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University Daily Kansan SPORTS
BOB HARRISON—Sooner's All America candidate.
OU Wants Return To Upper Ranks
The Oklahoma University football team, rated in pre-season lists as the best in the conference and one of the two top teams in the nation until last week, comes to Kansas Saturday.
For the fifth consecutive week, the Jayhawkers will be the underdog.
Coach Bud Wilkinson brings to Kansas a powerful football team. OU opened the season with an easy 47-14 victory over West Virginia. Then, the following week, it slipped by Oregon 6-0. Last week the Sooners were upset by Texas 15-14. This dropped them to No. 11 nationally.
This means the Sooners will be more than willing to defeat KU. OU is favored by three or four touchdowns.
Don Fambrough, KU scout, said after watching the Oklahoma-Texas game last Saturday:
Favored by Large Margin
"Texas played almost flawless football to win."
Adding to Kansas Coach Jack Mitchell's problem of trying to score against the nation's 11th team is OU's new spread offense. The offense has 14 variations, using split-ends, flankers, slot-backs and unbalanced lines.
Mitchell must plan a defense for the wide spilt ends and slot backs when they come up. But OU showed in its first three games that when it needs to gain ground, it reverts to the split-T.
In past years Oklahoma has done relatively little passing. In this year's games, the Sooners have netted 353 yards in the air. Doing the passing were quarterbacks Dave Baker and Bobby Bovd.
Made Some Big Changes
During the past week, Coach Wilkinson has made drastic changes in his starting unit. Seven members of the second team have been promoted to the first team.
In the starting backfield will be Boyd, 177-pound junior, at quarterback. Jimmy Carpenter, 163-pound junior, has been promoted to left halfback. Dick Carpenter, 172-pound senior is at the other halfback.
The only original first team backfield man that will start against KU is Prentice Gautt, 196-pound junior fullback.
Starting at the ends will be Wahoo McDaniel, 196-pound junior, and Jerry Tillery, 195-pound sophomore.
The tackles will be Gilmer Lewis, 204-pound junior, and Jim Lawrence. 208-pound senior.
Jerry Thompson, 194-pound junior and Dick Corbitt, 201-pound senior, will hold down the starting guard positions.
At center will be Bob Harrison, a 211-pound senior who is a candidate for All America.
Mitchell Makes Final Changes
The Jayhawkers spent a long afternoon yesterday drilling against Oklahoma offensive and defensive plays. Before the scrimmage, Coach Jack Mitchell made what he called the final line-up changes.
Gene Dittenen took over the second team right end position, and Dick Rohlf, recovered from an elbow fracture, was moved into second unit right guard.
Mitchell said the single wing, used in several plays by Kansas in its victory over Iowa State Saturday, will be mixed in with the regular sliding-T plays.
He said the single wing offense gave Kansas' passing a better chance, gave a bigger variety of plays, and kept the defense loosened up.
Kansas has a few players on the injury list this week. Still out are Dale Remsberg, end; Bill Burnison, center; Rudy Mauser, guard and Ron Michaels, halfback.
Game to Be Aired On Radio and TV
Thursday, Oct. 16, 1958 University Daily Kansan
Full area radio and TV coverage will be given for the Kansas-Oklahoma game this Saturday. Thirteen television and 17 radio stations will carry the game.
Telecasts will originate with KMBC-TV, Kansas City, Mo., and radio broadcasts will originate with KANU, University radio station.
5 IM Teams Shut Out
Five intramural football teams found the opposition thin yesterday. They each defeated their opponents by shutout scores.
After a scoreless first half, Alpha Tau Omega's Jim Trombold unleashed a furry of passes which resulted in five touchdowns, to beat Tau Kappa Epsilon 31-0. Luder caught two touchdown passes and one extra point. Morris, Henning and Cooper caught one six pointer each.
Phi Kappa Psi dumped Theta Chi 20-0 in another Fraternity A game. Newcomer passed for three touchdowns—one each to Allen, Brown and McKnight. Newcomer kicked one extra point and passed to Hydeman for the other.
Boyer of Delta Upsilon passed for four touchdowns and an extra point to beat Alpha Kappa Lambda 25-0.
Sweet and Sorem caught two touchdown passes each.
In Fraternity B games, Sigma Chi defeated Pi Kappa Alpha 6-0. Beta Theta Pi beat Phi Kappa Tau 12-0.
Games Tomorrow
Independent A—Flubs vs. Concordia; Stephenson s vs. Jolliffe.
**Fraternity B**—Acacia vs. Alpha Tau Omega I; Phi Delta Theta vs. Beta Theta Pi I.
Big Eight Standings
W L
Colorado 2 0
Kansas State 1 1
Nebraska 1 1
Kansas 1 1
Iowa State 0 2
Oklahoma 0 0
Missouri 0 0
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