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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Page 7 Wednesday, November 24, 1948 Picking Wins Easy for 'Daily9 Sport Experts The Daily Nebraskan football experts are nearing the end of a season where upsets have been the rule rather than the excep tion, yet they stand bloody but un bowed with a fine over-all aver age. After ten weekly selections, they have picked 456 games cor rectly out of 600 for a percentage of .760. Percentage High To indicate how successful that mark is, "Pigskin Pete," who picks the games each week for the Sporting News last year finished with an average of .756. As the figures now stand, three Daily Ne braskan experts have better marks than that. With one week left to go, Man aging Editor Cub 'Clem leads the nack with a percentage of .820, two games ahead of News Editor Fritz Simpson, whose mark is an even .800. This week's games are particularly significant in that, if Kansas State beats St. Louis and Georgia Tech beats Georgia, Simpson will move into a tie with Clem for top honors. Trailing these two are Sports Editor Harold Abramson, five games behind Clem with an aver age of .770, Jack Donovan of the university publicity department with an average bf .740, News Editor Lee Harris at .730, and Bob Phelps, erstwhile News Editor with an even .700, 12 games be hind Clem. Clem at Top Fritz Simpson started the year right by picking every game cor rectly, but during the second week-end, Harold Abramson moved into a tie for first place. For one week, Abramson re mained on top, and then Clem gained four games to jump from fourth place into a first place tie with Abramson and Simpson. He has remained on top ever since, gradually lengthening his lead over Simpson. Simpson has this one last chance to catch the leader, and both Kansas State and Georgia Tech must win if he is to do it. The final winner will receive a new, shiny coin to help him pick the annual bowl games. II usher Itinerary The Husker grid team's con densed Itinerary of its trip to Portland for Saturday's contest with Oregon State: Tl KM)AV 1:00 p. m.-Entrain at Rnrllngton. 11:40 P. m. I -ravr Lincoln. WKIIXKSDAV 10:15 a. m. Arrive Edremont. 8. D. 4:3 p. m. Arrive Shertdan, Yy. eierrle. 8:45 p. m. Arrive Killings, Mont. Till B-SDAY. 11:45 a. m. Arrive Mtasonla, Mont. (workout at Montana t field). S:l.t p. m. I -rave MluMwla. 8:35 p.m. Arrive Spokane, Wash. FRIDAY 7:35 a. m. Arrive Portland. (Work out In afternoon, snow la eveninr.) SAT I BOAT 2:60 p. m. Oaine at Multnomah Sta dium. KCNDAY 8:lt a.m. I-eve Portland. Tl KSDAY 7:00 a. m. Arrive I.lnroln. Sad Story The Associated Press reports that 13,084 fifths of liquor were crushed by a bulldozer in In dianapolis. The liquor was de stroyed last week after four years of waiting for some one to put up the $10,600 tax duty due. XF.1AS CARDS Assortments or all alike. Name Imprinted if Detired Goldenrod Stationery Store 215 No. 14 Open Thurs. to 9 1 rv ' k i - t if s v. i. s V V THE DAILY NEBRASKAN FOOTBALL EXPERTS go into their weekly ritual to pick ten winners from the best ramea in the nation. Reading from the left around the copy desk: News Editor Lee Harris tears up his parlay card in a raeine temper: Bob Phelps covers his eyes as he flips his trusty coin; News Ed itor Fritz Simpson is lost in a trance checking the tea leaf results with Williamson; Sports Editor Harold Abramson produces a glow after a heartening shot (he just found out he was the only one to pick the Oklahoma- Missouri game corectly) ; Eskimo Jack Donovan cunningly gazes into his crystal ball which has produced an average of .740. Sitting in the slot, Managing Editor Cub Clem, the leader, casually checks volumnous statistics be fore makmg the fatal choice. This board of experts has corectlv chosen the winner in 76 of the games, compared to a .756 record by "Pigskin Pete" in the Sporting News last year. Not bad for amateurs! Cyclone Cagers Lack Experience riavtnn "Chick" Sutherland. Iowa State basketball coach, has eight lettermen returning to the Cyclone cage squad. Sutherland lists Gaylord An derson, Don Ferguson, Lloyd Kes- ter, Gene Oulman, JDon jauisen, Bob Petersen, Leo Schneider, and John Sheperd. The Clyclone cage mentor is planning his squad around these eight players. Anderson is a for mer Council Bluffs, la., basket ball star who stanas 6 ieei 4 ana nl.T v? fnrwarrl. Little Don Ferguson, football letterman, is one of the best ball handlers on the squad. He should be a great help along with Lloyd Kester, a three letter basketball player. IM Bowling Card Wednesday s Inlerfraterniiy toliiiK shite: Alleys 1-2 Acacia v. Tau Kappa Kpsilon. Alleys 3-4 Delta Chi vs. Delta Sicma PI. Alleys 5-6 PlBma Alpha Epsilun vs. Sigma Phi Epsilon. Alleys 7-8 Plgma Alpha Hi VI. Zeta Beta Tau. Alleys 9-10 SiPhl Delta Theta vs. Beta Sigma Psl. Alleys 11-12 Sigma Nus vs. Theta XI. mum An Adventure in Good Smoking BY HAROLD ABRAMSON Coach Potsy Clark's Huskers finish up their season this week against an Oregon State team which has had the same ups and downs as the Huskers. Although the Huskers have won only two games at home this sea son football fans have not lost their faith in the Scarlet gridders. Nebraska has squeezed 140,319 people into Memorial Stadium in its four home games and this fig ure does not include the Missouri game. This figure is slightly under the 142,439 attendance of last year for five home games and the rec ord 1937 total of 155,238, also for five contests. In eight games the Huskers have played before 281,669 spec tators. This is below the ten-game total of 318,220 established in 1940. In 1947, 246,947 spectators saw Nebraska play a nine-game schedule. The largest home attendance for 1948 is the 36,528 crowd for the Notre Dame battle. A record open ing day crowd of 57,209 saw Ne braska and Minnesota at Min neapolis. With many of the experts pre dicting the cagers to come out of loop play In third place many fans are anticipating the opening game with Northwest Missouri State College on Dec. 1. Coach Harry Good has been taking plenty of time in an ef fort to have his squad in top con dition for loop competition. Much of the basketball team's chances of winning is supposed to depend on the sophomore players on the squad. However, veterans like Bob Cerv, Rod Cox, Claude Retherford, Bus Whitehead, Dick Schleiger, Dick Srb and Henry Cech should be enough to steady the younger players. QLll No, I didn't need it, BUT I liked the style and price so well thai 1 bought SIMON'S POLO COAT . . . .luxurious worumbo fleece in oatmeal tan or pearl grey with belted back! only 45 Simon's Second Floor t