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Thursday, December 1, 1C33
Daily Nebrcckan
Funds, not pins, staii1
in bowlers' path
By Ward W. Triplett III
Dec. 23 and 29, the best collegiate bowling teams
in the United States will be rolling at the Las Vegas
Invitational The best, that i3, that can afford to get
there.
' Some teams, such as UNL, have a financial prob
lem to overcome as well as making an average high
enough to make it to the tournament.
"You're accepted by past performance, or at least
potentiality," Nebraska coach Bill Straub said. "Ne
braska has had a competitive team for quite a while.
If not nationally, we have gone other places' and
done quite well
"But this is a very expensive stay."
The Las Vegas trip will cost $2,500. The team gets
no funding from the university or sponsors, so the
entire amount is being raised by pledges.
The bowling team does have six patrons. Arrow
Stage Lines, the Brass Rail, K and Z Distributing,
Nebraska Bookstore, the Nebraska State Bowling
Proprietors Association and the Bowler's Pro Shop,
all donate $500 a year in services. But, none of that
money goes toward the unusually expensive Las
Vesas tournament.
The situation is simple, according to Straub. If the
team members cannot raise the money, they dont
go to Las Vegas. If they cant, they would mbs the
chance for some valuable national prestige, he said.
"It's one of the top'three tournaments of the year,
including the national tournament in the spring,"
Straub said. "A lot of recognition is given to the
teams that finish in the top 10 there."
A Bowl-a-thon this Sunday at the Nebraska Union
EecRoom bowling lanes will be the primary source
of funds, Straub said. Each of the eligible bowlers is
seeking pledges on a per-game bowled basis. While
donations to the team can continue up until the
semester ends, pledges will have to be complete by
Friday, Straub said.
The bowling teams are coming off second-place
finishes in the Kansas-Nebraska League's five-day
tournament.
"That's not bad when you consider both teams
finished second to Wichita State.
"They (Wichita State) always finish somewhere in
the top five in the nation," Straub said.
In addition, the men's team, led by Hike Sanders'
201 average, finished 14th in the National Collegiate
Match Game Tournament in St. Louis.
"That's good in a way and not so good in another
Straub said. While the team finished well in the
43-team field, it got second a year ago, he said.
After the second-place finish in St. Louis last year.
Straub said the Huskers were headed to the Las
Vegas Invitational but had car problems along the
way and failed to arrive.
Sanders also ranks za the top men's bowler in the
individual rating system Straub uses. The junior
from Grand Island is followed by Terry Syriovec, a
senior from Fremont; Rus3 Leeper, a freshman from
Fremont; Paul Sailor, a sophomore from Syracuse;
Doo uiii, a sopnomore irom Lincoln; uanieue Lymus,
a freshman from Omaha; Sue Reed, a sophomore
from Beilevue and Lori Fry, a sophomore from Lin
coln. ' . .
Ten men and six women will make the trip. There
would be an equal number from both teams but
that's all the women who are out for the team,
Straub said.
Loyalty wears thin in n osebleed section
I climbed higher and higher. The air was thin. I
stopped, rested my hands on my knees, and took
several short deep breaths. I climbed some more.
Finally, I was there.
I had reached my seat for a Nebraska basketball
game. " '.
I was raised, for the most part, in North Carolina,
where they know how to play basketball In
Nebraska they have football. And corn. They have
Willa Cather and the Oregon Trail. When you think
of Nebraska you don't think of basketball. But I still
love Nebraska.
Bill
V j Allen
Nebraskan Bill Jackman went to North Carolina
and played basketball. He came back to Nebraska.
He either learned how to play basketball and will
help the Huskers, or he found he didnt know how to
play basketball and will fit in with the Huskers. Well
find out next year.
This year, I'm watching the game from what u
generally referred to as the "nosebleed" section.
I dont really mind.' I wont attend that many
games. I came tonight because of something called
"school loyalty." You can read about it in most his
tory books. Right next to the part that says "college
sports can be a nice addition to a well rounded
university." Instead of the other way around like it is
these days. -.
During a lull in the game, or I should say the lull of
the game, I listened to the two guys in front of me
Here's what they said:
"Hey Jim, let me see your binoculars a minute. I
want to check the score."
"OK.AL"
For those of you with the lower reading scores on
the Scholastic Aptitude Test, one of the guys is
named Jim and the other one is AL Anyway:
"Oh yeah, I can see it great with these binoculars.
It's another Nebraska blowout; We lead by 20
points." .
"Who are we playing anyway?" Al asked. I guess he
was slow. Of course he might have just been drunk.
"Oh, the Wyoming Institute for the Advancement ,
of People Who Want to Make Those Little Tips for
Shoe Strings," said Jim.
"Wow," Al said, "A national powerhouse." He was
drunk. "This really -----" Jim said. They won't let me
say that in a family newspaper, so you will probably
see little lines after the word really. He went on.
"Last year I had seats right down there on the
floor. And the year before that, too. I was a loyal fan.
Even when the team played like The Three Stooges
in a room full of marbles. Now I'm up here sitting in
front of someone like Bill Allen."
I was hurt, but I didnt say anything.
"I think I see the team," Al said, looking through
the binoculars. "What color are they wearing, Jim?"
"White and red,"' ' "' . '. .
"Oh, yeah. There they are. But why are they stand
ing around that station wagon." .
Jim took the bihoculers and locked.
"That's the paramedics, you idiot " he Esid to AL
-Then he focused the binoculars on the came and
gave them back to The Stupid One. El loco in Span
ish. Hey, I have to use that stuff somewhere.
I laughed. Way up in the back, there was a hawk
perched on the back of the seat They are supposed
to have the best eyes of just about any animal This
one was wearing glasses. I dont know how he got
into the game. Talk about your non-traditional
students.
Al and Jim went after a cold drink at halftime, and
they left their binoculars. I picked them up and
focused on the floor area. Those people sure didnt
look like students to mc.
I wonder where those people were when Jim, the
loyal fan, followed the Huskers in past years?
They were probably watching North Carolina pn.
T.V. -
Columnist's note: I'm certainly not trying to kick
anyone while they're down. This column was written
before Tuesday night's loss to Texas Tech. I refuse to
take blame for the fact that I am a reasonably good
(or lucky) basketball prophet.
" . The intramural swimming rebys for men's,
women's and co-rec teams wiU be Sunday at
the Coliseum Pool ,
There are eight events overall, including a
200-yard co-rec sweatshirt relay. The relays
are a ' Espirit de . Corps events, '.meaning the ;
most points toward the all-university cham
pionships will be given to the organizations
with the most participants.
The relays will begin at 6 p.m. The pool will
open at 5 p.m. for warmups.
CO-fwC OACXETDALL
Rebels 63, Delta Gamma-Delta Teu Delta 54
Men end Womervat Work 55, Chi Omega-Hashers
19
Beta Theta Pi 91, Hot Shots 85
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 50, Gamma Phi Beta-Phi
Kappa Psi 20
Bailers 45, Arc Dots 40 :
Sweets 33, Abel Eight-Sandoz Nine 8
Nsrlie3 63, FOAD3 63
Kappa Sigma 74, Brickers 53 V
Phi Delta Theta 58, Harper Five-Smith pight 43
Crew Crc.v C4, Longnscks 53
Deskctbeli S3, Cather Ten-Pound Six 43
Chentieleers 74, Taxi 62
Sendoz-Abcl Eight 64, Guppie3 34
: ' VOLLEYBALL ,
Cehrcmm EIht D def. Abel Six 0 15-3, 15-13
Abel Nina Bdef. Abel Ten D.1 5-11, 15-7
Abel Threa 0 def. CctfccrTivo C 10-15. 15-7, 12-0
Cehrerr.m Four D Czt Hzrzr C':".t D 15-7, C-15,
C-13 v
Cr-r.m tlx 0 :LC::,zr Tl::z3 D t?, 13-13
I :::p:r C:ve.i 0 defi ::-:rr r c ,c"13
Abel Six A def. Raymond Threa A 1 5-1 , 1 5-2
Acacia C dsf. Delta Teu Delta B 15-10, 15-9
Tau Kappa Epsilon B dsf. Beta Sigma Psi C 15-2.
15-3- :;'..' : .
Triangle B dsf. Delta Upsilon C 15-7, 15-10
Lambda Chi Alpha B dsf. Beta Theta Pi C 15-3.
8-15,15-11
Note: The following teams won by forfeit. Delta
Upsilon B, Teu Kcppa Epsilon C, Phi Kappa Psi B,
Triangle C. Sirrma Alpha Epsilon C, Schramm
Eight C, Phi Delta Theta C and Sigma Alpha
Epsilon B-2 had double forfeit.
CO.lHSCTIOrJ - f.'lr.th-reted Cither Threa Is 5-0
fsr Da ceexcaThey r.e:a lleied cs 3-1 In iha tea 10
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Tuzztzy C"3 Hed Lcna (tizzis, I7cn-Lc:i, Per
cer.tr Avere-3)
1. Oilers 43-23 31 341
2. Tha Idols 43-24 X37 341
3. Kcuptcutz 43-23 C3 31
4. Tha W'r.lz Klti A0-Z2 ZZ2 C33
5. 43 3-C2 .IZj 313
C. IX r.e:::ra C7-C3 .514 273
7. Bowler's Inc. 32-40 .444 304
8. Communist Revolution 23-40 .403 251
9. Blondies 29-43 .403 223
High games Bob Dsricks, Oilers, 250; Devo
Dudsk, Oilers, 231 ; Larry Punteney, Tho Idols, 220;
Cal Belt. Whiz Kids, 213 end Patty Juelfs, Js, 1C3.
High series Punteney, 751, Juelfs, 723, (both
four-game).
Tueedey Cc"efeSa Lcr-us "
1. No. 8 45-11 .04 635
2. Mickeys 33-17 .633 533
3. BLUFII 37-19 .631 603
4. America's Team 32-24 .571 533
5. The Team 31-25 .554 653 '
6. Rick and the Singles 25-31 .443 5C3
7. Sammy Whammy .25-31 .443 544
8. Sigma Phi Nothin' 23-33 1441 37
9. Bradley's Angels 21-35 .375 543
10. Autometfcs 2-54 .033 437
R fp C-J3-ck Scctt, No. 0, 44. 33; Hen:!J
ELUF.,, Tcdd Cerke. CLU? II, ZZZ.
K,i.vj rrinziuewers, Lilzzzy'z, 213; Attn Clio.
Autemetlcs, ZZ2, 233; H!:ti cerlri - C:;b, czit
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