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Wednesday, September 28, 1977
daily nebraskan
Chief liaison for World Gup combines learning, fun
By Kevin Schnepf
Frank Sevigne's trip to West Germany last month for
Track and Field's first World Cup was a learning
experience and a vacation.
Sevigne, UNL head track coach, was the chief liaison
for the World Cup held in Dusseldorf, West Germany
Sept. 24. Sevigne said he helped the United States team
prepare for the meet, but it was also a vacation for he and
his wife. y
"I helped with a pre-meet we had in Ludenscheid,"
Sevigne said. "We were there for five days. My wife and I
were in Germany about two weeks before the team
arrived."
The World Cup included eight teams: the United
States, West and East Germany, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and
North and South America and Europe. The three-day
meet displayed the world's top track and field performers.
Some organizers called it the "nearest thing to the Olym
pics." ,
Sevigne said the meet was a financial success and the
organizers are definitely planning another meet.
"This was the first one ever," Sevigne said. "There
were 33,000 fans on Friday and Saturday nights and
53,000 to 54,000 fans on Sunday afternoon. It was quite
successful and the meet ran very smoothly."
Foreign teams
Sevigne visited with the West German national coach
in Mainz where the university is located and said the West
German coach taught him a lot about foreign teams.
"I spent quite a lot of time with the Germany
coaches," he said. "I picked up a lot of little things about
their system and organization. They have a very good
program."
West Germany placed third in the meet only a few
points behind second place United States and first place
East Germany. Sevigne said there is an intense rivalry
between East and West Gemiany track teams.
.East Germany overtook the U.S. in the last race the
1600-meter-rehy.
"The final race had to stand out as the most
memorable event," Sevigne said. "We were fighting for the
team championship and we felt we were going to win.
If we would've won that race, we would've won the
meet."
Injured anchorman
Sevigne said the .U.S. 1600-meter-relay team was in
the lead until the anchorman pulled out with a hamstring
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The 800-meter-race between the favorite Mike Boit ot
Kenya and Cuban Alberto Juantorena was the most
exciting race, Sevigne said. Juantorena and Boit ran stride
for stride rounding the final turn until Juantorena edged
out Boit by one-tenth of a second.
' "That was without a doubt, the most exciting race,.
Sevigne said. "
The U.S. 400-meter-relay, with University of Kansas
Cliff Wiley running third, broke a world record when they
beat the second place team by six yards.
"That team ran super. They broke a, world record by
running a great race," Sevigne said. "The whole team ran
great. He (Wiley) was the only Big 8 performer there."
Sevigne's trip to Germany did not mark his. first
experience with international track and field meets. He
was a member of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field
Committee in the 1968 Olympics at Mexico City. -In
1975, Sevigne was the meet director for the Soviet Union
dual with the United States. He also was advisory coach
for Jamaica during the Commonwealth Games and now is
the chairman of Track and Field Region VII for the AAU.
UNL women's tennis coach proves
the lock of one 1 orm is no hondicop
By Jim Hunt.
Winning three varsity tennis letters in high school and
four college letters in, tennis is not an unusual feat, but it
was for UNL women's tennis coach Henry Cox. ' ,
Cox, 32, was born without a left arm.
Cox said he started playing tennis when he was five
years old. He earned his varsity letters at Lincoln
Southeast High School and at Nebraska Wesleyan Univer
sity. At Wesleyan, Cox was the number one or number two
player, he said.
In 1962 and 1963 he played at Nebraska open tourna
ments, placed second in singles and won a doubles title,
Cox said.
To serve, Cox learned to toss the ball up with the hand
he uses to hold the racquet. Cox. said it was difficult at
first, but he had to learn to serve that way if he wanted
to play competitive tennis.
"When you never had one (a left arm) you just learn
to compensate," Cox said. "I just thank my parents and
other people for helping me along."
Cox said he started playing tennis because it was a
way to express himself and gain confidence. :
"I gained a lot of confidence playing tennis," Cox said.
"You can gain confidence in other things too, but I gain
ed a lot of mine in sports.-A lot of people said I couldn't
play tennis so that made me try that much harder."
Besides coaching tennis, Cox also is a probation officer,
a job he has held for six years. As a probation officer, Cox
works with college-age-kids.
"I took the job at Nebraska for two reasons," Cox
said. "I like coaching tennis and I like working with
youths. I like to think I would be the last person not to
give somebody a chance."
Cox said he applied for the UNL position after Sig
Garnett, last year's Daily Nebraskan Coach of the Year,
took a job as a tennis professional in Hawaii.
Last year, Garnett led the Huskers to the first Big 8
Conference tennis title in UNL history.
Cox said he expects the Huskers to be strong again
this year.
"We've only practiced a few times, but I have seen a
few of the players in competition before," Cox said. "We
should have a good team.
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Students wanting tickets for the Oklahoma State
UNL football game at Stillwater, Okla. Oct. 29 should
contact the South Stadium ticket office, Applications
for lottery tickets will be accepted Oct. 10, 11,12
frorr 9 ajn. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. The $8.28
cost must be paid upon application. Students planning
to sit together must apply as a group. Group applica
tions cannot exceed six. Winning lottery numbers will
published in the Oct. 14 Daily Nebraskan.
The first annual UNL fall baseball clinic will be
Saturday Oct. 3, for all high school and American
Legion coaches and players. The clinic fee is $10 for
sports shorts
coaches. There is no fee for players. The clinic will
feature all aspects of the UNL program, including
weight training. Huske? head coach John Sanders and
his assistants, John Johnette and Dave Underwood are
in charge of the clinic. Persons interested should
write: Nebraska Baseball office, 200 South Stadium,
Lincoln, Neb. 68588. Persdns can call Sanders for more
information at 472-2269.
The third annual Pioneer Fun Run will be 9 a.m.
Sunday and will cover four and eight mile courses.
Runners of all ages can register by paying a $1 entry
fee and signing up at Mabel Lee Hall, room 232 or the
Coliseum, room 140. Runners not pre-registered can
register the day of the race from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m.
at Lee's Restaurant's parking lot, West Van Dorn St.
For more information, call Dave McBride, 432-75 U.
Hie run is sponsored by the UNL physical education
department and the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.
, UNL soccer team downed Nebraska Wesleyan
University, 7-0, Saturday after leading 1-0 athalflime.
Dave Egr led the I Iuskers with two goals.
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UNL women's athletic department will host a high
srhnnl swirnmina and diving meet Friday at the Sports
Complex. The meet begins at 3:30 p.m. and includes
teams from 12 high schools.
Huskers' defense 'big improvement7,
Van Zandt's philosophy tested again
By Rob Barney
UNL Head Coach Tom Osborne praised the Husker
defense Monday at the Extra Point luncheon at the Corn
husker Hotel.
It was the biggest improvement this week, Osborne
said about the Huskers' 31-10 win over the University of
Baylor.
"We didn't make as many errors and our hitting effort
was as good as it has been all year."
Senior right cornerback Ted Harvey agreed.
- "I think we (the defense) made fewer errors against
Baylor than we did in the first two games," he said. "But
Baylor was not as good an offensive team as the other
two."
, The two-year starter from Lexington said he was pleas
ed with his performance, especially after a disappointing
game against Washington State .
"The first one (Washington State) was a bad one,"
Harvey said.
"There is no question about that. All of us have bad
days. Vou just have to forget them."
"The Baylor game helped my confidence in playing
man-to-man," Harvey said. "A defensive corner can't
make mistakes, everybody sees them. But I played last
year so 1 know that I can play."
This season the Huskers have faced a new defensive
philosophy. The philosophy of defensive coordinator and
defensive back coach Lance Van Zandt is different from
last season's defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, Osborne
said.
"Coach Van Zandt's defense is a more gambling one,"
Harvey said, "It's hard to say which one is better. They
both have great philosoplues. You just have to believe in
what you're doing."
The Van Zandt pfiilosophy will be tested by the Uni
versity of Indiana Hoosiers this Saturday at Memorial
Stadium,
Osborne had praise for the Hoosier offense. He said
the Indiana club has the second best offensive team the
Huskers have faced this season, second only to Alabama.
"Ihey have a great tailback in (Darrkk) Burnett. He is
as good as ours and we think we have some pretty good
ones " he said.
They have speed, they run good options and they can ru
wide. "They pass about 15 to 20 times a game. They are
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well balanced," he said.
The Huskers should go into Saturday's game in good
shape with few injuries, Osborne said. He added that he
is optimistic about the return of I-back llick Bcrns.
Berns received a liip pointer in. the firs, quarter of the
Baylor game. Berns has averaged 100 yards a game this
season. .
"If Rick is anywhere near full speed by Wednesday or
Thursday hell play Saturday," Osborne said, .
The only serious injury Saturday was suffered by
sophomore quarterback Jeff Quinn. On his third play of
the game Quinn injured a knee.
"We were thinking of redshirting Jeff, but we wanted
two experienced quarterbacks returning next fail," Os
borne said. "If his injury turns into a four or five week
injury, well go ahead and ask for a hardship ruling to
get him another year."
VVingback Curtis Craig sprained an ankle against the
Baylor Bears but should be ready for Indiana, Osborne
said.
