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Friday, January 12, 1945
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Wings Garner Spectacular
Win Over Air Tec, 56-49
BY DICK DILSAVER.
A glorious second half finish brought about by grand
defensive showing and driving offensive speed led the
glory-laden Lincoln Army Air Field Wings to a 56-49 vic
tory over a gigantic Patterson Field Air quintet in the col
iseum Wednesday night. v
Despite being behind 30-32 at the half-time, Captain
Stanley Hall's local fliers were stupendous in the second
period comeback. They kept the stands coming to their
feet intermittently all thru the game and the crowd stand
ing almost all the time during the last 15 minutes.
Chuck Taylor, well known coach for the Air Tec
gquad announced following thei
hard-fought contest that he would "t "f m f
ijopner 1 racn
Squads Facing
Tough Season
The University of Minnesota
track team, lacking in team bal
ance, is counting on the individual
brilliance of two veterans and a
freshman to make it a contender
in the 18 meets in which the
Gophers are scheduled during the
indoor and outdoor seasons.
Mark Brownstein, a NROTC
second-year man from Los An
geles, proved himself one of the
nation's leading sprinters last sea
son when he placed third in the
100 yard dash in the Conference
and national collegiate meets, and
second in the central collegiates.
like to return to Lincoln in the
very near future to give his sol
dier team another crack at the
Wings, now mythically rated as
the nation's number one service
team.
In the limelight thruout the
fame was a duel between Jake
Ahcarn, competent captain of the
Whips, and Ed Sadowskl, riant
Air Tee tuard, the two being for
mer team-mates with the Detroit
Eagles professionals only a few
years a?o. Sadowskl towered
over Ahearn making him look like
a small man but the Wings cap
tain didn't let siie hold hfm back.
Tho it was next to Impossible to
hold the Patterson field riant
from shootinr, Jake played a
smart defense by keeping the jo-
liath from getting the ball as he
would jump into the passes and
start another Wings down the
floor drive.
Ahearn came out ahead of the
big Sadowski in point gathering as
he tallied 16 counters in the hard
evening's work. Sadowski ac
counted for 15.
At the beginning of the game,
Lincoln fans began to think the
Wings were almost losers without
bothering to play, the towering
height of the Air Tecs causing
fans to wonder. The Lincoln Air
Base crew soon changed some
minds as they took a 4-1 lead.
, Then came the undaunted assault
by the technicians who began hit
ting from all over the court.
Midway in the half the visiting
team was 10 points in front and
within four minutes of halftime.
the Air Tecs had 14 points on the
Wings
At this time the Wings got life
and Ahearn, Lumpp and Krafft
had potted tallies to make the
score with eight points difference
at the half.
To start the last period, the
Wings promptly picked up where
they had left off and with four
minutes gone the score stood 32
34. Chuck Taylor's crew were be
coming fatigued and the victory
took shape for the Wings.
Eilers and Ahearn aided by
Krafft brought the ball off the
backboards, Tatum did the pass
ing, and Lumpp and Ahearn made
the points. This combination that
played almost the entire game
brought about the defeat of the
Patterson Field team.
Victory for the Wings came on
their ability to hit from the fool
line, the local GI crew making 22
out of 28 chances. Air Tec led in
the scoring from field getting 44
points to the Wings 34. Only five
charity tosses were made by the
Air Tec team with 10 chances be
ing given.
Lumpp, Ahearn and Eddleman
took the scoring honors, each man
grabbing 16 tallies.
Summary:
TtAtmun Field 4) Lincoln (M)
KJllei.ian f
Hartman t
Bchlck f
Ught t
Mahnken c
Nefrattl g
McNeil g
Badowekl g
Rolierta g
Hansen c
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7 2-3 4 Krafft f
1 0-0 0 Lumpp f
2 0-0 5 Tatum c
0 0-0 2 Ahearn g
2 0-2 3 Kr.lcr g
4 0-0 1 Mlhalik (
0 0-0 li
6 3 4 4
0 0-0 ll
0 0-0 2
1g ft Pf
2 2-4 1
6 6-1 7
2 3-3 2
4 9-11 2
4 2-4 4
0 0-0 0
The other letterman counted on
by Coach Jim Kelly as a consist
ent point-getter is Armin Bau
mann of Columbia Heights, high-
jumper, who tied for first place
in the Conference meet last sea
son. Standing only 5 feet 8 inches
tall, Baumann hit 6 feet 4 inches
in his best effort and is consist
ently above 6 feet.
Five additional lettermen will
be on hand for the opening indoor
meet with Iowa State on Jan. 27
at the Minnesota Field House
They are Robert Cranston of Min
neapolis, high and low hurdles;
Gordon Emerson of Spring Val
ley, Wis., high jump; Bob Turna
cnii or st. Haul, broad jump;
Harry Johnson of Minneapolis,
broad jump; and Gil Gaarder, a
Missourian who won points last
season in both the shot put and
discus.
Outstanding among the new
comers is Ray Tharp who recent
ly received a medical discharge
from the navy. In three years of
competition for Minneapolis
Washburn high school Tharp was
undefeated in the high and low
hurdles. He holds the Minnesota
record for both events. This man
is also a strong broad jumper.
Tharp's success in the coming sea
son will depend on his ability to
recover from injuries sustained
while in the service. He has re
ceived a physician's approval to
enter competition, but has not
yet had time to get into condition
for a serious effort at hurdling.
Other new men whom Coach
Carleton college for V-12 train
winners are Jack Anderson, 440,
ing; George Schultze, a 17 year
old freshman from Minneapolis
Southwest high, 880; Walter Wil
der, a V-12 student also from
Southwest high, mile and two
mile; Dennis Lane, a V-12 stu
dent from Gayville, S. D., 880 or
mile; Larry Wright, a dental stu
dent, middle distance; Bob Kas-
per, v-12 freshman hurdler from
Aberdeen, S. D., who showed
KU Quintet
Encounters
Nebraskans
LAWRENCE, Kas., Jan. 11, 1943
Back from a successful invasion
of lair of the Missouri Tigers, the
University of Kansas Jayhawkers
began this week to prepare for
the next conference encounter
which will be with the tail Ne
braska Cornhuskers Friday night,
Jan. 12, in Hoch Auditorium on
the university campus.
The Mt. Oread quintet sprang
a surprise by trouncing the Ti
gers 45 to 28 in a game played
Friday night in Columbia after
dr.opping an exhibition tilt to the
Bengals in the Municipal Audi
torium, Kansas City, Mo., just be
fore Christmas.
Thog Makes Plans.
Coach F. C. Allen said this week
that he planned to use the same
players against the Huskers who
played most of the Missouri game.
The Jayhawker mentor was strong
in his praise of the play of his
two guards, Herbert Heim, Lea
venworth, and Kirk Scott, New
ton. These two lads appear to
hare the guard posts cinched.
The diminitive Dean Corder of
Welda came thru with a fine game
at the quarterback post. Allen
said Corder's own play was strong
and he directed the Jayhawker at
tack in excellent style. Charles
Moffett's playing this year has
not reached the peak of last year
but the Peabody lad is coming
along.
Gordon Reynolds of Washing
ton State is the other starting for
ward for the Jayhawkers. Rey
nolds height will be a big asset
against the tall Huskers. Owen
Peck of Kansas City, Mo., will
also see action against the Husk
ers. Everett Hill of Lawrence will
also probably break into the line
up. Believe Yr. Has Height.
The Huskers boast of several
players over the six foot mark.
The Jayhawkers undoubtedly
will use a fast break against the
lanky Huskers.
The Kansas quintet will journey
to Norman, Okla. for a game with
the Sooners Jan. 20 after the en
counter with Nebraska. After the
game with the Sooners the Crim
son and Blue five will olav a
pair of contests at home. The
first one will be Jan. 27 with
tough Iowa State and the next on
Jan. 30 with Kansas Aeeies.
flashes of speed last fall as a
Gopher gridder; Bill Thompson,
NROTC student from Evanston,
111., sprinter; and Ed Miller, V-12
student from California, sprinter.
The Minnesota indoor track
schedule winds up with the Iowa
Pre-flight relays at Iowa City on
March 31. The outdoor season
opens on April 21 in a dual meet
with Iowa Pre-flight trackmen at
Minneapolis.
Strong Gopher
Hockey Sextet
Looms Certain
The University of Minnesota,
traditionally the bulwark of mid
western collegiate hockey, has in
the formation a sextet which in
the opinion of its veteran coach,
Larry Armstrong, may prove to
be his second best in his 12 years,
surpassed only by the 1939-40
outfit which romped thru 18 con
secutive games to win the Big
Ten and national A.A.U. cham
pionships.
The Minnesotans are long on
speed and reserve strength. Tho
the roster is generously sprinkled
with freshmen, most of these new
candidates bring with them out
standing high school and amateur
records. In drills to date they have
measured up well with the veterans.
McCabe Sure Starter.
Bob McCabe, a sophomore V-12
enrollee from St. Paul who per
formed in two games last season,
and Freshman Don Anderson, also
of St. Paul, share favor as start
ers in the goal, backed up by Tom
Wilson, a senior from Minneapolis.
The defensive combination is
completed by Bob Graiziger, Co
Captain Al Opsahl, Al Van, and
Howie Johnson four stalwarts
who will provide rugged going
for all opposition.
Graiziger, a 190-pound senior
from St. Paul, is pHying the third
year. He comes to the hockey
squad from the gridiron where he
held a starting guard position.
Opsahl is a sophomore veteran of
last year's Gopher team and a
Minneapolitan. Van is a 4-F frosh
from S. Paul who has a notable
amateur hockey record. Johnson,
also a freshman, is from Min
neapolis and an army veteran.
Defense Good.
This defensive quarter not only
provides strong blue-line protec
tion, but is quick on the get-away
and will provide a fast start to
scoring forays.
Topping an impressive group of
wingmen is Co-captain Bob Car-
ley of St. Paul, who played bril
liantly last season as a freshman.
He is big, strong, fast, and a tal
ented stick-handler. Rated close
behind Carley is Jim Wild of St.
Paul, a V-12 sophomore right
wing who was leading scorer as a
first-year man. Bill Klatt, a 17
year old frosh from St. Paul and
Don Johnson, a V-12 freshman
from the same school, are slated
for extensive action at wing.
Paul Wild, a 1 7 year old brother
of Jim and a high school stand
out at Cretin in St. Paul, is a
Cornhuskers
Get Another
Try For Win
BY CHUCK PETERSON.
Tonight when the University of
Nebraska Cornhuskers tackle the
Jayhawkers of the University of
Kansas at Lawrence, Coach Ad
Lewandowski will be sending his
varsity cagers out to try again
for their first Big Six Conference
win in three starts, ine nara
luck Huskers, who have averaged
45 points per game, are just about
due for another win, and it seems
that now is as good a time as any
to start the winning habit.
The Kansas attack will be led
by big Charlie Moffet, who has
the third best game average in
the.Big Six with 10.83 per game.
To counter this, Lewandowski will
have little Bobby Hahn, third
high scorer in the Conference, big
Art Peterson, and Jim Strahan,
up and coming forward from
Wayne. Strahan, all stater last
year even tho he played with a
class B team, has shown great
promise of late and might develop
into one of the best forwards in
the Big Six.
The starting line-ups:
KANSAS NEBRASKA
Moffett P Hahn
Peck P Ftrahan
Corder C Peterson
Heim O Costello
Daum Q. Koenig
leading left-wing candidate. Tom
Metz, a V-12 student from St.
Paul and a Gopher reserve last
season, rounds out the strong list
of wingmen.
Adams Certain.
Certain to appear at center in
one front-line combination is John
Adams, a second-years vet from
Minneapolis. Showing definite
promise at the center ice assign
ment is Brad Thompson, a V-12
sophomore newcomer who
prepped in Ontario and Michigan.
The Michigan-Minnesota hockey
feud is expected to be renewed
after a one-year lapse at Min
neapolis on Jan. 13. This is a ten
tative date for the first game be
tween the traditional rivals for
Big Ten supremacy. The Wolver
ines are the only collegiate com
petition in sight for the Minneso
tans. Coach Armstrong is working on
a schedule in which he hopes to
include prominent Canadian and
American amateur clubs. His ulti
mate goal is the national A.A.U.
championships if the event is
staged this season.
Hiltners Flowers
for the
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