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Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • 11

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Varsity In Last Stops Alumrii Two Seconds Beatrlc Dn Son, Betrfc, Rvn April IS, 1931 11 'Littler Will Be Called Back To Navy Duty' Curtis Says Bordogna-Paynich Pass Gives N. U. 27-25 Victory Kansas Drops Husker Track Squad 72-59 JayhawksDominate Field Events To Grab Win At N.U. LINCOLN Kansas university's track and field team spoiled the opener of the University of Nebraska All-Sports day here Saturday when the visitors romp ed away with a 72-59 victory before 8,000 wtndMown fans. The crowd, which will also tee a Varsity-Alumnl' football game and a baseball game, was the largest that has ever attended dual track meet at Nebraska univer Curves Stop Baseball Lass From Hitting Margaret Dobson Couldn't Figure Out The Pitch' PONRTLAND.

tiv-Base--ball is still man's game, and the reason Is one that many tur prise the girls: Women just don't know enough about Ak Margaret Dobson, a pert. 19-year-old There she waa In her hour of glory Friday," making her debut as the only woman In these parti ever to get on college varsity team. She spent the afternoon swinging at the- baseball, and the darned thing kept curving away from the end of her bat She Eugene IJttler LOOK MA, ONE HAND Maybe Sweden's Stif SJolin isn't ing the best boxing form, but this is a pretty good one-handstand under the urging of a right thrown by Richard Guerrero in their international amateur bout at the Chicago Stadium. Guerrero won a decision and the middleweight championship. (NEA) LINCOLN Wv John Bordoena's non pan to Ud Georg.

Paynlch In the end zone gave the Univer sity or Nebraska a 27-25 victory over the University Alumni here Mturaay, ine winning touchdown paw wis maae with just two second left In the game. A crowd esti mated at 15.000 braved the high wlnda to tee the annual struggle. The Varsity went Into a 14-0 lead in the first Quarter but bv half-time the score had been cut to 14-12. Simon tnaga Atrial The first quarter Varsity scores came when Bordogna paased to Frank Simon after a 71-yard march and when Tom Carodlne romped over from the five-yard tripe after the Varsity recovered fumbled Alumni punt, Bob Decker, Omaha, booted both extra points. The alumni team stormed back the second quarter with two touchdowns.

Bill Mueller went over from ten yards out and Novak piled over the double line from the three. The' AJumnl got thlntrs going In the second half when Kenny Fish-erf skirted end and went across frotn 14 yards out. Walt Spcllman kicked the point to put the Alumni out ahead 19-14. With six and one-half minutes left In the game, the Varsity gained the lead aqnln when big Don Vogt smacked across from Inside the five yard line. The try for point was no pood.

Then the fireworks began. There were' Just 47 seconds left In the game when Fnd Ray Magsaman caught a fluke pass In the end rone from Alumni quarterback Fran Nagle. Bofore the ball got to Magsaman, one man rom each team had his hands on it. Then Bordogna took charge aft- I er the alumni kick and In the closing seconds fired' his game winning touchdown to Paynich in the end Jwne, Irishmen Calling It 'The Beatrice likely will be scouting around for a new football and track coach before school resumes next September That will be the case according to a special delivery letter received Saturday at the Daily Sun from Congressman Carl T. Curtis, rep.

resentative from this district. Curtis' letter was substantiated by a similar story filed on the Wires of the Associated Press, i Here's what the Special" said; "WASHINGTON Coacft Eugene Red) littler of Beatrice high school will be called to active duty with the Navy. In July, Rep. resentative Curtis (r-Neb) said Saturday. Aviation Craunt Outlte The congressman said the word be had received from the navy department was that Mr, Littler, a lieutenant Junior grade In the naval reserve would be assigned to aviation ground duties." "The navy announcement, atat-ed: It it anticipated that this officer's orders to active naval service will be Issued In July 1951." "Mr.

Littler is president of the Nebraska Coaches' association. Hit Beatrice teams have won Mid-F-ast conference football and track championships." This reporter called Coach Jt-tler at hit home late Saturday aft ernoon and asked; If he had received such Information. Uttler answered Iff -the negative saying that the first word he received was from the reporter. A check with both the postoffice and telegraph office revealed that no information has been sent him as yet. He has been attached to the Beatrice school system since 1946 when he served as Reserve football coach and Varsity track coach.

In 1948. upon the resignation of Bob Elliott, Littler was named athletic director and assumed jhe rote-aiarsitTootball "coach, in addition to his track duties. He has served In that capacity since. II Wlnt 10 Losses Vartisy football teams under Littler have comniled record of wins apatnsrllT lossesr The Varsity won five, lost four In 1948; won eight, lost one In 1949 and won three while losing five In 1950. Coach Uttler't track teamt won two Mid-East championshshtps and two i of these honors coming in 1949 and 1950.

Before coming to Beatrice, Lit- Year Of Draught' fit N.D. Notre Dame player, still likes to HUGH FULLERTON, JR. SOUTH BEND. i-- They're calling It the "year olahelvktory-over Ohio-State-a few tier coached at Groton, Conn. Previous so that he served four years In the navy and obtained his Masters Degree from Columbia university.

Littler was an outstanding track star. while at the University of Nebraska where he graduated in 1942. He won three Varsity track letters, being a sprint man. The coach is also a vice president of the National Coaches as sociation. Among the outstanding athletes who have performed unoVr littler are Duane Gay-jnembcr ofsevcr at all-state football teams In 1948: Bob Holt, winner of the state mile run in 1950 and Bill Hawkins.

currently attending Beatrice high school. Hugh Munson Taken Into The 7 Club Tk ana's Owa Stnlnl 1JCXINGTON. Cadet Hugh W. Munson. son of Mr.

and Mrs. H. W. Munson, ltX2 Carlyle street, Beatrice, has been Inducted into the college clulr. cluboLWcntworth Military academy is an organization of cadet athletes who have qualified for lettera In major sports.

Munson Initiation into the club followed participation in two days of activities sponsored by the club. ThejacUvUicslncluded th.l&U Whit Bang Follies, a musical show. In which all new and hold-ox-cr membert wer in the cast. never did see a straight pitch. Struck out four timet.

Then when she finally did tap the ball, by laying down a bunt, some connlver sneaked in, pounced on It, and ungallantly threw her out. All this didn't discourage Margarets though. Her team, Van-port college, won over Clark Junior college, 10-7, and Margaret looked pretty good at second bae. You may take that any way you The trim, 5-ffFin7coid fielded two grass-cuttcm faultlessly bandied three put-outs with dis-palctw Sad the ol final -scorer was undent lomanly enough to record one error against her. She kept up a running fire of shouts, chatter, and whistling In the Infield, and tt must be reported some of the onlookers -i Coach Arba Ager of Vanport thought she did fine.

In view of the fact she had never before played second base. He twitched her from third to get -her away from the long throw across the Infield. Ager taid he would keep her in the- lineup- At for Margaret, the planned to ask the boys what they did about curves. i r4America-fottba team; drought at Notre Dame." It. started when Jack Kline baseball team had a tour season last' spring.

Then you've heard of Frank Leahy's 19o0 football squad, which displayed lis clay feet to the public and wound lip. with the worst Isotre Dame record since 1933 four victories. four losses and The track team last spring had fouf 'men who set all-time Notre Dame records, including the hardest-luck guy of them all John Helwig was a consistent 54-foot shot-putter. good enough to win almost Leahy, where, but he reached his peak the same year that Yales' Jim Fuchs was beating 58 feet every try. Helwig also was a first string tackle on the football team1 which Leahy called hig "greatest" but John played only on defense and never grabbed the headlines.

During the winterMoose Krause'a Dasketballert won 13 and lost 11 gamey And the fencing team compiled the years best record eight wins and two losses. The co-captains of the fencers, Nick Scalero and Dan' also provided the crack of the ycai when Jim Walsh wit elected as their successor: "It's a fine state of affairs when they, elect an Irishman captain of a Notrt Dame team." Joe Boland, another old-time last year the Alumnl-Varait contest ended In a 14-14 tit. 9 The Una ups: ALUMNI EndsSelL. Rich NovtkrMaxe, Marlon, Carney, Magsaman, Pe te. Fletcher.

i Tackles Toogood, Spellman. Kftte, Goegiein, Godfrey, Schlelch, Doyle, VUlait, Sedlacek. Thomson. Guardt Bauer. Strashelm, Hawkins.

Means, Schwartsknpf, Harper. Centers MrCill. Tom Novak. Backs Nagle. Mueller, Bloom, Meyer, Fink.

Sinclair, K. FlsherC-Fiacherr- Salisbury, Brooker, Ferguson tvendusky. VARSITY Ends Rmanuel. Hewitt, Bauer, Giles, James. Dutcher Kunes, Simon.

Pavnich. Tackles Goth. Minnlck, Kitzel. man, Anderson, Hussman, Hand-shy, Mullen, Prochaska. Guards Ponselgo.

Jones. Brown. Morgan. Slpple, Curtis, Machislc, Rlngham, Pale. Gmson.

Franssen, Thorn rwon. Goll, Van Camp, Proctor, Manritto. Centers Sehahaeker. Schroe-der, Scott, Quinn. Benedict, Oliv-er.

Backs Bordogna, Vort, Carodlne, Sommers. Vlney. Hood. Ad- diicJ. Tadds.

Decker, Norrls, Ooh-de, Kennedy. Gav. Hue. gler, Wlndgender. ffrid Great Germany Schulz Dies: Was Coach At Kansas State DETROIT tTt Germany A.

Schulz died Saturday Just ten days after the. 1904-08 University of Michigan center was named to the K- 1 1 1 All I i nu-uiiic nil" The 67-year-old former "iron man- of football had claimed he was the game's first roving defensive center and the first center to make, -spiral pass to the back-field. 1. 243 pound 8-2 -giant under Coach Fielding (Hurry Up) Yost, died at Henry Ford hospital a week after lie had suffered a relapse. He underwent an operation two months ago for a malignant ulcer of the stomach.

The nation's sports writers named Schulz, who was once asked by Vost to handle five Pennsylvania linemen In a game, to the AP't mythical til-time team April 5. scnuiz came ot Michtean In 1904 after working in a Ft. Wayne, steel mill. Despite the objections'of Coach Yost, Schulz began pulling out of his post in the line and serving as roving center, or' linebacker. Yost finally approved thfs'revolu-tionary move, now a common practice.

Hit wife and one brother, Dr. Arthur Schulz of Fort Wayne, survive him. Shulz coached at Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas State; and the University of Detroit. He served as athletic director tt Tulane. He retired from coaching In 1923 and entered the Insurance bust- nest here.

Sc1.iflc'ilimrnatmM AdoTph? but he drew the name of Germany from his teammates tnd continued to use it after leaving Michigan. Asked how he happened to start the roving center idea. Schulz once said, "no back living- could move five yards while I was mov ing four." Williams Raps In 6 Runs For Bosox BOSTON, WW Ted Williams slugged In six runs as the Boston Red Sox overwhelmed the Proves, 13-8, Saturday to take a 3-1 lead In their five-gamea taffRIty" mnmon aeries. Filley Baseball Meetinsrand Tryouts on Filley diamond today, 2:30 p.m. (weather permitting) Open to anyone.

lfTMAT'S THAT'S IT, 28 1 Hl tm- IGT. TWO MUNOBfO AN0 41 otr, tmewampion I THAT -mK WE THiJ Te JC. 'JTS W16MS 2i8, 4 sity. Clnchtd Matt Kansas cinched the meet with a first and second In the low hurdles and a win In the mile relay, the last two events. Only one new record.

In the pole vault, was set on t' wind swept field. In that event Nebraska's Don Cooper marked up 14 one inch to beat his old meet record of 13 feet, four and three-fourths Inches, set last year. Nebraska came out the winner in the field events by scoring 43 points to 11 for the visiters, but Kansas had everything its own wav In the track events, chalking up 61 points to 16 for the Hus kers. while the Nebraska team was losing all the track events, it won a first in every field event with the exception of the "javelin. Kansas listed three double win ners In the first nlaee column Jack Greenwood copped a first in both hurdles, while Kmll Schutzei led the field in the 220-yard- and 440-yard runs and Herb Sempei scampered off with wins In both the juidiwo-mile, The summary: TRACK EVENTS 100: (10.71.

Won by Beck 'K); second, Alexander (N); third, Smith (K). 220: (23.5). Won by Schutzei Kk second, Alexander (N)f third. Beck tK. 410: (51.2), Won Schutzei (Kl; second, Hein N); third, Hersh-berser (Kh- 880: Won by Cain JKt-second, Fisher (K); third.

Yelkin (N). Mile: Won by Cain (K: second, Palmqulst (K); third (N. Two-MMe: (9:29.81. Won by Semper second, Palmqulst thirdAbel (K). 120 high hurdles (1S.5).

Won by Greenwood (K); second, Bed-ker (N): third. Tolman N. 220 low hurdles: (24.9)". Won by Greenwood (K): second, Smith (K: Bedker (N). Mile relay: Won by Kansas.

FIELD EVENTS Pole vault: (14-1). Won by Cooper (N); second, Kehl (N) third. Floyd, (K). Broad. Jump: (22-2K).

Won by Beerline (N); second, Thobe (N): third, Unruh (K). High Jump: 16-H). Won bv Melssner (N); tie for second and third, Thode (N) and Sand (N). Discus: (132-74). Won by Neil on (N)f aeeond, Gish-K)r thh-d, Thibault (N).

Javelin: (178-9 V). Won by swin (K): second, Beerline (N) third. Monsoh (Nl. Shot put: "Won. by Grimm (N) second, Nielson (N); third, Glsh (K).

A's Take Second Straight From Phils PHILADELPHIA UPl Th Philadelphia Athletica made It two straight over the Philadelphli Pnillies Saturday, 7-6, to win the annual city aeries. The A won Friday. 7-2. Trailing by two rum In the fourth lnahig, the A't exploded for four runt against Buhba Church. Kermit Wahl'a two-run double wat the big blow.

Sam Chapman two-run homer in the fifth inning gave the A't 6-2 edge. After the Philt picked up a run In the sixth, the A't scored their final run on Alex Kellner't single. an error and Eddie Joost's double. point, giving the Varsity their 27-23 win. And Loop Rules Oftayed Night Baseball League To Begin Play On May 20th ITta Sns's On Bmrrlcml Rules and regulations for the newly-formed Kansas and Nebraska night baseball league (K and were ai proved at a meeting of representatives of the eight team "loop here this week.

The schedule also was drawn up. The season begins Monday evening, May 20. Games will be played each Sunday evening through the third week August. Members of the league: Odrll, tJberty. Tecumseh.

Falls City, Humboldt In Nebraska: Marys- vllle. Seneca and Frankfort In Kansas. During the- week of July 15. an All-Star game will be plaved on the lot of the team finishing In the No. 1' spot through the first half of the schedule.

The first-half eharrnr-wll! meet a team composed of players from the other seven clubs. The all-star team wilt be managed by Howard Ruvle, Liberty. Following the close of the regular season, the first four teams In the league will encage In a post season nlayoff series. The top elith wi'l mrpj third Blare nun (, v- Mn win take on the fourth-place team In sudden-death, The two winners will then meet for the chamnlonshin In the best of a three-game series. HflifiQs 'TON DON'T L6T YOUR EM?) 17 BANKING PROBLEMS tell about that thrilling 18-13 yean back.

Seems that a lad named Jim Mt'Konna hadn't been picked for the traveling squad but thumbed his way to Columlwa. his "ticket" for the game was football pants and jersey, which he pulled tm with no pads, so "he'd be allowed to sit 'on the bench. Came the closing minutes of the game with Notre Dame trailing, Coach timer Lay den looked around frantically for a sub to send in with a play and there was no one available but McKenna. So he was the one who "railed" the winning touchdon. Ziggy Czarobskl, whose wisecracks linger on, Is remembered as a guy who frequently got on the wrong side of I-eahy and had to accept the usual punishment a gallop around the field.

If wax Zittgy who once told two-mller Greg Rlcr! Tve taken more laps around the field than you ever took around the track." at THE C0SI0N CtfiCau And Better Southeast IT Rilal(esSense 0 IN ECONOMY IN EASE OF DRIVING OIN COMFORT II If Jf vv Jilts') Built To Save YOUR GOAT You More Servo You After Year Nebraska's Willys Sales-Service Headquarters WILLYS GOODYEAR SINCLAIR Ph wy he won't go unless he cn take hisl' King Koil Mattress with him. I nr JUUn i Sold Cxclusivefy at. KEMPKER FURNITURE CO. 3rd and Court.

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