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wmmmiS'Ms&mis Tuesday, November 27, 1956 THE NEBRASKAN Page 3 Gordy Stars Again: 0D IPcusli n n n n n IKIsp DTD II Speed All Over: IF,!? IP cay By BOB WffiZ By GEORGE MOYER tough Oklahoma has witnessed this plays that kept Oklahoma's sec- - stuck with the team through hard Staff Sporti Writer Complete f Staff Sports Writer year. He engineered one 74 yd. endary jittery and their line off work and defeat. They all devel iilBiiw liliil Gordon Englert, the hard work- touchdown and came within balance. oped a good deal of proficiency at Saturday was just another day march for Bud Wilkinson's mighty Soon ing senior quarterback who final- a foot of putting Nebraska over for It takes courage to run the op- their positions before they fin- ly big against Oklahoma, quarter. ished. A couple even reached er as they rolled to their fifty- - made it another in the fourth tion time after time with the knowl- tht ninth straight conference game is this week's Star of The Week. The 74-y- d. drive was the lonr-es- t edge ever present that the next level in their abil- mmm9msm Siflliiiii Englert, a standout high school against Oklahoma's stout de- ity. However, the one who showed Without a loss. time one turns downfield he may liw! lit 9:im:Ki;:m player Sioux Falls, South Dako'ta fense v this year. The drive was the most improvement and This time the Sooners gained sir - at be face to face with the likes of mamg 'i High School, spent his two by superb selection of is without a doubt gome 650 yards in whipping Ne ism ammmm first marked Jerry Tubbs or Billy Pricer. Yet years in the shadow of Don Er-wa- y, the option, as executed by Eng- braska 54-- rated as the second best lert, finally was the deadly, dan- also was Oklahoma's thirty It quarterback in the conference last gerous weapon that it was sup- ninth straight victory over all op- year. posed to be but wasn't for most ponents. a by NO-Coo- k This ties record set (E) When Erway failed to recover of the season. Wrestling Washington University many years from a knee operation, Englert If coach Pete Elliott can contin- Anyone interested in ego. The Washington string includ figured freshman was still as the only the ue to fill his quarterback slot with or varsity wrestling is invited to ed several games against high Husker's third best quarterback be- school and small college teams, the kind of player that Gordy Eng- attend a meeting that will be held hind George Harshman and Roy lert has become, he may yet have in the basement of the Coliseum at Ne- ce Last year Oklahoma defeated Stinnett, but Englert, whose the satisfaction of giving his teach- 5 p.m. Wednesday. braska 41-- 0 by using only straight is an example to any OU-McDotial(- er, Bud Wilkinson, a lesson of the split-- ! they l.(B)& shunted both of these gen- plays but this time athlete, kind that was administered to Ne- ; v V culled off a lot of trick plays tlemen to' the bench.. braska last Saturday. which at times completely confused t i ". V He did it by being a rugged half- Wk J Englert captured the start- the Husker defense. back on defense, a quick thinking first RENTALS signal caller on offense, and an i i I:; mm ing quarterback position with a Besides trickery on ground plays s, rugged performance against Colo- to the quite OU-rTub- hs (C) all-rou- sparkplug. He was prob- the Sooners took air f rado. Husker Englert was the 'one gaining 150 by this ably the most Improved player on SALES often yards bright spot in the 16-- 0 tromping ad- means. the squad, making up for early ,:f failures as a ball handler by be- ministered by the Buffs that day. not everything was lost However coming the steadiest and surest Gordy is not especially big for a SERVICE in final game for the Huskers their hand the Huskers could muster at split T quarterback. He is 6'1" of the season. Six of the eight i A 1 ad- - 172-lbs- ., but when he turns 4. v Wffltr this' difficult art. ..' touchdowns were scored by Corn-tea- r Sooner Sunday Journal and Star Last week, Gordy ended his play- upfield on the option he runs like BLOOM TYPEWRITER one unit and Nebraska fkot bucking the number this tal Cook Snags Touchdown Pass ing with one of the most a fullback the line. field career ENGLERT ented eleven never left the efficient performances that rough, Eight seniors played their last EXCHANGE for the last time until midway in football for Nebraska Saturday and 323 N. 13th the final period. six of these eight were on the start- Oklahoma went after re Oklahoma Finishes First; Basketball Tonight: ing eleven. All of these men have ceiving the opening kick-of-f in nine plays to reach paydirt for the first Colorado To Orange Bowl time. Halfback Clendon Thomas Rush Shies Smmmug By WILSON stout made the largest gain during this BILL Villanova's forward wall, University of Staff Sports Reporter Nebraska drive as he went 23 yards on the coupled together with the passing While Oklahoma was registering fifth play. of sophomore quarterback Jim 1 C5S-S- 7 their 59th consecutive win without hm Basketball Schsuab r Then the Nebraska defense be- Grazione and the running of junior For varsity freshmen like a loss to a Big Seven Conference i gan to tighten and it looked half-bac- k Rick Sapienza, complete- rival, there were three other non- - By BOB MARTEL squad and his size and desire they were about to pull of one DEC. 3 IOWA , SOURI games ly overpowered the Iowa State of their goal line stands but conference being played. Staff Sports Writer should help the team. 26-- 0. a MICHIGAN 18 Tommy McDonald went A crowd of 34,115 watched a Cyclones Coach Jerry Bush, having the The freshman will start the EAN. STATE around end for seven yards raid heavily-favore- d Michigan State The Wildcats scored the first athletic limelight all to himself, same five men who have been 10 WISCONSIN MAR. 6 OKLAHOMA ' team finally come through in the three times they the ball with giving varsity the most trouble the score on fourth down. had 1956-5- 7 the 9v" will unveil his basketball 7 quarter with four touchdowns pre-seas- JAN. COLORADO S ICWA STATE After the kick-of- f the two teams third the first touchdown coming after a in scrimmages. 38-1- 7 squad tonight at the Coliseum. H exchangtd fumbles and then the to dump Kansas State .in a drive on 17 plays with Sa Bill Fitzpatrick and Herschel FEB. ' 9 KANSAS fum- fans will nation's number one team struck game which was marred by pienza going over from the one. Cornhusker. basketball Turner will be at the forwards, 8 by Spartans for TD number two. This time Carl bles both teams. The Starting quarterback Bill Magee be given a preview of what is to Big Bob Mayo at center with Bill committed a dozen fumbles and on Now, Dodd did the damage with his added the next six points, sneak come when the varsity and the Lundholm and . Wayne Hester at Student and Fa Jty All Sports Tickets sale ball eight lost the times. Kansas guards. passing and running. Dodd scored ing over from the one to cap a freshman tip off at 8 p.m. the State nine fumbles and lost 60-ya- from 32 yards out. had drive in the early Fitzpatrick, who was formerly Office. four. Coach Bush has named one sen- University Coliseum Ticket also converted and minutes of the second period. stationed at Lincoln Air Dodd the Force , Michigan State had only a 6--3 ior, three juniors and one sopho- score was 14-- 0 with 5:29 left in Grazione took over and directed Base, is the big gun of coach Employe 5' half-tim- Student Ticket. .$3.00 Faculty & Ticket. .$4.00 the first period. e lead. Their touchdown the team 62 yards, completing it more to his starting lineup. Rex Tony Sharpe's young crew. The fourth-dow- n N came on a pass from 28-ya- and senior o p 1 i n, Missouri sharpshooter . Although down two touchdowns with a spectacular pass Ekwall, team captain J five-ya- rd line by Mike Panitch not quit. They the which Sapienza took over his shoul- Holmesville, will start at left scored 35 points in the last scrim- the Huskers did. to Larry Harding. The Wildcats from charging back with a 74-ya-rd der in the end zone between two mage against the varsity. came d Ekwall, a great three points came on a m, woman, u Gordie Englert, sen- Iowa State defenders. This touch- forward. Turner, from Indianapolis, In- mmmmmmtfnm K.fli scoring drive. field goal by Ben Grosse. and good shooter, was ior from Sioux Falls, South Dako-ta- l down completed the scoring for diana, was one of the top players Big-Seve- n Men- led Pete Elliott's crew to the The touchdowns in the third the first half and the Villanova All and Honorable in that area a year ago and works TD. He did a fine job of calling the quarter came on a d pass-ru- n Wildcats rested with a 20-- 0 lead.