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' Tuesdoy, November 1 0 1 953 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Page 3 u n mm sW 0)tJ mm nn rFh rz 7 m a W 6 if . crn if o b fs eer Confidoiinit ver (Sym Tecam By BART BROWN Sports Staff Writer "We haven't reached our peak yet, but we should be at prime for the All-College Meet in Boulder Feb. 28," gymnastics coach Jake Geier said. "We have a well-balanced team with Tom Kidd as our outstanding per former. Kidd won four first in the tri angular meet in which Nebraska, Kansas State, and North Dakota participated in Saturday. He won the side horse, high bars, flying rings and parallel bars, leading the Huskers to a 89 point total, while Kansas State gained 30 and'Harro'ui North Dakota 12. The gymnasts take to the road Feb. 13 for a meet with Colorado State which Geier termed as the top match of the year. He named the Stater's as one of the top teams in the midwest. Feb. 14 the Huskers meet Colorado University at Boulder. The Husker gymnists are the only undefeated Nebraska team this year, boasting wins in oie tri angular and two dual meets. "We have the best gymnist who has ever been in the University," stated Coach Geier, speaking of Bruce Riley, a second semester transfer student. "He is a great all-around performer," Geier went on. "Bruce was with me two years ago before he was called to the service, "and next year when he is eligible he will be a great addi tion to an all veteran team." NU-CU Box Score UUIAJKAUO (86) fg ft pf tp rb Gompfft, ( 7.I8 7-8 S tl 5U"'- ' ! - I 11 I Haldorson, c 5-1S S-6 1 15 Armani, g 0-0 1-4 0 t 0 Ji S S-S 3-4 S 1 Z Harrold, US 4- I 0 Jtanctrard, 6-13 8-11 5 10 I "n, I .......... U-U I 0 1 Branbjr, g 0-1 0-Z 1 0 2 " Z7-61 32-44 2 88 84 N'KBKASKA (78) ft ft pf tp rb Fraclstrom, f 1-1 (.4 5 40 wantr, I 1-4 0-0 3 4 8 ramtr, I fl.13 t-lg j 17 jj Malikt, f Z-4 0-0 8 4 1 Johnson, c 4-10 1-1 5 8 8 lltnztlman, 3-4 3.4 1ST Sr. I 4-13 3-8 4 13 4 Handball, g (i.j 44 2.4 1 Good, g Z-4 0-0 5 4 1 w -A " v'v' '..,.....: " WINS FOUR FIRSTS . . . Gymnastics team Captain Tom Kidd, a junior on Coach Jake Geier's squad, captured four first places in Saturday's triangular win over Kansas State and North Dakota. Kidd won the side horse, horizontal bar, parallel bars and flying ring's. Max Kennedy, a Husker teammate, won the remaining two events, the trampoline and tumbling. Kidd is on the parallel bars Totali ZT-88 24-38 It 78 36 Reora hw ooarttrst PAlttrmHA t OA A OA Nebraska 20 zo t x 78 In this picture by Daily Nebraskan photographer Del Harding. 1-M Basketball Playoff Hopes Rise, Fall As Cage Teams Continue Upset Pace By BILL MUNDELL Intramural Sports Columnist The intramural basketball leagues continued to undergo their regular shake-up last week as un heralded underdogs continued to cut the favorites down to size. Only leagues VII, VIII, XIII and I XIV of tne I leagues m acuon show any promise of settling which of their four teams will gain the post-season playoffs. Even so, leagues XIII and XIV could present a problem if a couple more of the common upsets could occur- League I was muddled over the week as last place Phi Gamma Delta toppled Delta Tau Delta in an overtime fray ana tnen shocked .heavily favored Alpha Tau Omega. In that Fiji-Tau tussle, the Phi Gams led most of the way in dis posing of the ATO's. With Ed Schmitt burning the nets for 20 points, the Fijis kept the Taus in hot water all the way before com ing out on top, 37-34, Tom Tobln's eight helped the winners while Hobe Jones led the losers with 11 counters. It was expected that Jones' arrival in the Tau fold would make the ATO's almost un- Cage Rosters The deadline has been set for adding names to the intramural basketbaU rosters. No more changes will be allowed in the team rostert after Saturday, Feb. 14. All team managers are urged to check their present rostera in room 102 PE before that date and make any addi tional changes. Managers of "A" and "B" teams are espe cially urged to check to make sure these two rosters are as they want them after the dead line date. Positively no changes or additions will be made after the 14th. beatable. Phi Gamma Delta showed otherwise. Other league I action saw Sigma Chi shatter Sigma Nu, 66-28 and Sigma Phi Epsilon swamping Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 55-26. The Sig Ep victory kept them atop the league with a 5-0 mark. Phi Kappa Psi rang up its sev enth straight victory while beating Alpha Gamma Rho, 53-25 and kept the top rung- in league II. Elsewhere the league was jumbled as Phi Delta Theta dropped Kappa Sigma, 25-24 to avenge an eany season loss and Beta Theta Pi smacked the same Kappa Sigs and then won a forfeit from Delta Up silon to climb into second place. Theta Xi climbed to third by wal loping the DU's, 45-32. Beta Sigma Psi climbed to sec ond in league III behind the lead ing Pioneer House by crushing Farm House, 48-21 as Dick Hueb ner and Bill Renner potted 14 and 13, respectively. Any of the seven teams in this league could still make the playoffs. League IV finds no unbeaten team, but Pi Kappa Phi still holds the top spot with a 5-1 record over Zeta Beta Tau's 4-1 mark. A similar situation existt in league V where last week last place Alpha Tau Omega dropped first place Phi Gamma Delta "B". Sigma Phi Epsilon "B" further muddled the standings by stopping SAE "B" by a 35-26 score. League VI finds Phi Kappa Psi "B" way out in front with a 6-0 mark and no-one in particular in the next four positions. Alpha Gamma Rho "B,r holds the num ber two slot but their 4-2 mark is mighty shakey. League IX was thrown into a free scramble last week. Holdrege "A" entered the week in first place and was promptly smacked down twice. First, the Ag Men's Club turned the trick, 30-27 and then the lowly Jokers stopped the Holdrege aggregation, 29-23. It was only the second Joker win of the year, both coming over the Holdrege outfit- The Ag Men victory moved them into the number one position and then they were humbled by four-time-loser Ag Parasites by a 29-20 score. The Aggies continue in first place with a 5-2 mark fol lowed by Holdrege "A", Parasites, and the University Aggies, all owning a 4-3 record. The Uni Ags won two over the week, beating the Parasites, 41-29 and Voca tional Ag, 35-24. Previously unbeaten Alpha Gamma Rho "C" felt the axe in league X as the AGR Scrubs fell before the Ag YMCA, 29-16. The loss dropped the Scrubs into a tie with Ag Men 'B" with a 5-1 mark. The Ag Men disposed of winless Holdrege "B", 32-21. The Ramblers practically sewed up league XI laurels last week by dropping the Rockets again, 47-42 to give them a 5-0 mark. The Rockets with 3-2 continue in sec ond place with the Phalanx, own Dents continue unbeaten and in first place. The Lutherans chalked up number five last week by stop ping the Methodists, 28-18 after trailing the first half. The Dental Sophs blasted Phi Delta Phi, 60-35 in a wild game for their sixth in a row while the Pansies were get ting a forfeit win from Heagy Manor. Navy ROTC kept within challenging distance of the Sopho mores by eking out a win, 41-33, SI tsggis ft u mra QFIO Costly; Fagler Hits 27 By GLENN NELSON Sports Editor The up and down Cornhuskers, who played a giant-killing role last Saturday night in their win over Kansas State, absorbed a smarting 86-78 setback from Colo' rado Monday night in the coll' seum. Coach Harry Good's Huskers trailed, 49-66, at the opening of the final period. But the game was far from over at that point. The Buffs saw their comfort' able margin dwindle to four points at one time during the fourth canto, but the Colorado stall and NU fouls prevented fur ther threat to the invaders' lead. Nebraska, playing an entirely different brand of ball that was displayed against the fifth-ranked (nationally) Wildcats, failed to catch fire until the waning mo ments of the third quarter. The Scarlet-clad hoopsters hit only 24 of 38 gift shot attempts, while their opponents capitalized on 32 of 44. Field goals were even at 27-all. Willard Fagler caught the lime light for the Huskers in the fourth period to start the vain rally at tempt. Fagler messed the nets for 12 points during that splurge, and gathered 27 points for the evening to lead all scorers. The sophomore workhorse hit nine of 15 shots from the floor and nine of 15 free throws, while grabbing 11 rebounds. ing a 2-2 record, are in third place. Ijiamm 'VTT rpspmhlps leapup TX as every team has lost at least two'over the Dental Freshmen contests. The Hoopsters stumbled over the Mustangs last week, but keep the loop lead with a 5-2 mark. Nebraska Co-op and the Dorm Bullets hold down second with a 4-2 record. Co-op stymied the Que Balls last week and the Bullets toppled the Rummies 51-26. In the four stable leagues Farm House "B", Lutheran Student House, Pansies and Sophomore K-State Riflers Defeat Nebraska The Nebraska varsity rifle team suffered defeat Saturday at the hands of Kansas State, in a dual meet. High man for the meet was C. N. Kolman of the Wildcat team, who had a 380-point total. The 'Cats outscored Nebraska, 1,877 to 1,841, in the meet. Bob Jeangerard, Buffalo sopho more who came into the contest during the second quarter, led the offensive during Colorado's 21-9 supremacy during the third pe riod. The Buffs held a 45-40 edge at intermission. Frank Gompert led Silver and Gold scorers with 21 tallies. The senior forward hit seven of eight free throws along with seven fielders. Jeangerard, B u r d e 1 1 e scoring column. Haldorson, a 6-8 sophomore center, hit 15, followed by soph forward Bunte who col lected 13. Fred Seger, stellar Husker Jun ior guard, has his coldest night of the year, hitting only four of 15 tries from, the floor and five of eight free throws. Centers Bill Johnson and Gary Renzelman fol lowed Seger with nine apiece. Nebraska's next cage appear- Haldorson and Art Bunte fol- ance is with the Jayhawkers of lowed in that order in the CU Kansas U. at Lawrence. Three Cornhuslcer Teams To Make Colorado Junket IM Basketball Standings 81 Sttma LEAGUE 1A Phi EpfthM CM Alpha Tan Oman mama A lata KatllM Pki Gamaaa Date Ptlta Ta Ditta Bicau Km LEAGUE Z-A Phi Kappa Pit Beta Thtta 11 Tkrta XI 50 31 Acacia aoPi Kappa Phi 1 n LKAGVK 8 DENOMINATION A L 4 2 Lathcraai Htodcnti . Newman flub J J MfhxJlrt Hoasa. 13 Inr-VarallT n , l alTtwHr VMCA Baptist Hosa .Presby House J LEAGUE ( AG COLLEGE At Men's Club '-HMrM. "A" Phi Ila Tt SralriitT Attica Kappa 8la .....s-ii. pMdtM Alpha Gamma Rao 1 Vocational At ' '. ' 5 Delta I'ptlkw 1 - Jokers . 85 LEAGUE 10 AG COLLKGr. Sooners Dread Invasion Of Kansas' Home Court 13 -S .43 .48 LEAGUE 8-A Pioneer Co-op Farm House Beta Ritma Pa) Comhuker Co-op Hlama Alpha Ma Rrawa Palace Co-op Deha Sltata Pki LEAGUE 4-A PI Kappa Pki Keta Beta Taa TWO CM Aeacto Norrie Hone Taa Kaptw Eptfloa LEAGUE S-B PM Gamma Delta . . Afcrma Chi ft lama Phi EpsHoa The booking all basketball teams dread this year Kansas' Hoch Auditorium is next on Ok lahoma's schedule. Coach Bruce Drake's Sooners, Big Seveft pace-setters with a 3-1 record, meet Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen's Jayhawkers Tuesday night at Lawrence. It's the first of six conference road games for Oklahoma which plays only two more games on its home floor, against Nebraska here February 16 Kansas State here March 7. This week, the Oklahomans are soberly digesting the following log of Kansas home court vic tories this year: Kansas 83, Southern Methodist 66; Kansas 72, Southern Methodist 55; Kansas 65, Oklahoma A&M 53; and Kansas 80, Kansas State 66. It shows that Hank Iba's Ok lahoma Aggies did the best job on the Kansas floor, getting beat only 12 points. Coach Jack Gard ner7s Kansas State Wildcats bowed. Both these clubs . 4 2! rated in the country's top ten week. . The Kansas club will also be -" .looking at some interesting sta tistics: (1) In the only previous meet ing of the two teams, Oklahoma caoaTeri t came out with a special offense that conquered the furious Kansas half-court press, the Sooners win ning at Norman a month 'ago by 15 points, 76-61. (2) Kansas can bump. Okla- i sihoma out of the Big Seven Iead- ' o Alpha Gamma Rho "C .4 8 At Mens Clab "B" 6 t Farm Hoaae "C" 44 At Collate YMCA I i Holdrrae "B" .18 LEAGUE II INDEPENDENT .Rambler Rackets . 1 Phalanx .4 1 Dona Stan .4 I Filers 51 51 t3 t 3 5 0 88 88 .1 I .14 ershio by winning at Lawrence. (3) Kansas has won 17 straight games at Lawrence since Drake's 1951 Oklahoma team last stopped a Jayhawker squad at Hoch Aud itorium. The score was 61-59 as John Rogers, Sooner sub, hit a long shot just before the gun. Kansas will be widely favored at Lawrence. However, road clubs so far are having their best sea son of all time in the Big Seven. Visiting teams have won seven 1 1 t1 games already, some of them by ana against!u.unnjn(r 5nnr(1, This remote fart is the only faintly favorable thing Oklahomans can see m next week's game. By NORM VEITZER Sports Staff Writer The objective this week end for the gymnastic, wrestling and swimming teams will be Colorado as the three squads will face their respective squads from the "color ful" state. The matmen and tumblers will be facing Colorado State at Gree ley Friday while the tankers will oppose the Colorado A. & M. at Fort Collins. Saturday's agenda will find the Cornhusker trio fac ing their respective opponent from their Big Seven rival at Boulder. The gymnastics squad, fresh from a sound triumph in a tri angular this past Saturday, will be gunning to keep its undefeated record intact. The tumblers' rec ord now stands at two wins and no losses. The gymnasts show strength in all departments, re sults of Saturday's competition show. The Huskers won a first and second in every event, and in some trials they won a third spot to sweep the high point places. In the triangular, the Scarlet-clad performers outscored their near est opponent by almost bu points. The leading point earner on the squad is Tom Kidd. Kidd scored a complete sweep of the four di visions that he entered, garnering a first in each. Dan Fogel is next to Kidd in the scoring ranks. The wrestlers have not been able to fare quite as well as their tumbling mates, but they have suffered only one loss so far this season. The defeat was at the hands of the Iowa State Cyclones. Other than that, the matmen have had an unblemished record, as they handed losses to South Da kota, Mankato Teachers, Wiscon sin and Cornell College to give them a record of 4-1. In their last outing of the sea son, the grapplers handed a loss to Cornell by the score of 18-13. Charley Bryant pulled the sur prise of the evening by decision ing previously undefeated Warren Sonneman in the 167-pound class. The score was tied going into the heavyweight contest which pitted Cornhusker Ed Husmann against Merlin Jones, in the ensuing ac tion, Jones suffered a shoulder separation defaulting the match to Husmann and the team victory to Nebraska. The swim team has found "troubled waters" in their ven tures so far, losing its first three outings of the season to Kansas, Grinnell, and Oklahoma. The tankers came out of their losing ways last Saturday and reversed the previous decision against Kan sas. The Huskers revenged the setback by a 50-43 tally. The prospects for continuing in the win column look good for swimmers. The tank crew is to meet Colorado Aggies Friday, and Colorado University the following day. Main Feature Clock (Schedule! Famished br Theaters) Varsity: "Androcles and the Lion," 1:10, 3:17, 5:24, 7:31, 9:30. State: "Hiawatha," 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45, "Torpedo Alley," 2:31, 5:26, 8:21. -V VALENTINE GIFTS Let us help you select that per sonalized gift for her in Per fumes, Compacts, and well gift wrap it. LUZIER'S 122 No. 12 SPECTACLE! BERNARD SUA WS JEAN SIMMONS. VICTOR MATURE ROBERT NEWTON .MAURICE EVANS Ma AMH YOUNG M AndrodPt LEAGUE 12 INDEPENDENT 15 Hoootten 1 (Nebraska Co-oa Dorm Rallets . J lUae Balls 4 3 4 i Mastaaaa S .1 4 I Taa Scrube 0 2 Biaasa Alpha Eeslloa 1 SRaamles . Aloha Taa Oaseaa X 4 LEAGUE 1.1 INDEPENDENT tMaaa Na ? ; LEAGUE -B Heaay Manor 44 Phi Karra Pil I 0 M Street Ban 24 Aloha t.amma Rho 4 Z Robber Delia Taa Delta ru nit Theta 1 4 Dorm Comet, Beta Theta PI S 4 LEAGUE 14 DEPARTMENTAL Theta CM 12 Sophomore Dealt Kappa Stama 1 Nay ROTC LEAGUE T-B AIEE .. Farm Hoaae 0 Phi Delta Phi Delta Upsiloa tl Delta Sitma PI 1 I Beta Mama Pa) . . 42 Preshaua Dears 12 Pioneer Co-op .. 24 A. 8. C. E. . 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