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Three Is Magic Number for Yanks Ry ED WILKS The Affsociated Just a few days ago Casey Stengle said the New York Yankees had to win all of tneir remaining 10 games for even tie for the American League pennant. Now they can wrap up by winning out-of-5. Il might not take even that much efiort by the Yanks. Any combination of New York victories and-or defeats by second-place Cleveland three will do it. Still, the Yankees have it hands down.

won seven straight, matching their longest streak of the season, and have gained 3 games on the Indians in the Important col- they stih have 5 games Iclt, 1 more at Wasfiington tonight and 4 in Boston with a Friday doubleheader The Senators, beaten 6-3 in the iciternoon half of a day-night doubleheader Tuesday, gave the Yan- 1 kces a fit before buvnng 9-7 in the nightcap. Four New York reliefers araded to the mound to save Whitcy 18th victory as the Nats scored six times in the last two innings White Sox Out i Cleveland, which went into a four-game tailspin after sweeping a pair from Washington, finally snook the slump with a 3-2 decision over Chicago as the White Sox officially fell out of race. The Indians, with 4 games left two from Philadelphia 6-3 and 6d. -another at Chicago tonight, then Frank Kellert and George Shuba 3 at to win all Ijelted homers off tho Robin anti hope. Washington caught Ford by sur- pri.se in the eighth inning.

The southpaw had a four-hitter Roberts. Robin, who lost his 13th against 23 victories, has given up 40 gopher by one the major league mark set by WREN down in the Missouri on goose call in preparation for the goose call- Iliver bottom brush where goose hunters gather ing contest at Missouri Valley, Oct. 2. (AP) each fall, Ralph Kohler of Tekamah tries a aong Fanrnal PAGE 21 LINCOLN 1, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, Southwest Recruiting Hit Again Five Schools Go On Sunilav DALLAS The Southwest athletic recruiting troubles boiled over again Wednesday with that five member schools are involved in the latest investigation Texa.s already under 2-ycar probatifm for violation of the recruiting rules, is again cm the car-' Glasiford that pet along with Texas.

Southern Methodist. Baylor and Rice, these reporu said. They wil! be promoted to at a meeting of the conference next Sunday. Waiting Archie At Ohio State 9 Taylor io Capiain Huskers A promise and a promotion were "It takes a maximum effort to handed out Tuesday by University, play any good ball he of Nebraska Coach Bill Glassford. i said, "And tome of our fellows promise was to try for added will have to carry a strength at certain spots, the pro- Glassford declined to spec- motion to Bill Taylor, senior guard ify which Huskers would be called from North Platte, who was named load-carrying.

The Huskers are still injury-free and should go into the Ohio State game at full strength if no further damage is done during the remaining practices. UCLA Gets Six Over Maryland NEW YORK (UP)-UCLA, the national champion team of 1954, was named a six point favorite over title-conscious Maryland Wednesday in a New York rundown of odds on big college game to captain the Huskers against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Columbus Saturday. Taylor is on the No. 2 unit and his captaincy did not necessarily mean he the first eleven, but he did not rule out the possibility. know until after i practice fast what changes any," he said.

will be no wholesale changes, but we will try to get added strength at certain In announcing Taylor as a p- tain. Glassford said. is a fine compcutor and a fine leader and sure he is competent to do a good for us." Asked about Ohio State, Glassford said that the Buckeyes had been scouted last year against Michigan and Illinois by former Freshman CMch Bob Faris. Ohio State uses the straighl-T All Obviously referring to the criticism he has received since the Hawaii stunner, Glassford aaid! Tuesday afternoon: I see (the play- all mine Then he added: Fm darn glad to have them! You give up on Njys because they played one poor ball Frosh Ready Bill said he expects the Husker freshmen to be ready for duty against the Varsity next week. waiting for them to get thinned out and in shape, but they should be ready sometime next he said.

Oflils Remain 1-1 Favoring Roeky The odds-men seemed to be 13-12 pcrted. regarding victory over Missouri week as not indicating Maryland true strength In the same vein, the odds-makers listed Missouri as a 20-point underdog against Michigan another leading contender for the national gridiron crown Illinois was favored by six over CaUfornia and Notre Dame by the same margin in making its season dvbut aftainst Southern Methodist Minuc.sota was a husky 13-point choice over Washington and Texas was favored by the same amount over TuKine. how they sized up some of the other leading games: i intersectionals Washington St. over Kansas, Rice 14 over Ala- Spma, Colorado 19 over Arizona, over North Carolina. Perdue 20 over College of Pacific, and Baylor 21 over Villanova.

Fast Columbia 6 over Brown. Princeton 6 over Rutgers. Penn State 7 over Boston Pittsburgh 13 over Syracuse. Holy Cross 14 over Temple, and Navy 21 over William and Mary. $outh Mississippi State 1 over ClemstMi 6 over Vir- giiua.

Mississippi 7 over Kentucky, Georgia Tech i over Florida. Georgia 7 over Vanderbilt, and Duke 20 over North Carolina St. Midwest Michigan State 1 over Indiana. Northwestern 13, oTer Miami (Ohio), Wisconsin before. are working defensively against what we think will he Iheir strong points of Rill said.

Asked what strong points were, he declined to nnswer except to point ont that the Back- eyes have hncki In Howard (Hopalocg) Castady, Dan Vlclc and Jerry Bill indicated that some Nebraska players will see a lot of acticm at Columbus Saturday. NU Football Is Defended Fred Dawscai. former Nebraska coach, came to the defense of Coach Bill Glassford and the Nebraska football team Tuesday. The following is the message he read to the Husker team and released to the press: Heaven's sake, lay off Glassford and tke Hnskera for losing to HawaU. Huskers suffered the bad subconscious handicap of the overconfidence bound to occur when preparing to meet a team they had beaten 50-0 last year.

You have a hard time respecting an opponent you have thrashed the BUI Taylor, lo captain Hnskera. SUndmls Houston Again Baseball Champ ts ST I. ss sT T3 Trt. 4 4 4 41.1 SS 31 NATION.SL l.EAOTK 1. Pel.

Rrooktn SX MtwaNOM 0.1 7T 7S 741 4 7N 70 H4. I.mii( SS PltlitMirtJi so I.R ti .343 NEW YORK (UP)-The postponement that sends Rocky Marciano and Archie Moore into the ring tonight for their heavyweight championship fight left the odds unchanged at 4-1 but may boost the gate toward $900,000. With the weather lid lifted by a forecast of "cool and officials of the International Boxing Chib figured rush of ticket buyers might swell the crowd at Yankee Stadium to 70,000. Fresh sales were in the ratio of nearly 5-1 to refunds. Despite challenger nervousness during physical examination and the general belief that the 24-hour delay would i bother him more than the cold the betting price i remained static.

I Their respective trainers pointed I out that the weights Tuesday Rocky 188U and Archie about what was expected. Fight Deferred 24 Hours Many boxing men figured promoter Jim Norris had "pulled a prize Tuesday when he ferred the fight 24 hours because of a bad-weather threat that never materialized. He announced the washout at 10 a.m., but less than i an hour later the skies were clearing and Hurricane lone veered out to sea. It was the first time an important title bout had been post- poned before the weigh-in. Norris denied any boner.

He ex- I plained: "I w'ould do it again. We i had no choice. Forecasts from all I weather bureaus government, Navy and flying fields were hopelessly gloomy. And we were i being bombarded by railroads and air companies for instructions whether to start their special fight trains and planes for New Before Gie txa-offices reopened I this morning, Norris said the ticket I sale was slightly more than 000. He expected a rush today and until fight-time tonight at the stadium for medium-priced $20 and $30 tickets.

In addition. 8.000 general admission $5 seats will go cm sale at the stadium at 7 m. Starting Time Set Back starting time was set back 15 minutes to pm. to going and had retired 13 in order, i M'irry Dickson with St. Louis in Then Ford walked a man and 1948.

pinch hitter Jim ju.st up from Chattanooga, walloped a home run and the Nats were up on their hind legs. It took Gary Coleman, Jim Kon- Etanty, Gerry Staley and finally; Tommy Byrne to get back on the leash. Paula Helpeil Yanks I Carlos Paula, Washington right fietrier, pu.shed the Yanki: into their i big lead with shabby fielding. The rookie played a routine liner' into a double in a Yank Then he kicked a bases-load- cd single into a 3-run hit and mis-! played a hard liner into a triple in a 6-run The first game easier for Yanks, although starter Don Larsen la.st through the inning. Reliefer Tom Morgan, With help from Konotanty.

got the decision. The Yanks scored three in the first off Maury then the clincher in the ti as Hank Bauer doubled and moved across on long flies. Cleveland hung on as Early Wynn turned a 10-hitter into his 17th vie- tory with some dandv clutch work. Ecoby Avila tripled home two runs to break a tie in the eighth and beat Billy Pierce. The Sox, who were out win or lose when the Yanks won two, muffed a ninth-inning chance that ccUected just one run.

They had runners on first and third with 1 none out, but Chico Carrasquel hit into a doubleplay. Then, with run-, ners on first and second and two i out, George Kell popped up to end it. Washington In Cellar Detroit beat Kansas City 7-3 and Baltimore leaving Washington alone in the cellar, made il six straight with a 3-2 and 7-4 sweep at Boston. The Red Sox now have lort six straight. In the National.

Brooklyn took Wilhe Mays hit 49th and 50ih homi runs as the New York Giants took two from Pittsburgh and Willie seven homers in six consecutive games to match 8 major league mark. Milwaukee clubbed Cincinnati 7-0 nncf St iieat Chicago 2-0 in the other NL WESLEYAN -These coeds will be responsible for generating enthusia.sm at Nebraska Wesleyan this year. New cheerleaders are from Carol McCoy of Tecumseh. Phylli.s Edgar of Norfolk, Lois Meyer of Sidney; from Kareen Nelson of Lincoln and Shirley Gowdy of Omaha. Sports Slatr Wcihiestlay National Boxing Bobby Dykes George Johnson, 10 rounds, TV Ch.

3. 8 p.m.; Rocky Marciano v. Moore, heavyweights, 15 round championship, Radio KFOR. 8-45 p.m. Rule NEW YORK P-The New York boxing commission has a ruling that forbids fighters to wear a mustache in the ring.

Lane, LoiiiHkey CHIC.AGO Lane, who says he definitely Is through as general manager of the Chicago White Sox. and the vice president, Chuck Comiskey, both were harmony on one point Wednesday. Each want.s Mrs. Grace Comiskey. Sox president, to call a meeting as soon as possible to make the issue final.

Lane wants to leave because he thmk.s a rift between himself and the Sox heir apparent. Com- i.skey, cannot be healed. The Beginning of a Long Friendship! Top-Notch Tailored Suits of All-Wool ORSTEDS .444) GB ii" 27 31 over Marquette, Ohio State 26 over Nebraska, and Iowa over State. Southwest Texas Tech 1 over Texas Christian, and Arkansas 7 over Oklahoma AlcM. Far West Stanford 13 over Oregon State.

Phog to Speak At Midland FREMONT Dr. F. C. (Phog) Allen, head basketball coach at the University ci Kansas, will be the speaker fw the homecommg banquet at Midland College Oct. 15.

Dr. veteran of 45 years of coaching. 38 of them at Kansas, is the winningest cage coach in the nation. His teams have played better than .750 ball. Don Payne, Midland alumni seer etary, AHea said the banquet will be held in the Midland Commons preceeding the Midland homecoming dance.

Other activities fw the 41st hmnecoming at Midland will in- culde the Midland Band Day program with area high school bands parading in down-town Fremont; the Midland-Hastings football game; an alumni meeting and open house; and the presentation of the Petrow Trophy, Mid- land'a highest attileiic award. I have watched the Huskers practice for the last two days, and I find they are Uior- oughly roused into a tremendous fighting alert, absorbing eagerly the rough, intensive work their excellent coaches are giving them. "If ever a team and its coaches put heart and soul and mlud into preparing for a game, these Buskers are doing It for Ohio Slate. They are fully aware of the gigantic task ahead of them, and they are doing everything humanly possible to build themselves into a victorious attitude, Ohio SUte or no Ohio It was reported that Bill Taylor said in a meeting (rf the squad that the team was solely responsible for the defeat at the hands of Hawaii. Tuesday's Results AXIKRICAN LKAGl'K New Vnrlt WMlitiMHoa S-7.

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Mich Houston, Tex reigned as Baseball Congress champion for the second straight year Wednesday after beating Seattle, 7-2, in the finals. Righthander Jack Schullea. who conflict with the regularly won the title game for the Texans i schedule Wednesday night home last year against Battle Creek, scrap between middleweights gave up nine hits in downing Se Bobby Dykes and Georgia aUle Tuesday. Losing pitcher Paul! Miami Beach. Farrar also allowed nine hits.

xhere will be no home telecast Houston, southwest Marciano-Moore bout, but champ, was undefeated in fwr, broadcast nationally over games of the double elimination a BC networks and to several for- toumey, i eign countries. In a delayed playoff for the Each is a slow starter and each em division title, catcher Bob Da-! promised to warm up lengthi- vies went to the mound far the first time in his career and pitched East CSiicago, to an 18-3 victory over Chicago. ly in the dressing room and come out Revolt Traps SMU Athletes DALLAS athletic department at Southern Methodist University has more than average interest in the revolution in Argentina. There are three SMU athletes bottled up in Buenos Aires. They even telephone the fellows.

Oacar Furlong, basketball and tennis player; Matt Murphy, No. 1 tennis player, and Pedro Galvao, star swimmer, are the athletes who havens bemi able to get out of Argentina for a return to Furkng and Galvao live in Buenos Aires. father is the Irish ambassador to Argentina. Gaines AMEBICAN LEAQVE at Chlcaia Mariawa Raw T4 at WaalitBCtaa va. 44-131.

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