KU gridders in worst shape
By JERRY KLEIN
The KU football team is probably in its worst physical shape of the season with one game remaining against Missouri at Columbia, Saturday.
five starters and two reserves suffered injuries in Saturday's 35-18 loss to Colorado.
KU Coach Jack Mitchell said four players are questionable for the Missouri game: fullback Dick Bacon, guard Steve Heck, halfback J. C. Hixon and end Sandy Buda.
BUDA, STARTING left end,
suffered a separated left shoulder
and sore leg, ankle and finger.
The Omaha, Neb., senior caught
six passes for 48 yards.
Although he separated the shoulder with four minutes remaining in the second quarter, he played the entire second half after trainer Dean Nesmith taped the shoulder at halftime.
"I may have dislocated my shoulder after catching a pass and then being knocked to the sidelines and hitting a sideline telephone. I'm not sure if it was hitting the telephone. But immediately there was pain," Buda explained.
"COLORADO really hit. After being hit, they followed through and it seemed as though they drove me into the ground. They were rougher than Nebraska," Buda said.
Other doubtful players include Heck, sprained right ankle; Hixon, torn rib cartilage; and Bacon, twisted left knee.
Heck alternated with Larry White at left guard in place of injured Bill Perry. Perry is expected to start against Missouri with White returning to the second team.
Dave Morgan will replace J. C.
Hixon at defensive halfback.
BACON RUSHED for 19 yards and caught two passes for 25 yards. His replacement, Tom DiBiase, suffered a bruised right knee.
"I threw a block and fell underneath another player who landed on the knee," DiBiase said.
Quarterback Bill Fenton, who gained 45 yards rushing and 72 passing, has a bruised leg, back and shoulder.
HALFBACK DON Shanklin received a bruised hip. Although held to minus seven yards rushing, he returned four kickoffs 72 yards and two punts for 15 yards.
Nesmith said he didn't think Colorado hit harder than any team KU has faced this season, including powerful Nebraska.
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"It was the most injuries we have had this season. As it turned out, I think we were just a victim of circumstances," Nesmith said.
Colorado secret pays off
Daily Kansan
Colorado coach Eddie Crowder will agree it paws to keep quiet.
All last week, reports from CU practice sessions indicated Dan Kelly would start at quarterback. He was the logical choice having replaced starter Bernie McCall four weeks ago against Iowa State.
Monday, November 14, 1966
WITH KELLY, the Buffaloes won that game and two of the next three.
As a result, KU coach Jack Mitchell prepared his defense for Kelly. At the time, he said, "Kelly is as fine a quarterback as any in the nation, including Notre Dame's Terry Hanratty. He's the biggest problem for us to solve."
As it turned out, Kelly simply watched from the sidelines with a sore wrist for almost the entire game while McCall led CU to a convincing 35-18 win over KU Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
IN ALL, McCALL completed 10 of 20 passes for 166 yards. On the ground, he gained 34 yards in 11 carries and scored two touchdowns.
I KNEW I was going to start all the time. In practice, I worked with the first team and$ ^{d}$ bore down a little more," McCall said in the Colorado dressing room.
But it was no secret to McCall, who knew he would start at the beginning of the week.
"I wanted to show the 'Old Man' had a little left in him," McCall explained.
UNTIL KELLY took over in the Iowa State game, McCall had started the past two seasons and the first four games this year.
Although Kelly was injured, there was no doubt in Crowder's plans. Durring last week's drills, Crowder stressed the passing game.
lot more," Crowder said, referring to his pre-game plans. "We didn't complete one pass in five attempts against Missouri."
"I figured we had to throw a
Frosh team snares first
KU's freshman football team won its first game of the season be defeating previously unbeaten Missouri 14-13 Friday in Memorial Stadium.
"These kids have shown progress every week they have been on the field," KU freshman coach Bennie Lee said.
The Jayhawk frosh lost to OU 28-13. They suffered a 9-0 defeat at the hands of K-State. They were ahead 10-0 in the third quarted against Nebraska, but lost the game 18-10.
A chemistry major named Bleaker Drank his Colt 45 from a beaker. He said, "It's more fun! It holds two cans, not one. As an experience... it's even uniquer."
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