The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, April 14, 1983, Page 12, Image 12
12 Daily Nebraskan Sports p j 3oflskF (cageu's a folate ft By Bob Asmussen The Nebraska basketball learn added one more player than it lost Tuesday as four players had signed national letters of intent by Wednesday. Nebraska lost three players when Trent Scarlett, Bret Hughes and Handy Johnson decided not to return to Nebraska for next season. Two of the players on the Nebraska recruiting vlist were actually signed in November. They took advantage of a new NCAA basketball rccruting rule while allowed for an early signing date for high school seniors. One of Nebraska's November signees is Titus Dock from Milieu, Ga. Dock, a 6-5 guard, averaged 19.5 points per game as a high school senior. Dock pulled down an average of 16.1 rebounds during his senior year. He shot 53 percent from the field and 61 percent from the free throw line. Dock led his team to a 21-6 record and a spot in the Georgia State Tournament. Dock will play in the Georgia All-Star game in July in Atlanta. The other November signee is Keith Neubert of Fort Atkinson, Wis. Neubert is a 6-7 foot forward. Neubert averaged 24.5 points per game and pulled down 9.3 caroms per game. He shot 53 percent from the field and 68 percent form the line during his senior season. Neubert led his team to a 19-1 record. Fort Atkinson finished the year as the No. 2 rated team in the state. Neubert has been selected to participate in the Wisconsin All-Star game in July. The two new names to the Nebrsaka recruiting list are Brian Carr and Ron Smith. Both players were signed on Wednesday. Carr is a 6-1 guard from Muncie, Ind. He led Burris High School in scoring four straight years, finishing his career with over 1,200 points. As a senior he scored 23 points per game and dished out 6 assists per game. He shot 52 percent from the field and 79 percent from the line for a team that finished 15-6. As a junior Carr led the city Move iimdlooirs mroa n i dop Uosu' iiflmnie By Randy Wymore While the Nebraska baseball team was calling off their game with Creighton Wednesday afternoon, Tom Osborne was pondering finances and NCAA rules. "Once you have everyone taped and on the field," he said, "there's two factors you have to consider." Osborne said the first is that the trainers have already used about S600 worth of tape. The second is that, according to the NCAA rules concerning spring practices, if it becomes necessary to call off a practice for some reason - including a mid-April snowstorm - the practice then counts as one of the 20 allowed. So the Nebraska football team went through a two hour workout in the university field house. Osborne said that while the Cornhuskers didn't get in their usual Wednesday scrimmage, they did get to do a lot ot team work. The cramped quarters didn't allow the Huskers to work on any technique or long-pass plays, however. "I'd say we got a lot out of it (Wednesday's practice)," Osborne said. "It wasn't good, but it was better than nothing." Osborne said that he would have liked to scrimmage, but when the snow started to accumulate during the specialty work, the players were losing their footing. "Then you run the risk of getting someone hurt," he said. "And it's not worth the risk." Along with battling the elements, Osborne said that his team is starting to pick up a flu problem. Offensive guard Anthony Thomas was one Husker who was absent Wednesday due to the virus. Other Nebraska players sidelined from work Wednesday were Bret Clark and Mike Knox. Clark is suffering a leg injury from Saturday's scrim mage, while Knox has a swollen knee. "Really, at this stage we're not missing too many people," Osborne said. Osborne said that while the Huskers will practice again on Friday, they will not scrimmage. "We'll just have a good scrimmage on Saturday," he said. of Muncie in scoring with 17.5 points per game. The fourth player signed by Nebraska on Tuesday is Ron Smtih. Smith, a 6-9 forward-center, attended Hender son County Junior College in Athens, Texas. Henderson is the same school that gave Nebraska Slan Cloudy. Smith helped lead his team to a 25-5 record. While Smiths individual statistics were not overwhelming, (he scored an average of 10 points in conference play this past season) he is expected to give Nebraska additional muscle underneath the basket. In Smith's two years at Henderson the Cardinals -were 58-8 and were third in the 1982 National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. Nebraska Coach Moe Iba was unable to convince Freddie Banks of Las Vegas to become a Cornhusker. Banks informed Iba Tuesday that he would sign with the University of Nevada-Las Vegas coached by Jerry Tarkan ian. Nebraska is still in the running for junior college player Curtis Moore. Sports Shorts Three Nebraska wrestlers will compete in the Freestyle National meet Wednesday through Saturday in Madison, Wis. Al Freeman will wrestle in the 149.5 pound class, Jim Schorr will wrestle at 180.5 and Bill Schcrr will wrestle at 198. The top four finishers in each weight class qualify for trials for the Pan-American Games later this year. The UNL men's tennis team will be in action today at the Bob Devaney Sports Center at 10 a.m. with Okla homa. On Friday the team will compete against Okla homa Stale at 10 a.m. at the sports center if the weather is bad or at 2 p.m. at the varsity courts if the weather is nice. Oklahoma State and Oklahoma finished 1-2 last year in the Big Fight Championships. Nebraska Coach Kerry McDermott said the two matches should provide some of the best competition the Cornhuskers will face in Lincoln. The Nebraska men's track team will compete in the Louisiana State Invitational this weekend in Baton Rouge, La. They will follow that with the Arkansas Invitational on April 23. Yes UNEL, there is a way to lose e;sce weight eThis column is to announce my new improved special formula diet. Now you're probably thinking, what is a column about diets doing on the sports page? That's what my editor asked me. That's what the copy editor asked me. That's even what a woman in my English class asked me. Well, I'll tell you. It's a simple logical progression. People participate in sports. People watch people partici pate in sports. People that spend too much time watching 1 1 Allen people participate in sports often don't participate in sports. People who watch people participate in sports often eat while not participating in sports. Eating, without participating in sports, makes people fat. So, logically, a lot of fat people watch people participate in sports. Fat people who watch people participate in sports proba bly also read the sports page (and cereal boxes). So, in order to reach more fat people, I've put my column on the sports page. Anyway, here's my reason for writing my diet column : I've gotten fat and have to go on a diet. I probably wouldn't have noticed it, but last time I was home my mother told me I needed a bra. I told her she didn't. We both laughed. We're a close family. Also, I'm qualified to write about my diet because I've been fat before this. In the sixth grade I was so fat everyone in the room sat next to me. My favorite TV show was "The Galloping Gourmet." I could relate to movies like "The Tomato That Ate Pittsburgh." But after reaching a certain weight I've always managed to take the pounds off, sometimes for months. I'm starting my diet today, right after I finish this column . . . and this pizza. Won't you join me (on the diet, not the pizza)? But first, let's check to see if you are really fat enough to participate. Do you: -Often get mistaken for a total eclipse of the sun? -Get cards inviting you to the Goodyear family reunion? -Forget what your feet look like? -Get stuck in revolving doors? -Have a charge account at Dominos? -Get mistaken for a taxi when you wear a yellow raincoat? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you should follow my practical advice. First, don't eat between meals. But remember, this can have disastrous effects on the community. The last tim? I stopped eating three local fast food establish ments went out of business. Second, spend all your money on oil paintings. If you don't have money you can't buy food. And for a change of pace, write home and tell your folks not to send money. I don't have this problem. Everytime I write home the letter is sent back stamped "Return To Sender." They send me letters c.o.d. The third step involves physical exercise. Please con sult a physician before you do any of these things, as they can be quite strenuous. You should: -Wake up in the morning (or early afternoon) and touch your shoes 50 times. Then, if you feel like it, get up and put them on. - Jog, don't walk, to breakfast. -Design your own aerobics session to the driving beat of such songs as "We've Got Tonight." The first three suggestions were all physically related but, as everyone who knows the Dominos delivery people by name can attest, weight loss also involves mental and psychological motivation. Be sure to add these items to your complete diet plan: -Convince yourself that you're Gandhi and go on a hunger strike until the ASUN Senate and Mike Frost reconcile. The only drawback to this is that after you lose weight you have to convince the people in the mental hospital that you really aren't Gandhi. -Try to forget the jingles that accompany commer cials. Do you often find yourself humming "We do chicken right," "Have it your way," or "You deserve a break today?" -Take the Pepsi Challenge: Can you give up all that extra sugar for a week? -Have yourself hypnotized so that every time you put candy in your mouth you will get an incredible urge to do a Wayne Newton impersonation. That should keep anyone (except James Watt) from snarfing the Snickers. So within the next couple of weeks I will be making a grand effort to drop the pounds. Remember, laughter helps. And if you really want to laugh, stop by the Coliseum and watch me play basketball. In closing, I would like to quote that immortal fat character, Porky Pig: "Uhbida, uhbida, uh that's all folks."