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4) Monday, April 29, 1957 Drake Here Today: tubaclti In Zero's Ulole; fiJU Wins Cyclone -Series By STAN WIDMAN Staff Sports Writer After losing the first game of the series 5-0, the Cornhuskers bounced back to sweep both ends of the double header 10-5 and 4-3 against the Iowa State Cyclones in Big Seven baseball action here in Lincoln Saturday. . The first game on Friday saw the Huskers commit six big errors to and Iowa State three unearned runs. As if that wasn't enough, Cyclone Gene Lafferty hurled a beautiful six hitter for his second victory of the year. Gene struck out eight while giving up four bases on balls and only one of his six hits given up went for extra bases. Al Karle punched a double for that hit in the first inning. Basketball All-American Gary Thompson proved his worth in base . ball. He scored once and procured two hits while playing erorless ball as shortstop. Lafferty helped his cause along by getting two hits and koncking in two runs. One of McCuistion Low Man: Tennis, Golf Teams Lose; Resume Play This Week The tennis and golf squads jour neyed over to Iowa last weekend and came back without a victory. The tennis team lost to Iowa State in a close one, 4-& while the Link alters were smothered by Iowa Uni versity, 17-1, and Iowa State, Vk-Vk. The tennis match was the closest fought contest this year for the Huskers as the score indicates. Winning for NU it singles were Bill North and George Fisk. North after losing his first set 4-6 came back to handle Dick Sahr quite easily, 6-2, 6-0. Fisk had little trou ble taking Syclone, Bill Woito, 6-3, 6-3. The number two doubles team of Art Weaver and Bill North produced the victory for the Husk ers. They took Woito and Danny Larson in a close on, 7-5, 4-6 and 6-2. Going into the doubles matches, the score read Iowa State, 3 and Nebraska, 2. The Number one doubles team needed the victory to tie and made a valient effort winning the first set 7-5. Experi ence told however, as Houffman end Sahr easily handled Fisk and Charles Kress 6-2, 6-1. Other matches saw Ed Hauffman best Weaver 6-0, 6-2, Danny Lar son beat Kress 6-2, 6-2 and Bill Beckwith defeated Husker Jack Clarke, 6-1, 6-3. The contest against Drake on Friday was rained out. The Husker golfers suffered their worst defeat of the season against Iowa. They failed to win a single match against the Hawk eyes. Their only point came when Mike McCuistion and John Courtney's Quips By JIM COURTNEY Staff Sports Writer Cinder Track Cowboy ... Running through some data on the Drake Relays which ran Fri day and Saturday, I noticed a mark set in 1955 in the mile by Wei Santee. His running time was posted as 4:08.4. Santee was probably as colorful as one could expect to find on the cinders. I saw him run but once about three years ago. Santee appeared to me as the most unlikely man to run a mile as anyone ever eould. For his attire Santee had selected a faded pair of dun garees, a pair of shiny cowboy boots, a red neckerchief, a crimson Stetson that was showing its age and a blue workman's shirt. When he was pointed out to me as being the man who was to run the four minute mile, I scoffed rather lojdly. Santee then entered the con versation with a blistering, "There's no one better than me. I'll run the miracle mile within two years." Outward appearance displayed Wes as being rather conservative in speech but a person could not remain around the person for long without him shattering that belief. His incessant quips kept the people around him wondering when and where he was going to meet some who did not care that his name was the famed Wes Santee. Wes Impressive ... Later in the day I watched the cocky bqy wearing a Kansas uniform display his self-advertised talents. The weather was perfect for running. The sun hung lazily over the stadium, the track was at its peak for performance and there were other top runners to give Santee a race. But his boasting was not in vain. Shortly after four minutes had elapsed from the time the starter's gun was fired, Santee broke the tape leaving a considerable distance between himself and his closest rival. I could degrade the character of Santee all I wanted but I could not deny hig running talent. He was certainly a great runner. Will he ever make it? ..." But his biggest boast of all bas yet to be fulfilled. The brag that he could crack the four minute barrier of the mile distance. Time has passed and Wes should be producing his top performances now but I have not heard of him in quite a while. Right now he is diligently serving with Uncle Sam in the Marine Corps. Meanwhile several run tiers have sped under the four minute time while Santee has still to make good his boasts to the people of the cinder oval and the news papers ... Will he? ' - Boh Lutovishi Sets Afei7 Occidental Occidental College vaulting ace Eob Gutowski, Saturday pole vaulted 15 feet SV inches to top the world record for that event by half an inch. The slender ace cleared the dis tance on his first try and failed in his next three attempts to make the 16 foot level. Irack officials failed to say at what .iCim U(U US OC?' W4 4AO final three trys but simp.'y com-Saented, his hits was a double. Ail-American catcher Dick Ber tell was injured in the second in ning but finished the game. He suffered a broken toe and will probably be out for the rest of the season. He collected one hit in five times at bat, a double. Pitcher Charlie Zlegenbeln pitched a fanly good game al' though tagged for nine hits includ' ing a pair of doubles and a triple On Saturday, the Big Red struck back winning both games. The big gun for the Huskers in both games was little Jim Kubacki. He came on in relief in the sixth inning of the first game with the Scarlet trailing five to one and held the Cyclones scoreless. In the extra-inning second game, he sin gled home the tying and winning runs in the last of the ninth with two men out. He collected two for three in the first game and two for five in the second. Included was a double in the first game. , The Huskers were all but lost in Butterfield tied Clyde Feltes and Herb Klontz of Iowa for low ball on the front nine and Warren Christenson and Jerry Moore equaled the low ball score of Iowa's John Marshall and Bud Judish on the back nine. Once again, Mike McCuistion took medalist honors for the Husk ers shooting a 75. Hhe shot this score against Iowa's Clyde Feltes who turned the par 72 course in 70 strokes. Feltes took medalist honors for the day. Closest match of the day was between Iowa's John Marshall and Warren Christenson. Marshall shot a 74 to Christenson's 76. Other matches included Bud Judish of Iowa defeating Jerry Moore 73 to 82 and Herb Klontz of Idwa best ing John Butterfield 75 to 82. The next day, the sixth defeat of the season was ministered to the much traveled Husker squad. Led by their Captain who shot a spectacular 69, ' Iowa State com pletely dominated the match. Low man for the Huskers was the much improved John Butterfield who shot a 76. Despite the loss, the NU link sters shot their best golf of the season as Christenson posted a 79 and Moore and McCuistion both 90's. Included in McCuistion's score -was a hot 34 on the back nine. This was the eighth match out of eight that the Husker Linkaters have played away from home which means that they have had to get used to eight different courses. This week, they will final ly play two home matches and Coach Jerry Bush looks for a much improved showing from his men. College Standout Soars "It was over 16 feet." With a slight breeze, at bis back Bob arched over the barrier with inches to spare. The world record to this date was held by Cornelius (Dutch) Warmerdam at 15 feet 7 inches. Dutch however, does retain the highest official vaulting mark when the "Flying Dutchman" breezed to a 15-8Vi world standard many years ago. This mark was set indoors however and does not cout as the official world mark. the first game when they sudden ly exploded for nine runs in the last of the sixth. They shelled five Cyclone pitchers for five hits and six walks during the wild inning. The big blows of the frame were Gene Torczon's double and Jim Kane's triple. Torczon poled his hit with the bases loaded to knock in three runs. Kane's knock came with one on. Coach Tony Sharpe used three pitchers in the win with Kubacki getting credit for the victory. Losing Cyclone hurler was Jim Kudlinski who was the second of five pitchers in the fateful sixth Southpaw Phil Groth was coasting along on a four hitter when the boom was lowered. The second game saw the Husk ers in the lead for five innings 2-0. In the sixth Iowa State tied it up 2-2. Borth knocked in a run on a sacrifice fly and the second run was walked in. The score re mained that way until the ninth when Cyclone Danney Wiese sin Nebrashan Sports gled home Borth. In the Husker half of the ninth, two walks and a safe bunt loaded the bases and set the stage for Kubacki's win ning hit. Pitching for the Huskers was Dwight Sibler and Roger Bottorff. Siebler was lifted in the two run Cyclone sixth and Bottorff got cred it for the win. Losing hurler was Gary Carstens who relieved Jim Kudlinski in the sixth. The Huskers were held to just four hits two of them by Kubacki. Iowa State collected six safeties of which three were poled by Dan Wiese, Dick Bertell's understudy. An interesting thing to note was that a total of twenty-one men were left stranded by the two teams. State had 7 and NU had, 14. The Big Red will take the field against Drake University today and tomorrow here in Lincoln, They are to make up games from All Sports day when the two teams were rained out. Cyclone Gridders Drill; Myers Switches- Harden Two veteran stars have made important football moves for Iowa State in the opinion of Coach Jim Myers. The two, Bob Harden of Omaha, Neb., and Marv Walter of Farra gut, played right half and fullback last year. Now they are playing fullback and blocking back in Myers' single wing system. "Both these men will be fine blockers for us," Myers said. "They belong at the spots where they can do the most good in that field. They'll be key performers in our offense. Both have looked real good and will be outstanding blockers" for us." How do the players feel about the change of duty? They leave no doubt about that: "I'm mighty happy to be in the blocking back spot," Marv Walter said, "I feel like the position was made for me, I feel right at home." And Harden echoed much the same sentiment when he said: "I like tough football and this full back spot seems, to be right in the middle of all the action. You can take it from me, I like this job." After' four or five days of ex ploratory work, Myers seems pretty well set on his personnel placement. He admitted that there might be further shifts but right now he is ready to settle down to the job of getting his single wing offense going. "We haven't looked too good so far because our centers- haven't made the shift from the T to the single wing style yet," Myers said. "But they are coming and with their improvement we'll get our timing down and then begin to show the kind of progress we want." Myers expressed himself as pleased with the attitude of the entire squad. "Every man seems determined to make ' the team." he said. "That's the type of attitude we have to have to develop a winner here. I feel like we are beginning to shape up." Myers listed the following "depth" chart for the teams he is using this week: Left end Brian Dennis, Chicago, Pole Vault . The Occidental senior who finished second to-Bob Richards in the Olympic Games with a vault of 14 feet 10V inches has slowly been inching up to the peak he attained Saturday. His best pre vious mark was 15 feet 5 inches in outdoor competition. In the in door contests he cleared a 15 feet 6 inches in the Melrose Games in New York last winter. The Stanford pole vault pit, one of the best in the nation, is Gutow ski's favorite and he certainly The Daily Nebroskon Tony Sweats Out Nebraiku Phot Come on, Jimmy, ... Prepsters Plan Nqvj Conference A new high school athletic con ference is in the planning and will include eight school comprised of three from the Capital City and five from Omaha. Lincoln High, Northeast and Southeast will be the high schools representing Lincoln while the Omaha contributions to the new loop will be Tech, Benson, South, North, and Central. Competition in some minor sports will begin next year but those major sports will have to be delayed until all details are com pleted. Officials of the new league hope to include such things as music, debate, speech and journal ism to the list of conference ac tivities while they will also include wrestling, gymnastics, tennis, golf and swimming by next scholastic year. The designing of this loop would assure these schools eof filling out their football schedules. Lincoln schools could have many choices for their open dates. Considerable talk has given ideas of eliminating games with schoolsfrom far-west Nebraska. This would cut North Platte and Scottsbluff from the playing schedules. The new league is no "hurry-up" idea. It has been talked about for years, but jelled only recently. 111.; Bill Fogarty, Des Moines; Bob Anderson, Reinbeck. Left tackle Andris Poncius, Des Moines; Lyle Carlson, Laurens; Terry Pearson, Rockwell City. Left guard Bb Bird, Waterloo; Dave Munger, Greendale, Wis.; Ralph Losee, Des Moines; Don Springer, Ottawa, 111. Center Jack Falter, Elmhurst, HI.; Frank Powell, Omaha, Neb.; Dave Eller, Des Moines; Bill Robitaille, Northport, N.Y. Right guard Howie Heinrich, Itasca, 111.; Jack Tilles, Mount LProspect, 111.; Jerry Schoenf elder, Iowa City; Jim Dunn, Ponca, Neb. Right tackle Don Metcalf, Knoxville; Don Chartier, Dallas Center; Jack Tyson, Highland Park, 111.; George Goos, Glad brook; Dick Herbst, Chicago, HI. Right end Gale Gibson, Ankeny; Jim Stuelke, Council Bluffs, Roger Mahnke, Early; Charley Martin, Dumas, Tex. Blocking back Marv Walter, Farragut; . Jerry Donohue, Des Moines; Bill Jensen, East Moline, 111.; Ron Fontana, Ankeny. Tail back Chuck Latting, Cor dova, Tenn.; Brooks Young, Har vey, HI.; Dwight Nichols, Knox ville; Pete Goeser, Omaha, Neb. Wing back Jim Lary, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Jack Hansen, Omaha, Neb.; Roger Spaulding, Saco, Maine; Doug Baldwin, Jesup. Fullback Bob Harden, Omaha, Neb.; Prent Lamont, Cherokee; Ron Pohl, Davenport; Terry Ing ram, Des Moines. Husker Grad Don Brown At Pocatello Don Brown, former University of Nebraska baseball player and All-American last year, has landed a spot on the Pocatello, Idaho, club in Class C. Brown played for Grand Island last season and was hitting at a .291 clip. The 3enson graduate got a poor start in 1956 but finished with a flourish to have a pretty good year. Record; 15' 8lA proved it Saturday as he gave him self a birthday present (he turned 22 Thursday) by reaching the world mark. Gutowski's performance went against his own prediction. Last week he told newsmen, "The day any one tops Dutch Warmerdam's record, He'll also clear 16 feet." But Bobs three attempts to clear the magic distance with a vaulting stick failed and he has to be content with simply owning a world's pole vault mark. Huskcr Ninth wv . - A .v II' a . Nebratkaa Photo Two outs, Gang ... Morrow Stars: Husker Relay Team Finishes Second; Tabori Beaten In Mile M Drake Relays By JIM COURTNEY Staff Sports Writer Some 17,000 track fans witnessed the rewriting of nine meet records last Friday and Saturday at the 48th annual running of the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. The big fleet-footed Bobby Mor row was the hero of the day as he tied the Drake mark in the cen tury distance and anchored his Abilene Christian teammates to two other new Drake records. Mor row lost last year in the running of the hundred to Duke's Dave Sime for his only collegiate loss of his career but Saturday he came back to tie the mark set by Sime last year with a clocking of 9.4 in that event. He also ran with Raymond Griggs, Bill Woodhouse and Jim Se grest, his college mates, to set new marks of 1:24.Z in the University 880-yeard relay and :40.5 in the Uni versity 440-yard relay. The latter had stood the assaults for 16 years without falling. Another great episode of the day was the winning of the Invitational mile-run by Iowa's Ted Wheeler. Wheeler battled with Hungarian st Lazslo Tabori for practically the entire distance but his phenomenal kick proved the difference as he nudged Tabori at the tape for the victory. Wheeler's time of 4:06.9 b tered that of Wes Santee's set in 1955. One of the day's most beautiful performances came from Kansas stars Ray Wyatt, Lowell Janzen, Hal Long and Jerry McNeal who ran a 9:51.7 University Distance Medley Relay to win the event. The time tell 1.3 secons short of tying their own American record in that performance.' Long ran a brilliant 3:00.7 three-quarter of a mile leg. Georgetown surprised no one when they finished first in the Univer sity two-mile relay with a time of 7:32, for they are as yet unbeat en in that event and Saturday's running made it 13 consecutive vic tories for the Georgetown crew. In the 480-yard Shuttle-Hurdle relay event, a swift Missouri squad finsihed first in front of a pressing Nebraska quadruplet with a time of 58:4 which broke an 18-year-old mark set by Pepperdine in 1939. i What a man uses on his face is important CHOOSE QUALITY SHAVE WITH 1BRUSHLESS I iTHE" I s m v ire m I shulton I ,f "inmTinTi'iT f Li , ; . 1 NtbraskM Photo Strike two . . . Dave Owen, Big Ten shot put champion, bettered Bill Neider's record in that event when he flipped the weight 57 feet 5 inches. Other records were shattered, by Cornell in the Iowa College 880 yard Relay with a time of 1:28.4; Jack Smythe of Houston in the Hop-Skip-and Jump when he broke the Drake record as well as the American College record with a 48-514 try and by Arizona when they posted a new time of 7:39.4 in College two-mile relay. In the Iowa College mile-relay the Iowa Teachers crew streaked to a time of 3:22.2 to set a new mark to replace the old one of ON CLOSE EXAMINATION Of all the different sorts of guys There are only two that I despise: The first I really would like to 1m Is the one who copies from my The other one's the dirty skunk Who covers his and lets me flunk! MORAL You'll pass the pleasure test with Chesterfield King. Yes, if you want your pleasure gumma cum laude. smoke Chesterfield King! BIG length, BIG flavor, the smoothest tasting smoke today because it's packed more smoothly by ACCU-RAY. CheatM-ftoM King ghr you more of what you're smoking for! '$60 gon id heuU F. Welch, Iowa State Aim. Iowa, for hit Chester Field poem. for entry philosophical mne accepted for pubii m. Chtsttr field. PjO. Box 21, Mtau York 4S.N.Y. cation, Oa. M$pice Page 3 Nebratkaa Photo Base hit ... VVe win 1:23.3 set in 1954 gy Dubuque. Dea con Jones, stellar Iowa runner and formerly of Boy's Town, han dily won the collegiate mile-run with a time of 4:14.5 which also set the new reocrd. The Nebraska crew in addition to the second place they earned in the 480-yard shuttle hurdles re lay also placed fifth in the uni versity 880-yard relay. John Fromm of Pacific Lutheran tossed the javelin a tremendous 232 feet to establish a new meet record. In tLe high jump contest Wilt Chamberlain surprised every one by clearing the bar at 6 feet 6V4 inches to tie the sophomore sensation Don Steward of South ern Methodist for the blue ribbon. 1 CnCegt, Rich, creamy quolity for shaving comfort and skin health. 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