Tuesday, October 13, 1942
DAILY NEBRASKAN
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A By Norrls Anderson
SS (Sports Editor) W
Kefore us we have two items which are symbolic of very
recent happenings in Hig Six circles. Hem one: A list of Big
Six scores. Item two: A huge red "eryin kerchief," as Brother
Bn McMillin puts it.
Item one tells us bluntly that not one Big Six team suc
ceeded in winning Saturday. Item two is there for fans who
bemoan the day's loses. It's a sign of the times.
In a year where virtually every national favorite has taken
it on the chin (Minnesota, twice), a winless Big Six weekend
is not unusual. This is a year of uncertainty, of miracles. But
can that account for 144 outside points against the pitiful 27
points Big Six teams compiled over the weekend?
Fact that this is a year of miracles doesn't account for the
futile Big Six showing. A glance down the line reveals that
the six league opponents were Indiana, Wisconsin, Texas, Texas
Christian, Marquette, and Puquesiio.
Nebraska's superior, Indiana, boasts one of the top offen
sive units in the country. Wisconsin defeated mighty Notre
Dame a week prior to dropping the Mizzou Tigers. Strength
of Texas and Texas Christian, conquerors of Oklahoma and
Kansas, can be reflected by their status among the top ten
teams in the land. Both Marquette (undefeated) and Duquesne
are tops in midwest territory.
Competition of this mettle illustrates plainly why Big Six
teams failed to win.
Prominent among sideline highlights at the lloosier fray
Saturday was the umpire, Prof. Ernest Viek.
Mr. Vick's style of refereeing is as inimitable as Vallee's
nasal nausea. He not only calls decisions from a standing posi
tion, but settles em from the soles of his pants.
Vick was the chubby little guy whose short legs carried
him so blandly around the ifeld. Three times did the litle ref
him so blandly around the field. Three times did the little ref
down the west sidelines. Second best was a somersault, termi
nated by a full spinner, near the north goal posts.
Unless all signs and portents fail, the oncoming Big Six
grid race is going to resemble closely your favorite comic puzzle
strip.
Defending champ, Missouri, of course bears the stamp of
favorite. But followers of the Tigers inform us that the champs,
like the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National, are having dissen
tion in the ranks. Things aren't clicking smoothly down Tiger
way and the team has dropped two games.
With the Tigers fumbling with injuries and scholastic trou
ble, Big Six fans contemplate a Nebraska bid for the title
Kansas State, with the remarkable Ray Evans still around, may
bid. Iowa State, Kansas, and Oklahoma jointly hold two wins
so far this term.
Race for the gonfalon will climax here Nov. 7 when the
Tigers invade Memorial stadium. If the Huskers are to triumph,
they positively must improve two elements : 1. A wider variety
of plays and a thinner (much thinner) amount of fumbling in
the backfield. 2. Quicker starting and more decisive blocks by
the line.
Indiana gained momentum on the Huskers by outcharging
them on every play. If Nebraska finds that certain peak, as
Guy Chamberlain says, they have the equipment to whip the
Tigers.
Gopher Scribe Says Hauser's
Boys Will Be Mean Saturday
BY DON GRAWERT
Mli&moU Daily Sporii Kd.
On the cleat-torn and muddy
turf of Northwestern university's
Dyche stadium that Saturday aft
ernoon in late October, 1936, lay
the remains of the greatest era
in modern football.
The mighty Gophers of Min
nesota had lost in the rain to a
determined and upstart Wildcat
football team, 6-0 and a string of
21 straight victories and 28 con
secutive games without a defeat
was broken.
Broken was the record and bro
ken were the hearts of the gallant
Gophers, for they had given their
all, just as they had done for the
three previous seasons, but their
all wasn't quite enough as the rain
and the slime of the muddy field
held in check the speedy Minnesota
backs.
Vowing that revenge would be
taken for that defeat, the Go
phers looked ahead to the remain
der of the 1936 schedule and swore
that the future foes would feel the
full impact of that vengeance. Op
position was afforded on the fol
lowing Saturday by the University
of Iowa.
The unsuspecting Hawkeyes de
trained in Minneapolis, underdogs
in the betting, but nonetheless de
termined to duplicate the feat of
the Wildcats by dumping the Go
phers and ruining the Homecom
ing celebration of the game.
A rude awakening was due the
lowans, however, as the vengeance-bound
Gophers, led by Ray
King, Ed Widseth, Horace Bell
and Vic Spadaccini took command
of the situation on the opening
whistle and didn't relinquish it un
til a minute after the final gun
had sounded.
When the haze lifted over Me
morial stadium, the scoreboard
atop Cooke hall served notice to
the gridiron world that the Go
phers of Minnesota were on the
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Bub Thompson
Named Husker
Game Captain
Interference destroyer, Marvin
"Bub" Thompson, whom Minne
sota's Golden Gophers vowed to
be the best defensive end they ran
amuck during the entire 1941
season, will lead the Scarlet and
Cream on to the Memorial sod
against the Swedes Saturday
afternoon.
The Golden men well remember
the tireless Mitchell senior who,
on a chill afternoon last October,
tore their interference to pieces
to pile up thrust after thrust.
Time after time Thompson spear
headed the Cornhusker goal line
stands in performing 60 full min
utes against the Golden avalanche.
So superb was the play of the
Nebraska terminal man that fol
lowing the game Minnesota sport
writers demanded to see Thomp
son, never believing that a mere
175 pounds (then) could take such
a physical beating.
The selection of Thompson to
captain the Huskers was no sur
prise as he has shown brightly
in every outing this fall.
Lewendowski
Issues Call
For Cagemen
Cage coach, Adolph "Lew"
Lewendowski announced yesterday
that the Scarlet and Cream court
squad would hold its initial meet
ing in the coliseum on Oct. 14.
Lewendowski will start his cag
ers on conditioning exercises Wed
nesday, continuing the condition
ing for two weeks. Starting on
Oct. 27, the cagers will hold prac
tice every evening from 7:30 until
9:00.
Nov. 1 will mark the start of
regular practices: From 3:30 until
5:30 on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. 7:30 until 9:00 on Tues
day and Thursday.
march again. The final count was
56 to 0, and if that wasn't suffi
cient, Vic Spadaccini, quarterback,
provided the final blow by inter
cepting a last second desperation
Hawkeye pass and hipping his way
65 yards to score after the gun
sounded. "Vengeance Is Ours"
was the watchword in the Minne
sota dressing room that night.
History's favorite trick of re
peating itself has happened
again and another great Minne
sota winning streak has been shat
tered, this time by the scantiest
of margins and by what is po
tentially the greatest collection of
grid talent in the history of the
sport. The point is that since his
tory has duplicated itself in one
respect, will it repeat in the latter
respect?
With two defeats during the
current season, the current Go
phers are aroused. All we can say
is: Look out Nebraska!
Editor's note: We also repeat:
Look out Nebraska!
Porter Issues Call
Cornhusker student man
ager, Spence Porter, issued the
call yesterday for assistant
student-managers. All fresh
nan and sophomore managers
are needed and should report to
Porter at the field house after
3:30 some time this week.
Big Six Play
Features Two
Tilts Saturday
1941
Horn Tnm, VhtHor. Score.
Kansas Oklahoma 0-38
Kansas State Missouri 0-35
Noneonferenee Games.
1941
Homo Team. Vtxltor. 8we.
Nebraska Minnesota 0- 9
Iowa State Drake 13-14
Play in the Big Six conference
will take its heaviest splash of the
current campaign this week with
two conference eames listed for
execution.
Kansas and Oklahoma, both
hapless against outside competi
tion thus far, will collide at Law
rence. The Sooners won, 38 to 0,
on the Oklahoma turf last year.
Kansas State will entertain the
defending champion, Missouri, in
the highlight fray. With Ray
Evans tossing passes, the Kansns
hope to avenge the 1941, 35 to 0
Tiger conquest.
Nebraska's joust with mighty
Minnesota provides the top outcon-
ference action. Minnesota con
quered, 9 to 0, in the Gopher back
yard last year. Iowa State will
seek its second victory when Drake
invades the Cyclone greensward.
Drake won, 14 to 13, last year.
Phi Gams Dust
Delts, 43-0
In Loop Play
Capitalizing on two breaks dur
ing the final half, an underesti
mated Sig Ep eleven gave the
Sammies their first taste of defeat
yesterday by the count of 12-0.
The winners pushed over their
first score during the final min
ute of the third period when
Marion Woidneck intercepted a
stray SAM pass and ran 45 yards
for a touchdown.
The final score for the win
ners was c r ed i te d to Charlie
Dickey, Sig Ep lineman, who ran
back a pass interception for the
touchdown.
One bright spot in the Sammy
attack was the excellent line play
of Ted Rothkop.
Averaging more than a point
per minute, a smooth Phi Gam
machine rolled over a hapless Delt
crew last Friday, 43-0.
It was "Fiji" from the start to
the finish. The winners scored
early in the game and kept the
pressure on until the final whistle
blew. Leading the rout was Ned
Nutzman, who filled the air with
touchdown passes.
Sigma Nu's Strong.
With the first week of touch
football competition over, indica
tions are that a dog eat dog
race may develop in each league.
In league one, the Sig Nu's and
the Phi Gams should fight it out
for top honors, with the Kappa
Sigs looming as a dark horse.
Favorites in league two com
petition appear to the SAM's and
the BT's. However, both of these
teams will have to watch out
for the Delta Sigs and Sig Eps
who both boast strong: teams.
A three way battle should de-'
velop in league three between the
DU's, ATO's and the Phi Delts,
while the Betas look the best in
league four.
Forty-Five Men
Answer Call for
ISC Swim Squads
AMES, la., Oct. 7 Forty-five
men are reporting for Iowa State's
swimming teams.
Coach Jack McGuire, who be
gins his second year as head swim
ming coach, has 19 men trying out
for the varsity squad. In addition
26 freshmen have begun working
for places on the yearling squad
Only four men who contributed
to the Big Six championship total
of 1942 are out this year. Last
year the Cyclones won their fifth
straight conference swimming title
and the 11th in 14 years.
Capt. Thornton Wilson of Jef
ferson City, Mo., Fred Musser of
Highland Park, 111., and John Sla
ter of Chicago are the major let
termen reporting. Bill Nielson of
Des Moines, a minor letterman, is
the fourth 1942 squad member on
the squad.
Varsity swimmers reporting to
McGuire included:
Jack Byerrum, Davenport; Ward
Baxter, Bill O Brian, Al Rawson,
Jim McCoy, and Bill Nielson, all
of Dea Moines; Dave Clizbe, Clin
ton; Ray Cook and Joe Reynolds,
both of Ames; George Lewis, of
Woodburn; Fred Musser, Highland
Park, HI.; George Pickens, Kansas
City, Mo.
Ralph Reese, Glendale, Calif.;
THE STANDINGS.
League 1.
W.
Sigma Nu 2
Phi Gamma Delta 1
Kappa Sigma 1
Theta Xi 0
Delta Tau Delta 0
League 2.
W.
Delta Sigma Pi 1
Zeta Beta Tau 1
Sigma Phi Epsilon 1
Sigma Alpha Mu 1
Alpha Sigma Phi 0
League 3.
W.
Delta Upsilon 1
Alpha Tau Omega .... 1
Sigma Chi 1
Phil Delta Theta 0
Beta Sigma Psi 1
L.
0
0
1
1
2
L.
0
0
1
1
0
League 4.
W. L.
Beta Theat Pi 2
Xi Psi Phi 2
Phi Kappa Psi 1
Alpha Gamma Rho .... 0
Farm House 0
Sigma Alpha Epsilon... 0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Yearbook
(Continued from Page 1).
wick and Ann Seacrest, societies
and clubs; Don Steen, athletics;
Ronald Metz, the arts; Sally Busch,
publications and studio, and Myra
Colberg, index.
First meeting of the new staff
will be held Wednesday at 4:30
in the Cornhusker office.
Miller
(Continued from Page 1).
touch yet!
So we hightails out ta da base,
and met a cute little peach on da
way, too. Also some MP's. Grabbed
peach, ducked MP's. Well, da cap
tain ain't dare, he's back ta da
Cornhusker eatin'.
Back ta da Cornhusker. No
Miller, no grub. Now it's game
time, remember, when Indiana hit
us below da belt. Like I always
said to my moll, red is a good
color for us and for football, it
don't show da blood so good.
So I forgets Miller which I hates
his music now anyway, cause dere
ain't none. Grab a ham-on-rye,
and sells hotdogs kinda like a un
dercover man, y'know.
So here is how I didn't find
Miller, and why it took me so long
ta recover from c'lasing him.
John Slater and Ted Salmon, Chi
cago, HI.; Bob Savage, Webster
City; Tom Van Alyea, Park Ridge,
m.; Capt. Thornton Wilson, Jef
ferson City, Mo.; Charles Wells,
Glencoe, I1L