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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Sept. 12, 1957
Return Of Feller Adds Extra Punch To Fullback
The return of Don Feller, rangy El Dorado fullback, had added much optimism to the question mark spot on the Kansas football team.
Feller, a 6-foot 2-inch 190-bounder is returning to varsity status after a six year lapse during which he completed his service stint and earned All-American junior college honors at El Dorado last season. As a freshman here in 1951 he broke into three varsity games and played regularly in all six B-team encounters of that season.
Must Learn Plays
He is handicapped in learning the offense and defense since he was not in spring practice. It isn't likely, however, that he'll miss much duty in the early games, for he has more physical potential than any other prospect. Not only does he carry speed and power, but has exceptional intuition for the game. He still must prove himself of Big Eight caliber, of course, like his chief rival, sophomore DeWitt Lewis.
Also in the picture is Jerry Baker, a two year letterman who reported in the best shape of his career. The Minneapolis, Kan. 250-pounder has proved a capable performer during the past two years.
Dave Harris, converted sophomore halfback from Washington, D. C., is the fourth man at this spot. The Jayhawkers lost a letterman when Bill Horn checked in with a lame knee.
Much Like Center
Thus, the position is much like center. There are no proven first-line hands, but the potential is encouraging.
Coach Chuck Mather was confident enough of this foursome to release Larry Carrier for duty at right half, after the 190-pound speedster played throughout the spring at the fullback position.
Lewis would have been among the top four guards last season if he had not been sidelined with a knee injury in the early practice sessions. He was a high school College, however, so the position is not new.
Homer Floyd, who played the position better than anyone had a right to expect last year at 168 pounds, has been shifted to left half. That spot will give him more running room. He led the club with 628 net rushing yards last year, a figure which placed him fifth in final conference tabulations.
Kansas Fullback Roster
Kansas Fulback Roster Name Ht. Wt.
Baker, Jerry** (Sr.) 6-0 200
Feller, Don (Jr.) 6-2 190
Harris, Dave (Soph.) 6-2 187
Lewis, DeWitt (Soph.) 6-0 188
*No. of letters.
Two Conference Leaders Back Kansas has two of the seven 1958 Big Seven scoring leaders returning from last season's top ten in right half Charlie McCue, and left half Homer Floyd. McCue scored eight touchdowns to finish fourth; Floyd six to finish ninth. Other returnees include Clendon Thomas, Oklahoma's national leader, and Gene Keady, Kansas State, fifth.
KU's only bowl appearance resulted in a 14-20 loss to Georgia Tech in the 1948 Orange Bowl.
Letcavits Needs 19 Yards For Sixth
Jim Letcavits, Kansas' returning all-conference right end, needs only 19 yards of receptions in the Sept. 21 opener against TCU to climb into sixth place among KU's all-time career receiving leaders, and only 25 to move past Max Replogle, left-handed halfback of the late thirties, for fifth.
Letcavits will enter the season with 415 yards. Ahead of him are Otto Schnellbacher, 1,072; Bill Schaake, 796; Lyn Smith, 667; Charlie Hoag, 579, Replogle, 439, and Bryan Sperry, 424.
The 1923 Jayhawker football team vielded only six points in eight games. Their goal line was uncrossed, with two field goals accounting for the total.
Mather Starts 4th Year Here
Chuck Mather came to Kansas from Massilon. Ohio in 1954 to start rebuilding a Kansas football team which had lost the majority of its games in 1953.
When Kansas, under Mather, lost all its games in 1954 widespread skepticism became prevalent but the statistics since then have proved the large amount of progress made by the Jayhawkers.
After a steady improvement of two touchdowns per season Mather said, "If we can cut the margin by one touchdown this year we will have made a great improvement."
In 1954 Mather's team was defeated by an average of 31 points per game. That had been cut to 16 points in 1955; then last year, Kansas, with a greatly improved defense, lost by an average of $2 \frac{1}{2}$ points per game and was only 12 points from an Orange Bowl berth.
Mather teaches his Jayhawkers a multiple type T offense with plays running off the belly series, straight T, Split T and a T variation similar to the single wing.
The first operation for removal of an appendix was performed in 1885 by Dr. William W. Grant of Davenport, Ia.
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