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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1950
Page
12
Crimson and Blue squad conducts a long passing drill in the evening session ahead of the Jayhawkers practice preparing for the Cornhuskers with players Mack Madhe Welle Cashel and Ties Taletkiington Neal Gears Luachen involved in drills.
Kansas coach J W Sikes drilled the team for the Homecoming clash with Nebraska led by Bobby Reynolds. Strehlow, Unruh, Rodgers, and Cashell tested the aerial game while Hoag, Wells, and Amberg powered the ground attack. Reynolds dominates Nebraska with scoring, passing, and kicking, challenging Kansas’ defense as both squads prep for the weekend game.
Lawrence high school second team routed Leavenworth 34 to 13 yesterday afternoon at 40 Acres with 23 players in action. Halfback Bill Hogan scored three touchdowns while Frank Willingham and Charles Mel added scores. Hob Preston converted four of five attempts. Lawrence plans to host Argentine Monday at 4 pm. Also ongoing is the first Kansas Pharmaceutical Association pharmacy institute at the University of Kansas, with sessions on professional and operational pharmacy issues.
Veteran golfers brave cold dawn and brittle fairways at L C Cann to form a 20 man squad. Owning the links, Conn Frey and Mike McAllpine share tales of Ottawa Country Club misadventures while Mrs W C Hunsinger nails a bogey with a niblick on number five.
Sports sketch recalls 1946 Kansas football contrasts with 1950 squad and upcoming Homecoming events. Mentions Chet Strehlow’s passing, Lloyd Smith dropped catches, and plans for basketball, with scores and opponent notes including Oklahoma Aggies and Missouri.
Kansas City Star sports editor Ernie Mehl spoke at the Downtown Quarterback club meeting at the Eldridge last evening in Lawrence. His assistant Bob Busby could not attend. Following the talk, films of the Kansas Oklahoma Aggie football game were shown.
The Lawrence Bisentball squad will travel to Topeka Thursday afternoon for a game starting at four o'clock. The Lawrence Junior high football team will go to Atchison tonight for a seven o'clock kickoff.
John Idoux led with seven tackles followed by Garnett and MrKonic with five each as 18 Jayhawker players contributed assists. Merlin Gish earned top honors with several tackles, while Galen Fish and Bill Mace are noted in the sequence of players with multiple stops. Other names include Cashell Tice Talkington Cleav inger Hoag Schaake Smith Rengel and McCor.
The column recalls events from different years including the White Sox releasing coach Bing Mil Nee a year ago and a 5 to 4 NHL season opener where the Chicago Black Hawks beat the Boston Bruins ten years ago. It also notes Harey Krauss, a former Philadelphia Athletica pitcher, and Chuck Dressmen signing to manage the Cincinnati Reds in 1936, fifteen years ago.
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