University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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RENKO McNUTT HAWKINS B. SPERRY FAMBROUGH EVANS O ' NEAL K. SPERRY TOMLINSON SCHNELLBACHER star from the University of Alabama; Line Coach Bob Ingalls, one time A11-American center from Michigan; Assistant Line Coach Mike Getto, All- American tackle at Pittsburg under Dr. Jock Suther- land; Tackle Coach and Trainer Dean Nesmith, standout Jayhawker lineman for three seasons under Ad Lindsey; and End Coach and Chief Scout Wayne Replogle, an eight-letterman at the College of poria. The Jayhawker coaches know that the team faces a difficult task this fall in living up to the advance notices. Only one man, center Howard Fischer, is not back from the 1946 starting lineup which tied the Oklahoma Sooners for the league title. In tion, a pre-season poll of sports writers and casters in this area, conducted by K.U. Sports city Director Don Pierce, revealed that the experts are already handing the championship to the team from Lawrence again this year. The balloting brought out opinion that Jayhawker material will once again be spread thin but will be of high quality. Spearhead of the team again this season is the never-say-die workhorse, Riflin ' Ray Evans. Ray led conference passers last year with 17 completions in 39 attempts for 379 yards. He was second only to Oklahoma ' s Joe Golding in individual rushing, pounding out a total of 459 yards. Chosen on every All-Big Six selection and given much All-American recognition in 1946, Evans should be a unanimous nomination for The Man Most Likely to Appear in the Nightmares of Other Coaches. (Continued on Page 91)

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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

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Head Coach George Sauer maps out strategy to take the wind out of Cyclone sails. Guard Dick linson, stands by to enter the game. Tackle Hugh Johnson takes a drink of oxygen between smashes at the Iowa State line. The sun was hotter to handle than the Cyclones. Jayhawker fans join with Dorothy in prise at the fight of the Iowa State eleven. 2114),%. The visiting footballers watch their teammates Cyclones gather steam in give Kansas a scare during the opening quarter. taking the ball down field. A Jayhawker decides that the visitors have had enough Kansas hospitality and pulls down the Iowa State ball carrier without apology. An Iowa State aerial is on its way to a waiting receiver— but it fails to connect. The Kansas bench is vacated as the Cyclones give the home team a few anxious moments.