monday, april 23, 1979
daily nebraskan
page 9
Champ
Continued from page 8 '
the phrase acloyng ichnmalti." Even non-violent types
come away Wishing Voight would don his gloves one more
time and give the screenwriter a once over.
Jon Voight and Faye Dunaway do their best to make
characters out of the , cardboard cliches the script hands
jhenvbut their effort go, for" naught. Voight tries, to
charm, warm hearts, and; gives his rolft dimension. His
attempt! succeed only in making the rest of the film all
the harder to swallow ; , -, '
;'rPerverted" Dunaway
Dunaway coniei off as faintly perverted, her caresses
hinting something kinkier than motherly love when she
embraces her son. The character must be crazy, for why
on earth would anyone turn down Jon Voight to live with
Arthur Hill under any circumstances?
The child is played by Ricky Schroder, an unbearably
adorable WASP waif with a fortunate facility for crying
on cue. He sheds enough tears to float the Queen Mary,
, but unfortunately, not enough to drown the movie al
together. v ,
y vThe object of ihe movie-besldes cashing in on the
recent cycle. of athletic tear jerkers-is to bring a lump to
) the throat anf a tear to the eye. But the wholething Is
such a transparent contrivance of cliches and manipulat
ions bereft of any integrity or honest emotion, only die
hard senitmentalists will find anything to sniffle about.
. Hie climax, a brutal prizefight,' is simply disgusting.
The only tragedy here is the squandering of time, money
and talent the film represents. The Champ takes the prize
for mawkish moviemaking at its worst.
The movie is playing at the Cinema I Theatre.
OqtelfaUers9 punch spiked with mud
. : By Lynn Paustian
Dirty play dominated the games, but few fouls were
called In those muddied matches , Saturday afternoon.
Rather, UNL's first Oozeball tournament, or volleyball
in the mud, drew cries , of laughter as well as "yules" from
members of the audiences
Sponsored by Student Alumni Board, Oozeball 79 is
expected to continue in the '80s. '
"We're trying to establish a tradition,' SAB coordin
ator Lori Rosenlof said.
Many traditions, such as yearbooks or Ivy Day cele
brations, had been lost at UNL, she said. Through mud.
volleyball games, a tradition could be created in which
everyone participates, and eventually, some would bene
fit. "In the future we hope to raise enough money to spon
sor scholarships for university students," Rosenlof said.
She added that this year. SAB just wanted everyone to
have fun. 4
Urge to jump in
"It looks like fun to me," said Janet Goebel, a teaching
assistant in the English department. She added that she
"had an urge" to jump in and join the players.
Goebel also said she felt the oozeball tournament pro
vided a' source of relief after the long winter as well as
good times before upcoming finals.
However, her companion, Mike Earl, a computer
science major, said simply, "It looks messy" as he viewed
the mud-plastered players standing ankle-deep in brown
water. ' .. .'
'Junior business education major Iri tfaw Val playing''
in the mud was "quite an experience."
"I felt like the pigs at home, and knew I'd come out
looking like one," she said.
Although Craw said she wanted to continue playing,
she was apprehensive about getting back into the mud
pool. But she added that if the tournament were schedul
ed next year; she would play again.
Definitely different
One participant said playing in the mud was "definitely
different." And that is what is looked like.
Amid shouts for help or bursts of laughter, the players
fell, dove, slipped, slid and wallowed in the cold, muddy
waters.
Their resulting appearances consisted of clothing color
ed a uniform chocolate brown and matching shades coat
ing their arms, legs, faces and even eyeglasses.
The exhibition team members appeared to be the most
mud-soaked players of the day as'they amused the crowd
with frequent falls, fast-paced play, and friendly wrestling
matches In the mud.
Playing on the exhibition team were members of the
1971 NU football team, several faculty members, and one
state senator.
..Adrian Fiala, a former football player and a major
organizer of the exhibition teams, said lie hoped to. return
next year.
Defending champions
"We're the defending champions now, so well be back
next year," he said with a wide grin.
State Sen. Don Wesley, whose mud-drenched face was
hardly recognizable, said he enjoyed the oozeball game
but felt a little ridiculous. He added that several other
state senators had been asked to play but declined.
"I think they were afraid of making fools of them
selves," he said.
In addition to the exhibition match, eight co-educational
teams competed in the championship rounds. Thirty
teams of eight members each had originally registered, but
playoffs had been held last Monday and Tuesday. The
entrance fee for each team was $4.
Total costs for the oozeball tournament were more
than $800, which comprised the total budget of SAB
from the Alumni Association, according to Glenn
Poppert, chairman of the mud volleyball committee.
He said SAB hoped to gain additional sponsors from
local businesses next year to help make the tournament
self-sufficient.
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