The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, May 16, 1948, Page Page 3, Image 3

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    Sunday, May 16, 1948
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Paae 3
Alliance High School Wins
Prep Track Championships
For the second straight year a western team won
the state track championships, as a strong squad from Al
liance walked off with top honors in the Class A division.
Mitchell won the Class B title, Harrington wDn the Class
C ribbon, and Brady took first place honors in Class D.
Alliance came to Lincoln with p
a well-rounaea team ana scored i
hurdles, the
pole valut to
City
feet,
gold
heavily in the
broad jump and
win the meet.
Irving Thode of Loup
won the broad jump at 21
9 and . 7i inches to win
medal honors.
The feature race of the meet
did not come off as expected as
Hobe Jones from Lincoln, who
has twice bettered the state half
mile record, faltered in the stretch
and won in a time of 2:00.3.' Don
Moorhous won the gold medal for
the second straight year with a
clocking of 2:00.0.
Frederick Myers won gold
medal honors in the high jump
with 6 feet Vs inch. Myers just
missed at 6 feet 2 and Vi inches,
which would beat the old record.
The Class A division picked up
another gold medal as Rich Reese
of Omaha Central threw the dis
cus 148 feet, 10 and aA inches.
A lad from Holdrege, Ted Lof
gren, won gold medal honors In
the shotput with a toss of 48 feet,
11 and inches.
Hob Cook, from Lincoln High,
won gold mefial honors in the pole
vault, topping 12 feet, 1 inches.'
Alliance picked up another first ,
place in the high hurdles as
Krause won' in the gold medal !
time of :15.4.
Taylor, a junior from Omaha
Tech high school, was the meet's
only double gold medal winner as
he won the 100-yard dash in :10.4
and the 220-yard dash in :22.5.
Class A and class C tied for the'
gold medal, 'in the 200-yard low (
hurdles as Cathro of Omaha and
Chapman of Wymore both wori:
with a time pi :23.7.
Marvin Zimmerman of Nebias-j
ka City, who placed second last
year and still beat the old -state
record in the mile run, was gold
medal winner this year with a
time of 4:40.1. .
The best comparative time of
the whole meet was turned in by
a boy from a class C school. Sco
ville of Hartington won the 440
yard dash with the fine time of
:51.6.
Ag YMCA Nine
Downs City Y
In Annual Tilt
Nebraska's Ag YMCA gained
possession of the "big brown jug"
Friday when it defeated the City
YMCA, 6-5, in their annual soft
ball game.
Dale Stauffer captained the Ag
team, and Axel Boilsen led the
City outfit. Duane Neilsen and
Norm Holmberg hurled for the
winners, while Don Kinscher went
all the way for the losing nine.
Gordon Lippitt, executive sec
retary of the University YMCA,
played one-half of the game for
each team. A picnic was held after
the game. Don Crowe presented
the "jug" to Dale Stauffer, ag
campus president.
A three run Ag rally in the
final frame knotted the score and
sent the game into an extra in
ning. Myron Gustavson slashed a
single to center scoring Lloyd
Wirth to win the contest.
Ted Sorensen, Don Kinscher
and Jim Johnston were outstand
ing for the losing City team.
AG ED
Prep Students Are
Entertained at UN.
. Over 1,000 high school students
were on hand Friday and Satur
day to view the state high school
track and field meet. The Stu
dent Foundation was host to many
of the visitors at a party held
Friday afternoon in the Union.
On hand to greet the prepsters
were members of the N club and
a student committee headed by
Sally Holmes.
The program included the serv
ing of cokes and brownies and
the showing of pictures of the
University athletic events.
PHIL RAYNARD
smoke
CHESTERFIELDS
He says:
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Chesterfield yar
chcics of coll9
after ytat first
ten and women.
THE WHOLE PARK
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come our fob fun:
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44th season for Lincoln's only
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kl CW the FLYING SCOOTERS
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SKATE! PICNIC! PLAY!
Dance a: King's
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HARRY MEGINNIS will make his bid for sprint and broad jump
honors in the Big Seven track and field championships in Memor
ial Stadium May 21-22. Harry is defending champion in the broad
jump at 23 feet 8 inches. He also placed second in the 220 and
fourth in the century in last year's meet.
The Husker holder of the Conference broad jump record has posted
notice that he will again be a threat in the 100 yard dash event
again this year. Harry nipped Dick Hutton in the century feature
last week by pacing off a fast 9.9.
UN Tennis,
Golf Teams
Drop Wichita
Nebraska University's golf and
tennis teams scored their first
double victory of the season
Thursday.
John Bumstead, Husker golfer,
fired a one-under-par 71 on Lin
coln's Hillcrest Country Club
course to pace the Nebraska
linksmen to a 15-i win over
Wichita.
Golf summaries: John Bum
stead, Nebraska, defeated Ray
Eakin. 3-0. Al Litterto. Wichita,
defeated Don Spomer, 2'-M.
Ryder and Stroh defeated Doug
las and Hamilton, 3-0. Spomer
and Bumstead defeated Litterton
and Eakin, 3-0.
Tennis summaries: Slezak, Ne
braska, defeated Crum, 6-3, 6-0.
Lee, Nebraska, defeated Davidson,
6-2, 6-3. Bauman, Nebraska, de
feated Abel, 6-2, 6-2. Berschauer,
Wichita, defeated Ostergaard, 6-1,
6-3. Slezak and Ostergaard de
feated Crum and Berschauer, 6-2,
6-3. Bauman and Lee defeated
Davidson and Abel, 7-5, 6-8, 6-2.
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