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Wednesday, May 3, 1961 The Nebraskan Page 3 Husker '9' Can Climb To Fourth In Big 8 Big 8 Standings W L Pot. OB Oklahoma Stat . .1 .... 11 0 1.000 Miiiourt g ,aoo JV4 Colorede t 4 ,eoo 4V Oklahoma 4 .400 Kantai Mat 4 7 .34 7 NEBRASKA J .7 g Iowa Mate .S0 7Vi Kanta 1 ,14 By Hal Brown Nebraska can go two ways this week end when the Husk ers face Kansas at Lawrence in a three-game baseball se ries. The Huskers can climb into a tie for fourth place or they can drop into the cellar de pending on what happens Fri day and Saturday. Nebraska is 3-8 in the con ference and in sixth place ehile Kansas Is last with a 1-6 record. If the Huskers lose all three games, they will fall to the bottom spot re gardless of what the other six teams do. If the Huskers sweep the series from the Jayhawks, Coach Tony Sharpe's nine could move into a tie for fourth place with Kansas State, providing that the Wild cats win two of three from Oklahoma. In other action this week end, League-leading Oklaho ma State (11-0) will be at Colorado (6-4) and Missouri wi f it4" J (-z. L . I (8-2) will be at Iowa State (2-6). Nebraska will enter the Kansas series without First Baseman Dick Becher who suffered a knee injury at Colo rado and may be sidelined for the rest of the season. Pitchers Jan Wall and Ron Havekost handled the first base chores against Colorado after Becher was injured. Catcher Dave Myers was knocked unconscious in a col lision at the plate in the third inning of Friday's nightcap and was out for the remain der of the series. Myers is ex pected to be ready for the Jayhawks. Eldon Naiberk, student manager but also a member of the Husker playing roster, came off the bench to handle the catching duties. Wall, who saved th final game of the series against Colorado with a bases-loaded relief performance in the fin al inning, is expected to get the nod for one of Friday's games. The two teams will play a single game Saturday. Wall has a 1-3 record with a 5.25 ERA. He leads the pitchers in strikeouts with 20. Smith Leads Hitters Steve Smith, outfielder from Lexington, took over the bat ting leadership with five for 10 in the Buff series, boosting average to .344. Jerry Harris is tied for second with Don Schindel. Both have .333 averages. Harris leads in the team in runs with 11, hits with 18, to' tal bases with 21 and walks with nine. He is tied for the lead in doubles with Bill Red mond and Rex , S w e tt , at three. Smith is triples leader with two, both against Colorado, and Redmond is RBI king with nine. The Huskers have yet to hit a home run. Sophomore Righthander Tom Ernst moved into the No. 1 spot among the pitchers with a 2.25 ERA. Ernie Boni- stall is close behind with a 2.28 ERA mark. Bonlstall is the winningest pitcher on the staff with two wins against two losses. Bonistall is also tops among the Husker fielders, having handled 19 chances on the mound and at third base with out an error. Guests of A's The Huskers will be guests of the Kansas City Athletes Friday night when the Athlet ics meet Baltimore. The Kansas trip will be. the final road trip for Nebraska as they return home to face Oklahoma in a week end se ries during All-Sports Day. Ne braska closes the Big Eight campaign with a home series against Kansas State.. Husker Statistics BATTING AB R H TB RBI BA Harris 54 . 11 18 21 7 .333 Smith . 32 3 11 15 4 .344 Schindel 21 7 7 10 1 .333 Redmond 55 2 14 17 9 .255 Wall 20 1 5 7 2 .250 Ernst 12 1 3 3 0 .250 McClatchy 29 8 7 9 1 .241 Anderson 30 4 7 9 2 .233 Swett 57 5 11 14... 6 .193 Becher 47 ,.,4 9 ...11 3 ..,191 Bonistall 34 1 6 7 0 .176 Myers 38 4 6 7 1 .158 Salerno 29 2 4 5 2 .138 Havekost 11 0 0 0 0 .000 Naiberk 4 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ... 3 0 0 0 0 .000 Webster 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Dyer , 0 0 0 .0 0 , .000 Rood ..' 3 0 0 ' ' 6" 0 "".000 491 53 107 134 41 .218 PITCHING W L IP BB SO ERA Webster 0 1 5 5 4 6.35 Ernst 1 1 24 11 12 2.25 Bonistall 2 2 27 9 6 2;28 Havekost 1. 2 27Si 10 10- 3.62 Johnson 0 2 12 10 9 4.50 Wall 1 3 24 11 20 5.25 SMITH 11 123 56 61 3.58 No NU Grid Positions Cinched, Jennings Says As Nebraska's Cornhuskers prepare for their annual football test against the alumni on All-Sports Day, May 13, one phase becomes evident: The offense is improved In all of the game-type scrimmages neither Reds nor Whites have suffered a shut out. On each occasion both teams have scored, and in a majority of cases the TD's have resulted from sustained drives. Coach Bill Jennings is con vinced that the chief incen tive that has spurred the play ers in spring drills is competi tion. "No one has a job clinched and in previous seasons we couldn't say that," he points out. He also pointed out that it is difficult to assay the potency of a football squad when it is playing against itself. "I believe our alumni game will provide quite a few an swers for us," Coach Jennings said. Biggest problem still sur rounds the fullback position. With Bill (Thunder) Thornton moved to left halfback and Noel Martin on the sidelines, the coaching staff is still searching for sufficient talent to beef up this spot. Bill Comstock, moved from end to the fullback slot where he played in high school, has been turning in good perform- J ances. Gene Ward, a right halfback, is also being given a shot at this position. 25 Varieties of Pizza Any Combination Pizza Sandwiches Submarine B.B.Q. FREE DELIVERY 4 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Regular Price $1 $1.50 $2 ROMANO'S PIZZA 226 N. 10 HE 2-5961 SUPER MODIFIED Stock Car Races Sun. May 7 8:00 P.M. 8 Thrill Packed Events LINCOLN SPEEDWAYS Capitol Beach One Mile Wes on 0 St. VOTE FOR THESE MEN MAY 8 AT THE STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION TEACHERS John Abrahamzon Activities Beta Theta PI Secre tory, Head of NHRRF (Lincoln Protect), Sigma Delta XI, IFC Ruth Committee . Donald Jamai Dormyor Activities: Intramural Football, Basketball, Water Basketball for Phi Dela Theta BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Perry DucUJen Activities: Rush Chairman for Delta Tom Delta, NHRRF (Lin coln Protect) Bill Gunlickt ' . Activities: Jr. IFC Representative IFC Affairs Committee, NHRRF (Lincoln Project), Freshman Gold, Assistant Business Manager of THE DAILY NEBRASKAN ENGINEERING Chip Kuklin Activities: Treasurer of Sigma Alpha Mu, Co-Chairman of Teen age Protect (Lincoln Protect), Vice-President of Phi Eta Sigma, E-Week Publicity Committee, Student Council, Assistant Busi ness Manager of THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Georg Krausi Acivltiet: Publication Board, IFC Affairs Committee, Blueprint, Phi Eta Sigma, IFC Representa tive, Intromurals Stevo Cast Activities: Kosmet Klub Worker, Public Relations Chairman and Corresponding Secretary for Delta Uptllon IFC Student Council Slate Star of The Week Stevens' Best Mile of 4:11.3 Earns Daily Nebraskan Award Talented Sophomore Ray Stevens earns the Daily Ne braskan Star of the Week award for the week of April 24-30 for his outstanding per formance in the mile against the University of Houston. Under Coach Frank Se vigne's order to stay with Barrie Almond in the third lap, the slender, bespectacled, blond runner spun the mile in 4:11.3, the best of his career. Stevens' quarters were 61, 62, 63 and 65.3. "I used to lay out the third quarter, but I don't do that any more," Stevens said. "I usually try to stretch out on the last lap and then give it all I've on the last 50 to 100 yards." "This race was the only time I didn't have a kick on the final lap. I guess he just burned it out of me," he said. Stevens, known as "Skip" by his family and close friends, said that it took a long time to recuperate from that mile. His legs were tight for sev eral days afterwards. Relay Anchorman The 4:11.3 clocking was his second mile under 4:20. His first outstanding mile came in the Big Eight indoor meet earlier this year when he ran a 4:15.5 on the boards. Last week end at the Drake Relays he ran the anchor leg of the distance medley relay in 4:16.5. "In fact the distance med ley team turned in its fastest time, a 10:15. Almost all of the fellows knocked four or five seconds off their best time. I bettered my time by about 10 seconds," Stevens said. In the two years that he has been at the . University, Ray has cut about 22.6 seconds off his mile. A wistful smile and then, "I need to cut off about 20 more seconds." Why is the mile Stevens' race? He says, "The mile just seems to be my event. Several years ago I found out that my father was a miler at Cotner College, but that didn't have anything to do with my choice. I had been running this event for some time before I discovered it." "Track 'is a way of life," Stevens said. "It's like living in a dream world. Someday TPt something's going to pop that world." Desire to Win One of Stevens' biggest as sets is his unending determin ation coupled with the desire to win "Since I have been turning in some decent miles, I've gained some confidence in my own ability. I've got to have confidence, but that doesn't in clude being cocky." For the remaining outdoor season Stevens has one goal to break 4:10. "Probably the only chance I'll have will be at the Big Eight outdoor in Colorado," he said. STEVENS Graham to Play Husker Football Gary Graham, twice an all state quarterback from Ra venna, will enroll at Nebras ka this fall, according to Coach Bill Jennings. Gary is 6-0 and weighs 175 He led Ravenna to a confer ence crown the past two years in football. He has earned four letters in foot ball, three each in track and basketball. He has been a member of the Ravenna relay team which has won its class at the state track meet the past two years. Nomination Open For Top Athlete Nominations are now being accepted by the Daily Ne braskan sports staff for the Nebraskan awards for Top Varsity Athlete of the Year and Top Intramural Athlete of the Year. Nominations may be made by any student or faculty member and the nominations should include a letter stating his qualifications for receiving the award. Nominating letters should be signed by the person mak ing the nomination and be come the property of the Ne braskan. Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. May 19. Any or all parts of the letters may be reprinted in the Nebras kan. The winners will be an nounced in the final isstue, May 26. They will be present ed at a luncheon in the Stu dent Union that day. The Top Varsity Athlete award started in 1955 when Gymnast Bruce Riley was named. No award was given in 1956, but the presentation was resumed in 1957 with Rex Ekwall, basketball star, gain ing the honor. Thinclad Keith Gardner cop ped the top prize in 1958 with Cager Herschell Turner win ning in 1959. Joe Mullins wal the recipient last year. The intramural award be gan in 1959 with Wally Bryan winning. Last year's award went to Bob Eyth. 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