Tuesday, May 4, ,954
Changes Suggested
tVr'er Looks At State
High School Cage Setuo
By BOB SERR
Sports Staff Writer
Nebraska's high school basket
ball situation, as it stands to
day, is divided into four classes
A, B, C and D. As most rabid
fans know, this classification is
based on the size of the male en
rollment of the respective
schools.
On the other hind, In such
states as Indiana, Kentucky, Illi
nois and Iowa there exists a setup
whereby all of the schools in the
state are lumped Into one class.
In Indiana and Kentucky, where
basketball Is as much part of a
boy's schedule as eating- and
sleeping:, the situation has proven
very succcessful.
These states have developed
far more than their share of out
standing hoop stars; and the fans
there would not even consider
adopting a class system similar
to the one that we are acquainted
with in Nebraska.
This writer proposes that Ne
braska basketball should be
modified to a plan like the one
followed In Indiana and Ken
tucky. Most fans that read this
statement will automatically re
mark, "What about the little
school?"
In Indiana, for example, the
little school often wins the entire
championship. Boys in these
small towns play together all of
their life and develop teamwork
that many big teams could never
attain.
WE CAN find examples of this
in our own state. The Minden
Whippet team of '52 which easily
captured the State Class "B" title
could have been State Cham
pions. Many Omaha Holy Name
aggregations have been superior
to Class "A" teams that reach
the finals.
The Class "C" champs of the
1954 season were far better than
Class "C" caliber. Led by smooth
Lyle Nannon, Syracuse is an out
standing example of a small
town team which could have
easily defeated many Class "A"
lives.
To illustrate that a change Is
due in Nebraska hoop competi
KU's Mather Believes Big 7
Spring Grid Drills Too Short
Chuck Mather, KU's new foot
ball mahout, was scowling out a
window in his Robinson Gym
office. Rain was washing out an
afternoon of spring practice.
"Getting 20 good days of prac
tice in the 36 we're alloted isn't
as easy as it appears on paper,"
Mather observed to nobody in
particular. "Even with 20 good
days it's tough to get a football
team ready."
Frankly, the 38-year-old auto
matic winner of Massillon, Ohio,
thinks the Big Seven's spring
drill session is too short. Better
than none at all, like the Ivy,
but not enough. He also would
like to see spring drills insti
tuted in Kansas high schools.
"Naturally, both these opin
ions are lor selfish reasons pri
marily," Mather said with what
is becoming traditional candor.
''Spring practice in Kansas high
schools would result in the state
producing more and better col
lege prospects.
"But there is a lot more to
it than that. The No. 1 concern
for every coach and principal
should be what is best for the
players. The well-trained player
is rarely injured. Spring practice
allows a coach time for that
patient teaching of fundament
als. Good fundamentals will re
sult in success in technical exe
cution. From success confidence,
which overcomes fear of injury.
Prevention of injuries alone is
enough to justify spring practice
in both college and high
schools."
During most of Mather's 14
year stay In the Ohio prep ranks
spring football pract'ce was on
the agenda. Once In the late 40's
ft was deleted. Its absence lasted
just two years. Then the princi
pals returned it with the most
overwhelming vote on record.
The outspoken new Jayhawk
boss also regrets recent legisla
tion which limited Kansas high
schools to nine games per season,
t If nine games is the desirable
number, then certainly the open
ing, game should be arranged to
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tion, we can ask a question, "How
does Nebraska basketball stand
in comparison with Indiana's and
Kentucky's?" The answer is
clearly evident. Basketball in that
section stands head and shoul
ders above Nebraska play. Play
is not only of a more polished
brand there, but it is also fol
lowed far and wide.
From Indiana basketball stars
come yearly. Many do not stay
in the Hoosier state, but go else
where. We can find examples of
this in the Big Seven. The Hoo
sier's biggest gift to this confe
ence was of cnnrce Vance
Clyde Lovellette. Nebraska's Jim
Buchanan was a Hoosier also.
Currently, there are several
Hoosiers on the Big Seven ros
ters. Colorado's strong squad of
last season had two Indiana na
tives on their KtartiHcr ljnum
Charlie Mock and Tom Harold
of Muncie, played outstanding
ball all season.
KANSAS STATE started two
Hoosier guards this past year.
Kent Poore and J. R. Snyder
were pesky competitors and
deadly shots all season. In our
own backyard we have two im
ports from Indiana. Chuck Smith
from Anderson started at guard
and easily won his letter. Fresh
man Bill Wells should make a
strong bid next season for a var
sity berth.
In comparison, it is rare to find
a Nebraska high school graduate
starting for a team outside of the
state.
Another suggestion for the bet
terment of basketball In this state
would be to have a playoff of the
four class champions to deter
mine the real champion, whether
it may be a Class A or D team.
To add color to the season, a
yearly All Star game could be
played. Every year the ten best
seniors in Kentucky and Indiana
are honored bv beinp nlarpd nn
their state's respective AH Star
teams.
If Nebraska would adopt a plan
to have a similar affair with a
neighboring state, basketball in
the Cornhusker state would be
given a needed shot in the arm.
permit at least four weeks of
pre-game practice, Mather
opines. "The season is short
now . . . unless you're losing.
It's difficult for the boys to learn
enough to play the game safely.
Often the season is ending just
as a player has learned some
thing about the game.
"Frankly, I am for a four
weeks spring practice in high
school. I have found this is the
most desirable length of time,
and also the most desirable time
of year to practice football."
Mather was shifting into high
now. He sounded like a young
Phog Allen with a stockpile of
thought-stirring opinions.
The first was a stunner. He
said . . . "It is my contention
that football has prevented and
does prevent more injuries than
any other sport. It teaches a boy
how to fall, how to relax, bow
to receive a shock.
"I know of several concrete
examples. Ill cite one. When I
was coaching at Leetonia, Ohio
high school, one of my players
was riding an orchard sprayer
with a classmate during the
summer. The sprayer somehow
became overbalanced and started
to tip over. The player yelled for
his companion to jump. Mean
while the football player was
not hesitating. He jumped, even
though the fall from the top of
the sprayer was some 10 feet.
The other boy was afraid to
jump. He hung on and was killed
when the thing turned over on
him.
"1 realize," Mather continued,
"that a lot of people will not
share my opinions. But we're
petting so much talk on the bad
side of sports in general and
football in oarticular, that some
one should try to promote the
good side. As Herbert Hoover
said before the 1950 meeting of
the National Football Coaches'
association in New York . . .
'Athletics are second onlv to reli
gion in the moral influence it
has on our country. In my mind
that was a great tribute to sports
and something to think about'."
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Hendrickson Wins 440
Nebraska's Brien Hendrickson clocked in :51.2, good for the
crosses the finish line in the muddy "track conditions present.
440-yard dash for the lone Husker Colorado's Harold Scarff is sec
victory on the track. Brien, a ond. As it was, Colorado cap
former Lincoln High flash, was
NU Trackmen Lag On Cinders
As Colorado Triumphs 80-51
Track Events
CV K
Mile
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S'Ht
12M High Burdlea
fill Low Hurdlea
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Two Mile
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Belay
Total S3 14
Field Events
CV NU
Hifh Jump
Pole Vault 1
Shot Put
Diacue S i
Javelin 4 t
Broad Jump O t
Totah 17
Coach Ed Weir's University of
Nebraska track and field squad
again displayed plenty of
strength in the field events but
again looked woefully weak on
the track as the visiting Colorado
Buffs whipped the Huskers 80-51
on a cold, wind-swept Memorial
Stadium track Saturday.
The Scarlet won four out of
six field events including sweeps
in the high and broad jumps, but
Brien Hendrickson, former Lin
coln High ace, was the lone Ne
braskan to get a first in the
track events.
Hendrickson won the 440 in
:51.2 over a slow track. In win
ning he whipped the Buffs' highly
touted runner, Harold Scarff.
Phil Heidelk, Ray Kelly, Ken
Reiners. Charles Hunley and
Ladd Hanscom were the winners
for the Huskers in the field. Hei
delk and Kelly tied for high jump
honors while Reiners captured
the 6hot. Hunley won the javelin
while Hanscom leaped to a tri
umph in the broad jump.
Saturday the Husker squad goes
to Columbia for a dual with the
Missouri Tigers. The CU-NU
meet summary:
TRACK EVENTS
Mile-Won by John Kit C; a,
Wavne Phipp C); i, Hugh Oamera
(N). Time 4 .2.
4 Won by Brien Hendrickaen (N);
2. Harold 6carff iCr. 3. Don Steer (O.
Time : 51. 2.
UHi-Won by Ron Cray C); 2,Charle
Gibson N.i; a. Jerry Church (C. Jime
:I0.2.
tat Won by Bon Gray C); 2, Dick
Bobllt (C); 1, Charlei Gibaon N. Time
-.22.7.
SIM) Won by Bruce Pfutzenreuter C:
2, Bob Anderaen (N); 3, Verne Buaae
C). Time J:S,4.
Two-mile Won by Knowlei Dougherty
CH 2. John Kick C; Wayne Phlppa
(C). Time 10:05.6.
IWi Hit a Hurdle Won by Pat Hind
man C; 2, Fritz Hageboeck C; i,
Davt Lewi C. Time :16.3.
20 Law Burdlea Won by Pat Hind
man C)i 2, Dave Lewis C); 3, Emer
aon Scott (N). Time :26.1.
Mile Belay -Won by Colorado Dfck
Boblit, Verne Buaae. Don Steera. Harold
Scarff); 2, Nebraska fBrien Hendrti-k-aen,
Phil Heidilk, Charlea Hunley,
Charle Gibaon) Time 3:26.7.
THE NEBRASKAN
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Field Eventa
High Jump Tie for first between Phil
Heidelk (N) and Raymond Kelly (N).
6-1; 3, Merle Brestal N, 5-6.
Pole Vault Tie for first between Den
nis Plooster (C and Stu Walker C),
13-0; 3, Jim Hofstetter IN). 12-6.
Shot put Won by Ken Reiner N, 50
feet 8Mi inches; 2, Cliff Dale N, 47-3;
3. Leonard Rosea Ni, 45-3.
Dtscua Won by Doug Fuchs (O, 1524;
2, Cliff Dale (Si, 146-7; 3, Leonard Rosen
N), 140-5!. (New record, surpassing eld
mark of 148 1 set by Cliff Dale of Ne
braska). JaeUn Won by Charles Hunley fi),
161-144; 2, Dave Lewis (C). 166-6; Larry
Marsh (C), 164-.
Broad Jump Won by Ladd Hanscom
rN), 22-4; 2, Raymond Kelly (N),
21-10: 3, Jon McWilliams S, 21-344.
Netters Battle
Washburn Today
The Nebraska tennis team will
tangle with Washburn Univer
sity this afternoon on the Uni
versity courts. If the weather
fails to co-operate the meet will
be staged indoors.
Last weekend the Huskers were
stopped by Iowa State College
6-1 in Lincoln. The only Husker
win came in the doubles with
Nebraska's Roy Colson and Mar
shall Becker on the winning end.
On Thursday of last week the
Huskers banked York College
on the University courts 7-0. The
ISC-NU summary:
Singles
Burford (IS) defeated Colson CN) 6-3,
1-6, 7-5.
Paul Mattaon (IS) defeated Becker K),
6-4. 6-5.
Earl (IS) defeated Norman Veitzer
(N). 6-2, Ml.
Ted Hampe (IS) defeated Bill Roy
(N), 6-1, 6-0.
Ron Slev (IS) defeated Steve Sutton
(N. 6-0. 6-3.
Doubles
Colaon and Becker (N) defeated Bur
ford and Earl (IS), 6-4, 6-3.
Mattaon and Hampe (IS) defeated Veit
aer and Roy (IS) 6-2, 6-0.
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italized on the Huskers' weak
ness on the track to win 80-51.
Nebraska won four first places in
the field events.
NU Linksmen
Play Washburn
Here Today
Nebraska's golf squad, coached
by Bob Hamblet, will go against
Washburn University this aft
ernoon on Lincoln's Hillcrest
Country Club links. On Saturday
they meet Kansas State in Lin
coln. Dick Anderson, Jack Moore,
Dick Lauer and Herb Mayer will
probably form the Husker team
in both meets.
Over the weekend the Ne
braska squad stopped Iowa State
and Colorado in a triangular on
the Hillcrest course. Nebraska
triumphed with 38 points, one
more than the Cyclones. Colo
rado, mho won medalist honors
with John Keltman's 73, was
third with 29 points.
Anderson and Moore paced
the Husker linksmen with
rounds of 76. Moore's 35-foot
putt on the 18th hole proved to
be the meet's highlight on the
windy, damp day. The meet re
sults: Kuth Alexander (C) (78). B points; An
derson (N) (76). 12 points; Don Moiyneaus
(IS) (76). 12 poinH.
John Keltman (C) (73), 10 points; Woore
(St (76), 7 points; Don Piatt (IS) (B0), 3
point.
Georse Hoot (O (SO), fi points; Herb
Mayer (X) (80), 8 points; Don Webber (IS)
(77). 13 points.
Jim Day (C) (K3), 2 points; Dick Lau-r
(Si (77), 13 points; John McGuinnk (IS)
(79), 9 points.
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Kansas State Here
Nebraska Meets Cats
In Doubleheader Today
Coach Tony Sharpe's Univer
sity of Nebraska baseball squad
will get back into Big Seven ac
tion with a doubleheader against
the Kansas State Wildcats on the
Husker diamond this afternoon.
Earlier this season Kansas
State defeated the Huskers twice
to virtually knock them out of
the BUj Seven race.
The iwo teams were scheduled
to go against each other in single
games on Monday and Tuesday,
but wet ground and cold weather
forced the clubs to postpone the
action on Monday. The two teams
will play two seven-inning con
tests today with the first slated
to get underway at 1:30.
NU Baseball Statistics
BATTING
Prt. TB
.346 20
.31 12
.317 23
Fred Seaer '52 11 18
Pat Wallette 22 4 7
Jim CederdM 41 13
Norman Cnufil 19 4 6 .316 6
Bill Giles 26 A 7 .269 8
Bob Lohrbert 13 2 S .231 4
Virail Gottsch 40 6 9 .225 1 2
Murray Backhaul 23 1 5 .217 5
Don Becker 28 1 6 .214
Ray Novak 39 8 7 .179 39
Don Brown 17 1 3 .176 5
Charles Wriitht 7 0 1 .142 1
Fran Hofmaxr 16 1 2 .125 2
Dick Geier 9 0 1 -111 1
Dirkea Rolston 25 S 2 .080 2
Dennis Korinek 17 3 1 .059 1
Jerry Shaw 2 0 0 000 O
Don Keiser 1 1 0 000 0
Nebraska Totals .. 397 60 PI .229 127
Opponents Totals . . 394 76 104 .261 147
Player c eg
Fran Hofmaier 6 2
Pal Wallette 3 0
Jerry Shaw. . 3 0
Dick Geier 7 1
Charles Wrifht 4 1
S 0 1.000 34
1 0 1.000 3 0
1 1 .500 31
1 3 .250 28
O 1 .000 13i
O 1 .000 4
Ray Novak 1 O
Actual number of batters faced.
FIELDING
Plarcr PO A E IW. DP PB
Be Lohrber. 36 3 O 1.000 0 0
Dennis Korinek 10 S 2 ! 255 2 "
Pat Mallet 2 0 1.000 O ..
Dick Geier ? 2 2 3 1 "
Charles Wright 1 ? ? 1-000 O ..
Ray Novak 92 5 1 .990 5 ..
Dirkes Rolston 13 21 1 .971
Fred Seger 33 41 3 .961 10 ..
Murray Beckhaus 41 3 2 .957 1 2
Don Becker 39 O 1 .9o0 0 ..
Bill Giles 38 1 1 .PoO 2
Norman Cmrfal 3 0 35 2 .926 2 ..
Jim Cederdahl 27 0 3 .900 0 ..
Virgil Gottsch 6 26 4 .889 2
Don Brown 4 4 3 .889 0 ..
Fran Hofmaier 1 5 2 .750 1 ..
Jerry Shaw 0 3 1 .750 1
Nebraska
Opponents
Softball Schedule
Revised Recently
Because of rain and wet
grounds there were no Intramu
ral softball games played on
Thursday and Friday. As a re
sult the schedules have been
completely changed and all team
managers are urged to check the
Intramural bulletin board in
Physical Education Building for
the revised schedules.
There will be two sets of games
on Thursday, May 6. The first
set starts at 5:00 p.m. and the
latter at 6:15.
Zeta Beta Tau meets Theta
Chi, Farmhouse battle Pi
Kappa Phi, Phi Gamma Delta
collides with Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon. University YMCA locks horns
with Industrial Arts and Ag Men
goes against L.S.A. on the Ag
College fields in today's action
while Delta Alpha Pi meets New
man Club on the Coliseum diamond.
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Nehraska. currently SDortine a
2-4 conference mark, was slated
to go against Colorado in a two
game series last weekend, but
rain cancelled both contests. In
their weekend action, the Cats
dropped a pair to the Iowa Stat
Cyclones.
No definite Husker pitching as
signments have been made, but
Dick Geier, sophomore lefty, and
Fran Hofmaier will probably ret
the starting nods. Hofmaier, also
a sonthpaw, ts the lone anbeatea
hurler on the Nebraska team. He
has a 3-4 record.
Fred Seger, second baseman,
is pacing the Nebraska bitters
with a .346 mark.
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ATTENTION
Intra moral officials announced
recently that the second round
of the Intramural Spring: Golf
Tournament win be played Sun
day, May 9, inste&d of Saturday
as previously announced. Play
ers will tee off at Pioneer Golf
Course anytime between 10:09
and 11:30 on that date.
Max Kennedy
Wins Gym, Trophy
Max Kennedy, Beatrice senior
and co-captain of the University
of Nebraska gymnastics team,
has been named as the most val
uable member of the gym squad
by a vote of his teammates. Ken
nedy's award is the Charles Mil
ler Trophy presented annually
to the most valuable Cornhusker.
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