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Thursday, March 18, 1943 DAILY NEBRASKAN diohASL .-v h . si I By Norris Anderson "" ft i t SS ? (Sports Editor) Via Associated Press. I niteu Press and newspaper ex- chajres our "Missouri versus Nebraska" spring fool hall plan has now laid itself open for puhlic approval. We say "ap- nroval" because the nlan has i whenever aired. We respect the opinion of the Lincoln Journal. Thru the years, Walt has proven himselt a sound-minded follower who always wrote for the welfare of Cornhusker sports. We quote Walt's opinion of our promo tion: . "The Daily Nebraskan's efforts to bring the Cornhuskers and Missouri Tigers together for a spring practice game lias considerable merit. Especially is this true when many of roach Presnell's squad are debating whelher spring, ball is worth while in view of their probable induclion into the service be fore next fall. "The problems involved in such a game are mainly those of transportation and obtaining conference permission. Such a game would provide added incentive at least to ihe scarlet jer seys remaining in uniform thru a six week training schedule.'" This transportation angle, the only critcism of the plan, can be dealt with thusly: Since the proceeds of the game, outside of bare expenses, will go to some war fund, transportation could surely be found lor one squad to travel a mere 500 miles. Is our government so extravagant that it would sacrifice an amount over $1,000 by simply keeping 24 young fellows from traveling 500 miles? Uncle Cy Sherman. Star sports chief, is the man who named Nebraska "the Cornhuskers. " Cy approves wholeheartedly of the spring game, tabbing the affair "a shot in the arm 1o Ne braska wartime football." Not since the Tucker scandal at Kansas State has this sports staff encountered an aspersion equal to the problem of Hill Robinson, new grid prospect. We said here Wednesday that Robinson had flashed promise of being another Jim Thorpe, fabulous Indian footballer. Word from Camp Sling Bull in .Wyoming arrived here today. Seems that one of the natives believes Robinson is the gridder "who was stolen recently to play college football in another section of the country." Robinson chewed branches and spat twigs in his wiewam last night, refusing to accommodate the press. Student Foundation head. Polly Petty, has laid plans for promoting a barb fraternity basketball fracas on ihe Coliseum maples for a war cause. C,ene Sheimim. Rag intramural editor, will select ihe fraternity learn. Joe Noble has been chosen barb manager. It was "bottoms up" for new N club initiates last night and no drinks were in sight. Grid fire-eater, Joe Partington, is stealing clear of chairs and all "sitting equipment" today. Scribe Compares Tucker Marks With Past Record . . . And "Titanic" Wins BY HAROLD KEITH. (l.V Normaa Correspondent.) NORMAN, Okla., March 17 Oklahoma is frankly proud of the scoring feats of Gerald Tucker, its superb junior center, yet wonder? if it is fair to compare Tucker's stunning 1943 marks with those of the league's top scorers back in the bygone days of the center jump and the stall beneath the defensive goal. Elimination of the center jump after the 1937 season and intro duction of the statute requiring the ball to pass the center line in ten seconds, added six "or seven minutes playing time to the mod ern game and is the outstanding reason for basketball's terrific scoring tempo of the last six years. The old center jump caused an enormous waste of time. After each goal, the referee had to re trieve the ball, trot back to the center circle, place his whistle in his mouth, take a glance down ward to see if both centers had their feet on the circle and then toss the ball up from one to three times until a fair jump resulted, during all of which the official watch was running. Past Comparison. Therefore, comparing Tucker's 1943 scoring feats with those of Ray Ebling, Kansas's great scorer of the 1934-35-36 or with Frank Groves, Kansas State's point grab bing center of '37, is as pointless as comparing dirt track narks met with unanimous sanction Walt "Old Settler" Dobtyns of with those made on modern speed ways in auto racing. Tucker ob viously wouldn't have scored as many points back in 1934, Ebling and Groves unquestionably would have scored more could they have played nowdays. Consequently a compilation of Big Six scoring records probably should fall in two classes, (1) the center jump era of 1929-37, and (2) the modern period from 1938 on in which the ball is quickly put in play from the end lipe by the team scored on after each goal. Among the individual records set during the older period were: SEASONAL WORI NO Hlrhest tvmif one ymr, 1ft. 4 point by frank mve, Kaaaaa Mate, lS7. Twa yeara, 11. point by Grovea, ISM-S7. Three yeara. It point. Ray Fbtlng, Kansas, I S --:. ONE-OAMK POOR I NO Most point! Mt nmr, tl my Omaha "Bad" Hrowalnt", Oklahoma ISM. Mont flH4 roala one came, 11 by Andy Hrrk, Oklahoma, IBM aa4 Kremlin-, Oklahoma, 1.H4. Moot trrr throw fw nmr, 1 by Al Barn, Haaa Htatr, 18M and Jark rlwilnf, Iowa Htat. 137. ONE SEASON SOORINO Hlghmt aw arr, 1S.4 point by Frank Grove, Kinui State, 137. HlKhet flrltf roal average, (.4 by (irove, IM7. Mljhe.l free throw average, II by J ark Flemmlag, Iowa State, 1937. C'ONKIXTTIVK GAME KCOR1NO (one aeaaonl Moot point two eonneeatlve game, 40 by Ray Khllng, Kanva, l36 and Frank Grove, KatiM Slate, 1S37. Three eonaeentlve game, M by Grove, 19S7. Four eonaeeajtlve game, 70 by Grave, 1V(7. Flva Conner lire game, M by Grove, 1937. CONfcECl TIVE GAME FIELD GOALS Mot field goal twa exonerative game. Id hy Frank Grovea, Kanna State, 1(37. Thre eonacrattve game, H by Grove, lt37. Four eonneeatlve game, XS by Grove, 1SS7. Flva eonaecwUva game, 17 by Grove, 19S7, Hunt Returns m i Ilk - J ' -1 pi If ?f IS K ' Courtesy Lincoln Journal. Harry Hunt, national intercol legiate vaulting champion from Nebraska, returns to bamboo wars Saturday at the Chicago Daily News meet in the Windy City. Hunt is currently enrolled in V-7 training at Northwestern University. Harry Hunt Writes Ed For Spikes . . . To Vault Again "Harry will be right up in the air with the best of 'em," declared track mentor, Ed Weir of his ex Hu.sker pole vaulting sensation, Harry Hunt, who will compete in the Chicago Daily News spike car nival against the nation's top bam boo aces in the Windy City Satur day evening. "I sent him his equipment the other day," said Weir, clicking his watch on another UN spikeman running around the oval. "Harry hasn't vaulted since the Big Six indoor meet when he scaled 13-6 in fine form, but I imagine he has been keeping well fit. Got a let ter from him the other day and he says that the navy is keeping him pretty busy." Keeps Fit. Weir once again echoed the opinion that the west stadium run ning oval is the place for students to stay in shape for the army and navy. "All my former athletes stress the need of physical condi tion when they come back and be sides any interested boys can do a lot for the track team," he said. The Drake relay meet, first event on the Husker spike calen dar, is scheduled for April 23-24. A dozen athletes just about com prise the current Husker training unit. Stars Leave. Gone to the army are Al Brown, Max Peterson and several other Weir men. Prize trackmen among the frosh leaving with the reserves are Myers and Gordon Lucht. Top Weir prospects, being groomed to replace middle dis tance indoor champion, Al Brown, are Dean Kratz and Creighton Hale smooth running freshmen. Hale dashed off a 53.0 quartcrmile this week and Kratz was caught around the 52.0 mark early in the year. Vic Schlelch, who'll launch his campaign for national shot put prominence this spring, continued to flip the iron pellet. Schlelch hit 51 feet early in the week with Debus clipping off a 47-11 performance. Presnell Has Men Rest Easy ... No Rough Stuff Cornhusker gridmen continued Wednesday to iron out the kinks with light passing drills and cales thentics. Mentor Glen Presnell in dicated that contact work un doubtly wouldn't start until late next week. A drill, wherein the backs flip to outrushing linemen, took most time of any individual exercise. Tossing the pigskin were Hank Reichel, former Lincoln high ace, and Mentor Presnell himself. Pres nell still retains the touch for pig skin he acquired through years of college and pro ball, whips the ball out with dispatch and ac curacy. Talk among the gridmen con tinued to center around the pos sible match with Missouri. Husker gridders, to a man. favor the match and admit it's the only so lution to recruiting enough man power for a regular spring prac tice program. Fourteen P7V Wonbylowans; TwoiorVacanti IOWA CITY, la.. March 17 Sam Vacanti. brother of Charles Vacanti, erstwhile University of Nebraska eager, won major letters in both tootball and basketball when letters were extended Hawk- eye numerals Tuesday. Fourteen major and six minor letters have been awarded Univer sity of Iowa basketball players and wrestlers, Athletic Director E. G. Schroeder announced Tuesday. Nine cagers and five matmen won major letters, while three men in each sport earned minor awards. Eleven freshman numerals in bas ketball also were given. Sam Vacanci, former Omaha Tech star, earned a major basket ball letter. A sophomore, Vacanti also lettered in football. Bernard Conrad of Council Bluffs earned a major "I" for wrestling. Kenneth Clancy, also of Council Bluffs, received a minor '"I" for his mat efforts. Award winners, basketball: Major I Tom ( hnpman. Storm Ijike; Ben Trlrkey, Mamhalltown; Jiinx- Humph rey, Maunn t'lty; Kiihert l.ondstedt, Kixk Inland, 111.; (true Nexmith, Slwnandmih ; lame O'Brien. MrGregnr, 1. : Themn 1'homNen, t'ednr Rapids; CharleK Uwi, SIiiiix t Hy. and Sam VaranD, Omaha. Minor I 4'armll Allen, Tiflin; Donald Thompson, Maplitnn; Jack Mnvnld, Inter national Falls, Minn. Freshman numerals Rnhert Cnrherell, Ottnmwa; Joseph Kurharski, t hieami; Kurt lemnns, Iowa City; Amhrnse O'Malley, ( hirago: Eugene Roberts, III I'ark, III.; John Sranlan, ihlragn; George impon, Ottumwa; I'aiil Snlhoff, Glenwood; William Wallaee, Willinnishur ; Howard Wenger, i'hiraico, and Floyd Worth, Williamshnrg. Wrestling, Major I Bi-rnard Conrad, (niiiKll Bluffs; Russell Miller, lies Mnines; Jaek Shepard. Mason nt) : Harris Maice berg. Tort Arthur, Te.f and Herb Wil liams, lies Moines. Minor I Kennrlh Clnnry, ( ounril Bluffs; Richard Ingle, Kmmetsnnrg ; Richard Mr Klnstry, Waterloo. Iowa and Michigan, co-champions of the Big Ten baseball race last season, will open defense of their positions against each other in two games here April 9 and 10. Iowa's 10-game schedule: April 9. 10, Michigan: 16. 17. North wemern; 23. 24. Wisconsin; 2(1, 27, at Minnesota; Ml, May 1, at ChlcaK". Baseball Sport Popular at WU SEATTLE, Wash., March 17 With additional freshmen turning out each afternoon for indoor workouts, Tubby Graves' baseball squad is gradually growing n size. Tubby's main worry now is not numbers but experience, for thus far this spring not a single varsity lettcrman has reported to the vet eran diamond mentor. In fact, right now it looks as if there will be only two, Doug Ford and Bill Gissberg, both of whom are now turning out with the championship-contending hoop Bters. Doug is in naval ROTC and Bill is in the marines and they are pretty sure to be around for a while longer. Tubby can build his squad around Ford, a pitcher, and Gissberg, a flashy first baseman. So far four prospective catchers have indicated their willingness to do the receiving. Tubby should be able to choose one from Don Mcintosh, Bob Kunz, Bill Mc Cormick, and Harris Anderson, Hillenbrand Faces Army BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 17 Bill Hillenbrand may soon ex change his cleats for the khaki of Uncle Sam. Col. R. L. Shoemaker, command ing officer of the Indiana univer sity military department, said Tuesday the Fifth Service Com mand had advised him all ad vanced students in the infantry and quartermaster ROTC units would be called to active duty soon. The call-up would affect such Hoosier atheltis stars as Billy Hil lenbrand and Lou Saban of the football squad and Rick Witten- braker and Ralph Hamilton of the basketball team, besides 219 other juniors and seniors in advanced ROTC. The order will become effective. Col. Shoemaker said, when the new army specialized training is instituted on the campus this spring. Jay Cag ers Finish Long Meet Jaunt . . . To New York- NEW YORK. N. Y March 17.--Creighton's Bluejays arrived in the big city this morning, ready to start their bid in Madison Square Garden's metropolitan invitational basket ball tournament Thursday evening. It was familiar ground for the Jays, who journeyed east early in January to beat Long Island uni versity in the Garden, one of the 19 victories in 20 .-tarts that earned them the No. 1 spot in tournament rankings. Washington and Jefferson will be Creighton's opening opponent and Coach Ed Hickey was in a more mellow mood following Tuesday's stop in Chicago for'.i workout against Loyola univer sity's obliging buckos. Stern Test. It was a stern test, this skirm ish with the Maroon-clad Loyola ns who ranked high in the Chicago area the past season. It was all the sterner because of information received by Hickey upon arrival here. He learned that Washing ton and Jefferson employs a man-for-man defense and an offense built around Center Huck Hart man, the 6-foot 8-inch pivot shot artist. So, to prepare for this defense and Master Hartman, Prof. Hickey needed practice opposi tion on both the Bluejay indi vidual barricade and a rangy opponent at center. Loyola pro vided both much to Prof. Hickey's pleasure. The skirmish was stiictly a "no seore" affair with Hickey calling numerous times out to smooth the wrinkles. But the Chieasoaiis were asertive enough to drive travel kinks from the Bluejays' legs and at the same time give Hickey a chance to test his own defense against a skyscraper such as Hartman. North-South Bowl Set-Up Surrenders . . . War, you know ! LOS ANGELES, March. 17 -The Pacific Coast conference, s now constituted, is out for the duration, and the four California members, Stanford, U.C.L.A ., Southern California and Califor nia most likely will schedule home-and-home foobtall games next fall. WTiile the schedule will not be drawn until the June meeting in Portland, Ore., Southern Califor nia's manager of athletics, Arnold Eddy, points out that since inter sectional football has become a wartime casualty, a Washington U.S.C. game, involving 2.500 miles travel, is just about out of the question. Eddy thinks the home-and-home football arrangement has fine pos sibilities as a crowd lure. Foot ball is one of the few sports where the loser doesn't get a chance to avenge himself within the season." A 7-6 decision seldom is convincing:.