The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 9

Saturday. 8. 1951 THt LI.MCOL.X Lincoln, Northeast Win: Viewmen. Tutors Defeated Sloan, Perry Sparkle As Links Blast Tigers Race Past Champs, 51-32, in Opener BY WAYNE PANTER straight free throws by Jack Beck (Star sporti siaff Member) put the Tigcrs in front temporarily. With the resumption of the fray following the half, Lincoln power picious cage debut here Friday began to assert itself.

Sparked night as they disposed of Fre- by the stellar play of Perry, who mont, last Class A state looms as one of the finest floor imen to hit the Lincoln scene in time, the Links ran the pREMONT, Neb. Coach Lyle Links made an aus- baske a 1 1 champs, 51-32. For the Links it was a combination of the accurate shooting veteran Dean Sloan and the nifty floorwork of C. W. Perry a newcomer to the ranks of the Red and Black.

The Links make the home debut tonight on the Whittier court as they iace ScottsbluH. losers Friday night to Coach Eddie Johnson's Northeast Rockets in a close one, 41-38. Game time is 8 p.m.. wi(5 fke Lincoln reserves slated to meet a team oi faculty all-stars in a preliminary attraction at 6:30. C.

W. Perry Sloan collected 17 points, while I count to 26-18 before Donahue Perry came in for second honors connected for an under-basket ef- with 12. For Coach Bob Tigers, who fell behind rapidly after the score was tied, 18-18, at halftime, the top shot was little Ronnie Donahue, who racked 13 counters. All-Stater John Neff had seven tallies for the losers, while Jack Beck had six, all on free throws. fort, only points in the period.

In getting the Links under way, Perry set the nets ablaze with a pair of fielders and added two free throws during the frame. The quarter ended with the Links holding a 35-20 bulge, and they trundled in during the third Both teams were ragged quarter for another 16 points with something not unexpected in cage: substitutes carrying the bulk of the game got under way. While overly cautious and the load. For the Tigers, the old magic perhaps awed by the speed of the Neff-Donahue combina- flashed by Fremont in the early tion, which amazed cage fans at moments, the Links were victims of a pair of swift buckets by Donahue, who darted through the the state meet last spring, was still there, although the strengthening defense kept the Red and Black defenses to tally sparkling duo well muffled dur- with 55 seconds gone and again'ing the second half. 30 seconds later.

In the early moments of the After that first burst the game game the alternating fast flowed, with Don Erway register-: break and deliberate offense fea- Ing for the Links on a hook Donahue and Neff, with to which Neff retaliated with a able assistance from Beck, made bucket of his own. Charlie under-basket effort plus two nifties by Forward LeRoy Butherus shot the Links into a momentary lead, 8-7, before play evened. It was tied, 12-12 at the half. During the second heat the game slowed as early-season pressure began to show up. Three gratis tosses by Sloan, a bucket Perry and another free throw by Center Norm Weidman comprised; Total! 2011 -I 615 Totals the scoring while a fielder; 12 by John Morehouse and four it appear that Lincoln would be in for a long evening.

FREMONT fs ft 1 Nefff 3 1-5 3 1 2 0-0 1 4 Dallam 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 .3 Gottsch 0 0-0 4 0 Snydf-rc 0 0-2 2 0 Donahue fl 1 -1 1 3 Beck 8 0 8-7 3 2 Skinner 8 1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 Butherus Fraser Kostos Hardesty Sloan Gray Weidman Ferry King 8 LINCOLN ft 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 Northeast Captures 41-38 Victory In Cage Opener BV JIM CLARK (Mlar Sports Suit Mrmhrrt I first field goal to take a lead in the ball game when forward- A well balanced Bearcat Allan Demes found the range on a well balanced jump shot. Another quick; tet from Scottsbluff gave the Deines put the Bearcats Northeast Rockets all they could in front 4-1 with less than a minute elapsed. With Deines losing his shooting cope with Friday night before falling victims, 41-38. Veteran Rex Christenson kept he Rockets the ball game during garnered the.r only fir.st! he CO first quarter which lead on goals by Jim Hab-i the Black and White cagers and Ken Forbes with 2:45 i spraymg the backboard but re- Bearcats retaliated peatedly missing the hoop. Chris- successive ringers by Jon Erickson.

Deines and Dave Raber to lead the Rockets 12-7 when the quarter ended. i GET tie he Rockets apparently caught fire during their respite andi rushed back after the second! quarter started to grab a 14-14: tie with only two and a halfi minutes gone. Led by the Arvid three pivot shots and two mid-court set by Jim Haberlan, the Rockets held a 23-17 edge over the Western Invaders when the gun sounded for the half. Haberlan countered with one 40.SS6, and a layup for Lwrd'i Doinf' The Bearcats scored their leaders Erlck.son Deines kept the scoring gap at a minimum with successive goals. Don Hartwig, the defensive standout, and Larry Kautz finally found the scoring range for a basket apiece, but their added efforts still bait the shooting talents of Harps VlCfOr, I ney and Forbes, who countered iwith one each in the waning sec- GENEVA, (Lincoln Starionds of the quarter.

Special) College high DEFENSE NAPS Northeast will get its second big lest of weekend tonight when they take on Bill McGowon's strong North Platte quintal on the Rocket court. Led by sharpshooting Bob Oakes and lohn Edwards, the Bulldogs romped over Sidney Thursday night 53-27. Gametime is set lor 8:00 p.m. with (he reserves battling Valparaiso in the opening beginning at p.m. Tutor Rally Falls Short school lost its second game in three starts here night 12 8-15 14 18 35 51 ................................18 20 32 Youns ana Jim Ruddy.

HIGH POINT Barney. Northeast forward, soars above defending Bearcat cagers lo tip in ihe first of his seven field goals lor the evening. Barney was high point man tor the game with IS. Bearcats' Allan Deines (21) and Dave Raber (12) appear helpless against Barney's lanky frame, while Ken Forbes (31) looks on with amazement. (Star Photo.) Wilber Defeats Viewmen 66-25; Prokup Sets Mark BY RON GIBSON tHiar Huff Member) but the Tutors did without a struggle.

After trailing, 27-8, at the half, Coach Dale valiants snapped back in the remaining two frames with a withering barrage which cut the final count to 39-31. And the results might have been different, had not two of the key men fouled out of the game at a time when the Lincoln club most needed them. CLOSE GAP The Tutors trailed, 35-31, with three minutes left, when Sid mark and Lefty Hixson collected their fifth Infraction and were waved to the bench. Even then, the Tutors missed golden opportunity as over-eager Mike Stubbs and Bruce Kolb both missed layups which could have knotted the count. UP IN THE MollH oi Collegg View leaps high in the air in an attempt to stop Wilber's Paul Novak (30) from scoring, while the Wolverines' Bob Prokop (23) watches the action.

Also looking oa are Viewman Ron Vosika (5) and Wilber's Bob Havel (24). The action took place in Wilber's 66-25 triumph over College View. Underdog DeMarco Upsets Featherweight Champ Saddler (INS) with a looping left and effi- a 7 to 5 in-punching. There were no won a weird split decision over Featherweight Champ Sandy Sad- The result possibly paved Denot give up' 36-31 lead four minutes dler in a non-title ten-rounder at way for a lightweight The Rockets caught the Bearcat defense napping and captured a Madison Square Garden Friday title shot at Champ Jimmy Carter, night. New York boy outweighed The oddest tinge to this frequently rough rubber bout he-i Both principals were warned tween the pair was the rough tactics by state ath- vote, which the referee and one! letic commission chairman Bob judge voted for DeMarco and theiChrlstenberry.

In their previous other judge for Saddler. meetings, Saddler won on a TKO Referee George Walsh scored Avhen a cyt over eye the bout eight round.s for oefight in the ninth round, Marco, only one for Saddler and Then lost to Paddy on a decision, one even. Judge Frank Forbes had it six rounds for Saddler, three for Dc Marco and one even. The deciding ballot was cast by Judge Harold Barnes, who had it 6-4 in rounds with DeMarco on top. The wide disparity in the scor-! ing could be traced to frequent roughhousing in close during which the referee repeatedly! Loren Lahm ARMS AND THE Rod Bucks (26) and Ken Vosika (32) go up in the air in an effort to take a rebound from College View's Dick Oaks (IS).

Looking on are Viewmen Ron Vosika (5) and Bob Moffitt (13) along with Wilber's Paul Novak. Fairbury Hits Fast For 87-42 Win FAIRBURY, junior basketball team swamped Highland, J. C. here by an 87-42 margin, with Jim Lowe pouring in 38 points for the victors. high-scoring Wolverines, led by 6-4 center Bob Prokop, continued their winning ways with an easy 66-25 victory over College View in a basketball game played at Irving Friday night.

Prokop, a senior, set a new Eastern Nebraska Seven Conference record by scoring 34 points against the Viewmen. The skyscraping pivot man 23 points in the first half to give his teammates a comfortable 37-10 halftime lead. The Wolverines started in on the Viewmen right after the start-j ing jump, as Prokop drove in to score two points. Before the knew what hit them, Prokop had piled up six points to give Wilber a lead which it never lost. With Prokop hitting five fielders and two free throws in the opening stanza, the Wolverines took a commanding 20-8 first quarter lead.

Ken Vosika scored for the visitors with two fields, and teammate Paul Novak added three points with a field goal and a free toss. Forward Bob Moffitt and Guard Rog Hornby were the only scorers for College View in the first quarter, as Moffitt tallied five on two buckets and a free throw. Hornby got three with a fielder and a gratis toss. In the second period, the men were unable to find the basket, as they scored only two points on Loren field goal. Meanwhile, the Wolverines went right on widening the gap, as Prokop poured in 10 more points to lead his mates in the second frame.

In the third quarter, the (College View five racked up nine individual scoring mark of 30 points. With only 45 seconds left in the fray, Prokop popped in a fielder to set a new mark. RECORD FALLS A few seconds later, made another field goal to wind remaining in the ball game. Walt Gallawa hit his only field goal of the night to narrow the scoring margin to 36-33 but an anxious Bearcat hit the net on a long shot by Christenson and the otficials added two more points to the Northeast score sheet. Barney added one more point on a free toss before Erickson, Deines and Hartwig tallied in order to move them within one point, 39-38, of the victorious Rockets.

With the second hand making its final trip around the time clock, Barney brought the Rocket rooters out of the stands when he broke up a Bearcat pass and drove in for the clincher. For the Rockets, the floor work of Barney and Forbes was the most impressive for the winners warned Saddler, who only two but Haberlan proved hi.mself ago finished a 60-day suspen- The after pha.se of the almnct an avoM UUl, xiHUd mil prOVCU ni.mSCII a form fmm the twn npr threat if given a chance for roughne.ss in his title der toyon ball The Rocket Reserves found them- Condra jselves on the end of a 53-36 Clark, Geneva i I i A sii i I v4 cS up the with "ajy. held to a total 'cilipTed DeMarco, the aggressor out, tossed the greater number of punches, but Saddler scared cut- Turkey S-H-O-O-T (Trophy shoot) Sunday, Dec. 9th. 1:30 PM SALT VALLEY GUN CLUB 8 Miles North of Lincoln Between 14th A 27th Mholls fur Mlo final count at 66-25.

High-point man for College View was Bob Moffitt with eight, followed by seven tallies. College View (25) fK ft Oaks Moffjtt Meinccke Kchroeder R. Vosika ForU-r I.ahm 8 Thcrstien 8 Hornby Westbrook. 8 Wilber (68) 5 Havel 1 K. Vosika 5 Hoffman 0 2 Buck 0 5 13 0 R.

Jtoffman 2 4 AshbauKh 2 0 Novak 8 4 2 Fuhrman 8 1 0 fg ft 1 2 0 0 0 8 1 2 1 0 a 23 point spree by Dick Buel were more than the Junior Rockets could take care of. field goals as Seamark played the ball-hawk role. Mike Stubbs was an all-around Loren Lahni standout for the Teachers College crew as he tallied a total of 17 points as his contribu- tion. In addition, Stubbs swarmed over the court in a super exhibi-! ra tion of defensive an(i offensive itoiverson 2 The Teachers again were de- score by hurt by the absence of lanky Center Jim Thom, whose early-season cage career was 28 14 22 in the bud by his i trading chicken pox. Thom will join the team after Christmas.

Northeast (II) Harney E'orbcs Cook Christensen fg fl fg rt 7 1 2 Haber 3 2 5 Hsrtwlc 1 0 0 2 3 4 Wevlervell 3 2 4 Krkkson 0 0 1 Kauir 0 1 1 Gallawa Familiar Fifth or distinguished DIAMOND DECANTER Total 1.1 12-21 19 7 2.3 12 17 and Keefer Totals 9 7 24 Totals Wilber 20 37 4H College View 8 10 19 Halftime Wilbur 37, College View 10 Officials: Wilson. Hclka and Hermic Hohrig Glassford Will Fulfill Contract Nebraska football fans can relax again. Football Coach Bill Glassford will be with the Cornhuskers next year and will continue lo fill the terms of his contract. Rumors have been Hying through the Capital City that Glass- iord was conferring with Pittsburgh Athletic Director Tom Hamilton in Miami about the Pitt coaching job. Friday evening Coach Glassford made this statement to The Star; "I talked to Tom Hamilton but there was no mention of the Pittsburgh coaching job.

All we talked about was the Pittsburgh and Nebraska schedules oi 1955 through 1958. There is absolutely nothing to the rumor that I am going to Pitt." Iowa State Stops Rally; Win 57-49 OMAHA (AP) The Iowa State college basketball team nipped a fourth quarter Creighton rally to down the host Bluejays, I 57-49. Creighton, behind 36-23 at halftime, crept up a 46-43 deficit with four minutes gone in the fourth quarter. Then the Cyclones added points before Creighton could score again and George Hess sewed it up for the Cyclones with five more counters. ter and was safely in front, 45-17, at halftime.

During his high-scoring spree Lowe sat out six minutes of the points for their best showing in first half and missed the last game. The Wolverines topped minutes of the game. Nebraska Hosts Gophers For Saturday Cage Tilt the Huskers Saturday! The University of Nebraska, against basketball squad, minus the night, ices of Junior letterman Joe Good, Starting at the forward will play host to the University of tions for the Gophers will be for-i Minnesota Saturday night at the mer Lincoln high star, Senior; Coliseum, Tipoff time is 7:30 p. m.I Dick Means and Glen Reed, Good twisted an ankle in scrim-u n' mage Wednesday. X-rays taken At center for tlm Ciphers will this with an 11-point third quar-1 Thursday morning revealed no ioot 7 inch Ed Kalafat, 244 Ijawrence university basketball teams coached by Phog Allen have won more than 400 Big Seven conference games.

bowl mor Nabraska'i Finaitl llpen The Bombers broke the game up Harry Tatum was high for theiter total. bones. However, he will Phund who netted 20 9 after the four-minute mark, when vistors with nine. I The red-hot Wilber five be ready for action Saturday. Poinls for Minnesota in his first; the score was tied at 5-5.

Fair-: their scoring spree in the finalj starting at forward will week! ed Spppr a fi fnnt 9. the way, this time counters. It was son, a senior, and letterman Bob Gelle, a junior. A knothole section for youngsters of high school age and under Dal. aod Dar Monday thra Lvrry Aftfimoon Fountain A Lunch Opm AM-Mtdnltiv HIKZ awic VAVVA MV oiariing al Lj bury went ahead 20-9 at the Prokop again Seger a I CWwllldVll IWI 19 rvl3)l the wav.

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