Santa Clara at Kansas

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  Evening star, September 28, 1952, page 68

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  Reich Hurt After Run Sparks Kansas 10 Win Over Santa Clara, 21–⁠9 LAWRENCE, Kans., Sept. 27- Gil Reich wheeled punt return 10 yards in the third quarter to propel the Kansas Jayhawks to a 21–⁠9 victory over a hard-driving Santa Clara University team in an intersectional football game played before 1000 today. Kansas, which beat Texas Christian University, 1870, in its opener last week, scored in each of the last three quarters, but it was Reich’s long payoff stroke that got the Jayhawks in front. 14–⁠9. after the Californians had built up CT halftime lead. Quarterback Reich, a defensive star for Army in 1850, was injured and helped off the field a few minutes after his touchdown sprint. He didn’t return, but by that time Kansas was fired up to the winning effort. Santa Clara, a two-touchdown underdog, was in the game all the way. blowing two scoring oppor- Itunities in the final quarter when the Kansas lead was only 14–⁠9. Kansas played in Santa Clara territory the entire first quarter only to fall behind early in the second when Jack Kaplan slid through a gap in the left side of the Jayhawk line and went IA yards to score. The kick for extra point was blocked. With Halfback John Konek running hard, Kansas stormed back late in the quarter to tie the game Gall on Bob Brandenberry’s 7-yard sprint off a pitch from Reich. Santa Clara moved from its own 24-yard stripe to the Kansas “a, from which a field goal made it 81 for Santa Clara. The Reich touchdown was a perfectly executed play. Santa Clara punted and Hal Cleavinger took the ball on the Kansas 80. He moved to his left and handed off to Reich, who swept down the west sideline. scoring without a hand being laid on him. | Kansas. after losing the ball on tfumbles, stopped Santa Clara on the IA and IL yard lines in the fourth period before turning a short Santa Clara punt into its final touchdown. Frank Cindrich scored it from the three after a 36-yard drive. !! The scoring: Santa Clara -------- Q o o. 0 Kansas ----- z 7–⁠2I !. scoring. santa. Glars. touchdown--Kap- Ian. Field Ecai-Daly. Kansas. touch downs-Brandsnberry.. :, Reich. ctndrich. IC0nVnFRiONa.-KoDnk (8l.

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Kansas leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.