""ffieHnescfay, February 13, 1946 THE NEBRASKAN Sooners Top Husker Cage Quint, 51-44 Inaccuracy at the free throw line cost the Nebraska basketball team an upset victory over the Oklahoma Sooners Monday night at the coliseum, for the Huskers outscored the visitors from the field, but lost a 51-44 contest to Bruce Drake's hustling quintet. The Comhuskers came to life vith a roar late in the first half, and wiped out a 15 to 4 Oklahoma ead. As the half ended Pop Klein's crew was trailing by one point, 22 to 21. With five minutes left in the Kame, a conference affair, the Huskers were behind, 36-34, but the more experienced Sooners, led by .all-conference guard. Jack Landon, pulled away, using their free throw prowess to secure their margin of victory. Don Buelow and Bill Whaley cashed in on charity tosses late in the game, as the over-anxious Huskers, fighting to get posses sion of the ball, committed nu merous fouls. Gayle Lebsack led the Nebraska scorers with eight points, all com ing on long one hand set shots. Lithe Don Barry gave the Soon ers plenty of trouble under both basket?, while Bob Korte came through with needed points in the second half to keep the Scarlet cagers in contention. Courty Paces Sooners. Paul Courty, left handed shot maker, led the Oklahoma scorers with 15 points, while Dick Reich and Landon kept the Nebraska rebound efforts stifled. The Huskers potted 17 field goals to 16 for the Sooners, but the visitors cashed in on 19 of 30 free throws to keep their Big Six championship hopes alive. Nebras ka cagers connected with only 10 of 26 charity tosses, and watched their victory hopes go glimmer ing when the southern invaders added to their narrow lead late in Page 3 UN Hoopsters Face Jayhawks At Lawrence After forcing the second-place Oklahoma quintet to extend it self Monday night, the Nebraska cagers meet the University of Kansas tonight in Lawrence in a Big Six conference game. Eleven Man Squad. Coach Pop Klein has named a probable eleven man squad for the trip, in which the Huskers will run into the league leading Jay hawks. The Kansas five scored a 56 to 45 win over the Scarlet when the two clubs met in Lin coln early in January. Guard Leo Schneider will make the trip if his shin splint troubles have improved enough to allow him to play. Other members mak ing the trip are: Don Barry, Bob Korte, Joe Brown, Gayle Leb sack, Mac Robinson, Fred Hecox, Jim Sandstedt. Dale Livingston, Tom Cook and Chuck Mulvaney. Dorm Chooses Twelve New Officers Monday Coeds at the women's residence halls elected new officers at the annual election Monday night. Those elected were: Governor, Betty Hurlbert; social chairman, Peg Hansen and Barbara Row land; assistants, Grace Smith, Kay Coptle, and Helen Colberg; secre tary, Penny Anderson; W. A. A. representative, Jo Sage; and Rose mary Beighler; treasurer, Eva Crangle; academic chairman, Vicki Chilquist; and public chair man, Kay Wenk. There are 500 islands in the Aegean Sea. Beauty Queens . . . (Continued from Page 1.) Poulous, Donna Alfrey, Dorothy Thompson, Barbara Blackburn, Marcile Schmid, Evelyn Ains worth, Janice Campbell, Patricia Winter. Jean Boean. Colleen Kahoa and Betty Jean Latta. ihe beauty queens will be pre sented by Joyce Crosby, editor of the Cornhusker. and Margaret Newmann, president of Student Foundation. This will be the first time the finalists have been presented in this manner, which is reviving the idea of matinee dances. Thev are usually presented in the Corn- Nolice Gerald Kathol, president of the University of Nebraska N club, today requested all Ne braska N men to send their present addresses to: Athletic Department, University of Ne braska, Lincoln. He said the file has been outdated by the war and the information is needed for correspondence and reference purposes. husker or at the Interfraternity Ball. London now has fewer than 4,000 taxis. the game, as thev cashed in on free throws. Box score: Oklahoma fg Buelow, f i Mines, f o Krouse, f o 1 4 (I 3 7 0 n Whaley, f Reich, c Kpaulding, c . . . Landon, g (GC. Courty, g McKenzie, g , . . , Krone, s Lewis, g o ft -7 0-0 0-0 2-3 4-(l 0- 0 ft-11 1- 1 l-0 1-2 0-0 pf pl J 8 , Total i g-3o 23 I Nebraska fg IBrown, f 1 Htox, f 2 :Barry, c 2 Schneider, g 2 1el.sack, g 4 Mulvaney, f 0 KoDlnson, t 3 Korte, c 2 COOK. .Livingston, g 1 ft 1- 2 0-1 4-12 2- 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 3- 4 0-0 0-1 pf pi a S 3 3 i Totala 17 jo-26 27 44 I Scort at half: Oklahoma 22, Nebraska T Olftcialn: Dick Pulliam, fSrand Inland coiii'kc; mi kg unerneiman, Kansas State. Ray Milland is wearing an In dian guide's leather uniform dur ing fishing trips to Balboa in or der to break it in for his role in Paramount's forthcoming histori cal drama, "California." Always welcome J OTTlD UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-CCXA COMPANY BY LINCOLN COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY 2120 G STREET Z ... JD. v ? 1WING TIN V 1; TT V a rnuLER 4 PAifi i