Wednesday, October 9, 1946
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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By
George Ullllcr
For the first time in several
years, the nation's football ex
perts have recognized Nebraska
as at least a minor power in the
gridiron picture.
This week in the Associated
Press poll, which showed that
Dana X. Bible's Texas Longhorns
rate first among the pigskin elite,
the Cornhuskers . received three
votes which put them in a tie with
Nevada and Wisconsin far down
the list.
Behind the Longhorns came
Army and Notre Dame, while a
late season UN foe, the surpris
ingly strong UCLA team, is also
included in the Top Ten.
Statistics on the Iowa Univer
sity offense after three games
show that the Hawkeyes have
gained a total of 671 yards by
rushing as compared to 352 yards
for opponents. This is an average
of 4.5 yards per try for the Hawks
and 2.7 yards for opponents.
Via the airlanes the Iowans
have picked up 117 yards while
limiting opponents to 96 yards.
This indicates that the Husker
aerial defenses will be in for an
other testing, for in Emlen Tun
nell the Hawks have a needle-eye
passer. , ,
Word from the Iowa City camp
indicates that Dr. Eddie Ander
son has plenty of linemen, for
Line Coach Joe Sheetketski has
Injuries Hurt
Nubbins Hopes
For Victory
Monday's inclement weather did
not provide a let-up in the Nub
bins' preparation for their tussle
with the Kansas State "B" team
this week-end. Coach Ray Pro
chaska sent them into a lengthy
scrimmage against the freshman
team, using Wildcat plays. Run
ning in place, of the injured Bud
Gerlach was Bill Prall, Omaha
halfback, who scored one of the
touchdowns against Colorado last
week.
Backfield Replacements.
One of the main worries con
fronting Prochaska now is the
question of whom to use as back
field replacements in the event of
any more injuries to key per
formers. In addition to Gerlach,
neither Carl Dilldine nor Walt
Wilkins can be counted on for
much duty against K-State. Wil
kins has a badly bruised muscle
in hi lPtr while Dilldine. the No. 2
mmrtpr hark, twisted his ankle
and is hobbling about with great
difficulty. This leaves Del Wie
gand and Wally Hopp with the
task of carrying the brunt of tho
quarterback and fullback duties,
respectively.
Also on the injured list and not
counted on for action this week
is center Gail Gade, surrermg
from a twisted knee. Dick Short,
another Omaha boy, will probably
lake over the ball snapping job
for Gade.
The play of Wally Hopp has re
cently been of outstanding qual
ity, particularly on offense. In
last night's scrimmage against the
freshmen he continually banged
the line for big gains, and hifi
Derformance in both the Iowa
State and Colorado games put him
in the spotlight.
Defense Stressed.
Defense was the key point of
practice last night. The Nubbins
experimented with various types
of defense and then tapered off
with a light scrimmage. Prochaska
cannot afford to risk losing any
more men before the contest Fri
day, so very little rough stuff is
on the chart for the remainder of
the week.
The Kansas State boys will be
trying foi a comeback victory
against the, Huskers after drop
ping a 14 to 0 decision to the Uni
versity of Kansas reserves Friday
iiieht.
Running on the Nubbins first
string are P. Allen and Brestel
at ends, Sommers and Mussman
at tackles, Harrington and Gopg
lein at guards, and Short at cen
ter. In the backfield now are Wie
gnnd at .chjarterback, Schreiner
and Prall' Vat halves, snd Wally
Hopp .at fullback.
stated that there is not too much
difference between any of the top
21 linemen.
The same story holds true in
the backfield where Frank Car
ideo, one-time Missouri mentor,
has at least two and or.e-half
good backfields on hand. '
Included on the Hawkeye roster
are two former Creighton Univer
sity performers, End George Brod
ston and Fullback Johnny Tedore.
Tedore is regarded as a top pros
pect, and during his days in Blue
jay regalia was hailed as one of
the Missouri Valley's most promis
ing backfield stars.
Little Change
In IM Football
Loop Standings
There was little change in
league standings after four games
were played Monday. Sigma Phi
Epsilon moved into a first place
tie with Phi Delta Theta as they
dropped Kappa Sigma, 6-0, in
League I play. Delta Upsilon con
tinued to lead League II after
romping past Delta Tau Delta,
14-0.
Beta Sigs Advance.
Beta Sigma Psi moved up a
little when they squeezed past
Sigma Alpha Mu, 2-0. Gissler
broke thru to block a punt for an
automatic safety for the Beta Sigs.
Sigma Nu had a tough time stop
ping Phi Gamma Delta, but man
aged to win by a touchdown, 6-0.
Games today:
Field
1 Sigma Nu vs Sigma Phi Ep
silon 2 Delta Upsilon vs Beta Sigma
Psi
3 Alpha Tau Omega vs Sigma
Chi
4 Phi Delta Theta vs Zeta Beta
Tau
5 Brown Palace vs Phi Gamma
Delta.
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JOHN HUNTER
Iowa Halfback
Junior Cyclones
Finish Season
Against Drake 6B's
AMES, la. Coach Clayton
Sutherland and his Iowa State
"B" gridders close their abbrevi
ated season here Thursday night
when they face the "B" squad
from Drake.
The four-game season had the
Bees scheduled to face Ottumwa
NAB twice and the Nebraska and
Drake reserves once each.
Theater
Continued From Page 1.
apprenticeship in acting and pro
duction to the University Theater.
It affords an opportunity for all
interested students in the univer
sity to apply and develop their
talents in any phase of the theater.
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When the University of Ne
braska goes against the State
University of Iowa at Iowa City
Saturday, it will mark the first
appearance of a Cornhusker foot
ball team on Hawkeye sod since
1938. '
The teams have played 34 games
over a span of 54 years. Nebraska
has won 21 games, lost 10, tied 2.
The Cornhuskers came through
their 31-0 victory over Kansas
State without casualties. Cletus
Fischer, left halfback, was given
a rest most of the afternoon due
to Injuries picked up in the Min
nesota game which have been slow
to heal.
Although Dick Hutton, the
breakaway ambler from Auburn,
was the bright offensive spark for
the Cornhuskers. another half
back managed to haul his light out
from under the bushel of inac
tivity. Another Punter.
Jim Myers of York showed
possibilities as a shifty, hard run
ner but more important to Coach
Bernie Masterson, Myers also
handled the punting chores cred
itably. The Huskers have been weak
in this department. Roy Long,
Blair towhead, has been travel
ing many yards each game. run
ning on and off the gridiron when
a punt is needed.
The Kansas State contest en
abled Coach Masterson to clear
the bench. He used 42 players
which was the full complement
suited up.
The Husker passing attack
showed potency against the
Wildcats, providing one touch
down and setting up others.
Against Minnesota, Nebraska
N Club Luncheon'
Scheduled Today
In Student Union
The first official N Club func
tion of the year will be held today
when members gather fc a noon
luncheon at the Student Union.
Secretary Al Brown asks that
all members be present for the
luncheon which begins at 12 and
will be over by 1 p. m. At that
time plans for the initiation of
new members will be discussed.
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It may sound easy over the
but it's really a tough, tiring, nerve
racking business. You have to spout
as many as 600,000 words in a football
season, and heaven help you if your
tongue slips! In today's Saturday Eve
ning Post, Pete Martin tells you just
how tricky a job it is; he gives ya a
fascinating play-by-play description of
ace sporta announcer Byrum Saam in
action. Be sure not to miss this lively
article in the new Post.
He Talks a Wonderful Touchdown
by PETE MARTIN
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was unable to complete a pass.
Against Kansas State, the
Huskers completed six of nine
for a yardage gain of 124 yards.
The same Cornhusker line
which forced Minnesota. into the
air lines for victory, held Kansas
State to a deficit of 16 yards
rushing. The( Wildcats gained 59
yards, lost 75 on running plays.
Bernie In Action.
Coach Masterson helped Ne
braska to three victories over
Iowa in 1931, 1932 and 1933. The
latter two contests were decided
by one point. Coach Masterson's
kuick thinking turned a bobbled
attempt at a placekick into a
game-winning touchdown in 1933.
He scooped up the fumbled
snapback which Jack Miller had
attempted to set up for a field
goal. Bernie whistled around the
Hawkeye right end for the touch
down that eventually won the
gctme.
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