Thursday, February 12, 1948
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
PAGE 3
Sports coop
BY CUB CLEM
Harry Good's basketball development system at the
university looks like it should be ready to pay off by next
winter. ,Ably handled by Tony Sharpe, the frosh crew
numbers quite a few promising youngsters who should
flower into stardom before they pick up their sheepskins.
- Bob Pierce, the lanky Lincoln high alumnus, has shown
quite a bit of "know-how" in the few formal appearances
he has made thus far. Though he is no speedster, Pierce
is one of the best rebounders we have been able to spot in
the Coliseum all season. He is an excellent ball-handler in
addition and works well" on hand-off plays. And when
there is no other alternative, he can twist around and make
one of the sweetest hook shots in existence.
Ray Lucht of Grand Island is another first year man
showing promise of advancement, as are Joe Malacek,
Merle ReUing and Dick Means. 1
Already on the varsity are several regulars of last
year's Nubbins squad players like Bill Denker, Fritz
Simpson and Bob Allen. Many other "B" team veterans
are seeing a lot of varsity service. Most of these have
developed into sure-shooting, quick-thinking cagers who
are not out of their class when playing the "big boys."
All in all, it looks as if Cornhusker basketball may take
an upswing in the next few years. Once an effective re
cruiting and training system throughout the state is es
tablished, there is no reason why Nebraska cannot become
a national cage power.
It's interesting and enlightening to go over sports sta
tictics every once in a while you often come up with
some surprising facts. For instance
Though his point total is far in arrears of Claude
Retherford's 162, Rod Cox has established himself as the
surest shot among the cage regulars with his .339 ac
curacy mark through the first 16 games. For the same
number of games, the cotton-chewing forward from In
diana has hit but .301 of his field shots.
Following Retherford and barely ahead of Joe Brown
is Bob Cerv with a .291 mark. Brown's .285 places him
fourth, just ahead of Milton "Bus" Whitehead with .280.
Bringing up the rear in the parade are Dick Schleiger
with a .272 pace and Neal Mosser, far behind at .239.
Betas,DeltsC6p
IM Basketball
Wins; SX Loses
t Delta Tau Delta swamped Sig
ma Nu 32-15 in IM basketball
Tuesday night. Also in the winning
column was Beta Theta PL The
Betas pushed over a favored Sig
ma Chi team causing their first
loss of the season. The winner of
the game was never in question
as the Beta's took a commanding
lead and finished out in front,
25-15.
The Delta Sigma Pi team had to
fight all the way to win from the
ZBT's 16-13. Blown Palace won
handily over Pioneer Co-op by the
score of 32-13.
With the Sigma loss Phi Delta
Theta now leads the second league
with a record of five wins against
no losses. In league one the ATO's
lead with a record of five wins
and tio losses. In league three the
Sig Alph team leads with a rec
ord of four wins and no losses.
In second place in league one
are the Phi Gam's with five wins
agains one loss while Beta
Theta Pi stands second in League
II with the same record. In the
third league the Sig Ep and Phi
Psi fives are tied for second with
three wins and one loss.
The three fraternity leaders
seem to be sure of a place in the
post season IM playoff, but the
No. 2 positions of each league will
be well worth watching.
Tuesdays cage results:
Porra C, 22, Blrtg C, 9.
Brown Palace. 32, Pioneer Co-op, IS.
Polia Tau lxlta, 32, Fima Nu 16 (A).
Himkervllle, 21, Bids. B. 10.
Phi Gamma Helta, 24. Beta Sterna rsl, 2.
Beta Thrta PI, 25, Klrma Clil 15.
Pelta Blcma PI, 16, ZBT 13,
Schedule for Thuraday:
3t. Tent v. Sr. Pent! 7:00.
Freiih. Dent! v. Hoph. tfc-nta 7:00.
ZBT va. Wgma CM 7:00.
Phi Lmla llt va. Pill. Roller! 7:60.
Blma Gamma Kp vs. Architect! 7:60.
A TO !. Ploneera 7:60 (A.
Methodlat WheeH va. Melting Pot 8:40.
Phyi Ed va. Phi Delta Phi 8:0.
PU va. 8igma Phi Kpnilon 8:40 (A).
Whin Kida va. Preiby. Ak. 8.40.
FEM FUN
Delta Gamma defeated Wilson
Hall 19-7. Delta Gamma lead the
scoring thruout the entire game,
and Betty Sawyers stacked up 18
points to her credit. Heighth was
a definite advantage to the win
ners. Because of the enthusiasm in
reactivating the Rifle club, train
ing will begin this week. If you
attended the meeting on February
5, see the bulletin board inside
Grant Memorial for the time at
which you are scheduled to attend.
If you were unable to attend the
meeting, turn in at the W.A.A.
office your name and designate
whether you would prefer to at
tend instruction classes Saturday
at 10:00 a.m. or Friday at 3)0 p.m.
There .will be a fee of $1.50 to
cover the cost of ammunition
targets and instructors.
CJs Ouskers
WON THE INDOOR AND
OUTDOOR GG-f,
CHAMPIONSHIPS iNs.
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PRO -FOOTBALL
SEASONS
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ED LETTERED 3? YEARS
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Cornhusker Gymnastics Squad
Will Face Tough Gopher Team
In Dual Meet Saturday Night
Saturday afternoon, the Corn
husker gymnastic squad will face
their toughest opponent of the sea
son when they tangle with the
Minnesota gymnasts in a dual
meet at Minneapolis.
The Huskers have lost their
two dual meets this year; losing
by a 1VA to 48 score to a
strong Illinois University (Cham
paign Division) squad, and drop
ping a 70 to 56 meet to the same
school (Navy Pier Division) here
at the Cobseum.
Minnesota has a very strong
squad this year with six returning
lettermen plus several other ex
perienced gymnasts.
The two outstanding performers
on the team are the Loken broth
ers who provide the main scor
ing punch for the squad. They
are brothers of the former Wes
tern Conference A 1 1-A round'
champion, Newt Loken, who is i
now head gymnastic coach at the
University of Michigan. j
The main scoring load for the
Nebraska team is expected to be j
carried by Phil Sprague and Leo
Geier. In Ihe first two meets
Sprague and Geier finished first
and second respectively for high I
all around points. They are both
entered in six events.
Minnesota's record stands at 2
wins and 2 losses. The Golden
Gophers dropped both Michigan :
and Michigan State. They were
defeated bv one pomt by Army,!
and they fell before a powerful
Penn State squad, which is ex
pected to win the N.C.A.A. cham
pionships this year.
Men making the Minnesota trip
for Nebraska are as follows:
Sprague, Geier, Lefler, Purdy,
Harding, and Rankin.
Dodds Bothered
By Case of Mumps
Gil Dodds, "former Nebraska
track star has been forced from
competition by a case of mumps.
Dodds was reported to be on
a liquid diet because both sides
of his face are swollen.
Jack Ryder, the Flying Par
sons' coach has notified all ma-
SpringFootball
To Be Delayed
Until March' 1
Sprfng football drills at the uni
versity will not get underway
next week as originally planned.
Unfavorable weather and the
resignation of Bernie Masterson
will delay spring training until
early March.
The heavy snow which blank
eted Nebraska smothered all hopes
of outdoor workouts in mid-February.
It will not be possible to hold
grid drills inside until the indoor
track season closes late this
month.
There was no official news as
to the possible identity of the new
football coach. Rumors continued
to predict nearly all the top names
in the roster of coaches in- the
annual Football Guide.
The board still was formulating
departmental plans and making
ready to screen the coaching
field, said Dean Roy Green, board
chairman who hoped for action
soon.
IM Office Opens
New Pin League
Feb. 13 will be the deadline
for teams to enter the Indepen
dent Bowling league which is
being formed by the Intramural
office.
Independent groups desiring to
'enter the new league should file
their entries in person at the in
tramural office in the Colisenm.
The new league will continue
play for about two months cli
maxing the biggest bowling year
in the history of the university.
The intramural department has
sponsored 12 different leagues in
volving 82 bowling teams and is
now conducting a second series
of faculty and student bowling
for the second semester.
jor track promoters that the cin
derman will be out of competi
tion for the remainder of the
season.
He is not expected to be re
leased from the hospital until
late next week when he will reat
before starting his outdoor train
ing for the Alympic team.
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