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FIRST UNSIGNED LETTER Although hat coached over 30 yeara. Henry Schulte received his lirat anonymous letter the past week. It was a new experience and worried him until he was assured that only "pussyfooters" go through liife without receiviing at least one unsigned, abusive missive. UNCOI.N, 17, HUSKERS ARE FRISKY 11A Durin? the last week of the Corn- husker spring football practice, the players celebrated by holding talcum powder battles in the dressing room. Seme of them came out for practice looking like gray haired men, Mer- curichrome baths were also In order.

CARDS TRADE DIZ DEAN TO CUBS Nebraska Track Team Smashes Kansas in Big Six Dual Meet SIMMONS SETS MEET MARK 49.5 IN 44 Mills Takes First in Discus, Shot; Gish Wins Both Hurdle Events. I.AWRENCE, Kas. CT). Nebraa- ka IE trackmen defeated the University of Kansas, to 56 '2 in a Blj? Six conference dual in which one meet record was broken. Bob Simmons, Nebraska, stepped the 440 yards in 49.5 seconds, i shaving two-tenths of a second from the mark established by Eng- land, also of Nebraska, in 1934.

i The Huskers won nine of the 15 and placed in nine I events, Foy of Kansas won both the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Gish. I Nebraska, captured both the hurdle races and Mills, Nebraska, took first In the shot and discus events. Husker Eldon Frank was second in both hurdle races and Bill Pfeiff placed third in the shot. Pankonin was third in the quarter mile.

i Harwin Dawson and Bob Neu -1 mann placed one-two in the broad jump for Nebraska. win-1 nlng leap was 22 feet 8 inches. John and A1 Kuper scored another one-two in the two mile run, which Brownlee won in 10 11 8 Shot put; Won by Mllli FriedUnd Mcond. Ffeiff (N) third. frtt run; W'on hv Klann Kuper tNl (K) third.

Time 4 31 9 440 yard daih; Won by (K) Pankonin (Ni third 49 .1, record. Old record 49 7 by England (N) 1934 Hiith Jump; Won by tN), (K) Bird (K) third. Haight feet 3N. 100 yard Won by Foy Hard- (N) third. Time 10 120 yard high Won by Gieh Frank (N) Knight (K) third.

Time yard run; Won by (Nl. Heckendorn Owen (N) third. Time 7 Won by tS), Kuitlvan Frledland (K) third. Dletance 130 feet 230 yard Won by Foy (K), tN) Hardacre tKi third. Time 21 7 Pole vault; Won by Bird (Kl.

Neumann I.awrcnce iKl Athey (N) tied for third. Helicht 12 feet Two mile run; Won by Brownlee (Nl, Kuper Toberen third. Time 10 1 Javelin. Won by Purand Frank Monaon third. Dlatance J91 feet I.

i yard low Otah tNt. Frank iN) iKl third. Time 24 5. Broad Jump; Won by (N), Neu- mann (Ni aeomd, Maaoner third. 22 feet Mile relay Won bv Heck- endt.rn, William and Coikl.

Nehraaka 4Pankonin, Owen, and Time 7. I Brothers Are Baekbone Wesleyan Team SHOWING IN Wesleyan Wins Two Events; Lincoln High Quartet Takes 880 Title. Johnny Howell, Husker quarterback last year and now a sportswriter, is also a Thespian and proof. Johnny was snapped In the costume he will wear as Sitting Bull in the Kosmet Klub's production, at the Temple, starting April 25. IRIFFIN ON TOOR SEEKING Rl SEIS TM ffiCORO AT MIADOWS Gosum Places Second and Today Third in Rich Handicap Race.

SAN MATEO, i.P). Rea- biiicutt, black bullet of the American turf, smmdeii his latest smashing challenge with a convincing victory in the $15,000 Bay Meadows handicap. The time for the mile and an eighth was 1:49, a new track record. Gosum was second and Today, veteran stake star, took third money. Heabiscuit, given a perfect ride by George Woolf, swept into the shortly after pasaing the mile jio.et.

At the finish he was flying along as easily as out for a morn- ine workout. He won by three The old track record 1 50 2-5 was establl.shf by IXiii Koherto la.nt year. Reabiscuit packed his 133 pounds as lightly as a feather to whip the field and set the stage for his gieat mat race with War Admiral at Belmont park, New York, May 30, Always i lose to the pace, the black speed star trailed Primulus until the heal of the stretch. At this point Jockey Woolf shook his whip and Reabiscuit moved out like a streak HOMER IN 9TH WINS FOR CARDS RT. LOUIS i.Vi.

Joe Medwiek was up to hts old tricks and smacked out a home run In the ninth Inning with the score tied to five the I'ardinals a 10 to 7 victory over the in the op ning v.inu the 1938 vdy beru The thtrial league It-ading Sluggri park Ed Link. aw ond pit- on t-p of the right fiehi jmvihon to score behind I km Gutterldge and Stuart Martin l.lnke WHS the fourth fhurler, going in for Gutle iioge ind rt Martin, Linke was the fourth hurler going in for i'ole at the s' rl of the ninth Will Look Over Prospective State Loop Players at Salina, St. Louis. BY SHERMAN. Francis Pug Griffin will be humming the song Sunday, as the boss of State league Link.s is due to fare forth on a chase of playing talent for his Capital City baseball club.

First stop on a lour covering several days will be at Salina, where Manager Bert Lamb, third sacker for Western leaguers of 20 years or more ago, has been trying out young talent in preparing for the Western association flag race. Lamb notified Griffin early last that he had a surplusage of players and business will be to decide if any of lambs can be utilized for Lincoln purposes. Heading out of Salina Sunday night. Pug will barrel his gas buggy to St. Ixiuis, there to confer with Bill Dewitt, executive vice president of the American league Brow'ns.

the big league outfit with which the Links will affiliate as a Thence to Kentucky. next atop will be at Mayfield, where the Browns have been conducting a spring camp, with several ilozen likely youngsters on the roster. Pug expects to bag some good ones at arranging with the St Louis management to have the boys report in Lincoln Monday, April 25, the date the Lincoln boss is to inaugurate a two tryout school at Landis field. Altho off to a late start, Griffin is confident he w'ill be coming up with a club that will be a factor in the Nebraska league race. He wa.s encouraged more than a little Saturday when assured that Dutch Zwilling of the Oakland Coast league sending a string of five desirable youngsters, everyone of whom Dutch guarantees will make the gratle with the Links.

Book Sale Still Open, Before packing his traveling hag Suturtlay night in preparation for an early start Sunday, ex- pre.sncd ihank.s for the generous respon.se by Uncoln fans and businessmen to the book initiated by Manager Harry Krusz of Lin.oln's chamber of The sale is to continue another week and orders may be placed at 1118 or at the Sportsman, 136 No. 14th st. A preliminary draft of the Nebraska State league schedule, forwarded Saturday by League President Carter of Norfolk to the head of the Lincoln club, disclosed that the Links are dated to open at home May 10 Sioux Falls being the guest club. The schedule, which lists 120 games, is ideal from A Lincoln standpoint, as the Links will have home stands and road trips comprising no more than nine games and no less than six. Of the 16 Sundays from the May 10 opener the Sept.

5 closing day, tile Lincoln lub is to ill iiiiie tiint. St S'I A.IÏ In, S' (A 11 3 220 TUO Ijni.r At itimi I Kan Citi 8 oui. Hi'H 4 Bi- Iff. Al 4, i Il i. Ti- 4 11 4 Bato' If- -rr R-.

ild 1.1 At Infi an Mi. 12 'nfl! 1 0 0 1 1 1 H' and I- I HU: ne Uptn- i BY WALTER E. DOBBINS. HASTINGS, meet record was broken and Nebraska colleges made their be.st show'ing in five year.s in the 12 th annual Hastings college relays staged here Saturday afternoon. Rain fell during most of the meet and a soggy track permitted only a minimum of out.standing performances.

Verne Sumner of Emporia State Teacher.s college, Emporia. set the only meet record when he skimmed over the high hurdles in 14.9 seconds. Wayne Upperdahl, Fort Hays Teachers, the defending champion, was second. Russell Bradford of Wavme State Teachers, was the only individual champion to successfuily defend his crown. His leap of 22 feet 6 'i inches good enough to win the broad jump.

Hastings mile relay quartet was the only team repeat- i er. Coach Thurlo men in a to pace the field. Emporia Bags Laurels. Eighteen colleges and 2 high competed and to Emporia Teachers went the greater share of the laurels, Coach F. G.

men carrying off the college two mile relay, sprint medley relay and firsts in the high hurdles anil shot put. Capital City teams, Nebraska Wesleyan and Lincoln high, came in for their share of the honors. Dwight Plainsmen runners won the 880 college relay, the special 440 yard football lettermen relay, and were third in the college sprint medley event. Lincoln high carried off first place medals in the 880 relay and took a in the mile relay event. Randall Moves Up.

Nebraska winning relay four included Don Otto, Vance James, Merle Randall and Charley Burroughs. Randall picked up the slack after the Plainsmen runners had trailed most of the way and Burroughs put on a great finish to beat out Retzlaff of Wayne. Fort Hays was third and Yankton, S. fourth. winning time was 1:35.3.

Wesleyan and Wayne also fought it out in the football relay and again Burroughs came thru as anchor, Otto, Staten, Harrington and Burroughs ran under Plainsmen colors. Doane was third and Hastings college fourth. The time was 46.2. Out.state colleges dominated the two mile relay event with Emporia Teachers, Yankton and Fort Hays fini.shing in that order. Wayne State Teachers was fourth.

Hastings college cindermen with Keith Homan, crack middle distance runner at the anchor po.si- tion, ran a great race to take the mile relay, feature event on the program. Charley Colfeon. Warren Reeves, Jim Duncan and Homan formed the Tiger team that beat out bid for honors. Fort Hays wa.s third and W'ayne Teachers fourth. McCrady's men were timed in 3:38.8.

Kansans Bag Medley. In the sprint medley, Emporia, Yankton and Wesleyan, running in the same heat, finished in that order while Hastings, second heat winner, was fourth. The Kansans won in 3 40 3. Nebr skans two firsts tied for another in the field event competition. Besides broad jump, Dick Marvel I of college and Laughlin of York college shared top in the high jump with Continued on Page 8 -A, Col.

1.) FELLER GIVES GIANTS i 12 HITS IN 6 INNINGS CLEVELAND. LP). New Giants gave the Cleveland Indians a dismal homecoming, defeating the Tribe 11-1 in an exhibition game behind a barrage of 13 hits Bob Feller pitched six innings and gave the Giants 12 of their hits while he was walking five and striking out five. In the fourth, and singles and walk filled the bases. home run scored them all.

triple 1 the suiiie inning, scoring Me- 'uilhy who had singled, brought I tile it) year old downtall I Nrw V.irk 01 13 -U. lOU (XM) 1 ft 1 BttOinn hum lit-r, Fetter llurtlln and Hem; ley. 1 KEARNEY PLAYS HOST TO N.I.A.A. CINDER FEST HASTINGS, N.b,. Th.

coaches meeting re set Kearney as the scene of the 1938 Inter- rolleetate Athletic association track and field meet to be staged I May 13. 4 KH A.N AM.vOt lATlON. 1 pot I 1 0 1000 Columhui I ntoo Mmn I 0 0 I lit. Paul 1 pet 0 1 .000 I 0 .000 0 0 .000 Milwaukee Kas. Cy.

Tolt-do BROADVIEW COURSE TO BE OPEN SUNDAY About 100 played over the Broadview layout Saturday. The course will he open again Sunday with no green fees charged prospective members of the new organization. The showers and locker room.s are expected to be ready for use by Saturday. GKER GR END DR REVIEW ro LAVS The brothers Randall, Kyle, left and Merle, shown lacing their shoes preparatory to a workout, are the mainstays of VERNI Pi Nil EE HEADS TEAMS the Nebraska Wesleyan team. Kyle Is the N.

C. A. C. champion In the half mile and Merle is hoping to land either the 220 Xew Tub Hickman Coach Heads Group Handling Lancaster Nines. Verne O.

Patton, coach at Hickman high and a former Nebraska baseball letterman, has been appointed Lancaster county chairman of American Legion junior baseball. sides producing four county champions and one second place team in 81 years as Hickman mentor, Patton has 3 eme Pattnn. played considerable baseball in the la.st 18 years. Patton was the discoverer of Ad Liska. the Dwight submarine ball twirler, Lancaster county will be repre.sented in state competition by at least four teams, Patton states.

NEHAWKA IN TRI-STATE CARNIVAL TARKIO, Mn. Nchawka tied with Farragut, for runner up in claj 4 in Tri-State meet spon- scored four points. Coin, Piaff rhotn. or 440 yard title to the family collection this spring. They are from Falrbury.

MAK GGHMELING AMMERS IN Rain Hampers Activity at Says Progress Made. BY JOHN BENTLEY. The practice field appearing i more like Lake Superior on a day, the Cornhuskers had to finish off their spring foot- Manager Tosses in Towel as Fighter Goes Down Seven Times. Jerome H. a n.

trade him off. scored four points. Coin, Iowa, the title. Han.sen and Burn.s of Nehawka took finst and second in the shot put and the half mile and mile relay teams placed seconds. Hansen tossed the shot 40 ft.

in. In the tennis section. Wunderlich, Nehawka, was eliminated in the semifinal.s, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. by Layden, Kansas City, singles champion, Sprader and Murdock, Nehawka doubles team, lost in the quarterfinals to Ruhick Schwartz, Kan.sas City, 6-2, 6 0 Abraham Lincoln, Council Bluffs. won the class A track title with 34 points.

The unusual sight of watching two brothers side by side in a football lineup may be afforded Cornhusker within the next three years. The brothers Kahler, shown here with Royal on the left and Bob on the right, play left tackle and left end respectively. They played these I (ihotn same positions when at Grand Island high school and they claim to weigh exactly the same pounds Bob is a year older at 21, but both have three years of competition here I as Bob, altho on the squad, did not compete In any games last i fall. HAMBURG, Germany. Fighting a crafty and calculated bout.

Max Schmeling. Germany's former holder oif the heavyweight boxing champion.ship, scored a five round technical knockout over Steve Dudas of Edgewater, N. J. It was final tuneup before hi.s June 22 title bout wdth Joe Louis to he held somewhere in the United States. Except for the fir.st two round.s, in which Schmeling was content to feel out his opponent, Der Mux battled furiou.sly.

He floored Dudas seven times, four of the knockdowns coming in the fifth round. While Duiias was still on the floor, his manager. Billy McCarney in a towel and the fight was over. Der Mox Starts Easily. In the first rounds Srhmel- ing mea.surcd his man and did al- mo.st no leading.

Dudas made several rushes at Max but was always blocked off w'ithout During the.se Schmeling scored a few short rights. Max opened his offensive a.s the bell struck for the third round. He registered telling blow's to the face and head and followed with right criisses to the body. Midway thru this round Schmeling Dudas flush on the jaw with a hard right and the American was down for a count of six. From that point onwanl Max turned on the heat, obviously determineil to bring about the end as quickly as possible.

It was only gameness that kept the fight going as long as it dul. Turns on Steam. Again In the fourth round opened with a riinh. He showered short rlght.H at scoring almost as he One crushing right to the head floored for a count of then staggered to hi.s feet and clinched at every opportunity. Just before the fourth round ended Schmeling rushed Duda.s into the ropes and doubUd up the American with heavy blows.

A right dropped Dudas for a five count. A short right, followed by a left to the head, floored Dudas just as the fifth round opened. He wa.s up at the count of two. Another right had Steve for a count another put him down for nine. Dudas aro.se baking hi: head bore in agely and, with a Ijarrage of rigiit HL'iiin reft ire cUlilited; vier, and tiM-n who i)ii WU.S inni co- managt tiuew' in a towel Dudas aiote, at inj and to t'lwnid dool li.m.

GAMES. SMI-RKSN SUMMISIIOV at 1 ily at I Ptiill KOI IT OFH( l.SI., the Miiakrr iiaail own niftlmtl UrilU alter Ilifv W. H. Hrtiwne. I.liik niiit tilenii anil itiinked them under mid Ktildriil reeeivetl the treatment, hut Hit I he already had hid a und half bail practice with a review of play.s u.sing the at the end of the end zone.

During the six of spring i work, nine days were lo.st by in; clement weather, provided Saturday could be counted as a lost workout. Riff Jones he felt thul the drill had lieen a one, altho there was much remaining that he would like to do by way of poli.sh- up for the opener at Minnc.sota which i.s now' exactly three away, figured from the standpoint of prepaialion. Several Players Absent. There were several players missing from the workout. Bob Mill.s.

Charley Brock and Bill Pfeiff being with the track team i at Law rence. Marvin Plock did not suit up due to a knee injury. I No attempt made at a final The first string was juggled con.siderably, with Harry Hopp in position. Phelps, Dodd and Callihan rounded out the hall lugging foursome. Bob Bur- ru .4 was filling Brock's shoes at center and Bill Herrmann was I doing bu.sine.ss at guard.

Dobson was at the at guard, with Behm and Goetow'ski at tackles and Ken Shindo at I Lloyd end position along with Bob Kahler. i There w'ere three other complete teams running signaLs, se EAM NOEfI ere Bayard Quartet Sets Pace as Five Out of Seven Marks Tumble. Neh. r.Ti. A well balanepii Scott bluff high track squad eaptuieil the ninth annual Scottsbluff relay title heie Hs five of relay were sma.sheil on the track and field matk.s fell.

rireil 63 points. Bayanl pla-'-ed with 42, Cheyenne. thirri with 41'j and Mitchell fourth with 34 Twelve schools competed. Fc iture quartet of the meet was record smashing team of Gayle Merry, Rrll Connei, Harley Brendal and Leonard which w'on the 400, and mile The Bayar'l foursome set a new record of 45.6 for the 440 relay, a new record of 3:33.6 for the mile and won the 880 yard in 1.34.5. Individual Star.

Bob Kenworthy of Cheyenne was the individual star of the iVieet, setting new' records in the high jump and and w'ln- ning the dihcus Kenworthy high jiUiipi .5 icet 9 im hes. hr tile 47 teel 9 "4 iriche.s, and (he 12o ill 11, ili'lliiorwd after two o', lire rt-layH, udd do hi'ltei than i oJith tins but a new uk in the rnile meiiliy 'rhe tiri'; 3 5 itarti'd the tc. tiy winning the 280 -iid hurdle hii.ittle race in -1 8 indivniual winners were iVvai'e 01 diliiff, pole feet, hr, -i 20 7 U'hite- javelin, 152 feet 3 in :he.I, DAVIS, GHD STAINBACK LODIS Breadon Says Deal Made in Best Interests of Club; Players Downcast. ST LOUTS. Dizzy Dean and the St, Louis Cardinals who nursed him thru stormy years company.

The big eccentric right hander traded to the Chicago Cuba for three players and an unannounced amount of cash. The players Pitchers Curt Davis and Clyde Shoun and Outfielder George Stainback. The deal exploded unexpectedly at the outset of a new' season in 4 -hich the Dizzy one was the spot along comeback trail. It left the Gashousc Gang stunned and long faced. But Dizzy walked out of the Cardinal dressing mom for the last time just as he entered it back in 1932 talking.

boys had the pennant money sewed up, and some of it he commented. "But now that I am going to Chicago I'll have to help them win the money and spend Gashouse Moguls Agree. President Sara Breadon of the Cardinals the announcement, explaining, "Thi.s deal has been thoroly di.seusFed by Branch Rickey, Frankie Frisch and my.self and we have agreed it was for the best interest of the Cardinal The trade was regarded by baseball observers as a move on the part of the club to deal off their problem child rather than a straight effort to trade on an even up basis. Prior to the jolting announcement five minutes after Joe Medwick hit a home run to give the Redbirds a city series victory over the Brow'ns there was no intimation that w'cre being considered to ship Dizzy "up the Wins 133, Loses 75. During the recent spring training games, Dean was apparently hopeful of returning to winning form.

During his six years with the club he won 1,33 and lost 75, his best sea.son being 193-4 when he was the mo.st valuable player in the National league after the Cards had won the world series from Detroit. His record of wins losses since 1932 follows: 18-15, 20-18, 30-7, 28-12. 21-13, 13-10. The 5 were an unhappy gang of players they were told of the trade after their exhibition victory over the St. Louis Browns.

Dean said he was to leave to go to but 1 hate to leave the bet they do all right by me there, he said, his fare brightening. "ill bet they give me $10,000 more than I'm making hall player chimed in: and they 11 probably give you a yacht, too, to rule around in on the lake" Another said, lot's of chewing Pepper Martin, silting on a bench with a look on his face, w'Hs pe.ssimistic Bye goes our pennant and i W'orld series Terry Moore declared "Yeah, wc'fl have been a cinch with Diz All the players a.sked over ami over again who the Cardinals gol for Dean. They apparently were that the Cardinals got only t'wo pitchers ami an outfielder for the One suggested thwl llie Uard- inals must have gotten "a lot of I in the deal, Martin com! an play cash on the baseball Martin wa.s almost Ineonsolabl-. i He flrew' con.aolatltin from Joe Mcilwick, who told him "your Mmleats corny hill Hilly ballplayer or-hestrai have any more ompelition from Dizzy." That was the only comic note of the afternoon. The room was almo'it funeral The utups were silent, and the the were too thoughtful make w'ise- cracks Cubs Seek Slaughter.

ST. IX)ULS. tm The Globe. Democrat said the had I rejected a cash offer of by the Cub." for Outfielder Slaughter. "Our offer w'as turned the paper quoted P.ow- I laiid of Cui, Mi I it'H all oif who led Amerl- an M- latioji hitiir.

hi Wlttl a 38 lilVe hd.S in II; ht fold at The (jf tiainiiig He will 22 yeatr ohi the 27th of I hi. He 1 a 1- ft tiandi batti an-'J ti; ht handed tiU' r. SCORES SHtMIISX 14 riox 7, I I 4 i. i Mt, uu.

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