University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Rif in ' RAY EVANS, last year ' s captain and two time All: Big Six choice, was conference ' s leading passer in 1946. FRENCH LEE HEAD COACH GEORGE SAUER 711 .4(1.

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NORRIS SCHMIDT ETTINGER SMALL T. MONROE igsk n Prognosis ROUSE PATTEE JOHNSON BERTUZZI McDONALD c Clear the track! Make way for the K. U. All- Weather Football Express! Whether plowing through mud, climbing a mile- high field, or puffing under a scorching sun, the Jayhawker gridiron train, Head Coach George Sauer at the throttle, has been gaining speed in the face of de-railing attempts by three opponents. Co-champions of the Big Six last year, the Jay- hawkers have won two and tied one in their three open ing tilts. The tie, an opening game Wash Bowl battle with the T.C.U. Horned Frogs in Kansas City, ended with neither side scoring and both sides being swamped. Nothing was proved to 20,000 fans except that Kansas City can be wet in more ways than one. During the entire game, Kansas and T. C. U. ground out a combined total of only 80 yards, the Texans holding a slight edge due to one completed forward pass. Played in 12-minute quarters because of the weather, the battle was finished in semi-dark- ness as the light bulbs on the grandstand popped throughout the contest. Ray Evans, Jayhawker All-Big Six halfback and candidate for All-American honors, was forced to leave the game in the second quarter with a knee injury. A. week later against Denver, the Kansans matched the higher altitude with higher scoring and toppled the Pioneers, 9 to 0, in a night game at the Mile- High City. Holding their mountain country foes to a net gain of only 63 yards in the contest, the Jay- hawkers gave the crowd of 28,000, largest in Denver history, little to cheer about. Line stars of the Denver game were right guard, Joe Crawford, who blocked a Pioneer punt which gave Kansas a ' safety and two points; substitute left tackle, Ed Lee, who recovered a fumble on the Den- ver 16-yard line to set up the Jayhawker touchdown; and right end, Otto Schnellbacher, who took a 12- yard pass from quarterback Lynne McNutt for the only touchdown of the game. In the backfield, McNutt and newcomer. Torn

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Scott, turned in outstanding performances. Scott, sub- stituting for the injured Ray Evans at left half, made several fine runs in the game. The following Saturday Kansas took the measure of Iowa State, 27 to 7, in the opening conference clash. Played under a summer sun at Lawrence, the game drew 17,500 fans, the largest number in the history of the series between the two schools. Completing six out of nine passes and rolling up 227 yards on the ground, the Jayhawker grid- ders showed continued improvement in their offen- sive play. Left end, Marvin Small, recovered a Cyclone fumble on the Iowa State 11-yard line to set up the first Kansas touchdown. Then Forrest Griffith, substitute fullback, plunged over for the six points. Ray Evans, playing most of the last three quarters of the game, showed that he had recovered from his knee injury by scoring two touchdowns, one on a pass from McNutt and the other on a 6-yard end run. Bud French, substitute left halfback, furnished the greatest single thrill of the game by racing 57 yards to score in the fourth quarter. The six-man Kansas coaching staff is the most complete ever assembled at Lawrence. In addition to Head Coach, George Sauer, the former Nebraska All-American who piloted the Jayhawkers to the top his first year, five other grid bosses have had important parts in molding the winning Crimson and Blue machine. They are: Backfield Coach, Vic Bradford, former three-sport D. MONROE SCOTT BAKER HOGAN CRAWFORD IMMINNIMININN MOFFETT BROWN GRIFFITH FINK BRAY CO-CAPTAIN, FAMBROUGH IN