The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 11

wt i 1 It Saturday. February 25. 1961 The IJneoln SUi If. RALSTON VICTIMIZED Tutors lag IPIainsmen Up Ghddron; 73-4-8: "I 1 4- MUNFORD LEADS ATTACK Nebraska Wesleyan powered its way into the NAIA Dis trict 11 playoffs Friday night by whipping Chadron State, 73-48. The victory, coupled with Wayne's triumph over Kearney, sent the Plainsmen into a second place tie in the NCC with Kearney.

A drawing this weekend will determine the pairings for the NAIA playoff set in Lincoln next week. "Win 1-5 3 HIGH STALL WORKS By Larry Novickl "University High closed regular season basketball play Friday night with a sharply executed 68-53 win over Ralston at the Uni gymnasium. The Tutors outscored Ralston in every period to post their 10th win against 6 defeats. Uni High ranks 7th in the Star's Peru, NCC champion, andi i "i JO I ir'wiirAiiilvtftl tffwnw i'tr--iiyAifriWrtttffiF'''' mSt 'Tni. tsf snr" womMsKisWijJ i Class ratings.

from getting good shots and completely outplaying them off both boards. Wesleyan jumped to a 4-0 lead, then pulled away from an 8-7 edge and into a 16-7 margin. It was easy going from there on in as Coach Top Rated Outfits Bag Wins Four teams rated by The Star in Class were elimlnatHj, SHOETOP SHOT OF ROCKETS' RUNAWAY Earl Wright (14), Norfolk's Marlin Leu and Henry Pullman. Legs and shoes in foreground belong to Rocket Skip Peterson. (Star Photo By Webster Ray) Here'sThe way the game looked as Northeast dealt Norfolk a low blow, 81-30, Friday night at the Rocket gym.

Shown from left are: Norfolk's Ron Henderson (43), NE's Links lap SiuriHh) 7( limdhi 2Limd Dun Douihe LHS Shoots Fantastic 59 Irv Peterson's club racked up a 39-22 halftime edge and led' by 27 points at one stage of the second half. Felix Sanford, Chadron's 6-7 freshman, led the Eagles with 15 points and 13 re bounds. Nine of his total came in the first half. Cozad Hitr l3 Jim Cozad also hooped 9 in the initial period and finished with 13 before fouling out with 8:38 to go in the tilt. esleyan playoff berth marks the 3rd year in a row that Peterson has directed his charges into the showdown set.

They have won the last two years. Playoff action is slated for next Tuesday 'and Thursday at Pershing Auditorium, First round tilts are at 7 and 8:30. jn.with..,the- finals, at 8 p.m. WESLEYAN CHADRON (ft Munford 10 -7 26 Sanford 7 14 14 Mitchell 3 2-2 8 orris 0 0-10 Semin 4 4-8 12 Wilson 10-0 2 Peet 1 3-3 5 Cozad 1-1 1J Gillham 0 5 5 Borders 5 1-3 11 Nelson 5 0-1 10 Winchell 0 0-10 Fredstrom 0 0-10 Farley 2 W) 4 Ehlers 2 1-1 Ecklund 0 04 0 Maior 0 0-0 0 Phelps 0 0-0 0 Beckman 0 2-2 2 Rik'nbach I 1-2 3 Stevens 0 0-10 Hawbecker 0 0-0 0 Marple 0 0-0 0 Totals 2i 23-31 71 Totals 4-12 48 Chadron 2 2648 Wesleyaa 30 3471 All Plans Slowdown At Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Basketball action here tonight is expected to move at a snail's pace when Nebraska invades Kansas in a Big 8 Conference battle Fans at Allen Fieldhouse, home of the KU Jayhawks, normally are fed the run-run style of play.

Nebraska coach Jerry Bush plans to change the formula. The Huskers used a slowdown in meeting the Jays at Lincoln two weeks ago and it nearlv worked KU came ytV? from behind in the final 5 ME BY ed in district tournaments Friday night, but 3 other teams-wonmd alh4 Brank- ing teams came through. David City St. Mary's ranked 4th in Class fell to No. 10 Arlington, 45-42 in overtime at Fremont.

No. 6 Niobrara lost to Til-den 52-49, No. 7 Elkhorn was District Next Page beaten by Millard, 6962. and No. 8 jUma.

fell toFranklin, "58-49. Winners in in addition to Arlington were second-rated Weeping Water, a 76-50 win ner over Humboldt, and No. 5 1 Clarkson, which went into I overtime before downing Ly- ons, 73-72. In Class Amherst, Ma-, drid and Indianola, the top 3 teams, all won easily. Am-1 herst downed Axtell Madrid whinDed touch Biz! Springs 60-51.

and Indianola beat Palisade, 63-51. Polk, ranked No. 4, ended Hordville's unbeaten skein at 23 with a surprisingly easy 57-36 victory at Aurora. Th-4inal-garoe-4n that-dis-- trict was moved from Brad-shaw to accomomdate a bigger crowd. Grab Pin Titles Buck Newton and Charlotte Kaufman nicked nn first Diace ii i T-f' Honors in me marcn yi untie handicap bowling tournament that was completed recently.

Newton, who carries only a 107 average, had a 542 series and a 174 handicap for a 716 mark. BREEZES NORFOLK ROCKETS IN 81-30 ROUT Midland, victor in the Tri-State League, are seeded 1-2 for the playoffs. The drawing will determine first pairings. Wesleyan had little trouble with the once-high flying Eagles from Chadron. They came into the two-game series on the wings of a 6-game victory string.

NWU topped its invaders Thursday night, 70-59. Munford Hot Jim Munford, held to two points Thursday, exploded for 26 Friday to help demolish the Eagles. He got help from Dennis Semin 12-nd frosh Dick Nelson (10). The Plainsmen sparkled on defense, keeping Chadron In Row a matter of protecting the lead, which Lincoln quickly built to 10 points on two bas kets by Haas. Haas scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half as South never really threatened.

1 Twtr3-pomrpTays by South in the final 30 seconds cut Lin coln's final winning margin. Williams wound up with 15 points for the night, despite missing on 8 free throws. Rod Blood had 14, most of them when he led the fast break after one of many pass inter-eeptionsheinks-aehieved. LHS got at least 10 of these "cripple" baskets with its alert play. SOUTH LINCOLN HIGH eft i 4 Row 0 0-0 0 Heideman 2 04 4 Richards II 1-3 23 Strain 2 0-0 4 Briscoe 0 0-0 0 Blood 7 0-1 14 Wade 12 6-9 30 LaPage 4 1-2 9 Crum 0 0-0 0 Vaushan 3 11 7 Demk'ski 4 2-3 10 Williams 6 3-11 IS Marley 3 0-1 6 Haas 10 3-6 23 0 0-0 0 VALENTINE STAR James J.

Murphy, standout in football, basketball' a track at Valentine High School during the past 3 years will enroll at the University of Nebraska next fall, Coach Bill Jennings an nounced Murphy was the Class 440-yard a i in the state track meet last spring. He was a halfback and quarterback on the Valentine football team which for 3 years was conference co-champion. He played forward on basketball team which twice was conference champion. Cote i Wright was the spark in the Rocket drive. He got 15 points in 5 minutes and 40 seconds of play in the second period and finished with 11 for the eve- "ning: Bob Martin, one of the substitutes in Johnson's Friday night plans, finished with 18 points scored in 3 quarters of play.

6ih Win Williams continued to pile up the score. The second quarter was the key to this game, after South had nabbed a 16-10 quarter lead. Maurice Wade, a hot-shooting deadeye who hit 30 points, put in one of his jumpers-to -makeit18-107 Then Lincoln made it's first move. Haas got a free throw, and baskets by La-Page, Heideman and Strain cut the gap to a point. Charles Richards, who hit 23 for South, got a basket back, but the Links then mo veT in front Tor the first time.

Wlliams scored when Haas tipped a jump ball to him, then Williams stole a pass, raced for the layup was fouled and made the free throw. Heideman canned another long one, but South roared Uni built its lead from one point at the first quarter to 5 at the half and 10 at the end of 3 periods. But things got a little tense for Coach Dale Snook's Tutors midway through the final quarter. Ralston's top scorer, Tom land, swiped a pass and went all the way to score, bringing the Rams to within 6 at 52-46 and 5:13 left on the Ralston went into a press and Uni into a stall. Stall Works The visitor's press never worked and Uni's stall never failed to produce at least one point a tfy.

Rick Olson personally took care of the all-court defense with his crafty dribbling. Ralston never kpet Olson from bringing the ball across the line. Olson, Charlie Heller-ich and Wes Cooley manipu lated the stall, which brought on fouls by Ralston. The Rams- lost two- playersr in cluding Lind, on fouls. Hellerich and Olson each hit 9 points in the last quar- Cooley Hitting Cooley kept the Tutors tough the first half.

The 5-10 guard picked out a spot on the floor and hit 5 buckets with his left-handed jumper in tne tirst Halt. He wound up with 17 points to match Olson's output. Hellerich was high with 19 When this leading trio cooled down at the beginning of the second half, lanky George Zarins hit two hook shots and a jumper to maintain the pace. In pfe-game ceremoniesT all parents of varsity players were introduced and given flowers by their sons. Uni's reserves won 48-35.

iALSTON I'Nl HIGH (ft (ft 1 11-12 13 Dick 0 0-2 0 ner'B 0 0-0 0 Harlmann 0 0-1 0 zarkowski 1-1 3 Pokorny 0 0-10 6 5-9 17 Loooey 0 0-0 0 Olson Miller 6 2-5 14 Anderson 0 0-0 0 Jorsensen Zarins 3 1-2 7 Schnoor 0 4-5 4 Hellerich 6 7-10 19 Gamble 1 0-0 2 Hempel 3 2-4 8 Lind 8 1-2 17 Cooley 7 3-5 17 Allen 0 0-0 0 Butts 0 04 0 Fredstrom 0 0-0 0 Dierkmin 0 0-0 0 Williams 0 04) 0 Totals 17 19-25 53 Totals 25 11-94 48 Ralston 10 12 13 18 lint Hlth 11 IS 18 23 8 went to work. The sword, 6-2' Jack Cramer, splurged 9 straight" points starting with a jump shot with 6 seconds left in the first canto for a 18-11 lead. In the quarter Jumpin' Jack hit two field goals and 3 free throws which combined with a field goal by Mike Jeffrey to give Southeast 9 points before the Blue Devils could score. The Knights played with a 12 to a 15 point lead for the rest of the first half as Southeast coach Bob Lohrberg kept the bench moving, substituting at will throughout the game. A shot by Kile Johnson with 8 seconds remaining in the half gave the Knights a 35-20 lead at halftime.

Again, Amerman gave Southeast a good start as the 5-11 senior scored with just a few seconds gone. Dan Meyers was the top a victory over tne top-ranK-Norfolk Doint maker with 7. Bunnies, achieved early -KNIGHTS GARNER 4TH STRAIGHT VICTORY vu "Yri Tit. -i8 toui. 34 8-2i 7 night.

Wade and Richards hitjsouti, i 2-w '1 ourneasY two baskets apiece and the Packers led 28-24. But in the final 2:30 of the half, LHS outscored South 12-2, with 3 baskets coming off easy- layups- after passes. Williams hit 6 points in the stretch, giving him 11 of the Links' 26 points in the period. The second half was simply Plattsmouti To Take By Al Beebe Lincoln High ripped apart Omaha South defenses to score a resounding 76-69 victory over the defending state champions at the PSA Building Friday night. The win assured the Links of at least a second-Plac IslTTnThe" Inter-City League race with a 7-1 record.

LHS can still share the title if South can beat Omaha Benson tonight. South is the only team in the state to hold in December, The Links put on one of their best demonstrations of the season which ended regular play with a 9-6. mark and 6 straight wins in the hot-shooting exhibition with South. LHS hit a fantastic 59 per cent of its shots on 34 of 58, South was nearly as good with 30 of 62 for 48. The most important "baskets were the long ones provided by fellows like Larry Heideman, Jim Strain, Doug LaPage and.

Bob Vaughn. Distance firing by these lads wrecked South's opening zone defense, and when the Packers shifted to a man-toman, Gary Haas and Bobby jK oW mm minutes for a 38-33 victory. Bush contends the 1 w-down will keep KU's 6-8 Wayne Hightower and 6-6 Bill Bridges, away from the basket and cut the Jayhawk rebounding power. Nebraska, 3-7 in the Big 8, will start Jan Wall and Tom Russell at forward, Bill Bowers at center and Ivan Grupe and Rex Swett at guard. LaSalle Aces Out Philadelphia US) Joe Carey and George Friedrich, 6-foot-5 frontcourt starters on the LaSalle College basketball team, have been placed on scholastic probation and will be ineligible the remainder of the season.

Lincoln Northeast closed I out its regular season cam- paign Friday night with a rousing 81-30 victory over vis iting Norfolk. The outcome of 1n'FgamT was never in doubt after Rocket starters Jim Nelson, Dave Lebsack, Earl Wright, Warren Lyon amd Skip Peterson each hit a fielder in that order to put the winners on top 10-0. While coach Ed Johnson was busy trying to get his substitutes into the game the Rockets moved out in front 18-3 at the end of the first quarter and extended this margin to 49-9 at halftime. rusties From there, 7 points by Gary Thomas, 4 by Cramer, and a 3 point play by John Roux pulled the winners to a 20 point lead before Amerman tallied again to close the 3rd quarter at 55-32. Late in the 4th quarter the Knights really began to move away as 6-2 junior Johnson led the rally with 6 points in two minutes.

Plattsmouth's Denny Campbell and Groce were the top performers for the losers with 12 and 11 points respectively bift neither could outshine the well-rounded Southeast attack. The timely shooting and rebounding by Cramer got him 17 points for game honors and 16 rebounds after sitting out part of each quarter. Other Knights in double figures were Amerman with (See Pg. 12, Col. 5) Seward tied up the ball and the shot couldn't be taken.

Seward had to come from behind, and didn't gain a tie until the end of the 3rd period, when it was 44-44. Each team scored only 4 points in the final stanza. Beckler topped all scorers with 21. with Gene Adams adding 17 for Seward Larry Arth, Plus's top scor er, fouled out with 15 points. The, Thunderbolts also lost The loss was the 11th of the year for the Panthers against 4 victories.

With the regular season curtain down, Northeast now looks ahead to tournament play. The Rockets, who appear to be in top form, meet tough Lincoln High at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the opening game of the Class A district tourney at Pershing Auditorium. The Rockets hold two narrow victories over the Links in regular season games. Southeast will play Pius X.in the other opening round battle.

The finals are slated for Friday, Mar. 3. NORTHEAST NORFOLK trt Michaelson 2 0-0 4 Mayo 2 0-0 Wrtfht 9 4-4 22 Siedsehlaf 1 0-0 Martin 8 2-4 18 Leu 0 2-2 Peterson 1 1-2 3 Theophilius 2 1-3 McMullen 0 0-0 0 Meyers 2 3-5 Nelson 3 0-0 Henderson 2 0-? Egger 1 0-1 2 Underberc 2 0-1 Bandars 0 1-2 1 Hopple, Lr 0 0-1 Weyers 0 0-1 0 Hopple. La' i 0-1 Lyon 4 1-19 Lebsack 3 3-4 9 Hubka 3 1-1 7 Totals 34 13-20 81 Totals 12 S-15 30 Northeast 18 31 13 1 81 Norfolk 3 14 130 Husker Grappler Nissen Honored Mike Nissen, Nebraska sophomore from Mason City, has placed as honorable mention on the All-Ameri-can wrestling team, coach Mickey Sparano reported Friday. The team was chosen by 12 experts, mostly coaches, from all sections of the country.

Nissen was named in the 115-pound division wlnre he will compete in the Big Eight I tournament. 50 WIN Dm Steve Creal via fouls. Joe Gaughan added 12 points for the 'Bolts, and Larry Cham-poux 10. Pius wound up its season with a 7-9 record. PIUS SFWARD iW THINCLADS HOST DEFENDING CHAMPS By Bill Hord Lincoln Southeast breezed to its 8th win of the season and 4th in a row 76-45 over Plattsmouth Friday night.

The Blue Devils from Plattsmouth were outclassed from the start but looked like they might make a game of it in the first quarter. The Knights got off fast on two jump shots and a lay-in by Jim Amerman and another jump shot by Gene Hammond to boost the score to 8-3 with 4:25 gone. After a tip-in by Southeast's Jack Cramer, Fred Groce broke loose for two driving lay-ups for Plattsmouth and with 3 minutes remaining. the Blue Devils were hanging tough, 14-11. Then the Knights unsheathed their sword and GRID CROWDS SET RECORDS Nebraska football drew a total of 350,337 at home and away the past season and set a new home attendance record with 199,973.

The figures, announced by athletic director Bill Orwig, showed the average attendance, at home was 33,328. The 4 games away averaged 37,591. The total attendance record was set in 1954 with 418,058. This included the Orange 'Bowl. Horn.

Minnesota 34.1S3 Texas low. Stat. 32.2H2 Cnlornrlo Kansas Stat M.W2 Kan Army Oklahoma Mlunuri .14. SSI 37,702 40.409 42,701 Okla. 27,421 Total 150.M4 Grand total 330.337 SEWARD COLLECTS 55 Pius Fizzles van and Dick Dorsey, have hit :06.2.

Sophomores Ray Stevens and Bill Kenny appear to be NU's top blue ribbon prospects. Both are distance men. BOWLING Fun and Exercise ON OUR BRUNSWICK GOLD CROWN EQUIPMENT as used on JACKPOT BOWLING MOV, P.M. fCMTT Parkway IV 9-1214 2555 So. 48 LOI1CS Oklahoma's defending Big 8 indoor track champions invade Nebraska's stamping grounds Jus afternoon in the Cornhusker's last dual track meet.

Field events start at 2 and track races at 2:30. Oklahoma has two champions back from last year. They are Mike Lindsay, indoor and outdoor king in the shot put, and J. D. Martin, who holds both crowns in the pole vault including a Big 8 indoor record of 15-7V4.

The Sooners' depth stands as a strong challenge to Nebraska's unbeaten indoor record this season. Top events are expected to be the broad Jump, where 3 Sooners and Huskers Bob Knaub and, Fred Wllke have all topped 23 feet; and the 60-yard dash where Steve Pfister. Nebraska soph, and I two Oklahomans, Mark Sulll- Seward Seven points in an overtime provided Seward with a 55-50 victory over Pius here Friday night. Dick Beckler hit a long set shot early in the overtime to put Pius in the hole. Pius had blown a chance to win the game In regulation time.

With the score dead locked at 48-48, Pius spent the last two minutes waiting for the last shot. But with two seconds left, I LAu I (ft Arth 5 7 IS Ad.ma 8 17 NfMl 0 0-0 0 Colhum .0 1-2 1 0 ao 0 Stock 0 0-0 0 DCha-oux 0 0-0 0 Lamberty 2 3 4 7 Knrtus 2 4-5 I Beckler 9 3 4 21 1, Chaoux 0-0 10 Morhlll 2 13 GauitHMi 4 4-J 12 Vschal 1 12- 3 Creal 2 11 Katt 0 -1 1 Total. 18 14-11 It Totals 20 li-I Plus 17 11 4 2 SO witl 14 17 1J I 7 Lincoln High's Haas (52) Nabs Rebound Away From O. South's Richards (25) as Williams (42) Watches. (Star Photo) Total.