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;d to an end during his freshman from 197 pounds as a sophomore in career at Nebraska McDol saw ac- for the St. Louis Cardinals and will
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Ohio Native Is 1st Gridder
To Get Nebraskan Award
By Hal Brown
An athlete from Toledo, Ohio, who gave everything he had for Nebraska during his col
lege career here is the Daily Nebraskan's Outstanding Varsity Athlete of The Year.
Roland (Ron) McDole, a bruising lineman on the Husker football squad, is the first
gridder to receive the award since its origin in 1955.
An example ot ."Vicuoie s-
desire to play came early in
the 1960 season. He suffered
first and second degree lime
burns in the Minnesota game
and was hospitalized prior to
the Iowa State clash.
When game time came
that Saturday McDole played
despite obvious pain and by
the end of the contest, most
of the bums had been rubbed
raw. The same story was re
peated the following week.
When informed that Mc
Dole had won the Daily Xe
b r a s k a n award, Husker
coach Bill Jennings said,
"Ron improved considerably
over the four years he was
here. He was a real good
team player and contributed
to the team as a leader and
a player."
Post-Season Games
McDole was chosen as one
of the tri-captains by his
teammates for the 1960; sea
son. He saw action in two
post-season all-star games.
McDole was a starter in
both the Blue-Gray clash at
Montgomery. Ala., Dec. 31,
and the Senior Bowl contest
at Mobile, Ala., one week la
ter. The Husker lineman was
cited as one of the top backs
in the nation by United Press
International for his out
standing play in the Husker
upset win over Texas in the
season opener.
He was a fourth-round
draft choice of the Denver
Broncos in the American
Football League and was
picked by the St. Louis Car
dinals in the National Foot
ball League draft.
McDole has signed with
the Cardinals and will report
to their training camp in
July at Wake Forest. 111. By
fore reporting to the pro
Slain Feature Clock
Varsity: "The Alamo," 1:00,
3:52, 6:44, 0:36.
State: "The Absent-minded
Professor," 1:23, 3:23, 5:23,
7:27, 9:23.
Stuart: "Return to Peyton
Place," 1:35, 4:05, 6:35, 9:05.
Nebraska: "Atlantis, The
Lost Continent," 1:00, 2:40,
4:25, 6:10, 7:55, 9:40.
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starring
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WAYNE HARVET
co starring and gitcst star
FRANKtE miON RICMRO
BOONE
camp, he will compete in the
first AU-American Gradua
tion Bowl at Buffalo, N.Y.,
June 23.
Fred Lorenz Trophy
Ron received the Fred Lor
enz trophy as the outstand
ing lineman on the Husker
team last fall and has been
named Star of The Week
twice by the Daily Ne
braskan. He came to Nebraska as a
fullback and was moved to
end as a freshman. He
played end during his sopho
more year and caught the
pass that gave Nebraska a
win over Iowa State.
McDole was moved to a
tackle slot for the final game
of the season against Okla
homa and has been at that
spot since then.
Ron says he chose Nebras
ka over such schools as Ohio
State, Purdue, Wisconsin and
Michigan because "I liked it
here and the University has
a good industrial arts pro
gram which is what I wanted
to major in."
Whe McDole came to Ne
braska he weighed only 190
pounds, but now tips the
scales at 270 pounds. "I plan
to get down to about 250 for
pro ball," says the mam
moth lineman.
Considerable Improvement
He says football has im
proved considerably in his
four years at Nebraska
"When I came here if you
could run you could make
the team, but now there is
some real competition for
positions."
The Toledo, Ohio, native
says he is looking forward to
playing with the pros. "I
want to give it a try," he
says. "When I was in high
school I didn't even think
about playing college ball,
but now I would like to play
with the pros."
Ron says he has had many
thrills since coming to Ne
braska, but he picks the
25-21 upset win over Okla
homa during the 1959 season
as the top thrill.
Ron is married to former
AAU diving champion Paula
Fingerhuth. She was a cham
pion in 1957 and 1958. A little
McDole is expected in June
is expected in Juneand Ron
and Ron says he hasn't de
cided whether to make him
a back or a lineman.
'He'H probably end up be
ing a cheerleader," McDole
laughs.
Other Nominees
McDole was picked for the
award over eager Tom Rus
sell, gridder Pat Fischer,
gymnast Dennis Anstine,
wrestler Mike Nissen, swim'
mer Joe Stocker, and two
sport stars Al Roots and Al
v, ellman.
Past winners of the award
nave Deen Bruce uuey in
1955, Rex Ekwall in 1957.
Keith Gardner in 1958, Her-
schell Turner in 1959 and Joe
Mullins in 1960. No award
was given in 1956.
Riley was a gymnast with
Mullins and Gardner being
j trackmen. Ekwall and Turn
er performed on the basket
ball court.
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Scripts Due
In September
House scripts for the 1961
Kosmet Klub Fall Show are
due Sept. 19th, the day after
school begins, announced
Marsh Ruhr, Golden Anniver
sary Fall Show Chairman.
Kuhr suggested that skit
directors develop their scripts
over the summer and begin
practice on the skits immedi
atey after Rush Week.
The 1961 show, Anniversary
Antics, will run Oct. 14th for
several thousand University
students and adults plus 400
Kosmet Klub alumni who will
also return for the banquet
that evening.
Tryouts for the skits and
curtain acts as well as inter
views for Prince Kosmet and
Nebraska Sweetheart are set
for Oct 1.
New initiates who will
assist in the 50th University
production include, Larry
Berger, Ed Connerley, Tom
Cooper, Harold Dehart, Steve
Cass, Steve Joynt, Ron Bev
ans, Ray Stevens, Mac Olm
stead, Kent Hildreth, Bruce
Gray, John Powell.
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I By Unl Brou n
The current issue of Sports Illustrated describes the
deplorable conditions that have taken over college re
cruiting of athletes. The story deals with basketball but
it could just as easily apply to football.
After reading the story one has to think of the com.
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ANOTHER riNU PRODUCT OF OVI LABORATORIES
ment made by one of the coaches, w hose
players were involved in this year's
scandal. He said, "If we can buy "them
to play for us, then surely someone else
can also buy them."
The May 29th issues of Sports Illustrat
ed says college recruiting of athletes to
day is not just highly competitive "it is
a rat race."
The magazine reports on an experi
ment conducted last month bv a gradu
ate student at New York University.
The student, in the namp of a firtion'al
basketball player, wrote to eleven colleges for admission
aim suuuiarsnip aio. . ,
The results show that although geting into collegs
has never been tougher for most young men, it has ...
seldom been easier ior athletes. It exposes, savs the .
magazine, "'a frantic attitude that contributes to the '
tragedy" of the basketball scandals.
Term Paper Project
The project was the work of Thomas Aflinito. son
of a Meriden, Conn., doctor. Affinito was preparing a
term paper entitled "High School Athletics, a Passkey
to College." On the basis of a personal letter signed
"Tom Fini" and a faked newspaper clipping depict
ing the applicant as a good "all-state" basketball play- "
er with a straight C-average, the following results cania "
within two weeks:
1. Two colleges offered full scholarships.
2. One college offered a half scholarship to be
changed to a full scholarship if he became a starter
on the freshman team.
3. Two others telegraphed, and five wrote within a ' -day
of receiving the letter. Every college replied with
evident interest.
4. Four colleges enclosed admission applications '
in which was written the name or initials of the bas- s
ketball coach, plainly put there to show the admissions '
office it was dealing with an athlete.
Affinito selected the schools he approached on tha
basis of their geographical spread and their known in. .
terest in basketball. Schools selected were St. Francis
College (Pa.), Detroit, Richmond, Akron, Gonzaga, i
Duquesne, Belmont Abbey, Idaho State, Memphis
State, Kentucky Wesleyan and 'Portland.
Of the 1, only Duquesne called the local high'
school and newspaper to try to check credentials be
fore approaching the player.
Progress Of Replies Charted
The Sports Illustrated article includes the progress
of the replies as Affinito recorded them in his diary. A
sample follows:
"April 17 St. Francis College got into the act
today. At noon a telegram arrived from Dr. W. T.
Hughes, a dentist who is also the basketball coach.
The doctor asked Fini to telephone him. A letter was
sent saying Fini had other plans.
But four days later a registered letter arrived for
Tom Fini from Dr. Hughes. It read: 'Tried to reach
you by phone. Also sent telegram . . . Can't seem to
reach you. Call or write if you are still interested.'
and a week after that came a last letter from tha
St. Francis coach. It contained a flat offer:
'Would like to have you with us at St. Francis
College. Can offer room, board, tuitioin and fees. We
are only 75 miles from Pittsburgh, and we are ona ?
of the nicest small colleges in the country . A picture
of our next two dormitories being started now it
enclosed.'
On the St. Francis application form Dr. Hughes
had written his name. Beside the name were the un
derlined words, 'Basketball Player',"
It is quite evident that there is plenty wrong with
college athletics and especially recruiting.- The problem
has gotten so big that individual colleges can no longer
handle it and action must be taken by the governing
body, i.e. NCAA if the situation is to be remedied.
Schools that are in a conference such as the Big
Ten or Big Eight must join the others in the loop to try
to obtain the best players. A school in a strong con
ference could not slow down its recruiting without pull
ing put of the conference. .
Time Has Come For Action
It is time that something was done about the con
ditions existing in today's college athletics and if some
thing is not done, then what can we expect hut more
scandals.
Athletes in our colleges are losing contact with
the rest of the student body and this gap is going to
get wider before its gets better. How can you expect
students to continue to look up to athletets if they know
that they receive special attention from instructors be
cause they are athletes.
How many instructors at Nebraska have raised an
athlete's grade one or two points after a call from a
coach. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME.