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: S Tuesday, March 22, 1955 THE NEBRASKAN Traveling Along' " t The Sports Trail By Leo Scherer Jr. - Sports Staff Writer "If you have more eggs in more baskets, you have a better chance cf getting more chickens." This could well be the philosophy of the University Department in reference to the sixth annual All-Sports Day program here Saturday, March 26. The Husker coaches will afford Nebraskans a chance to view six varsity sports in one day. Slated for action are football, basket ball, tennis, baseball, track and swimming. Although football is always the main attraction at the well-planned day of activities, Bus Whitehead, ex-Husker great and assistant basket ball coach this season, has gathered an eagle spread of former Nebraska basketballers for the Varsity-Alumni game which will move underway directly after the intra-squad football game at 1:30 p.m. Some "big name" competitors that are ex pected for the game are Bob Pierce, former Phillip Oiler standout, Bob Gates, coach of Omaha Eoly Name's 1955 Class A champs, Henry Cech, veteran roundball artist, Claude Retherford, one of Nebras ka's all time great players and four seniors from the 1954-55 team. They are Willard Fagler, Stan Matzke, Gary Renzelman and Arnold Bolch. The curtain-raiser will be a varsity-freshman tennis match at 9 a.m., weather permitting, and Coach Tony Sharpe's baseballers will keep the show in stride when his sluggers parade their talents with an intrasquad game at 10 a.m. , The track squad will also put In an appearance. Five events will take place in the indoor track while a relay and the mile will be held between halves of the football game on the outdoor oval. Last, but not least, the Husker swimmers will hold an exhibition of relays, individual free style events and diving in the Coliseum pool as 5 p.m. Many Cornhusker athletes have spent long hours of hard work and conditioning in preparation for this Saturday, and a fine turnout by students and loyal Cornhuskers would indeed give the athletes a shot in the arm. Dont forget that date March 26 the day the Huskers hope to put on a dazzling exhibition of sports. Versatile Performer . . . Coach Bill Glassford has had in his midst for the past three yean one of the most versatile athletes that we have ever watched. This performer is Sylvester Harris, the fine Negro athlete from Kansas City, Mo. "Syl," as he is better known in the athletic world, came to Nebraska in 1952 and lettered as a halfback on a fine freshrmy squad. His sophomore year he saw duty as a defensive end along with his halfback chores. Last season he was switched to the fullback slot and played behind veterans Bob Smith and John Edwards. This season the speedy ball of dynamite is back at his halfback position and should have his best season of football at Nebraska. We'll wager that Coach Glassford wishes he had more experienced players like Harris around that were able to step in at anyone of three positions when the situation arises. This Harris fellow is also a better-than-average baseball pitcher, and he saw some action with the basketball squad this season. We will predict that the sporting public will hear more about this athlete before the end of next year. - Here, There, Everywhee ... Jack Carroll, former NU footballer, is now assistant coach at Ogallala, the town that produced a fine Class A basketball team this year . . . Nomination for the most improved Big Seven basketball squad: Nebraska under its new boss, Jerry Bush . . . Oklahoma has gone 47 Big Seven football games with'out defeat while winning seven straight titles . . . Congratulations to the 33 Cornhusker athletes who have maintained above "B" average since entering school . . . Dave Gradwohl, a swimmer, tops the list with a smooth 8.4 .. . Our All State basketball quintet: Nels Kjeldsen, Falls City; Dick Hartmann, 0. Holy Name, Tom Osborne, Hastings, Bud Murray, Scottsbluff, and Don HInzmann, Western . . . Lyle Martin, promising freshman halfback from Grand Island, is wearing a cast on his right leg because of an injury suffered two weeks ago and will miss the rest of the spring action . . . QUOTE OF WEEK: "If you sportswriters are a news paper's meal ticket, it may again be a long and hungry summer . . ." (note from friend who reads this column.) ... Many Ocfmers Recalled Glimpses horn Posf Ml Sports Day Fesf s ewptwei As Spring fan Classic fJears By BOB COOK Sports Staff Writer In spite of the uncommon spring weather raging over the Nebras ka campus, the time for the annual All Sports day has arrived once more. Saturday's festivities will recall old memories of sports incidents of the past. One of the faces sy nonomous with this occasion will no longer view the contests. Walt Dobbins, the late dean of midwest sports scribes, passed away since last years competition. However, many other old personalities of Husker athleticdom of yesteryear will invade the campus for Satur days program. Last year's All Sports Day marked the first year that the varsity-Alumni football game faded from the spring classic picture. It was decided to hold the intrasquad Saturday Grid Starters Given Football Coach Bill Glassford an nounced the starting lineups Mon day for the intra-squad football game Saturday in the All Sports Day grid classic. Glassford has divided the squad as evenly as possible in order to insure a rugged test for both teams. Starting for the Reds will be Le Roy Butherus and Marlin Hilding, ends; Jerry Petersen and Don Rhoda, tackles; Don Kampe and Jim Murphy, guards; Bob Ber guin, center; Rex Fischer, suarter back; Don Comstock and Harry Johnson, halfbacks, and John Ed wards, fullback. Opening for the Whites will be Don Hewitt and Stuart Howerter, ends; Jerry Wheeler and Phil Erickson, tackles; Bill Taylor and Bob Mclntyre, guards; LaVerne Torczon, center; George Harsh man, quarterback; Syl Harris and Gene Sandage, halfbacks, and Jerry Brown, fullback. r Riley To NCAA Dan Fogel, Strickler Lead University Gymnasts To AAU Win Saturday By BRUCE BRUGMANN Sports Editor It took him four years to do It, but Dan Fogel, Husker gymnast and yell king, finally won a trophy. Fogel, a four year letterman, ended his stint with the gymnastic squad as he harvested 952 points in the all round event to lead the NU aggregation to a sweeping tri umph in the Midwest Open AAU gymnastics championships at Bea trice Saturday. Strickler takes Second Fogel snapped up a first place in the high bar, a fourth in the parallel bars, a tie for second in the flying rings and a third on the mats for a 19 point individual total. Wayne Strickler was sec ond to Fogel in the all round com pilations with 890 points. To be eligible in the all round event a participant must be in four events. Don Hodge, who took first place laurels in the mats and the tram poline, also ended a four year span of varsity competition. Fogel and Hodge both slipped into the NU athletic arena as frosh during the Bij Seven special ruling four years ago. Thomas McDonald participating in his first year of gymnastics, took a third on the. side horse and a second on the parallel bars. George Lang, a freshman perfor mer in his first varsity meet, copped a fourth place spot on the side horse. Strickler won second on the high bars, first on the parallel bars and Final IM Standings LEAGUE 1-A Phi Delta Thcta 91 Alpha Tu Ometm S 3 Delia Tu Delia Beta Theta Pi 4 Slma Alha Erfilon 37 Siiima Chi 3 R Phi Gamma Delta . . 19 LEAGUE 2 A Bella Utwllon 110 Sigma Phi Ewllon 73 Farm Hmi 8 4 Phi Kappa Pl 64 Alpha Gamma Rho 2 7 Sigma Nu 27 Kappa Slum 1 8 LEAGUE J-A Theta XI 10 0 Beta Sltma Pii 74 PI Kappa Phi 64 Zeta Beta Tau 8 5 Brown Palace 4 6 Alpha Gumma Sltma 3 7 Sigma Alpha Mu . 110 LEAGUE 4-A ComhusVer Co-op 10 0 Theta Chi 3 Pioneer Co-op o 4 Acacia 4 fl Tau Kappa Epsilon 4 8 Norrla Houie 47 DelU Slrma 010 LEAGUE 5-B Alpha Tad Omega 2 Phi Gamma Delta 8 4 Slrma Chi Phi Delta Theta 85 Slrma Alpha FiHn Oy-10 LEAGUE 5-B ' Beta Thcta PI 10 0 Phi Kappa PjI 72 Slrma Phi Kpullon fl 3 Alpha Oitnma Rho 2 ft Delia Enillon 2 ft Kappa Sira 0 S LEAGUE 7-B PI Kapt Phi 92 Farm Houm ft 2 Alpha Gmma Sigma 8 4 Theta Xl 5 Beta zinnia Prt 10 Tau Kauri KmHrm . . .17 LEAGUE 8-FROSH Alpba Gamma Kho i... f 3 Delta Fpallon ft Alpha Tau Omet . 7 4 Slrma Nu 7 4 Phi Delta Thcta S 8 Farm HmiM 47 Slrma Chi . ... 3 ft Phi Gamma Delta ... 110 LEAGUE 15 Independent Church Nrwman Club -f . .10 0 Lutheran S. A, f r . 4 Baptlut Houae ...... 4 Tnler-Var.lty i... S R Methodlit Hmiae i . . . 37 Preaby Motue 010 LEAGUE 16 Independent Pbj Erollon Kappa 9 1, Beta Upsilon Mu 73 Delta Theta Phi 5 5 Delta Alpha PI 56 A. I. A 37 A. I. E. E 19 LEAGUE 17 Independents Geoloiiita 10 1 Bert'i Bow 9 2 Freahmcn Denta 4 t Navy ROTC 8 8 Phi Delta Phi 38 Delta Scruba 38 Delta Sigma PI 110 in AM CONDITIONED "US looks cooler -is cooler! Light but sturdy, cooler and drier, sweet and satisfying 'AJUSTCMATIC (patented screw bit) $2.95 DELUXE (push bit) INTERCHANGEABLE BOWLSt 85 & Men IMPORTED BRIAR r if tied for second on the flying rings. Bruce Riley, the team's high scorer throughout the year, en tered for team points in the rings and trampoline, pulling a first in the rings and notching a sixth on the trampoline. Riley To NCAA Riley will enter the national NCAA Gymnastic Tournament in Los Angeles next week. The competition in the annual AAU meet has improved, com mented Fogel in an interview Mon day. "The individual performers are adding new tricks to their repertoire and for amateur ath letics the meet was a good one," he added. ' skirpishes instead of with the Old timers. A skimpy but loyal crowd of 6000 viewed an upset as the un derdog White squad overpowered a Red eleven 25-14. The White term sparked by signal callers Don Kr way and Dan Brown, showed glimp ses of the Scarlet power that was IM Notice Independent teams are urged to submit their choices for an all league and an all-University team by 3:00 p.m. at The Nebraskan sports desk today If they wish their players to receive recognition on the all Independent team. The all intramural B teams will be announced- in Wednesday's Nebras kan. destined for the Orange Bowl. In spite of several sweeping sprints by Jori McWilliams, the Whites capitalized on powerful Don Ccm stock's long jaunts for paydirt to gain the nod. Coach Glassford tacked an extra five minutes on each canto to give more layers trials as he closed out spring drills. Over the Coliseum maples another old personality made his last appearance. Harry Good, who stepped from the pedestal of Hus ker cage coach shortly after the close of spring drills, was coach ing his last Varsity quintet. Big Buster Whitehead spoiled both Good's swan song and the Var sity's spirits When he netted 26 points amidst a barrage of rnder basket handiwork. The Huskers fought to overcome such all-time greats as Bob Pierce Claude Rutherford, and Jim, Bu chanan behind the 12 point efforts of Gus Renzelman. Gus displayed the new bonus one and one free throw ruling to the best of his abil ity as he ripped the nets for twelve gratis tosses in a row. 1 Meanwhile on the baseball dia mond mentor Tony Sharpe unveiled a bevy of moundsmen who kept the Husker hoes alive during the Big Seven pennant race. In the intra squad game the Grays dropped the Reds 16 to 5 behind the chuck ing of Bear Gier and Franny Hof maier as the southpaw pair burned them be from the port side. As it is every year, the thinclads nut on an exhibition and the swim ming, golf and tennis teams added their skills to climax another typi cal Cornhusker All Sports Day. Eight 7 Plus Averages Jensen, Gradwohl Lead NU Athletes In Grades It pays to be ignorant. At least it doesn't pay to be too smart, as Nelson Jensen found out after reading Saturday's paper. Although Jensen had the highest average of all University athletes, his name was completely left out of the published averages. Jensen, who is a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, is from Pawnee City and is in Pre-Med. His first semester at the University he earned an 8.93 average, and last spring compiled an average of 8.95. His grades for last semester totaled a 8.10 average. Jensen, who is a sophomore golfer, has a scholastic average of 8.8 to lead all Cornhusker athletes. Dave Gradwohl, a member of th swimming squad, was second with j mark of 8.1. Eight Husker athletes hold averages over 7.0. There are thirty three men actively in the University sorts program who harvested averages higher than 6.0. John Haessler, a member of Tony Sharpe's baseball squad, holds third place with 7.8 average and Robert Sandstedt, a performer on Hllie Lepley's swimming team, is In the fourth position with a 7.7 composite mark. In a breakdown of athletes in the upper scholastic echelon, the track team led the other sports with a seven man aggregate. Base ball and basketball each had five, football garnered four, swimming and golf had three apiece, tennis had two and gymnastics one. Kama Aden, Alan Butterfield John Cramond. Wallia JEdwarda, William Finite, Walter OFlacher, Rex Gradwohl, Dava Gibaon, Charlea Garrels, LeRoy Tloward, Terrr 'Haeaaier, John Jensen. Charlea Jones. Larry Kelley, Raymond Xangdon, Donald Marten. William Mattke, Stanley Moore, Jack I IMoran. John Morton, Arnold Niemann, Kooert Nelson. Marsnau O'Hanlon Jame pison. Richard Rosen, Alan Renzelman, Garf Smidt. Donald Smith, Charlea L. CI. Phrtfrm Sandstedt, Robert 'Thorpe, Douglaa Torczon, Eugene 'Zimmerman, Garr Horn Towa Gothenburg Korfolk Cheyenne, Wyo. Wahoo Wichita. Kan. Oakland Lincoln Lincoln Brunlng Elkhorn Leshara Pawnee City Sidney Danbury Lincoln Beatric Lincoln Grand Island Brooklyn, N. T. Oberlin, Kan. Hebron Kimball Blair AxteJl Omaha Scottsblurf Helena, Mont. Anderson, Ind. Hastinga Lincoln Lincoln Humphrey Lyona port Track Golf Track Football Baseball Football SwimminS Traek Baseball Basketball Baseball Golf Football Track Gymnastics Track Basketball Golf Tennla WreatUnt Track Wreatllnt Football Baseball Track Basketball Basketball Basketball Tennla Swimming Swimming Baseball Baseball ATtraga 6.8 6.1 7.3 e.g 6.0 6.0 8.1 7.5 6.4 68 7.S 8.1 6.S 7.1 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.6 6.7 6.3 74 6.8 6.5 6.8 6.3 7.0 69 7.5 6.1 7.7 6.1 6.1 6.4 On The Track Horizon fU: ill Prospects By DICK WATSON Sports Staff Writer Nebraska's track fortunes are on the upswing. This is hard to be lieve when faced with the fact that this year's thinclads have just completed the most dismal in door season in modern Cornhusker history. The ribbon chaser lost three dual meets and finished fifth in the Big Seven Indoor Champion ships with 6 points, an all time low for Nebraska. - The reason for this optimism? This year's freshman team; one of the most promising in recent years. During the pre-war days Ne braska was the track power of the conference and scored well in many national meets. Between 1929 and 1943 the Huskers won nine our of a possible 12 indoor Championships and dominated the outdoor meets almost as convincingly. Secret of Success What was the secret to the success of these track teams? They were dominated by boys who came from Nebraska High Schools. Bob by Ginn, Harold Hunt, Herb Grote, William Smutz and many others who were outstanding during Ne braska's "reign" were Husker high school stars before coming to the University. New track Coach Jerry Lee was n't hired until this summer, but in spite of this late start did a fine job of recruiting and has come up with some outstanding performers. Though these freshmen cannot be expected to make Nebraska a title contender by next ysar, they should help considerably. Frosh Sketches A look at the freshmen: Hans Arps. an outstanding quar termiler in high school last year.' . . handicapped with an injured ankle during the indoor season but still managed to post a time of 53.2. . . has recovered and should do well outdoors. Randy Clark. A hugh jumper from Melbeta . . . has cleared 5' 10" and continues to show im provement. Robert Elwood. Iowa's High School mile champion last year with a very respectable 4:27:02 two mile ... is a tireless type runner who gets stronger as the distance increases . . . recently ran four miles in 21:39, covering the last mile in 5:09. Duane Eversoll The Nebraska High School gold -medal winner in the half mile in 2:00:0 . . . troubled with a sinus infection during the indoor season which curtailed his workouts . . . has recovered and is pointing for the outdoor season. Ben Gadd A half mile who didn't report until the end of the first semester, but still managed to run a 2:05 indoors ... a gritty runner who runs a race for all its worth. If he continues to show im provement, may give the fresh men a quartet of half-milers under two minutes. Bob Mclntyre runner-up to State Champion Bill Martin in both the high and low hurdles . . . shown improvement in posting times of 7:04 in the lows and 8:08 for the highs . . will help give the Huskers a strong hurdle field next year . . . plays football. Bill Martin State Champion In both the high and low hurdles . . . set a new record in the lows and tied the record in the highs. . . has times of 7:04 and 7:8 indoors . . . show to a better advantage outdoors at the longer distances. Bernie Randolph another high school Gold Medal winner. . . has cleared 13'6" which was good for a first place and a new record in the Big Seven Freshman postal meet. . . a good bet to regain the pole vault supremacy which Ne braska held for so long furing the Hunt, Miller, Cooper era. Roy Smith Another half miler who shows a lot of promise . . . a hard worker and one of the most improved freshmen on the team . . . has run a 2:03 hald indoors and has his sights set on breaking two minutes outdoors. Keith Williams a good quarter miler who ran 50:08 last year in the State high School Meet. Williams has been slow rounding into shape but hopes his indoor work will pay off now that the team has moved outdoors. DOIJ'T BLOW YOUR TOP! USE IT Cash in on terrific 3 for 2 sale of TALLY-HO Traditionally Tailored Oxford Shirts Starting: Monday See Tour Campus Representative or call 4-7738 - J kUibI ni l i Paramount ' Pictures . 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