Sunday April 16, 1950
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Opener
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Pitching Sparkles in NU
Conference Debut
The University of Nebraska's
baseball team started out suc
cessfully to regain their Big
Seven baseball championship
that they lost last year by whip
ping the Missouri Tigers, 7-1, at
Columbia Friday afternoon.
Lin Vrbka did a sensational
two hit performance on the
mound for Coach Toney Sharpe's
hustling Huskers. Tom Novak
batted .750 on four trips to the
plate to lead Nebraska power
hitters. Ray Mladovich gave No
vak plenty of assistance at the
plate, hitting safely twice on
three official trips. He accounted
for three of Nebraska's runs.
Vrbka, a sophomore, has now
hurled 15 innings without giv
ing up an earned run. He has
only pitched one ball that has
been tagged by enemy batters.
Saven have gone down fanning
the air and only one has been
given a free ride.
Vrbka hurled no-hit ball
against Southern Illinois for six
innings last Monday in the sea
son opener. With a couple more
Two Big 7
Teams Post
Victories
Colorado, Oklahoma and the
Oklahoma Aggies came through
with baseball victories in the
Big Seven over the week-end.
Dick Cowdon drove in two
runs with a hard single into
center field during the eighth
inning to give Colorado a 4-3
h;r.d fought victory over Kansas
University as both teams began
their Big Seven race.
Bob Manire pitched seven no
hit innings, but was touched for
two runs in the top half of the
eighth when the Jayhawks
caugnt lire lor iwo singles ana
a double.
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Iowa State fell by the way
Fide on a 12-hit barrage by
Oklahoma, 5-1, at Norman. The
Sooners capitalized on four Cy
clone errors.
Jack Shirley won his own
game as he allowed only six hits
anri drove in two runs, hitting
two for four.
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Kansas State, still waiting to
enter Big Seven play, warmed
no against the Oklahoma Aggies.
The Aggies combined four hits
for three runs and a 3-0 victory.
The Wildcats outhit Oklahoma
8-4, but pitcher Ward spread
thftn out over the nine Innings.
For the Aggies, it meant their
sixth victory in seven starts and
to the Kansas Staters, it was
their first loss in three starts.
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(All of these teams played
tain on Saturday, but because
of press time, the Daily Nebras
ka was unable to ret the results
in.)
Fern Fun
BY PEG MULVANEY
Joan Van Valkenburg was
chosen new president of the ten
nis club at its iast meeting.
Alice Frampton was elected to
W.A rtneitinn r,f vinia nrpsiHpnt
and Hester Morrison, secretary.
The softball. tournament will
besin Monday. Those participat
ing in the tournament are urged
to practice.
A softball game was held
among members of the old and
new council and the old and new
sports board at a picnic Thurs
day at Pioneer park.
The badminten tournament is
still being held. Participants are
urged . to watch the bulletin
boards to see when they are
s""i(duled to play.
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hurlers like Vrbka, Toney
Sharpe's nine would be the
number one contender for the
Big Seven crown.
Missouri's Floyd Eberhard had
little help from the Tiger in
field. The lanky sophomore was
on the mound for only two and
a third innings before he was
relieved and the Huskers held
a 5-1 advantage.
The Tigers only run came in
the first inning when Ken Kurtz
was safe at first on an outfield
error. He moved on to third
when Novak let a pitch pass by.
He scored on a long fly by Bill
Eatock to Bob Cerv.
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Jensen 2b 5 0 8 6 Eatock ss 4 12 3
DIers If 6 0 10 Kurtz 2b 4 3 2 4
GroKan ss 4 12 4 Laug'b'k 3b 4 0 0 2
Ory cf S 4 3 0 Frier lb 4 18 1
Denker 3b 4 3 0 1 Phillips rf 4 12 1
Novak c 4 14 2 Ulmer If 4 0 10
Powley rf 2 1 1 Wachter rf 3 110
Mlado'ch lb 1 0 12 1 Alex'der c 3 0 12 1
Camp p 4 0 14 Smith p 3 0 2 1
Davis 0 0 0 0
Ennlert 10 0 0
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Davis batted for Alexander In tenth;
Bnglert batted for Smith in tenth.
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Novak. Phillips to Alexander to Eatock.
Langenbeck to Kurti to Frle.-, Kurti to
Eatock to Frier. LOB Nebraska 10, Mis
souri 4. BB Off Camp 2, Smith 8. SO
By Camp 3, Smith 11. PB Novak. Al
exander 2. WP Camp, Smith. U Ford
and Moehle. T 2:15.
Snow and Cold
Halt Major Games
Snow and cold weather
brought about cancellation of all
scheduled exhibition games in
volving major league baseball
teams Friday. ,
Many of the teams were slated
to play in their home ball park?
for the first time since last year,
but the weatherman said no.
The freak cold weather has
been causing cancellation of
many of the exhibition contests
since the teams started to move
northward.
Teams.: Await
IX
Water B-B Playoffs
Six water-basketbail teams are
poised, awaiting the final regu
lar season contest between Sigma
Alpha Epsilon and Phi Gamma
Delta, before swinging into the
eight team playoff for the All
University Championship.
The playoffs will have in ac
tion the two top teams from each
of the three leagues plus the
best two third place teams, mak
ing eight in all.
An SAE victory would insure
the Sig Alphs the seventh spot
in the playoffs with Delta Tau
Delta and Alpha Gamma Rho'
meeting for the eighth place.
A Fiji win would really com
plicate affairs, enabling them to
tie the SAE's, Delts, and AGR's
and forcing a four team pre
playoff playoff for the seventh
and eighth spots in the final
playoffs.
The teams already assured of
a berth are Student Union, Sigma
Nu, Lilies, Phi Delta Theta, Eeta
Theta Pi, and Phi Kappa Psi.
The Phi Delts and Betas fin
ished in a tie for top league I
honors with four wins and one
joss apiece. An sail victory in
their final contest plus a series
of circular wins during the sea
son would see all three tied for
tops.
The Phi Delts own a 5-4 vic
tory over the Betas, the Betas
own a 9-4 triumph over the Sig
Alphs, and the Sig Alphs possess
a 5-3 win over the Phi Delts.
Unbeaten
League II is more decidedly
secure with the Sigma Nu's on
top with a perfect record of five
wins. The Phi Psi's dropped only
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Bill Mundell
Presented
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BY BOB BANKS
Bill Mmdell, assistant sports
editor of the "Rag" was given
a trophy Saturday in recognition
of the outstanding vork he has
done for the Intramural Sports
Department. This is the first
award of its kind.
Bill has worked hard in order
to report the intramural sports
for the University of . Nebraska.
He is required to spend many
hours at the Physical Education
building in order to get a com
plete coverage of the intramural
sports.
Miller Awards
The trophy was presented to
him by Charles E. Miller, Act
ing Director of Physical Educa
tion and Intramurals for Men.
In giving him the trophy Miller
said, "The gift is not very much
compared to the fine coopera
tion and the tremendous amount
of time you have spent in re
porting intramural events and
also the fine support that you
have given to the Department."
The Sports Department wishes
to offer their sincere congratula
tions to Bill for his gift and to
let him know the gratitude that
they have for the efforts that
he so willingly effers on all
occasions. " ' - '
Omaha U Swamps
Iowa State
Netmen, 6-1
Dick Schneider of Iowa State
provided the only Cyclone vic
tory as the University pt- Omaha
netters swamped the Cyclones,
6-1, Friday afternoon. ,
It was the first match for both
teams.
Schnieder downed Charles
Geisler, 6-2, 6-0, for Iowa State's
only victory.
their Sig Nu contest in an over
time to finish with a record of
4-1. Third place Delta Tau Delta
has a 3-2 record.
League III Is also securely in
the hands of one team, the Stu
dent Union splashers. The Union
swimmers own a record of 6-0
while awaiting the playoffs. The
Lilies hold the runner-up spot
with a 5-1 record while the
AGR's have third with 4-2
In contests last week"- Sigma
Epsilon downed Alpha Tau
Omega by the score of 12-5. Rich
Myers of the victors potted six
counters for the high total. Car
roll and Coupens each got two
for the losing Taus.
The Lilies ' 'downed. Presby
House by a score of 12-9. C.
Thompson of the winning Lilies
was the hot shot of the contest,
getting ten markers. C. Brough
ton of the Presbys was tops with
six points.
Phi Kappa Psi earned a vic
tory without swimming, getting
a forfeit from Beta Sigma Psi,
as did Presby House from Brown
Palace.
LEAGUE I
Phi Ptlta Theta ..... 4-1
Beta Theta Pi 4.1
Sigma Alpha Epsilon , 3-1
Phi Gamma Delia 2-2
Alnha Tau Omega 1-4
Sigma Pbl Kpsllon 0-6
LJCAOUK II
ftlgma Nu 15-0
Phi Kappa Psi 4-1
Delta Tau De.ta 3-2
Beta BlRira Pel 2-3
Delta Upallon 1-4
Kappa Sigma 0-8
LEAGUE III
Student Union 8-0
Lilies .8-1
Alpha Gamma Rho 4-1
Presby House .' 8-3
Brown Palace 1-4
Farm House , 1-4
Lutherans 0-8
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Harry Miller
To Cornell U
Athletic Post
Harry J. "Mike" Miller, as
sistant coach at the University,
has been named athletic direc
tor at Cornell College, Mt. Ver
non, la.
Miller, who is now completing
his work on his doctor's degree
here, will take over his new du
ties July 1. ,
Before joining the Cornhusker
staff, Miller coached at Cam
bridge High school. He is a
graduate of Ottawa, Kas., Uni
versity. Adult tickets were $1, child
ren's tickets 50 cents and Uni
versity of Nebraska students
and faculty were admitted for
50 cents.
MILLER
Phi Delts Far Ahead as
Badminton Nears End
' Phi Delta Theta holds a com
manding lead in points scoFed as
the intramural badminton singles
competition neared completion
Saturday morning. With the
semis and finals of the singles
and the whole doubles play yet
to be figured in, the Phf Delts
have amassed a total of 200
points as compared to 90 for
second place Beta Theta Pi.
Of the five men remaining for
singles honors, Jim Lyle and
Tom Shea represent Phi Delta
Theta. Lyle must play John
Ayres of Phi Kappa Psi in the
only remaining quarter-final
contest, the winner to meet Shea
in the semis.
Shea advanced by whipping
Bud Schaberg of Kappa Sigma
two games out of three by scores
of 15-11, 11-15, 15-10.
Chuck Deuser of Kappa Sigma
and Ghim Yeoh, an independent
man, will meet in the other semi
final contest. Deuser advanced
by downing Tom Brownlee of
the Phi Delts 15-12, 15-3 while
Yeoh trounced Bud Gerhart of
the ATO's by scores of 15-8,
15-1.
Independents Third
Behind second place Beta The
ta Pi in scoring comes the Inde
pendent men with a total of 80
points. Two teams ara next
with 70 markers, Alpha Tau
Omega and Delta Tau Delta.
Kappa Sigma is the sixth place
team to date with 65 pomts fol
lowed by Phi Gamma Delta and
Sigma Phi Epsilon with 45 and
35 counters respectively.
Holding down the ninth po
sition is the Presbyterian Stu
dent House with 25 points fol
lowed by Sigma Chi and Phi
Kappa Psi, each owning 20. Delta
Chi is the only other team own
ing points at this stage of .the
counting, having ten points.
Doubles Semis Reached.
The semi-finals of league play
have been reached in the bad
minton doubles action as of Sat
urday. The winners of the four
doubles leagues will enter ' a
playoff to determine the All-U
doubles champs.
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Press Box
Views
By Kimon Karabateos
, (Sports Editor, Dally Nebmsfcan)
The fourth annual NCAA
baseball tournament will be held
in Omaha, starting Thursday
night, June 15. The entries will
be each of the eight district win
ners and A. J. Lewandowski,
chairman of the tournament, has
announced that most of the
games will be played at night.
The college "World Series"
It expected to run seven days
because it is a double elimina
tion tournament. A team must
lose two games before it is
dropped.
President J. F. McKals has
announced that the American
Association of College Baseball
Coaches will hold their annual
meeting and there is a possibil
ity that the ail-American base
ball team will be announced di
rectly following the meet.
California First
The first NCAA tournament
was held in 1947 under the
auspices of Western Michigan
Michigan college at Kalamazoo.
California, representing the four
districts west of the Mississippi,
beat Yale, the eastern sectional
champion.
In 1948 Yale made another
unsuccessful try for the crown,
this time losing to Southern Cal.
The first change in entries
me last year when, the NCAA
i ecided to have a four team field
winners and runners-up of the
sectional crowns. Another change
was decided upon this year as
officials ruled that the District
champions would go directly to
Omaha for the double elimina
tions tourney.
Lewandowski has announced
that the tourney will cost ap
proximately 25 thousand dollars
and that gate receipts, radio and
television contracts will pay for
the tourney;
Omaha can be highly com
mended for getting the tourney
to their fair city. It is quite a
feather in Nebraska's hat to
have the fourth tourney held
here. (I speak of Nebraska as
the State and not the Univer
sity.) The NCAA is holding this
tourney after most schools have
been dismissed for the summer.
It is the only tourney you can
attend without missing any
The ' NCAA is holding this
tourney after most schools have
been dismissed for the summer
and the committee is expecting
the largest turn-out ever.
tetter of the Fiji oppose O'Brien
and Young of Kappa Sigma in
one semi contest while the win
ner of Carroll Busskohl, ATO
and Lyle Tenkle, Phi Delt will
face Anderson and Ficlte of Del
ta Tau Delta in the other.
League B finds ATO's Gerhart
and Kimbriel opposing Betas
Pomeroy and Michelson while
McKenzie and Huston of the Phi
Delts will meet the winner of
Berg Pederson, Delts and
Brownlee Shea, Phi Delts.
League C finds Schaberg .
Deuser, Kappa Sigs against
Johnson Standard, ATO and
Poulos Bohmont, Sigma C h i
facing Dixit-Yeoh, of the Inde
pendents. In league D, only one semi-finalist
hfls been determined.
Reinsch and Gardner of the
Kappa Sigs are awaiting the
outcome of contests involving
seven other teams fighting for
the other three semi positions.
OU Sponsors
High School
Tournament
NORMAN. Twenty - four
Oklahoma high schools already
have entered the University of
Oklahoma's 46-year-old Inter
scholastic baseball tournament
here April 27, 28 and 29, largest
high school baseball meet in the
world.
Jack Baer, Sooner baseball
coach and manager of the meet,
gays that Norman and Putnam
City have entered in class A and
Geary, Tupelo, Mangum, Fran
cis, Wynnewood, Heavener,
Crooked Oak, Maramec, Okla
homa City, Foster, Moore, Noble,
Southside, Macomb, Bethany,
Pleasant Grove, Purcell, Wash
ington, Newcastle, Blair, Alex,
Plainview and Meeker in class B.
The tournament will pause for
two hours on each Friday and
Saturday afternoons, April 28
and 29, to watch the Nebraska
Oklahoma collegiate series on
the varsity diamond.
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OUTSTANDING WORK Bill Mundell, assistant sports editor of
the Daily Nebraskan accepts an award from Kimon Karabotsos,
sports editor, for outstanding work on coverage of intramural
sports. The award was a gift from Charles E. Miller, director of;
intramurals, in appreciation of the effort Mundell has given to his
department.
Varsify Falls
Alums in Tennis
By Bob Banks
Coach Bob Slezak and his
alumni-staff crew showed that
they still knew their "racket"
well as they soundly spanked
the Cornhusker varsity down at
the University courts Saturday.
It was taps for the younger
netmen in all but one match.
They lacked the court savvy and
experience that their elders dis
played. The varsity was completely
blanked in the singles. The
alumni-staff team handily de
feated every bid that the var
sity offered in the way of re
sistance. The Scarlet men weren't able
to salvage even a set from the
hands of their determined op
position in the singles.
Best performances turned in
on the singles matches were by
Jamie Curran, Andy Bunten and
Jeff Delton.
Curran Effective
"Cannonball" Curran contin
ues to shed the main ray of light
on the Husker hopes for the fu
ture. Although he lost his watch
he still looked effective in his
match against Leonard Foster.
One of his most potent weapons
is a sharp service which rivals
may find very hard to handle.
Sophomore Bunten also shows
a lot of promise for the future.
He too lost his match in two
straight sets but his opponent
was Robert Slezak, who, it is
rumored, has more than a pass
ing acquaintance with tennis.
Delton is showing a great deal
of improvement since the season
first started. At the present time
he holds down the number six
berth and is making a strong
Good Attacks
Basketball
Gamblers
University of Nebraska Bas
ketball Coach Harry Good re
cently stated before an athletic
banquet at Friend that gambling
could easily be the ruination of
the cage sport.
Addressing some three hun
dred persons at an athletic ban
quet, Coabh Good said "Gam
bling is like a plague. It has
ruined the sport (basketball) in
some schools." ,
Players Contacted
Mr. Good said one of his play
ers had been contacted by a bet
ting commission.
The player was offered an In
ducement to send in weekly re
ports on the team, telling the
margin by which it expected to
win or lose.
In regard to the tall boys domi
nating basketball he said coaches
were trying to find some way
of getting the sport back to
where all can participate equally.
Coach Good said the basket
ball is "catching on" all over
the State. He lamented the fact
there are so many "crackerbox
gymnasiums" over the state.
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Varsity
The varsity made a fine show
ing in the doubles matches. Cur
ran and Bunten teamed up to
force Porter and Slezak to go
the limit in order to beat them.
The two work well together and
make a good combination. The
second match between the two
teams was canceled because Por
ter and Slezak were unable to
cope with calloused hands.
Radin and Jerry Magee saved
the varsity from a complete
whitewashins by taking their
match from Cady and Foster.
They may give the Huskers add
ed strength in the doubles
event.
In sizing up the squad after
they had absorbed their punish
ment Coach Slezak said that he
still was fairly hopeful for his
netmen. He states that they are
in good shape physically and
should improve steadily with
warm weather. However,
whether or not they are ready
for conference competition is
another question. The B i g
Seveh's tennis quality is on a
rapid upgrade and the Nebras
kans may be a year or so away
from their peak.
Kansas State .
The Scarletmen will have
their first real test on Tuesday
when they meet the Kansa3
State Wildcats. Little is known
about the boys from the Sun
flower state except that they
definitely have a strong team.
The matches will be played on
the University courts at 2 p. m.
Fans are invited to come and
watch the varsity men in action.
Singles Matches
Jack Cady beat Frank Red
man, 6-2, 6-1.
James Porter beat Bob Radin,
6-3, 6-3.
Bob Slezak beat Andy Bun
ten, 6-1, 6-0.
Leonard Foster beat Curran,
6-1, 6-4.
Doubles Matches
Radin and Magee beat Cady
and Foster, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Porter and Slezak beat Bun
ten and Curran, 7-5.
Sooner Alums
Play Varsity
On April 21
NORMAN, Okla. Oklahoma's
1950 Sugar Bowl football cham
pions, who are graduating almost
en masse, will play with the
Sooner alumni team in the varsity-alumni
game Friday night,
April 21 at Taft stadium in Okla
homa City.
That definitely throws th ad
vance edge in the game to the
grads, coached by Bill Jennings
and Frank "Pop" Ivy, assistants
on the Sooner staff.
Moreover, Jack Mitchell, the
Sooners' all-American quarter
back of 1948 who is now back
field coach at Tulsa university,
has told Jennings he will play
again this year.
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