Friday, April 24, 1937
Daily Nebraskan
Pago 7
Sciimmage conclndles season
of Muisker spiing practice
Analysis by Tim Hartmann
Senior Reporter
Nebraska will conclude spring foot
ball practice with the annual Red
White Scrimmage Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
in Memorial Stadium.
Here's position-by-position look at
the teams:
Quarterback: After missing last
week's scrimmage with injuries, the
Cornhuskers' top two quarterbacks
Steve Taylor and Clete Blakeman
will return and play for the Red team.
Gerry Gdowski, who rushed for 44 yards
and passed for 172 and scored three
touchdowns in last SAturday's scrim
mage, will lead the White team, along
with freshmen Jerry Dunlap and Jeff
Miller.
Running back: All-Big Eight run
ning back Keith Jones will join senior
fullback Micah Heibel in the Red back
field. Tyreese Knox and Sam Schmidt
will back them up. At least three I
backs sophomore Ken Clark, senior
Jon Kelley and sophomore Terry Rodgers
should see playing time for the
Whites. Fullbacks Bryan Carpenter, a
transfer from Coffeyville Junior Col
lege: Doug Dalton.
Offensive line: Senior right guard
John McCormick, the only returning
starter on the offensive line, will anchor
the Red offensive line. John Nichols,
AndyKeeler, Bob Sledge and Corey Bill
Hudson will join McCormick on the Red
line. The White line will include sev
Winning Des Moines meet
w;ould blind Huskers' prestige
Nebraska track coach Gary Pepin
said he expects a sellout crowd
when the Cornhuskers compete in
the 78th annual Drake Relays in Des
Moines Iowa, Friday and Saturday.
"It's one of the biggest relay car
nival meets in the United States,"
Pepin said. "Some cf the best ath
letes from in and out cf the country
will be there." -
For the Huskers, it's a chance to
compete against top competition
"at a point when our athletes ore in
condition to perform well," Pepin
said.
The Drake Eelays ore especially
important for the teoi.Vs prestige,
Pepin said. A victory ggrinst such
tough competition would built con
fidence, he said.
Historically, Nebraska is one cf
the most competitive iearas in the
country at the relays. The men are
the fifth-winringsst tsam at Drake
and the women rank second behind
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eral up-and-coming linemen, including
guards John Nelson and John Roschal.
Tight end: Returning starter Tom
Banderas will play for the Red team, as
will Todd Millikan, who started several
games last season when Banderas was
injured. Basketball forward Keith Neu
bert will play for the White team.
Wide receivers: Split end Rod
Smith, the nation's leading punt re
turner last year, will play for the Reds,
and he will be backed up by Morgan
Gregory, a starter on last seasons
freshman team. Wingbacks Hendley
Hawkins and Jamie Worden will also
play for the Red team. Dana Brinson, a
starter at wingback last year, will lead
the White receiving corps.
Defensive line: Broderick Tho
mas, an All-Big Eight selection at def
ensive end last year, will anchor the
Red defensive line. Jeff Jamrog, Jon
Marco and Jeff Mills also will see time
as the Red defensive end. Kurt Broer,
Harlan Opie and Kenny Walker will be
defensive ends for the Whites. Neil
Smith, the Nebraska weight lifter of
the year; Lawrence Pete; and Lee Jones
will form the interior of the. Red defen
sive line. Three middle guards Mike
Murray, Sean Putnam, and Kent Wells
should battle for playing time on the
White line. Defensive tackles Willie
Griffin, who was a tight end last season,
and Tim Rother wil play for the White
team.
Linebackers: Steve Forch, who
missed much of the spring with mono
Prairie View A&M College in Texas.
The men last won the meet in
1085 when their 4 x 800-meter reby
team set a meet record. Charlie
Green set a meet record in the
men's invitational 100-meter d
in 1923. The women's team, who last
won in 1CSS, hold records in the 4 x
100-meter relay, 100;Eiter dash and
thejavCii.1.
Although Pepin didn't promise
any record-breaking performances
this year, he didn't disccunt the
possibility. He said the meet means
mora in terms of preparation for the
jwsVl l
"It certainly can help someone's
confidence to do well at Drake,"
Pepin said. "It's a chance to have a
really ereat competitive effort.
"1 just hepe we get pretty good
weather and continue to get better for
for the conference meets coming
up."
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nucleosis, will return to lineback for
the Reds. Doug Welniak should also see
playing time for the Red team. Dante
Wiley will lead the White linebacking
crew and should be joined by Chris
Caliendo and Mark Hagge.
Secondary: Injuries will deplete
the secondary. Strong safeties, Brian
Washington and Jeff Tomjack will give
the Red secondary some experience,
while Tim Jackson, if his ankle heals,
and Lorenzo Hicks will also play for the
Red team. Two players who were quar
terbacks last year, McClathorn Clayton
and Wendell Wooten, will be in the
White secondary. Cornerback Cartier
Walker also should get some playing
time for the White squad.
Kicking game: John Kroeker will
punt for the Red team, and redshirt
Chris Drennan will handle place kick
ing. Besides his linebacker duties,
Wiley will punt for the White team.
Greg Barrios will placekick for the
Whites. .
Injuries will keep several players
from participating in the scrimmage.
Among the injured are cornerbacks
Charles Fryar, John Custard and Jon
Crippen. Safety Mark Blazek is doubtful
for the scrimmage, and center Jake
Young is out with a broken leg.
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Injuries take
Huskers still
By Mark Derowitsch
Staff Reporter
Even with it many injuries, the
Nebraska Softball team is ranked
No. 3 in the country. That comes a
surprise to Coach Ron Wolforth.
According to Wolforth, several
key players for the Huskers are ail
ing and may not phy this weekend
against Kansas and Missouri at
Ames, Iowa.
Sophomore pitcher Marlys Hand-,
ley has seen limited action this
spring because of several injuries.
"I think that it has taken its toll
cn U3," Wc! forth said. "We need a
healthy Morlys to make the confer
ence schedal a little easier. With
out her, that just makes it harder on
us'
Lisa Winchester, who has a sore
shoulder, is also Questionable.
Wolforth said Margie Orcdowicz
is "sick and is impossible for this
weekend. That really hurts us since
she leads the Eig Ei.t Conference
in almost every offensive category."
Amy Love is only at about 75
percent after hurting her or.kle.
"We have been devastated with
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their toll;
ranked No. 3
all of our injuries, but we just have
to pull ourselves up by our boot
straps," Wolforth said.
But, despite their injuries, the
Huskers are confident going into
the games with Missouri and Kan
sas this weekend.
"Right now, we're playing about
as well as we have all year," Wol
forth said. "The pitching and hit
ting are starting to come together.
Our hitting has been real good the
lost few games and that is because
of our afl'ressiveness at the plate."
" 'Sip' (Lori Sippel) no-hit Utah
lost weekend, and Donna DeardoriT
no-hit Iowa State. They have been
throwing real well as of late," Wol-
Wolforth said he is not worried
about a lapse, which happened the
lost time Nebraska played in a
round-robin weekend. After winning
both games on Saturday, the Huskers
lest both Sunday games.
"We have to go and be prepared
to play all weekend," Wolforth said.
"Last weekend, we played well Sat
urday, but then we expected the
ether teams to lay down and die
against us."
