Friday, September 25, 1942
6
DAILY NEBRASKAN
Football Predictions
Nebraska Iowa State Minnesota vs. Great Lakes Notre Dame Fordham ,nd'a"?. TS!
vs. Iowa vs. Denver vs. Pittsburgh Michigan vs. Wisconsin vs. Purdue vs. Butler vsxas
Norrie Anderson 7-6 14-7 14-0 14-13 14-6 7-0 21 0 0-27
BobMllle 9-7 7-0 21-0 12-14 3-0 12-7 27-7 0-16
Virginia Ford lT-14 0-3 0-7 0-16 0-0 7-6 14-0 0-14
Al Jacobs 177" 14-6 0-0 20-0 14-7 14-13 7-0 20-0 0-40
PhtlKa"ntor 216 13 7 26-7 6-13 12-13 7-6 14-6 6-21
Gene Sherman 136 13-0 21-0 6-19 14-0 19-6 32-0 0-28
!) By Norris Anderson
ll (Sports Editor)
IF all the confounded puzzle
ment which surrounds this issue
persists Saturday, the gridiron
field at Iowa will resemble a prize
Sunday crossword puzzle instead
of a greensward.
AMATEUR grid enthusiasts,
upon whom friends have come to
look as experts, herewith have the
opportunity to cement their posi
tion. Simply pick the victor: Iowa
or Nebraska?
CONSENSUS around this bed
lam of mayhem (the Rag office)
has it that Nebraska will triumph,
preferably by a touchdown. Then
there's the opinion of Dinny Ford,
of the Kappa Amazons. Miss Ford,
who follows football like she
shoots bunnies, predicts elsewhere
on this page that Iowa will tri
in.iph by one point.
"THOSE Hawkeyes are hitting
this year," Miss Ford explains,
"and they scored 27 runs against
Washington last week. Why,
they're better than the Cards!"
Give that Copenhagen back to
the fireplace, Dinny.
SKIPPER Glen Presnell, silent
head man of tne Cornhusker tribe,
finds himself cast in a different
role as his charges hit the final
stages of their "before-Iowa'' pre
paratory chores.
NEVER one to bite into a peach
when a lemon is handy, Presnell is
set to open his career as head
coach against the Hawks. So Pres
i.i naturally qui'.zed several score
times daily about the ultimate
outcome. "Let the quarterback
club handle it," he'll say. We've
quizzed enough sideline quarter
backs to arrive at four conclusion.
1. IN Tom Farmer, lewa has the
top passer on the field and a
constant offensive threat.
2. IOWA already has the value of
one game's experience and the
lineup has been adjusted.
3. BOTH teams feature inexperi
enced hands at the vital pivot
and fullback slots.
4. THAT, regardless of the out
come, there won't be more than
a touchdown between the totals.
SIDELINE observer at recent
Husker workouts was Lt. Col.
Harold Browne, former Husker
ca?e coach and gridiron end tutor.
On furlough from his headquar
ters in California, Browne showed
evidence of the California sun. The
amiable ex-Husker tutor was im
pressed by the size of the current
Scarlet laddies. "They'll make it
a long afternoon for any team."
Bis Six Elevens
Face Starters
Minus Centers
Filling the center slot on at
least three of the Big Six squads
li.-i.-. grown into quite a headache
fr mentors Ruy Donels at Iowa
St.at Oklahoma's Dewey Luster
mid t;i'iin Presnell of the Corn
liushers. Probably the most touching case
Is Inwa State where the failure of
Cliir Ethington, likely prospect
for the spot, to return to school
forces Donels to alternate Lavcrne
McGraw between tackle and
tenter.
Dewey Luster at Oklahoma has
practically the same problem and
has also tried shifting his tackle,
namely Stan Green, to the pivot
position, but any way you look at
it that's sort of robbing Peter to
pay Paul .setup.
Forrest Bachman, the only expe
rienced center on the Lincoln
squad sprained his wrist in prac
tice and may be out of the Iowa
gam.. leaving Coach Presnell
guessing.
The University of Texas has re
ceived a special grant of $2,000
from the general education board
to finance a workshop in junior
college education.
Injuries Haunt
Missouri Tigers
COLUMBIA. Mo., Sept. 24.
Hard luck prevails in the camp
of Missouri's Tigers what with a
pair of regulars benched because
of injury or illness.
Vernon Bovven, starting half
back, injured a knee Tuesday and
will be out of the game nearly a
month.
Influenza has caught up with
Center Jeff Davis putting another
kink in Coach Don Faurot's plans
k send an all-veteran team
against St. Louis here Saturday.
Don O'Hara and Ralp Carter
are rivals for Bowen's post, while
Bob Sweeney, squad member last
year, seems to have the edge at
the pivot position.
Iowa Cyclones
Open Drive
,With Denver
AMES, la., Sept. 21. -Iowa
State college inaugurates its 50th
football campaign and the second
year of Cyclone football under
Ray Doncjs at one and the same
time Sturday afternoon, collid
ing with a potentially powerful
University of Denver eleven in the
Coloradoans' stadium.
Improved Iowa Eleven.
"The team will be improved
over last year. That may not
mean more victories, but will
mean more interesting football for
Cyclone fans." said Headman
Donels, ex-Iowa .grad, as he
sounded the keynote of the
Cyclone comeback drive.
Manning the pivot slot will be
Roe Williams, three years a block
ing back, taking his first fling
at line play, while flanking him
are Don Seibold and Jim Beneke
at guards and Barger and McGraw
at tackles. Experienced wingmen
starters are Maurice Ryan and
Bill Jahn, ends.
Wide-open Fracas.
A veteran pass-flinging back
field will include Capt. Royal
"Ace" Lohry, left halfback; Paul
Darling, fullback; George Gast,
right half, and Charlie Schalk,
quarterback.
Featuring a pair of highly
drilled passing elevens the game
is slated to develop into a wide
open contest. Denver opened its
season with a 21 to 0 victory over
Colorado Mines while the Cyclones
were idle. Iowa meets the Uni
versity of Nebraska after its ini
tial battle in Denver.
Did You Know
That?
Yankton college officials have
announced resignation of Dr. Ha-
chiro Puasa, a Japanese who was
to lecture on oriental culture.
Sigma Xi, scientific research so
ciety, has granted a charter for
establishment of a chapter at Lou
isiana State university.
To train replacements for hatch
ery men lost to the armed forces.
Iowa State college recently of
fered a hatchery operator's and
manager's short course.
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