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Wednesday, february 11, 1976 page 10 daily nebraskan one at NCAA's scholarship limits, budget rules don't fool OU By Jim Zalewski Whether it is caused by Arab' oil prices, President Gerald Ford's economic policies or the declining market for ceiling wax, the economic crunch is affecting every one, including collegiate sports. The NCAA has tried to limit scholarships and travel rosters, and anything else that might slow down big-time spending by big-time college sports. Apparently, Nebraska football fans and the Indiana and UCLA basketball fans will find a, way-through increased ticket prices, benevolent alumni or slight rule evasion-to continue their high-octane pace. Jack Lambert will do a pantyhose commercial before Nebraska goes to small-time football. But what about nonrevenue sports like wrestling? Will UNL coach Orval Borgialli's grapplers b able to compete effectively-or even exist -once the 11 -scholarship limit goes into effect Aug. 1 , 1976? Statistics seem to indicate schools like UNL will benefit for once from a scholarship limitation. The current Husker wrestling team has eight members on full ' scholarship, with a total of 17 receiving some type of aid. In contrast, tradition-rich University of Oklahoma (CU) had 40 wrestlers on various scholarships this year. On the surface, the rule would appear to cut drastically OLTs accumulated talent. In reality, they may not be affected at all. 'Those who were enrolled in school by Jan. 1, 1973, will not be counted in the 11-man limit," Borgialii said. "In addition, it seems like those who want to spend the money will spend it somehow. They may use government grants or some alternate financial aid, but they will find them regardless." , Borgialii, who started at UNL 1 2 years ago with two and one-half scholarships, said he has built his program without flaunting any regulations. 'The scholarship limit is not going to hurt NU, if it is applied fairly," he said. "It is bound to help a person like myself, eventually ." "Applied fairly" are the key words in that paragraph. Rumor has it, and it seems to be more than a fleeting rumor since Borgialii also has heard it, that Oklahoma will create a lacrosse or soccer team next year, stocking it with baseball players and wrestlers. Only one or two scheduled games are necessary to qualify the lacrosse players as legitimate scholarship athletes. Of course, they strangely may be persuaded to "walkon" in either wrestling or baseball during their free time. ' .- Now who is fooling whom? In effect, the NCAA is just regulating what sport is indicated on a person's scholarship, not how many.' It seems the Sooners learned their lesson from the Kerry Jackson incident. You don't break the rules-yoa just bend them to fit your needs. I don't mean to imply Oklahoma is the only meanie in college sports. I'm sure other coaches have devised more devious schemes to accommodate their needs. The NCAA never will regulate collegiate sport spending until everyone agrees to abide by the limits as stated. And we all know when that will be. nebraskan sp husker Four-year veteran swims career high in KU meet By Susie Reitz "I was so excited-about halfway through the meet we knew we were going to beat KU," said UNL swim team captain Ruth Spencer, discussing UNL's 71-60 win Sunday over defending Big 8 Conference champion Kansas University. Spencer, the team's only four-year veteran, swam a career best 1:13.8, to win the 100-yard breaststroke. she also won the 50-yard breaststroke and is this week's athlete of the week. UNL also beat Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Kansas State Universities Saturday at Manhattan, Kan., with Spencer taking first and second in the 50- and 100-yard breaststrokes, respectively. "The meet Saturday didn't tire us out," Spencer said. "It made us look forward to Sunday." Ever since UNL's second-place finish to KU in the Big 8 Relays in December, Spencer said she knew UNL could beat KU in a dual. The Huskers are "a lot more competitive this year," she said. Qualified for nationals "When I first came here, we swam against Kearney to Ratings through Feb. 5 for intramural basketball teams have been released by Gale Wiedow, intramural coordinator. No. 1 team is 1641, last year's all-university champion. Second are the Thunderchickens. Intramural basketball has five divisions: A, B, C, small fry and open leagues. Open league teams were riot con sidered in the ratings, which were based on observations of teams by intramural supervisors and by team perfor mances in previous tournaments. About 35 of the 278 teams competing still are unde feated, Wiedow said. Between 3,200 and 3,500 students are participating. Top Tm 1. 1641 4-0 2. Thunderchickens 3-0 3. Beta Theta Pi , 4-0 4. Ace 4-0 5. Beta Sigma Pit . 3-0 6. Top of the Tower 4-0 7. Theta Xi 3-0 8. Cather 8 9. Abel 5 10 Kappa Sigma 4-0 3-0 3-0 The Dental College team won the intramural swim meet last Thursday with 90 points, followed by Abel 5 with 54 points. Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Theta were third and fourth respectively with 43 and 41 points. Bill Flory of Phi Delta Theta and Tom Heuke of the Dental College were double winners. Flory wen the 50 yard butterfly and the 200-yard individual medley. Heuke won the 100-and 400-yard freestyle events. Tom Price of B.V.T. finished first in the 100-yard backstroke, second in the 100-yard free style and third in the 50-yard freestyle. Mike Culp, also of B.V.T., won the 200-yard freestyle and was second in the 400-yard freestyle. Entries for intramural men's handball doubles are due today at the Recreation Office, 1740 Vine St. UiO ' QrycEsariQrs "Best service in town." Drapery Cleaning; Weevil; 13 & F St. Alterations; Free Storage; Aff Suede i Leather Cleaning. Ffl. 475-792 Open Monday thru Saturday ROSES AND YOUR VALENTINE SEE PAGE 8 FOR DETAILS AIMING V jw ycit tivf woFidond whst it's tiktt to t t c.i t r othsr tnd of tha Ikw? AFFLYN0W BZADirI-15 FES. 20&, 1975 Cs'1 472-2102, ft ttr hto Kra. 104 H!th 0r n Order your special ' -Valentine - Gakcs Gooldes (Ifossse of Bmzt) FreinthsNc&frlJ (State College), CreiglUon and Concordia," she said. "My first year, I didn't even realize there was a national meet." Spencer changed that, qualifying for nationals in the 50-yard breaststroke her sophomore and junior years. She is four-tenths of a second short of this year's qualifying time of 33.1 seconds. The improved competition has brought more talent to the UNL team, she, said. Mikki Crosby, a sophomore who won the 50-yard butterfly Sunday, came last year, and freshmen Ellen Hollander and Use Magee, who won the 100-yard backstroke Sunday, joined the team this year. "With so many good swimmers it's more fun because everyone is scoring and you're not the only one winning,' Spencer said. "But it makes me work harder." The senior physical education major came to UNL on a National Merit Scholarship and has a 3.795 average, sup porting her claim that "all athletes aren't dumb. After graduation, she plans to teach or go to graduate school, while working with the Navigators, a Christian organization. Last year she received one of UNL's first women's swimming scholarships. Family sport Spencer said she-started competitive swimming at 11. Her talent in the breaststroke "sort of runs in the family," she said. She has three brothers who swim the breast stroke, for Northwest Missouri State University and another at Omaha South High School. Her mother started the family swimming young, she said. "With six kids In the family, there Wasn't a lot to do in the summer," Spencer said, "but we always had swimming lessons." Other nominees for athlete of the week were' women's basketball guard Kathy Hawkins, junior from Omaha; gymnast Kathi Ruddick, sophomore from Omaha; wrestler Bob Johnson, senior from Gordon; gymnast Duane West, junior from Lincoln; basketball forward Bob Siegel, junior from Fairbury, and track medley relay team , members senior Chuck Malito of Lakewood, Colo., junior Matt Reckmcyer of Mt. Morris, 111., sophomore Harold Stelzer of Scituate, Mass., and freshman Ron Fisher of Ottawa, Canada. 1 "ill I 1 S with Josephs! FERMODYL Special... Regular RetaU" Now ONLYV2S2- T.GJJF. Special Good every Friday with student LD. Off Sale On Sale. FREE : application with .purchase Get ucqunbitcd Special A COLLEGE OF BEAUTY ! 43247 46 N.llth BifllMWMtflialiif i mm nm., , . . ... .