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Monday, March 19, 1951 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN PAGE 3 Daily Nebrasfcan All-Tourney Team FIRST TEAM PO S SECOND TEAM Don Muenster Benson F Rod Bunger Hildreth Bob Mackie Tech F Frank Trouba Holy Name Marvin Nelson Holdrege C Doyle Fyfe David City Norman Coufal David City G Gary Heinzle North Platte John Neff Fremont G Sam Bell Chester HONORABLE MENTION: Leonard Thomas Plain view; Ron Donahue and Ben Thompson Fremont; Ron Smith Benson; Morgan Wells Axtell; Glenn Brestel Dalton; Warren Price Wayne; Ned Eckman and Chuck Jensen Pawnee Ctiy. Closest Cage Tourney Upsets Galore Spice The 1951 basketball tourna ment Is over. So University students can go back to their classes, their activ ities, and their meeting places without fear of being completely annihilated by the prepsters. The general caliber of high school basketball was of a some what lower caliber this year, ac cording to the opinion of sports Writers and the public. There was no completely invin cible team operating this year as Kansas Begins Spring Football Most interesting experiment on KU's early spring football card will be trial of Aubrey Linville, Salina co-captain-elect, at offen sive halfback. A two-lettered end in his first two seasons with the Jayhawks, the lean speedster moved into prominence late last year at de fensive safety. He started the final three games a tthis post turning an auspicious debut against Okla homa when he hung up 24 tackle assists plus on singleton and a pass interception in the furious 13-33 loss to the Sooners here. Now with a capable crop of ends upcoming and a shortage of backs, Bossman J. V. Sikes hopes to strengthen his squad by re casting Linville. The deft wing man always has been a swift, slashing runner as a pass catcher and Sikes hopes that he can im prove enough on those qualities to plug the thin secondary ranks. Of course, he will continue at safety also. Grabs Four Playing behind Bill Schaake, the Hawkers' other co-captain for 1951, Linville flagged four passes last season for 104 yards. Playing more frequently on at tack as a sophomore in 1949, he nailed 17 tosses for 276 yards, good enought for sixth among the Big Seven receivers, while scor ing two touchdowns. - He also will act as the corner stone in a revamping of the Jay hawks' secondary defense, which was a sore spot through most of 1950. Center Merlin Gish, who led the club with 81 assists and 36 unassisted tackles last season, is returning at defensive center, and also figures to hold his job. Hal Cleavinger, Manhattan junior, will be back at right half and is expected to improve on a credit able sophomore performance. Two Regulars Gone Two other defensive backfield regulars, Linebacker Bill Mace, and Halfback Fox Cashell, are gone, the latter having enlisted in the Marines. Galon Fiss, John son fullback, and Jack Luschen, Mission guard, saw considerable action as linebackers last season, and also are in the picture. John Konek, rugged California, Pa., product, and the top all-around back off last year's freshman club, figures prominently in de fensive plans also. Sikes, and his expanded staff, will greet a herd of 77 candidates in Monday's opening practice. Edwards Signed Signing of Dan Edwards, former Georgia ail-American, brings the Jayhawker coaching corps to eleven men this spring. Edwards, an All-Pro selection last season with the New York Yankees, played under Sikes when the latter was tutoring wings at Athens. He and Dick Tomlinson, former Hawker all league guard and a professional with Pittsburgh last season, plus John Amberg ana jvwce Mcuorm ach, last year's co-captains, wiU serve only through the spring. Sikes' regular staff includes Pop Warner, line coach; Cliff Kimsey, backfield coach; Wayne Replogle, end coach; Don Fam brough, assistant coach; Dean Nesmith, trainer; Mike Getto, as sistant coach; Hub Ulrich, assist ant, and Otto Schnellbacher, as sistant Getto and Schnellbacher are part-time aides, the former serving only in the Fall. Ulrich doubles as head baseball coach and thus will not be available for spring practice. All-Star Deadline Extended Ballots for the All-Intramural basketball teams are still com ing in. Twenty-eight have been received to date. The deadline for the votes has been extended to Thursday of this week because of the delay of the All-University champion ship game caused by the Phi Del ta Theta protest All members of all teams are urged to get their votes in as soon as possible. To make the All-Star selections meaningful all 85 teams should select their all opponent teams and send them in. It is hoped, however, that at least 75 team ballots will have been received by Thursday. Send your ballots immediate ly or call your votes in to the Sports Desk of the Daily Ne-braskan. has been true of the Grand Is land and Northeast crews of a few seasons back. But the competition was .much keener and more closely contested if seasonal records mean any thing. And this probably made up for the lack of any unde feated teams. Upsets, Upsets, Upsets Upsets have been the feature of the entire cage campaign. They started during regular season play, continued to pick up speed in the regional contests, and came to a zooming climax in the state tournament. Millard was the only favorite to come through with one of the four titles. And its team had to go all out to squelch a determined Axtell crew by a 42-37 count for the Class D crown. The Class A monarch, Fremont, continued to improved as the sea son advanced. And the Tiger reached their peak at state tour ney time. They employed a blaz ing fast break and a very ef fective stall to win their crown. David City Surprises. The Class B champs, David City, were not given a fighting chance when the state carnival began. But the Scouts complete ly upset the dope-bucket by knocking off favorites Omaha Holy Name and Lincoln Teach ers. They beat Wayne 60-55 for the B trophy. Hildreth made its move up to Class C a successful one by tak ing that league title away. The Greyhounds defeated Chappell in the final, 59-43. A few of the amazing upsets in the tourney were Newman Grove's conquest of St. Joseph's of Atkinson, the Holdrege vic tory over highly favored Pawnee City, . Lincoln High beating North Platte in the opening round, and Fremont's win in the finals over Omaha Benson. Phi Delt Protest Upheld; . Title Game Replay Ordered Maybe Sigma Phi Epsilon is the 1951 I-M fraternity "A" bas ketball champion and maybe it isn't. The trophy was taken back from the Big Eps Friday and a replay of .their .championship game with Phi Delta Theta has been ordered. The Sig Eps downed the Phi Delta in a startling upset 38-36 a week ago to cop the coveted tro phy and title, but the defeat didn't satisfy the Phil Delts. A Phil Delt protest was received and honored by the I-M Depart ment the next day and after sev eral hours deliberation a replay of the final game was ordered. The Phi Delt protest centered on a field-goal that was counted for the Sig Eps in the first quar ter. Sig Ep center Dave Brandon was in the process of shooting as the buzzer sounded ending the first canto and the referee ruled is as good. The rule concerning that episode was believed to state that if a shot was in the process of being made when the quarter ended, it would have to be coun ted as good. After the game, the rule was found out to state that the shot had to have left the shooter's hands and in the air before the end of the period or else the bas ket would not count. AROUND THE WOP... Softball Play To Start Soon Entries Due Intramural softball games will begin on April 10. All team en tries are due at room 102 in the Physical Education building not later than April 3 at 5 p.m. If enough teams enter separate leagues will be organized for fra ternities, denominational, and in dependents. Any man registered in school is eligible to play except mem bers of varsity baseball squads and any men specifically barred by varsity coaches of other sports. Games will last six innings, unless the teams mutually agree to play shorter contests. The Intramural Department will furnish bats, game ball, catcher's glove, and mask. They may be checked out at the cage in the Physical Education build ing. No spiked shoes will be al lowed. Anyone using them will cause his team to automatically forfeit the game. Teams desiring to practice be fore the schedule starts, or at other times, should furnish their own bats and balls. Games will be played accord ing to regular softball rules. If needed, a special sheet of rules will be circulated. Teams will also forfeit games if at least six players are not present. The games will be played at several places to be announced later. The entire softball program will be under the supervision of the Intramural Department. Trophies will be awarded to the fraternity and denomination champs. Intramural medals will go to the winning independent team. A meeting of all softball man agers will be held on April 9 at 5:05 p.m. in room 101 of the Physical Education building. Jayhawkers Faced Tough Competition By Shirley Murphy Kansas was the nation's only basketball team which faced America's No. 1, 2, and 3 ranked fives during the regular playing season. The Jayhawkers met Kentucky, rated tops, once; second ranked Oklahoma A & M twice, and Kansas State, rated third, twice. They won one of these engagements, the closing 37-27 victory over A & M. Coach Sparky Stalcup's 1950-51 quintet set a season record of 16 wins and 8 losses giving him his best mark over a five-year hitch at Mizzou. They also set two scoring highs in the final high point tabulations. Bud Heineman, smallish lefthander, put one entry in the record books by flipping 283 points through the hoop for a modern single-season scoring effort. The Tigers rubbed out another point peak as a team by collecting a 1251 point total. When Frank Marks, Oklahoma's sophomore 167-pound wrestler pinned Husker Al Johnson in 21 seconds with a double arm lock, he set an all-time record for achieving the fastest fall ever scored in the Oklahoma fieldhouse. Russ Thomas, "Athlete of the Week" at Iowa State received the honor because he swam away from all competition in three dis tance events and paddled to first plac. This is the first time Thomas has received the title and the sophonore flash deserved it Sooners Start Spring Cage I Drills Soon Without waiting for the consent of Congress, Coach Bruce Drake of Oklahoma will draft 18-year olds when Sooner spring basket ball drills start in Norman short ly. Sophomores up from Coach Je rome "Shocky" Needy's Boomer squad will move increasingly into the varsity picture as Drake al most completely retools the 1951 Sooner squad which loses four regulars, Captain Charles Pugs ley, Marcus Freiberger, Doug Lynn and Ted Owens, and also two top reserves, Jim Terrell and Vernon Turner. Drake will rush the following 18-year old freshmen into uni form for the spring drills: Bob waller, 6-6 tall and 205 pounds, and Sterling Jones, 6-1 and 170, from Oklahoma City Classen; Robert Erwin, 6-1 and 175, Chick asha; Joe McCrary, 3-4 and 195, Oklahoma City Capitol Hill; Ollie Whittern, 6-1 and 168, Maud; Ji mPlunkett, 5-10Vi and 155, Barnesville; Robert Layne, 6-4 and 175, Muskogee; Bill Kennedy, 6-2 and 175, Norman and Jackie Cooper, 6-0 and 165, Yukon. Figure Heavily Two 19-year old freshmen from Wellington, Kas., Ron Blue, 6-4 and Delwin "Dink' 'McEachern, 6-1 and 170, also figure heavily in the Sooner coach s plans. So do Merle McGuire. 6-3 and 175. who graduated from Whittier, Calif., high school but has lived in Oklahoma City, Shawnee and Duncan, Okla., Bill McGee, 6-4 and 185, an Oklahoma City Classen grad who also lived at Holdenville and had a year at the University of Texas and Bill Cummins, 5-11 and 165, a trans Anyone interested in par ticipating in intramural squash are asked to enter at room 103 In the P E Building. If enough interest is shown, a tourna ment will be held. MAIN FEATURES START STATE: "Short Grass," 1:00, 4-.no, 7:00, 10:00. "Blue Blood," 2 49 5:49 8:49. HUSKER: "Prairie Roundup," 2:44, 5:12, 7:40, 10:07. "Blondie," 1:28, 3:56, 6:24, 8:51. VARSITY: "The Enforcer." 11:10, 3:09, 5:08, 7:07, 9:54. Sneait, !8:32. TIM HOLT- "RIDE!! FROM TUSC0N" COFEATURE "SKYLINER" -W -V " - t, mm r7 CHASING DAMES AND CROOKS IS FUN . . . THE POWELL WAY! DICK POWELL RHONDA FLEMING RICHARD ERDMAN WILLIAM CONRAD STUDENTS, FACULTY, jsa'ffs DISCOUNT TICKET c Thlt coupon ontiHw boorof to on odmlton ticket whon prMontod at the box off Ico wllti (fc fjtnd Anyttao "A koMtlht nKtlwt. SMmnn hot hmimn b or M trofMvllr Iramlwiad LAUItENCE OLIVIER u HENRY VITsSS "Tk ( pletaro I Wt ovor mm." -Eft O'StiO CONTINUOUS Showing from 1 p.i 1. SOTSJH lTI JV Starting Mon., Mar. 19 3 DAYS OISLY War. 19, 20, 21 CONTINUOUS Showing from 1 p.m. eoiocjy For Alh ieofs Newmans y&ieowsSsc; The Geologists took one more step towards the All-University basketball championship Thurs day, but. this time they were pushed all the way. The Geology crew defeated Denominational champion, Newman Club, 55-53 Jn an overtime contest. The win gave the rock-collectors the All Unaffiliated crown, Just a step from the AU-U title. Newman Club went down to defeat in the last 15 seconds of the overtime period on a push shot by Hal Bettenhausen from about 15 feet out. Up until that shot, it was anybody's game. The Catholics took command at the start of the game and ran up an early 8-3 lead on fielders by Bill Griffin and Neil Campbell. Jumpin' Jack Yelkin took over for the Geologists at that point and the count was knotted with about three minuts to go in that irame at 10-10. Kroenke Connects Roh TCrnenlrA nrtllenod a nnimla of goals for the Newmanites to give mem me ieaa once more and the Catholics weathered turn mnre Geology baskets to hold a 16-14 XI i. A . . . iirst quarter ieaa. Yelkin hit two consecutive fielders and Ron Ohnoiitka and Don Mahacek each hit ont to give tne geologists a big lead in the second period. Jack Walentine notched a couple for the Cath olics to narrow the gap slightly, but Yelkin had another one com inc and the winners rode into in termission time on the long end oi a ;:9-23 score. Geology kept right on moving in mi tnira quarter on baskets by Lee Korte and Mahacek and about midway in that stanza they held a 11-point 36-25 lead. Catholics Take Over And to keeD un with the rhnno- ing aspect the contest had dis played thus far. the Newman Club once more took the offen sive. Fifteen straight points fell tnrougn the Catholic nets in that flurry and the Geologists were held to a big zero. Entering the final canto the score stood 40-36, isewman. Guard Camnhell and forward Kroenke led the Newman assult in that four minutes with able assistance from Frank McCahe who looped a couple of long one mrougn. Campbell added two more Points to onen the fourth nimrter and the Catholics appeared to be on tne way. But now, it was the other teams turn. And Geoloev made good use of that short space of tour minutes. Yelkin, Korte and Mahacek combined to lead the winners to a tie score at" 46-4fi. Riff Tni Griffin gave the Catholics the lead once more with two perfect hook shots and only two minutes remained, unifin at this point, however, drew his fifth foul and retired with 17 points to his credit. With Griffin gone, the Geolog ists iouna tneir opening and got the necessary four points to send llki fer from Cameron Junior Col lege. Stanley Grossman, play-maker ae luxe irom Brooklyn. N. Y, is the only returning regular from this year's team along with such active reserves as Sherm Norton, John Rogers and Jack Angel. Other reserves available are Tom Churchill, jr., Joe Ow ens, Howard Crawford, Norman Fleshman and Sanford Borofsky. Freshmen will be eligible in the Big Seven starting enxt Septem ber, and with so many positions open at Oklahoma, several of the new high school crop have an ex cellent opportunity to play on Drake's varsity next season. V V rh ! 'S , - I: 5- Hi UyoUVnmitr j . " mm)- CUP THIS COUPON C In Chicago, Illinois, a favorite gathering spot of students at Loyola University is the Union Lounge be cause it is a cheerful place full of friendly university atmosphere. And when the gang gathers around, ice-cold Coca-Cola gets the call. For here, as in university haunts every where Coke belongs. Ask for it tilher way . . . both trade-marks mean the same thing. IOTTIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THI COCA-COLA COMPANY Y . COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 0 1951, Th Coca-Cola Company 4 IK I, I i ft; TWO MORE FOR YELKIN Center Jack Yelkin of the Ge ologists goes high up for two of his twenty points as his team cops the All-Unaffiliated title from Newman Club. Teammate Ron Ohnautka (7) hopefully watches Yelkin's effort while Bill Griffin (13), Neil Campbell (12) and Frank McCabe (0) of the Catholics are too late to stop him. (Photo by Bob Sherwood.) the contest into overtime. At the end of regulation play the count stood a 50-50. Bob Kroenke had the answer in the first of the three over time minutes. He hooked a phenominal shot through the meshes and the Catholics were again on top. Yelkin answered a minute later with a two-pointer himself and and the score was knotted again. Free Throws j Jack Walntine gave the New man Club its 53rd point on a free toss and Korte matched that with a toss from the foul line to set the stage for Bettenhausen's winning shot. The Catholics tried in vain for a tying fielder and the Geologists took the ball and with it, victory. Yelkin took top scoring honors in the game as he potted an even 20 points for the winners. Team mate Don Mahacek contributed 11 and Korte garnered nine more. Griffin was high man for the Newman Clubbers with 17. Campbell was runnerup with 11 and Kroenke and Walentine each grabbed nine. The newly crowned All-Unaffiliated champs will battle the fraternity "A" titleholders r-e firp day after Easter va" " the '1-U championship. 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