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Paga 10 Dally Ncbrasksn Tuesday, April 3, 1C34 n L U,. ( i TU) T1 TUT! T-TT II II till I - t T. t t f IN i i j r ' ' 7 By Scott AMstrand Despite returning nine starters from last year's 12-1 squad, Nebraska's defensive lineup is anything but set as the Huskers started spring practice today. Nebraska defensive coordinator Charlie McBride said no one is guaranteed a starting role. "Everything is wide open," McBride said. "We've got a lot of experienced players coming back, but we're definitely going to give everyone a shot at earning a starting job." McBride said the chief concern for the coaching staff during spring practice will be development of the younger players. "Spring practice means everything as to who will start in the fall," McBride said. "We're trying to develop everyone's fundamentals so we can improve our depth." Although McBride said everyone will get a chance at a starting job, he admitted the returning starters would have an advantage over other players. "Knowledge is the biggest plus for a player," McBride said. "The advantage that the older guys have is that they've learned to cut down on their mistakes. They've gone through our system and they know what it's like." McBride said several changes couldjtake place in the first two weeks of practice. "It's a settling in period," he said. The depth chart could change every day." Thirty lettermen return on defense for the Hus kers, led by All Big Eight performers Mike Knox and Bret Clark. Knox led the Huskers in tackles last season, recording 1 25, the highest total by a black shirt since 1 978. Clark led the Huskers in interceptions, tallying five from his safety position. Joining Clark in the defensive backfield are let termen Neil Harris, Dave Burke and Mike McCash land. Senior Mark Daum comes back for another sea son as the strong side linebacker opposite Knox. The defensive line is anchored by three returning starters and should be a strong point, McBride said. "Well be a little deeper up front than we've been in the past," McBride said. "And we should have five good defensive ends." Seniors Bill Weber, Scott Strasburger and Rob Stuckey return for one more year on the line. Stras burger and Stuckey were academic All-Americans last year. Joining the three on the line on the pre-spring depth chart are senior letterman Ken Graber and sophomore Chris Spachman. Nebraska will work out five days a week and finish spring practice with the annual spring game April 28. a- V; t-.. X V . V i Crsig AndresenDsliy tlilrtzkw Settlor linebackers Hark Daum end LXike Knox close In on Mizzou quarterback llarlcn Adler in Nebraska's 34-13 victory in Columbia last season. Daum end Knox lead a croup cf SO returning defensive lettermen as the Huskers begin spring football practice today at Memorial Gtadiun. ATO, Abel Six, Holysmokers lead in men 's point standings By Kirk Zebolsky A collection of sparkling trophies, most of them resulting from intramu ral championships, adorns one corner of the living room in the Alpha Tau Omega house. The trophies are a proof of the house's excellence in intramu rals. They also are an indication of what to expect this year. After winning the fraternity division of the all-university point standings two of the past three years and nine of the past 1 1, ATO sits atop the 1983-84 standings. ATO holds an 849-703 lead over Beta Theta Pi with points from two Class 1 sports and two Class 2 sports yet to be tabulated. Teams in the A league (The A league consists of each fraternity top team) receive 30 points for winning a Class 1 sport. In addition, each A league team participating in a Class 1 sport receives 30 points. B and C league teams receive fewer points for winning and participating in Class 1 sports. Class 2 sports are worth fewer points than Class 1 sports, but more than Class 3 sports. There are about 75 intramural sports. ATO also leads in the team sports, award standings. Tau Kappa Epsilon leads in the Esprit de Corps standings, with ATO fifth. The recreation department awards trophies to the end-of-the-year leaders in each standing. The fraternity, dor mitory and independent winners all receive trophies. Abel Six won the dormitory division of the all-university point standings in 1980-81 and finished second the last two years. Tim Sherman, Abel Six intramural chairman, said he has tried to concen trate on the team sports and the Esprit de Corps sports. Sherman said he thinks the total-points trophy will belong to Abel Six if they concentrate on the other two trophies. Abel Six is one of the few all-male floors in Abel. Abel has more residents per floor than any other dormitory. Sherman said Abel Six's size is a dis tinct advantage. Sherman is happy with the partici pation of the floor members this year. "I don't think we've had a forfeit except, for water polo," Sherman said. Abel Six holds a 151 -point lead over Abel 1 1 in the dormitory division of the all-university point standings. Abel Six also leads in team sports and Esprit de Corps standings. The only independ ent team with any points given by the recreation department is the Holys mokers. Joe Heater, ATO intramural chair man, siad ATO participation is the main factor in keeping them on top this year. Although ATO is fifth in the Esprit de Corps standings, which indi cates total numbers of participants from each house and floor, Heater said ATO teams enter every team sport and house members participate in all indi vidual events. This means ATO gets a lot of participation points, Heater said. vy Scoreboard All-University Point Standing 10. Sigma Nu 2S4 Fraternities Dormitories 1. Abel Six 473 1. Alpha Tau Omea 843 2. Abel Eleven 324 2. Ceta Theta PI 7C3 3. Caiher Eleven 243 3. Sijma Phi Epsilon 543 4. Harper Seven 243 4. Tau Kappa Epsilon , SC3 5. Absl NSrse 223 5. Phi Gamma Delia 447 6. Schramm Four 215 6. Phi Keppa P$l 424 7. CttherSIx 187 7. Acacia 4C3 C&ther Three 1E4 8. De:ta Tau Delta 3S5 9. Ate I EI;M 173 S. - 'Lambda Chi s'pna 270 10. Scramm Ten 123 Orioles will disprove rumor, begin World Series dynasty Ar.rJrch by Kcin X7z TrJs is the first m a series prsvicv- rcrjer Izzzs. base-ball eea- Sometime during the past decade, a rumor was started that teams dont repeat as World Series champions. This is the year the Baltimore Orioles will push aside those rumors and begin a dynasty. If the Orioles had been put in the American League Western Division years ago, the season could be interest ing, as the Orioles would have to fight off the potent Chicago White Sox and California Angels. But, with Baltimore being in the talent-void Eastern Div ision, no apparent competition is in sight. The real battle this year will be the dog fight for runner-up honors. BALTHIOItE OHIOLES When one thinks of Baltimore, pitch ing comes to mind. The current pitch ing staff ranks with Baltimore's best ever. Even with Jim Palmer aging, the Orioles still boast Mike Flanagan, Tippy Martinez, Dennis Martinez, Mike Bod dicker, Scott McGregor, Storm Davis and Tom Underwood. Besides pitching, the Orioles include a one-two hitting attack that makes opposing pitchers cringe. Most Valua ble Player Cal Ripken and runner-up Eddie Murray combined for 60 home runs and 213 runs batted in. The sup porting cast of Ken Singleton, Gary Roenicke and Rick Dempsey provide security should Ripken or Murray have an off day. Continued en Pc;'2 11