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Thursday, December 11, 1941 DAILY NEBRASKAN .3 Jlu, I I By Bob Miller j None at Nebraska Announcement by Kansas U coaches that six members of the 1941 grid team had checked out cage equipment brings an interest ing situation to light... Down the list of Husker cage hopefuls, the reader may go but he will fail to find one grid candidate that is out for basketball. . .This is a situation that has come about over a period of time and replaces almost entire ly the time when basketball coach es had to wait until football drills had terminated before cage drills could begin. The condition as it exists now in this connection is the result of an increased specialization in sports... It is a condition that predominates in schools with higher (enrollment and a well rounded athletic program. .With a situation of that sort, more athletes can get a chance to compete thus realizing the aim of intercollegiate athletics. Not So Long Ago Nebraska, had athletes that par ticipated in three and sometimes four sports and that was not so very long ago either. .Elmer Dohr man, Husker luminary of a half decade ago, was an outstanding example of the many-sport athk-te ...He was an end on the football team where he made a name for himself and then after that was over, he pulled on basketball togs for the cage season. . .He also par ticipated in track and baseball and managed to turn in a good name for himself wherever he turned. Four a Year Dohrman holds the distinctive record of winning four major letters every year for three years, giving him 12 letters in all... Paul Amen, Husker coach, competed in three sports every year during his college days but very few of today's crop of N men hold their letters in more than one sport... The most com mon collection of two letters come in football and track with the gridders turning to weight events in track every spring... Vic Schleich, Wayne Blue and George Abel are examples of the two letter collection. More Sports There are several reasons for this.. First, there are more sports, major and minor, and the athletes do not have enough time to get into all that they know something about. .Another is that since there are more sports, it allows certain ones to become more adept and ATTEND LINCOLN'S LEADING THEATRES Note Showing Knd I xiu ABBOTT COSTELLO "KEEP 'EM FLYING" Extra! Cartoon, Brevity and News LINCOLN ISoic Showing Z .liKAl 111 II! Robert Ruth YOUNG Ill'SSEY "MARRIED BACHELOR" I-Iim Thin 2nd Hit! LYNN BAKI "WE GO FAST" NEBRASKA AN EPIC OF of E. P. CONKLE'S PROLOGUE TO GLORY' Portraying Lincoln's New Salem Years THE UNIVERSITY THEATRE Dept. of Speech, School of Fine Arts Dec. 11, 12 8:00 P.M. Reservations Made at Box Office Dec. 10-122-5 P.M. 25 Gridders Get Major N Letter 'Awards Twenty-five gridiron warriors are now entitled to wear the ma jor letter, "N" and four others are awarded the minor letter. The announcement by the awards com mittee of the letter awards was made yesterday afternoon. To win a major letter, the gridder must have 100 minutes of playing time to his credit at the end of the season and to win a minor, 50 minutes are called for. Injuries and other reasons some times are cause to give letters where the applicant did not make the required number of minutes. Gerry Kathol, out with a broken leg, had enough time before his injury to qualify. Kenny Simmons lacked ten minutes of his letter but injuries hit him so hard that he was not able to be in suit for the majority of the games. The committee awarded him a letter. There were 15 new N men as a result of the action. George Yet ter, senior student manager, also received a major award. The following were awarded letters: Major Letters. George Abel Marvin Athey Wayne Blue Dale Bradley William Bryant Joe Byler Howard Debus Robert Deviney Charles Duda Jack Hazen Clarence Herndon Gerald Kathol Howard Kelly Robert Ludwick Howard Martig Fred Meier Fred Methcny Lynn Myers Fred Preston Victor Schleich Wayne Sindt Kenneth Simmons Marvin Thompson Herbert von Goetz Allen Zikmund Minor Letters. Phil Bordy Robert Cooper Roy Long Ed Nyden Student Manager. George Yetter skilled in one sport... It is at this point that specialization really be comes apparent. . .Intramurals are offered for athletes that are pro ficient in one .sport to have a chance to compete during his off season.,. To us, this is a good, healthy condition for intercollcgi ate athletics. Kansas won three games in succession last year in basket ball allowing their opponents 41 points on all three occasions... Headlines in the University of Texas Daily 71-7 Long horns score ten touchdowns; Make both Oregons look feeble." ...A further headline after the win over Oregon U. was accom plished appeared," BoyoboyJ Where is the Rose Bowl anyway and who cares? They're giv ing tickets away!" Dr. Filley Addresses Ag Faculty Forum Dr. H. C. Filley, professor of rural economics, will lead an ag faculty forum tomorrow noon at the home ee cafeteria on the sub ject, "Inflation." Flavia Ann Tharp Speaks lo AWS Flavia Ann Tharp, president of Mortar Board, will address the freshman AWS meeting to day at 5 p. m. in Ellen Smith hall. All Freshmen are invited to attend. AMERICANISM Kansas Team Is Favorite In Basketball Coach Allen Is Uncertain About Starting Line-up; Two Positions Filled LAWRENCE, Kans., Dec. 10. One week before the opening game of the season, Dr. F. C. Allen of Kansas is no more certain of his starting lineup than he was prior to the start of basketball prac tice. Selecting the five men who will start against Denver university here next Wednesday will be a difficult assignment and there probably will be nothing perma nent about the selections that are made. Miller is Cinch. Ralph Miller, senior forward. and Ray Evans, i T sophomore cen ; ter, appear cer tain to hold down first , string berths this season, but j who will com- prise the re- mainder of the y4 lineup is very mucn u n u e- JftfifiAfiLLBfl turning regular from last year'j team, Marvin Sollenberger, a guard, has been slowed down by a recurrence of an old high school knee injury. The injury has been responding to treatement however, and "Solly" may be ready to play against Denver. Buescher at Forward. Lettcrman John Euescher has been making a strong bid for a first team berth at forward. The "Thin Man" is one of the fanci est ball handlers on the squad and is a fine rebounder considering his lack of weight. Charlie Black, big sophomore, may be a second new man to break into the starting lineup, alongside Evans. Black takes advantage of his size in close to the basket and has proven a good all-around ball player. Battle for Guard. If Sollenberger is not able to play against Denver, his place will be taken over by either T. P. Hun ter or Charlie Walker, a pair of lctteinien. Hunter, who saw the most action of the two last year, is the likely choice for the start ing call, but does not have much Enrollment figures of the Uni versity of Michigan show an in crease of 150 women over last year, with 787 fewer men students. How to stand out in the line! You can outshine the rest of the boyi in any tug-line by decorating youreelf with Arrow Shirtt. Arrow Shirti lole the world't handtomeal collar. Arrow learned how lo make llem by making tome 2 billion! Arrow Shirlt are rul lo fit without bunching or bulging by Arrow't exclusive Mitoga detign. And they keep their fit to the bitter end . . . they're San forced-Shrunk (fabric thrinkage guaranteed lett than ).) Come in today and get teveral! $2 up. v e Fijis, Sig Eps Win Tills; Tillc Decided Tonight ... In Volleyball Phi Gams and Sig Eps fought their way into the semifinals of volleyball Tuesday night as they won their matches in league play offs. The ATOs and Phi Psis had already gained the championship bracket. The Phi Gams took the measure of both the Beta Sigs and DUs, 2-0, to win league 4. The Sig Eps de feated the Kappa Sigs, who had earlier taken the Sig Alphs, 2-0. Semis and Finals Tonight. The semifinals, finals and con solations of volleyball will be played Thursday night. The Phi Psis play the Sig Eps and the ATOs will battle the Phi Gams. The winners will then fight it out for the championship and the los ers will try lor third place. First round matches in badmin ton were played Tuesday night. The ZBTs took the AGRs, DUs won from Alpha Sigs and the ATOs beat out the Sig Eps. The Sigma Nus defeated the Betas, 9-3, in the only water polo match of the evening. of an edge over Walker, who has continued to show improvement. Two lettermen who have been peppering the 1 basket in scrim mage this win , ter, but who . rate behind tall- i er men at prcs ent, are Vance Hall and Bob i Johnson. John son, a speca ster, has been a whirlwind on the fast break frntn Viiq pnard A.. C-r,. - C t - O """"""-" position. Red Ettinger Appears. In addition Evans and Black, Doctor Allen has able sophomore replacements in Paul Turner and Max Kissell, forwards, and Jack Ballard and Don "Red" Ettinger, guards. Turner, altho erratic as yet, has shown a world of t prom ise. Six members of the University of Kansas football team have re ported for basketball, since the close of the gridiron campaign Included are three backs, Ray Evans, Ralph Miller and "Red" Ettinger, all first stringers on the football team. The other three men are all ends, Hubert Ulrich, George Dick and Paul Turner. ft The Arrow Lido, for white tic and tails, has a smooth narrow bosom, held se curely in place by suspen der loops. - Arrow Dress Ties, $1 Handkerchiefs, 25 Collars, 35c Team Work Off; Frosh Win, 18-13 Held Is Game Captain For Cage Squad's Opener Tomorrow Willi Soduks Team work was the order of the day, as Coach Ad Lewandowski put his cage hopefuls thru a stiff workout Wednesday afternoon in anticipation of the clash Friday night with South Dakota on the home maples. The scrimmage which ended up the afternoon's work was not as heartening as might have been ex pected since the varsity was bea ten, 18-13, by the frosh in the time that the two teams played. It definitely showed an increased need for team work. Timing Was Off. Timing was definitely off and the varsity cagers showed none of the spark that they had ex hibited on Tuesday afternoon when thew romped with a 61-14 win over the cagers. Sid Held was chosen to lead the Huskers in their opening clash of the 1941-42 season.- It is Held's senior year and the 6-4 basketeer is starting at a guard position. Sodak Team Invading. The Sodak team that "Will be on the invading side of the fence Fri day, is a relative mystery with ho advance information on hand. They lost earlier this week to a power ful Minnesota team by a 5G-35 score. Last year they won from the Huskers in two overtime periods 40-39 count in two overtime pe riods. Starting for the visitors will be Smith and Solberg at for wards; LeMastcr at center; and Taplett and Ebert at guards. Husker Starters. On the Husker opening team will be John Thompson and John Fitz gibbon at forwards; Hartmann Goetz at center; Max Young and Sid Held at the guard spots. They travel on a two game invasion of the Indiana and Kentucky regionc on Sunday. Saturday will be the day for the all-state basketball clinic which is being sponsored by Coach Lewan dowski. The average first-year college girl spends $108 for room decora tions and $120 for clothes, a check up indicated. News for Night Owls If formal wear is your Nemesis, sec the good looking Arrow dress shirts. They're both comfortable and wcll-bchavcd. The Arrow Shoreham, for black tic and tux, has a semi-soft pleated bosom with turncd-down attached collar. iaBmauit!M'i''i''J'')''"'''''''''iVfcM''1''