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Friday, February 26, 1954 THE NEBRASKAN Page 3 Shooting At Sports Nebraska's Cerv Must Come Through Or Else By GARY FRANDSEN Sports Editor Bob Cerv, former star basketball and baseball player at the University of Nebraska several years ago, is apparently at the crossroads of his professional baseball future with Casey Stengel's phenomenal New York Yankees. Scribe Dan Daniel, writing in the SPORTING NEWS relates as follows: "Cerv is definitely on the, spot this spring-., He has had his chances and has not capitalized on them. It's time for Casey to make up his mind about Cerv, and It's time for Bob to make up his mind which way he is headed in the Yankee organization." According to Daniel, Cerv's mental attitude is the one thing causing him all the trouble. As he puts it, "Last spring Cerv came here with the belief that he had no chance, and he was quite outspoken about that belief." Daniel, as rabid Yankee follower as you'll ever find, summed up the Cerv situation in this way: "He is big enough and strong enough to make a place for himself in the American League, but his power and size will avail him nothing if he doesn't revise his mental angle." FROM OUR point on the outside looking in, it appears that Cerv will have his best chance yet to nail down a position on the coveted Yankee varsity. , Mickey Mantle is experiencing the same old bugaboo, knee trouble, while Vic Power and Bill Renna, both outstanding outer garden prospects, have been traded to the Philadelphia Athletics in the Harry Byrd, Eddie Robinson deal. Mantle, Hank Bauer, Gene Woodling and Irv Noren are currently the big four of the Bomber outfield, but Mantle's ailing knee isn't responding favorably and it could keep him out of action for some time. One can easily see Cerv has a tremendous opportunity to make good once and for all this spring. The 27-year old Nebraska boy, who possesses one of the most powerful swings in baseball today, will probably receive his strongest opposition for a Yankee berth from a 25-year old Negro, Elston Howard, who is also receiving a trial behind the plate. Howard batted .286, drove in 70 runs and pounded out 10 home runs for Kansas. City, theYankee farm in the American Association, last season, the same club which Cerv compiled his enviable record: a .316 batting average, 22 homers and 91 runs-batted-in. ' TAKING A quick scan through the Yankee outfield roster Cerv seems to have a noticable edge statistically-wise over the other four hopefuls Howard, Art Schult, Emil Tellinger and Bill Virdon but many times you can't rely on past achievements. We're going on record right now with the statement that rmmmmmmmmmmm,mmmm.mmmmm mimmnmmmm.nmm.mmmmmmmmmmlmmmmm mmmm.mmmmmmmmmm,.mmmm1mmmKmmmm IV J v : At- , (if; 1 $J -0 ' ' ? ytr'tt' lililllif : ''ivJSiv?!? ': 's&SHs," '"' " , .fa x?W''i0V:M:K, J III Courtesy Lincoln Star Husker Cage Seniors Courtesy Lincoln Journal Don Weber, Bill Johnson and Fred Seger (from left to right) are the only seniors on Nebraska's basketball team making their final home ap pearance of the season in the Coliseum Saturday night. The Huskers meet Iowa State, starting at 8 p.m. Weber plays forward and is currently the team's third leading scorer. Johnson, one of the con- Courteiy Lincoln Journal ference's leading scorers, is the Nebraska starting center as well as their top point- maker. Seger, an All-Big Seven selection last year, per- iorms at guard and is the squad's second high scorer. Scarlet Cagers Meet Iowa State Saturday Huskers Complete 1953-54 Home Campaign Against Pesky Cyclones Hoping to Cnd a six-game losing , Fred Seger and Charlie Smith. guards. Weber, Johnson and Se Nebrdsl CO s Spring Drills Get Started Football onday M Who will step into the shoes of John Bordogna as quarter back of the University of Ne braska football team? That will be the question when Cornhusker spring football prac tice opens here Monday. There are six possibilities for the signal calling position Rex Fischer, Oakland; Don Erway, Lincoln; Charles Smith, Frank lin, N. H.; Don Hargheim, Ger ing; Gordon Englert and Dan Brown, both from Sioux Falls, S. D. Fischer and Brown are the only two with experience. Erway, 6-1 and around 190 pounds when at Bob Cerv will come through with a fine Grapefruit League showing playing weight, will be a sopho- to cement a 30b as the fifth man in the powerful Yankee outfield, more in the fall. He played half It's no secret that Cerv has the tools to become an excellent ball- back at Lincoln High School be player and now with Renna and Power gone, we can't see anything fore coming to Nebraska, in the way to keep him from reaching that goal. Smith, 6-2 and 185, attended He- bron Academy in . Maine. He is WHILE SPEAKING on the subject of Yankee baseball, their a righthanded passer, recent peddling of Pitcher Vic Raschi to the St. Louis Cardinals Margheim is a six footer and for $75,000, part to be paid in young talent, has really got some weighs 190. Engler is 6 feet tall of the Cardinals' National League rivals howling. and weighs 175 Most of the clubs are moaning that Quick Vic, a Yankee Coach Bill Glassford points to since he was 16 years old, could be just the gent to lift the crappy Cards to their first pennant since 1946. It's true Raschi is getting along in years, but he has still enough stuff to perform wonders with the Redbirds. The tougher they are, all the better for Vic. Raschi always wanter to pitch against the better teams according to Yankee officials so that should be welcome news for Manager Stanky when his Cardinals are meeting their bitter rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, a team Raschi should know plenty about. During his career as a Yankee, Raschi rang up 120 victories against 60 defeats, making him the best pitcher in the majors by statistics. When learning about the Raschi deal, there was just one question that puzzled us. How did the strong-armed righthander get waived out of the American League when so many clubs just love to get their prongs into Yankee talent? That's apparently one for the experts to answer. Quarterback Replacement For Graduated Bordogna win tse iremendous Problem For Husker Coaches as the signal calling position "our biggest problem." Actually, a veteran halfback contingent, an end, a pair of guards and a center form the basis for the framework of the 1954 Cornhusker eleven. 9 Nine lettermen return Includ ing Halfback Bob Smith, Grand Island, the leading ground gainer in 1953; Halfbacks Jon McWil liams, Sidney, and Dennis Kor inek, Ulysses; End Andy Loehr, Turtle Creek, Pa.; Guards Bob Wogner, Lincoln, and Don Glantz, Central City, and Center Bob Oberlin, West Allis, Wis. Other returnees include Guard Charles Bryant, Omaha, and Max Kitzelman, tackle, also of Omaha. Both of these athletes are now competing with the wrest ling team. ASIDE FROM finding a re placement for Bordogna, who was the No. 2 passer in the Big Seven Conference last season the Husker coaches also must fill in for others who have com pleted their competition. This group Includes Ray No vak, Omaha, fullback. John Ed wards of North Platte had some seasoning at this position and should be among the top candi dates. He is a junior. A tackle to reDlace Ted Con- nor, Hastings, also is one of the problems. Connor, who went on to star in the East-West game at San Francisco, recently was cnosen as tne outstanding sen ior of the 1953 team. Jerry Minnick, the other start ing tackle, also has completed his competition, along with End Bill Schabacker. Minnick and Schabacker were co-captains in 1953. Tom Harper, Omaha, a fresh man In 1949, has returned from service and will be among the guard candidates. Dick Reese, still In the service, is expected to be released soon and may re turn in time for the fall campaign. Grabblers Travel Husker Wrestlers Go Against Minnesota, Mankato Squads University of Nebraska wrestlers go north this week end for matches against Mankato State Friday at Mankato, Minn., and against Minnesota at Min neapolis, Saturday. Coach Al Partin hopes to get his team into a .500 position in dual tests, but to do it the Corn huskers must win both duals. They now have a 2-won 4-lost record. Charles Bryant and Max Kitzelman," both of Omaha, lead the Nebraska mat men with 4 victories and one loss. The wrestlers who will make the trip with the individual records: 58S A ' ' - V f 7 . T? 1 l ; I I V.;. -v.-jo fwfr,. 1 i W I, HUmcra Deinet, Culhertson 3 S Chick Graham, Lincoln 2 S Jack JlroiiKk, Lincoln . 2 3 John Crancer. Lincoln 2 3 Arnold Morton, Oberlin, Kan. ....3 2 Ron Dunn, Lincoln 0 2 Lawrence Gall, Blue Hill 2 4 Charle Birant, Omaha 4 1 Max Kitzelman, Omaha 4 1 FRANK KUCERA BARBER SHOP 1 block north of the Student Union 512 N. 14th St. ESHEr? The Stofr, of 'I LOVE LUCY' LUCILLE BALL DESI ARNAZ TRAILS Cb&v 2 Gymnastics Ace One of the stars on Jake Geier's undefeated Nebraska gymnastics squad is Co-rap-tain Tom Kidd. Kidd, a Lin coln boy, is currently the team's top scorer and is shown Courtesy Sunday Journal and Sut here working on one of his specialties, the horse. The Husker gym crew is currently embarked on a Northern trip for meets today and Saturday in minneapuus. Lepley's Mermen Colorado-Bound Universi r of Nebraska swim mers .with a 4-won 3-lost rec ord ride west this weekend for return meets with Colorado and Colorado A. & M. Named for the trip by Coach Hollie Lepley were Calvin Bentz, Dave Gradwohl, Bob Eno, Dick Hill, Dick Hlidek, John Lightle, Lloyd Reed, Bob Sandstedt, Jack Trabert, George Gohde and Gor don Peterson. The Nebraska record to date: Nebraska Nebraska Iowa State Nebraska Kansas Nebraska Col. A&M 45 Grinnell 47 Kansas 64 Nebraska 53 Colorado 43 Nebraska 48 Kansas .48 Nebraska 37 38 28 31 41 36 35 streak, Coach Harry Good's Ne braska basketball team closes out their home season "Saturday night at the Coliseum against the Iowa State Cyclones. Game time is 8 p.m. The Huskers started off their Big Seven campaign with four i straight wins, but since then things have been gloomy. The Scarlet are currently engulfed in their long losing streak. Iowa State has won only two games out of ten starts and one of the defeats was a 60-74 decision to Nebraska. Both of their wins have been over Kansas State. The Cyclones have Improved in their recent outings, having dropped close games to both Kan sas and Oklahoma. Good will probably start the usual five with Stan Matzke ready for early duty. That means Don Weber and Willard Fagler, for wards; Bill Johnson, center; and ger are the seniors making their nnai nome appearance, Chick Sutherland, the Cyclont coach, will probably open with Barney Alleman (6-2) and How ard Johnson (6-2) at forwards, Charles Duncan (6-5) at center and Larry Wetter (6-0) and Carl Van Cleve (6-3) at the guards. Johnson still leads the Husker scoring with a total of 343 points in 19 games for an average of 18.1 per game. Seger ranks sec ond and Weber is third. a FO FT TP At. Bill ohnion.c 19 tin lit S43 1S.1 Fred Heaer, 19 83 275 14.S iron wener. r 19 Willard Pagler.r 19 Chuck Hmilb,a 17 Stan Matzke, l-f . , . .19 (iary Renielman, f-c.17 Puane Burl, IS Jerry Hare, f 16 Norman Coufal, ( , . .12 Rob I'rokop, f 3 Bill Roy. f X Arnold Bolch, a .... 4 Jo fornttr, c .... 3 6(1 76 208 10.9 Sft 411 161 6.5 33 61 97 34 19 15 IS 14 16 S 15 4 4 3 1 t S 0 1 0 0 87 45 44 31 It 0 5.T 4.6 t.6 3.4 1.9 1.0 t.3 6.8 0.S Reiners, Dale Lead Nebraska Track Team Into Big 7 Meet Counting on a 1-2 punch in the shot put plus possible first-place points in the high jump, a 20 man University of Nebraska track team goes to Kansas City this week for the Big Seven Con ference Indoor Track and Field Championships. Ken Reiners, a 195-pound junior from Indlanola, and de fending Big Seven Indoor Shot Champion Cliff Dale, Falls City senior, have the best throws in the conference this year. Reiners got off a throw of 51 ft.-3 in. against Oklahoma in a dual meet here last week, while Dale placed second on a heave of 51-2. Dale's last put sailed 51-8 but he stepped out of the ring, thus nullifying the throw. He ex plained later that the shot had slipped from his hand, and he thought the toss would be no good. Conference indoor record is 52-4, set by Rollin Prater of Kansas State in 1948. Bidding for high jumn honors again will be Phil Heidelk. senior from Fairbury who shared the loop title with a Kansas Stater last year. Heidelk's win ning effort then was 6-3. This year he went 6-4 against Iowa State in a dual Main Feature Clock (Schedules Furnished by Theaters) Lincoln: "The Lons Lons Trailer," 1:25, 3:25, 5:30, 7:30. 9:35. Stuart: "Hell and Hieh Water." 1:00, 3:05, 5:10, 7:20, 9:25. Nebraska: "The Great Jesse James Raid," 2:39. 5:32. 8:24 Man Crazy," 1:11. 4:03. 6:56 9:48. Varsity: "Miss Sadie Thomp son," 1:00, 3:08, 5:16, 7:21, 9:32. State: "Man In The White Suit," 1:36, 3:37, 5:38, 7:40, 9:40 meet. That's only one-half inch orr tne record. Again against Oklahoma he cleared 6-4 with ease. - Other Huskers scheduled to make the K. C. trip (with their best marks in competition this year shown in parenthesis whera available): Mile run Hugh Osmera, Leiintion. 60-yard daih Brlcn Hendrickion. Lin. coin Charles Gibson, Lincoln, and Ret Fischer, Oakland. 440-yard dash Hendrickaon 050.9 against Minnesota); Gibson. 60-yard high hurdles Jon McWilliams. Sidney :07.8 against Oklahoma)! Warner Olson, Holdrege, and Jim Hofstetter, Keai ney. 2-mlle ran Harold Wray, Spalding 88-yard run Bob Anderson, West Point (2:06.8 against Minnesota); Forrest Doling. Scottsbluff, 60-yard low hurdles McWilliams (:07.J against Oklahoma); Olson. Mile relay Four of the following: Emer son Scott, Denver, Colo.; Hendrickson, Gib. son. Anderson, Doling, Heidelk. Best Ne braska time this season was 3:29.7 against Minnesota with Charles Hunley, Falls City Hendrickson, Gibson and Heidelk running. Hunley, however, will miss the Big Seven meet because of illness. , Pole vault Hofstetter (12-614 against Kansas State): Jack Skulls. Btri lio.ou. against Iowa State). High Jump Heidelk; Raymond Kelley, Danbury (6-1 i against Minnesota); Merle. Brestal, Chappell (6-2 54 against Kansas State). Broad lump McWilliams (22-9 against Kansas State); Fischer (21-9 against Iowa State): LRdd Hanscnm. T.inrnln Ol-A Kansas State). Shot put Reiners, Dale, Leonard Rosen, Omaha, and Ted James. Chicago, III. FRESH FROM HIS HIT ROLE In "THE CAPTAIN'S PARADISE" NOW , . tmb maim the SUIT' THIS IS SMASH COMEDY' rollers Studenta Faculty 60o 4dm. (Identification) Geier's Husker Gymnasts Test Gophers, Iowa ' Coach Jake Geier's University of Nebraska gymnastics team heads northward this week for two tests. They meet Minnesota and Iowa in a triangular Friday at Minneapolis and will compete in the Northwest . Championships at Minneapolis Saturday. The Cornhuskers are unbeaten in collegiate competition and fin ished seventh in Midwest Invita tional at Chicago in December. Season's record: At Manhattan, Kans.: Nebraska 75, Kansas State 52, Kansas City Turners 20, Lawrence, Kans., Athletic Club 6. At Lincoln: Nebraska 68, Colo- I-M CAGE Alpha Tau Omen 41 Sigma CM 43 Dubbera 56 H oopsters ...... 4 Frosh Dents .... S3 Alpha Gamma Rho 36 Theta XI 48 Zeta Beta Taa . . 82 Delt B : 42 A TO B 34 Slg Chr B ..IS Phi Delta Phi B 36 Dorm Comets ... 39 SigChlC 38 RK81I.TS 8ign:a Phi Fpsiloa 36 Delta Taa Delta . 36 Ramblers 40 1 Clippers 41 Phi Delta Phi .. 33 Kappa Sigma ... 30 Delia Vpilloa . . 40 Acacia 17 Phi Gam n 41 Sigma A a B .... 17 I nig Ep B 11 M Street ........ 80 I.okn 84 Dorm All-Stars . 12 rado State 28. At Lincoln: Nebraska 87, Colo rado 34, Kansas State 11. 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