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I I I 1 Sunday I SECTION SIX PAGES OMAHA NEBRASKA JANUARY 17 1954 Victory: if 3 NU to Abide by Pact (p) tiehf imjer 3 8 World Herald Photo re I Brecheen Quits as Hurler i many other much 5 2 teamed! with Eddie for a 142 best ball that I knew 4 2 8 9 6 2 46 10 pan ions headed for their car after the game Twelve youths were arrest ed as police sought the stab ber The pick punctured De boskey's lung and broke off leaving a five inch portion in the back Police said the 12 were all students or for mer students of Central Detroit School Supt Arthur Dondineau said the incident certainly means the end of night games In public schools It was agreed after the last such incident about a month ago that any further violence would mean the end of night games" ig pti 13 25 24 IS 7 Detroit Mich Public school officials Saturday threatened to terminate all night sports contests follow ing the near fatal stabbing of an' 18 year old basket ball player riday night Ross A Dcboskcy center for MacKcnzie High School was in critical condition Sat urday He was stabbed with an ice pick after his team handed Central High School a'46 36 basket ball defeat His two companions receivedminor injuries in a scuffle in which the player was stabbed Police said a crowd of 30 to 50 youths surrounded Dcbos kcy as the player and his com Husker Swim Team Victor De Rally Nets Tie With Snead Panama Roberto De Vi cenzo of Argentina defending champion in the $7500 Panama Open recovered from a double bogey Saturday to tie Sam Snead for the lead at the close of the third round Trailing the West Virginian by two strokes when play started Saturday De Vicenzo put himself further in trouble when he went two oxer par on the fourth hole But he played brilliantly over the back nine to turn in a score of 68 against 70 so that the two turned the 54 hole mark even at 203 i 4 3 4 a meeting of the Board of Intercollegiate Athletics held Saturday January 16 the members unanimously voted to fully and in good faith com ply with all provisions of its contract with Mr Glassford action was conveyed to and approved by the regents by telephone and will be formally ratified by the Board of Regents at its next meeting Board of Regents the Board of Intercollegiate Ath letics and the University ad ministration sincerely hope that Coach Glassford wiil be able to reestablish whole some relations with his entire squad 4 iaq it 0 4 6 8 By Gregg McBride World Herald Lincoln Rurean 601 ederal Securities Building Coach Bill Glassford won a smashing victory in his battle against a player revolt at the University of Nebraska Satur day evening The University officially an nounced that it would abide by its contract with the coach after having demanded his resignation last Tuesday The Board of Regents met with Acting Chancellor John Selleck at a hastily called meet ing Saturday afternoon then re ceived the telephone approval of the Board of Regents before releasing this statement: 3 5 3 Dtutan 3 5 4 Manhart 1 2 3 Gradoville 4 5 4 Harvey 6 1 1 3 MiHer 2 3 0 Gchringer I Von Tersch 1 Varley Drake 4 5 5: Bumbry 7 9 4lTajatz 0 0 9 12 3 Cox i 2 3 4 6 Maigaard tJ 0 0 31 Dignity MR GLASSORD who con ducted himself with amaz ing dignity through five trying days of pressure already has made himself clear in regard to his feeling toward the play ers who tried to kick him out Realizing they have been con fused by outside pressure and Intimidation he holds no Athletics Radio Detroit Prep Cager Stabbed Night Play May Be Banned 5 2 1 Now Let Him Be Director this endeavor Mr Glass ford will have the complete support of the irst notified at his home by a World Herald staff member Coach Glassford said: wonderful It clari fies the whole thing appreciate the action of the Board of Regents and the Athletic Board Throughout this unfortunate incident I have had no animosity and I still do not appreciate the support and confidence which my friends have expressed still have only the highest regard for all the players I have coached at Nebraska Now let's all join hands and whip this situation It can be Players in Meeting The action of the officials and its timing came as a shock to the 35 players who had carried on a fight to oust their coach It was their original petition which had caused the "demand or ultimatum to Glassford last Tuesday They followed that up with another protest meeting Thurs day and signed their names to a statement that an of had prompted their dislike of the coach Then they assembled again Saturday Move Unexpected The unexpected announce ment Coach Glassford had re ceived a vote of confidence from the Board of Regents and the Athletic Board caught the re volting players with their type writers down A dozen players headed by Max Kitzelma: Omaha tackle Bob Oberlin West Allis Wis center and Bob Smith Grand Island halfback were putting the finishing touches to a half dozen player statements when the word arrived It was decided to go ahead typing the statements although the fight was lost Two Definitely Through Only Kitzelman and Oberlin were definite in their decision they were through with Corn husker football Kitzelman indi cated he hoped to transfer to another school Dan Brown Sioux ails in i are 1 he was through with Husker ball Half back Smith said he was not de cided as to his action but he would go Halfback Jim Ccderdahl of Lincoln who did not report last fall was in on the final session and is expected to again pass up the sport Many Due to Report Others of the handful of play ers left in the Student Union activities room probably will re port for spring drills They are expected to be joined by the sizable group of squad members who did not show up Saturday and the freshmen who never were in on the big push Al Deines Scottsbluff fresh Turn to Page 2 Column 6 Glassford all join hands and whip this 1 5 0 5 9 Writers in Philly to Honor Grange Philadelphia Pa UP) Rod Grange the Galloping Ghostfrom Illinois will attend the Golden Anniversary dinner of the Philadelphia Sports Writ ers Association January' 25 to be honored as the outstanding player of the past 50 years Iowa Quint Survives Tardy Surge Paced by Cole Ray 'Yost Des Moines la Drake with its two tqp centers work ing at the same time Saturday night came up with the right combination to dump Creighton 89 84 Willie Cerf 6 7 and Don Cox 6 6 who have been alternating at center for the Bulldogs were both inserted by Coach Jack McClelland in the second quar ter and Drake moved to a 40 40 tie at the half orward Ben Bumbry and Guard George unk then took on the Drake scoring burden and brought a 65 60 lead for the Bulldogs at the three quarter mark A last period Creighton rally led by Ed Cole and Ray Yost cut the lead to 81 77 But Drake survived Cole and Yost each scored 24 points Cerf was high for Drake with 22 The victory was fourth in 11 starts Creighton has a 10 mark Creighton (8I I fg ft pfi Oriole Coach a splendid earned run average of 302 The slight southpaw from Broken Bow Okla started his professional baseball ca reer in 1935 with Galveston lie had a brief stint with the Cardinals in 1940 and three years later joined them as a regular His major league record lists 133 victories and 92 de feats plus four triumphs and a defeat in three World Series His best single season was 1948 when he won 21 and lost seven pitching seven shut outs and loading the Na tional League with an earned run average of 224 and 149 strikeouts Someone Needs Glasses orsyth Mont (T) Bob Ross loft his pickup truck to hunt pheasants When he returned the vehicle was splattered with buckshot Holquin Blows to 144 in Crosby Meet Pebble Beach Ca Vet eran (Dutcl Harrison of Ardmore Okla turned in a four under par 68 Saturday for a two round total of 139 and the lead in the 54 hole Bing Crosby Pro Amateur Golf Championship Tournament Harrison toured the Monterej Peninsula Country Club course in 35 33 Tony Holguin of San An tonio the first day leader with a nine under par 63 blew to a nine over 81 Saturday for a total of 144 Max Evans of Detroit and Chuck Congdcn of Tacoma Wash also had totals of 144 Still Has Trouble A five under 67 put Evans back into contention after his wobbly 'll start Congdon racked up a second par 72 The final round will be played today Ed (Porky) Oliver who need ed 15 strokes on a par three hole riday during an 86 round trimmed that score by 10 strokes Saturday fo a 162 total But Oliver was still playing a lot from the rough and took a double bogey six on No 12 after scrambling from the woods with a putter The low pro mateur score was by Art Wall Jr Honesdale Pa and National Amateur Champion Gene Littler of San Diego Cal at 62 Wind Trouble Dick Knight after a first round 70 ran into trouble with high winds and failed to turn in his card His best ball total with part ner James Key however was 63 68 131 George Getchell also of Oma ha added a 76 to his first day 75 and Shipstad score Story at left Don Gehringer uses too much body English fouls Steiner Vikings Ice Cold Tee Jay Snares 47 to 45 Verdict intimidation he holds grudges because of their ac tions still have the highest gard for all players I have coached at Nebraska" he said give them all a chance to continue their football ef forts as Huskers But natural ly expect them to live up to his standards of conduct and expect them to put out to the best of their ability A few of the ring leaders in the mutiny naturally will quit plaving Nebraska football Maybe quite a few of them But a good many of the pe tition signers can be expected to see the error of their ways If the board members were big enough to admit a mistake and correct it many of the stu dents can be expected to do the same'thing They have a chance now to prove they are men instead of boys by forgetting their griev ances and playing some bang up football for a fellow who can teach them some wonder ful Bill Glassford loyd Olds Sports Editor Eddie Yuhas 4 Other Cards Sign Contracts St Louis Mo (2P) ive St Louis Cardinals have sent in signed contracts for the 1954 season tlie National League club announced Saturday night The contracts came from Pitchers Eddie Yuhas' Memo Luna John Romonosky and Walter Montgomery and In fielder Dick Schofield JO 9 6 1 1 0 68 Nets 1st Place Creighton All Stars Blast lowans 96 59 Creighton All Stars won their fifth basket ball game 96 59 over Portsmouth la Independ ents Paul Gradoville led the Omahans with 30 points and was aided by the rebounding of Jerry Loe as rnlo Yost Gollon Tuttle Meyer Mullin Peterson Pedersen Totals 29 26 34 24 1 Totals 33 23 4 1 24 Creighton 17 23 20 Drake 14 26 25 24 89 42 46 49 Kids Rip oe 62 42 disgusted I study remember one night when he were practicing in the ield House because it got dark and some of 1he players asked to leave because they had a night class Mr Glassford said that he told them to arrange their sched ules so that they inter fere with practice and that they leave "There are other things I could bring the hiring of Coach Milligan for one He is no more a coach than I am Not one player respects him and not one player will work hard for him I was injured Glass ford said it was only in my head He said that because there was no swelling there was nothing wrong with me says 'Why don't you boys let me know bothering We told the captains what our complaints were and they went to him The captains told us that Glassford said he wasn't run ning a popularity contest and if he was nice to us we win games have been called cry babies and it has been said of us that we aren't men Would you play under the conditions that we have? Does a man back down in defeat when he is fighting for something he believes is right? am fighting for the of the people of the State and my teammates I am from an other state but the spirit and 'tradition of Nebraska football is in my 1 I Max Kitzleman Omaha jun ior tackle letter man: injured my leg during the Miami game this last sea son I was told that nothing wrong with your an kle just in your started the next game at Missouri although it was not completely healed the end of the first quarter my ankle was re in jured Coming off tlie field I was yelled at by the line coach Turn to Page 2 Column 1 Is Bias Players Charge University of Nebraska foot ball players who held a protest meeting against their coach Saturday night also drafted the following statement: World Herald Lincoln Rurean 601 ederal Securities Bulldhif are very depressed on (sic) the way the World Hearld (sic) has handled our statements The World Hearld (sic) has turned many of these statements to mean the direct opposite "One statement that they had quoted that was not stat ed was the charge (sic) of position of one of our team members (Harris) This was no complaint on the players part and we feel that the ar ticle has no bearing on our feeling toward "The picture has been paint ed to make the names that were in the paper the petition signers This is not true were only tlie names of the players present at the press meeting were letter on the original petition than the printed ptture leads to believe "We feel the World Hearld (sic) is bias in their convic tions do (sic) to the fact that the reporter is a personal friend of 22 Points by Daley Spark St Jim 22 points paced St Bernards to a 49 43 win over Boys Town Saturday in CYO Grade School basket ball play Both teams were undefeated before the game Other results: St Bridgets 19 St Benedicts St Peter and Paul 20 Assumption St Margaret Man 5S Sacred Heart (1) St Man (No 1) 26 Holy Cross St Patricks 31 St riers Holy Name 48 West Christ Child St Wenceslaus 44 St Stanislaus BY THEIR actions Saturday members of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents and Athletic Board took an honorable step toward correct ing a terrible blunder Their hasty action in letting an ill guided player revolt cause them to demand Coach Bill Glassford's resignation last Tuesday was one of tlie worst mistakes In college athletic his tory They ignored the provisions of his iron clad contract which they themselves had drawn up three years ago and asked him flatly to resign That action blasted the in tegrity of the University was an awful personal attack on Mr Glassford and opened the door for disgruntled students and vicious outsiders to take control away from the school's highest officials Members of the two boards found out quickly that public opinion was overwhelmingly on lhe side of Glassford The is sue wasn't whether he was a good coach or not but wheth er the University was ready to give up its honor and be ruled by revolt Strong rpHANk goodness the men I who make up tlie two Husk er boards were strong enough Io stand up and admit they had been wrong They let the disgraceful as pect of their demand sink in for a few days then whipped up their courage and made public announcement that they jiad blundered They pledged their "complete support" to Glassford in his position as head football coach That was welcome announce ment to the institution's many graduates and friends who feared that the prestige of the University was suffering a blow from which it might never recover Now Acting Chancellor John Selleck and members of the two boards should take one more to prove beyond any question that they want to give Glassford a pressure free opportunity to run the football program as he thinks bert They should without delay take action to give Glassford the additional position of ath letic director so that he may have full control of the depart ment and straighten out prob lems other than on the foot ball side Sports Athletics Radio 5 2 1 A 1 4 Totals 14 19 31 111 Totals 15 15 24 21 Score by Thomas Jefferson 10 41 Prm 16 12 6 It 45 Cr iVon Carrolhcrs Vnlverslty ot Nebraska and Vince Miller Crclshton Uni versity Marquette to Name ootball Coach Soon Milwaukee Wis UP) The Marquette University Athletic Board interviewed nine appli cants for the football coaching job Saturday' The Rev Clarence Ryan chairman of the board who declined to Identify the as pirants said the coach would be named the latter part of next week or next week end" He added that a few more in terviews still were to be held to Serve as Baltimore Md Harry big league pitch ing career all of it in St Louis came to an end Sat urday with announcement by the Baltimore Orioles of his removal from tlie playing ros ter to their coach The 39 ycar old Brecheen will he in charge of the bull pen for the Orioles Nicknamed "The Cat" be cause of the way he pounced on balls hit around the mound Brecheen had 19 brilliant sea sons with tlie St Louis Car dinals Ho signed last year as pitch er anti coach of the Browns posting a record of 513 with and Don (Pinky) Knowles Creighton Uni versity Technical foul Dick Stevens North TJ Edges Prep Thomas Jefferson showed staying qualities Saturday night to hand Creighton Prep a 47 45 setback on the Hilltop After trailing the first three periods the Council Bluffs kids forged to their first lead 35 34 enterting the stretch Jerry Conner made two free throws in the final minute for the margin The lead changed hands six times in lhe last eight minutes final advantage 43 42 came witli two minutes remain ing Bob Ogden's fielder shot the Yellow Jackets ahead for good Ron Clinton added a free throw and Don Mace another field goal before Mike Miller cashed a pair of free throws at tlie final gun Prep reserves won the opener 49 47 Tee Jay (47) Ogden Tinton Brown Mace Steiner Conner Prep Results Basin Ball Benson f2 North Abraham Lincoln 4 South Tech 57 Central Ihomas Jefferson 47 Creighton Prep Westside 49 Ralston Iowa Leaf 49 Nebraska Deaf Wrealllng Boy Town 33 Thomas Jefferson By Don Lee Basket ball in the Benson gym Saturday night was like the faucet in your kitchen sink It ran hot and cold The' Bunnies were 'on the tor rid side and used several siz zling spurts during a 62 42 tri umph over North Viking shooting took a hint from the weather It was on the chilly side Big Lead at Half Jack two baskets did the most damage as Benson sparred through a 10 8 first quarter Peppery Alex Grant steady rank Huber tall Wayne Muen ster and rugged Erik Olson then proceeded to douse North's chances They put together an 18 point second quarter for a 28 17 half time margin or all practical purposes the game was over right there The Bunnies just kept rolling i Muenster Olsen and Dick Roifschneider patrol ing the boards and Huber and his smaller pals pestering North from outcourt Odell Checked Lyle Odell tall North pivot was checked effectively Rcif schneider played a major part in putting the clamps on Odell Lyle went to the bench with his fourth foul after 26 seconds of lhe third quarter He re turned in the fourth to gather three futile baskets Roifschneider and John Ma son Benson subs turned in fine games in relief In contrast even the usual North dependable? like Odell Bobby Trumbauer Dick Stev ens and Bob Kolb were erratic Jerry Simmons a sub played well in streaks Benson seconds won 42 30 Smith Says 'Players Hurt and ollowing are the complete statements of complaint against Coach Bill Glassford as written and signed by six University of Nebraska foot ball players at a campus meet ing Saturday night World Herald Lincoln Burean 60 ederal Securities Btiihilng Bob Oberlin center junior letter man West Allis Wis: am totally disgusted with the athletic situation here at Nebraska I bad chances to go to the universities that had better athletic setups the first day arrived here I never just exactly at was the policy of scholarships I'was told that I was to get a ccr tain amount of spending money each month "What I found out after a few months was the money I had received lad received (sic) to be paid back I am not complaining just about the money I could have gone to schools' where I could have received more ail main objective in com ing to this university was to get an education not to be a part of a 'dog eat ath letic setup is just the false impres sions that I have been under since I arrived that have both ered me Mr Glassford has things so tied up over at the Coliseum that no one knows what is really happening "The reason that any of us have never said anything before was because of the fear that we have of the coach think that my main com plaint against Coach Glass ford is his stand on the rela tionship between football and education always said that studies came first Yet last semester he told me to take a certain course off my schedule be cause it interfered with prac tire one night during each week in engineering you don't think hard to play football and continue in engineering just ask some one who did if you can find him Glassford told us that we take any classes after 2 next fall I told him it was almost impossible for me to do so he said that I could ar range my schedule so that those late classes would be taken in the morning said that any one who had to take a late class needed special permission from him I think it's getting pretty bad when the football coach makes out our schedules "My idea is that football should be played for fun and that the only time a student should devote do football is that which is left over after studies Some weeks during lhe season we had meetings three nights a week and they lasted until the late hours I was so tensed (sic) up and Tall Boys Baffle Blues 89 84 But Jayhawks Schanze Eflin Shine Lawrence Kafis Kansas despite the efforts of Dick Eflin and Gene Schanze who recorded the swiftest times by Jayhawks in the 20 yard Robinson gym pool Saturday went down be fore Nebraska 38 17 Eflin hit :578 to win the 100 yard free style and :311 to snare the 60 Schanze was timed in 2:417 to capture the 200 yard breast stroke Nebraska however won or shared every other first place except diving in the 10 event card to post its second victory against no defeats It was opener The Calvin Bentz was the high point per former at He won the 440 free style and individual medley and swam anchsr for the winning 300 yard relay team Summary: Diving Won bv Jorry jester Kansas52 second George Gohde Nebraska 752 third Bob Eno Nebraska 482 100 yard free style Won by Dick Eflln Kansas second Don Burton Kansas tnira Dick Hill Nebraska Time :578 i 200 vard back stroke Won by Lloyd RpimI Nebraska second Dean Glasco Kan sas third Bob isher Kansas Time 3:487 200 yard breast stroke Won by Gene Schanze Kansas second Dick HHdek Ne braska Bob Sandstedt Nebraska Time 2:417 440 yard free style Won by CalT Bentz Nebraska second David Radwohl Nebraska third Bill Payne Kansas Time 120 vard Individual medley Won by Bentz Nebraska second Gene Buchanan Kansas third Hlidek Nebraska Time 30n yard medley relay Won by Nebraska (Rped Hlidek Bentz) second Kansas Time 3:175 22O yard free stvle Won by Hill Ne braska second Burton Kansas third Jack Trabert Nebraska Time 2:286 60 yard free style Won by Ethn Kan sas second GradwohL Nebraska third Gordon Peterson Nebraska Time :311 440 vard free style relay Tie for first between Kansas (Burton Buchanan Jester Eflin) and Nebraska (Trabert John Lightle Peterson Hill) Husker Matmen Lose Lincoln UP) Colorado State of Greeley won a 20 10 wrestling victory from Nebraska Satur day making a clean sweep of every match below the 167 pound class Charles Bryant and Max Kit zelman both football players who double in wrestling saved Nebraska from a blanking Both scored falls It was the first defeat in three meets for the Huskers Results: 5 23 rank Brown Colorado State de Cisioned JUItnerc Dcine1? 6 3 130 Ted Castaneda Colorado fitate de cisloned Chick Graham 8 2 137 jack Marlin Colorado State deci sloned Jack Jlrousck In 2:44 a 3 4 Bronstein Colorado State de cisioned John Crancer 8 0 3 57 Ren Grcenhalgc Colorado State dccLsloncd Arnold Morton 5 3 1 67 Charles Bryant Nebraska pinned Bob Roper in 8:03 177 Al Gentsch Colorado State decl sloned Lawrrncc Goll 8 4 leawwnight ax Kitzelman Nebraska 1 olnned Ivan Kelley in 2:35 aP Wurpnoto Oliver uses puttejj to play out of bushes on No 12 Baltimore Bullets Jar Philadelphia NBA Rmi)K Battlmorp 82 Philttttophla 72 New York 88 (ovt) ort Wayne 82 Milwaukee 04 Minneapolis 5S Itocheater 95 (3 ovt) Syracuse 93 Baltimore Md The Balti more Bullets led from start to finish Saturday afternoon to turn back Philadelphia 82 72 in their National Basket Ball As sociation contest The victory ended a three game losing string for Clair charges Rookie Al Roges only player on both sides to go the full 48 minutes led the Bullets on 22 points his best total this season Neil Johnston especially sharp from the foul line got 23 for the Warriors and hit 10 of his counters near the end Roges garnered 10 of his points in the opening quarter I Creighton rren45) I fg ft pf 4 3 0 1 4 1 2 By Zeus Scores Surprise Victory Arcadia Cal Unheralded By Zeus pushing the favored Imbros and Joe Jones back into defeat ran off with the $27900 San ernando Stakes before 46500 astonished fans Saturday at Santa Anita Park By Zeus owned by Mrs Ed ward Lasker hit the wire 3 lengths in front of King Resistance with whom he was running as an entry Joe Jones finished a tired third The Lasker King Ranch entry trained by Buddy Hirsch paid $1210 $1280 and $5 Joe Jones paid $340 to show The time for the mile and one sixteenth was 1:49 25 on a heavy track Craft Okays Terms to Continue at Kaycee Kansas City Mo (A1) Ifarry Craft lias accepted terms to manage tlie Kansas City Blues of the American Association again next summer Craft came to 1he Blues from Beaumont last season and led the club to second place in the pennant race victory in th play off and a place in tlie Little World Series won by Montreal 3' unk 5'Lienemann O' 1M Jay 47 Prep 45 i '1 Mb i opr WK ma wi WK iHsra i i st i oec I I I I Bar I IjP 1 Vari Bt (l TMBhL EKMRRIBMl 'i IBs vS North (4?) I Bwimu (62) fc ft pfl fg ft pf 1 3 8 3 1 Dehart 0 2 2 0 Wead 1 2 Grant 3 3 3 4 Kolh 1 0 0 2 Howcrter 0 0 0 6 4 10 4'Hubrr 5 4 7 3 Rwt 1 3 8 5' Mason 2 2 3 1 Trumbauer 2 2 5 4 6 3 Weinerth 0 0 0s Malone 0 0 1 Slrhlrr 3 5 1 01srn 2 1 3 5 Davis 3 1 2 4 4 3 Sammons 1 1 3 2 Thoma 0 1 2 1 I Vorte 2 3 5 4 Totals 12 18 4 0 22l Totals 19 24 35 25 Score by quarters North 8 9 10 Benson 10 18 18 62 Officials Ken Kennedy Notre Dame.