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Sunday, January 20, 1946 THE NEBRASKAN Page 3 Track Squad Shows Strength in Workout ' Coach Ed Weir got his first look at the Nebraska track hopefuls ; yesterday afternoon, as the varsity candidates went through their paces under actual race condi tions. The tryouts were held on the indoor track underneath the east stadium. After looking over the perform ances, Weir seems to have cause for a mild bit of optimism. There were enough athletes in suit to in riicate that the Husker team will have more depth this season than has been possessed by Scarlet track squads for several years. Ware Wins. " Fritz Ware, freshman from Omaha Benson, took first honors in the 60 yard dash, edging Bill Moorhouse, a navy trainee from Chicago, by a scant margin in :6.6 Norris Hanks, also of the naval unit, finished third and Rex Hoy, of Lincoln was fourth. Moorhouse came back in the 440 to place second behind the veteran Dean Kratz, who ran the event in :53.1. Moorhouse, who was i-unning in competition for the first time in his career, edged Al Brown for second place- honors, and Lauren Osland, another Navy squadman, was lourth. Kratz also won the low hurdles and ran a paced 660 distance in 1:29.6. His time in the 60 yard low sticks was :7.6. Hoy kept even with the Sidney trackster until the last two hurdles to place second. In the GO yard high hurdles, Norval Barker. Big Six hurdle king both indoors and outdoors, ran the flight in :8, but did not compete in the low hurdle event. A surprise performance in the high hurdles was provided by lanky Ralph King, who equalled Barker's time in a solo run over the hurdle course. King has just returned from the service and will enroll in school for the second se mester. Yocum Cops Mile. Don Yocum, North Platte fresh man, won the mile in the best time he has yet turned in. His mark for the distance was 4:41.5, after a 2:15 half mile. Gerald Bab cock of North Loup paced Yocum, and is getting in shape for the event after joining the squad ten days ago. Wayne Roads of Scottsbluff won the two mile grind in 10:35.3, the best mark he has ever made. Sec ond was Stanley Martin of Merna, who along with Yocum, Roads and Kratz, was a member of the Husk ers championship two-mile squad last fall. Unexpected strength in the field events gave Weir a basis for hopes for points in the weights and jumps this season. Dick Miller cleared 12 feet in the pole vault, and earlier this year topped the 13 foot mark. Jim Meyers of York trailed Miller with a vault of 11 feet 734 inches. Orville Glass, Beatrice frosb candidate, sailed over the high jump bar at 5 feet 9 inches for the best height in this event. V Two Nehawka shot putters, Ned Nutzman and Don Hansen, paced the weight field with heaves of 43 feet 11 inches and 43 feet even, respectively. Meno Wilhelms and John Sedlacek, Husker football ers, followed in the third and fourth positions. A relay team composed of Rex Hoy, Fritz Ware, Don Yocum and Dean Kratz took a victory over a quartet consisting of three navy men, Bill Moorhouse, Lauren Os land and Norris Hanks, and ex G. I. Al Brown. The latter squad was leading until Brown pulled a ZIPPER Three Ring Covers ALSO PAPER AND INDEXES Coltlenrotl Stationery Store 21S N.. 14th Add Flight Training to your curriculum. Private courses now available at UNION AIR TERMINAL Call 6-2885 for details. muscle during his anchor lap. The injury was not serious. Further all-around strength will be provided when Ted Randolph of Ord, who is now hampered by a bad foot, rounds into shape. Randolph will furish points in the hurdles, jumps and sprints. Another time trial competition will be run off next Saturday, "and the Huskers will then look to their opening meet with Oklahoma on February 2 here in Lincoln. Wilbur Knight Accepts Coast Job; Leaves UN Announcement that Prof. Wil bur Knight, of the department of men's physical education, Is leav ing the University of Nebraska at the end of the current semes ter to accept a position on the west coast in California, . was made this past week by Louis E. Means, head of the department. x Professor Knight has been ac tive in the physical education program at Nebraska since 1924. He served as head baseball coach for a ten-year period, and coached the reserve basketball team for several seasons. Earlier, Knight had charge of all men's physical education at the agricultural col lege and coached the Aggies high school and ag college athletic teams. During the war period, Knight was one of the large staff of in structors for army physical train ing at the university. On leave of absence during 1944-45 continu ing his agricultural work in Mon tana, Knight returned this past semester to his physical educa tion work on the city campus and at the ag college. Engineers Plan Trip The American Society of Me chanical Engineers discussed fu ture plans at their Wednesday meeting. A smoker and a trip to Omaha at the invitation of the Omaha Engineers' club are in cluded in the plans. Irwin Cone related his railroad experiences while serving in the army in Germany and France. CLASSIFIED a ana par ar. vp Pfeyabia la il n UN Matmen Open Jan. 26 At Minnesota Intercollegiate wrestling returns to the sports scene at Nebraska this month, as the iirst Husker wrestling squad since prewar days makes its debut under the tutelage of Coach Jerry Adam. An attractive seven match schedule has been arranged lor the matmen, and negotiations are underway for several more matches. The team makes its fi.t.1 start on January 26, when they travel to Minneapolis to face the Uni versity of Minnesota The second leg of this road jaunt comes on January 28, when the Huskers move to Madison oi a tilt with the University of Wisconsin grap plers. Two home appearances have been arranged, the first being on February 1 against Iowa State as an added attraction following the Nebraska-South Dakota State basketball game. Indiana will also appear in the coliseum this season, the Hoosiers meeting Nebraska after the Lincoln-Northeast high school basketball game on Feb ruary 5. Coach Adam has the recent in tramural wrestling tourney cham pions to serve as a nucleus for the squad, and a sizable number of candidates are working out night ly. Schedule: Jan. 26 at Minnesota; Jan. 28 at Wisconsin. . Feb. 1 Iowa State here; Feb. 5 Indiana here; Feb. 9 at Iowa Teachers; Feb. 11 at Iowa Uni versity; Feb. 16 at Iowa State. SB THQJStKtEER Ul I n T n i n nirrc t U ul LL U U U V By Cioorge Miller LOST Brown b-alher piirnr ullh billfold, pen, lipUhk, rit.. In It. Call 2-6Mtt:l, Wally tttlmorr. toward. Kansas Edges Sooncrs 53-52 For Bij 6 Lead Phog Allen's Kansas Jayhawks, paced by All-American Charlie Blacks, moved into undisputed possession of first place in the Big Six with a 53 to 52 win over the Oklahoma Sooncrs Friday night at Lawrence. Black garnered 28 points to take the lead among conference scorers, and he got valuable aid from, forward Gil Stramel who counted 14 points. The game was close through out, with the Kansans holding a slight two point lead at halftime. Paul Courty was the best for the Sooncrs, with 15 points. , Argentina's coast line extends for more than 2,000 miles. With the arrival of assistant football coach Glen Presnell, the pigskin sport is edging back into the picture, with spring practice slated to get underway in March. Line Coach Gomer Jones is the only absentee among the Husker board of strategy, for head Coach Bernie Masterson is now on the scene .and will be scouring the stale for likely high school -prospects who may enroll at Nebraska in September. Rumors of former football greats returning to school are flying thick and fast, and the prewar football atmosphere is definitely on the way back. However, Nebraska fans should not expect too much of the re turning veterans. Training re ceived in the various branches of the service is severe for the aver age serviceman, but a well-trained athlete soon loses the fine edge that he possessed during his col lege career. To be of any value to next fall's football squad, a returning veteran will probably have to be on hand for the spring workouts. The late-season collapse of Min nesota's highly touted football ma chine, which looked formidable on paper with the names of sev eral returned stars, indicates that the older competitors were not able to go at top speed for the length of time needed to produce consistent football performances. "Returning veterans will have to work hard to lit themselves for full-time serviri on the football field, and the preliminary work of a spring practice is essential lor" polished performances when the fall campaign rolls around. Track Coach Ed Weir is expe riencing this situation right now, for several returned servicemen who had been outstanding prior to their military service, are now un able to come up to their former track and field marks. 4 This is no fault of the athletes, but rather a usual occurence which is to be expected when a trained athlete goes several years without extensive competition. To regain their previous prowess the athl-.'.os have a tough training grind to follow. The success or failure ot the re turning players will be measured by their performances next fall, not by what they have accom plished in the past. Kansas 3 Oklahoma 2 Iowa St. 2 Big Six Standings. W LI W 0' Nebraska 2 1 Missouri 1 1, Kansas St. 1 IM Cage Results "A" Lf-agur. Phi Kappa PnI 20, Pioneer Co-np 18. SlKma 4 hi 2, Zeta Beta Tail 0 I forfeit). Beta Thi lfl I'l 28, Beta SlKma I'M 20. SlKma Chi 23, 620 Club 13. Navy Atom 22, Phi Kappa Pfl 18. "B" league. Phi Gamma IolU 23. Delta I psilon IS. Sigma Alpha Kpnllon 2, Navy Jtloek bnMrra 0 (forfeit). Navy Flyrrn M, Sigma Phi Kpxllon 5. Navy llyrrj 2, Kappa Slg. A DTI) 0 (forfeit). Keta Theta Pi 2, Navy Wolves 0 (forfeit). NO GAMES NEXT WEEK. All team activity in intram ural sports will cease during the week ofsemester examina tions, according to Director Lou Means. Competition will be re sumed early in February. w IMA SJ W tHE W0R10S MOST HONORED WATtH WINNER OF 10 WORLD'S FAIR GRAND PRIZES, 28 GOLD MEDALS AND MORE HONORS FOR ACCURACY THAN ANY OTHER TIMEPIECE V D0C1 Zvli cQ jnJLd jJ cD 0 o Ejo onfinonfaI Duff of Is DacEx! Reopening January 20, 1943 5:30 - 8:30 P.M. Remember the old days on Sunday nightsin the beautiful3eorgian Room of the Comhusker the Continental Buffet? It's back with the deliciously different food and the comfortable atmosphere that you remember about it. For Your Sunday Night Reservation. Phone Mrs, Scott ot 2-G371 n k-3 rn n n l M Inl USK A. Q. SCHIMMEL MANAGING DIRECTOR A L LEW RESIDENT MANAGER & 4 I i