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COACHES ANNOUNCE
WIDE OPEN SPACES
ON CAGE RANGE
When our great grandchildren
r visiting us at the home for
feeble, even then coaches will be
telling their basketball forces at
the season's opening that the race
Is wide open for first string posi
tions. Even in the face of a full
team of triple year letter winners,
coaches assure the newcomers that
everything is "wide open."
Usually (nothing specific In
mind) the race is about as "wide
open" as the vault to the New
York National bank. Veterans us
ually Bland around and snicker
up their sleeveless arms while
mentors pour on the oil of encour
agement. "Don't laugh, you lettermen,"
they say, "you're not cinches." But
did you ever hear the wail of a
coach who has just lost a letter
man. It's quite like the moan of
a wounded diffus bird crying for
its mate.
Honest, we aren't aiming this
pebble of discourse at Coach
Browne, for we were thinking of
all cage coaches from cur high
school days on up. However, if
Brownie has not already done so,
he will be dusting off the an
tiquitated notes about the "wide
open" spaces on his cage range.
It's unavoidable. Just one of those
maladies like the feverish tremulo
of the gospel preacher. Of course,
it's the thing to do; to encourage
ail the aspirants of a squad, yet it
is satirical to stand off and listen
to the ditty each year.
Take this year for instance. Re
member that kid's talc?
Once therr wera five berths on th ore
floor.
Along ftme Amen and then there were
f nu r.
Knur little race bertha plavInK n free.
Along nme fcibauph and then there were
three.
Three little rare bertha oon to to '".
Cauite alonK came raraona, then there
were two.
There you have it. Aside from
the three spots already cinched,
the race IS "wide open." Even the
two remaining positions are not
exactly running unattached. At
guard Grimm and Elliott are ex
perienced lads. At forwards, Al
Werner looks like perty much of a
cinch.
However, there is one redeem
ing feature in all this "wide open"
coach chatter. This year, with the
game devoid of its resting center
jump, more men will be needed to
maintain the pace that will be re
quired In this whirlwind game of
basketball.
Browne, happy poppa of the
first championship Husker basket
ball team, will be gunning, once
again, for his annual team im-;
provement. And this looks like the
year for the Huskers to win a .
crown with no strings, for besides
those mentioned, the Nebraska i
coach has Bruce Campbell, Grant I
Thomas. Dow Wilson, Jack Schock, ,
Larry Nelson, Frank Tallman, etc., j
etc., etc. all vets. I
From this point hence, let's look
upon our Husker cagers as the
Big Pix basketball kings of 1937
38 and treat them as such. ,
Cbn onfy JIisl BddIll
The Inclusion of Max Beer
bohm's "A Christmas Garland."
whlrh is collection of Christmas
stones told in the manner of fa
mous authors, Is not only season
able, but It brings to us again the
gem of the group, the caricature a
la Henry James. It is a sketch of
a little hoy and his sister who have
awakened to Inspect their stock
ings on Christmas morning
Through the boy'i consciousness
we se the Jamexian giavity and
delicacy of the situation. The cli
max, however, comes In the word-l
of the little sister: "Of course, my
dear, you do see. There they arc,
and you know I know you know
we wouldn't either of us, dip a
finger into them. . .One doesn't
violate the shrine pick the peari
from the shell:" And to you who
have read "The Golden Bowl" and
"Wings of the Dove"; "You know
I know you know."
Then there Is Dorothy Tarker's
short story, "The Uttlc Hours,"
which Is a monologue of a lonely
lady who awakes at four In the
morning, bersus she has gone
arty to bed, and who tries to get
bark to sleep. "I might repeat to
mv"'-lf, slowly, and soothingly."
she says, "a list of quotation
beautiful from minds profound; tf
I can remember any of th damn
things." fihe starts off with 'This
above all. to thine own.iclf be
true," and the acme Is reached
when through her stream of con
sciousness Tows thnt Immortal
line from T. fi. Kliot: "Mrs. Porter
and her daughter wash their feet
In sodawater." In his Afterward
on Miss Parker, Woollcott tells us
she Is the "Constant Reader" who
used to do reviews for the New
Yorker, and he remind us of the
time she summed up one of A. A.
Mllne'g effort with: "Tonstant
VVeader fwowed up." And this re
minds us of Angus Bun-ell's liken
ing of Dorothy Parker to G. K.
Chesterton's enirram on Jane
Austen. "She mleht have been
protect from life," said Mr.
Chesterton, "but ther was very
little of life that wan protected
from Jai.a Austen." Burrell's ex
:hange of person seems particu
larly a propos.
The real find, however, becsuM
It could so easily be overlooked, U
D. H. Lawrence' long preface to
Matirtre Magnus' "Memoirs of the
KorHjtn Ugion" called "The Tor
t''Hil of M. M."
OFFICIAL BIG SIX
SELECTION NAMES
FIVE HUSKERMEN
Brock Picked for Center
on Eleven That
Counts.
Finally the infernal din about
All Big Six selections has been
brought to a head. The official
conference selection, which is the
selection to end selections was
announced today by the commit
tee of coaches and commentators
in the loop.
The aggregation supreme recog
nized Nebraska more than did any
of the individual pickings, even
those of local scribes. Five Husk
ers made the official eleven,
Charley T3rock finally clinching
the much discussed center spot.
He was voted not only the pivot
star of the conference, but one of
the most valuable men in the
entire lineup.
Other Jonesmen named on the
first eleven were Dohrmann at
end, Shirey at tackle, Mehiing at
guard, and Howell at quarterback.
Other than the snapperback post,
guard and quarterback positions
presented the most controversies.
Douglass, Kansas at fullback;
Baer. Oklahoma, and Cleveland,
Kansas State at halfbacks; Smith,
Oklahoma at end; Krueger, Kansas
State at tackle; and Bock, Iowa
State at guard round out the all
star clan.
Missouri failed to place a man
on the squad while, Oklahoma and
Kansas State had two, and Iowa
State and Kansas, one apiece.
Iliff Hoys Honored
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BOYCOTTING WOMEN
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would have to seek "sheer wools
which are almost as formal this
year" or, for "those who prefer
that type of fabric," the synthetic
silks. The boycotting male would
find that "wool, cotton, and pure
rayon are all perfectly wearable
substitutes and can be obtained in
a wide price range."
Christmas Shoppers Beware.
Christmas shoppers would have
to beware of Japane good at
every turn if they were to carry
out the boycott. Mont of the
Christmas tree lights and all of
the chip roping used to ttlm the
Chrir'rna ticea come from Japan.
The Inexpensive mechanical toys,
celluloid dolls, or celluloid toys
with movable parts, tea sets and
chin ware which grace the "dime
store" counters come In a great
proportion from Japan. By In
spection the boycott er can dis
cover the "Made In Japan" labels.
Tea topers would have to watch
that they did not buy Japanese
tea, which now constitutes h() per
cent of our green tea and 10 per
cent of our black lea. Crabmeat
lovers would have to seek out
Alaskan and P.usslan brands, and
tuna fish addicts would have to
hunt for the darker domestic
variety.
Boycotting customers would
have have to demand American or
Canadian Instead of Japanese
mink furs. Umbrella purchaser
would buy umbrellas without
wooden handles. Housewlve would
accept only brooms made of
broomrorn, refusing those mauo or
rice straw. Toothbrush with
bamboo handle would be out and
penny match package would have
to be scrutinized to avoid the Jap
anese products. Celluloid combs,
magnifying glasses, small mirror
and lightweight worsted glove
could be purchased by Uie boycot
ter only after careful Inspection
that would insure mm mai ne is
securing domestic, or at least non
Japanese, products.
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Browne Already
Applying Torch
to Co-Champions
Three First String Spots
Filled by Conference
Stars of 1936-37.
Three days after he had com
pleted final details of the football
season, Coach W. H. Browne be
gan to put the pressure on his varr
sity basketball squad in practice
session at the coliseum yesterday
afternoon.
Te varsity boys were sent thru a
lengthy scrimmage of setup plays
last night with everyone getting
into action against this year's crop
of freshmen basketballers.
Three Spots Cinched.
Altho three positions, Parsons at
guard, Amen at forward, and
Ebaugh at center, seem to be
pretty well pinned down, the race
for the remaining guard and for
ward positions is still wide open. It
is still too early In the season to
get any indication who will fill the
positions. Working for a chance at
the open forward berth are Bill
Covanda, Al Mcrner, and Robert
Elliott, minor letter winners of last
year and Dow Wilson, Bruce
Campbell, Kenneth Lord, Frank
Tallman, Grant Thomas and Irvin
Yaffe, sophomore prospects. Vieing
for the guard spot are Lloyd
Grimm, letterman of last year,
Bruce Duncan and Max Hulbert.
sophomore squad members.
Al Werner and Lloyd Grimm oc
cupied the coveted spots for most
of last night's practice but all
prospects took part in the scrim
mage. Paul Amen, Lloyd Grimm and
Elmer Dohrmann, football men,
were given only a short workout
in scrimmage and were then or
dered to loaf during the rest of
the practice. Dohrmann appeared
on the court with his knee taped
from an Injury he received about
the middle of the football season.
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9 NEWS
PARADE
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What! io Bloodshed
Labor's two major antagonists,
William Green and Lewis, faced
each other yesterday for the first
time since the splitting of forces in
1935. Harrison and Murray, sec
onds to the principels. hovered
about in the corners with the tra
ditional wet towels and reviving no
casualties occurred. The meeting
was purportedly a gesture toward
peace and remained peaceful thru
out. Nothing definite was done, but
they "had a very satisfactory and
most Interesting conference."
The "lame, the halt, and the
blind" they come to the seat of
congress and push thru legislation
on wages and hours bills. Rolling
up in his wheel chair "amid a roar
of cheers," Representative Mans
field yesterday registered th 21Sth
signatur on a petition to force a
vate on the wages and hours bill
by mid-December.
Doddering and infirm tho cer
tain branches of the government
may be who oppose the administra
tion's schemes, congress seems to
be pretty good form, Judging from
the attacks and counter-attacks
which the farm bill Is arousing in
both house and senate. House
leaders predict passage of the bill
before the week I up. The senate
faces opposition rm the grounds
of excessive expenditures. Senator
McNary attacks the "coercion" of
farmers which he say will follow
from the bill.
Forecasts for next week are for
a paralyzing filibuster on the anti
lynching bill. Senator Van Nuys
of Indiana states that he will op
pose laying It aside to consider
the housing bill or anything else.
Duquesne coeds are unanimous
In declaring that they would not
regard a man refusing to go to
war as a coward, while men stu
dent prefer to b "living cowards
rather than dead heroes." The Du
quesne Duke, student publication,
conducted the poll.
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50 Ex-Prep Stars Report
to Lewandowski for
Maple Drills.
Fifty prospective freshmen bas
ketball candidates have reported
to Coaches Adolph Lewandowski
and "Chili" Armstrong. Early
workouts indicate one of the finest
first year squads to play at Ne
braska for many years.
Early workouts have included
work on fundamentals and short
scrimmages with Coach Browne's
varsity squad. In skirmishes with
the varsity Lewandowski has used
a quintet composed r Taylor and
Fitz forwards, Randall center, and
Pitcaithley and Kinnemon guards.
This group is showing a polished
passing game for early season and
show promise of turning into a
high scoring aggregation bctore
the season is concluded. Taylor,
former Hastings high ace, Pit
caithley and Fitz, Jackson, and
Randall, Omaha South, were all
state selections during their high
school days.
Others seing action against the
varsity are Preston, former Fair
bury high school athlete, Neuren
berger, Wakefield, Ogoe, Lincoln,
Hanson, Kansas City Mo., athlete
and Hopp, Hastings.
. LACKEY TO PRESIDE
AT GEOGRAPHERS MEET
Five Other Faculty Members
to Attend Convention
at Ann Arbor.
Dr. Earl E. Lackey, of the uni
versity geography department and
president of the National Council
of Geography Teacheis will preside
at the annual geography teachers
meeting which will open Monday
morning, Dec. 27. at the University
of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Prof. Lackey has arranged an
educational program, the theme
being "Researches Needed in the
Teaching of Geography."
The three main sessions will deal
with reearches needed In geogra
phy in colleges, geography in high
schools, and geography in elemen
tary schools. "Geography has a
unique function in a democratic so
ciety beyond what it may mean to
one living under a fascist, nazi, or
communistic regime," stated the
president.
Dr. Anderson Openc Meet.
Dr. Esther Anderson of the uni
versity will open the discussion on
Monday afternoon. Frank E. Sor
enson of the university will give a
paper, "Geography in the Social
Studies," Tuesday morning. Dr.
Thomas Barton, of Normal univer
sity. Carbondale. 111., who received
his Ph. D. degree at Nebraska in
1935, will present a paper on com
mercial and industrial geography
of the general theme,
Dr. M. A. Bengtson. Dr. William
Royen, Dr. Vera Rigdon, Mr. G. D.
Koch, a graduate student, and Dr.
V. C. McKim of Chadron State
Teachers college will attend the
convention. A large number of for
mer Nebraskans will be in attend
ance. The official publication of the
National Council of Geography
Teachers 1.1 the Journal of Geog
raphy, a monthly magazine for
teachers. Dr. Lackey is in the edi
torial staff.
Students are hopeful, but there's
the Indisputable fact that date
that is, hoy plus girl plus chap
crone, fquala the well known
eternal triangle.
UnlcM, of course, boy friend
brings along another man to sort
of even thing up.
We Rent Tuxedoes
Full DreBU and Shirts
Jake The Tailor
1036 P St.
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Wibbcls-Anderson Passing
Combination Clicks for
19 Points.
Company F Infantry won the
League III Intramural football
crown Wednesday with the aid of
Wibbel's accurate passing to Law
rence Anderson which accounted
for three touchdowns and a 19 to 0
victory over Company C engineers.
Actually the Wibbels to Ander
son combination accounted for
seven touchdowns, but four were
nullified when the head linesman
declared that Company F men
were offside on the plays in ques
tion. Co. E Triumphs in League II.
The League II championship
was won by Company E Infantry
who outclassed Battery C Field Ar
tillery and took a 12 to 0 decision.
Quarterback Rhonning of Company
R intercepted a pass for the first
touchdown and soon atferwards,
Bishop threw a long pass to Gier
for six more points.
The semifinals of the touch foot
ball tournament will bt played on
Tuesday at 4:30. Company E In
fantry vs. Company F Infantry and
Company D Engineers. The finals
will be played Wednesday nt 4:30.
Standings at the end of league
play:
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Courtrsy Lincoln state Journal.
He, Vernon Nepi ud. has learned
his lesson from the great instruc
tor. Experience. According to
teammates, the rotund 230 pound
tackle broke his ankle bone bounc
ing bulkily to the beat of the
big apple, but Nep denies it. No
matter what the cause, the Husk
er' heaviest weight met his 111
fate Just in time to miss any pos
sible action in the Haggle Turkey
day squabble.
Vernon from Vcrdel Is now hob
bling on crutches as you see him
above, but at the time of the Wild
cat Jaunt he was in too much pain
to even ride along. He has one
more year of competition and, With
his great bulk, should, as the old
saying goes, "go places."
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SEVEN LETTERMEN COME
BACK TO SOONER CINDERS
Veteran Sprinters Return to
Oklahoma Fold This
Season.
John Jacobs' Oklahoma Sonnets
will be a definite threat to the
Cornhusker cindermen's Big Six
supremacy this year. Seven letter
men will return tn the fold this
year including Eddie Toribio, Big
Six indoor 60 yard champion, and
Granville Barrett, 440 and 880 win
ner of 1935.
He also has two very promising
sophomores. The "prize" second
year man is John Pritchard, 200
pound discus thrower, of David
City, who threw the discus 168 feet
7 inches for the best mark made in
America in 1937. The other is Tom
Finlcy, who ' Coach Jacobs said
was a very fine sprinter.
Meanwhile the Cornhuskers are
working out regularly. Harwin
Dawson, a sprinter from North
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Lincoln, are doing the best work.
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John Hutchison, Humboldt.
Charles Yount, Gering.
Margaret Calbrai!1?, Beemer.
Because the president of George
town college, Kentucky, has been
baptized only once, he is danger o!
losing bis joh. A conservative cle
ment of the Baptist council wlwli
controls the college contends thai,
one immersion may be sufficient
for a lawman, hut that a minister
should be baptized at least twice.
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