Friday, Mav 23, 1958
The Dailv Nebraskon
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Gardner Named 'Nebraskan'
Outstanding Athlete Of Year
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Gardner:
An Athlete
In Action
Keith Gardner, the Jamai
can speedster who has found
a home in the hearts of many
a Nebraskan, has been chosen
as the Athlete-of-the-Y ear
by the sports staff of the Daily
Nebraskan. Keith has won
the award not only because of
his world record breaking
track performances, but also
because he has probably done
more than any other one ath
lete toward restoring pride to
the Nebraska sports scene.
Gardner, recently dubbed
the Carribcan Comet, has
set records on the track both
outdoors and indoors. This
past winter he set two world
records indoors only to have
one of them topped the very
next day. At the Chicago
Daily News Relays Gardner
ran the 60-yard high hurdles
in 7.1 breaking the old rec
ord he had set by a tenth of
a second. In the finals he
ran them in an identical time
only to be beaten by a half
step and a tenth of a sec
ond. He holds the world's rec
ord in the low s w ith a time of
6.7 on both a dirt and a board
track. He has been one tenth
of a second over the world's
record in the 60-yard dash
tw ice w ith timings of 6.1.
Gardner is even more ver
sitile outdoors. He ran the
100-yard dash on a wet track
in 9.6. He has a relays 120
yard high hurdle time of 13.6.
which is equal to the world
mark and high hurdle time off
the blocks in 13.9, the best in
the ration this year. He also,
has another best in the nation
in the 220 yard dash. Last;
week at the Big Eight out-(
door carnival. Gardner flew; Cook, who was Daily Nebras
over the furlong course in,kan sports editor in 19545.
20.4, a new conference rec-: Previous winners have been
ord. Keith even went farther ! Bruce Riley, outstanding gym
w hen he ran the quarter mile nast in 1954-55, and Rex Ek
two weeks ago in 46.6, the wall, all-conference basket
fastest 440 ever run on the 'bailer in 1956-57. There was
Memorial Stadium track. He ' no award given in 1955-56.
had previously run the quar-1 1 Other nominees this year in
ter in 45.5 w hile running a i eluded Gary Reimers. Wilson
leg on the sprint me&ey relay Fitzpatriek, Jim Kubacki,
team.
The Athlete of the Year
award was started by Bob
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Dan Brand, Jim Kane, Dwight
Siebler, Jerry Brown, Bill
North, and George Fisk..
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Coliseum Beat
by george moyer
Whew! It is an over. Definitely all over at last. No more
deadlines, no more pounding a beat, no more fighting the
copy desk for my bottle of paste. (Fie on you Diana Maxwell)
Seriously, it has been a great privilege and an honor to
serve the Daily Nebraskan and the students of the University
as sports editor this semester.
With that statement for a lead, I can get around to the
usual acknowledgment and thank you's. They are well de
served and the people who are getting them have done a
"wonderful job for me this semester.
First off, there are my reporters: Randall Lambert,
Elmer Krai, Larry Novicki, Ken Pocras an'? Carry Laup
heimer (I hope we spelled that right for once). IVany's the
time when the sight of one of their teaming faces has
gladdened my weary typewriter fingers. (Typewriter fingers
is the atomic age version of writers cramp.) They have done
a good job and I hope they will all be back next fall to give
my successor a boost.
Then there are my friends in the advertising department.
Often, when 1 was faced with a positive dirth of ideas and a
monstrous news hole, Stan Kaiman, Tom Neff or Bob Smidt
would bound into the sports cubbyhole with the cheering
words, "Hey, you want a Gold's three by ten?" Of course, the
darn thing turned out to be a three by 12" just as often as
not and then there would be much cursing among the printers
fit the Journal.
Also, just as often as not. the business side would put
their ads in there whether they told me or not, totaling up to
more confusion. Nevertheless thanks anyway, men.
Nothing I say about the business side would be complete
without mentioning their worthy leader, Jerry Sellentin.
Jerry and 1 scrapped constantly about discounts and over
time, but, thanks to him, the sports page was well enough or
ganized so thai it didn't collapse in complete confusion about
thi; middle of the semester. Thanks Jerry.
Another well deserved thank you goes to the copy
editors, i Bless their confused little hearts.) It is a tough job,
slinging together a page that has as little meaning for most of
our copy editors (the distaff side) as a book of Greek, but
they have done a fine job.
Last of all, come my peerless leaders, Mack Lundstrom
and Dick Shugrue. It has been a real pleasure to work under
those worthies this semester.
And of course there are the coaches and the athletes
themselves who made this a great semester to write about.
How About ISext Year?
Speaking of the coaches and players reminds that I meant
to say a few words about prospects for next year. The foot
ball scene appears to be coming into hand. Coach Bill Jen
rings and his men appeared to be a much better squad
throughout spring practice this year, and the enthusiasm and
willingness to work point to at least an improvement over this
year's dismal season.
The trouble is that, with Nebraska's schedule, the Husk
ers will have a hard time making their improvement show
in the win column. The schedule opens with Penn State here
in September and from there on there is. no letup.
Another fall sport that receives little attention but
should be a good one for Nebraska is cross country. Joe
Mullins, Mike Fleming and Knolly Barnes return to lead the
way for coach Frank Sevigne. The Hunkers will be shooting
for the conference championship' and stand a good chance of
' coming through.
Race Track
The mention of the Madison County Agricultural Society
recalled to me that the horse racing season in Nebraska has
already opened. Grand Island is through, having had a highly
successful spring meeting. Ak-Sar-Ben track in Omaha has
now taken over and indications are that the state's largest
track will have another record year. Interest in the ponies
in Nebraska is phenomenal. And that interest is good for
the state as a whole.
Nebraska law governing horse racing provides that no
track can make a profit. All the money left over after salar
ies are paid and improvements in the physical plant are
made mut be put to some charitable use.
Most of the money goes to support the county fairs and
4-H shows around the state. E. J. Moyer, secretary of the
Nebraska Racing Commission, estimates that the county
fair in Nebraska would quickly have become a thing of the
past had it not been for the support gained from the nags.
So the next time you drne a few sheckles on the ponies,
remember it's for a worthy cause. (Now isn't that salve to
your soul?)
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Over the Barriers
Freshman Talent Boosts NU
Young Diamond Stars To Help Varsity
Bv Larry Novicki
Staff Sports Writer
After the season's "baseball
final this weekend, coach
Tony Sharpe will be faced
with somewhat of a problem.
He will be watching five of
his starters play their last
games as Cornhuskers.
All of these five starters arej
among the top eight on the
Husker batting list. Three of
them, Gary Reimers, Larry
Lewis and Gene Torczon,
make up the outfield. Jim
Kane, all conference catcher,
will be catching his last game
after a three-year stretch as
Scarlet backstop. Al Karle
will bow out of his second
base po&' 'on.
Although things may not
seem too bright when one
looks at who is going, they
take on a slightly different
light when one glances over
the roster of the freshmen
w ho w ill be coming up.
There are three fine candi
dates bidding for the vacated
catching spot. With both
Kane and his understudy
Milen Shaw gone, Ely Church
ich of Omaha, Sayior Smith
of Lyons, and Earl Oltman
of Lincoln will be the frosh
who will fill in at that import
ant position. Churchich played
on Omaha Storz' state cham
pion American Legion team
when he was a sophomore in
high school, and he lettered
for four years on the Omaha
North high school team. He
is also contending for a line
position on Bill Jennings' foot
ball squad.
Smith caught for the Ere
mont Legion team. He is son
of a famous Nebraska semi
pro catcher, Milo Smith. Olt
man played on the Lincoln
Optimist team that advanced !
to the final game of the na-!
tional American Legion base-!
ball tourney three years ago
Loaded With Infielders
Again this year the fresh
man team is loaded with in-:
fielders and short of out
fielders. Since most of the
regular infielders will be re
turning from this year's
varsity squad, some position
changes will have to be made
to fill the three big holes that
will be left in the outfield.
Dick Becher of Hastings,
who is now playing third base
for the frosh, may move to
the outfield next season. He
played on Hastings' national
regional championship team
in the 1956 American Legion
tourney.
Larry Isaacson of Lexing
ton, a transfer student from
Kearney State, has been show
ing up quite well in the out
field and will be a prime can
didate for one of the empty
spots in next year's outfield.
Vogel Playing Well
Another transfer student,
Don Vogel of Omaha, has been
playing good ball on the in
field, but may well be
switched also. Other outfield
candidates are: Tom Kutilek,
a converted first sacker from
Creighton Prep; Wayne Min
kus, also of Omaha, Gail Pe
terson of Newman Grove;
and Elmer Wralin of Lincoln.
Peterson and Walin have both
had pitching experience.
Among the top infield bid
ders is Dave Murakami, a
pint-sized Hawaiian who re
ceived high praise from Coach
Sharpe. He is quick and ure
with a glove, fast on his feet,
and he has a good batting
eye. While he was still in high
school in Haw aii he was chos
en to play with a team of
all stars that toured Japan.
Orvis Larsen, who played
on Central City's two-time
state champ class B ball team,
can play first and pitch. An
other first sacker is Jim Wahl
of Bradshaw. He played for
York in the semi-pro Corn
husker league last summer.
Bill Fitzgerald of Fullerton,
Jimmy Fox of Lincoln, Jerry
.Harris of Kearney, Bob Lee
of Omaha. Gerry McGill of
Wisner and Sidney Strohs of
Scribner round out the list of
infielders.
In addition to Peterson,
Walin and Larsen, the pitch
ing staff includes Neil Pocock
of Ord and Dick Welch of Lin
coln. Welch also played on the
Optimist's team that won the
state, regional, and area
American Legion titles.
Eligibility No Trohlem
Problems of eligibility won't
be too acute with this year's
frosh squad. Several of the
players are taking difficult
engineering and science cours
es and are getting good marks.
Hairis was a winner of a Na
tional Elk's Scholarship
award. Larsen and Becher
are both top students, and
Stroh was honored at the an
nual Honors Convocation this
spring.
Championships
The Midwest Soccer League
championship will be at stake
this Sunday afternoon as the
University of Nebraska Soccer
Club takes the field against
the defending champs, Lithu
ania of Omaha.
Lithuanica will be after its
second straight crown and will
be shooting for its second un
defeated season. The Husker
team has been beaten once in
five outings.
The starting eleven for Ne
braska will be: Steve Geor
gou, Martin Carrancedo, Steve
Takasa, Bob Bone, Les Heat
cote, Ron Korsakas, Al Arre
gunaga, Martin Bowden, Man
sour Danashre, Christensen
Vagn and Larry Persed.
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Oncig Reveals
Football Slates
Football schedules for the
1961 and 1962 seasons have
been completed with the ex
ception of one game in the
1962 schedule, according to
athletic director, BiH Orwig.
North Dakota, Arizona and
Michigan plus a tenative date
with the Air Force Academy
are the new names on the
Comhusker slate, Orwig an
nounced. The schedules:
1961
fiept. 23 Korth Dakota tn Lincoln.
!W -ri?nna tn Ltnontn.
Oct. 1 Kens AtHte at Manhattan.
14 tivraptiftc in liincoln-
2J (kklahomii Ataie at Stillwater.
3K MmKouri lit Columbia.
Tim. 4 1ianta ic Lincoln.
11 Iowa StHtr t Amn,
1fi ('olorano in Lincoln.
2fr Oklahoma in Lincoln.
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flout. 28 iwth Tkota hi Un.-nln.
2H mirhiean at Ann Arbor.
Oct. -iwn fitatc in Lincoln.
15 Air Force in Lincoln. (Tentative
2 Kaunas Hlnir in Lincoln.
I!7 Colorado at Boulrtwr.
iov. Jt Wlshouri In Lincoln.
10 KHnftat. at Lawrence.
1" (Htlahoma State in Lincoln.1
24 Oklahoma at Worman.
Bit EiKht Conference Games.
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