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Husker-Buff Tilt Rated Even Match in Big Seven Opener By DICK BECKER Staff Sports Writer Two teams, which must rely on the fundamentals of basketball, get the Big Seven Conference basketball race underway at the seum Monday night. Without benefit of 7-fcK)t centers or hoop phenoms, Nebraska and Colorado will square off to settle things on about even footing. Both clubs use the same ingredients in cooking up their basketball balance and hustle. Neither club has an outstanding star in the Wilt Chamberlain or Gary Thompson class. Neither has a man over 6 foot 8.

But both have provided some top basketball in the pre-conference activity. Coach Sox Walseth, making his debut in the league as successor to Bebe Lee, has taken a club tagged for the cellar and come up with a fancy 9-2 record. The Buffs worked to the finals of the pre-season tournament at Kansas City where they bowed to Kansas. Walseth, like Nebraska's Jerry Bush, has to get a hustling performance from his kids each night. His main worry right now is injuries.

Center Jim Jochems, 6 foot 8, and Guard Bob Helzer will not suit up for the Nebraska game, according to Walseth. Injuries are hobbling both players and they may not be able to play when the two teams meet in a re-match at Boulder next Saturday. Sophomore Don Walker, who did an excellent job filling in for Jochems at Kansas City, also has a sprained ankle. But he will be in the lineup when the whistle blows Monday night. Colorado, probably the most traveled team in the country, will be well acquainted with the Coliseum.

After a trip that carried to the West Coast, Kansas City and Miami, the Buffs arrived here Friday morning. Buffs Suprise Of the Buffs, Bush says, are the most improved team in the league. They are a fine ball club and will be tough to Walseth is quick to answer with praise for the Comhuskers. has a real good ball club. They have a fine offense and as good ball handlers as there are in the And if you ask both coaches, they will tell you that the Big Seven Conference is at an all time high in basketball.

Both agree that any team able to win on the road will have a good jump toward the title. Lineup Changed Bush will send a revamped the Buffs, changed at least from the last time Lincoln fans watched the Huskers. With the season about at the halfway point Nebraska has a 6-5 mark and four of the five losses have been to top rated UCLA, Vanderbilt and Iowa State. Bush will open with Lyle Nannen at guard in place of Jim Kubacki. Gary Reimers will be at the other guard with Ron Parsons at center and Captain Rex Ekwall and Don Smidt at forwarda.

Nannen can also play forward and will see duty at both positions. Hot Race The Big Seven race promises to be a hot one with everybody eyeing a shot at Kansas, the No. 1 team. Right now they line up with the Jayhawks the favorite with Iowa State and Kansas State the leading contenders. Colorado and Nebraska come next with Missouri and Oklahoma toward the end.

But everyone agrees that the Big Seven has better balance than in past seasons and that upsets should be the rule rather than the exception. The Monday night game will begin at 8, preceded by a freshman intra-squad game at 6:30. This w'ill be the only home appearance for the Huskers in uary. The next game at the Coliseum will be Feb. 9 against Kansas.

Wesleyan Trounces Westmar mu Wim 7th In Ron, 80-68 Nebraska sharp- shooting Plainsmen had an off night Saturday, but still had enough guns to blast Westmar of LaMars, 85-68, at Taylor gym. It was the seventh straight win for Coach Irv lads after an opening loss to Iowa Wesleyan. For Westmar it was a third defeat against seven wins. The lo- wans had previously bowed only to South Dakota and Creighton and were expected to furnish a rugged test for Wesleyan. But, in an ice cold beginning for both teams, Westmar went seven minutes before scoring.

By that time the Plainsman had ground out an 8-0 lead and mar never got any closer. Sub Guard Dick Evenson pepped Wesleyan through the rocky first 10 minutes, getting 10 points to spark his mates to a 43-30 halftime bulge. It was never close in the second half as little Lowell Johnson began pestering Westmar with his set shots and deadly accuracy at the free throw line. Johnson hit 14 of 15 free throw attempts and wound up his work with 26 points, high for the contest. Actually, the work at the free throw line helped the Plainsmen pad their margin.

Field goals were close with Wesleyan holding the edge, 30-28, but at the NEW YORK Jackie Robin- charity line the Lincoln club pot- first-person copy- Wilt Belts Missouri, 92-79 VIeek to SMU Grid Job 10-Year Pact Settles Issue DALLAS, Tex. Meek, University of Houston coach, Saturday night accepted a 10-year contract as head coach of Southern Methodist University, Matty Bell, athletic director, of SMU announced. Meek succeeds Woody Woodard as coach. Woodard resigned in No- I vember after four years as coach and now is coach at University of Wichita. I Meek, 34, rejected an SMU offer Dec.

23, but said earlier Saturday he had received such an attractive offer from Bell that going to be hard to turn it SECTION LINCOLN, NEB. SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 1957 Rivals in Monday opener Walseth (left) and Huskers' Bush. Robinson Tells Decision to Quit Baseball ted 25 to just 12 for Westmar. Glen Reed aided Johnson with 14 while Evenson got 12. Larry Dunphy was about the only gun for He got 18 points, even though posting a feeble 2 for 9 at the free throw line.

WESTMAR WEKLEYAV Rohde Frerichs Travis Larson Smith Westphal Lnrtih Cusick Dunphy DeJaser Nataiich Totals HaifUme score: Wesleyan 43. Westmar SO. 5 1-4 11 1 1 0-0 2 Barney 3 0-06 2 2-36 916 0 0-0 0 Evenson 5 2-4 12 0 9-0 0 Felix 03-4 3 2 2-2 6 Gottsch090 0 0 9-1 0 Hixson4 2-20 4 5-6 13Johnson 6 14-15 26 82-918 Lemon01-21 5 0-010 Leslie 31-3 7 1 O-l 2 McNaught 0 90 0 Reed6 2-5 14 28 12-26 25-36 85 Elliott Given $2,500 Pay Boost University of Nebraska Football Coach Pete Elliott got a $2,500 salary boost from the Board of Regents Saturday, raising his yearly salary to $14,500. The Board also boosted Athletic Director Bill salary from $12,600 a year to $13,200 and granted $500 a year increases to five assistant football coaches. Athletic coaches are paid from ce i from intercollegiate events, not from tax funds.

Chancellor Clifford M. Hardin plained. In recommending increase, Regent J. LeRoy Welch of Omaha commented that outstanding success during his first year should bring him a salary more commensurate with his Welch observed that the coach attracted nationwide attention to the University of Elliott was out of town Saturday and not available for comment on the new agreement. righted story to appear in next issue of Look Magazine, says he is baseball for because have to think of the future and the security of my Robinson, the Negro who broke color line and became one of the greatest stars with the Brooklyn Dodgers, said he reached his decision before being traded to the New York Gaints by the Brooks last Dec.

13. In the Look article, titled Jackie said tell Mr. Stoneham (owner of the Giants) I was through with baseball forever because I had agreed long ago to write this story when the time came exclusively for Look. And as a matter of fact, I was working on the story when Mr. Stoneham to tell him of the trade.

quitting baseball for Robinson writes, there be any mystery about my reasons. 38 years old with a family to support. got to think of the future and our Robinson, who broke into baseball with the minor league farm club at Montreal in 1946, added: my age a man have much future in baseball and very little security. been thinking since I was 34 that 1 should be thinking of my future. After reached your peak no sentiment in baseball.

You start slipping and pretty soon moving you around like a used car. You have no control over what happens to you. I Rookie of the Year iii 1947 and listed No. 3 among the active life-time hitters with a .311 average at the end of 1956 season, kept his decision well hidden. While many of his close friends among sports writers suspected something was afoot, he did not officially disclose his decision until writing the Look article.

And he apologized in the article for the secrecy. through with baseball. I want to explain just how it happened because some people may now feel I been honest with them these past few weeks when they have asked me about my plans. always played fair with my newspaper friends and I think understand why this was one time I give them the whole story as soon as I knew Robinson, who was not immediately available for comment (He was reported en route to New York from California by a Look spokesman), apparently has junked any idea of becoming base-1 first Negro the present, anyway. I Jackie, insisting in the article that just be another a Brooklyn wrote that his wife, Rae, try to influence his decision.

The Robinsons, have three young children and live in Stamford, Conn. The long-time star, who played in six All-Star Games with a .333 batting average and appeared in six Series with the Brooks with a .234 batting mark, got his chance in baseball under Branch Rickey, then president of the Dodgers after an earlier try out with the Boston Red Sox. an executive with a New York restaurant chain before his trade to the Giants. He will become a president in charge of personnel relations this March. Robinson, the National MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota ambushed Big Ten basketball title favorites, 91-88, Saturday night as slender Jed Dommeyer hit 27 points in the final 20 minutes after going scoreless the entire first half.

Jackie added, however, that he Cornell had signed a contract to become i Creighloii, ITHACA, N. Y. basketball team, home after a winless holiday swing, scored a 72-53 victory over Creighton Saturday night. Cornell virtually assured itself of victory in the first seven minutes of the opening period. Red jumped to a 17-2 :25 of play, connecting on eight of eleven field goal attempts and one free throw, Creighton missed 15 shots from the floor during that time.

Corfnell maintained a 12 to 20 point lead throughout the remaind- Illini Shocked By Upstart Minnesota, 91-88 Jiato? 26 points in the first half to take up the slack caused by early difficulty. FCA Group To Be Here Next Week Bob George Clendon Bill McClanen. What a lineup! The list may even include Tom Harmon, Patty Berg and other greats in the athletic world. These folks will be in Lincoln Jan. 13, 14 and 15 to conduct a series of inspirational meetings as a part of the of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

This is a wonderful program which besides those listed above includes such other famous athletes as Bud Wilkinson, Roberts, Deacon Dan Towler, Adrian Burk, Bdb Mathias, Otto Graham, Alvin Dark, Pepper Martin, Vernon Law, Bob Richards and others. Rev. Rex Knowles, who is a former professional basketball player and an active member of the program, is responsible ior getting this group to Lincoln. The grcxip is scheduled to conduct meetings at Lincoln Air Force Base, local junior and senior high schools, the University of Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan. They will first appear at the Lincoln Air Force Base Service Club for an informal discussion from 2-5 p.m.

Jan. airbui Boxers Stop Liiicoliiites Fairbury Boxing Club outscored the boys from Lincoln through six bouts to take two decisions and two in a round of matches made possible through the American Legion Post No. 3 of Lincoln and the Fairbury Optimist and Athletic Clubs. The Lincoln punchers were members of the Larry Emery and the George Morris Boxing Clubs of Lincoln. Roy Boyeson, who is the American Golden Gloves Chairman, was the special guest.

Tbe Results: 112 Pound Gary Cohee. Mike Larchick. 137 Pound Jack Besley, Carl Moseley, decision. Pound Terry McDonald. Eddy Stoner, TKO.

147 Pound Ben Prieb, Rex Shephard. TKO. 155 Pound Elden Rossmiller, Wally White, deciaion. 1S5 Pound Bus Herold Oltman, decision. NORTH PASS GETS Bomba of Indiana University, North end, takes a 25-yard pass from Len Dawson of Purdue in the second period of North-South Senior Bowl game.

South defenders are; Johnny Majors (22) of Tennessee and Wade Mitchell (14) of Georgia Tech. (AP), The Stilt Garners 23 Points Gene Elstmi Hits for 26 LAWRENCE, Kan. Kansas Jayhawks opened the Big Seven Conference basketball season Saturday night with a 92-79 victory over Missouri with Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain scoring 23 points behind teammate Gene 26. Kansas, ranked No. I nationally TRIM G.IMEH Monday Colorado NEBRASKA Kansas at Oklahoma Iowa State at Miuouri Friday Iowa State at Drake Saturday NEBRASKA.

Colorado Kansas State at Kansa.v in the Associated Press poll, now boasts a lO-O record for the season. Chamberlain was held to a mere six points in the first half by a concentrated Missouri defense which formed around him under the basket, but made up for his scoring drought in the final period. Thanks to 16 points and Jcrfin 12, plus a 45 per cent shooting average from the floor, Kansas managed to lead at haiftime 44-33, The Tigers closed the gap to with five minutes of the second half gone, but Kansas pulled away easily as Chamberlain began to hit. A capacity crowd of 17,000 attended ihe conference competition opener. High scorer for Missouri was Lionel Smith with 20 points, a total he shared with Maurice King of Kansas.

Oklahoma to Battle Miami? Proposed Benefit Game to Provide Hungarian Funds Siebcrt 5 4 0 Ross i Konsiik 0 Diirt'ti 4 Stcphcfi.s 0 Kirk-scy 0 0 Smith! 4 12-12 20 Kindr'd 0 0-0 0 Cotter I 1 0-0 2 I 0-0 2 D3ter 0 0-0 0 ToUls 27-31 79 35 22-42 92 Halitime score: Kansas 44, Missoun 23. AASSAB FT OFT 6-7 16 Johnson 0 1-2 1 3-4 11 Elstun i 10 6-13 0-0 0 Johnston I 3-4 A 3-4 19 Tho'ps'ni 0 1-2 1 0-0 0 Jett 10-0 2 2-5 10 Ch 7 9-17 23 0-0 0 8 0-0 12 0-0 0 King 2-2 20 1-2 I 0 0-1 0 MIAMI, Fla. UP) An without the approval of the Na- all-out effort is under way to stage Collegiate Athletic a football game between Oklaho- i and Bums said efforts will be undefeated national champions and once-beaten Miami later this month to aid Hungarian refugees, Jimmy Burns, sports editor of the Miami Herald, said Saturday. Officials of the University of Miami were reluctant to discuss the matter but both President Dr. Jay F.

W. Pearson and Coach Andy Gustafson indicated they would favor such a game if proper approval is received. Approval Necessary The game could not be played made to obtain NCAA sanction. Burns wrote; was learned that Oklahoma and UM officials have been approached indirectly about participating in the game which would be nationally televised with an effort to raise half a million dollars or more. source commented, 'This game, by the two highest ranking college teams which no one had an opportunity to see in a bowl game, has tremendous possibilities of helping put over one of the Boozer a Little Under Pan As Sooners Edge K-Slate Gets 54 As W.Va.

Wins Ihey reach the United States, and send them to various parts of the West y.rgin.a most difficult phases of the efforts i of the American -people to aid the free Hungarians. Needed 'There seems to be money available for some of the necessary things but money is badly needed to take these people, once NORMAN, field goal by Joe King with six seconds left gave Oklahoma a 69-67 Big Seven Conference basketball victory over Kansas State Saturday night. Kansas State, which fell to the Sooners 67-64 in the conference The stunning turnabout by the jeppesen i-i i ohi 6-3 Gopher forward was barely I enough to brace the Minnesotans Johnson against a last ditch Illini counter drive before 14,062 screaming fans wlio witnessed the conference opener. Lagging 79-70 with 6(2 minutes left, Illinois regrouped behind big George Bon Salle and Don Ohl to slash the deficit to one point on six difference occasions. MINNESOTA ILLINOIS Tucker I 10 1-3 21 Schmidt 7 3-4 17 ifS first half and was in Hamilton 0 0-0 0 BonSalle 10 8-12 28 0 0-0 0 Taylor 7 1-1 15 6 1-2 13 2 0-0 4 0 0-G 0 0 2-2 2 0 0-0 0 Totals 35 21-31 91 TotaU 16-24 88 Half time Illinois 47, Minnesota 43.

Wayne Oulscores Midland, 99-82 FREMONT Wayne State outgunned Midland College here Sat- Bon Salle, the 6-8 all-conference urday nght, 99-82 in a Nebraska center, bagged 28 points and al-1 College Conference scoring-fest. most pulled it out singlehanded for Wayne held a 50-40 halftime the Illini in the final few minutes, lead. Marty Koolen paced the Illinois, with a balanced attack losers with 21 points whle Gerald and a 45 per cent shooting percentage in the first half, led 47-43 at intermission. The George Klme collected 22 of his front 35-19 at the intermission. Fran Mead and Lou Jordan of Cornell shared scoring honors with 22 points each.

Bob Gibson was high for Creighton with 13. Sports Slate Monday Local University v. University of Colorado, NU CoUseum, 8:05 p.m. Tuesday Local Wesleyan at Peru State; Grand Island Wisneiski was high point man in Catholic at Pius Pius gym. the tilt with 24 points for Wayne.

Erik Radke hit for 22 for the wioners' cause. 60th and 8 p.m. Tech at Lincoln 22 and 4 p.m. Butler Edjies Irish, 86-84 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UP) Lanky forward Ted Gusek scored on a rebound of Bobby long shot with five seconds to go Saturday night to give Butler an 86-84 victory over Notre Dame.

Guzek and Plump settled the is-1 sue after the lead see-sawed throughout the contest. Together they pumped in 70 points for the Bulldogs. NOTRE DAME Guzek 14 19-14 38 Hawkins 8 3-5 19 Mitchell 0 2-2 2 6 2-4 14 Riley 0 0-0 0 Smyth 14 9 1137 Edwards 0 0-0 0 Devine 2 0-1 4 Foster 2 0-14 MorelD 16-7 8 Plump 11 10-11 32 Gleason (10-0 2 Cox 5 0-0 10 Duffy 0 (M) 0 TotaU 32 TotaU 32 Halftime score: Notre Dame 54, Butler 47. Iowa Smashed By Ohio State IOWA CITY, Iowa (iP)-Frank 24 points led Ohio State to an easy 72-60 victory over a young Iowa basketball team which opened its Big Ten title defense here Saturday night. Poor rebounding and the Buckeyes sharp attack proved too much for the Hawks.

country and help them get located in new jobs. purpose of this would be to help Hungarians who are prospective citizens of the United On Probation Miami currently is on NCAA probation as a result of recruit- ing rules violations but the probation is expected to be lifted at the NCAA meeting which opens Wednesday in St. Louis. NCAA colleges are prohibited from staging post-season games without the approval of the NCAA. Dr.

Pearson said any comment from him would be premature but that if all necessary sanctions are tournament last week, partly because of the illness of 6-9 Jack Parr, was hurt again Saturday night because he fouled out early. Parr, who scored 17 points to lead received he would" favor such ai field house record with 54 points as the Mountaineers outran Furman, 110-95, to take the Southern Conference lead Saturday night. broke the field house mark of 50 points set by All-America Mark Workman against Salem in 1951, and marked the first time in 12 games this year that the Hot Rod really has hit consistently. The victory fourth straight in the Southern Conference. It a three-game losing streak the Mountaineers encountered in the recent Dixie Classic in Raleigh, N.C., after they had won their first eight.

Basketball the Wildcats, collected his fifth foul with five minutes remaining. Bcrfj Boozer, who scored 16 points, kept Kansas State in the game. King sank 28 points to take scoring laurels and was a main reason for 41.8 per cent in the field goal department, hitting 10 game. Gustafson commented: would welcome the chance to play Oklahoma and help such a worthy Then be referred further queries to Pearson. Burns said he understood that of 17.

The Wildcats hit 32.4 per Coach Bud Wilkinson of the Soon- cent, ers also bad shown similar in- The Sooners were ahead 42-35 terest. at halftime after leading through- i out the first half but the Wildcats scored eight straight points early in the second half and then kept the cmitest close. OHIO STATE IOWA Sidle 3 1-17 Seabur( 3 0-9 6 Martin 10-0 2 Gunther 6 19-10 22 Houston 3 3-4 9 Payne 10-0 2 Snyder 0 0-0 0 3 1-2 7 Howard f-c 12 9-0 24 2 0-1 4 Mosier 0 0-0 0 0 9-0 0' Millard 4 4-5 12 Johnson 0 94) 0 SteagaU 0 0-0 0 W'ordiaw gl 6 3-3 15 Lauihlin 5 6-7 18 Martel 2 0-0 4 BarkstaU (10-0 2 Williams (0 0-0 0 29 14-n 72 23 14-16 Halitime score: Ohio State 40. 30. KA.N8.4S Boozer i 4 8-11 18 Fisher i 0 0-9 0 Abbott 4 U-0 8 12 2-2 6 Parr 6 17 DeWitt 3 1-3 7 M.uNz'k 0 0 dace 1 4-4 Kiddoog 2 3-4 7 Totals 22 2.1-.31 67 OKL.4HOMA 5 12 0-14 Abbey 0 0-0 0 I 4-6 6 King 10 8-10 28 4 4-8 12 -dk-y 1 1-2 3 0 0-0 0 Jones 0 0-0 0 2.1 23-15 69 OOtDaii Bud Denies Coach Pro Colts Halftime Korc: Oklahoma 42.

K. State 35. Fremont Defeats Beatrice, 57-31 Holdrege Blasts Lexington, 81-56 Big Seven Kansas 92 Missouri 79 Oklahoma 69 Kansas State 67 Big Ten Indiana 73 Michigan 68 Purdue 72 Michigan State 71 Ohio State 72............ 60 Northwestern 75 Wisconsin 54 Minnesota 91 lUinois 88 State Coleges Cornell 72 Creighton 53 Wesleyan 85 68 99 82 'Concordia 71 48 Doane 80 Hastings 79 Others Colgate 73 Army 59 Vanderbilt 71 Tennessee 68 i South Carolina 68..., Maryland 60 NORMAN, Okla. Head Duke 92 C.

State 85 Coach Bud Wilkinson Georgia 78 70 Saturday squelched reports he Cincinnati 90 Duquesne 79 West Virginia 110 Furman 95 LaSalle 81 72 Canisius 73.............. Fordham 60 Louisville 86 67 St. Louis 77 Oklahoma to coach the professional Baltimore Ck)lts. quite happy at leaviagiKentucky 85 Georgia Tech 72 29-9 quarter advantage and kept up for Minneapobs and a week visit NB.A 'the pace throughout the game to parents. Fort Wayne 109 York 96 rolled to trounce Lexington here Saturday At Baltimore, sources close to Philadelphia 81 Rochester 76 Hockey New York 4 Chimigo 1 Toronto 3 Bcwton 2 Cincinnati 3 Troy 2 Hershey 5 2 Montreal 1 Detroit 0 Proviueoce 3 2 an easy 57-34 basketball victory night, 81-56.

the Colts were reported as saying here Saturday night, 57-34. Jim Huge had 25 points to pace the club has offered Wilkinson Dennis Groves tallied 19 points the winners attack while Bryan $50,000 a year to succeed Weeb for the winning Tigers who held i Paulson added 23. Monte Kiffin quarter leads of 15-11, 26-18 and was only bright spot 46.29, jwith 20 points. Ewbank as coach. However, this was denied by Colt President Don KeUetU scores Page 3-B.

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