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Husker athletic fans will see a dream come true
Saturday-three sports offerings all for a total of $1.'
That's the price of a student ticket for All-Sports
Day, which includes baseball, football and track from
1 1 a.m. until sometime that evening.
The 11 a.m. baseball game is the conclusion of a
3-game series against Kansas University which begins
with a 1:30 p.m. doubleheader today. The Huskers
must sweep this series if they 'entertain any hopes of
escaping the Big 8 cellar.
At 1:30 p.m. Saturday comes the conclusion of
spring football practice with the annual Red-White
game.
Colorado State University will provide the
opposition for Husker trackmen with field events
starting at 3 p.m. and running events at 4 p.m. on the
2year-old tartan track.
Husker weightmen have been impressive so far this
spring, so it might pay to leave the football game
early and see them in action. Jerry Hannan and Steve
Jepsen have both qualified - for the NCAA
championships in June with throws of over 175 ft. in
the discus. Hannan's toss of 185 ft. 2 in. broke the
school record and leads the Big 8.
Wayne Ritchie and freshman Scott Sorchik ooth
placed in the Drake Relays in the javelin last weekend
and rank high in the Big 8.
The 4-mile relay of Roger Chadwiek, Dan Speck,
Lynn Hall and Bob Unger turned in the top running
performance of the spring for the Huskers when they
set the school record in finishing second at the Kansas
Relays. They should be among the trackmen to watch
as they return to their individual events Saturday.
- For those who might be in Omaha this weekend,
there is the college women's state softball tournament
today through Sunday at Dill Field.
E Icven teams are entered in the double
elimination tournament including UNL, which is
seeded third behind Wayne State' College and the
University of Nebraska at Omaha. A split of a
doubleheader with Wayne State earlier this season is
one of the reasons UNL Coach Myreen Loveless has
hopes for a Husker championship.
"If we can really put it together, we can take the
tournament," she said, "The spirit is high."
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Defensively, the team has done well, she said, ,
"but of fensively we're going to have to do more place '
hitting." She gave as an example the toss to
Concordia College Monday when the team hit the ball
often but right at the Concordia players.
The team's hitting doesn't leave a whole lot to be
desired, however, as evidenced by the fact that nine
of the 16 players have batting averages over .400.
"I'll use the strongest players," she said. "It's time
to play top-notch ball."
The winner of the state tournament advances to
the Women's College World Series, also at Dill May
17- 19.
UNL's first game in its attempt to qualify for that
18- state tournament is today at 6:30 p.m. against the
winner of the Kearney State College-Creighton
University game. UNL has played at Dill earlier this
month, which could ' give the Huskers a slight
advantage over some of the other teams. Loveless
said. '
"This is the best team I've ever coached," the
six-year mentor concluded.
Another weekend Husker fans "might want to
mark on their calendars is May 17-18. Two Big 8
championships, golf and track and field, will be in
Lincoln those days.
Husker golfers are expected to battle Oklahoma
State University for the title in the meet at Hilicrest
Country Club.
Although Husker chances for the track and field
championship are slim,1 many of the best athletes in
the nation will display their talents on the UNL track.
With the coming of spring is the coming of
baseball, and for me that hns always meant the Los
Angeles Dodgers. As I have since I was nine years old,
I predict the Dodgers to win the National League
pennant and the World Series. I will go out on a very
shaky limb in the -American League and pick the
Detroit Tigers.
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The UNL crew will race
against Washburn University
Saturday at Branched Oak
Lake. Race time is 1:30 p.m.
There will be fencing
competition Saturday at 1 p.m.
at the Men's Physical
Education Bldg. Prizes will be
given to the winners. Anyone is
welcome.
The UNL golf team travels
to Ames, Iowa to compote in
the Iowa State Invitational this
weekend.
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University of Southern California football
Coach John McKay once said something to the
effect that spring football practice is a waste of
time and isn't really needed.
But UNL football Coach Tom Osborne
called that statement "foolish." Osborne' team
. will close ,spring.7driUs Saturday wlth'the annual
intrasquad spring game at Memorial Stadium at
1:30 p.m.
"I'd say it "Was worthwhile," Osborne said.
"We made some progress, and avoiding any
serious injuries to ksy players, we accomplished
most of what we wanted to."
According to Osborne, the two main
objectives of spring drills are to find the best
personnel for the right positions and to
introduce the basic defensive and offensive
formations in order to save time in the fall.
"The Red-White game is the final practice,
and after 20 practices, you like to give the
players something to look forward to, and the
fans something to come see," Osborne said. "It
helps the younger players play under actual
game conditions and settle the butterflies
before next fall. And of course, We're still
looking at personnel."
Defensive Coordinator Monte Kiffin said
"There will probably be more scoring than on
sumo 'Saturdays because the spring game is
when you want to put some points on the
board. People like to see scoring and not 0-0
shutouts."
Defensively, Kiffin said he was pleased with
the progress of the defense. "The hitting has
been as intense as any spring ball since 've been
here," he said. 'The kids are really hustling,
which is what we want to see."
Despite the fact there is still concern over
the right tackle and middle guard positions of
the defensive line, Kiffin credits colleague
Warren Powers with - rebuilding - a defensive
secondary that "seems quite sound," and
expects the iinebacking core to be the strong
point of the unit next fall.
Overall, Kiffin said, "! think we'll have a
good defense next fall. Whether it's as good as
we've ever bad is too early to say, but I've never
been around a bad defense, and I don't intend
to start next year. As long as we have kids who
want to hustle and hit, our defense will never
embarrass us."
Osborne seems pleased with the offense as a
whole. He praised the offensive line and
expressed satisfaction with the individual play
of l-backs Jeff Moran and John O'Leary, Tony
Davis at fullback, Dave Humm at quarterback,
Ritch Bahe at wingback and tight end Larry
Mushinskie. Mushinskie, according to Osborne,
has "played as well as a tight end has in four or
five years."
Three players who advanced to the second
and first teams from fourth team spots this
spring were Ron Nitzel who is now behind Dave
Shamblin at split end; Jeff Pullen, who was
practicing at first team middle guard; and
sophomore fullback . Lindsay Kucera, who
moved up this week to reserve fullback.
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