The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 21, 1956, Page Page 3, Image 3

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Dovm Comhuskers
By GEORGE MOVER
Kebraskan Sports Reporter
The Nebraska Comhuskers,
sparked by 5'10" senior guard
Whitey" Buel, fought the Kansas
State Wildcats on even terms
hte first half of a Big Seven Con
ference basketball game in Man
hattan last night.
The Huskers came completely
apart in the second half, however,
and lost a 73-50 decision to the
Wildcats. The game was a crucial
contest for the Kansans, who need
ed a win to maintain a first place
tie with the Iowa State Cyclones
in the red hot Big Seven Confer
ence basketball race.
Nebraska and K. State traded
baskets during the opening sec
onds but with ten minutes left, the
Wildcats stepped out to a 22-16
lead and showed signs of pulling
away. Nebraska, moving the ball
well and waiting for good shots,
got vital points when they needed
them, however and with three min
utes remaining in the half, Charlie
Smith's free throw pulled the Husk
ers to within four points at 27-31.
Don Smiidt cracked the nets with
a jump shot from the circle to edge
the Huskers to 29-31 and then hit
two free throws to knot the count
at 31 all with 2:30 to go.
With two minutes left, Nebraska
tnagged a K. State rebound and
started a fast break which looked
like it might get them over the
hill. But the Huskers missed the
In The Pool:
Suffer Two Losses
Carl Bodensteiner, sophomore
tankman from Lincoln, gathered
two firsts, a second and a third in
weekend swim competition but the
Huskers dropped two meets to
Colorado A&M 53-39 and the Uni
versity of Colorado 57-27.
Against Colorado A&M, Boden
steiner copped firsts in the 220
yard free style and the 440 yard
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free style. Keammate Tom Hou
chen took the 200 yard individual
medley and the 200 yard breast
stroke but the Aggies showed bet
ter balance to score the triumph.
Nebraska's senior letterman. Gene
Cotter, won the diving and the
Huskers snagged seconds in the 50
yard free style and the 200 yard
breast stroke before bowing.
Against Colorado University,
Nebraska jumped to an early
lead, winning the 300 yard med
ley, but couldnt hold it as the
Buffs grabbed seven firsts and
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easy lay up shot and two easier
follow-in shots and the tide turned.
Stone hit on a fast break and
followed that with a long shot to
put the Wildcats in front for good.
Charlie Smith's free throw made
the half timecore 35-32.
In the second half, Nebraska
could get no closer than 34-37. At
that point K. State forward, Paul
Schneider, rippled the cords with
a couple of beautiful corner shots
8nd Nebraska was through for the
evening.
For the second straight game
Don Smidt led Nebraska. The
lanky Montanan hit 14 points and
dvd a good job on the boards for
Nebraska. Charlie Smith had 9
for the Huskers before fouling out
with thirteen minutes left to play.
Paul Schneider hit 22 points for
Kansas State and helped the Wild
cats control the boards. Pachin
Vincens, dimii.ative guard, chip
ped in 14 and played a good floor
game for the Big Seven leaders. Six
foot nine inch Jack Parr couldnt
find the bucket for the Kansas but
made up for it with his rebound
ing. The second half was a complete
reversal of the form displayed the
first half and against Iowa State
last Saturday. At times Nebraska
passing was so bad that Comhusk
er coach Jerry Bush covered his
face in despair.
Nebraska's next game is an en
counter with Kansas University in
the Coliseum Saturday night.
! four seconds. Paul Schorr,
another sophomore from Lincoln,
won the 200 yard back stroke for
the only other Husker first of the
afternoon. Loar had two firsts for
Colorado.
The Huskers next meet will be
Saturday in the Coliseum when
Nebraska entertains the University
of Kansas Jayhawks. Nebraska de
feated Kansas last year, 63-21.
Following Kansas, Nebraska will
meet Kansas State in Lincoln
March 3 and then journey to Boul
der, Colo, for the Big Seven swim
meet, March 9, and 10.
On The l-M Scene:
Phi Belt's, Sigma Nu's
Score Intramural Wins
By BOB WTRZ
I-M Sports Editor
Phi Deita Theta stretched their
Leegve 2 lead to a game and a
half last week as they stopped
second place Beta Theta Pi, 49
to '1 in Intramural basketball play.
The Phi Delta now have an 8
win 1 losf record as compared
;lo Bela Theta Pi's 6-2 mark.
Other top fraternity contests
found Sigma Nu defeating Brown
Palace, 38 to 29. Sigma Nu was
paced by Gary Johnson who
poum 25 points through the hoop.
Also Tau Kappa Epsilon slammed
Alpha Gamma Rho, 52 to 36, with
Ted Lindberg's 24 points leading
the way Theta Xi won its second
contest of the season by rolling
by Kappa Sigma, 64 to 47.
Delta lpsilon tightened its grip
on second place in League 1 with
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Mary Nansel, popular and pretty co-ed
(who reigns as the new Pres. at the
Alpha Chi house) wisely picks Jo
Collins separates in wrinkle-resistant
Springmaid Dazzle cotton for
busy campus life. The white
blouse is trimmed in bright pip
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HuslcersLos
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To Cyclones
By WALT BLORE
Staff Spsrts Writer
Mien Benedict Arnold committed
a trsitovus act, he left the coun
try and it's a good thing Jerry
Sa.Kibulie went back to Ames,
Ioa lasi Saturday night.
It was Sand
bulte who
tossed in the
winning bucket
for Iowa State
in an overtime
to beat the
Cornhusk era
71-69. This was
the same Jerry
Sandbulte that
lettered as a
sophomore un
Courtesy Lincoln Journal
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KUBACKI .
at Nebraska in 1953.
The Bi stimen held a slim margin
throughout the game only to see
it disintegrate under the pressure
shooting of Gary Thompson and
Dor. Medsker
With 1 56 left, pepperpot Thomp
son connected on both ends of a
1 and-1 f-e throw situation. The
Comhuskers got careless when they
passed the ball in and the diminu
tiv guard from Roland, Iowa
slipped in with an easy set-up.
That nade it 64-63.
Lyle Nannen canned a free throw
and Jim Kubacki added two more
bratus tosses to push the count
to 67-63 with 53 seconds left. Sand
bulte hit from 30 feet to crowd
65-67 Tltcn Medsker collected the
necrssary two markers when he
was fouled by Kubacki to send
the game into the extra period.
The Ncbraskan jumped to a 12-5
lead on the strength of Don Smidt
and Kubacki's set shots. The Cy
clones narrowed the count to 25-23
and 26-25 in the first period before
the home boys pulled away to lead
39-35 at half-time.
Smidt lead all scorers with 19
p 'fts, 16 of which came in the
first half. Kubacki and Thompson
were tied with 18 and the Star-of-the-Week
Rex Ekwall finished with
17
a win over Sigma Phi Epsilon,
40-34. Farm House won its eighth
contest against 2 losses by winning
over Alpha Gamma Rho, 51 to 27.
Phi Gamma Delta was stopped
by Sigma Chi, 44-38.
In Selleck quadrangle play Avery
remained on top of League 7 with
Canfield by whipping Gustavson
II, 56 to 38. Ken Johnson had 24
and Lane Birkel 19 for the winners.
McLean held off Seaton II the
final half to keep their slate clean
with a 51 to 39 win. Burnett won by
forfeit over Seaton I.
In B-League play Sigma Chi B
defeated Sigma Phi Epsilon B, 41
to 3i De1! Tau Delta won its 9th
game by stopping Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, 36 to 17, and Beta Theta
Pi stopped Ttieta Xi 51 to 23.
Some oi Tuesday nights top
games Include: Geologists against
Dent College B, Delta Upsilon
versus Alpha Tau Omega, and Phi
Epsilon Kappa against A. I. A.
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THE NEBRASKAN
Freshmen Boast Double
Threat In Gardner, Dillard
By BILL ROSS
Staff Sports Reporter
A glimpse into the University's
track future will be afforded Tues
day at 7:30 p.m.' when the Husker
varsity takes on one of the strong
est freshman teams assembled
here in several years.
Cne of the top races in the meet
should develop in the mile, ac
cording to Coach Frank Sevigne.
Hugh Smoera, senior from Lex
ington, will be carrying the var
sity colors against Frank (Biff)
Morrison, who did his high school
running for McCook, but has since
moved to Lincoln. Osmera has
a mark of 4:28 and Morrison
has done 4:35 bnt the latter has
never been really pushed.
The frosh will bid for a slam
in the 60-yard dash without the
services of their ace sprinter,
Keith Gardner, who will pass up
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the dash for the hurdles, 440 and
broad jump.
Don Ficke, varsity sprint man
wht became eligible this semes
ter, will be pitted against a fast
field. The yearling speed faction
is headed by Benny Dillard, a
Texan, who has run :06.3, Dan
Ferrington, Alliance; Don Phil
lipps, Bar well and Richard Jahr,
Hillsboro, N.D. Ficke's best time
is :06.4.
The high jump promises another
close test when Larry Gausman,
sophomore from Neodesha, Kan
sas meets Duane Smith from York.
Gausman's best mark for this year
is 6-3. Smith holds the Nebraska
high school record at 6-5'i but his
best mark this winter has been
6-3.
Kenneth Pollard, Ashland, who
has been nearing 13 feet in the
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best mark to date has been 13-10.
Dick Wood, Lincoln, and Dave
Williams of Hastings will carry
the frosh hopes in the shotput.
Wood's best effort this season is
44-11. They will be up against vet
eran Ken Reiners who has con
sistently bettered 50 feet all season.
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Knoll Barnes of Trinidad, West
Indies, will be matched against
Duane Eversoll, Ben Gadd, and
Don Wilcox of the varsity.
Degree Applications
All students who expect U re
ceive bachelors or advanced de
grees or teaching certificates at
the close of this semester should
apply for same by March I, if they
have not done so. Students should
make application at the Senior
Checking Office, B-9 Administra
tion Building, between t ajn. and
4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or
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