Friday, Moy 20, 1955
THE NEBRASKAN
Page 3
" From The Pressbox
NU Golfers Termed
Darlchorse In Big 7
By BRUCE BRUGMANN
Sports Editor
Husker linksmen, when they play In the Big Seven Playoffs, today
nd Saturday, will be trying to do something that hasn't been done
by NU golfers in 20 years and that is to win a Big Seven Champion
hip. , Nebraska has consistently been in the upper
tnree alter the playoffs, but not since the middle
30's have they won the crown. This year again,
the Huskers have shown by pre-tourney action that
they deserve to be bracketed among the top three.
According to the dopesbeets, Kansas Univer
sity, playing on their home links, is the favorite
with Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colorado, the defend
ing champs and Iowa State not far in arrears.
However, Nebraska, I think, is a strong dark
horse candidate.
The University team has a good 1-2-3 combi
nation in Jack Moore, Chuck Jensen and Dick
Lauer. Lauer, who finished fourth in the play
offs last year, has been shooting slightly above his game so far this
year. He's due for some hot rounds of golf.
Jensen and Moore have both played consistently good golf this
year. Each beat Herb Klontz, Iowa State champion, in a meet with
Iowa University. Moore also beat Keith Alexander, last year's Big
Seven champ, in the Colorado meet.
John Butterfield, number four man on the squad, is a steady
golfer, lacking experience but capable of firing excellent golf. Gohde,
a slow starter this season, played in a majority of the matches during
his sophomore year and participated In the Big Seven tourney. Handy
with the irons, he could turn in some fast rounds.
The Husker team, on the whole, is a temperamental one. If they
can stay within five strokes of the leaders after the first 36 holes
Friday they might kindle the spark which they have lacked most of
the season.
A Big Day ...
Last weekend I talked with Chuck Duncan, Iowa State basketball
star, during the Veishea Days celebration at Ames, la. Chuck, to
my mind is one of the most outstanding men in the Big Seven.
Not only is he a great athlete, winning all-conference honors the
past two years and rewriting every record in the Iowa State archives,
but he's a top scholar and campus leader.
Last Thursday afternoon he was tapped for Cardinal Key, the
equivalent or tne innocents Society. In the evening he was given the
"Athlete of the Week" award. In one day he received the two top
honors given at Iowa State.
Modest and likable, the lanky Iowan passed the two awards off
quite indifferently. "I enjoyed escorting Miss 'America the fifteen
feet to the speaker's platform," he said, fondly rubbing his right elbow.
Et Cetera ...
Track coach Jerry Lee hopes his mile relay can crack 3:20 in the
Big Seven meet. He Thinks they might bring down a top place if, by
saving the quartet from the longer sprints, Brien Hendricksen can
lead with a :50, Bob Nieman can follow with a :50, Bob Anderson can
dip to 49.5 and Charlie Gibson can reel of f a :49 on the last leg . . .
Dennis Korinek, football halfback and rightfielder on the baseball
team, will coach at Lyons next year ... In the last official Big Seven
baseball batting averages, five of the first six places were taken by
Huskers. Giles led the league with a .463 mark.
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The Last Out
John Beideck, Husker first
baseman, clamps his foot on first
base as he catches an infield peg
converting a Kansan dribble into
the last out of the Wildcat series
Ncbrukaa Photo By I Roy Mirooar
Tuesday. Nebraska mopped up
the drab conest, 8-2.
Big Seven Trath, Field festival Doped
To Unfurl Many Top Truth Performers
Out Of The Trap
NataMfcia Photo Br 1a Ro Maraantt
Jack Moore, flashy Nebraska
golfer, chips out of a sandtrap
and onto the lip of the green
in the varsity - freshman meet!
Tuesday afternoon. The meet,
easily won by the varsity, was
a tuneup for the Big Seven Play
offs Friday and Saturday.
A Jock Is Born
Rookie Seeks Fome
On Tennis Courts
By SLIP SHOD
Sports Staff Writer
A few weeks ago, I told you of
my unfortunate experience with
the game of baseball, an experi
ence which might have broken a
lesser man.
However, I also told you that
I was a hardy, if misdirected, lad.
So it naturally follows that I would
not allow one set-back to dampen
my enthusiasm for sports; oh no,
I wanted to play with the bigger
boys.
Well, it was itiU summer, the
season for vigorous, out-door sport
so I began considering other games.
I finally hit upon tennis as a good
game with which to make my
name la the sports world.
Although I wouldn't admit it even
to myself, I really believe that I
chose tennis because I could play
it practically in private, and thus
save myself embarrassment if I
failed ?s dismally as I had with
baseball. Perhaps I was already
beginning to learn a bit about
myself.
Now tennis is a game requiring
peed, agility and near-perfect co
ordination. I had none of these
attributes; instead I had flabby
legs and nicotinecoated lungs. In
fact, I still have. Nevertheless,
I procured the necessary equip
ment and set about looking for a
likely opponent.
I called a friend of mine who
occasionally played and Invited him
to join me la a few sets. He was
quite willing, a Utile too wUling
I thought. However, I had all
that equipment and couldn't back
out, so I eased my delicate features
Into a brave smile andiat forth.
My opponent was already at the
court when I arrived and he urged
me to hurry. As I donned my
shoes, he took a few practice swin
squinted into the sun, 'tested the
wind, gazed pitilessly at me, and
strode onto the court. I followed
him, feeling a little uncomfortable
in my new shorts, bm determined
to go through with it.
I served first and the ball
bounced high to my opponent's
forehand. He smashed it back,
and as I lunged for the ball, my
feet got confused and I fell forward,
taking the handle of my racket
right in the solar plexus. I re
mained in that position, gasping
for breath, while my opponent
sauntered slowly up to the net and
said mockingly, "Didn't hit it back,
did you?"
I got to my feet, approached
the net, hit the fellow a good one
behind the ear with my racket
and ran borne.
I have often wondered if I didn't
take the wrong attitude about the
incident, if I shouldn't have passed
it off lightly and continued to
work on my game. As it was, J
was afraid to leave the house and
so I didn't try another game until
my family moved to another town.)
By JIM OUANLON
Sports Staff Writer
The 27th Big Seven Track and
Field Championships is expected
to be one of the tightest team
races in the meet's history. Mis
souri and Oklahoma both have a
chance of dethroning the cham
pion. Field events will start at 3 p.m.
Friday afternoon and track events
at 3:30 p.m., in the University of
Kansas' Memorial Stadium.
NU Records Imperiled
Two records held by Nebraskans
are in danger of being broken.
Oklahoma footballer Bob Van Dee
has exceeded the conference rec
ord held by Edsel Wibbels (1940)
of Nebraska four times. His best
throw, 162-4, was almost 2 feet
past the record.
Van Dee is only the fourth 160
foot discus thrower in Big Seven
history. Kansas' discus man Dick
Knowles is the only man expected
to give Van Dee any trouble.
The other record held by a Corn
husker which may fall this week
end is Herb Crete's 261-4 javelin
record (1940). The javelin field
is leaded with talent. Kansas has
three top men in Les Bitner, Don
Sneegas and John Parker.
Bitner threw the spear 236-
early in the season while Sneegas
has also surpassed Grote's record
and was last year's winner. Iowa
State junior Jake Muelenthaler
may be able to keep Kansas from
sweeping the first 3 places in the
javelin as the school did last year.
Shotput Cinched
It is a foregone conclusion that
Kansas' great Bill Neider will win
the shotput. Nieder has been well
over the conference record. Discus
favorite Van Dee leads the re
maining shot putters.
The high jump champion could
be any of a long list of good jump
ers. Jim Stewart of Iowa State
and Erwin Cook of Oklahoma
shared the title last year with two
other men and will be out for the
title again.
Cook also tied with Nebraska's
Ray Kelley in the 1955 Indoor meet.
Besides these 3 champions, Leon
wills, Kansas; Bob Lang, Missou
ri; Jim Rangles, Colorado and
Stan Matzke, Nebraska, have
shown excellent form during the
season and are possible winners.
Oklahoma jumper specialist Cook
could win a double crown as he is
the favorite in the broad jump.
Cook is considered to have a
chance of breaking the conference
record.
Top Sprint Times
According to the dopesheets, Dick
Blair should pick up two victories
for Kansas in the sprints. Blair
was Big Seven Indoor 60-yard dash
winner last February. Blair has
run a :20.8 220 and a :09.6 cen
tury, two of the top college times
of the season. Blair was winner
in the furlong in the champion
ships at Boulder last year.
Defending 100-yard dash cham
pion Juel Sweatte of Oklahoma
and Ralph Moody of Kansas are
expected to push Blair. Moody,
however, may not be able to run
because of a pulled muscle. Other
top sprinters are Iowa State's Don
Graves, Missouri's Levan Gray,
and Nebraska's Brien Hendrickson.
Gray is defending 220-yard low hur
dle champion."
The Oklahoma Sooners again
have the favorite for quarter mile
honors, despite psing their two top
440 men by scholastic difficul
ties. Johnny Dahl has the league's
top time for the event, :47.9. The
Oklahoma junior will have to run
an outstanding race to beat Bob
Massengale, Missouri's two time
indoor champion.
Other runners meriting 440 con
sideration are Pete Orr and Tom
Albert of Missouri, Marvin Childs
of K-State, and Chuck Folsom of
Oklahoma.
Missouri's junior middle - dis
tance runner Pete Beard appears
headed for the 880-yard victory.
Last year's runner-up, Beard has
a top time of 1:53.3.
Sophomore Lowell Janzenof Kan
sas has the best conference clock
ing for the 880, 1:53.2, but has
lost to Beard. Ron Reed of Okla
homa has an outside chance of
winning both mile and half mile.
Lee To Enter 19 Huskers
In Big Seven Cinderama
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By JIM CHANLON
Sports Staff Writer
The University of Nebraska will
send nineteen trackmen to the Big
Seven Track and Field Champion
ships this weekend. The Huskers
who have no chance of finishing
at or near the top, will be work
ing to stay out of a last place fin
ish. Nebraska under the tutelage of
Coach Jerry Lee have been im
proving and are now capable of a
higher finish than their indoor
mark.
Best Depth In High Jump
Nebraska's best depth is in the
high jump where it has four en
trants. Ray Kelley of Danbury, who
tied for the conference Indoor title
at 6-3 5-8 leads this delegation.
Basketballers Stan Matzke, and
Charles Smith, have shown consid
erable promise since joining the
squad.
Matzke jumped 6-24 against Io
wa State in tying for the dual meet
record. He is probably Nebraska's
strongest entrant. The other mem
ber of the quartet is Merle Brestel
of Chappel. Victim of a broken foot
several weeks ago, Brestel may
not be able to compete.
Weightman Leonard Rosen could
pick up some points in the hot and
discus. Carl Vondra, will compete
in the shotput along with Rosen.
Vondra, Doug Gibson and Lee Rob
erts of Omaha will be Nebraska's
hopes in the javelin.
Vaulter Jim Hofstetter could
place in his pet event. The Kear
ney senior has been "off" recently,
but it is hoped he will return to
the form he has shown in pre
vious years his last meet Saturday.
Other Husker vaulters are Alan
Aden and Don Blank.
On the track, Nebraska will en
ter Gibson and Warner Olson in
the hurdles. Brien Hendrickson will
be the only Cornhusker representa
tive in the 100-yard dash. Hendrick
son, however, is considered a bet
ter bet to score in the 220-yard
dash.
At one time he had the best
clocking in the nation for the fur
long. His best time going into the
championships is :21.1. Teaming
with Hendrickson in the 220 will
be Bob Niemann, long-legged speed
ster.
Quartermilers Robert Anderson
and Charles Gibson will face rug
ged competition at Lawrence. Gib
son of Lincoln placed in last year's
meet. Anderson is from West Point.
Nebraska will go all out in an
attempt to finish high in the relay
The Nebraska foursome of Hen
drickson, Niemann, Anderson and
Charlie Gibson may crack 3:20.
In Intramural Play
Norris House, Manatt,
Farm House Gain Finals
Rampaging Norris House mowed
down Zeta Beta Tau, 17-2, Wed'
nesday for their fifth win in six
starts and a trip into the final
round of the intramural double-
elimination tournament in League
B. Norris House will tangle with
unbeaten Kappa Sigma Monday.
A Norris win in that game will
call for another Tuesday; a Kappa
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With only a mathematical chance
of remaining for a berth in the
College World Series, Nebraska's
fading Cornhuskers journey to
campaign with Colorado in a two
game series. The first game will
open at 3 p.m. on the Buff dia
mond.
Southpaw Duo
Coach Tony Sharpe will be ex
pected to throw his ace mounds
duo of Willie Greenlaw and Fran
Hofmaier. Both are left-handers
and have accounted for ten vic
tories between them. Hofmaier
will be throwing his last game
for the Huskers as he is one of
the 7 seniors playing in his last
collegiate competition.
Oklahoma has all but nailed
down the Conference Championship
along with the trip to the sectional
playoffs. The Sooners now stand
9-1 for the year, compared to
the second place Husker's 9-3 rec
ord. The Big Reds from the oil
land must fall in both of their re
maining tussels to assure the Ne
braskans of even a tie.
Monday's contest with the Buffa
loes should not be too much of a
strain on the Husker offense. If
Nebraska bats continue to boom
as they have through the season,
there should be no problem.
Opening for the Huskers will be
the usual combination of Murray
Backhaus, catcher; Bill Giles, first
base; Dirkes Rolston, second base;
Norm Coufal, shortstop; Don
Brown, third base; Don Becker,
left field; Jim Cederdahl, center
field and Dick Olson, right field.
The seven seniors who will bH
playing their last game are Back
haus, Giles, Rolston, Hofmaier,
Olson, Cederdahl and Becker.
Sig win would end "B" play and
give them the title.
Tied up 2-2 in the fourth inning,
Norris exploded for five runs to
break the game wide open; ten
more in the fifth merely added
insult to injury. It was the fifth
time Norris has gone into double
figutes. They sport an 18 run av
erage. Jack Barkey picked up tha
win.
Manatt la Finals
Manatt earned a Monday trip to
the Selleck Quadrangle League fin
als against undefeated Gustavson
with a 29-0 romp over Seaton L
Manatt hurler Lynn Vermeer
allowed Seaton three hits, all sin
gles, and hit three for five him
self, including a fourth inning tripla
The Manatt players showed their
gratitude to Seaton pitcher Joe
Kirk for the 16 walks he gave them
by banging him for 14 hits.
FarmHouse dropped Phi Gamma
Delta, 11-8, despite a 6 run Fiji
rally in the 2nd, which featured
Ron Kohlmeir's lead-off home run.
The victory takes FarmHouse into
the League A finals against Delta
Upsilon.
Max Clegg handled pitching du
ties for FarmHouse.
Geologists Win
The Geologists squeezed by Phi
Epsilon Kappa, 7-5, even though
outhit, 7-4. PEK picked up all
their runs In the first inning and
led until the bottom of the 6th,
when the Geologists pushed across
three runs for the win. Jerry Land-
wer pitched the losing three hitter
for PEK, while Jim Lowell allowed
seven in winning.
The Geologists now go into tha
Independent League finals against
Arnie Boich and the unbeaten In
dustrial Arts team.
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