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LET'S MAKE IT FOUR—Fullback Homer Floyd (left) and quarterback Duane Morris discuss the chances of a fourth straight KU victory against Missouri Saturday. Floyd has been KU's outstanding runner this year, while Morris has sparked the team as quarterback after the two top quarterbacks, Wally Strauch and Bob Marshall, were injured. Both men will be starters Saturday.
Floyd, Feller Ask For Student Spirit
Two Kansas football players sent out an appeal for student support in their final game with Missouri Saturday in an interview Wednesday evening. Two of the top players on the KU squad were unanimous in their belief that the students had a lot to do with the morale of the team in any game.
Fullback Homer Floyd, who has been a standout for the Jayhawkers all season said he thought that Missouri "would be a darned tough team to beat."
"The team is also aware that with a rivalry such as there is between the two teams you can throw statistics out the window," he said.
As for the KU squad and their chances, Floyd said, "I think we've found ourselves in that we're working together more as a team. The last three games have certainly been team efforts. Since we got on the winning trail at Nebraska I think we've got the winning fever. I think that will decide a lot with Missouri."
Spirit Has Improved
"The kids here don't have a really great school spirit." Flovd stated.
"Your school spirit has a psychological effect on the boys. The players like to feel they're playing for more than themselves. You want someone to care besides yourself. A small turnout such as last Saturday is noticeable to the guys." he said.
Flovd stated he felt that the school spirit has improved some but still is not as "pronounced as in many of the other schools."
"There weren't many KU students at the game Saturday. The students at Nebraska show a great deal of spirit and look at the team record they have. With only 12,000 at a game like last Saturday, the team really notices it."
"I think the students have been kind of lax compared to what they have been in the past. We have had some good co-operation but I think it could be better."
Fullback Don Feller has also been a standout in the past few games warned that Missouri will have an extra tough team.
H-State Victory No Sign
"Just because K-State beat Missouri is no sign that they're going to be a soft team. We're going to have to be playing good ball to win Saturday."
K-State Victory No Sign
"Student support has a lot to do with the outcome of a game. It makes the players work harder if they have more support," Feller said.
Wednesday. Nov. 20.1957 University Daily Kansan
4 KU Players On Injury List
What was considered to be bumps and bruises Monday, caused more concern in the Kansas football camp Tuesday, as Coach Chuck Mather said that four players would have to miss practice this week and their playing time could be limited Saturday.
Mather stressed wide plays on offensive and defensive drills Tuesday in a controlled scrimmage.
Fullback Homer Floyd, who has a knee injury, and tackle Frank Gibson, out with a hip injury, have the most serious injuries. Fullback Don Feller and center John Wertz-berger are also out, but they are expected to be ready for action against Missouri.
Mather made one switch in his starting unit Tuesday as he shifted Dave Harris to No. 1 right half-back replacing Charlie McCue.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — (UP) Iowa State's brilliant sophomore Dwight Nichols captured the Big Eight total yardage lead this week, edging Colorado rushing ace, Bob Stransky, by six yards. But, Colorado, perhaps the most high-powered also-run in Big Eight history, appeared today a shoo-in winner of 1957 conference offensive honors.
Iowa State Star Gains Yardage Lead From Buff
Colorado has averaged 397.3 yards net per game while the once-beaten Oklahoma unit has 333.3 for eight games. Kansas State is third with 294.1 but moved to within 20 yards of the Sooners in total offense on a brilliant victory over Missouri.
Dal Ward's Buffaloes ran up 404 yards on the ground and 75 by passing Saturday to pull away from Oklahoma by a comfortable 909 yard Margin. The Buffers have a combined total of 3,576 yards gained.
Wally Strauch, Kansas injured quarterback, follows Nichols in passing with 549 yards on 31 complements and Phil Snowden, Missouri, Dick Corbin, Kansas State, and Boyd Dowler, Colorado, follow in that order.
Nichols, sensational in his team's 33-0 victory over South Dakota Saturday, has netted 603 yards on 193 ball-carrying thrusts and has 565 more yards on 41 pass completions. The versatile single-wing tailback is first in passing and trails only Stransky in the rushing department.
Stransky has a 960 net gain on the ground and 202 air yards. Clendon Thomas of Oklahoma trails Nichols with 579 yards by rushing with Eddie Dove of Colorado and Hank Kuhmlman of Missouri rounding out the Big Eight's list of top-five ball carriers.
Dowler leads pass catchers with 291 yards on 21 receptions and Missouri's Bob Haas is the top punter. Haas has booted 26 times for a 42.1 average.
Oklahoma State, not yet eligible to compete for the conference title, actually leads in team passing yardage with 800 yards in eight games. Colorado has 799. The Buffs have 2,797 on the ground, a figure seconded by Oklahoma's 2,199.
Thomas has 157 net yards on six punt returns and Stransky's 11 touchdowns and three conversions give him the scoring lead at 69 points. Teammate Dick Dove is second with 48.
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Jim Beam Edges Hicks, Gains Finals
Jim Beam continued its winning ways by edging Hicks 7-6 and Alpha Tau Omega continued its record of not having a touchdown scored against them as they beat Delta Tau Delta 20-0 in intramural playoffs Tuesday.
In the closing minutes of the game, Jim Beam's Woody Davis intercepted a pass on Hick's 3-yard line and went over for the tying touchdown. For the game winning point Curt Nettels passed to Dick Rumsey to put the previously undefeated Hicks out of the playoffs.
In the second quarter, Hicks's Rocky Leiker threw an 8-yard pass to Larry Campbell to account for Hick's score.
ATO's quarterback, Jim Trombold, passed to Dale Gulledge and Bill Howard while Doug Henning threw one to Trombold to keep the ATO team undefeated. Lou Bird kicked two extra points.
The Chicken Pickers moved into the Independent A finals with Jim Beam by defeating Stephenson 26-12 and Delta Upsilon moved into the semi-finals in the Fraternity A league by defeating Sigma Nu 28.7
Lowell Janzen sparked the Chicken Pickers as he caught five passes to lead his team to victory. Sonny Heatwole threw passes of 45, 20 and 15 yards and then threw one for an extra point. Chuck Hill threw a 35-yard pass to boost the score.
Stephenson's score came on a 35-yard pass from Jerry Albright to Al Maduska. The pass for the extra point was no good.
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Bob Boyer threw three passes for touchdowns and two more for extra points to spark the 28-7 DU victory. Phil Baker, Dale Flanagan and Bob Sweet scored the touchdowns. Ron Bockman and Duane Estes scored the extra points. Another touchdown was scored on an intercepted pass by Warren Henson and two more points came on a safety.
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Of the eight Ormand Beach Awards given annually to the outstanding KU football player four have gone to backfield men and four to linemen.
3 Tiger Starters May Miss KU Game
COLUMBIA, Mo. — (UP) — Missouri may be without the services of three starters Saturday in perhaps its most wanted Big Eight victory of the season.
Halfback Bob Haas, the league's top punter, joined injured teammates Bob Lee and Phil Snowden on the doubtful list Tuesday with a slow-responding back ailment. Coaches said Snowden, a sophomore quarterback standout, was the most likely to see duty.
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