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J Wednesday, December 20, 1939 Ttie DAILY NEBKASKAN Stan ive to face ers onig ford T 1 ht MUSI PL, Jr 1 1 1 til XI. H. O By June Bierbowcr. The December issue of the Ama teur Athlete has picked an all star eleven made up of men who have starred 83 track and field athletes. . .Bob Feoples of USC, Elmer Hackney of Kansas State, Jack Robinson of UCLA, and John McLaughry of Brown are the backs. . .Teoples has done 234 feet n inches in the javelin. . .Hack ney got 55 feet 11 inches in the shot put . . . Robinson does 25 feet in the broad jump and McLaughry has got the hammer out around 189 feet... At ends are Archie Harris, Indiana discus thrower who has done 161 feet in that event, and YVoodie Strode, 51-foot shot putter. . .tackles are Phil Gas per of USC and Millard White of Tulane . . . Gasper ha" done 15S feet in the di.;cus and White 160 feet... Bill Kirchcn, 21.4 furlong sprinter from Tulane and Phil Per kins of Bowdoin, who has done 171 feet in the hammer, are guards ...center is Stanford's Stan An derson, who has done 54 feet in the shot. The East all-star team worked out at Grand Island yesterday aft ernoon. . .They stop at the Thiid City every year for a drill... Til ford Denton, Stanford sophomore, is from Kansas City... his parents will come up to see him play to night. . .the best hitters in the American league last summer by positions were Foxx, Red Sox, first base, .360. . .Gehringer, Tigers, second base, .325... third base, Uolfe, Yankees, .329. . .shortstop, Appling, White Sox. .314...1elt field, Johnson, Athletics, .338... centerfield, DiMasrgio, Yankees, .381. . .rightfield, Keller, Yanks. .334. . .catcher, York, Tigers, .307 ...pitcher, Dean, Athletics, .351. Our predictions on the Bowl games, which you can take or leave. . .Orange Bowl Missouri. . . Rose Bowl Tennessee if they have Cafego...if they don't, USC ... a close one . . . Sugar Bowl . . . a tie... Cotton Bowl -Boston col lege... East over the West( Trait or to the cause, but the West's se lectors muffed on some of their choices ) . . . South over North . . . don't throw these in our face next Jan. 3, though. As the dear old year is well nigh ended, now is the time for reminiscing and predicting... things started out pretty dully for Nebraska athletics, as the gym nastics team was about the only NU team able to keep its head above water during the winter... but the track team rounded into form... and won the Big Six meet at Ames after finishing fifth in the outdoor meet... then the big Nebraska sports spectacle of the year, the AAU meet here July 3 ami 4... a real thrill to see the Huskers win the junior champion nhips and a beautiful gold trophy before a home crowd. . .then Ed Weir, to climax his first year as Husker track coach, was named roach of the American track team which tot'red Europe... Football, and hoping against hope the Huskers would get out of the 1938 rut... they did, and even faster than anyone expecleo ...the sight of a rather worldly DAILY staff member, listening to the office radio when Hermie Roh rig stepped up to convert that all- Important extra point against in diana...said staff member m plored tht rest of us, "Pray, you guys, pray!" The Minnesota game. . .the sight of Bob DeFruiter on that fourth down reverse divine over the Go- nhcr E?oal...a fet'inir of relief when the Iowa State game ended ...listening to that good old Bay lor drawl... and even feeling a nit Borrv for the Tcxans as the Husk- em honelesslv outclassed their team...Kansas State. . .yours trulv huvinc her own way into the game... what that about the power of the press?., .but Hermie Indians undefeated in two games Huskers out to avenge 56-47 loss suffered on west coast last year Coach W. H. Browne's Nebraska basketball team will be out to avenge a 56-47 licking they took at uie hands of Stanford last year as the Redskins invade the Husk er coliseum tonight for Nebras ka's third game of the season. The Palo Alto team, coached by Everett Den, former Indiana coach, is on the first lap of an eastern holiday jaunt. They have two games under their belts, and have won them both, beating San Francisco U. 48 to 23, and the Olympic club, 49-36. Only one regular remains from last years team which won six teen and lost nine games. He is Kenny Davidson, guard. Other members of the starting lineup will probably be Don Williams and Forddy Anderson at forwards, Dick Taylor at center, and Bill Cowden at the other guard. Other men making the trip are forwards Tiff Denton and Leon La faille, forwards; and Bob Penn and Bill Kumbley, centers, and guards John Alltucker, Gil Rami and W en sel. After facing the Hunkers Stanford will go against Rutgers. Baltimore university, Dartmouth, Columbia and Wisconsin before re turning: to the west coast. Don Fitz will probably not be back in Husker starting lineup, tho the lankv truard has been work ing out this week, with Chuck Vacanti has been doing most of the heavy work. Vacanti started in Fitz' place against Indiana, and will cret the call tonight. The remaining starters will be the same team which started Fri- dav nicht. Game captain Bud Tall man and Harry Pitcaithley, both seniors, will be at forwards: jun ior Al Randall at center, and sophomore Sid Held at guard. The team will travel to Minne- aplis this weekend to meet Min nesota Saturday nignt. iney re turn to Lincoln, playing Utah here Wednesday, December 1. ine Hnskero travel aeain. going to Milwaukee to face Wisconsin bat urday night, December 30, as half of a double header which also lists a game between Marquette and Iowa U. Tuesday, January A ue troit U. plays here, while Califor nia invades Nebraska saturuay January C, to complete Nebraska's fMit.r.f conference scneciuie. nisi Bit: Six game is with Iowa btate horc Mondav. January 8. Dick Pulliam of Grand Jsiana nnd Parke Carroll of Kansas city, both well-known to sports fans here, will officiate tonight's game which starts at 8. Probable lineups: Nebraska T.iltmm (G C) Stanford ( Willi'tnu l' Anderson r! Taylor Pilcalthley i Kandall c Vacanti R Utld R Officials: Pick Pulliam, rarke Carroll, Kansas City. Cowilcn , , . . Davidson Grand Inland Rohrig's 60 yard run was worth the money. . . The Missouri game. . .enough id...The Kansas game... rathe smelly. . .tut a sweet one at Pitt which really counted. . .some haii tearinn when the Huskers didn' score in the first quarter those ruin noints were nice but the innn Pitt oasscs weren't. . .count ,w..a ' . . .. ing hp seconds in tne last minutes of clay... an official at Pitt writmq Sam Schwartzkopf that the Huskers were of the fin rc anH rieanest teams he eve dealt with... the Oklahoma game ...13 points in the second quarter ...a hectic third quarter. .. Biff Jones' satisfying and first win over Oklahoma here... all touch downs at home scored on the south goal... seven for Nebraska. . .one for the opposition, and that in the last moments of play... the "all teams". . .Warren Alfson on AP's ail-American second string. . Full back Ad Dobson honorable men tion on one as a guard. . .Jones and Schwartzkopf to East-West game. Work starting on the new field house., .basketball... not so good against South Dakota, but Nebras ka won... not so bad against In diana but they lost... What to night? .. .Well, Merry Christmas, anyway. m f lUtfof S 3 i ff ! war, m is.hi Pitcaithley, Randall lead NU scorinq Harry Pitcaithley with 16 points and Al Randall with 15 are lead ing Nebraska scorers after two games this year. Pit got 11 against Indiana, five against South Dako ta, while Randall got 12 against the Coyotes and four against the Hoosiers. The Huskers are pretty well grouped as scorers, as speedy Irv Yaffe comes next with 11, Don Fitz with 9, and Bud Tallman with eight. Charley Vacanti has five, while Hartmann Goetze and Les Livingston have two apiece to complete the scoring list. The Huskers made only 9 of 25 free throws against South Dakota, and 11 of 20 against Indiana to give them a mark of 20 made out of 45 attempted. Yaffe has the best mark, having made five of seven, one of his misses coming when he stepped over the line as he sank his free throw. Yaffe has not made a single personal foul. Randall and Fitz, the leading "foulers," have only four apiece. Composite Score. G B FT F Pts 2 6 4-7 2 16 2 6 3-7 4 15 2 3 S-7 0 11 2 4 214 1 9 ,2 3 3-6 1 9 2 4 0-2 3 8 .2 2 1-2 2 2 .210-32 2 .10 2-21 2 .2 0 0-4 2 0 .10 0-10 0 .10 0-01 0 .1 0 0-0 0 0 . 2 0 0-0 2 0 . 2 29 20-21 23 78 Pitcaithley 2 Knnrtall Yaffe 1- itz , Held Tallman Vacanti ;octze Livingston . . . Kins Therien Duncan Radtke 1 Hay Totals Name four to varsity deck tennis team The following girls were picked for the deck tennis varsity team Janet Lau, Carolyn Thompson, Pat Pope, Jerry Wallace. Honorable mention went to Betty Jean Fer guson, Kathryn Kellison, Mary Ellen McKee, and Loraine Kinker. Union sends 3 to conclave Florida campus is site of national gathering Three delegates representing the Union, will leave Lincoln Jan. 1 to attend the meeting of the National Association of College Unions on the campus of the University of Florida, at Ganesville. The con vention will be held on Jan. 4, 5, 6 Representatives of the Nebraska Union will be Directors Van Sant Food Director, Quisenberry; and Helen Elizabeth Claybaugh, stu dent representative. Miss Clay baugh was elected student repre sentative at a meeting of the board of managers last month Purpose of the convention Is to give union manngers a chance to get together and work out their common problems. Discussion group meetings covering every phase of ui.ion mannenient are held at the convention. Van Sant will lead a discussion group speaking on the topic, "Re hition of the Union and the Grow ing Housing and Dormitory De velopment." He will trace the probable effect of the growing dormitory system on the Union program. Last year's convention, held in Minneapolis, was attended by Van Snnt. Mrs. Quisenberry, and Mrs Yinjrer. former social director of the Union. Bailer publishes survey The December number of the Journal of Genetic Psychology carries an article by Dr. Warren R. Bailer of the department or. euu rational nsvcholoev and measure ments entitled "A Study of Adults Who, When They were in scnooi. Were Judged to Be Dull In Mental Ability." mSm Urn r rm mm ma . mm s Jerry Adam chooses 26 men for varsity wrestling squad Using a nucleus of four letter- men, Coach Jerry Adam has se lected a squad of 26 men for the varsity wrestling team. Lee Clare, 135; Milt Kuska, 121; Ray Tomes, 155; and George See mann, heavyweight, are the four letter winners. Most likely to break into the starting lineup are Sam Salerno, 128, and Art Ad ams, 175, both sophomores. Clare moved back to the 135 pound division to fill the shoes of Bill Luke, who has had three years of competition. Takin Clare's place in the 145 pound class is still a big problem, but George Cockle is accorded a good chance. Paul Fidler has also used up his eligibility, and the 165 pound di vision is wide open. Dale Ruser, Bob McLeod, and Bill Steckelberg probably will battle it out for the job. Hottest compction appears to be among the heavyweights. Push ing seemann are Dick Stastny, all-university gold medal winner and Royal Kahler, runnerup. Vern Johnson, Bill Rumbolz, and George Wrede cannot be overlooked. Adams tough. Lack of 175 Dounders eives Ad ams a virtual monopoly in his Sooner swim team prepares for 1940 season NORMAN, Okla. Oklahoma's swimmers, second to mighty Iowa State in the Big Six conference last season, are whipping the green water in their new $60,000 men's pool to a white froth these days as they get ready for the 1910 season. Student Coach Bill Clegern, who shortly will give way to Robert "Doc" Erskine, freshman football coach whom Tom Stidham last year drafted to the swimming job in spite of the fact Erskine has never learned to swim, has a full squad working. Louis Surber, junior breast- stroker, and Ned O'Reilly, big jun ior free-styler, are Sooner paddlcrs who make Clegern smile the broad est as they churn powerfully down their lanes, leaving opponents floundering and sputtering in their bubbly wake. Clegern graduates Gone from the squad are such last year standbys as V. V. Long, Ethan Walker, and John Jarrett and Clegern himself graduates at mid-semester from the school of J "" fsT Til f. CHEAPPER SYSTEM Inc. ii 1325 "0" St. jjih.KrMn tit :Bim JjJJMi EMi .till class, but some of the heavies may be moved down a notch to fill the gap. Giving Tomes plenty of opposi tion in the 155 pound section will be Newton Copple, and Bob Vakoc. Copple is the gold medal champ in this class. Among the 145 pound aspirants are Ray Crawford, Rodger Ander son, La Verne Gurry, and Ernie Lauver. Clare has a wide margin in the 135 pound division, but making things hot for him will be Dwight Burney, Ken Miller, and Dale Hunt. Dick Terry, all university king, seems to have the best chance of overhauling Kuska among the 121 pounders, with Fred Kenson not far behind. Coach Adam will not attempt to reduce the squad. "The boys eliminate themselves. Wrestling is lots of hard, long work, and the boys that can't take it will grad ually drop out," he declared. Workouts will continue during vacation from 10 a. m. till noon during week days. First meet will be against Michigan State, Feb. 8, at East Lansing. aeronautical engineering although he plans to swim in the dual meet with the Kansas Jayhawkers here in January. O'Reilly already has turned 100 yards in 58.9 seconds, pressed by Joe Ecksrein, a transfer student from Meriden, Conn., and is work ing out over the 220 and 440 yard distances with Allen Moore, sophomore from Oklahoma City. Loy Weber, Muskogee sophomore, Dean Walker, Pawhuska sopho more, and Neil Powers, last year's intramural champion, also are out for these events. Surber good Surber, whom Clegern predicts will win the Big Six breast stroke event next March, already has swum the 100 breast in 1:08.4 and the 200 in 2:41 in practice, while Phil Fife, his team mate will be ready for stopwatch trials soon as he works cramps out of hia legs. Clegern's graduation in mid season will leave the back-stroking responsibility upon two sopho mores, Bib Danielson, former state champion from Oklahoma City Classen high school, Chauncey Black of Norman, and upon a transfer student, Roger Herigstad, from Minot, North Dakota. Black, who has fine form, already is do ing 1:15 for the 100 yards back. Ed Ham, of Guthrie, a squad man last year, is the lone diver available and looks much im proved, Clegern says. v f"-v5 T v fv "ty'i V Lincoln )l 1 1 4 J