DAILY NEBRASKAN
Sunday, February 6, 1944
0.
Sense 'Nips
I ei 47-45 Thriller
Battling the favored Air Base
to a standstill all night, C com
pany came within two points of
stopping the Raiders' eight game
win streak, only to lose in the
final two minutes last night in the
coliseum, 47-45. The action packed
contest found the Base in posses
sion of a slim 22-21 half time lead;
and with two minutes to go, the
score was deadlocked at 45-all.
Foul shots by Vic Krafft and
Ralph Brady provided the margin
of victory.
Bottorf registered first for "C,"
and Land dropped in two buckets
while Tatum and Brady scored for
the Raiders, to give the AST five
a 6-4 advantage. Both teams
fought hard as the count went to
14-13, "C," at the midway mark
of the first period. The Base team
managed to nab a 22-21 lead at
the whistle, despite Cliff Lind's 8
points.
"C" Ties It Up
The superb play making of
Dobrer and shooting of Land
matched Hudak's eagle eye as the
count was all tied up at 28 apiece
with three minutes gone in the
second stanza. Hudak hit for two
in a row to make it 32 to 28 for
Bats in Our Belfry.,.
Fluttering
Field House
BY BILL SHORE.
From thrice-repeating B-l, Gor
don Sweeney: "Things are getting
easier now. Another two terms
of B-l and I'll crack this physics
wide open."
Unquotable was the comment of
a chemistry lecturer after he re
quested that the GI running the
slide lantern change slides. The
soldier didn't respond. The soldier
was asleep.
Replacing the common cry of
warning against gas, is the EM's
new defense against study hall
check. No longer "gas!", the cry
is now "brass!"
Famous last words: I didn't
flunk. They threw me out on
a technicality. Cheating.
Most looked at soldier of the
week: T. S. Howe, our third-story
TS man, who has visited more
brass this week than most bucks
do in a year. The story goes that
he was called before the board,
entered snappily, saluted smartly
and the board burst out laugh
ing!
Soldiers screamed in imitation
women growled in consternation
at Sinatra's first attempts, in town
last week. One AST sighed loudly.
"Oh, Frankie, I can't stand it any
more," fainted, was carried out by
two buddies.
Nursery Rhymes for Officer.
A week nite in late, a coed: no
date.
To town with no blouse, a sol
dier won't souse..
A non-marching Joe, will not
see a show.
He's late for formation, no
week end sensation.
So take that boy's pass, and,
sir, you5ve got his weekend.
Orders of the day. Sat. Feb. 5:
Gas masks will be worn by latrine
detail. Bcpto-Bismol call every
hour on the hour. Section leaders
will outline the route to the near
est latrine before each class.
the Raiders at the 5 minute mark.
Big Goose Tatum, who dropped in
only three field goals during his
appearance, fouled out, but the
Airmen, paced by Bob Hudak and
Brady, lumped into a 38-31 lead,
their biggest of the evening. Cliff
Lind, who was "great" offensively
all night, then went on a one-man
scoring spree, tossing in four field
goals in as many minutes, to bring
the count to 39-41. Koval came
through for the Raiders, and Lind
scored again, to make it 43-41
Air Base. Brawny Al Burstein,
bulwark of the Blue's defense,
plunked in two counters while
Krafft was contributing a lay-up,
to tie the ball game up at 45-all
with two minutes to go. Then
Krafft and Brady tossed in their
free throws, as C company pressed
for the ball.
Offensive star of the evening
was C company's Cliff Lind, who
made 23 points. Bob Hudak added
seven field goals to the winner's
total, followed by Vic Krafft with
12 points.
The box score:
Raiders fit f p.l Co. C
0 14: IMmr f
4 121 Mmwrll
0 61 Bottorf f
0 21 Ijnd c
1 5Buralrin g
2 81 Burdette g
Bra ma
20 7 471 Totals
Hudak f
Krafft f
Tatum c
Tanskl
Koval g
Brady (
f8
s
0
2
9
3
1
0
f V
0 10
0 0
0 4
5 23
0 6
0 2
0 0
Tot all
20 & 45
Air Corps
Tops Field
House Men
A halftime advantage of 19 points
yesterday afternoon netted' the
34Sth CTD an easy victory over
the Field House. 50-29. Greatly
outweighing the Fieldhousemen in
both height and experience, the
Birdmen chalked up 20 tallies
against 3 for their opponents at
one point in the drive for their
second straight win.
AS Fred Yazich was the main
stay for the Air Corps attack,
scoring ten of his team's first
half points. A recent arrival at
UN, Yazich presents a good back
ground for his offensive skill. Be
fore entering the army he was a
member of the semi-pro South
Bend (Ind.) Studcbaker Cham
pions, while last year he, played
on the championship five of the
99th Division at Camp Van Dorn.
Muss.
Birdmen Stav Off Hayes
With the Birdmen resting on
their laurels due to the unequal
competition, play in the second
half was rather uneventful. Jerry
Hayes of the Field House tried
desperately to clip the Air Corps
lead, and put in four baskets and
two free throws to run his game
total to 12 points and tie Yazich
for the scoring honors. Birdman
Gray followed with 10 markers.
Halftime score: 30-11.
Army
Editors
Pfc. Bill Cliisolm
News
rfcFtill Calkins
Rhythm Featured In
War Show Due Friday
"You'd better catch the show, gate. It's gonna be great!" Come
Friday night when the War Council's gigantic soldier-coed musical
opens with a special performance strictly for the military, the GIs
and their gals will see talent sprawling all over the stage. And the
soldiers will be well represented by their own brethren.
Some of the famous personages
Air Cnn.s Tu ft p' ri. lrl lis. fR ft p
Aatmont f 2 0 4 MrNwIly f 1 1 .1
Jamii f 2 I .VHayrh 1 5 2 12
miilt c 1 0 2 Or Silv.i c 1 3 I-
Yazir-h g 6 0 12 Kr tout-Mr R 1 1
Urny g 4 2 1(1 Mrlnorncy g 0 11
Pierre 10 2 Anthony 0 0 0
O'Connor 0 0 O'cook 0 0 0
Short 0 0 0 l-mrchild 0 0 0
Ifuokfili-dt 2 2 6 I.nne 10 2
Ry 2 1 f 'I'lipo 0 0 II
Harris 1 0 2Snllwn.HHrT 0 3 3
iiddi-riH 1 0 2,lkh.irt 0 0 0
ilrrarli'wttz O 0 0'
Total 22 6 50; Totals 9 11 29
who will appear in the show, espe
cially in the first act, hit the print
on the last Army page. Today, we
present some of the soldiers high
lighting the rest of the production.
Tickets, at 35c apiece, are on
sale at the Union office. Only 800
seats are available for the three
performances of the show in the
Union next Friday (and) Saturday
at 8, and Sunday at 3. Friday
night's opening will be for campus
soldiers, who will be excused from
evening study hall to see the show.
Opening the second act will be a
song, "It Pays to Live in "44," com
posed by versatile Don Smith, who
received his B. M. from Oberlin
Conservatory (pardon our ignor
ance in the last issue). Smith, be
sides playing accompaniments
throughout the show, tickles the
ivories for Jerry Broder's orches
tra. This brand new combo made
its first appearance at the Union
dance last night, and will furnish
the rhythm for the 1944 scene in
the War Show. Led by Broder, a
former Baltimore band leader, lat
est orchestra on campus includes
former Eddie Garner, trumpet
player; Bob Baker, trombonist;
Weldon Clawson, who played in
the 4th Band at Fort Riley. Hailing
most recently from the Fort Leon
ard Wood band are Irv Weaver,
a trumpet man, who has had ex
perience with St. Louis bands, and
Warren Moore, who handles a
tenor sax and used to lead his
own high school outfit. Moore also
played in the Washington univer
sity pep band.
Mullen Formerly in Commanders.
A veteran of the VMI Com
manders, "Moon"' Mullen is also a
C Mere
tenor sax artist and a former mem
ber of Fort Riley's 4t'h Band. Re
cently recruited to the orchestra's
ranks Is Larry Berlin, of the Ne
braskan Army News staff, who
pounds the old bass. When and
if the band ever secures a set of
drums, Chuck Reimer will be on
hand to make with the para
diddles. A special jam trio will send the
ballroom sky, wide and terrific.
This hot jive group consists of
Joe Wilkinson on the piano, Larry
Berlin at the bass and Kenny
Strickler tooting the clarinet
Wiikinson sings too.
Lewellyn Trio to Sing.
In the line of vocals, Dave
Lewellyn's trio will show the audi
ence how the Army sings. These
boys sang their way thru basic and
in various Service Club shows.
They met during basic and have
been warbling together ever since.
The other two members of the trio
are Howie Morey .and Jerry Grc
guska. All three are in the AST
Male Chorus.
Presenting a song-and-dance act.
will be Alfred Laurent and his
partner, Kamm. Their old-time
vaudeville routines were sampled
at the Field House Christmas
party last term.
Mullen Heads
2nd Battalion
Cadet Officers
Appointment of Edward Mullen
to lead Second Bn. cadet officers
was announced yesterday. Win
fred Anders is his exec, officer and
Samuel Brody, Bn. police officer.
Leading company A are H. R. Llvlnston,
cadet captain, Robert Walker, exec, of
ficer, Paul Kemp, tactical officer, and
James Allen, 1st fiKt.
Platoon leaders of company A are Kmll
Karasek, James Wesbecher and Richard
Aim. Platoon sgs. are Andrew Sterrett,
Ralph Thomas. and Matthew Brndy. .
Guides are Robert B.cllick, Robert Rlde-
nour and Stephen Lorenx.
Company B leaders are Cdt. Capt. Ter
rence Callahan, exec, officer, William Koll
ago and st SKt. Harold Hlckson.
Jack Kalpakian, Jerome Broder, Frank
Rachcr and Kevin Flanacan will lead com
pany B platoons. SkU. are Wnlter Schalk,
EiiKene Rowan, Charles MrWeenoy and
Richard Barnnclk. William Oeffen, Donald
Lance, Wayne Relf and John McGovern
will (,'uide the platoons.
Archel.-ius Drake heads company C, as
sisted by Kxec. officer Oilhert Hutter, Tae.
and Police officer John Bnlles, and 1st
SRt. Harry Olesker.
Charles Burdette. Jerry Greeoris, Ber
tram Sadock, I,ein filters, Kredariclc
Verlnk and Rol.ert McNutt are platoon
leaders. SKts. are Anthony Bi-rnable,
Oeorps VastrobattlHta, Martin Sullivan,
Amos willmin, Neale Morrow and Billla
Rartcnulabcn. Guides are Salem Flaum.
William Ohlsholm, Omar Prrez. Wallace
sneis'm, Benjamin Pahl and Morton Zuber.
Third Bn. Changes
Cadet Officers;
Carnes, Jcx Lead
Third battalion cadet offices
have again changed hands. Head
ing the student leaders is Harold
Carnos. assisted by John Jex. bat
talion exec officer, and Phillip De
Silva. police officer.
Ccmi:tny officers are Raymond Gruetz
m.ichr, ? arit raptMn : Anthony Dunne,
pxoo officer, and Joseph Kratuvil, ft nit
stTtifJint of Company K: John McNeilty,
ranta in ; Imis Wright, exec officer, find
Lawrence Brooks, first aerueant of. Com
pany F.
Company K platoon IpadVrs are Jack
Rerrv. Api-isa Keller, Arthur Boerncr and
Juf- tin Casex . Platoon lea'lers of F com
pany are M.mrii'p Klynn, Kent Rose, Leo
Keioek and William Farreli.
Serjeants for Company K platoons are
Robert Funkhouser, Paul PeHta, IsIh
Roberts and Paul Writer. Company F
platoon peivear.tsi are Roer Bird. Robert
Frirnan, Charles KtheridKe and Gilbert
IS 1 ei'ier.
Platoon Ruirie nre Patrick tifMor,
Jame.s Shi vas, John Frirkson and Joseph
Knulcrktis fur Company K. ; James Hatte,
Kenneth Warner, Cordon Swreney and
Thomas Cies of Oomnnnv F.
Army News Presents . . .
Major Harland Patlison
Indian Unforgotten, Oogots
Honored By Officers, Men
Following The Nebraskan'g an
nouncement of the banishment of
Oogots, half -headed symbol of
AST's Third Bn., the entire Sec
ond Bn. joined in mourning tlie
lost injun. Library men even bur
ied the peeping one's remains in
a shallow grave in front of their
home. It is rumored, however, that
Oogots dishonorable discharge
from the U. S. army has forced
him to share a common grave
with three water pipes and a gas
main.
The grave included a small
white cross with "Oogot's" paint
ed in solemn black lettering on
one side. The message on the re
Terse side, "Old Latrine," is no
Indication of the soldiers' affec
tion for the little character. Peer
ing over a small white headstone
was a portrait of Oo(?ois, replete i
with a red feather ana so real
and gassy grave. The possibility
U at it really was Oogots increased
when the whole thing disappeared
yesterday.
Meanwhile, notice of last rites
for Oogota was posted, on the
Field House bulletin board. The
program, signed by Oogots' broth
er, consisted of three big events
followed by refreshments of pret
zels and beer through the cour
tesy of Colonel Murphy.
Planned for the services were a
solo. "I'll Be Glad When You're
Gone. You Rascal You," sung by
Lt, A. J. Shaffer; a sermon,
"Greater Love Hath No Man Than
to Lay Down His Life for His
Captain," by Capt James Crabill;
and a free will offering (reading
lessons for A & L students).
Lieutenant Shaffer, appearing
before the scheduled rites, seemed
hapfey, saved bis slngirig voice by
cutting ar hour from. a military
It almost teemed to be the Indian lecture. His only worry: Who is
himself, climbing; from hU watery 'Oogots brother T
Kxaru week? Nothing at all to
Co. C men- nouthat it's all over
But it was rather amusing in a
bitter sort of way to hear one
of the hardy soldiers on his way
to the exam, recall Colonel
Murphy's words at the convoca
tion. And the addition was, tsoy
he'd better put on his parachute
and start waiting for me . . .
Other Company C men are hav
ing their troubles, too. What with
going over to sorority houses to
get forgotten books, giggling dur
ing inspections and being a dent,
lots of fellows are finding it a
little difficult to be sine of keep
ing Saturday night dates.
Most musical statement of the
week to hit our ears was the com
pany commander's, before calling
to order a company meeting. "For
a change, I'm standing before you
all in a pleasant mood." We al
ways did like sweet music.
Humors make the rounds wildly
and one of them was that Bob
Hayton. emcee of the. still memor
able A&L party, was corning back
from the hospital. But some ru
mors are true and we certainly
are glad this was one of them.
Welcome back, Bob,
Dents are feeling rather cha
grined today. Chagrined and a lit
tle bittei, too, at the threat of
being put under some "tough,
burly" AAL men to "herd them
around the campus "
This is the end. The inevitable
and inescapable conclusion is, "So
what?"
BY BETTY HUSTON
A native Nebraska, born and
bred, is Major Harland G. Patti
son, commander of the ASTP's
Second Batalion, investigating and
summary courts officer, and sec
ond-ranking officer on the cam
pus. "Home town bov makes
good" might well be applied to
Major Pattison's carerr which is
the story of a typical midwest-
erner.
The genial, but quiet, com
mander hails from Table Rock
Neb., a small town in the far
southeast corner of the state. Dur
ing the last war he was attend
ing Table Rock hih school where,
he recalls, the students were de
prived of their football, basketball,
and similar equipment, since
sports were not then regarded in
the favorable light in which thev
are received today.
Following his graduation from
high school, Major Pattison at
tended the University where he ob
tained a degree of Bachelor of
Science with emphasis on F.ng
lish and history. He then taught
school for fourteen years, the last
nine of which he served as super
intendent of schools in his home
town of Table Rock.
Retail Drugist as Civilian.
The retail drug business inter
ested the Major and in 1939 he
boupht a drug store in Table Rock
which he operated until he was
called into active dutv with the
UOTC staff of his alma mater in
March, 1941. Previous to that
time he had been a member of the
army reserve. During the summer
of '41 he spent three months at
Fort Wood as weaporTs instructor
and 'ater he served as battalion
executive officer for maneuvers of
the Sixty-third infantry.
When asked if he had any hob
bies. Major Pattison smilingly ex
plained that his wife has been a
widow since the opening of the
pheasant season. Fishing also
gets a vote of approval with
sports running a close third, since
at one time the former school
teacher coached basketball, track
and football.
Army competition has arisen in
the Pattison household, due to the
fact that the young Pattison son,
age seven, has organized the
neighborhood children into his own
private army. "Gerry," however,
outranks his dad, having ap
pointed himself a colonel.
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