Wednesday, April 11, 1951
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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H
usker
KU Jaykawks ' Saturday
Nebraska's track team will be
looking forward to its first out
door competition oi the year when
It faces tne Kansas jaynawics in
Memorial Stadum, April 14.
Th meeting will oDen the fes
tivities for the annual All-Sport
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Day. it iooks use a oarae pe
tween the track and field events.
Coach Ed Weier struck a pes
simistic note with "it's too bad
Viatp Are more noints to be had
in the track events than in the
lield events"
The Huskers strong field po
iteniality boosted them to a 63-59
victory over the Colorado Buf
falnpa. The Javhawkcrs are even
stronger in the track events than
the Buns, so aaaea strain wui
be placed on all Husker cinder
men. Favorable Weather
The Kansans also have the ad
vantrge of previous outdoor com
petition. Along with favorable
weather for outdoor workouts, the
Kansas took a southern trek to
the Texas Relays.
The Huskers have not been
blessed with the weatherman. The
adverse weather has put a
damper on Memorial Stadiums
facilities, and the Husker thin
clads have been holding their
conditioning workout indoors.
Therefore, one of Coach Weir's
biggest headaches will be the test
ing of his trackmen who have not
acquainted themselves with the
outdoors yet. The sprinters have
not been able to run through
tvioir inn and 220 vard dashes.
while the 440, 880, and milers
have been priacticing on the
6ome more "curvacious" indoor
Coach Weir gave us this in
formation while taking treatments
on his slowly recovering back
injury. "I hope to be able to
travel down to the Kansas Relays
if I can," said Coach Weir.
Already laid up for five weeks,
Coach Weir said that he would
"have to take a raincheck on his
field goal kicking for the Alumni
Varsiy football game." Last year,
Weir's placement gave the alumni
a 13-13 tie with the varsity
eleven.
Tolman
A small package of dynamite
exploded at the Colorado meet
last Saturday. Dan Tolman, grit
ty little Husker hurdler, was
Faurot Bemoans End Losses;
Present Crop Not Tall Enough
Two-thirds of the way through
spring practice, Coach Don
Faurot and his Tiger staff are
still wrestling with an end prob
lem which now stacks up as
Mizzou's most prominent Achilles
heel in the 1951 grid outlook.
It's no secret that big, talon
fingered wingmen will be as
scarce as good rubber tires come
autumn. The post-war cycle
which produced such rangy,
pass-catching beauties as Mel
Sheehan, Kenny Bounds and
Gene Ackermann has run its
course and there just aren't
any 6 foot, 4-inch, or better,
heads bobbing on the horizon.
Instead, the height median
will be somewhere around 6 foot,
1-inch, with Bruce Wood, a 1950
squadman, the tallest at 6 foot,
3-inch . . . And Wood's forte is
defense.
Faurot sees the shortage of
sizeable ends as a definite detrit
ment to Mizzou's passing and
running game.
"You need size plus agility at
end to make any passing attack
a constant threat, "he sayg, "and
any "T" team relies on hefty
ends to execute the one-on-one
blocks against big tackles."
Losses
The loss of Ackermann, Dale
Portmann, co-captain Bob Eb
inger and Rusty McKee can't be
dismissed with a shrug. Physi
cally, all but McKee were custom-built
to play the flanks, and
they had veteran -sawy. Acker
mann's 6 foot, 5-inch hulk made
him a stickout target for Phil
Klein's flips, and the big guy
plucked 31 footballs in flight
last year for 400 net yards. He
finished as the Big Seven's third
best receiver.
Their departure pares the list
of battle-tested returnees to two
lettermen Bill Hampel and
Maurice Udell and two squad
wen Wood and Bob Spoeneman.
Severest jolt to the end corps
was the call of Harold Burnine,
DiMaggio Has .380 Average;
Glaviano Gets Try in Outfield
Joe Dimaeeio is setting his us
tial pace this spring. Monday he
hit two singles in four times at
bat, bringing in two runs while
boosting his springtime batting
average to .380. Casey Stengel,
New York manager, was tossed
out of a game for the first time
during his tenure with the
Yankees.
Leo Durocher has come up
with another idea. He is going
to use a two-platoon system in
right field when the National
League season opens.
The Giant pilot. says he will
alternate Don Mueller and Clint
Hartung in the right field spot.
Mueller will bat against right
banders, while Hartung will go
against the portsiders.
Barney
In the Brooklyn camp the
pitching of Rex Barney still re
mains a mystery. The big right
hander was sent to pitch against
Brooklyn's farm club in' Ashe
ville, N. C, and Barney turned
in a sad performance as the
Dodgers nipped the Class B
team, 9-8.
Manager Billy Southworth of
the Boston Braves will send
righthander Johnny Sain against
the New York Giants.
Lefty Maurie McDermott will
be on the mound for the Boston
Red Sox against their Louisville
Cinder men
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more trackmen will carry the
Nebraska hopes in the 440 and
60-yard dash against Kansas.
He won the quarter at Colo
rado and placed third in the
dash.
called upon to run a leg in the
mile relay. Tolman substituted
for Lee Alexander who was un
able to run. His opening leg
pushed the Huskers out in front
enough to cop the event and con
sequently win the meet
Nebraska's new world dirt
track pole vault holder could only
turn a bright red when asked
about his aspirations for this
meet and the outdoor season.
"Modest Moose" thought that
"the weather is the biggest fac
tor n pole vaulting outdoors."
He also hoped that he'd be "lucky
enough" to win the Kansas Re
lays vaulting event, but again
modestly clammed up when
asked if he thinks he can top
the relays pole vault record of
14' 5" set by Bill Carroll of Ok
lahoma last year.
New men have joined the squad
to give added strength in some of
the distances. Buele Baldertson,
Husker swimming ace, will be
trying his hand in the 880 yard
run. Jess Sell will don the Scar
let track uniforms after complet
ing and lettering on the Nebraska
perhaps the best, all-around
rookie replacement, to the armed
services.
Hampel, scrappy and tough,
has been a whirlpool patient for
the last two weeks, getting treat
ment for a banged-up knee. The
burrheaded blond from who
pushed aside regulars to win
first-string spurs last year, played
offense most of the way.
Nebraska fans will best re
member Hampel, a 175-pound,
six-footer, as the Missourian
who came within a lunge of
nabbing John Glorioso's long,
deflected pass two strides from
the goal-line in the last second
of a 40-34 thriller at Lincoln.
Udell
Udell, who weighs in at 183
pounds and stands, 8 foot, 1-inch,
was a competent, if not classy,
sophomore last season. He
worked the right side on defense
and is being groomed for the
same type of duty in '51.
Behind Hampel on the left
side, Wood is the only upper
classman. The rookie stage fits
Ned Tanner, swift 185-pound
newcomer; Ben Aaron, converted
guard, and Lane Goodwin, a
regular defensive end as a year
ling who comes from Jackson.
The latter, recuperating from an
appendectomy, has missed the
entire spring session.
With Udell headed for the de
fensive platoon, Spoeneman
who barely missed out on a letter
last year has the offensive edge
at right end. Three former
B-teamers rank Just a notch be
low the hefty Spoeneman, and
they are: Keith Blann, Bill
Morse, and Gale King, another
madeover guard.
With one or two exceptions,
most of these hopefuls are rated
just so-so performers. The "help
wanted" sign for ends has been
out all spring, but so far there've
been few takers who look ready
to stand the wear and tear of
another hard-rock ' Missouri
schedule come autumn.
farmhands in the triple A Amer
ican Association.
The Cleveland Indians' pitch
ing staff rates with the best in
the majors, but their exhibition
game record doesn't show it.
They haven't attained a very
sparkling record this spring.
St. Louis Cardinal Manager
Marty Marion is going to give
a try Tommy Glaviano in center
field.
The little fireball played third
base last year and made some
impossible throws. He chalked
up 25 errors.
Two Victories
The Philadelphia Phillies and
Pittsburgh Pirates continue their
six-game spring series at Knox
ville. Each team has won two
victories.
The Chicago Cubs have as
signed Warren Hacker and
Johnny Klippstein to pitch
against the Memphis Chicks and
will use the unpredictable John
ny Schmltz against the Chicago
White Sox. So far, Schmltz has
not been effective, but Manager
Franllie Frisch has hopes that
he will have a good day against
the White Sox.
Umpire Art Passarella com
mented that young pitcher Gus
Keriazakos of the Memphis
Chicks has the best curve he has
seen in years.
Dual!
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IRVING THODE .... versatile
performer from Loup City will
er.cer the brod jump and high
jump. He won a first and third
place against the Buffaloes.
cace crew.
Dean Brittenham and Ray Pro
chaska will give the Huskers
depth in the field. Brittenham
will also battle for a position in
the hurdle races.
List of possible entrants:
100 yard dash: Lei Alexander, Bob
Barchus
220 yard daah: Alexander, Barchua
440 yard run: Bill Heln, Jack Boo
vine.
880 yard run: Dale Schnackle, Buele
Balderston, Gene YelKin
Mile run: Yelkln
2 mile run: Bob Krueger. Jeaaie Sell
220 Low hurdles: Don Bedker, Dan
Toiman, mane (jatnro, ion acou, uean
110 High hurdles: Bedker, Tolman,
Cathro. Scott. Brittenham
Pole Vault: Don Cooper, Leonard Kehl
uroaa jump: Glenn neeriine, irv moae,
Blake Cathro, Dick Stansbury
High Jump: Dick Messner, Thode, Bob
8ands.
Shot Put: Paul Grimm, Don Nellaon,
Bob Thlbault. .
Javelin: Wuna Monson, Beerllne,
Brittenham
Doyle Returns
For Alumni Tilt
Ted Doyle, former Cornhusker
and Pittsburgh Steeler tackle, will
be back for another whirl when
the Alumni play the Nebraska
Varsity eleven Saturday at 1:30
p.m. at the Stadium.
Doyle carries 245 pounds
spread over a 6-foot 2-inch frame.
Ted, now teaching a veterans
course at Daykin, Neb., was here
to scout the varsity in a scrim
mage over the week end.
Ted said he finds real pleasure
playing in the alumni contests.
"You don't have to go charging
around to impress the coach,"
Doyle pointed out.
Doyle, who hadn't pulled on a
sut for several years prior to the
Varsity-Alumni game a year ago,
said he wasn't sure just how far
he could go. After playing most
of the first half he was convinced
that he was in better shape than
he realized.
Good Shape
"Those varsity lads would
come back out of the huddle a
huffing and a puffing," he 6aid.
"I was breathing a little heavy
myself but no sucking for wind
as hard as the young bucks. I
decided that I was in shape."
With Vic Schleich at the other
tackle posts for Coach Tom No
vak's Alumni eleven again.
"I believe Schleich hit the tar
get a year ago," Doyle recalled.
"He explained that both were
too old to follow the fakes of the
varsity and as result we kept
getting in their way all after
noon." And the combined displace
ment of Doyle and Schleich would
be close to 500 pouuiis. Their
schooling in both college and pro
fessional football was clearly evi
dent a year ago.
Player-Coach Novak now has
a squad of 32 veterans who will
test the varsity Saturday. Sixteen
are from the 1950 Cornhusker
team which won six, tied one
and lost two games.
New Hand Grip
Helped Cooper
To a newly perfected hand grip
goes at least partial credit for his
brilliant performance at Colo
rado, says Don Cooper.
The lanky Cornhusker track
star, who vaulted 14 feet 94
inches to set a new world indoor
mark for a leap from a dirt run
way declared that a new grip on
the pole "helped me do the job."
Cooper has been working for
months on the grip, but said that
it ha dnot "felt nautral" until Sat
urday night.
The former York High athlete
led Nebraska to a 65-59 victory
over the Colorado thinclads.
The former world mark from a
dirt runway was 14 feet 6 V
inches end was held by Earl
Meadows of Southern California.
His performance also bettered
Don Laz' best collegiate height of
14 feet 8 inches set for Illinois
last month.
Even the weatherman helped
the Husker star attain his goal
Saturday night.
The Nebraska-Colorado event,
which was originally scheduled
for outdoors, had to be moved in
side because of the rain.
Cooper topped the 14 feet 9V
mark on his first try, after hav
ing taken three tries to beat the
14 feet 6 inch mark.
He pronounced his performance
as "the biggest thrill of my life.
Now I'm going to aim for the
15-foot mark."
He will have ample opportunity
to attain this new goal.
He will make his 1951 outdoor
debut in the coming outdoor track
meets.
Cooper's dynamic performance
Saturday night added the bright
est sparkle so far to an already
glittering track career.
His only defeats this season
have been in the Big Seven In-
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THE BENCH WARMER
By Bob Banks
Assistant Sporta Editor
Here is a word to the wise,
When the Thursday issue of "Com
medy of Errors" comes out our
society editor win proDaDiy xeii
you that the most important
weekend events will be formals,
dinner parties, and pinnings.
But don't let her pull your leg.
Because the most important
events over this weekend are
strictly in the sports world. As
a matter of fact the sports staff
took a vote, and it unanimously
agreed that the campus spotlight
will be focused exclusively on the
All Sports Day on Saturday.
And it will be a big day in
Cornhusker land. There will be
three athletic contests on tap.
At 10:30 in the morning the
Scarlet track team will pit its
talent against the Kansas Jay-
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The NU clndermen, fresh from
a victory over Colorado, should
be in top shape for this test
Two of the top performers in
the nation, vaulter Don Cooper
and two miler Herb Semper of
Kansas, will be trying to reach
new marks.
15 Feet
After clearing 14 feet 9y4
Inches at Boulder, Cooper has set
his sights at fifteen feet. Only
three men in the history of sports
have been able to go above this
height. They are Cornelius
Warmerdam, "Parson" Richards
and Don Laz. warmerdam hows
the world record at 15 feet 7
inches. Richards and Laz both
bettered the mark last winter.
Semper has set his sights on
a nine minute two mile before
the season is over. And if records
mean anyining men ne snouia
stand an excellent chance of ful
filling his goal.
Semper won the indoor confer-
Six Officials
For Alum Tilt
An experiment in football of
ficiating will be tried when the
Varsity meets the Alumni in the
feature of All Sports Day at the
University of Nebraska Saturday
at 1:30 p.m.
Six officials will be used, Coach
Bill Glassford said.
An additional linesman, known
as back judge, and a second field
judge .will be used.
"Five officials are now used in
prof essoinal football," Coach
Glassford said. "The fifth man is
a second linesman but is known
as a back judge. -
"We are also going to try a
second field judge," Coach Glass
ford said. "It should help in call
ing the close ones when they hap
pen far from the line of scrim
mage, such as pass interfernce
and fouls of that type."
Chuck Worrall will be referee,
M. G. Volz will umpire, Clair
Sloan, Back judge; Max Barrett,
linesman; Joe Silverman and
Herman Rohrig, field judges.
IS Baseballers
Play Jayhawks
The Iowa State baseoaii team
will swing into Big Seven action
this week as it resumes play in
the 1951 season.
Kansas will Play host to the
Cyclones Friday and Saturday as
the diamond squad returns to in
tercolleeiate action. It will be the
first conference play for both
schools.
For Cap Timm's squad it will
be the signal for a return to ac
tion after a lapse of over two
weeks. The Cyclones played
three of four scheduled games on
their spring tour of Oklahoma but
have had to dodge snow and ram
to work out since.
N Men Invited
To Barbecue
Invitations will Bo out this
wir to all N men to be guests
of the University of Nebraska
Athletic Department at a barbe
cue to be held at the Ag College
Saturday evening following the
All Sports Day.
"The invitations are late in be
ing mailed because we have been
trying to correct our mailing ad
dresses," Neal Mehring, chair
man of All Sports Day said. "We
want to get all N men together
to renew old menasnips ana w
meet the current crop of Corn
huskers Palladians Initiate
7 New Members
Tho Palladian Literary society
initiated seven members Satur
day, March 31.
Ttfpur nrtivps ape: Ethel Wood
ward, Inez Robertson, Ruth Ann
Macintosh, Bob Sharp, Arlene
Gray. Mary Ann Stasch and Jack
Lange.
Election of officers for tne tnird
hpld. Frances Roeers
will hold the office of president;
Jack MilPS, vice-president; Ar
nold Allen, critic; Marian Ekbald,
recording secretary; Alice Meyers,
corresponding secretary; and Don
Innis, program secretary. Pres
ent officers retaining office are
Wendell Johnson, treasurer and
Janet Ringler, historian.
Officers appointed are Ray
Wood, slate-bearer; and Arlene
Gray, reporter .
Following the formal initiation,
a joint party of pledge and active
members was held.
door Championships and the Pur
due Relays.
He equalled or surpasses 14 feet
in all but two meets this winter.
The 24-year-old senior won the
Big Seven Indoor crown in 1947
and shared in a four-way tie in
1948.
The vaulting ce posted a top
mark of 14 feet 4 inches during
a tour of Northern Europe with
an American track team last
summer. He was a two-time gold
medal winner in high school.
Remember
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ence title at Kansas City with a
9:11.3 clocking which smashed
his old conference record by 15
seconds. He has gone as low as
4:18.5 in the mile and 1:55.0 in
the half.
At 1:30 p.m. Coach Bill Glass
ford will send his footballers
against what appears to be a
strong Alumni team. The specta
tors will have an opportunity to
evaluate next year's team and
,the squad which took second
place conference honors last sea
son. Confident
Before the 1950 Varsity-Alumni
game Glassford confidently an
nounced that his squad would
literally whitewash the older
fellows. His team expected to
win by as much as forty points.
But Sllngin' Sam Vacant! and
company had little difficulty in
dealing with the Varsity grid
ders who were hard pressed to
gain a 13-13 tie.
We are going to stick our big
nose out and predict that Glass-
ford's team will have just as
much difficulty this year. But, ofj
course, tne oniy certain way to
tell is to go and see the game
first hand.
Coach Tony Sharpe will unveil
his baseball team at 11:30 p.m.,
for the first time this year when
it encounters Buena Vista. The
diamondmen were scheduled to
play Drake last Friday and Sat
urday, but the games were can
celled because of rain.
A lot of questions concerning
the power which Nebraska can
flash will be answered. The
Huskers are defending Big Seven
champs, but the team was riddled
last year by graduation.
Hustle and Speed
Sharpe tearms his pitching
staff as "potentially good." He
expects the squad to have a lot
of hustle and speed.
Many sport fans will be anx
ious to see if Bobby Reynalds can
perform as capably on the dia
mond as he did on the gridiron.
The Grand Island sophomore will
take over the duties at second
base.
Buena Vista, while not a large
college, should nevertheless furn
ish worthy " opposition for Ne
braska in the seasonal opener.
You can see all three of these
outstanding athletic contests for
the paltry sum of one dollar.
Furthermore, the proceeds of
the game will go to a very
worthy cause. The money will
be used to give scholarships to
needy athletes. So if you want to
be an important factor in the fu
ture success of Nebraska athletics
spend that dollar for a ticket and
have a darn good time to boot.
Campus Interviews on Cigarette Tests fl
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in the classics. But in this case, he's dropped his Latin leanings and slings
American slang with the best of them. He comes right out
"cum loudly" whenever he voices his opinion on these quick-trick.
one-puff cigarette tests. They're a snub to hia high I.Q.
He knows from smoking experience there's just one
intelligent way to judge the mildness of a cigarette.
W$ the sensible test ... the 30-Day Camel Mildness Test,
which simply asks you to try Camels as a steady sraoke
on a pack-after-pack, day-after-day basis. No snap
judgments needed. After you've enjoyed Camels and only
Camels - for 30 days in your MT-Zone" (T for Throat,
T for Taste), we believe youll know why . .
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Alum Squad Short
On Wings,
Coach Tom Novak's main head'
aches were in the backfield and
at the end positions as his deter
mined Alumni started loosening
up its muscles for the Nebraska
lenge Coach Bill Glassford's var-AU-Sports
Day on Saturday.
The Alumni squad will ohal
sity in one of the three features
of the sports festival. Novak will
also play in the game.
First on the menu was a ses
sion on play patterns and back
field timing. Franny Nagle, who
capped brilliant Cornhusker car
eer as quarterback for the West
team in the East-West tilt last
New Year's day, was throwing
passes from both the "T" and the
double wing.
Bearing the brunt of the ball
carrying duties were Bill Mueller,
Dutch Meyer, Jim Levendusky,
Ken Brooker and Nagle.
Holding down the wing posi
tions were Rich Novak and Ray
Magasmen.
Novak may have difficulty in
picking his ends and backs, but
the problem should disappear
when he chooses his starting
linemen.
Joe McGill is considered as a
cinch for the offensive pivot
position.
Art Bauer and Don Strasheim
will take over their accustomed
guard duties.
Walt Spellman and Charley
Toogood appear to have the
tackle berths cemented down.
And the defensive line should
also be plenty potent Present
plans call for Ted Doyle, Dick
Goegleln and Vic Schleich to
form the center of the Alumni
defensive forward wall.
Last year the Alums showed
their metel by holding the vaun
ted varsity crew to a 13-13 tie.
The varsity was favored to win
by as much as forty points, but
Schleich and Doyle teamed up to
form an almost impregnable de
fense. Sam Vacanti's passes were
razor sharp and easily dented the
varsity's defense.
Vacanti is not returning for the
game this year, but Nagle should
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easily be an adequate replace-
ment.
Coach Bill Glassford will tak
the wraps off his potential 1951
football aggregation. The back
field has several freshmen who
could easily cause the Alumni
lot of difficulty.
Trio of Yanks
Get Checkups
Yankees Phil Rlzzuto, Joe Page
and Allie Reynolds are bound for
the hospital.
The results of their physical
examinations at Johns Hopkins
may decide the final fate of the
Yankees pennant . hopes and a
world baseball championship.
Rizzuto has a torn cartilage in
his left side; Page, a sore left
shoulder, and Reynolds a bad el
bow. Page was the Yankees' brilliant
relief pitcher In 1949. Reynolds,
a pitcher, won 16 games last sea
son. Shortstop Rizzuto was the
American league's most valuable
player.
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