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Summer Session Kansan Tuesday, August 1, 1961
By Chuck Morelock
It won't be long now. . . The 1961 KU football team reports for its opening practice session a month from today, but you can be certain coach Jack Mitchell and his staff will be busy in the meantime.
Coaching is a year round profession—it doesn't end during the last week of November, as some might believe. Right now I imagine, General Jack and Co., are worried about the opening game with TCU, which will be played in Ft. Worth Sept. 23.
The Frogs have been relegated to a second division spot in the Southwest Conference this year, but pre-season predictions don't always hold up. Through the years, the Jayhawkers have been able to defeat the Texans only three times, including the 21-7 triumph here last year.
TCU WAS A MILD FAVORITE before that game, but KU took command early to send 32,000 fans home happy. Brilliant running by quarterback John Hadl and halfback Bert Coan shot the Hawkers off to a 14-0 first quarter lead and the Frogs never recovered.
For many years, TCU regarded its traditional inaugural with KU as a warm-up for tougher games to follow. In 1956 and 1958, for instance, the Frogs won by scores of 32-0 and 42-0.
It's not accurate to say that the shoe is on the other foot now, but the Frogs know their glory days at the expense of Kansas are over.
Second game on the schedule this fall is with Wyoming, a perennial Skyline Conference power. Wyoming can't be taken lightly, in spite of the fact that its schedule doesn't stack up with KU's.
WU IS A SMALL SCHOOL IN A SMALL STATE, population wise, but that hasn't prevented it from attracting top-notch football players from around the country. One of its stars a few years ago, for instance, was dubbed "The Brooklyn Cowboy."
The '61 Cowboys not only have the horses but a razzle-dazzle offense as well. Leading the attack will be former Iowa State star Chuck Lamson. KU should win, but not by a landslide score.
AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, Kansas closes its season with Missouri on Nov. 25. In addition to the usual pressure associated with the fray, there's a chance both teams could be undefeated up to that point. This is a rather terrifying thought, for there will be enough sound and fury as it is.
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When you come right down to it, big time college football can be described as a unique American feature, a sociological phenomenon, or a pent-up-emotion-get-ridder-of device.
Whatever it is, there's nothing quite like it on the face of the earth. Who else but a football fan, for instance, would drive 300 miles, shiver in 30 degree weather for two and a half hours, get back in the car, return home exhausted and hoarse, and then do the same thing all over again the following week?
FEMALE SPECTATORS ARE ESPECIALLY BAFFLING to this type of guy. (Come to think of it, women are usually baffling—period.) You've probably observed this scene: its late in the fourth quarter, the home team is trailing by a touchdown but driving for the tieing or winning counter, everybody in your section is biting his nails or tearing out his hair and then the little woman says calmly: "I adore the hat the blonde in the fifth row is wearing."
And sometimes she can apply the coup de grace too. This occurs after the home team does push across the winning TD. You turn to her and exclaim, "What a finish!" "Oh," she says, "is the game over?"
New Pro Loop to Improve May Attract More Fans in'61
NEW YORK — (UPI)— Pro football honors apparently will be spread clear across the country this year and it will be interesting to watch the American League closing in on the long-established National League.
The National League naturally still holds a talent edge on its sophomore challenger. This is reflected in the fact that it stacks up as a four-team race in each of the two N.F.L divisions.
But this time around the A.F.L. battle figures to be of such a calibre that it, too, will attract a new horde of fans.
The National League should see the Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants all battling for the top spot in the Eastern Division.
In the Western Division, the race will be among the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers.
Over in the rival American League, the New York Titans, Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills are regarded as all in the Eastern Division scramble, with the Titans the choice to take the title.
The Dallas Texans and Denver Broncos should make the big run in the Western Division and the Broncos are selected to emerge on top.
The Cardinals will be a threat in every game and only need improved passing to get the job done. The Eagles should feel the loss of Norm Van Brocklin and the Giants sooner or later will find that time at last has caught up with chuckin' Charley Conerly.
In the N.F.L., the Browns are ripe to return to the top. They have a young, remodeled team which pleases coach Paul Brown and the gleam in his eye is prophetic of things to come.
In that Eastern division, the Washington Redskins have too many vulnerable spots, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a leaky defense and Dallas can't zoom too high too fast in this kind of company.
In the West, the 49'ers have a great defense and their "shotgun" offense well may be the answer. The Bears have picked up speed with Billy Wade at quarterback. Green Bay is, of course, a threat to repeat with good lines and fine scoring punch in Paul Hornung and Jim Taylor. And the Colts have plugged some costly offensive holes.
Arroyo Comeback Gives Yanks Shot in Arm
NEW YORK —(UPI)— A slightly portly chap named Luis Arroyo has made a remarkable comeback from the obscurity of the International League to glamour boy of the New York Yankee bullpen.
"Luis made a vital contribution to the Yankee pennant victory last season," comments manager Ralph Houk. "And he's been even more important to us this year. The records speak for themselves when they say he's the most effective relief pitcher in baseball."
pressive 9-7 record recommended him to Casey Stengel.
Barrel-chested Luis — he stands 5 feet, 8 inches and weighs about 190 pounds — has a 7-3 record and a 1.80 earned run average this season and is credited by Houk with 20 "saves."
The Yankees were desperate for pitching help last July and were scouring the minor leagues for someone who could provide it. They spotted Arroyo pitching for Jersey City and despite a relatively unim-
"They say he don't look much a pitcher," Stengel commented, "but then again they say Yogi Berra don't look much like a ball player."
"I'm a new pitcher because I have a new pitch." Arroyo says, "I keep the hitters guessing and I can usually get my stuff over the plate. There's not much more to pitching than that."
Arroyo's newly-developed pitch is a screwball which enables him to handle right-handed hitters who previously "killed" him and sometimes breaks as much as two feet. It's this huge break that sometimes gives Luis control problems but he usually has firm command over his stuff.
Arroyo is perfectly suited as the Yankees' No. 1 relief pitcher because he throws down-breaking stuff that results in ground balls. These are gobbled up by the brilliant
Yankee infield, led by keystoners Tony Kubek and Bobby Richardson, and turned into rally-killing double-plays.
"Two for one," smiles Luis, talking about the double killings. "One pitch, two outs — that's the way to get games over fast."
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