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GILBREATH TAKES AIM Ron Gilbreath (40), running
with the Reds unit, cocks his arm to hurl on of the
many passes which filled the NU Stadium in the Huskers'
football scrimmage Saturday. Charging hard is end Jim
Huge (62).
DAILY NEBAASKAfl
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Optimism Explainable
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mism over the coming foot
ball season, finally, in my
opinion, has many reasons for
its existence.
Coach Bob Devaney, in con
trast with Bill Jennings
when he arrived, brings
with him a winning record.
He has proven that he can
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has proven that he can do
just that. I do not expect
miracles;1 he will have a size
able adjustment to make,
working with a new team in
a new league.
What I do expect is for
Nebraska to play a tough,
consistent, offensive-minded
brand of football.
Devaney has a staff that
he knows and can work
with. He is not burdened with
any unwanted legacies; the
two coaches he retained from
the Jennings era were kept
on his own volition.
After a game last year 1
was talking to Bill Thornton,
and he remarked that losing
is contagious; that the
younger players who are new
to the squad soon pick up a
bad attitude from the older
players who have suffered
through defeat after defeat.
This makes a lot of sense.
W inning Ways
The same can be said,
however, for winning. Deva
ney is used to winning; he
knows how to win; winning
seasons do not happen oy ac
cijnt. This is what he brings
with him and this is what
the players no doubt perceive
in their coach. I am sure
that this is contagious too.
In my opinion, this contri
butes as much to success as
any hulking line or fleet
backfield.
The players have to prove
themselves to the new coach.
Nobody is assured of any
thing. This will inspire con
sirlpmhlp effort beyond what
is necessary to get by. The
players first evinced their re
spect for Devaney and the
situation by showing up for
spring practice in good shape,
ready for work.
A player like Thornton will
be better utilized by the new
offense. Instea of stacking
their defenses against him,
opposing teams will have to
reckon with the outside threat
and passing game that goes
with the ottense. ine option
play, of which there has been
a dearth recently at Nebras-1
ka, is always dangerous. The ;
combnation of these in an,
offense will keep the defenses
honest next fall a far cry
from the desperation of run-:
ning a crippled "Thunder"
into the line time after time,
Winnine is the reason that;3,8 "P..L0 SCTWjg tne op
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and fi?en doing nothing but
nass for an pntire auarter.
The wing-T relies upon power
and diversity not the abilities
nf one wornout. fullhack. In
reality, Husker fans will wit-!
ness a new team.
Speed Important
Devaney does not go for
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hit - a combination which
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from a line of behemoths
that get shoved around by a
lighter, faster and more ef
fective line, week after week
TinDV Dve also brines fine i
fAnnfofiAti in Vphraclra u'ith
him. He has nianv contacts
which will help Devaney a
lot in his recruiting duties.
This too should have a posi
tive influence on the players
to have an athletic direc
tor who has a winning record
Instead of one who excels in
afterdinner speeches
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spasnn If thev tret beat how- HuSe was 8 defensive stand
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Den to be "ud" or the chips
didn't accidently fall into
place.
This is the picture, in my
finininn. Plavprs who want to
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play and want to win, a coach ,
who not only wants to win,
but knows how to, and a
school and a state that are
awfully hungry for a winning
team its been a long two
decades.
I wish good luck to the;
players, Bob Devaney and;
v,; ctaff t v,nn thnt thpv will I
cuuu tun vv v v. .
live up to their capabilities, i
and once again make Ne-'
braska a Dower instead of a I
patsy
WILLIE LUGS THE LEATHER Willie Rosi (14), Husker
tackier in Saturday's football scrimmage.
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FAIMAX, TOO-John Faiinan, senior quarterback, is ready to fire for the Whites.
Quarterbacks Sparkle
In First NU Scrimmage
Reds, Whites Battle to 24-24 Tie;
Coach Pleased With Offensive Show
Bv MIKE MACLEAN
Sports Staff Writer
Passing and team spirit
were in order Saturday at the
Cornhusker's first scrimmage
of the spring session. The
scrimmage, which revealed
the Wing-T formation, lasted
, . . , i .
an hour and involved no 1m-
mediately aiscernaoie injur-
les.
Thp Huskers were divided
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squad (second and fourth
teams). The battle ended in
a 24-24 tie.
Highlighting the scoring ac
tion was the effective pass
inff of Quarterbacks Dennis
Claridge, John Faiman and
Ron Gilbreath.
Claridge connected twice
with halfback Dave Theisen
and once with Bill "Thunder"
Thornton with passes for
touchdowns, and "optioned"
the ball over from nine yards.
Faiinan engineered two
scores via the airways and
toted the ball 34 yards (the
longest run of the afternoon)
around left end for a third
marker. Dick Callahan snared
two of Faiman's tosses, one
of them for 60 yards and six
points
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n gaid a satisfied Coach
Rnh Dpvanev. who had or
dered movies taken of the
session. "Our offense is
ahead of our defense, which j
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smins. However, we're going,
in mua f ho hnvs another de-'
fense next week.," he con
tinued.
The first white line was
characterized by its agressive
play, with numerous tackles
being made behind the line
of scrimmage. At one point,
rtwpnav had to admonish
j the players to quit piling on
after tne wnisue mew. jim
Coupled with this agressive!
a backtiew consisting 01
Claridse. Theisen. Kent. Mc-
Cloughan and Thorntoni
showed a lot of speed and i
talent which may cause con-;
siderable worry to other
coaches who will have to'
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reckon with them
jhe backfield that
was
working with Faiman con-,
sisted of Warren Powers and j
John Sebastian at halfbacks
and a well-healed Noel Mar-i
tin at fullback.
Gilbreath teamed up with ;
"uay jonnson ana w 1 1 1 1 e ;
Ross at halfbacks and Mike
Koehler at fullback.
The skull-knocking session
was only the fourth meeting
:of the spring practice, in;
which has the team meets i
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Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, and scrimmages each
Saturday.
The lineups:
WHITKS
Knds TomNnson. Rogers, Huge, Bri
an. TacklM Jones. Kramer, Vcws, (Jriessc.
Guard Carlson. Garner, Toogood,
Mr!Drmott.
Racks Claridgr, Tucker. Thrisen, I
Kirhyi Smidt Thormon. smith, Mcciough
Ontrr Mlehka, Siltler.
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lends - Oomstork. Rccr, P. Kishw,
Callahan. Donovan. Doopke.
Tarklcs Robertson, Klffin, A. f'lacn-
w. Rneh).
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ard J Kirby. L. Johnson. Payne,
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H Rrnu-n. Hood.
Centers Drum, Fufitl.
Bark Falrman. Gilbreath. Powers,
R. Johnson, Martin, Koehler, Sebastian,
Ross.
The second practice group
had these 3 teams:
Nhafer team S. Johnson and Spears,
ends; Barone and Haas, tackles: (iray
and Moates. guards; Banks, center; Shaf-
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! halfbacks: MeNu'lty, fullbaek
(iraham team IjOckwood ann ,oos,
end; (sentski and Cunningham, tai-k-les;
Den-in and I'. Bron, guards; Stev
enson, center; Giffham. quarterback;
Vujevich and Paschail. halfbaclui; Young,
fullback.
German team Koinzan. I-m-as and
Bcckner, ends; Weir and Craig, tackles;
Ashman and Holse. guards; Supllek. cen
ter; German, quarterback: B. Johnson,
MoC'all. Tillotson and Bush, halfbacks:
Schmeiding and llHidy, fullbacks.
SCORING
White aooring Claridge (9, run,
Thornton H, pass from Claridge), Thiesen
2 i-45 and M, passes from Claridge).
Red scoring Donovan (7, pass from
Gilbreath), Callahan 2 (7 and 60. passes
from Faiman), Faiman CW, run).
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Golf Squad
Wins Opener
Nebraska's golf team opened
the season by beating Creigh
ton 14-1 Friday at the Lincoln
Country Club.
Husker Bill Gunlicks was
medalist with 75 strokes for
18 holes.
Match Scores:
Bud Williamson N) 79. Tom Schuchart
(C) 87; Jerry Overgaard N RS, Bud
Get7endaner C) 89; Bill Hemmer (N
78, Bill Fis-her 'C 96: Stan Sehrag (N)
ra, Jim LaFond (C) 94; Gunlicks 75;
Pat Dugan iC) 88.
Iranians Capture
Volleyball Crown
The Iranians edged the Sig
ma Phi Epsilon volleyball
team in Friday's game for the
All-University title.
The Sig Eps ran away with
the first game with 15-8, but
the Iranians rallied to take
the next two games to win.
Water Basketball
Intramural water basket
ball will start soon. The de
fending deepwater champs
are Beta Theta Pi while Pio
neer Co-op holds the shallow
crown.
The double elimination
tournament games will start
promptly at 5 p.m. weekdays
and Saturday mornings.
There will be four periods
of four and a half minutes
each in each game, with no
time outs allowed.
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Trackmen
Texas Relay Times
Fleming's Brilliant Alienor L,eg
Sparks 4-Mile Recordbreaker
By JAX SACK
Sports Staff Writer
Nebraska's speedsters
helped rewrite the Texas
Relavs record book when
the tracksters set one new
mark and tied another in Aus
tin over the weekend.
Mike Fleming, running a
brilliant 4:05.7 anchor leg in
the four-mile relay, gave Ne
braska the victory and a rec
ord in that event. Fleming
ora in inai event, r wining
came from behind to shade
Pat Clohessy of Houston for
the win.
The Huskers, running with
Mauro Altizio, John Portee,
Ray Stevens and Fleming,
were timed in 17:01.8. clip
ping the old mark of 17:02.8
set by Houston in 1961.
The Huskers won the shut
tle hurdle relay race and tied
the 21-year old standard when
they were clocked in :58.9
for the 480-yard event. Bill
Fasano, LeRoy Keane, Ron
Moore and Fred Wilke of Ne
braska tied the record set by
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Sprinter Ray Knaub gar-
nered a third victory for Ne-
braska when he sped tiuough
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sprinter, was a standout for the Huskers in the Texas
Relays at Austin. Knaub won the 100-yard dash in :09.6
and was on the NIT 440-yard relay team which finished
second.
Monday, April 9, 1962
Assault
the 100-yard dash with a
:09.6 clocking.
Nebraska's 440-yard relay
team composed of Wllke,
Steve Pfister, Don Degnan
and Knaub tied for second in
:41.2 with the Baylor quartet.
Hurdler Ron Moore placed
fifth in the University divi
sion of the 120-yard highs
with a :14.9 mark.
The Scarlet distance med
ley relay team composed of
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GflGebo.Poi tee . SJ. ana
Fleming did not place.
The outstanding team per
formances of the meet was
turned in by Texas Southern,
an all-Negro team. The Tex
ans won all five of the events
in the college division and set
records in every one of them.
Using only 11 runners, Tex.
as Southern swept the 880
yard, mile, sprint medley,
440-yard and two-mile relays
for an increditable team show
ing. The Huskers will open the
regular track season this Sat-
a
nrdav when they travel to
Colorado Springs to meet
j Colorado and the Air Force
, Academy.