Tuesday, October 16, 1956
Crosse's kick splits the
Off
By GEORGE MOVER
Staff Sports Writer
The Ne b r a s k a Cornhuskers
launched their Orange Bowl ship
in Memorial Stadium last Saturday
and discovered that the darned
thing leaked Kansas State Wild
cats all over the field.
Nebraska hopped to an early
lead when Larry Naviaux crashed
ever from seven yards out after
five minutes of the first quarter.
Naviaux, Brown and Hawkins had
been ripping through great gaps in
the Kansas State line and it ap
peared that the Wildcats would fall
a lot easier than tenacious Iowa
State.
But the toe and the spirit were
on the other team last Saturday.
Naviaux had scarcely got the ozone
of the end zone out of his lungs
when K.S. quarterback Keith Wil
son swished by prostrate forms
and into pay dirt for the tieing
touchdown.
Nebraska spent the second quar
ter trying to decide whether or
not they would play football or
watch the threatening rain clouds
gather to the west of the stadium.
Halftime ended in a tie, 7-7.
Kansas State made up Nebras
ka's mind for them in the third
stanza. A third team junior half
back named Ben Grosse kicked
a 35 yard field goal to put the
Kansans ahead.
A desperate Nebraska, realizing
at last that they were not playing
the pushover they had expected,
finally got started with nine min
utes left in the game. Naviaux was
again finding holes as the Busk
ers moved to the K.S. 35.
On a third and four situation Roy
Stinnett threw a beauty complete
to Marvin Hilding on the 25. Mike
Lee was ruled guilty of clipping
however, and Nebraska went down
for the third time.
The defeat marked the third
time in four years that a suppos
edly soft touch Kansas State has
belted Nebraska. From the action
displayed by the winners in the
stadium last Saturday, Colorado
and Oklahoma must be tremen
dous this year. Kansas State was
by no means a poor team, but they
had previously fallen to both these
worthies by preposterous margins.
Men such as Kenny Nesmith,
Ellis Rainsburger, Jerry Sand, and
Jerry Hayes could play on any con
ference team, excepting of course
Oklahoma. Sand, who played his
prep football at Beatrice, made
aoma bruising tackles from his
linebacker position.
Another gentleman who acqtiit
d himself well for the invaders
was halfback Nesmith. He made
two brilliant pass interceptions to
tall possible Nebraska scoring
trusts, and his slashing running
kept the Huskers off balance all
afternoon. It was fitting that it was
Nesmith who tackled gimpy Willie
Rifle Team
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uprights in spite of McVay's hand
Greenlaw from behind on the last
play of the game, when the lat
ter was losse and alone with the
football on the Nebraska 40.
Kansas State coach Bus Mertes
moaned before the game that cap
tain Ellis Rainsburger would not
be available due to a strained
knee. For a man with a bad knee
Bowl Cfiiiser
d By Wildcat
Upsets Highlight Big 7
By STAN WIDMAN
" Staff Sports Reporter
Five Big Seven teams tasted vic
tory Saturday, two of them at the
expense of their conference rivals.
The big upset of the day was
here at Lincoln where the fired
up Wildcats of Kansas State shook
off their title of "Weak Sisters"
and stunned Nebraska 10-7.
Another mild upset saw Kansas
defeat Iowa State by the score of
25-14. The game was much clos
er than the score indicates as Kan
sas couldn't forge ahead for the
final time until the middle of the
fourth quarter. Until that time Io
wa State was leading 14-12 behind
the two touchdown passes thrown
by reserve quarterbackk, Phil
Hill.
Kansas hit paydirt first running
up a 12-0 score before Hill & Co.
took over. Kansas also scored in
the. last three seconds to make
the game appear more of a route
than it really was. The Kansas
victory left them tied with Nebras
ka with a one and one record.
Iowa State's defeat put them in
the last place in conference stand
ings with a nothing and two rec
ord. In an intersectional game, Ok
lahoma's fabulous powerhouse lam
basted Texas, 45-0. The Sooners
behind their 1956 version of the
touchdown twins Tommy McDon
ald and Clendon Thomasprovid
ed a packed Cotton Bowl crowd
with the most awesome running
attack yet seen.
The overwhelming score doesn't
even tell how much Oklahoma dom
inated the Longhorns as the score
probably would have been much
higher had it not been for nine ;
Sooner fumbles. Oklahoma rolled j
up a gigantic 369 yards on the
ground to a pathetic 74 yards for
Texas, and passed for 133 com
pared to 114 for the Longhorns,
In another intersectional contest,
Missouri rolled over North Dako
ta State 42-0, for their first victory
of the year. The outcome was nev
er in doubt as the Tigers took
the opening kickoff and went 62
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Rainsburger played a disgustingly
good game for the victors.
On the Nebraska side of the
ledger, guard LaVerne Torczon
was not outcharged for the ump
teenth time in his college career.
Larry Naviaux with hard if head
down running, also showed well for
Nebraska.
yards to a touchdown. The half
time score stood at 28-0. The North
Dakotans never came within scor
ing distance as the Tiger defense
held fast. "
Colorado ran all over Colorado
A & M by the score of 47-7. The
first quarter ended with no score
but the superior Colorado running
attack jelled for four touchdowns
in the second period to end the
half with the score in favor of the
Buffaloes 26-0. The Aggies were
completely outplayed as they could
only move the ball over the 50
yard stripe four times in the en
tire game. The only Aggie score
came in the last quarter on an 80
yard pass play from Jerry Calla
han to Ron McClary. The Buffs
rolled up an impressive 416 yards
to 241 for the Aggies.
With the season four weeks along
a clearer picture of the strength
of the Big Seven teams can be
seen. Colorado, with a 2 and noth
ing record in Eig Seven play, is in
an excellent position to win a trip
to the Orange Bowl. Missouri
should not be overlooked either as
they have yet to play a big seven
rival. They looked good against
SMU and should be a considerable
threat to win the trip.
A slim chance is still possible
for Nebraska and Kansas. Both
teams have showed some stuff, and
a right combination of Colorado
and Missouri losses could well
send either team down South such
as what happened two years ago.
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As I See
By WAIT BLOR
Sports Editor
Looking over the horizon, especially the major sport horizon, one
finds the Husker participants in the so-called minor sports already pre
paring for the forthcoming season.
These athletes probably operate under the most discouraging cir
cumstances in the Big Seven.
Just what are these circumstances?
Well, the firBt one is lack of spectator interest.
Not many people have witnessed a college wrestling match In
Nebraska. Yet, at schools all over the Midwest thousands of spectators
pay good money for seats at such a match.
The second fetor that hampers these athletes is the rewards sup
plied by the University. Besides a white block letter N to go wtih a
red sweater, the minor sport participant at Nebraska receives almost
nothing else.
Now, this Is not an attempt to degrade the major sports In any
way, but they get much more publicity than do their minor contem
pories. First, evei-y year thousands pay to see the football, basketball,
track and basebaJl teams play. k
Yet in order to get over a hundred people at a wrestling match,
Coach Don Strasheim must schedule it after a basketball game.
When Oklahoma wrestled towa State, 5,000 people paid to watch.
Hollie Lepley's swimmers could just as well lock the doors for the
swimming meets. There has hard'y ever been one hundred people
watching.
Nebraska has had one of the top gymnastic teams in the nation
since the war. But, outside of the trampoline demonstrations between
halves at the basketball games, few ever know the team exists. Also,
Jake Gieer has the longevity record among Cornhusker coaches.
Ed Higgenbotham has had to work his tennis squad indoors most of
the time prior to the season because of the bad weather prevalent every
spring.
Th golf team commands a somewhat better position than the others
because it is favored by the athletic director.
This brings up the second problem faced by these athletes.
Nebraska offers over a hundred grant-in-aids each year but they
go to only four sports.
In the words of one of this year's wrestlers, "I work and sweat
my head off for four months and the only financial reward I get
is $1 an hour for scrubbing mats." True, minor sport athletes can
sell concessions at all the big events but the return depends on the
luck of the draw with whatever there is to be sold.
Last year, the Husker mat squad wrestled the top two teams
in the nation. Two of the matmen faced grapplers who are now on
the Olympic team.
Also, the 137-pound champion of the Big Seven last season Calls
Omaha his home. He is Dean Corner who graduated from Omaha
Tech in 1954, Thes writer had the chance to become well ecquainted
with Corner during the summer of 1954 and he revealed that he
was getting room, board, books and tuition at Iowa State. Mark
Reimers of Lincoln, the state high school 156-pound champ who never
lost a match the last two years is also attending the Ames school.
Wat kind of recruiting can be carried on facing these odds?
Oklahomans held a psuedo-celebration last winter when they
learned that a native of the Sooner State had made the swimming
team at Oklahoma. For several years the team has been composed
of largely native South Africans and other scholarship holders from
the 48 states.
Of course Oklahoma has more money to spend on grants-in-aid
than Nebraska but Iowa State is able to give grants in all sports
which that campus sponsors.
It's difficult to .get Bill Orwig's opinion of these conditions.
Some unfounded talk has pointed to Orwig and accused him of try
ing to get rid of some of the cumbersome programs. While this is
hardly true, he still has made no public effort to correct this
inequality in rewards.
This is not an attempt to put the blame directly on Orwig. He
has certainly done a commendable job as athletic director in his
short tenure here. Regardless of this good work, something should
should be done to aid the University's minor sport athlete.
Husker
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fcASKETBALL SCrTEDCT,:
3 (Frl.) UCLA at Los Anfreles
I SaO I'CLA at Los Anegesl
S Mon. Iowa in Lincoln.
Sat.) Michigan in Lincoln.
10 Mon. Wisconsin in Lincoln.
17 (Mon.t Purdue at Lafayette
20 (Thurs.) Texas Tech at Lubbock
22 (Sat.l Vanderbilt at Nashville
27-30 Biit Seven Tournaent at
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16 Sat.) Iowa State at Ames
18 Mon.) Kansas State in Lincoln
23 fSat.) Oklahoma at Norms
25 Mon.) Oklahoma in Llncola
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To Face Tough Schedule
The University basketball squad
opened its workouts yesterday in
preparation for the 1956 opener in
Los Angeles against UCLA.
The Cornhuskers will journey to
the coast for
two games with
the Uclans on
November 30
and December
1.
Coach Jerry
Bush's quintet
will be facing
t h e toughest
schedule the
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tver attempted. Bush
Bush favors the heavier sched
ule. "In order to be the best you
have to play the best. In the long
run it will pay off," he says.
Among the foes to be met in Lin
coln are Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin
and Kansas with Wilt (The Stilt)
Chamberlain. UCLA, Purdue, Tex
as Tech and Vanderbelt will be met
on the road plus the regular Big
Seven Conference home and home
tests with each team.
All Big Seven forward Rex Ek-
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Other returning letlermen include
Dudley Doebele, Bill Wells, Jim
Arwood, Jim Kubackl, Lyle Nan
hen, Gary Reimerg and Don
Smidt.
Among the newcomers who
should help are Bob Harry, Bog
Finn, Terry Howard, a junior
whose improvement has been one
of the biggest hopes for Husker
success; Ron Persons, George
Swank, Larry White, Charles Mc
Afee and Dave Fahrback, service
returnees and Bill O'Brien a trans
fer from McCook Junior College.
Coach Bush believes his present
squad will be better than last sea
son's quintet. He bases this belief
on the fact that he will have more
height and more experience. Last
season the Huskers had seven soph
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