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Friday, February 26, 1960 The Daily Nebraskar Page 3 NU Trackmen To Conference By Dave Calhoun Nebraska's track team headed for Kansas City to day to compete "in the Big Eight Conference meet. Preliminary, action tonight includes first round and semi final action in the 60-yard dash, 60-yard low hurdles, 60 yard high hurdles, 440,600,880 and 100-yard runs, and the shot put. Also, finals will be held in the broad jump. Finals in all other events are scheduled for Saturday evening. Mullins Bolsters Team The Huskers will be bol stered by the performance of their captain, Joe Mullins. Mullins, 600-and 100-yard specialist, is undefeated this season. MnRins is the only return ing Conference record holder from Nebraska. Last year he won the 600-yard run. with a time of 1:12.6. In the dual meet with Kansas State Mul lins toured the event in 1:12 J, his fastest time in competition so far this season. The Husker captain will run into a barrage of trouble in the 1000-yard event Cliff Cusbman from Kansas will return to the meet after set ting the record last year with a time of 2:11.6. Mullins will go into the event with a 2:15.7, a stadium record he set last weekend against Oklahoma. Mnllins chances of winning the 1000 will be further comp licated if Oklahoma's flying Have PfORLOofFUH! TrevtfwrtatlYA Europe TO Tc IS W. S&feaaa tea Oanff 4. M 1-7SO woais rum 4 br Orient mmmr mmmt tmmn M jj Ah In. W Mm Mma SPECIAL OFFER... Rjr2-Headed Pipe. Collectors Genuine imported hand-carved cherry wood pipe... thai really smokes I Thi unique two-beadal pipe is at real coavenatioo piece . . . a mutt for your ooHtclion! Hand-carved in the Italian Alps and finished in gay rotors. Stands alone on jU own tiny Ideal for your dtk mantle, or batAnbeil . . . mighty good smoking, loo! A real value shipped direct to you from Italy. Send for your two-headed pipe today! AS'- Oip Coupon.. fir Wohv laangh tj HAM ADC1SS- COOEGE . Mt, ia U f A IW H4 ! f If I I ( u " f I South African GaQ Hodgson runs in the event. Hodgson swept the mile and two mile events for the Soon ers when he competed last weekend. Cross Will Help The return of Bob Cross, Husker sprinter, will further bolster the Nebraska team score. Last weekend Cross, who had been sidelined for two meets with a muscle injury, returned to win the 440 with a time of :50.3. This was his best performance in competition this season. Cross will find his main competition in Teddy Wilson, speedy Colorado sophomore. Wilson ran the 'fastest time in school history at Boulder in a dual against Nebraska. The Husker relay team may provide the Nebraska cindermen with an ace in the hole. Running in competition only once this season the team, composed of Mullins, LeRoy Keane, Ken Ash and Cross, turned in a time of 3:26.1, This time betters dual times posted by Kansas State, Ok lahoma and Oklahoma State. However three of last year's winning relay team ' from Kansas will return to the con test this year. The Jayhawks team-members retaining are Charlie Tidwell, Cliff Cosh man and Mike Covey. Last year's team winner, Kansas, will return as the meet favorites. Last year the Jayhawks went on to win the NCAA Championships. Oklahoma Win be Tough The University of Oklahoma is expected to afford most of the competition for the Kan sas team. In a dual indoor meet ear lier this season, the two teams ended the meet in a tied score. In a pre-Confereace meet session Sooner track Coach Bill Carroll said "Well need lots of breaks if we're going to be any kind of a contend er." 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Martin cleared 15-feet for the first time in Nebraska indoor track history. Martin has done 15-3 outside. The Sooner attack will be further aided by the return of Mark Sullivan, a promis ing Oklahoma sophomore who ran second to Charlie Tidwell in the Feb. 1 Kansas-Oklahoma duaL Suliivan, who pulled a mus cle two weeks ago, didn't compete against Nebraska. "He won't cut loose until Friday night's prelims," Car roll said. Oklahoma's ace weight man, Mike Lindsay is also expected to repeat his win ning performance in the shot put AH totaled, there are nine first place winners and thir ty other place winners from last year's meet returning this year. Frosh Win 3rd Postal Gunter Establishes Record in Lows, Ties Record Jn Dash Ernest Gunter was the big show again as the Nebraska freshman track team downed Colorado 89-32 in a postal meet The win for the Huskers was the third straight, all by large margins. Gunter bettered the Big Eight Postal record in the 60 yard low hurdles with a streaking 6.8 time. The old record, held jointly by Okla homa's Bob Derrick, Nebras ka's Keith Gardner, and Kan sas Charlie Tidwell and Ernie Shelby, was 6.9. Gunter tied the postal 60- rarrl nacn iwvrrl with a A 9 clocking. He also won the 440- yard dash, high hurdles aiul was a member of the victor ious mile relay team. Other Nebraska firsts went to Bill Kenny and John S3 veira. who tied in the 880-yard run, Ray Stevens in the mile and two mile runs, Fred Wilke in the high jump and broad jump and Larry Donovan in the pole vault. Silveira also tied for first in tthe 600-yard run and helped NU to the tape line in the mile relay, along with Gnnter, Kenny and Jasper Epps. Other runners placing for XU were Steve PEsler, Joe Scott, Ron Moore, Clarence : Scott, Larry Tomlinson, Leon Janovy and Vayden Anderson. 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STOP IN SOOM ANO UT Vt PROVf TO YOU THAT "SERVICE IS OUR BUSINESS" 17th and VINE ' Star Of The Week Turner 1st Husker Cager To Hit 1,000 "It felt real good but I thought I was never going to do it," Herschell Turner said when speaking about scoring his 1000th point The Husker basketball cap-1 tain has been awarded this against Missouri in the pre week's honor after scoring! season Big Eight Tournament, the two biff Doints. via free ! Turner said he felt that throws in this week's Okla homa game, that gave him 1,000 points during his play ing career at N.U. "I should have had a 1,000 before Monday but I just couldn't hit I guess I was trying too hard, Turner said. The brilliant 6-2 senior now has a three year total of 1,008 points. He has clinched the team scoring race for the second straight year with S3 points with three games to go. His 127 field goals and 78 free throws puts him way ahead of second place Albert Maxey who has 244 counters so far this season. Turner is neany ub uu- dred points behind his junior year pomx prouue-uuu ui iu. U wisn 1 couia nae Micxcu more pomts this year but, witn two to Lnree men on me Eight Cadets Are Named f f J 11 18 111 I III Hill Army ROTC recently an nounced the selection of eight cadets from the basic course students as February "Cadets of the Month. These cadets are ehoosen by their battle group comman ders on the basis of interest; proficiency and snap in drill; military bearing and appear ance: leadership ability; com- I mand of voice and grades. The Cadets of the Month are: First Battle Group Douelas Carlisle and William J. Meyer. Second Battle Group Richard Harr and Warren Dobry. Third Battle Group Jerry L. Haugland and Gale Olmsted. Fourth Battle Gronp Richard &hmeling David Cook. ?Z?"nnnn th It was also announced feat : Robert C. Blair, commanding 3 general of the Army Cadet j Brigade, is the first of the current Army ROTC Flight!: trainees to receive his private pilot license. Blah" received his ROTC wings at a formal ceremony Feb. 25. J TV TV. 11- I Dr. Frederick Roblee will be the guest speaker at the Presbv House cnapei ai u a.m. Feb. 28. j Dr. Roblee, who will use "The Glory of God" as his j sermon theme, is pastor of . Westminster Presbyterian j church in Lincoln. WASH AND LUBUCATIOH Bert Far Ofify $250 breathe," Turner explained. Scored 25 against Tigers Ironically, Hersch's high est single game output of his collegiate career is 35 points which was scored this year Nebraska's poor record this vear could be attributed to the psychological effect of losing so many games by close scores. "It an started with the I Norte Dame and Michigan State games. From then on it seemed , as though we weren't supposed to win," Turner replied. Turner was quick to give tribute to the coaching staff. "Jerry knows a lot of bas ketball and so does Tony Sharpe for that matter. This year's team is the best I have played on. They have been the best shooters, the best hustlers and the best guys. Bosh deserves championship What hurts the most is that Jerry deserves a Big YAght championship he reaa doS. I just hope can give it to him the give it to mm next - - Turner earnestly com- mented. Tcnier wasn't sure if he wui go uui iui mc uuivcimj m - a f t. track team again this year as he has in the past "I will be playing in the East-West All Star game on Mar. 36 and I don't know if I win have time for track," Turner said. As for professional basket ball, Turner said he would not know anything definite until the regular season is over. However, Hersch felt if he did play pro ball it might be for the St Louis Hawks. With three games left in 1959-1960 season, Turner op timistically commented "We! shouldn't have too much trou ble with Oklahoma State and if we play like I know we are capable of playing, we might just win all three!" 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Coach Jerry Bush has indi cated he may rely heavily on sophomores and juniors the rest of the year. "They are the makings of a real good club," he said. "They are good shooters and Oklahoma State's Walker ball handlers. The seniors, of course, will be in there too, but being out of the race we must use the players who will be back in 1960-61 in our re maining games (Oklahoma - if f iff State here; Kansas ana turn- (Ft. Coiims), Ft Hayes sas State on the road.) (Kan) Colorado State (Gree- Bush also added. We ap-ley) Mankato (Minn.), Wis preciate the support of so consin and UniversftV of many wyai tans, .tenner weather nor defeats have kept them away. I hope they will be out en masse Satur- m a . !iL rlav nisht for our last home eame. We have had our mo- ments this season but Inabfl- Utv to cet the close decisions . . i i .1. i nurea os 100 oeepiv in the mod." Jim Kowalke. who Bush! has singled out as the unsung hero of the Husker attack, has been the sparkler for Nebras ka in its last nine games. OPEN BOWLING SATURDAY ALL DAY SUNDAY UNTIL 6:30 Wtfc ttn ' HI : NORTHEAST LANES 4S1S H. M Wa. -4J7 NOftTH OM HIGHWAY 11 Shop I0OM. During this period he has averaged 14.5 points and holds a 52.8 percentage from the floor in this span, hitting 56 field goals in 106 shots. HersheU Turner continues to lead the Husker scoring, as the Indianapolis ace has 332 points for the year. Last Sat urday H. T. broke into the 1,000 point club when he mi two free throws early in the first half against Oklahoma. Husker Scoring Chart (for 21 games) Nam TO ft rrru. 7S-12S 57 331 6-92 4 244 31-48 S 1 34-64 M 1M 12 29 3 ft 29-37 14 IS 15-23 S3 75 12-19 20 56 IMS 17 2 510 24 2-9 11 Turner 127-28S Maxer SS-J6J Kowalie 95-222 Harry 40-137 Buuck 33-7 Wall 2S-W Root JO-IJ Swett 22-78 Barth i.28 Hester 10-47 Bowers 9-20 Others 1-S 3- 4 Own total! 490-1356 310-483 401 12 Opp. totak S7S-USS lal-Kd w Sivimmers Head South For 2 Duals Nebraska's swimming team meets Kansas State today at Manhattan and Kansas Sat urday at Lawrence in a pair of dual meets. Making the trip will be Frank Tomson, Joe Stocker, Kurd Mihara and Myron Pap adakis of Omaha; Ron Bunck lin, Branch Walton, Jim Frank, Larry Ferrell and Jim -Pickett, Lincoln; Roger. Bos veld, Mason City, Iowa; Don Benson. McCook and Coach DickKlaas. In previous meets, Nebras ka defeated Kansas State 61 33 and lost to Kansas, 75-20. NU Gymnasts Enter All-College Championships Nebraska's gymnastic team left Thursday morning for the Air Force Academy, scene of the annual All-College gymnastics champion ships. The Cornhuskers hold vic tories over Colorado State Colorado. Minnesota holds the one verdict over Nebraska Injury to Co-captain Phil Hall places the Huskers in an underdog role. "SSafiSjjSs; 1 ' -ijr- The arc the silver wings of a U. S. Air Force Navigator. As flying officer on the Aerospace tcatn, he has chosen a career 06 leadership, a career that ha meaning, rewards and execarJvc opportunity. The Aviation Cadet Program is the gateway to this career. To qualify for this rigorous and pr fessiorul training, a high school diploma is required ; however, two or more years of college are highly desirable. Upon completion of the program the Air Fo xe encourages the new officer to earn his degree to he can better handle the respon sibilities of his position. 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