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Page 4 THE NEBRASKAN Friday, March 8, 1946 Watson, Sedlacek Score Ctnocfcouts By Bob Holland. Third round knockouts by Wayne Watson and John Sedlacek highlighted the hot and heavy ac tion seen at the intramural box ing semi-finals in the Coliseum ring last night. Sixteen contestants traded leather in decisions, TKO's and knockouts, to get slots in the final bouts next week. Sid Wells decisioned Bob Beck in a free swinging featherweight bout to open the evening. Then Del Roth, in the night s smoothest ex hibition of boxing outclassed Jim Welsh in a straight round in the 135 pound division. On the welterweight docket. Wayne Watson, probably the hard est hitting: man for his sixe, in the tourney, swung- for two rounds at taller Ed McElligott. Finally, in the third round, he caught the tall boy with a series of lefts and rights that brought a TKO. Closest event on the card was the other welter match between John Ei nung and Hal Haldeman. Both traded hard left jabs and in punches for all six minutes, but Haldeman eked out a decision. In the 160 pound division, hard hitting Gould Flagg pounded Neils Johnson for two rounds, to take a decision despite Johnson's last round barrage that had him grog gy. Then Bob Lipps' jarring jabs and aggresive moving in earned him a unanimous decision over Bill Sloan. John Sedlacek and Stan Daf- fer, heavy artillery boys, put on the slugfest of the evening. After exchanging haymakers with Daf fer for half the bout, Sedlacek be gan to hurt his opponent, and he caught him coming off the ropes in the third with a right that end ed the fight. In the second heavy weight pairing, Mac Robinson won by decision over Bill Matteson, matches, and Charlie and Dick Miller judged the contestants. I he Jightheavy matches were postponed because of lack of time, and will be held tonight or Tues day. The winners will meet in the fi nals next Tuesday at 8, and the awards will be presented to the champions after the bouts. Results: 126 lbs.: Wells decisioned Beck, 135 lbs.: Roth decisioned Welch. 147 lbs.: Watson TKO over Mc- Elligott; Haldeman decisioned Ei- nung. 160 lbs.: Flagg decisioned John son; Lipps decisioned Sloan. Heavyweight: Sedlacek KO over Daffer; Robinson decisioned Mat teson. Husker Brown Named to Big 6 2nd Team Spot The champion Kansas univer sity cagers and the runner-up Oklahoma Sooners each placed two men on the Associated Press all-Big Six basketball team for the 1945-46 season. Charlie Black and Otto Schnell- bacher for the Jayhawks and Paul Courty and Jack Landon for Ok lahoma teamed with Bob Petersen of Iowa State to compose the first five. One Nebraska player, Joe1 Brown, was named to a guard spot on the second team, while Don Barry, Bob Korte and Leo Schneider received honorable mention. Landon Only Repeater. The rugged Sooner defenseman, Landon, was the only repeater on the squad from last year's selec tions, while Black was an out standing performer on the 1942, 1943 and 1946 quintets. In addition to Brown on the second team, the AP listed Dave Weatherby and Jay Payton of Kansas State, Owen Peck of Kan sas and Jim Stark of Iowa State. Missouri was the only confer ence school which was not repre sented on the first and second teams. Brown was a Nebraska stand out all season, and he closed the , campaign against Kansas State y with a 20 point performance. A J speedy ball-hawk and an alert defensive man, the Akron, Ohio, NROTC player was high scorer for the Scarlet this season and placed tenth in the Big Six scor ing race with an average of 8.8 points per game. Indicative of the KU domina tion of Big Six play was the fact that in addition to three men on the first two teams, three other Jayhawks were named in the honorable mention list. This gave "Phog" Allen's crew a total of six places on the roll of outstanding performers. Catherine of Russia had a horse which she called, "Butch." "Wigwam" is the Southern In dian word for a heated teepee. ifHjil!!llii..i!li.') (GoaisiisBi LeatiEncir V 'WW Net Exact IItrUa New and distinctive styles are shown to best advantage in supple Goatskin . . . Comfortably cut, expertly tailored, with rayon linings. JACKETS Conventional styles or Battle Jacket types .... Zipper fronts. 25 & 27 COATS Button or zipper front models! $23 & 28.50 Men's Furnishings, First Floor. Open Thursday Night Til Nine GIVE TO THE RED CROSS! h ... ,ya, i--'- em mm Love at First Sight! Alice Stuart Blouses Tie Necklines in Three Styles Jetcel colors . . . everything from Shocking black! Wonderful, radiant rayon crepes Sixes 32 to 38 and gems at these prices! to i Pebble Crepe a rayon fabric, long sleeve, shirring at shoulders, bow-tie neck style in white black or C91 Pink 0 &4 I Short Sleeve Style with braided bind Ing ties at the neckline. In pink, white or Shocking . 495 Long Sleeve Style bow-tie neckline in white, yellow or dusty pink 6 In Our Sportswear Shop! GOLD'! . . . Tfclr FliH