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Pago 10 Daily Ncbrcskan Tuesday, Jcnusry 24, 1C34 r i M- v" i ( , V' - uL.J r,: . " I . ----- I ',Tr.,r.,T- Iba gives 'word for "clear" pla; when crucial hooios are neede Crt!? AndresanDz!!y Nsbrsskan David Ponce looks to pass the ball against Missouri List Saturday. By Gtu Pcspbil When the Nebraska basketball team needs a cru cial basket, they clear the way for David Ponce. Ponce is the central player in the Huskers' "clear" play, in which the 5-foot-lO guard goes one-on-one with a defender before shooting from 15 to 18 feet. Against Wisconsin, Ponce scored the winning basket on the play. The play is established when Nebraska's forwards, usually Stan Cloudy and John Matzke, and center Dave Hoppen position themselves along the free throw lane. Their defenders then follow, resulting in half the front court being clear for Ponce to ma neuver. While the play is designed with Ponce taking the shot, he has an option if he i3 covered. Ponce can pass back to guard Eric Williams, who then swing passes to Cloudy, breaking away from a double block set by Matzke and Hoppen.' Cloudy may then take an open 1 5-foot er, or he can reset the Huskers' offense. "It's nothing mind-boggling," Coach Moe Iba said. "Everyone has a clear play. It just gives us an oppor tunity to get off a shot." He said the Huskers ran a version of it last season. Either guard can run the play, Iba said, although Ponce's quickness makes him preferable for the shot. "The pressure's put on the defense,",Ponce said. "It's a one-on-one situation, and IH either make the shot or be fouled." ' Rec yviy Scoreboard (Sportsmanship ratings in parentheses) Men's Basketball Independents The Shrooms A (3.3) 50, Brass Rail A (3.5) 36 Jammers B def. Yard Apes B by forfeit Skywalkers B (3.3) 29, Runnin Rebels B (3.7) 14 Soupbones B (3.8) 51, Nebraska Tech B (3.5) 33 Bailers B (3.5) 51 , Renob B (3.8) 25 Flex Crush B (3.6) 46, Blue Mooses B (3.6) 31 Bloto's Streak A (3.5) 60, NROTC A (.30) 55 Oscar's B (4.3) 31, Scum of the Earth B (4.0) 22 Kook and the Gang B (3.4) 43. Officious Intermeddlers B (3.3) 31 Silver Bullets B (4.0) 55, Pumpkin Pushers B (2.5) 3S Living Abortions B (3.8) 43, Ice B (3.8) 35 Silver Bullets II B (3.5) 51, Floor Rockers B (3.8) 39 No Names def. Broad Members A by forfeit The Clash B (3.5) 53, BB1 B (3.5) 33 Casuals B (3.7) 31, Dock Jocks B (3.3) 28 Shortr Plugs B (4.3) 43, Old Dog Heads B (2.8) 35 Tigers B (3.3) 42, Iba's Rejects-Q (3.8) 15 Panther B (3.8) 43, Jets B (3.8) 40 Norgas A (4.0) 83, Swata Fratta Ratta A (4.0) 60 Wildlifers B (no rating) 40, Nosebleeders B (nr) 40 Frito-Lay Express A (3.3) 45, Remaindermen A (3.3) 34 Arkatorture B (4.0) 42, ESB-Bones B (4.0) B 22 TTC A (3.3) 45, Strings A (3.7) 23 Schramm Ten A (3.0) 52, Cather Eleven A (1.3) 47 Harper Nine C (5.0) 34, Abel Six C (5.0) 4 Harper Eight A (3.0) 50, Abel Eight A (3.0) 44 Schramm Two C (4.0) 52, Cather Four C (4.0) 22 Lightweights Temporary Heroes (4.0) 40, Phi Kappa Psi (3.7) 34 Who Knows, Cares & Why Bother (3.3) 46, Not Ready for B3 Players (3.0) 45 Sigma Phi Epsilon (3.3) 48, Beta Sigma Psi (3.0) 41 Open Harper Seven def. Bob's Boys by forfeit Dunks Unlimited (3.8) 54, Around the Corners (4.3) 23 Vitale's Bar & Grill def. Awesome Acacians by forfeit Bud Boys (4.0) 25, the Aces (3.0) 24 FraallFry Alpha Tau Omega (3.3) 58, Cather Nine (3.0) 46 Kappa Sigma (3.5) 45, Schramm Eight (3.3) 37 Co-Eec Volleyball ATOAlpha Xi Delta def. KAOS by forfeit Wreck Crew (5.0) 2, Furman's Palace (4.0) 0 Harper Eight (3.0) 2, Beginner's Luck (4.3) 0 Husker Hamm's (3.6) 2, Fig Mutants (3.6) 1 Odie's Revenge (4.0) 2, Leftovers (3.6) 1 Sigma Phi Epsilon (4.0) 2, Daughters of Diana (4.3) 0 King's Kids (4.6) 2, Dirty Diggers (4.6) 1 Acacia Two (3.5) 2, Cather ThreePound Seven (4.0) 0 Beta Sigs Plus (4.0) 2, Chemistry (4.0) 1 Holysmokers (nr) 2, High Five Brothers (nr) 1 Wildlifers (5.0) 2, Abel Ten 0 Husker takes swing at Olympic s When the United States Olympic team enters the Los Angeles Coliseum for the opening ceremonies of the 23rd Olympiad on July 24, Hike Duncan wants to be included. Duncan hopes to be a member of a first-ever Uni ted States Olympic baseball team. Baseball will be a demonstration sport at the Games and will include Cuba, United States, Italy, Korea, Nicaragua and Taipei (Taiwan). ? The Husker first baseman is one of 44 players still under consideration for one of the 26 available spots. Duncan is one of four first basemen being considered to fill what Duncan thinks will be one or two berths at that position. The other three first basemen in contention for the Olympic team are Mark McGuire of Souther Cal , Greg Morhardt of South Carolina and Bill Clark of Mississippi State. Other prominent candidates are Oklahoma State's Scott Wade, Mel Stottlemyre, Jr. of Nevada-Las Vegas and Jim Fregosi, Jr. cf New Mexico. They're going to pick the team in June," Duncan said. "The decisions are going to be t-:.::;d on what - each player did during the season." Duncan comes to Nebraska from College of South ern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho. Nebraska is the fourth college Duncan has attended, the other two being BakersCsld (Calif.) College and Cal State-North-ridge." "I was set on going to a junior college out of high school because I wanted to play football," Duncan said. "I decided I had to choose between baseball and football; I didnt think I could play both and do a good job at both. That's when I decided to go to Cal State-Northridge." Duncan said he was unhappy at Northridge and decided to go on to Southern Idaho. Last season Duncan hit for a .448 average and had eight home runs. Oklahoma State, Arkansas and Nevada-Las Vegas also heavily recruited Duncan. Duncan said several factors went into his decbion to attend Nebraska. "I though the facilities were good," Duncan said. "Good coaches' and a good, schedub were also important. I'd have to sayths meat important thing .was that I'd be able to practice year-round with the indoor facity we ha e. Only if the opposing team is playing man-to-man defense will the clear play work, Ponce said. The team has other designed plays when facing a zone defense. Ponce doesnt always have to take an outside shot. Against Colorado State, Ponce drove to the basket with seconds remaining and drew a foul. He made the subsequent free throws to give Nebraska a 56-54 victory. Iba said the Huskers usually will try the clear play during the first half, "so we see what they'll do." The Huskers then may use the play in the final minutes, Iba said. In the Wisconsin game, a 71-69 double-overtime victory for Nebraska, Ponce took on Badger guard Rick Olson and scored with six seconds remaining. "When I let go of the ball, I knew it wa3 good," Ponce said. "I try not to get over-anxious when it's run," he said. There's no forcing of the shot because Stan may have a better one." Three weeks later, at the Cotton States Classic in Atlanta, the play was less successful when used against Georgia Tech. After Ponce's path was blocked, Cloudy misfired a jump shot and the Huskers went on to lose 66-49. Iba said the Huskers will have to alter the play as Nebraska plunges into Big Eight conference compe tition. "As we run it now, it probably wont work in the conference," he said. They (the league coaches) have already picked it up on the films and they'll find ways to defend it." Ailing NFL needs Rozelle 's dockrnng Watching the Los Angeles Raiders win in Super Bowl XVIII (Why do just Super Bowls get Roman numerals anyway?), I couldn't help but wonder how Alvin (Pete) Rozelle is doing these days. Pete Rozelle, the commissioner of America's big gest pro sports empire, the National Football League, has to be getting worried. Simply stated, the NFL is in trouble. Pete's troubles started in the fall of 1932, when the players union went on strike. The 53-day walkout shot the middle of the season, caused massive dis ruptions in the nation's Sunday viewing habits, resulted in the firing of the union leader, gave us the Super Bowl Tournament" and, at the time it was reared, alienated the public from the NFL. ( John ) I Kopetzky Even a great Super Bowl last January couldnt salvage the season that wasn't Then, a month later, the United States Football League began play. Pro football? In the spring? The idea seemed kind of silly to most, but ABC and ESPN were willing to broad cast the games and give the teams the exposure they needed. The USFL ownership was solid financially, they were willing, and abb to take a bath the first few years in order to build a profitable operation. And most importantly, they were net about to accept being second-class citizens. They went after college stars like Kelvin Bryant, Anthony Carter, and yes, even Herschel Walker, Georgia's offense for three years, Buck Belue notwithstanding. . The USFL raised more than a few eyebrows w ith their aggressive signing of these stars. When the league began play, the reviews were mixed. But one thing is certain: The first season of the USFL d emon strated that they were taking this whole thing very seriously. They intend to be around for some time. Through all this, Pete Rozelle remained pretty quiet. It was as if he were saying, "Leave 'em alone and they'll go away like the World Football League." Then came the 1 933 NFL season. This was going to be the year the fans came back in record numbers. This was going to be the year that the strike of 1932 was forgotten, the public would forgive and forget, just like they did for major league baseball after the 1931 strike. The fans didnt come back. Fifty-one thousand New York Giants ticket hold ' ers stayed home this past year. That's 51,000. Inone pmc! CDS television, long the undisputed king of NFL telecasts, saw its rating fall dramatically. NBC noted a slip, too. AECs ISoaday Niht Ibotball saddled with a meek schedule, had some of the worst numbers in its 13 years. : CcztlzzzZ en 1-3 11 '