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T7 2 THE KANSAS CITY STAR, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1964 Sporting Comment back. The ball, not in the Kansans possession, bounced to the 12-yard ime and from there the Big Eight conference leaders began their game of ball control and they did this so expertly the Jayhawks never had a chance to purloin it. Had they been forced to start from their 1-or 2-yard lines, there mibht still have been a chance for the Hawks. But who knows? It was that left knee that was inserted in this picture and that caused all the mischief. 5 By Ernest Mehl (The Star's Sports Editor) LAWRENCE, KAS The left knee of Gale Sayers came up at the wrong time.

On that biological circumstance hinged the final outcome of this annual struggle between the Kansas Jay hawks and Nebraska Comhuskers. Had it been the right leg that Gale as lifting at the time he caught the fourth-quarter pass from Bob Skahan, there was nothing to stop the Kansas star from crossing the goal line with what would have been the tying points provided the conversion had been made. But it was the left knee at this most crucial of moments which Gale was raising and the receiver of a long pass over the heads of two defenders cant be expected to regulate the rotation of his knees when he is intent on picking off an aerial. Had it been the right knee, and that would have been the right one, the Huskers could not have squeezed those last four minutes and 15 seconds dry as they moved the ball from their lown 12-yard line to the Kansas 47 as methodically and as effectively as they did. There were more than 15,000 pairs of eyes on this one play that occurred with some five minutes of the last period remaining.

More eyes than had ever been glued on a meeting of these two teams here. Eyes owned by Kansans and Nebraskans w'ho had driven, come on special trains and flown, and who had been squeezed into all available space, including extra chairs placed behind the top rows of seats. The Huskers shortly before that had been forced to punt after possessing the ball on downs after a drive by the Hawks from their 42 to the Nebraska 1-yard line had flickered out. But there still was time and the effort of the Huskers to move out of the danger zone advanced them only to their 10 after an all-impotant third down with Keqt McCloughan, who follows his interference to indicate his great reliance on it, had threaded his way to this 10. Then the punt to the Kansas 48, taken by Sayers, whose return was checked on the Nebraska 40.

One play, a southpaw hurl bv Sayers, was too high. So, came second down aerial from Skahan, many of whose passes through this afternoon of the most engrossing entertainment had been sharp and as accurate as that of a rifleman Down the field Sayers raced, pursued by two Nebraskans, and the hall descended in front of him just where he could most conveniently reach his arms for it. Rivals Rattle Dotni to JT'ire THERE was very little to choose between these Big Eight rivals. The weakness of one was offset by the weakness of another and, agam, the strength in one department of one was counter-balanced by the strength of the other in a different department. From the very start, this became obvious, more so, shortly after the second quarter began when the Hawks tied the score at 7-7 as Ron Oelschlager, who certainly acquitted himself with great distinction, plunged across from the 3-yard line.

Before and after that, many events happened on which the game temporarily changed but at the finish they had been pretty well evened up. Nebraska had the more powerful attack, but Skahan quite often was superb with the celerity and fine aim of his passes. And his receivers on these occasions were just as zealous. So it was a game that saw the Huskers move down the field with bursts of power, then lose momentum and, with it, quite often the ball whereupon the Jayhawks took control for a period. At no time was either team in what might be called command.

The crowd realized that the final result could go either way and anticipated some sort of a break on which the ultimate reckoning would hinge. And the crowd was right. Fumbles were costly for each team as they came. It was the recovery of a fumble by Kansas on its 42 that started it on its way in the last quarter. On one play in this drive, the ball plopped out of the arms of Sayers into the arms of Oelschlager almost as though the event had been planned in advance.

On the ninth play of the series, an excellent fake that seemed to catch the Nebraska defense off guard found Savers draw mg back rd hotly followed but without the ball and Skahan racing are and his right end 13 jards to the Husker 5-yard line. -a Ayjvv w'v v. 3 PASS BEATS BUFF RECEIVER He is in the clear with the goal line in Colorado end, cant reach Bernie McCalls first-period pass. sight, but Bill Fairband, Learns Plenty About His Team Colorado Coach Eddie Crowder thought the game was sound, but that the Buffs made lot of mistakes. "Interceptions (four for Mis Linemen lirace for the Charge hy K.

U. REN Sayers drove to the 2, Oelschlager was met by the entire right side of the line for no gain, Mike Johnson actually leaped in the air to the 1. He was carried back while off his feet to the 4, but the forward advance had been marked. But there was confusion on the fourth down and so the ball was taken by the Huskers only to later be returned to Kansas. This was a big game with the conference lead at stake and the field was filled with athletes who gave it the real try.

The 162-pound Nebraska fullback, Frank Solich, who may be the smallest in poundage on any major college eleven but who still is the sturdiest of chaps, helped his team's cause but it was McCloughan who played his role with the most finesse. It was a grand performance on the part of all members of the Kansas backfield, on the part of the linemen Remembered will be a clutch play by George Harvey, the linebacker who give Kansas its chance at the start of the last quarter. Harvey broke through like a shot to make a quick tackle, the tackle resulted in a fumble and the bobble was recovered by K. U. Without that the Jayhawks might not have been able to make their late threat.

The entertainment value was high and possibly the better team won, although the difference was that left knee. 'Malta A NEW 1965 CAR S3 ANY MAKE ANY MODEL 3 Daylight ootns in Front of Sayers it was the most natural nd logical thing to do to bring the ball down against his bodv. In front of him was the goal line, and not a great distnce away. His challengers were a step away and there was nothing in front of the Kansas star. But just as he brought the ball down from the air, his hands draped around it, up came that left knee.

It came up high because Gale was running with all he had and there was no chance for him to slacken his speed nor break his stride. Up came the left knee against the ball and the jolt sent that ball sailing out of his arms, and a roar of exultation from the Kansans in the crowd changed to a moan of most bitter disappointment. And Gale, too, was the picture of the greatest dejection. He had that ball until his own left knee came in contact with it. Had it been his right knee, this probably would not have happened this way since he had taken the ball just in front and to the le't of him.

ven this reprieve, the Huskers took Wally Hinshaws punt, which would have rolled dead within a vard or two of their goal line but for the effort of a Kansas defender to bat it fry 4 CAR and TRUCK LEASING Call VI 2-4383 3 LOCATIONS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE S.W. BLVD. SUMMIT 4221 GARDNER 350 N. JAMES ing loss as we had at Nebraska, hut the hovs showed me they have character. And in the same vein, he thought Colorado displayed it on the field, too, after their series of disappointing defeats.

Devine said he was proud of the team, too, for bouncing back after the first Colorado touchdown that gave the Buffs a 7 0 lead late the first quarter. Devine said his strategy backfired the first time the Tigers had the ball. We would have thrown a long pass on the first play, but got fouled up in substitution rules and couldnt get in a couple of men we needed. he said. "But with good field position we tried it on the second play and the interception killed us.

It was the second straight week that something we worked on all week fizzled. Both coaches commented on i the tough clean game, which ij; i as echoed by ayne Cooley, i the back judge. Ive worked the last two Missouri games and know that the players hit hard, but they are real gentlemen on the field, he said. Elation in the Missouri dressing room was tempered by injuries toat will result in knee casts for Vince Tobin, safety, and Bud Abell, right end, and immediate knee treatment for Johnny Roland, left hajfback. Earl Denny, too, has a knee injury, but he played after he was hurt "Now weve got to get ready for Oklahoma," Devine said.

"I don know how the kids do it. The Bengal coach thought that Charlie Brown and Denny had good games, and he was pleased with the great blocking Brown got on the screen pass he turned into a 51-yard touchdown effort. "Brown gets a little better every week, but that goes for the whole team, Devine said "We played better than we did last week, but sure need an encore for the Oklahoma game WASHINGTONJUJNS AWAY Bears Hold Centre to Minus 11 Yards in 28-7 Victory St. Louis (AP) Washington university of St. Louis held Centre college of Danville, to a total offense of minus 11 vards vesterday and beat Centre, 23-7 Tne Washington Bears scored after they recovered a Centre fumble in the first quarter.

Quarterback Claude Frazier sneaked for a 1-yard touchdown and the first points of the game after a march from the Centre 41-vard line Centres long touchdown came in the second quarter when Bill Silvey, freshman fullback, intercepted a pass and ran it into the end zone from 24 arcLs out. Centr 0 7 0 7 Washington 14 7 7 (F28 Frazier 1 run (Kolbrener kick) Goodman 30 run (Kolbrener kick) Powers 20 run (Ko'brner kick) Silvev 24 pass interception (Faulkner kick) Mong 45 pass Interception (Faulkner kick) ROUGH RIDERS ADVANCE Ottawa, Ont. (AP) The Ottawa Rough Riders rode roughshod over the Montreal AI-ouettes, yesterday in an Eastern football conference sudden-death semifinal. a Devine (By Tb Star Own Service) OLUMBIA, MO. Coach Dan Devine found out yesterday that his University of Missouri football team has character.

I told the boys when we began practice for this Colorado game that how they played would determine their character," Devine said in the dressing room after the Bengals had defeated Colorado, 16-7. lt is hard to bounce back muih after such a dishearten- Indiv iilual Statitirs of Mi-ouri-Colorado RUSHING MISSOURI Brown 125 Lane 10- 5. Dennv 13-47, Rees 619, Otto -17, Sau seie 2 12 COLORADO Banks 14-64. McCall 13-51. Howe 5-li Somerville Martin 3-5 Graves 1 3.

Lewark 3 3, Irwin I-rrimus 4. PASSING MISSOURI Lane IliM COLORADO McCall 16-9-75, Lewartc Denny I IS PASS RECEIVING MISSOURI Brown 1 SI, Waller 3-14, Denny US COLORADO Pairband 1 31 Symons 3 18 Hams 3 17 LeMaste'S 3 1 PUNTING SSOURi-La-e 3-136-4 5 3 COLORADO Harris 6-192 32 0 22. From there, Bates missed a field goal. But Roland intercepted shortly afterward, putting the Tigers business on the C. U.

31. Roland was carried off after the play. M. aided by a personal-foul penalty, got as close as the 5. But the Buffs held well enough to force a field-goal attempt from fourth-and-7 at the 8.

Bates made that one. Four Are Injured The game was a tonic to the Tigers offense, but it was pure poison to their personnel. Four men Tobin, Roland, Denny and end Bud Abell suffered knee injuries. And despite Grossnickles fine performance, the injury to Tobin is the most costly. As coach Dan Devine put it: We can afford to lose me a lot better than we can Tobin.

WALIERS HANG ON Williamsburg, Va. (AP) Virginias football team, wasting its opportunities prodigally, nosed past William and Mary, 14-13, yesterday when the Indians failed in a 2-point conversion attempt after a touchdown with 20 seconds left. The Whole Town's Talking About the Jack Norman $50 SUIT! otmxin 0 6308 Brookside Plaza' Open Thursday Evening EM. 1-4721 souri) killed us, Crowder said. You only get the ball an average of 12 times a game, and to give it up four times on interceptions is too much.

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815 KANSAS AVE. FI. 2-7242 VVH-I i ,1 i JIUSKER TAKES A SHORT CUT FOR T. D. On a sweep that wasnt a sweep, Rob Ilohn cuts in to seore Nebraskas second touchdown.

The plaj, from the Kansas 1, started as if the Huskers intended to skirt the end, with guard Ron Griesse (65) and halfback Kent McCloughan (32) leading the way. Rut Hohn, a halfback who took over at fullback on this play, cut in when the defense left a gap in the line. Rob Robben (89) and Bill INohlford (left) failed in an attempt to regroup in time K. U. M.

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OFF KANSAS Nebraska-Kansas Statistics First Downs 17 13 Rushmo Vardune 321 101 Psssing Yardage 159 136 Passes 6 1 2 -20 Passes Interceptnd by 0 Punts 37 6 4-37 3 Fumbles Lest 1 Yards Penalized 18 71 Nebraska 7 7 0 0 14 Kansas 0 7 0 0 7 Nebraska White 91 pass from Chur chich (Drum kick) Kansas Oelschlager 3 run (Duff kick). Nebraska Hohn 1 run (Drum kick) Husker 44 for a 14-yard gam. Seven plays moved the ball to 13. At this point, Sayers handed off to Johnson, who was as he went over tackle. Johnson flipped the ball to Skahan who raced to the 5 before he was stopped.

Three plas later Kansas was the 1, but thats where the drive ended as Johnson was stopped after picking up Ska-hans low pitch. Kansas got to run only one more series of downs and then Huskers took over on their own 11 following a punt. There was still time for Kansas to score, but you cant score without the ball and Nebraska wouldn't give it up. Kansas, at least, had one record to show for its effort. The Jayhawks touchdown extended their scoring streak to 64 games, breakmg the school record.

Misssiouri-Colorado Statistics C. M. 13 14 147 218 75 90 9 17 5-14 2 4 6 32 0 3 45 3 1 2 35 62 70007 0 13 0 316 First downs Rushmq vardaae Pasmq yardage Passes Passes intercepted bv Punts Fjmbles lost Yards penalized Colorado Missouri Colo McCall 2 run (Rogers kick) Mo Lane 6 run (Bates kick) Mo Brown 51 pass from Lane (kick failed) Mo -FG Bates 76 Attendance 46 000. to stop Hohn. KERS HOLD (Continued From Page IS) play was a 41-yard run by Hohn that moved the bail to the Kansas 24.

The Huskers advanced to a first down on the 10 in three plays McCloughan picked up four yards, Frank Solich made three and then an offside penalty against K. U. moved the ball to the l1 2. Dave Crandall stopped Harry Wilson after he gained a half yard. Hohn, playing fullback for the first time yesterday, slammed over on fourth down.

Drum converted to make the score 14-7. Sayers nearly got away twice in the closing stages of the second period. Skahan, almost hit near the goal, passed to Sayers who broke to his left and was hit at the 27, He kept going to the outside, and only one man blocked his path. With approximately two minutes left, Skahan passed up the middle to Sayers, who was hit from behind by Larry Wach-holtz. At that point Sayers was a step from breaking away.

It was Wachholtz who saved a touchdown against Missouri last week bv catching Gary Lane fiom behind. -Nebraska consumed much of the third period with a 14-play, 65-yard drive that was finally stopped on the Kansas 22. Kansas got its biggest break of th3 game when Bob Robben recovered a Nebraska fumble on the Kansas 42 on the first play of the fourth quarter. Skahan passed to Sayers on the first down and again Sayers came within one man the everpresent Wachholtz of getting away. As it was, he made it to the the hit on the 9 3Iiouri-Colorado Li e-Ups COLORADO LE Harris Tavlor LT Lund Sabatmo LG Monezka, Cortese, Van Valken-burq SidwelL Ferraro RG Parmater Kresnak RT Irvsne McClurq RE Lemasters, Fairband QB McCall, Irwin Rogers LH Banks Lewark, Peercv RH Symons, Somerville FB Howe, Graves, Martin MISSOURI LE Ritter, Lynn SchuDDan LT Snyder Van Dvke, Peav LG Brown, Powell, Jenkins M.

Jansen Buerkle RG NVyrotek, Nelson, Eater RT Crumple', Allison Comfort RE Waller Abell Wetmore QB Lane Tobin Grossnlckie LH Roland, Saussele Thorpe, Bates RH Denny Boston Brown FB Reese Otto Whitaker, Grana Harris blocked Bates's kick. There was 7.07 left in the half. John Rolard recovered a C. U. fumble on the Missouri 31 with 3:59 left.

Lane passed and ran the Tigers to the Buffs 28, but a penalty for having an ineligible receiver down field slowed the march, and linebacker Steve Sidwells interception with 52 seconds left ended the drive and half. M. U. slammed to the Buffs 31 on its first possession of the third period, but a fumble by Brown stopped that one. From then until the 9:46 mark in the last quarter, Colorado was in control.

But whenever Missouri needed the big defensive play it got it. Missouris deep defenders picked off four Colorado passes, with Gary Grossmckle grabbing two. He was filling in for safety man Vince Tobin, injured in the first half. Starting from their 10, M. U.

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(Continued From Pae IS) left guard When Frank Rogers converted, the clock showed 3.10 left in the first period. Missouri came right back. Denny zoomed back with the kick-off from his 7 to the 49, breaking two tackles along the way and getting down to the last defender. In 10 plajs, all of them, runs and most of them wide ones, the Tigers had a touchdown. Dennys 16-jard sweep carried the ball to the 9.

Carl Reese got three on a fullback smash, and the stage as set. Lane Takes it in Quarterback Gary Lane dropped back, looked right then left. He liked the looks of things to the left so well he tucked in the ball and ran for the touchdown. Bates tied the count at 7-all with 14 09 left in the half. On their next possession the Tigers went in front.

It took them nine plays to go 82 yards. Sweeps, left and right, moved the ball from the M. U. 18 to the 36. An 8-yard pass and a 5-yard sweep by Brown put the ball on the 49.

Again the stage was set. Lane tossed a screen pass to Brown. Charlie evaded the one Colorado player who wasnt fooled at the 50 and cruised to the C. U. 35.

There guard Bobby Brown threw a clearing block, and Charlie cut back across field. At the 15, more troule cropped up. But Denny was there with the block. That left Colorado wuth one defender. Brown faked him into left field on the 6 and went over.

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