tiurdayrcpril 21, 1977
-lusker front line- to-be sroaller, quicker this year
Ey Rob Barney
Husker football fins will "see a smaller, quicker front
line next season, according to UNL offensive line coach
Cletus Fischer.
On the latest spring practice depth chsrt first team line
members include guards Greg Jorgensen and Steve Lind
quist, iorgsnsen stands 6-foot-2 and Weights 235 lbs.
Lindquist is 6-foot-6, 245 lbs.
Other first teamers are center Tom Davis, 6-foct-3
and 232 lbs., tackles Kelvin Clark 6-foot-4 and 230 lbs.
and Stan Waldemore, 6-foot-4 and 246 lbs.
How could Fischer call this a small line?
Well, Clark is trying to replace two-time All Big 8
Conference and All American performer 6-foct-7 Bob
Lfagenielter, 280 lbs. during his Husker playing days..
Also musing from last year's line is tackle Steve Hoins,
who weighed in at 260 lbs. and guard Dan Schmidt, the
small man of the line, weighing only 225 lbs.
"I think our line will compare with ones of the past,"
Fischer said. "It will be a little quicker but not as bjg.
"We might have to run the ball & little differently than
in the past because we won't have the 260 to 270 lb.
Tennis squad boosts record to 167,
will take brief rest from busy season
While the UNL women's tennis team was winning its
first Dig 8 Conference title last weekend, the Husker
men's tennis team was boosting its record to 16-7.
The Huskers defeated Washburn University last
Thursday, 7-2, and defeated Northwest' Missouri State
University last Saturday ,'6-3.
UNL was scheduled to compete in the eight-team Oral
Roberts Invitational this weekend, according to Husker
player Dan Sioboth.
"The team decided not to go this weekend," Sioboth
said. "We've been gone just about every weekend so we're
going to take a break for soma rest and studying."
UNL has competed in eight dual meets since April 1,
plus the Nebraska Invitational which lasted three days.
Sioboth, a sophomore from Omaha, did not compete
against Washburn but won his singles match against
. Northwest Missouri State.
Sioboth, the Husker's No. 2 player, was sidelined last
week with a sore elbow, but head coach Jim Porter said
the injury was not serious.
Sioboth 's sister is a member of UNL women's tennis
. team where she is the No. 2 player.
Sioboth said Washburn was a weak team and added
that Northwest Missouri was tougher competition.
"We haven't played a really good team since the J
Nebraska Invitational," Sioboth said. "But everyone is
playing well and our record is probably the best we've
had."
The singles action for the Huskers is going better than
the doubles play, Sioboth said. '
The doubles probably isn't as good as the singles,"
he said. "We just have trouble finding the right combina- .
tion sometimes."
However, he said he and his partner, junior Jeff Schmah.
have been successful so far this season.
The Husker's No. 1 player, Phil Woog, has been leading
UNL in singles action followed by Sioboth, Schmahl,
Chris Wilcox and Russ Wiltse.
The Huskers travel to Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday for a
dual against Kansas University. UNL is then scheduled to
compete in the Drake Invitational at Des Moines, Iowa, "
April 28 through 30. The meet will include 16 teams.
tackles. Instead we might have to go with 245 to 250 lb.
tackles,"
New techrd-juss .
Fischer said the Huskers have been working on some
new blocking techniques
"We have some new blocking schemes on some plays.
The players are starting to pick up the plays. I think a
great deal of advancement has been made," Fischer said.
Not quite enough progress has been made, Fischer
said. He said the linemen have been having some problems
adjusting to the big play defense of defensive coordina
tor Lance Van Zandt. '
"The new defenses are probably causing a few more
problems this year than in years past," Fischer said.
"We do have some new people. But I think they are
catching on. I think in another week they'll start recog
nizing the plays better and will be able to handle the dif
ferent situations better."
Davis and Jorgensen are the returning starters for UNL'
on the front line. Both are seniors, as is first team right
tackle Stan Waldemore. '
'. Lesdsrship -
"We'll be looking for leadership from our seniors.
They've played a lot of good football for us and have been
playing well in spring ball," Fischer said.
"Hopefully they will continue to improve and keep
everybody on their toes."
Jorgensen has been switched to left guard, where he
started as a sophomore.
Other changes also could be made, Fischer said. He said
some thought would be given- to moving third-string
right tackle Kelly Saalfeld to guard, because of the abun
dance of tackles.
Fischer said some of the best competition is going on
at the tackles position. Junior Tom Ohrt is battling Walde
more for the top right tackle spot. While junior Steve
Glenn and senior Brett Moritz are giving Clark a run for
his money.
Moritz, is a transfer from West Point Military
Academy, where he started for two years.
"Spring ball is a lot different here," Moritz said. "I
started two years there (at the Academy) and was maybe
pushed by one guy. While here there are three or four
of us that are pretty even battling for the top spot."
Moritz played mostly guard at West Point, he said, but
moved to tackle his final year there.
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By Mike McCarthy
A different frame of mind and an upright batting
stance are two reasons Husker centerfielder Paul Haas has
been hitting better this season, UNL coach Tony Sharpe
said, v
After 26 games and an 1 8-8 Husker record, the Lincoln
senior is leading UNL in batting with a 373 average.
Although Haas only has seen action in 17 games because
of a pulled hamstring, the closest hitting Husker to him
is freshman leftfielder Joe Scherger with a 352 average.
"I have more confidence at the plate," Haas said. "It's
hard to say why. I hit well our first few games and it
helped carry over."
He also used to crouch while batting but now bats
straight up, Haas said. But he said a better mental atti
tude is the reason his batting average has jumped more
than 140 points from last year's .233 batting average.
"I'm not surprised it has," he said. "I've thought
before I could hit that well and coaches did too. I'm just
more relaxed."
Attitude important
Husker coach Tony Sharpe said Haas's turn around
from last year is his attitude.
"That's 90 per cent of hitting, fielding, and pitching,"
Sharpe said.
"Paul had a good hitting year when he was a freshman
then had two off years. He's a very intense competitor
and tended to think the umpires were not the greatest.
- "He thought the umpires ker)t him from hitting and so
he tried to call the balls and strikes himself," Sharpe
added. "Sometimes he'd overdo it to the point where he
was only hurting himself."
Sharpe said Haas' hamstring injury in late March pro
bably helped his hitting.
"We had some fine players and Paul had to win his
spot back," he said. "He had to win it back or sit on the
bench.
"He's done it," Sharpe said, "and we're (coaches)
real pleased with him and hope he keeps it up."
No surprise
Haas said the Huskers' improved record from test year's
21-24-1 mark also is no surprise.
"It's no fluke," he said. "We're playing the same teams
this year as last year. Last year we used to split our
games but this year we're beating them."
"We've worked too hard and put out too much sweat
to lose," Haas added. "It's nice to have a winning team for
a change." ,. .
But winning the Big 8 Conference Tournament, let
alone to qualify, is a tall win" order for the Huskers.
The top two teams in the Big 8's Western and Eastern
division qualify for the tournament May 20 through 24
in Oklahoma City, Okla. Iowa State (ISU), Missouri,
and Kansas (KU) Universities join the Huskers in the
Eastern division.
"Well have to win seven out of our eight conference
games just to have a chance to qualify," Haas said. "We
had a long winning streak before, maybe we could start
another."
The Huskers meet KU April 22 and 23 for four games.
Their last four conference games will be against ISU April
29 and 30.
"Winning the Big 8 is a reality," Haas said, "It's not
too far fetched."
Haas said professional baseball is not too far
fetched, either.
"No one has contacted me, but I'd like to play," he
said. "I think I could play. I have enough speed and that's
the biggest thing they (scouts) look at."
Haas could be looking at a Big 8 batting title if he
continues his hitting pace. In 51 trips to the plate, he has
pounded out 1 7 hits. -
"There's some real good hitters in the Big 8," he said,
"There's no doubt about that. Some of them are hitting
.450to.460."
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