Wednesday, November 20 1946
THE DAILY NEBRASKA
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By
George Miller
After the continuous emphasis
on offensive formations, this
year's football teams are devoting
considerable time to perfecting
defenses against the "T" forma
lion as witness the "Oklahoma
maneuvers last week against Mis
souri. Coach Jim Tatum set up an un
orothdox barricade against the
Tiger attack, in which the quar-
terback dropped out of the lineup
on defense and was replaced by
an additional guard.
Against this formation, in which
the Sooners lined up with seven
men on the line, two line backers
and two more backs farther to
the rear, the vicious Missouri run
ning attack couldn't get started.
Loyd Brinkman, Bob Hopkins
and Howie Bonnet were complete
ly stifled by the red-shirted Okla
homans who romped away with
a 27-6 victory.
. The Sooners have been sift-cess-
ful throughout the season in halt
ing the opponents ground attack,
as they ranked fourth last week
in rushing defense, allowing op
ponents an average gain ot 65.3
yards per game.
Just how the Huskers, depend
ing chiefly on the speedy sprints
of Dick Ilutton, Rill Moomey and
other swifties, will fare against
. . such experienced opposition is a
question
It appears that the Nebraska
passers, Sam Vacanti, Dick
Thompson and Fred Metheny will
have to warm up their pitching
arms if the Scarlet is to function
effect ivcly against the Norman
team.
Nebraska passers are paced fcy
Vacanti, who has completed 13 of
40 efforts for a gain of 233 yards.
Dick Thompson has connected on
eight of 14 attempts for a gain of
72 yards and Fred Metheny's
tosses have been good 10 of 27
times for a gain of 107 yards.
The only other pass this year by
the Huskers was attempted by
v Roy Long who lofted a desperate
heave early in the year's action.
The conference two-mile .
championship at Norman Satur
day gave positive indications
that the Big Six indoor meet
this season will be on a par with
prewar years.
Times turned"in by the distance
runners from the loop teams were
just as good as the clockings re
corded in 1941 when the Big Six
athletic picture was virtually un
otuched by the war. Taken as a
group the first 25 finishers league
test came thru with performances
at least as good as those of pre
war competition .
A trio of Nebraska runners,
Phil Myers, Jim Martin and Har
old Kopf, finished well back in
the overall standings, yet the three
were clocked in their fastest times
of the season.
If you notice a football player
pinching himself ' to see if he's
really awake, it's probably End
Ralph Damkroger who has sky
rocketed into the varsity gridorn
picture from nowhere.
A couple of weeks ago the
Dewitt, Nebraska, athlete was
toiling with Pop Klein's frosh
squad and then he was moved
up to the Nubbins where he
sparkled in an intra-squad
rivalry between the B team and
the freshmen.
One week later Damkroger was
advanced to the varsity rquad and
on Saturday he got his first taste
of action against a Big Six foe.
The 190 pound kingman turned in
a good showing against the Cy
clones along with Jim McWilliams,
another B team stalwart who was
promoted.
Now both players are listed as
members of the traveling squad
for the trip to Oklahoma and the
west roast, one of the best jaunts
to be taken by any collegiate
eleven this fall.
Pretty last moving for Dam
kroger who did not play any high
school football.
llulton Tops Pass Catchers
Dick Hutlon leads the Nebraska
pass receivers, having caught live
passes for a gain of 160 yards in
cluding two touchdowns. Bill
Moomey has been on the receiv
ing end of seven tosses but they
have been good for a gain of only
78 yards.
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IIUSKER GAME CAPTAIN
Frannie Leik, veteran guard,
will captain Nebraska Saturday
in the all-important battle with
Oklahoma at Norman which will
settle the championship hopes of
both teams. ;
Scarlet IKIopes Sag;
Joe Partington G-Ourt
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the government and will receive
$50 a month in addition. They
will became commissioned officers
of th'e regular Navy, Marine Corps,
or of the Reserve, upon graduation
and will serve two years active
duty.
Applications must be forward
ed in time for receipt by the ex
amination board by Dec. 17. The
university is acting as the Navy's i
local civilian representative and j
can supply specific information :
about the program.
That bothersome injury jinx
which has pursued Nebraska foot
ball fortunes for the past month
bobbed up again in full strength
Tuesday as Center Joe Parting
ton, a mainstay of the Husker
eleven, suffered a broken right
hand in scrimmage action.
The light weight pivot man is
one of the best centers in the
midwest and his injury throws
a serious crimp into Nebraska
hopes for an upset win over the
powerful Oklahoma eleven on
Saturday.
Partington's understudies, Jim
Thomson and Jim Taylor, have
seen little action in recent games
during which Little Joe handled
both offensive and defensive
chores in superlative fashion.
Severe Blow.
Nebraska chances will drop de
cidedly if Partington cannot get
into the contest, but it is hoped
that he will be able to handle
the defensive duties if the injury
heals quickly. Ball-snapping ac
tivities will probably be entrusted
to Thomson and Taylor.
Prior to the Partington mis
hap the Huskers had been run
ning through a drill with such
fire that all talk of lack of spirit
seemed to be a mistake.
Of the first string M illard Bun
ker and Alex Cochrane were run
ning at ends, Carl Samuelson and
Vern Stiner were at tackles, game
captain Frannie Leik or Fred
Lorenz and Gene Wilkins at
guards, Partington at center, Fred
Metheny at quarterback, Dick
Hutton and Bill Moomey at half
backs, and Tom Novak at full
back. The burly Novak is back in
fighting trim and should see con
siderable service against the
rugged Sooners who boast one of
the nation's toughest forward
walls.
Second String.
Bob Schleiger or Jack Hazen
and Jack Pesek were at ends on
the second outfit, with John Sed
lacek and Gordon Hall at tackles.
Bob Lipps" and Leik at guards,
Thomson at center, Dick Thomp
son at quarterback, Jimy Myers
and Pat Rooney at halfbacks and
Wally Hopp at fullback.
The third team lined up with Jim Mc
Willlams and Fran Mandula at left end.
Bob Test at l-ft tackle. Bob Devinv at
left guard, Taylor at center. Jerry Jacupke
at right guard. Mike DiBase and Oscar
Mussman at right tackie. Ralph Dam
kroger and Ed Nyden at right end. Sara
Vacanti at quarterback. Roy Long at left
half. Cleius Kiachir and Harvey Stroud
at right half and Jerry Moore and i-ranlc
Collopy at fullback.
FOOTBALL MOVIES
Movies of the Iowa State
Nebiaska football game will
be shown at the coliseum at
7:30 Wednesday night, accord
ing to an announcement by the
university athletic department.
Turkey Race
Winners to Get
Poultry Prizes
The annual Turkey Race is to
be held next Monday at 4:30
p. m. on the university campus.
The race is sponsored by the in
tramural sports department and
is open to any man enrolled
at UN who hasn't previously let
tered in track or who isn't dUt
for the two mile squad.
Any organization may enter as
many men as it wishes. The or
ganization must have at least six
finishers to qualify for participa
tion points. Each contestant will
provide his own equipment.
The runners wiH begin at the
coliseum and proceed south. At
the quadrangle, they will shift
west to the concrete seat near
the old library. From there the
competitors will turn north, go
through the stadium, around the
field house and end in front of
the reviewing stand on the prac
tice field.
Turkey for Winner.
The prizes are a trophy for
the winning group, and medal and
a turkey for the individual win
ner, a medal and a goose for the
number two man, a duck 'for the
third place winner, chickens for
the fourth and fifth finishers, a
T shirt for sixth place, a box of
candy for the man who comes
in seventh, shower clogs for the
eighth place winner, two new
tennis balls for the ninth partic
ipant, two pair of sweat sox for
the man who finishes tenth, and
an egg for the one who comes in
last.
Entries are due at Room 2i)7
in the Coliseum before 5 p. m.
Friday.
Pershing Rifle
All members of Fershing
Rifles and any ROTC basics
who are interested in the group
are requested to be present at
a meeting in Nebraska Hall,
room 208, at 5 o'clock today.
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OKLAHOMA THREAT Fullback Eddie Davis, rough and tough
line crasher, will be doing his best to blast the Huskers' bid for
Big Six championship honors. Davis is a left footed punter and a
right handed passer as well as being a punishing runner.
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Friday, Nov. 22
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man is a new press-box quarterback who calk the
'4 plays by telephone from high in the stands. An
interesting article in today' issue of The Saturday
Evening Post tells about Luke Johnsos his tele
phone signals have resulted in pleuly of touchdowns
for tiie Chicago Bears. Don't fail to read
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