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Kansas' pass defense still has room for much improvement. However, the pass defense improved as the game progressed. Pacific completed 13 of 23 passes for a total of 237 yards. KU made 49 vards on 2 of 14 completions. Had Kansas been able to hold the passing attack of the Tigers, the Jayhawks could have left the field winners. Should the KU team wish to follow up the Pacific game with a win over Colorado Saturday, the pass defense had better get its share of attention in practice this week.
This means that Kansas' line, three deep in every position, did a creditable job of holding the Tiger's running attack and did an even better job of opening the holes for KU's ball carriers. As further proof, Pacific's great halfback Dick Bass, who had averaged over 12 yards a carry during his football career, was held to only 60 yards on 16 carres or a little over 3.8 yards per run.
By DARYL HALL
(Daily Kansan Sports Editor)
We said after the TCU game that our line was the most promising feature of the team. People laughed, some even call us crazy. Okay, let's look at some figures. Kansas made 22 first downs, 17 on the ground, while Pacific made only four of their 15 on running plays/#The Jayhawker backs, led by speedy Homer Floyd, rushed for a total of 311 yards compared to COP's 91.
Well now, all you disbelievers,
will you believe us now when we
say we have an Orange Bowl contender? Of course there are a few
of you who will say that one game doesn't mean a thing. We'll agree
with you, in fact that's the same
thing we said after the 0-32 loss to TCU.
Many of Kansas' loyal fans were overheard saying that they hadn't seen a Kansas team look so good since the days of Ray Evans, back in 1946-47. They were speaking, of course, of the great comeback staged by the Jayhawkers in the second half. We can honestly say that the comeback was the best we have ever seen in college football.
The desire and spirit shown by the Jayhawkers in the second period was terrific. Words are not enough to express the excitement that was felt throughout the stands as Kansas started their supreme effort in the final quarter. It was apparent that KU fans weren't the only ones surprised by the rally of the Jayhawkers. College of Pacific's Tigers went completey unwired in the closing minutes and if Kansas had had a couple more minutes of play they would have won.
We sat next to Bill Dunbar of the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune in the pressbox. He said that to him the outstanding feature of the contest was the downfield blocking given the Kansas backs and the complete lack of it by the Tigers. KU had several men downfield on almost every play—another point of praise creditable to the Jayhawker line play.
Please excuse the informality of this letter. I only have a question to ask after reading one of your columns.
Only 17,000 students and fans witnessed KU's great showing Saturday. The capacity of Memorial Stadium is 38,000 and the small turnout Saturday made the stadium look almost empty. When word of KU's showing Saturday reaches the far corners of the state, the attendance should show a sharp in-increases.
Following is a letter we received last week:
Dear Mr. Hall:
On Tuesday, Sept. 25, 1956, you said, and I quote, "The Nebraska Cornhuskers whipped South Dakota State, but what of it? The Dakota team was outclassed. Kansas could win too if they scheduled games with Pittsburg State and College of Emporia."
The question is: Are you positive Kansas could beat Pittsburg State and College of Emporia? Sincerely, Yours
Record Set For Hitting Homers
Monday, Oct. 1, 1956
Rv UNITED PRESS
The 1956 season went into the record book today as the greatest homer-hitting campaign in major league history.
The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants split a doubleheader, Bill White hitting two homers off Robin Roberts to help New York down Robin Roberts, 8-3, in the opener and Curt Simmons hurling a seven-hitter for a 5-2 nightcap win.
No fewer than 1,293 homers were walloped as five teams established club-season home run marks and a sixth equalled its previous high. The American League established a new high if 1,074 homers while the National League's total of 1,219 fell just short of the circuit's 1955 mark of 1,263.
Redlegs Match Record
The Cinecinnati Redlegs staged the greatest offensive team effort, Clouting 221 home runs to equal the 1947 New York Giants' Major league record while Mickey Mantle of the American League Champion New York Yankees was the season's individual offense hero. Mantle became only the fourth player in modern history to win the "triple batting crown" when he led the American League with a .353 average, 52 homers and 130 runs batted in.
Sharing individual honors with Mantle was Hank Aaron, the Milwaukee Braves' 22-year old outfielder, who won his first National League batting title with a .328 average that beat out Pittsburgh's Bill Virdon by nine points.
The Dodgers clinched their flag in a fitting style for 1956—clouting five homers in their 8-6 triumph over the Pirates. Duke Snider and Sandy Amoros hit two each and Jackie Robinson blasted one.
Bums Win Flag
In the American League, the Yankees bowed to the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, in 10 innings. Yogi Berra homered for the Yankees, 190th of the season—compared to their previous high of 182.
Eddie Mathews, 37th homer of the season lifted the Braves to a 4-2 decision over the St. Louis Cardinals. Aaron had only one hit in four tries but it gave him the distinction of being the only major leaguer to collect 200 this year. Lew Burdette won his 19th.
The Baltimore Orioles swept a doubleheader from the Washington Senators, 4-2 and 6-3. Al Kaline knocked in two runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians, 8-4. Vic Power's two-run homer was the key blow as the Kansas City Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox, 7-6.
Yanks Lose
A Pittsburg State Graduate Well yes, I honestly think Kansas could whip not only Pittsburg State and College of Emporia, but I also think they will whip the University of Colorado Saturday.
Sincerely Yours,
SCANING THE LEAGUE—Kansas State and Colorado opened conference play Saturday with the Buffalooes winning 34-0. The game was thought to be a close, tough battle, but it appears the Farmers are in for a lean year. Look out K-State we're still sore about the 46-0 whipping you gave us last fall. The mighty Sooners opened play by soundly beating North Carolina 36-0. But who's surprised? Iowa State lost a close battle to Northwestern, 13-14. The Cyclones look like a sleeper and we think they will finish at least fifth in the conference. Missouri also lost, losing 7-16 to Purdue. But the Tigers are still tough. Nebraska was tromped 34-7 by Ohio State. Should it be that the Cornhuskers were a wee bit over estimated in preseason polls?
Brooklyn won their first pennant in 1916 and since then have added 7 victories. New York claimed their first victory in 1921 and now have a grand total of 21.
The Yankees have nailed down 6 World Series victories and the Dodgers one.
KU Dressing Room Happy After Saturday's Comeback
The celebration in the Kansas dressing room Saturday when the Jayhawkers managed a 27-27 tie with pass minded College of the Pacific wasn't as complete as it might have been had a football player's toe been more accurate, but everybody was happy and sure of one thing.
The Kansas team, relatively green and inexperienced and including several sophomores who were having their second college game test, was growing up fast.
Mather Happy
A man who will have a hard time keeping out of play during the season will be Charlie McCue, junior halfback, and former Lawrence high school all-american, McCue, who plowed three yards for one score and racked up valuable first downs leading to another, definitely indicated that he knows how to move on the football field.
A happy man indeed was Coach Chuck Mather, who said he had hoped for a win but was not adverse to accepting the tie. Mather was especially pleased with the performance of a pair of relatively inexperienced backs who set the field on fire in the KU comeback in the third and fourth quarters.
Homer Floyd, sophomore fullback (who incidentally was tutored by Mather at Washington high school in Massilon, Ohio, came in for a large share of the accolades. Floyd snake-hipped his way 31-yards through Tiger defenders for the tying KU score with about a minute remaining.
Commenting on Dick Bass, C.-O.P.'s highly regarded halfback, Mather admitted that he is one of the best sophomore backs in the country.
Floyd analyzed the KU comeback this way:
"But you have to put Homer in that category also, don't you?" Mather said.
"We just found out they weren't
as good as the newspapers said they were"
Wahlmeier Gets Ball
Galen Wahlmeier, senior-captain rated the KU line ahead of the Tiger's forward wall. Wahlmeier, who kicked the extra point which tied the contest, will be given the ball he used to do it with.
Mather expressed relief that KU won't be meeting any more teams with as potent aerial attack as C. O.P. and Texas Christian. With quarterback Jim Reynosa spearheading the passing attack, the Tigers rolled up 237 yards in the air.
"If we didn't have the two alternating units, we couldn't have stayed in the game," Mather said. He said he plans to continue with the system as long as the manpower holds out.
"It looks like the season's underway," Mather said as he hurried around the dressing room congratulating players on their performances.
IM Football
Fraternity B
Beta 21, Phi Psi 0;
Independent A.
Independent A
McCook 26, Eagles 6; Jim Beam 1,
Shakers 0.
Today's Schedule Fraternity A Phi Dei—field 2;
Beta vs. Phi Psi—field 3;
Fraternity B
Colorado, this weeks Jayhawker foe, already has lost one title to KU. They stepped down as "King of the married squads." KU has 19 while the Buffers have only 14 this year.
Since taking over at Colorado in 1948, Coach Dal Ward has led his Buffaloes to a 43-32-4 record.
The New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, this year's World Series opponent, have met seven times in the series with the Yankees on top in 6 of them.
Colorado, predominately a single wing team for the past few years, has installed a multiple offense. An equal mixture of single wing and T plays are being used this year.
Phi Delt vs. Acacia—field 5.
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