Long, Zikmund, Eisenhart Spark UN To Kansas Win

Long, Zikmund, Eisenhart Spark UN To Kansas Win

Big Six gridiron bubble of the Nebraska Cornhuskers continued to grow fatter Saturday when Mentor Presnell's team added Kansas to the growing list of league victims.

Roy Long, previously a third string signal barker, was the necessary offensive ingredient which added the winning punch. Long, Al Zikmund and Ki Eisenhart clicked thru the tiring Jayhawk line in the fourth period to pull out the 14-7 victory.

Tho the win boosted the Huskers into a play-off for the title with Mizzou this week, injuries inflicted enroute may prove costly against the Huskers. Marv Athey's severely gashed his right eye, Dale Bradley severed a nerve in his side and Vic Schleich injured his shin. Every gridder who saw continuous action came thru bruised and battered.

Bradley, Schleich and Athey were on the sidelines in sweat togs last night, but they will be available Saturday. Indication was strong that Roy Long will start in front of Dale Bradley if the regular left half's side fails to respond to treatment.

While the Huskers had to function to the limit for victory, their next opponent bumped into a hot Great Lakes. Even offensive sparkler, Bob Steuber, couldn't keep the Tigers from absorbing a 17-0 loss at the hands of the navy eleven.

Prominent in the Great Lakes victory was 1941 Cornhusker End Fred Preston. Fred's snatching of former All American Bruce Smith's tosses sparked the sailor aerial offensive.

If Nebraska is to conquer Mizzou Saturday, defensive interest must center thoroly on two Tiger ball-packers who pack amazing averages. Fullback Bull Reece, tough as a Marlin spike, plunged with abandon, vigor and a five yard per try average.

Speedy Bob Steuber has broken away for enough long runs to assure a seven yard plus running average. His passes are another item which must be checked.

A bright light in the Husker victory was Al Zikmund's return to form. The blond whiz of Rose Bowl fame had slippery speed and seemed to conquer his 1942 pass-snatching jinx.

Considering that Zikmund wasn't even supposed to play Saturday, his play on an injured limb augered trouble for Missouri. Give Zikmund's leg another week of treatment and he'll be able to employ full speed against the Tigers.

Horse Sense

From bespectacled Fred Ware to stubby Clyde (Kansas City Star) McBride, the press box jury at Lawrence rendered unanimous opinion.

1. That the overconfidence bug nearly bit the Huskers. It took three quarters for the Scarlet to digest the fact that victory wasn't an absolute certainty. Presnell based most of his between-half disertation to "poisoning" the bug.
2. That Roy Long can no longer be kept from sustained action. No longer is Mr. Long an obscure third-team quarterback. He's arrived, a fast-moving reality with spark and hole-picking ability.
3. That Al Zikmund we used to know. His adhesive-fingered reciving and swift cavorting played havoc with the tiring Jayhawks.
4. That the Scarlet pass defense is still vulnerable. Even a toser of lesser mettle than the amazing Evans could have completed flips during some of those lapses. "Heads up" better be on backfield lips Saturday.
5. "No more necktie tackles, boys." It's line coach Elmer Holm speaking with full reference to the shoddy tackling exhibited at intervals Saturday. "Steuber falls better with a straight tackle around the knees."

We bedraggled members of the sport writing fraternity have long been conscious that you who find difficulty in deciphering a French menu have an equally tough time translating the average sports story. We are aware that a sports scribe has a tongue like a Chinese corkscrew and spells dog with "xyz," but it's an old custom of the clan.

Designed to bring the athletic contest to your breakfast table with your ham and eggs, the style has been handed down thru the ages. Since our pecuniary status stands about as lax as a Scotchman at a pick-pocket convention, we cannot afford to shove a good dictionary into the hands of all sports fans. So we'll give you somewhat of a glossary to the language of a scribe.

As a starter, a back scores: "He crossed the double stripes; he stuck pay dirt; he hit the land; he brought the leather to market; or he took the little piggy-skin to market."

A basketball performer makes a basket: "He parted the mesh; he tempered the hoop; he dusted the moths out of the net; he swished one; he sunk a counter; or he took down the pencil from the scorer's ear."

A track man wins a sprint: "He severed the ribbon; he breezed in ahead of the pack; he spun cinders in the opponent's eye; he burned cinders first; he snatched the blue ribbons.

An athlete is better than average: "He has stuff on the ball; he is a fury of glory; he is the spearhead; he is the trail blazer; he is the apple of the coach's eye.

A first-baseman makes a putout: "The guy on first ended Elmer's career for the inning; the initial sacker sent the kid back to the dugout; the first base operator put the cold finger on him; the first baseman wrote stinko on his run."

Even a Rags sports editor has troubles which border on contemplated suicide. Foremost trouble is this little matter of makeup.

Ye Sports Scribe must entrust the future of his next day's sheet to the news editor who doubles as a makeup artist. A makeup-sheet by the scribe serves mainly as an inspiration for the ad-getters to garner more ads.

A sports editor's page is pushed around more than the European map. Whenever a choice ad comes in, the makeup artist doesn't hesitate to remove the scribe's prize story (no reference to our Friday tale about the Kansas game). It's all in the game.