Tues&xy. April 28, 1942
DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Harold Hunt Has Off Day
Along With Warinerdam
. . In Vaulting Pits
"I guess both Warmerdam and I had our off-day on the same
day," commented Harold Hunt.
And so it seemed, since both vaulters although in different parts
of the nation failed to clear any height near their customary achieve
ments on the same afternoon.
Hunt was vaulting for the Husker horde at the Drake Relays
in Des Moines, la., last weekend and he took a tie for fourth posi
tion with a vault of 12 feet 6 inches to thoroughly disgust himself
and make the Sunday-morning sports enthusiasts gape with won
derment. Didn't Warm Up.
"1 didn't get warmed up as usual and that may have been what
was wrong," he said, "because on Tuesday I was vaulting at 13 feet
just for practice and made that six or seven times and then I put
the bar up to 13 feet and a half and made that on the first try. I don't
understand what was wrong except I just couldn't make it.
Hunt who has consistently vaulted over the 14 foot barrier "just
couldn't make it" and no one was more amazed than he. His competi
tion in the event came from Bill Williams of Wisconsin and Jack
Defield of Minnesota, both of whom he has defeated or tied in pre
vious encounters.
Vault in Same Class.
His two competitors are capable of reaching the 14 foot mark
also but due to the cold and rain that enveloped the Drake track
lay-out, they were held to 13 feet five and three-fourths inches which
was good for a first"place tie.
In the recent Kansas Relays, Williams and Hunt tied for the
number one spot with efforts that were three-fourths of an inch off
DUs Advance
To l-M Finals
In Softball
By Gene Sherman.
Scoring nine of their 11 runs in
the last two frames, the DU soft-
ball team advanced to the finals
of the intramural Softball tourney
bv trouncing the Sig Nus, last
night, to the tune of 11-5.
A five run outburst in the
fourth inning broke up a hurlers'
duel between Lefty Verne Frost,
of the Sig Nus, and Bob Saalfield,
of the winners. The DUs added
four more .markers in the last
stanza.
Big guns in the winners' attack
were Freddy Meir and Darrell
Larson. Meir pounded out two
home runs, one in each of the two
last innings. Larson had a homer
and a double to his credit.
Allows Four Safeties.
Pitcher Saalfield only allowed
four safe hits, two to Steve
Dewey, Sig Nu right fielder.
Verne Frost was very effective
until the fourth frame when wild-
ness combined with poor support
from the field led to his downfall.
The DUs will play the powerful
Beta team in the finals. The time
has not been decided on as yet.
Summary:
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Delta IptiUon 11 10 J
SUrma Nu '
BatterlM: Saalfield and Meir; Frost
and Gtrner.
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Cyclones Win
In Opening Big
Six Contest
Laying down a thirteen hit bar
men, lowa state wauoDea Ne
braska, yesterday, 10-3. This was nation in what will be the last appearance on cinder tracks for a
the Opening Big Six contest for number of performers who are slated for the army as soon as
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the Drake standards. It was
windy and cool for the KU ft-nt-ival
also.
Warmerdam Fails.
While Hunt was attempting and
failing to meet the competition
at a normal level of around 14 feet,
Connie Warmerdam, the world's
greatest pole vaultcr, was hav
ing an equally hard time getting
over the same height on the west
ooaHt triangular meet featuring
Southern California, UCLA ami
the San Francisco Olympic club.
Vaulting in competition. Warm
erdam who holds the world record
in the event has a hard time get
ting over 14 feit but finally hc
eomplinhd it on a second try to
win the even. A little Inter in Hn
exh.bition, Connie hit his stride
and sailed over the bar at 15 feet
for the nineteenth time.
Redeefs- Himself.
He missed a new record of 15
feet and a half when l.e brushed
the bar on his downward de
scent but at least he redeemed
himself for his earlier showing.
As for Hunt, he will have his
chance on Saturday when his Hus
ker mates travel back to West
Point for a triangular meet with
West Point and Columbia.
As for Warmerdam, whenever
he has a vaulting pit and pole, he
always has a chance even sans
opposition.
Well, Warmerdam and Hunt
both had their off day but don't
be discouraged because they'll
continue making headlines for
some time yet. Perhaps even in the
Tokyo Invitational.
Acting Flight Lieutenant Bren
don "Paddy" Finucane, known as
Britain's No. 1 ace, got his 31st
plane Sunday during the RAF's
aerial sweeps over the continent.
A few miles from San Fran
cisco a mountain has almost lit
erally been transformed Into a
factory of Titans. It is a factory
which extracts magnesium from
ocean and mountain.
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BILL Lyda's half mile effort at the Drake Relays on Friday
during the running of the distance medley relay certainly held up
the honor of the Big Six... Taking the baton for the anchor 880,
Lyda found himself in third place. ..He proceded to overtake the
two leaders, Ginn of Nebraska, was one, and steamed on to victory,
with a 1:49.2 half clocking for the fastest half mile run in the
history of Drake from a running start... It also set a new mark
for the mile relay composed of 440, 220 and 880.
NEBRASKA'S baseball team lost their first game of the season
to Minnesota by the narrow score of 1-0 with Pitcher Ernie Swan
son allowing only five hits... The Minnesota pitcher allowed but two
hits in his shutout victory. . .The Huskers' trouble came from the
five errors they committed during the game as opposed to none for
their foes... It was a pretty good performance for the opening game
of the season. . .Allen Artman, first sacker who failed to make the
trip due to technical ineligibility will probably be ready for duty
this week completing the strong infield.
HARRY Ankeny, Husker tennis ace, is moving right along in
his court play for the Huskers this spring... At Minnesota on Thurs
day, he dropped his opponent In straight sets to start the season off
right... He doubled with Keith Howard to win the doubles as the
Huskers won the meet. . .Against lowa State, the next day, Ankeny
duplicated his feat to become the leading netster. . .The golfers lost
both matches with Byron Adams firing a 74 for the best effort any
Husker contributed.
ED Weir, Husker track coach, has recommended to the national
board that the National Intercollegiate track and field championships
be set up a week due to the streamlined sports schedule. . .That,
according to our calendar, will put th national meet on Friday and
Saturday., June 12 and 13... It will bring together the best in the
their runs in the first two frames
at the expense of Floyd Stork, Ne
braska's starting hurler. Clark
Rice finished on the mound for the
Huskers and did a masterful job.
Mel Shanda, southpaw left field
er, was the big gun for the win
ners with two triples and a single.
Strohbein Gets Victory.
Al Strohbein, Cyclone starter,
received credit for his third vic
tory of the season as he pitched
the first seven frames. Wayne
Mitchell finished on the hill for
the Iowans.
Nebraska scored its first run in
the sixth frame on three singles.
The other two markers were
walked across in the eighth at the
expense of relief hurler Mitchell.
Summary:
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Nrbraka S H I
Iowa KUIr 10 IS 1
Hattrrlrn: Morfc, Kin- and JarkMin;
Ktrohbrln, Mltrhrll and Scharnbrri;.
Nebraska concludes their road
trip today by meeting the Cyclones
again.
C. A. Sorenson
Talks to Law
Group Tonight
Young Advocates wil' hold their
monthly meeting tonight at 7:J0
in room 201 of social science, 'ine
meeting is open to all prt-law
students und those who contem
plate attending law school at any
time.
C. A. Sorenson, outstanding in
Nebraska and federal legal circles,
will speak on "Practice before the
SuDreme Court." Mr. Sorenson has
recently returned from Washing
ton where he practiced before the
highest tribunal.
Physical examinations for V-5
will be given in Nebraska hall, all
dav todav as announced at the
convocation held last night.
NEXT meet on the Husker track schedule will give the Scarlet
clndermen their trip of the year... The meet is next Saturday and
it will be on the Hudson at the West Uoint military academy when
Nebraska, West Point and Columbia get together in a triangular
meet... It will mark the beginning of relations wtih the military
Insltution, a very desirable thing to our way of thinking. . .After
the meet back at West Point there is but two weks until the Big
Six outdoor championships at Nebraska's stadium... A dual meet
will come In betwen the outdoors and the eastern jaunt.
Pres. Joseph II. Edge of Dakota
Wesleyan university has Been ap
pointed to the education and pub
licity committee of the South Da
kota civilian defense organization.
University of Michigan depart
ment heads and President Mutn-
ven feel that the university's phy
sical equipment is far Inadequate,
according to a survey by the
Michigan Daily.
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