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Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 12

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EVENING STATE JOI K.NAL, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 19U. IMajBePlI Big Six football players may call signals for Uncle Sam soon Now Fil tell one Nebraska Jheyll perform today As Nebraska's best prep cinde Nobody had to hit! Huskers to meet Army on track athletes start competing this week end for the state titles, Oklahoma is running a state high school meet fashioned on the Princeton invitation plan at Nor us Prep track meet under way here Tech favored dethrone Links Prep golfers start tourney The annual Nebraska state high i school golf tournament, with an entry list of 17 schools and 50 players, was in full swing Fri day at the Pioneers course. A new champion will be crowned since Bernie Mortenson of Lin i coin, 1940 title winner, graduated, i Lyle Teel of Nebraska City, run nerup, is a slight favorite along with Billy Brice of Omaha South, semifinalist last year. appears hard hit Other schools The Vk! .) meet in two held la? Next year will be big season week. The six best performer? each event have been invited to return to Norman and have at it again this week end.

It gives the best boys of each not had off BY ARL LINDQl 1ST. agair titles it 1 i individual 'g purely ()t of the veteran of last year's Big Six football campaign are for N'e bgcOPM rookiei for Uncle Sam il it1 thai they leave meet Qfl are Ronig lo )lilV(, a D)g influence inyWMffC recofflg t.he teams next dter the fill There's a th braska which four CtaMM. 1 this kind won MU pams 0 PITCHER ALEX SWAILS, MUSKOGEE, WALKED 32 PONCA CITY MEN IN NIN INNINGS 1 PONCA CITY. OKLA. AUG.

7, 1938 1 Minim miii purse of $1,200 established in New York NEW YORK. IX). The New York state racing commission Thursday instructed all New York race tracks, except Saratoga, to establish a minimum purse of distribution of $1,500 and suggested that Jamaica make it retroactive for its spring meeting, which closes Saturday. Increased attendance and pari mutuel handle was given as the reason for order by Chairman Herbert Bayard Swope. The commission also ruled that the winning groom's fee of $10 be deducted from each purse except at Saratoga where the purse may remain at $1,200 minimum with the groom's fee added.

BY WALTER E. DOBBINS. Join Nebraska track squad and see the world! This year California next year. West Point. Announcement was made Friday of the scheduling of a meet with the U.

S. military academy to be held May 2. 1942. "We expect this meet to be a quadrangular affair with Columbia U. of New York City and Dartmouth of Hanover, N.

competing along with our squad and the Army team." Coach Ed Weir stated. In addition tentative meets are in the making with California's Berkeley Bears for a dual meet in Lincoln late in the season and a triangular here with Minnesota and Wisconsin. "1942 certainly has all the earmarks of a banner season in track," Coach Weir stated, "not only from the viewpoint of our athletes but for the track fan as well." Nebraska, the 1940 Big Six in A COnf OM shows that hampions and bowl repraiental i musi pay the penalty of then 1 lent by bavinf more men of draft tft than any squad. Moreover, the Cornhuskers lost five men at the clOM of last season to the national guard and another was called early after the start of selective service. The younger squad Rail I Kama st.de and Iowa State, took a lot of pounding last fall because there was a lack of experienced players in the lineups, but as far ta the army eOftCaTIMd the youth i their players will lie a boon this coming season Kansas State is losinc onlv one Pigeons carry happy news of first bill JEP'FERSON, Mo.

(JP). The Missouri legislature, after four months of skirmishing, passed its first law Thursday of statewide application. Thirty homing pigeons carried the gladsome news to the mayors of Kansas City and St. Louis. The law? Making it illegal to shoot homing pigeons in flight.

door and outdoor champion, having already successfully defended its indoor title will be host to th conference outdoor championships, May 23 24. Trac in this section is an odd sport, tho. Everyone Menu to know what every Individual ll doing yet few come out to watch 'em do it. Thrv rvad ftboul track, but don't watck it. Maybe the idea of streamlining the program.

will help. It turns the sport into something besides an endurance contest for folk on the hard boards. ASUNDER The four musketeers of the links YVilbeit Everett. Bert Heine Herzog and Floyd Moslu roam the links as a unit no more. Tins was OM of th.

tfdfltl combinations still doing busin Sprouts of ivy were beginning to appear, as the boys had been playing together Mine Antelop COOTM Wftf its prime Everett WM transferred to Grand Island and Betz is in business at Dorchester. That leaves Herzog and Mosher and they're teaming as part of the Seven Up club in th PtOMOM Handicap league. PARK GEORGE DOBSON to start at the ftadlum BY GLENN TRUMP. Defending champions, their ranks riddled by graduation, were sitting in shaky positions as UM 39th annual Nebraska state high school track and field meet got into full swing Friday afternoon at Memorial stadium. The first race 880 yard finals started at 1 p.

with the last race the 220 prelims finishing approximately four hours later. Sandwiched in between these two were the prelims in the 120 highs, 100. 440 and 200 lows. Tn the field, qualifying will be held in the three weights and the high jump. Only 1940 champ given a good chance of repeating is F.

O. Simon's four man Callaway squad, Class title holders. Veterans Wieland, Barnes and Stephenson plus Newcomer Cantrell won't Ptck up 30 points as they did last year, but will garner around 20 and that may be sufficient. Tech Favored. Lincoln high, seeking its third straight Group A title, is expected to pick up approximately 11.

Omaha Tech holds the favored position with North Platte offering the main competition. Bill Wolcott's well balanced Burwell outfit should dethrone Oshkosh in B. altho the far western youths are formidable con With Verl Ackles the only veteran back nt Comstoek, the Clas race is wide open with Bushnell and Nehawka rated the standout clubs. Here's the way the formsheet reads for the teams: CLASS A. Omaha Tech 20 North Platte 15 Fairbury 14 Omaha Central 14 CLASS B.

Burwell 19 Ravenna 18 Nelson 13 CLASS C. Callaway 20 pi v. i th apo Ibllity thai thrtt more may be drafted. Kansas is losing only two and Iowa State hai lot! MM ind bai Only one other v. ho i a nio tiv (Paltee.

LEONARD HAND. Fairbury. Weightman. Oklahoma and Missouri, both With a Lo r'ei alls ho BON than 21 years old. like Ma braska may lose a number of men by fall, but with the provision in the selective ervire act which call Poj d.

lm mmi at students, the 1 urvev at this tune is at best a pre I Innmaiy one The student must CLARKS SUITS Are "Stand Out" Buys FOR MEN WHO DEMAND THE BEST AND RECOGNIZE REAL VALUE! Park George Dobson, one of the staunches i.ne.u al the d. alt board when hi M.rrher fal a Yd. but if lie tlCt to do so, can secure deferment until the close of the school term. This, of course, would prevent the drafttag ol numerous 1 I us sons, Pan! and vi rge tned at Nebraska and respectively Paul Dob one of the finest kiekels ralopad here, playing foi i 1 us re decades ba. a ot that 19XB gam up.

It was in this cont. st that Paul Dobson puntad nd place kicked the Huskera into a 3 0 victory on a mow rtaufetd rrtdirofi When Stanford played Nebratkl In the Rom Bowl, it found the elder Dobson trying every way In knew a make the trip but his doctors told him not to attempt He didn't give up until the last, however, and finally decided to sell his tickets. It was specially attractive because when George Dobson was attending Stanford, his dad lived almost on the campUI DICK PAGE. Wymore hurdler. I The Khaki casus.

A quick khaki cen of the conference fl with plenty of allowance for future developments follows: NEBRASKA; With military man, Ma.j. Biff Jonei i coach you'd I mpm A the boys to be good id They are and according JFotM there will be no requests ft deferment. Already army are Ed Schwartkopf, all conference guard; Don Rubottom, fullback; Burdette Wertmen. end; Bob Bonahoom, center, and Fran I 1 1 Creenlief, mmrd, all ot horn went into service with the national guard as soon as they got back from the Rose Bowl at Pasadena lam January Ralph Whtttbaad, a promising sophomore guard Proapad the only player drafted thus far. Four lettermen, Wavne Blue, fullback: Wdlaid Hunker Sutherland 15 Harvard 14 Taylor 13 CLASS D.

Bushnell 19 Nehawka 18 Bradshaw 12 All in all. the 174 competing cording to their are "fUppOrtinj td be placed into mart lad and a draft board stat families so sno dafarrad ciasstfi teams will enter 710 lads. Here's the chart: But at 7f, If YOU are one of the great number of men who want fine clothes at money saving prices, you will be greatly interested in Clarks Spring Selection. Clarks have put everything into these suits all their skill, their experience their knowledge and the result will please you for the custom quality materials and refinements in tailoring are typical of much higher priced clothes. to pa "Fit and Ready." MISSOURI: Altho a number of the Tiger football players are of araft age and are "fit and ready" only lour have received question Lincoln high nine noses out Fairbury, 4 2 Jacob touched for five blown ll of foot he gam i tor phy find the the With Herb Gish serving: in Un all cle Sam's army.

T. C. "Brig' ard KePv and WIS Young will take over the starting assignment. Husker workouts. He not on knew the players, but like all fe vent followers, he knew gridin RANDOM SHOTS Jack Dodd is working for laundry in St.

Louia, making loi FAIRBURY, Neb. Behind the five hit pitching of Sophomore Harold Jacob and aided bv four Three American run. niry miseues. Coach Crank Lincoln hieh ninp ran tin uu.ii tet. hov tured a close i 2 decision from fmirtmxy here Thursday.

The Links famed hard hitting etafa wai baadauffad by the offerings ot Onnan, who bmttad the Bad and Black to two hit, one a first tuning blow of Kevy Phillips and the other Allan Bloom's bingle Into left field in the sixth frame. The Lincoln nine broke the ice Luidafl ha mu passed his physical test for the U. S. navy air The tatUI Oi the others has tuat dwm datertnlnad KANSAS Coach Owinn Henry believes he has a minimum of trouble, but it is all in one spot. On the entire Jayhawkar roitar Kl.Alh MA Some Of the other tola are claiming that the Soon are trrying baloia they are hurt M) 19 squad members aie eh for draft calls, only three lied and it likely Barney Oldiield players seem to be draft ill i lany of the others writes but both an swimming marks fall at Honolulu HONOLULU, T.

H. UP. AdolDh Kiefer of Chicago and 16 year old Bill Smith, of Honolulu Wednesday night bettered three American swimming records. Kiefer. the backstroke specialist, churned thru the Waikiki war memorial natatorium for times of one minute four tenths of a second in the 100 yard and 1:35.6 in the 150 yards.

The listed American records are 1:02 for the 100 yard event, set at Trenton, N. in 1938 by Albert Vandeweghe and 1:37.2 made by Kiefer in 1937 at San Francisco. Young Smith raced over 400 meters freestyle in 4:44.1 compared to the listed American mark of 4:46 set at Chicago in 1937 by Ralph Flanagan. in me ran stanza when Phillip; walked, stole second, went to thin uhen Catcher fllann drnnnpH fVi ed I ud llct had pku lad! Haberlei giiard and 1 and Bill Healy's third strike and stol home on a freak play that all but had Mattox, junior halfback, definitely 1 are in the armv. Fason alreadv 1 "thLaU, ''buthell to shut a greenhorn there, Ralph Miller, the forward rvea aiueuer tearmg his hair out.

The Fairbury club came right back in their half of the third 170 and 2250 YOU SAVE $5 to $10 nas and Haberlein and(' been erred onlv i 1 received a free I kue injury, was at his draft until their school terms are over. 1 Four players. Orville Matthews. 1 Orville Brown says he hasn't heard a thing on that challenge which he flung at John Pesek. Orville writes: 'If Pesek will not wrestle any other way, I will take a match with him with a one hour time limit, winner take all.

Well, John? Earnest "Dutch" Iorbeer, former Link catcher and basketball coach at Peru 8tate Teachers ootttga, ll president of the Beaumont club in the Texas league. It is a Detroit farm club. Poss Parsons. Denver Post sports editor on leave until he regains his health, watched his son. Charley, win his Barksdile fiM immUj.

This long hit into center field. The Marvin Whited, ill ba ks came to life in the sixth. ting three runs on one hit. Ed Hall and Bob Jacobsen scor on Bloom hit. Major league leaders k.

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IOWA STATK: Least likely of COMfeN to lose talent, sa.v.yt is the first time I i nepw td latent i OlUy two draft losses will be'lWel yin Happe, tackle, who already is FLORSHEIMa imilMlffl' The RAMBLER Lifht Tan $095 and Brown Ventilated Calf. in kik.k: aim VjuIcv Hi ou n. who probabl go ol is out. The other just aren't old Ike Evans rail up DOUBLE HEADER TRACK MEET Saturday 1:30 P. M.

Nebr. High Schools ANNUAL TRACK FIELD MEET AND Missouri vs. Nebraska Memorial Stadium Adults 50c. High School Students 25c piayert for league The baseball league which Ike Evans is forming for all amateurs under 21 will hold another session Sunday afternoon at the high school diamond. Evans hopes to I get six teams into this league and i believes he will when the weather No Charge for Expert Alterations Clarks 1028 STREET OPEN THURSDAY NIGHTS UNTIL 9 PM.

bunday session is 2 p. i Let go to MAGEE'S CoOq Teani for Florsheim Shoes.

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