Wednesday, October 13, 1954
The Neutral Corner
Competent Heavyweight
Contenders Hard 7o find
By DICK WATSON
Sports Staff Writer
The heavyweight division is in the doldrums. This is 'evident' to
anyone who has watched any of the recent fiascos on either theater
or home television.
Take the recent championship fight (?) between Rocky Marciano
and Ezzard Charles. About v all Rocky proved was that he could
bleed more than Charles. Had the back peddling Charles been able
to stay on his feet for a few more stanzas he might have been
awarded a TKO over the easilycut Marciano. But he decided to
take a rest in the eighth, which probably wasn't a bad idea. He was
catching more than the Cleveland Indians were in the same park
a week hence.
Logical Contender?
Charles, they say, was the most logical contender since he was
able to stay on his feet 15 rounds the first time he fought the Champ.
He qualified himself for the first bout by knocking out the movie
version of Joe Louis (Colley Wallace) and glass-jawed Bob Satter
field. This was supposed to make everyone forget the decisions he
had just lost to Harold Johnson and Nino Valdez.
The talk now is that Marciano's next foe will be either Nino
Valdez (because he is big) or Don.Cockell (because he's English.)
Valdez's claim to fame being the afore mentioned victory over
Charles and Cockell's his recent victory over Jack Hurley's "Kid
Matthewes.
Cockell, who has been KO'D by middleweight Randy Turpin,
seems to be the logical choice because of the international flavor it
would add to the gate.
No Logical Contender
The fact is, excluding Marciano, there isn't a heavyweight around
that couldnt be rated better than mediocre. Because of the lack of
comparable material many so-called experts have gone overboard
by rating Marciano in the Dempsey, Louis class. This, it seems is
like comparing Purdue with Norfolk Jr.- College. They have both
won two ...
One hesitates to think how Marciano would look after a few
rounds with the piston punching Joe Louis of the late 30's, if his
features resemble a tenderized steak after 7 rounds with the tender
hearted Charles.
For a while it looked as if Hurricane Jackson might be the
competition Marciano was looking for. But Hurricane, who blew him
self out somewhat faster than Edna, was pushed fast and ended up
in a horizontal position after 2Vi rounds with Nino Valdez.
Most Promising
The most promising newcomer, in the person of Floyd Patterson,
seems to be too far in the future to challenge Marciano. Floyd,
who only shaves once a week, is only 18 and hasn't fought past
the 8 round limit. The word around is that Marciano will retire in
2 years. This would hardly give Floyd time to expand his 168 lbs. into
enough brawn to face the champ.
The best answer for the present seems to be the ancient king
of the light-heavies, Archie. Moore. Archie, who isn't in with the IBC,
won't get a shot for simply that reason. He has been trying without
success to get a ranking heavyweight in the ring but has finally
given up and gone to South America to fight exhibitions.
As for me, I like middleweights.
Meet The Coach
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New Track Mentor
Past NU Trackster
Lfncotn, Nebraska
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By BOB ZUBER
Sports Staff Writer
Among the many new faces that
are certain to reach the limelight
in-Nebraska's recently revamped
athletic set-up is Jerry Lee, the
new head track coach at Nebraska.
At Grand Island High School,
where Lee coached football and
track from 1942 until 1953, he
turned out state championship
football teams in 1947, 1948, and
1953. As further evidence of his
ability Lee produced such fine
football players as Bobby Reynolds
and Bob Smith, both of whom were
coached by Lee at Grand Island.
During his rein, GI became
known as a football power, and
Lee, with his ability to handle
men and to turn out winning
teams, became familiar to many
Nebraskans through out the state.
Lee also has an enviable record
in track, as his Islanders have
been state or class champions in
every event except the broadjump
Many Lee coached athletes com
ing to Nebraska have shown that
they were well indoctrinated with
what it takes to become a success
in college athletics.
After spending his high school
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Wrestling Notice
All University of Nebraska stu
dents who are interested in com
peting in intercollegiate wrestling
are urged to attend the first meet
ing of ths Husker wrestling team
tonight. Coach Don Strasheim an
nounced that the meeting will be
held in the N Club room at the
coliseum at 8 p.m.
Discussion at the meeting will
include information pertinent to
Physical examinations, train
ing rules and methods, and the
1955 schedule.
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days in Bassett, Nebraska, Lee
entered the University of Ne
braska where he lettered in track
for three consecutive years, 1931,
1932. and 1933. - before going to
Grand Island in 1942, Lee coached
football, basketball, and track at
Neligh and Valentine.
Lee is married and has two
sons. One is serving in Yohama
in the armed forces and the other
is a senior at Lincoln High School.
A "tried and true" Cornhusker, as
he describes himself, Lee's return
to his alma mater has brightened
track prospects for the coming
year. Assisting Lee in his chores
will be two well experienced
hands, Dee Hanscom and Ray Pro-
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Potential Passer
In 'an attempt to solve some of the throwing chores. Last week,
the Cornhusker passing difficul- Willie almost broke away on the
i- ,. i t v last play of the game to score
ties, Willie Greenlaw has been whatPwld have been a "story.
mentioned as one of two possi- D00k to for the Huskers. Willie
bile sophomores who could toty is fast and very elusive.
Corntiuskers Toil Hard
Preparing For Beavers
Taking a week off from " Big
Seven play, the Nebraska Corn
huskers will be doing rough scrim
make work this week in prepara
tion for their Saturday tilt with
Oregon State. The Westerners
bowed last week to Washington
State, 34-6.
The Beavers opened their sea
son against Idaho, winning, 12-7,
then lost to Washington and Wash
ington State. This leaves them
and the Cornhuskers with an iden
tical record of 1-2.
The Oregon line-up reads: Dick
Van Loma and Wes Ediger at
ends; Andy Skief and Ron Asch
bacher at tackles; Bill Johnson
and Bob Riggert at guards, and
Larry Stevens at center. In the
backfield will be Ray Westfall at
quarterback; Jack ePterson and
Tom Berry at halfbacks, and Bob
Sutton at fullback. Eldridge and
Skief are the big men on the first
squad. -The former weighs 220,
while the latter scales at 210.
Westfall, one of the co-captains
along with Jim Withrow, second
team quarterback, are the big
passers of the squad.
Both teams go with the two
team system. The only big dif
ference in the two teams is that
NU uses the split-T, while Oregon
utilizes the standard T.
The Cornhuskers will probably
go with the same line-up, although
Coach Bill Glassford indicated a
few changes may occur. Pat Ev
ens, who scored the only Nebras
ka points with a 25-yard field
goal, will be in for plenty of ac
tion. Tackle Bill Hollaran will be
captain for the game.
Courtesy Lincoln Star
Pev Evans
Phi Pelts, Fijis Win
Phi Psi's Win Fourth Contest;
Cross Country Run Scheduled
By BOB ZUBER
Intramural Sports Writer
What have they got that we
don't? This is a question that many
of the opponents of the Phi Kappa
Psi football team are asking them
selves. At the present time it looks
as though the Phi Psis are going
to repeat as intramural football
champions.
On Tuesday they added another
win to their record of three wins
and no losses as they clobbered
DU 37-7. Duane Rankin, always in
the thick of things, started the
fireworks as he intercepted a DU
pass and ran for a touchdown.
Rankin also threw two TD passes
to Gene Welch. To top things off,
he threw another TD pass to Dick
Jolliffe. Welch also intercepted a
pass for a touchdown and threw
one to Gene Hockenburger, who
scored. Tom Pavey passed to Bill
Harmon for the lone DU touch
down. Phi Gams Win
In other games, the Phi Gams
edged Farmhouse 13-6, and the
Phi Delts blanked Sigma Nu 14-0.
Chuck Hunley, Phi Delt, broke a
0-0 tie in the second quarter when
he ran for a touchdown. Hunley
passed to Carson for the extra
point. The other Phi Delt TD came
when Don Beck passed to Hunley.
Alpha Tau Omega smeared Sig
ma Chi 38-0, and Clipper edged
Methodist House 2-0. Presbyterian
House forfeited to Phi Psi C and
Theta Chi forfeited to Pioneer Co
op. IM Cross Country
Next on the list of intramural
events is the 1954 Fall Intramural
cross country run. The distance is
Wi miles. All University men are
eligible for intramural sport com
petition, except track lettermen,
N winners, and members of the
1954 varsity cross-country who
have competed during the season
are eligible. Freshman numeral
Iowa Staters
Upset Kansas;
Colorado Wins
Two conference games and two
outside contests highlighted the
Big Seven grid schedule Saturday.
In conference games, Kansas State
rallied in the closing minutes to
edge Nebraska, 7-3, and Iowa State
rose up in the fourth quarter to
thoroughly trounce Kansas, 33-6.
In outside games, two drives by
the Oklahoma Sooners were too
much for Texas, who lost 14-7, and
Missouri bowed to SMU, 25-6.
Otherscores around the coun
try: Notre Dame 33, Pittsburgh 0;
Yale 13, Columbia 7; Princeton 13,
Penn 7; Harvard 13, Cornell 12;
Navy 25, Stanford 0; Oregon 33,
California 27; and Washington
State 34, Oregon State 6. On the
Big Seven schedule next Saturday,
Nebraska plays host to Oregon
State, Colorado visits Iowa State,
Oklahoma travels to Kansas, Kan
sas State meets Tulsa, and Mis
souri plays Indiana.
winners are eligible for competi
tion. Men with injuries or chronic
physical conditions that might pos
sibly be aggravated by track com
petition are urged not to compete.
If you have any question or are
in doubt as to your condition, you
should check with the Student
Health Department.
A championship trophy will be
awarded to the champion team.
Medals will be given to the men
on the winning team and certifi
cates will be awarded to men plac
ing in the first six places.
Each fraternity and organization
will be limited to three entries in
the run. There are no limits for
the independents. The run will be
held October 26, at the Coliseum
Field Course, The 1953 winner of
the event was Acacia.
Men interested in track and field
are urged to see track Coach
Jerry Lee any afternoon at the
east stadium track from S to 6
p.m.
IM Rifle Match
Any organization team or group
of men on the campus interested
in the All University rifle shoot
should file eptries in the Military
and Naval Science building by Oc
tober 26. Each team must pay a
fee of $5 to the military depart
ment at this time. The fee will
cover all of the expenses of the
activity. Students may use their
own guns provided they are regu
lar 22 rifles with a trigger pull of
not less than 3 pounds. The guns
must not contain glasses in the
sights. Competition will be con
ducted from three positions: (1)
prone, (2) sitting, (3) kneeling or
standing. N. R. A. rules will apply
in all cases. The high total of the
scores in the standing position will
determine the winner in case of
tie. Interested students should ob
tain complete rules in the intra
mural office in the PE building.
Members of the 1952, 1953, or 1954
varsity rifje team are not eligible
to compete.
IM Basketball
Entries and fees for intramural
basketball are due on or before
November 2. All teams must pay
the entry fee, which is $10. A
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trophy will be awarded the frater
nity champions and medals will be
given to ten members of the inde
pendent championship team.
Leagues consisting of fraternity
A, B and C teams, independent,
dormitorial, and denominational
teams will be organized. All teams
and players must furnish their own
suits and basketball shoes. The
tournament will begin with a dou
ble round robin schedule. Playoffs
for the University championship
will be held. Practice periods will
be scheduled for all teams enter
ing.
Frosh Managers
Basketball Coach Jerry Bush
has sent out a call to all fresh
man boys who would like to be
managers for the frosh basketball
team. t
Anyone7 that is interested should
contact Mr. Bush's office in tha
Coliseum at their earliest conven
ience. His office is on second
floor, Room 207.
TURNPIKE
FREE
RALLY DANCE
FRIDAY OCT. 15
To shew our appreciation for
your continued patronage e! our
Saturday and Name Band
dances we decided to give you
a free dance. Come on out.
The treat is en us.
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AND
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FEATURING
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Dancing 8:30 to 12:00
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They Were There . . and Won!
The U.S. Olympic Teams need pur support
BOB MATHIAS
ANDREA
MEAD
LAWRENCE
JESSE OWENS
The names of America's Olympic greats are easSf
j remembered. Because the men and women we have
sent to past Olympic Games have always given ns some
! thing to remember them by. Jesse Owen's four gold
! medals at Berlin . . . Bob Mathias decathalon 'record
at Helsinki . . . Andrea Mead Lawrence's historic
"double" in women's skiing. In recalling past triumph
we can all be reminded of a simple fact about any U. S.
Olympic victory; we won because we were there, and
I7e must bo there To IViaif
In 1956 America will again take the field in Melbourne
I Australia against the world's best. Some of these nations '
will be very tough to beat. For in an effort to insure j
victory, many countries, especially those behind the
i Iron and Bamboo curtains, have entered "govemment-
subsidized" teams. Whether these nations are defeated
j depends in large part upon you and every American:
I who would rather see the Stars and Stripes hoisted
above the victor's stand. You can count on the men and
women we send to Melbourne to perform brilliantly if
I theu are there. But it takes money to get them there.
j Which is why LIFE is joining with the Olympic Com-)
mittee to urge you to . . .
Support Your QlympU Team Fussd!
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Congress has authorized President Eisenhower to de
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! Hope in his October 12th nation-wide telecast is giving
his far reaching and effective support. Throughout the
country, local civic groups, spearheaded by the Junior
Chambers of Commerce have actively begun to raise
funds. Many are helping. But everybody can help. And
you can do your share by mailing a contribution, large
(or small, to the Fund's Chicago headquarters, today.
U. S. OLYMPIC TEAM FUND
MO North Michigan Avemn, Chicifo 11, lllittois
Hrt't wt contribution Rdt payable to United StatM Wyinpte T w4.
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