Thursday, April 5, 1962
Page 4
The Daily Nebraskar
Star of the Week
of af at Tulsa Earns Outfielder Smith Star Award
team has good potential and
the spirit Is very good,"
were Smith's comments in
respect to this weekend's
three game series with Kan
sas. Smith was on a football
scholarship at South Dakota
before transfering to Nebras
ka as a freshman. In 1957
he quarterbacked Lexington's
State High School Champicat
ship team in football. .
By JERRY BRUNK
Sports Staff Writer
This week's Star of t h e
Week award goes to Husker
baseball player Steve Smith
for is timely hitting perform
ance in last weeks opening
season series at Tulsa.
Smith 'collected 7 hits for
his 13 times at bat while
knocking in three runs and
scoring five times himself in
the three game series which
the Huskers swept.
In the first game, Smith
scored the winning run on a
sacrifice fly after stealing sec
ond and advancing to third
on an error. Two triples in
the third game marked his
star hitting performance,
leaving him with a batting
average of .538.
The 6' 2", 195 pound out
fielder from Lexington also
led last year's hitters with an
average of .351. Last spring
was his first year as a var
sity baseball player.
Smith hails from Lexington
High School where he lettered
four years in both basketball
and track and earned two let
ters in football. As a soph
omore at Nebraska he let
tered in track and then in his
junior year made the switch
to baseball and earned his
letter. He is a senior in the
College of Business Adminis
tration. "The team should have a
real good chance of opening
with three conference wins
this weekend. This year's
of he Id Pro
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STAR OF WEEK Steve
Smith, Husker outfielder,
is this week's Star of the
Week.
Don Purcell
Gets Award
Don Purcell has been an
nounced the winner of the
Tom Novak trophy, which an
nually goes to the outstand
ing senior football player as
judged by the sportswriters
who follow the Huskers.
Purcell, an Omaha Benson
graduate, played end for Ne
braska for three years and is
busy this spring as a catcher
for the NU baseball team.
Purcell called the award "a
great honor. I'm thankful to
everyone responsible for this
fine award."
The trophy was established
In 1950 by J. Gordon Roberts
of Omaha. Roberts will pre
sent the trophy between
halves of the intrasquad foot
ball game on All Sports Day,
May 12 at the Stadium.
Previous Novak award win
ners: Charles Toogood, 1950;
Frank Simon, 1951; Ed Hus
mann, 1952; Ted Commor,
1953; Bob Wagner, 1954; Rex
Fischer, 1955, LaVerne Torc
zon, 1956; Jerry Brown, 1957;
Dick McCashland, 1958; Har
ry Tolly, 1959 and Pat Fisch
er, 1960.
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Big Eight
Baseball Review
This weekend the Big Eight
baseball wars start with the
Huskers facing Kansas, Iowa
State facing Missouri, Kan
sas State vieing with Okla
homa, and the key series this
week, Colorado matching its
talent with Oklahoma State.
The favored diamond crews
in the chase for the crown
are Oklahoma State, Colorado
and Nebraska.
Here's how the Old Pro
picks the baseball race with
a rundown of each team:
1-1SEBRASKA
The Huskers are the pick
for the first position on pitch
ing depth to go along with
some fine hitters. Sieck,
Johnson, Havekost, Bonistall,
and Ernst, if needed, will be
tough to . beat. Schindel,
Smith. Ernst, McClatchey,
and Bonistall are the top out
field combinations in the Big
Eight. Don Purcell and Dave
Myers give Huskers addition
al strength catching. Big
problems will be the infield
combination at second and
short and getting adequate
hitting out of the starters.
Becher, Redmond,. Swett, and
Anderson will probably get
the nod most of the season,
and all must be consistent or
the Huskers could drop to as
low as fourth place.
2-COLORADO
The Buffalo's opened with
a 3-1 mark against Regis and
Phillips University and with
important wins this weekend,
will be a title threat. Wester
velt (7-2) was an All-Big
Eight pitching selection last
season. Also aiding in the
pitching department are
pitcher-outfielder Nick Coun
ter (5-7), Jack Spock, Don
Gunsaules and Steve Spang
ler. This is their weakest
spot after you get past West
ervelt. The Buffalo outfield is
also very good and is led by
All-Big Eight and second
team All-Ameiican, Gale
Weidner (.386). Frank Mon
tera, Nick Counter (.315), and
Nick Graham give good sup
port. Infield is weak with on-
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ly Jim Brunkhardt (.333) re
turning from last year's line
up. Substitute second base'
man Don Miller (.286) will
aid along with Ron Bacon
and Leo Beserra. Catching is
average with Dick Dodge re
turning. Power hitting is
weak.
3 OKLAHOMA ST.
The Cowpokes could sur
prise everyone and repeat
this season but it would de
mand a great effort from
everyone. Of importance are
All-Big pitch
er James
Wixson and
shortstop Don
Wallace. The
C o w p o k es
came off thei
Southern
swing with a
1-3 record an
must bounce
back resound
ingly against
Prokop
a tough Colorado outfit. Aid
ing Wixson will be Larry Fer
guson, Myrle Calmus, Dale
Briggs and Lit Fowler. The
pitching staff is a question
mark alter Wixson. Ihe out
field will have Walt McKen
zie, Don Karns, Jim Brpwn,
and Gary Parker. They are
good defensively but weak of
fensively. Infield will be the
best defensively in Big Eight
with pitcher Larry Ferguson
or Myrle Calmus at first, Don
Wallace, Ron Schlimme, and
Bill Blair. Only strength is
catching with veteran Bill
Ketchum. Team's hitting is
very weak and pitching isn't
strong enough for pennant.
4-MISSOURI
The Tigers get the nod here
strictly on their good pitch
ing depth. Jim Card, Larry
Bohannon, Bobby Jenkins,
Richard Peterson, and Steve
Silverman make up one of
the toughest pitching staffs in
the league. Also All-Big Eight
third baseman George Hulett
is back with veteran Gene
McArtor at first but every
thing else is green. Elsewhere
in the infield are Steve Smith
and Carroll McDannold vieing
for second and Dave Harvey
and Kin Lavender at short.
The outfield is not extremely
strong defensively with Dan
Reilly (.300) and Jim Estes
(.322), vets of last season,
along with Jim Sevcik, Bob
Price, and Wayde Fredrick
son. Missouri will play a lot
of close games but can't win
enough of the one run battles
ivith present hitting situation.
5-OKLAHOMA
The Sooners are hurt by a
poor pitching staff which will
have mostly sophomores. Re
turning are Bobby Jayroe and
Jerry Haddock along with
Charles Pearson, Steve Da
vis, and Doyle Tunnell. This
should cost the Sooners a
good chase at the pennant.
Another weak position is the
outfield where no good veter
ans are returning. Vieing for
spots are Jackie Cowan, Gary
Maynard, Bill Ford, Bob Kol
brener, Eddy Peach, and
Jay Gregg. The infield has a
problem at first with Don
Finkenbinder being the most
likely to start. The rest of
the infield will be composed
of Denzil McDonald, Warren
Fouts and Howard Black
with Don Hassebroek backing
up. The overall picture of the
infield situation is average.
Dick Denton and Tom Wal
ton form the strongest catch
ing corp in the league. Over
all, both hitting and pitching
will have some improvement
to make this year and a lack
of power is very evident.
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6-lOWA STATE
The Cyclones have seven
veterans returning but still
lack great hitting and tough
pitching. Leon Johnston, Dick
McConnell, DeLon Thompson,
Wes Weber, and Bob Morre
compose the pitching staff.
Infield material will be Gary
Ellis, one of the better short
stops in the league, Mike Ma
rienau, Wes Weber, and vet
Marv Straw. Outfielders are
Dan Celoni, Clair Rierson,
and Jim Franey. Hitting and
pitching are only average and
power is almost entirely lack
ing. Cyclones could move up
if everything clicks.
7-KANSAS STATE
A very strong pitching staff
is about all that K. State has
and will be hard pressed to
repeat last year's fourth
place finish. With Wavne
T h u m m e 1, Rich Heiman,
Brad Steele, John Laurie, Al
Bolts, and Ivor Evans toss
ing the ball, the Wildcats
could be real tough if they
were sound defensivelv. In
the infield, only Gary Ed
wards or Gary Kaufman at
first have lettered and will
get aid from sODhomores
Sammy Somerhalder, Minden
graduate. Morris Losue. and
Larry Corrigan. This is the
weakest infield in the league,
outfielders have only veteran
Harold Haun (.313) and Ger
ry Kreske back. The other
outfielder will probably be
sophomore Rich Lee. Catch
ing also falls on the novices
with either Bob. Avery, Ray
don Robel, or Robert Kline
schmidt getting the nod. Hit-
ting, power, and defense will
an De lacking at the Wildcat
stronghold this year.
8-KANSAS
Last vear's cellar rlwpllprc.
the Jay hawks appear headed
that direction again this sea
son. KU has nothing to really
contend with the rest of the
conference. Pitching will be
Jerrv Waldsehmidt Carl Moi.
son, Roger Brock, and Bob
Tryon. Sophomore Monte
Mewart may break in. The
staff isn't extremely strong.
Catching for the Jayhawks
will be Keith Abercrombie
(.J45) who is adeauate. The
infield will contain an All.
American J.C. transfer, Hu
bert Bumgardner, at second;
Jim Evilsizer. Dick Fannin?!
Don Miller, and LeRoy Ra-
aar. ine miieia is weak de
fensively and offensively. The
outfield will be comrjosed of
veteran Ken Hensley, J i m
Marshall, Dave Robinson,
Tony Leiker, and Ken Cole
man. These positions will al
so be below average. KU
may win several games in
the loop and surprise some
body bidding for a first divi
sion berth but, overall, it
won't be a contender.
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Cage Slate Announced
Thirteen home games will
be the feature of the Husker
1962-'63 basketball schedule
announced Athletic Director,
Tippy Dye.
The twenty-two game sched
ule includes a two-game set
with Southern California at
home December 21-22.
The schedule:
Dec. 1 Texas Tech at Lubbock; 3
Houston at Houston! 8 Air Force
Academy in Lincoln; 10 State College
of Iowa (Cedar Falls) in Lincoln; 15
Denver University in Lincoln; 17 Mi
ami of Ohio in Lincoln; 21 Southern
California in Lincoln; 22 Southern Cali
fornia in Lincoln; 26-29 Big Eight Pre
season Tournament at Kansas City.
Jan. 7 Coloiado in Lincoln; 12 Kan
gas State at Manhattan; 19 Kansas at
Lawrence.
Feb. 2-rKansas State in Lincoln; 4
Iowa State at Ames; 9 Missouri in Lin
coln; 11 Iowa State in Lincoln; 16
Oklahoma State at Stillwater! 18-Okla-homa
at Norman; 23 Kansas in Lincoln;
25 Oklahoma State In Lincoln.
March 2 Oklahoma In Lincoln; 4
Colorado at Boulder; Missouri at
Columbia.
Four Sit Out Second Drill
Gridders Continue
Spring Workouts
There were no major posi
tion changes as the Husker
football team finished their
second practice session last
night. The practice consisted
of running through a couple
of new plays, more group
work and a little contact.
There were four players on
the injury list who did not
participate m the practice.
Dennis Stuewe was out with
a pulled leg muscle, Gary
Warden had a pulled muscle,
La Vane Johnson was sick
with the flu, and John Stroh-
meyer sidelined with a cut
leg. Dennis Kirby was back
for action after missing Mon-
IM Slates
Tonight's Games
VLLEYBALL
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vs Beta Theta Pi-B
5:00 S Law College vs Ira
nians 7:30 N Sigma Phi Epsilon
A vs Beta Sigma Psi-A
7:30 S Benton vs Manatt
5:20 Ag College
NE Kisselbach vs Smith
NW Gus I vs Burnett
SE MacLean vs' Manatt
SE Bessey vs Avery
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Four NU Relay Teams
To Compete in Texas
By JAN SACK
Sports Staff Writer
A fight-to-finish outdoor track season gets underway
tomorrow when Nebraska enters four teams in the Texas
Relays at Austin against top U.S. competition.
Coach Frank Sevigne will field the strongest relay teams
in several years. In the 440-yard relay, the Husker sprint
corps of Fred Wilke, Ray Knaub, Don Degnan and Steve
Pfister will handle the chores.
Distance medley relay event
will be run by Gil Gebo, who
will lead off with the 440,
John Portee, the 880; Ray
Stevens, the three-quarter
mile, with Mike Fleming run
ning the anchor mile leg.
Husker shuttle hurdle re
lay quartet composed of Wil-
day's practice because of the
flu. .
The practice consisted of
two groups, one from 3:15
5:50 p.m., and the second
group running from 4:10-6:10
p.m.
"Right now I am mostly
concerned with depth and I
am looking for who can play
and where," were Coach
Bob Devaney's comments in
regard to the practice.
The Huskers will scrim
mage Saturday and pictures
will be taken. The scrimmage
is open to the public but
Coach Devaney requests that
those who plan on watching
please stay back away from
the field.
Johnston Cops First
Bill Johnston of Lincoln
won the Student Union men's
table tennis tournament with
Larry Coleman of Burr Hall
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ke, Ron Mre Bill Fasano
and LeRoy Keane will be
looking for their second win
of the season. These four won
this event in the Kansas State
Invitational Meet in Manhat
tan on March 24 with a :29.7
clocking for the 240-yard
event.
Rounding out the relay en
tries will be the four-mile
team made up of Fleming,
Portee, Stevens and Mauro
Aldizio.
TEXAS BOUND Mike
Fleming and eleven other
Husker relay men will
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Sevigne to the Texas Re
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the distance medley relay
and the four-mile relay
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