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Tuesday, November 4, 1941 DAILY NEBRASKAN JlSL ma Ry Bob Miller DeCorrevent Penetrates Stiff Defense rrevalent on the Hps of fans throughout Nebraska is one ques tion . . . "Just what, is wrong with the 1941 Husker football team and what about the Kansas State fiasco, Saturday?" is the question and maybe there is a right to ask It . . . Nebraska is one team that is on the same lines as a hot and cold shower system with the cold tap being on for the last three Saturdays. Nebraska hat a lot of possi bilities that haven't been devel oped and probably won't exhibit a finished product until next year . . . The fellow's spirits have been ruined by the support which they have received from the campus "quarterbacks" that seemingly think they know what the trouble is and would offer the Biffer their services if they only had time . . . This sort of support rather burns us up be cause Nebraska is sending one of the best groups of fellows on that field that can be found any place in this country. Just take a look through the program and you will find a bunch of fellows that are the typical undergraduate . . . They are play ing, football because they yen for the game and not for any return that they are getiing . . . They feel low when they lost and take any defeat ten times harder than the most school-spirited fan in the state . . . They give their all when they are in the game and nobody can ask for more. As soon as a team of the caliber that is inherent in Nebraska teams is bogged down by three losses, invariably there will be talk of getting a new coach and his teams will be criticized for failure to show anything that resembles foot ball ... At this point there is talk about the offensive tactics that the Huskers use but if the ones that do the running-down would watch they would see a great many things that they do not know exist ... At any rate, all of this "down the coach junk the team" talk had better be stopped or there will be a letdown in the spirit that will Gophers Plan Continue Win Huskers Face Hard Job Of Tripping Minncsotans With five games behind them, including two wins and three losses, Nebraska's Cornhuskers began serious preparation today for the face-off this weekend against a Minnesota team that has power-housed over two of the nation's greatest teams, Michigan and Northwestern, in sueessive weekends. Minnesot a-Cornhusker grid rivalry dates back to pre-war days when Bernie Bierman, now the Gopher coach was footballing his way to All-American status, and thus far this season, Bierman has enjoyed his best record in a long time. Tops in Nation. While Nebraska will be fighting a to break a three game losing streak, the Gophers will be out to keep their rating as tops in the nation. To date the Gopher's toughest opponent has been the injury jinx, and most of that in the backfield. Possibility that Bruce Smith, whose performance this year has shown good signs of the All-American berth, may be out for the sea son brought gloom to the Gopher SENIORS! If you want a eareer, enter theme 2 confeals VoguVt Prix d Paris Vogua'i Photo Contort WRIT! i CAIOUN AIIOTT VOOUE, 430 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK CITY result in the worst season that a Nebraska team has ever experi enced. Oklahoma turned in an upset victory over Santa Clara, a week past, and the accomplishment was more the result of the un dying spirit that was shown by the Sooner fans after their team had lost by 40 points to Texas . . . Coach Dewey Luster attrib uted the win to the support that the team received rather than a miracle . . Saturday will see the game of the year as far as Ne braska is concerned and we think that with the proper spirit on the part of the Husker stu dents that the team can come close to upsetting the mighty Gophers . . . enough about spirit. Gerry Kathol, friendly Husker end, is in St. Elizabeth's hospital here in Lincoln with his right leg broken . . . His leg was broken below the knee and the big bone was fractured in one place while the smaller bone had two breaks in it . . . He will be in the hospital for the rest of this week and will be in a cast maneuvering on crutches for the next six weeks. His injury came midway in the third quarter when Kansas had possession ... As we saw it, Mike Zeleznak was trapped behind his line and there was a pile of play ers around him . . . Then from his end position it looked like Kathol rushed in for the kill and hurtled the bunch lighting with his right leg tucked under him and another player . . . Dale Bradley who was about ten yards from the scene saw it all and paid that when Kathol came down that there was a cracking sound like someone breaking a stout lath and could be heard over the field. Gerry remained conscious all the time on the field and his first worry was about his folks ... His loss will be a big one to the team since he seemed to tide the Huskers through their tight spots with his spirit on the field. Defensive Star 4 -1 St. i A. Gene Flick. quarters following Smith's injury in the Northwestern game Satur day. Other key-men on the doubtful list include Herman Frickey and Bob Sweiger, both injured in the Michigan game, altho Sweiger will probably be in his halfback slot after a part-time game against the Wildcats. Still inact is the Gopher line, whose devastating work hate al lowed for the steamrolling sched ule the Minnesotans have followed this season. Lineman honors went to center Gene Flick who figured as key man in the trick play which beat Northwestern. Rated as one of the best defensive centers in the Big Ten. Flick will do his bit to keep the Huskers busy come Sat urday. TYPEWRITERS For Sale For Rental Tfc Muywi parteMe 4ka MmU aMehla far Rebrsska Typewriter Co. IS Ka. Uta M. IJaeoIa, hebw. !l-ir jit:. Si v. v .7''.- A play that nearly doomed Min nesota's hopes against Northwest ern Saturday was this one when M. Thompson Takes Place Of Kathol Huskers Show Injuries Ag Coaches Send Team Through Drill Monday Recuperating from the shellack ing banded them by underrated Kansas State on Saturday and try ing to get the injured into good hobbling mettle, the Huskers took MARVIN THOMPSON GEBALD KATHOL Lincoln Journal it easy very easy Monday after noon. With Gerry Kathol laid up in the hospital with his leg broken the coaching squad called the team ATTEND LINCOLN'S LEADING THEATRES! Mote Showing 'Tody Be Good" Starring Sleanor Powell Ann Sothern Robert Young LINCOLN rTAll Mote Showing SPENCER TRACY DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE with 1NGRID BERGMAN and .LANA TURNER STUART XZl Note Showing HELEV PARRISn VALLEE In a h f M "Too Many Blondes' riut ThU Scrsad Hit "MAIL TRAIN" Harriot GORDON BARKEE rU'g LATK8T JiEWSt NEBRASKA if- Bill DeCorrevent (49) got loose for nine yards before he was run out of bounds. The Minnesota line, however, allows very few of these together and gave them a minia ture pep talk and also announced that end Marv Thompson, junior from Mitchell, would be switched to the right end to fill in for Kathol on the starting line-up. Thompson was on the sq'iad last year but a leg injury ea''y in the season cut down his playing time this year. Since this season nas been under way, he has pushed Fred Freston for a starting berth at the left end but with the vac ancy, the Biffer decided that he would be switched to improve the V 1 Have fun -be friendly Treat yourself and others to fresh-tasting Wrigley's Spearmint Gum The Flavor Lasts r.1 if. .. to happen and if the Huskers can accomplish the job, they will be doing exceedingly well. Lincoln Journal. defensive strength of the starting team. Trainer Elwyn Dees gave a little report of the injured list with Herb von Goetze out of the Minnesota fray for sure and perhaps Clarence Herndon. George Abel who Dees kept from the greatest part of the game favoring a bad leg, will be all right for the approaching fray. Latest injury to hit the camp came to the "hard-luck kid" again Kenny Simmons was brought in with a knee that had been popped out of joint. r i ! JJ s-risi