The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 39

November 5, 1961 LINCOLN SUNDAY JOIRNAL AND Two, Four, Six, EightSee How We Communicate! Kansas signal corps had fans buzzing. Brian Palmer (12) flashed signs from the bench after getting the word from upstairs spotters via telephone. Referees penalized the practice late in the game. Sidelines Penalty Silly, Wails Jays Enjoy Wide Open Spaces Mitchell A KU Plays By Armand Schneider The Kansas dressing room was chock full of kindness following the 28-6 football romp over Nebraska. Jayhawk Coach Jack Mitchell raised only one sour note.

The rest of the time he was genial and more than willing to talk. was the silliest doggone thing ever he began. about that 15-yard penalty the ref handed us for coaching from the sidelines. was bad, man, real bad. Why all that boy was down there was flashing a signal card up to the Jayhawk Rodger McFarland had no trouble grabbing this pass from John Hadl and turning the play into a 25-yard gain.

Football Photos hy Boh (rorhani Frank O'IMeill Bob McKay Van Sickk Web Ray Ifaralrl press box where our spotters he continued with his Kansas twang. boy was not send- in offensive plays to Hadl. He was defense to the press box. The spotters can't tell from way up there if taeklers are loose or tight or in off the right or (The was sophomore Brian Palmer, who maneuvered a black card with a white line down the center, flipping it in ail directions, holding it In either his right or left hand.) boy would flash the card to tell our men in the press box what kind of defense Nebraska was Mitchell continued. our spotters could pick offense all the boy was Really.

If 1 wanted to coaoh from the sidelines I could give signale a baseball coach with my hands. I need a card and a Mitchell quickly reversed Great Pass Defense- But Baflgf Go the noggim' of Husker Detuds StiK've and .1 Jayhawk Brtea Palmen. Seeing coaches out on the playing field is getting to be old hat in the Big 8, NU coach Bill Jennings, who did it several times last week at Missouri, strode out to talk to an of- fr ial again Saturday. did KU coach Jack Mitchell. Jennings drew a 15-yard penally.

His complaint was against the way Kansas was defending against Willie Ross when the NU halfback went downficid for passes. were holding Jennings said. were just grabbifig i m. Sure, a great pass defense if 'Ol! ran get away Hoss said, guy 44 fJiin Jarrctt) tackled me everytime I started to get behind Apparently the complaint was effective Kan- Jack signals were okay. his field and turned on the charm.

think a real good young ball olub. Their boys are young and when you have the experience, you react quick enough to blocks. their kids have as much experience as ours going to be real he said showed us more offense than we expected. Matter of fact, got one of the best offenses in the Big 8. teamf play defense, some play tight.

They played us loose and we were able to move. going lo be good once they learn to react. I bet we made more mistakes than they said Mitchell. pa.sses they clicked on. We figured we had to give something, so we gave the ones, drop a ball here and Kansas players backed pretty much what Mitchell said about the Huskers.

hit hard. young and going to be real tough next said quarterback John HaiH. just had the better ball Kent Staab, the Jayhawk center, backed up Hadl. they learn to play together, going to be all have a lot of individuals, but they learned how to play as a team said tackle Stan Kirshman. they learn that, go.

young and learn. quite a ball player. faster than 1 thought he was. I thought 1 had the angle on him once and he ran right past Jt was a happy, congenial visiting dressing room, giving credit to Nebraska for aggressiveness, but unwilling to back down from the faot that made iti own victorfi. sas drew a pase interference call just a few plays later.

Kansas drew a 15-yard TWinalty for like conduct which was coaching from the sidelines. A KU signaled all offensive plays by use of a card. Asked if he had been aware of, this dodge by the Jayhawks, Jennings said: we knew it. They did it the whole ball game. We saw the player calling playe from the bench.

fact, we tiied to pick up their signals like they do in baseball but we just get them in time to do any Jennings said Nebraska go to this trouble, instead simply sends in a substitute with any play the coaches want to call. He said most calls were made by the.