Tuesday, February 16, 1954
THE NEBRASKAN
Page 3
Shooting At Sports
Mcllee, Wilkinson Punch
Out Golden Glove Titles
By GARY FRANDSEN
Sports Editor
Two University of Nebraska students, Bob McKee and John
Wilkinson, were among the "successful" when all the swing ceased
at Omaha's dingy City auditorium Saturday night. It marked the
and of the 21st Midwest Golden Gloves Tournament, a two-day
- affair In which eight boxers qualified for the Chicago Tourna
ment of Champions March 1-3.
Both McKee, a senior agricultural student from Lexington,
and Wilkinson, a Lincoln lad who played end on Bob Farls' fresh
man football squad last fall, weren't pressed too hard in winning
their respective weights.
In the 160 lb. semi-finals McKee won from James Johnson
of North Platte by default and then technically knocked out an
outclassed Max Pofahl of Ewing in the third round for the title.
Pofahl, a taller, inexperienced foe didn't care too much about
mixing it up with the rugged McKee and hopelessly fought a
retreating, defensive battle until McKee finally caught up with
him in the final round.
THE BOUT started slowly with hardly any solid blows strik
ing home mainly because of a leary Pofahl. It continued along
a similar pattern for two rounds with a determined McKee chas
ing Pofahl around the ring. Backing him into a corner McKee
connected with a wicked left hook followed by a right cross and
that was it Pofahl rose before the 10-count, but was in no condi
tion to come back.
Wilkinson didn't spare any punches during his final two
bouts en route to the 175-lb. crown. In the semi-finals he literally
swarmed all over a bewildered Francis Noes of Kearney like a
man gone beserk. It came to an interrupted end in 25 seconds
with Moss sprawled face-down on the canvas.
In the pay-off bout with Tony Kusun of Omaha, the lanky,
but well-built Wilkinson started right where he left off in his
previous tussle with a barrage of blows that didn't stop until
Kusun hit the deck late in the opening round.
Kusun survived the initial flurry, but had to have a physi
cian's okay on a cut above the eye before losing the decision.
AS USUAL there were the stinkers to go along with the
free-swinging, brawling type of fights. One of the best was the
bloody skirmish between Omaha's James Womack and Lyman's
Wilbert Miller in the finals of the 126-lb. class.
Womack received the nod, one that didn't fancy the senti
ments of the riled-up fans who bellowed long for several bouts
afterwards in protest of the decision.
Both hoys were racked hard by the other's blows during the
furious three rounds. Speed undoubtedly was a deciding factor
Womack'a lightning left Jab tattooed the aggressive Miller's face
into a reddish mess, but it didn't stop him from continually mov
ing in.
At the outset of the fight it looked like it wouldn't be much
of anything. Miller had been unimpressive in his semi-final win
while the classy Womack showed some explosiveness in flooring
sturdy Daniel Marion of Omaha with a nifty one-two combina
tion in winning the decision; but once the two got together it
was one of those give-and-take affairs.
OMAHA'S WENDELL Stewart, 112-lb. king; Alliance's good
looking Bobby Weston, victor In the 135-lb. class and Hastings'
Charles IronaheU, repeat winner in the 147-lb. division all looked
good at one time or another during the Saturday night action.
The clever Stewart displayed plenty of all-around ability in
the limited time it took him to dispose of a fellow Omaha n, Jacob
Xildow, in tht title match. The end came after 1:10.
Weston, a two-time champion and a polio victim of last year,
never let his final obstacle, Omaha's Georga White, start an
offensive attack of his own as ho bounced White around the
ring for three rounds in an aggressive, free-swinging style.
Ironshell won out in a division which was probably as atrong
as any in the tournament. After outpointing a good Bob Her
nandez of Mitchell in the semi-finals he returned to erase Grand
Island's Gordon Sovereign, a surprise winner over Lincoln's Larry
Emery, with a quick first-round knockout
ITS HARD to evaluate how the Midwest team will fare in
the fast Chicago Tournament of Champions. Judging, from our
brief look-see McKee, Womack and Stewart appear to be the
pugilist to watch, although the others could surprise.
McKee is at his best as a counter-puncher. The hard-clouting
Busker stands out against an opponent who constantly moves in,
also liking to slug it out in rock 'em, sock 'em fashion. The
tougher they are, all the better for McKee. He lacked that type of
opposition at Omaha, but the Chicago classic should fulfill all
the requirement.
There is a good possibility that McKee might be able to dupli
cate, if not exceed, the fine performance his one-time conquerer,
Sammy Williams, the ex-sailor from Omaha and now a profess
ional fighter, came through with last year. We certainly hope so!
KOTICE TEACHERS COLLEGE GRADUATES
Tbr will fe many fin leaching positions available in Nebraska
Schools lor the 19S4-5S school yat..
It is suggested (bat all available teachers register in the Bureau
I Educational Services, and apply for positions from the list
el vacancies published by the Bureau
In considering a position for next year, investigate NEBRASKA
opportunities FIRST! f
West Nebraska School
Administrators' Conference
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Representative of the
DETROIT EDISOH COMPANY
Will be on Campus
Thursday, February 18, 1954
Contact Placement Office
.Also to interview sophomores and juniors
interested in summer placement.
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Courtesy Lincoln Jourotl
NU Clouter
Rugged Bob McKee, a senior
at .the University of Nebraska,
won the 160-lb. division in the
Midwest Golden Gloves Sat
urday night. He'll be among
the contenders in the coming
Chicago Tournament of Champions.
Fred Longacre Flips In 28
As Theta Chi Wins 65-20
By FRANK SORENSON
Sports Staff Writer
In the only Fraternity A game
over the week-end, Theta Chi
closed in on-the Pioneer Co-op
five for first place in League IV
by rolling past cellar-dwelling
Delta Sigma Phi 60-25.
Fred Longacre paced the win
ners by ripping the nets for 28
points.
In the. Fraternity B competition
top-ranked Sigma Chi tightened
their grip on first place by down
ing a tough Delta Tau Delta crew
39-33. The victory enabled the
Sir Juniors to become the first
I-M club to cinch a position in
the playoffs.
In other top B games Sigma
Phi Epsilon secured their second
place ranking by whipping Alpha
Tau Omega 41-32. Don Mutze
baugh led the winners with 19
markers while Mac Bailey paced
Cliff Dale Tosses
Shot 49 Ft., 2!2 In.
The performance of Cliff Dale,
varsity shot putter, stood ou
the brightest in Saturday's Varsity-Freshmen
indoor track and
field meet. Dale pushed the
iron ball 49 feet, 2'z inches to
easily win the event.
Last season Dale won the in
door Big Seven title with a
heave of 49 feet, 11 inches.
the losers with 11.
The B teams of Beta Theta Fl
and Alpha Gamma Rho both
raised their records to 8-0 by
beating Phi Delta Theta and
Farm House respectively by
scores of 30-24 and 29-23.
In one' of the top Independent
games the Ramblers downed the
Clippers 53-38 while Baptist House
squeaked by the Inter-varsity 29
28 in a thriller.
Larry Raddle poured in 25
points to pace the Ag Jokers past
the Ag Rockets 50-29 in their Ag
College clash. Marc Riley had
17 for the losers.
Huskers Lose
Coach Bruce Drake's rapidly
improving Oklahoma Sooners, a
Saturday night upset victor over
mighty Oklahoma A&M, handed
a faltering Nebraska basketball
team their fourth straight Big
Seven defeat by whipping the
Huskers 76-68 at Norman Monday
night, v
The Sooners, with the aid of a
full-court press, twice overcame
healthy Nebraska leads en route
to their second conference tri
umph. The Huskers led at half
time 38-37, but trailed at the
end of three quarters, 54-52.
Guard Fred Serer led Nebraska
with 20 points while Guard Les
Lane paced Oklahoma with 19,
13 of them coming on free throws.
Cal Bentz Paces
Scarlet Mermen
Hastings Cal Bentz swam to
two firsts in leading Coach Hollis
Lepley's University of Nebraska
swimming team to a 48-36 vic
tory over the visiting Kansas
Jayhawks Saturday.
Bentz thrashed to a new meet
record in the 220-yard freestyle,
winning the event 2:25.7. He also
captured the 150-yard individual
medley in 1:44.6.
The victory over the Jayhawks
avenged an earlier setback Fri
day afternoon in which the Kan
sans won the 400-yard freestyle
relay to take the meet. Satur
day's results:
.inn-yard medley relay Won by Ne
braska (Lloyd Reed, Dick Hlidek. Jack
Trabert). Time 3:17.4.
22S-yard freestyle Won by Calvin Benti
(N; second, Dick Hill (N: third, Leigh
Stratton (K). Time 2:25.6. (New meet rec
ord: old mark of 2:25.7 set by Bcnu in
1953).
XO-yard freetryle Won by Dick Efin
(K); second, Gordjn Peterson (N); third,
John Lightle (N). Time :25.4.
ISO-yard Individual medley Won by
Bentz (N; second. Don Burton (K); third
Dick Hlidek (N). Time :44.6.
nivlni Won by Jerry Jester (K), 187
points? second. Bob Norton (NT); 153.6
points; third, Norm Gates GO, 147.4
points.
inn-yard freestyle Won by Eflin (K);
second, Gordon Peterson (N): third. Dick
Hill (N). Time :5fi.5.
200-yard backstroke Won by Lloyd Reed
(N); second, Bob Fischer (K)j third. Dean
Glasco (K. Time 2:30.8.
200-yard backstroke Won by Dick
Hlidek (N); second. Gene Buchanan GO;
third. Jene Schanze (K). Time 2:46.4.
440-yard freestyle Won by David Grad
wohl Of); second, Bentz (N); third, Bill
Payne (K). Time 5:48.6.
400-yard freestyle relay Won by Kansas
(Pete Rombold. Leigh Stratton, Don Bur
ton, Dick Eflin). Time 3:54.4.
Husker Gymnasts
Victorious Again
Paced by Tom Kidd's two
firsts and a second, Jake Geier'a
undefeated University of Ne
braska gymnastics team breezed
by Colorado and Kansas in a
triangular meet Saturday. The
point totals were 87-34-11.
Meet results:
Trampoline Won by Don Hodge N)
second. Max Kennedy (N); third, Charles
Sprague (N): fourth, Charles Bussing (C)l
fifth, Wendell Holt (KS); sixth, Ray
Bcatty (KS).
Kidehorse Won by Tom Kldd (N): sec
ond. Bert Linn (N); third, AI Pereira (C)l
fourth, Sprague (N); fifth. Robin Schmultz
ler (C); sixth, Holt (KS).
Horizontal bar Won by Danny Fogel
(N): second, Paul Johnson (C); third, Ray
Fallstead (N): fourth, Robert Mercier (C)l
fifth, Kidd (N); sixth. Holt (KS).
Parallel bars Won by Burrell McM as
ter (N; second. Kidd (NT): third, Beatty
(KS); fourth, Sprague (N); fifth, David
Lytle (C); sixth, Lee Forker (C).
Flying rings Won by Kidd (N); second,
Lytle (C); third. McMaster (N); fourth,
Mercier (C); fifth, Beatty (KS); sixth,
Bruce Riley (N).
Tumbling Won by Kennedy (N); sec
ond, Fogcl (N); third, Don Hodge (N)
fourth. Charles Bussing (C); fifth, Holt
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