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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 1956
KU's Oerter Wins; Sets Olympic Mark
MELBOURNE — (UP) — Al Oerter, brawny discus thrower from the University of Kansas and Hyde Park, N. Y., won an Olympic gold medal and established a new Olympic record by flinging the discus 184 feet, 11 inches.
Oerter's effort was one of the highlights of another great day for the U. S. team, which picked up five gold medals. Bullet Bobby Morrow of San Benito, Tex., became the first double winner of the games by cracking the 200-meter dash record.
By DICK WALT (Daily Kansan Sports Editor)
Basketball season hasn't arrived on the KU campus yet, but Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain, already the nation's most publicized basketball player, is stepping into the spotlight of the sports scene.
The 7-foot sophomore from Philadelphia has been named to two preseason All-American squads. He has yet to appear in a varsity game, but his reputation has been so impressive that Sport Magazine and the Dell Basketball Magazine both listed him on the first six of their crystal ball all-stars.
Chamberlain also is the topic of a lengthy article in the issue of the Saturday Evening Post which hit the newsstands today. The feature, written by Jimmy Breslin, is entitled "Can Basketball Survive Chamberlain?"
The story doesn't quite live up to its title. Although the author goes into great detail in describing the varied talents of Phog Allen's record-breaking recruiting catch, he never tells why Chamberlain is driving the sport into decay. But the story does give a fine account of the tremendous recruiting battle to attract Chamberlain.
Turning to the football scene, latest statistics show that Homer Floyd, the Jayhawkers' great sophomore fullback, will be within running distance of two school records when KU faces Missouri at Columbia Saturday.
This includes the single season rushing yardage for a KU fullback, and the most yards gained in kickoff returns in a single season.
Floyd is only 66 yards shy of Bud Laughlin's 642-yard rushing total, set in 1951. Floyd picked up 60 yards against UCLA a week ago to boost his total to 582, which puts him in fifth place among Big Seven rushers.
A 67-yard output against Missouri would break the old fullback mark, and would also move Floyd past Laughlin into fourth place among KU's all-time single-season rushers. A total of 74 yards at Columbia would move him into third place, past Bob Brandeberry's 1951 figure. Wade Stinson, with 1129 yards in 1950, and Charlie Hoag, with 940 yards, the same year, top these figures.
Halfback Charlie McCue could move into a 10th-place tie on these figures by rushing for 88 yards against MU. This would tie him with the 459 figure shared by Ray Evans (1946) and John Francisco (1955).
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By rolling up 90 points during the day, the U.S. hiked its total to 262 against 150 for Russia in the unofficial team race and brought its gold medal total to 16 for four full days of competition. Germany held third place with 63-1 points
Another U.S. Sweep
Morrow, winner at 100 meters last Saturday, knifed into the tape one-tenth of a second faster than a 20-year-old Olympic record set by the incomparable Jesse Owens to lead a 1-2-3 American sweep with a new mark of 20.6.
Yale's eight-oared crew won a gold medal in a heart-warming comeback for the collegians who faced sudden death elimination in every heat after being upset in their first race, two smaller units bagged gold medals in the best American showing on the water since 1932.
Jim Fifer and Duvall Hecht of the Detroit Boat Club won the pairs without coxswain and the Stanford crew Assn's pair with coxswain—Art Ayrault, Conn Findlay and Kurt Sleiff came through with a tremendous race to win its class.
The U.S. basketball team won easily, thumping Bulgaria, 85-44, but there were disappointments for several American hopefuls including a pair of veterans Horace Ashenfelter and handsome Jack Kelly.
Ashenfelter, 33-year-old FBI agent and winner of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Helsinki four years ago, ran sixth in an 11-man field in his first qualifying heat and was eliminated. Kelly, 29 and shooting for the third time to duplicate his father's 1920 triumph in single sculls, finished third in the event won by Russia's 19-year-old star, Viatcheslav Ivanov.
Morrow Is Best
Morrow, 21-year-old junior at Abilene Christian College, nailed his claim to the title of "world's fastest human" scoring a clear-cut victory over the defending champion, 28-year-old Andy Stanfield of Jersey City, N. J. Thane Baker of Elkhart, Kan., second to Andy four years ago, had to settle for third.
The sweep in the discus wasn't exactly a surprise but the order of finish was, for the favorite was the veteran world record holder Fortune Gordien of Brightwood, Ore., but Oerter, 20-year-old KU star, cracked the Olympic record of 180 feet, 6] inches set by Slim Iness of the U. S. in 1952 and pushed Gordien into second place more than five feet shorter. Des Koch of Shelton, Wash., was third while giant Italo Consolini of Italy a long-time favorite, wound up sixth.
All three American entries qualified with ease by winning 110- meter hurdle heats with Jack Davis of Glendale, Calif., and Joel Shankle of Durham, N. C., leading the group with clockings of 14 seconds flat.
Kansas salvaged a creditable season, climbed out of the Big Seven cellar and whipped its arch rival, Missouri, for the first time since 1951, all in one afternoon Nov. 19, 1955.
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Dave Preston, quarterback, and halfback Bill Horn are definitely out of Saturday's clash. Bob Marshall star sophomore back who is suffering from a separated shoulder, is still on the doubtful list.
No full scale scrimmage is scheduled for the remainder of the week. Mather plans to continue polishing the Kansans offense and defense.
If Marshall is out, the Jayhawkers will start Bobby Robinson at left half. Bob Hoesing will run with the alternate unit at left halfback, with John Francisco playing at that spot on the third squad.
The Kansas Jayhawkers added some new plays to their offense in practice Monday. Coach Chuck Mather hopes they will be effective against the Missouri defense this Saturday at Columbia. Monday's workout also included a line scrimmage.
The squad's overall condition is good, Coach Don Faurot said, with only end Bill McKinney and quarterback Dave Doune doubtful for Saturday's game because of injuries.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — (UP) — The Missouri Tigers concentrated on polishing of fundamentals and defense yesterday as they resumed workouts for the traditional crash with Kansas Saturday.
KU Adds Plays For MU Battle
Tigers Polish Defense
NCAA Plans Tourney For Small Colleges
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KANSAS CITY.-(UP)-The National Collegiate Athletic Association will take about 15 champions from small college conferences and add at-large entries for a 32-team field in its first small College Basketball Tournament next March.
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Walter Byers, NCAA Executive Director, announced today that the Small College Tournament would operate in almost the same manner as the 18-year-old National Championship Tournament.
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McDonald and Clendon Thomas, spark plugs of the Sooner ground attack, entrenched themselves as 1-2 in rushing. McDonald has carried 106 times for 778 yards, Thomas 89 for 694.
Gene Keady of Kansas State replaced Charlie James of Missouri as the No. 1 pass receiver. Keedy has snared 14 for 346 yards, while James has 28 for 341 yards. With K-State's season ended, James has one more shot to take the title. OU's Tommy McDonald took over third with 11 catches for 255 yards.
Jimmy Hunter of Missouri and Wally Strauch of Kansas will settle the passing issue in the game at Columbia. Hunter has completed 40 of 87 for 540 yards, Strauch has 26 of 68 for 517. Jimmy Harris of Oklahoma kept third with 22 competitions of 34 for 455 yards.
Most of the leaders in the Big Seven football statistical departments are established, but with two games on the schedule this week, the forward passing and receiving honors are up for grabs.
A Scoring Deadlock
These two OU halfbacks now are
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Hunter, Strauch Battle For Passing Honors
The punters remained unchanged with Billy Pricer of OU, leading with a 48-yard average, Boyd Dowler of Colorado second with a 42.1, and Ted Holde of KU third with a 41.6.
Texas Still Looking For New Coach
"Neither Bobby Dodd nor anyone else has been offered the position of athletic director and head football coach at the University of Texas," Dr. O. B. Williams, Chairman of the University Athletic Council, said yesterday.
deadlocked for scoring honors, and the winner will be decided in the Oklahoma Aggie game. Each has 96 points. John Bayuk of Colorado's Orange-Bowl-bound Buffaloes upped his total to 66 on 11 touchdowns.
AUSTIN, Tex — (UP) — The University of Texas was emphatic today that it was still shopping for a football coach and no one had yet been picked for the job.
Likewise, the punt returners remained static. Bob Harden of Iowa State leads with a 27.7 average, followed by Bob Marshall, Kansas, 20.7, and Carl Dodd. Oklahoma, 16.8
With successive 602 and 656 total offense performances, champion Oklahoma hiked its average in both rushing and total offense.
Missouri maintained its No. 2 total offense spot with 3,126 yards. Colorado is next with 2,985, and Kansas State has 2,582. Kansas is fifth with 2,355 yards.
Williams was quick to deny a report that Dodd, Georgia Tech coach, will be Texas' new coach and athletic director.
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