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Friday, May 1, 1942 DAILY NEBRASKAN Msl Hill ftg) (!JQl!fi! p S Betas Falter As DUs Win Final Game Taking advantage of hitting power and good pitching the Delta Upsilon diamond team downed the Beta softballers 12 to 8, Thursday night to win the Greek intramural Softball championship and to move up into second place in the in tramural standings. Knocking three runs over in the first two frames the D.U.'s held their opponents scoreless un til the fourth frame when Dinnis, Beta left-fi cider, was good for a citcuit blow which started the Beta's on their scoring spree that faltered in the final inning, foul runs short of their mark. Saalfeld Is Hero. Saalfeld, moundsman for the D.U.'s. f.mned six Beta elm swing ers while his team mates batted out 13 safeties off the pitching of Smethers. The Beta's tallied 11 hits. Homers by Dinnis and Meir, D.U. catcher were the highlights of the srame. McConnaughey Delta Upsilon center fielder, was the best clubber of the game get- tin two blows in three trips to - o the dish. Adams Starts Affair. Adams started the game with a single into right field. Luther hit the apple for a double, scoring Adams for the first run. Luther rn me hnmc on Saalfcld's hit to put the DU men ahead 2 to 0, Cassidy scored for the winners in the second to bring the total to 3 to 0 at the end of the second frame. Neither team scored in the third. Dinnis circuit clout opened the Beta's scoring:. Brown tallied for the victory in the fourth. Murry Connects. Murry after hitting to center field scored for the Beta's in the fifth. With the scoring only 4 to 2. the D. U. bombardment squad trot to work in the fifth inning scoring six runs. Saalfeld opened the inning by taking a base on balls but the D. U. moundsman was thrown out at second on Lar son's roller to short. Meier then homered scoring Larson. Cassidy, Kling, Brown and McConnaughey finally tallied in a wild fifth frame. The Beta's started what looked like a big sixth inning but the D.U. fielders snapped out of their haze to stop the rally at three runs. Two more runs by the D.U.'s in the last of the sixth put the game on ice. A final but desperate rally by the Beta's fell short after three runs were scored in the scv enthf rame. H. I'.'s Season Record. It If. 7. I'fcl Pelta I. It. C. II. Hlni ( hi 0. II. I . ft. I'ht Cams 0. II. I. .1, Delta NIks 4. One of These Will Be Queen ,0 15 h' I V ? rr Weir Takes Track Squad Back East . . . for Cinder Meel Husker trackmen, 15 strong, ventured east yesterday with West Point as the goal. The cindermen. will compete in a triangular meet at the Point on Saturday against the Army cadets and the Colum bia university teams. Those making the trip include Jim Brogan, Lincoln; Bob Bowles, Randolph; Al Brown, Omaha; Bill Conner, Bayard; Howard Debus, Lincoln; Kirwin Eisenhar, Culbert son; Bob Ginn, Madison; Harold Hunt, North Platte; Paul Johrde, Grand Island; Ralph King, Water loo; Don Morris, Scottsbluff; Eu gene Littler, Mitchell; Vic Schleich, Lincoln; Bill Smutz, Pawnee City; Edsel Wibbles, Wolbach. The team will compete on Sat urday afternoon and will return on the Ldncom trail sunaay evening. The Cadets will be the big op position. They are led by Captain Jim White, one of the nation's top javelin tossers, and appear plenty formidable in the middle distances. Courtesy Lincoln Journal If vou aet bevond the six objects of feminine pulchritude, you can perceive N dub greats, Fred Meier in the white sweater and behind him Bill Smutz, N club dance chairman. The sjx objects of at r th nominees for the title of "Queen of Queens" and one out of the sextet will be presented the niaht of the Big Six track and field championships. The club voted for their queen at their Tues day meeting but the identity f the lucky lovely will be kept secret until the big shindig on May 16 The aroup includes, from left to right, Betty Nichols, Omaha; Virginia Ford, Lincoln; Beldora Cochran Sutherland; Fred Meier, N club president; Bill Smutz, dance chairman; Becky Wait, Omaha; Alice Mc Campbell, Omaha, and Lois Drake, Beatrice D. IT. 11, m' . Kiv wln and imi losses. The ft. U.'l cored 44 rnna to their oppiMient's 12. Beta' Senium Record. Beta's t. Alpha Wc S. Beta' 15, 7.. B. T. . Keta'ii IS, Slma Alpha Ma 1. Beta' t, Hlma Alpha . Beta' I, SHm Alphas . Beta's S, I. I .'s IS. , Four wins and ime loss. The Beta s tallied no rnns and their oponents crossed the plat ZI Mmes. Kunnla Score. n.-. 00 111 3 n i- Tin ll l li i J Smethers and Hallsboryj Saalfeld Meier. and Wishnow Goes to Fremont For Symphony Program Guest soloist with the Fremont symphony orchestra Sunday, May 3, will be Kmanual Wishnow, di rector of the University orchestra. Malaria . . . (Continued from Page 1.) good luck charms. They try to get a part of every ship they shoot down. The only charm or orna ment Heinz wears is a medallion given him by his "buddy," the pilot of their ship, when Heinz rescued him from the cockpit after he had been shot. He died a few hours later. Heinz'a ambition is to get into civilian clothes. He commented, "I'm anxious to have pockets to put my hands intoi" When asked if he'd like to be back at school, he replied, "Of course I'd like to be at school, but I've seen too many go over there. I'd feel guilty car rying books and knowing" Your Two Most Important... from now on... TO WEAR AND WEAW 'BOOMPS" SPECS In Blue and White, Block and White, Brown and White! PLATFORM CASUALS White or RedMgracainl BOTH VALUES! FOURTH FLOOR. i y; Sah, May 2 I State Leads Bie Six Battle Cyclone Baseball Team Meets Conference Foes Ames, la. Iowa State college perched at the top of the Big Six baseball race, starts a series of six road games in 12 days today when it fares fourth place Kansa State college at Manhattan. Earlier this week the Cyclones with Sophomore Al Strohbehn of Council Bluffs winning both games, twice defeated the Univcr sity of Nebraska nine. The un defeated Sooners of Oklahoma, tied for first plav'e with Iowa State, will furnish the opposition Monday and Tuesday. The team will meet Nebraska at Lincoln May 15-16. LcRoy "Cap" Timm, Iowa State coac'i, indicated he would start Willard Mylenbusch, Boone left hander, and Strohbehn, in the se ries against the Wildcats Friday and Saturday. Against Oklahoma Tinim is expected to use the same two men. Relief pitching will be done by Dave Erickson, LcOrand, and Wayne Mitchell. Sioux City Captain P.ob Schurnberg, Everly, will do the catching. Four outfielders will make the trip, Timm said. Tasker Johnson, Bancroft, and Mol Shanda, Elber on, will play center and left field with the right field choice between veteran Bob Dappen and Howard Silkman. Engineers Hear Talks at Meeting The university branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers met yesterday in rooms X, Y and Z of the Union. Fresh man and sophomore E. E.'s were especially invited. The program Included; "Elec trical Equipment In Diesel Elec tric Locomotives" by John Loeber; "Comparison of Steam and Diesel Electrics" by Ralph Shaw, a technicolor film "Railroading," nomination of officers for next Be mester and selection of outstand - - - i i LUCKY imunDEi. and his Famous Decca Recording Cand Featuring SISTER TI1ARPE Don't Miss This New Sensation in Dance Bands Adm. 50c Each 2. i i ! ing papers for 1941-42.,