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TUESDAY, DKCKMnFJt ft, 1036 THE DAILY NERIMSKAN T1II5F.F. 20 PREP OUTFITS KEEP GRID SLATES CLEAN DURING 36 Jackson, Norfolk, Grand Island Triumph Over Toughest Rosters. By Morris Lipp. State prep football reached a now high in outstanding elevens this past season, 2(1 teams having gone thru their schedules without being defeated. Competition was keener than ever before, mill as a general result, a better brand of football was played thruout the stale. Grand Island, Jackson and Nor folk, three of the undefeated young1 Cornhusker elevens, tackled the stiffest opposition of the group. Former Cornhusker Hoy Man dery's Third City boys turned in what might be considered the best performance of the year. The score of undefeated prep teams arc Alliance, Ansley, Au roru, Bladen, Decatur, Fullerton, Grand Island, Imperial, Ansley, Aurora, Bladen, Decatur, Fuller ton, Grand Island, Imperial, Jack son, Laurel, Norfolk, Odell, O'Neill, Ord, Orleans, Peru Prep, Scotts bluff, Ulysses, Wakefield and Weeping Water. Big Day Ahead for Prepsters. Coaches and captains or repre sentative players of these unde feated teams, along with a great number of other high (school .oaehes and players are expected to attend the all-state high school footba.1 rally, staged in Lincoln Tuesday under the sponsorship of the Lincoln junior chamber of commerce. A day-long session of entertainment has been scheduled for the prep mentors and gridders. Individuals galore have attained recognition lor their outstanding performances during the 1936 sea son. Jack. Stubbs, Norfolk, amassed 122 points in nine games to take individual scoring honors, followed by Kd Gray of Kimball with 120 points and "Bus" Knight of Jackson with 116 points. Kdsel W'ibbels, Wolbach's one-man team, rap. up 115 points in 8 games. Ki el on Neurnbcrger, Wakefield, scored 11& points in nine contests, and Holand Heed, North Platte's reiiheaded Bulldog leader, tallied 104 points. Two 98 Yard Runs. Longest runs from scrimmage during the season were accom plished by Davis of Mitchell and McGinley of Odell. Davis toted the leather lemon PS yards against Morill high, and McGinley carried the same distance against Cort land high. Felber of Laurel led the punt re turns with a 98 yard run-back against Uartington, and Brewer of Walthill returned a kickoff 97 yards for first honors. After in tercepting a Bloonilield pass, De Lance of Kandolph raced 97 yards to score, Lyon's Warren to Crosley pass duo clicked for a 90 yard gain and touchdown against Rosalie in the most spectacular pass play of the season. Numerous other long forward pass gains, ranging from 60 to 80 yards, have been re corded during- the year. Roudabough of Lexington place kicked 20 yards for a field goal to give the Minute Men a 3 to 0 victory over their traditional riv als, the Swedes from Gothenburg. Pacifists Present Strange View Of Intelligent Entertainment on Evening; of Military Ball Affair. (Continued from Page 1.) done to save the country from another bloody and gory splurge of insanity. Some of the pacifists even expressed dissatisfaction with the present disproportionate emphasis on things military. Dancers at the pacifist ball ad mitted that there could be no harm in having a grand march, using brooms and improvised hu morous headgear, and thus mi micking the childish and innocent days of playing soldier or the de lightful adolescence period when khaki was in vogue for boy scouts and camp fire girls. No such grand march was held, however, because several of the sponsors had lost sons in the last war and felt an aversion to reminders of the marching off to war and the marching on the return. Something About a Soldier? The music was pM provided by a nationally famous oi chest ra, be cause it was felt Uiat the pacifist C. OF C. LUNCHEON IIONOKS Git 1 1) SENIORS IHIIl.M. I IfilJJMllli IP ill W.I UHl HllHHIT M ,1,11,11 1 III ,111 Mil M i i v V,S8ffre k- r V f stiff m ' Jr lsf m i Iw. il s Pi ! W6iriV-v 1- " . - r v- :vfS:.&dVL- --n annni mt --- "'(m-fr --'V' - J v ;' A ---- V i"rv nuiiiiii v j "u i mi i u mi nwi r. Lincoln's junior chamber of commerce is honoring Nebraska's eight graduating football seniors at a football rally luncheon today. Included in the rally are coaches, captains and representatives nf high school teams over the state, to whom over 200 invitations have been issued. The Huskers in the above photograph are as follows. ,, ,,, , , , , Standing: Jack Kllis, Omaha; Sam Francis, Lincoln; Lester McDonald, Grand Island; Lloyd Cardwell, Seward; Virgil Yelkln, Lincoln. Kneeling: Ronald Douglas, Crete; Kenneth McGinnis, Ord; Richard P ischer, Valentine. $alcL SksdchsLL 08 GLORY LINGERS ON ASKING F OOTBALL ;e MAKES A B Kight seniors finished their foot ball careers at Nebraska and un der the glittering head of Dana X. Bible a week ago against Oregon State university. It was a fitting climax to the group of graduates-tn-ne some of their crid naths have been strewn with roses, some with banana peels, . but ail vote that they have spent some of the most joyous years of their lives thus far in the grid toils of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The eight seniors are Virgil Yelkin, Lloyd Cardwell, Sam Francis, Jack Kllis, Ron Douglas, Kenneth McGinnis, Dick Fischer. Sam Francis, who needs not be identified, resides by par ental bond in Hebron, Nebraska. Originally no years has been 111 A H ' - - f came -JAM FKANCIJ " N.ki.ik. lick from Oberlin, K a s. Sam'l has more distinctive pelts hanging from his fro n h i c d iKosom than any ithlete in the J United States today. His first nation wide dis tinction came when he jour neyed to Berlin .n the role of a ihot putter and twice led the field of the world. Next is the unanimous Slate Journal, that of beinc choice for All-American. Com mentators like him for his type of play, like that of the crashing full of old. Before this year the fair faced full had All-Big Six honors to his credit. Lloyd Card well nips close to Sam's heels in honors. Even as a sophomore many of the most eminent pounders of t y p e w r iters were pointing to this stirdling half and call ing him the "wild hoss of the plains" and a probable All American. For two years tn LLOYD CARDWELl rti lart had Stat journal. and for led the Big Six field of scoring three KENMCGINNI5 State Jiiunial. Bible's joys with and rugged ball. conference star. Kenneth Mc Ginnis flew his colors at high mast when he came from the obscure p o s i tion of a dirt biting guard to rank with the m I d d 1 ewest's best linesmen. He was selected by three inter collegiate, the most authentic pickings as an A 1 1 - B i g Six guard. McGin nis has always been of Coach his consistent short of 4""-F Ron Douglas hailed from Crete with plenty of med als, and soon took the Corn husker camp into hand. Ron has more or less been the vice president of the Scarlet camp, being for gotten at every turn, but it will not be forgotten next ROM DOUGLAS . at .e State Journal, man when- the mentors try to fill his blocking and tackling shoes. Doug was a second team Big Sixer. The fifth lad was the rotund Jack Ellis, a tackle stand out. Jack was big and pon derous and has flayed many a Husker oppo nent, but in juries have hampered him s o mewhat. When he joined the boys in the fight Ellis showed real knowledge o f line tactics. Les McDonald JACK ELLIS State Journal. did not fall far ' LES M DONALD State JournHl. of grid competition year Ne- AU-American. He fell none short of the Big Six honors due him. H e developed into one of those pass catchers of mythical style. His end was always boxed in like a bull pen and he has been elected as the tough est m an on the s q u a d. H e comes from Grand Island and this was bis thin) at braska. Virgil Yelkin is the end who came and went on the Nebraska squad. He will always be the hero of the day to those who attended the Kansas IT. game two years ago and saw him save the Husker bacon with a 40 yard boot in the muck and mire of a downpour. Virg graduated from Lincoln high, and has played in four sports, being a two year vet in football and vieing for cage honors After VIRGILYELKIN this year's lay state Journal, off Yelkin came back and was one of. the squad's best defensive flankmen. From Valen tine comes Dick Fischer, a bit too small to "be in the big money. Dick was one of the fast and shifty types of Chris Mathis of a couple of years ago. Due to a bumper crop of burly backs like Francis and Cardwell, Fischer saw less action DCK FISCHER than was due him, but played State Journal, good ball when the opportunity was his. He is a two-letterman. Jo s i ball was running competition with another affair which nat urally is of much greater impor tance to people in a civilized so ciety and it was feared that the cost of a large band could not be met. To the tune "There's Something About a Soldier," some subtle pacifist answered, "There certainly is." Somebody attributed the fact that 6,000 people were not pres ent at the affair to the altitude on the part of the young think ing people of Uie collea oom- munity. The attitude referred to was that another world conflict is thought inevitable, thereby making it useless to do anything to avert it; students feel that there is nothing to do but enjoy the finery that any good war is bound to" carry along with it. The pacifist ball was not broad cast over the radio, since it is understood that people are never interested in peace except in war time. Conversations among the members of this strange and ec ceutiic crowd concerned such un heard of topics as rationalism, a perspective of history, and a con stantly recurring, and of course nonsensical phrase. which was something life this, "Preparation for War Is Preparation for War!" A further contrast that can be drawn between the military ball and the pacifist ball resides in the drink that was served at each party. The pacifists drank mild orange juice diluted with water; the militarists drank virile punch diluted with water, Several Cornhuskers Rate Mythical Lineups of Nation's Best. By Joe Zelley. Now that King K.ml ball, Idol of collegiate .' purls, ha-, been i.iii- cially ushered into the l.ackgi i l until next autumn, wiilciip.s of re wards gleaned by hordes of :iier ling cridinen are monopoli.inj; lUn sport pages of practically every important newspaper. A ll-secl ion, all-opponent, and, most coveted of all, all-A mei ii an selections have imbibed riiueli ink in the manner of eulogies of in dividual pel formers of r.ole by famed scribes, coaches and other sport personages, and for lint, benefit of our prep grldsteis, we're going to call complete roll for lite season. The p"rformances of several Nebraska gridders have warranted their breaking into national spot t ing news quite frequently: Hut Cornhuskers have reaped honors galore, making star selections of such athletic notables as Gus I)o rais, head football coach at De troit U.; Elmer Layden. Not! Dame mentor, Alan Gould, Asso. dated Press sports editor, and a flock of less known writers. Coach D. X. Bible's Big- Six champions also landed from three to five berths on the varior.s all-Big Six teams. Sam, Tops On All Teams. It is redundant to mention that Sam Francis leads the Nebraska, contingent of honor winning foot ballers. Sam has been placed on every all-American picking that has appeared thus far, ami is doped to be given a reservation on the star outfits that are yet to make their advent. The Asso ciated Press, United Press, 1 In; New York Sun, N. E. A. have placed Francis at fullback on their all-American aggregations. He was placed at his regular position on both Coach Elmer Lnyden's and Gus Dorais' all-Midwestern outfits, and just recently was voted the second most valuable gridsler in this country. Tho Paramount Picture corporation picked an all-section eleven for the first time and honored Sam with a berth at fullback. Other Huskers Rate. However, when honors were passed out to bright "M gridiron heroes, other Huskers were given their share of decorations. On Alan Gould's ail-American, chosen for the AP, Fred Shirey. Les Mc Donald, Kenneth McGinnis, Char ley Brock and Lloyd Caldwell re ceived honorable mentions. Such a gift should serve as an impetus to 1937 all-country aspirations of Shirey and Brock, who will bo back in football regalia for more action next year. In all-Big Six selections, the Cornhuskers hold a monopoly, from three to five players being stationed on the various pickings, McDonald, Shirey, McGinnis, Cardwell and Francis earned places on the Associated Press' all conference team, selected by Whit ney Martin. Theodore Doyle, Charley Brock and Ron Douglas were put on Mr. Martin's second clique. Commenting on this year's all Big Six outfit, Martin said: "Threa men, all Nebraskans, are re peaters. They are Shirey, Lloyd Cardwell and Sam Francis, full back. It was the third straight year Cardwell was chosen for the mythical eleven." Ware Picks Team. Frederick Ware, sports editor of the Omaha World-Herald and ar dent penner of Cornhusker ath letic doings, published an all-circuit selection and placed five Ne braskans, McDonald, Shirey, Brock, Cardwell and Francis, on the first team. Second team posts were awarded to Doyle, McGinnis, Howell and Douglas while Mr. Ware gave honorable mentions to Yelkin, Dohrmann. Amen. Mehr ing, English and Andrews. The Des Moines Register sta tioned McDonald, Doyle, Cardwell and Francis on its all-Big Six club. Shirey and McGinnis were put on the Register's second team, anil its honor roster contained the names of Y'elkin. Dohrmann, Amen, English, Mehring, Brock. Howell, Andrews and Douglas. Nebraska football fans can point with pride to the record sai -nored by the 1936 edition of Men tor Uible's team.