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t S :' I I? I .V ! 1 pqge 4 The Doiiy Nebroskon . ...u.y, i Can Olympic games recover after tumultuous difficulties? PHOTO BY DAN LADELY Nebraska's defensive ends Dennis Gutzman (89) and Frank Avolio (40) converge on Utah Redskin quar terback Ray Groth during last Saturday's 31-0 victory over Utah. Nebraska ends will be attempting the same trick Saturday at Minneapolis against the Minnesota Gophers. by George Kaufman Sports Columnist It looks as tf the 1963 Olympics will, like almost everything else in this tumultuous year, be held In a besieged city under the pro tection of armed , troops and under threat from a diversity of dissident elements. There are those, such as Harry Edwards, who see this as a healthy thing, that society is waking up and pro testing the crass hypocrisy around it. And, there are others, such as Avery Brun dage an international in stitution in himself who see It as a return to mob rule and intolerant reaction. NEITHER is wrong in a general sense. The German people were indicted after World War II for not following their consciences instead of their political system, yet Americans are jailed for conscientious objection today. But these are general phil osophical considerations, and the disruption of the Olympics from within or without Is a particular case and must be viewed as such. First of all, boycotts and demonstrations are valuable weapons of any "anti" group, but only as long as they are used sparingly and are well timed. Thus, the Impact of any such weapon at the Olympics has already been destroyed. It started out as a fairly good Idea, when the Negroes on the U.S. squad declared they were going to boycott the Gophers face Nebraska with revenge motives by Randy York Assistant Sports Editor If there is such a thing as teams being optimistic after a loss, the University of Min nesota is one of those teams. The Golden Gophers drop ped their seasonal opener last Saturday. But it was certainly nothing to brood over since it came at the hands of 0. J. Simpson and Company (Sometimes referred to as the University of Southern California or just plain ol Southern Cal). AND THE contest was a real tussle before Simpson's heroics produced a 29-20 Tro jan triumph. So, the Gophers will be on the rebound when Nebraska invades Minneapolis. They will be on the rebound, not because of the USC .setback but, because of the horsecollaring Nebraska administered last year. The Huskers inflicted one of only two losses absorbed by Coach Murray Warmath's outfit. NU registered a 7-0 win in Lincoln in 1967's second game for both teams. But the setting is different this year. Warmath gets a chance to tackle Nebraska coach Bob Devaney on his Minnesota field where no one beat him a year ago. Then Southern Cal came. And con quered. Twice in a row before the home folks would be hard to swallow. Seeking to repel the Nebraska invasion are 16 starters returning from last year's productive unit. Two of those 16 are prime can didates for Ail-American honors. Ezell (Easy) Jones is a typical Minnesota tackle 6-4, 245 pounds). He is the man to watch in the Gopher's offensive front wall. Jones can create a big hole. Fullback Jim Carter usually runs through a hole and runs through it well. He was the Gophers' leading ground gainer in '67, rushing for a net of 519 yards and scoring three touchdowns. He is labeled a 'punishing power runner with exceptional will to win." When it comes to punishing and a will to win, Nole Jenke is another. This year's Gopher captain is rated one of the best linebackers in the Big Ten. A word of warning for NU: don't make Mr. Jenke mad. Wisconsin found that out last fall. Jenke intercepted three Badger passes in a narrow 21-14 Minnesota vic tory. JONES, CARTER and Jenke own i mp r e s s i v e credentials, but the real pro blem for Nebraska will pro bably come from Bob Stein, senior defensive end. The 6-3, 218-pound Minneapolis subur banite earned All-Big Ten and All-American acclaim last fall as a junior. Stein's ability may be il lustrated by his sophomore statistics. He was no All American that year. In fact, he played in only two games because of illness and injury. Yet he still tied for third in the Big Ten in number of tackles for losses with eight, v Biggest gap that Warmath has to fill is the quarterback spot where Curt Wilson, 1967's starting signal-caller, has graduated. Ray Stephens, who logged 45 minutes at the Minnesota controls in '67 is back but does not start. Stephens was in charge of Minnesota for most of the Nebraska game last year. Phil Hagen, a seasoned quarterback veteran, steers the Gopher offensive attack. The 6-2, 176-pound junior started one game last year. As a soph, he passed for the winning touchdown late in the game to sink Utah, 13-12. His soph statistics yield impressive indication: 27 of 56 passes for 337 two touchdowns. yards and iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiniii I"""" mil"'" ii iiiniiiiiiiiimimiii Big Eight Statistics John Wintermute at left halfback and Mike Curtis at flanker, both starters a year ago, join Hagen and Carter in the backfield cast. Curtis alternated last year, snagging eight passes for 155 yards and one touchdown. Wintermute moved into the starting halfback role midway through his soph season and sparked Gopher victories over Ohio State and Northwestern. The two-year letterman, who also toils at flanker, . gained 135 yards in the 33-7 win over Indiana, this year's Rose Bowl representative for the Big Ten. Warmath's charges opened the season against the defen ding national champs. They still must meet Purdue, No. 1 choice in one of this week's national wire service polls. Meanwhile Ne braska challenges. Minnesota should have its hands full. Nebraska fails to lead the Big Eight teams in any team category, but the Cornhuskers are holding second position in four football team spots. The only league squad to hold two victories, Nebraska also is ranked third in three team categories and fourth in another. Big Eight team Statistics: Rl'SlllNG OFFENSE O AH. Td. Rl SHIVG DEFENSE G Alt. Yds. Kansan Slat 1 49 70 Nebraska 2 V I1 Colorado 1 3 101 Missouri 1 49 141 Iowa Slate S 1 3?i Kansas 1 183 Oklahoma St 1 52 Lahoma Colorado Nebraska K-Sutf Missouri Okla St. Kansas Iowa St. Oklahoma 1 69 357 At,. 70.0 95.0 104 0 141.0 1S1.0 183.0 ?23.n 357.0 Kansas St. Kansas O'orado Nebraska Oklahoma St. Ira St. Missouri Oklahoma 57 42 58 117 36 85 54 36 Avr. 233.5 :'1!in 208.0 Si.O 157.0 1T 5 108.0 85.0 PASSING DEFENSE Kansas Compt. Att. Int. Pet. Yd. Av. Colorado 4 15 0 .J6T "7 87.0 I Nebraska 16 49 2 .326 206 103 0 Kan-asSl. 11 26 2 .423 112 112 0 : Oklahoma 8 21 1 .381 113 l'J.O i ' via St. 16 31 1 .516 157 157 0 : Okla St. 18 32 19 ,S9 176 176 0 .628 406 203.0 .679 214 214.0 TOTAL DEFENSE G Att. Yds. AT(. Kansas St . 1 75 182 182.0 Colorado 1 53 191 1"1 I) Nebraska 2 128 3 198.0 Missouri 1 " Kansas 1 82 359 3f.9 0 Iowa St. 2 166 7"8 314 0 Oklahoma St. 1 83 380 380 0 Oklahoma l ' 3'i a" PASSING OFFENSE Camp. Att. Int. Prt. Y'ds. Av(. Missouri 10 24 1 .471 210 2HV0 Nebraska 25 51 2 .490 398 199.0 Kansas 8 14 0 .571 173 '71.0 Oklahoma 10 26 0 .385 172 172.0 Ok'a St. 13 20 3 .W 15' '510 K State 12 20 0 .600 146 146.0 Iowa SI. 20 53 3 . 377 282 14 0 Colorado 14 22 1 .636 122 122.0 TOTAL OFFENSE G Att. Y'ds. At. Kansas 1 56 392 392.0 Kansas St. 1 77 37" 37.o Nebraska 2 168 724 362.0 Colorado 1 80 3ifl nso 0 Missouri 1 78 318 318.0 Okla. St. 1 56 311 3'1.0 Iowa St. 2 138 527 263 5 Oklahoma 1 62 257 257.0 SCORING OFFENSE . G , Pts. Avg. 1 47 47.0 1 28 280 2 44 22 0 1 21 21.0 1 21 21.0 2 40 2l.O 1 15 150 Missouri I 6 6.0 At your newsstand NOW SCORING DEFENSE G Pt. Kansas St. Nebraska Colorado Kansas Missouri Iowa SI. Oklahoma Su Oklahoma At 0.0 50 70 7 0 120 15 5 320 45.0 Litlen to speak at club dinner Block and Bridle Club will be addressed Thursday eve ning during a steak supper by Jerry Litton, called by many as one of the most promising young men in America. Litton, elected to Who s Who in American Colleges and Universities, has recently served on national commit tees appointed by Presidents' Kennedy and Johnson. The steak supper will be held west of the Biochemistry and Nutrition building on East Campus at 6:00 P.M. The supper is free of charge to students interested in Ani mal Science and Block and Bridle Club. iSjCiLifl CLOSED Ci3 100x5 OlIDCQd 3 it" -as, THE ,4 .7 . ' Atlantic Andre Makaux Part Two from An!i-Memoirs The War Against xob loung Richard Poirier Plu Commrnu from the Combatants ! A Special Section it's a real war, says Richard Poirier, our man at the front, and it threatens the destruction of our best natural resource, the rebelliousness and hopeful ness of our young. "Why wa'ra against tha big gees," and other voices from the battlefield. . . . and Nicholas von Hoffman describes the puzzlement ol the class of '43. I'liiiimiiiin mm minim iiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i i imni'i" iiiihihmhm' I The N Crowd Games In order to show they were being used by what they called the White Establish, inent. The threat worked and scared -most Americans for a while until the movement split from within, lost momentum and seems to have disintegrated. That, however, remains to be seen. But then the whole idea was ruined when upwards of 50 nations gave notice they would boycott the Games if South Africa were allowed to participate, even with a "mixed" team. This had Brundage jetting around the world trying to put the pieces back together and only a little backstepping by the Olympic Committee saved the Games from that particular crisis. THEN ALONG came the Czechoslovakian Crisis, and the cry began to go out that many countries would boycott the Games if the Soviet Union was allowed to compete. This still has not been resolved, but it is generally assumed now that most countries will not go through with this. a Current a a Movies limes Furaished br Theater. Tlmaat jo. HtW Uoai tun. kM tact LINCOLN CooperLincoln: 'The Dirty Dozen', 7:00, 9:30. Varsity: 'With Six You Get Egg Roll', 1:21, 3:27, 5:33, 7:39, 9:45. State: 'Interlude', 1:00, 3:03, 5:06, 7:09, 9:12. Jovo: 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner', 7:10. 9:10. Stuart: The Secret Life of The American Wife', 1:10, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20 & 9:25. Nebraska: "The Hill With Heroes', 1:00, 3:00, 5:05, 7:05, 9:14. 84th & O: '5 Card Stud', 7:40. 'Nevada Smith', 9:15. Last com plete show, 8:30. Starview: Cartoon, 7:45. 'The Fox', 7:52. 'The Family Way', 9:50. Last complete show, 8:45. OMAHA Indian Hiits: '2001', 2:00, 8:00. Now the Games are threatened by student disorders in Mexico City. No one is quite sure what the students are protesting, and the killing and serious gun fighting between dissidents and police has swept the con frontation beyond the scope of a mere disruption, student or otherwise. At any rate, the public is now fed up with talk of a "boycott" and the law of diminishing returns has rendered any show by American Negores or anyone else important as far as af fecting public opinion on any issue the group would feel transcends the importance of the Games themselves. The fact is that the Olympic Games have served as an apolitical institution for many years even during times of great crisis and deserve to remain so. God knows the world has few enough of them left. But even if you don't agme about the nature of f!,o Olympics - that nothinp s above the cause of justice a v you see it the very numh r of various groups trying to play on the Games has nullified any hope of returns. Any move to disrupt tho Olympics now would b t, purely anarchistic in natur e simply for the purpose of destroying the Olympics. The Olympics does not deserve to die such a pathe'ic death after all these years. It is perhaps the only pie e in the world where athletes can meet the best fro-n everywhere else to tet against the ultimate standard,; It should be allowed to live and flourish. . p I IM nni.wnrriiii.iiii.-, n. ifti A Liddle Dabble Never Dooya! Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle ambzy divey but not "Shakey's Happy People"! They'd rather eat our pizza (world's tastiest!) Drink good bard Or root beer or soft drinks! Sing with our ragtime piano and banjo! Have FUN! 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