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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Oct. 17, 1956
Mather Moves Prelock To First Team Position
Right tackle Eld Prelock was promoted to the Kansas first team Tuesday as an award for his outstanding play against Iowa State.
Left halfback Bobby Robinson and fullback Joe Held also moved to the first string to replace two injured players, halfback Ernie Russell, who is lost for the week, and fullback Homer Floyd, who is expected to see only limited action Saturday.
Frank Black took over the center position on the starting eleven because of Galen Wahlmeier's back injury.
Tom Russel was promoted to the second string right tackle spot and Bob Hoesing, left halfback, was moved to the second team position.
Coach Chuck Mather sent his charges through controlled defensive drills and dummy offensive practice. He said he planned to continue that type of workout for the remainder of the week.
Cats Work On Defense
MANHATTAN—(UP) — Defensive drills occupied Kansas State's football squad Tuesday in a workout slanted to stop Missouri here Saturday.
Sophomore end Howard Hodge and tackle Tito Cordelli stepped up to the second team.
Coach Bus Mertes termed Missouri as a "real juggernaut," We realize we'll be up against a big and aggressive team," he said. "We intend to do everything we can this week to improve our defense."
Tiger Tackle Recovering
COLUMBIA, Mo. — (UP) — Missouri Coach Don Faurot said Tuesday that Bob Lee, first string tackle before he was injured in the Southern Methodist game, may return to action before the season's close.
4 Sooners to Miss KU
At first it was believed that Lee suffered a cartilage injury which would keep him out the rest of the season. However, the strained knee ligament is healing and Lee was able to work out without pads.
Faurot drilled the squad on defense, pointing to Kansas State's strength in this department.
NORMAN, Okla — (UP — If it's any comfort to Kansas, 208-pound tackle Ed Gray, one of Oklahoma's co-captains, probably will miss Saturday's game at Lawrence.
Gray, who received a bruised shoulder blade in the first quarter of the Texas game, has been out of practice this week and Coach Bud Wilkinson said he may not play against Kansas.
Wilkinson said Delbert Long, second team end, also may be forced to miss the Kansas game because of a sprained knee.
Another first team standout, full-back Billy Prier, missed Tuesday's drill. He is nursing a sprained arch, but is expected to play. Dick Gwinn, third string guard, also was out with a bruised neck.
Halfback Dick Carpenter, who injured his knee two weeks ago, has not returned to action and probably will miss this week's game.
The team worked on pass defense about an hour Tuesday with the first team running against the fourth and fifth units. The second and third teams worked against the freshmen on offense.
ATO, Phi Delt,
AKL Win In IM
Alpha Tau Omega defeated Triangle 41-0 in a fraternity "A" division intramural football game Tuesday. Accurate passing accounted for 27 points during the first half. Jim Trombold threw a 4-yard pass to Bill Howard for the first score and Louie Bird connected. Trombold intercepted a pass and ran for a 60-yard touchdown and Bird connected again.
A double pass, Trombold to Gary Porter to Trombold added the third touchdown and Trombold threw to Porter for eight yards and the final touchdown of the first half.
Trombold threw to Bill Howard and Mark Boxberger in the second half for the final two touchdowns.
Phi Delts. 18. SAE 0
Jack Redding's accurate passing arm once more played an important part in Phi Delt's 18-0 victory over SAE. Redding passed to Frank Becker and Bob Richards to account for 12 of the 18 points. Richards ran back an intercepted pass for a touchdown for the remaining six points.
AKL 7. Sigma Chi 6
AKL 7, Sigma Chi 6
It took an overtime period to decide the victor between Alpha Kappa Lambda and Sigma Chi. The final score AKL 7, Sigma Chi 6.
Fred Montgomery intercepted a Sigma Chi pass and turned the interception into the lone AKL score.
The game wasn't decided until the last seconds of the overtime period. According to intramural rules when a game is tied at the end of the allotted time, it goes into an overtime period. The team scoring or gaining the most points or ground in four plays wins. AKL out gained Sigma Chi to win a close 7-6 decision.
Intramural Schedule
Intramural Schools
Fraternity A—Du vs. Sigma Nu,
Field 1; G. Pears vs. Stephenson,
Field 2; Oilers vs. Pearson, Field 3.
Fraternity B—Phi Gam vs. Phi
Delt, Field 5; Sigma Pi vs. Delts,
Field 6.
Los Angeles Bids For Senators
Sooners Lead Offensive Race
WASHINGTON — (UP) — Calvin Griffith, president of the Washington Senators, has been invited to a meeting with Los Angeles County supervisors to discuss the possibility of shifting the American League franchise.
Griffith received the invitation yesterday from the group headed by supervisor Kenneth Hahn, who met with him during the World Series.
Bud Wilkinson, while at Oklahoma, has won 80 games, lost 7 and tied three for a .919 percentage. His bowl record is 4-1.
As part of the move, Los Angeles city fathers are offering to build an $11.million stadium.
NEW YORK, — (UP) — Oklahoma's mighty football Sooners are making a record runaway for the major college total offense title.
In the three games they have played so far, the Sooners have averaged 49 points and 477 yards. 406.3 yards by rushing alone, according to statistics released today by the NCAA Service Bureau.
No team is close to Oklahoma in many of those figures but the ones in the runnerup spots are Tennessee, with a 39.7 scoring rate, Texas Christian, with a 444.7 yard total offensive average, and Ohio State with a 333.3 ground attack average.
Oklahoma's 73.0 bulge over runnerup Ohio State in the running department represents the greatest
Washington State led in forward passing offense with 951 yards gained through the aid in four games for an average of 237.8 yards per game. Stanford was the runner-up with a 234.5 average but completed the most passes, 78, and threw the most touchdown passes—10.
The Sooners are far in front in every phase of offense except forward passing, a technique they seldom employ and apparently one they don't need.
margin any power leader has held this far ino a season in the 20 years the NCAA has been keeping figures.
A year ago, five of the top 10 passing teams were from east of the Mississippi but right now all 10 leaders are from the Pacific Coast or Southwestern sectors.
By DARYL HALL
BY DAKR HALL
(Daily Kansan, Sports Editor)
Put on your black veils, fans,
the mighty, terrific, amazing Oklahoma Sooners are coming to Lawrence for a tea party, but are destined to leave a trail of blood and sorrow as they march off the field of Memorial Stadium.
Led by the All-American halfback Tommy McDonald and equally durable Clendon Thomas, the Sooners are master of all they survey. The two Sooner halfbacks provide the best one-two punch in recent football history. They're a constant threat to the opponent's defense.
The Big Red opened their gridiron campaign against North Carolina, a team which Sooner Coach Bud Wilkinson declared had a better than average chance against the Oklahomaans. Wilkinson's cry of woe so unnerved the Sooners that they were only able to defeat the Tarheels 34 to 0.
The pre-season forecasts by the football experts couldn't have been safe. Most experts stated that Oklahoma would field the most powerful, versatile team in the school's history, and to date the Sooners have proved that the experts were wrong. They were over conservative!
The weekend following the North Carolina victory, the Sooners, displeased with their poor showing, invaded the peaceful domain of the "Little Six" and took out their disappointment against weak Kansas State. 66 to 0.
But at least one Sooner was still unhappy. All-American Tommy McDonald, although running like a true Oklaoman, failed to score against the Kansas Aggies. McDonald literally tore up the gridiron against Texas. Against the Longhorn, he ran for 140 yards, returned a kickoff for 54, caught two passes for 61, threw one pass for 27 and had one 47-yard run nullified by a penalty.
Thomas, the Sooner's alternating star, was almost as spectacular as he raced for 123 yards in 13 carries.
With the two halfbacks pacing the way, the Sooners crushed Texas 45 to 0. The Longhorns made only 188 yards against Oklahoma's 502.
Now it's Kansas' turn. So bring along the aspirins, and see the nation's No. 1 football power perform.
While the Jayhawkers undoubtedly don't have any idea of an upset, they could very well accomplish a feat other teams have been unable to achieve. That is, to score.
With the passing of Wally Strauch and the running of Charlie McCue, and company, Kansas could break through the strong Sooner defense for at least one score and perhaps two.
The fighting spirit shown by the Jayhawkers this year has been great. And if the proper attitude is taken Saturday, the score should be much lower than the 66-0 defeat suffered by K-State. If Kansas could hold the Sooners to a score in the 30's or 40's and still manage to score, people will stand up and take notice. So okay Jayhawkers, fight, fight, fight!
The United States Civil Service Commission has announced a new examination for student trainee positions in the following fields: architecture, cartography, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, metallurgy, meteorology, oceanography, and physics. Student trainees will participate in on-the-job training in a federal establishment and scholastic training at a college or university. Information and application forms may be obtained at many post offices throughout the country, or from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D. C.
New Civil Service Exam
These Guys Are Training To Be Called Blind Bums
Texas, Oklahoma's arch rival,
holds a very decided edge over the
Sooners. In 51 games since 1900
Hesan has won 30 while the Sooners
have taken 19. There have been two
ties.
Teaching future coaches and physical education instructors the rules and mechanics of a sport and an appreciation of the officials' work is the chief purpose of the intramural officiating program sponsored by the physical education department.
By giving these future coaches practical experience on the field
Floyd Edged In Rushing Total
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Oklahoma, third nationally last week in total offense, stepped up its pace in the 45-0 romp over Texas, Big Seven Conference statistics show.
In posting their third straight shut-out of the season, the Sooners rolled up 502 yards against the Longhorns-369 on the ground—to run their total offense figure to 1,429 yards, an average of 476.3 per game.
OU, the top-ranked team in the nation in all the polls, continues to show versatility, as well as steady power. Coach Bud Wilkinson's red-shirted crew now has scored 147 points in blanking North Carolina, Kansas State, and Texas. This week the Sooners take on Kansas at Lawrence.
Fight For Honors
Clendon Thomas and Tommy McDonald are scrambling for honors as the most dangerous Sooner back. At the moment, despite McDonald's brilliant display at Dallas, Thomas holds the statistical edge.
Thomas, who scored 13 times for 123 yards against Texas, takes over from Homer Floyd of Kansas as the No. 1 rusher. Thomas has a total of 262 yards on 27 carries for a 9.7 average. Floyd is second with 50 for 257 and a 5.1 average. McDonald is fourth with 31 for 238.
Thomas also widened his lead in the scoring department. He now has tallied 7 touchdowns for 42 points, followed by Floyd and McDonald, each with 30.
Tigers Lead Passing
Jimmy Hunter and Charley James of Missouri held on to their honors as the leading passer and pass receiver, respectively. Hunter has connected with 15 of 29 pitches for 163 yards. James has caught 11 for 130 yards.
Wally Strauch of Kansas jumped to second in passing with 6 of 13 for 131, and Jimmy Harris of Oklahoma is next with a perfect 5 for 5 record for 100 yards.
Howard Cook of Colorado stayeep put as the leading punter with 3 for 181 yards, an average of 60.3. Last week he had a 65.5 average. Hardest working punter is Kenny Nesmith, Kansan State, whose 16 kicks average 29.4.
Gene Worden of Colorado replaced McDonald as the best punt returned. The Buffalo back has returned 4 kicks for 62 yards for a 15.5 average, a shade better than McDonald's 3 averaging 15.3.
In team total offense, behind Oklahoma. Missouri is averaging 339.5 yards in four games. Then comes Nebraska with 1,178 yards and Colorado with 1,000 yards in four games.
This week only Nebraska has a non-conference date, playing host to Indiana. Besides the Oklahoma-Kansas game, other league encounters find Colorado at Iowa State and Missouri at Kansas State.
Oklahoma holds the national record for most consecutive games scored in-106 from 1946 to 1956.
the department is also providing competent officials for all intramural athletic events. Eighteen University students now officiate in intramural games.
Most intramural officials are physical education majors enrolled in an officiating class for one hour credit. The course requires that each man work 16 games a semester and not more than 10 games in any one sport.
Prof. Got Into Act
Physical education majors, however, are not the only ones who take up officiating at intramural games. Russell C. Mills, professor of biochemistry, who two years ago attended the officiating class, worked intramural games and is now a high school official.
Walter J. Mickols, director of men's intramural athletics, said the class is designed to acquaint students with the techniques of officiating. The techniques are put into practice on the intramural football field, basketball court or track, the student officials are trained for all three sports.
Student officials working intramural games this semester are: Harry Solter, Johnson junior; Berries Pennel, Oregon, Mo., junior; Larry Frisbie, Zenith senior; James Kinderknecht, St. Marys sophomore; Walter Donaldson, Springfield, Mo., junior; Edward Modrell, Lawrence junior; Clyde Gallehugh, Kansas City, Kansas, graduate student; Louis Lander, Dubuque, Iowa, senior; Jan Howell, Macksville senior; Bob Nicholson, Maize junior; Emil Haar, Dodge City senior.
Verlyn Schmidt, Hays junior; Edwin Dater, Garden City senior; Ralph Moody, Minneola senior; Daniel Jaimes, Prairie Village junior; Larry Campbell, Lawrence sophomore; David Tams, Wyanet, Ill.; senior; Maurice King, Kansas City, Mo., senior.
Students Officiating
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