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Thims joy. Odober 28. 1939 Tlie DAILY NFRIUSKAN ITT? II By June Bierbower Kansas Staters are backing Bernie Weimer, junior guard as the best lineman in the Big Six. . . however, maybe they'd better re serve comment before he faces four guys named Alfson, Ed Schwartzkopf, Mons! and Abel . . .the Wildcats do have a strong line this year, and it ought to be a battle royal up front Saturday . . .Down Kansas way they're razz ing big Gil Duggan, Oklahoma tackle, for socking little Denzil Gibbens in the Sooner-KU game ...Duggan did it in front of the KU bench and when the Jays booed him he just laughed. . .we hope for Mr. Duggan's sake he doesn't start socking Huskers when the Sooners play here... at least he wont be laughing about it. . .Kansas, however, had no fault to find with the hospitality of the Sooner boys. . .treated them swell ...outside of the game, of course . . .John McDermott scored a touchdown for Detroit U. as the Titans won over North Carolina State Saturday. . .it was Detroit's fullback, tho, and r.ot this page's football reporter, and the Husker ball player. . .all of which reminds us of the late-lamented Pansybowl game... where are you yearbook -ies?. . .we hate to call people cow ards, but . . . Bill DeCorrevont wears No. 25 . . .Whitney Martin says eleven Minnesotans are plashing in the National Professional loop. . .they 're mast numerous, and next comes ex-Huskers with eight... they are Russ Thompson, Bernic Masterson ai i Les McDonald with the Chi cago Bears. . .Be rnie Scherer with the Pitt Pirates. . .Sam Francis with the Brooklyn Dodgers... Charley Brock, Green Bay, center . . .Ted Doyle, another Pitt Pirate, and Lloyd Cardwell with Detroit round out the eight ... Minnesota should be getting sick of Nebras ka... they have lost two games, one to a Husker team... the other one was to Ohio, coached by Francis Schmidt, a Husker graduate. Track-minded freshmen, varsity athletes now going through fall paces for Coach Weir The east side of Memorial Sta dium these days is the scene of much track activity, what with Ed Weir having returned from Europe and 41 frosh and varsity men are working out. Track interest in the state has been given a boost by the Huskers winning the Big Six title, and the Junior AAU crown here last sum mer, and the turnout this fall has been encouraging. Littler working. Among the men working out is Gene "Red" Littler, national junior AAU 200 meter sprint champion. Red, who will take his first year of varsity competition for the Huskers. had a year at Compton Junior College in California be fore transferring here. He finished second to USCs Mickey Anderson by an eyelash in the junior 100 meter dash last summer. Harold Hunt, who bettered 13 feet on several occasions last year as a freshman, and who placed in the Junior AAU pole vault event, is another promising first year man. Hunt, who hails from North Platte, holds the state high school pole vault record. Wright ready. Then there is Lloyd Wright, who tied Eddie Toribio of Oklahoma for the 100 yard dash title in the Big Six tiack meet at Ames last spring. Wright is a junior this year, and hails from Beatrice. Jim Dixon, a quartern Her from Blair; hurdler Cart Oualey. Ralph Worden. a hurdler; LeRoy Walker, and Al Kuper are other expe rienced men reporting. Walker and Kuper are distance men, a i along with sophomores Bin Cook an? Dale Carrels com pose the Huskers' two-mile crew which is competing this falL Cook who won the first two mile race he ever ran, and Garrels. a Doane transfer, promise to add strength to Ed Weir's track teams. Smutx a prospect. Among other men who will be sophomores this year are Bill JH Sit JI b: V H I i tits j i SS D I I H imm, H1LB8AT game to wimum godfedbice Frosh run K-State plays against varsity in Wednesday's practice Nebraska anc Kansas State head the Big Six attractions of the week with their game at Manhat tan this Saturday. Missouri, con querors of the Aggies last week will face Coach Jim Yeager's Cy clones, while Oklahoma goes out of the conference to play the Okla homa Aggies. Kansas U. is idle this week. Coach Brown had a blackboard session on the field last night to demonstrate the Kansas State of fense and defense as well as in dividual plays. Later the fresh men padded with members of the third and fourth teams ran plays against the first and second GEORGE AMI GEORGE KNIGHT Journal and Star. elevens. A number of forwards were used from Kansas State formations, indicating that the Ag gies have a pretty nifty air at tack. However, the Huskers were showing alertness, and were bat ting the aerials down, with Hub Smutz, Pawnee City hurdler and quarter-miler Warren Radtke from Council Bluffs, both of whom competed in last summer's AAU meet. Jack Benger, another sprin ter who will help Ed Weirk in pre senting a formidable sprint relay team this year, is another AAU c ipetitor. Then there is Harold Brooks, who as a freshman last year was one of the most promising milers Nebraska ever had. Some more sophomores are miler Arden Ker sey, hurdler Millard Cluck, and javelin man Maynard Swartz, out of competition last year because of a bad knee. Ginn here. Among the freshmen reporting is Bob Ginn. Madison runner who set a new state record in the half mile last snrinr in the state hich track meet Chuck Oldfather, who won a freshman numeral at Har vard last vear as a quarter miler is reporting as is big Charley Hoff man, Lincoln hign wetgnt man or last spring. Clyde Taylor, Lexing ton hurdling star is another out standing new man. Don Morris, best sprint man of the state last year, is reporting, too. tie nans from Scottsbluff. Other men out are John Kinney, B" t Johnson, Ernest Price, Mayn- FRAZIER CYCLE CO. 308 SO. 11 1940 Bicycles are in for Boys and Girls A small down payment and terms to suit yom r&rj fa L SUITE Monsky looking good. First string. The first eleven as it lined up last night had Seemann and Ash burn, ends; S. Schwartzkopf and Kahler, tackles; E. Schwartzkopf HUBOrTMOKSXT ED SOWAJTUOPF Journal and Star. and Abel guards; Burruss, center; and Petsch, Luther, Dobson, Roh rig, Rohn and Hopp all working in the backfield. Abel was in for Warren Alfson, who was in sweat clothes. Rohrig and Knight also were still working out in sweat clothes, but are expected to be ready by the end of the week. Francis is out of the game for sure with a shoulder injury. Nebraska devoted most of their offensive work to the ground. The Scarlet drilled mainly on power plays, spinners and reverses. They were also taking time out to stress and correct individual assign ments. Aggies work. Down at Manhattan Tuesday iSee GAME, page 4.) ard Swartz, Orin Ruhlow, Harold Rundle, Jerry Dunlap, Steve Ly ons, Harlan Culwell, Jim Began, Herb Glover, Dale Nannen. Irvin Goldstein, Ed Muir, Dean Oawson, Bob Irvin, Lin Paralle, George Borgens, Dean Schroeder. A number of men, letter men or otherwise, are not out because of schoolwork, employment, and foot ball work. TiiB'nniffp.S W W a M ai M a ta W o o o o o o o o o Fri.( Sot., Sun. Jack obiuiwruHUo o o O The Cloun Prince of O Oozs and His Orchestra o o same famous bandO o o that thrilled Aragon &nd Trianon d&nceri in Clii o cago. o o o o o o o o o O Admiwioa IrL 40c wxh O - x f s K V i J if' S: If isilMiflfffli kili Get in first time GEOBGE STEARNS HifcD MEffia 1 5 i:-' BIN. lilKltMVNN AMU MAM LEON a an Mi-KKvv GEORGE PORTER AD Cuta Journal and Star. Pictured above are six men who served Biff Jones very capably in reserve roles Saturday against Baylor in the first game in which they played this season. It was the first varsity appearance of Meier and Stearns, while Muskin has had one year's experience, and Klum two. Commanders win in Barb game The Commanders won 8-0 over YMCA in Lea rue 1 of barb foot ball. Frank Protzman blocked a punt for the first 2 points on a safety. 2 TOMORROW! BIG FEATURES! LIWA ..i I 3 A St A. a U n . a $ r f I . ; f tf J if -TDIHERING I lil III tt Merle Oberon I David Niven I nanrence Qiiyjer f' Ill . Secoftd B' MnT J 'Jnsr ; ft 1 1 41 (( Vlr,i,, Bn I J I in fin Tonni Bft' l "Blockade" ATOfs meet Farm House this evening Two teams to play off tie for first place in greek League 3 By Harl Hunt By dint of their 7-6 victory over the Phi Gams, ATO tonight will play Farm House for the cham pionship of League 4. Although ATO's only loss this season has been to the Farm House aggregation, the strength of the two teams is about par. On the other hand, the Farmers lone de feat has been to the Phi Gams, who in turn lost to ATO in a play off of a tie. Fitz stars. Both teams use a wide open passing game, and each has scored most of their touchdowns on passes. Most proficient receiver on the Farm House squad is Don Fits, who plays quite a bit of basket ball for the Scarlet and the Cream during the winter months. John Fitzgibbon is usually on the throw ing end, and this combination has gained a lot of ground for the Farmers this fall. Winner to semifinals. Winner of this joust will meet the Phi Psi's in the semifinals of the league playoffs next week as the Phi Delts meet the Beta's. The probable starting lineups: Farm HmiM ATO Mayfieid Junpman Fftx Millar Peterson t t via Bacon t Kuppinper KMW g Ohnftia Goodding .......... Pfanaon .tit-wuon b Whit Nelson , b Jamea Davig b Metheny TODAY!!! t V ? ,41- lie it Together . . For The First Time!! Loretta YOUNG Istrriifr Than ErwrJ David NIVEN Simationml Star f -UorMar Mother" "ETERI1ALLY YOURS" V Hugh HERBERT Billie BURKE Addedl I After A Crt 1 H47P . tJT MAT. II Latest Nsws EVE. U 25e-SSe r