University Daily Kansan
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NU Team, Coach Just One Big Happy Family
Lincoln. Neb. —(U.P.)— The Nebraska Cornhuskers were one big happy football family again today.
It was quite a contrast to a year ago, and as you may have surmised, a couple of victories brought about the change.
Disunion born of defeats transformed players and fans alike into a disgruntled group that turned its on Coach Bill Glassford last fall.
Once the scourge of the Midlands under Coaches Dana Bible and Biff Jones, Nebraska's glory faded into deepest gloom. Old grads scowled and demanded a sweeping change in the athletic setup.
But there was the matter of Glassford's five-year contract which stimulated a five year option.
That saved Glassford's job and gave him his 1954 opportunity
He apparently has made the most of
For there is joy again in Nebraska's football camp, and all because the revitalized Cornhuskers defeated Colorado and Missouri on successive weekends.
The team now is a front runner in the race for an Orange Bowl bid on New Year's day. Nebraska has a 3-1 record in second place in the Big Seven conference with only Kansas and Oklahoma remaining or the schedule.
Players who a year ago said they would never play again for Glassford are playing for their coach as they never played before.
Ask the coach himself about squad morale. He has a one word reply: "Excellent."
Players who revolted against the coach in 1953 apparently decided to concentrate their attacks on rival squads. From all indications the ferocity of these attacks increases each Saturday.
Glassford declines to single out individuals for praise in this resurgence.
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Thursday, Nov. 4, 1954.
Against Missouri's favored Tigers, Nebraska rolled up 331 yards and did not lose a single yard.
Thus Glassford has managed to produce a steady, powerful ground offense behind a line that, lacking experience early, has progressed magnificently.
The team figured to dispose of Kansas easily, come Saturday, and that would set the stage for a
climax meeting with Oklahoma's champions, Nov. 20, at Norman.
champions, Nov. 20, at Norman.
"We aren't thinking about that game yet," Glassford said. "We have to play Kansas first."
The first outdoor night football game was between the University of Arizona and St. Vincent's college in 1905 with St. Vincent's winning 55-0.
Woman WillCover Big Game
New York—(U.P.)—Miss Faye Loyd, United Press woman sports writer, has been assigned to cover the Yale-Army football game in the Yale Bowl, on Saturday, although Yale refused to give her a place in the press box.
Miss Lloyd, on Saturday, Oct. 23, became the first woman sports writer ever admitted to the Cotton bowl press box in Dallas when she covered the Kansas-SMU game.
Last week she was the first woman sports writer ever to work in the press box of Baltimore's Memorial stadium, in Notre Dame's 6-0 triumph over Navy.
Charles Loftus, director of sports information at Yale, advised UP sports editor Leo H. Petersen today that it has been the university's long standing rule to bar women from the press box.
Loftus said, however, that Yale
"shall be glad to provide a seat" for Miss Loyd directly in front of the press stand where she "will receive all information normally serviced in the press box."
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BISHOP DANA LAWSON
on a visitation to Methodist students.
Sermon subject: "If I Had Only One Sermon to Preach"
FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH
Sunday 10:50 a.m.
The University of Kansas Department of Political Science
presents
Mr. AMIR BIRJANDI
Containment of Communism in the Middle East
Free Lecture - The Public Is Invited
Jayhawk Room, Student Union Building Thursday evening, November 4th, 8 p.m.
Mr. Amir Birjandi is a prominent educator and leader in Iran on leave of absence from the Near East Foundation to speak before the American people.
Here is your opportunity to hear from an Iranian leader about the social and political conditions of Iran and the Middle East at a time in history when you, as an American citizen and taxpayer, are primarily concerned whether the Middle East nations shall next be the target of Russian Communism encroachment.