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Thursday, March 18, 1943 DAILY NEBRASKAN Hunt Returns Presnell Hillenbrand Faces Army .- -v diohASL BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March Men ge Has soon . 17 Bill Hillenbrand may h his cleats for the khaki of si Uncle Sam. Col. R. L. Shoemaker, command- Rest Easy ing officer of the Indiana univer- sity military department, said By ... No Rough Stuff Tuesday the Fifth Service Com- I Norris Anderson "" ft advised him all ad- Cornhusker gridmen continued mand had i SS the infantry t Wednesday to iron out the kinks vanced students in ? (Sports Editor) and quartermaster ROTC units drills and cales-thentic- s. with light passing would be called to active duty Mentor Glen Presnell in- dicated that contact work soon. wouldn't start until late The call-u- p would affect such m atheltis stars as Billy Hil- Via Associated Press. I niteu Press and newspaper ex- - next week. Hoosier and Lou Saban of the spring fool hall plan A drill, wherein the backs flip lenbrand chajres our "Missouri versus Nebraska" to outrushing linemen, took most football squad and Rick Witten- - - i has now laid itself open for puhlic approval. We say "ap- time of any individual exercise. braker and Ralph Hamilton of the the has met with sanction Tossing the pigskin were Hank basketball team, besides 219 other nroval"i because nlan unanimous whenever aired. Reichel, former Lincoln high ace, juniors and seniors in advanced - J ' 1 Pres- ROTC. We respect the opinion of Walt "Old Settler" Dobtyns of Ilk and Mentor Presnell himself. nell still retains the touch for pig The order will become effective. the Lincoln Journal. Thru the years, Walt has proven himselt skin he acquired through years of Col. Shoemaker said, when the sound-minde- of a d follower who always wrote for the welfare college and pro ball, whips the new army specialized training is Cornhusker sports. We quote Walt's opinion of our promo- ball out with dispatch and ac- instituted on the campus this curacy. spring. tion: Talk among the gridmen con- "The Daily Nebraskan's efforts to bring the Cornhuskers tinued to center around the pos- and Missouri Tigers together for a spring practice game lias sible match with Missouri. Husker considerable merit. Especially is this true when many of roach gridders, to a man. favor the Jay Cagers ball is worth match and admit it's the only so- Presnell's squad are debating whelher spring, lution to recruiting enough man- while in view of their probable induclion into the service be- power for a regular spring prac- Finish Long fore next fall. tice program. "The problems involved in such a game are mainly those If ?f IS of transportation and obtaining conference permission. Such a pi Fourteen P7V Meet Jaunt game would provide added incentive at least to ihe scarlet jer- seys remaining in uniform thru a six week training schedule.'" . To New York-- This transportation angle, the only critcism of the plan, can Wonbylowans; NEW YORK. N. Y March be dealt with thusly: Since the proceeds of the game, outside Bluejays arrived in the of bare expenses, will go to some war fund, transportation could big city this morning, ready to TwoiorVacanti start their bid in Madison Square be one squad to a mere 500 miles. Is surely found lor travel ' IOWA CITY, la.. March 17 Garden's metropolitan invitational our government so extravagant that it would sacrifice an K Sam Vacanti. brother of Charles basket ball tournament Thursday amount over $1,000 by simply keeping 24 young fellows from Vacanti, erstwhile University of evening. eager, won major traveling 500 miles? Nebraska letters It was familiar ground for the in both tootball and basketball Jays, who journeyed east early in Uncle Cy Sherman. Star sports chief, is the man who named Courtesy Lincoln Journal. - when letters were extended Hawk- January to beat Long Island uni- " wholeheartedly of eye Nebraska "the Cornhuskers. Cy approves Harry Hunt, national intercol- numerals Tuesday. versity in the Garden, one of the the spring game, tabbing the affair shot in the arm 1o Ne- legiate vaulting champion from Fourteen major and six minor 19 victories in 20 that "a awarded Univer- braska wartime football." Nebraska, returns to bamboo letters have been earned them the No. 1 spot in the Chicago sity of Iowa basketball players and tournament rankings. wars Saturday at E. G. in Windy wrestlers, Athletic Director Daily News meet the Tuesday. Washington and Jefferson will Not since the Tucker scandal at Kansas State has this is currently enrolled Schroeder announced opponent City. Hunt Nine cagers and five matmen be Creighton's opening sports staff encountered an aspersion equal to the problem of in V-- 7 training at Northwestern and Coach Ed Hickey was in a University. won major letters, while three men following Hill Robinson, new grid prospect. We said here Wednesday in each sport earned minor awards. more mellow mood stop in Chicago that Robinson had flashed promise of being another Jim Thorpe, Eleven freshman numerals in bas- Tuesday's for'.i were workout against Loyola univer- fabulous Indian footballer. ketball also given. sity's obliging buckos. Word from Camp Sling Bull in .Wyoming arrived here Sam Vacanci, former Omaha earned a major basket- Stern Test. today. one is Harry Hunt Tech star, Seems that of the natives believes Robinson the ball letter. A sophomore, Vacanti It was a stern test, this skirm- gridder "who was stolen recently to play college football in also lettered in football. ish with the Maroon-cla- d Loyola ns another section of the country." Bernard Conrad of Council who ranked high in the Chicago Robinson chewed branches and spat twigs in his wiewam Writes Ed Bluffs earned a major "I" for area the past season. It was all wrestling. Kenneth Clancy, also the sterner because of information last night, refusing to accommodate the press. of Council Bluffs, received a minor received by Hickey upon arrival '"I" for his mat efforts. here. He learned that Washing- Student Foundation head. Polly Petty, has laid plans for For Spikes Award winners, basketball: ton and Jefferson employs a man-for-m- an Major I Tom ( hnpman. Storm Ijike; defense and an offense promoting a barb fraternity basketball fracas on ihe Coliseum Jiinx- - Humph- . To Vault Again Ben Trlrkey, Mamhalltown; Huck Hart-ma- n, rey, Maunn t'lty; Kiihert l.ondstedt, Kixk built around Center a C,ene Sheimim. Rag intramural editor, ot maples for war cause. "Harry will be right up in the Inland, 111.; (true Nexmith, Slwnandmih ; the pivot shot will select ihe fraternity learn. Joe Noble has been chosen with of 'em," declared lame O'Brien. MrGregnr, 1. : Themn artist. air the best 1'homNen, t'ednr Rapids; CharleK Uwi, barb manager. track mentor, Ed Weir of his er SIiiiix t Hy. and Sam VaranD, Omaha. So, to prepare for this defense pole vaulting sensation, Minor I 4'armll Allen, Tiflin; Donald Thompson, Maplitnn; Mnvnld, Inter- and Master Hartman, Prof. will compete in Jack was for new N club initiates last night Harry Hunt, who national Falls, Minn. Hickey needed practice opposi- It "bottoms up" the Chicago Daily News spike car- Freshman numerals Rnhert Cnrherell, tion on both the Bluejay indi- fire-eate- Ottnmwa; Joseph Kurharski, t hieami; Kurt were in sight. Grid Joe Partington, bam- rangy-opponen-t and no drinks nival against the nation's top lemnns, Iowa City; Amhrnse O'Malley, vidual barricade and a is stealing clear of chairs and all "sitting equipment" today. boo aces in the Windy City Satur- ( hirago: Eugene Roberts, III I'ark, III.; at center. Loyola pro- John Sranlan, ihlragn; George impon, to day evening. Ottumwa; I'aiil Snlhoff, Glenwood; William vided both much Prof. "I sent him his equipment the Wallaee, Willinnishur ; Howard Wenger, Hickey's pleasure. i'hiraico, and Floyd Worth, Williamshnrg. other day," said Weir, clicking Wrestling, Major I Conrad, The skirmish was stiictly a "no-seor- e" Tucker his watch on another UN spikeman (niiiKll Bluffs; Russell Miller, lies Mnines; affair with Hickey calling Scribe Maice-ber- Compares oval. Jaek Shepard. Mason nt) : Harris numerous out to smooth the running around the "Harry Tort Arthur, Te.f and Herb Wi- times hasn't vaulted since the Big Six lliams, lies Moines. wrinkles. But the Chieasoaiis I ( Bluffs; indoor meet when he scaled 13-- 6 Minor Kennrlh Clnnry, ounril were enough to drive Richard Ingle, Kmmetsnnrg ; Richard asertive Marks With Past Record in fine form, but I imagine he has Waterloo. travel kinks from the Bluejays' been keeping well fit. Got a let- Iowa and Michigan, legs and at the same time give . And "Titanic" Wins ter from him the other day and of the Big Ten baseball race Hickey a chance to test his own he says that the navy is keeping last season, will open defense of defense against a skyscraper such BY HAROLD KEITH. with those made on modern speed- him pretty busy." positions each other as Hartman. ob- their against (l.V Normaa Correspondent.) ways in auto racing. Tucker in two games here April 9 and 10. viously wouldn't have scored as Keeps Fit. NORMAN, Okla., March 17 Iowa's 10-ga- schedule: in 1934, Ebling Oklahoma is frankly proud of the many points back Weir once again echoed the April 9. 10, Michigan: 16. 17. North-wemer- 2(1, North-Sout- scoring of Gerald Tucker, and Groves unquestionably would opinion that the west stadium run- 23. 24. Wisconsin; 27, at h feats its Minnesota; Ml, May 1, at ChlcaK". superb junior center, yet wonder? have scored more could they have ning oval is the place for students if it is fair to compare Tucker's played nowdays.