its record before meeting KU.
Texas tripped OU 15-14 last Saturday. At the same time, KU was scoring its first touchdown of the year against Iowa State.
The Sooners have undergone a major shake-up since the Texas game. Saturday, seven new players will start for the Sooners. They were on the bench when the whistle blew at Dallas.
Kansas, on the other hand, will stick with practically the same line-up which opened against Iowa State. Most of the changes made by Coach Jack Mitchell this week involved second team plavers.
Kansas will have something new to offer in the way of offense. The Jayhawkers have been working on single wing plays in hopes of spreading the Sooner defense. The Jayhawkers used the formation sparring against Iowa State last Saturday.
The Sooners look as tough on paper as they have been on the field. In three games OU has outrushed its opponents 665 to 357 yards. The Big
If Coach Bud Wilkinson has a weakness in his team, it is possibly in pass defense. Last week, Texas completed 12 of 17 passes for 153 yards against the Sooners. Both Texas touchdowns came on passes.
Red has a 353-310 edge in the passing department
In contrast, Oklahoma's rugged line held the Longhorns to a mere 57 yards on the ground.
Quarterback Bobby Boyd is the Sooner's top passer with nine completions for 181 yards and three touchdowns.
The pass defense weakness and tough line play may account for the Jayhawkers adding the single wing this week. Mitchell said he likes to use the formation because of its passing possibilities.
OU's line is anchored around All America candidate Bob Harrison at center.
As is the case every year, Wilkinson has a host of top-notch backs to turn loose against his foes. Right halfback Dick Carpenter is currently averaging 6.5 yards per carry. Quarterback Dick Baker has gained the most yardage, 128 in 41 carries.
Mitchell and the Jayhawks have devoted a great deal of attention to defense this week. Oklahoma runs out of a new spread formation which has many variations.
Junior fullback Prentice Gautt is another big gun for OU. He has a 4.6 average and is the only starting back to survive Wilkinson's player changes this week.
Friday, Oct. 17, 1958
Kansas State-Missouri Game May Depend on Kicking Duel
The outcome of the Missouri-Kansas State game at Manhattan Saturday may depend entirely upon the kicking condition of two key players — Missouri's Charlie Rash and Kansas State's Ben Grosse.
Last year Grosse kicked a 10-yard field goal to defeat Missouri 23-21. He has kicked three field goals already this season. Rash has 29 straight point - after - touchdown kicks and needs but one more to tie the NCAA record.
K-State has won two and lost two so far this year. The Tigers have a 1-3 record. However, the Wildcats will be fighting a jinx. Not since 1938 has Missouri been defeated at Manhattan.
The Wildcats will depend on Les Krull to run their wing-T formation. So far, halfbacks Max Falk and Grosse have made good yards from the formation.
Both are averaging around sixyards on each try. Falk is currently the No.3 carrier in the conference and Grosse is No.6.
Missouri has a 2-1 winning margin over Kansas State in the record book. It has 26 victories, 13 losses and four tie games.
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Hicks Defeat Battenfeld
The Hicks beat Battenfeld 12-7 in Independent intramural play to continue undefeated.
Sonny Heatwole and Chuck Hill scored for the winners. Bob Henderson passed 20 yards to Dave May for the Battenfeld score. Henderson converted.
Newman defeated Rochdale by the same score, 12-7 as Harding passed for two six-pointers. Konrad and Myers were on the receiving end of the passes. Kulman scored for Rochdale and Good converted.
In Fraternity B games Triangle beat Pikia Kappa 13-0.
Games Monday
Kappa Sigma defeated Delta Sigma Phi 1-0 in a forit.
Fraternity A—Phi Delta Theta vs. Sigma Chi; Beta Theta Pi vs. Sigma Alna Epsilon.
Fraternity B—Sigma Nu vs. Phi Gamma Delta II; Sigma Phi Epsilon vs. Phi Gamma Delta I.
Bobby Marshall OK For Oklahoma Game
Bobby Marshall, Kansas' starting halfback, will play in the Oklahoma game tomorrow, Coach Jack Mitchell said today.
Marshall had been suffering from a virus cold this week. It was feared the cold would develop into the flu.
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