Tuesday, September 22, ) 953
In The Stands
THE NEBRASKAN
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Nebraska Defensive Plan
Added To Husker Miseries
By GEORGE PAYNICH
Sports Editor
Colonel Walt Dobbins of the Lincoln "Journal" hit the nail
on the head when he attributed the Husker downfall to Oregon
Saturday largely to an overworked and deadtlred Nebraska eleven.
The Cornhuskers never moved so slow! Compared to Nebraska,
the Oregon squad appeared to be all ten-second men.
Movies will discose, however, that it wasn't
that the visitors were such a good ball club, but
rather that the Cornhuskers were downright
terrible in Saturday's clash and all before TV!
ADDED TO the lethargy of the Nebraska
team is another reason which appears from
here to have been one of the big factors in the
Husker setback, defense.
It took our club until late In the third period
to realize that the 5-2-2-2 defensive setup was
r0 no good against the visitors ground game.
J It appeared that the Husker coaching staff was
determined that the visitors would throw. The Courtesy Lincoln joumu
funny thing Is that the vaunted Webfoot aerial Paynlch
attack never had to be tested. The Webfeet smashed inside the
Husker ends and they swept around them with equal ease, but still
the same defense persisted.
The strategy seemed to have the Husker ends and linemen
slashing in -at the Duck quarterback. While our boys were preoc
cupied with this chore the Oregon backs poured around end with
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The Nebraska defensive halfback was outnumbered constantly.
Although the defensive backs were not coming up to close the
gaps quickly enough, they did a creditable job in that more Duck
TDs weren't scored.
WHAT HAPPENED to the NU linebackers is a mystery. Either
the boys weren't following instructions or Nebraska had better
junk that defensive setup for good. Maybe something more simple
could be arranged. We for one will be glad if we never see that
defense again.
Illinois scouts no doubt drooled over the weak NU defense and
the Huskers can be sure of seeing plenty of off -tackle and end run
stuff next week.
One thing is a certainty, better flank play and linebackjpg is
needed to stop the Big-Ten school or the Cornhuskers are in for
a real shellacking.
ANDY LOEHR returns to action this week, and my how the
Huskers need him. Andy should add punch both offensively and
defensively. His blocking will help the sputtering off-tackle plays
of the single-wing.
A great deal of rehashing of the Oregon-Nebraska tilt could
bring out many more weaknesses, but we are sure that the Husk
ers aren't as bad as they appeared Saturday. If they can pick
themselves up this week and at least make a creditable showing
they will be in the thick of the Big Seven fight. But man, when
we think ahead to Pittsburgh we shudder.
CORNHUSKER FOOTBALL fans raised a terrific howl when
Coach Bill Glassford pulled sophomore Rex Fischer right before the
half in Saturday's game and inserted John Bordogna.
In reality the move was a smart one, for Bordogna is consid
ered a better defensive player and from here it looked like a de
fensive situation. The fans fumed when Bordogna fumbled before
Fischer could return.
There is considerable suspicion that in addition to the general
unhappiness about the move that all the rumpus was a slap at the
outstate football player on the NU squad. Since Saturday we've
heard many remarks about certain priviledged outstate ballplayers.
It's all a lot of bunk.
Being a former gridder and non-resident of NU, I can say the
talk is nothing new. I can well imagine how Bordogna and other
outstate boys reacted.
There are many students from outside the state who don't play
ball, and I'm wondering if this sort of nonsense doesn't make them
a bit suspicious.
No matter how the Nebraska club finishes, I'm sure that out
slater or native Nebraskan, it makes no difference to the Husker
coaching staff who does the playing for NU.
HUSKER NOTES . . . Dean Lux, sophomore end from North
Bend, came out of the scrap with a broken hand. That makes the
Husker end list a bunch of cripples . . . any volunteers? Rex
Fischer looked like an- old pro as he did a complete turn without
losing a step on a 27 yard run in the Husker first scoring drive.
Husker followers would like to know what's happened to Jerry
Paulson? The two-year letterman's absence from the Husker lineup
is a mystery. In Saturday's tilt the Dell Rapids, S. D., senior, saw
no action at all.
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Several Leagues To Attrqct
Championship Seeking Teams
By FRANK SORENSON
Sports Staff Writer
With the advent of the 1953
54 University intramural season,
touch football is foremost in the
minds of sports-minded parti
cipants. Play this fall will be conducted
on the same basis as in previous
years. There will be competition
within the leagues made up by
fraternity "A" and "B" teams,
denominational, dormitories, Ag
College, and independents.
The top teams in each of their
respective leagues will vie for
Rules, edited, published and
copyrighted by the National
Federation of State High School
Athletic Associations. These
rule books may be obtained
from any sporting goods dealer.
THE ENTRY fee, which is
$10, is due by the time the
first game is played. A roster
of the team should accompany
the fee. If the fee is not paid
by the date of the second game,
the team will be dropped from
the remaining league play.
Payment may be made in
First Stringer?
Rex Fischer, sophomore tail
back from Oakland, proved the
skeptics wrong in NU's loss to
Oregon. The fleet-footed Fischer
passed for 118 yards and a TD.
He also gained 72 yards rush
ing and scored a TD on an off
tacftle play. Fischer may have
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wrestled the job away from
veteran Johnny Bordogna with
his outstanding performance.
The game was the first taste of
intercollegiate play for Fischer,
Rex is the younger brother of
former Husker football stars
Cletus and Kenny;
Leahy, Wilkinson, Munn
Top Collegiate Mentors
Hold Best Win Percentage
Quarterbacks Listen
Cornhusker Lineup Due
For Chdnges-Glassford
Loehr To Face Illinois
Head Cornhusker grid mentor
Bill Glassford firmly restated his
remarks of last week that "We've
still got plenty of work ahead of
us," to the Quarterback Club
Monday noon at the weekly lunch
eon at the University Club.
Glassford stated that his squad
would undergo a rugged workout
Monday afternoon, stressing fun
damentals and defense in prep
aration for Saturday's Illinois
Husker skirmish at Champaign,
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Knowledge of Illinois offensive
formations is expected to aid the
Huskers in strengthening their
faltering defense.
The Scarlet coach said that the
end' situation is much under ex- j
pectations, although ailing Andy
Loehr will return to form for the
Illini encounter. Bill Schabacker
will also be in shape after suf
fering a minor ankle injury
against Oregon Saturday.
"There'll be some important
changes in the lineup Tuesday,"
Glassford told the "quarter
backs." Jim Oliver will remain
as first string center, he added.
Glassford had a minimum of
praise for his Huskers, wnose
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DENNIS KORINEK
Fischer, neither man a starter
in the Oregon game, drew praise
from the NU tutor. A Fischer-to-Korinek
pass connected for 68
sluecishness was spotted easily yards and a touchdown on what
during Saturday s upset, Dut ne
remarked . that guard play has
improved greatly, as evidenced
in films of the Webfoot contest.
Backs Dennis Korinek and Rex
was Nebraska s greatest offen
sive maneuver. Both men sparked
the NU offensive, with Fischer
leading the team in passing and
rushing.
Frank Leahy of Notre Dame,
Bud Wilkinson of Oklahoma, and
Clarence "Biggie" Munn of
Michigan State that's the win-
ningest "Big Three" in college
football today.
A recent survey of collegiate
athletic publicity offices re
vealed that Leahy tops 'em all
with a winning percentage of
.883. Wilkinson is No. 2 with
.873 and Munn is third at .813.
Translating those percentages,
Leahy has won close to nine-out-of-ten
each year over a 12-
year period. Wilkinson ana
Munn have been getting their
eight-plus victories per season.
THE SURVEY, conducted by
Bill Callahan athletic publicist
at Missouri, also brought out
other interesting bits of informa
tion. None of the active major
college coaches has been longer
on the job at one institution than
Columbia's Lou Little, who be
gins his 24th campaign as coach
of the Lions this fall.
Behind Little on the longevity
table are Don Faurot of Mis
souri, president of the American
Football Coaches Association,
and George Munger of Pennsyl
vania. Each is starting his 16th
year on the same campus, with
Faurot also being away three
years in Navy service.
Who's the voungest head foot
ball coach in a major college post
this year? That would go to Jack
"Moose" Myers, just 28 and
newly installed at College of the
Pacific. The oldest? DeOrmand
"Tuss" McLaughry, the 60-year-
old dean of all active mentors,
who'll be handling his 11th
Dartmouth team this year. Mc
Laughry is in his thirty-second
head coaching season, topping
Jess Neely of Rice by one sea
son. Today's average head grid
coach, incidentally, is 43 years
old.
LOOKING BACK on yester
year's coaches, Amos A 1 o n z o
Stagg logged 41 of his 57 years
as head man of Chicago football.
His is the longest tenure of any
major coach at one school. Tied
for second-place honors behind
Stagg were Harry Hughes, for
merly of Colorado A&M, and
Don McGugin, Vanderbilt's long
time boss. Each served 31 years.
Bob Zuppke of Illinois is fourth
on the table with 29 seasons at
Champaign.
But outstripping everyone,
past and present, is Dr. John E.
Dorman, who has been continu
ously on the' job as head foot
ball coach at Upper Iowa in Fay
ette, la. since 1906. Coach Dor
man (75 years old) starts his
48th campaign this year. His
records were lost in a fire.
The ten most successful col
lege coaches, percentage -wise
are: 1. Frank Leahy (ND), .883;
2. Bud Wilkinson (Okla.), .873;
3. Biggie Munn (MSC), .813; 4.
Sid Gillman (Cinci), .800; 5. Jim
Taum (Md.), .791; 6. Jess Hill
(USC), .773; 7. Earl Blaik
(Army), .772; 8. Warren Wood
son (Ariz.), .765; 9. Edwin Price
Texas), .762; 10. Bobby Dodd
(Ga. Tech), .756.
All-Time Won-Lost Records
1. Frank Leahy 45
2. Bud Wllklnaon S7
3. Clarence Munn 4S
4. Sid Gillman 42
5. Jim Tatum 40
. Jess Hill 46
7. Earl Blalk 86
8. Warren Woodson 47
9. Edwin Price 44
10. Bobbv Dodd 44
11. Art Guepe 37
12. Jack Curtice 46
13. William Murray 4
14. Paul Bryant 39
15. W. W. Hayee 40
16. Phil Dickens 37
17. Ivan Williamson 42
18. Johnny Vaught 43
19. Emmett Stuber 49
20. Bowden Wyatt 37
21. Warren Gaer 41
22. Wally Butts 48
23. Ben Schwartz'wldr 43
24. Lynn Waldorf 50
25. Chas. Caldwell, Jr 51
26. Don Faurot 51
27. George Munger 44
28. J. V. Bikes 48
28. Bennie Oosterbaan 47
30. Chuck Taylor 33
No. Years
School Head Coach
Notre Dame 12
Oklahoma 6
Michigan State
Cincinnati 8
Maryland 6
Southern Cat 2
West Point 19
Arizona 2.1
Texas 2
Georgia Tech 8
Vanderbilt 7
Vath 11
Duke 9
Kentucky 8
Ohio State 6
Wyoming 6
Wisconsin 6
Mississippi 6
Iowa State 26
Arkansas 6
Drake T
Georgia 14
Syracuse 7
California 26
Princeton 23
Missouri 24
Pennsylvania 15
Kansas 9
Michigan 5
Stanford 2
All-Tlme
W-L-T
(98-13-8)
(54-7-21
(65-15-1)
(68-185-5)
(17-5-0)
(64-16-2)
(125-37-8)
(156-48-15)
(16-5-0)
(65-21-1)
(49-17-2)
(80-2S-5)
(62-22-3)
(59-23-5)
, (43-17-2
(40-18-7
(37-15-3)
(40-17-4)
(145-62-15)
(39-17-1)
(42-19-2)
(100-45-7
(46-21-0)
(156-71-19)
(122-56-8)
(149-89-11.
(79-37-9)
(62-30-0)
(29-14-2)
(14-7-0)
ret.
.883
.873
.813
.791
.773
.800
.772
.765
.762
.756
.742
.741
.738
.720
.714
.714
.711
.702
.700
.696
.694
.690
.687
.687
.685
.683
..681
.671
.674
.686
the fraternity and all University Rom, "V" the Physical Edu
championship at the close of the
regular season. Practice is al
ready well under way on the
city campus fields among the
various hopefuls who will clash
for this year's honors.
This year's play will be gov
erned by the same rules that
contestants participated under
last year. The officials will fol
low the 1953 Official Football
Ex-Huskers Tangle
In Pro Grid Tilt
Two ex-Husker grid stars of
the 1953 Nebraska team will
meet in a professional football
game this Sunday in Chicago.
Don Boll, ex-Husker giant,
and Ed Husmann, most valuable
player on last season's Corn
husker squad, will square off in
Chicago this weekend as the
Washington Redskins tangle with
the Chicago Cardinals.
Boll is playing a regular of
fensive tackle for the Redskins,
while Husmann is battling to re
main on the Cardinal squad.
Husmann played briefly last
Sunday as the Chicago Bears
cation bunding for men. II a
team wishes to drop from league
play before the termination of
the season, they may have their
remaining fee refunded or ap
plied toward their basketball
entry fee.
The rules concerning eligibility
are fairly liberal. Men repre
senting any organization or in
dependent group must be a bona
fide member of the organiza
tion as well as of the school
with a satisfactory classifica
tion. All football "N" award win
ners at the University of Ne
braska and all football letter
award winners from other col
leges or universities of Big Seven
Conference or equivalent are in
eligible for competition. All men
who are ineligible to compete
in University intercollegiate foot
ball for medical reasons are also
ineligible for intramural com
petition. MEN WHO have currently
checked outVear for participa
tion on any of the University
football teams are ineligible un
til they obtain a release slip
from their coach stating they
for competition until 24 hours
after receiving the releas. Man
agers are responsible for th
eligibility of their men. If ther
is any question concerning a
player's health, he should obtain
permission from the Student
Health.
The game will be played on
fields 80 yards in length with
4 zones of 15 yards each and 10
yard end zones. All teams must
wear similarly-colored jerseys,
tee shirts or sweat shirts. Noth
ing but rubber soled tennis shoes
or basketball shoes are to b
worn on the playing field at any
time.
Padded suits, hip pads, shoul
der pads, helmets, taped hands,
and so forth are prohibited.
When wearing glasses, glasses
guards must be worn. Any in
fraction of the above rules is
subject to 15 yards penalty and
expulsion from the game.
EACH TEAM will use seven,
men. Substitutions are unlimited,
but must be made during a dead
ball. All players must start from
a huddle or from the scrimmage
zone. No sneaker plays are al
lowed. Any infraction of the
above rules is subject to forfeit
ure of the game.
Games will begin at 5:10 p.m.,
but any game may start before
then if both teams mutually
agree. A team not ready to play
by 5:15 will forfeit the game to
the opponents. Managers must
have their lineups arranged by
5:05 p.m.
Each team has a series of four
downs to advance the ball from
a zone to the next forward sone.
Anv loose ball, except kick.
may be caught by any player
nudged the Cardinals at Wrigley are no longer a member of that and advanced. The ball is dead
field in Chicago 14-13. lc""- . ,. ... as soon as rouenca uw uuu.
However, they are not eligible If , t game should result.
each team is allowed four downs
to advance the ball The team
which has advanced the greatest
yardage will be considered the
winner. If the defensive team in
tercepts the ball during the
downs, it remains in their pos
session. EACH TEAM will be respon
sible to have one official at the
game. Failure may result in for
feiture of the game.
Postponements or cancellatdins
will be made only by the Direc
tor of Intramurals or by the field
supervisor. Protests, except those
regarding eligiblity, must be sub
mitted within 24 hours after the
game.
These protests must be made
on the field of play to the official
and then filed later. There will
be no protests concerning an of
ficial's judgment.
These rules are designed to
make a better game for all con
cerned and it is hoped that all
participants will follow them as
closely as possible.
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Moving Up
John Machisic, senior guard
from Turtle Creek, Pa., prob
ably will see more action
against the fighting Illini this
week, following his fine job
against Oregon. Movies dis
closed an improvement in his
guard play. Machisic is noted
for his pepper-pot style of play.
The burly lad was at the right
guard position on both Husker
scoring plays Saturday.
Track Physicals
Coach Wier has stated that
physicals for intra-mural and
varsity traclk will be given Tues
day at 7:30 p.m. at the Field
House training room.
Wier stated that equipment
will be drawn at this time. The
Husker boss is hopefully ex
pecting a fine turnout for this
year's team.
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Hollie Lepley. returning swim
ming coach, has issued a call for
all prospective swimmers.
Lepley emphasized that this is
only a social .get together and
that practice will not start for
some time.
All those freshmen prospects
and old varsity hands are in
vited to the meeting which Will
be held Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.,
at the Colesium swimming pool.
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State: "The Four Poster," 2:45,
6:00, 9:15. "Prince of Pirates,"
1:25, 4:40, 7:55.
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