Thursday, November 1, 1934
Pago 14
Gymnast Suter says
new names emerging
By Janet Etcfanski
Dally Nebnukta Cuff Reporter
If Wes Suter has his way, the
Nebraska gymnast may some
day join such legendary Husker
gymnasts as Olympians Jim
Hartung, Scott Johnson and
Jim Mikus.
Suter, who finished 20th in
an Olympic qualifying meet last
summer, is a leader on this
year's young gymnastics team.
The team begins its season
Friday with the Big Eight Invi
tational at the Bob Devaney
Sports Center.
"By the end of the year, Neb
raska is going to have new
names in gymnastics," Suter
said.
The last two years, the 'name'
was Chris Riegel. Riegel and.
Suter were recruited the same
year. But while Suter fought
off injuries, Riegel became an
All-American.
However, Riegel was declared
ineligible this summer after he
failed 24 credit hours last year.
Riegel finished the Olympic
trials in eighth place but did
not return to the university.
When asked about the Rie
gel issue, Suter shrugged his
shoulders and said he thinks
people made 'too big a deal of
it."
Suter said he and Riegel are
good friends. The two grew up
together in Reading, Pa., where
they belonged to the same gym
nastics club.
Suter said he doesn't feel
pressured by the loss of Riegel,
but if Riegel were still with the
squad, it would have more
depth.
By Jim Rasmussen
Daily Nebreekan Senior Reporter
Kansas State's players and
coaches said a lot of nice things
about the Nebraska Cornhuskers
after the Wildcats received a 62-14
thumping in Memorial Stadium.
In fact, listening to the KSU
players, one might think the Big
Eight race is over already.
"Nebraska's the dominant team
in the league," KSU coach Jim
Dickey said. "Offensively, nobody
in the league compares with Ne
braska." The Husker defense isn't so bad
either, quarterback Randy Wil
liams said.
"They're a lot more aggressive
than Oklahoma and their pass
coverage makes it very difficult to
see who's open."
Center Andy Harding also rated
the Husker defense highly.
Their first team defense is the
best IVe seen," he said.
Those comments may or may
not cause concern for the Iowa
State Cyclones. Once considered
one of the league's worst teams,
Iowa State has earned respect
the last two weeks by scaring
Oklahoma and playing Missouri
to a 14-14 tie.
Dickey calls
Big Eight
Preview
If anyone is putting pres
sure on Suter. it is himself,
assistant coach Jim Howard
said.
"Whether Riegel is here or
not, Wes has put pressure on
himself because he has pretty
high goals," Howard said.
Suter, a 6-9, 155-pound Jun
ior, wants to place among the
top three in the all-around
competition at the NCAA
tournament. He said he hopes
to make the 1 988 Olympic team.
Suter compared the gymnas
tics squad with this year's
Cornhusker football team.
"We dont have superstars
on the team," Suter said.
The team is closer-knit this
year, he said, and the coaches
push the gymnasts every day.
Howard said the team can
rely on Suter to be a stable per
former although he may not be
as strong a leader as theyVe
had in the past.
Howard said Suter has added
new skills to his routines.
Suter said his strongest, and
favorite event is the horizontal
bars.
Back trouble has limited his
practice on the rings. He is
missing the last two bones that
connect the vertebrae.
Suter attended South Lakes
High School in Reston, Va.,
where he won the state's all
around title three times. He
said he is "definitely" glad he
came to UNL.
"I saw what (coach) Francis
Allen and Howard have done
with other gymnasts," he1 said.
"They basically made Johnson
an Olympian."
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effort in this game," ISU Coach for his team to get its act together. Danny Bradley is listed as ques-
Jim Criner said. "Nebraska is the "We are definitely at the cross- tionable for the Missouri game
top team in our conference and roads," he said. "We must regroup with fmger and ankle injuries His
they present us with a real chal- and handle the adversity to stay replacement, freshman Troy ALk-
lenge." in contention for the Big Eight man, completed only 2 of 14
Missouri and Oklahoma have championship." passes against Kansas,
experienced Iowa State's resur- fte xners encountered more Missouri coach Warren Powers
gence. The Sooners and Tigers adversity Sunday when starting said he expects Oklahoma to
meet Saturday in Norman, Okla. defensive backs Keith Stanberry bounce back after the loss to
and Andre Johnson suffered seri- Kansas.
Barry Switzer's troops were em- ous Injuries in a car accident. "I'm sure OU will come 1 oarinc
barrassed last week at Kansas, Both are out for the season, back and be emotionally ready to
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THE COLLEGES
Fan support for No. 1 Indiana
(0-8) continues to dwindle, with
some critics even suggesting that
the team move back to Baltimore.
The school, youll recall, was
located in Baltimore until last,
February when it packed up every
thing, including laboratory
animals, in the middle of the
night and sneaked out of town,
despite pleas by city officials to
remain. Next stop, perhaps:
Fhoenix.
While the Hoosiers maintained
their perfect record, Washington
Coach Don James saw one of col
lege football's most treasured
streaks snapped when Arizona
Coach Larry Smith refused to
shake hands with him after a 12
28 Mild cat loss. Smith was angry
over a late-game onside kick by
the Huskies.
James said later it was the first
time since he'd been at Washing
ton that an opposing coach had
shunned him a period cover
ing 1 1 2 games. The all-time record
of 374 straight handshakes is
held by Amos Alonzo Stagg, whose
own streak ended tragically in
1 934 when he inadvertently shook
hands with an opposing team's
trainer.
Bottom
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Nebraska league s
THE RANKINGS
SCHOOL
1) Indian! (0-8)
2) Pitt (1-6 I)
3) (t) Columbia
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4) Dartmouth
(0-6)
6) Alabumblc
(26)
6) Duke (I 6)
7) Kaiuuu Stata
(24)
8) Minrrhah
(35)
9) Rice (1-6)
LAST LOSS
20-24, Iowa
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16 36, Colgate
t(H3, Cornell
Idle
7 4.1, Maryland
l4 62,Nebr.
1 3 20, Mk-h.
State
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7 49, Purdue
NEXT LOSS
Ohio Mate
Rytacuae
Dartmouth
Columbia
V.m. 8tate
Georgia Tech
Okkhoma Sc.
IUiAoia
Arkansaa
Michigan St.
10) Northwitrn.
(2-7)
1 1 ) Unlvernity ofTexaa at El Intercepted Paao (1-6); 12)
Colorado (1-7); 13) Colorado State (2 6); 14) Oregon
Stale (2-6); 15) California (2 6); 16) tie among the Mu
iMippia: Ole (3-4-1), State (3-6), Southern (2 6); 19)
Notre Dame (4 4 ); 20) UCLA (6-2, but outacorod overall
163-164).
CRUMMY GAMEOFTHE WEEK:
Columbia (0-6) vs. Dartmouth
(0-6). (Game will be played on a
sudden-death basis from the start
out of sympathy for the specta
tors.) ROUTE OF THE WEEK: Indi
ana (0-8) at angry Ohio State
(6-2).
QUOTE BOOK: University of
Manitoba (Canada) Coach Den
nis Hricaiko, after a 14-42 loss to
Northern Arizona in Flagstaff: "We
are young and not used to this
size of crowd." The crowd totaled
2,800.
ALL IS NOT LOST: Marietta
(Ohio) College ended its losing
streak at 34 games, longest in the
nation. But since it only tied Ohio
Northern 3-3, Marietta can still
boast of having the longest cur
rent winless string at 41.
THE PROS
Obviously disoriented at the
clock's being set back an hour
with the end of daylight-saving
time, No. 1 Houston (0-9) actu
ally found itself in the lead, 7-0,
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after one quarter against Cincin
nati Temporarily stunned they
had led in a game only once
before all season they got un
raveled in time, 13-31.
But the most lopsided defeat of
the day was credited to the No. 10
L.A. Lambs (5-4), a 0-33 rub-out
by San Francisco in embarrassed
Anaheim. The Lambs hadn't been
routed so thoroughly since 1963,
when the Bears clobbered them
14-52.
The 49ers were sparked by two
touchdowns by running back
Roger Craig, who is attempting to
become the first man to be on
winning teams in both the Super
Bowl and World Series.
The game was so one-sided
that much fan interest centered
on a plane that repeatedly circled
the stadium while pulling a ban
ner that said: "Vote for Gallivan
forjudge." Later it was revealed
that the NFL has decreed that
line judges henceforth must be
elected rather than appointed.
THE RANKINGS
SCHOOL
1) Houston (0-9)
2) Buffalo (0-9)
3) Cine. (3-6)
LAST LOSS
13- 31, Cine.
7-33, Miami
def. Houston
31-13
14- 16, New Ori
7-16, Chicago
NEXT LOSS
Pitt
Cleveland
San Francisco
4) Clevtnd.(l-8) 14-16, New Ori Buffalo
5) Minnesota 7-16, Chicago Tampa Bay
(27)
6) Bay (Green) (2-7); 7) Bay (Tampa) (3-6); 8) India
napolis (3-6); 9) Detroit (3-6); 10) LA. Lambs (5-4).
'Two of its victories were over Houston.
CRUMMY GAME OF THE WEEK:
Buffalo (0-9) vs. Cleveland (1-8).
FUNNY, BUT THEY DIDNT
SEEM TO HAVE ANY TROUBLE
RUNNING...: The Raiders' Lester
Hayes on Denver's 22-19 overtime
win: "It's very obvious the Bron
cos have rabbits' feet in their
jocks."
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best
play us," Powers said.
Tiger fullback Eric Drain suf
fered a severe thigh bruise against
Iowa State, and his status is un
certain for Saturday's game.
Two teams on the upswing will
meet in Boulder, Colo., Saturday
when Kansas takes on the Colo
rado Buffaloes. The Buffs have
scared Nebraska and Oklahoma
State the past two weeks, while
the Jay hawks' easy win over Okla
homa shocked everybody.
Colorado coach Bill McCartney
said he hopes his team can keep
playing with emotion.
"I think the way vves'e played
the last couple of weeks shows
we're gaining confidence and
momentum," he said. "You always
want to end the season 'upbeat,'
and if we can continue to play
like we did against Oklahoma
State, well be headed in the right
direction."
Oklahoma State will try to stay
in contention for the conference
championship when the Cowboys
travel to Kansas State. The Wild
cats won last year's game, 21-20,
a fact which sticks in some of the
Cowboy's minds.
"I cart hardly remember an
thing about the game last year
except the sick feeling I had after
we lost," OSU tailback Shawn
Jones said.
Linebacker Jim Krebs said his
team should be wary of KSU.
They'll be fired up for us, think
ing they can beat us again," Krebs
said. "We realize anyone can beat
anyone, so we cant take anyone