Evening star., 1948-11-25
Justice May Set Mark
For College Punters
AGAINST Cavaliers
BY the .Assoeioted Press

If Charley Justice of North Caro-
lima is in good kicking form against
Virginia Saturday he may set new
collegiate punting record.
The Tar Heels triple-threat star
needs only to stay close to his pres
ent average of 44.3 yards a kick to
surpass the all-time mark for a col
lege punter who has thrown toe
into so or more.
That record is now held by Leslie
Palmer of North Carolina State,
who set 1t last year by booming IS
punts an average of 43.3 yards.
At any rate, it appears that either
Justice or Hall Haynes Of Santa
Clara will wind UP with the college
kicking championship.
Haynes, now booting an average
of AL yards, gets chance to better
his average when Santa Clara plays
Michigan State Saturday.
While Haynes can win the crown,
he has little chance of qualifying
for the Palmer record because he
has only al kicks to his credit.
Justice already has booted a total
of 81.
Receiving Crown Open.
The National Collegiate Athletic
Bureau awards the title on the basis
of players who have kicked 80 or
more. The current leader, Bill Bos-
ton of Montana State with a 44.4
average, has only 20 recorded.
The pass-receiving crown also ap-
pears to be a wide open affair that
probably will be decided with this
weeks games.
The present leader is Johnny
O'Quinn of Wake Forest, who has
caught IS. Jim Powell of Tennes-
see has "a, followed by Bob Nc
Chesney of Hardin-Simmons and
Jim Lukens of Washington and Lee
with 80 each.
Wake Forest meets South Carolina
today. and OQuinn was out to
hold his lead against his closest
pursuers who also have chance
TO improve their marks.
Powell swings into action against
Vanderbilt Saturday. Washington
and Lee plays Richmond today.
Hardin-Simmons meets Texas
Tech.
Olson PAGES InterceptOrs.
When Vanderbilt meets Tennes-
see at Nashville, the Commodores
Lee Nalley will be trying to add to
his punt runback record. Nallev
broke the all-time record set by
Indian Bill Geyer of Colgate back
in 194l when he pushed his total
yardage to 623 against Maryland
last week. Geyer's record was SIG
yards
Jack Mitchell Of Oklahoma is sec
ond in this department with 504
yards and Henry Pryor of Rutgers
is third with 444 yards.
John Freeman of Portland main
tains his lead in kickoff returns
with SOB yards, followed by Billy
Gregus, Wake Forest, with 473.
and Jerry Williams, Washington
State, 454.
Bill Olson OF Columbia, whose
season is completed. has eight pass
interceptions to pace that speciality,
but Eli Maricick of Georgia. who
has seven, can pass him with a
couple Of interceptions against
Georgia Tech Saturday. Paul
Keckley of California also has seven
interceptions.
The 10 departmental leaders:
Punting-Boston, Montana State. 444
yards; Justice, North Carolina, 44:55;
Haynes. Santa Clara. AL; Eddleman. IL
linois. 40: stombaugh. Furman, Al;
Broean. Idaho, 41s; walker, Southern
Methodist. 4l.4; Wepdt. Texas Mines, Al 3;
Collins; Louisiana State, 4l.2: Ferguson.
Nebraska. al.
Pass receiving-O Quinn. wake Forest,
35 passes caught: Powell. Tennessee. "a
McChesney. Hardin Simmons, 20; LukenS,
Washington ana Lee. 81; Larsen. Arizona,
81: Ford, Tulsa, 81; Bailey, Texas CHRIS
tisn. %: Weiner, North Carolina. -: su-
lima. Boston. {, 20; Kusserow. colum-
hia,, %.