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Wednesday, December 1 3, 1967 The Daily Nebraskan .1 I 'i I C'j. . 'i 1 -5 f 1 1 T 12? hi. if' iittiMi iiitiiHittriiiMiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiifnitmiuiiHiiiiiiiiti t MiiMiiiMiiniiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiii: 3 55 emarks . . . I By MARK GORDON Sports Editor , Pre-season ratings of college teams are about as ac curate in predicting the final national rankings as some weather forecasters are in predicting tomorrow's rain or sunshine. We feel it's next to impossible to rank the top 10 or 20 football or basketball squads in the nation before teams have even stepped on the playing field. All ratings seem to do is put undue strain on the top-ranking teams as they try to battle against the over confidence that usually accompanies the national thrust Fwexamples. we cite two of the most highly-reguarded pre-season football selectors, Sports Illustrated and Look Magazine. - . The 1967 Football champioin, the Southern California Trojans were picked sixth by Look and eighth by Sports . Illustrated. :Qi Both publications picked Notre Dame as national champions, but when the final game had been played this season, the Fighting Irish were fi h according to the Associated Press and fourth in the United Press In ternational polls. Oklahoma gives further evidence that a team can build itself into a winner regardless of the pie-season PreTChe0Sooners finished third this season behind USC and Tennessee, yet the highest either magazine p.cked them was Look's 16 spot ranking. Both magazines favored Nebraska to be high among the country's football powers. In fact, Look was bold enough to proclaim the Huskers would go undefeated in the 10-gaine regular season and then earn a Cotton Bowl bid to meet the Texas Longhorns. s we now know, niehter of those two teams spaikled this season and neither are headed for a post-season bowl appearance. Among other teams which placed in the final top ten rating? this fall but didn't even draw a lifted eyebrow by the pollsters of those two magazines was Indiana Such earned a trip to the Rose Bowl by winning the BigSronlestate. which upset the top ranking USC Tro jans and Penn State are also two eventual national pow pr! that were overlooked in pre-season polls. White S have nothing against pre-season polls. e real v haven't put much faith in them and pre-season TaSetbaU pollsPbear this out with last weekend s upset- hawks are battling just to stay at the .500 level. Kansas was beaten by a powerful (according to pre season polls) Louisville squad 57-51 and then dropped an S 73 decision to an unnoticed Chicago of "f: .... Then Northwestern University spanked Louisville 88-33 in Chicago Saturdav night to give further proof that mSy pre Son polls aren't worth the paper they are written on. . While most Nebraska basketball fans are worrying about the Huskers' erractic showing this season after opening impressively against two-obviously inferior teams, they have overlooked fine performances by both the wrestling team in the Great Plains Tournament and the Gymnastics squad's victory over the Air Force Academy. We admit both squads have seen little action so far, but what they have shown has been favorable. This week end, the gymnasts host Hays State College in Lincoln and' the wrestlers travel to Minnesota to meet Mankato State College Friday and then meet the University of Minnesota Saturday night in the Twin Cities. jiiimiimmiiioiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiii naiiu iiiaiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiitiiiiiiir' 1 What Was j I That Score? j fillllllliailllMllllinilllllllllliaillllllllllDIIIIIIIMMIDIIIIIIIIMIDIIIIIIIHIIiaillllllll. By LES HELLBLSCH When NU football and basketball were in their lean years in the late fif ties, there was another sport which thrilled fans with many excellent ath letes. Avid track fans remem ber today the names of Keith Gardner. Victor Brooks and many others. That the University of Ne braska could have a good track team in those lean financial years is a credit to the present coach Frank Sevigne. Track has been a consis tent sport at Nebraska over the years. This sport seems to be at its best, however, in recent years. Over the last two years, the Husker track team has three second places and one first place finish in the Big Eight field that rates as one of the better leagues in the nation. TRACK LOOKS GOOD Since track has both an indoor and an outdoor title, it actually counts double on compilations such as the all-sports title, while foot ball and basketball count one each. Thus track, along with cross-country, reflects largely the measured suc cess of the NU athletic program. Sports fans have been known to complain occas ionally that, if these all tports compilations must be published, football and basketball should be given a heavier weighting. Track receives additional emphasis and publicuty be cause it actually is a five month season. NEW COACH A new addition to t h e Husker track squad this year is assistant coach Dean Brittenharn. That Brit tenham is a respected coach has already been shown this year; he has already drawn at least one excel lent athlete to the Univer sity; he has helped to ar range well-balanced work out schedules. Coaches Frank Serigne and Dean Brittenharn will undoubtedly prove to be an effective coaching and re cruiting team at NU. HATE KANSAS Nebraska sports fans may get a little tired of be ing beaten this year by the Kansas Jayhawks. After being shut out by Kansas in football this year. 10-0. the Husker swim team finished seventh last week end in the Big Eight Re- while Kansas was first. Kansas could reign again basketball this v e a r. Husker track men have long ago recognized Kansas as perenial team to beat lav! in the . w ' ' , Phi Belts Capture TM Football Title By CHARLES DAVIES Sports Assistant Defending football cham pion Phi Delta Theta again flexed its muscles and cap tured t h e All-University football championship. The Phi Delts first de feated Cornhusker A, 12-6, for the fraternity crown, Gus II. the dorm champion, and then went on to down the Falcons, the Independ ent champion, 25-6, for the football title. In route to its fraternity championship the Phi Delts ' turned back a tough Sigma Chi team 8-6 and beat Beta Theta Pi. 13-0. "The Sigma Chis were the toughest we face d," Tom Petsch, Phi Delt intra mural chairman, said. "We beat them on a blocked punt in the end zone early in the game," he explained. Petsch said the team was led by quarterback Bob Holmes, former O m aha Benson quarterback, and an outstanding defense. "Holmes is an all-around good quarterback." he said. "You have to have a good quarterback to play this kind of football." "On defense linebackers Tom Lewis and Dick Bald win did a good job for us while former Husker varsi ty members Sam Beechner and Bill Daiss played well in the defensive backfield," Petsch said. Former freshman football player Tom Brazer did a good job at defensive end, he said. Petsch . said this year's team was better than t h e championship squad of last vard. LESS MISTAKES "Our defense was a 1 o t stronger and we didn't make as many mistakes as we did last year," he said. "Everybody played well, week in and week out." The intramural chairman also said the balance of the team was exceptional. Nearly everybody played together last year, he said. -We played 20 men a game which was a lot more than last year when we played only about 10," Petsch said. "This was a definite factor in winning," he explained. "The guys would only play half a game which kept t h e m less tired," Petsch. said. "Also a play, er could play one position and got better at it this way," he concluded. Are you Christmas shopping for a friend who aspires to be a lutanist? We suggest: A Bin Cho Chinese banjo or 18 inch round Italian basket or a hooting iron owl. Open 10-6 Mon.-Fri. INTERIORS DIVERSIFIED 1230 South St. Phone 432-8851 Open 10-4 Sat. I'holo hy Kubrrl Horrup Roger Leitner (12) hits for t no against Titans, but the ('bias La home basketball attendance fell nearly 3.000 behind last year's pace after three Coliseum appearances. Last season, yebraska had attracted 17.270 fans for an average croud of .7. 756 fans, while the three home games this year have draun 1 1.165 spectators for game , light up your lips ; ' with new merle norman J - -" . -is ysr a average. Huskers Fall, 82-7 1- Final Hawaii Tilt Tonight ...and try itouL.free? in the Big Eight. Shades of the Washington State Cougar series at Pull man last weekend? That's what the Nebraska basketball squad hopes will happen again Wednesday night when it faces the Uni versity of Hawaii in the fin al game of a two-game set, after dropping the opener at Honolulu Monday night 82 74. The Huskers began a dual affair with the Cougars last Friday by bowing to the taller westerners 93-70, but regained their form in taking a 15-point match from WSU Saturday 91-76. The Huskers, fell behind early Monday and then watched five Rainbow shoot ers hit double figures as they dropped their second game of the season. Nebraska, now 3-2, spot- I Rialto Billiards J 1332 P St. 45c an hour HmiiiaiiiiiiiiiiirjiiiiimiiiiL. ..immici ted Hawaii a 10 point bulge early in the match, but ral lied to tie the count at 24. The lead see-sawed be tween the two foes until Ha waii scored two buckets be fore the half to lead 44-40. Hawaii outscored the Ne braskans 38-34 in the second half as last year's top scor er Harvey Harmon again led the Hawaiians with 18 points. Nebraska placed three men in double figures, but Hawaii's five field goal edge 34-29 sunk Huskers hopes for the campaign's fourth victory. Tom Scantlebury hit 22 points. Tom Baack pushed Lantz pace in 19 and Stuart scored 14 points to Nebraska. The 3.019 spectators saw 19 fouls called on Nebraska and 15 on Hawaii. The Husk ers hit 16 of 20 free tosses, while Hawaii sunk 14 of 24 tosses to give Nebraska ad ditional hope. A hint of shimTf?', a glossy gleam; suddenly vou're so kissable. Moisturizes, too. $1.50 in mirror compact. Try Lip Gloss soon Merle Norman cosmetic Studio. MERLE NORMAti COSMETIC STUDIO 118 No. 14th 432-6235 fielijjcie an. for this lovely gem is an interesting departure from the conventional. Of very fine color, it hat all the brilliance and fire of a round diamond plus the grace and glitter of a marquise-cut. 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