Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1967)
I- 4 i J U i 1 ft It' fr3 ft i I ! i 1$' ft A f ui ti '1 I I m il 4 t W: 4. i ftl Page S umiDiitiiiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiMiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiMDiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiip. Vi S 7ia 5 iiiiiiiiiniMiiiiiii!ci!!iiii!iiiiaiiiiMiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiMiaiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiQiiiiiiiir By LES HELLBUSCH Oone of the hazards of being a collegiate athlete is the constant demand on the athlete to miss classes, quizzes, hour exams and labs. Instructors are sometimes helpful in this respect and win cooperate to make sure the student does not fall be hind in his work or lose credit for tests missed. But there are, unfortunately, many instructors who believe athletics must remain far in the background. I WILL FLUNK YOU! One University athlete was recently told to drop a course because the hour exams fell on Saturdays. That particular athlete could not be present at the exams be cause his sport was scheduled on Saturdays. Athletes are frequently told they will receive a zero on exams they miss because of an athletic commitment. An instructor recently told a NU freshman football player he would flunk him if he could. This happened after four weeks of school. SCHOLARSHIP TAKES PREFERENCE The usual excuse for the instructor is that scholar ship takes preference over athletics. Of course, few per sons would argue this. But why can't they exist side-by-side? Too often, this phase is an excuse for an instructor to avoid any personal relationship with a student. That ath lete missing an exam causes the instructor unnecessary bother. Perhaps that instructor is too lazy to proctor a make-up. EDUCATION EQUALS GRADE AVERAGE? Believe it or not, there are many instructors on this campus who feel athletics have no place in a college stu dent's schedule at all. To this person, the quality of the education is directly proportional to the grade average. On the other hand, many persons feel the best edu cation is acquired by the person achieving an acceptable grade average, studying to learn and improve himself and blending in various outside activities. ANY VALUE TO ATHLETICS? If the value of athletics must be argued, an ideal place to start would be organizations like the N-Club and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Although N-Club is often criticized for its inactivity, it should be remembered that N-Club is an athletic honorary. Athletes participating in it learn about the ideals of athletics: fair play, hard work and other idealistic quali ties qualities that seem to be disappearing in people anywhere. Through N-Club, athletes associate with each other and learn from each other. FCA The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is growing, and football players, basketball players, track men and any interested athlete can share spiritual and moral ideas. It is an impressive organization in its openness and sincer ity. Of course, there are other advantages to athletes, but these two groups provide concrete evidence regarding the value of athletics. After Ten Years . . . Boh Brown Renews Nebraska 9s All-American Line-Up In 1963 Editor's note: This is the first in a four part series on Ail-American football play ers in the Bob Devaney era at Nebraska. By MARK GORDON , Sports Editor When Bob Devaney took over the Cornhusker coach ing reins in 1962 he inherited a Bill Jennings team that posted a dismal 3-6-1 1961 record. Since then, Nebraska teams have skyrocketed into national prominence with four consecutive B i g Eight championships and five straight post-season bowl game appearances. While Devaney has bad collectively, the finest teams in any five-year Ne brahka football stretch, he has also produced more All-Americans in a half decade than any previous Nebraska coach in the Uni versity's grid history dating back to 1890. Eight players since 1962 have been honored by being selected as Ail-Americans, with three of them currently playing professional foot ball. After turning Jenning's Iacadasical squad into a Esquenazi-Mayo Named President Dr. Roberto Esquenazi Mayo, director of the Insti tute of Latin American and International Studies, has been elected president of the Midwest Modern Language Association. He is the first person in the field of foreing langu age to be elected president of the Association. Good Eating Is In The Bag At Tfie CORN CRIB Score? I 9-2 league contender, De vaney produced the first of four consecutive league champs wilh the 1963 Husk ers who boasted an unblem ished conference slate. The 1963 season also pro duced the first Nebraska Ail-American . since tackle Jerry Minnick was honored in 1952 and he might be the biggest Nebraska AU-Amer-ican ever. Bob Brown, who played offensive right guard for the Scarlet and Cream in 1962 and 1963, still draws praise from the nation's winning est coach. "He is the finest offensive lineman we've ever coached," Devaney said of the 6'5" 300-pound giant. The Cleveland, Ohio na tive was graduated from the University in 1964 and has been playing professional football with the Philadel phia Eagles of the National BOB BROWN t v X I ' . .. . " -mtm- I J ' ; ) ft' " J l HM.; . . "v- if,...., .J KB! '4 f- Is ' ' Lit ft.' k w. f "V- f"' PHOTO BY MICHAEL HAYMAN BLACK SHIRTS PREVAIL . . . defensive end Frank Avolio (40) throws Cyclone quar terback John Warder for a loss during Saturday's win, 12-0. Omahans Swamp Soccer Club . . . After First Half Rout The Omaha Kickers scored four quick goals in the first 20 minutes Sunday and went on to swamp the University Soccer Club 9-1 in a Midwest Soccer League contest in Omaha. The Kickers, in increasing their league-leading record to 7-1, scored six first half Football League for the past three seasons. "He is thought by many to be the top offensive line man in pro football," De vaney said of the Eagles' starting offensive tackle. Brown was named a con sensus All-Big-Eight choice by the major wire services in both 1962 and 1963 and was selected to participate in the 1964 AU-American Coaches Bowl football clash. Brown led the 1962 Husk ers to Nebraska's first post season bowl game appear ance since the 1954 Orange Bowl showing when Nebras ka faced Miami (Fla.), whom they defeated 36-34, in the Gotham Bowl in Yan kee Stadium. In 1963, Brown's All American year, Nebraska posted a 10-1 season culmi nated by a 13-7 victory over Open Bowling Pool and Snooker Tables Snooker Bowl No. 48th A Dudely The Daily ij.di. .4 goals to all but settle the issue by halftime. The local's lone goal was scored by Carlos Orroyo, a left wing from Costa Rica, in the second half in the lo cal's worst defeat in a 4-2-1 season. BAD PERFORMANCE' "It was an all around bad Auburn in the Orange Bowl. The mammoth lineman was also picked as the Mid west Football Writer's of America Association's out standing lineman from the Big Eight and Missouri Val ley Area in 1963. "He's a great blocker and his strength and quickness were his greatest assets," Devaney said. The 1963 Husker squad was the third team to post more than nine victories in a season as Bob Brown was unquestionably one of t h e key forces that brought Ne braska its finest football season since 1915. Next: 1964 All-American Larry Kramer. r o) i? rj ruU55n ...a full size pouch of Burgundy pipe tobacco with the pleasing aroma Burgundy combines an aromatic blend of vintage to baccos, fine taste and pleasant wine aroma for the smoothest smoke ever to come out of a pipe. Why is it free? Frankly, because we feel that once you try Burgundy you'll make it your regular smoke. So have a pouch r--- - - BURGUNDY -co P. Lorillard Company 200 East 42nd Street, New York City 17, N. Y. Please send me a free package of Burgundy Smoking Tobacco. Nebraskan jaa-.B. "v:- performance," said Tim Rickard, club president, "The Kickers are the best team we've played, but they aren't that much bett er than the Omaha Interna tionals and Des Moines." The Lincolnites defeated the Internationals 4-1 and dropped a 4-1 contest to Des Moines and also played them to a 1-1 tie. "Their attack is excellent and they were much faster and fitter than we were." he added in explaining the Kicker's strangth was in midfield ball control. "They dominated midfield and once they got the ball off they booted powerful shots," he said. SPECIAL PRACTICE Rickard said although the Lincolnites lost three of four open net chances, the local club lost the game in mid field. Rickard said a special practice session would be held Saturday morning and fundamental points such as passing and running into position to receive passes would be stressed. "These items weren't done effectively against the Kickers," he said. REMATCH The local crew will have a rematch engagement with Omaha's Offutt Air Force Base team Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Job Corps Field at the former Lincoln AFB. on the house . . . uieersi T) I Powerful Freshmen Bomb I-State, 27-15 By CHARLES DAVIS Assistant Sports Editor Cletus Fischer's fresh men football team used some old Varsity tricks lo defeat the Iowa State Cy clones 27-15 Monday after noon at Memorial Stadium. The Nebraska yearlings came from behind to score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter in posting their third straight win and handing Iowa State its first defeat. The freshmen also man aged to funble five times, losing four. POWER RUNNING Led by the running of of fensive backs Bob Brown, Paul Rogers, Dan Scheniss, and Jim S m i t h the Corn husker freshmen slashed the Iowa State defense tor 293 ground yards of the 421 total offensive yardage. Halfback Dan Schneiss, a 6'2" 206-pounder, scored two of the Husker four touchdowns on a three-yard run in the first quarter and a 37-yard pass from quar terback Rick Wenner in the fourth quarter. Rounding out the scoring, 5'8" 167-pound Jim Smith tallied on a 14-yard run in the first quarter and Bob Brown, a 5'11" 188-pounder, on a two-yard run in the fi nal minutes of play. SPIRITED DEFENSE A spirited defense, led by the consistent play of mon sterman George Chandler and safety Tom McClelland, held the Cyclones scoreless in the final quarter as t h e Huskers remained unde feated. "The defense hung in there, they had to," coach Fischer said. J G I B E i r L O I e f UL g I a f CI ti J If you want a good shirt, look for a good label. One that means the shirt is styled to last. With rolls, tapers and pleats in the right places. Like this Arrow "Cum Laude" Oxford. It's a woven blend of Dacron polyester McClelland, a Turtle Creek, Pa. native, set up the first Nebraska touchdown on a 23-yard pass intercep tion return while the 5'8" 186-pound Chandler was constantly throttling the Iowa State offensive attack. 'BEST TEAM YET' The Husker defense, how ever, gave up 274 total yards, the most they have allowed this season. Coach Fischer said Iowa State was the best team Nebraska has faced this year. Iowa State had de feated Missouri 40-7 at Co lumbia two weeks earlier. "They were tougher than Missouri in almost every way," he said. Offensive tackle Wally Winter, a former Lincoln Northeast standout, agreed. BLOCKING TOl'GH "I had the toughest time in carrying out my blocking assignment than any other game," he said. "They had a strong of efnse and a pretty good de fense," Fischer said. Fischer felt this was the Huskers best effort to date. "The backs were blocking better today than they ever have," he said. Fischer expressed disap pointment in the passing at tack which completed 4 of 12 passes. "Rick (quarter back Rick Wenner) just had some tough luck to day," he said. INGLES OPEN "Guy Ingles (offensive 4 1 i v - w vk; J (JXi -nlr 1 TT""" "-" '' V. NOV. 15, 8:00 P.M. Pershing Auditorium Tickers on Sale at Pershing Auditorium yon tay as ant orala hp and cotton with skinny boxed stripes of green and blue. Button-down collar, tapered waist, long sleeves. Perma-lron so it won't wrinkle. And "Sanforized-Plus." ti Wednesday, November 8, 1967 split end) was beating h i s man consistently," Fischer added. The Nebraska freshmen will carry a perfect 3-0 record into their final game against McCook Ju nior College Saturday night at McCook. WYATTEARP HERO OR KILLER? -il.., i iftT'i 'tirit'5, !- COUHl bj OtUnt MNAVISIOrS& NEBRASKA UNION SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE nncctMTC Jl o checks, plaids, solids and stripes. All the things you look for in a shirt-for $7.00. And in a good shirt you'H find a good label. The best labels come ki our shirts. Arrow. yrnsTs JOAN BAEZ Caramel Cmh ftpceni Pepsera taili Fwavts IU3 k. a Caramel Apples Ics Crum Cold Brinks Candy JKa- -Eft- Actom from Volkswagen