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.
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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.
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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
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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:
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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
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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
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38
28
31
41
36
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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
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Phi Delta Phi B 36
Dorm Comets ... 39
SigChlC 38
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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.
At Lincoln: Nebraska 80, Man
kato State (Minn.) Z9V,, Kansas
State 22V-
Members of the team making
the trip include Co-Captains Tom
Kidd, Lincoln, and Max Kennedy,
Beatrice. Others are Dan Fogel,
Omaha; Don Hodge, Beatrice:
Burrell McMaster, Beatrice; Bert
Linn, Kimball; Charles Sprague,
Grand Island; Ray Fallstead, Be
atrice; Bruce Riley, Omaha; Bob
Bevington, student manager.
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