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Thursday, October 2, 1952 THE DAILY MEBRASKAN rho Lineup Varied formations Spark M Offense Charlie Klasek A question of some proportion faces the Husker coaching Btaff this weekend. So far this season. Nebraska hn nlnverf two aampn , and has used two different offensive formations. Against South Da kota it was the straight "T" and against Oregon the Buskers gradu- niea 10 me epm-T a new innovation at Nebraska. The question. men, m, yyiiat iormaunn win Nebraska use against lowa stater" For two consecutive Saturdays the press and fans alike have watched for the Husker to unveil their Improved spread forma tlon deslgnod to spring AU-Amcrlcan Bob Reynolds loose. But thug far no such offensive formation has made Its appearance. Then, too, the Huskers have shyed away from another formation which they used last year to some success the double-wing. With Iowa State and Kansas State on tap the next two weeks, there is little doubt that Nebraska fans will have to wait until at least the Colo rado or Missouri contests for the spread's first appearance. There Is one thing that's certain. The Husker pass defense will have to undergo thorough drill this week in preparation for the Cy clone tilt Saturday. In Dick Mann and Bill PJantan, Columbia Uni versity transfer, Iowa State has two of the top passers in the coun try. However, the Scarlet and Cream do have one thing In their favor. Ray Prochaska, Husker end coach, scouted the Illinois-Cyclone game Inst week and had a chance to see the type of defense that stymied the Iowa State aerial game and aided the Illini in swamping the Iowans, 33-7. Chalk up another "strike" for the sports columnists of two of Nebraska's largest daily newspapers. Two weeks ago these same writers maae outright "slams" at the University of Nebraska ROTC marching band and then yesterday they gave the same treatment not only to the University pep band, but the entire group of students gathered at the airport Sunday to greet the victorious Huskers. Their contentions were that the band had either disbanded or expended its strength or "were caught with their horns under their arms;" and that "the cheerleaders, aside from being generally con spicuous, never seemed to produce any organized yells." Then In yesterday's Dally Nebraskan a student gave his view of the rally, laying the blame on a disinterested football squad. After talking to the director of the pep band, we can only find that whatever failure existed In the rally was due to airport rules. When the plane finally did land, (the faithful had been waiting for an hour and forty-five minutes) all individuals at the airport had to wait behind the fence. By the time 4he gates were opened permitting the rallyers to enter the field and greet the team with cneers ana music, tne team had been escorted from the airport In waiting vehicles. If there was a muddled rally, we feel that the blame does not rest with the pep band or the cheerleaders, nor does it rest with the returning iooiDau team. Rather it can be blamed merely on circum stances. In a letter reprinted in Lettcrip on another page of today's yayci, uaun om oiassiora expresses tne reeling of the entire team when he thanks the Cornhusker fans or their loyalty Sunday night. One of the sports columns aforementioned ended, "So here's a Vote for better-organized rallies." May we end this section of our column with: "So here's a vote for better-informed sports colum- Pag 3 Dangerous Dan litlsl - :WM&lim lilllft? Jillllll l::. i ,. .'.-I: J :' :;:;riv: ;-:-:, M - .v . : ' gr w ftp SS"" I A ra r VVQGH m QUARTERBACK UNDERSTUDY ... Dan Brown, 180-pound, 6 foot aophomore from Sioux Falls, S.D., Is one of Bill Glassford'a leading defensive starters and second-line quarterback. Dan com pleted two of four passes In the Huskers first two contests, one good for six points. He has returned one punt for an impressive forty-four yards. Perhaps we should have saved this item for Georgia Hulac's column Skirts In Sports," but we thought it was too rood to up. Now that the new girls' athletic fields BTA in lia Ml Vina street, it is necessary for th rtrU . eampus in neat white shorts to get to their P.E. classes. Monday, I two girls emerged from Grant Memorial Hall in their skimpy shorts, and viewed the six blocks of campus teeming with students ?T?,?.,btween.. c,asses- 0ne &rl leaned over to the other and waid, "Well, swallow your pride, and let's go!" tiLXu lh0UghV t Vtr3LUusu,aJ and PerhaPS even unique that the firrst Wt garnered by .both Brooklyn and New York in the 1952 World nftSr, o AnLh0mei5UI- Jtckie Robinson t the first hit for the D(djers off Alhe Reynolds in the second inning with a homer which f5 L vVt "ei u ana uu McUougald got the first hit fort the Yanks with a round trirmer down iho wt T A Buff, J-Hawlc Clash Top Big 7 Contest By BART BROWN Sports Staff Writer The Golden Buffalos of Colo rado University, fresh from their 21-21 battle with Oklahoma, jour ney to Lawrence Saturday, where they meet the Kansas University Jayhawks. Colorado snapped Oklahoma's string of 26 straight Big Seven wins as the Sooners were forced to come from behind in the final two minutes to gain a tie. In their opener two weeks ago Colorado defeated San Jose State 20-14. Kansas faced a South-West Con ference powerhouse in TCU in their opener two weeks ago and came out victorious 13-0. Last week they met a spirited Santa Clara team and again won 21-9. 21-9. Last year the Buffalos managed to throttle a favored Hawk team 35-27 at Boulder. Big man for the Kansans will be ex-Army star Gil Reich. Reich supplied most of the of fensive punch in the TCU game, as he scored both touchdowns. Against Santa Clara Reich reeled off a 70 yard punt return to put the Hawks in front after trailing 9-7 at the half. Zack Jordan of Colorado is not liable to have another afternoon such as he enjoyed against the Sooners when he scored all three touchdowns and sparked the team throughout, but he could cause KU ft lot of trouble with his quick kicking and his pass-run option off the Colorado single wing. Missouri travels to the lair of the win-hungry Kansas State Wildcats In another Big Seven game Saturday. Last year the Cats turned the trick 14-12, to win their first conference game in sev eral years. Mizzou has opposed two of the strongest teams in the coun- i ty to date In Maryland and Cali fornia, and has given a good ac count of itself in both instances, losing to Maryland after a bit ter struggle 13-10, and to Cali fornia last Saturday 28-11. The Aggies opened by defeat ing Bradley 21-7. Last Saturday the Cats went down in defeat after giving the three-touchdown favorites from Cincinnati a real scare 13-6. . Chargrined Oklahoma faces a new foe this year in a re-vitalized Easrn Independent, Pitt. Exten sive ebuilding has been carried on recently by Pitrcoach Lowell Dawson in an attempt to restore Pitt to the powerhouse ranks. Sophomore quarterback Rudy Mattioli sparked Pitt to a 26-14 win over Iowa last Saturday, as he passed for two touchdowns and ran. for another. The Sooners will be looking for victim to pour it on after their 21-21 tie with Colorado last week, and it should be a long afternoon for the Pitt Panthers with such outstanding Oklahoma backs as Leake, Crowder, McPhail, and Vessels carrying the mall. Top inter-sectional interest mipht wpii ppntpr on the Lone-star state where Texas University , . raeets perennial powerhouse Notre Dame. This will be the first meet ing of these two schools. Texas comes into this one with two big Wins Over LSI! 35-14 nnrl North Carolina 28-7, while Notre Dame has only a ragged 7-7 tie wan renn. ureat things were ex pected of the Irish this year, but in the Penn game none of these were exhibited. Notre Dame will find the Texas game a tough one to get started in, for the Irish have never fared well with Southwest ern teams. The Ten championship could be aeciaea Saturday as two of the top teams in the conference clash, Illinois and Wisconsin. Last year the Illini won this meeting 14-10 and went on to win the Rose Bowl. Illinois soundly defeated Iowa State. last week, 33-7, while Wisconsin powered over Mar quette 42-19. Both teams are powerful on the ground and potent in the air to a seemingly equal degree. The breaks of the game might well decide this one. A potent Army team has emerged again and faces the Tro jans from Southern California Saturaay in Los Angeles. South ern Cal sports two wins, one of them over Northwestern 31-0. Army showed flashes of its old form as it trounced favored South Carolina 28-7. Cross-Country Trackmen Battle For. Spots Today Track Coach Ed Weir's newly revived cross-country squad will battle each other for team posi tions Thursday at Pioneers Park. The gruelling 3 mile course will begin at 4 p.m. with about seven varsity candidates slated for. the grinding test. Clayton Scott. Gene Yciken, Don Wilcox, John Denny, Bob Rutz, Forrest Doling and Harold Sampson should stage a warm argument for the five starting berths for the opener with Kan sas State during the last week of October. Missing at the scene of action will be Dale Schnack el, an 880 specialist, who will concentrate on his studies. Scott and Yeken are both men with plenty of experience and should set the pace in today's af fair. Both ran the distances on the Cornhusker track outfit last year. After the initial meeting with the Wildcats, the Huskers take on the Colorado Buffaloes and then close their season with the Big Seven meet at Lawrence Kan sas. Track and field candidates have also been working out under the direction of Weir. Two former conference champs, hurdlers Bob Berkshire and Don Bedker, have been assisting the Husker head mentor. Thanks to the summeryt.au tumn weather, the weight men, headed by big Paul Grimm, Cliff Dale and Larry Smith, have been getting some good practice in preparation for the coming indoor track season. Motion pictures on fundamen tals for each event are being shown every afternoon to groups interested in their specific event. Athletes should see the coaches for the time schedules on their particular specialty. All showings are being held at the locker room Sports Shorts By scoring a 34-13 victory over College of the Pacific last Satur day, California stretched its num ber of consecyiive scoring games ta-rOD. xne string dates back to the Oregon State game of Nov. 16, 1946, the last game in which the Golden Bears were let down without having scored a point. Husker Gridmen Prepare For First Big 7 Contest Head football coach J. William Glassford sent his charges through a final scrimmage Wednesday in preparation for the Iowa State game Saturday. The squad is in top condition or the initial conference fray of the 1952 season, according to the NU grid boss. The Cornhuskers concentrated on pass defense during Thursday's grid workout. Some offensive work was also in order for the conditioned Nebraska squad. According to the long range weather report, good weather is expected to prevail by game time Saturday. With a capacity crowd in sight, the stage win be set for a great Big Seven opener. Coach Glassford is in doubt over two offensive positions. George Cifra or Ray Novak will start at the fullback spots. Either man is first string material, and either could start, the NU head master said. The other position in doubt is between Virl Scott and Bob Ober lin, who have both seen plenty of action at center, since Scott starts as defensive linebacker, Oberlin may get the nod. The rest of the Nebraska line-up will remain the same as it tsood against the Webfeet of Oregon last week. The Iowa State probable of fensive line-up for Saturday's game lists Keith Hemingway and Bob Rohwelder, ends; Ron Thompson and Bill Byrus, tackles; Gene Kawalski and Ed Ehilloelier, guards; Rollie Arns, center; Rich Mann, quarterback; Lee Spence and Dick Cox, half backs; and Paul Shupe, full back. The tackle to tackle average poundage On this line-up is slightly over 210 pounds per man. Geo. Heicht, listed as a probable de fensive guard starter, weighs 230. BY BILL MUNDELL Intramural Sports Columnist Intramural grid competition continued Tuesday evening as eight more games reached comple tion. Topping the day's action were four fraternity "B" contests. In the top action of the day Sigma Alpha Epsilon "B" top pled Sigma Phi Epsilon "B" by a KU-X4 score, a aramauo pass interception by Sig Alpha Don Sampson in the last three sec onds of play and his 20-yard return gallop won the struggle after it appeared certain the Slg Eps had forced the game into overtime yardage play. Just prior to Sampson's clutch per formance, the losers pulled a surprise In the form of a safety that tied the count at 14-14. With four minutes to play and with the SAE Juniors leading by a narrow 14-12 margin, the vic tors proceeded to slowly eat up yardage in an effort to run out the clock. Using mostly running plays, the Sig Alphs consumed time and it appear-d to be in the bag. But with 40 seconds remaining, an SAE pass from center went awry and sailed past the intended receiver, through and out of the end-zone to give the Sig Eps the tying two points as well as pos session of the ball. Two Slg Ep plays produced but little ground and in the pass play that would have ended the regu lation timing if completed, Samp son streaked forth and shot the Sig Alph Bees to victory. The victors scored first as Pete Jeffrey connected a 35-yard touch down pass to Don Sirles in the second period. Jeffrey fired to Ted Forke for the extra point and the SAE's held a halftime 7-0 lead. The Sig Eps narrowed the mar gin in the third stanza as Jack Konegni intercepted a Jeffrey pass and scampered 25 yards to score. The try for point failed and the Sig Eps still trailed by a single tally. The junior SAE's appeared to put the game on ice early in the fourth quarter as Jeffrey fired a 20-yard scoring toss to Jim Hoover and added the point by tossing" to Sampson, but the Sig Ep Bees roared right back as Herm Kapu tska scored on a ten-yard run. Again the try for the extra point was stifled, setting the stage for the saiety and Sampson s game winning pilfer. Sigs Ramble Sigma Chi "B" racked up touch downs in the first two periods and then held off several Delta Tau Delta "B" thrusts to win, 13-2. The Junior Sigs scored the first time they got the ball as Stan Snyder flipped a pass to Jack Todd covering 20 yards for the tally. A Snyder to Gene Owens pass chalked, up the seventh point. Early in the second period the Snyder-Todd combination hooked up again to produce a flashy 60 yard scoring punch and the Sigs had their winning points. The Delt Bees broke into the scoring in the same stanza as Bill Harm trapped Snyder behind his goal lor the two-point saiety. Phi Delts Win Phi Delta Theta "B" sped across for 13 points in the second quarter of their fray with Alpha Tau Omega "B" and triumphed by that margin. Wieland touched off the Phi Delt surge by intercepting a Tau pass and racing back 60 yards for the first tally. Herb Melss ner completed the day's scoring by falling on the ball in the Tau Sea end-zone after the Phi Delt line h&A blocked an ATO punt. Phi Gamitia Delta "B" scored six points in every period in thrashing Sigma Nu "B." 24-0. No more could be obtained from the score sheet. Tangdall Provides Edge Jim Tangdall provided the mar gin of victory for Pioneer House in its opening grid contest as he scored the game s only touchdown in the final quarter. The Pioneers defeated Sigma Alpha Mu by a 6-0 count. Pi Kappa Phi found every thing going their way as they blasted Tau Kappa Epsilon, 31-0. The Tekes were never hi the game as the Pi Kaps chalked up scores in each or the two initial quarters and then went wild in a 19-point fourth period. Cornhusker Co-op and Acacia accounted for the first yardage decided game this young season. The Coco boys pushed across six-markers in the first and third quarters while Acacia duplicated the feat In the sec ond and fourth stanzas to finish the regulation timing at 12-12. A narrow margin of one yard provided the Masons with a 13-12 victory in the yardage attempts. Acacia gained four yards to Corn husker's three to take the win.. The Cunningham brothers, Dean and Don, teamed up for the first Mason tally. Dean flipped the scoring pass 12 yards to Don to knot the count at 8-6 at halftime. Again it ws the Cunninghams that gave Acacia its second score and force the game into yardage play. Don pilfered a Coco pass, one of the six Co-op passes inter cepted during the game by the winners, and returned the ball to the Cornhusker 15. Two penalties narrowed the distance to five yards from where Dean scam pered across for the vital six points. ZBT's Fall Theta Chi earned a 14-6 victory over Zeta Beta Tau to round out the day's action. Eight points in the second quarter were enough for the TC win, but they added the insurance TD In the final chucker after the ZBT's had climbed close with a score In the third period. INTRAMURAL COLUMNIST. .. Bill Mundell again assumes the intramural post on the Daily Nebraskan sports staff. The IM expert plans to arrange for the selection of all-league and aH University players in the touch football race. IN CONCERT 0f8ifMTMO Tech High School Auditorium Friday, October 3 Two Performances:7:30 and TO P.M. Tickets on sale at Hospe's Music Store ALL SEAT RESERVED Look! Another man switched to Kentucky Club'-' the thoroughbred of pipe tobaccos . 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