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    Wednesday, March 3, 1948
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Page 3
Tank Meet
To Feature
Free Stylers
By a comparison of times
posted this season, the feature
events of the Big Seven Swim
ming championships, which will
be held Friday and Saturday, in
the Coliseum pool will be the
50-yard and 100-yard freestyle
events.
Marvin Grimm of Nebraska is
the defending champion in the
50-yard event. Last year he set
a new conference record when
he swam the 60-yard freestyle in
a times of 29.1. The record for
the 50-yard event is 24.1, set by
Adams of Iowa State in 1939.
Grimm has been under that time
this year.
Free Style Contenders.
The Husker tank star will re
ceive plenty of competition in the
50-yard race. Smith and Dicker
son of Iowa State have posted
times of 24.6 and 24.8 respec
tively, and John Leit of Kansas
State has pulled in a time of 24.2.
Perry Branch of Nebraska is
also in the top bracket with a
time of 24.5. This event prom
ises (o be one of the meet's
closest races. Grimm is also the
defending champion in the 100
yard freestyle event. The confer
ence record for this event is 54.8,
set by Adams of Iowa State in
1941. Marv has been under that
time also, this year.
Cyclone Swimmer Improves
Dick Kullman of Iowa State
has been steadily improving nil
season and has also performed
under the present record of 54.8.
Russ Smith of Iowa State, has
had a time of 55.6, which marks
him as a probable place winner.
Harry Hill of Oklahoma is close
behind him with a time of 56.0.
John Leit of Kansas State and
Perry Branch of Nebraska round
out the top seven men with times
of 56.5.
Preliminaries for the meet
will be held in the Coliseum
pool at 7:30 Friday night. Ad
mission for each meet, prelims
and finals, is $1.00 for adults and
50 cents for students.
Nebraska Mat
Lineup Revised
Coach B. R. Patterson was
forced to revise his University of
Nebraska wrestling team for the
Big Seven conference champion
ships Friday and Saturday at
Boulder, Colo.
Jack Barrett, regular 136
pounder, was injured in a match
at Michigtan State. Andy Marin
kovich and Jerry Calhoun will
compete in either the 165 or 175
pound class.
Bob Yambor, 121 pounder, is
leading the Husker point-makers
in the ten dual meets with 25
loints. Newt Copple is second
with 14 and Ed Copple is third
with 12. The Copple brothers
have competed in only six of the
ten matches.
Frosli Jumpers
Show Promise
Three freshman broad jumpers
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NEBRASKA BREAST STROKER
Nebraska's t0D hones in the Biff
championships Friday and Saturday in the Coliseum. The Husker
breast stroke ace has been one of the leading point winners for
Coach Ilollie Lepley's tankmen this season.
have indicated a brighter future
in this event for Coach Ed Weir
of the University of Nebraska.
Dick Stansbury of Lincoln re-
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Kansas State Takes First
Big Seven Cage Crown
Kansas State, long the Big
Seven conference cellar-dweller
in almost every spo, broke one
jinx Monday night as they came
from behind to nip Phog Al
len's Kansas Jayhawks, 61-60, at
Lawrence to cop their first Big
Seven basketball crown.
Big Clarence Brannum, whose
eligibility had been questioned
by Allen, won the game in the
last 20 seconds when he sank a
free throw. The Jayhawks held
a 32-16 half-time advantake.
Sooners Drop Iluskers
At Lincoln, the Oklahoma
Sooners and Nebraska smashed
five conference scoring records
as the Sooners downed the Scar
let, 81-74. The red-hot visitors
hit 34 of 78 shots for an aver
age of 43.6 while the Huskers
connected for a 33.3 mark.
Missouri gained a third-place
tie with Iowa State as they
rambled over the Colorado Buf
faloes, 47-35 at Columbia Mon
day night.
The Tigers rolled to a 12
point advantage before the Buffs
tallied a field goal after nine
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minutes had been played. The
victory ended Missouri's home
season.
Closing Games.
In conference games this
week, Nebraska ends its season
Saturday night when they en
tertain the Jayhawks frorn Kan
sas. Friday night the Missouri
Tigers bring down the curtain
on their conference activity at '
Norman wheie they face Okla
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All men eligible for varsity
football competition who In
tend to fo out for spring
practice are to report to the
coaches office, 109 Coliseum
between 8 p. m. and 5 p. m.
Thursday: Information vital
to Coach Totsy Clark will be
obtained at that time.
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