Tuesday, Morehi-23, 1943
DAILY NEBRASKAN
SOS From Glen
Turns to Grid
(MM.
Br Norrw Anderson
(Sport Editor)
McBride Versus
Now in tho lime when any follow with enoujrh milk of
human kindness in him to m;ike one heal en biscuit cannot help
feel sorry for the poor sport scribe.
On theory that a dope is a fellow who doesn't know some
thing you learned yesterday, we were informed by Gregg- Mc
Bride Saturday that our attempts to promote a Missouri-Nebraska
spring match are "amusing" and that "Nebraska play
ers aren't interested in such a match."
Kven if we have to plead homicide with intent to educate
we're pomp to prove 1o (J repp that lOfKf of our pridmcn want
the match. On the front pape alone is evidence which should
make him drop like an over-cooked asparapus. We quote Mc
liride: "If the Nebraska students, in midst of war-time activity,
have become football-minded overnight, the spirt apparently
hasn't been contagious. Only a handful of these football-enthusiastic
students have turned out for the spring drills. Let
termen, expecting to use the March workouU as a pre-military
conditioner, have found it more advantageous to concentrate
on scholastic and military chores. It is doubtful if these ath
letes could be high-pressured into changing their pre-induction
routine for an off-season contest."
AllMcliride would need to ascertain cnlhusiasm for the
pame would be 1i chat with Ki Kisonhart. Marv Alhey or any
of these gridmcii who are not report inp until a looms in
These statements are about as loyal as a flea on a swini
minp polar bear compared with the words of Boss Floyd Olds,
spurts editor of the World-Herald.
"The best argument for such a game is that the players
want it. Most of them will be going into the service before
next fall, so they have little incentive for spring practice. If
they had a Missouri game as a spring climax, they'd maintain
interest in their toil. The surprising thing about the first few
days of Husker conditioning was that so many fellows reported
A iot of fans probably would like to see a spring game too.
We hope they (the Daily Nebraskan) can arrange a spring
game. They have our blessing."
Please, boys!
Moviet of former UN coach
Dana X. Bible's University of
Texas team in their Cotton
Bowl came with Georgia
Tech will be shown Wednes
day night at 7:30 in the Union
Ballroom. Ed Weir will act as
commentator.
Hoosiers Meet
Red Ball Team
BLOOMINGTON. Ind., March
23.-If you wanted to hear those
baseball yarns from way back in
the good old days, you should have
attended the baseball banquet in
Alumni hall last, night, sponsored
by the Bloomington chamber of
commerce, in honor of the Cin
cinnati Reds and the Indianapolis
Indians.
Stories were told from the time
when players used to hang their
uniforms on nails to the present
day. when ballclubs have every
thing at their beckon call.
Seated at each table was a
member of the RedsUeam, so that
the "bleacherites" might become
acquainted with the player.
"Acting as club owner" was C.
Walter (Mickey) McCarthy of the
Indianapolis News, who was the
toaMmaster of the evening. Mc
Carthy introduced the speakers,
which included: President Herman
B. Wells. Mayor Lob '(Jack)
Brunei,' Zora G. Clevenger; athletic
director; Bill McKechnie, manager
of the Reds; Hani Lobert, Cincin
nati coach; Dr. William Lowe
Bryan, president - emeritus; AI
Schlensker, representing the In
dianapolis Indians; Waite Hoyt,
Cincinnati radio announcer; and
several others. Jimmie Wilson,
manager of the Chicago Cubs, and
Warren C. Giles, general manager
of the Reds were unable to attend.
In the last inning. Player-coach
Estel Crabttee introduced each
player on the Cincinnati roster.
Five world's fist-fighting cham
pions called Baltimore home Joe
Gans, Vince Dundee and Harry
Jeffra,
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Olds!
Former Jays
Still Shine
. . . Slar Oilers
Omaha. Neb.. March 22.-The
old Crcighton men continue to star
in roles all their own. Brownie
Jacquay is the latest to hit the
headlines. In the A. A. U. meet
at Denver, the former Jay sot a
sizzling pace in leading his Mil
waukee Allen Bradley mates to a
67-29 victory over a Montana
team. Brownie was a member of
the 1940-41 Bluejsy-tcam.
At forward he played a potent
post in carrying the Jays to the
Missouri Valley championship. By
virtue of his play he won All Va'.
ley recognition on the first tesm.
Brownie was an all around athlete,
starring in swiming, golf and
other sports. In the Denver meet,
he rang up 16 points.
Another Crcighton great, Ro
man Roh, was singled out by Max
Roper as the outstanding prep
player he had ever seen perform.
Refereeing many top games and
seeing all the top players, Roper
said he would . pick Roman Roh
as one of the best he had seen.
From Creighton Prep, Roh
played for C. U. with even more
brilliance, teaming with diminu
tive Dick Shaw, to break scoring
record after scoring record. Roh
is now playing, for. a local inde
pendent team. He scrimmaged the
varsity recently.
Dick Reich Tops
Gift Toss Chart
NORMAN, Okl., March 22.
Dick Reich, junior forward, was
the best free goal shot on the
Oklahoma basketball team this
season.
In 25 games, Reich hit 44 of 59
free throws for an average of
.745.
Gerald Tucker, Oklahoma's big
junior center who broke so many
Big Six scoring records, was
easily , the most-fouled Sooner
player.
As v
Courteny Lincoln Journal
"If we are going to be ready
for Mizrou," says Husker grid
tutor, Glen Presnell, "We must
have all our regular gridmen
out." Many of Presnell's sea
soned performers have been
standing by, waiting for positive
assertion of the Husker-Missouri
fray.
SOS! Do
Not Wait
'Til Game
. . . Slim Grid Turnout
An acute shortage of grid mate
rial was noted by Mentor Glen
Presnell Monday as he drilled his
proteges beneath east stadium.
In view of weather conditions
and fact that Monday is a 'heavy"
class day, the turnout was ex
cusable. A number of grid can
didates are waiting until the pro
posed Missouri-Cornhusker game
gains official sanction before turn
ing out.
'If this game is to go thru,-'
commented Presnell, "we must get
all hands on deck immediately. A
good weather break tomorrow
would aid us temendously. If we
can get the boys outside, we can
accomplish much more."
Time was devoted exclusively to
a mock passing and punting drill
Monday. Roy Long was doing a
majority of honors in both divi
sions. Bill Pfieff, frosh tutor and line
instructor, disclosed that he would
report to Fort Leavenworth, Kas.,
Saturday to report for duty with
Uncle Sam. Loss of Pfieff leaves
only Chili Armstrong, Ad Lewan
dowski and Presnell left of a five
man coaching staff.
Hawk Fanner
Ranks Second
. . . Graham Best
IOWA CITY. Ia.. March 22.
Tom Farmer, University of Iowa
quarterback and second baseman,
placed second in the Big Ten ath
letic directors' poll to select the
league's finest all-around athlete.
The title was taken by Otto Gra
ham, Northwestern football, bas
ketball, and baseball star, while
the third place man was Bob Shaw
of Ohio State. Farmer, who also
was second in last fall's balloting
to select the conference's most
valuable football player, was one
of the finest forward passers in
the midwest, hurling for 9 of
Iowa's 20 touchdowns and a total
of 812 yards.
He is a smooth fielder in base
ball and a .300 hitter who now is
preparing for his third year on the
Hawkeye pine. Farmer will receive
his degree in April and then ex
pects to be called into active serv
ice with the marine corps.
None of the batterymen who
participated in the sharing of the
Big Ten title remains for the 1943
University of Iowa baseball team.
That's one reason for caution in
regarding the coming season too
optimistically, despite the pres
ence of six major lettermen.
Only pitchera with intercolle
giate experience are Roy Stille of
Schaller, a senior, who was
credited with two wins over non
conference foes; and Jack Kenney
of Cedar Rapids, winner of one
game. Stille pitched 1914 innings
and Kenney was in action only
6. 1
Missouri
Scribbler
Approves
. . . UN-Tiger Match
Columbia, Missouri,
March 19, 1942.
Sports Editor,
Daily Nebraskan,
University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dear Mr. Anderson:
Yours of the 20th was received
and considered and I wish to
apologize for having taken so long
a time to make an answer.
I spoke to Coach Don Faurot
yesterday about the idea, showing
him your letter, and he replied
that in the first place Missouri IS
planning on having intercollegiate
football next fall. However, he
said he would be willing to play
this proposed spring game though
it involves several difficulties. In
the first place, the Big Six Con
ference committee would have to
OK the contest and also would
the athletic committees of the re
spective schools. In addition, nu
merous minor details accompany
ing any such event would have
to be taken care of in a very
short space of time.
But if you could manage to
secure those three important af
firmations, I'm sure the other
things could be taken care of
collectively if an effort to do
so were put forth. Faurot said
either field would be all right
with him.
Your suggestions for the game's
giving the spring grid candidates
some impetus, besides giving our
papers some good news and pro
moting an event for a war cause
are all well put. In addition, it
will provide the two schools with
a substitute clash in the absence
of a baseball game this spring,
and is sure to arouse a great deal
of enthusiasm among the student
bodies, especially in the light of
its novelty.
I hope that I have been of some
assistance to you in portraying
the situation as it's regarded
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Doubly busy these days is
Adolph "Lew" Lewandowski,
amiable Husker cage coach.
Lewandowski is helping Glen
Presnell tutor the spring grid
turnout. He handled the ends last
fall, now also has the line to
coach.
Norcross Leads
National Field
AMES. Ia., March 22. Accord
ing to an Associated Press poll
Everett Norcross, Iowa State col
lege junior from Poughkeepsie,
N. Y., is the leading broad jumper
in the nation.
The survey lists the 23 feet 4
inch jump which set a new Big
Six record at Kansas City last
month, as the best mark made in
a major meet this year.
Norcross will have no chance to
improve on his national leader
ship since he is scheduled to re
poit to the army next month with
other members of his junior ROTC
class. He has not been beaten
in his pet event this year.
here. Personally, I think the idea
is fine and so do all of the play
ers, and I hope it materializes
into the real thing. I'd appreciate
hearing from you again as to your
reactions and plans.
Respectively,
ED MENNINGER,
Sports Editor,
Columbia Missourian.
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