Sunday, OcfoSer IS. 1940
Jim fcwnjer j
Every once in a while, a column
ist can write his material from
clippings snipped from the sports
pages of the exchanges which come
to the local office ... So today's
Arena will be pickups from the
sports pages from here, there, and
everywhere almost . . .
Most characteristic about Tom
i 1 t if i Harmon is the manner in
vhich he rolls up his sleeves to
the elbow while on the football
field . . . Nebraska's Butch Wert
i' man, sophomore end, also runs
l with his sleeves at half mast . . .
LUTHER RANKS HIGH.
From the Dally Kansan: "They
say that 'Butch' Luther, Nebraska
back, will bear as much watching
this year as either Herman Rohrig
or Harry Hopp" . . . And right it
is . . .
From the Oklahoma Daily: "You
are always hearing about the poor
1 f rosh and the awful beating he has
to take out there scrimmaging
against the brutal varsity team,
but few stop to realize that the
Sooner freshman squad is one of
the strongest aggregations ever
assembled at the university" . . .
That's Bad News of 1941-43 . . .
HACKNEY, NOW FAIR
Kanas State is having its share
of tough luck . . . Last year, "One
Man Gang" Elmer Hackney was
kept on the sidelines . . . This year,
Gene Fair, senior quarterback and
team sparkplug, will be out for the
season with a broken leg . . .
rYom the Louisiana State Daily
teveille: "We were glad to see
J the team members on the bench
f rise and meet each man who came
out of the game... Would like to
pee that every time a substitution
is made. . .It gives the boy coming
out a little 'pep up feeling... How
about it boys?"...
Second largest city in the United
States, Chicago, has nearly 4,000,
s 000 people on its census records,
Vbut it has no football team. . .Chi
jago dropped the gridiron sport
Cist year. . .Northwestern, the
losest team to the city, is in
Bvanston, a suburb...
MEYER, DEBUS, FITZ WOW!
Over in the stadium along about
the middle of this last week, two
students were tossing and kicking
a football around. . .One was Mon
ky Meyer, head student manager,
and the other was Howard Debus,
all-state gridder...
When those two fellows got to
gether and started throwing the
pigskin, it really went places...
Those passes were sailing down
field up to 60 yards and more . . .
The punts were Just as far and
even farther...
TODAY'S IRONY STORY.
Over on the intramural football
fields by the coliseum, there was
another guy tossing and booting
the football . . .He was slinging flat
passes for his Farm House frater
nity touch football team that were
hitting the mark about every time
. . . 10c Per Use . . .
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(Continued from page 1.)
a first down on the 12. Two playa
into the line gained but one yard
and then Rohrig tossed one
straight down the alley to "Pro"
who was standing on the goal line.
Rohrig's attempted placement was
blocked by Eddie Rucinski.
Second team scores.
Nebraska got rolling again after
the kickoff. The first team made
it a first down on the Hoosier 36
as the first quarter ended. Then,
Coach Biff Jones sent in the sec
ond team.
Two passes one to Zikmund
and one to Gerry Kathol put the
ball on the 5. Three thrusts at the
line failed and a last down pass
was batted down. Hursh punted
back out to his own 30.
Henry Rohn and Hopp made it
a first down on the 20 by runs.
Then it happened Hopp faded
back and flipped a pass to the Ord
speedster and Zikmund fought for
the remaining seven yards to
score, stretching across the last
chalk line. Henry Rohn's place
ment was true to end the Husker
scoring.
Indiana comet back.
Indiana started its surge goal
ward in the third period when
Gene White intercepted Rohrig's
pass and came back 30 yards to
the Husker 34. Joe Tofil plunged
through center for a first and ten
on the 17.
Three plays failed to gain and
on the last down, Hursh passed
to 150 pound Hal Zimmer out in
the flat who escaped Butch Lu
ther and Prochaska to score. Gene
White's placement was good and
things began to look dark.
A fumble by Hopp in mid-field
started the Hoosiers goalward
again. Ray Dumke and Hursh al
ternated at' taking the ball and
took the ball to the Husker 9. Roy
Petsch saved the day when he
intercepted a Hursh toss in the
end zone for a touchback.
Rohrig, Hopp star.
Indiana spent the remaining
five minutes trying to connect
with a scoring pass, but all went
for naught. Hursh attempted an
aerial from his 28 with a minute
left and Fred Meier caught it and
ran it back to the Hoosier 12. As
the game ended, Francis plunged
to the 4.
The passing of Herman Rohrig,
especially, and Harry Hopp stood
out by far over the tossing by the
heralded Hal Hursh.
In fact, when the heaviest
Hoosier bombardment was in ef
fect during the last half, the
Husker forwards were rushing
Hursh's passes and many of them
were missing their marks because
of this rushing of the thrower.
Line play improves.
There was quite a noticeable
difference in the line play of the
Husker forwards in relation to the
Gopher battle a week ago. Last
Saturday, the heavy Minnesotans
were outrushing the Huskers. But
this Saturday was a different
story.
Outstanding for Nebraska in the
front line were Fred Preston, Ray
Prochaska, Warren A If son, Vic
Schleich, and Clarence Hern don
But the leader of them all was
junior center, Fred Meier.
. . .He was booting the ball on the
fly about 60 yards with tennis
shoes on... His name is von tiz.
ace basketballer. . .
Let's close with this little iron
ical story: There was the post
man who spent his off day on the
golf course and then had to tote
bis clubs around because fcc
couldn't find him a caddy. . .
v mm '41
ivBuH 13-7
In the backfield, Hermie Rohrig
stole the show. His passing was
accurate, his punting was true,
and his side-step running kept the
Hoosiers on the alert One of
Rohrig's punts rolled out on the
1-foot line for a distance of 64
yards from the line" of scrimmage.
Francis drives well.
Other secondary standouts were
Butch Luther, Harry Hopp, Sopho
more Allen Zikmund and Vike
Francis. The Viscount seemed to
be getting some power in his
drives. Roy Petsch was ever alert
on the passes both defensively
and offensively.
Indiana's two ends Eddie Ru
cinski and Archie Harris were in
the Nebraskans' hair all afternoon,
while Hal Hursh, Hal Zimmer and
the two fullbacks Joe TofU and
Ray Dumke rammed the Husker
line with some very potent yard
age at times.
The victory was the first for
the Scarlet and Cream this year
in two starts and was Indiana's
second reverse in as many at
tempts at a triumph.
Ends tie jink.
A two year dearth of a victory
in the Indiana-Nebraska intersec
tlonal clashes was ended by the
Husker win. In 1938, the two
teams played to a 0-0 tie and last
year to a 7-7 tie at Bloomington.
The first half was completely
in favor of Nebraska according to
the statistics and play itself. The
Huskers rolled up ten first downs
and 187 net yards to two and 50
for the Hoosiers.
The last half, however, was a
different story. The Scarlet gained
a first down only once, while the
Hoosiers were racking up five.
Indiana led in last half yardage
by 104 to 44.
Huskers win statistics.
Final game statistics show the
Huskers with a decided edge, how
ever. Nebraska's total first downs
were 11 and Indiana had 7. In
diana threw 20 aerials, completing
7 for a total of 54 yards. Nebraska
passed 11 times for 7 completions
and 83 yards.
The total net yardage gave the
Huskers a 231 to 154 advantage.
Nebraska fumbled five times and
recovered its own fumbles thrice.
Indiana had a punting edge of 41
to 37 over Nebraska.
Nebraska's score with the Big
Ten this year is now .500. The loss
at Minnesota last week brings
the Big Six-Big Ten percentage
down. The Huskers will start their
1940 Big Six season at Lawrence
on Saturday.
So it's Kansas next!
Nebraska Indiana
Preston U Harris
Muskln It Trimble
Srhwartzkopf lg BiKCblanerl
Meier c GaD.n
Alfson CC) Tg E. White
Betua rt TJremorteh
Prochaska re E. Rucinski
Petsch Qb McGuire
Rohrig (CO In R. pmnn
Luther ra R. White
Francis Jb GC) TofU
Indiana 0 1 0 7
Nebraska T 13
Touchdowns. Indiana, Zimmer; Nebras
ka, pTocbxska, Zikmund.
Try for point: Indiana, X. WTirte (place
ment); Nebraska, Rohn (placement)
Buustltutioas: Indians, ends, Nash. El
liott; tack tea, 8a hoi. Ream, V. Smith;
guards, W. Smith, Braealone; center,
Naddeo. . quarterlies. Dolaway: half
backs. Hursh, Uwls. Zlr.imer, Bwihart;
fullbacks. R. Dumka, Tlpmois. Nenras. a,
ends, Katboi, Uidwtck. Banker; tackles,
Schleich, Hcrndnn; guards, Bryant, Abel,
Whitehead, Myers; center, Burruss; quar
terbacks, T. Thompson; hal'hacks, Hopp,
Zikmund, I. Bradley. Rot" KahJer; full
back, Rohn.
Officials: Referes, Parke Oarroll. Ranss
City V., am pi re, Ernie Viek. Michigan ;
linesman, John Waldorf, Missouri; Held
judge. Perry Gravea. Illinois.
O. A. Stevens, North Dakota
Agricultural college botanist, each
year identifies from 300 to COO
plant species for farmers.
Spotlight on
IV sidelights
and highlights
By Bill Flory.
Loyal Nebraska fans were well
rewarded for their faith in their
gallant Nebraska team as the
Scarlet and Cream fought its way
to its first win of the season. In
teresting side-
lights of the
game picked
up from the
press box and
in and around
the playing
field gleaned
by your inquir
i n g reporter
follow:
In the game
of last week
the Huskers
played the en
tire game with
o u t fumbling
the pigskin
once. However
VOCE FRANCS
Journal.
it was early in the game that this
record was broken. Vike Francis,
on the play that scored at Minne
sota, fumbled the ball in taking
Rohrig's short flip. Despite this
fact Vike recovered the ball and
went on to a first down.
What started out as an almost
interception by Indiana on the Ne
braska 11-yard line turned into a
fortunate catch of a long pass,
Rohrig to Prochaska. It was from
here that Nebraska scored on a
pass with the same two men In
volved. Hursh starts passes.
After the Husker score, Bo Mc
Millin inserted Harold Hursh into
the Hoosier lineup and Mr. Hursh
filled the air with aerial bombard
ments in a vain effort to tie the
score. One of these long flips al
most succeeded and had it not
been for a piece of luck we might
easily have been tied up.
Ord high's Allen Zikmund gave
further proof of his ability to de
liver the goods as he scored the
last touchdown for Nebraska.
Harry Hopp threw a short pass to
"Zik" on the 7-yard line and Al
len simply ran through three
Hoosiers to score.
Nebraska had piled up a total
of eight first downs before Indi
ana could manage to advance
those precious ten yards. It was
a pass from Hursh to Doloway
that gave them their initial first
and ten.
Dale Bradley i
seemed a little
nervous upon
entering his
first game as a
Cornhusker. He
fumbled on the
first play but
on the follow
ing play he
scampered
some 13 yards
to make up for
his miscue.
There were 23
players on the
field at one
time during the
game. A little
XJLJsi
DALE BRADLEY
Journal.
dog wanted to show the boys how
to run. The canine proved to be
quite elusive and no doubt Biff
and Bo would like to have a back
of this type. Center Bob Burruss,
who was seated on the sidelines,
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It may be a good battle cry. It
may inspire the team to go forth
and give its all. It may arouse
student spirit to fever pitch.
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Members of the English depart
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