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The Daily Nebraskan Friday, December 8, 1967 pHniiiiHiiiinHiiiiiiiiiiHHHiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!: Page 8 S ' IReMarks . . . By MARK GORDON Sports Editor The Nebraska basketball squad will face a towering team Friday and Saturday that has even more height than the California State Titans wh5 met the Iluskers Monday night. But the Washington State Cougars also possess an other quality which the Titans woefully lacked ability. From all expectations, coach Marv Harshman has his finest team in 10 seasons at the Pullman school. The Cougars return all but one of the starters that compiled a 15-11 record while finishing second in the AAWU last season. The Cougars opened Saturday night impressively with 95-66 victory over Gonzaga. 6'8" AVERAGE The Cougars' expected front line Friday night will average 6'8" with last season's District Eight Ail-American choice 6'9" Jim McKean leading the way. Ted Wierman at 6'8" and either 67" Blaine Ellis or 6'6" Gary Elliot will join McKean in the front firing line that should provide the smaller Iluskers a real op portunity to show if they can stop the big men. While Nebraska has averaged 102.5 points in two inconclusive wins over outmanned California State f 111 74) and the South Dakota Cyotes (94-61). it has been both hot and cold. Against South Dakota, after hitting a mere 34 per cent of their attempts in the first half, the Huskers turned on the steam in the second stania and finally hit 94 points. MEMORIES OF LINCOLN But it took them almost ten minutes to find the range against the Coyotes. If they wait that long at Pull man Friday and Saturday, they may find themselves hope lessly out of reachj If Nebraska can keep pace with the westerners, we feel they will down the Cougars. The Cougars lost two matches in Lincoln in 1966, a 100-75 drubbing and a close 80-78 contest and they un doubtedly will remember those two losses when they face the Huskers. Whatever the results, by Sunday morning Husker fans will have a clearer idea of how coach Joe Cipri ano's boys can handle a taller team with ability. ODE TO FOOTBALL Ever wonder what sports fans from other countries feel about the great American game of football? Cassian L. Aspinall, from British Honduras, who is at Nebraska under the Teacher Development Program, wrote this poem after watching his first football game when Nebraska edged Minnesota 7-0 at Memorial Stadi um. "This is a game of brain and bran With stunts and "punts" of man and man Every now and then one's down Or performs a good "touchdown" Then the crowd would jump and shout Clap and cheer and prance about Everyone seems gay-so gay On an American football day. Football is the national sport And it surely strikes a note At the stadium you can see Thousands wrapped up in their glee Looking with expectant eyes On what is termed the Nation's prize Comes a toss and then a pass Followed by a loud broadcast That's the way the game is played Not one moment is delayed. Here's a block and there's a crack As the players use their tact While bands and clans take up the strain To complete a thrilling game. And this is a part of what I call All in all the American football. POST-SEASON HUSKER ACTION The Nebraska football team may not be going to any post-season bowl game, but four Husker players will see additional action. Linebacker Barry Alvarez, defensive tackle Jim Mc Cord and All-America (with or without UPI's vote) Wayne Meylan will participate in the Blue-Grey game at Montgomery, Ala. Dec. 30. Alvarez and McCord will also play in the Senior Bowl clash at Mobile, Ala., Jan. 6 of next year, while Meylan has been selected to play in Honolulu, Hawaii's Hula Bowl on Jan. 6. Halfback Ben Gregory has also been named to the Hula Bowl contest. KANSAS STILL TOUGH For those Husker followers who aren't planning to take off for Christmas vacation ten days early, we urge you to attend either the Nebraska gymnastics meet against Air Force here Saturday and the Great Plains Wrestling Tournament Friday and Saturday at Pershing Auditorium. Don't count the Kansas Jayhawk cagers dead yet because they dropped a 57-51 contest to a highly-rated Louisville squad at Lawrence Wednesday night. The defeat to nation's second or third rated quintet will only make the Kansans more anxious to mop up on the Big Eight when the season begins. S 1 I I i fi . . iA 1 K 1 UtZKUfS JJUgisl ltwvu At Big Eight Relays By CHARLES DAVIS Assistant Sports Editor John R e t a s Nebras- Gratopp Leads Scoring Five Nebraska cagers are averaging in double figures in Husker statistics after two Coliseum victories. Sophomore forward Bob Gratopp is leading the team with a 19.5 scoring average and owns the game high of 21 points against South Da kota during Nebraska's 94 61 victory. Senior forward Tom Baack. who has had produc tive second halves in both Husker games after starting off slowly has averaged 16 points per outing. Sophomore Tom Scantle bury, who led the record setting freshman cagers last season with a 28 point per game, is currently hit ting 17.5 per game, while senior Stuart Lantz is aver aging 13.5 points per match and junior forward Roger Leitner is scoring 10 points per contest Team highs include a record-setting 111 points in the Coliseum opener against the California State Titans on 41 field goals and 29 free throws and the top rebound ing effort was 49 against the South Dakota Coyotes Tuesday night. TWO GAME HI SKFR STATISTICS i(t per. ft fta rb pts av. 11 .MJ Jl 11 17 39 19.5 1 4 33 17.5 8 10 .12 16.0 i ka swimming team swings into action Friday and Saturday in the Big Eight Relays at Ames, Iowa. Reta will take a travel ling squad of 13 men to compete in 10 of 12 events on the swimming agenda. No Husker divers will par ticipate in the two diving events. Reta said the Relays will be a good way to start off the year. "It gives us' an idea of how the kids are progressing," he said. "There is an element of fun along with competition too." COMPETITION "We also get an idea of the competition in the Big Eight." Reta said. "The strengths and weaknesses of other teams and our own team show up in this meet." Reta noted (hat the dis tance of swimmin? in the Big Eight Relays is not as great as regular meets. "With relays you can have some variety by putting in odd distances to make it in teresting," he said. The Husker tankers did not record any wins in the meet last year. "However, we will be tougher this year than last," Reta said. TWO OUTSIDERS Defending champion Ok Iahoma returns along with powerful Iowa State and Kansas to vie for team honors. Player (iratopp Scantleburv 1:1 .5211 Baack 13 .410 Photo By Robert Herrup Ser Nebraska's Ron Simmons (14) fires s'mmonn J S VVapner 3 -!VM Von Secsern 3 .600 T)amm 2 .3:1:1 Martin 0 ,0(10 (:auhle t .143 F'len 0 .00(1 Torreil O .0110 McPherren 0 .000 AIMING FOR W ASHINGTON STATE against the California State. Titans Monday night during Nebraska's record-setting 111-74 victory. The Husker travel west to meet the highly-tauted Cougars Friday and Saturday at Pulman. F. A. C. Friday Afternoon Column Bv ED ICENOGLE 12 27 13.5 7 20 10.0 15 14 7.0 2 10 2 9 12 9 5.0 4.5 4.5 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0,0 (10 It's The Food That Counts! D I N E W I T H By ED ICENOGLE The demise of the fti-sl semester is fast approaching and that means this is the second to the last Friday Afternoon Column. After you have pulled yourselves to gether, let us get on to the business at hand in this FAC: namely, a review of the football season. Rumor has it, at this time, that the impending merger of the University of Omaha and the University of Nebraska may eventually lead the way to denuda tion of Lincoln as the sports mecca of the midwest. BIG CITY How could this come to pass? Easily. Observe: The powers that be (when it comes to matters of higher education) will real ize soon after the merger that Omaha is a bigger city than Lincoln. It's only taken about 91 years to figure that out. Upon this realization, there will be little alternative but for the Regents to export NU from the Capital City to Omax. Their reasoning will run some thing like this: "Now, if we can draw in 60.000 to a football game in Lincoln a town with a base 'population of 150,000 or so), think of the people we would have at tending the games in Omaha, which is two or three times that. BIG HOLE "Therefore, we should develop the most important aspects of our Univer sity (the football games, of course) and remove the grid goodies to the big city." The ramifications of this are amaz ing to the contemplation of any NU stu dent. For instance, what will the Re gents do to the big hole in the ground when they pick up Memorial Stadium and cart it off to Omaha? Or. will the University of Nebraska at Lincoln wither and perish without foot ball to satisfy the educational necessities of the students here? Gymnastics Competition Saturday The Nebraska Gymnastics team will open its home season against the A l r Force Academy at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Men's Physical Education Build ing. This will be the Husker's first competitive meet after participating in the Kansas Ivitational which did not operate on a point system. u s I Open to the Public 1st Hills JOEY & LUIGI Fantastic Music and Comedy NO COVOR NO MINIMUM MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW Party rooms available fur business meetings and Christmas parties. COMING ATTRACTIONS: JANUARY Corme & Paul FERUARY The Diamonds Reservations: Phone 488-0929 IIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIMHlllllllllllllltllllllHinillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIII'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH IF CAR HEATERS "THE TAMING of the SHREW" ETiabefh Taylor cocoa Richard Burton ALSO THE BIG MOUTH Jerry Lewis . 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While taking the league crown with a 67.5 rushing defense Nebraska placed fourth in the nation and its 8.3 defensive scoring aver age which placed third in the Big Eight also placed the Huskers in a third place national tie. -Offensively, Ne braska won the Big Eight passing derby with a 154.7 team average and finished second in the leaeue with a , 317.2 total offensive shew- ! ing per contest. '. Husker quarterback Frank Patrick won the 1 o o p's passing title and placed second behind Kan . tag's Bob Douglass in the total offense category. The big signal caller hit 118 of 233 passes for seven touchdowns and 1449 total passing yards for a new Husker passing peak. He also gained the runner up total offensive title de spite losing 22 yards rush ing for a combined total of 1,427 yards for a 4.3 aver age gain. Husker fullback Dick Dav is finished as the league's third leading rusher with 717 yards for a 4.4 average pickup. Oklahoma's sophomore-of-the-year Steve Owens grabbed both the rushing and scoring title in his first year of action, while team mate Ron Shotts placed in the rushing runner-up posi tion. Nebraska's all-time pass reception leader Dennis Richnafsky settled in the fourth spot with 36 catches for 422 yards and three touchdowns. ji.. immllMIDIIIIIIIIIIiailMIIIHN r I Ria'fo Billiards I 1332 p St. 45c an hour niiiiiiaiimiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiGH The Nebraska Varsity Ri fle Club finished eighth among 45 teams in the Kan sas State Turkey Shoot held last weekend at Manhattan, Sporting News Picks Meylan Nebraska's middle guard Wayne Meylan was named to The Sporting News f'rst defensive team. It was the th:rd first All-American team rating the record-setting Nebraska tackier has won after being earlier named to the Coach e's All-American Team and the Look Magazine-Football Writer's of Association of America squad. Kans. 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