Bernie S When 0 .NU Coaching Job BY WALT DOBBINS. 8prt EdlMr. Tb iwrail Newspapers. . 'There was never anyone more surprised than I," Lt Cmdr. Bernie Masterson declared Wednesday evening discussing his appointment- as head coach of University of Nebraska football "You can say that I'm mighty glad to come back to Nebraska," Bernie added. "I expect to get out of the navy in a week or two and will move my family here as soon, as I can find a home. I have no definite plans until J can look around a bit." MASTERSON left by automobile for Omaha early Wednesday evening and was scheduled to take a plane for California late Wednesday night "The town has certainly changed," Bernie commented. The library and student union building are all new to me, I haven't been in Lincoln since I was thru here in 1937. "My - latest eeaeblBg experi ence, of course, has been with the St Mary's Pre-Flight school this past fall. It was a grand experience for me. We defeated U.C.L.A. and tied Fleet City and the latter club waa generally regarded aa one of the top service teams in the nation. "I had Frankie Albert with me for a time. lie Joined the club just five days before the Uclan fame and I had him against Fleet City. "U. C. L. A. has several of the boys back I had coached when I was at Lot Angeles, including Ernie Case, their quarterback. I plan to use the "T" at Nebraska and I'm anxious to meet all the boys." The new Husker mentor got the opportunity later In the evening Wednesday when he met with the N club group at the coliseum. Masterson will be remembered by many Lincoln fans while an ace gridder at Lincoln high and later with Dana Bible at Nebraska in 1931, 1932 and 1933. FANS WILL recall Bernie's quick headwork in the Iowa U game when he scooped up a bad pass from center on a field goal attempt and circled the Hawk-eye right side for the tying touchdown. He then stepped back and booted the extra point that gave the Huskers the decision. Masterson played seven years of pro bal with the Chicago Bears where he was key man in the "T" formation which made Coach George Halas' pros the most talked of eleven in football. cause of his wide experience coaching the backfield and be-While at Chicago he aided in with the formation was called upon by Clark Shaughnessy of Stanford to teach the "T" to the Palo Alto club. WITH FRANKIE ALBERT handling the Quarterback as signment under Masterson's direction, the Stanford eleven became the sensation of the country, winding up an undefeated season by beating the Huskers in the Rose BowL urprised JL J. XjSl jX t Alumnis in Omaha wonder OMAHA, (UP). The athletic board of the University of Nebraska, the board of regents and Chancellor CL, S. Boucher were invited Wednesday to appear next week before the- Omaha Alumni association or the university ana explain matters dealing with the severance of Col. Lawrence "Biff" Jones as athletic director ana head football coach. Two score members of the Omaha association issued the in vitation at a luncheon presided over by Winslow van Brunt, president of the group. Van Brunt will set the date for next Wednesday or Thursday, he said. e t DURING THE luncheon the ap pointment of Bernie Masterson as head football coach for the next five years was announced. Jones, now general manager of athletics at the U. S. military academy at West Point 'was athletic director and head foot ball coach at Nebraska until he returned to the army three years ago. He had been expected to return to Nebraska. Last week he resigned releas ing the university from its obligations to him, after the athletic board had Informed him that he ceuld come back as director, but that the board was looking for another head coach. Jones' contract would not expire until the end of 1946. VAN BRUNT opened the meet ing Wednesday by asking these questions: What are the obliga tions of the athletic board to Biff Jones? What are the reasons the athletio board feels it had ful filled its obligations to Jones? Why1 did the athletic board ob- board violate the spirit of the se- See OMAHA ALUMNI, P. 20, C. S Joe Dusek wins grudge wrestle Omaha's Joe Dusek kept up his winning streak in Lincoln as he disposed of Jimmy Coffield in the main feature of Wednesday's wrestle at the state fairgrounds. Jimmy won the first fall. and. Joe came roaring back to cop the second, and then one of "those things set in. Jimmy sort of handled referee Joe Zikmund too rough, that was all. Jimmy was disqualified and Dusek was the winner. Sailor Blassie and Bad Boy