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University Daily Kansan Monday.Sept.22.1958
Horned Frogs' Passing Ruins KU
TCU's Larry Dawson Stands Out in 42-0 Rout
Regardless of what the official programs said Saturday, it just wasn't Jack Mitchell's day.
A spectacularly inept pass defense by the Jayhawkers combined with a spectacularly good passing attack by the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs ruined the day for everyone this side of the Oklahoma badlands. TCU won, 42-0.
"I thought our pass defense was weak before we went into the game. It turned out to be a lot weaker than I thought. When we tried to rush their passer, we had to rush hard. Then they would trap us and run."
Kansas, as Mitchell said after the game, was "all bound up" and couldn't do anything to check the flow of Purple touchdowns after the first one late in the first quarter.
Blames Pass Defense
In the dressing room after the game, Mitchell sat on a bench and told reporters why Kansas was so ineffective:
After that all the Frogs did was kick-off to KU; watch the Jaw-hawkers run out their plays; drop back for the punt; and then begin the sprint to another touchdown.
That maneuvering meant disaster for the Jayhawkers. TCU's total rushing yardage was 351; their passing yardage added up to 177. They gained 31 first downs through the game.
The first downs were one short of last year's record 32 chalked up by Miami in a 48-6 pasting over Kansas.
A Near-Record
"I wasn't at all surprised at what happened," Mitchell said. "I knew this would happen in our first ball game." He said nothing the Horned Frogs did had not been anticipated. Their attack had been known and worked on in advance. It was simply a case of Kansas - "playing its hardest," and still being unable to make a game of it.
TCU, he said, gave Kansas the beating with one of their best teams he had ever seen. He was especially impressed with the speed and agility of the Frogs.
A Top TCU Team
"It was their speed against our immobility. That could mean just one thing."
Things didn't go completely as planned by the Texas Christian coach, Abe Martin. The team he had pegged as his best, didn't look best. It scored only one touchdown. The seconds scored three.
Larry Dawson, a reserve TCU quarterback playing his first varsity game, outshone his highly publicized teammate, Hunter Enis, in the passing department. He collected 73 yards and two touchdowns on five completions of six attempts.
Enis attempted 10 passes. Four of them were caught for 56 yards. Enis was the star of the TCU spring and early fall drills.
Dawson Is Star
In the TCU dressing room after the game, Coach Martin leaned against a post and chewed on a big cigar. He spoke of the game and said he was pretty satisfied with the way things turned out.
"Our second unit did a lot better than we ever had hoped for. That first touchdown that they scored kind of took the spunk out of KU.
First Teams Equal
"As a matter of fact, I believe their first unit was just about even with ours. Where we took them was on depth. We have fine strength from three units this year.
"We are looking to Iowa next week. We don't know what to expect, but we'll give it all we have. I certainly can't complain about that 42-0 score out there today."
"Next week is sure going to be a tough one," offered Jimmy Gilmore. Gilmore made one of the great plays of the game when he
took a pass in the end zone right out of the arms of Duane Morris, Javhawk defender.
"I suppose it was pretty hard on him, (Morris) to lose that play. I had it all the way, though," he added.
Jayhawkers Started Tough
"Those guys were real tough at first," spoke up Hunter Enis.
"KU hit us like a swarm of bees in that first few minutes. We started to click after that though. We did pretty well as a team. I'm not too satisfied with my own performance, however." Enis concluded.
Cyclones Take Lead
Iowa State took the lead in three Big Eight categories on the basis of performances in its victory over Drake Saturday. Dwight Nichols tops the conference rushers with 124 yards on 24 carries. He ranked fourth in the final analysis last year, Tom Watkins, sophomore wing back, caught one pass for 51 yards to take the lead there. Bob Harden, fullback, scored three touchdowns for 18 points to jump out in front as the top scorer.
DAVE HARRIS FINDS THE NOT-GOING ROUGH...
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