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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1948
Page
7
Lawrence Lions prepare for the opening game with Manhattan as coach Chalmer Woodard drills the A squad at Corley Field. Practice focuses on blocking, running, and defensive formations, with two weeks of prep, weightier lineups, and uncertain passing and kicking, as players vie for starting berths.
Harry E Merrow reports Coach Dutch Meyer and a 53 strong Texas contingent will arrive in Lawrence Saturday morning from Et Weert Texas. They will breakfast at Eldridge then rest, depart for home Saturday night. The Jayhawkers eye a Sept 24 game in Denver against the Pioneers and a band from the EU is set to perform at Memorial Stadium for the opener. Kansas journalism students will attend the Colorado game on Oct 2 with the EU athletic association.
Ence 1534 the Jayhawkers have but he decides to cote ab on top on reports would be too tough from Mile High City that to enforcement penepra expect to upset the gridir this season. The Pioneers open the season Saturday night playing Colorado Vines in Hilltop stadiums. Kansas staff will be present to bring back notes to Coach. Baker and his staff push offense and forward pass weapon long dormant in the Hilltop will be the centerpiece of the Pioneers season. Jack Uhie season arghorn shows work in yesterday afternoon about heat. We have done fairly well during the first ten weeks. We are paying pretty good ball but we want more improvement. The men are settled as ta positions.
Coach John Haher of Denver UL cites spirit and condition as the key factors in the team's success this season. He emphasizes fitness, morale, and disciplined training as essential elements powering on-field performance and team cohesion.
A Southeast Conference coach derides fan behavior while urging a purity code for frothing fans. The idea faces strong opposition and would demand enforcement beyond Prohibition. The piece notes critics and supporters among players and administrators as a sports culture debate unfolds.
The excerpt shows a Chicago Bears unit eyeing Texan Max Baumgardner as a possible match to Ken Kavanaugh. Mentions North westerns strong backfield with Worthington, Murakowski, Ashenbrener, and Hutson as notable figures in a grim season context.
The text mixes sports notes and odd anecdotes. Missouri quarterback sprains a thumb while removing a wet sock, Gomer Jones of Oklahoma injures an arm falling from a chair in the dressing room, and NYU beat Fordham six times in 28 meetings with two ties.
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