Kansas at Missouri

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 23, 1952, page 65

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  Tigers Interception Paves Way for Win Over Jayhawks, N-t9 COLUMBIA, Mo-, Nov. 22.-End Jack Hurley DETECTED and then intercepted pass midway of the fourth quarter to set up the win ming touchdown as the underdog ! Missouri Tigers whipped the Kansas Jayhawks, 20–⁠19. in Big Seven Conference football game today. The victory gave Missouri undisputed second place in the final conference standings on a 5–⁠1 record. Oklahoma won the title by beating Nebraska. Tony Scardino, Missouri quarterback. who cost the Tigers a touchdown early in the game by fumbling on the Kansas 1-yard line. scored the winner on a keeper play from the 1-foot mark after Fullback Nick Carras had charged too fast to get the ball on an in tended handoff from Scardino. 1t was Tony’s first touchdown in two seasons OF play. Paul Fuchs, the Tigers, place. kicking specialist, connected on two points after touchdown in the second quarter that gave Missouri, 14–⁠6 halftime lead. Gil Reich, former West Point defensive back, made only one of the three Kansas attempts for extra points. That made the diff ference in the victory. Kansas hopes suffered decisive blow in the second quarter when Reich left the game with a broken finger on his right hand. He had replaced Charlie Hoag at left half back. Hoags lame knee was in Ijured again On the second play of the game and he saw no more action. Missouri was the sharper team of the day before a homecoming crowd of $4,000. but the Kansans weren’t out of it until Reich’s attempt for a field goal from the Tigers % missed with IA seconds remaining. And seconds before the Reich kick, Jerry Bogue lost a touchdown when q Missouri defender, Bill Fessler, pared the ball from Bogue’s hands as he tried to catch a pass from Jerry Robertson. Bill Rowekamp, teammate of Reich’s on the 1850 West Point team. wheeled 81 yards on a quick-opening play early in the second quarter to match a touch down by Bob Brandeberry that had Kansas ahead 60. Fuchs kicked the point for Missouri while Reich’s attempt was blocked by Terry Roberts. Missouri scored its second touchdown a minute before the half ended with Carras crashing over from the one. The Jayhawks bolted into the. lead 1914 on a 52-yard scoring play from Robertson to End Jerry Taylor in the third period. The Jayhawks had gotten into the game a few minutes earlier when Robertson Sneaked over from the one and Reich kicked the point. Kansas o 6 13 0–⁠19 Missouri IA u go Kansas scoring: Touchdcwps- -Prandeberry. Robertson, Taylor. Conversion – Reich Missouri scoring: ronchoo ms Rowekamp, Carras, Scardino. Conversions Fuchs t2).

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Officially, Missouri leads 59–⁠54–⁠9 by Missouri’s count and 58–⁠55–⁠9 by Kansas’s (the 1960 game is disputed); as played, 56–⁠48–⁠8 in the 112 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.