.Wednesday, March 7, 1951
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Cornhusker Cagers Battle
issouri in Season Finale
M
The Scarlet and Cream cagers
Invade the Tiger lair tonight for
their last game of the 1950-51
season.
Fresh from a a win over the
Sooners Saturday night, the
Huskers should be in top shape
for the final curtain call.
The Goodmen have an oppor
tunity to climb higher in the con
ference ratings. They are cur
rently holding down fith place in
the Big Seven.
But if Nebraska wins her game
at Columbia and Colorado defeats
Oklahoma at. Norman the Husk
ers and Sooners will be tied for
fourth place.
Nebraska has four wins against
seven losses going into the Mis
souri game. Oklahoma has a 4-win-6-loss
record.
Cyclones vs. Jays
The other conference game pits
Iowa State against the Kansas
Jayhawks at Lawrence.
Kansas State has all ready won
the conference championship.
Nebraska has managed to nudge
"Sparky" Stalcup's men the two
previous times the clubs have met
this season.
They beat Missou by identical
scores of 54-52 at the Kansas
City tournament and on the local
maples February 20.
Both games were closely fought,
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NEBRASKA STARTERS
Bob Pierce, left, and Joe Good
right, will start at center and forward respectively for Nebraska
tonight Both men have been giving aaaea puncn 10 me nusxer
machine. Courteejr Journal-8tar
Craren, Black
Lead Huskers,
Buff Swimmers
A pair of conference cham-j
pions the only ones not belong
in? to Iowa State or Oklahoma
will lead Colorado and Nebraska
teams in the Big Seven swimming
meet in Ames March 9-11.
Stan Black, the 1950 Colorado
captain, will lead the Buffs into
action here this weekend. He
won the 100-yard breast stroke
title last year and barely missed
getting the 200-yard crown. Al
though backed by a great reputa
tion, Black has not been up to
par this year.
However, the experts figure
Black has been pointing for the
conference meet all season long
and will be more than ready to
defend his laurels and ranking
when the chips are down.
Others
Other powerful Buff swimmers
Include Capt Hugh Berger in the
distances; Kiley and Campbell,
also distance men; Heim and
Bond in the sprints; Seegers and
Harbaugh in the back stroke;
Weston in the breast stroke, as
well as both relay combinations.
Eddie Craren, who held the
1949 high, board crown and the
1950 low board title, will be top
man for Nebraska. Craren must
count on terrific challenges from
York." Neuner and Williams of
Oklahoma but the slender Ne-
braskan potentially is one of the
best in the land.
Buele Baledrston, back stroker,
an Ted Kanamine, sprinter, are
the other top performers lor Ne
braska. Both are capable of chal
lenging all comes. The conference
meet starts Friday morning at
Iowa State. Five sessions will be
beld in 2 days.
Cyclones Meet
Jays Tonight
Iowa State closes out its 1S51
basketball season at Lawrence
Wednesday night, facing second
place Kansas.
It will be the final appearance
of Capt Sy Wilhelmi and Gene
Paett, Cyclone seniors. It may
also be the final show put on by
Gar Anderson, Iowa State for
ward. Anderson left Monday for
Chanute Field to report for duty
with the Air Force but may be
Permitted to Hy to the game on
Wednesday to close out his col
leeiate career. Otherwise be end
ed Jour year of play last Satur
day against Kansas btate. .
Coach Clayton Sutherland is
expected to start either Jack
liuhring or Elden Clement at the
vacant forward spot In case An
derson is ont permitted to re-join
bis teammates.
Wilhelmi, already the holder of
the school scoring record for to
tal season play, also shares the
recor for the most Cyclone points
In conference clay. He has 136.
the same cumber counted by Jack j
Flemming in 1937. A single point
against the rugged Jayhawks will
give hi"? that mark, too.
and the final score could have
gone either way.
Beat CCXY
During the early party of the
cage campaign Missouri held a
high national rating. The Tigers
knocked off last year's national
championship team, City College
of New York, and were rated a
sure bet to win the Big Seven
title.
But the Huskers started Mizzou
on the downward trail by beating
them at Kansas City.
Since that time the Tigers have
been a strictly off-again-on-again
team. It was later learned that
CCNY "threw" the game to Mis
souri. This was part of the pres
ent gambling scandal which has
hit college basketball.
Same Lineup
Coach Harry Good will prob
ably string along with the same
starting lineup which he has used
in the past several games.
This team includes Joe Good
and Jim Snider, forwards; Bob
Pierce, center; and Bob Mercier
and Jim Buchanan, guards.
Moving Snyder into forward in
place of Bernie Akromis adds
badly-needed height to the team.
His six feet four inches is sec
ond to Pierce. He has shown up
well in the rebounding depart
ment Joe Good has also exhibited a
better game offensively since he
switched from guard to forward.
He scored 16 points in the Colo
rado game and 11 against Kansas
State.
Mercier
Scrappy Bob Mercier has added
further punch to the Husker ma
chine. He is only a sophomore,
but his ball playing ranks with
that of a veteran. His tremendous
shot Saturday night doused any
hopes the Sooners had for vic
tory.
AP Poll Rates
K State Fourth
Th Kansas State Wildcats con
tinue to hold their high national
ratine. In the final weekly As
sociated Press poll the Wildcats
were riding in the fourth spot na
tionally.
Coach Jack Gardner's boys
have amassed a 21-3 record dur
ing the current season. They have
all ready won tne uie seven con
ference caee crown. They received
one defeat in conference play at
the hands of the University or
Oklahoma.
Another Wildcat team, tie uni
versity of Kentucky, continues to
rnaintain their iiTSt-piace leaa,
according to the Associated Press.
This is the second time in the
past three years that the fighting
Kentuckians have been voted the
number one team. They were
first in 1949. Last year they
ranked third.
Oklahoma Aeries
The defensive-minded Okla
homa Aggies are currently rated
the second team nationally. They
are snorting a 26-3 record at the
present time.
The only major undefeated
team in the nation, the Columbia
lions, are accorded third position
in the Associated Press listings.
They have gone through 21 games
without defeat
A Big Ten school, the Univer
sity fcf Illinois, is ranked in fifth
nlace. The Ulini have 19 victor-
m aeainst 3 defeats.
The other ratings are Bradley,
sixth; Indiana, seventh; North
Carolina, eighth; St John's ninth;
and St Louis, tenth.
Fairbury JC Wins
Conference Title
Fairbury Junior College has
wrapped up the 4-JC conference
championship. The team ground
out 17 wins in 20 starts and
played top-notch ball during the
entire season.
The three standouts on the
team are Bob King of Lincoln,
Jim Love of Manhattan, Kas.,
and Dale Walker of Fairbury.
Walker led the conference in
scoring for the second straight
year. He has been consistently
"hot" during the entire season.
Kine nrenned at Lincoln High.
However, he did not participate
in high school basketball. He is
the team's Dlaymaker and de
fensive standout
Big Seven to
Award Trophy
At KC Banquet
The presentation of the Big
Seven basketball Sportsmanship
trophy will be held in Kansas
City, Starch 20, it was announced
by Commander Charles Waldron
of American Legion Post 469.
The tropy is awarded by the
Blue Hills Post in commemora
tion of the Big Seven athletes who
were killed in World war II. The
purpose of the trophy is to em
phasis good sportsmanship on the
part of coaches, spectators, and
players.
A poll is taken of participat
ing coaches, officials, athletic di
rectors, sports writers, and
sportscasters in the Big Seven
locale. About sixty men will par
take in the poll, according to the
awarding committee chairman,
Lynn Bauer.
Basis of Award.
These sixty men base their
winner on A basis of 4 principal
points:
1. The conduct of the specta
tors at home games.
2. The effort made by the
student government or responsible
agencies to bring about improve
ment sportmanship.
3. The conduct of the coaches.
4. The conduct of the players.
It was on this same basis that
Iowa State College received the
first annual oresentation in 1949.
Oklahoma was the winner of last
year's trophy.
Travelinr Trophy.
The trophy is a traveling award
and the winner gains possession
of it from the time of presenta
tion until the pre-season tourna
ment the following year.
The Kansas City banquet draws
some of the area's top sports
figures in the area.
Without a doubt, all eyes from
the Nebraska area will be turned
to this event because of a fine dis
play of sportsmanship throughout
the past basketball campaign.
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City Y Smacks Warriors;
Aipha Sigs, Sig Bees Romp
By Martin Downey
Citv Y nrovided the excitment
Monday night as they clubbed the
Warriors 43-32. Tne x ooys
avenged an earlier 33-24 loss as
they showed the Warriors what
a red-hot team looked like. Bob
Green deadeyed in 20 for tne
winners, wtuie Marvin uswwn
with 7, and Jerry Strasheim with
6, were high for the warriors.
Alpha Sigma Phi, led by Chris
tianson's 25 markers, walloped
Phi Alpha Delta 51-16. Christian
son, a handy man on a basketball
court, hit for 12 the first quarter.
H. Hansen, O. Osterholm, J. Ed
strwn. and L. Curlinjf split 16
evenlv to account for the Phi
Alpha score.
In a game Alpha Tau
Omeea took a slow moving 27-16
decision from Sigma Nu. Mac
Baileys' 9 were high; teammate
Dale Doug's 6 helped. For Sigma
Nu, Best's 5 were the obvious.
Sir EPS Cold
The Sigma Chi Bees took a 33
14 verdict over an ice-cold Sig
Ep squad. The Sig Eps were held
scoreless the third quarter. Lean
ard flipped in 11, and Hofard
cashed in 8 for the Chi guys. Ted
Kratt, with 5, looked best for the
Sig Eps.
Phi Kappa Psi "B" took an easy
1-0 victory on a forfeit from
crown rudix,
Presby House turned in one of
the upsets of the evening as they
toppled previously unbeaten New
man Club, 36-30. The Presbys
jumped to a ten point first-quarter
lead and were never headed.
Truman, the Newman, led both
clubs with 14 points. The Presbys
offered more evenly matched
scoring strength as Norm So than
with 10, Bob Collins with 8. and
Clark Betcke's 9 took care of the
scoring column.
Stars Roll
The Dorm A Stars rolled over
the Kinkydinks, 37-21, in a Mon
day night battle. Svehla garnered
a nifty 15 for the Stars. Chuck
Kunley's 7 for 8 free throws help
ed him to an 11 point evening.
The Lutheran Club slaughter
an inept Intervarsity squad by a
61-23 margin. The Lutherans hit
their peak with a 26 point third
Quarter. L. Stauffer poured in 16
to lead the Lutherans. Teammate
Johnson accounted for 11 more.
Weigner hit for 9 to top the In
tervarsity scoring column.
Fins Take Thriller
The Phi Gamma Delta "B" took
a close one, edging out Phi Delta
Theta, 32-31. The Phi Delts,
leading 27-21 at the start of the
fourth quarter, wutea unaer tne
Fiji assault in a nip-and-tuck,
anyone's game, finish. Cannon
flipped in 9 for the Fiji's, while
Pete Keen of the Phi Delts was
high for the game with 12.
In the Independent league, Pill
Rollers wheeled by Dorm B and C,
36-24. Maurice, jtussel was the
king-pin for the winners as he
whipped in a tidy 20. Bill Heaur
man's eight and John Krough's
seven looked good for the Dorm.
AIX-UNIVEBSITT
1. Phi Delta Theta (10-0),
2. Phi Delta Phi (12-0).
5. Geologist! (10-0).
4. Phi Kappa Pel (10-0).
6. Newman Club (11-1).
8. Pioneer f'nus- 0).
7. Dorm A Stare (9-1).
8. Sigma Pin . J-0).
9. Lutheran House (9-3).
10. Sigma Chi "B" (9-1).
DENOMINATIONAL
1. Newman Club (11-1).
2. Lutheran House (9-8).
3. Presby House (9-3).
4. InterVarslty (-).
A. Methodist House (5-7).
FRATERNITY "B"
1. Sigma Cht.
' 2. Alpha Tau Omega (8-2).
Phi Delta Theta (8-2).
Phi Gamma Delta (8-2).
5. Delta Upallon (8-2).
6. Farm House (7-1).
7. Phi Kappa Psi (7-1).
8. Sigma Phi Epsilon (7-3).
9. Sigma Alpha Epellon (3-7).
10. Alpha Gamma Rho (3-7).
INDEPENDENT
1. Phi Delta Phi.
2. Geologists.
3. Dorm A Stars.
4. Ag YMCA "A" (12-2).
5. Phillips 33 (8-2).
8. City YMCA (7-3).
7. Ag Men'i Club "A" (12-2).
8. Warriors (8-2).
9. Alpha Sigma Phi (7-4).
10. Rinkydlnka (6-3).
FRATERNITY "A"
- 1. Phi Delta Theta.
2. Phi Kappa Psi.
3. Pioneer House.
4. Sigma Phi Epsilon.
5. Brown Palace (8-2).
6. Delta Tau Delta (7-2).
7. Sigma Nu (7-3).
8. Norrls House (7-1).
9. Cornhuslcer Co-op (7-S).
10. Sigma Chi (7-3).
It s the two Phi Delts going
into the intramural basketball
playoffs. Phi Delta Theta con
tinues as the university's num
ber one team while independent
Phi Delta is awarded the number
two position in the last ratings
until after the playoffs.
The two Phi Delts have won 22
consecutive games between
them, ten by the fraternity Phi
Delts and 12 by the Fiddle-de-fees.
The PDThetas have been
pressed in ony two contests, their
first meeting with Sigma Alpha
Epsilon which they won 29-28 and
their second contest with Sigma
Nu which they copped by a 28
26 score.
Breece Easily
The Phi Delt lawyers have not
been pressed at all. Their closest
brush came in their second con
test with Alpha Sigma Phi which
the shysters won, 33-26. That was
also the first game the Fiddle-de-fees
have been held to less than
40 points.
Phi Delta Theta rates the nod
as the top team because of their
tougher competition. Both rate as
slight favorites to win their re
spective tourneks going into the
playoffs.
The Geologists jump four
places from last week and hold
down the number three slot in the
final regular season ratings. The
Geology men are keeping right on
the heels of the Phi Delta Phi's
in both the Indf ndent and All-
U rankings. Tne PDP's were
fourth last week.
Cop Two More
Geology annexed wins number
nine and ten over the last week
of competition. Their record
shows no defeats. Latest to fall
to the rock-collectors were the
Lilies, 30-63 and the Veterans,
47-54.
The Geologists still have the
top intramural average of 55 Vs
points per game.
Phi Kapp Psi also collected
their tenth win of the season
last week but slip from their to
fourth to make room for the Phi
Delta Phi's and Geologists.
The Phi Psi's massacred Theta
Xi 55-35 to keep their record un
blemished. Newman Slips
Newman Club remains in the
top five this week, getting the
fifth rung after holding second
for the past four weeks. The
Catholics absorbed their first loss
of the season last Monday night
as they fell to Presby House,
30-36. Their record going into the
playoffs is a healthy 11-1.
Pioneer House maintains their
position in sixth place. The Pio
neers also possess a 10-0 record,
collecting wins nine and ten last
week.
Delta Sigma Phi and Sigma
Alpha Mu were the Pioneer vic
tims in those two games. The
Delta Sigs fell 22-44 and the
Sammies were disposed of 23-41.
Stars Climb
Another independent entry,
Dorm A Stars is boosted in the
ratings to seventh. They were
tenth last week.
The Stars polished off wins
eight and nine last week, blast
ing Dorms B & C, 51-31 and the
highly regarded Rinkydinks, 37
21. They ro into the playoffs with
a 9-1 record and rank as serious
threats to the Phi Delta Phi
Geology monopoly of wins.
Sigma Phi Epsilon this week is
eighth. The Sig Eps supped three
notches from last week although
taking two more wins. Their rec
ord going into the post season
competition is 9-0.
The Sig Eps defeated Delta
Upsilon and Alpha Gamma Rho
in action since the last rankings
by scores of 52-20 and 47-16.
Lutherans Return
The Lutheran Student Associa
tion is welcomed back in the top
ten at the ninth rung this week.
The Lutherans, after dropping a
couple to powerful Newman Club,
have come roaring back impres
sively. Added last week were wins
over Presby House, 38-32 and
over Inter Varsity, 61-23.
A newcomer makes its first ap
pearance in the top ten In this,
the finale of seasonal ratings.
Sigma Chi "B" grabs the number
ten position with only the play
offs remaining to change things.
The junior Sigs erased a ques
tionable forfeit to Alpha Gamma
Rho by blasting the Aggies, 48-20
and added their ninth win of the
year by crushing Sigma Phi Ep
silon, 30-14.
Remain Steady
The Denominational ratings re
main the same this week.
Newman Club's loss to Presby
did not hurt the Catholics too
much nor give the Presbys
enough prestige to pass the Luth
erans who have beaten Presby
twice.
Independent speaking, the top
three are Ihl Delta Phi, Geolog
ists and Dorm A Stars.
Following in fourth and fifth
positions are the Ag College
YMCA "A" and Phillips 33. The
Aggie YM men jump from sev
enth on the strength of their re
peat performance of dropping the
Ag Men's Club. Phillips 3alls from
third after being beaten by the
Dusters in an overtime affair.
City YMCA makes a comeback
to the rankings. The City YM
walloped highly touted Warriors
Monday night to get sixth place.
They were unrated a week ago.
Ar Men's Club, Warriors, Alpha
Sigma Phi and the Rinkydinks
ronnd out the top ten Independent
teams in the University with the
playoffs just ready to go.
The Alpha Sigs reappear after
a two-week absence. They own
a 7-4 record and blasted Phi
Alpha Delta, 51-16 their last time
out.
Three-Way Tie
Following the top "B" team,
Sigma Chi, comes the first tie
of the year. Three teams. Alpha
Tau Omega, Phi Delta Theta, and
Phi Gamma Delta are all in the
number two position.
The three teams have played
on sort of a merry-go-round this
season. The ATO'S beat the Fijis
twice, the Fijis dropped the Phi
Delts twice and the Phi Delts own
two wins over the ATO'S. Every
possible method was used in try
ing to separate the three to no
avail. They stand together all in
second place.
Only newcomer in the Bee rat
ings is Alpha Gamma Rho who
enters in tenth place.
The fraternity "A" ratings re
main about the same as last week.
The big change is Delta Tau Delta
from eighth to sixth and Sigma
Chi from seventh to tenth. Pio
neer House and Cornhusker Co-op
both climb one peg from the last
ratings.
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Football Players Tryout
For Baseball Team
fey Shirley Murphy
Bobby Reynolds, Husker All-American halfback, will compete
In baseball this spring. Ron Clark and Nick Adduci, other varsity
h,ti , -M-ii trvnnt with Couch Tony Sharpe's Ne-
braska baseball team, too.
Bill Glassford, football coach, says that those making the dia
mond squad will be excused from spring lootbalL Football drill
began Monday.
Have you heard about the bouse that Jack built?
The Kansas State new fieldhouse is the pride of Jack Gard
ner's Big Seven basketball champions who won the title this year
in the first year of using their new fieldhouse.
The buHding is the largest ktate building in Kansas and cost
over $2,000,000. Thirteen-thousand fang may be seated for basket
ball, tt is also used for indoor track and football practice.
The building includes the dirt-floor fieldhouse with connect
ing gymnasium which accomodates three full basketball floors.
Perimeter of the fieldhouse and bym is 1350 feet The height to
th- eak of the fieldhouse is 84 feet fromthefloor.
Newt Copple, former Nebraska wrestler, won the 147 pound
championship in the Pan-American games by decisioning O. Blasi
cf Argentina in the finals. The United States and Argentina each
won four titles.
Major Leaguers
Start Exhibitions
Spring training for the major,
league baseball players is going
full steam ahead.
The Boston Red Sox open their
exhibition season next Saturday
minus the services of slugging
Ted Williams.
Williams has complained of
"soreness'' in his injured left el-'
bow, so Manager Steve O'Neill ;
told him to "take it easy for a
few days and pass up next Sat-i
urdays game." j
Heavy hitting Vic Wertz, De- j
troit outfielder, began training'
with the Tigers after signing a
$22,000 contract This is $6,000
more than he earned during the
past season.
At the Philadelphia PhiHie
camp outneiaer am wicnoison
declared he win make a come
back this year despite the dia
betes which floored him last
year. He says he "takes his in
sulin every morning just like he
brushes his teeth."
Chicago Cub Manager Frank
Frisch has already chosen his
pitchers for their opener against
the Chicago White Sox next Sat
urday. Frisch lias picked Righthander
Bob Rush and Southpaw Paul
Mmner for the honor. He said
Rush would probably go five inn
ings and Minner would attempt
to pitch the last four.
The Chicago White Sox re
ceived a jolt when Frank Ham
len, 20-year-old rookie pitcher,
was ordered to take his physical
March 12.
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