Tuesday, Jonuory 6, .1953 THE DAILY KlEBRASKAN Pegs S NO r (o)(Q) 2) J The Lineup Servicemen Play Large Me In 'S3 Pennant Race Klasek 'One of the biggest factors in the 1953 baseball pennant races will be the returning service men. Before any pre-season pre dictions or evaluations of this year's major-league standings can be made, the help of re turning servicemen must be considered. A total of almost three dozen players will be re joining their respective clubs this spring and in many ways will alter the plans and pros pects for the teams. Ford Important . . . The most Important returnee by far ! Whltey Ford, the Yan kee p r i e rookie of 1950 who won nine and lost one be fore pitching the clinching victory In the World Series against the rh lilies. It appears that the 84-year-y e a r - old nnrt-Klder is so Important to this year's New York plans that Allle Reynolds (Bobbie Shantz's runnernp for the Most Valuable P la y e r award) may be converted into a relief pitcher by manager Casey Stenrel. Braves Are Happy . . . The returning Johnny An-tonelll-Del Crandall battery is bound to help the Boston Braves. Antonelll, 22-year-old left-hander who was paid a $75,000 bonus to sign in 1947, is reported to have found himself during his service hitch Can dall, also 22, was one of the majors top catching prospects two years ago and is expected to pick up .this season where he left off. Indians Get Five . . . Jim Lemon, who hit .330 and led the Texas League in homers in 1950, is the best of five serv icemen due to return to the Cleveland Indians this year. The others are pitchers Dick Weik and Al Aber, infielder Doug Hasen and outfielder Herb Adams. Chuck Klasek Two men who should help the Pittsburgh Tirates are Danny O'Connell, 25-year-old short stop who hit. 229 in 50, and pitcher Bill MacDonald, who had an 8-10 record two years ago. Dick Kokos, a long-ball hit ting outfielder who parked IS homers !n the stands during the 1950 season, will probably get a starting nod with the St. Louis Browns, If he Isn't put on the trading block by own Bill Veeck. Other returning to St. Louis are Infielder Owen Friend, pitchers Clarence Mar shall and Mike Blycka, and out fielder Roeco Ippolito (Ippolito once cavorted at Sherman Field with the Lincoln Athletics.) Tigers Have Pitcher . . . Ray Herbert, who started fast for the Tigers in '51 with a 4-0 record, rejoins Detroit in May. Sam Calderone will return to the New York Giant lineup while the Philadelphia Phillies get catcher Joe Lonnet, who has been tabbed by Phillie owner; Bob Carpenter, as "The best young prospect in our organiza tion." Outfielder Bill Wilson, the Southern Association RBI lead er in '50 with 125, bolsters the White Sox, and first-baseman Preston Ward and catcher Carl Sawatski (another W e s t e rn League performer) will be wel comed back by the Chicago Cubs. No matter how great a show ing these returning servicemen may make, we still don't think they will take the place of such great stars as Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox and Jerry Coleman of the Yanks, who were claimed by the armed forces. andbuHQ, Seger Spark ham Husker Offensive MM " HUSKER OFFENSIVE GIANT . . . Bill Johnson, 6-7 center, scored 12 points against Colorado Monday night as Nebraska chalked up its first conference win of the regular season. John son, a Junior from Lincoln, is ranked second among NU scorers. The Scarlet sharpshooters connected on 52 per cent of their field goal attempts in their win. Nelson, Serr, Becker, Brown Finish As Top Prognosticators Track Meeting All freshmen and varsity trackmen have been asked to report for a squad meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday on the indoor track In the East Stadium. Coach Ed Wier said that roll call will be taken for all men who have checked out track equipment. Glenn Nelson, The Daily Ne braskan sports editor, pulled away from the pack on the bowl predictions to win the '52-'53 Pick Your Winners Contest. Nelson compiled a .763 average over a twelve week period to beat out second place Bob Serr by 86 per centage points. Serr managed to hang onto the runner-up position by only eight points as Tom Becker staged a last minute spree that fell short at .719. Serr had a .727 average. In fourth place was Bart Brown with .702. The remaining six places were very close after the bowl games had been finished. Bill Mundcll squeaked by Howard Vann for fifth place by another slim margin of eight points with a final aver age of .688. Vann compiled .680. Arnie Stern just escaped the cellar by two points at .654. There was a three way tie for eighth place between Chuck Kla sek, Ed Berg and Marshall Kush- ner. Berg was the only predictor to hit 10 out of 10 in one week dur ing the year, although Nelson hit a perfect score in the six bowl games. Becker pulled up with a five out of six performance, Mun deli and Stern lost percentage points by missing three out of six, and the remaining arm chair predictors hit four out of six in the bowl games. Coach Harry Good's Cornhusker cagers capitalized on team bal ance and accuracy to dump the favored Colorado Buffaloes, 80'-65, Monday ntetu at Boulder. j It was the opening conference game of the regular schedule for both clubs. Colorado dropped the Huskers, 67-6S, In the Big Seven tournament held during the Christmas holidays. The earlier ram decided sixth place in the tourney. I Junior guard Jerry Sandbulte paced the victors with a 20-point total, nmmg lour field goals and 13 of 14 foul shots. Nebraska's of fans moved smoothly, as the Huskers hit 52 per cent of their shots from the floor, and 34 of 43 free throw attempts. Colorado grabbed an early lead, NU Cagers Win 5, Lose 3 While NU students were at home enjoying the Christmas holi days, the Cornhusker cage squad was Dreaxing even m four con tests during their two week "va cation." During the pre-season Bi Sev en Tournament at Kansas City, Dec. 26-30, the Huskers won a single contest over Iowa State and dropped close decisions to Kansas and Colorado. This landed them in sixth place in tourney competi tion. Only Iowa State and Okla homa finished below them. Nebraska returned to Lincoln and opened the New Year on the right foot, Jan. S, with a convincing 92-58 win over a small Harvard University quin tet. Bill Johnson blossomed forth as a top scorer as he 'led the Scarlet with 26 points 12 on free throws. In garnering their fifth win against three losses (excluding last night'a Colorado game), Nebraska dis played a balanced scoring at tack. In amassing the total of 92 points against the Harvard men, the Huskers broke the all-time total point scoring record of 89 points which has stood since 1948. Playing only part of the game, Bill Johnson neared the individual scoring record set this year by Fred Seger when he poured 29 points through the hoop against Springfield (Mass.) College. and Nebraska trailed, 18-21, at the end or trie first period. NU con nected for 22 points in the sec ond quarter, however, to lead, 40-38 at intermission. From that time on, the Huskers coasted to the win with little challenge of the lead. Art Bunte, second highest scorer In the conference going into Monday's game, led the Buffs with a 22-polnt spree. The CU center hit nine field goals and four of six gift tosses. Tigers, Sooners Win Gary Filerfs 18 points led Mis souri to a 66-61 win over Iowa State Monday night. Delmar Dierks, Iowa State's high-scoring center, led the Cyclones with 17 points. Oklahoma pulled another league upset by rushing past favored Kansas, 76-61, The Jayhawks, conference champs and NCAA title-holders last year, nlaced sec ond in the Big Seven tournev at Kansas city during the holiday season. The Huskers play host to KU Monday night at the Coliseum. 1 Frank Gompert, tophomora guard for the Silver and Gold, was next with It. Fred Seger, junior Husker guard who heads the list of NU scorers, hit six shots from the floor and five of six free throws for 17 points. Center Bill Johnson and for ward Don Weber aach hit IS counters for the winners. The sscore by quartors: NU .....,...,18 22 22 CU 21 14 14 18-40 1665 Three Huskers Place In Top 10 Three Husker basketball players rank among the top ten scorers excluding Monday night's con tests. Fred Seger, Junior guard from Omaha, is third with a 14.2 av erage in eight games and 114 total points. Bill Johnson. 6-7 center, has 111 points for a 13.8 average and fifth place among league scorers. He is closely pressed by guard Joe Good, who has 110 points and a 13.8 average for sixth position. AlNAmerica Dick Knostman of Kansas State paces the pack with 182 points and a hefty 22.6 average; Colorado's Art Bunte has hit for ISO points and a 16.2 average; Delmar Dierks of Iowa State chalked up 113 points in seven games for a 14.1 point-per-game showing. Seger and Good, both starting NU guards, are the only men plac ing in the top six who are not centers. Biggest feet on Missouri's 1952- 53 Varsity basketball team belong to Med Park. A sophomore from Lexington, Park wears a size 14. Huskers Finish High Nationally Nebraska's football team wound up 12th in the nation in rushing offense with an average of 250.4 yards per game, final statistics for the 1952 gridiron season indicated. Oklahoma was second in the country and Colorado 25th. In total offense, the Huskers were 80th on a 829.1 -yard aver age. Oklahoma held down the No. 5 spot. Coach Bill Glassford's Corn huskers were rated fifth in kick off returns with a 23.5-yard av erage on 30 returns. On the individual side of the statistics sheet, Nebraska's Jim Cedardahl was 14th in the country in kickoff returns with an aver age of 25.4 yards on 13 returns. Quarterback John Bordogna was 58th in rushing witn ove yards on 149 rushes for an aver age of 3.87 yards per carry. Main Featnre Clock Varsity: "April in Paris," 1:09, 3:14, 5:19, 7:24, 9:29. State: "Tarzan's Savage Fury," 1:16, 4:05, 6:54, 8:43. "Arctic Flight," 2:36, 5:25, 8:14. DORIS DAY In "April in Pari" NOW STATE t HITS t "Tarean'a i Doors Savage Fury I n DAILY 'Arctic Flight"! ' p THE AEtV" Hll FOR H TER of CAiJAD SON'S SMARTEST ACCESS AND SPRING LONG HAIR IAN ARCTIC WOLF. 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