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A Minor Thing
What mokes a minor sport minor?
This is a question that has been kicking around for
a long time and perhaps should be discussed since a lot
of dust and tears are annually raised over its lament
able answer.
As venerable a writei as the Daily Nebraskan's own
Mick Lowe recently explored the issue of why a sport
like football draws rabid, foaming mobs of 65,000 and
wrestling is lucky to get the student manager to show up.
Unfortunately for his readers, Mick never did an
swer his own question of why and instead wound up voic
ing the perennial cry of apathy and the pleading "Why
won't you people please go out and support our sweating
wrestlers."
Perhaps, even more unfortunantly, there is no an
swer to the question that can be pointed at and burnt at
the stake as the culprit.
It's Own Making
But I can't help but think that prime among the
many reasons that a sport becomes a "minor" one is
that it makes itself a major or minor sport.
Big Red fans don't like to admit it, but it is a fact
that football was not king at Nebraska from the early
fifties until the Devaney era. The seats in the old stadium
were not fought and haggled over like so many tickets
to heaven each fall; nor did anyone have midsummer
dreams of where the Bowl game would be this season.
Fans and players alike seem to have been rather in
different about the whole thing.
But Bob Devaney arrived, was told by those above
that NU now wanted back into the football profits, and
developed a program here which has made Nebraska
and Bob Devaney nationally known.
The fact that this was done at the expense of most
of the other sports here is generally not mentioned.
Or else the response is that profits from football help
all the sports.
Football Breeds
This is, of course, not true. Profits from football
help football. Witness the expansion of Memorial Sta
dium not well-planned and carefully-financed expan
sion, but frantic expansion beared to glean the new-found
willingness to purchase a seat while the fanatic willing
ness lasts.
Witness the new press box at Memorial Stadium.
Not just a press box, but a "luxury" press box with
special accommodations for well-heeled patrons of the
team who were willing to gamble a great deal of money
that Husker football games will be worth watching in
ten years.
Do we have a new track, which was virtually ruined
as a spectator accommadation by the stadium expansion?
No. Do we have a new coliseum or fieldhouse to replace
the pathetically inadequate barn built during the dark
ages? No.
So once a course has been decided upon, tradition
seems to set in and we are stuck with a "major" sport
which is placed above all else and to which growth in
other sports is sacrificed.
Kansas decided a while ago to be a track and bas
ketball power, and they are. Oklahoma and Oklahoma
State decided to be powers in wrestling and both have
been for as long as most can remember.
Oklahoma Frustrating
Oklahoma seems to have the frustrating ability to be
quite fluid in its emphasis and carry on the most bal
anced sports program in the Big Eight and perhaps in
the nation with the exception of such sports-crazy schools
as UCLA and Southern Cal.
Another factor is naturally the appeal a sport has
for the fans its aesthetic appeal, if you will. But
the question again arises: Why do the Oklahoma schools
and Iowa State draw basketball crowds for wrestling
and wrestling crowds for basketball?
It is obvious to those few who have attended both
that a Nebraska basketball game offers much more of
a pageant than does a Nebraska wrestling meet. In the
basketball game, there is the pre-game warmup, the
bands, the cheerleaders and the halftime entertainment.
In the wrestling meet, the participants sort of drag out
onto the floor and go at it without much ado. Occasional
ly a fan will cough or something, but this is rare.
Man-To-Man
But to sports purists, a wrestling match offers just
as much excitement as does a basketball game, con
cerned only with man-to-man confrontation as opposed
to a team contest.
Gymnastics is probably the most aesthically pleas
ing and "pure" sport, yet has to be classified as a
minor sport mainly because of the attendance.
Going by that criteria, baseball here would have to
be called minor, but most people do not consider It so
when the phrase "minor" sport is mentioned.
Then there are sports which deserve to be considered
minor, such as golf, cross country and tennis. They are
not designed to be spectator sports, except perhaps when
the very top men in the sport are performing.
Golf and tennis are both extremely popular recrea
tional sports in America, but not popular as a college
sport.
So, put these factors all together, stir in a little Imag
lnation, add your own opinions and take the entire thine
with a grain of salt. 6
Let Me Know
Better yet, go see a minor sport for yourself in the
next few weeks, decide why it isn't popular and drop me
line. And remember Always Be Prepared To Go To
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ViM 27th
Against Houston Cougars
Baseballers win, tie
As of today, the Nebraska
baseball team has nothing but
good news to report from
their stay in Houston.
The Huskers followed an 11-
inning 2-2 tie Monday night
with a 3-0 victory Tuesday af
ternoon to take a 1-0-1 lead in
the six-game series and bring
smiles to Cornhusker fans
back in chilly Nebraska.
The Cougars were national
runners-up last year in the
College World Series in Oma
ha. The Huskers rapped junior
righty Jim Sparkman for all
three runs Tuesday afternoon
before he was relieved by Ron
Stasny, also a right-handed
junior, who carried the high
est ERA of the returning Cou
gar hurlers at 13.50 in two
games.
In the second inning, Tom
Tidball drew a walk, Mike
Churchich was safe on an er
ror and Tidball was then
brought across on a single by
Adrian Fiala.
In the third, fellow football
player Dana Stephenson
reached base on an error and
was advanced on a ground
out. He was then tallied by
Ron Johnette who singled.
In the fifth, Monday's pitch
er Al Furby started things
again with a walk, Johnette
again helped with a single and
scored on another Stephenson
one-baser.
Keith Winter was credited
with the win and was relieved
in the eighth by senior veteran
Charlie Green.
In Monday afternoon's con
test, which was called at then
end of 11 because of darkness,
the Huskers had to fight back
Intramural sports
Those interested in intra
mural swimming, wrestling
and horseshoes are warned
by the Intramurals Depart
ment that the deadline for en
tering is approaching.
Horeshoes
The 1968 horseshoes com
petition will be for doubles
team, playing in a single
elimination tourney. Each or
ganization may enter six dou
bles teams, each match con
sisting of a best of three
games.
Anyone eligible under Uni
versity rules may enter.
Matches will be played just
east of the Coliseum, next to
the Military Sciences build
ing. Official intramurals medals
will be awarded to all cham
pions and a trophy will go
to the winning team.
There is no entry fee for
horseshoes, and entries are
due at 102 Physical Educa
tion Building not later than
Thursday, March -28, 5 p.m.
Shoes will be available at
the Men's P.E. building equip
ment cage.
The fraternity and all-University
defending champion
is Phi Delta Theta, Ag Men
from Ag College, Gus II from
Selleck, Custer House from
Cather, Able IV from Abel
and the Aggies from Indepen
dents. Vaughn Helberg and
Gary Glendy are defending
doubles champs.
Wrestling
Organizations may enter as
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twice after being down as Phil
Rose, Cougar right fielder,
singled in center fielder Trey
Williams, in the first frame.
Mike Churchich then put the
Huskers back in the game
in the third as he collected an
RBI. But Wayne Westphall
drove in Houston all-American
outfielder Tom Paciorek
in the fourth for a 2-1 lead.
Nebraska deadlocked the is
sue again in the eighth as Alex
Walter reached first on an er
ror, stole second and went to
third on a bad throw. He then
came across to score on a
sacrifice by Johnette.
Nebraska is now 1-0-1 while
Houston, having gotten ir
some play in that Southern
Sun, stands 4-6-1.
NEBRAEKA HOUSTON
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Glexo, 2b 0 2 0 Wlllnu, cr 4 10 0
Jhnsn, rf 5 0 10 D.Hill. 2b 4 0 10
Walter, cf 5 10 0 Rose, rf-c 4 0 11
Johnette, lb 4 0 0 1 Paciorek U 3 10 0
Brand, U 5 0 0 1 WettphU, lb 5 0 1 1
Kansas faces
in NIT semifinal contest
Big Eight runner-up Kan
sas fought its way into the
semifinals of the National In
vitational Tournament in New
York Monday . after playing
catch-up with a cold-shooting
Villanova team for a 55-49
quarterfinals triumph.
They will face fast-breaking
St. Peters College, who Mon
day night dismantled top
seeded Duke, 100-71, to win
an advance.
The Jayhawks were trailing,
31-25, at halftime and were
having their troubles with a
speedy Villanova zone de-
many entries in weight class
es as they wish, but a con
testant may enter only one
weight class.
All contestants will be
weighed in at once for the
tournament. The date and site
for the weigh-in will be eith
er from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thurs
day, March 28, or Friday,
March 29 in 115 of the Men's
P.E. Building.
All matches will be held in
the wrestling room in the
Coliseum basement or on the
Varsity Court. Matches will
start on Monday, April 1, start
ing at 6 p.m.
Individual times will be
posted on brackets on the
bulletin board in the P.E.
Building and outside the
wrestling room in the Coli
seum. Entries will be taken
during the weigh-ins.
NU Foundation
receives bequests
The University of Nebraska
Foundation has received be
quests totaling $109,600 from
three Califormans for an en
dowed scholarship fund to
benefit University students
studying languages.
The bequests came from
three sisters, Grace, Laura,
and Nona Bridge, who are
graduates of the University.
The income from their be
quests will support the "Grace
I. Bridge Scholarships ' ac
cording to Harry R. Haynie,
Foundation president.
Nebraskan
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Tidball, as 5 0 10 Lea, M J 0 0 0
Chrch'ch, 3b 5 1 0 0 Strelau. o 3 0 0 0
Furby, p
Winter, ph
Logue. p
3 0 0 0 Satcher, p 3 0 O 0
0000 Schwartz. 3D s u V
1 0 0 0 McVey. rf 10 10
Gilbert, ph 10 0 0
W.Hill, p 10 0 0
Totals 45 1 4 I Totals S 5 t
Houston 100 100 000 002
Rosa 2. Toombs 2. Strelau. W.
Hill, Orlego, Johnette, U Tidball. bee
D. Hlll-Weitphall; Toombs, D. Hill,
Westphall. LOB-Houitan , Nebraska
12.
2B Tidball. SB orlego 2, waiter
2, Churchich. D. Hill. Paciorek.
IP H R EH BB 80
Furby ... 3 1 2 4 H
Logue 5 2, 0 0 3 2
Satcher I 3 2 1 5 10
W. Hill 3 10 0 14
Balk-Logue 2, W. Hill. T-2:M.
Gridder 'serious'
Nebraska football player
Keith Hayward remains in
critical condition at Lincoln
Hospital with serious injuries
received in a Sunday morning
auto accident.
He has been unconscious
since the wreck, in which he
was a passenger in a car
which struck a tree.
St. Peters
fense. But they threw out a
top weapon of their own after
intermission well known to
their Big Eight opponents
a tall, tight zone wall.
It did it's job as KU jumped
out to a 36-31 lead and hung on
the rest of the way.
Jo Jo White broke the Vil
lanova defense with his slick
ball h a n d 1 n g and Rodger
Bohnenstiehl topped the bal
anced scoring with 15 points.
Big Dave Nash took care of
rebounding problems at h s
post position and collected
13 points. White wound up
with 10.
include even horseshoes
The wrestling room will be
available for practice from
5:30 to 7 p.m. daily and on
Tuesday and Thursday from
7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
A team trophy will be giv
en to the champion team and
medals will be awarded to
individual champs in each
wieght division.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the
defending all-University and
fraternity champ, Fairfield
from Selleck, Glenn from
Cather, Kiesselbach from
Burr and VIII from Abel.
For further information call
Orval Borgialli at extension
2271 or Joel Meier at exten
sion 2480.
Swimming
The swimming competi
tion will be divided into two
divisions: non-letter men out
for freshman or varsity swim
ming teams and all other uni
versity non-lettermen.
Participants in each division
may represent their social or
living organization and points
will be scored accordingly to
ward a team championship.
Students:
Here's where the left wing
and the right wing
get together,
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Dents win
intramural
handball
The Dents were the win
ners of the intramural hand
ball championships capturing
the team trophy as well as
the singles and doubles cham
pion s medals.
Gary Toogood captured the
singles medal and teamed
with Gary McMullen to g r a b
the doubles medals too.
Six flight winners received
certificates. They were Too
good, Dents; McMullen,
Dents; Greg Kemist, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Tom Malovoz,
Sigma Phi Epsilon; Mile
Rierden. Phi Delta Theta and
Bill Strateman. Phi Delta
Theta.
Flight winners in the dou
bles were Toogood and Mc
Mullen. Dents; Kemist and
Malovoz, Sigma Phi Epsilon;
Rierden and Bob Griego, Phi
Delta Theta; Dick Baldwin
and Strateman, Phi Delta
Theta; Jim Deitemeyer and
Terry Hancock, Beta Theta
Pi and Steve Roberts and Ken
Ferraini. Phi Delta Theta.
The 137 individuals from the
25 teams participated in a to
tal of 117 matches
vkl Tam fUandlnn
Team P'j F''IJ
Dents If
Phi Delta Tneta "
Sigma Phi Epsilon 149
Sigma Chi JV
Beta Theta Pi f
Harper V 4
Phi Kappa Psl
Law School J"
Custer
Phi Gamma Delta 33
Delta Tau Delta 33
Glenn House 30
Harper 11 g
Alpha Tau Omega 20
Theta XI 11
Delta Upsilon 10
Governor's House 10
Other Teams competing
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5
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3
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Forfeits
Sig. Alpha Epsilon 1
Harper VI 1
Ah.) IV 1
Abel vn J
Abel IV I
Navy ROTC
Prelims and finals will be
held for both divisions on the
same dates. Independents may
not participate on relay
teams.
Prelims will be held on
Monday, April 1, Wednesday,
April 3 and Mon., April 8.
All finals will be held Wednes
day, April 10. For a schedule
of events see your intramur
als chairman or go to room
102, Men's P.E. Building.
Entries will be taken at the
time the prelims are held.
All entries are to be given
to Mr. Reta, NU swimming
coach, only. No entries will be
taken after the last call for
the prelims, when heats are
drawn.
The six fastest in each di
vision will qualify for the
finals; the seven highest scor
ers in diving will advance to
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Tankers
but so is
Nebraska swimming coach
John Reta looked DacK on tne
1968 Big Eight championships
and expressed mixed emo
tions. "We were disappointed, of
course, because we were bums
to achieve only a sixth place
finish " .Tnhn said. "But we
were tremendously proud of
the fine performances some
of our swimmers attained."
AH told, the Cornhuskers
hmiro fivA varsitv records.
not only indicating improve
t NTfihraska but also
demonstrating the great
onalitv increase in Big igiu
swimming in recent years.
"Rnvs whr a vear or two
ago would have won gold
medals were tourin anu huh
this year," Reta said. "There
really has Deen some iaiiu
in imnrnvsment throughout
VlN Aaj-' v
the conference and the coun
try."
Underclassmen captured
t- r tVio fivp new school
records for the Cornhuskers,
with senior Steve uoetz gei
ting the other. Here are t h
" 7: old rec-
ord: 4:52.8 by Tom Chambers in W4.
Hempeiman Is from Des Ml""jla.
Jur;f3a2'87o.dIVrU5:10.TbyBernl.
iSOOard freest jle Steve Noot, Un-
, i.m s? nld record: 1:51.8
coin -'.r
uy torn ickcioui
200-yard Individual medley Stey
Goet; Lincoln senior. 2:06 1; old record
2:08,4 by .Dave Frank in 1986.
100-yard bcsi , r; i
Baltimore, Md sophomore. 2:06 3, old
record: z:u7.i oy dhi nwii.. . .
Pnrnhnsker swimmers wno
hit career-best times in the
Ric VAeht meet included:
Rernle Hemnleman 18:39.3 in the
1,650-yard freestyle! and the varsity rec
ord In the 400-im.
Tom Cook Varsity record in the 500-
the finals.
The intramural directive re
ceived in this office made it
explicit that all contestants
must wear swimming trunks
and t h a t no spectators may
enter the pool deck area.
A practice period has been
set aside for 6-7 p.m. Mon
days through Thursdays. Be
ta Pi are defending champs.
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Wednesday, March iu,
improved,
league
5 marks broken
freestyle.
Steve Noots Varsity record in the
200-freestyle 1
Steve Goets Varsity record In the 2M
!m; 1-04 4 In the 100-yard breaststrokm
2:24.8 In the 200-yard breastitroke.
Jim Slaalowskl - Varsity record In tlm
200-yard backstrokes :56.8 In hte 100-yaid
backstroke.
Dean Satterthwalte 2:23 in the 2110.
yard breaststroke.
James Kranss :22.6 In the 50-vaid
freestyle.
Bill Kathreln :22.7 In the 50-yard
freestyle.
All but Goetz return next
year for more Cornhusker
swimming competition, wit'i
Hempleman, Nootz, Stasiow
ski, Satterthwaite and Kraus
slated for two more years of
action.
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