Friday, April 13, 1984
Paga 10
Daily Ncbraskan
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Nebraska and Kansas yill battle
this weekend-weather permitting
Nebraska and Kansas
not only will battle each
other in two baseball
double-headers this week
end, but they also will
fight a common foe
Mother Nature.
While the Huskers have
had three Big Eight con
ference games rained out,
Kansas has been even less
fortunate, having six
games cancelled by rain.
Last weekend's rains
caused Kansas to cancel
a four-game series at
home against Missouri
"There's nothing we can
do about the weather,"
said Jayhawk Coach Mar
ty Pattin, former major
league pitcher with the
Kansas City Royals. "When
a conference series is call
ed off, that hurts. It isn't
helping morale much."
"We hated to lose the
opportunity to play Mis
souri because we could
have won a couple of
games."
Kansas, 1-5 in the con
ference, has played only
four games in the last 11
days, including a split with
Missouri Southern Wed
nesday. : ' '. '
"Going to Nebraska will
be tough," Pattin said. "We
have to play the way that
i5
we can play in order to
pull off four victories." .
After a sweep of two
games with Northwest Mis
souri State Wednesday,
Nebraska is 28-10 and
ranked 13th in the latest
ratings by Collegiate Base
ball magazine.
Saturday's double-header
begins at noon, with
Sunday's two games start
ing at 12:30 p.m.
Fighter's new life
emphasizes peace,
love of fellow men
This la the second cf a two psjt interview with
former heavyweight boxlr. cksrsplea Geer3 Fere-
By Mclthew Stelly
George Foreman's new love is his religion, having
been "born again." He reminisced about how one
night after the Jimmy Young fight in 1977, he was
suddenly overcome with a feeling of death. Accord
ing to Foreman, a voice asked him, "Are you afraid to
die?" After that, Foreman said his entire life changed.
He is now an evangelist and often tours the country
preaching "the Word." '
"When I found the Lord, I realized that I didnt
have to fight no more," he said.
When asked to discuss some ofthe men he fought,
Foreman had the following comments:
ALI: "He was the greatest in my time, and No. 2
behind Joe Louis all-time."
ERNIE TERRELL: "Good boxer."
JIMMY ELLIS: "Fair."
JOE FRAZIER: "No. 2 behind All"
KENNY NORTON: "Ranks with Terrell as a good
boxer."
GEORGE CHAUVALO: "No. 3 behind Ali and Frazier.
He didn't lose because he was beaten, but because
someone else landed more punches."
JERRY QUARRY: "Ranks with Jimmy Ellis good'
artist and skillful."
What is George Foreman doing now that he is no
longer in the boxing ring? He likes to fresh-water fish
in his home state of Texas. In addition, he spends
time with his five children Michi (5), George (9),
Freeda (7), GeorgeHa (6) and George III (15
months).
His agent, Barney Oldfield, said ofForeman, "At 35
years of age, he's like a rubber band, he's got so much
energy. He has unlimited potential to do a lot of
great things."
"I want to be remembered," Foreman said, "for the
fact that I learned to love my fellow man before I left.
I found peace when I learned to care about my
fellow man."
Women's soft IbtiM. team vailo,
mails, Girandviev- imto. girimdl
By Julie Bauer
The UNL women's softball team
feated Grandview College 4-0, 10-0 in a
double-header Thursday. This was the
Huskers first appearance at home be
cause of previous weather cancellat
ions. .V - '.""K..'w.' .
"We've been fighting the weather all
year " Coach Wayne Daigle said, "Even
today wasn't the best weather but I
thought the girls played well, anyway.
The first couple of innings were disap
pointing because we weren't very in
tense and we had a lot of mental mis
takes, butHfter that our play picked
up" In the first game, the Huskers jump
ed out to a 2-0 lead after Denise Eckert
hit a two-run ho'merwith Ann Schroed
er on first Then Peg Richardson suc-
I)
u
Denise Ecliert, who hit & tiro-. ,
cessfully bunted to get to first and pro
ceeded to steal second, third, and
home putting the Huskers up 3-0
Nebraska's other point came in the
fifth inning when Debbie Elision, pinch
running for Stacy Sunny came home
on an error by the third baseman after
a sacrifice bunt by Schroeder. Pitcher
Mori Emmons picked up the win and is
now 12-3 on the season.
The Huskers took care ofthe Grand
view in five innings the second game,
10-0. Eckert lead the scoring attack, as
she was 3-for-3 at the plate, including
2 singles, 1 double, and two RBI's.
Schroeder hit a home run in the
second inning while other hitters in
cluded Richardson with two singles
and Sunny, Ellison, and Lori Nilson
who singled for the winning cause.
"Our pitching was good today and
the hitting was excellent," Daigle said.
Pitcher Shelby Mertins took the win
and is now 2-4.
Defensively, the Huskers held Grand
view to three hits the first game and
two the second.
The Huskers are now 20-10 and
ranked 1 2th in the nation according to
this week's Collegiate Softball Coaches
Association Poll They play egsin this
weekend, when the Huskers wiO host a
round robin tournament with !
Oklahoma St., and Kansas University.,
Missouri is currently ranked 14th in
the nation and is currently 14-7, Kan-
sas is 10-8, and Oklahoma is ranked
"fifth in the nation and is 20-6.'. :
. - Nebraska will not play cgalnst OMa- -homa
St. this weekend, due to the pair
ings in the tournament.
"This weekend will fee the toughest
competition well have to play except
for the Big Eight tournament There-'
will be four very fine teams here this
weekend," Daigla said. , . ... " ....
Former Nebraska wrestler
hopeful for Olympic victory
By Kevin 7crceke
Former Nebraska wrestler Al
Freeman is confident that he could
win a medal in the 1934 Summer
Olympics. But he doesn't know if he
will get the opportunity.
The Griswold, Iowa, native finished
an illustrious career for the Huskers
which included an 82-24-2 record,
first and fourth place finishes in the
Big Eight championships and second
and eighth place finishes in the
NCAA national championships.
Despite his credentials, Freeman
said he will just be another wrestler
at the Olympic wrestling trials to be
held in Iowa City, Iowa
According to Freeman, the trials
will be held in two parts, with only
six wrestlers advancing in each
weight class.
Of the 1 49Vt pound weight class,
Freeman says he ranks himself in the
top five. Bob Fehrs, Nebraska's wres
tling coach, agrees.
"It's really hard to say how I will
do," he said. "Anyone could defeat
anyone on any given day."
"The real hard part h making the
team," he said. "If I did, I'm real con
fident that I could win a medal
To make the Olympic squad, Fehrs
said Freeman will have to defeat
opponents that he hasnt been able to
overcome in the past.
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Lw-- Scoreboard
lEsst UrJcn, Niht Owls
High men's gsrta end series
Bill Rozmajxf, Spact Tracers 181, 500
High women's garna
Peggy McGinty, Spaca Tracers 162 '
High women's series
. Anna Harkreader. Killer Curettes 423
UNL's men's voUovhaii rinh wni
play in the United States VoEsybs.ll
Association Great Plains region al
tournament this weekend at the
UNO fieldhouse.
The final of the reslonsl will be
televised live on Cos Cable in
Omaha. ,