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UNL is hot despite wind;
Artie Parka Day is liext
Bob Gebler bellv-slides into third base In th first
sweep of Missouri Western Tuesdav.
By Jack Shockley
Arctic-like conditions prevailed at Buck
Beltzer Field Tuesday afternoon, but the
numbing weather did not stop Nebraska's
baseball team from sweeping Its third
doubleheader from Western Missouri in as
many days.
The Huskers won the first game, 5-1,
behind Catcher Val Primante's five RBIs,
and pushed all their runs across in the first
three innings to take the nightcap, 9-5.
Both games were shortened to five innings
because of the weather.
A frigid north wind gusted throughout
the afternoon. The official attendance was
listed at 100 for the first game, but the
blustery conditions caused it to dwindle to
little more than a handful by the end of
the second.
However, about 15 diehard fans
endured the icy blasts to watch .the
Huskers run their record to 6-0.
In the first game, Primante broke a
scoreless tie with a three-run shot in the
third inning, and added a two-run double
in the fourth.
Nebraska starter Jim McMamis, 1-0,
walked six, but overcame his own wildness
by limiting Missouri Western to four hits.
Although Beltzer Field resembled an
Arctic tundra more than a baseball dia
mond, the Husker bats heated up to propel
NU to a win in the Second game.
Joe Scherger went three-for-thfee to
knock in four runs and Jeff Hunter and
Stan Haas each contributed a pair of RBIs.
Nebraska scored three runs in the first
inning and four in the second to stake
starter Mike Harlander to a 72 lead. Bui
Hollander had to leve the came after being
struck on the shin by a fine drive at the
start of the third inning. Reliever Pete
O'Brien finished up, arid was credited with
theVin. . ; .
Primante also left with an Injury after
he was hit by a first inning foul tip.
The Huskers . will play host to Buena
Vista College today lit a twin bill beginning
at 1:30 p.m.
Today's games have officially been
designated "Arctic Parka Day,' by Coach
John Sanders. Persons wearing arctic
parkas will receive free admission to both
games, he said.
After the Buena Vista doubleheader,
Nebraska will take on the University of
South Dakota in a pair of games Thurs
day afternoon at Beltzer Field to conclude
a 10-game home stand.
Look out Lincoln! Tourney fans preparing for rampage
Brace yourself for the onslaught, be
cause the hordes are pouring in.
Charlemagne had to contend with the
Huns, ancient Britons with die plundering
Vikings and, now, UNL students with a
wave of juvenile invaders, many of whom
could pass for walking, talking (an drink
ing) advertisement for Clearasil.
jack shockley
The annual state high school basketball
tournament is here once again, that notor
ious time of the year that causes hotel
managers to shudder, university students to
pray for Monday and bar owners to fear
for their liquor licenses.
Throngs of high school students, hailing
from such thriving metropolises as Sumner
and Axtell, now are arriving in Lincoln,
supposedly to cheer their teams on to
victory.
But anyone who has been around here
for long knows that this is not entirely the
case.
They will fill on-campus housing to the
point of overflowing, attempt to raze local
hotels and will consume vast quantities of
alcohol, the effects of which will become
painfully obvious to dormitory custodians.
This weekend, it will appear as if the
campus and downtown are under a state
of siege.
Easily recognizable
The high schoolers are easily recogniz
able by any number of telltale signs. Scores
of medals dangling from brightly colored
letter jackets, awestruck expressions when
gazing at Oldfather Hall and an obsessive
desire to indulge in various forms of
hedonism all are dead giveaways.
And their arrival usually is met with un
disguised contempt from many of the col
lege students, whose displeasure manifests
itself in a variety of ways, not the least
of which is name-calling. Throughout the
weekend, unflattering terms such as
"teenybopper," "Ankle-biter" and-as a
friend of mine so lucidly put it "jailbait
frequently will be uttered.
Maybe it is some sort of sociological
phenomenon, but it seems that whenever
many people in that age group get away
from the restraining influence of mom and
dad, they go berserk.
"Fans" hell-bent
It surely must be nail-biting time for
hotel managers because, for some reason,
the "basketball fans" always come to
Lincoln hell-bent on destruction. This is
especially true for the hotels and motels
located near the airport, an area of the city
dubbed the "combat zone" during state
tournaments.
Parties there will rage wildly, and you
can be certain that by weekend's end, in
numerable walls will have been kicked in,
once-empty swimming pools filled with
debris, and parking lots transformed into
something not unlike mine fields byjJie
shower of glass bottles hurled from hotel
windows.
Last year's highlights included reports
of broken elevators, ceilings fijUed with
water from fire extinguishers and smashed
windows. 4
But while state tournament time might
be a bane for hotel managers and resi
dence hall inhabitants, it is a Godsend for
the makers of Annie Green Springs and
Mad Dog 2020.
One of my more memorable experiences
of state tournament time happened, a
couple of years ago. My roommate and I
were just getting back to the dorm one
night, and while ,we walked from the park
ing lot, we observed two guys carrying an
intoxicated buddy towards the dormitory.
As they did, a girl-who was in an only
slightly less inebriated state herself-tto-ticed
the fellow's limp form and, throwing
her hands to her head, screamed, 'Oh, my
God, he's dead!"
A few time-tested tips to help you sur
vive this upcoming weekend of bedlam:
-Avoid the downtown section of Lin
coln. The stores, bars, movies and restau
rants all ,will be jammed, and cautious
drinking establishment employees will be
checking IDs thoroughly, causing lines to
snake around the corner.
-Carefully guard-or better yet, tie
down-anything you own bearing the
marker. "University of- Nebraska." The
emblem automatically qualifies it for Sou
venir status, thus making it fair game.
-If you were thinking of throwing a
party, forget it, especially if you art not
overly fond of strangers. Odds are a crush
of childish entertainment-seekers, guided
by a sort of sixth sense, wfll get wind of it
and show up minus invitation. This week
end might be better spent catching up on
that studying you have been putting off all
semester.
If you thought high school state wrest
ling was bad, you are in for a real treat this
weekend.
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Tankers send 3 to nationals
Three Nebraska womens swimmers are
participating in the national swim which
will be held Thursday through Saturday at
Pittsburgh University.
Cary Backhaus, a senior, qualified in the
50-yard freestyle; senior Kristi Wells will
compete in the one- and three-meter diving
events, and sophomore JoDea Eckstrom
qualified for three events, the 50-and 100
yard backstrokes, and the 100-yard indi
vidual medley. Eckstrom placed 20th at
last year's nationals in the medley and 28th
in the 100-yard backstroke.
Coach Ray Huppert said the girls are in
good spirits tor the meet, adding that they
have bn to the national xneet before.
"We want to be recognized -at
nationals,' Huppert said.:Weve had a
very successful season.. r;
The women did not qualify a relay team
this year, something they had done for the
last, two years. The Huskers were dose
however, since three of their five relays
they were 25 seconds off of the querying
standard. AD of their relay times were the
fastest in the Big Eight. , '
?We had a very young team this year.
Huppert said. "And with girls -such as
JoDea, Cindy Agee, ' Melanie Jakob, and
Anne Watland coming back we should have
an even more successful season next year.
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