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The Dailv Nebraskan.
Wednesday Febr. 2, 1966
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I The Sporting Life
by James Pearse
That's Ole Red helping me move in. The dust is still
a bit unsettled, and the quarters a little cramped; but we
will be operating at full tilt shortly.
Ole Red will be searching out the wide world of .Ne
braska sports. Anything that involves, effects, or interests
sports and the sports fans at Nebraska is his prey.
The sporting life is a big one. "Sports gets into every
thing," says John Steinbeck. Our aim is to get into every
thing in sports.
Former Nebraskan sports editors will help along the
way. Bob Samuelson will be here with "Sam's Salvos." a bit
of a legend in its own time. Jim Swartz will offer up his
bonanza of "Goal Dust." And Chuck Salem will aid in
coverage of the many and varied sports of spring around
the campus.
Intramural coverage is in the process of expansion. Each
fraternity house and each independent organization will be
asked to cooperate by appointing a correspondent to the
Nebraskan. Joel Meier, we are again looking to you for aid
in this area.
When the final points are totaled, however, the fan is
the most important element in "The Sporting Life." It is
our place to be responsible in reporting the sports. It is the
place of the fan to keep us responsible, and burn us when
we are not.
Ole Red is a tough hound, but nearsighted sometimes.
That's when you have got to kick him hard. So, come on
fans.
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Coach Joe Cipriano's speedy
corps of cagers hustled from
the first semester to the sec
ond unscared. and sit alone
atop the Big Eight standings
with a 5-0 conference mark.
Tigers Mangled
Between semesters the hust
ling liuskers picked up four
wins. On January 8, in Lin
coln. Missouri fell victim to
Big Red's press 82-60.
Nate Branch led Nebraska
scoring with 21 points. The
Tigers "garbage" style of
play had Nebraska's smooth
running game sputtering at
times, but eventually Missouri
wilted under the heat of the
press.
Wildcats Tamed
Nebraska met it toughest
road test to date on the fol
lowing Saturday in Manhat
tan, Kansas. Nick Pino and
his Kansas State playmates
provided the opposition.
A tight contest was broken
open near the end of the
first half by the pressure jf
the press, and gave Nebras
ka a 20-point lead at inter
mission.
The momentum of the game
shifted after half-time, and be
fore Nebraska could regroup
the entire lead had been
squandered away.
But 'Slippery Joe' was able
keep the fading Huskers to
gether long enough to weath
er the Wildcats fury. Nebras
ka pulled away in the closing
minutes for an 82-71 victory,
.layhawks Lose Feathers
Three days later, back in
the friendly confines of the
Coliseum, fed Owens brought
Walt Wesley and the rest of
his wiley Kansas Jayhawks
calling. The survivor would
hold the conference lead.
Owens said the winner of
the showdown would break
the momentum of the other
team. But protecting himself
in case of loss, he added. "I
don't consider it a two-horse
race at all."
It turned out to be a good
thing Owens did qualify his
statement, because the Husk
ers hustled Owens. Wesley,
and the rest right off the Ne
braska campus.
The story of the game was
again the perennial Nebraska
press. Kansas, a slow moving,
well disciplined machine, was
never able to get into its
game.
Delvy Lewis characterized
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the defeat handed the Jav-
hawks as he left the Coliseum
limping from exhaustion. Jim
Daniiii led the press which
continued with the same in
tensity all evening.
For the fourth game in a
row Nate Branch headed
Husker scoring with 18 points
as Nebraska won 83 to 75.
Sooners Silenced
On January 22, Nebraska
faced the only team in the
conference that can match the
Husker's speed. Oklahoma.
The Sooners threw up a zone
defense that stymied Nebras
ka in the opening minutes, but
Tom Baack cracked it with
his corner shooting and the
race was on.
Oklahoma, playing firehouse
fast-break which amounts to
getting the ball and launching
it down court in hopes some
one is their to grab it
troubled the Huskers until af
ter the intermission.
Coming out gunning, the
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8.1-75 triumph over Kansas.
Huskers opened an 80 to 61
lead and coasted on to win
86 to 78.
The Long Road
Nebraska resumes confer
ence action this week-end with
the ever-rugged trip through
Oklahoma.
Although the Huskers are
back at full strength, with the
return of Fred Hare to the
line-up, and hold a perfect
mark in league play, there is
i a long wav to go to secure
i the title.
! Iowa State has a certified
I star in sophomore Don Smith
and can whip the best in
i the conference. Colorado's
j Chuck Gardner has returned.
Kansas State keeps improv
I ing. and Kansas may have the
j speed they have lacked,
i Jo-Jo White is eligible to
play on the night of Febru
ary 12 for the Jayhawks -
just in time to greet Nebras
ka when the Huskers travel
to Lawrence on Saturday,
February 26.
Nebraska, with a record of
thuec wins and two losses,
will host a full day of gym
nastics here on Saturday, re
ports Coach Jake Geier.
Over the semester t h e
Husker gymnists won a con
test with Wichita State to
boost their record for the sea
son over the .500 mark.
Saturday will have an op
portunity to watch one of the
finest gym teams in the inid-dle-wcst.
Iowa State will be
in Lincoln to tafcc on Nebras
ka and Oklahoma in a double
dual affair.
Coach Geier calls ISU "a
Swimmers On TV, Wrestlers Wanted
By Bob Flasnick
Cornhusker fans who have
always wanted to see a Ne
braska swim meet but feared
getting wet will be able to
watch one Friday night, live,
on KUON-TV Channel 12 at
8:30 p.m.
The televised meet will put
Coach Dick Klass's Nebraska
team against Missouri in a
dual match in the Nebraska
Colesium pool. A freshman
meet at 6:30 p.m. will pre
cede the varsity meet.
Klass described Missouri as
a weak team in the confer
ence because of their youthful
swimming program, but said
that Jerry Wiechman's squad
will be a strong contender in a
few years.
Saturday afternoon at 3:00
p.m. Nebraska faces Oklaho
ma in another home meet.
Oklahoma has won the Big
Eight championship since 1955
and will bring to Lincoln four
of last years Big Eight indi
vidual champions to bolster
what Klass calls, "a very pow
erful sophomore group."
Nebraska stands with four
wins and five losses overall
this season and has two wins
and one loss in the confer
ence. Their Big Eight loss was
to Kansas with the wins com
ing against Kansas State and
Oklahoma State.
Stith To Improve
Wrestling Coach Orval Bor-1
gialli has put up a "help (
wanted" sign to attract any :
male students between 145 j
and 167 pounds who are in- j
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real slam-bang outfit. Just a
great team."
Another note of interest is
that this will be Oklahoma's
first competition in the
league, having only begun
gymnastics last year. Wi t h
the addition of Oklahoma,
Missouri and Oklahoma State
are the only remaining
schools not participating in
gymnastics.
Coach Geier says lie hopes
to win at least a couple more
meets in this season of re
building. Some fine individual
performances have been
turned in to date by Allen
terested in wrestling for Ne
braska. To be eligible, those
interested must report to Bor
giajli before February 9.
Nebraska wrestlers will
take a one win, seven loss rec
ord into a match with Color
ado tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the
Nebraska Colesium. Indiana
State College will be here at
1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Borgialli thinks that heavy
weight Carel Stith. Husker
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Santoro, William Reary, and
Richard Beran, the workhorsu
of the team.
Two new members will be
added for Saturday's m e c t.
Vance Stone will work t h e
rings and parallel bars,
while Ouane Strough will
compete on the horizontal
bars and parrallcl bars for
Geier's Huskers.
Preceding the 2 p.m. dou
ble dual will be & morning :
freshman meet between Ne
braska and ISU starting at ;
10:30 a.m.
win. 2 loss record last season,
will improve now that he is
able to concentrate wholly on
wrestling.
Borgialli tabbed 130-pounder
Ralph Garcia as "showing im
provement," but added that
scrappy Rick Allgood will be
out a couple of weeks with an -ankle
injury.
"The students we've got
this year work their hearts
out," said Borgialle. "Two,
fairly equal freshman teama
will really help us next year.'V
SKI TO THE
PEAK OF
SAVINGS