The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, May 09, 1940, Page 7, Image 7

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    Thursday, May .9, 1940
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Prep baseball meet starts today
sin mr !
Twenty game
schedule in
th red classes
First contests set
for 9 this morning;
Central defends crown
By June Bierbower.
Harold Hunt and Herb Von
Goetz, North Platte'a prides and
joys, ire backing Paul Davidson
of that fair city In . the state
championship 440. .. .Davidson did
51.5 seconds last week end, for
the best time of the year. . . .how
ever.Al Brown, Omaha Benson,
who won last year, is' back, , and
nas aone :oi.o tms spring'.
state record is :51.2, made by Bob
Mc Arthur of South Soo in 1938
two state record holders are
Husker varsity members now, and
two others are f rosh .... Hunt
holds the vault mark of 12 feet 6.1
inches, which he made in 1937
Herb Grote established the javelin
record of 191 feet 2 inches in
the same year. . . .Bob Ginn, Madi
son frosh, made the 880 record of
1:59.3 last spring, at which time
Ralph King, also a first year man
here, set the high hurdle mark of
:l5.l. v
Now for football: Jm Yeager,
says of his Iowa State football
team, '"We won't be champs but
we might beat anybody.
The Cyclones are going to have
greater speed, more power, more
reserves, and a little more weight,
according to reports from Ames.
They'll be definitely better, but, as
has been said before, every other
team in the conference will be, too.
Even though Iowa State has a
letterman for every position, and
a half-dozen others, there are sev
eral new men who may step into
regular positions, of. whom 190
pound halfback Paul Darling is
the standout. He has a good
chance to get a first team block
ing back position over letterman
Joe Taylor, who is a sprinter on
the track team and Lincoln Ste
wart. The right tackle spot will go to
a newcomer, too. Leonard Thomas
of Virginia, Minnesota, and Bill
Barger, both frosh, were the best
men at that position in spring
workouts and one of them will get
the call next fall.
Three lettermen are back at
ends, and one of them is Doug
Graves, who doubles as a ?talf
miler in track. John Heggen,
hurdler and Jean Lange are back,
too. .
The left tackle will be Bernie
Mickelson, a sophomore last year,
while Capt. Tom Smith, and La
Verne Lewis will be guards. An
other Minnesotan, Bob Kirkpatrick
of Austin, will be at center.
Hank Wilder is back, and he
looks ready for the fullback post.
However, Merle Osborne, who
played there last year is return
ing and Wilder may go back to
halfback. However Don Griswold
is a pretty sure bet In the back
field and that leaves only the
quarterback spot open. Bob Sea
burg will be back again, but a
Northwestern transfer, Larry
Owens, is pushing him.
That backfield should be one of
the Big Six's best, since Wilder
could play ball In any league. Os
borne gave the Huskera plenty of
trouble last year ,and so did Sea
burg. The 'Huskera haven won
a really decisive victory over Ames
since that 34-0 deluge in 1936.
Nebraska's second annual high
school baseball tournament gets
under way at nine this morning,
as prep diamond teams go into
action for the first day of a three
day meet Twenty games are to
be played in all, Thursday.
Championships will be awarded
in three divisions, Classes A, B,
and C Omaha Central, who won
the one-class meet last year, will
encounter stiff competition this
spring, especially from Omaha
South, Tech, and Creighton Prep.
Six Class A games, eight Class
B titles, and six games in Class C
are scheduled on the three Husker
diamonds and Muny field. The Ag
college and Lincoln High diamonds
will be brought into use in Fri
day's Class C competition.
- Central Meets Teachers
' First games of the tourney get
under way at nine. In Class A,
the Central Eagles go against
weak Teachers' high crew on the
varsity diamond. Fairmont meets
Osmond on the Coliseum field in
Class B, while Class C opens with
two games. Filley meets Ray
mond on the frosh diamond, while
Swanton and Malcolm play at
Muny.
' At eleven, Lincoln High meets
Fremont on the varsity field. In
other Class A games today, Omaha
South plays Plattsmouth at one;
Schuyler meets Seward at three;
Jackson faces Omaha Tech and
Wisner plays Creighton Prep at
five. All games are on the varsity
diamond, except the Prep-Wisner
encounter, which is slated for
Muny.
Gretna Plays Mason City
Remainder of the Class B sched
ule for the day lists Syracuse
against Cedar Bluffs at 11 on the
Coliseum field, and Gretna, one of
the favorites, against Mason City,
at Muny at the same time. In one
o'clock games Fairmont meets
Osmond, on the coliseum diamond,
and Arlington plays Papilllon at
Muny. Two games are listed again
at three, with Boys Town facing
Utica on the Coliseum diamond, as
St. Patrick's meets Emerson at
Muny. The last game is at five
between Wauneta and Elkhorn on
the Coliseum diamond.
Leshara and Johnson play at
eleven in Class C
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DlTs go into
softbqll finals
oyer Kappa Sigs
Delta Upsilon went into the in
tramural softball finals last night
as Bob Sawtell pitched them to a
10 to 4 win over Kappa Sigma.
Dick Luther, Johnny Adkins and
Warren Day also starred for the
winners, while Don Moore and
Matt Minor looked best for the
losers.
Phi Delta Theta's protest of
AGR's 8 to 7 victory over them
has been allowed, and the game
will be played again at a later
date. Winner of that game will
face Farm House in the other
semifinal game.
Baseballers
set for K-State
two-game series
Elevating themselves in the
Big Six conference rankings over
the past weekend, Nebraska's
baseballers will be aiming for
fourth spot in the two game series
with Kansas State on Friday and
Saturday.
Climbing into fifth by virtue of
double wins at the expense of Kan
sas university, the ball nine is out
to extend the win streak.
Friday's, battle will start at 4:30
p. m. ana tne Saturday game at
10:00 a. m. Sid Held will be doing
mound duties in the first game,
while Bob Searle is slated for the
second fray.
The lineup for Friday's game is:
Leonard Van Buskirk, If; Oscar
Tegtmeier, ss; Dow Wilson, 2b;
Cliff Hurley or Al Schmode, c;
Bob Searle, 3b; Warren Gabelman,
cf; Lance Ray, If; Frank Rubino,
lb; and Sid Held, p. In the second
game, Vernon Thomsen will- be on
third base, when Searle takes the
hill.
Barb sofeball results
Barb, softball games Wednesday
afternoon resulted in the following
scores: ACBC outfit shut-out the
Pawnee club 6 to 0. The Com
mandcrs ran over the Cornshell
ers to the tune of 11 to 1. The 330
club lost to KKK by forfeit, and
the Union Leaders won over the
Cornhusker Coop by virtue of a
forfeit. The Juggernauts lost
close game to the YMCA 7 to 8
in the most evenly matched game
of the afternoon.
Hopp-Rohrig, Kahler-Lufher
duos return for final season
Halfback worries at Nebraska Marvin Athey, athlete from Wau
are practically nil, unless further neta. was & power all season, as
scholastic trouble crops up. That "V JZiZ caraw
seems to be the halfback situation r u- j t j .
, Behind Hopp and Rohrig was
in the Husker camp at present. Dae Rubottom. babv-faced Geiin?
Bob DeFruiter is lost for the triple threater. Rubottom was
1940 season because of ineligibil- tabbed as a comer last spring, and
Ity, but returning to the wingback another year has developed him
spot are lettermen Butch Luther into a fine player. Jack Vincent
and Bob Kahler, while Harry of O'Neill, a good passer, is an-
Hopp and Hermie Rohrig, the Bif- other holdover.
fer's two heavy-duty men are back Of the new tailbacks, Dale
for the all-important tailback Bradley of Bethany, John Thomp
duties. son of Jackson, and Omaha Cen-
Luther, whose scoring antics on tral's Ernie Weekes, shone. Brad-
reverses became the talk of the ley, a triple threater, looked es
conference last fall, will be play- pecially good as a passer and
ing his last year as will tall-boy plunger in spring drills. Thomp-
Kahler. Kahler, moved from end son, an elusive runner, looked good
last fall, showed up well offensive- at passing and punting, while the
ly, and may be another Cardwell, stubby Weekes, whose forte is
although he isn t the Hosss equal running, showed up well,
defensively. Leo Fisher, Dalton; John San-
Last year Hopp did the heavy dan, York, and Allen Zikmund,
work, and Rhorig did the cleaning- Ord, are others in the running.
up. They'll still be around next Zikmund, a big, speedy runner,
year, to do most of the passing, was out with illness, but is a top
punting and running. Rohrig was notch ball carrier,
forced to withdraw from practice Hopp, Rohrig, Kahler and Lu
because of an ankle injury, but ther will carry the burden as it
that is mended now. stands now. Hopp and Luther mav
Wingbacks behind Luther and have to clear scholastic hurdles.
Kahler, however, are few and in- but until the boys are tripped up,
experienced. Wayne Sindt, Napo- prospects are good. If one or both
nee, a frosh, came to the top fast are lost, though, things won't be
in late spring drills, and speedy so comfortable.
Valparaiso at one, Millard and
Burchard at three, Garland and
Other games in Liberty at five All those games
that division are Springfield and are on the frosh diamond.
Performances by Wibbels,
Brooks, Kahler cheer coach
By Alex-Mills. ly when he has to run the quar
Nebraska's track win over Kan- ter mile, then turn around and run
Slat- Tuesdav broucht out lne "unarea aasn immeuiaieiy
into the open some new points for afterward as he did.
the Huskers, even though the meet Wright not used,
was held under unfavorable weath- Lloyd Wright, sprinter, was not
er conditions. used, but he could have been.
Three outstanding performances Wright is eligible, and Weir is
of the day displayed potential hoping for him to be in shape by
power of which Weir was not sure me ume me conierence meet rous
previous to the meet. Bob Kah- around.
ler, for the first tin.e in his track Nebraska took nine first places
carter cleared the high jump bar againrt the Staters to their four,
to win at an even six feet. His but still Huskers lacked the sec-
best previous mark was five feet ond and third place points it takes
ten inches. to make a dual team. As it stands
Harold Brooks, who ran the now the Huskers have a squad
mile, then fell out of the half mile pood for conference meets, but as
and came back and lan the quar- a auai ieam re couic De oeuer.
ter, turned in a 4:2"..8 mile, that Coach Weir hopes this year'
is verv eaod. even for favorable frtshmen will add to next year'
condition.!, and the track was wet team what it now lacks in dual
when hp ran material. There is not one gradu
u:t.h.i. i... ating senior or even potential
K ' point getter on this year's team
The third event to surprise M lf th frosh can add the extra
coaches and spectators alike was points Kreat hopes will bo held
iuaci "iuucw ja.cn woo i for lne racK squau
most l0 ieti wnicn oeai cavi-i ;
McCutcheon of K-State who pre
vious to this meet had been beat
ing the marks made by Wibbels.
Nebraska's No. 1 javelin thrower,
Herb Grote, was confined to the
Infirmary with a heavy cold and
as a result did not take part Tues
day, while Maynard Swartz' arm
waa too sore for him to compete.
Bus Knight pulled his elbow, but
the seriousness of the Injury is not
yet known.
Eugene "Red" Littler's ability
in the Bprints to handle three
events, and win all of them, is
really what enabled the Huskers
to win the meet, stated Coach
Weir. It is hard for anyone to
take part in three events, especial-
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