THE NEBRASKAN
Sig Chi Trims ZBT-Sig Nu;
Pioneers Lose To Phi Gams
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Harold W. Andersen
Suncfay, March" 5, 1944
Th state high school basketball tournament moves into
Lincoln this week end, with games scheduled in four classes,
A thru D. Regional play over the state ended last night, and
tournament directors are busy completing arrangements for
this week end's carnival.
Gregg McBride, writing in the Omaha World-Herald,
picks the Lincoln Air Field Raiders as the best basketball team
in Nebraska this season. Doane college, only team to con
quer the Raiders this year, ranks second in McBride 's tabu
lations. McBride points out the fact that the Raiders' loss
to Doane came before former Harlem Globe Trotters "Goose"
Tatum and Vic Krafft joined the Air Field team.
Gregg's all-star quintet, chosen from his list of the top
ten teams in the state, includes Vic Krafft, Lincoln Air Field,
and Norman Keeler, Doane college, at the forwards; "(ioosc
Tatum, Lincoln Air Field, center; and Tony Koval, Lincoln
Air Field, and Milton Berg, Fairmont. Air Base, at guards.
We don't dispute McBride s choice of the Raiders and
rtnano as the on . two teams in the state, but we can't go along
with him on his all-star club.
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the Raiders is a better iorwara man leammaie vie jvraui,
whom Gregg names on bis all-star five. We also like Ralph
Brady of the Raiders at guard over teammate Tony Koval,
whom McBride lists on his team of all stars.
About the choice of Reece "The Goose" Tatum, of course,
there can be no controversy. Tatum was superb, both at
straight basketball and at clowning. Nebraska fans loved to
watch "The Goose" perform, for rarely do Ihey have the
opportunity to watch such a basketball wizard in action.
If a Big Six team receives a bid to participate in the
annual NCAA cage championships, loop officials will have a
tough time deciding whether Iowa State or Oklahoma should
represent the conference in that important collegiate tourney.
The Cyclones and the Sooners tied for the loop crown with
records in conference play, and each team clipped the
other once.
The logical solution to the problem, of course, would be a
play-off game, with the winner crowned unofficial conference
champions and sent to the NCAA meet as the representative
of the Big Six.
From KU .
More Propaganda By 'Phog
For Proposed
LAWRENCE, Feb. 18 P. T.
Bamum and Henry "Hank" Iba,
lamed cage coaches of the Okla
homa A. & M. Cowboys, both had
the right idea. Coach Forrest C.
Phog" Allen, of the University of
Kansas, pointed out here today, in
that both procured exceptional at
tractions and exhibited them to
the public which paid off at the
gate to view the circus. In Ring
master Iba'e case, the attraction
is seven-foot Bob Kurland, goal
scoring marvel of Gallagher Field
House
The exhibitions by mountain
ous Bob have had some severe re
percussionsso much so in fact
that Saturday night, when Iba's
Cowboys tangle in a return clash
with Bruce Drake's Sooners In
Norman, Jim St. Clair, chairman
of the national basketball rules
committee, will view from crow's
nests above the baskets what the
wizard of Oread has known for
a long time- the folly of a ten
foot basket within the reach of a
hyper seven footer.
Kurland Hits All-Time High.
"St Clair talks of defensive
trouble." said Dr. Alien. "He
speaks of goal tending difficulties.
The offensive threat is even more
of a crisis. St. Clair should know
that Kurland now holds the all
time high scoring record for Gal
lagher Fit-Id House, lair of the
Cowboys."
Long an advocate of raising the
goals to 12 feet. Allen reiterated
that raising the basket discrimi
nates against no player, but it
does discourage a super-tall play
er from camping under a goal be
cause the poorest place to shoot
at a 12-foot basket is directly
under the goal. The same reason
ing, he pointed out. applies to
moving the goal posts ten yards
back of the goal line In college
football. It discourages too easy
place kicking, or drop kicking, yet
it allows the same opportunity for
all field goal artists.
Phog's Suggestions.
"If the proposed defensive goal
tending suggestion of St. Clair
should become a rule," Allen con
tinued, "it would necessitate two
additional crows nest attending
referees to rule on the descending
flights on the ball over the per
pendicular cylinder of the basket,
For our money, Bob-Hudak of
a . . A TT' XT ffl
12 Foot Hoop
plus the two officials we now
i have."
"Phog's" eyes twinkled as he
continued.
"A cat-walk constructed from
basket to basket above the play
er's heads would enable an agile,
single tightwire walking referee
tn rthserv hoth baskets in his
Llovotul nncittinn And some of
'the present basketball rules com
mittee members even taw or me
expense of elevating the basket
tvi-n feeV."
"A ten foot basket encourages
the big time coaches to scour tne
countrv for these altitudinous
giants too tall to fight for Uncle
Sam yet not too tan to ngnt rour
venrs for dear Old Alma Mammy
and Coach Go-Get-'Em-Quick-and-
TaU."
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By Eleanor Knoll .
At the end of the first round
of the intramural basketball tour
nament, the last week has stacked
up the totals like this:
Raymond over Chi O with a
score of 11 to 2;
Theta over Gamma Phi with a
score of 21 to 16;
Chi O over Gamma Phi with a
score of 29 to 0;
Gamma Phi and Alpha Phi with
a tie of 12 to 12;
Kappa by default over Alpha
Xi.
It is interesting to note at the
end of the first round that only
one team from each house remains
in the tournament; that the third
team of Gamma Phi is the one
still in while the first two were
eliminated v,'th scores likeoh
well; that the Kappas are in and
they say it was a ware not a score
that did it; that Raymond Hall
playing the second team of Chi O
won by only nine points and only
made 11 baskets.
Those interested in joining the
Outing club of WAA should sign
up at the WAA office or through
their sororities. The club goes on
Cyclones Stop
Kansas, 47-27;
Tie For Crown
Iowa State's Cyclones grabbed
a share of the Big Six title Friday
night when they jolted Kansas
47-27 at Lawrence.
The victory over the Jayhaivs
moved the Iowa Staters into a
first place tie with Oklahoma, who
had defeated the Cyclones at Ames
earlier in the week to take over
first in conference standings. Both
the Sooners and the Cyclones have
finished their loop schedules ar.d
each boasts 9 wins against a
single defeat, each club having
beaten the other once. .
K. U. drew first blood when Don
Barringtor hit a free throw, but
Iowa State took command, moved
into a 22-11 half-time lead, and
boosted their lead in the second
half.
Ray VVehde, blond forward, led
Iowa State scoring with 13 points,
and Bill Lindquist was best for
the Javhawks with 10.
Iowa Stair 1 Kaanaa tM
fg ft pf fg ft pf
Ray Wehde f 4 5-7 T Barrington 0 4-10 3
Roy Wehde f 4 1-i 3: Moffett f 2 2-4 1
Nelson f 0 0-0 21 Malott f 2 0-0 1
Fwoldt t 0 1-1 01 Frank f 0 0-12
Br' field e 4 1-1 3 Undquut C 5 0-13
Oslman f 2 2-2 3! Corder 0 0-0 1
Mvers a 0 0-0 1' McSnaden K 0 0-2 I
Block g 0 0-0 2 Turner g 0 1-2 2
Sauer a 3 3-5 1 Diehl K 0 0-0 1
I Stucker g 0 0-0 0
I Goehring g 0 0-0 0
I Dick g 0 0-0 2
Total 17 13-18 16! Totals 9 7-20 17
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ers; alike Oberbelmaa, QKansaa Stale.
Ames V-12 Men
Qualify as First
Class Swimmers
AMES. Ia. Nearly 90 percent
of the 790 navy V-12 trainees at
the Iowa State college naval train
ing school have qualified as first
class swimmers following progres
sive tests conducted in the pools
here by navy and college athletic
instructors.
Most of the V-12 men have had
swimming instruction here for
eight months while a few have
been on the campus for only four
months.
The first class test requires that
trainees be able to take care of
themselves in the water under
conditions which might be en
countered in abandoning a sink
ing ship. They must swim 220
yards; jump into the water with
clothes on and disrobe and convert
their clothes into flotation gear
jump in feet first and swim under
water for 25 yards, coming up
twice for air; release the hold of
a drowning person and tow him
for 25 yards.
Second and third class tests ate
less difficult.
Among the total group of train
ees, 87.6 percent qualified as first
class swimmers, 9.7 percent as
second class, and 2.2 percent as
third class. Only four men 'i of
1 percent had to be classified as
non-swimmers.
Intramural R.ihKc-lIa!l
Schedule
FIRST ROUND.
March 7
7:3d Corn Cribberi Vs. Beta's
8:30 Theta Xi Vs. Beta Sig
March C
7:30 A.T.O. Vi. Y.M.C.A.
8:30 Cornhusker Co-op Vs.
Brown Palace
Sig Ep's drew a bye
bicycle hikes, and goes roller skat
ing, as well as makes use of WAA
cabin.
People who are worried about
the "situation" after the ASTP
leaves, should find here the per
fect answer to their problem it
says here and in the bulletin from
the WAA.
If one has aspirations in WAA,
this is one way of getting points
for it
Sooners Open
Grid Session
On Monday
NORMAN, O k 1. Oklahoma's
13 returning lettermen, plus sev
eral squad men and several play
ers from the 1943 junior varsity
squad, will plunge into a 24-day
spring football practice starting
March 6, at Owen field here,
Coach Dewey "Snorter" Luster
has announced.
The Sooners have lost three all-
Big Six players from their con
ference championship club of
1943, Guard Gale Fulghum, Tackle
Lee Kennon and Fullback Bob
Brumley, co-captain. Other last
year's lettermen gone include
Ends Onier Burgert, Joe Breeden
and Jim Desmond, Tackle Jim
Gassaway, Center Lewis Dunn
and Backs Boone Baker, Bill
Geter and Lloyd Meinert.
Returning Lettermen.
Returning lettermen include
three starting backs, Derald Le
bow, Charley Heard and Homer
Sparkman, and also Bob Mayfield,
Merle Dinkins, Louis Dollarhide,
John Harley, Elvin Jackson, Bob
Estep, Don Link, Thurman Tigart,
Don Tillman and Co-captain W. G.
"Dub" Wooten. Lebow was an all
Big Six back, Mayfield all-Big Six
center, and Wooten all-Big Six
end.
In addition. Luster said Archie
Bradley, end on the Oklahoma
team of 1942, would probably join
the Oklahoma squad this fall. Re
cently declared 4-F, Br Hey has
said he intends to return to the
university. He was an all-state
high school end from Muskogee
in 1940.
"However we may use him at
wingback," says Luster, "He's got
the speed and size for it, he blocks
and tackles well, he can run with
the ball and catch it with any of
them."
Either Dollarhide or Bob Berry,
lanky last year's squad man whom
a knee injury shelved before the
first game last season, may go
to the backfield this autumn, Lus
ter said. Lebow probably will be
moved to fullback.
The Sooner schedule for 1944 is:
Oct. 7, Texas Aggies at Norman;
Oct. 14, Texas at Dallas; Oct. 21.
Kansas State at Norman; Oct. 28,
Texas Christian at Norman; Nov.
4, Iowa State at Ames; Nov. 11,
Missouri at Norman (Homecom
inj; Nov. 18, Kansas at Lawrence;
Nov. 25, Oklahoma Aggies at
Stillwater, and Dec. 2, Nebraska
at Norman.
Baseball, Track,
Tennis Varsities
Formed at I-S
AMES. Iowa State college will
put varsity teams in the field this
spring in three sports, George F.
Veenker, director of athletics, has
announced. Those sports will be
baseball, track and tennis.
First practice of the season for
the diamond men was held early
this week," when 15 civilian candi
dates reported. Only two of them
have had previous Cyclone base
ball experience. Navy trainee can
didates will report next week.
The schedule of baseball games
is yet to be arranged.
The track team has two sure
dates -Drake Relays, April 29,
and Big Six conference meet, May
20. It is hoped to arrange two
dual track metis in April.
No dates for tennis meets have
yet been arranged.
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FijisWin, 24-14
SigCliiBvl7-13
The Tuesday night intramural
basketball games fount the Sig
Chi's downing the Z.B.T.-Sigma
Nu's 17 to 13. while the Phi Gams
won over the Pioneer Co-op 24-14.
Sig Chi-Z.B.T.-Sig. Nu.
The opening minutes of the first
half found both teams cold on their
shots, bu the Sig Chi's began hit
ting in the closing minutes of the
second quarter. The score at half-
time was Sig Chi 3 13. Z.B.T.-Sig
Nu 7.
In the second half only 10 points
were scored by both teams. The
Sig Chi's got 4 points, while the
Z.B.T.-Sig Nu's caged 6. Bell, the
Sig Chi's tall center, led the scor
ing with 6 points, with Schoe
maker and Fox of the Z.B.T.-Sig
Nu team scoring 4 e i :h. Final
score: Sig Chi's 17. B.B.T.-Sig Nu
13.
Sic Chi
f 7. B.T -5 N'J !'.
1 BOjle t 1
0 S.-h.je i.i.c i 2
fl Shi" I . ..- 1
0 Try.,- '1
1 Vox t 2
Tldd f
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Manz f
Moomaw f
Bell c
Ahner g
Wallin g
0 Knm r i 0
Kretzingrr g
0
Totals 1 2 Tola!? i 1
Phi Gam-Pioneer Co-op.
The first half was close with the
two clubs trading baskets. The
Phi Gams, using Andeison to good
advantage at the pivot position,
scored 10 points to the Co-op's 8
points in the first half.
In the second half, the Phi Gams
held the Co-op to 6 points while
they scored 14. Anderson was
high point man for the Phi Gams
with 10 and Miller caged 6 for
the Pioneer Co-op. The final score
stood Phi Gam's 24, Pioneer Co-op
14.
Phi Gam fg fg f PionrCo-jp in ft i
White f 3 0 2 Barker t 10 1
Jensen ( 0 ' 0 0 Neimar.n 2 ft 1
Stotts f 0 0 0 Curry c 1 u
Anderson c 5 0") Chap-P'!' I 0 fl 0
Vigh r 2 0 0 Teohim.i f. n 0 0
Herman g 2 0 0 Miller i Jul
Totals 12 0 2; Tota:. 7 0 3
Oklahoma Shows
Profit For Year
NORMAN, Okl. Feb. Athletic
Director Dale Arbuckle was smil
ing this week and no wonder.
University of Oklahoma ath
letics will make an estimated
profit of $8,754.64 the school year
1943-44. Arbuckle ha3 repotted to
Acting President George Cross.
This is regarded as a splendid
showing for a war yeai. La.t sea
son Oklahoma lost approximately
$9,000.
The Sooners were able to show
the profit despite a teirific drop in
football receipts for the Missouri
and Nebraska games at Columbia
and Lincoln. Normally these two
games together bring Oklahoma
$30,000.
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