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friday,pril2,1970
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la f pert! storks shout tennis, references to the weather
are as numerous as these to backhand voZzys cr orerLaad
Coach Jim Pcrter'f report oa the Husker Ilea's tennis
Usn'i southern trip, for example, founds s Ettle Eke a
weather report.
UNL, 5-5 own!!, played 'sort of hot and cell wh2e
rnanagL-3 a 4-4 record over iprin;?, racatba, the fsur
ytar coach sail.
Cut it ira't surprising thai Porter sounds core Eke a
inetecrolcgia thaa a tennis coach, beeaure Ida terns are
at the mercy of Cells Nebraska weather for outdoor
practice time.
Like the weather, Porter tail his teaav-ahhough better
thaa last year's 8-11 squad-was inccnaiatent ia a dud
loss tt Wichita State University March 22 end ia matches
at the Oral Roberts Tournscnent ia Tcka, Ck!& March
25 through 27.
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Catcher Jeaa Vrhka, a junior from Utxa, is congratulated by U
game of the Wayne State CoZege-UML doublehesder Thursday.
r&ets by Kevin Klzy
isles after rnakEig a key pslcut ia the first
In the first game of a Husker women's Softball double
header Thursday, a Wayne State College player broke her
ankle sliding into third base in an 8-7 loss to UNL.
In the second game, it was a case of a different kind of
break for Wayne State, as UNL's Christy Oswald, a
Lincoln junior, was thrown out at home plate in the
bottom of the seventh inning, trying to score what would
have been the tying run and a sweep of the two game set
The Huskers trailed 7-3 in the sixth inning of the
opener, but scored three times and once in the seventh to
send the game into extra innings.
UNL won when Betsy Anderson, a senior from Blair,
hit a solo home run in the ninth. Anderson hit a two-run
blast in the sixth.
Sophomore Jan Cartels, a right-handed pitcher from
Lincoln, went the distance for the Huskers, allowing
10 hits.
The Huskers had 14 hits and committed seven errors,
while Wayne State managed ten hits and made three
miscues.
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The second game was scoreless until Wayne State
scored three runs on four hits in the fifth off UNL pitcher
Sandy Stewart, a junior from Beatrice.
The Huskers scored once in the bottom of the fifth,
but then committed four errors and allowed one run in
the top of the seventh, giving Wayne State a 4-1 lead.
The Huskers scored twice in the seventh before Oswald
was thrown out trying to stretch a triple into a home run,
giving Wayne State the 4-3 win.
The Huskers had eight hits and six errors in the second
game, while Wayne State had six hits and one error.
Husker coach Myreen Loveless said the number of
Husker errors (13 in the two games) was caused by play
ing on the new dirt infield at the Women's Physical
Education Bldg. grounds.
"It's early ia the season. It's the first time oa the new
dirt infield for us," she said. "We're used to playing oa
grass. . .
"Wayne State's always a tough rival for us. We're
pleased to split with them."
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UNL defeated Northeast Itouri State Univenfty,
Drury College, Ottawa College and Southwea Baptist
College in the tournannt, but lost to Southern Eincis
University, Tuln and Orsl Roberts.
But the future weather looks "warm and sunny for
rbrter's ycunj team, which plays at Drake Uniwnity
today and has its home opener agzfcst Wahura Unir
syilonday. AH of UICL's top the players are either frednnea cr
sophomores. That youth combined with indoor courts
avahle next year at the new UNL sports center rnae
Ibrteroptintia
Ttifngs are looking premiss for the future whea you
doa't haie to depend oa the weather to practice.
Porter ranks fxeahmaa Daa Cobcth (4-5) of Omaha
and Ftil Woes (5-5) of RoCn IITs, CslU as his to? two
p!ayers th sophomores Jeff CchmalJ (5-5) of Grand
Lland and BUI Jacksoa (5-4) of Saa DIe, Cslf third
and fourth.
MActua!!y the top four are pretty close to it's not cut
and dried, Fbrter said. Lincoln freahxaa Ruas TiHe
(3-5) and sophomore Daa Weaver (3-6) of Iincob O out
the singles lineup with the team's only senior, Rick Cohen
(2-3) of Prairie Village, Kaa possibly playing No. 6
oboth woa the Class B singfes championship last
year for Omaha Ryaa High School and also was the
Nebraska 18- and under titlst.
Porter said Drake Ma!ways has a good team" and should
be a tough opponent. The 2 pja. match with Waahbura
lloLdzy is at Woods Park.
sports
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, UNL's crew will host an invitational regatta Sunday
at Omaha's Carter Lake featuring one of the nation's
perennial crew powers, the Yale Eli.
Competing in the regatta are the Huskers; Yale Univer
sity, with one of the oldest crew programs in the country,
which dates back to the 1800s, and Kansas State Univer
sity, runner-up to Nebraska in the Big 8 Conference
championships last year.
. Races are the freshman eight, the women's eight, the
varsity women's right, single sculls and the regatta's
premier event, the varsity men's eight.
Tentative starting time for the regatta Sunday is
4p.m. ... .
Ths Huskers opened their season last Saturday winning
every race in Topeka, Kan., against Washburn University.
The Huaker men's track squad will compete in the
Texas Relays in Austin, Tex., today and Saturday.
UNL's soccer club w3 participate in a soccer
tournament Saturday and Sunday at the University of
Kansas (KU) in Lawrence. The eight-team field will
include the Huskers Big 8 opponents KU, Kansas State
University and the University of Missouri.
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The Husker baseball team will be in Lawrence, Kan.,
to. play a single game against the Jayhawks today and a
doubleheader Saturday. --'
The Husker women's tennis team will compete in
dual matches against William Jewell and Steven's Colleges
Saturday in Liberty, Mo. -
The team raised its season record to 2-0 after defeat
ing Concordia Teachers College at Seward 94) Wednesday.
- Today is the final day this spring that student football
tickets for the 1976 season may be purchased. The ticket
office in the South Stadium will be open from 9 ajn. to
noon and from 1 to 4 pjn. today.
The $20 season ticket includes admisaioa to six home
games next fall. Only fuH-tizse students may huy tickets
this spring. Seat b cation will be determined through a
lottery.
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Dy Lcny Stsd
Woe unto college basketball equipment managers the
dunk has been restored to the sport by its rule makers.
Dunking was eliminated by the National Basketball
Rules Committee less than a decade ago because it caused
damage to rims and backboards, increased chances of in
jury and was impossihle to defend, giving the advantage
to taller players and teams.
The committee action Wednesday comes as good news
to most fans, who raised an uproar when the rule original
ly was outlawed.
Two other rule changes announced by the committee
were two-diet technical fouls for misconduct by coaches
cr the team bench and extending the time to rectify cor
rectable errors ia cfuaiating. A committee spokesman said
extending the time means the clock wl be justified when
a mistake ia made. .
Fcmaar UNL football players Joe Elahak, BUI Olds and
Kea Geddes were among players chosea ia the National
Football League (NFL) expansion draft Tuesday.
Elahak, who spent the last two seasons with the Minne
sota Vikings, told the Omaha World-Herald that he did
not anticipate the move and said, The Vikings were Eke
a family to me, the highlight of my pro career was the two
years with them. I loved it there." He was drafted by the
Tampa Buccaneers.
Olds, after his third season with the Baltimore Colts as
their starting fullback, expressed discontent with having
to leave one of the most improved teams in the NFL. He
was drafted by the Seattle Seahaarks.
. Geddes, a standout for the Los Angeles Rams at aa out
side Enebacker position, was a middle Ensbacker for the
Huskers in 1963-69. He had been with the Rams for six
seasons, and also was choaen by Seattle.
Spring football started Wednesday for 145 athletes at
UNL. Huaker head coach Tom Osborne said that number
will be reduced after Sunday's scrimmage.
Osborne said the main objectives of spring football
are to evaluate players and experiment in player alignment
He said the opening day was typical, with some
confusion.
"There were a lot of players off the freshmen team, so
there were some new things Eke asdlbles, O-bcrne
said. "Eat it (practice) went eff t2 rigjit
There was no full scale contact as we just worked oa
execution and technique, he said. "If anything, we found
out how fast some players learn things.'
The maia priorities oa Osborne's list are finding re
placements at the middle guard and tight end positions.
The practice schedule will emphasize technique and
execution with Ettle contact on Mondays and Fridays, he
said, while Wednesday and Saturday practices will include
scrimmages.
Because Monday's practice was rained out, Osborne
said there wO be a scrimmage Sunday.
