Friday, November 10, 1939
Tlie DAILY NEBRASKAN
Kansas faces NU in Homecoming tilt
Huskers favored in game
with oldest rivals; Miller7
passes Jayhawks' best bet
Jonesmen in good shape; Knight shred to start
at quarterback against Gwinn Henry's gridders
had been on the sidelines all sea
son until the Kansas State game
because of a knee injury. He was
In that game for only two plays,
but pitched the Jayhawks' to a
touchdown then. He is rated as
an equal to Paul Christman as a
passer, and if he lives up to that
reputation, the Huskers will be in
for trouble. Eldreth Cadwallader
and Frank Bukaty are also good
tossers.
Dashing Dick Amerine and
Milt Sullivan, quarterback, are
two other of the KU standouts
In the backfield. Amerine's great
running had the Huskers in hot
water last year as Nebraska won
a last quarter 16-7 decision. He
averaged 6.7 yards on the 47
times he carried the ball last year
from scrimmage. Bukaty and Ed
Hall, or Bill Bunsen, powerhouse
plunger, complete the KU start
ing backfield.
KU line weak.
The line is a different story.
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By June Bierbower
Clavelle Holden, Daily Kansan
sports editor, say , Ralph Miller is
as good a passer as Paul Christ
man, all of which means that if
vthe Kansas U. backfield star can
hold up long enough to toss a few
passes the game tomorrow might
be pretty exciting.
Those who have seen KU play,
Including Holden himself, say that
the Jayhawks have a pitifully
weak line ahead of some fine
backs, the tackle posts being espe
cially weak. No team ever did
much of anything without tackles,
but it's a sure thing that what
the Kansans lack in ability they'll
make up in fight, and if they'd
spring loose a surprise touchdown
early in the game things might get
pretty exciting.
The Huskers, tho, If they have
got the Missouri game out of their
systems, should come through to
victory, especially if they start
out strong and get" an early jump
on the Jayhawks. We think they'll
come back in good shape from the
Mizzou affair.
According to the Lincoln High
Advocate, Bill Jennings, star Red
and Black back, Is a nephew of
Bill Jennings, Oklahoma .half
back, and a second cousin of Mor
ley Jennings, Baylor coach.
Publicity that Paul Christman is
getting which makes him out to be
the Dizzy Dean of college football
has Missouri worried. Christman,
who is a voluble talker isn't the
conceited ape many stories make
him, but simply talks about his
own ability in a joking way, and
doesn't really mean most of the
things ho says. Kyle Crichton.
though, who wrote that article in
Collier's about Christman, visited
the Kappa Sig house at Columbia,
simply took in all the Tiger tosser
said, and wrote from that. Tiger
town thought the article gave the
wrong impression about him, and
now, with the Missourians playing
in New York, and with Christman
getting all the more publicity, he's
in a tough spot.
Biff Jones' Huskers entertain
the victory-starved Kansas U.
Jayhawkers in the 1939 Nebraska
Homecoming day game tomorrow
in an attempt to get back into the
win column after a decisive upset
defeat last week at the hands of
Missouri. The two old rivals will
be meeting for the 46th time.
Kansas has not beaten Nebraska
since 1916.
Kansas lost 27-6, last week, to
a Kansas State team which the
Huskers beat 25-9. However, the
Wildcats played a much better
game against the Jayhawks than
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against Nebraska, so although the
Huskers are favored, it is not by
nearly as large a margin as those
scores would indicate.
Basis for giving the Huskers
the nod lies in the fact that Kan
sas' line is known to be weak this
year, while the Huskers, although
outcharged at Missouri, possess
two strong forward walls.
Good backs.
Both teams have good backs,
with Herman Rohrig, Harry Hopp
and Butch Luther the big guns in
Nebraska's offensive.
The Kansans are pinning their
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hopes of victory on the pitching
arm of junior Ralph Miller, who
Tackles have been particularly
weak this year, even though for
the first time in recent years the
Jayhawks have big men in those
positions. Starters will probably
be 215 pounders Monte Merkel, a
junior, and Jim Holloway, sopho
more. Russell Chitwood, 170 pound
senior, and big Steve Renko will
be at ends, while Mike Sihlanick,
who was banished with Charley
Brock from last year's game, and
Quido Massare, brother of boxer
Charley Massera, will be at
guards. Jack Turner is center.
Bus Knight is slated to get the
call at quarterback for the first
time this year with the Huskers.
Harry Hopp will probably start
over Rohrig at the vital left half
spot, while Butch Luther and Vike
New frosh
cagers report
New men reporting for fresh
man basketball are Bronn, Bailey,
Fitzgibbon, Gottschalk, Garey,
Hemsworth, Metz.
Francis will round out the bank-
field.
George Seeman at left end and
Sam Schwartzkonf rie-ht tnokio
will be back in the Nebraska line
up after giving way to Fred Pres
ton and Forrest Behm last week.
while Jack Ashburn. Rovnl T?n Trior
Ed Schwartzkopf, Warren Alfson
ana sod tsurruss wm handle the
other starters' position.
One change in the team this
week has seen big Bob Kahley
moved up to second string right
half behind Luther. The 6-3, 195
pounder was a sensation in prac-
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tice this week, and may get his
big chance against the Kansans.
The Huskers are in their best phy
sical shape of the year, while Bun
sen, who has been hampered by
injuries this year, is ready to go
for the Jayhawkers.
Although the Huskers' jinx has
held over the KU grid squads since
1916, Gwinn Henry, new Kansas
coach, beat Nebraska three years
in a row when he coached at Mis
souri in the twenties, and Kan
sans are hoping for some more
Henry magic.
The Huskers last night drilled
on pass offense and defense, then
worked on returning kickoffs.
Probable starting lineups:
Nebraska
Seeman
R. Kahler
K. Schwartzkopf
Burruss
Alfson
S. Schwartzkopf
Ashubrn
KnlKht
Hopp
Luther
Francis
Official
referee; F.
Kansas
Chitwood
Merkel
Sihlunick
Turner
MaHBare
Holloway
Ken no
Sullivant
Amerin
Bukaty
Hall
Poga Lewis, Washington U,
E. "Spike" Innle, Brown,
umpire; Nats Pendleton, Oklahoma, field
Judge; John Waldorf, Missouri, head line.
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