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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
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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
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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."
