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Thursday, December 7, 1967
The Daily Nebraskan
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By MARK GORDON
Sports Editor
The 10,000 fans who attended the two Nebraska bas
ketball games Monday and Tuesday night went primarily
to see the Huskers play basketball.
But during the two halftime intermissions, they also
saw two games between teams in midget leagues around
Lincoln.
While we have nothing against lettering the smaller set
invade the Coliseum court and have the thrill of playing
before a good-sized crowd, we feel the area must be lack
ing talent when the only halftime performers available are
a group of 10-year-old basketball players.
VARIETY
Instead of wasting the 15 minutes with such specta
cles, there are halftime programs from various other
schools around the country that could be copied for the
Coliseum crowd.
Why not let the gymnastics team perform, have a
tumbling demonstration, wrestling demonstration, ping
pong matches, or a dance act?
All of these programs would give some dedicated ath
letes a chance to perform in front of several thousand
persons, which is something they seldom do.
It would also give the Nebraska spectators something
do admire rather than what they can see looking around
any basket in the Lincoln area.
MINNESOTA BEST
Some of the best halftime programs which kept our
interest were a gymnastics show and a weight lifting dem
onstration at the University of Minnesota a few vears
back during the half of a Gopher basketball game in the
Twin Cities.
The Huskers don't return to Lincoln until Dec. 23 when
they face the Wyoming Cowboys, but since most Univer
sity students won't be in the Capital City over Christmas
vacation, the next chance for most Husker backers will be
Jan. 13 when Nebraska opens its Big Eight home schedule
against Missouri.
Let's hope we won't have to sit through another watch
ing of the grade schoolers play basketball at the Coliseum
BIG SWITCH
What did Wayne Meylan ever do to the United Press
International representatives to make them bypass Nebras
ka's great middle guard?
After naming Meylan for the UPI's Big Eight Line
man of the Year award, the UPI pollsters picked Meylan
on the second AU-American team behind Oklahoma's
Granville Liggins.
After placing Meylan on the second Ail-American
squad, UPI Monday selected him as the nation's FIFTH best
middle guard while naming Liggins as the UPI Lineman
of the Year.
If Nebraska's number 66 can be named on the second
All-American team, how can three other people suddenly
jump ahead of him when the national linesman of the
year awards are distributed.
Let's be fair if Liggins can't even beat Wayne for
the All-Big Eight title at middle guard, how can he be
the nation's top lineman and Meylan fifth best.
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NEBRASKA'S STUART LANTZ (22) . . .takes a
jump shot during Tuesday's 94-61 victory over the South
Dakota Coyotes while Mike Hyde (53) and Rod Fos
ter 1 51) give him an over-the-shoulder look.
Soccer Club Suggests
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After finishing third in
its first season in the Mid
west Soccer League, the
University Soccer Club is
considering playing its
spring schedule in a pro
posed Nebraska College
League.
Tim Rickard, club presi
dent, said he will write let
ters and suggest forming
a league among officials at
John F. Kennedy College
in Wahoo, Pershing C o 1
lege in Beatrice, York Col
lege at York and Creighton
University in Omaha.
He cited the Midwest's 10
game spring schedule as
contributing heavily to the
club's decision to form a
league of Nebraska college
teams.
TIME FACTOR
"We can only play eight
weeks from the beginning of
April until the exam
period," he said, "and it's
just not enough time to
play 10 games."
"With competition among
Nebraska colleges, we could
perhaps develop local rival
ries among the schools,"
Rickard said. The league
would have a shorter
schedule than the Midwest
with teams representing
schools geographically clos
er together, he said.
He added that a college
league would give soccer a
boost in this area and "that
is one of our objectives "
" Reflecting upon the
team's third place finish,
he cited the team's one all
tie with Des Moines as the
factor knocking the Lincoln
ites from title competition.
GOOD START
"We started off well in
deed, but the tie was dis
appointing," he said.
After winning its first four
contests, the club dropped
a 4-1 decision to Des Moines
and lead tbem until the
final 30 seconds before the
Icraans banged home a goal
to deadlock the game at
2-1.
After the tie, the locals
split the final four games.
TODAY 8 P.M.
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dropping to third behind SCORERS i
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the Kickers really out
played us," he said.
The Omaha school blast
ed the University 9-1 and
8-2 in a home and home
series.
"The feeling was one of
surprise that we lost so
badly to the Kickers," he
added.
Rickard said the team
displayed much individual
skill, but "the weakness
was getting them to play as
a team."
Rickard cited three play
ers, Steve Mwamba, the
team's leading scorer with
17 goals. Sumai Hasimoglu,
the team's fourth iop goal
getter and Greg Brown, a
former all-state soccer
standout from Rhode Is
land, for exceptionally fine
performances.
Rickard said fullback
Brown "did an excellent job
and I think he is one of the
boys who will improve a
lot."
F1XAL FORFEITED
"And what more could
we have asked from Steve."
he said about the " player
who did an outstanding job
hat tricks and one four
goal performance this sea
son, FINAL MIDWEST SOCCER
LEAGUE STANDINGS
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Des Moines 8 1
Omaha Kickers 8 0
UNIVERSITY CLUB 5 .4
Omaha Internationals 5 5
JFK 1 8
Offutt AFB 0 9
UNIVERSITY'S FINAL
Cagers
Prevail
Almost half of the 15
players on the Nebraska
basketball squad hail from
the Cornhusker state.
Seven of the 15 takers
listed on the varsity lineup
are native Nebraskans.
while Pennsylvania leads
other states with three play
ers. California can claim two
Huskers. while Indiana.
Texas and Wyoming each
are listed as hometowns by
one Nebraskan.
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Langdon Shooting For Win
In Great Plains Tournament
Senior Nebraska wrestler
Jerry Langdon will be shot
ing for, an improvement on
last year's third place in the
Great Plains Tournament
Friday and Saturday at
Pershing Auditorium.
Langdon, a third place
finisher in the Big Eight
meet last year, will be
moving up to 130-pound
class from his usual 123
pound class to compete in
the meet.
"It has been hard to get
down to the 123 pound
weight this year," Lang
don said.
DOWN TO 123?
The Sidney native said
he will attempt to make
the 123 pound weight class
a couple of times during
the season. "I plan to get
down for sure for the Big
Eight competition."
"I feel stronger at 130
pounds but the kids at 130
in the meet this weekend
will be stronger too," he
said.
Langdon said he doesn't
know who would wrestle in
the AAU meet but he thinks
the competition would not
be as tough as last year.
FREE STYLE
The varsity grappler said
a number of Husker wrest
lers have a chance to place
in the Great Plains Tour
nament. "However, Ben Barends
and Richard Kerr will not
compete in this meet but
another in Iowa," Langdon
said.
"They do not want to
compete in freestyle com
petition which will be go
ing on at this meet," he
said. These two will com
pete in the collegiate style
in Iowa.
Langdon said the new as
sistant wrestling coach, Jer
ry Stanley, has been help
ing him a lot this year.
Stanley is a former nation
al champion from Oklaho
ma. TOUGH AGAIN
Looking ahead, he said
the Big Eight competition
will -again be tough this
year. "The top two boys
will be back including a
two time Big Eight cham
pion," he said.
Langdon also plans on
making his third trip to
the NCAA meet Mar. 21-23.
"I am going to give a big
effort to place in the NCAA
this year," he said. "There
is no reason why I
shouldn't".
The 130 pounder, who has
had some tough luck in the
NCAA in the past, said he
was beaten by the second
place finisher in his first
trip and was defeated by
the fourth place finisher last
year.
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