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PAGE THREE GRID CURTAIN FALLS ON II SENIORS THE DAILY KERIftStvAN. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 f, 1937 BENTLEY LAUDS NEBRASKA GRADS Successful Plainsman Coach Honored Tonight At Jaysec Grid Dinner AS GRAND BUNCH Veterans Hailed as Eleven .Of Finest in Husker Grid History. sr. x Kmra Uncoln Journal Coaoh Dwight Thomas came to Wesleyan this year from Hastings high school whore he had directed athletics longer than any other prep mentor in the state's history. In his first year as a college conch, Thomas became feared throughout his conference. He speaks tonight at the Junior chamber banquet. Journalism Fraternity Publishes Special Issue Of University Newspaper This Issue of the Daily Nebras- kan, honoring the state high school football teams, has been edited by the Sigma Delta Chi honorary journalistic fraternity. In charge of the publication have been How ard Kaplan and Morris Lipp. Special features, appearing- on the sports page, were written ex clusively for the Nebraskan by staff writers of Lincoln and Oma ha dailies. BY JOHN BENTLEY. Jiural KMrtn KdUor.) This is in the nature of a bon vovasre. without the baskets of fruit, to the Cornhusker seniors, who helped Nebraska put over tho most surprising football season in years. They are a grand bunch of boys; and, after you've travelled with "em, eaten with 'em and watched 'em play for three years, it's a little painful to say goodbye. But they're putting out to sea, if you don't mind continued mixed metaphors, and we're on the dock waving a portable typewriter, which is more ineffective than a handkerchief, because you can't do anything with a portable except hat out a few words. Did vou ever try blowing your nose and wiping Lowell English, Lincoln, guard your eves with a typewriter? and placekicker. He began to find wvn start with Elmer Dohr- himself last year and played a maun, 22 year old SUplehurst lad, whale of a game this fall, altho who was on his way to earning 12 handicapped by bumps and injuries letter until that hid to the Kast- that would have benched many West game came along. That may players. He converted eight out of checkmate him in basketball. He's nine extra points and kicked the the only sophomore to ever win tieli goal that beat Kansas State, four letters. He played a lot of end AH that did was bring a clear cut for Nebraska -any doubters are Big Six title to the Huskers. They referred to the I'itt Panthers of w't forget Lowell in a hurry. 1937. v Robert Mehring, Grand Island. John Richardon, Lincoln, an- 167 pound game cock. Always at other 22 year old end. On a lot of the bottom of the pile. He was fast teams Johnny would have been a and it was his alert play that regular. But he was invaluable as stopped many a pet maneuver of a reserve, the Husker attack and Husker foes. Somewhat undersized dofen.se moving along just a.s eff.c- physically, he made it up in spirit, lively with Richardson in there. He's the type that always does a And Ted Doyle of Curtis. He was team a lot of good because he liked too small to play football when at the game of football and gave Curtis Aggies, but now look at everything he had every minute he him: About 220 pounds of the best ' was in the game. He'll be hard to rieht tackle in these parts. Never ! replace V. ishy, but steady, he was the "for- i Gus Peters, Ix-xlngton, 193 gotten man" when the all-star pounder, ami a soldier. He drew a picks were made. ' back injury in the early practices Fred Shirey. I.atrobf, Pa., the I running down under a punt which comfed Pcnn.sylvanian, got some 1 s-t him off schedule but there was of the clorv that was coming to ! never any fretting when he came him bv being chosen on manv se- I in as a replacement. lections of all-stars. He was an all Johnny Howell, Omaha, 173. al conference tackle in his sopho- I tho he always marked his weight more jvar. All American in his ; up as ls3 because he thought those senior. A native of Pennsylvania, I figures looked better on a chart h- came out here at the stippes- He called what Biff Jones de- tin of Bill Weir, when he became scribed as a peifect game from dissatisfied with the way things j the quarterback position against were going at Washington & Jef-, Minnesota. Hampered by injuries f-Tson where he had enrolled as a sustained against the Gophers, freshman. He played that left ! Johnny wasn't himself until the t ickle position where the preen ! Pitt contest. A really great boy on linht is always on. Home of his j and off the field, downfield blocks this year were Paul Amen, 175, Lincoln, one of spectacular and paid dividends in j the finest competitors the lingers touch towns. We'll miss this fellow have ever had. He's at work now next fail. adding to his glory with the bas- Dwight Thomas Celebrates Great First Year Here ketball team. Paul played a lot of end and his endaround run of 80 yards against Iowa State was one of the highlights of the season. Harris Andrews, 183, Beatrice, could have hung up his suit the day after he tossed that game win ning pass to Bill Callihan which beat Minnesota, and he would have been revered as one of Nebraska's greatest. But he didn't. He kept right on adding to his fame. One of the longest passers that has been around in many moons. Art Ball, Fremont, one of the fastest men in the backfield. He was up against some tough com petition tor a backfield berth, but he never quit trying. That's all you need to know about any youth to weigh him properly. There they are, eleven of the finest in Cornhusker football history! Weslcjan Coach Makes Mark j In Spite of Lack of j Vets in Camp. j BY LAWRENCE GRIFFING. When Dwight Thomas took over ; the reins as head coach at Ne- j braska Wesleyan in September he inherited a willing but inexpe-: rienced squad from the Karley re gime. There were only two seniors on the Wesleyan squad: Henry Menke ad Dell Hedges. Menke, a two year letter nvin ' from Beatrice, played smut, ag gressive football at left end. Weighing 170 pounds, he was a regular for two years. H cap tained the Plainsmen in the re cently completed enmoirgn. Hedges was tho Iv.sl passer on the Wesleyan squad : i I li s : mi ning ability made him a :'n.s!.;nt threat to the opposition Ke let tered at left half for '.'ir.v yen is. Lieoln is hisome tovn. Oil. 1: illLllsl 111:1 ;. IV, I -yin If. Orl. M: StmflHMMi 1, W.- I. y:vi 11. Oil. IK: il IVrn 7. W I-. I . 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