Hawks, Cats to clash Passing game seen
It might be a real passing show Saturday night at Arizona Stadium when Kansas battles Arizona in the Wildcat's first home game
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of the season. Kickoff time is 8 p.m.
Arizona proved it was a passing team last Saturday against Iowa as quarterback Mark Reed completed 23 passes in 37 attempts including two touchdowns. Playing less than three quarters, the 6-foot, 189-pound signal caller set
all-time Arizona records for attempts and completions. His favorite target, flankerback Jim Greth, caught 11 passes.
Led by All-America candidate Bob Skahan, Kansas also lost its home opener to Texas Tech, 23-7. The Red Raiders needed two goal line stands to save the victory. Kansas gained more than 400 yards in total offense against Texas Tech.
DAILY sports KANSAN Schaake rejoins Hawk grid squad
"While luck may be a factor in athletics—when opportunity knocks, you've got to be able to deliver."
That's the sentiments of a 1948-52 Jayhawk star who has joined the KU coaching staff this season —Bill Schaake.
He was tabbed "Juckiest man on the campus" when he played in Memorial Stadium against Colorado in 1950.
THE JAYHAWKERS were trailing Colorado 21-0 in the fourth quarter. Things changed.
Swim coach is optimistic about year
Dick Reamon, KU swimming coach, believes the Jayhawkers could win the Big Eight conference championship this year.
Last year KU finished second in the conference behind Oklahoma University. Nearly all of last year's top swimmers will be back this year. The swimming team will be able to have more effective practices this year with the new and improved swimming pool and facilities at Robinson Gymnasium, according to Rea-mon.
All-American Don Pennington is returning. Pennington was the first Jayhawker in history to score in a national swimming meet. He was also conference champion in three events last year.
Hugh Miner, conference champion in the 100-yard backstroke, will enhance KU's chances for the Big Eight crown.
"We have several outstanding sophomores that will improve with experience," Coach Reamon said.
Last year KU swimmers Jim Kent and Roy O'Connor were the only freshmen triple winners in the Big Eight.
Other sophomores this year are: Mark Allen, Bob Daniel, Harlan Everett, Steve Fisher, Bill Hutchings, Robert Livingston, Mark Meisinger, Marty Nohe, Jim Williams, Bob Wilson and Mike Woollems.
Don Pennington and Tom Van Slyke, the only seniors on the squad, are this year's co-captains.
Returning junior lettermen are:
Jay Allen, Greg Bell, Tom Bowser,
Jim Coughenour, Mickey Fleskes,
Bill Griffith, Chris Jeter, John
McPherson and Hugh Minor.
Nine dual meets will be at home this season. The team starts practice next week.
Halfback Charley Hoag ran a kickoff 80 yards giving KU six points. The Jayhawkers added another touchdown, the score becoming 20-13.
When halback Wade Stinson (now KU Athletic Director) fumbled on the 19-yard line, Schaake picked up the fumble to go for a touchdown, giving KU 20 points.
In the last minute, Schaake caught a touchdown pass—and KU marked up a 27-21 victory.
"Luckiest man" Schaake, however, feels much of the game depends on the ability of your team and the team you play.
"IF EVERYTHING is equal in a contest, then luck may be given some weight," Schaake said Thursday. "You've still got to deliver."
Schaake's name still stands in the Kansas football records for the most yards gained receiving in a single game. He received eight passes to gain 153 yards in a 1949 contest against Oklahoma State.
Since graduating from KU in 1952, Schaake has coached high school and college ball except for two years active duty as a lieutenant in the Air Force.
HE COACHED at Abilene High, Shawnee Mission East and Goodland.
Schaake was Goodland coach from 1960-64. The 1964 team posted a 9-1 record. One of the Goodland players, Ken Johnson, now plays end for the Jayhawkers.
Schaake was an assistant coach at Wichita University in 1959. Last year he was head coach at Minot (N.D.) State College which ended the season with a 5-2-1 record.
Now 36 years old, Schaake attended public schools in Lawrence, starred with coach Chalmer Woodard's Lawrence High School team in the 1940's before he played with coach J. V. Sike's high-scoring Jayhawker teams.
SCHAAKE PLAYED on the Lawrence High School 1947 team that was undefeated and won the state championship. He was cocaptain of the 1951 Jayhawker team that had an 8-2 record.
Commenting on 20 years' experience in football, Schaake says that "football is football wherever it's played.
Comparing football of today with the games of 20 years ago. Schaake thinks people are more conscious of the game today.
"The emotion and enthusiasm is the same whether it's high school or college ball."
"The GAME IS more popular. Mass media, television, professional football all have helped make it more popular." he said.
HOWEVER, SKAHAN will not see action against Arizona because of an injured arch suffered last weekend against Tech. His replacement will be Bob Douglass, a sophomore from El Dorado.
On the ground. Arizona may find trouble stopping KU halfback Don Shanklin. The sophomore from Amarillo, Texas, gained 152 yards in 19 carries.
Player and coach attitudes have remained about the same during the last 20 years. Schake thinks.
After yesterday's practice, KU Coach Jack Mitchell said, "I'm more worried about us than I am about Arizona. If we are able to adjust and react, we'll be all right.
"WE DON'T KNOW enough about them and they don't know about us. I just hope we're better than we were last week."
Tentative KU offensive lineup will include Jeff Elias, left end; Keith Christensen, left tackle; Bill Perry, left guard; Bob Kreutzer; center; Bill Greene, right guard; Dick Bacon, right tackle; Sandy Buda, right end; Douglass, quarterback; Don Shanklin, left halfback; John Jackson, right halfback; and either Tom DiBiase, fullback, or Hally Kampschroeder, flanker.
Defensively, Bruce Petersen will be at left end; Larry Dercher, left tackle; Bill Wohlford, middle guard; Jerry Barnett, right tackle; John Zook, right end; George Harvey, left linebacker; Mike Sweatman, right linebacker; Bill Lynch, left halfback; J. C. Hixon, right halfback; Bill Hunt, left safety; and Tommy Ball, right safety.
Orioles take AL
The Baltimore Orioles clinched the American League Pennant yesterday afternoon with a win over Kansas City. 6-1.
The Orioles enjoyed a runaway, which had them far out in front after the season's first half of play.
BOB DOUGLASS "Arizona not too tough"
Jayhawk hopes for victory lie with rookie quarterback
The KU football team's hope for victory against Arizona this Saturday is placed squarely on the shoulders of Bob Douglass, sophomore quarterback.
Saturday will be the sophomore signal caller's first start for KU in Big Eight football. The six-foot three-inch, 200-pound back is confident the Hawks can beat Arizona.
"KU should win," Douglass said. "From what we've seen in the game films, Arizona doesn't seem
to be too tough, but we'll just have to wait and see."
DOUGLASS COMES from an athletic family. His father played football for Kansas State and for Pittsburg in the National Football League. Douglass' brother is playing football for Arkansas.
It was no accident that Douglass came to KU. He was eagerly sought by KU coaches. The other Big Eight schools and Arkansas also saw enough in Douglass to warrant their offers for his services.
Around the Big 8
By Ron Hanson
Jim Ryun, KU's world record miler, will be featured, along with a number of other past and present athletic greats, on an hour-long CBS sports and physical fitness documentary Oct. 4. The lineup of current stars includes Gale Sayers, ex-Jayhawk halfback now with the Chicago Bears.
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Nebraska's football coach, Bob Devaney had this to say about lettermen, "It is true we have 37 lettermen back, but we're a little gracious with our letters here—if we stuck close to the rule, we would not have as many lettermen, I'm sure. But, I don't mind giving a guy a letter—the girls like him better."
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Referring to the high school records of his four sophomore quarterbacks at Oklahoma State, coach Phil Cutchin said: "Yes, all of our quarterbacks had great high school records—but then, we're not playing any high school teams this year."
When asked where the Sooners would finish in the Big Eight this year, Oklahoma coach Jim
Mackenzie responded, "On December 3 at Oklahoma State."
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Before the Texas Tech game last week, KU offensive line coach Don Fambrough was asked how the Jayhawks looked in a drill. He shook his head rather glumly then managed a faint smile.
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"If we could just get Tech to hold these blocking pads Saturday, we might do all right."
Charlie Strong, one-time Oklahoma State sprinter and broad jumper, has enrolled at KU to begin work on his master's degree in physical education. The former champion 220 and 440 runner will help coach Bob Timmons with the Jayhawk track squad.
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Charlie Greene, one of Nebraska's all-time great sprinters and an unlisted assistant on the Cornhusker football coaching staff, may be the fastest collegian in the country, and he may say that football, not track, is his favorite sport, but:
"Coach Devaney (Bob) and I agree on one point—that I'm chicken. I've got great hands, fine moves, and tremendous speed," Charlie says, "but no guts."