The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, December 08, 1939, Page 5, Image 5

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    I Friday, December 8, 1939
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Porter, back Dobson, fullback Seemann, end Ashburn, end Ramey, center Herrmann, guard Sam Scnwortzkopt, tackle
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, "6IPF" JONES
Senior
potpourri
George Seemann, Sam
Schwartzkopf and Jack Ashburn
have received questionnaires from
several pro teams . . . saiu ijuea
tionnaires request information . . .
tneyre not
contracts. ....
Seemann may
be interested in
p r ofessional
ball . . . Ash
b u r n and
S c hwartzkopf
are undecided .
these three are
hoping to get
post season
bids . . . either
to the East
West or North-
South game.
Biff Jones is
one of the
jMnrtftiur. West's coaches
and it's a cinch he'd like to see
the committee plf at least one
of his boys. ... 24 Nebraska men
have played in the East-West
game . . . that's more than any
school now playing with the West
has sent . . . Northwestern of the
East has sent 27 . . . Nebraska
played with the East until Blue
Howell ran over the West so
badly that the West decided Ne
braska was one of theirs.
Husker seniors Ramey and See
mann are aviation devotees . . .
Seemann nearly quit school two
years ago to take up flying but
reconsidered on the advice of a
pilot . . . Ramey, Seemann and
Herrmann have played under bota
Bible and Jones . . . they Play
in 1936 under D. X. ... Bob laid
off last year . . . Seemann and
Herrmann were out in 1937.
George Porter is the only out-of-state
senior . . . he's from Den
iion Anna Dobson is married
. . '. he's also senior class presi
dent at Nebraska. . . . AsnDurn
is brother of Cliff Ashburn, Curtis
Aggies' coach.
A Northwestern university sci
t;f; tnnipv rpvpaled that 44
percent of the student body has
halitosis.
Vassar college has received spe
cial funds to finance a siuay w
child behavior and normal per
Bonality development.
Hunter college is doing special
research on the study habits of its
Eight Wesleyon seniors feted today
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BY HOLLIS LIMPRECHT.
IJneuIn Jounud Sportiwrttn.
Eight seniors from a Nebras
ka Wesleyan eleven short on vic
tnrlf.q hut lon on SDirit will be
honored at the fourth All-State
High' School Football rally here
today.
Listed among the hand full of
stalwarts who
have performed
for the last time
' in Plainsmen
togs is one of
the most out
standing per
formers in the
J Ischool's long
f i history John
ny Staten.
The former
Bethany high
athlete pulled
his team from
behind time and
again, and tal
lied all but two
of Weslevan's
points during the season. To crown
four years of magnificent play,
Staten was an unanimous choice
for all-conference and all-state
college fullback honors.
Don WiUlams, ena rrom car
man, was one of the bulwarks on
line that: was building for the
future, and he too, was named to
all-conference honors ma iinai
year.
other seniors to be honored at
the r&llv are Georee Carne, Iin-
min Harrv Raker. Lincoln, and
Gerald Hicks, Farnum, guards;
Lee MacAUlster, uncoin, center;
Merle Randall, Falrbury, end, and
Frank Harrington, Lincoln, back.
Th above seniors had the mls-
fnrtunA to end their careers on a
team that managed to win only
two of nine games, yet tneir grit
nd determination can be seen
from the fact they kept fighting
to the finU wmstie ana piacea
two of their numDer on an-con-ference
selections.
Coach Dwight Thomas, serving
hin third vear at the suburban
university, has higher hopes for
next year, Wltn ID leuermen m
the fold,
si of this vear's starting line
up will be back Dale Magnuson,
Crofton, quarierDacK; ituaa jner
rill, Edgar, end; Bob Braun, Lin
coln, and Dave Coulter, Lincoln,
tackles; Jim Souders, Lincoln,
center, and Jim Owen, Lincoln,
fullback,
Coach Tommy'
f StmLA
Dwight Thomas, Wesleyan's
coach, came to Uni Place in
1937 from Hastings high where
he turned out great football and
basketball teams year in and
year out. He lost 16 lettermen
this year, and nine regulars, so
had a green team for 1939. How
ever, prospects are looking up
for next year.
Thomas is a member of the
Lincoln Symphony orchestra,
having played in it for three
years.
He was graduated from Ne
braska U. in 1918. Thomas was
DAILY sports editor, senior
managing editor of the Corn
hiisker, member of Alpha Tau
Omega, and, of Innocents.
Grid rally - -
(Continued from Page 1.)
luncheon, Miss Beth Howley, re
cently elected Nebraska Sweet
heart; and Miss Dorothy Knight,
Queen of the wesleyan vy
club, will be introduced, tsur
Jones, Husker coach; and Dwight
Thmnns Weslevan coach, will
also be introduced along witn tneir
resneotive coachine staffs. Miss
June Bierbower, DAILY sports edi
tor and only woman sports editor
in the country, win snare me spot
light of introduction.
The honored college senior grid
3ers from the two schools will be
awarded certificates of recognition
by John Bentley, sports editor of
the Lincoln Journal. This cere
mony will be followed by a pro
gram of entertainment ana mu
sical numbers by the university
men's glee club directed by tsui
TempeL
To Wesleyan.
After the lunch, the rally will
trek to the Wesleyan campus by
chartered buses where a. run
athletic entertainment DroeTam,
planned by Wendell Hoffman and
Dwight Thomas, will be staged.
Returning aealn to the university
city campus, the guests will spend
the rest of the afternoon watch
ing demonstrations in track, swim
ming, boxing, fencing, tennis, bad
mlnton and various other activi
ties arranged by Carrol Chouinard
and Harold Petz of the university.
A dinner at the Student Union
will follow the afternoon demon
strations. After the meal, the pro
gram will be turned over to Lin
coln's master showman, Carl Hud
son, who has a varied stag enter
1939 record
Wesleyan 7,
Wesleyan 0,
Wesleyan 9,
Wesleyan 2,
Wesleyan 6,
Wesleyan 0,
Wesleyan 16,
Wesleyan 0,
Wesleyan 7,
Tarkio 6.
Wayne 12.
Sterling, Kas. 27.
Kearney 26.
Midland 13.
Doane 7.
York 6.
Peru 32.
Hastings 32.
tainment planned. Featuring the
evening's frolicking will be the
Pershing Rifle crack squad, mili
tary precision group. The squad
will present the routine it will fol
low later in the evening at the
University Military Ball. The
Rolling Rockets, Jack bampson
and Harry DeFrene, in a strong
man act. and Art Elliot, harmonica
soloist, are also scheduled to ap
pear for the footballers.
Specialty numbers by nve aanc
Ine' heauties. the onlv wav to end
a stag party, will provide the finis
to tne union program.
Movies next.
Half an hour later, in the Cham
ber rooms, football movies will be
shown followed by announcements
of those guests who have traveled
furthest to attend the rally. To
climax the evening's get-together,
a prize football, autographed by
coaches and members of Nebraska
and Nebraska Wesleyan football
(See GRID RALLY, page 7.)
Greetings!
PLAYERS AND COACHES
Complete Displays of Basket Ball Equipment and Award
Sweaters, Jackets and Coats.
SPALDING Quality at Right Prices.
HARRY REED'S SPORT SHOP
1321 P St.
STUART BLDG.
2-4191
Catering to
Students
TASTY FOODS
EXCELLENT SERVICE
REASONABLE PRICES
MAYFAIR
GRILL
Conveniently Located
1307 0 St.
undergraduates.