The Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, March 11, 1964
Page 4
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by Peggy Speece
Twenty-four years ago, history was made and a pre
cedent set. A coed, June Bierbower, was named to the
sports editor position of the DAILY NEBRASKAN.
Today, I, another coed, take over this same position.
And the same questions are asked of me as I suspect were
asked of Miss Bierbower.
Everyone, particularly the fellows, asks "Why do you
even want the job of sports editor?" I wish everyone who
asks this question could meet my father, Roy A. Speece.
No one can be around Dad for long before he discovers
Dad's immense interest in sports of all kinds. Dad was a
former York High athlete and small-college football star.
Later, he coached high school in Nebraska and wound up
his sports career as an umpire and referee. (Which to some
must sound like a pretty hard way to end an athletic
career!)
My interest in sports began when I attended a track
meet at the very tender age of three years. I thought I
had helped my Dad officiate the meet. Actually my mother
had to be out that afternoon and couldn't find a babysitter.
To this day track reminds one of my favorite events.
I count my biggest sports thrill being on hand to witness
the Husker triumph a year ago at the Big Eight Indoor
Championships.
Interest in sports led me into sports writing in
high school where I co-edited the sports section of the an
nuala fact which the editor kept secret from the guys for
fear they wouldn't be too happy about it.
My freshman year in college I did a little sports re
porting for the IOWA STATE DAILY, but at a school that
sees women civil engineers and dairy husbandry majors,
no one was very startled.
Last fall, Mick Rood gave me the task of reporting
cross country. The most memorable incident from that job
was when a Colorado runner nearly dropped his spikes to
learn I was a sports reporter for the campus paper. He
thought I was either somebody's sister or Husker Coach
Frank Sevigne's daughter.
At the beginning of this semester I was named to the
assistant sports editor position. I congratulate swimming
coach Dick Klass for keeping his composure the morning
I turned up in his office to ask some questions. He is the
only coach I interviewed the first time without warning
I was coming. I'm sure he was very startled.
And now today, I officially take over the duties of
sports editor of a college newspaper. I'm sure when word
of this occassion gets around the Big Eight it will be
marveled at, cussed at and perhaps even applauded.
However, I think the fun is just beginning for me. As
I overheard one contestant say at the Big Eight Indoor
track meet two weeks ago, "It's not too often you see a
sports writer wearing pink heels."
Tough League
No School Dominates
Big Eight Conference
It is getting almost impos
sible for any school in the
Big Eight to dominate the
conference any more.
Take the present school
year. Nebraska won football,
Missouri won indoor track,
Kansas won cross-countrv.
None of the fall-sport win
ners, however, took winter
sports championships. Okla
homa won swimming, Kansas
State walked away with thr
basketball crown, and Iowa
State and Oklahoma State will
fight it out for the wrestling
crown.
When Oklahoma 'State
joined the Big Eight (and got
into full competition in the
conference in the 1960-61
school year ) the Cowboys
romped to team champion
ships in five of the 10 Big
Eight sports.
Oklahoma State that year
won cross-country, wrestling,
tennis, golf and baseball and
spreadeagled the field for the
Big Eight all-sports cham
pionship. It was tougher the next sea
son, 1061 -2, but the youngest
member of the league won
three championships and held
the all-sports title by edging
Kansas, who won three titles.
Colorado and Oklahoma also
won two championshipi that
year.
Oklahoma's Cowiwys
couldn't hold of the league
last school year, with Okla
homa coming on to win the
all-sports title wi?h Kansas
and Colorado in close pursuit
and OS Ufourth.
OSU won three titles, but
lagged in other sports, as OIT
took football and swimming
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titles and ran no worse than
third in five other sports.
This year it appears tighter
than ever as the end of the
winter sports campaign nears.
In the race for the all-sports
honor, Missouri has broken on
top, winning indoor track and
ranking third in football and
cross-country. Kansas is just
a step back, Oklahoma is run
ning third and OSU and Ne
braska are momentarily tied
for fourth, ahead of Colorado.
Ole Mizzou's lead is shaky,
but the Tigers will come on
strong again in baseball and
track this season. Oklahoma
and Kansas dominated t h e
Big Seven's all-sport picture
before OSU made it in the
Big Eight, and it could be a
fight between the Sooners and
Jayhawks again this year.
Don't count Missouri, Nebras
ka, Colorado and Oklahoma
State out of it yet, however.
Kiffin Is Named
To Baseball Staff
Monte Kiffin. known more
for his exploits on the grid
iron than the baseball dia
mond, will be the Cornhusker
freshman baseball coach this
spring.
Kiffin, standout tackle on
the 1963 Nebraska football
team has signed a pro football
contract with the Minneso
Vikings.
Last summer he skippered
the Lexington midgets base
ball team to the State Legion
title.
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Ccageirs Loss
To Colorado
Nebraska cage fans who
were dreaming of a possible
fifth place finish for the Hus
kers if enough upsets were
scored had their hopes dashed
Monday night as the Nebras
ka squad lost to Colorado 89
73. This loss was also disap
pointing to the third place
Kansas Jayhawks who would
have been tied for second with
Colorado had the Huskers
pulled the upset over the
Buffs.
Colorado took an early lead
and dominated the game from
there on out. With 3:30 gone
in the game, the Buffs took
a 10-8 two point lead and
were never behind.
Charlie Jones, playing
his
last game in a Husker uni
form, led the scoring for Ne
braska with 19 points.
Following him were Bob An
tulov with 14 and Jerry
Spears with 11.
Colorado's Jim Davis con-
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points and grabbed off 17 re-1
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During the second half both
coaches substituted freely, al
lowing seniors to see as much
action as possible in their
last game.
Loioraao ended the season
in second place in the league
standings with a 9-5 league
record. Nebraska wound up
in seventh place with a 5-9
record.
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PEGGY SPEECE Sports Editor
Iba his 700th victory in 34 sea
sons. Kansas State, who has had
the championship in the bag
for over a week, took a 74-69
decision over Iowa State.
K-State's Willie Murrell
scored only 13 points in the
game but it was enough to
give him the Big Eight indi
vidual scoring crown over
Missouri's Bob Price.
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Reiners
Wright
3 2-6 8 Fink
5 4-5 14
9 1-1 19 Untz
6 2-5 14 Davis
3 6-7 12
8 7-8 23
3 2-2 8
4 0-0 8
4 0-1 8 Parsons
1 0-1
1 1-2
3 5-6
3 0-3
1 0-0
0 0-0
0 0-0
2 Joyce
3 Baker
11 Saunders
6 Sparks
2 Gardner
0 Thm'psn
0 Fuller
Lewis
Spon'hltz
Yarlott
1 3-3
0 n-0
2 (1-0
2 IK'
2 1-3
2 0-0
1 0-0
0 0-0
0 0-0
Totals
31 11-25 73
Totals
33 23-31 89
Colorado
Nebraska
Attendance 5,350.
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32 4173
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Kansas State
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weekend.
Nebraska bowlers took the
team and doubles competition
while losing the singles con
test to the Wildcats.
Bob Gant of the Husker
team led all scorers with a
nine-game average of 209.
In the league competition,
Nebraska is currently leading
by three game margin.
Player total
Bob Cant 653
Phil Schenck 600
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Contenders for the 1964 All
University basketball cham
pionship will compete in the
intramural tournament this
week and the early part of
next week.
In Class A of the fraterni
ty division three teams are
vying for the title. At this
writing Kappa Alpha Psi will
be matched with the winner
of the Sigma Chi-Sigma Phi
Epsilon contest held last
night. Kappa Alpha Psi, de
feated only by Sigma Nu in
season play, is undoubtedly
the team to beat for the di
vision crown.
Beta Theta Pi and Delta
Tau Delta will meet Tuesday
in the semi-finals of the Class
B tournament. Tonight the
winner of that game will be
paired with Phi Kappa Psi.
Next Monday Delta Upsilon
will play the winner of to
night's contest for the Class
B title.
When asked about the title
game, Dennis Houfek, Delta
Upsilon's intramural direc
tor, remarked, "We are the
oniy undefeated team in Class
B. We have a good board
team and excellent outside
shouting. After beating the
Phi Psis by fifteen points no
one should stop us.
Class C action pitted P h i
Kappa Psi and Sigma P h i
Epsilon in the finals last
night. Ed Higginbotham, di
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Epsilon lost to Phi Kappa Psi
earlier in the tournament, the
Sig Eps need to win twice to
win the C crown. But Phi
Kappa Psi must only win on
Tuesday."
The Burr-Selleck tourna
ment will wind up F.riday.
Tuesday MacLean met Hitch
cock in the semi-finals. The
winner will meet Gus II Fri
day for the championship
game.
Tuesday Custer met Frost
in the Cather Hall division.
If Frost won, another playoff
game, to be played on
Wednesday, will be neces
sary. If Custer defeated Frost
the crown will go to Custer.
The independent tourna
ment will feature Pharmacy
against the Runners Tuesday.
All-University Champs, will
meet the winner Wednesday.
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Tournaments
Navy ROTC, the defending
ner of Wednesday's game
Thursday night. Friday Den
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Beginning Saturday the di
vision champs will play for
the All-University champion
ship. The Burr-Selleck win
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