Tuesday, March 14, 1950
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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At Norman
Iowa State and Oklahoma
turned the Big Seven Swimming
Meet into a dual meet at Norman
last week-end with the Sooners
finally skimming the cream 97
to 96.
Scattered well in the back
ground were Nebraska with 29 ft,
Colorado had 25',-!, and the Kan
sas Jayhawks were last with
seven.
Roger Watts was again the
outstanding swimmer of the
meet. He scored first in the
220. 440, and 1500 yard free
style races. This was the
fourth time that Watts has
won these events.
The Big Seven swimmers took
the opportunity to rack up some
new conference records.
Sophomore Bob Brown of
Brown was pushed to a new rec
ord in the 50 yard free style by
Marvin Grimm. Kanamine was
fifth.
Cyclone Malcolm Schmidt
broke his own mark in the 100
yard free style with a time of
53.8.
Senior Elvcn Crowder of Ok
lahoma broke the records for
both the 100 and 150 yard back
stroke.
The Iowa State swimmers
a new mark in the 400 yard
lay with the Cornhuskers a close
second.
Oklahoma's 300 yard medley
relay team cinched the meet by
winning the race in 3:07.2 for a
new record.
Eddie Crarcn scored the only
first for the Cornhuskers. He
continued to lead the conference
divers with a first in the low
board diving and a close second
to Shifller of Iowa State in the
high board event.
The meet was well run off and
the officiating good considering
the close races.
By Kimon Karabatsos
(Sports Editor, Daily Nebraskan)
Why overlook the Cornhuskers?
The Cornhuskers are defending champions and the
unwritten rule of sports is, "You must unseat the champs
in oraer 10 De given me crown.
Nebraska was not shaken from
the perch even tho they had to
be content with a three-way tie.
Conch Harry Good, in an official
statement to the Daily Nebras
kan said:
"For the boys sake as well
as the I'niverslty and the state,
I would like very much to
have the committee select us
as the team to represent the
Hi Seven in the NCAA Dis
trict Five playoff with Brad
lev. "I reel that with Joe Mula
rek and Bob C'erv in the line
up, and the Improved play of
the club since Dee. 12. (date
Nebraska played Bradley at
Peoria) that we could make a
very fine showing against
Bradley."
Uolh Malacck and Cerv were
lelt at home when the Iluskers
lost to the number one team in
the nation, 64-54.
Gardner "Mad."
Kansas State Coach Jack
Gardner is boiling because the
Kansas Jayhawks were picked
to represent the Big Seven. Sun
day, he was fuming because he
was siipxscdly given the run
around. TI.e three man selection com
mittee, headed by Bruce Drake
of Oklahoma, gave the nod to
Kansas and immediately the wild
wooly fans of Kansas State ral
lied in protest.
Over 1,000 students' burned
the three committeemen in ef
fity at Manhattan Sunday.
Monday. 60 carloads of stu
dents traveled to Kansas City,
home of the Big Seven offices,
and paraded before the offices
of Reeves Peter's, Big Seven
commissioner, in protest.
Clyde McBride .sports editor
of the Kansas City Star and a
member of the committee, also
was the target for the protest
ing students.
President Milton Eisenhower
of Kansas State declared a holi
day and urged the students to
at'.end the mass migration to
Kansas City.
The debate has seemingly nar
rowed to the two Kansas schools.
Either way the committee de
cides, Kansas Governor Frank
Carlson will probably have to
rail out the state militia to quell
a riot between the schools.
Rivalry between K-State and
Kansas already has the students
ready to "bear arms."
The best way to settle the
argument, according to Good, is:
" ...pick Nebraska."
It would leave the fighting
schools out of the picture and
they would be sending a team
jun as strong to the playoffs.
The Wildcats have a better
percentage reeord in games won
within tho district (12-5), but
Nebraska's 13-6 record should
stand-up to any argument set
up by Kansas State supporters.
The Iluskers' percentage
stands at .684 and K-State
has a .706 record in games
played in District Five, but
Coach Harry Good's players
have played two more games
than K-State. This should,
without taking anything else
into consideration, give the
Iluskers the nod.
The committee, in keeping with
the NCAA rules, is bound to
consider only games played
within the district.
Good presented another strung
Argument in the University's
behalf:
"Since personnel of the Ne
braska team is predominantly
thud and fourth year men and
Kansas is predominantly sopho
mores, I feci that the more ma
ture champ of last year (Ne
braska) should be the team to
represent the Big Seven."
It cannot be denied that the
three teams fight on equal basis
with Nebraska and Kansas get
ting the slim nod. At home, each
team turned in their victory over
the other school. Usually a home
team has a ten-point advantage.
At Manhattan, where the gym
compares to a "cracker-box" and
only K-State students are ad
mitted, it is conceded that the
visiting team is a 20 point under
dog. The mob hysteria of perhaps
the poorest sports in the Big
Seven is enough to drive a deaf
person insane.
Many visiting coaches have se
verely criticized the tactics of the
"lone games" played there. The
whole atmosphere is the poorest
In the conference.
Hale to Leave
Even Kansas State officials
stated that they hated to leave
their cozy little home next year.
Present plans call for the Wild
cats to be playing in a new field
r .use next year which will be
regulation size and scat 12,000.
In all games played, including
those played inter-sectionally,
K-State has won 17 and lost 7.
Nebraska has a 16-7 record,
while Kansas has the poorest
record at 14-10 just a little bet
ter than 50.
Is it fair to overlook the Corn
huskers? They have a letter
overall average than Kansas. As
for an attraction, they have Bus
Whitehead the onlv unanimous
all-Big Seven selection.
They are defending champions
and have proven that they are a
national power-house. If the
committee is willin? to look over
the facts once more, let them
look at Nebraska!
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ED CRAREN Was the only Nebraska swimmer to win Big Seven
Conference honors, by annexing the diving championship. Ed will
be back next year for competition.
Sooners Replace Nebraska
As Big Seven Wrestling Champ
Frosh Have
Two Games
This Fall
The University of Nebraska
freshman football team is billed
to play two football games next j
fall. The Big Seven allows only !
two games for frosh teams.
On October 14. the Kansas
State freshmen will be at Lin
coln, while on October 28. the
Husker yearlings will go to Boul
der for a game with Colorado.
Last year, the "greenics" had
only one game scheduled. Kan
sas State. Nebraska won at Manhattan.
Weather Stops
Iowa State
Baseball Practice
It was a strictly no encore per
formancc for the Nebraska wres
tlers down at Manhattan last
Friday and Saturday. The Okla
homa Sooners replaced the Corn
huskers as conference champions
by a score of 35-28. The Buskers
were second.
They were followed in order
by Iowa State with 20, Kansas
State had 16 f aints, and Colorado
14. Kansas and Missouri did not
compete.
Both heavyweight Mike
DiBiase and 13i pounder Mick
Spaiano lost their individual
wrestling crowns.
Joe Blanchard and DiBiase
were on almost even terms. At
the end of their match the score
was tied up. However, he Kan- j
sas Stater ept up his winning
ways or Mike by gaining a
referee's d ision.
Coach Buele atterson felt
that Sparano topped his wres
tling career with an outstand
ing performance. Mickey had
an even Uichler match than
DiKiasr. lie finally lost the
match, but went down like a
champion should.
In the Injit he ywcight divi
sion Herb Hecsc brce.cd through
his competition. He had little
trouble from any of his opponents
and easily retained his title.
Harold Gilliland rami thru lor
Nebraska in fine style. He had
before the baseball season begins.
The boys have been holding
WOl'k-OlltK in lhp ilutnril' fr:nL
The "Big Two," weather and room in Slate Cvinnasinm mm,-.
time, are Iowa State's lust base- ! the last week in January, but
ball opponents this spring. ! Timm doesn't plan on holding out
Baseball Coach L. C. "Cap" I door work-outs until the week
Timm said that those two ele- I before their first game. Their
ments would be the deciding fm- lirst game is scheduled lor tin'
tors in the schedule of practices I last day in March
I been considered a definite threat
j for conference honors before the
' meet and lived up to these ad
j vance notices unseating delcnd
i ing champion Orvillc .'ise of
I Oklahoma in the 2R pound
division.
Ft ur to Sooners
The Oklahomans captured lour
individual titles to cement their
title. Colorado had two wrestlers
who failed to do as well as ex
pected agai ist the Sooners and
this also tampered the Nebraska
chances to keep their title. The
meet was very ell officiated
and no complaints were made
about the close decisions.
Tne Cornhusker scpiad fin
ished the seas n with a record
of live wins compared to six
defeats. They dropped verdicts to
Oklahoma A. & M., Iowa State
Teachers, and Cornell. These
were the top teams in the nation.
Also damaging to Nebraska
i was the loss ol lmis Caniglia in
! the 121 pound virion. There
were other numerous injuries
over the season which also both
ered the squad's chances.
In grazing alie.i . to next year's
sfiuad the Cornhuskers should
improve. The only los.-"s Iroin
tins year will be Diliiase and
Sparano.
Coach I'atlerson has a fine
freshman scpiad who will be
varsity mateiial next year. Out
standing among these are 121
pounder Hichard Johnson, Jim
Kerns in the IL'il pound division,
lVrrv I.eitel at 13(5. MeUin Simp
son in the eltei weight class, Hi.)
pounder Ke n.v I' she, ml Dave
M.ickey in the Ki.r) pound divi
sion. All of the.-,e men ne i..ier
state champ mis.
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Nebraska basketball fans
weren't the least bit surprised
when the Associated Press an
nounced their choices for the
All-Big Seven team.
Leading selections was Ne
braska's "Bus" Whitehead, who
was the only unanimous choice
of the five picked for this honor.
Although Whitehead placed
behind Clyde Lovellette of Kan
sas University in scoring, he was
nevertheless chosen the best all
around team player in the con
ference. In Big Seven scoring,
"Bus'' amassed a total of 277
points connecting with 107 fronv
the field and 63 from the free
throw line.
Lovellette Second
For his record scoring spree,
Lovellette was the second choice
lor conference honors. Lovel
lette, only sophomore of the se- ,
lecuon.i, nas oroKen ail scoring
records in the Big Seven. No
matter which nickname you wish
to call him by, he is cinched for
All-American honors in the
coming year.
Wayne Glasgow is third in
league scoring with 151 points.
Being instrumental in Okla
homa's upset win over Nebraska,
he scored 10 points in the Sooner
attack.
Kendall Hills, dead shot
artist from Colorado, was the
fourth choice of the Associated
Press. Hills, fourth in league
scoring with 136 points,' was
at his best when the Buffs
played the Cornhuskers.
Fifth man of the honored five
was Llarence Hrannum. who is
captain of the Kansas State
quintet.
Brannum was the only man
that was not in the first live in
league scoring. His total being
10(i, he ranked 12th in confer
ence scoring. In his first game
against the Cornhuskers he net
ted 14 points, while in the sec
ond game he fouled out after
he had made four points.
Absent from first team selec
tions was Rick Harmon of Kan
sas State. Although being fifth
in league scoring, and making
t w 0 mythical All - American
teams, the best he could make
was second team.
Dutch Lonborg
Speaks at
K.C. Banquet
KANSAS CITY. Arthur C.
"Dutch" Lonborg, newly ap
pointed athletic director of the
University of Kansas, has ac
cepted an invitation to appear as
guest speaker at the annual
Sportsmanship Basketball
Trophy award dinner at the
Continental Hotel here March 23.
It will be his lirst public ap
pearance in the Kansas City
area since accepting' the position
at K.U.
Lonborg confirmed the speak
ing date in a letter received
Wednesday by Jack Wheeler,
chairman of the Blue Hills
American Legion Post commit
tee which sponsors the award.
'We are especially fortunate
in having Lonborg as the
speaker at the award dinner, as
he is a key figure in basketball
today, Wheeler said. "As
chairman of the N.C.A.A. bas
ketball tournament committee,
as dean of basketball coaches in
the Western Conference, and as
a former player at the University
of Kansas and the Kansas City
Athletic Club, he has an enviable
niche in the world of basket
ball." Uonborg will come here from
j Northwestern University to be
on nana ior tne w.u.a.a. games.
He will spend about a week
here, dividing his time between
the basketball games, the Big
Seven award dinner and business
affairs in Lawrence.
The appointment of Lonborg
to the top athletic post at K.U.
was made last January by Chan
cellor Deane Malott, following
word that E. C. Quigley will re
tire as athletic director July 1.
At Northwestern Lonborg is
rounding out his twenty-third
year as basketball coach, the
longest tenure of any cage coach
in the Big Ten.
He is a native Kansan, winner
of nine varsity letters at K.U.
and made a notable reputation
coaching at Washburn Univer
sity at Topeka for four seasons
before going to Northwestern.
There his teams have won two
Big Ten championships and fin
ished out of the first division
only five times.
The affair at which Lonborg
will speak will mark the second
annual award of the handsome
gold trophy to a Big Seven
school. The award was origin
ated in 1949, and is dedicated
by the Blue Hills Post as a me
morial to Big Seven athletes
who were killed in World war II.
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