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Page 4 The Daily Nebraskan Friday, Feb. 18, 1966 I f 5 sviiiii if lit iiiiiiiiirtfiiiiiffit fititiif iititiitiiiiitviiiiiiiif goal dust . . . By Jim Swartz While Nebraska varsity cagers are flying high in the Big Eight and have climbed into the nation's top ten the freshman team isn't setting anybody's world on fire. Disappointing? "Yes," reports freshman cage coach Glenn Potter, "but certainly not discouraging." He noted that the yearlings 1-5 record this season could be better but "we don't recruit for a good frosh team, but what will help the varsity the following year." Adjust To Husker Style Potter explained that many of the teams' problems can be attributed to "a period of adjustment. With most of the players, we are breaking them into a new game system and they have to adjust to it." He explained that the yearling athletes problems are compounded because he is playing some players out of position to give them experience. "The main idea of our freshman program," Potter said, "is to acquaint the athlete with our style of ball and to give them game speed with the major emphasis on ball handling." He explained that the Husker coaches recruit this year with an eye for taller boys, to fill in the front line. An ex ample of this is the shortest full-ride scholarship winner stretches a healthy 6-2. "What we recruit are good athletes that we can work into our plan," Potter said. "That is, with next year's var sity squad returning a nucleus of four starters, to keep our program developing we need three or four sophomores (this year's freshmen) to push the regulars for their starting positions." Competition The Aim He continued, "Of course I would like to have the squad win, but I feel the same thing can be accomplished by competition with the varsity for starting berths." Part of the yearlings shortcomings can be explained by the varsity's success quickness and speed. The frosh found out the hard way that there is no substitute for this element J of the Husker's game and dropped their first five decisions I before winning last week with the help of two speedy Calif ornians. Robert Wagner, 6-2 converted guard from Erie, Penn., tabbed as a future Husker floor-leader by Potter, noted, "It's just not easy to loose." The serious frosh leader added, "what makes it even harder is that all of the guys on the team have plaved on winning teams in higli school and no one's used to losing." i Wagner continued, "The hardest part about loosing has been to know that it's because we have been making the same mistakes week after week." Wagner, who will trade in his tennis shoes for track shoes when basketball season is over (he broad jumped 23 feet in high), added a confident "things will get better when we start winning." Don't give up yet frosh. Last year's yearlings finished with a 3-5 record and has given the ninth-ranked Huskers "blue chip" stars in Stuart Lantz and Tom Baack, backed by a strong reserve headed by Jim Damm. Buffs Worn If you asked Nebraska Track Coach Frank Sevigne "How's Chances This Week?" and he answered, "Slim and None," it wouldn't be sur prising. 'Cause Sevigne is taking h i s indoor track team to Colorado and Frank notes past history may rob him of sleep this week. "Sure, I'm worried," Frank grimmaeed. "We've won only one meet out there in 11 years, and we've had some pretty good teams go out to Boulder." But Sevigne still plans to herd his troops on the bus and head for the Flatiron Country come Friday. "Yeah, we" show up," Frank confided. "Actually, we've got a better chance to win the meet this year than we've had in almost any oth er year we've gone out there." The Cornhuskers will boast some top notch Big 8 track stars in the Colorado dual. Sprinter Charlie Greene, winner last week of the USTFF 60 in Madison Square Carden. already has equalled the world mark of :05.9. He'll be joined by sprint Lynn Headley, winner of the Fed eration 100 last spring. Nebraska also features capt Dave Crook, 600 winner at MSG with a school record time of 1:10.6, distance man Peter Scott, hurdler Ray Har vey, who equalled the NU Stadium mark of :06.8 in the low last week, and shotpu .er Jim Beltzer, who extended his NU record to 57-4'2 as t h e Huskers socked Wyoming. 76 43; and high jumper Steve Krebs, who has logged an NU record 6-8. WE'RE ONLY NUMBER 7311 A BUT WE TRY HARDER WE HAVE: Hamburger, An chovy, Onion, Pizza Supreme, Pepperoni, Mushroom, Saus age, Green Peppers, Cheese, ond combination of Pizzas. Salads with Thousand Is land, French and Oil Dressing. THE PIZZA HUT ifiiiiriiiittiiiiit tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii tttim iiitimiiiiiiiiii: Seviguc The Nebraska travel ros ter: Shot Put Jim Beltzer, Jer ry Patton, Dennis Hagin Pole Vault Ron Fecht High Jump Steve Krebs, Gary Neibauer Broad Jump Gary Neibau er, Dave Janky. Neil Knolle 60 Charlie Greene, Lynn Headley, Larry Liss Mile Peter Scott, Orlando Martinez Highs Ray Harvey, Lonnie Sherlock, Dave Kudron 600 Dave Crook. Jim Ryan 440 Dennis Walker, Ron Lee, John Houghton 2-Mile Dennis Settles, Or lando Martinez Lows Ray Harvey. Lynn Headley, Dave Kudron 1.000 Peter Scott. Joe Scott 880 Les Hellbusch, Norval Jones The Colorado dual will be the Huskers final tuneup for t n e Big 8 championships which take place in Kansas City on Feb. 25-26. Dylan All SEATS RESERVED . . . B ob 2 v Hirliwr .lumped, ell.addreed envelope for prompt return of tlrkrta. f ' "jVs'srs """ ss , , m ''''v. II Mi m II UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE STILL Has Your needed Supplies -Supplementary Paperbacks -Study Aids I Students May Use Pool Only Bob Muschewske. graduate assistant in student affairs, has asked the Daily Nebras kan o inform students of the following restrictions regard ing use of the Coliseum on Sunday afternoons. Although the Coliseum is open during the hours from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the only facility which students may use is the swimming pool. Students wishing to play basketball should go to the P.E. Building. Other Coliseum facilities such as handball courts, weight lifting room, and ping-pong tables are not available on Sunday after noonsat the present time. Many students have used the swimming pool during the first two hours of the after noon. The last two hours 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. have seen no more than 10 to 15 people in the pool at one time. If students are not using the pool for fear it will be over crowded, it might be benefici al for them to know that they can come during the above two hours and not have to wor ry about finding "Standing Room Only." Tickets Goiim Fast While Big 8 indoor track and field meet tickets are going fast in Kansas City, they are still available in the Nebraska section through the University of Nebraska Ticket Office. NU Ticket Director Jim Pit tenger said he still has a num ber of good balcony and lodge tickets for the colorful confer ence show. Preliminaries are held on Friday night, with a full pro gram including four fresh man events and some high school events on tap. Big 8 finals are Saturday, Feb. 26. Intramural Results The Intramural basketball tournament will continue over the weekend. Games are being played on five courts in an effort to wrap up the tourna ment before the start of the state high school basketball championships March 10. The schedule for the double elimination tournament is posted on the bulletin board of the intramural building. Basketball schedule: Frldav, Frbruarv 18 P h. Buildinr um 1 5:00 Siema Alpha Epsilon C vs. Dflta I'psilan C PR. Buildinr Court 2 5. Of) Phi Gamna Delta C vs. Sigma Nu C Hrorm : Wednesday, February lfi Phi Kappa Psi A W), Phi llla Thela A r!9 Beta SiR"ma Psi A 2. Farm Hnute lorfeit Phi Kappa Psi B 70, Sicma Chi B :il Sigma Nu A Kl. Pi K:ippa Alpha A 71 Delia Tau Ilta B 75, IVIta Vpsilor, B 23 An M-n B 2M, Beta SiKma Pm B 2 SATURDAY MAR. 12th 8:30 P.M. MAIL ORDERS ACCEPTED NOW $2.00, $3.00, $4.00 Hot office open 12 noon '111 J' ' . f , IT IS STILL OUTSIDE! THE PAOfY 15 IIEQE AT THE DELTA SIGMA PHI HOUSE SPORTS James Pearse, sports editor Cornhuskers Invade Tigers GRANT SIMMONS With captain Grant Simm ons leading the way, Nebras ka's Cornhuskers will invade the Missouri Tiger's den Saturday night in quest of their ninth traight Big Eight conference win. Nebraska goes to Missouri at full strength. Stuart Lantz, who had a slight in jury at mid-week, will play. Missouri has been the door mat of the league thus far, but Coach Cipriano warns: "They are the kind of team that can get hot. They have two fine shooters." Nebraska thrashed Missou ri 82-60 in Lincoln back in January, but in Columbia 14 III 0" A happy household is turned into a MARITAL DOGHOUSE! CHILDREN UNDER 12 50c ilintitotftaPsali r, ll tn .MtMta SHOWS AT: 1:003:005:007:009:00 ,;' , , , , lavs in two . the Tiger's 'garbage' style of play could cause the smooth running Huskers some problems. The Huskers definitely ar en't looking by Mizzou. "We play them one at a time," says Cipriano. In other league games Saturday. Kansas will walk into Cowboy country to meet Oklahoma State. Red-hot Kansas State stays at home to take on the Buffs of Colo rado, and in a second divi sion tussle the Cyclones of Iowa State entertain the running Sooners of Oklaho ma. STARTS TODAY WALT DISNEY POCSINTt THEUwlil DACHSHUND Dean JONES Suzanne PLESHETTE "? Charlie RUGGLES WX TECHNICOLOR 1 "Hmiiinii I andttwhoncgrtfM r Celooe PwtueM TECHNICOLOR' .., 1 1 1fHW.it DwaiM, 4V "" 4rWW!lpj-000 Crook Runs Straight To Win By Bruce Mason There is an old proverbial saying: "He who runs a crook ed mile does not succeed." This saying does not apply to the captain of Nebraska's Track Team, Dave Crook. The lanky 6'2", 175 pound senior who spent his high school years at Bellevue re calls an event in the Drake Relays of 1963 as his most ex citing moment in athletics. As the anchor man on the mile relay team he came from be hind to snatch victory from the grasp of defeat. Dave believes that attitude is the prime ingredient In the life of a quarter-miler. He added, "I've noticed, at least in my case, the need for self confidence and the determina tion to perform to the utmost of my ability." The wiry thinclad expressed the importance of competition by remarking, "The only way you can improve yourself is by competing against the best in your distance." Dave prefers the outdoor track season over the indoor because of the additional free dom which the outdoor track offers. "Outdoors I have more freedom and I am not so cramped as when I r u n indoors. Also the element of chance predominates indoors, especially in the shorter rac es." Crook noted that it is diffi cult indoors to estimate a per son's performance bv a com parative basis due to differenc es in the length and surfaces of the various indoor tracks. He tdded that the perform ances indoors are relative to the track more so than to the ability of the individual. In running the 600 indoors. Dave commented that he usu ally paces himself for the first quarter mile before he initi ates his move to overtake the leader. "An important aspect of the 600 or quarter mile if you are racing against the clock is for BURT mm LEE REIJICK jim tin FiiEum fc2 H)CQLQR! STARTS TODAY v-rv HOT CHAMPAGNE! ' ' A REDSKIN J 'v,: "".jOj l someone to set an early fast pace. Most runners are reluc tant to set the pace and pre fer to doggedly pursue the leader before making their move. I personally don't run for time but to win!" Dave with four years of high school competition behind him asserted that the major dif ference between high school and collegiate track is the em phasis upon personal desire and personal effort on the part of the athlete at Nebras ka. "This emphasis is probab ly the best explanation for the high attrition rate for our track team. If you want to stay and work, you will; if you don't, no one will push you to remain. It is your de cision. I believe that this sys tem produces the maximum in effort and results from those who remain." Training for Dave usually begins in September and con sists of long distance runn ing, and 10 to 15 220's daily. "This," he stated, "is the important facet of your train ing for it builds up your sta mina and endurance for the coming season. However, dur ing the season the emphasis is upon shorter and faster races to improve your speed and quickness." One of the pleasures track has bestowed upon him. Dave feels, is the exhilaration he ex periences near the end of a close race when the whole stadium is on its feet shout ing encouragement to him. "It is a tremendous feeling knowing that all those people are behind you and giving you encouragement o win. You can't help but exert that last bit of extra effort needed to win," he concluded. Dave, an English major in Teacher's College, plans to teach at the secondary level after graduation and then to return to apply for his Mas ters. Make a Date for UNION BOWLING Week ends Ideal for Group Reservations NEBRASKA UNION TO in N ; - " """iwi ' I 31 I Tut f,i,.,...-1 v n r rzr r His immediate goal is to make the Olympic team and represent the United States. An idle dream? Not with Dave Crook it isn't. Dave through his effort and desire has transformed h i s dreams into reality. For Dave Crook doesn't run a crooked mile. Seating Changed Expansion of reserved seat areas in Nebraska's Coliseum has prompted a change in the official seating capacity fig ure, Ticket Director Jim Pitt enger has announced. "Our seating capacity is now 8,260 with 4,642 reserved,' Jim said. Bridge Tourney Winners Named Local winners of the Na tional Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament held Sunday in the Nebraska Union have been announced. High scorers for North 5Aith hands were Russ Maik and Paul Ryan and for the East-West hands, Steven Prior and Tim Allan. The scores of these players will be sent to the regional competition. The top scoring pairs in each of eight regions will win an expense paid trip to the face-to-face champion, ships at Bradley University, Peoria, 111., May 6-8. READ NEBRASKAN WANT ADS DOORS OPEN 12:45 STARTS TODAY ACADEMY AWARD WINNER 1 ;OPT(T KHItC ,;MeM .4, ... .it r ;H' lfMi thru WfTID T7S juris 'H ' .- f DOORS OPEN 12:45 BEST J v J ACTOR 1963 fOOOZE! ADVENTURE! iiiili-iiii,i.rin.,.,nniil v"l T"