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University Daily Kansan Monday, Nov. 11, 1957
KU Dressing Room Quiet After Saturday's Victory
KU's dressing room was a scene of semi-quiet Saturday following the Jayhawkers' last minute 13-7 victory over K-State. The most noise was coming from well-wishers who were able to make their way into the Kansans' dressing room.
It was a happy group of well-wishers. They had just seen a game that kept fans of both clubs on their feet until the final gun sounded. They had just seen a game that lived up to the prediction tackle Ed Prelock made on the Thursday before.
"The fans may not see the best played game in the nation Saturday, but it's a sure thing they'll see the roughest game played," Prelock said.
Chuck Mather did little to hide his feelings over the game. It could be clearly seen that this victory over his club's intra-state rival had meant a great deal to the Jayhawkers' retiring coach.
He had difficulty in singling out an outstanding player in the game. He did comment on quarterback Duane Morris, whose pass to fullback Homer Floyd with 28 seconds left to play was responsible for the winning touchdown. Morris was in action after both Wally Strauch and Bob Marshall had been taken out of the game with injuries.
He felt fullback Don Feller had played good ball both offensively and defensively. He was especially pleased with the way Feller had taken a pitchout from Morris on a play that wasn't supposed to be, and raced 73 yards for a touchdown.
Halfback John Traylor received words of praise from Mather for his fine running and also for intercepting a Wildcat pass.
He singled out John Peppercorn for his fine defensive play. It was Peppercorn who had made a key block to break Floyd loose for a touchdown in the final seconds.
"To me this was the finest tackling we've done all season. We had some terrific tackling by the secondary," Mather said.
He also expressed respect for the Wildcats.
He said, "Kansas State is one of the finest defensive teams we've played. We only got one real drive away. (That ended on the K-State 4-yard line when the Jayhawkers fumbled.) They contained us real well."
Floyd said he thought that K-State was tough but didn't rank with teams such as TCU, Oregon State, Oklahoma and Miami. He said he felt the Wildcats "lacked the fire of past years." He said he thought this game "would not compare with KU's better games."
Asked his feelings when he received the pass from Morris near the end of the game he stated, "I couldn't think of anything but getting to the goal line."
Morris, who tossed the winning pass, shoved the credit for the victory off on his teammates. He said, "This certain pass pattern (fullback goes down the center of the field and delays) had been open all year."
He remarked, "I said 'Homer get open just once more,' and he did. How he ever made it to the goal line I'll never know. They hit him from all sides. I think Feller and Floyd should get all the credit in the world."
Feller commented on his "accidental" touchdown run.
"I was supposed to block the end on this play. The end wasn't there and the halfback who was supposed to take the ball wasn't either. So Duane pitched the ball to me and I just started running."
As for the breaks in the game, Feller said, "I think we made the breaks."
Guard Tom Russell said he felt the Jayhawkers were playing hard but just "couldn't get together until the late part of the second half."
Taking second place in four dual cross country meets this year, Tom Skutka finally overtook the perpetual winner, teammate Jerry McNeal, to post a new 3-mile record of 14:58 that led Kansas to its 11th consecutive Big-Eight conference championship.
Runners Win 11th Big 8 Cross Country Title
Skutka's time was 12 seconds faster than the mark of 15:10 set last year by McNeal, who Saturday ran the course in 15:15.
In 30 degree weather with blustery winds, Kansas won with a low score of 26 points, well ahead of second place Colorado with 52 points. Iowa State was third with 84 followed by Kansas State 122, Oklahoma 141, Nebraska 155, Missouri 170 and Oklahoma State 174.
Jim Sanders of Missouri was third in 15:20 and Brian Travis of Kansas fourth in 15:25. Kansas runners Berry Crawford placed 9, Don Greenlee, 10, Bob Harrison, 14, and Cliff Cushman, 16.
There were seven runners from each school with five counting in the scoring. This was the first time any school in the conference has won 11 consecutive meets. Iowa State holds 10 consecutive victories from 1913 to 1923.
Local Sig Eps Win Over Wildcats
The only score of the game was set up on a 30-yard run by Jack Leatherman.
KU's chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity scored a second quarter touchdown on a 10-yard pass from Bob Kerr to Jim Westhof to gain a 6-0 victory over the Kansas State Sig Eps who were school champions in IM football.
Belgrade —(UP)— Yugoslavia defeated Greece, 4-1, Sunday before a crowd of 50,000 and can qualify for the world soccer cup finals if it goes on to defeat Romania. The finals are scheduled in Sweden next year.
KU has played in one bowl game, the 1948 Orange Bowl contest won by Georgia Tech 20-14.
Greeks Fall. 4-1
Frosh Lose Finale To MU
The KU freshman football team ended a winless 2-game season Friday as it lost to the Missouri freshmen. 0-13.
The victory gave the Tiger frosh a perfect season record of two victories and no losses.
Roger Hill, 200 pound Jayhawker halfback from Augusta, was the game's leading rusher with 95 yards on 16 carries. Don Smith, who scored one Missouri touchdown, was next with 76 yards in 15 carriers.
The Tigers scored their first touchdown after returning a punt to the Kansas 40-yard line. Eight plays later, Smith went over for the touchdown.
In the fourth quarter Missouri got to the KU 2-yard line but couldn't score. On fourth down, with two yards to go on their own 11, the Jayhawkers didn't make it and Missouri scored again with Mel West going over from the 4-yard line.
Skip Snyder, halfback, kicked the extra point after the second Missouri score.
Today's IM Schedule
Fraternity A—Beta Theta Pi vs. Delta Chi Field i; Sigma Nu vs. Sigma Chi Grid i
Independent A-MeCook vs. Chicken Piters, Field 3; Foster vs. Rochdale, Field 4
Fraternity B—Sigma Phi Epsilon vs. Sigma Nu, Field 5.
Arthur C. (Dutch) Lonborg, KU athletic director, is a member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
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