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y Tuesday, October 14, 1952 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Page 3 The Lineup Reynolds1 Loss Great; M Honeymoon Is Over Chuck Klaselc It's Hard To Believe . . . I've just finished reading an excellent piece of journalistic writing. The tribute paid to Bob Reynolds by Norris Anderson, Sports Editor of the Lincoln Star, in his column, "A Farewell To The Champ," will rank with the great sports writings. Thirty-nine tnousana ians saw uoo gang-tackled on the five yard line; saw him take himself from the game; saw him walk dejectedly to the field house; then waited hopefully for his return. Unfortunately the full etgnmcance 01 isoo's injury has not hit us. However when we realize that Bob is a senior, will never return to the grid wars, and will never again give Nebraska ians the thrill of watching his All American performance, then will the true significance of Bob's ab sence drive through to every Nebraskan's heart. The. Honeymoon's Over . . . Yes, the honeymoon's over. You might even say that Ne braska will begin its season next Saturday against Penn State. For in the next six games, the Cornhuskers, minus All-American Bob Reynolds, will be definite underdogs. In Penn State, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, and Oklahoma, Nebraska will face some of the top teams in the nation. There will be such problems as stopping Jim Pollard of the Pennsylvania school, Zack Jordan and Woody Sheltn of the Buffs, Jim Hook, Tony Scardino, and Bill Kowekamp of Missouri, Gil Reich and Charley Hoag of Kan sas, and Buck McPhail, Eddie Crowder, and Billy Vessels of Ok lahoma. The Big Problem ... It looks as though the way to beat Nebraska is to take to the eir. So far this season, the yardage gained by Husker opponents has been primarily in the air. The Nebraska ground defense has been outstanding. However, there is one question in our mind. When ever Kansas State attempted a pass play, they always had five men across the scrimmage line eligible to receive a pass and usually one did. The Scarlet "umbrella" defense just did not click. The Wild cat passer always seemed to have enough protection. Whereas, when Nebraska attempted a pass, there appeared to be only two or three men down the field and no protection for the passer, rass deiense should be number one on the Husker practice agenda this week in an attempt to stop the vaunted Fenn State aerial game. Unsung Star . . . After four games and four Husker victories a new Scarlet star has emerged on the Nebraska horizon. John Bordogna, Junior quarterback from Turtle Creek, Pa., has jumped from last year's mediocre performance to brilliance this season. His passinx and running from the quarterback slot has sparked the Husker of fense and may readily write his name on the list of All-Big Seven performers and perhaps even All-American if he continues his present pace. Color Galore . . . No one can deny that the annual Band Day held last Saturday was one of the most colorful features in the history of halftime mu sical performances. Thirty-five hundred high school bandsmen took the field during halftime to thrill the 39,000 fans in the stands with their massed presentation of march music under the direction of Don Lentz. Each of the 3,500 prepsters had an instrument that was valued at ar minimum of $50. From The Sidelines St ar Editor Praises Boh Reynolds' Career Glenn Nelson (Editor's Note: The following article, a salute to Bobby Reynolds, appeared in Monday's Lincoln Star. With tne permission or morris Anderson, Sports Editor of The Star and past Sports Editor of The Dally Nebraskan. we take nleasure In presenting this column for pub lication on our page. We believe that it expresses the sentiment of every Nebraska grid fan towards Bob Reynolds "me i;namp."j A Farewell To The Champ BOBBY Reynolds, Saturday's hero to all Nebraskans and an All American to millions of Americans, passed almost unnoticed from the collcfiiat football realm Saturday. Only the prcssbox occupants knew at halftime of the Kansas State-Nebraska game that Pobby Reynolds, greatest of all Husker halfbacks, had played his last game. ' Even the scribes and announcers, battle-hardened to tragedy on the field, seemed to sense ins impending doom. You caught the first feeling of anxiety . when Reynolds, ganged viciously on the five yard line, came up rubbing his left shoulder and gyrating his left arm. Worried field glasses were trained on Rey k u'nlkori nff fh field. There fol lowed the same breathless rcene we saw at Camp Curtis before the 1E51 season when Bobby separated his rljjht shoulder. A hurried gathering of doctors and trainers round the All-Americnn. Scon his shirt came off end the inspection began. By the long faces and head shakes, you knew the injury was When Ccach Bill Glassford suddenly emerged irom me nuaaie end booted the 50-yard mnrker, we had that sinking feeling that Bobby Reynolds hnd played his last game. Reynolds added to the suspicion with a last wistful look at the playing field as Dr. Frank Stone and Trainer Jim Van Duesen led him to the training room. If the press box was silent during the closing minutes of the half, you hardly heard a word after Iubllcist John Bentley an nounced during the third quarter that Bobby had suffered a shoulder separation. EVEN as John made the announcement, we thought of a similar press box scene at halftime at Norman, Okla., two years ago. , Reynolds, then an 18-year-old sophomore, had just exploded for three touchdowns in eight minutes cgainst mighty Oklahoma. Never has an American gridiron, before or since, seen such electri fying ball-carrying. As the scribes, a bit winded by the showing, settled back at halftime an astonishing thing took place. Every scribe, as if in unison, began sending wires to Ted Smils, Associated Press sports editor in New York City. ....... "Recommend that Bobby Reynolds, Nebraska halfback, be named to the Associated Press All-American team," said the wires, both from rartisan Nebraskans and Oklahomans who had been boosting Bill Vessels. Bobby was named on that Associated Press team and many others, became the Los Angeles Times "player of the year" and was the cover boy on a hundred magaiines. Tet his hatband never stretched one Iota. If that spontaneous display by friend and foe alike two years ago was a tribute to the fellow's greatness, the grlevious silence Saturday was a monument. . . Yet there will be no monument needed to extoll Bobby Rey nolds' achievements when he moves In spirit to a permanent hall of fame. ALL the gold end oil in the universe could not buy the priceless legacy that Bobby Reynolds has left to the youth of Nebraska and to Husker football. . w. .,.. . rham He was an All-American m performance, to be true, a cham pion of champions and forever master of the clutch. Bobby Rey nolds best of all. would have been an All-American if he had neVCHKJmorVSaiiv. a. long a. unselfish team spirit.' high Mm.I self sacrifice, and a competitive heart that knew no bounds. Tta 5 "re SmenU. Mister, that you don't build of stone or tWl nd Bobbv Reynolds leaves them ail. For the Huskers, Reynolds perhaps has sacrificed a major leaguY baseball career and a bonus high In the thousands How many men with Bobby's yen for baseball would have continued Sail after that first shoulder separation? Look at Jackie Jensen AMn Dark and a score of major leaguers who gave up the gridiron before their collegiate eligibility expired. For the team, he sacrificed All-Amerlcan honors this season bv sCTvhriargely as a decoy and blocker in the first four games -the easfest portion of the schedule when you pile up yards and - points Those yards and points, in the long pull, spell All- America. Huskers faCed that murderous last six foes was Reynolds and the full Husker offensive to be unwrapped. Well the wrapping came off prematurely and Penn State. rinrafl Missouri Kansas, Minnesota and Oklahoma never will . Sow whsfZ Reynolds, the fellow who does best against the ifmnrrit foe. would have done. H?s memory will burn through this season and many more. however, unW that current "might have been" is obscured by MS 2 STre Ss fnteTandlots, a football flying in . fcarkVard before a proud father or at Memorial Stadium before wZfiSSi the name'of Bobby Reynolds will live in glory. Come on-do it like Bobby Reynolds used to do! So long, Champ. 'Doubtful' Starter "V.. . VVY X -.k X n ' fill "5 2.1 ft V I I If? :rv Si Bobby Reynolds .SI""' (I t x ) PhD PSD i DU Is S s. Pi CourtMT Lincoln Journal INJURED HUSKER GUARD . . . Jerry Paulson, who received a shoulder injury during the, K-State game, will definitely see more action this season, although he may not be ready Saturday. Paulson, who has started at offensive guard since his switch from an end position, was formerly listed as a possible loss for the season. Know Your Huskers By BART BROWN Sports Staff Writer Don Boll is a man who doesn't live up to his nickname. Called "Tiny", he is the largest man on the squad, weighing 260 pounds, and standing 6' V tall. Don plays a mean tackle when he gets fired up, but his easy-going disposition makes it hard for him to use all of his massive physique to the greatest advan tage. Don didn't play football in high school, and first started playing when he was in the Courtesy Lincoln Journal a marines. When he returned from the Marine Corps, he entered Nebraska and went out for foot ball. He starred on the fresh man team, being termed as one of the finest tackle prospects Nebraska had ever had. He lived up to his reputation as he played a rugged varsity tackle during his sophomore and junior years. Don was born and reared on a farm near Scribner. He is a senior in AG College. Last sum mer he stayed in shape by stacking hay in the Sand Hills of Western Nebraska Post Game Gatherings By HOWARD VANN Sports Staff Writer Although the game last Satur day was one of the roughest played on the stadium turf in many years, there were some out standing defensive and offensive plays. One of the top performances of the day came when Verl Scott, playing with an aggra vated shoulder, put a tackle on K-State's top-flight back, Verl Switzer, who was standing in the Cornhusker end-ione wait ing for a pass labeled TD. His jarring tackle knocked the ball out of Switzer's arms and saved the day for Nebraska. Everyone has heard of the ex tression. "hitting a brick wall." Nebraska has its own version of a brick wall in Jerry Minnick. Next time you are at a football game, notice the line play of Min nick. It is very seldom that you will see the defensive left tackle position unoccupied for the Corn' huskers At times the Nebraska pass defense looked like a piece of cheese-cloth with all of its holes. But there were a couple of bright spots. The first was Bill Thayer's nice interception of an Albacker pass, and the second was Jim Sommers' inter ception and runback of a Rain nan rass. Of course, John Bordogna's management of the team after Bob Reynolds was hurt could not be surpassed. He ran and passed like a true All-American. This was the first game out of four that George Mink, sticky fingered end. for Nebraska, was unable to snatch a pass out of the air lanes. Mink was always trying though as he showed the hustle that has gotten him a Varsity position. Bill Schabacker looked anything but sick as he played his usual fine defensive game at end. Bill had been hospitalized earlier in the week. Nebraska had two beautiful punts last game by Bordogna and Reynolds. On both occa sions the ball rolled dead with in the five yard line of the Kan sas team, By BILL MUNDELL Intraumral Sports Columnist Intramural touch-football com pleted its second week of action Friday and Saturday in competi tion that saw four teams remain undefeated while one dropped from the select group. The top game of the week end was located In the fraternity "B"tltle chase between two un beaten outfits, Phi Kappa PsI and Phi Gamma Delta. When the smoke had cleared, the one all-victorious team was Phi Kappa Psi on the strength of a 14-6 win. The Phi PsI juniors counted six points in each the second and third quarters and added a safety in the fourth to keep their rec ord unblemished. George Grat ton fired a touchdown pass to Warner Olson for the first tally and Ink Peterson carried the mail across for the clincher. Murl Maupin kept the Weeji Fijis from being blanked with a scoring dash late In the final stanza. The loss dropped the Phi Gams to third in league VI behind the Phi Psi's and the DU Bees, who gained their second win of the year on forflet from Sigma Nu. Pioneers Beat ZBT's Pioneer House clinched a berth in the coming playoffs by gal loping to their third consecutive league IV victory, 27-7, over Zeta Beta Tau. The Pioneers streaked to a 20-0 halftime margin and then coasted to hand the Zetes their third straight loss and all but eliminate them frem any play off aspirations. A 15-yard run by Jack Bussell opened the game's scoring in the first period. He combined with Wes Beery for the extra point pass-play. Beery teamed up with Jim Tangdall for the second Pio neer tally, taking the latter's toss for a touchdown In a play that covered 40 yards. Tangdall, him self, settled the ZBT hash as just berore the hail, he shot 55 yards on an electrifying run to run the count to 20-0. The losers broke into the scoring act in the third period as R. Danty covered a Pioneer fumble in the end-zone. Jay Miller garnered the seventh point. A 15-yard Tangdall to Gene Bjorklin pass resulted in the final Pioneer marker of the day in the fourth stanza. fiii Oiribeafeini IM Football Standings Fraternity 'A' Division LEAGUE I Alpha Tau Omega (2-1) Sigma Phi Epsilon (2-1) Sigma Alpha Epsilon (2-1) Sigma Chi (1-2) Delta Tau Delta (1-2) Phi Delta Theta (1-2) LEAGUE II Phi Gamma Delta (3-0) Phi Kappa Psi (3-0) Beta Theta Pi (2-1) Theta Xi (1-2) Kappa Sigma (0-3) Sigma Nu (0-3) LEAGE III Delta Upsilon (3-0) Beta Sigma Psi (3-0) Delta Sigma Pi (2-1) Alpha Gamma Rho (2-2) Farm House (1-3) Pi Kappa Phi (1-3) Tau Kappa Epsilon (0-3) LEAGUE IV Pioneer House (3-0) Acaia (2-1) Sigma Alpha Mu (1-1) Cornhusker Co-op (1-1) Theta Chi (1-2) Zeta Beta Tau (0-3) Fraternity 'B' Division LEAGUE V Sigma Chi (2-0) Phi Delta Theta (2-0) Sigma Phi Epsilon (1-1) Delta Tau Delta (1-2) Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1-2) Delta Tau Delta (1-2) Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1-2)' Alpha Tau Omega (0-2) LEAGUE VI Delta Upsilon (2-0) Phi Kappa Psi (2-0) Phi Gamma Delta (2-1) Beta Theta Pi (0-2) Sigma Nu (0-3) Independent Division LEAGUE VII Inter-Varsity (2-0) University YMCA (2-0) Newman Club (1-0) Presby House (1-0) Methodist House (0-2) Ag YMCA (0-2) Baptist House (0-2) LEAGUE VIII Navy ROTC (2-0) Mustangs (2-0) Jokers (1-0) Delta Sigma Pi (1-1) Rockets (1-1) Nebraska Co-op (0-1) Ag Men's Club (0-2) Rumbling Rama (0-2) DU's, Beta Sigs Win Delta Upsilon and Beta Sigma Psi kept up with each other ih the league III race by posing their tnird consecutive wins. Both looked impressive as they rocked Alpha Gamma Rho and Farm House, respectively. The DU's, behind the field generalship and passing of Tom Tolen, really went to town in blistering the AGR's, 37-6. To len figured in the scoring of five DU touchdowns, passing for four and counting the fifth himself. The final outcome was settled early as the victors ran up an 18-0 first-quarter bulge on three Tolen passes. Dick Long was the target for the first two, covering 25 and 50 yards while Ron Oven- den gathered in a 15-Aarder for the third. It was 25-0 at intermission time as Tolen again hit Long on a 30- yard scoring punch and then ran across for the point. Ovenden heaved a perfect strike to Gene Gray to boost the DU's to 31-0 on a play that ate up 40 yards and then flipped 20 yards to Tolen for the final tally after taking a handoff from the same Tolen. Wayne Frost tallied the only AGR score just before the final DU strike as he took a 20-yard aerial from Bob Anderson and then sped another 20 to paydirt. The Beta Sigs likewise struck quickly in thumping Farm House to the tune of 26-10. The victors counted all their points in the first half on four touchdowns and a safety and then sat back and beat off the Aggie try for a comeback. Farm House grabbed two points in the third stanza and added another eight in the final chucker to round out the game's scoring. The Aggies had a bad weekend Of it all the way around as they wound up on the short end of a Saturday game, also. Delta Sigma Phi was their master this time by a 6-0 count. It was a scoreless battle for over three periods before the Delta Sigs struck for their game winning tally. With the game approaching a possible yardage playoff, Delta Sig Darrell Ad amson flipped a scoring pass to Gene Eno and that was the game. The loss practically erased the Farm House playoff hopes. brother Don on a 50-yard scoring pass play that sent the victory to Acacia. Charles Wrobleski tallied the game's first points as he boosted Theta Chi to an early 6-0 lead, taking a 20-yard pass from. Jerry Miller. The Masons charged right back and knotted ' the count as the Cunningham boys combined on a 40-yard production. Miller's second quarter pass sent the indicator back in favor of the losers, Ray Selk grabbing the ball from 25 yards out and crossing the double stripe. Wayne Lichtenberg really sent the TC hopes soaring as just before the half he pilfered an Acacia aerial and returned 50 yards to paydirt. Mhzou Giant Delts Drop SAE's Delta Tau Delta "B" turned in a major surprise by dropping aigma Alpha Epsilon B by a 7-0 score. It was the first win of the year for the junior Delts who had appeared doomed for the league v ceuar. A fourth-quarter tally decided this contest, also. Bob Burns took charge of the issue late in the game and flipped the touch down pass to Andy Hove and the tossed to Jack Parris for the extra point. - Acasia Wins Thriller Acacia climbed into the number two spot in league IV by winning a thrilling 20-18 struggle from Theta Chi. The loss dropped the Chi's into fifth place. It was a torrid third-quarter splurge that boosted the Masons into the win. Trailing 6-18 in the third stanza, the Acacians began the long road back as Dean Cunningham punched across from the two-yard line to make the score read 12-18. Seconds later Mason Ralph Nickel broke through the TC de fenses and blocked a kick that re sulted in a safety for the winners and two more points. Cunningham was back in the driver's seat again before the end of the period and this time he connected with if 1 ' fj V V 1 I ? ' f t 1 'V " M E I . 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