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By BOB MARTEL
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Coach Jerry Bush's red hot
Cornhusker basketball team will
attempt to keep their win streak
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EKWALL
Capt. Ekwall
Rex Ekwall, Husker team cap
tain, used a stalwart defensive
effort to help the Nebraska Bush
men score a fourth consecutive
5 victory at the expense of Purdue
Monday night.
!j Ekwall, a native of Holmesville
' j tnd a high school star there, will
lead Nebraska against two of the
toughest opponents the Huskers
will meet this year. Texas Tech
won last year's Southwest confer
ence title and is an odds on favor
ite to do it again this x year. Ne
braska will meet the cowboys to
night. Vanderbilt, liked over Kentucky
for southern honors will be the
Husker foe Friday. Vandy Is rat
ed in the top ten in the nation, end
Ekwall will need to display all
his talents as a leader to bring a
victory in this one.
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successfully lead his mates past
these two hurdles, Nebraska will
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alive tomorrow night when they
tangle with the Texas Tech Red
Raiders in Lubbock, Texas.
The Nebraska squad, which con
tinues to amaze its followers with
its dominence of the Big Ten
clubs, will have its hands full with,
the new Southwest Conference
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Texas Tech, who will be play
ing in its new 10,000 seat Colise
um, last year scored over 100
points in four consecutive games,
establishing a record elsewhere Yin
paralleled. Already this season,
the Lone, Star state agregation has
given both Iowa State and Kansas
State a rough time before dropping
by the wayside.
The Red Raiders lost their three
top scorers via the graduation
route. Top hands are two hold
overs, 6-4 Ned Underwood and 6-1
Harry Scaling who are both rated
in the top 50 basketball players
in the Southwest.
Most promising of the newcom
ers is Gerald Myers, a small man
at 5-10 but a powerful scorer as
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Looking Up
Nebraska's 65-62 win over previously undefeated Purdue made
things much brighter for the die-hard fans who have been looking for
something to cheer throughout the season.
A victory over any team that has beaten such teams as Notre
Dame, DePaul and Missouri away from home is something to be
proud of.
It's not harfl to imagine Jerry Bush's reaction at Lafayette Mon
day night when the final buzzer suonded. Bush probably doesn't have
much left of his fingernails. ' Don Smidt, the high man for the night
with 24 markers, played the last half with four fouls.
Rex Ekwall and Gary Reimers fouled out in the dymg minutes to
add to the pressure. Both men turned in sterling performances on de
fense Ekwall kept Lamar Ltindy at bay all evening from his baseline
position in the one-tbreeone isone defense. Reimers was the point man
on the defense and kept the Boilermaker set shot artist off balance
all night. It's too bad that Bus Whitehead couldn't go along. He and
Bush do a very good jig when they have been successful.
An interesting sidelight came out of the game. Joe Campbell who
collected 12 points for Purdue was the NCAA golf champ in 1954.
Campbell was knocked out of the semi-final round last spring.
If the Huskers can take one more on the road, it will be one of
the most successful road trips in the history of Husker mapledom.
That may be asking for quite a lot in the light of the record run up
by both Texas Tech and Vanderbilt.
Tech pressed Iowa State before Gary Thompson sunk two free
tosses to give the Cyclones a harrow, one-point margin. In fact, the
gratis tosses came after the final gun had sounded.
Vandy is favored to take the Southeastern Conference title and
l thus dethrone the Kentucky Wildcats.
Husker's Champions
Although there wasn't much space given to it, the Nebraska gym
nastics team came through in fine fashion. Jake Geier as usual has
turned up with a terrific team in spite of the lack of interest in the
sport in the Cornhusker state.
While on the subject of the athletes that receive less notice, it was
brought to the attention of this editor that these people were not get
ting their share of publicity from the Nebraskan sports pages. These
teams at Nebraska appear to be ready for the best seasons in a long
time. It is certainly worth the time to take in one of the gymnastics,
swimming and wrestling meets.
Back To 'Daily'
There was great rejoicing on the sports desk when the announce
ment of the return of the Daily Nebraskan was made public. The am
bitious business staff sells so many ads during the week, the Friday
edition looks like a shopping guide. This will spread out the adver
tising to a great extent, unless, of course, everybody still wants to
advertise on Friday.
Fond Memories
Last week Sports Illustrated dropped an early release on the flesk
concerning the coming ski season. It brought back fond memories
of a short time spent on the lower (much lower) slopes of the Winter
Park, Colo., ski area.
The small hills proved to be disastrous to this flatlands native.
But the SI release brought the "toothache in the heel" back. The color
prints that went with the article were too much. There is nothing like
a quiet Christmas vacation in Lincoln. One can always go -to church
and the movies.
Ben Simon's College Board Wishes, You
The -Merriest Christmas Ever!
a freshman and a capable floor
leader who fed well. The other
starting sophmores will be Leon
Hill, who will jump center, and
Wade Wolfe.
The Bushmen Will go with their
regular staring five of Rex Ek
wall, Don Smidt, Ron Parsons,
Jim Kubacki and Gary Reimers.
Smidt and Ekwall combined tal
ents to lead the Comhuskers past
Purdue last Monday evening.
Smidt scored 24 points, while Ek
wall held the highly touted Lamar
Lundy to three field goals.
Much of Nebraska's early season
success can be attributed to the
ability of ny player to assume
the scoring load on any given
night.
After the Texas contest, the
Comhuskers will head for Nash
ville, Tennessee for their Saturday
evening tilt with Vanderbilt.
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Don Smidt, high scoring Nebras
ka forward, added social honors
to his court achievements last Fri
day night when he was crowned
Prince Kosmet at the annual Kos
met Klub review.
The honor apparently fired the
big boy's spirit for he poured in
24 points against Purdue the fol
lowing Monday night. Smidt had
11 field goals and 2-7 on free
throws as he gunned the Huskers
to their fourth consecutive victory
over a Big Ten school.
Smidt, who hails from Helena,
Montana although he formerly
resided in Hastings, Nebraska, also
lead the huskers in rebounds. Con
tinued point production and stal
ward defensive play by the 6'4"
junior is a must if Nebraska is to
continue its winning ways.
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Commissioner Bert Bell of the
National Football League has stat
ed that Chicago Bear lineman Ed
Meadows is being "crucified."
Meadows is the husky who
tackled Bobby Layne, the Detroit
Lions ace quarterback, so hard
that he put him out for the rest
of the season with a brain concus
sion. Detroit has asked that Mead
ows be banned from the NFL for
life and have called him a "hatchet :
man" and "dirty player."
Bell declared Monday, "T h e
Lions ought to look at motion pic
tures of the game and get any
other evidence they think they
have, before accusing that boy of
deliberately injuring another play
er. This is still America where a
man is Innocent until he is proved
guilty."
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Begins Pre-Season Workouts
By BOB WIRZ
Staff Sports Writer
With the football and basket
ball scenes at Nebraska looking
improved this year the track pic
ture is no exception.
Track coach Frank Sevigne is
very optimistic over the coming
season which b
uary. Sevigne and assistants Ike
Hanscom and Eugene Gross have
only been working with the squad
for about two weeks but already
the signs for an improved team
are showing up.
Sevigne said that several "ifs"
still remain between a good and
Courtesy Lincoln Journal
SEVIGNE
just average season but that signs
are good.
Some 33 candidates have been
taking part in the early workouts
preparing for the opener against
the freshman January 26.
Included in the squad are seven
lettermen and a host of talented
sophomores. Gone from last year's
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squad are such men as shotputters
Larry Smith, Leanord Rosen, and
Ken Reiners. All three scored well
in meets and this was one of the
squad's top events last winter. Al
so gone are Jon McWilliams, Ladd
Hanscom, and Bernie Randolph.
McWilliams and Hascom have
been graduated and Randolph, the
sophomore pole vaulter, is in the
Marines.
The lettermen are led by dis
tance runners Bob Elwood and
Lee Carter. Carter last season ran
both the mile and two-mile but
this season coach Sevigne expects
him to concentrate more on the
two-mile. Elwood, the fine junior,
will again compete in both events.
He looked very good this fall in
cross country and should place
high In the Big Seven. Elwood
finished fourth at Ames, Iowa, in
the Big Seven Cross country in
November.
Bill Hawkins, of Beatrice, will
be back for another campaign.
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Last year as a sophomore Hawk
ins lettered In the hurdles and
broad jump. He will compete in
the same events this year and
should be improved. Hawkins dou
bles as a halfback on Pete Elli
ott's football team in the fall.
Another hudler is Bill Martin
also from Beatrice. Martin like
Hawkins is just a junior a n d
should have a good season.
Don Ficke and Bob Nieman two
other returning vets both will com
pete in the 440 this year. Nieman
lettered in this event last season
and a lot is expected of him this
winter. Ficke last season won his
letter in the sprints. Sevigne is
switching him to the quarter mile
because of some top flight sopho
more sprinters.
The other letterman is Larry
Gausman. Gausman last season
started strong and won his award
in the high jump. He should be
a bit more consistent this season
with a year of college competi
tion under his belt.
In addition to the lettermen much
of the team success depends a
excellent crop of sophomores.
Keith Gardner, the fleet Jami
can, leads this group of candi
dates. The sophomore hurdler, who
just returned to his home after
competing in the Olympics at Mel
bourne wont return to Lincoln un
til January 15 or 16. Last year
Gardner was very successful in
Big Seven postal meets and should
stand out this winter. In addition
to his hurdling he may do some
sprinting and broad jumping.
Another outstanding ophomore
is Duane Smith of York. Smith
holds the state high school record
in the high jump and should excel
in his pet event. He is capable
of playing well in indoor and Big
Seven meets.
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Bob Lammel another sophomore
Lammel, Smith, and Gausman
should make the Huskers good in
this department.
Sprinters Bennie Dillard, Don
Phillips, and Dick Jahr have all
been looking good in their events.
Dillard is one of the big ques
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jured hi leg while playing foot
ball this fall and' may not be at
his best. He has been working
out but only time wiU tell whether
the leg will allow him to run at
top speed.
Phillips, from Burwell, have
j been looking real good in the early
; workouts. He will also do aome
i broad jumping. During high school
Phillips was one of the top men
in tne state.
Jahr, who hails from North Da
kota, is another man capable of
running the 100 yard dash in un
der ten seconds.
Don House and Bruce Skinner
will compete in the 440 yard dash.
They have also shown promise in
early action.
Knolly Barnes of Trinadad was
another man that Sevigne said had
been looking exceptional. He ran
the half mile in 2:03.8 in the in
tramural competitions recently
without being pressed. Barnes is
the national high school half mile
champ.
Ken Pollard of Ashland is anoth
er good prospect. His pet event
is the pole vault where he is ex
pected to take up the slack from
losing Randolph. Chuck Wollaston
and Dave Williams round out the
group of outstanding first year
men. Wollaston, from Alliance, will
compete in the low hurdles and
broad jump.
Williams will have his hands full
in the shot put. He is replacing the
three men from last season. Last
year Williams was third in the
Big Seven postal meet and could
score quite a bit this year.
Another man on the squad who
looks good is Dale Knotek who
was a squad member last year
but didn't letter. He high jumps.
Knotek placed in the outdoor meet
last year.
With these and other squad
members looking good in the ear
ly workouts Sevigne and his squad
should place considerably higher
in the conference this year.
The conference season opens on
February 2 against Iowa State in
Lincoln.
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