Thursday, September 19, 1940
DAILY NEBRASKAN
The game of football is the ulti
mate result of an illegal play made
by an English Rugby player in
1823.
To aid in eliminating fumbles,
University of Dlinois gridders wear
jersies that have strips of
"stickum" cloth sewed on.
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Jim f'rinser
Minnesota season expected
to accomplish great results
Hold on to your bat, Harvey,
'cause here w go again...
When the Huskers have that lit
tle meeting with the Golden
Gophers of Minnesota on October
S, the battle will be the 417th
football game in Nebraska grid
Iron history.. .Fifty years of pig:
akin playing have passed under
the bridge for the Huskers and
they've a winning percentage of
.758. . .That's an enviable record
for any team to match . . .
Colorado is boasting of a player
supposedly to be worthy of being
called another "Whizzer" White. . .
This time, Leo "The Lion" Stasica
is going to make his senior year
one for the Rocky Mountain teams
to remember. . .Incidentally, two
Big Six teams, Kansas State and
Missouri, are on the 1940 schedule
of the Bluffs . . .
The Kansas Jayhawks are really
Ringing the blues flow... Ralph
Miller, passer deluxe. and basket
ball ace, has been lost for the
present football season . . . Miller
had a .822 percentage for pass
completions last year which was
the highest in the nation during
1939 for passers throwing more
than S5 times . . .
That weak knee of Miller's is
going to be given a rest, but he'll
be back in 1941 after an effort to
be in top shape... Two operations
on that knee led the specialists to
advise laying out of competition
this year. . .
Sport Prattle: Duke's baseball
coach, Jack Coombs, once pitched
a 24 inning game, longest in
American league history ... When
ever Illinois and Ohio State meet
on the gridiron, they battle for
possession of a wooden turtle
trophy. . .Chicago may not be
playing any more Big Ten football
gffmes, but the first football broad
oast was made from Stagg field on
October 29, 1922. ..
Speaking of radios, the Univer
sity of Northwestern has banned
the use of portable radios in the
stands during its pigskin clashes
...U. C. L. A. had the largest
"gate" in the nation last year . . .
There were more than 400,000
home-game paid admissions ... At-
TWnty-tliree lelternien
give bright outlook; end
halfbacks bolster team
By Mick Bierbower.
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Nebraska's opener at Minnesota
Oct. 5 will find the Gophers with
one game under their belts. The
University of Washington invades
Minneapolis, Sept. 28. However,
Nebraska won
over Minnesota
by a lone
touchdown in
1939 after the
Gophers s h e 1
lacked Arizona
62-0 in their
opener.
Coach Bernie
B i e r m 0. n's
squad should
have a better
season than
last year when
they won three,
lost four and
tied one. Lost atRNlt KER.MAH
among others Journal a Star.
is Harold Van Every, who carried
the passing burden in 1939. Min
nesota will rely more on power
this year than last.
After the game with the Husk
ers the Gophers have an open
date, and Oct. 19 they will clash
with1 the Buckeyes at Ohio State.
Then they face Iowa, Northwest
ern, Michigan, Purdue and Wis
consin in that order.
Minnesota will be none too
strong at end, and reserve half
backs are on the weak listAn
injury in that spot could cause
considerable damage.
Co-captains Bob BJorklund and
Bill Johnson can hold down end
positions along with Bob Fitch,
but Bjorklund probably will be
used at center with Gene Flick.
Dick Wildung, 200 pound sopho
more of Ed Widseth caliber, and
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Urban Odson, 239, are the first
string, tackles, and Bill Kuusisto,
Gordon Paschka and John Billman
will take care of the guard posi
tions. Johnny Bartelt will start at
quarter, and 200 pound Bob Swei
ger will do the plunging from
the fullback post. The Golden
Gophers should have some real
power in halfbacks George Franck
and Bruce Smith.
Franck recovered from a stom
ach ailment Monday and is back
in uniform. Joe Mernik and Bob
Paffrath furnish reserve strength
at the half post. Don Nolander
looks good at center, and Gene
Bierhaus, sophomore back, will do
some relief work. Paffrath has
been used in the blocking position
at quarterback while Franck calls
signals.
Lost besides Van Every are
Christianson, fullback; Mariucci.
Olgren and Johnson, ends, and
Pederson, tackle.
Coach Bierman isn't optimistic
about his prospects, but with 23
lettermen returning he should be
able to put a fmt class team on
the field when Minnesota meets
Nebraska.
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