""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
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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."
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