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Sunday, April 30. 1950 Colorado Here NU Dope-Sh eet Eleven Meet Records May Fall; Seven By Nebraska BY KNOX JONES Staff Kporta Writer) Nebraska's track team will be after their first dual meet victory of the current outdoor season Monday after noon as they entertain the University of Colorado Buf faloes at Memorial Stadium starting at 3 p m Coach Ed Weir's thinclads dropped their only dual meet start to Kansas university three weeks ago by a SSSS fty1r.beatCa " THE DAILY NEBRASKAN PACT? 3 Monday; Favorites On the basis of early season performances eleven meet rec ords will be in danger when the two teams get together on Mon day. Record-breaking performances may be seen in the 440, mile, two-mile, high and low hurdles, mile relay, javelin, discus, shot put, high jump and pole vault. 440 Loyal Hurlbert and Har old Kopf of Nebraska both have bettered the meet record of :50.4. Hurlbert turned in a :49.0 and Kopf a :49.7 against Kansas. Kopf may be entered in the half-mile. One-mile Lee Moore of Ne braska should easily break the mile record of 4:29.5 set by George Fitzmorris of Colorado in 1948. Moore ran under the rec ord against Kansas and has a 4:19 to his credit in door com petition. High and low hurdles Bob Berkshire has turned in a :14.6 clocking in the highs and :24.1 in the lows and will be a favorite to break both barrier records. I if' i ft J fn ',11 1'!' H."l I In " 'ti : iK tUiiuiiUtilii I lit - i r !!:,:...!:,!!!!. WbUm. Wf.i mini! jjfsiiniw''"11""''';: ::::: : ,i,ii-.iii!ir,Biiv D 11 7 E i ni:.u.li!l'' - C3 E l"j S " DON CAMBELL Graduated Colorado sprinter, won't be back to defend his crown. The Buffalo speedster holds the rec ord in both the century and 220. With Cambell out of the sprints, the Husker chances for a dual victory are much brighter. Harry Meginnis is the pre-meet favorite to win the dashes. ushers Slcasf Sooners Dei Firs TiK" (Friday, 14o4 The Cornhusker baseballers kept their red-hot Big Seven Conference title aspirations alive Friday by steamrolling past the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 14-4. The victory gave Nebraska sole ownership of the second berth in conference behind Colorado. Pre viously Oklahoma and Nebraska had been deadlocked for second LEE MOORE Nebraska sopho more will meet stiff competi tion in the form of veteran George Fitzmorris on Monday afternoon. Both will be iter the meet record of 4:29.5 set by Fitzmorris in 1948. Moore was credited with a 4:19.0 in the Big Seven indoor meet. Berkshire holds the high hurdle record of :14.9 and shares the low hurdle record of :24.9 with Learned of Colorado. Two mile Fitzmorris of Colo radio has run the distance mara thon under 10 minutes consis tcntly for two seasons and should have little trouble surpassing the present mark of 10:04.3. fliue relay Both teams are capable of cutting the present record ol 3:25.2 set by the Buffs in Thm Hiiclrckr. miartnt of KehL Meginnis, Kopf and Hurlbert ran 3:22.5 against Kan sas. Javelin Ray Magsamen, Husk er high scorer, iot a throw of 199 feet at the Kansas Relays and could better the record of 1 95-10 Vi feet set by Todd of Colorado in 1948. Shot put Jim Allen, Colorado weight expert, has several puts over the mark set by Nebraska's Dick Piderit in 1948. His effort is 51 against Arizona. Pole vault Don Cooper of the Huskers and Gregg and Hannum of Colorado are ll capable of surpassing the 13-4 record held by Cooper. Cooper vaulted 13-8 at the Kansas Relays and will be favored on Monday. High jump Colorado's three fine jumpers, Joe Gold, George Holley aand Bob Edwards, will nook up in a dual with Dick Mcissner in what should be one of the most contested events of the afternoon. Gold cleared 6-4 against Arizona which would tie the present meet record. Discus Allen of Colorado tossed the disc 142-1 against Arizona to better the meet mark X nimMnnr mito.j&Mm-mtmmmmmmtm SOONER TRACK COACH John Jacobs, is paid high trib ute by Bill Carroll, his best pole vaulter. Carroll Honors OU Track Coach John Jacobs When Bill Carroll, Oklahoma's lanky senior pole-vaulter from Okemah, was called to the mic rophone after being voted the outstanding performer at the Kansas Relays last week, the told the 10,000 spectators pres ent: "There's another fellow here today who should be standing ght up here beside me. He is John Jacobs, our track coach at Oklahoma. Jake's wisecracks, as well as his coaching have helped Pull me out of all my slumps." Carroll's winning VBult of 14 'eet 5 inches, the greatest of his I'fe, was not only a new Kan sas Relays record, but also the pest outdoor mark in the Nation to date. K-State at Ames For Two-Games The Kansas State baseball team will be in Ames oMnday and Tuesday for its annual series with Iowa State. It will mark the fourth con secutive game with a Kansas team, the Cyclones winding ud a two game series with the Jay hawkers from Lawrence Saturday. -i.. i. - m DICK MEISSNER Husker high jumper, will have to reach his peak in order to establish a new record for Nebraska-Colorado dual meet. He might not get the new record, but Coach Ed Weir is banking on him to come through with some important points. of 138-11 Vt set by Husker Wayne Sees in 1948. Sees will also be after the record. He had an unofficial toss of 156 feet at Kan sas Relays. Huskers Favored Nebraska will be favored over the Buffs on the basis of greater all-round strength on both the track and in the field. The Husk ers should win the majority of the points in the sprints, hurdles 440, 880, relay, pole vault, broad jump and javelin with good out side support in other events. Harry Meginnis, Nebraska sprinter, will be favored in the 100. 220 and broad jump and should be tne days nign scorer Meginnis has shown steady im Drovement during the outdoor season but will have trouble pushing the records in any of the three events. Colorado-iVenrukk Rwtrai 100-yard dah Campbell tC), :09.7 220-yard daah Camplxll lUJ. :si.u(, 44M-varri mm Ho en Ul. :au.1. ivn t hhO-yard run Bolen (CI, 1:55.2, 1947. Mile run ntzmornei luj, '.v o. i" 2-mlle run Yocum (N, 10:04.3, 1946 HlRh hurdlea Merkahir N), :14.9, 104 a Vow hurdlea Berkahlra (N), 1948, Learned (C). 1947, :24.9. Relay Colorado, a:2.z. i40. Shot put Piderit N), 60-lV. 1948. HlKh Jump McAferty (C), 8-4. 194T. Pole vault Cooper (N), 13-4, 1948. Dikui-geea INi. 13S-UV4. 1948. Broad jump McEwen C), 23-8 V4. 1948. Javelin Todd (C), 199-10H, i4s. Husker Tennis Team Trounces K-Wesleyan for Initial Win place, each team having won 3 and lost 1 in conference play. Powley Connects The Huskers cemented their victory in the third inning when rightfielder Harlan "Buzz" Pow ley knocked a home run with the bases full. Shortstop Bob Stephenson did the most damage to Nebraska. He paced the Sooner's seven hit attack with two round-trip tickets. The first one came in the third with no men on and the second one was hit in the eighth with one mate aboard. The Sooner prize hurler, Jack Shirley, was just another pitcher to the determined band of Ne braskans. Bill Denker singled in the first frame, driving in two runs. Nebraska picked up a third run in the first on an over throw at third base. The second inning found Ne braska continuing their offen sive show. Bob Jensen hit single and scooted home on a double by Bob Diers. Cerv Triples In the third inning Bob Cerv opened up with a triple to right, Denker was hit by a pitched ball and Tom Novak beat out a bouncing grounder to load the bases for the Huskers. Then Powley made his fateful appear ance. With a full count on him, Powley knocked Shirley out of the box with his homer. This made the score board read 8-1. Nebraska tatooed away at re lief hurler Bob Waters for runs in the third, fifth and seventh Against a third Sooner reliefer, John Davis, the Huskers tallied three runs in the ninth. Denker batted two more runs in with a single and Novak's hit added a third. Linus Vrbka went the full dis tance for Nebraska. He gave up three free passes and sent seven men down swinging. The seven hits he allowed were well scat tered and he was never n hot water. Vrbka contributed to his own victory with three succes sive bingles. Phi Belts Win Badminton Team Crown . BY J. HECKENLIVELY The Phi Delta Theta badmin ton team, led by Tom Shea and Tom Brownlee. swept to the All- University Championships in to taling 305 points as compared 10 125 points of their nearest com petitor, Alpha Tau Omega. Shea and Brownlee annexed the doubles crown by defeating Chuck Saggau and Bob Osborne of Alpha Tau Omega, 15-3, io-. The hard smashes by Shea coupled with the good placement and net shots of Brownlee were ton much for their rivals through-out the tournament. ThP closest match for the win- was their semi-final match with Yeoh and Dixit of the Inde pendents. This combination car ried the champs three games, losing the match game 15-5. Ghim Yeoh, Independent bad minton star from Malaya, won ho sinslM title hv defeating Shea in a three game series, 15-12- 12-15 and 15-9. Yeoh, a mas ter of placements and drop shots, lost only one game in the whole tournament. tvio nni nositlon of the team race found Phi Delta Theta in first place with 305 points, Al pha Tau Omega second with 125 points, and Beta Theta Pi, Kap pa Sigma, and the Independents tied for third at 115 points. The success of the tournament this year should be credited to va TTitrcHnbntham. A record number of participants turned out for the tournament and un der his direction the matches were played off smoothly and without congestion. Coach Bob Slezak's Cornhusk er tennis crew posted their first win of the 1950 spring campaign by slipping past. Kansas Wes leyan 3-2 last Friday ' down at Salina, Kas. The Nebraskans had previ ously dropped matches to Kan sas State, Washburn, and the University of Kansas. In Friday's contest, only the singles matches were played. The doubles were cancelled be cause of rain. Men turning in the winning performances for Nebraska s.vip- tory were Andy Bunten,- Bob Radin. and Jerry Magee. These matches were the first singles victories that Coach Sle zak's team have been able to win. The other Nebraska vic tories had been won by Jerry Magee and Bob Radin in the doubles. They won their doubles matches against both Kansas State and Washburn. Coach Slezak had been ex pecting all three men to hit their stride before the season was very far along. Bunten Adept Pupil Bunten has been an especially adept pupil. He has been im proving steadily with his service. Radin and Magee have also been showing new skill with the racket. Together they make a good doubles combination and will probably contribute, even more in the future. The Huskers will make their next home stand against the Iowa State Cyclones on May 6 Berkley Grelner (KW) defeated Jamie Curran (N 3-6. 8-3, 8-8. Nelaon Giddinijs (KW) defeated Jeff ueiton tiNi e-3, l-B, 8-3. Andy Bunten (N) defeated Dale Brooka (KW) 6-2, 6-2. Bob Radin (N) uefeated Harold Frai ler (KW) 6-1, 6-3. Jerry Magee N) defeated Doug Chance (n.w; o-i, e-z. f,WIM ! lWrM.HllW - Y " f x fl lm V I j ' t : , IIUIL-UIHalllWI ilSIWHf"''" " '"'! 'hilli IT 'Hill Tir-'TTTII'TH" Ull'tlill mil LOYAL HURLBERT Husker middle-distance ace Will be after Colorado-Nebraska dual meet record in the 440 yard dash on Monday afternoon. Hurlbert has run :49.0 In the open quarter this season and ran a :48.8 anchor leg on the mil relay against Kansas, Grads Tabbed Favorites In Gage Meet By Bob Banks The feature attraction of the 1950 spring basketball drills ac cording to Basketball Coach Harry Good will be a cage show between a team composed of former Cornhusker stars and a squad of varsity men. The game is to be played this Friday night in the Coliseum. Tip off time is at 7:30. Good plans for the contest to serve as a climax to the spring drills which are now beginning their third week. It will give Cornhusker fans a chance to get a preview of things to come in the 1950-51 season. The game will also give Good a chance to test his varsity against a group of seasoned per formers. His team is made up largely of freshmen and "B" teamers who haven't had a chance to show their wares against outside competition. Only three lettermen will be cavort ing for the Cornhuskers Friday night. The game will have a cham pionship flavoring, thanks to the Alumni squad. Most of their squad is composed of stars who have spearheaded a Cornhusker championship team for the last two years. Chief among these are such colorful players as Claude Retherford, Bus White head, Joe Brown, Anton Lawry, Henry Cech, Joe Malacek, and Dick Schlieger. Men playing for the Varsity are Allen Benjamin, Dean Brit- tenham, Jim Buchanan, Harold Cocanower, Paul Fenske, Joe Good, Dwight Herendeen, Graves Holloway, Charles Hook, Bob Howey, Paul Kepper, Kenneth Legrand, Bob Mercier, George Paynlch, Max Pettijohn, Bob Pierce, Roland Rivers, Ron Boe der, Subby Ruma, Jesse Sell, Jim Snyder, Perry Vestal, Jim Walsh, and Norman Wilnes. Huskers In Full Week Of Athletics The Week's Schedule GOLF Monday Crelerhtoii V In Lincoln. Saturday Iowa Ktat in Lincoln. TENNIS Saturday Iowa State In Lincoln. TEACK Monday Olorado In Lincoln Saturday Miaaourl at Columbia BASEBALL Friday-Saturday Kanaaa In Lincoln. University of Nebraska stu dents will have a chance to see all of their spring varsity ath letic squads in action for the first time this year. Highlighting the week's jam packed activities will be the two-game baseball series with Kansas University on the local diamond. Coach Sharpe's crew has been "down south" in Okla homa battling it out for the con ferences second place spot. Lin Vrbka's excellent mound work and the power hitting of Bob Cerv and Howard Powley completely routed the Oklahom ans in their first game, 14-4 Powley knocked out a circuit blow with the bases loaded dur ing the third to insure a Husker victory. Golfers Meet I-S Coach Marv Franklin's once defeated golf team has two matches on tap this week. Mon day they have a return engage ment with Creighton Univer sity. The Huskers won their first match in Omaha. Saturday the Iowa State golf and tennis teams lock horns with Nebraska. Last week the Cyclones won the Iowa Colleg iate golf crown for their third straight win. The Cyclones have won the event every year. Coach Bob Slezak's tennis squad, returning to Lincoln with a win over Kansas Wesleyan, their first of the year, will be after their first win in Big Seven circles. First Dual Here Coach Ed Weir had two dual meets on tap tor his squad. Mon day afternoon he will unveil his outdoor team lor the first time in Memorial stadium. The Huskers have been tabbed to win the Colorado dual easily in a meet which 11 records are in danger. The meet Saturday with Mis souri is a horse of another color. Nebraska will have to overcome the Tiger's depth as well as such outstanding individual perform ers as Bill McQuire who came within just few seconds of breaking the Drake Relays two mile record. Had the track been a little Press Box Views By Kimou Karabatson (Sport Editor, DaUy Nebraakan) Latest craze to hit the Big Seven sports empire is the "alumni" games. The only school of the conference that has not scheduled an alumni game is Colorado. Don't be surprised to read that the Buffs are planning one though. Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri and now Iowa State have all paraded their grads and spring teams be fore their fans as a preview as to what they can expect come next fall. Iowa State is the latest school to establish a game with the "old-timers." The Cyclones will meet their "stars of yesteryears" some time next week, and the sports desk has been bombarded with press releass from the Ames stronghold. Like the Husker game, ad mission will be 50 cents for students and a dollar for non students and coaches. The pro ceeds will go for the same cause. If the Cyclones should happen to trounce the "grads" it will be the first one-sided victory to be chalked up in the conference. Nebraska and Oklahoma bare ly eked out wins, 14-13. in both cases. The Sooners were not the "40 point favorites" that the Huskers were, in fact, they were underdogs. The Oklahomans had a star-studded field with mem bers of their two Sugar Bowl championship teams on hand. Sooners Favored That Sooner victory puts them odds-on favorites to repeat as Big Seven champions, but the Huskers still have to be fully in doctrinated at "Camp Curtis." I'm optimistic when it comes to predictions concerning the Husk er grid team for 1950. Since they are so far out of line when I compare them with the others that I have seen, I have decided to await the final issue of the "Rag" before I cause them to be printed. Get ready for a shock! ' j 'V- 1 L'f o e u faster and the weather half-way decent, the record would have been sure to falL Bob Berkshire will be seeking revenge in the highs. Francis Bardot beat him in an indoor meet last winter at Lincoln. Berkshire edged him at the Big Seven carnival in Kansas City for second place. BUS WHITEHEAD Turning thumbs down on the profes sional offer from the Chicago Stags, still plans to play with the Phillips 66 Oilers. White head was one of four Big? Seven basketball players to be drafted by the National Bas ketball association. Bus Refuses Pro Offers Milton Whithead, Cornhusker center for the past season, has turned down a bid from the pro fessional Chicago Stag basket ball team to play pro ball after he graduates Whitehead will continue with his present plans which are to play for the Phillips Oilers, an amateur team composed of ex college stars. MAIN FEATURES START ItOTaWTf "The Man on the Eiffel Tower" 1:00, 3:09, 5:18, 7:27, -9:38 "Savage Horde" 1:29, 4:45, 8:01 "The Kid from Cleveland" 2:59. 6:15, 9:31 "Home of the Brave" 1:00, 4:01, 6:59, 10:00 Take a CANYON VOYAGE IN UTAH WITH THE . . MEXICAN HAT EXPEDITIONS Explore the Scenic Wonderland of the Ban Juan and Colorado Rivera by boat trips leaving the I ollowlns dates! - May 28 June S-June IS June 24 July S Arriving Lee's Ferry, Arizona, 7 days later. i Ride through the Great Goosenecks'. . See the slims of long forgotten prospectors . . . Grand Gulch . . . Where the Basket Maker Culture was first identified ... Mystery Canyon ... Muiie Temple . . . Rainbow Bridge ... Crossing of the Fathers ... Hidden Passage Canyon. ADVENTURE! SCENIC BEAUTY! EXPLORATION! For Rate and Retertaiiont, Writ JOHN B. BIGG MEXICAN HAT LODGE P. O. BLUFF, TJTAn nauDotnc f GMrYyaiM I ootnsaAT-n V JkMta fflkw- caaimcua Si-j a J OMTWarxxor ' It JIM SP AIDING CLUBS ZamSl fx) n fP3 I