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fridoy, March 27, 1942 DAILY NEBRASKAN 7 "f"., '., SfwdA. (l)hviL By Bob Miller JX Leslie MacMitchell definitely proved that he was the great miler that everyone thought that he was. . . Wednesday evening in the Navy Relief track meet in New York, MacMitchell survived diminutive Gil Dodds' desperate rally in the stretch to win the mile event in a shade of 4:07 for the best indoor mile he has turned in all season. . . A you recall, Dodds surprised everyone including himself in the initial meeting when he ran Mac into the ground to win his initial attempt with a 4:08 clocking. . . In their second meeting Dodds carried the torch for four fifths f the distance and then with a record just out of his grasp he weakened and MacMitchell sailed in to win by two yards. Last night jrovided the rubber mile in the fued and Dodds failed to keep an dequate pace- and last by three yards. . . The two undoubtedly will keep up the.r rivalry throughout the outdoor season. This track meet was a huge success from every point of view. . . It was for a worthy cause, it brought together the nation's best in all the events and the performers turned in some mighty fine times. . . Lloyd Hahn, former Husker cinder great and tutor of Gil Dodds, was one of the greatest athletes ever to be turned out of the Husker institution. In 1928, his last year, he was at his peak. . . During that year he wrote two records into the books. . . His half mile mark of 1:51.4 has been neared but never broken since that time. . . John Borican accomplished the feat during the Wednesday night get-together. . . He also broke Hahn's old 800 meter mark at the same occassion. I In yesterday's column, we st?ted that there were nine games n the Husker docket for this fall. . . We forgot one important tilt, making ten. . . Besides the five conference teams, there are Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Air Cadets and INDIANA. . . We forgot to mention the latter. . . There is also a possibility that another game .might be scheduled for September 19 or the last part of Nov ember. . . There is a game set for Thursday of the last week with Kansas State since that i Thanksgiving. . . That leaves the Saturday of that week open for a service team ;.nd also the first Saturday in December. . . If there is any gTeat de-' sire by a service team to meet the Huskers at that time, it is more Oian likely that there will be some arrangement made. . . Great Lakes Naval Training school. Camp Lee and others are to have football lcdms. If the Husker should meet up with the Great Lakes ag gregation, two of the Scarlet moleskin-bearers of last year will probaby do a Jot of playing. . . If they are eligible. . . The pair, Vike Francis and Fred Preston. Nebraska's rifle team walked off with top honors in the rifle shoot held for the Seventh Corp Area. . . It marks about the first time that the honor has come in this direction. . . The Drake Relays are budding out once again. . . Entries are pouring in and the machinery has started to move. Harold Hunt Single Husker EnfryatTexas Harold Hunt, Nebraska's gift to the bamboo-stick sport, will be the sole Husker entry Saturday, March 28, when the Texas U Re lays are staged down at Austin, Texas. Hunt left yesterday for the scene of this annual track meet. Previously it was thought that Coach Ed Weir would lead a num ber of his performers down to the Lone-star state but due to things beyond control, plans had to be cancelled. Hunt who will be favored to win his best event is also fovored to rt-ack the existing record for the Texas U meet. The record is 13 feet lOVi inches and was set by Beefus Bryan of Texas two years ago. As for the remainder of the track team, they are continuing with their work-outs at a some what slower speed before the first meet with Minnesota on the out door cinders. Eugene "Red" Littler showed that he had gotten rid of the mus cular trouble that cramped his style during the indoor season as he broke the tape in the hundred yard dash in 9.8 seconds. This is one of his best times for the cen tury and indicates that he will be able to take it down if the going gets tough since the time come in the first days outdoors. One of His Record Vaults ; J Courtesy Lincoln Journal Shown above is Harold Hunt, exhibiting the proper form for the pole vault event. Hunt seems to know all about the mechanics cf the process since he holds most of the intercollegiate titles and rec oords that he can. Included among these: He is national intercol legiate champion, holds both indoor and outdoor records in the Big Six, holds both Nebraska records, has the world's championship in vaulting off a dirt runway and he can probably line up several other titles if one were to press him for the information. Weird Fella NORMAN, Okl The weirdest (.Irhing Job Coach Jack Baer of Oklahoma has witnessed in years was turned in last week by Ray IjiM-er, Sooner sophomore. Twirling the eighth inning of sural The Cay Nile Spot SPRING OPENING Saturday, torch 28 Marvin E V ' f mni kit famou 1 'TVe ii ey TlrH From Tb Felham-Hrath Ian. The tun ;ar4rB Tht Mtevlcti Motrli lat the Clock. A dm. before 9;X0 40c the Oklahoma-Baylor ame at Waco, Later fanned three bats men to retire the Texans single handed but meanwhile walked three, allowed one hit and had five runs scored on him, errors help ing to swell the tally. "He walked the right handed hatters and struck out the left handed batters," Baer laughs, but adds that Laccr is a fine prospect with a great cuiTe ball. Of course, Lacer is a southpaw. UN Rifle Tram Wins First Place In ROTC Compel Shooting 946 out of 1,000, Ne braska's number one ROTC rifle team won first place amoiig senior units of the seventh corps area in the national ROTC rifle competi tion, Col. Raymond M. Briggs, corps area ROTC officer, an nounced yesterday. Minnesota university's number one took second with 936, Ne braska's number two team waa second with 932. Other scores: Wichita, 929; Iowa State, 921; Ne braska number 8,920. SPRING DRIVING For your holiday and picnic trips, for your evenlne parties see ns for rented cor. Reason able rates. Always open. MOTOR OUT CO. 1121 PRt 2-6819 . VA -Bel-' r0 ?f EYE-CATCHING . . . LENS-CATCHING . . . t1 ai wir viih you and the mlf conlinpent . . . jubl one of the many attratlive new mits you'll find in Miller's JUNIOR SHOP. Photographed altore an inrinible rJwck suit with frottJy white accent $25. MHtar'a Jmiter HlnP--Bwm Flnar. miLLER 6 PAi n E