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Possible All-Leaguers
FRANK BLACK, CENTER
Wahlmeier not only is a midline rock on defense, but a good blocker. More important, he is one of those rare second-effort guys who has a hand in nearly every play. Wertzberger still must prove himself under game fire, but every coach on the staff thinks he needs only experience to become a good one.
Possible Air Leagues
Wahlmeier and Black both will be worthy of all-league consideration if they pick up where they left off last year. The latter was improving game by game until a neck injury sidelined him after the SMU tussle. Wahlmeier took over and missed only six minutes of the final 240, going all the way against Nebraska and Missouri. This is the greatest ironman feat since Merlin Gish was linebacking in every quarter of 30 games through 1950, 51, and 52 in the platoon days.
He and Black carry ideal bulk for Mather's defensive system which places his centers in the line at all times.
Others Show Promise Barring injury or an unforeseen
Sixth member of this corps is Larry Davis, 6-foot, 190-pounder who comes in well recommended from New Mexico Military Academy.
collapse in playing ability, these three will carry nearly all the load. However, Mather was not unhappy with the play of junior Bruce Bynum or sophomore Walt Schmidt during spring practice, and counts neither out of the picture. Both are promising blockers and Schmidt, smallest of the lot at 182 pounds, is an aggressive defender.
Kansas will face two of the nation's greatest left halfbacks this season in TCU's Jimmy Swink and Oklahona's Tommy McDonald. Both have been voted on pre-season All-America teams and both earned selection on a majority of such squads last year as juniors. A third potential Ali-America opponent, UCLA's Ronnie Knox, has signed with the Canadian pros.
Basketball Schedule
Dec. 3—Northwestern at Lawrence
Dec. 8—Marquette at Lawrence
Dec. 14—Wash. U. at Seattle
Dec. 15—Wash. U. at Seattle
Dec. 22—Wisconsin at Lawrence
Dec. 26-29—Big Seven Tournament at Kansas City
Jan. 5—Missouri at Lawrence
Jan. 7—Oklahoma at Norman
Jan. 12—K-State at Lawrence
Jan. 14—Iowa State at Ames
Feb. 2—Iowa State at Lawrence
Feb. 9—Nebraska at Lincoln
Feb. 12—Okla. A&M at Lawrence
Feb. 16—Missouri at Columbia
Feb. 18—Oklahoma at Lawrence
Feb. 21—Okla. A&M at Lawrence
Feb. 23—Nebraska at Lawrence
Mar. 2—Colorado at Boulder
Mar. 6—K-State at Manhattan
Mar. 9—Colorado at Lawrence
Oklahoma University scored in 106 straight ball games before the opening of the 1956 season.
KU's Cross-Country Squad Aided By Depth, Experience
With his eye on KU's tenth straight conference cross-country title, track coach Bill Easton has been working his charges fairly hard the past week.
Although lacking outstanding individuals such as Wes Santee, Herb Semper, Bob Karnes, and Al Frame, this season's squad has depth and experience.
Only Frame was lost from last year's championship team. Tom Rupp was also graduated from last fall's squad.
Easton will have the help of seven lettermen. They include Jan Howell, Lowell Janzen, Bernie Gay, and Grant Cookson, all seniors, and Jerry McNeal, Harold Long, and Robert Nicholson, juniors.
KU will be aided this year with a new conference ruling pertaining to the number of men each school may enter and count in the conference meet. Each team will be represented by seven runners instead of the usual five—and five men will count in the scoring instead of three.
Depth provided by a 17-man squad will give the Jayhawks a solid boost into the favorite role again this year. Easton said he is relying on the strength of the men coming up to help the squad a great deal.
The possible loss of the individual championship is possible, Coach Easton said. For the past nine years the individual winner has been a Jayhawker. However, with the return of Oklahoma's Bob Bucannan, KU may have a hard time retaining the individual championship.
This season's cross-country schedule has not been officially released; however, the Jayhawks will tentatively meet Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma A&M, and Drake. The Big Seven Conference meet will be held at Ames, Iowa, with the national meet scheduled for East Lansing, Michigan.
The Jayhawks have lost only two dual meets since Coach Easton came to KU in 1946. Easton lost his first dual meet to Missouri and then was victorious until the first meet in 1954 when Oklahoma A&M outran his team on Mt. Oread. The Aggies went ahead that year to win the national title.
Last year the squad placed third in the national meet at East Lansing.
Other members of the team will be Jerome Barland, Calvin Cormack, seniors; Paul Baker, Robert Cormack, Earl Eblen, Robert Farris, Verlyn Schmidt, Charles Schroeder, juniors; and Albert Crawford and John Davis, sophomores.
Football Squad Has 19 Married Players
Kansas 1956 football roster shows
19 married players. The list includes
Frank Black, center; Frank Gibson,
tackle; Joe Held, fullback; Jerry
Baker, fullback; Don Feller, half-
back; Homer Floyd, fullback; Paul
Swoboda, guard; Bobby Robinson,
halftback; John Traylor, halftback;
Glen Swengros, quarterback; Jim
Simeno, end; Bob Hoesing, half-
back; Bill Blasi, guard; John Drake,
tackle; Tom Horner, tackle; Bill
Horn, halfback; Ray Lane, guard;
Bob Lewis, guard, and Jim Letca-vits, end.
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