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whispers to his owner'at the NU rodeo Saturday.
Crew -waiting, wading sport
by JIM JOHNSTON
Sports Editor
Crew, from the spectators'
standpoint, is a waiting sport.
It took more than 2V4 hours
to organize and complete two
races Sunday. But the
approximately 300 spectators
who lined the shores of
Branched Oak Lake near
Malcolm didn't mind the wait.
They were watching history
in the making. The first crew
team in the history of the
University of Nebraska
competed in the state's first
crew race.
Nebraska's reserve team
raced to a draw in the first
race, but the Washburn
University varsity squad
recorded a length and a half
victory in the main event.
But Nebraska's failure to
wind didn't disturb the
spectators. The majorty didn't
know which shell was
Huskers win
Nebraska's baseball team
upped their conference record
to 4-5 taking two of three
games from Kansas over the
weekend. But despite winning
their first series this season, the
Huskers are still in seventh
place in the Big Eight.
Ryan Kurosaki went the
distance on the mound in the
Huskers opening 6-1 victory
Friday. He limited the Jayhawks
to eight hits in recording his
third win while Frank Vactor
contributed a home run to lead
the offense.
The bottom end of Fridays'
double-header was another
story, though. Kansas racked
1 ' 1
Nebraska's anyway. They were
in attendance for a simple
reason. ..to see what the ancient
sport of crew is all about.
Temperatures in the low
60's, a chance in the site of the
race and confusion in finding
the new site failed to dampen
their spirits. Each race took
about seven minutes to cover
VA miles and the long wait in
between races was unique.
One man tossed an empty
Pepsi can in the water which
was retreaved by his dog.
Children were tossing sticks in
the water. Most people were
sitting, covered with blankets,
and just talking.
"Next time we'll have to get
the pep band out here," said
Art Thompson, assistant
program manager of the
Nebraska Union, who has
taken a special interest in crew.
"We need something to do in
between races."
first series
up 16 hits of four Nebraska
pitchers on their way to a 15-0
win.
But Saturday the Huskers
reversed the tables to win the
rubber match of the series,
15-7. Nebraska slugged 16 hits
in the contest including six in
the sixth inning when they
scored eight runs. Bruce
Cramer picked up the win with
seven inning of strong relief
pitching.
The Huskers, now 6-12
overall; are home this weekend
with a double header with
Oklahoma State Friday
followed by a single tilt on
Saturday.
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Washburn, which has
competed against Purdue and
Notre Dame this season, has
had crew for three years. Like
Nebraska, the Washburn team
is without financial support
from the University.
The lack of a nearby lake
has hindered Washburn's
spectator participation. And
during a recent trip from
Alabama the wind caught the
Washburn shell and shattered it
to pieces on the freeway.
Washburn used one of
Nebraska's shells Sunday.
"I can't believe the people
out here," said one Washburn
crew member. "You've really
got something going here."
It was the only home race
for Nebraska. The team travels
to Manhattan, Kan., for a meet
between Kansas State,
Minnesota and Washburn on
Saturday.
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by STEVE KADEL
Staff Writer
For the average person, a
ride on a bucking bronco is
about as appealing as a chance
to wrestle a grizzly -bear or
parachute into a burning
forest. There is, one might
reason, a slight amount of
danger involved that tends to
discourage participation.
But for Tom Frazer, it's a
challenge to be enjoyed as
often as possible-even at such
unlikely places as Brookings, S.
Dak., or Hays, Kan., and often
at great personal expense in
terms of travel and entry fees.
Frazer, a Nebraska
sophomore, got a taste of his
specialty Saturday night when
he competed in the bareback
bronc riding event at the NU
Rodeo Club's fourth annual
Intercollegiate Rodeo. It's an
event that pits rider against
horse in a battle of wills, with a
painful finish for the cowboy
who loses the confrontation.
RULES FOR bareback
bronc riding are simple. The
cowboy is held to the horse by
a narrow belt called a rigging
and must come out of the
chute with his spurs on the
point of the horse's shoulder.
Holding the rope with one hand
and keeping the other in the air
he must continally spur his
horse for the next eight
seconds. The final score is
determined by two judges who
total points for the cowboy's
riding ability and spurring
action plus bucking ability of
the horse.
Saturday night, Frazer came
into the finals as the only
Nebraskan in the eleven-man
field. But an important factor
of the game, horse selection,
was against him. He drew an
especially mean bronco and
was bucked off early in the
ride, failing to place.
Later he sat dejectedly on a
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feeling for riding.
"'I GUESS I just went into it
for something to do," he said.
""But it's a real chaUenge to me
now. I'd say riding broncs is at
least 70 per cent confidence.
The rest of it is a combination
of strength and coordination. I
think anyone with average
coordination can be a
champion rodeo rider."
But what about the risk to
life and limb?
'I don't consider any
area of rodeo any more
dangerous than something like
football," he said. "There's
really no danger involved Tve
never been hurt bad myself.
Just a few minor bruises once
in a while."
But there are compensations
for the aches and pains, he
pointed out, with money
heading the list. Larry Mahan,
one of the country's top rodeo
cowboys and the NU Rodeo
Club's special guest during last
week's Western Days, earned
an all-time high of $55,000 in
1969. Although Frazer isn't
quite in Mahan's class he
hasnt : done too badly.
TD SAY I've won a couple
or three thousand dollars in
rodeos since I began in high
school," he said. "But I.ve also
spent that much, too, traveling
and paying entry fees."
A member of the NU Rodeo
Club, Frazer works out every
day by riding the same horses
he meets in competition the
meaner the better.
Since the club doesn't have
an official coach, everyone
helps one another, giving tips
and advice on technique.
He won't let Saturday
night's disappointment bother
him long. There's another
rodeo in Vermillion, S. Dak.,
next weekend and he'll be
there to prove his will is as
great as any bronco's. Besides,
riding a bucking bronco is a
thrill he wouldn't want to miss.
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