Monday, May 15, 1961
The Nebraskan
Page 3
Varsity I
Fischer's Run Thrills
All-Sports Day Fans
By Dave Wohlfarth
A 100-yard kickoff 'return by Thunder Thornton paved
the way for a 35-20 victory for the Nebraska varsity over
the alumni in Saturday's All-Sports Day battle.
Thornton received the kickoff in the fourth quarter on
his own goal, fumbled it, recovered it, and sped right through
the middle of the alum's defense for the touchdown. Once
he was past the varsity 35 there was no doubt that he was
cone
The 191-pound Toledo com
et's run came with 8:40 re
maining in the game and
gave the varsity a convincing
35-20 spread.
Up until that time, the turn
ing point of the game, there
had been some doubt in the
minds of the 6,000 fans at
Memorial Stadium as to the
outcome of the game.
The Alums, striking through
the air and ground, held a
14-13 halftime edge and had
iust scored their third TD of
J . . MM, a. f
the day to trail zu-z neiore
Thornton's run.
Top Alum Play
The spirited grey-beards al
so produced the top play of
the day tor tneir second
? ore with 2:40 left in the
Jirst half.
With first and 10 on the
varsity 37, alum quarterback
Sam Vacanti rolled back and
fireq" a pass to halfback Clay
White on the NU 25. White
lateraled to Pat Fischer,
who outmaneuvered the whole
varsity team as he reversed
his field four times, then
scampered over to complete
the 37-yard TD play.
The varsity started the
game as though it intended
to romp. Coach Bill Jennings'
Huskers took the dpening
kickoff and marched 92 yards
in 10 plays, all on the
ground.
Thornton was the big gun
In this series, directed by
quarterback Ron Meade.
Thunder, aided by good
blocks from end Dick Mc
Daniel, picked up gains of 21,
eight, 28 and eight yards.
Meade sneaked over from the
one and added the extra
point kick to make it 7-0 with
5:11 gone in the game.
Late in the first quarter the
varsity halted the alums in
side the NU 10 after the
alums had recovered Rudy
Johnson's fumble of a punt
on the varsity nine.
Forced to Fumble
The alums plowed down to
the one-yard line before var
sity tackle Gary T o o g o o d
broke through and spilled
quarterback Tom Kramer on
fourth down, forcing him to
fumble.
The varsity got its, second
score on a 38-yard pass from
Dennis Claridge to end Don
Purcell with six minutes gone
in the second quarter. This
pass play was one of the few
times the varsity was able to
Statistics
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Numtwr Yardt Loal 3
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Number Completed .....11
Number Had Intercepted 1
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Individual
Statistics
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Tnorntoa 11 111 US 104
Sluuwe 2 4 4 1
Comitock (24 t 14 4
Young S 0 3S 7
Clare 24 14 4.1
R. Johiwn. 1 1 J I
Oiman 1 7 7 7
larxua 4 2 II 14 14
M 1 1 0 7 2.4
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toward IS 0 2 2
Paaaias
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Talmas t 1 0 4 0
Meade Sl 0
Claiidw 11 4 0 7 1
Citlbreath 110 11
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McDanwi 1 11 O
Powers IS 6
S'uewe 14 0
Clara IS
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ALUMNI
Carried Gala teas Net Art.
Kramer 2 O -4
P. Ki;har S H 4 11 4
Vhite 1 1 . -1
Zaruba 12 IS 1 12 19
Toll- 1 0 I -J
Brown 3 S S I 2.5
a-anll 2 4 O 4 1
R. Kmchar 2 7 10 3
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Kramer 3 1 ? i
Tolly 7 3 0 3
Varsntl 17 1 J 1W
N.viou 2 2 0 M
R. Kiacber 2 0 0 2 0
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Co. 4 57
V. Klachar J 05 1
Itu.herua I 7
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Toll S 314 42.1
click through the air as the
NU passing attack bogged
down throughout most of the
game.
The alums roared back for
their first score after a 64
yard punt by Harry Tolly
had rolled dead on the var
sity one-inch line.
The varsity was forced to
punt and the alums took
over on their own 47 a n d
scored in 15 plays. Slingin
Sam Vacanti directed the at
tack, giving the varsity pass
ers a few tips on passing.
Vacanti hit receivers Clar
ence Cook, Pat Fischer and
LeRoy Butherus on well-timed
passes on theTD drive. He
added .the two-point extra
point play on a fake, than a
short pass to Jerry Brown.
The alums trailed, 13-8, with
3:34 left in the half.
Alums Take Lead
The alums then went ahead
on Fischer's dazzling run to
lead, 14-13, at intermission.
The varsity picked up two
more scores in the third
quarter on another sustained
drive and after recovering an
alum fumble on the alumni
23.
Fullback BillComstock
leaped over from the one to
cap a 60-yard drive in 16
plays. Thornton again picked
up valuable yardage in the
drive.
Halfback Pat Clare swept
left end tor four yards for
the other varsity score with
30 seconds left in the third
quarter. Both extra points
were of the two-point variety
and were successful to give
the Huskers a 29-19 advantage
at the end of the quarter.
The alums tallied again as
Don Fricke's interception of
a pass by Ron Gilbreath set
it up. Fricke almost made it
over as he returned the pi
rated toss 24 yards to the
varsity one.
Vacanti rumbled over for
the score on a one-yard sneak.
The extra point pass was in
complete. Stage Set
This set the stage for Thorn
ton's run, which ended the
day's scoring and broke the
alums' back.
The game was sprinkled
with bruising line play and
sparkling runs as there were
many standouts for both
teams.
Jennings used all his troops
in the game, which was 12
minutes longer because of the
18-minute quarters.
Thornton was the big gun
in the varsity attack, bang
ing out 115 yards on 11 car
ries for a 10.5 average.
Pat Fischer, Carroll Zaru
ba and Jerry Brown carried
the offensive load for the
alums with Vacanti and Kra
mer doing most of the pass
ing. Outstanding lineman for the
varsity included Mick Ting
elhoff, Gary Toogood, Monte
Kiffin, and Bob Jones.
Papadakis Shows
In Handball Play
Myron Papadakis placed
third in the flight B singles
competition of the National In
ter collegiate Handball Cham
pionships at Purdue Univer
sity in Lafayette, Ind.
Papadakis won three match
es before Dutch Persenaire of
Texas defeated him, 21-18, 21
3. Paul Schulz of Minnesota
defeated Persenaire for the
B flight championship.
Michigan State won the Na
tional competition with a team
accumulation of 11 points and
Texas finished second with
10 points.
Husker Nelters
Lose to Wildcats
The Kansas State tennis
team turned back Nebraska,
7-0, in the opening event of
the All-Sports Day festivities.
Wildcats Pat Finney and
Bob Dittoe beat Husker
doubles combination Dave
Wohlfarth and Tom Johnson
7-5, 2-6 and 6-4 in the only
three set action of the day.
Wohlfarth played close sets
in his singles match, losing
by 6-8, 5-7 scores.
Iowa State Blanks
Husker Golfers, 15-0
The Husker golfers suffered
a 15-0 hlankintr Saturday to-
Iowa State, extending the Cy
clones' winning streak to
seven.
under
Alums Impressed
Thornton Draws Praise
From Alumni Gridders
By Hal Brown
The Nebraska alumni squad was general
ly impressed with the varsity's showing in
Saturday's alumni-varsity contest.
Alumni quarterback Sam Vacanti consid
ered the varsity passing attack as consider
ably improved over last year. "The entire
team is very much improved and it is very
encouraging," Vacanti said. ,
"Thunder Thornton is a terrific ballplayer
and I just hope he doesn't get hurt," Vacan
ti continued. "The improved passing attack
will also help Thornton because it loosens
up the defense and gives him a chance to
run."
LaVern Torczon, a pro gridder was also
very much impressed with Thornton. "He
will be an ail-American if he gets some
help," Torczon predicted.
Torczon also praised the varsity linemen
for good pursuit tactics, but thought the
Huskers lacked team speed. "Thornton is
the only one who has shown me any speed,"
he said.
Torczon singled out Bob Brown for spe
cial praise among the varsity linemen and
said, "He's going to be real good some day.
He has a lot to learn, but he's only a sopho.
more."
LeRoy Zentic, a graduate of 1959 and now
coaching at Tecumseh, thought the varsity
played good ball. "The alumni had a good
team and the varsity did a good job to
score 35 points against a real tough defen
sive line. They were also moving up the
middle against that big alumni line," Zen
tic commented.
"I thought the passing would be a little
better and I was somewhat disappointed in
that phase of the varsity attack," he con
tinued. Bill Hawkins considered the varsity pass
ing 100 per cent improved over a year ago.
"I thought all the quarterbacks threw pret
ty good," he said. '
Grid Great Felled
Guy Chamberlin, a Husker gridder in
1914-'15-'16 was knocked from his chair near
the alumni bench in the second quarter by
three players going after a pass.
The nominee for the Football Hall of
Fame picked himself up and remarked,
"It'll take more than that to hurt me. I am
used to that, except that I am usually the
one knocking somebody down."
Alumni center and guard Darrell Cooper
said to Chamberlin, "At least you can say
you played in the 1961 alumni-varsity
Lambert, Ferrel Win Honors
In Nebraska Collegiate Rodeo
By Bob Nye
Don Lambert, 19-year-old
Merna freshman at NU was
selected all-round cowboy at
the Inter-Collegiate Champi
onship rodeo held Saturday at
the State Fairgrounds.
Lambert won the calf rop
ing, placed second in steer
wrestling, and third in bull
riding.
Vlckey Ferrel, 18-year-old
Imperial freshman at Nebras
ka Wesleyan University was
selected all-around cowgirl,
placing in all three girl's
events, winning two of them.
Cordy Seward, 18, of Lin
coln, a freshman at NU, was
named the 1961 Rodeo Queen.
Cordy is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Seward
of Lincoln and is a member
of Kappa Kappa Gamma so
rority. She is also active in
Aquaquettes; Builders; Ker
nels; and is a member of
Cadence Countesses.
Attendants
Her attendants are Connie
Sterner of Franklin and Ann
Hanna of Valentine.
Bud Reece of Valentine
won the bareback bronc rid
ing with second place going to
Earl Stevens of York. Jim
Schooler, Fairfax, Mo., placed
third.
The steer wrestling Cham
pionship went to Norman
Egle, of Stratton with second
and third place going to Lam
bert and Reece respectively.
Lambert took the calf rop
ing with Bob Kerby of Kear
ney placing second. Gary
Hilmer of Kearney placed
third.
Doug Simonson of Mullen
won the bull riding champion
ship and Jerry Waltz, Kear
ney State College, took sec
ond. Lambert placed third.
There were no winners in
the saddle bronc riding.
In the girl's event Vickey
Ferrel won the cowgirl's pole
bending contest and Judy
Maranville of Beatrice placed
second. ,
Vickey Ferrel won the girl's
goat tying with Margo Bragg
of Kearney and Joellen Han
son of Newcastle placing sec
ond and third respectively.
Kathy O'Brien of Denton
was the champion in girl's
barrel racing with Vicky Fer
rel and Judy Maranville plac
ing second and third respec
tively. , Gary Greder of Alpha Gam
s to
ma Sigma was named the
winner of the 4-H Club's
Beard Contest.
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helmet. Chamberlin refused.
Chamberlin also had some observations
about the game. "This is of great value to
the varsity," he said. "They work against
each other in Spring drills and they know
what the other team is going to do.
"But the alums are real smart, especially
the professional players, and they give the
varsity some different competition and
some good competition. It gives the varsity
a chance to see what they got."
'Alums Played Good1
Nebraska coach Bill Jennings credited
the alumni with a "good game." They gave
us a lot to look at with their offense some
things we had never seen before. In fact
Pat Fischer and Sam Vacanti almost
showed us too much.
"The alums played real good ball. Their
timing was off a little but you have to ex
pect that and if it hadn't been off a few
times they might have beaten us.
"Our passing wasn't real good, but it
wasn't too bad either. We were a little slow
getting started deep in our own territory a
lot of the time. Our passing picked up a lit
tle in the second half.
"I think our offense is ahead of what it
was last year but we are a little behind on
defense. This is probably because we spent
a lot more time on offense this Spring.
"I thought all of our quarterbacks looked
good. Ron Gilbreath didn't get in there
much, but he was impressive while he was
playing."
Outstanding Awards
Alumni halfback Pat Fischer was a dou
ble trophy winner. He received the Tom No
vak trophy as the most valuable player on
the 1960 varsity and was also voted the out
standing player of the game for the alumni.
Thunder Thornton received the award as
the outstanding varsity performer.
Short Sleeves Unpopular
Many of the older alumni players do not
like the short sleeve jerseys worn by today's
players. "It is too hard on the arms," they
say.
TD BuTNo Ball
Alumni fullback Carroll Zaruba said he
was untouched as he went into the end zone
on a fourth and one yard to go for a TD.
But the quarterback didn't give him the
handoff and the varsity, held. ......
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competition with second place
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DAILY UEBRAS:
Husker Nine Sweeps
Three From Sooners
Wall Gets Credit for Three Wins
In Relief Against Oklahoma Nine
By Hal Brown
Nebraska swept its first
conference series of the sea
son with three wins over Okla
homa Fiiday and Saturday on
the Husker diamond.
Jan Wall received credit for
all three wins as the Huskers
won Friday's twinbill by 5-4
and 5-2 scores and took a 10-4
victory in Saturday's single
game.
Wall relieved in all three
games, boosting his won-lost
percentage above the .500
mark at four wins and three
losses.
Wall came on as the third
Husker pitcher in Friday's
opener and allowed only two
men to reach base in two in
nings. One of the base run
ners was thrown out trying to
steal.
Nebraska tied the game at
4-all in the bottom of seventh
in the scheduled seven inning
game. Dick Becher started it
with two out when he drew a
walk and Pat Salerno went in
to run for him.
Salerno Scores
Dale Anderson also walked
and then Dave McClatchey,
pinchhiting for Dave Myers,
was safe on a two-base error
by Sooner second baseman
Buzzy McDonald as Salerno
slid home with the tying run.
The Huskers tallied the win
ning run in the ninth as An
derson drove Steve Smith
home with a single. Smith
had lived on an error, stole
second and was sacrificed to
third by Salerno.
Nebraska scored three in
the fourth inning of Friday's
nightcap to break a 2-2 tie.
Wall pitched the final three
and one-third innings and al
lowed only two base runners,
one on a walk and one on a
single.
Smith's three-run homer
over the centerfield fence in
Saturday's single game ac
counted for the winning runs
in the seventh inning. Smith
got three for five and drove
in five runs during the after
noon. The Huskers added three in
surance tallies in the eighth.
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Wall hurled the final three
innings and retired the last
seven batters in order. The
Sooners threatened in the top
of the seventh when Ken
Burke singled and Jon Darby
doubled with two out.
Husker coach Tony Sharpe
then ordered Wall to walk
George Kernek, loading the
bases. The strategy worked as
Wall got opposing hurler Lynn
Overton to ground out to Bill
Redmond.
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