Page 6
University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1950
Personnel Change Made On KU Team
Appearing very encouraged about practice, Coach Chuck Mather said his Jayhawkers showed fine spirit in yesterday's practice even after their heartbreaking loss to Colorado last Saturday.
Seeks Winning Combination
The KU team spent most of the afternoon's practice running a controlled defensive scrimmage. Offensive work was limited to a dummy scrimmage. Mather said that no full scale scrimmage would be held this week.
There has been several changes in the personnel of his first two units as Mather continues to seek a winning combination. Most drastic of the changes was the moving of first string lefthalf John Francisco to alternating half on the third unit.
Francisco was replaced by Ernie Russell, Massillon, Ohio. Russell was chosen by the Kansas coaches as the outstanding defensive halfback against Colorado. Russell is a speedy, hard running back who has pounded out short gains at important times this fall.
Letcavits To First Team
The other first team change was the moving of Jim Letevits, a regular last fall and leading KU pass receiver, to right end in place of Bill Bell. Mather said the main reason behind the move was to equip the first unit with a capable punter.
Second unit changes were made in the hope of finding a better balanced team and to test out several new players. Lynn McCarthy, leading defensive player who was wounded in a fight in late August, is running at left end. John Drake was moved to left tackle in place of injured Ron Claiborne. Ray Lane, converted fullback, was switched to right.
Held To Fullback
Joe Held, letterman fullback who hasn't seen service this fall, was promoted to the second string; Bill Horn, third string right half, was moved to the second unit.
Bob Hoesing, alternating on the third string with Francisco, will probably see action Saturday. Mather said the West Point, Nebr. halfback has been showing promise in practice.
Faurot Switches Lineup
COLUMBIA, Mo. — (UP) — Ken Clemensen, a junior from Nevada, Mo., ran in the No. 2 quarterback position for Missouri Tuesday as Coach Don Faurot put his charges through a light drill on plays and fundamentals.
In another switch, Pat Fischer returned to fullback where he played last year after a try at center.
Wildcats Hold Light Drill
MANHATTAN — (UP) — A new practice routine of light running drills and a "chalk" talk was put into effect Tuesday by Bus Mertes, Kansas State football coach.
"We don't feel head knocking can do us much good at this stage," said Mertes. "We are as well conditioned as we will ever be, and what we need more is polishing."
The Wildcats devoted almost all of their workout to offense. The first and second units alternated against
SAE beat Phi Gam 7-2 in a hard fought intramural football game Tuesday. Phi Gam scored first when Jerry Malott tagged SAE quarterback, Al Jaso behind the goal line. However, SAE bounced back with Jaso throwing to Bob Westfall for 13 yards and a touchdown. A pass from Jaso to Larry Barcus was good for the extra point.
SAE, Triangle Win IM Games
In another close football game,
Triangle squeezed past Phi Kappa
12-6 by scoring two early touchdowns and then holding on for the decision. The first score for Triangle came when Gery Kelly caught a short pass from Ron Gast.
Triangle added another touchdown when Dave Hickerson intercepted a Phi Kappa pass and rambled 30 yards to score. Phi Kappa scored late in the game on a 1 yard pass from Nick Killione to Terry McWilliams.
In the other A team intramural football game to be played Tuesday, Phi Kappa Sig forfeited to ATO. (AP)
Other results:
Fraternity Beta 39, Acacia 0; Phi Delt (2) 13, ATO (2) 7.
Games Today:
Fraternity A
Phi Delt-Sigma field-1.
PI KA-TKE- field 2.
Oilers-NROTC—field 3.
Jolliffe-Foster—field 6.
Fraternity B
Phi-Gig-Sams—field 5.
the third team in a dummy scrim- image.
Fullback Ray Glaze and Halfback Chuck Norris ran in their new berths on the second unit. Mertes said he planned no changes on the first team which started against Oklahoma Saturday.
Oklahoma's red-shirted juggernaut, seeking to repeat as national champion, has amassed an awesome total of 927 yards in rooting its first two opponents.
Of that total, the Sooners' blistering ground attack has accounted for 848 yards. In crumpling North Carolina and Kansas State, Oklahoma has scored 102 points, and its goal line remains unsilluted.
Homer Floyd Leads Big 7 In Rushing For Third Week
So this week the Sooners carry a 433-yard offensive average into the Cotton Bowl at Dallas against the Texas Longhorns.
All with three games played,
Nebraska follows on the total offense list with 907, Missouri with 891, and Kansas with 843.
Australia's Landy Suffers Leg Injury
"Unless my strained ankle tendons mend within a month it's unlikely I'll compete in the Olympic games," he said.
MELBOURNE, Australia—(UP) John Landy, Australia's great miler, announced today he would not participate in Australia's Olympic trials Saturday because of a strained ankle tendon.
Landy's announcement stunned Australian sports figures, already gloomy because their champion middle distance runner Dave Stephens is also on the injured list with a torn thigh muscle. However Stephens said he would make every effort to compete Saturday.
Landy was reported to have made his decision to pull out of this week's trials following discussions with Australian Olympics selectors who assured him this would not necessarily mean he would miss selection for the Olympic team.
But because Oklahoma has used so many players, the Sooners haven't as yet taken over domination of the individual statistics.
Homer Floyd of Kansas stayed on top as the No. 1 rusher, with 213 yards on 36 carries. Jerry Brown of Nebraska jumped to second, with 20 hauls for 176 yards, dropping his teammate, Bill Hawkins, to third. Hawkins has 22 for 172 yards. Next is Clendon Thomas of Oklahoma with 14 for 139.
Missouri, showing a great versatility against SMU, took over in the aerial department. Jimmy Hunter has completed 12 of 25 passes for 120 yards and first place. Missouri's Charley James retained the top spot in pass receiving, with 10 catches for 122 yards.
Other passers of note are Roy Stinnett of Nebraska, with 7 of 12 for 89, and Howard Cook of Colorado, with 2 of 4 for 63 yards. Although unchanged, John Scheldrup of Iowa State kept second in pass receiving with 3 for 72 yards. Marlin Hilding of Nebraska has caught 4 for 61.
Cook of Colorado leads the punters with 2 averaging 65.5. Al Rickert of Iowa State follows with 2 averaging 49.5. Billy Priceer of Oklahoma has 5 for an average of 46.8.
In punt returning, there was no change. Oklahoma's Tommy McDonald leads with 3 returns averaging 15.3 yards, while Gene Worden of Colorado kept the runner-up spot with 3 averaging 14.3.
KU's Bill Nieder Leaves To Join U.S. Olympic Squad For Training
Wearing a broad smile and appearing very anxious about the forthcoming trip, Bill Nieder, KU shotputter, chatted as he dressed for his final workout on the Jayhawker track Tuesday before leaving on his 2 month trip as a member of the U.S. Olympic track squad.
Nieder is one of KU's two representatives on the U.S. track and field team this year. Al Oerter, is the other member.
Nieder left at 10:30 a.m. today from Kansas City on a plane that will take him to San Francisco. Oerter is flying from his home in New York to join the 53 man track squad.
Meets Scheduled
Upon arriving in San Francisco the two will participate in twice a-day workouts which will also include one intra-squad meet in San Francisco and three in Los Angeles. These meets are designed as a money raising plan to help send the team to Melbourne, Australia, the site of the 1956 Olympics.
"The track team leaves for Melbourne on November 5 or 6." Nieder said "Workouts will continue there until the Olympic trials. We will also hold one intra-squad meet there to bring everyone up to their peak before the trials start."
"Nieder is in excellent condition," KU Coach Bill Easton said, "His weight is back to normal and he is feeling much better. Last Friday he threw the shot 59 feet $4^{1/2}$. I think he is ready to hit 60 feet again. He and Oerter will represent KU very well at the Olympics. There is a good chance that Nieder, Perry Obrien, and Ken Bantum will constitute a 1-2-3 sweep in the shotput for the U. S."
Nieder stated that his knee injury has actually helped him in one way.
Best Throw 60-3 $ _{3/4} $
"It caused me to change my form," he said, "and that form is actually better now. His best throw to date is a 60 foot 33" toss in a dual meet last year with Oklahoma A&M. That toss is still pending NCAA approval as a new collegiate record. He hopes to throw 61 feet by Olympic time and beat his all-time peak.
the U.S. has a good chance for a 1-2-3 sweep in the shotput. The 6-3, 225 pound ace said, "The farthest throw by a foreigner is only 58 foot. I also believe," he said, "that the U.S. has a good chance to win $4 of the first place medals in men's track and field. The only place we will fall down in that sport is in women's events."
Nieder figures that Oerter may take first place in the Olympic discus throw. Oerter is planning to come back from the Olympics and enroll in KU for the spring semester. He's holding out this fall but will be eligible for the coming indoor and outdoor Big Seven season as a discus thrower and shotnutter.
All Eat, Sleep Together Commenting on the meals and
Nieder agrees with Easton that
accommodations Nieder said, "There will be one big training table for all competing nations. After I am through competing I plan to go around to some of the different tables and try a variety of foods from the other countries. We will live in one big village especially designed for all the athletes."
Wife. Child Stays Home
The only regret that he had in leaving was that he left his wife Sue and daughter Connie behind. They will have no chance to see him in the almost two months that he is gone.
Looking to the future, Nieder said, "My biggest goal in the future is to beat Parry Obrien's world record of 62 feet 6 inches. I definitely hope to be able to compete again in the 1960 Olympics."
Thru Sat.
Show
7:00 - 9:00
Sat. Continuous
1:00 p.m. on
NOW
FROM WARNER BROS. IN CINEMASCOPE · WARNERCOLOR
Starts
Thursday
Ends Tonite
"Young Guns"
"Canyon River"
FRANK! DARING!
Ends Tonite
Virginia Mayo "Congo Crossing"
Dial VI 3-5788
Thursday . . .
Thru Saturday
25 words
or less
Terms. C with
the be paid
before 12
weeks day, or
day, or
Kansan
BABY S morning
VI 3-927
BASKET found c
RIDERS
pike. I
Oct. 13.
3-894
WALTER MATTHAU
SPECIA
$10 col
$8.50. A
manent
TYPIST accurat papers. 25-C S
"Tom & Jerry" Cartoon
TYPIS' papers, student Barker
Try K