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S.poJiL JahuL I THE CORNHUSKEB CORNER By Howard Ijuiner The Husker baseball season is all over but the shouting. And this season there isn’t much to shout about. However, Coach Tony Sharpe is already planning for next spring. With Omaha’s Ray Novak and Bobby Decker; Scottsbluff’s Chuck Wright, and Uehling’s Pat Mallette eligible for play next year, Sharpe is plotting ways to win a third pennant in his sixth year at the Husker helm. In conference standings the Ne braska nine ended up in third place with five wins and four losses. Its overall season’s rec ord was 10 victories and five de feats. The weather and inexperience were the two main factors con tributing to the Huskers’ third place standing. Sharpe predicted early that in experience would hurt the team, but he didn’t plan on the weather getting into the act. Seven of 22 games were rained out. With such an abbreviated schedule a loss can cost the cham- 1 pionship. The two crucial games of the season, those with Okla homa and Missouri, were both lost on errors. Just too much pressure, Tony insisted, for too many sophomores and juniors. Three regulars—Bill Fitzgerald, right fielder from Omaha; John Rego, third baseman from Natick, Mass.; Bill Jensen, shortstop from Denver, Colo. — will be lost through graduation. Fitzgerald, Omaha senior, was voted the most valuable player by team members. Fitz received the award even though on one occasion he wasn’t quite able to follow the coach’s orders. In the top of the ninth of the Colorado game, the Huskers were trailing by one run. But three walks and a single got a rally going. When Fitzgerald went to the plate, two were out and the bases were loaded. But Coach Sharpe called him back to the bench and confided: “You’re the best hitter I have on the club, Fitz. “Do you know that?” “Yep,” was the reply. “Well, then,f go out there and hit that ball over the right field fence,” Sharpe demanded. “O. K. coach,” Fitz retorted with a determined look on his face. Well, he missed the top of the right field fence about six inches but the blow was good enough for a solid triple which cleaned the sacks. And the Huskers went on to win—13 to t. I The Voice Baby Popularity Contest 1st Prize .$25.00 War Bond 2nd Prize.$10.00 3rd Prize.$ 5.00 Winners will be determined by the number of votes they re ceive. Votes can be secured through new subscriptions, subscription renewals or by sending in the coupon at the end of this announce ment. A special subscription price has been made for this contest. $2.00 for a 1 year subscription which will entitle you to 200 votes; $1.25 for a 6 month subscription which entitles you to 125 votes. The coupon is worth 10 votes, the price of a single issue of THE VOICE. ENTER YOUR BABY TODAY Contestants so far: Jeannette Lucille Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Adams Walter Bell, 3rd son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bell, jr. 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