University Daily Kansan
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Monday, Oct. 14, 1957
Stransky Looms High On Unsung Hero List
By UNITED PRESS
Colorado halfback Bob Stransky, overshadowed last autumn by John (the beast) Bayuk and out-touted this year by quarterback Boyd Dowler, today looms high on the nation's list of unsung college football stars.
The six-foot, 193-pound Yankton,
S. D., native led all collegiate rushers
to Saturday's game with Arizona and added further to his
mounting stature with a glittering
performance in which he reeled off
98 yards and three first half touchdowns in an easy 34-14 Colorado romp over Arizona.
Unsung Hero
Stransky, who gained 548 yards and scored 34 points as a junior, was a vital cog in Coach Dal Ward's Orange Bowl team a year ago. Nevertheless Bayuk's plunges and Dowler's deft maneuvers at quarterback drew most of the mention.
The senior two-year letterman gets his next chance to add to a 467-yard net rushing mark this weekend when Colorado meets Kansas State in a Big Eight clash at Manhattan.
Elsewhere, Missouri and Iowa State meet in a classic struggle of contrasting offensive systems, pitting two of the country's brightest freshman mentors, Frank Broyles and Jim Myers.
Broyles' Tigers startled Southern Methodist 7-6 at Dallas Friday night and Iowa State pulled another upset by pouncing on every Kansas miscue for a 21-6 win at Lawrence.
Sooners Should Roll
Bud Wilkinson's redoubtable Oklahoma Sooners team to roll at random over Kansas after rallying to pull out their 43rd straight victory, a 21-7 triumph over Texas in Longhorn country Saturday.
Nebraska, facing one of the Big Eight's most demanding schedules, goes against Syracuse at Lincoln, Neb., with hopes of improving a 1-3 slate.
Oklahoma State, sitting out Big Eight title eligibility until 1960, vies with Missouri Valley Conference leader. Houston. Cliff Speegle's Oklahomaans have won three straight since a narrow opening loss to Arkansas.
Ten Kansas Players Out
At least ten first and second team Kansas players are in bed or in the hospital according to Coach Chuck Mather who cited this as a prime reason for Saturday's defeat at the hands of Iowa State.
Following the game Jim Letcavits was ill with pneumonia, Ron Claiborne, John Wertzberger, Lynn McCarthy, Tom Horner, Don Feller and Charlie McCue were in bed with the flu. Tom Russell had a sprained ankle, Paul Swoboda was out with a badly bruised arm and hand and Bob Kraus still suffered from a bruised hip.
Mather cited flu and bad colds as being the Jayhawkers' worst enemy in Memorial Stadium Saturday.
Both Coaches Agree Michigan State's Good
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — (UP) — Coach Duffy Daughterly today conceded he's got the best football team he's ever had at Michigan State—and Michigan coach Bennie Oosterbaan grudgingly agreed.
"That was the best State team I've ever seen." Oosterbaan declared after the Spartans rolled to a 35-6 victory over Michigan Saturday. After winning only three of nine games in 1954, the Spartans chalked up 8-1 records in 1955 and 1956. They have already represented the Big Ten twice in the Rose Bowl during their brief career in the conference, and should earn another trip to Pasadena this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY — (UP) — University of Oklahoma Coach Bud Wilkinson said Kansas, the Sooner's next opponent, will be a tough team to handle.
Oh, Come Now Mr. Wilkinson!
In a telecast yesterday over Oklahoma stations, Wilkinson said Kansas has a fine ball club with a "great attack."
Wilkinson spoke of the Texas University as a courageous one that came to Dallas Saturday to "play for keeps."
Oklahoma defeated Texas, 21-7,
in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas. But
Wilkinson said the Sooners had a
difficult game.
In the all-time standings in Big Seven conference games, Oklahoma won 114 and lost 28. Kansas won 56 and lost 88.
Homer Floyd, junior halfback, and Wally Strauch, senior quarterback, gave KU fans about their only cause to cheer Saturday as the Jayhawkers accepted a sound beating from the Iowa State Cyclones.
Floyd scored the only KU touchdown and led his team in both rushing and pass receiving. The touchdown came in the third period on a one yard dive after he had set it up by catching two passes from Strauch good for 30 yards. Floyd was also a defensive standout, making several fine tackles unassisted. Floyd picked up 33 yards rushing in nine attempts and caught three passes for 41 yards for a total of 74 of KU's 197 yards gained.
Strauch, Floyd Shine In Loss
The halfback, who weighs 168 pounds, led the KU team in rushing last year with 638 net yards, a figure that placed him fifth in the Big Seven standings. Strauch, an alternate regular las
year, got off to a very slow start, but revived in the second half to wind up with nine pass completions in 15 attempts for 99 yards.
Set Up TD
Four of these passes set up the lone KU touchdown. He connected twice with Floyd for 30 yards and twice with Larry Carrier, junior fullback, for 17 more in the 54 yard drive.
Strauch led the league in passing last year with 596 yards, the ninth-best single-season total in Kansas history.
Flvod and Strauch had occasional defensive help from Carrier, John Peppercorn, sophomore guard, Tom Russell, junior guard and Paul Swoboda, senior guard.
In the early days of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, students were summoned to class by a man who blew on a conch shell.
Irish May Help Settle Grid Crown
They settled Army's hash and, who knows, maybe Notre Dame's fighting Irish now can help settle the 1957 college football championship.
Oklahoma and Michigan State, the leading contenders for the national title, unfortunately are not scheduled to meet this season. However, both play Notre Dame—on successive Saturdays next month.
So if the Sooners and the Spartans remain unbeaten, those games with the Irish may decide who wears the crown this season.
Notre Dame conceivably could join in the title chase if the Irish continue their strong comeback, but the odds are against them. In addition to Oklahoma and Michigan State, the Irish play Pittsburgh, Navy, Iowa, Southern California and Southern Methodist.
JOB FACTS FROM DU PONT
DU PONT SIZE, GROWTH PRESENT VARIED CHOICE OF JOB LOCATIONS TO QUALIFIED TECHNICAL MEN
BENEFIT PROGRAM MEANS ADDED INCOME
by
C. M. Forbes
Du Pont
Representative
Don't forget the "extras" of an employee benefit program when you compare the job offers and salaries of different companies. At Du Pont, these extras mean added income that doesn't always meet the eye. They include life insurance, group hospitalization and surgical coverage, accident and health insurance, pension plan and paid vacation.
In addition, the Company sponsors a thrift plan. For every dollar you invest in U.S. Savings Bonds, the Company sets aside 25 cents for the purchase of common stock in your name. Roughly 65 per cent of our 90,000 employees are now participating in this plan.
If you have specific questions on Du Pont benefits, just send them to me. I'll be happy to try to answer them. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Room 2504-A Nemours Bldg., Wilmington 98, Del.
Building Program, Expansion Create Many Opportunities at Company Plants and Labs
Engineers and scientists of all kinds work in 75 DuPont plants and 98 laboratories scattered over 26 states. Where you're assigned depends on your qualifications and the openings in the kind of work you want.
Geographical Spread
Right now, most of the Du Pont units are located east of the Mississippi, but there are plants in Texas Colorado and on the Pacific Coast, too. And new building is under way in Kansas, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina.
Du Pont headquarters and many of the Company's labs and some of its plants are situated in and around Wilmington, Del., an attractive residential area within convenient traveling range of Philadelphia, New York and Washington.
Community Life
Wherever you're assigned, you'll find that the Du Pont Company and its people are interesting, compan-
ionable and active in the life of the community.
As you move ahead, as you grow in your job, you may move to another plant or laboratory-a possibility that adds to the variety and interest of your job.
METALLURGISTS PLAY
VITAL ROLE AT DU PONT
Opportunities in metallurgy at Du Pont include research into the nature and properties of elements; development and supervision of pilot plant work; and the actual production of titanium metal and high-purity elemental silicon.
Other DuPont metallurgists study problems relating to plant processing equipment. Some, for example, carry out research on intergranular corrosion or investigate failure relationships encountered in high-pressure operations.
These projects offer an interesting career to graduating metallurgists.
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