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NU Varsity Gridders Squeeze by Alumni Beaten, 27-25, All-Sports Day Feature BY DIC All-Amcrh Tr-m ik v.hu the lying nn losing team- ci-'run, his football rarnor at Ni r.i'vk i was on the toani Saturday. Hut for 17.000 ins who worn on band foi the Nfbr.i ka Varsity-Alumni put on groat in his Alumni olovon i to the Varsity, bofnro ttir Sports Day turnout at Mnnorial Stadium FDR TIIK proaut pos- srs.sors of a 1.3-13 tin I.ist spiifig, tho was dotilily to take as 0 on tho l.a-t plav of tho game. With only a nuruito an 1 a half loft tho Varsity hold a '2P-15t advantage and was ward onco more. Kon BrcMiker put llfr Into thr hattrrrd hulks of tho old timers. Hr grabhrd off a stray Varsity pass on the Alumni and rarrd down tho sidelines 5.5 yards before he was pushed out of hounds on the Varsity 30.

Fian Nagle, quartiMl' iik on year's Huskor tdevi'n. fame and hit him with a perfoi to: ail'd it on the I V. On tho next play with oidy 57 sfi'onds left in tho tdt. ho.nod to Kenny Ki.M-hor in the end The ball Jumped out of arasp and a defender batted It toward the ground. But Ray was alert for the Alumni.

He dose alnng the turf and nabbed the ball for the tourhdown. Jubilant alums mobbed igs- amen in the end zone and no c.ne was dismayed when NVjdt Spellman missed tho extra lor there was only 47 left to bo playiHi. Farts Vi Fifitiren THE PROMISED LAND powers it aside following an open road for nine yards. Bill Mueller finds a temporary block on the one-yard line, ide to score the first touchdown in the second quarter. (Staff Photo by Raljth Fox.) but dorod tho offensive the Alumni squad at After three plays lljr Mv imllln HitH lux! (low I II) II) ul I fill nil'll mii Inlfrfriilfil mini a III) riilitl I'liiit M)rrnKf ri'lnriifil snoin- hi.trWi-il h) for Klrkiiff rtliiniri h) I ir ai Own rrfiDrffil had nettc'fl only two yards.

Fran spotted 11 II I 2111 ti I I i 21 22.Y 4 iS Jack Pesok of I Mtlftlll'Ifd wrestling iirid 1 I AS tt I I I I IT 171 JH ini .1 1 4.A lowans Win Wild Affair, 13-12 SECTION LINCOLN 1, NEBRASKA APRIL 15, 1951 Husker Thinclads Bow to Jayhawks BY WAYNE PANTER jcentcrflcld and the side was ro- Buena Vista slugged its way! to a split in a two-game, two- batting, closed it by day series with Nebraska Satur- fanning. day afternoon on the Iluskcr dia- e. I mond, copping a wind- IN THE SIXITO inning, driven struggle, 13-12. Baseman Bob Reynolds add- The Hu.skers’grabbed the first ed a tally for the Husker game of the series from Coach cau.sc as he stole home. Reynolds Ken Blackman's nine Friday, 9-8.

was on with his lone hit of the More than 6,000 All-Sports Day game, a single to In addi- crowd to witness a tion, he had a pair of RBIs to Husker baseball game on the show for six trip.s to the plate. the bleachers and stood three-deep all the way around the field to see the Huskers lose the windup attrac- of the N.U. sports carnival. I In the late stages of the game, Nebraska for the first timei Other Husker firsts in the however, the crowd dwindled to Saturday felt the loss of three'field were by Glen Beerline in a mere handful of the hardiest as of its track aces to the service, the broad jump, Dick Meissner the cold, raw wind and the pros- Wrth that trfo Hobe Jones, in the high jump, Neil- pect of a Husker defeat took a Ken Jacobs and Wcndv son in the discus and Paul heavy toll of spectators. now serving in the the Huskers Kan.sas and lost a before 8,000 fans at Btadium.

Grimm in the shot put. On the track the Jayhawks THOSE WHO stayed saw Coach had three double winners. Emil jTony club make a vali- Memonar Schutzel copped the 220 and'ant effort to overcome a top- air guard, cope with 440, ilcrb Semper won the mile heavy Beaver lead acquired io The first element of and two mile, and nabbed mid-game. Into the II riMv Ilf tho iiniversitv. both the high and low hurdles.

i times were very good as the weather conditiorfs proved too much of a barrier. All Sports Dav at tho both the high None of the Hate They Scored TritVk KKO-jard run Mflr mil Ttm-niilr run Mich Ixiw huraifu Mile rrlny Totals 8hot put Juvplin Mifh jump Rroad jump vault 3 1 1 4 1 100: Won by Wally Beck. Lrr AlP-iMniler, third. Smllh, K. Time :10.7.

by Kmll Schutr.el I.ee Alexander, N. thinl, Time aecond, Wally Beck. K. bottom half of the eighth, the C'ornhuskers got a new lease on life as Jim sizzling triple into left field sent Bob Diers, on with a double to center, and Jerry Dunn, who had walked, romping home. Buena Vista countercid with what proved to be the winning Field tally in the top of the ninth, how.

Time .71 'i. the circuit on NF KF Time 1 second iever, as Ollie Vogt drew a walk kin, N. and completed the circuit on K- second i Kcnny double into deep 1' Mile; Won by Hero Semper, rv, cr-'' i 3 Keith I'almqiiist, third. Oene 'ielkln, center field. 5 Time 4.23 H.

Jack Shull doublcd for the Huskers one avvay in the Abel, K. Time 9.29.H last inning to keep them the Hurior Del Kopf's singie Dan Toiman. Time i.i.s. into left sct the Stage foT Jack (irand tutsi was believed turnout ever 72 -0 low triple for a pair of RBIs. Nebraska opened the scoring as it grabbed a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning on homer with Reynolds aboard.

The Beavers tallied four In their half of the third but the three runs gave them a 5-4 lead at the end of the frame. Two more Buena Vista runs In the fourth and one by the Huskers set the stage for the distastrous fifth heat. Bob Diers topped the Husker batting order with a iour-ior- five mark, including a home run and three doubles. On the Beaver side of the ledger, Bawek sported a mark at the plate and joined Teammate Stillo in contributing a quartet of RBIs. Winning Pitcher Stablefeld went the route, giving up a dozen hits and six Annie Oak- i leys.

i Nebrnaka ab a Rcgd 3b P.fyn’rta 2b Dtera cf Dunn If MlaiVch 1b Snvderlb FitiK'ld rf Clark rf Jcnaen aa I.obrberg Shull Benjamin Kopf THE old hands count the heart arui nt (' aggregation. In th in ,1 minute Johnny uf'c or as hi. tise formation, his'forcf's together for fin.ii pu h. A hort ku'koff as rjowni'd on 4R ftordogna pitehrd a strike to Ifalfhark Tom ('arndinc of Otn.xha. He sped to a down on the Turtle Pa signal caller a jia and ran right to Alumni nine- line.

two -oconds remained on the clock but Bordogna had th.e -an He stepped hark and fired a hullseye to Cieorge who vnared the ball away from two defenders for the winning touchdown. added the extra point, running right end after a bad pa from center. AT THE beginning it appeared that the Alumni team might matrhefl. Varsity took the opening kickoff and in nine plays 71 yard.s to score. and Nick Adduci carried the load, moving tho ball to the Alumni 20 Hordogiia tossed over the middle to Frank HImon.

The xet wliigman dove through the elr Jiiid rlutrhed the ball to his chest Just as he crossed the goal line. Bobby Decker kicked the extra point. Var.sity defenders held sqti.ul and forced a kick. off a good one but the Varsity w.is off-side and drew a penalty. That was a bad break.

Fur tin the next try Pe.sek got a pass from center and was ilowned on the Alumni five-yard (Continued on 4-B) wood. second. to be the for a Big conference dual track meet. The Huskers piled up a commanding 43-11 margin in the field events but on the track it was all for the Jayhawks, 61-16. Nebraska get a track first after taking all but one victory in the field Only one meet record w'as set as the thinclads were hampered by a cold north wind.

That standard was set by colorful Don Cooper of Nebraska when he vaulted 14 feet, one Inch. He also held the old mark of 13-4 4, set last InrcJocf Oi.n N. 24.9. largesi relay; Won by long fly to center, but Seven P.el.lerer. Bob Time 3 .24.2.

Devinrsey, Hershberger), i FtrUl Leach made it home on Bobby to center, but swining to re- an 3 1 1 0 1 a ri. Trvon 6 2 .3 2 111 VoKt rf 2 0 0 fl 1 .7 0 Bawpk rf fl 4t .7 4.3 0 cf 52 40 4 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 .7 1 3h .71 2 4 114o 2b 4 1 1 Oo tb 3 0 7 0 1 StabFld 4 1 0 1 .7 1 1) 4 04 0 3 1 0 II 2 3 1 1 I 0 Tntala 3S 12 27 10 IN Bob Dier.s dive.s for home plate to fourth inning agam.st Buena Vista. (Staff sc'oro on Hay hit Photo by Frank in the Win Ups Derby Stock LAUREL, Md. Mrs. Nora RepetOire showed the 40 17 7 Winning the Chesapeake Stakes sehrAakn 203 101 023 12 that he Call run fast and far Buena Viata 13 to bccome a real Ken- Rrgn, I.each.

2. nerhv rnntender Dunn 2, Bejamln. Kopf, Tryon 2. tUCky UCrDy COnteiUlt I Vogt 4 Bawek 2, Stllle. P.arrell Barlaon, Rcpctoire toOk Oil SIX Other StXTcr whipped them at have a duel with Fairbury Jamln Dean Darlaon RBI Leach 2.

Beyn- a mile and a sixteenth, old! 2. 2, Dunn. Hny.ler 2. i The chcstnut cold led mOSt of 4 4, Dean 2. CRSt loyout thcfl 2 B-nipfR 2 shuu.

siahiffeid. 2. (lislanco aiifi lasted to Snyder Learh: iiR Hamptfin Alerted by a Monday Duel To Prime NE For Loop Test Pole vauif Won by Don N. 14 pt I aeoond. Leonard Kehl.

N. 12 et. 11 third, Jim Floyd, K. 12 feet. I feet feet Ilroad lump; Won by Olenn Beerltne, 22 feel 2 second.

Irv n', 21 feet, third. Duane Fnruh. feet. in. I High jump; Won by Dick Meissner.

feet for aecond between Irv iThode, and Robert Sand, 5 feet, Won by Lowell Neilson. N. 132 feet, 7H aecond. Merlin mah, 124 feet. third, Hyle ThlbauU, Jim Swin.

K. 17S feet. second, Olen Beerline, 173 feet, third, Warren Monson. sViot; by Paul Orimm. N.

teet- aecond. laiwell Nielson. 44 feet, 67, third. Merlin Gish, 42 feet, 7 in. Diers went down tire the side.

Lincoln Northeast faces a double track nssignment this week. Conch Bull Rockets A FAT FIFTH inning brought the Beavers six runs and snapped the game out of a 6-6 tie. Darrell Larison started the ball rolling with a sharp single to center field anti advanced to second as Second-Haseman Charley Riismussen was hit by a pitched ball. Starting Pitcher Al Benjamin was relieved hy Kopf, who shortly found himself in hot water as runners were safe all aroiind on Bob sacrifice. Glenn double into right field sent Larison and Rasmussen home.

Billy Tryon then bounced one down between first and second and gained first base a Ray Mladovich hobbled throw. Powell made it home on the error but Tryon was out, Mladovich to Reynolds, trying to stretch his luck as Stable- feld went to third. Stablefeld made It 10 for the winners as he scored on left-field double after Vogt had drawn a walk and advanced to third on blow. Marv Stille flew out to center field, scoring Vogt and advancing Bawek to third, Bawek tallied 1 the final run of the inning on Dean single to the finish Two lengths powfii: Left Ncbrawka 9. Biicna i back was T.

G. Mays Whirling BB Off Benjamin 4, Kppf 4, stabtefew another two lengths behind was Alan Senator Joe, one of the three Kentucky Derby eligibles in the field. Repetoire was the favorite and returned $.5 for $2. His worth $15,700 boosting his 1951 earnings for his owner to $37,215. 64 SO- Benjamin 4, Kopf 1, HO -Off Benjamin 7 ln 4.

Kopf .7 ln .7. WP-Htablefelrt. HBR-VoRt. Raamussen (Henjaniin): and John Hergert. 2:40.

Farness Thirtl In ABC Doubles ST. PAUL, Minn. (UP). Ray Farness, who with Bill Lee won the doubles title in the 1941 Ashlanil Stakes Monday afternoon at the Nfirth- play host to Mid-East conference members Friday the Nebraska Wesleyan plant. Beatrice is defending Mid-East champion.

Northeast and Hastings both loom as the major threats to the for a repeat title. The rest of the Capital City track action Is scheduled for Tuesday. Teachi-rs high and College will in Nebraska invitational wlnle Lineolii high travels to Omaha for a (iual Mungriini Lcails Money Winners CHICAGO (INS) IJoyd Mangrum of Chicago captureti the top money winning honors in recently winter tour. The Professional association announced Saturday in Chicago that Mangrvim won $11,773. Mangrum Jim Ferrier at the Augusta Masters tournament which conclutied the winter tour.

Ferrier won $11,254. i Mangrum and Ferrier eac won three tournaments. Man victories were at Los Angeles, Tuc.son and Wilmington while the former Australian Amateur champion took first place at St. Petersburg, Miami Bench and Jacksonville. Ferrier was the leader, however, in the two-way fight for Vardon Trophy honors.

He had an average of 69.78 strokes for 51 rounds. Mangrum followed with a 69.94 average for 48 Reserve Clause Named CINCINNATI. (Ah. Organized hnscball, already plagued with the troubles of finding a new commissioner, had another reserve clause suit tossed at it Saturday. The suit, filed in U.

S. District Court for Jack Corbett and the K1 Pa.so iniseball club, again at- tack.s the validity Of highly important reserve clause. It also seeks $300.000 damages from Baseball Commissioner A. B. Chandler, both individually and as George M.

Trautman, head of the minor leagues, and officials of the Cincinnati National league team, THE RESERVE clause Is the one which makes a player, once signed by a club in organized baseball, an as far as other clubs are concerned un- les.s ho is relcaseti or his contract obtained by trade or sale. He, also can not shop around for a new baseball employer unless he is a free agent. As in previous suits, the claim W'as made that organized baseball is engaged in interstate commerce and that the reserve clause violates anti-trust laws. I- New Swim Marks Set American Bowling Congress Wotl Bv Flllv nament, rolled into third in the two-man division with Frank Jordan Saturday. meet witli the North high Vikings, routuis.

I Will, I Til- Aiuitlier Viiiill Marlv Sel by Laz pauU ocmc7 Satur.lay the bar at 14 for llllUaiia relav AY ice i BLOOMINGTON, Ind Ini diana hiid trouble boating Wis- consin 6-3 in their Big Ton ba.se- HOUSTON. m. New American and National AAU indoor swimming records were set Saturday by Lafay tte, swim club stars. Carol Pence, 21-year-old Purdue University senior, broke her own 200 yard breast stroke Amoriciiu record and then saw her team mates set a new national mark in the 400 yard free style LEXINGTON. Ky.

(Ah. pair luRRod ilmaRO broke fast and outlasted' 1272 for the bc.st series of the day. Nurse tho stietch Sat- r.ip7«TKTQHAM. Jordan scored 210-174-233 for 617 to capture the $10,000 and Farness turned in a 655 on Ashland Stake.s at Kceneland. games 1 Tlio light bav daughter of Sick- when Andy ar IP a Hemp.t^^^^^ Image toured the six six and inches at N.Y., twice former Naticmal in 1:18 on a slow track the Southern Relays.

Match Game a 1 the test for three-ycar-old fil- one of three men up for his appearance in the ABC Hn Kentucky Derby eli- history Saturday night and Sunday by vault his own Southern re- takiuR tho lead in. the $30.000 ay y-r al tional Bowlers Journal Singlesi now ii fn.a inches. ri.i.H>,» i. tournament, held in conjunction and with the ABC. Varipapa hit on games of 171-226-213-193 Pence had a time of 2 minutes and 45 seconds in the National AAU indoor swim new 200 breast stroke event, three seconds better than her American record shattering performance of a year ago.

in trai'ki feet in the Exhibition RasebaH Vorlv t.Ni 4, IrvclDiirt Yi 3. nclesl How finished third, a length jlay.s records, set tiere la.st year ai iction and a half behind 13 feet, 1I inches. i. in 4 Sickle's Image the entry of He tried for 14 feet, 11 merits, st. i.

1-246 $4 60 and missed. lo n. aa z. A's BreakCamp, Heod for Home riARnVBi'R tVio home in Pennsylvania where he was called Wednesday by the serious Illness of his father. BY NORRIS ANDERSON SAVANNAH, and enthusiastic, the Lincoln Athletics: of 1951 broke camp here Satur-1 day.

1 The open Western league By train and private auto, the a Wednesday in Uncoln are enroute over the 1.400 against the Omaha CardmaLs. miles to Lincoln and a season of i Plav in Western league a vigorous 24-day condi- of the sauad First Base- period under the warrn man Tom Hamilton and Outfield-, Gemgia er Eddie overdue ini i.D fox fieht the Canltol Citv games and (2) a tight-knit the Capitol y. squad, improved aU Manager Frank Skaff and 11 over 1950 except in- the players are making the trip defense by train. They will arrive in Lin- winnirig shot HEAVE HO Paul Grimm completes a coin Monday night. Three of the players, Elwood Carey, Vince Gohl and Bob Gardner, are driving: their own cars.

With them will go Al Romberger, Al Busa and Billy Shantz. Pitcher Rollie Hoyle to Lincoln from his In exhibitions, the won two of five games against Savannah of the Class A Sally league and thumped Waycross, of the Class Georgia-Florida loop. Skipper Skaff laments the fact that he was unable to use a pitcher over the full route in any of tho cYhihitiniifc heading back to Lincoln and colder weather, I may use two pitchers In some of the early said he. A two-hour drill Saturday morning wound up the stay here. and the entire squad, for that matter, need more added Skaff, a stickler for conditioning and fundamentals.

Now that the ace lefty Mason Bowes has been assigned to Lincoln, Skaff is happier with his mound staff. Bowes and Vince Gohl, who had a 7-3 record with Savannah in 1950, are the only portsiders among the eight pitchers who will be with Lincoln. THE will carry two catchers, eight pitchers, five infielders and four outfielders into the WmtexM seascm outfield of veterans BOBBY GARDNER, the A nriH Tfilt) Kirk and recular last sum- 'The catching, through the appearance oil long-hitting, seasoned Lewis Richardson and the return of the old mainstay, Billy Shantz, looks better. Only the infield, lacking the slick-fielding keystone combination of George Moskovich and Bobby Stewart, looks less for- Billy Johnson on third John Wisncski will be avnil- ablc fnr both infield and outfield utility. Tom Hamilton.

the best fielding first-sacker in the Western League last summer, has been nursing a shoulder sprain. Skaff hopes sufficiently recovered in time for 1 the Wednesday night opener. I For squad hu.stle, this 1951 this short coming squad showed the most chatter is strictly on defense. and enthusiasm in tram- Charley Wilhelm, 21-ycar-old ing since the fire-eaters of 1948 shortstop who played with Buf- sparked by Nellie falo. will be a great improvement i Hustle is one commodity rsxfor Qtovunrt nt tho nljitc.

Skuff dcmauds fust and foic- over Stewart at the plate. almost defensive equal, his ball clubs. tua i 1951 roster on page 4) Loyola Tliiiieluds Win Triangular PEORIA. 111. (UP).

Ikiyola University of Chicago sped through the rain here Satnrday afternoon to score 69 points and out-distance Drake and Bradley in a triangular track meet. Drake scored 50 for second place and the host Braves w'ound up third with 44. Bill Conrardy bested Dewev Johnson of Drake in the featured mile with a 4:22, and Chuck W'ittingham of Loyola was a double winner with victories in both sprint events. Jim Philbee, a lanky Bradley was the top scorer of tho meet with 14 points. He raced to a :14.6 win in the high hurdles, won the lows with a :25.1 and tied for first in the pole vault.

Jim Lavery of Drake easily won the 440-yard dash in :49.4. Baseball Movie To Be Shown George Hametz, secretary of the Lincoln Umpires association, announced Saturday that there will be a showing of the movie, at 7:30 Monday evening at Lincoln high schooL The film was shbwn recently at the dinner..

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