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SIX DAILY NEBRASKA! Editor Niemann draws football reservations. . . ' " "' " ....vt,-.. I,.,,., m.WaTOpwwww .; f : W- - v ' vtV1".., ,., v"" ' -:V :Vr,' coin for the Nebraska Minnesota game Oct. 7. The Kansas City special will pick up a large num ber of St. Joseph alumni who have made reservations to attend the game. Several listening-in parties have been scheduled. Nebraska and Minnesota alumni in Chicago are joining for a radio party that afternoon. Out on the west coast loyal Cornhuskers in the vicinity of San Francisco write that they are uniting to hear the play-byplay account of the Minnesota game. NEERASKAN editor-in-chief, Harold Niemann is shown above d rawing tickets for student reserva tions for the 1939 football season. Students brought their money an d identification cards to the office of John K. Selleck. athletic busine as manager Tuesday and yesterda y. The student section is com prised of the first 30 rows of seats between the 20 yard lines in the east stadium. Husker-Tiger bell formerly was frat feud prize Few students know or realize the history that liea behind the bell which each year goes to the victor of the Nebraska-Missouri game. It seems that once the old bell wasn't covered with rust. Rather was the much coveted goal of two rival fraternities, namely, Phi Del ta TheU and Delta Tau Delta. To begin, the Delta had the bell aa a trophy, then over a disagree ment the Phi Delta one night stormed their house and carried it away with them. For over a quar ter of a century a tradition was built around it. When either fraternity had a party or was away from the house the trophy would disappear and in two weeks reappear at the other's house. Many stories are told of the fights that took place. Each took precautions to keep the bell; hid ing it, on nighta when the house would be empty a guard would be placed, even, in later years, police protection was needed. Finally the scramble got too rough and the bell was taken away and a useful purpose was made of it. Today it la resting at the Uni versity of Missouri silently tolling out a story of colorful Nebraska tradition. Alpha Kappa Psi elects Spongier NU professor heads national organization Professor Spangler, insurance instructor in the college of busi ness administration, was elected to th national presidency of Alpha Kappa Psi, honorary business fra ternity at the national convention of the organization held last sum mer in Tocono Manor, Pa, Professor Spangler had previ ously served as vice-president and district counselor for the frater nity. He has also served for many years as faculty adviser of the lo cal Alpha Kappa Psi chapter. Harold Swan, president of the local chapter, also attending the convention reported it to Us outstanding." War stops athletics on continent German British men engaged in competition in late days of August In late August, a few days be fore England declared war on Ger many, athletes of the two coun tries were engaged in peaceful competition. Henry Cotton, England's ace professional golfer, won the Ger man open golf championship at Bad Elms for the fourth time with a card of 67-71-72-70 2S0. A Ger man, George Bessner, was second, 11 strokes behind Cotton. In the final week of August the Germans won a dual track meet from an English team at Cologne. The Germans won 12 of the 13 events and in the 110 meters hur dles a German and an Englishman ran a dead heat. May be last time. As this may be the last time for a number of years the track ath letes of these countries will meet, some of the marks set up by Ger mans are interesting to note. Neckermann, Germany, won the 200 meters in 21 4-5; Kaindl. Ger many, won the 1500 meters in new German record time of 3 minutes 50 2-10 seconds; Weinkloetx, Ger many, won the high jump at 6 feet 4 3-4 inches; Trippe, Ger many, threw the discus 169 feet 8 inches: Long. Germany, broad jumped 24 feet 5 3-8 inches; Indiana alumni to dine gridders Ohio, Illinois group plan to attend game E. F. Du Teau, university alumni secretary, has received word f;at Nebraska alumni in the vicinity of Indianapolis will entertain the Cornhusker team at a dinner in Indianapolis Saturday evening fol lowing the game. Recent letters indicate that several large groups of Nebraska grads in Ohio, Illinois and Chicago will be on hand to see the fourth Intersectional con test between the two schools. Du Teau also announced thnt Nebraska alumni in Denver and Kansas City have chartered spe cial trains to bring them to Lin- Stoeck, Germany, put the shot 53 feet 7 7-8 inches and Gloetzner, Germany, pole vaulted 13 feet and 7-10 inches. In comments before the game the German press declared that the English field men were insig nificant and their chances against the Germans niL 'This does not make nice read ing, was the conclusion of a Brit ish newspaper, which declared English athletes unable to produce international standard perform ances should be withdrawn from such competition. Cotton, who won for England in Germany, was captain of the Brit ish Ryder Cup team which was to have played against the United States in November. Americans were eager to see this great star in action in America. He had turned down tempting offers to come here during the past years. DON'T Fcrir to Subscribe to Avgvan NEBRASKAN CLASSIFIED ADS Phone 2-7193 The NEW WAY SHOE REBUILDERS HAT WORKS SHINING PARLOR All Work Guaranteed Prices Reasonable 138 So. 13th St Ph. 2-4490 RENT CARS Always Open Good Cart Lowered Price The friendly place. 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