Scarlet Team Awaits Barrage of Passes
It's the same old story In the Nebraska football camp this week. Pass defense is taking the spotlight as the Huskers drill for the Indiana Hoosiers who will be in Lincoln on Saturday for a gridiron battle with the Huskers.
Ever since the opening game against Minnesota the Nebraska coaching staff has been concerned with the Huskers' weakness against passes. Despite the win at Kansas last week, the defensive lapses against an aerial game are still evident, for both Kansas touchdowns came on passes and Ray Evans was a threat each time he got set to throw.
HUSKER CO-CAPTAINS--End Ed Nyden and Halfback Roy Long have been named to captain Nebraska Saturday against the Indiana Hoosiers. The Huskers will be shooting for their third win of the season and will be out to revenge three top heavy trouncing received from the visitors during the last three years.
This week the man to watch out for is Brookly-born Ben Raimondi, the overhead artist of the Indiana attack. In every game this season the Hoosier quarterback has been deadly accurate with his throws and there is no reason to believe that Bo McMillin's ace will be any different Saturday.
Injuries to a host of stalwarts have caused Coach Bernie Masterson some concern as he drills the Scarlet gridders for the game. Quarterback Sam Vacanti, who turned in his best performance of the season against the Jayhawks, is hampered with a shoulder injury and four tackles, Carl Samuelson, Vern Stiner, Mike DiBiase and Gordon Hall were severely bruised in last week's tussle.
Although none of the ailing players will see much action during the week. Trainer Elwyn Dees is confident that they will be set to go on Saturday.
On the sunny side was the report that End Willard Bunker would be able to play. Bunker did not see action against Iowa or Kansas because of a knee injury, but the veteran wingman will be on call for seryice against the Big Nine outfit.
Halfback Roy Long and End Ed Nyden will serve as game captains for the Huskers Saturday. Both the veterans of prewar Husker teams, and both played service football. Nyden competed with Northwestern in the '43 season, while long was a standout with the Seventy-first infantry division eleven which claimed the ETO title.
