Friday, April 29, 1955
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By BOB COOK
Staff Sports Writer
Coach Tony Sharpe's slugging
Huskers will take to the diamond
at 2 p.m. against Iowa State with
hopes of continuing their winning
ways in loop play. The Nebraska
nine will start
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Willie Green-
law, s o p h o- ;
more strikeout
specialist, who
will be in quest
of his fourth
victory, in
their inaugural
home skir
mish. Today's
game may beCo,mesyLlnC0,n Journa,
the key factor Willie Greenlaw
in the rest of the season's out
come. The Cyclones should prove
to be some of the toughest com
petiton the Huskers have yet en
countered. Iowa State lost its only
conference encounter to NCAA
champion Missouri and their
mound ace, Norm Stewart, who
hurled a one hitter. IS also took
one game from rugged Minnesota
in a series played earlier.
Plate Strength Prime
Nebraska hopes lie twofold. The
Huskers have so far overpowered
their opponents at the plate with
nearly the entire opening lineup
hitting well over the .300 mark.
Defensively, the Huskers have so
far appeared tight, not making
many bobbles in the field and al
lowing their strong pitching staff
to mow down opposing platesmen.
The question now remains
whether the Cornhuskers can with
stand the loop pressure applied by
the lesser contenders for the Big
Seven crown and face defending
Missouri with a clean slate on
somewhat even terms.
Husker power led by Jim Ceder
dahl (.489), Don Brown (.488) and
Bill Giles (.442) will decide wheth
er the opposing fences are going
to continue to take a pounding.
However, Norm Coufal (.395),
Dirkes Rolston (.356), Don Becker
(.333) and Murray Backhaus (.323)
could supply the added punch to
keep the Huskers rolling. Any of
these Cornhuskers have the po
tentiality to replace one of the
.400 swatsmen if they should falter
at the apex of the Husker hit parade.
Greenlaw, who roams the out
field pastures when not chucking,
has shown his reply to the age-old
adage "pitchers can't hit." Willie
is now swinging at a .296 clip, in
cluding a round tripper he pounded
out while styling a fancy 13-0 win
against Kansas. He also fanned 17
Jayhawks during this nine frame
stint.
Depth in the mound corps may be
another factor to bolster pennant
hopes. Greenlaw is not alone in
going for his fourth consecutive
decision. Teammate Fran Hof
maier also has credit for three
victories and holds an above par
earned run average of 1.93. Sopho
more Roger Bottorff holds the
edge here as he has compiled a
Sharpe Recalls Slump
Of Baseball Last Year
"We have been playing well,"
coach Tony Sharpe stated in ref
erence to Husker play previous to
today's Cyclone fray. "But I can't
forget a year ago when we also
got out of the gate fast, then fell
into a slump from which we never
recovered. I hope we can continue
our winning ways."
Sharp will open today with
Greenlaw, holding Bottorff in re
serve. He'll come back with Geier
tomorrow. Sharpe will not pitch
either Bottorff or Greenlaw all the
way today.
He plans to throw Hofmaier
against Oklahoma Monday and
come back with either Greenlaw
or Bottorff Tuesday. He's saving
all his good curveball artists for
the Sooner series. The following
batting order was given by Sharpe
for the series:
Dirkes Rolston, ss; Don Brown,
3b; Jim Cederdahl, cf; Bill Giles,
lb; Don Becker, If; Norman Cou
fal, ss; Korinek or Olson, rf; Mur
ray Backhaus, c; Greenlaw, p.
Dick Geier, junior from Lincoln,
is slated for the Saturday mound.
According to Sharpe this is the
crucial period for Husker flag
chances. Oklahoma is the dark
horse for conference honors and
will tfy to put a damper on Husker
hopes Monday and Tuesday.
creditable 1.13 ERA while winning
a pair. Bottorff is scheduled to see
action on the hill today, in the
late innings.
Geier Saturday
Dick Geier, Junior portsider of
"last year's no-hitter fame, will
start for the Huskers tomorrow as
the series is completed at 2 p.m
The only spot in the Nebraska
lineup that is questionable is that
of the right field position. Sharpe'i
choice will depend on which pitch
er Coach Cap Timm will start
Either Dennis Korinek or Dick
Olson, who swings from the left
side, will receive the nod
BATT1XU
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Cederdahl 47
Brown ; . . . 43
Giles 43
Coufal .... 43
Geier 8
Rolston 46
Backer 33
Bottorff 3
Backhaul 31
Greenlaw ........ 27
Korinek 38
Olson 16
Erway 9
Sievera 3
Arensdorf 6
Beideck 6
Hofmaier 9
PITCH KR8
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21
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17
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.442
.395
.375
.348
.333
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.323
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Hofmaier .... 3
Greenlaw .... 3
Bottorff 2
Sievera 0
Geier 1
Coufal 0
Cederdahl .... 0
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12 21 1.93
33 2.52
10 1.13
2 9.45
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CORRECTION
It was incorrectly reported in
Wednesday's edition of The Ne
braskan that Manatt shut out Mac
lean House. Maclean dropped
Manatt, 2-0.
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Husker Infield Combination
Cotulesy Uncoln Journal
This quintet will form the nu-
cleus of the Husker infield Friday
when Nebraska makes its home
debut against Iowa State. Fromj
left are John Beideck, Norm
Coufal, Dirkes Ralston (kneel-1
ing), Don Brown and Bill Giles.
Kappa Delts Nudge KM Coeds By
20-16 Count la YJAA Basketball Finals
SAROL VILTSE
Sports Staff Writer
The Kappa Delts emerged victor
lous from the finals in the WAA
basketball tournament by defeating
the Kappa Alpha Thetas, 20 to 16,
before a large number of spec
tators, last Thursday afternoon.
The precision and speed of the
Kappa Delts scoring machine and
the height of guard Grace Harvey
proved too much for the determined
Thetas.
The play ran along evenly during
the entire game, the Thetas lead
ing throughout the first half. It was
not until two minutes of play In
the third quarter that the Kappa
Delts gained the lead they never
relinquished.
Roberta Welch, the Theta' high
scoring forward, meshed two quick
baskets during the opening minutes.
Shirley Bazant connected with two
lay-up shots for the Kappa Delts
followed by Dorothy McCandless's
basket for the Thetas. The quarter
ended with the Theta clan in the
lead 6 to 4.
Bev Pagel started the second
quarter scoring by notching five
out of six free throws for the
KD's. Roberta Welch added a gift
shot for the Theta 's. Dorothy Mc
Candless then followed with a jump
shot.
The Theta's suffered a momen
tary scoring drought, and the Kap
pa Delts tied the score as Bev
Pagel dropped a charity toss and
Dee Wertz followed with a lay-up.
The Theta'g regained the lead as
Welch hit a free shot, just before
halftime buzzer.
Opening the third stanza, Bev
Pagel knotted the count via the
free throw line and then put the
Kappa Delts ahead to stay with a
hook shot. Shirley Bazant hie from
the side, and Dorothy McCandless
added a free thr.w line as the
quwrter ended.
The Theta's led by Welch five
points, couldn't overtake the ICC
forwards who combined for six
points, and the championship game
was over.
Leading the scoring was Roberta
Welch with eleven points followed
by Shirley Bazant with eight. The
play of the Theta's guards Nancy
Heusner, Sandy Kadlacek, Nancy
Pitzer and Carolyn Bachman kept
the Kappa Delta scoring ma
chine down.
Margie Moore and Darlene Ridg.
ley officiated.
A Jock Is Born
Rookie Seeks Fame
in Deep Centerfield
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is to
introduce Slip Shod, an anemic
young college chup who can't quite
seem to find his place in the sports
world.)
By SLIP SHOD
Sports Stiff Writer
Not so long ago, when I Was a
youngster, I had visions of be
coming a great athlete. I suppose
that the friends to whom I con
fided my ambitions whispered
sadly about me when they gathered
in the drug store but that was
before I acquired my anxiety com
plex. I went blithely on my way,
unaware and undisturbed.,
It must have been pretty fun
ny, really, because I was never
exactly the athletic type.
My First EB Game
However, to get on with my tale,
I determined to try every game
until I found one I could handle.
Of course, the first sport I tried
my hand at was one of the most
unlikely, baseball. Not that I
thought it was unlikely. On the
contrary, I considered myself ma
jor league shortstop material.
Well, I showed up for baseball
practice. The sudden silence which
fell over the field at my appear
ance, a silence broken only by
the muffled chuckling of some of
the biRger boys, should have
warned me, but I took no note of!
it.
I was quite confident about my
ability. The coach did not share
my confidence, but he must have
been a kindly man, because he
let me play. My visions of being a
shortstop faded quickly, though.
The' coach told me to stand out in
center field, assuming reasonably
that none but two or three of the
boys would be able to hit a ball
out of the infield.
My taut BJFt Game
It was pretty nice out there.
I stood with my legs apart,
whacked my right fist resounding
ly Into my glove and called strong
words of encouragement to our
pitcher. I guess after a while I
sort of forgot where I was, be
cause I didn't see the fly ball com
ing into center field until the sec
ond baseman yelled at me. How
ever, by then it was too late.
Some people, who are no friends
of mine, have since spread the
story that the ball hit me on the
head. It didn't; it hit me on the
left shoulder.
Well, that whs the end of my
baseball career. Oh, the fellows
treated me very nicely when they
picked me up and helped me home,
but I discerned a look of sadness
and pity in their eyes. It was
weeks before I could show my
face around the drug store again.
In IM Play
Sig Chi's
Win All-U
VB Title
bigma uu tnis year accom
plished a feat which no other team
has been able to manage in the
last three years they broke the
Iranians' domination of the All
University volleyball champion
ships.
Overcoming the handicap of
being somewhat confused by the
Iranians' rallying'crys in their na
tive tongue, the Sig Chi's fought
their way to a 15-13, 10-15, 15-10
victory.
The Iranians, a team of short
men by American volleyball (or
basketball) standards, made a
determined bid for their fourth
straight championship, but the law
of averages and a fine Sigma Chi
team finally caught up with them.
Sigma Chi Phil Robinson said the
ex-champs were "real sharp" and
that the Sig Chi's had played their
best game in winning.
Sigma Chi had reached the finals
as fraternity champions by drop
ping Pi Kappa Phi, 15-7, 15-7. The
Iranians had beaten Manatt, 15-8,
15-9, to reign as independent kings.
Members of the new champion
Sigma Chi team are Bill Rucker,
Sam Boll, Veryl Clausen, Jack
Todd. Phil Robinson end Mark
Schmeckle.
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Port Side's The Best Side
Facing the Cyclones of Iowa
State in a two game series Fri
day and Saturday will be this
strong array of left-handed pitch
ers. The hurlers (left to right)
are Roger oBttorff, Brian Siev-
Courtesr Lincoln Suf
ers, Dick Geier, Wasme Copes,
Fran Hofmaier and Willie Greenlaw.
Grant Scores
Delts Slip By
Phi Gams In
inal frame
By ED KEMBLE
Sports Staff Writer
Lloyd Karschner pitched five hit
ball and batted two for three, in
cluding a first inning home run and
a game winning single in the sixth,
to lead Delta Tau Delta Tuesday
to a narrow 8-7 win over Phi
Gamma Delta.
The Phi Gams held a one run
lead going into the final inning,
but the Delts rallied when Len
Lindgren led off with a single,
stole second, advanced to' third"
when Richard Grant got on on an
error and scored on a wild pitch.
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Grant then scored on Karschner's
single to win the game.
Phi Delta Theta pushed across
five runs in the first inning and
went on from there to a 13-8 vic
tory over Sigma Chi. Eric Olson
and Dean Sloan divided pitching
chores for the Phi Delts and al
lowed only five hits. Jack Todd,
on the mound for Sigma Chi, was
touched for eight hits. Joe Carter
homered in the second for the Phi
Delts.
The ZBTs took a close 11-10 de
cision over Tau Kappa Epsilon
Max Kreitman pitched for Zeta
Beta Tau, and Roy Schiefelbein
went for the TKE's.
Delta Upsilon bombarded Sigma
Phi Epsilon, 18-8.
Acacia scored at least two runs
in every inning but the fourth
when they were blanked, to thump
Theta Chi, 15-7. Bob Bell was the
winning pitcher.
Theta Xi, with Jerry Bitney
pitching, beat Pioneer House, 9-5
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Sports Editor
The .300 Team ...
The Husker baseball team, when they face Iowa State in a two
game series Friday and Saturday, can filed a complete team of nine
men none ot which are batting less than .323.
Behind the plate would be Mirrray Backhaus
(.323). Roger Bottorff (.323) would pitch. The in
field would be composed of Bill Giles (.442) at first,
Dirkes Rolston (.348) at second, Norm Coufal (.395)
at shortstop and Don Brown (.488) at third. Ar
rayed in the outfield would be Don Becker (.333),
Jim Cederdahl (.449) and Dick Geier (.3485.
Though it wouldn't be quite fair to put Geier.
a left-handed pitcher, in the outfield, we could toss
Willi ftrppnlaw intn rVio naefni-sc Whan Vta ien't i-t -
pitching, Greenlaw normally plays the outfield. L 1 LI
Sprinter Moving In Wrong Direction ...
Dean Smith, the speedy Texan who tied the KU Relays record in'
the 100-yard dash last Saturday, was speeding the opposite direction
when it was announced that he was named "the outstanding athlete"
at the Relays.
Smith was on the train Texas-bound when it was announced that
he had won the award. So Texas track coach Clyde Littlefield accepted
the award in his behalf.
Two Huskers To Drake Relays . . .
Leonard Rosen, shot putter and discus thrower, and Ray KeDey,
Big Seven Conference indoor champion in the high jump, will be
entered in the Drake Relays Saturday, Coach Jerry Lee announced
Thursday.
Rosen's best tosses with the discuss have been around 147 feet.
Kelley has been double in the broad and high jump but will enter the
high jump at Drake. He has been hovering around 6 foot 2 inches
most of the season. ,
Wholesale Revision Of Records ...
The 46th annual Drake Relays, hosting a giant field of 2,024 ath
letes, should unfurl an impressive assault on the record books today
and Saturday. Oklahoma A&M have entered fleet quartets which are
doped as "probable record smashers in three the mile, four-mile and
spring medley. They are also pegged for possible new marks in the
880-yard and two-mile relays.
This meet will mark the first inter-school competition for Drake
and the Aggies since 1951. The two schools mutually agreed at thla
time to sever athletic relations after the incident in which Johnny
Bright, the nation's leading ground-gainer, was injured for the re
mainder of the season with a broken nose.
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