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The Manhattan Mercury from Manhattan, Kansas • 6

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MTSrlCURT'CHKONICLE MANHATTAN. KAN8AS 6 Sunday, November 17, 1946. I A farmer came into a printing I office with his three sons and ask-j ed the editor to give one of them a Job so that he might learn the npurflnnmr hiiRlnpo "mil 341 '0 imm mm. Ml VI II 11 II II kill Hi shortly before the close of the third canto, the Jayhawks engineered a fifth score. plained, "has a natural liking for farm work and he's going to make a farmer.

John has a knack at figures and for business and he intends to be a. banker. But we thought we'd make an editor out of Jim. You see Jim ain't very bright." Exchange. Want Ads Get' Results' NEW OR RECONDITIONED MOTORS FOR PLYMOUTH 1935-1942 Goetsch-lrvine Chrysler Plymouth 20 N.

3rd Dial 4107 seeking their fourth triumph of the season. After tomorrow night's contest, tlie. Wildcat seconds will have one game left on their 1946 slate, a November 23 clash with the University of Kansas team. The Junction City high school and Fort Riley bands will give demonstrations during the halftlme intermission tomorrow night. Fis-er said.

Oct' SPARTON TWIN AIR HORNS for your Car or Truck 7.95 An Investment in Safety Bredenberg Auto Co, 124 Poyntz back the play of Hosier When we do our personal voting, we will cast one vote for each of Manhattan's ends, believing that you'll have to go a long way Into the bushes in Kansas to find two better flankmen So get your votes In either to the Mercury-Chronicle or directly to Topeka Capital, and place at least one Manhattan player on the all-state team. WILDCAT ELEVEN TAKES ON FORT RILEY Meet. A. Soldier. All-Star.

Team At Junction City At 7:45 Tomorrow Evening Coach Lud Flser's Kansas State squad tangles with the Fort Riley All-Stars in a special game Monday night at 7:45 on the Junction City high school field. The Junction City Chamber of Commerce Is sponsoring the contest. The All-Star soldier eleven will be chosen from the six Fort Riley teams which have been competing in a Fort Riley football league this fall. Coacned bv Major Henry Haus- er, former All-Southwest Conference center while playing at Tex as A. the All-Stars boast such stellar performers as Lt.

John Mlnnich, former Illinois star, and many others. Fiser plans to start an entirely new line-up against the Fort Rtiey aggregation. The team mentor says that he is rotating his squad to give many of his untested performers a cnance to Junction under fire. Boasting two victories over Wichita university's seconds and a win over the Emporia State eleven, Fiser's rharges will be saw them dropping- their opener to a better team-Lawrence and losing; their closing game to Sallna, largely because several iperkeptugs of the Indian eleven were missing. Next season it will be the same Blayton has taken every op portunity this fall to send in his underclassmen, and but for the Indians brilliant pair of ends- Dean Van Valkenburgh and Bill Hosier be able to replace most of his 1848 seniors witn ex Derlenced men next fall Slayton has done a whale of a job at Manhattan High, ana Mannai-tan fans should appreciate it.

To the players, the laurels should go to no particular man The Indiana have been a smooth-working- machine, and in such a machine, every part Is essential The loss of any part of a delicate mechanism throws it off balance and so It was against Sallna To the eleven Manhattan starters and their reserves should go high acclaim for the determined, -alert and clean football they have played all season. Votes for all-state selections continue to come Into the Mer cury-Chronicle office, but not in the quantity In which they should flowing in It will take thousands of votes, not hundreds, to place a Manhattan player on the all-state eleven read ers gained the Impression that because we endorsed Dean Van Valkenburgh as an all state pros pect, that we would countenance no votes for any other player That, certainly, is not the case We frankly believe that End Bill Hosier. Quarterback Duane Blough and Fullback Bill Baker all are potentially good enough to earn the honor Certainly we will go to great lengths to Sport Spot-Lites By Bob Hitgtndorf Indian Notes: Manhattan High has closed another football season and the time for handing out the annual orchids is here The first and biggest bunch should go to Coach Bill Slayton, and his assistants, Keith Elder and Paul Zerger Slayton last season was a man with an aim He took Tine look at what probably was the weakest Manhattan high football material in a decade and then and there gave up most hopes of salvaging anything from the 1945 season 8o he set to work readying underclassmen for 1946 competition, and the result was a championship football team this year. Slayton worked under difficulties He was a new coach at a school which had just enjoyed three of its greatest years Most of the performers who had made these three seasens so taiceessful had gone on to college He raced other hardships which were not so evident. But despite the criticism which was heaped upon him last year, he stuck to his aim.

carried it through brought the Indians through a successful 1946 year which 1 1.4 I TiilDDIEIllOD TELtSSTOnY k.u. uses recoveries, interceptions for third quarter Scores Ray fcvans1 Stands Out As Jayhawk Hand Wildcats Seventh Straight Defeat For 1946 Tb eteUMles: I K-8tate K.V. PUit DoWM 5 I Ydi. Oalnad Rubins IIS 25 Pwd. Fum AttMnptM 10 11 Hum Completed 1 6 Pum Intercepted Br 1 Tdi.

Oalned PaaUng 11 70 Pant Avenge II Total Tdi. AU Klcki Rftd. 134 77 Opp. Putnblea Reooverad .0 3 Own Fumble ReooTtred I Tdi. Loet Penaltle 0 70 Kaasaa' university's Bharp and Alert Jayhawkers tallied 28 point in the third period to; KanBas State's Wildcats 34 to 0 in the K-SUte Homecoming classic on Ahearn Field Saturday afternoon before more than fanaV The third Quarter Jayhawk uprising -which gave them a virtual rout decision over the Wildcats, came after a determined Kansas State defense had fought off numerous K.U.

scoring drives in the first 30 minutes of play. burins the halftlme intermission It looked like anybody's ball game as the Jayhawks took a 6-0 half time lead, but Coach George Bauer's crew stormed out to tally two touchdowns before four minutes of play had elapsed tn the third "quarter, then added two more before the fourth canto It was the tricky running of the Jayhawks' great Halfback Ray Evans that turned the tide, although Riflin' Ray had beautiful gaping holes to dance through, then watched hts blockers knock off the -State secondary like ten pins. -Wont Beating 81nee 1904 TM "34 to 0 pasting which today's Jayhawks handed the Wildcats, represents the worst beating K-State team has suffered at thfe hands or ihtra-state foe since 1904, when K.U. defeated. Kansas State 41 to 4 for a 37-point margin of victory.

Bud French's 53-yard pass Interception, gallop to, pay dirt late in the third quarter was the 12th time this season that a Jayhawk touchdown has resulted from a fumble recovery or an Interception. Guard Don. Pambrough ad-dec-four Pgtoti i after touchdown I vat Want Ads Get Results to run his string to 17 out of 10 attempts. As in previous games, the Wild cats were almost helpless offen lively as they were limited to gross total of 113 yds. from aim mage and threatened only once In the fourth period, and then Bauer sent his regulars back Into the fray to halt that drive, There was a minute and a half left In the opening quarter when tne jayhawks drew first blood after the Wildcat line had (topped three previous thrusts deep Into scoring territory.

The scoring play exploded like the atom bomb. when Evans darted through gaping hole in the left side of the Wildcat line, cut for the sidelines, and galloped 57 yards to score be hind beautiful blocking. Guard Don Fambrough missed his sec ond kick tn fifteen attempts and the Jayhawks led 6 to 0. The remainder of the first half was a punting duel with little Halfback Harry Merrlman's now erful boots keeping the Jayhawks In their own territory most of the time. With the Jayhawks lead ing 6 to 0 at the half.

Kansas State had staged an adequate de fense as the Jayhawks pulled lit erally everything out of the bag and found It Inadequate. Roar In Third Period The third period was a differ ent 'story as Bauer's clicking machine got underway. Turner's kick-off went to the K-State four and Kramer rambled back to the 28. On the first Wildcat play, Kramer fumbled and Fullback Hoyt Baker pounced on the ball on the Wildcat 32. After an Incomplete pass, Evans rifled to McNutt for seven to the 25.

Baker then slugged for six to the 21 and on the fourth play of the series. Evans took a lateral on the west sideline and galloped 21 yards to pay dirt. Fambrough's kick was good and the Jayhawks led 13 to 0. Turner kicked to the K-State 5 and Oabe Bartley lugged back to the 15. On the first Play.

Quarterback Lewis Turner fum bled and Sub Ouard Joe Crawford recovered for the Jayhawks on the K-State 13. On the first Play. Evans slammed off his "own right tackle and scored standing up. Fambrough again kicked point and the Hawkers' led 20 to 0 after three minutes and 30 seconds of play he third period. The next time the Jayhawks kicked off the Wildcats were more fortunate.

They got to run two offensive plays before Fullback Graver Nutt kicked to the K.U. 45, from where Evans carried back to the mid-field stripe. From there K.U. launched a drive, mingling passes and line bucks, which carried to the Cat two after a Lynne McNutt to Le Roy Robison aerial had covered 21 yards. Fullback Baker grabbed the ball on a delayed buck and went smack through the Wildcat center untouched to tally the Jayhawks fourth score.

Fambrough's boot was automatic and the Jayhawks led 27 to 0. Evans went to the bench for a well deserved rest and never re Appeared in vthe contest, but 8s. aria For Jp Passengers STREET 5 After hr. 7 After hr. After hr.

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23 After hr BUS NO. 4 4th Poyntl 5th A Thurston Manh. A Tnwrten Van Zile Westr Anderson Ball Campus Courts, Sunset Ave. 17th Leavenworth 17th Pierre Th final tally oame when Half hark ud French, favoring a back inlurv. intercept! Quarterback Ted Grimes aerial on the Kansas 17 and aoattiDered 53 yards to score unopposed, Fambrough again converted and the Jayhawks had their to inumpn.

Late in the period, Tackle Verne Converse blocked Frank Fattee's punt on the KU 49 and End Dick Bogus recovered on the Jayhawk 31. Zeleanak went five to the 26, then Turner wen ten to the 16 for a first down. After losing a vorri on two Dlars as the Jay hawk regulars returned to the frav. Pattee intercepted a Turner pass on the 15 to end tne sole scoring threat. Play was ragged by both teams wiin con-itant twnaJtiAs cuttine off several Jayhawk drive In the first period and a chddids I ease cuuiiyum one K.U touotadowa.

Wildcats had 60 yards in penalties assessed against them, while K.u Inst 1( vaYda. ai tlftlties. if -r tat officials. estimated the hue Homecoming- Day crowd at slightly above 17,000, but official figures on the attendance were not available and it was not known if the Memorial Stadium record of 17.535 was bettered. The K.U.

victory kept tnem in the race for the confrence title with three victories and one de feat. The defeat was Kansas State's seventh of the eeason without a victory, their fifth Big Six play. The loss extended the Wildcat losing streak to 19 games, and not since 1944 has a K-State team taken a conference victory. Kansas State 0 0 0 00 Kansas V. 6 0 28 034 Seorimr Summary: Tenehaowns Evans 1, Baiter, French.

Points After Toaehdown Fambrough (Placement). INDIANS START CAGE PRACTICE Manhattan Highs basketball candidates opened practice under the tutelage of Coach Keith Elder last week, and the roundbau mentor expects his remaining charges who were on the football squad to report for workouts next week. Elder will have five lettermen returning to the 1946 squad, but two of them Duane Blough and Dean Van Valkenburg already are on the limited list with football injuries. The other three letter winners are Forwards Rex Stone and Bill Allen and Guard Bill Hosier. Blough still is on crutches as a result of an Injury in the Manhattan Hlgh-McPherson High football game and his injuries may Include slipped knee cartilage.

Van Valkenburg received a knee injury in the Salina game Friday night and will be late In reporting for cage practice. THURSTON STREET 25'tllhr. 18'tilhr. 14'tilhr. 13'tllhr.

lltllhr. 9 'til hr. 7 tll hr. 3 'til hr. 1 tfl hr.

1 After hr. 3 After hr, PROVED PIMCT PIERRE and THURSTON STREET BUS. 3 PIERRE 4th Poyntz 5th Pierre West 10th Pierre West 17th Pierre North 17th Leavenworth West Sunset Ave. 'Campus Courts Anderson -Van-Zilc South West West. West East South Bast Pierre East 4th Pierre Manhattan Thurston East 24 After hr.

5th Thurston South ..28 After hr. 4th 25 'til nr. First bus 11 nomrts of service Monday, thru Thnrs 6:95 ajn. to 10:05 p.m. Friday ...1 iM an.

to 11 :5 p.m. Saturday 6:05 a.m. to 12:05 a.m. Sunday 9:05 a.m. to 10:05 p.m.

4th A Poynts ..5 After hr. First bus 8:51 a. m. No feus at 11:51 a. m.

or 12:51 p. m. i HOURS OF SERVICE Monday, thru 6:35 a.n.ti 9:35 p.m. Friday to 11:35 pjn. Saturday 6 35 a M.

to 1 1 35 p.m. Sunday ..9:33 a.ai. to 10:35 p.m. ViA 1 -v. v.

I Ct jfcO i cV-ti vu Passengers in the vicinity these streets now have direct service to and from town, with one hour shopping time down town. For example the bus leaves 17th1 Pierre at one minute 'til the hour arriving down-town 5 minutes after the hour. Then after shopping one hour you can catch a bus at 5 minutes after the hour and go directly back to 17th If you only needed thirty minutes shopping time, you could catch a bus at 25 minutes' 'til the hour and go back to 17th Pierre but taltlng this bus it would be necessary to ride around throueh the College Campus which would take a little longer. I'll In The same arrangement applies to passengers in the vicinity of Thurston Street or anywhere along-' this fo.ute.' Study your schedule, if you do not Understand It, ask your driver, or call the Bus Office, 4140. I i il 5m.

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