Monday. Nov. 11, 1957 University Daily Kansan
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WILDCAT JARRED BY FLOYD—Kansas State's Keith Wilson is tackled hard by Homer Floyd (33) while John Francisco (43) moves up to assist. In the background Kansas end John Peppercorn (87) moves up on the play. Kansas won the game, 13-7.
Kansas Clips State, 13-7 On Late Pass By Morris
Eighteen seconds showed on the clock in Memorial Stadium Saturday and with the score tied. 7-7, sophomore quarterback Duane Morris threw a desperation pass to Homer Floyd who shook off three tacklers and went on to score, defeating Kansas State, 13-7.
A crowd of over 28,000 watched Morris, the reserve quarterback who starred in the victory over Colorado, drop back on his own 40-yard line with time quickly running out then pass to Floyd on the 20. It looked hopeless when three K-State tacklers closed in but John Peppercorn threw a key block and Floyd skillfully untangled himself from the others and went on to score the winning touchdown in a game that was marked by fumbles and injuries.
Hardest hit was KU which saw its No. 1 and 2 quarterbacks severely injured. Bob Marshall, who saw action for the first time since the Oregon State game, reinjured his knee while Wally Strauch, the Kansas workhorse at quarterback, suffered a fractured right hand.
Kansas' winning touchdown came seconds after a series of fumbles on the KU 30-yard line in which the ball changed hands three times within a minute.
The victory, Kansas' third in the Big Eight, insured the Jayhawkers of at least a third place finish in the conference. It will be the first time since 1951 that Kansas has finished that high in the league.
Kansas State scored in the second quarter after a Kansas penalty put the football on the KU 7-yard line.
The touchdown came after the Jayhawkers were unable to move out of their own end zone and a Jim Letcavits punt was returned by Keith Wilson to the Kansas 11.
Two plays later Wilson went around end for six and on the next play Tony Tiro scored. Don Zadnick's kick was good and the Wildeats led, 7-0.
The Jayhawkers were ineffective the remainder of the half as Kansas State held a distinct advantage in yards rushing, 138-59. The Wildcats' runs around end were effective occasionally as the KU defense stayed close in an attempt to stop the off tackle plunges that were giving Kansas State a steady three to five yards per play.
The Wildcats, late in the second quarter, began moving the football from their 4-yard line and had arrived at the Kansas 5-yard line by the time the clock ran out. It was a 91-yard drive, longer by 11 yards than KU's touchdown drive in the third period.
That score, KU's first, came after Wildcat Jim Luzinski fumbled a pass and John Wertzberger recovered for Kansas.
Don Feller, on the first play, gained only one yard but the big fullback broke loose on the next play after taking a lateral from Morris, slipped through the Kansas State line then outran two downfield defenders to score.
On the extra point attempt John Traylor fumbled the ball but picked it up and ran wide around left end to score, tying the game.
The fourth quarter fumbling fasco began with less than two minutes remaining in the game as Kansas State took a punt on its own 35.
On the next play Wildcat quarterback Lewis Krull passed to
Pfeifer on the Kansas 30-yard line but Pfeifer was hit hard by a Jayhawker tackler and the ball squirted out of his grasp, Feller recovering.
On the next play Feller went around right end for six yards then promptly fumbled. Krull, sensing that it was now or never, passed to Wilson who was again hit and lost the ball on the Kansas 28.
Floyd held on to the ball and ran for five yards and Morris completed a pass to Larry Carrier on the K-State 45. A penalty moved the ball to the 40 and set the stage for the game-winning 40-yard pass play.
K-State had 18 first downs, Kansas had 11. The Wildeats rushed 221 yards compared to KU's 138 but Kansas gained 144 yards through the air while K-State could muster only 74.
KU Soccer Squad Wins Two Games
The KU soccer team gained its second and third consecutive victories in weekend home games against Tabor College from Hillsboro and the Kansas City, Mo. Soccer Team. The score in both games was 4-3.
In the first game Saturday against Tabor, Luis Uribe and Marie Vargas each scored once for KU in the first half.
The second half saw Glenn Swengross make a goal, bringing the score to 3-1, and two goals by Tabor, tying it up at 3-3. A goal by KU's Mario Vargas won the game 4-3 with seven minutes remaining to be played.
In the game against the KC team Sunday, KU men Jene Nagy, Mario Vargas and Luis Uribe each scored once in the first half. A goal by KC made the half-time score 3-1.
KC tied the score 3-3 in the middle of the second half. Mario Vargas again broke the tie, giving KU a 4-3 advantage.
The KU team, in the four games it has played to date, has won three (against Park College, Parkville, Mo., 6-4; Tabor, 4-3; and KC, 4-3) and tied one (against Tabor, 3-3) earlier in the season.
Table Tennis Club Thursday
The Table Tennis Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Student Union Jayhawk Room instead of Wednesday as was previously reported.
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