Nebraska Squad Set for Gophers

Nebraska Squad Set for Gophers

Well within Minnesota boundaries by this time, the University of Nebraska football squad will go through limbering up drills today at the Minnesota Memorial Stadium to get rid of muscle kinks picked up during the rail journey.

Forty-three Husker gridders, the entire varsity squad, made the jaunt after being paraded to the Burlington staation by cheering students.

Coach Bernie Masterson indicated that he would stick with the lineup that he has used throughout the past two weeks of practice. This would mean that Jack Pesek and Jack Hazen will get the nod at the end positions, Carl Samuelson and Vern Stiner at the tackles, Fred Lorenz and Eddie Schwartzkopf at the guards, Joe Partington at center Sam Vacanti at quarterback, Dick Hutton and Cletus Fischer at halfbacks, and Tom Novak at fullback.

In recent drills, however, Ed Nyden has been giving Pesek spirited competition for one end position and Gene Wilkins has been pressing hard for a guard berth.

Roy Long, versatile Blair halfback, is rapidly regaining his pre-war form and is close behind Hutton in the scramble for the left halfback spot. Long is the best punter on the squad and in addition is an able passer and runner, although not quite as speedy as Hutton.

Hazen and Schwartzkopf will serve as game captains for the tilt which is the 28th renewal of the series with the Gophers. The Minnesota eleven has won 21 of the games, lost four and two battles ended as ties.