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doilu Husker harriers run into trouble Missouri cioss country captain Charlie McMullen paced the Tigers to a 21-40 victory over the Huskers Saturday with a time of 25:37.4 over Columbia's four-mile course. Top Nebraska runner and third place finisher Lynn Hall said several teammates were suffering from injuries and sickness. "(Bob) Unger has been slowed considerably the past couple of weeks with a sore leg, while (Keith) Whitaker has even missed the last two meets due to a virus he's had. Thus, we weren't as strong as we could have been against Missouri," he said. He said the Big 8 conference champion most likely will be Colorado or Missouri. He said the Huskers' chances were remote. Coach Frank Sevigno said he feels his team "has been running good, but not extremely well." Hall has an excellent chance of finishing among the top five conference runners, Sevigne said. "Several men have missed valuable days of practice. This late in the season that often proves fatal," he said. Missouri placed seven men in the top 10 to defeat Nebraska. Hall's time was 25:54. He was followed by fourth place Husker Mike Fertig, whose time was 26:10. Other Nebraska runners included Roger Chadwick, who finished 10th with 26:37. Unger was seven seconds behind Chadwick to finish 11th. Final Nebraska point man was Larry Gnapp, whose 28: 1 7 time was good for 1 5th. The Huskers' next opponent is Drake University Saturday at Pioneer Park. Homecoming clash to test ' st ranked Husker defense t - jet. ,;r :- -- --S-rir5' .-f IT -3 mmJ' '"''i - sJy In 1 1 1 - ti"ivrr,f:TW' 1 t 3y Bill Bennett !' .ill be No. 1 against No. 4 when i.i.k.i'r. football team clashes with b" Ui-iv.-rj.ity of Kansas Jayhawks -i'iMi!.iv afternoon in Memorial I'm! is, it will bo the Huskers' pass M"n.e, which is tanked No. 1 in the ', ag.nnst Jayhawk quarterback I''.:! Jaynes, who is the foutth i-'.i--:" ) passer in the country. After five games, opposing ' i In I iac.k s have tried passing on N"!''aska i2 tunes and have completed '"!' 16 fot 115 yards. That's an .!i lagr of 23 yards a game or 25.8 pur ''n! i i Uiipl. turn. The Huskers have nit 'K fptcd five passes. Jaynes has completed 79 of 140 passes and has had only one intercepted. He has thrown for 965 yatds and has completed 56.4 per cent of his passes. Jaynes also has eight louebdown passes to his credit. Hardy B oi g, senior right t.oi i i back fut the Huskers, said J. i, i !'. "is a great passer." "H'- has always been a good ', ; i"i t'af k, but this year he is picking ':is secondary receivers (jotter, " Boi-.l said. "He's also throwing bettei off balance and under pressure." Warren Powers, defensive backfield coach, said the Kansas game will be the defensive secondary's "first real test." "When Jaynes was a sophomore he didn't really hurt us because he didn't have any pass protection, and last year he was injured when we played Kansas," he said. "But this year he is a quarterback with confidence, maturity, and he knows how to read defenses well." Teaming up with Jaynes are, receivers Bruce Adams and Emmett Edwards. So far this year, Edwards has 19 catches for 304 yards, and Adams has 19 catches for 268 yards and six touchdowns. Borg remembers Adams from last year when Adams was "the little kid in Nebraska's defensive secondary." "Adams impressed me last year. He has great hands and goes for the ball well," Borg said. Although the defensive backfield would like to hold Jaynes under his average of 193 yards a game, Borg said "the only important thing is winning." "We would like to hold him to nothing," Borg said. "But if he passes for 500 yards and we still win the game as a team, that's all that's important." Powers attributes the success of the Huskers pass defense to a total defensive effort." Joining Borg, whom Powers describes as "an intelligent and I i: . Vr J.. Z.- 1 Husker Blackshirts in action ig.inst Wisconsin TWmW cr f I ts ,, , f if - T r w" f i " Wh i ; ' - ' 1 . ' V - V'! , ,.;r, ---zzzz-. "rrr-' ---- lr?Mf ,,..., .J-t.ir,n.r....iril1tiim.J Randy Borg, Husker right cornerback consistent football playct," in the defensive backfield is senior left cornerback Zaven Yyralian. 'This is Zaven's fust your as a full starter," Powers sa;d. "Even though fie played mainly against the wishbone last year, this year he is playing our one defenses very well." Playing safety is senior Boh Thornton. Powers said that as a safety, "Thornton must help out on everything. He reads plays well and tackles well." Juniors Mark Heydorff and Wonder Moruls are alternating at the monster position. Powers said both men have lots of physical ability, and "they are learning their defensive assignments ox homely fast." Reserve defensive secondary men are monster Terry Rogers, comer backs A i del I Johnson, Chuck Jones and Pat Fischer and safety George Kyros. Soccer team's record now 4-2-1 v. The UNL soccer team snapped Concordia Teachers Colic-go's unbeaten string at 12 games with a 3 1 victory last Saturday in Memorial Stadium. The UNL victory followed a 11 tie against Concordia earlier this yeat and uppod its record to 4 2-1. Abel Alv.no, Victor Bishop and Trygue Fckjan scoied the UNL goals. The loam's next game is at 1 p.m. Sunday, in Memoiral Stadium against the Omaha Huskers, a junior amateur team tanked filth in the- nation. ATO win boosts ranking Alpha Tau Omega, by virtue of an easy victory over previously once beaten Triangle, is this week's Daily Nebraskan Class A flag football team of the week. The victory, which made the ATOs season record 4 1 vaulted them into ninth position in the Daily Nebraskan poll' of Class A teams. The only loss suffered by the ATOs was a 40 25 setb irom imo. i Khi Uelta fheta two weeks ago. Returning offensive and defensive starter Steve Chadok "our potent offense is enough to keep us in a game against anyone-." Chadok said they lost only a few starter j from last year's squad, and a few freshmen have pioved to be valuable assets. "We hope wo can play togethot as one solid unit in the back said playoffs for lb.- All Univeisity title. If we can, our chances for in'- tine aie as goon as anyone- else, he said. Intramural cooidinaioi Phil Sienna said scheduled games have leen tamed out six nights m the last two weeks. "We have- appioxnnately 140 games to make up this next week , " he said. Die f op 10: 1. Phi Delta Theta (4 0) 2. Pro Students (3 0) a Abel X (4 0) 4. Acacia (6 0) 5. Alpha Gamma Sigma (5-0) 6. Delta Upsilon (4-1) 7. Gus II (4-0) 8. Phi Delta Phi (4 0) 9 Alpha Tau Omega (4-1) 10. Glenn tLf) Honoiahle me,,nn,r, a.e earned by Sigma Phi Epsilon (4-1) Harper IV CM), lioneis (j(J). Nad-. I A n i n e 1 j ' ' " '-"-id oigrru rst J (KHjC 1? daily nebry'jkan