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page 10 daily nebraskan friday, October 17, 1975 Huskers aim for sixth notch at OSU By Pete Wcgman When the UNL football Cornhuskers meet the Oklahoma State (OSU) Cowboys Saturday, Nebraska will be trying to avoid what happened the last time they traveled to Stillwater. In 1973, the favored 5-1 Huskers finished in a 17-17 tie with the 3-2 Cowboys when Husker I-back Tony Davis was stopped short of the OSU goal line late in the fourth quarter. Last season in Lincoln, the situation was nearly the same, but the roles were revers ed. The Cowboys, down 7-3, were driving late in the game until quarterback Charlie Weatherbie fumbled and Husker Ardell Johnson recovered on the one-yard line. This year the fourth-ranked, 5-0 Huskers are eight point favorites over the 4-1 Cowboys. OSU's loss came last week at the hands of the Missouri Tigers, 41-14. The Cowboy's head coach is Jim Stanley, who has a 12-9-2 two year mark. He led OSU to its first bowl game in 15 years when the Cowboys defeated Brigham Young, 1 6-6, in last year's Fiesta Bowl. Injuries a factor Both teams may be missing key players for the game, which is expected to be witnessed by a near capacity crowd of 50,622, according to OSU officials. The Cowboy offense will be directed by third-string quarterback Scott Burk. Burk will be filling in for Charlie Weatherbie, first-string quarterback, out with a broken collarbone and second-string signal-caller Jimmy Derrick, out with a knee injury. Split end Chuck Malito will not be on Nebraska's 48-man travel roster because of a knee strain. Starting defensive end Bob Martin is listed doubtful with a knee injury. Burk will direct an offense which is averaging 285 yards rushing and 145 passing a game. OSU's running attack is led by halfback Terry Miller (96 yards a game) and fullback Robert Turner (90 yards). Turner started ahead of George Palmer (who gained 120 yards in last season's loss to Nebraska), before being injured and missing five games. He finished the season with 322 rushing yards. Burk, a sophomore, started OSU's last two games in 1974, a 44-13 loss to Oklahoma and the Fiesta Bowl win. He sat out six games during mid-season with a shoulder separation last year. "This is my first game against Nebraska," he said. "No, I'm not awed by their name, or by any name. If we execute well and don't turn the ball over, well make the game very interesting." OSU's offensive line is anchored by senior center Gary Chlouber, who has started 28 games in a row. Chlouber was moved from offensive guard to center in 1973. The Cowboys, averaging 29 points a game, will run both a wishbone and a slot -I offense against the Huskers, the Big 8's top rushing and pass defense team. Leading punter Junior Cliff Parsley, OSU's punter, is leading the Big 8 with a 44 yard average. On defense, Oklahoma State has four returning starters: defensive tackles Phillip Inmates, all-stars to battle in Memorial Stadium game By Larry Stunkel There's a man in the Nebraska State Penal Complex whose dream has been to play football in UNL's Memorial itadium. Although there won't be 76,000 fans watching, the man's dream may be fulfilled Saturday when 12 inmates take on a UNL intramural flag football all-star team at 1 pjn. According to Gale Wiedow, Howard Smith of the penal complex approached him two weeks ago about a game. Since the Huskers play away this weekend the stadium was available. This will be the first time the penal complex football team has ever played outside the penitentiary walls of the Fencers to duel in Iowa match A weekend of comaraderie and fencing is in store for UNL's fencing club, accord ing to Bob Deschaine, club sponsor, as the club ventures outside the stat; for the first time. Nin cin rnrnhers "travel to Ames, Iowa today for a meet with Iowa State and Iowa University. Competition begins at 9 ajn. Saturday and continues all day. "Individuals have competed outside the state before," Deschaine said, "but never the whole club." According to Dehaine, the meet will be 'scored electronically. The points, scored by the number of touches, arc best measured this way, he added. . Electronically- senstive vestments worn in the meet were made by UNL club members. "Expenses to meets are paid by club members," Deschaine said, "and the other schools are helping us cut expenses by put ting us up in dorms with sleeping bags." Club members competing in foil compe tition include Mike Metzger, Jane McGee, Terri Watson, Jeff Woolard, Dale Johnson, Paul Marcussen and Del Huff. Deschaine will compete in epee, one touch epee and foil, he said, and profes sor Richard Bochar will compete in epee and one-touch epee. Metzger also will compete in epee. He said the club plans to invite Kansas University, South Dakota State and the two-Iowa clubs to Lincoln for a similar weekend fencing tournament.' ' "pen", according to Wiedow, and the inmates had to get a special parole to come. "It's a big thing for them," Wiedow said. "I've heard they've practiced so hard that two guys are in the hospital and can't play." One of the reasons for letting the inmates out to play on campus was a type of reward to recognize their efforts to achieve certain goals, Wiedow added. The penal complex team is undefeated (3-0) and unscorcd upon in competition among outside teams, Wiedow said. 'One UNL intramural team, Delta Sigma Phi, was beaten by the inmates 20-0 in a game earlier this year at the complex. The UNL all-star team is made up of players from the top five intramural teams on campus, which are Ag Men, Beta Theta Pi, Abel 8, Abel 5 and the Jets. Of those teams, the Jets and Ag Men will supply five players each, and Beta Theta Pi, Abel , 8 and Abel 5 will each supply two players. Three of five referees will be from campus. The penal complex team will bring 12 players and two referees, and wilfybe accompanied by ten "escorts," Wiedow said. The two teams will play city recreation rules, which differ from the rules used for UNL intramural games by allowing only one pass per play beyond the line of scrimmage The public is invited to attend, as the Northwest and Northeast gates of the stadium will be open it 12:30 pjn. M f XX thote Courtesy VHL Jennings Austin Dokes and James White, linebacker Brent Robinson and free safety Darnell Meyers. Dokes, a junior, was All-Big 8 last year arid was named as the Fiesta Bowl's top defensive player. Dokes had 122 tackles beginning the 1975 season. Limits F ee decision Osborne was still having problems determining his traveling team of 48 Thursday night. Martin's injury still leases a question mark, but Tom Coccia will travel if Martin is unable to play. The other choice is between tight end Ken Spaeth and fullback Dodie Donnell. "We use two tight ends a lot and if Mushinskie or Jenkins get injured we're out of that formation if we don't take Ken," Osborne said. "But we have some bumps and bruises in our backfield where the people are more injury prone so we may need Donnell." Osborne said the decision would be made this morning. Nebraska travel roster Offense Larry Mushinkie, Brad Jenkins, Bob Lingenfslter, Rich Costanzo, Dan Schmidt, Stan Waldemore, Rik Bonness, Tom Davis, Greg Jorgensen, Steve Lindquist, Steve Hoins, Bobby Thomas, Dave Shamblin, Vince Reffagamo, Terry Luck, Monte Anthony, John O'Leary, Dave Gillespie, Curtis Craig, Tom Heiser, Tony Davis, Gary Higgs, Randy Garcia, Dodie Donnell or Ken Spaeth, Randy Lessman and Mike Coyle. Defense Ray Phillips, Tony Samuel, Jerry Wiod, George Mills, John Lee, Jeff Pullen, Mike Fultz, Dan Brock, Jeff Carpenter, Dave Redding, Bob Martin or Tom Coccia, Cietus Pillen, Percy Eichelberger, Jim Wightman, Wonder Mono's, Kent Smith, Dave Butterfield, Ted Harvey, Chuck Jones, Jim Burrow and Larry Valasek. K J n ! xxiji & i,f m Photo by Kevin Highly Terry Luck (11) regains his starting quarterback status for Oklahoma State Saturday, UNL hosts field hockey By Susie Reitz Field hockey fans will have a chance to satisfy their appetites this weekend when UNL hosts the first Big 8 field hockey tournament. Five teams-Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma-will par ticipate in the two-day tournament. . The opening match is Friday, at ,9:30 a.m. between Nebraska and Kansas, fol lowed at II ajn. by Missouri and Oklahoma State. The round-robin tournament was planned last year, according to Elizabeth Petrakis, UNL field hockey coach. Coaches decision 'The Big 8 coaches met and decided a tournament would be a good idea," Petrakis said, "and they planned loca tions for the next five years starting here." Tourney champions will receive a trav eling trophy and the top two teams will receive certificates, Petrakis said. A Big 8 all-star team will be selected in the tournament based on recommenda tions by coaches. ', A two-day tournament pass will cosi $5. Single day admission is $3 and half-day is$1.50,'Petrakissaid. Carrying a 4-1 record into the tourna ment, UNL will be ready to play despite two injuries, according to Petrakis. Goalie injured Goalie Betsy Anderson suffered a dis located shoulder in a gymnastics class and will be out for the tournament, Petr&kis said. Halfback Peg Conradt was out far two practices this week with a bruised ankle, but should be ready for the tourna ment, Petrakis said. Starting line-ups will depend on the competition and how the players hold up in the two-game per day schedule, Petrakis said. "It's ' hard ' to say, but 'some girls probably won't be able to play this weekend," she said. "I'll just have to make some decisions and hope the girls I start are up for the game and do the best job." The no-substitution rule in field hockey makes it hard for the coaches, Petrakis said, because if a player does not play well the coach can't substitute another. Support improves Fan support for field hockey has been growing at UNL this year, which has helped the players, Petrakis said. "We're starting to get more parents and grandparents at the matches," she said, "as well as more student spectators." For home matches and the tournament, Petrakis prepared a program listing UNL players and basic field hockey rules. "Some spectators don't know the rules," she said, "so we hope the program can help them understand the game." Tournament schedule Friday-9:30 ajn. UNL vs. Kansas University (KU); 11 a.m. Missouri University (MU) vs. Oklahoma State University (OSU); 12:30 p.m. UNL vs. Oklahoma University (OU); 2 p.m. MU vs. KU; 3:30 pjm. OU vs. OSU. Sturday-9:30 uxn. UNL vs. OSU; 11 a.m. KU vs. OU; 12:30 pjrt. UNL vs. MU; 2 p.m. KU vs. OSUr 3-30 nrtv Mil wa Oil College coaching opportunity lures new basketball assistant to UNL By Jim Hunt Because UNL offered a good opportun ity to get involved in college coaching, UNL's new basketball graduate assistant gave up high school coaching. Jennings Austin enters his first year coaching at UNL this season after a suc cessful high school coaching career in South Carolina. In six yean of high school coaching, the 29-year-oid native of Monroe, N.C., com piled an 82-16 record. He coached two years at Wando High School in Mount Pleasant, S.C. before moving to Bonds Wilson High in Cahrleston, S.C. At Bonds-Wilson his team won the 1974 AAA state championship. In 1975, with only two players returning off the championship team, he led his team to the runner-up spot; At UNL, Austin's main duties will be. coaching the junior .varsity basketball squad and recruiting. "I would like to bring in four blue chip pers (top high school prospects) this year," Austin said. "1 would like to recruit some in South Carolina this year, along with Indiana." There were no plans to have a junior varsity team, he said, but because of the NCAA restrictions, which allow teams to take 10 players on road games and suit 13 up at home games, it was necessary. 'The junior varsity team will give some of our players a chance to get some experi ence," he said. "It also will give some people who wouldn't have the chance to play inter-collegiate basketball that opportunity." The junior varsity will run the same style of basketball as the varsity, he said, and added that he is very optimistic about the chances for its success. "Even though I grew up in the Atlantic Coast Conference 1 have always liked the Big 8," he said. -
