MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1969 PAGE 4 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN ii .-.3 fl A ts n b be 'worst' in Big by Randy York Nebraskan Sports Editor An overdue study of the University of Nebraska's athletic facilities will not pro duce results until 1973, at the earliest, according to a member of the Board of Regents. "The earliest the legislature could appropriate funds to finance a project is 1971," says Lincotn Regent Edward Schwartzkopf. "It would take at least two years to build a structure after the appropria tion, so the earliest people could actually see any result is 1973." Schwartzkopf said that a $60,000 appropriation authoriz ed by the legislature to study NU's athletic situation is "overdue, but timely" in keep ing up with other conference schools. He cited recent im provements transpiring in pro grams at Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma and Iowa State and added that those schools' im provements will make Nebraska's facilities the worst in the Big Eight Conference. Schwartzkopf. who has toured athletic facilities at each conference school except at Iowa State, said an effort to improve the substandard situation at Nebraska involves two considerations after receiving legislative appro vai: site and finances. "Financing an improvement is, of course, the most impor tant consideration," Schwartzkopf said, "but a site MoJi ilililllllllllllllllil V " Iff YJf -v. All the new Mini-Brutes are here BUICK'S 1970 OPEL KADETTS. Hi ii I Sg, I II f: , V W 2-DOOR SEDAN O H m RALLYE KADETT SUPER DELUXE SPORT COUPE BUCK 11421 No. 48th. t:iiiiii!tiiinmi!!iirii!iiiiiiHMinmH!!MHii!ii!ii!iMimmMiii!iiim!iiMi!iMimimiiiiiMiiiii facilit eric has to be determined before you can even consider building." Many suggestions have been discussed for the possible location of a new field house, Schwartzkopf said. "We've got to decide whether we want to build across the tracks, at the State Fairgrounds or near the present facilities." He ruled out the feasibility of locating a new field house near the Coliseum. "There just isn't any room," Schwartzkopf said. "We need the practice fields for football." The Regent also mentioned the possibility of locating a new facility on Interstate 80 between Lincoln and Omaha, an idea conceived a few years ago by former Nebraska Gov. Val Peterson. Nebraska athletic director and head football coach Bob Devaney, however, said such a location would most likely not even be considered. Schwartzkopf said that he would like Devaney to tour the facilities at other Big Eight schools w hen he may have time at the first of the year. "He could then report on the findings and any possible mistakes, so that we won't make the same mistakes," he explained. "Kansas State is in its second round o f improvements," Schwartzkopf added. "It has a 12.000 seat basketball arena which no longer is adequate." The K-State field house was & II st r UNCOUN, NEBR.vL rVKUl. VVIWII Vtwi L .IT a - "t uer IvlElU OPEL BIGGEST OF THEM HOLIDAY SPECIAL Art yov planning on going skiing evtr tho holidays? Go In stylo In 1970 Euitk. Coll truce Otto, 434-3198, and ask about oar holi day rentals. 6 full days 9 full days $34 7 0 milt $47 7 " f MOWBRAY? fefTfjfttl BUICK-OPEL J i (IjlljJiij 1 ia tijj-iv' equipped with a portable basketball court which, when the floor was removed, also served as an indoor practice facilitiy for football. The K-State field house was equipped with a portable basketball court which, when the floor was removed, also served as an indoor practice facility for football. "It presented a bad situation in overlapping seasons," Schwartzkopf pointed out, "and would be even worse when a football team would be preparing for a bowl game." Schwartzkopf said Kansas State basketball coach Cotton Fitzsimmons suggested that the 12,000 seat field house be used as an intramural facility. "I think that was a tremen dous idea," Schwartzkopf said, "I think Nebraska should do the same thing. We also have poor intramural facilities, but we have made some improve ment in acquiring intramural football fields this year." Another primary considera tion involved in building an athletic complex, Schwartzkopf added, is what is to be included in that complex. "For instance, do you want an indoor track, and if so, how big? I think we should strive for a well-rounded program to improve not only the major sports, but also the minor ones," he said. ' He said a new field house could be used for swimming, indoor track, wrestling and gymnastics. CAROL FOR PEACE DECEMBER 16 DURING PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS 6:30 P.M. UMHE HAVE A CAR? BRING GT BRUT ALL! les may SOOnEusker Eight "There's no reason," Schwartzkopf says, "why we can't improve these sports tf the same time we improve others. "Nebraska's swimming pool in the Coliseum has got to be the worst in the conference and one of the worst in the coun try," he added. "We don't even have a high enough clearance on the roof to include the necessary high-meter diving events. Whoever designed it ought to be strung up by his thumbs." Nebraska basketball fans' demand for seats has exceeded the supply, Schwartzkopf says. "Many of the seats we do have are poor ones. We've got to do a better job of promoting basketball when we get room to seat the fans though," he said. "People just aren't going to fight to buy a seat, when the one they get may not be a good one," he added. "I think that we should have a 15,000 or 17,000 seat facility. That should take care of us for the next 10 years." Although there has been considerable talk about private donors financing athletic im provements at Nebraska, Schwartzkopf says that the legislature must be responsible for a sizable part of the expen diture. "I think the day is gone when we can exDect an athletic department to finance all of its own activities," Schwartzkopf said. "Athletic departments IT! 2-DOOR SPORT WAGON .3 E3 3 C-:3 DELUXE WAGON f .-s w E-3 OPEL E 3 434-5973 I I Ii have carried the load many times for other activities, and Nebraska's has sustained itself so far. It even made a profit last year, but the situation is becoming more competitive." Schwartzkopf said increased athletic costs are caused, for the most part, by increased grants-in-aid. He conceded that projected improvement is contingent upon legislative aid and outside contributions to the program, but he said Nebraska's track facilities should receive top priority now. "We've got enough money in the Athletic Department to tane care of track," the Regent said, "and something ought to be done immediately." He said the expansion for football was responsible for the demise of the track. "We had one of the finest tracks in the country," he said, "and we didn't preserve it because we tried to get by as cheaply as we could in football expansion. "I was real disgusted with the way in which we added on to the stadium. The natural contour of the stadium was there, and we could have con structed a horseshoe type stadium or a bowl, but we made a mistake of getting by too cheaply." It will cost $250,000 to build an outdoor track comparable to the one virtually destroyed by the lack of suitable planning for football expansion, Schwartzkopf said. mm. len'MndljjfeieftT KSSS3Sjmm $500 V I Nothing helps a young englncr' carter like being given challenge. Which it another way of laying a chanct to fail now and then. To make his own mistakes. A Western Electric we give cur newly recruited engineers responsibility almost Immediately. They make their own de cisions. Learn from their own errors. Don't get us wrong. Wt keep our lllllllllllllllllll!llllllll!llllllini!IIIIIMinilllinillMillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM in Blue bonnet clash Probable Lineups Tipoff 7:3J H.m. Collwum NtOrnka (5-1) Pot. Michigan (24) Jura (-10) F. ... Ouimette (4-4) Gratopp (4-4) .... F Rosa (4-4) Chaik (4-?) ....C Inkala (4-4) Scantlebury (4-2) .. G Barber (4-2) Nissan 14-3) G Friday (4-2) Nebraska returns home to face Northern Michigan Mon day night after capturing third place in the Bluebonnet Classic at Houston, Tex. over the weekend. The Huskers rallied from a nine-point deficit early in the second half to beat Texas A&M, 78-69, in the consolation game Saturday night, after falling to the home team Houston Cougars, 112-82, in the opening round Friday night. Houston won the tourney by defeating Kent State, 74-66. The win gave Houston its seventh straight tourney title. Nebraska's top players in the tourney were guards Marvin Stewart and Tom Scantlebury with 41 and 35 points, respec tively, for two games. Both were name to the all tourney team which also in cluded Ollie Taylor and Dwight Davis of Houston, Mike Heit mann of Texas A and M, and Tom Lagodich of Kent State. Lagodich was the tourney's leading scorer with 48 points. He had 25 against Houston and 23 against Texas A&M. Nebraska coach Joe Cipriano saw his team fall behind early in both games, but the Hsukers learned their lessons Friday night and it paid off against Texas A&M. After the Houston game Cipriano expressed concern MMTTREO jrWlUKS AMERICAN CM ! failure You'll never get anywhere without it. cagers because the Huskers got panicky after getting nine points behind. "We lost our offensive con tinuity with six minutes left to go in the first half," Cipriano said. "I hope this is a good lesson for us." Against Texas A&M the Huskers got behind but never lost their poise. 'We have never been better disciplined on offense than we were in the second half," Cipriano said after the Aggie game. Stewart, Sam Martin, and Dale VonSeggern came off the bench to pull the Huskers back in the game. Stewart had 15 of his game leading 24 points at halftime. Martin was perfect from the field, hitting six out of six and was the steadving in fluence in the second half. The Huskers turned the ball over three times in the second half and 10 times in the game, compared to 16 for the Ag gies. Ski club forms to seek group rates All persons interested in forming a Ski Club will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. In the Nebraska Union. Besides pro viding information on ski areas, the club will seek group rates on lodging, transporta tion, equipment, ski clothes and ski theft insurance. The Nebraska Union Trips and Tours committee will help to organize the Ski Club. maim Srvin& Lincoln Sinet 1905 1129 "0 STREET demands reasonable enough so that our recruits can make their decisions at their own pace. But our thinking is, a man feels awfully good about even a small decision when it's his. If you're the type who'd like the chance to make your own moves, see our recruiter or write College Relations, 222 Broad way, New York, N. Y. 10035. A lot of hard work never hurt anyone. Western Electric MervtKtunng amt Stm Ji vjl the ti Si atam An Equal OptNuty k'mxuyw third LeRoy Chalk dominated the boards with 17 rebounds. Chalk was also in double figures with 13 points. The Huskers now face three opponents at -home before tangling with Colorado in the opening game of the Big Eight tourney. Northern Michigan provides the opposition Monday night. Arizona on Dec. 20 and Athletes in Action on Dec. 22. Northern Michigan comes to Lincoln with a 24 record. The Wildcats bowed to Missouri. 105-70, Saturday night al Columbia. Coach Glenn Brown's team Is led by 6-6 forward Ted Rose. Rose has had two recent knee operations, but he is still Cats' best player, according to Brown. Rose scored 35 points last year against NCAA runner-up Purdue. His best effort was 54 against Central Michigan. He hit 19 against Missouri Satur day night. Forward George Barber (6-2 ) was the leading scorer against Missouri with 21 tallies. Nebraska box scores: HOUSTON fg-lqa tt-fta rab pf ts Tavlor . 10-21 88 12 J Rlbben 4-8 1-1 7 I 9 Walch 4-12 3-4 4 2 11 DavlJ 8-14 5-5 14 3 21 Ball 4-7 0-0 3 ) 8 Hickman 3-4 7- 4 0 13 Youngdala II 0-1 1 0 1 Willis 1-2 0-0 0 1 Evans 5-9 1-2 4 5 II Hall .... 2-5 3-4 5 2 7 Totals 42-83 28-34 51 It 11 NEBRASKA ta-toa It-Ma rab pi tp Martin 0-2 2-2 1 1 J Moller 0-2 2-2 0 i 2 Nissan 1-5 II 13 3 Stewart 8-15 1-2 5 1 1 Scantlebury 9-14 2-2 3 3 2r White 01 0-0 1 I 0 Gratopp 3-7 2-4 2 3 Cauble 1-4 0-0 2 2 2 Peterson 3-5 1-2 2 1 Jura 2-13 2-2 8 0 6 ChalK .... 4-12 3-4 9 3 1 Von Seggern . . . 1-2 0 0 2 2 ? Tetals 33-84. 15-11 34 24 83 Halftime score: Houston 53, Ne braska 34. NEBRASKA (78) tg-lqa tt-tta rb pt tp Martin 6 4 1-1 0 I V; Moller 1 3 0-0 0 0 ? Nissen 0-4 11 1 4 ' Stewart 10-17 54-4 2 0 21 Scantlebury 6-13 3-5 2 3 1 Gratopp 1-2 01 3 0. Cauble 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 Jura 1-4 1-2 3 4 ? Chalk 5-12 3 3 17 3 1 ' VonSeqaern 1-3 2-2 1 2 Team rebounds ..... 9 Tetals 31-47 14-20 38 19 71 TIXAS AM (49) ta.tqa tt-tta rb pt In Nlles 6-9 4-7 7 2 1s Heltmann 9-13 5-10 I I 2 Duolantls 3-4 2-3 5 3 1 Smith 3-J 00 2 4 6 Chandler 0-0 0-0 0 0 n Cooksev 3 8 4 4 3 J 10 Kavjn.iqh 01 2-2 0 5.' Threadgill 2 2 (1-0 0 1 4 Team rebounds 9 Touts 24-44 17-24 20 II 49 Nebraska 34 44 I Texas A&M 3930-49 I!!!!!!!!!! 111 niiUiUUHIIIIUiiMHHH:iHIIUllli:illu:iHmiulUUlUUilUMIi:iUIIIIHUIUIINIIIIUUUMIIUIIIIiUUilllMIUHIllll!llllil itiillliiili