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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Nov. 5, 1956
Jayhawkers Overcome Tough K-State 20-15
KU overcame an early 13-0 Kansas State lead, pulled ahead and then held on to defeat the Wildcats 20-15 Saturday at Manhattan.
The Jayhawkers made up for six lost fumbles with three long scoring drives covering 69, 80 and 77 yards. They held an edge in all statistics with Homer Floyd setting the pace. Floyd picked up 136 yards in 14 tries, sevent best single game performance in KU history.
Kansas spotted the Wildcats two early second quarter scores, then scored one of their own with 45 seconds left in the first half. After a scoreless first quarter, the Wildcats jarred Floyd loose from the ball early in the second period and recovered on the KU 35. After two cracks at the line netted only 5 yards, Dick Corbin. Wildcat quarterback raced off tackle and cut back for 30 yards and the score. Kenny Nesmith's conversion attempt was wide and K-State led 6-0.
On the next play KU ran from scrimmage, Marshall fumbled on his own 11-yard line and Tito Cordell, K-State tackle recovered. After being held on the 11 for two plays, Nesmith threw a short pass to Gene Keady who took the ball on the goal line and stepped over. Nesmith converted and the Wildcats had a 13-0 lead.
Then Kansas came back. Strauch ran the kickoff back to his own 31. It took the Jayhawkers 13 plays to cover the 69 yards, with Charlie McCue going the last 3 yards for the score. Strauch's conversion attempt was wide and the score was K-State 13. KU 6.
KU scored the second time they got the ball in the third quarter. The Jayhawkers forced a K-State punt which was taken by Floyd on the KU 15 and run back to the 20. After picking up a first down on their own 35, the Jayhawkers were stopped with 4 yards on two carries and had a 3rd and 6 situation on the 39.
Strauch Goes Over
Then came the key play in the drive when Wally Strauch hit Bob Marshall with a pass. He ran to the K-State 17 before he was finally tackled. On the same play K-State was charged with unnecessary roughness and penalized to their own 3 yard line. McCue bucked to the 1 and Strach, on a keeper play, scored. Strach converted the point and the Jayhawkers had pulled into a 13-13 tie.
Kansas State moved the ball from its own 26 to the KU 35 yard line where it was stopped by a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. Grosse punted to the KU 15. Ted Rohde ran a first down to the KU 28. A holding penalty nullified a 10 yard run by McCue and placed the ball on the 24.
Then Marshall, back to pass,
couldn't find a receiver and was
chased and thrown inside the KU
1-yard line. Rohde, standing al-
most out of the end zone, went
back to kick for the Jayhawkers.
On the snapback, Gene Meier,
Wildcat tackle, broke through and blocked the kick which rolled out of the end zone for a K-State safety. That made the score 15-13 K-State with 1:63 left in the third quarter.
The Jayhawkers scored their winning touchdown on their first series of plays in the fourth quarter. Robinson took a K-State punt on his own 5 and ran it to the 23.
McCue Scores
On third down Floyd broke into the open around right end behind good blocking by Kraus, Letcavis and Pfutzenreuter and ran 59 yards to the K-State 16. He was caught from behind by Gene Keady. Then pass interference was called on the Wildcats and gave the Jayhawkers a first down on the K-State 1-yard line. McCue ran off tackle for the score with 11:32 remaining to be played and Strauch converted for the final 20-13 count.
The Wilcats were on the KU 14 when the clock ran out.
Bob Marshall was strong on defense for KU and made one of the good plays of the day on his catch of Strauch's pass. Strauch was hitting his receivers well and completed 4 of 10 passes for 75 yards. Standouts in the Jayhawker line included Paul Swoboda, Frank Black, Jim Letcavits and Bob Kraus.
Quarterback Dick Corbin and full-back Ralph Pfeifer led the K-State backfield with 55 yards and 47 yards running. Corinb's yardage included a 30 yard run for the first K-State touchdown. Captain Ellis Rainberger was outstanding in the K-State's line on offense and did a fine job of backing up the line on defense.
Cardinals, Giants To Decide Lead
CHICAGO—(UP)—The Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants, keeping wary eyes on a Cleveland Brown's team that's beginning to look like its old familiar self, will play for the National Football League's eastern division leadership Sunday.
The Cardinals and Giants set up a Yankee Stadium "natural" by winning Sunday to hit the halfway mark in their campaigns with identical 5-1 records. The Cardinals whipped the Philadelphia Eagles, 28-17 on Lamar McHan's four touchdown passes and the Giants edged a crippled but stubborn Pittsburgh Steeler team, 17-14, on Ben Agajanian's 32-yard field goal.
Cross-Country Team Stops OU
Seven Kansas runners finished the 3-mile Mt. Oread cross-country courses under 15:32 Saturday as the Jayhawkers turned in their second "grand slam" in four meets to defeat Oklahoma 15-50. The win was KU's 27th consecutive victory over Big Seven opponents.
Jerry McNeal and Capt. Jan Howell finished 1-2 and were followed by six more Kansas runners before Ron Wade of the Sooners placed.
Entering the track at the southwest end of Memorial Stadium, McNeal, Howell, and.Barry Crowford were within a stride of each other. McNeal and Howell started surprisingly powerful finishing kicks and sprinted the last 325 yards. McNeal's winning time of 15:08.5 was just five tenths of a second better than Howell's.
Crawford could not match the fast finish of McNeal and Howell and placed third with a time of 3:15.9. He has finished third in three of KU's four meets.
Bobby Nicholson recorded a time of 15:26 for fourth place. It was his best time of the year. At the start of the race on the baseball field Nicholson lost one of his shoes and ran the entire distance with only one shoe.
Bernie Gay placed fifth with a time of 15:31 and Lowell Janen and Jack Schroeder tied for sixth and seventh positions with times of 15:32.
KU ran four other men but they did not count in the scoring. The other times were Baker, KU, 15:39; Wade, OU, 15:41; Schmidt, KU, 15:52; Long, KU, 15:57; Harrison, KU, 15:59; Dudley, OU, 16:24; Young, OU, 16:48; Field, OU, 17:06; Kuha, OU, 17:34; and Caley, OU, 17:47.
Bowl Game Could Have Kansas Entry
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—(UP)The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has rescheduled its first small college championship bowl game for Dec. 22 at Little Rock.
The NAIA said that 19 schools have outstanding records so far in the campaign and were in the running along with some others. The 19 schools included Pittsburg State, Kansas Wesleyan and Missouri Valley. of Marshall, Mo.
Redlegs Announce Schedule
The Cincinnati Redlegs announced Sunday their 1957 home schedule and said it would include 44 night games. Last season the Reds scheduled 37 night contests. The Redlegs will open the season at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 16.
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In the KU dressing room after the game with K-State, the players were strangely quiet and subdued for a team that had just won a hard fought game from a bitter rival.
Mather: 'K-State Tough But We've Played Better'
The Jayhawkers had nothing but praise for the Wildcats. Jayhawk Coach Chuck Mather summed it up pretty well when he said, "We didn't play our best game but you can't take anything away from K-State. They played all out with tremendous desire."
Coach Mather thought the turning point came in the third quarter when Wally Strauch, passing from his won 39 on 3rd down, hit Bob Marshall who ran to the K-State 17 before he was downed. On the same play K-State drew a 15 yard penalty for unnecessary roughness which moved the ball to the 3.
However, Mather said, "There was a key play in each touchdown. Homer (Floyd) ran 24 yards in the first drive to set it up, Marshall caught that long pass in our second drive, and it was Homer's 59 yard run that set up our clinching score."
Floyd, who was the leading ground gainer of the day with 136 yards in 14 carries, said the Jayhawkers were expecting a tough game but were still caught off guard. "Kansas State was tackling the ball instead of the ball carriers and most of our six fumbles that they recovered were due to this. I don't think it was because of our nervousness," he said.
Pete Elliott,NU's head football coach, set an all-time record at the University of Michigan as an undergraduate when he earned 12 letters. four in football, four in basketball and four in golf.
The largest crowd Nebraska ever played before was in 1941 when 91,000 saw the Cornhuskers play Stanford in the Rose Bowl.
Nebraska's 1955-56 basketball team placed fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 6-6 record.
Most of the Jayhawkers agreed that they did not play as a good game as they did against Oklahoma or Oklahoma A&M.
Bob Marshall, who played another fine game for the Jayhawers at halfback and quarterback, said, "Kansas State hit us exceptionally hard. However, we didn't play too good a game today and I don't think we have played as good a ball game this year as we are capable of."
While the Jayhawkers were speaking of the desire of their opponents, Kansas State was taking their defeat quietly. Wildcat Coach Bus Mertes lauded the play of the Jayhawkers but at the same time handed out praise for his players.
"We're not ashamed of our boys at all," he said, "but it sure hurts to lose three tough ball games in a row." He, too, said Homer Floyd's long run and Bob Marshall's reception of a Strauch pass were the key plays in the game.
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