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Wednesday, March 17, 1943
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By Norris Anderson
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Missouri Versus Huskers?
Official notice from Missouri hasn't yet filtered into this
cob-webbed desk, but we've received enough Lincoln support
to tnk the idea of a sprinpr grid meeting between Nebraska and
the Tigers as "a natural."
"A grand idea," disclosed one professor this morning',
"but how will the people get in from outstate?" His question
could have been answered by a glance here Tuesday, but we'll
once again answer it: Nebraska is not so large that its popu
lace couldn't make it into this central city for a war-cause
gridiron match. There are always trains and busses, besides a
system of saving rationing coupons for a special occasion.
Every Cornhuskcr gridman we've spoken to on the sub
ject can't quite become reconciled to toiling through the spring
season without a fall goal. A meeting with the Tigers would
supplant that fall goal with a springtime incentive. Husker
football interest need not lack nor die. We have the answ er in
three words -"Nebraska versus Missouri!"
A . Student grid squad and coaching staff opinion all favor the
movement. Let 's get behind it !
Sports Editor Floyd Olds of the World-Herald finally for
gets boxing and Creighton long
statements, directly referrable
rooters at the state prep basketball finale Saturday night.
"Rowdies who throw things always have been our idea of
the most disgusting angle in competitive sports. We saw a
ample at Lincoln Saturday night a disgraceful display which
actually kept the state championship basketball game from be
ing completed.
"The trouble was caused by one individual an habitual
offender who never has grown out of the knee-pants state. He
has done the same thing before many times. A Jew students
followed him onto the floor, but the leader was a round little
fellow (fat Wall) who has been out ot schoo a dozen years.
We scolded Lincoln sportsmanship in the Lincoln Journal
and Star only to receive these consolations: 1. Twenty-seven
indignant, letters from Lincoln supporters. 2. A group of Link
fellows who wanted to "brain" us. Wc finally consoled Ihcse
kids, but argument plus was required. These spoiled Lincoln
high rooters must learn soon that their learn can be behind
without the "ref " cheating.
Feed box tip: Watch Bill TtoMnson, new Cornhuskcr grid
prospect. Kobinson hadn't decided Tuesday whether to move
Joe Byler out of his tackle spot or let Fred Methcny sub for
him at quarter. "1 intend to skip rough contact drills." said
Kobinson, flicking the ashes from his sehmeegie. "and like Jim
Thorpe concentrate on shining when the chips are down."
Illustrating university women at war work is the successful! all
university venture in Red Cross surgical dressing. Over 100 girls
work at Red Cross headquarters every Saturday and to date have
turned out an estimated 10,000 bandages. Saturday is set apart by
the Red Cross as an all-university day.
Outdoor Track Coming
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to carry a full outdoor track schedule. Ed Weir's top pole
vaulter, Howard Debus, clears 13-feet here in a workout.
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We have no idea what this
baby has to do with sports, but
she looks lovely. Credit Sher
rmn and Fishback with adding
this delicacy to the grim sports
sheet. Maybe she's a good sport.
Cleve Indians
Plan to Spend
Time at Purdue
. . . We'll Take Yanks
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, March
16. Before the week is over the
Fioldhouse will certainly have an
appearance of spring as the Cleve
land Indian baseball team gets
down to the serious work of con
ditioning themselves for the com
ing 150-odd game season.
Lou Boudrcau arrived here Fri
day to make the final arrange
ments for the squad which will ar
rive here some time tomorrow.
Coaches Burt Shotten and Del
Baker will bring a squad of 28
players, consisting of the battery
men who have signed the contracts
fas well as several infielders and
outfielders, from Cleveland.
May Lose Mack.
Another problem appeared on
the horizon last Friday for Bou-.
dreau to solve when Ray Mack,
the Indians' stellar second base
man, was called to take the Army
screening test. Should Mack suc
cessfully pass this test he will be
slated for induction next month.
Mack, who has been in 3-A be
cause of his wife and child, has
planned to continue his work in
the Cleveland war plant as a lay
out engineer while performing at
second base with the Indians this
summer.
Mack came to the Indians along
with Boudreau as part of the sen
sational rookie keystone combina
tion several seasons ago. Sports
writers started talking about the
combination when they were oper
ating with the Syracuse Chiefs in
the International league.
Henry Resigns
Jayhawk Post
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LAWRENCE, Kas., March 16.
Gwinn Henry resigned Monday as
University of Kansas athletic di
rector and head football coach, be
cause, he said, of the uncertain
status of college athletics and the
critical financial condition of the
athletic association.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott
said the resignation was accepted.
Henry's contract had a year longer
to run.
Erstwhile Cornhuskcr basketball
performer, Don Fitz, is now1 lo
cated at Fort Sill, Okla. The for
mer All Big Six performer re
cently was promoted to. captain.
Phog Allen, Kansas cage men
tor, claims Hank Luisetti, former
Stanford great, is the top court
performer he has ever seen.
Lt. Lou Zamperini, former na
tional collegiate mile champion
from Southern California, was re
cently decorated for bravery. Lou
flies with the army air corps.
Husker Grid
Squad Favors
Spring Game
BY HENRY FISHBACK.
Nebraska's Scarlet gridders
sounded a unanimous "yes" to the
prospective NU-Missouri spring
football game question Tuesday as
they scampered thru paces under
west stadium.
Sentiment for the spring tilt was
rapidly growing in the camp of
the Huskers with all hands ex
pressing enthusiasm.
Said Herb Van Goctz, veteran
Husker guard, "It'll be a great deal
if it goes thru," while Dick Thomp
son, Nebraska tailback declared:
"I think it'll be a great help to
spring parcflce and create a lot of
enthusiasm."
Reichel Speaks.
"A lot of the returning squad
men haven't shown up for practice
yet and we haven't enough men
right now, but the big professional
sounds ok," added Henry Reichel
between his ball-touting activities.
Freddie Metheny, Joe Parting
ton and Bob Deveney gave their
support behind the "Rag" bill. "We
think it's a darn good idea and
sure hope it goes thru."
On Coach Presnell's tentative
No. 1 unit were Jack Hazcn,
Omaha, left end; Ed Nyden, Lin
coln, left tackle; Herb von Goetz,
North Platte, left guard; Joe Part
ington, Lincoln, center; Bob De-
viney, So. Sioux City, right guard;
Bob McNutt, Colby, Kas., right
tackle; Vic Clark, Chappell, right
end; Roy Long, Blair, quarter
back; Fred Metheny, left half
back; Henry Reichel, right half
back, and Ki Eisenhart. fullback.
Nyden, who handled one of the
wing assignments last season, will
get a chance at tackle while
Metheny was switched to the No.
2 ball toting job.
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On team No. 2 were Haves and
Gelwick, ends; Al and Marvin
Grubaugh, tackles; Hazard and
Wilkins, guards; Smith, center;
Thompson. Brestel. McKee and
George Wright, backs.
A third tentative unit included
Fox and Gillaspie. ends: Willielm
and Skog, "tackles; Croisant and
rviain, guards; Kokjer, center; El
lison, Wilson, Munson and Kesslcr,
backs.
Why Not Play Mizzou?
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Possibily discussing the question of a spring Missouri-Nebraska grid
battle are Line Coach Elmer Holm, shortly before he left for a coast
fluard commission; John Selleck, UN athletic financial head, and
Glen Presnell, head gridiron tutor.
Coed Rifle Team
Holds Last Match
Next Thursday
The university women's rifle
team will complete its season's
schedule with a postal match with
the womens rifle team from the
University of Michigan Thursday.
Shooting on the Nebraska team
will be Pat Schaffer, Bernett
Haydn, Lcora Krohn, Joselyn
Broadwcll, Ruth Owen, Marilyn
Mullin, Dorothy Olson, Rose Wood,
and Suzanne Pope.
Nov Gridiron
Aspect At IU
... Bo Plans
BLOOM INGTON, Ind., March 16.
Spring football this year will have
an entirely different aspect, Coach
A. N. "Bo" McMillin said yester
day as he was planning for his
spring football season which offi
cially opens Monday.
Gone are the days of using
spring football practice to shape
up teams for the following fall.
Now the primary objective of not
only McMillin but football coaches
all over the country is to prepare
and shape up teams and men who
will be "fighting in a greater bat
tle." At the conference of Big Ten
coaches in Chicago last week, all
the coaches were urged to get as
many boys out for spring football
training as possible to help- the
army make Americans thei best
soldiers in the world.
The need for such training is
evidenced by the fact that six out
of sixteen Indiana students who
were going thru rigorous training
to get into a certain branch of the
service, didn't make it from the
physical standpoint. Not one of the
boys who were turned down were
products of sport training.
Cornhusker Team
Takes 6th Place
Husker riflemen won sixth in a
meet last week. Minnesota uni
versity won first place in the inter
collegiate rifle competition spon
sored by the Seventh service com
mand, it was announced Monday.
The Gophers scored 3,689 out of a
possible 4,000. '
Iowa university was second with
3,663 and Iowa State college third
with 3,630. Nebraska university
was sixth with 3,581.