Tuesday, May 24, 1955
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By BOB COOK
Sports Staff Writer
Former University All-American
Bob Reynolds has inked a contract
with the circuit leading Lincoln
Chiefs of the Western . League.
Reynolds signed Monday morn
ing in the office of general Man
ager Dick Warner. Many Major
league clubs have been after Rey
nolds, but after he received a
severe leg injury during his col
legiate career most of the offers
cooled off.
Now 23, Reynolds has shaved
his weight down to near his old
playing weight at 188 pounds. He
will undertake the position of utili
ty infielder, filling in the gap for
reserve strength for the Chiefs.
Pro Football
After his tremendous Sopho
more season on the gridiron Rey
nolds was tagged as a cinch to
move onto pro football for his
post-graduate work. This nation
wide acclaim of his football talents
tended to overshadow his steady
play on the diamond for Husker
strong desire to take a fling at
professional baseball, but his hopes
faded when he suffered a broken
leg In 1953.
Reynolds wore the title of Mr.
Touchdown on most of the nation-
JOHN BUTTERFIELD . . . num
ber four man on the Husker
links squad, shot a 238 total over
a 54 hole route In the Big Seven
Golf Tournament Friday and Sat
urday at Lawrence, Kans.
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The Sports Trail
By LEO SHERER JR.
Sports Staff Writer
The words in Spanish are "Hasta Luego."
As the time in the second semester draws its sleepy eyes to a
close, we must sit down and punch out our last column on our friend,
"Smithy."
The 42 battered keys seem to need a rest
after having stayed up late Sunday nights, suffer
ing through two hours of the modified hunt and
peck system. "
Before putting the torn-up cover on Smithy,
he agreed that we must thank some wonderful
Cornhuskers who have helped him with necessary
information during the past term.
Pyle's Buddy-Pal . . .
If Smithy recovers from his many Dumps and
scratches, we might try to write a column again
next year. It depends a lot if Uncle Sam sends Scherer
him some "greetings" or not. He was an old buddy-pal of Ernie Pyle.
Several helpful sports enthusiasts that have made this "space
filler" each week available must be mentioned according to Smithy,
who has learned to hate term papers and typewritten columns during
the past few years.
There is Bruce Bmgmann, the likable sports editor, who in our
opinion has done indeed an outstanding job with the coverage of
Husker sports.
Fellows like Bin Orwig, the fine new athletic director; John Bent-
ley, publicity boss deluxe; "Ike" Hanscom, track coach; and some
others in the athletic system helped Smithy put out a column that
was exceedingly pleasant to write during the past semester.
Not Enough Keys ...
Old Smithy said that he hasn't enough keys to say all he would
like about the work that most of the Husker athletes are doing for
the University of Nebraska.
Although the championships aren't rolling into the trophy case
like Oklahoma, the time hasn't come when a Cornhusker Isn't proud
to wear his "N" anywhere in the nation. Let's hope this time will
never happen.
With better co-operation from students, high school athletes, fans
and others connected with the NU athletic program. Smithy said
that the Huskers could come back into the headlines of the sporting
world.
Once Read McBride ...
Smithy, who they say once read the writings of Gregg McBride
In his younger days, would like to see several improvements in
Huskerland.
Some are better co-operation between students and the Nebraska
administration, more consideration for athletes when the Innocents
pick their 13 members, and more enthusiasm by students for Husker
sports.
Raising up like a mad bull, Smithy said not to forget those wond
erful linotype operators, copyreaders and makeup men who have
done so much to make this column possible. There help was greatly
appreciated.
Hate To Leave ...
Then there is the readers. Some said that once in a while this
column was scanned over and Smithy smiled from key A to Z and
aeemed to sav that he really hated to call it a "semester."
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Brushing the
I wanted to give his congratulations to a few Corn
I huskers before siuning off for the summer.
His nominations include the Husker basketball
"' team, under its new coach Jerry Bush, as the most
improved Big Seven cage squad; the football staff,
after much pressure from the 1953-54 season; a
' t smooth gymnastic group under Jake Geler; and
v.., 4 last but not less fellows like Bruce Riley, Bob
" ' Smith, Ron Clark, Willard Faglcr, Bill Giles, Jack
If Moore, Cal Bents, Brien Hendrickon, and many
iX ,' ". more too numerous to mention at this time.
Guufw Lincoln Star With All Sincerity . . .
Bush Again with all sincerity ancient Smithy and
ome guy named Leo Scherer thanks everyone who helped with
"Travl Aiong the Sports Trail." Smithy just hopes that it was an
interesting to read as it was to write."
Hasta Luego or in the king's English, "Goodbye!"
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "There are three classes into which all
college girls are divided: first, that dear old coed: second, that coed;
and third, that old witch." (The late George Ozone).
Courtesy Sunday Journal and Stat
Reynolds . . . a new role.
wide headlines after finishing his
season with the Huskers with a
national major college scoring rec
ord cf 157 points. This made the
Grand Island flash a unanimous
choice for All-America honors. He
chalked up 22 touchdowns, 25 extra
points and netted nearly 7 yards
per carry in this vision of the Big
Seven record books.
Hard Lack Athlete
For every hour Reynolds stood
out on the athletic fields, he had
spent an equal portion in the train
ing room. Reynolds seemed to be
of the old school of hard luck. He
was plagued by many injuries
throughout his college days.
He has suffered two shouldes
separations, chronic ankle injuries,
nearly lost his sight in one eye
after getting a serious lime burn
on the gridiron, and finally severe
ly fractured a leg while playing
out his baseball career at Nebras
ka. It was this injury that had cur
tailed him up to this time. De
spite the injuries that threatened
Bob's future, he was drafted by
the Los Angeles Rams at the
completion of his schooling.
He had attracted major league
scouts toward his baseball abilities
as early as his high school days
where he helped put Grand Islasd
into state athletic domination,
Yankee Tryout
He was given a tryout with the
New York Yankees in 1949. At
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this time the kid from Commerce,
Oklahoma, none other than Micky
Mantle was beginning the long
climb up the ladder to stardom.
Another prospect now sharing
the limelight with Mantle who was
going through the screening process
then was Bob Cerv, former Husker
teammate of Reynolds who had
also pounded opposing Big Seven
fences for Tony Sharpe.
Reynolds was also scouted by
Cleveland, both Chicago teams,
Boston, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn and
the St. Louis Cardinals. '
His other previous experience
came during his college days when
he spent the summer in semi-pro
leagues with Storm Lake.Ia., Hold
rege of the Nebraska Independent
League and Columbus of the
Pioneer Night League.
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After The Race
Brien Hendricksen, University
sprinter, receives a rubdown
from Trainer George Sullivan
after qualifying in the 220 Fri-
KU takes
In Track,
4th
By JIM O'HANLON
Sports Staff Writer
Nebraska cindermen trailed the
field for the second consecutive
year as Kansas won its fourth
straight championship in the Big
Seven Track and Field Meet last
Friday and Saturday at Law
rence, Kan.
The Jayhawks, running on their
home track, gathered in a total of
173 points 14 more than the
team record set by Missouri in
1947. Oklahoma (104 points) edged
Missouri (102) for runner-up posi
tion. Nebraska with 15 13 points
trailed sixth-place Colorado by
6 23 points.
The Cornhuskers' best effort was
in the high jump in which two
Nebraskans placed. Ray Kelley
tied for third at 6-2 and Stan
Matzke tied for sixth at 6-1.
Rosen Places Twice
Leonard Rosen was the only
Husker to place in more than one
event. Rosen won sixth-places in
the shotput (47-5) and the discus
(142-11).
Nebraska had three winners on
the track. Sprinter Brien Hendrick
son was fourth place finisher in
the 220-yard dash. After failing to
qualify in the 880-yard run, Hugh
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Pictured above are the Uni
versity golfers who gained a
fifth place in the Big Seven
Golf Tournament, completed
Saturday at Lawrence, Kans.
Standing, left to right, Chuck
Husker Track
By JIM OUANLON
Sports Staff Writer
Grand Island High School will
once more have the services of
Jerry Lee next year. Lee has re
signed as Nebraska track coach,
effective June 15.
He will return to Grand Island
to be head football and track coach
and director of athletics. Lee, a
graduate of Nebraska, coached the
Islanders for 14 years before be
coming Husker track mentor at
the start of this school year.
Outstanding GI Record
Lee had an outstanding record
in his years at GI. While his
Cornhusker cinder squad this year
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en Outdoor Track and Field
Championships at Lawrence,
Kans. Hendricksen sped the dis-
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Osmera came back on Saturday to
win sixth in the mile run. His
clocking, 4:21.9, was his best
achievement of the season.
The mile relay team of Hen
drickson, Bob Niemann, Bob An
derson and Charles Gibson bettered
its best previous time by over four
seconds as it placed fourth in the
event with a time of under 3:20.
Three Marks Broken
Three records were broken and
one tied during the meet. Kansas'
outstanding Bill Nieder broke the
shotput record by more than four
feet with a heave of 57 feet 11
inches.
Bob Vandee of Oklahoma wiped
out one of the two conference
marks held by a Nebraskan. He
sailed the discus 165 feet 3
inches, almost five feet past Edsel
Wibbels' record.
The other record owned by a
Cornhusker (Herb Grotel was
broken by Les Bitner of Kansas
who threw the javelin 219 feet 4V4
inches.
Missouri's Levan Gray equaled
the 220-yard low hurdle record.
All three new records were set in
the preliminaries by juniors.
Double Winners
There were two double winners
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Jensen, Jack Moore and John
Butterfield. Kneeling, Roger
Gohde and Dick Lauer. Moore
stroked a 231 total over the 54
hole route to top the Husker
quintet,
Mentor To Return To Grand
was weak, it is generally consid
ered that Lee did his best with the
material on hand.
His Nebraska team finished fifth
in the Big Seven Indoor meet and
was last in the Outdoor meet held
last week at Lawrence, Kan. This
year and 1954 are the only times
that Nebraska has finished in the
cellar in the Big Seven champion
ships. .
Concerning his resignation, Coach
Lee said: "I have profited by my
year of college coaching. The Uni
versity is an excellent institution.
It has a fine athletic plant. How
ever, I find that competition for
athletes has created serious prob-
Courtesy Lincoln Journal
tance in an unofficial 21.4 to
place fourth in the finals Satur-
day.
in the meet, both Kansasns. Dick
Blair won both dashes and Allen
Frame placed first iri the mile and
two-mile events.
Nieder, Gray and Blair (220 only)
were also champions in last year's
meet.
8-4 Score
Buffs Erupt In 8th
fo Smother Huskers
By BOB COOK
Sports Staff Writer
BIG SEVEN STANDINGS
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Oklahoma M 1
M issourt 7 S
Nebraska 9 4
Colorado & 5
Iowa fitata 5
Kansas t 9
Kansas blata 2 10
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A four run outburst in the bot
tom of the eighth inning spelled
defeat for the visiting Cornhuskers
at Boulder Monday afternoon.
The Colorado nine staged this
game winning barrage to erase
all Husker claims to the Big Seven
title. Oklahoma cinched the cham
pionship with a decision over Kan
sas State.
Husker hopes darkened when
Hurler Fran Hofmaier forced in
the winning run by issuing a free
pass to left fielder Frank Bernardi
with iiie bases loaded. Center
fielder Carrol Hardy crossed the
plate on the same play when the
ball got away from catcher Mur
ray Backhaus on a run down.
Nebraska took the lead in the
fourth when they produced three
scores on a double and a pair of
singles. The other Husker counter
came when Bill Giles lofted a fast
ball out of the park with none on
in the seventh.
Monday's loss was the first of
the campaign for Hofmaier who
had previously dampened all op
posing batters. Tuesday's game
will wrap up the season for the
Cornhuskers as they finish the se
ries, with southpaw Willie Green
law handling mound chores.
0LISSIFIE0 &IS j
Help Wanted Attention: law, paycboloity
and other ambitious students. If you
are Interested In netting over $1,000
this aummer, call 3-15SU for appoint
ment. For Sale Doctor of Philosophy sown
and hood. Hood la red and white with
black velvet trim, aim a cold tassel.
Also red "N" blanket. Call 3-6907.
Room vacant June 15. Kitchen priv
ileges, show, a atone duplex, atr con
ditioned. 3-0986 after 3 p.m.
Wanted Riders to Ban jPranelseo, Cal
ifornia. Leaving CI or about June
17th Write Don ".4uss, 4120 Dewey
Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska,
lems in college coaching. Conse
quently, I find that I much prefer
to work with high school boys.
Invited To Return
"The Grand Island school offic
ials have invited me to return as
director of athletics and coach of
football and track. I am happy to
accept the position. I will do the
best I can for Grand Island as
long as I am teaching and coach
ing there.
"I will continue to support the
University and its sports program
and wish success to the new track
coach."
At Grand Island, Lee will replace
Al Zikmund. Zikmund was at the
school one year, having succeeded
Lee when he came to Nebraska.
Zikmund will coach the Kearney
Teachers football team next year.
Orwig Expresses Regrets
In expressing his regret over
Lee's resignation, Athletic Direc
tor Bill Orwig said: "Jerry Lee's
loss as track coach will be keenly
felt in the athletic Department of
the University. His influence on
our athletic program and on the
young men who fell under his
guidance has been extremely whole
some. "I personally had great hopes
for his future. We can understand
his desire to return to high school
coaching where he had all of his
previous experience and we are
Sports Scribes Sea
Resignation Of Lee
Coach Jerry Lee's resignation
from the Husker athletic scene was
not unexpected. Sports scribes
have been calling for an announce
ment from the Athletic Depart
ment for several weeks.
The speculation about Lee's pos
sible return to Grand Island prob
ably started several months ago
in Grand Island following the res
ignation of Allen Zikmund, Lee's
successor as GI football and track
coach. Harold Hartley, sports edi
tor of the Grand Island Daily In
dependent, in his sports column,
noted that the Grand Island school
system was not going to too much
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Last In Big Seven
Nebraska's tennis team placed
last in the Big Seven tennis cham
pionship meet in Lawrence, Kans.,
Saturday. The Nebraska Corn
huskers scored one point. The
Sooners of Oklahoma won the meet
by scoring 16 points.
Summaries:
Bow The? Finished
Oklahoma 16 Inwa Start .... S
Missouri Kama. Stata .... S
Kansas 8 Nebraska 1
Colorado 7
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HARDY
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May 27th
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Lee ... returns to GI.
happy to co-operate with him ia
what he likes to do best.
Search For Replacement
"We will begin immediately to
search for a replacement who will
meet the necessary requirements
for the job."
The vacancy caused by the loss
of Lee will delay, to some extent,
for another year the rebuilding of
the Nebraska track squad in ita
attempt to climb back into con
tention in the Big Seven.
effort to find a replacement for
Zikmund
Lee had neither affirmed nor
denied reports of his resignation
for the past several weks.
Nebraskan sports columnist Sam
Jensen predicted Lee's resignation
last week. Jensen's article also
told of Lee's previous coaching
experience at Grand Island where
he was athletic director, football
and basketball coach and also su
pervised the grade school athletic
program.
Before coaching at Grand Is
land, Lee spent several years in
the York school system. He has
coached such outstanding athletes
as Bob Reynolds, Bob Smith, Dale
Toft, Clayton Scott, Gary Gaines
and Bill Noble. At Grand Island,
Lee was primarily known for his
football coaching, but also turned
out successful track teams. Several
years ago, when he was at Grand
Island, Lee helped to originate the
Grand Island Relays, the only
event of its kind in the state.
Last year, Lee was given the
"Coach of the Year" award by
a Lincoln paper.
Where
The Treasure Is
The steady growth of the
University oi Nebraska Foun
dation has a secondary value
not so very secondary after
all in its eifect on contribu
tors. This lies in the reaction
of gift on giver. No proverb
is truer than Jesus' aphorism
that "where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also,"
Nebraska alumni, parents
of present and former stu
dents, public spirited citizens,
well-to-do people hunting for
places to plant their money
where it will yield good re
turns these and many oth
ers have through the years
made big or little gifts to the
University, some for desig
nated purposes, others free of
strings. In the Foundation
they have a mechanism to
suggest objectives and corre
late gifts so as to increase the
ultimate value in dollars and
cents The increase from year
to year testifies to the ap
preciation such an apparatus
is meeting.
Unattested but Quite reaL is
the effect on those who bring
their offerings for assignment
and distribution. One may
make a handsome gift to an
institution from any of sev
eral motives. He may be
pushed, may want to keep up
with the Joneses, eee his
name on an honor list or as
suage his conscience. The
money is welcome and will
be used. But it is after the
money has been given that its
objective begins to ank high
er in the mind. Everybody
who takes his few or masy
dollars to the Foundation will
eventually find himself feel
inr greater interest In t&e
University, often a wider and
deeper interest than lie fcha
self had anticipated. Tbi an
he as vaJnable at money to
the beneficiary InstltnKon:
Its value to the person is
beyond measure.
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