Friday, March 12, 19-18
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BY FRITZ SIMPSON
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Congratulations to Coach Harry
Gdbd and his Nebraska basketball
team. The Huskcrs won 11 games
and lost 13 to finish their most
successful season since 1937. The
Nebraska quintet of 1937 won 13
and lost seven. Coach Good has
made great st les in building
basketball tnio an increasingly
popular sport i Nebraska. Dur
ing his first two seasons as head
cage mentor, he has produced
teams which finished with better
records than other Husker cage
teams in the past decade. And
next year's team should be even
better. With another year of ex
penence under their belts, the
1948-1949 Cornhuskers should be
a definite title contender.
An interesting comparison is
noted in trie scoring of this year's
rage team and that of the 1937
i -uad. The Huskers broke the old
1 int-per-game average this year
iih a 56.2 average in conference
play. This mark was made while
the Nebraskans were winning five
games and losing seven. In 1937
Coach Harold Browne's quintet
won nine loop contests and lost
two. The point average then was
38.9. This is another example of
basketball's change in the past
several years from a defensive
game to an offensive game.
Every sports writer thinks he
is qualified to pick an all-Ameri
can all-eonference or an all-star
team of some kind when the end
of a season rolls around. So I'll
stick my neck out and pick an
all-conference cage squad. My
basis for choosing these players
will have to be, basically, on their
performances against the Husk
ers here in the Coliseum.
First Team.
Forward, Courty, (Okla.).
Forward, Ketberford, (Neb.).
Center. Watt, (Okla.).
Guard, Shannon (K-State).
Guard. Schnellbaeher, (Kas.).
Second Team.
Forward, Pippin, (Mo.).
Forward. Ilowey, (K-SUte).
Center, Jenkins, (Mo.).
Guard, Merchant, (Okla.).
Guard, Peterson, (I-State).
Honorable mention; Peirpont,
Missouri? Eskridge, Kansas;
Harman and Brannum, Kansas
State; Ray Wehde and Paulson,
Iowa State; Metzger and Bese
mann, Colorado; Mosser and
Cox, Nebraska.
Here are my reasons for pick
ing these men: Courty was a high
scorer and a top rebounder on
Oklahoma's defending conference
champions. He was placed on
many all-star teams this season,
so he merits a berth on my team.
Claude Retherford, Nebraska's
high scorer, was one of the most
deceptive players in the loop. His
change of pace, aggressiveness
and good basket eye made nun
a difficult man to stop.
Waters showed hi ability
against the Huskers when those
two teams broke all kinds of
scoring records here in Lincoln.
He was rough under the basket,
and was deadly on tip-ins. Wa
ters' last half 17-point perform
ance against the Huskers was a
main factor "m his winning a
berth on the first team. Shannon
was the top performer on Kan
sas State's championship quintet.
He was an excellent long shot and
a terrific jumper. Schnellbaeher
was the outstanding player on a
not-too-successful Kansas team.
He was the play-maker and num
ber one rebounder on Coach Phog
Allen's five.
The same remarks could be
said about the second team mem
bers. Howey was Kansas State's
play-maker and an excellent shot
with plenty of speed. Pippin
played steady, cool basketball all
season for the Tigers, and Jenkins
was their too scorer and rebound
man. Merchant demonstrated that
he was one of the best ball hand
lers in the conference when the
Sooners played here. Bob Peter
sen, ' Iowa State, completes the
second team. The Cyclone -guard
was shifty, fast and dangerous on
long one-handed push shots.
So those men are my 1947-48
all-star players in the Big Seven
conference. Any writer would
have a difficult time trying to
pick an all-loop squad. The Big
Seven had one of its best seasons
in history, and every team was
loaded with outstanding players.
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FRANK POTTS, veteran Uni
versity of Colorado track coach,
who has been named referee of
the twenty-third Kansas Relays
to be held April 17 in Lawrence.
The selection honors the Big
Seven's newest school, the Buf
faloes having been officially ad
mitted to the old Big Six last
December I.
Vet Sports
Nearly one-third of all patients
in Veterans Administration hos
pitals take part in sports activi
ties, many of which have been
adapted to the limitations of vet
erans' disabilities. During Novem
ber, 1947, for example, 31 percent
(31.567) of the 106.000 patients
participated in some form of
sport.
16 Frosli Win
Cage Numeral;
Coach Tony Shnrpc. freshman
cape mentor, announced the
ruimes of sixteen freshmen who
were awarded numeral sweaters
for the past basketball season.
Altho the frosh were unable to
have outside s competition, under
Big Seen conference rules, they
had several intra-squad tilts. In
the games against the Nubbins
the freshmen handed them three
defeats while only losing one.
Those awarded sweaters were
Doug Barry, Bill Cronan, Bob
Gasten, Bob Gates, Dave Graef,
Dick Garver, Dick Means. Ralph
Haynes, Bob Pierce, .Toe Malaoeh,
Jesse Sell, Darrell Bmndenherg,
Jim Walsh, Larry Walsh, Merle
Reiding and Ray LucM.
Vet TTatcr Basketball
Sports directors m several Vet
erans Administration hospitals
devised a water-basketball game
for patients paralyred from the
waist down. AM participants must
obtain permission from their phy
sicians Tsef ore playing. Inner tubes
or pontoon swimming trunks are
worn by those who feel the need
for added buoyancy. Although
rules ary at each hospital, all
call for a single goal located
either in the center of the pool
or hanging from a diving board.
TRYOITS FOR THE KOSMFT
KUTt spring review will be
held today from 3 p m to 6 p m
in Room 315 of the Union
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GOPHF.R CENTER Big Jim
Mclntyre was named by Ne
braska's capers to a berth on
their all-opponent team, Mc
lntyre scored 27 points against
the Huskers early in the season
when Minnesota defeated Ne
braska, 63-59. Mclntyre was the
second high scorer in the big
nine.
Grand Island
Defeats Prep
In First Came
Grand Island's cape. quintet
edeed Oreiehton Pi-en. 38-29.
Thursday Si'tornoon before 11,000
fans, largest crowd ever to wit
ness a state tournament opening
round game.
The Islanders, defending Class
A champions, jumped to an early
lead and held a 16-S first quarter
margin. At one time in the sec
ond quavter they had extended
their lead to 21-8. Prep found the
range late in The second s1an7a
and brought the score to 21-15 at
half-time.
Dale Toft topped scorers on
both teams wflh IS points. Knick
rohm. Grand Island forward, took
runner-up honors wilh 11 eount
ters. Benson dropped four field
ers and a free toss for the Omaha
team to collect nine points.
Two overtime contests fea
tuved the class C games. Valley
defeated Sargent Si -29, in an ex
tra period, and Wakefield defeat
ed Grant, S5-S1.
Other first round scores:
Stanton SS, Answorth 31.
Ord 35, Wahoo 2ft.
Crete 47, Gering 44.
Seward 41. Ovad S3.
Wavrely 38, Arapahoe 25.
Friend 51, Springview 37,
The girl's intramural 'swimming
meet has been postponed until a
later date. All participants will
be notified as to the future date
as soon as it has been difinitely
set.
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