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He Did It Before.
Connie Warmerdam, whose real
n.,m is Cornelius, has done some
thing that no other person has
done before. . .On Saturday night
at the Boston A. A. track meet, he
,nt Metier than any other pole
va niter in the history of the event,
oin!,rinc 15 feet 7'4 inches... He
held the world's record previously
in both indoor and ouiaoor vauu-
i,, hut his Saturday cnon. was
sonic three inches better than he
had ever ascended before.
And He will do it again
He did his vaulting on a ui
foot runway and after shattering
all existing indoor and outdoor
records, he wanted to try the
15-10 height... He knocked it off
as he was already over it with
all but his arms... At 26, Con
nie believes that he might nego
tiate a 16 foot vault before he
puts his track scanties away...
We have no doubt but what he
will do it also. . .He promises that
he will raise the record some dis
tance before he writes finis on
one of the most famous track ca
reers in the business.
One Man Show
Put down under "G" in your
little black book, the name of Newt
Lokcn as the best intercollegiate
gymnast troding mats and per
forming on the other gymnastic
equipment today... Last Thursday
we saw Lokeu, representing the
University of Minnesota, in action
And he left nothing that conuld be
desired in the gymnastic sport. He
put on a show all by himself show
ing up Huskers and his own team
unites alike.
Consider his performance
He competed in every event
offered and took first in all but
one tieing for first in the other. A
penect score tor an individual in
a single event is 15 points... In
the horizontal bar he had 14.7;
parallel bars, 14.5; side horse, 14;
flying rings, 15; and tumbing,
14. 3... His timing was perfect
and his maneuvers were compli
cated. Easily the Big Ten's lead
ing gymnast is Loken.
Cuff-links
Jim Evinger, column curator on
the Daily sports page of the last
year, did not have to go to the
army at all. . .He was classified as
1-B and is still pounding the
typewrite keys at the Lincoln
Journal. . .
Oklahoma
Quint in
Topples
Conference
Cage
Tilt
$
Eugene "Red" Littler, sprint
demon, product of the Panhandle,
is shown above in one of his fa
mous tape dives which have turned
apparent dead heats into victories
for the Mitchell senior. He is
shown winning the first race of
his senior year as he bested Mis
souri's Don Walters in the 60 yard
dash Saturday evening. Littler's
NORMAN, Okla., Feb. 16.
Showing the type of spirit needed
to keep in the Big Six lead, Okla
homa piled up a 37 to 29 victory
over a weakened Nebraska outfit
here tonight.
The win did not do anything to
relieve the situation that was pres
ent before the game was played.
The Sooners, tied with Kansas U.
before the tilt at five wins and
one loss, now have six wins and
one loss. But that does not settle
the matter.
Kansas at the same time that
their leadership bunk-mates were
winning, measured Iowa State by
a 60 to 44 count and now the two
teams are tied for first again. The
Kansas-Oklahoma clash on Feb.
27 looks as a positive sellrfut at
this point.
Slow Speed Thruout.
As for the Sooncr-Husker get-
to-gether, it was not much more
than just that. Big Gerald Tucker,
Sooner trouble shooter was the
fly in the ointment as far as Ne
braska was concerned.
His skill at hitting the basket
was not to be disputed as he would
outmaneuver two and three Husk
ers to get a set-up shot at the
basket. His seven field goals and
three free throws were enough to
give him high point honors for the
engagement.
Sid Held, consistently the Scar
let's best bet on the maples, was
not what he has been. A great de
fensive show put on by Bob Mc
Curdy of the Norman aggregation
was so effective that Sid con
nected with a solitary free throw
for the entire evening of play.
In the second period. Held
tried to boost his point total and
shot eight times from the court
with no result. Seven minutes
remained when he was sent to
the sidelines via the foul route.
His free throw came after 19
minutes of first half play and ktpt
him from having a blank for a
point total.
McCurdy Deserves Credit.
McCurdy, Sooner defender,
did even better than his ward
by salting away three baskets
during the fray to thoroly out
class his northern rival. Ne
braska was not completely out
classed all the way, however.
For most of the game they
were within striking distance but
could not seem to be able to filter
enough shots thru to get into the
lead. In fact they were right along
with their hosts when in the last
nine minutes Tucker unloosed a
string of pivot shots that boosted
the final total well up along the
line.
Best of the Lot
Conference Track and Field
Artists Prep for Indoor Trials
. . . On K City Boanls
Sunday Journal and Star,
me was 6.2 seconds, equaling the
school record and bettering the
xisting Big Sig indoor record
which Walter's copped last year
at Kansas City.
Dr. Harlan Gilmore, assistant
professor of sociology at Tulane
university, is the author of a study
on beggars.
Kansas Decides
Sopl
On Conference Cage Squad
lomorcs Are Vital Cogs
LAWRENCE, Kas. , Feb. 14.
As fine a crop of sophomores as
ever graced the campuses of Big
Six schools is warming the hearts
of coaches of this top-flight bas
ketball conference.
Thirteen of the thirty starting
positions are held at present by
first year men. Several of the
sophomores already have shown
promise by ranking with the con
ference's all time greats.
Black Plus Evans.
The University of Kansas, pe
rennial Big Six champion, presents
forward Charlie Black and guard
Ray Evans as its candidates for
election as "sophomore of the
year."
Both regulars from the start of
the season, Black and Evans have
shown a world of promise. In his
first conference game, the 6 foot
4 inch Black crammed 25 points
into the basket against Oklahoma.
A Football Star, Too.
Evans, a football star as well,
is a superb defensive player and
rebound man. Off in his shooting
at the start of the season, Ray has
averaged 7 points a game in the
jast rive contests.
Also on hand from last year's
crack K. U. freshman team, which
Dr. F. C. Allen called "the finest
in Kansas history," are "Red" Et
tinger, guard, Paul Turner, for
ward, and Max Klssell, center.
Most publicized sophomore in
Nebraska Has Four
the Iood is Gerald Tucker, Okla
homa's giant center. Boasting an
average of 15.4 points a game in
non-conference play and 18 in Big
well on his way to a sensational
college career.
Also in the Sooner's starting
lineup are Sophomores Richard
Relrh and Bob McCurdy. Reich
hn averaecd 10.3 in Big Six
trttvmm find Mrfurdv is winning a
name for himself as a standout on
defense.
At Iowa State, Reuben Miclyl
son has been a sophomore regular
first. Rollin Kuebler. cen
ter, also is now in th starting
iinoun and fleoree Haiville. an
other sophomore, is a fine guard.
Nebraska Has Four.
A pair of sophomores, forward
irw, L'lunn unit pnard Jack Bot-
torff, have ousted lettermen from
th first five at Nebraska. Bob
H.in.lmnn and George Cribble
are two other promising new men
Starting for Kansas State these
... Rmr-n TiolmAn. forward.
and Kenny Messner, guard. Other
outstanding wiiacui
are forward Johnny Bortka and
center Mario Dirks.
Missouri has Ed Metheny, for
ward, and Ross Burns, 6 foot 6
inch center, as its leading sopho
mores. Earl Stark, lanky guard, Is
regarded as still another fine prospect.
Altho Clemson college offers no
course in journalism, the student
newspaper, The Tiger, and student
yearbook, The Taps, are rated as
All-American."
LAWRENCE, Kas., Feb. 16. '
The finest field in history is slated
to compete in the annual Big Six
indoor track meet in Kansas City's
Municipal Auditorium, Saturday,
Feb. 28.
Veterans of national ranking
will combine with an outstanding
crop of sophomores to make the
big meet the most star-studded
show the conference has ever put
on.
Harry Hunt Heads List.
Heading the list of crack per
formers is Nebraska's Harold
Hunt, 1941 national co-champion
in the pole vault. A top mark of
14 feet 2 inches to his credit, Hunt
appears certain to boost the meet
record for his event which he set
in Kansas City last year.
While no direct threat to Hunt
this year, a trio of sophomore pole
vaulters has shown great promise
for the future. All former state
high school champions, they in
elude Billy Rothwell of Missouri,
Howard Debus of Nebraska and
Ernie Nelson of Kansas State.
Three of the finest sprinters the
Big Six has ever produced will
match strides in the 60 yard dash.
Don Walters of Missouri, the de
fending champion in this event,
will be pushed to the limit by Oi v
Mathews of Oklahoma and "Red"
Littler of Nebraska.
Littler and Bill Lyda of Okla
homa, fourth and fifth, respective
ly, in the 440 yard dash at the na
tional collegiate meet last June,
are scheduled for another great
duel in the quarter-mile.
Wibbels vs. Aussieker.
Three top-flight veterans in the
shot put, Vic Schleich and Ed Wib
bels of Nebraska and Elmer Aus
sieker of Missouri, will find them
selves confronted with stern op
position from a pair of fine sopho
more weight men, Dick Bliss of
Iowa State and Plato Andros of
Oklahoma.
One of the few events where
the juniors and seniors expect to
have things all their own way is
the 60 yard high hurdles. No new
men have come up of the caliber
of Bill Smutz and Ralph King of
Nebraska or Ed Darden of Kan
sas State.
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