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! Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1961 The Nebraskan Page 3 .Huskers Hit -Big 8 Celler Iowa State Extends NU Loss String to 6 Nebraska fell into the Big Eight basketball cellar Mon day night as Iowa State downed the Huskers, 68-62, at Ames lor ine second Cyclone victory of the season over Coach Jerry Bush's quintet The loss was the sixth straight for the Huskers and leaves them with a 2-4 conference mark and a season rec ord of 8-10. Nebraska will move back into a tie for seventh place if Oklahoma loses to Oklahoma State tonight at Stillwater. Bush's cagers stayed closel until late In the game when the Cyclones pulled out to a nine-point lead at 64-55 for the widest margin of the con test. Nebraska closed the gap to 4-60 on a layin by Rex Swett, a long jump shot by Jan Wall and a free throw by Tom RusselL The Cyclones then extended the lead to eight points at 68-60 before Wall hit two free throws in the closing seconds to make the final score 68-62. Wall led aU scorers with 17 points. Russell added 14 and Swett pumped in 12 for! the Huskers. John Ptacek had 15 to lead Iowa State. Henry j Whitney added 12, and Gary Wheeler and Terry Roberts each contributed 10 points to the Cyclone total. The two teams battled on even terms throughout the first half before Roberts con nected on a hook shot and Whitney added a free throw to break a 34-34 deadlock with nine seconds left in the half and give Iowa State a 27-34 halftime lead. Nebraska took a 41-39 lead early in the second half on a long jump shot by WalL A jump shot by Jim Kowalke gave the Huskers their big gest lead aty 44-40 a minute later. Iowa State took the lead for good at 47-46 on a layin by Marv Straw and the Huskers never recovered. IOWA STATE KEBKASKA ' tit Straw 4 1-1 Wal i T-T 17 Wtlitner 4 Hit RuaaeB i 44 14 Barnard 1 1-1 T Bowers 1 2-2 4 Wheeler S 4-1 10 Swrtt -J 3-4 IS Ptacek HI) Kowalke 4 1-1 Roberta t M M fcauok 1 M I Klevea 1 4) Z Root. 2-1 J AiurreU l- 1 Ytea a e-t Crota 1 - I Mettle 4 0-9 Calais tU-11l latala tlM Iowa State ... 31 tl-m Nekraafca M M-tt A AjQM. Nebraska Frosh Bow to Cyclones Nebraska's freshmen blew a 10-point halftime lead Mon day sight and dropped a 72-60 decision to Iowa State's year lings at Ames. The loss leaves the Husk ers with a 1-1 record after an opening win over Fair bury Junior College Saturday night Charlie Jones led the Ne braska scoring with 19 points, followed by Daryl Petsch with 14 and Bill Vincent with 13. Nebraska led 42-32 at the half. : ""'"! Kappa Sigma Begins Defense of IM Title By Clo.vd Clark The all-University intramural basketball tournament will swing into action tonight on the PE courts at 5 p.m. The tournament will consist of the top four or five teams from the 12 intramural basketball leagues playing a double elimination tournament to determine the all-University coampion. "Kappa Sigma, last year's basketball kings, will start the 1961 tourney on PE court number 2. The teams that didn't qual- iry tor ine au-university tour niraent will play in the "Cornshucks" tournament The "Cornshucks tourna ment will finish its single elimination round-robin com petition Mar. 10 during the state high school basketball tournament The aH-Universitv c h a m- pionsaips will be decided at ffie state high school tourna ment Mar. 11. I Five spots ia this year's tournament are still a a de cided. Sigma Chi, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Gamma Delta, Al pha Taa Omega and Phi Delta Theta still are to be! paired. i One of the five teams will meet Kappa Sigma in the 5 p.m. encounter with the re- SOPH03IORE SPLASHERS Four sophomores who have been largely responsible for the improved showings by Ne braska's swimming team are (from left) Bob Mitchell, LaVern Bauers, Pha Swaim and Jay Groth. Groth was named Daily Nebraska b Star of the Week earlier In the season, Husker Tankers Split Two Duals Nebraska swimmers won one and lost one over the weekend 'as they invaded Colorado Friday and Saturday. Nebraska Frosh Post Top Records on TracL By Janet Sack Nebraska's freshman track team is full of talent and should turn in a good season. The Husker frosh are par ticularly strong in the sprints, hurdles and middle distance events. Several of the boys participated in indoor track in high school. time for this event is :06.fl. Hohn, whose specialty is the hurdles, will compete in both the 60-yard highs and lows. Tom Russell from New York City will aid the hurdlers in the 60-yard highs as will Bill Schulz of Pierce, champion hurdler in Class B. The quartermflers f o r the in thP cnrintfi Ttav Vna,ih frosh are Tom Saunders .of of Scottsblufl, a transfer from I Columbus and Don Eigenbau Bavlor, has been timed in!r from Met ncto en, NJ. :C3.3 in the 60-vard dash. He! Saunders corded a :49.2 in also recorded a :51.9 in the outdoor competition- Eigen 440. Victor Brooks from Sa-! bauer 'm B0 competing vanna la Mar, Jamaica, will I xn WO-yard run. be running the 60. 1 Portee Leads out of action for a part of the season. Gil Gebo, New York City, is a second dsemester addition to the track squad. Gebo., who has participated in indoor track in the East has a 440 time of :49.9, a 600 mark of 1:15.0, an .880 time of 1:56.0, and a 1000 time of 2:16.0. Andy Steele, Beverly, Mass., also a veteran of in door track, will aid the frosh In the 600 and 80-yard runs. Jim Lewis, Spencer, win com pete in the 1000 and mile events. Another second semester The best time for the short; The middle distance w Jr" prJnt was .86.2 turned in by wiD be headed by John Por- !fom CT7 ' lioa Degnan of Kansas City, I tee from Newark, NJ. Portee " j vf au . jj xai i niiitu cu JUir l Y-XIS HJC J UUIIXIlg LUC ,DOU 4iLXl tliis year. B:tb Hohn, a for- mile events. He had a mile mer Beatnoe star, wiU aid time of 4:24 last vear. in tlie 60. Knaub will also be compel- A foot injury which oc curred during the cross conn ing in the 60-jard lows. His try season may keep Portee mi mm mm m mm,iMwiinuwmw Colorado State University -upset the NU Tankers 51-44 in the Friday outing at Fort Col lins. Nebraska was able to win six of 11 events, ' but the Fort Collins Rams dominated the second and third positions. There was only one record set in Friday's competition as the Nebraska 400-j-ard med ley relay team covered the distance in 4: 09.8. Saturday night the Huskers bounced back to decision the Colorado University of Colo rado mermen at Boulder, 59-46. CSU 51, NU 44 4tO-'aro' Mndler iay tfebraska 'Larry f en-ell, Joe iitucker. Larry Mo Clean, Phil wain). 4:l.B. tau-Wmr rmmtylK 1. Jar roth. V. M Kiotater, CSU. Jt Pate Hayea, CSU. ftfl'aHi Fw-ntyk 1. tLavem Bauera, t, Don Embree. C6U. 8. Jae ttacuaana. i. fA. MO-lfar (ndbvtoual Medlef-a. PhU Swain; tl. t, Jerry Ue Id Maoorra,C6li. S. Chrie Elkms. CSU. 2:27.6. Otvkic 1. Mute eraBhty, CSU. 2. Branch Walton. N. i, We IL Maeorra. tCKU. wunla. Xno-fard BulWirtlr 1. ThU router, CHU. J. Larry MoCtean. Si. a, Xle La Uaoorra. CBU. 2:S6.2. lWD-Yard Fmeatyl-l. IHm Emuroe. CSU. i, Kevin Maauira, OSU. S, -Oacu- v ana. K. :BS.0. I 8lKi-ara Vaokfltrake a. lUlart -Kinrnnn. k CBU. t. Terry Shirley. CSU. i, FeraeeU, I i. 2:S4.8. I 4411-1 ard rtnnitrlr-1, Day lnim, J L , W Siohter. CSU. L Mark .Oui, CBU. 6:06. SHi-l'atO Bieaatatraar i. eio;nr, t Ti. 2, Bauero, .. 8, Ohip Aahtoo. uu, E ij vdu ivuDtouc trwv . Tv vuuv jia.vefi, tevin jnaBiunw m iuum uW Joe Stocker led the Nebras ka squad as he won two events and set a Nebraska varsity record in the 200-yard individual medley at 2:24. Stacker's time in the 220 yard breaststroke race was 2:323. NU 59, CU 46 MftvarA metier wlay 1, -Nebraalsa rFerrell. fitooker. MeClean. Swaim). 2, Coiuradu. Tune 4:12.4. tin rari Irnr ntj-lf 4, r-ranr CtT, t, Croth ,CK')i R. McElroy ,tCJ. Time-4:li. (tt-j-i fceeato-le a, fiauera CN'i , itlie) Cacusana W) and fielm IC. Time 24.1. Sin 7artMn4lvMhial anedleir 1, Stocker 'Mi 2. Wilatm C)i Aj BmeM Uw'J. Time-S:M. fMi'lnc U Zlka C)J t, Walton CK); S. Ferrell .t."Jj m. iwinU. m w ibutierfly 4, MeClean ml t, A. mith &C; A, Meatier tC). Time i. 37. IM 4 -Irm atyle 4, waim iCN); 1, Bauers OJ; 1. Anderaon .tCJ. lime S3 .6. BW r kaokMrake a. fiBcui C; X rerreli CTH); 8, Busseld Of). Time 2.36.8. 44(1 4 ne wit a, Frara C); A, McElroy Oi A, Grutii WJl Time 4:M)6. We d IneaaMtroae 4, Stacker A. Wiae (Dj: a. Baxlain C). Time 22.3. Mi vt frnrtrtyte aelay O. fienraaka CMuClean. Ciacuaana. Bauers bwaimJ. I, Colorado. Tune 8:JDX maining teams playing at 6:30 or 7:30. The rest of tonight's sched ule: PE Court 1 5:C3 Gus I-A vs. Avery-A 6:30 Benton-A vs. Seaton I-A 7:30 Manatt-A vs. H i t c h-cock-A . 8:30 Kiesselbach vs. An drews. PE Court 2 8:30 Delta Sigma Phi-A vs. Pioneer-A :30 Delta Upsilon-A vs. Delta Tau Delta-A Ag Independents Win Volley ball Tide Ag Independents defeated Kappa Delta for the cham pionship of the women's intra mural volleyball tournament. efroit Edison Go. 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In tonight's opening games, Kappa Kappa Camma-Sigma Alpha Mu wiU take on Zeta Tau Alpha-Alpha Gamma Phi .and Gamma Phi Beta No. 1- Alpha Tau Omega will meet Jesifers main field of com-1 fiigma Kappa Wo. Jcacia. petition is the pole wault. In Games at ,8: 30 wiU pit Delta .intramural competition he! Gamma No. 1-Phi Delta The vaulted 12-1 Tony Cruz, middle distance man from JSew York City, was the only frosh lost by the achokstic roll call. ta against Gamma Phi Beta No. 2-Alpha Tau Omega and Alpha Omicron Pi Mo. 2-Brta Theta Pi against Alpha Chi Omega-Kappa Sigma. If fS, J a f yr tin at famuli 11 EXHIBITION EFFORT Nt-braKka freshman Victor Brooks displayed his broad Jumping form and gave Husker track enthusiasts some thing to luuk forward to in coming seasons as he leaped 24 feet 5'i inches In an exhibition jump during the track tri angular Saturday. Brooks 'was persuaded to attend Ne braska by Keith Gardner, formta- Husker star. 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