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.00 80 .80 Orduna broke loose on a 51-yard gallop from where Schneiss flipped a fullback pass to Dale Didur for one score, while a tremendous diving catch of a Tagge aerial by Rodgers for a 53-yard gain accounted for much of the distance the second time. Jim Carstens climaxed the drive with an 18-yard dash to the end zone. Van Brownson moved the second offense against the No. 1 defensive Black Shirts almost as well when they took a turn. Brownson completions to Phil Harvey for 22 yards and a 19-yarder to Dave Goeller were the big gainers before Bill Olds crashed over from a yard out to climax a 70-yard scoring drive in 10 plays.

Then the defenses started to take over. When the third offense, alternately quarterbacked by Bob Jones and Max Linder, took the field against the second defense, they were unable to move. Then three other matchups followed before the long, hot two-and-a-half hour workout was completed. It was one against one, the two second teams against each other, and the thirds squaring off. Brownson ran the first team this time, with Tagge the quarterback for the second unit.

Brownson managed three first downs before the Black Shirts halted a drive at the 19, got a couple of first downs the next try before the ball was lost on downs. The last two possessions were even less successful, as the defense stiffened. Tagge needed two false starts before he could get a drive going, but finally moved the second unit to a touchdown with a 17-yard aerial to Jeff Hughes, a 13-yardcr to Harvey and a 24-yard scoring toss to Bob Wolfe. Overall, Tagge was 11-16 during the afternoon with one intercepted, while Brownson connected on 12-16. "Though we're not anywhere near the defensive team we have been in recent years," Devaney observed after the workout, "they got better as the afternoon wore on, and they'll be stronger yet." The Big Red grid boss said that his main concern was to "find out who could play.

We're looking for defensive ends, a middle guard, center and defensive backs. I think those are our main areas of concern." Of the offense Devaney praised both Tagge and Brownson for their execution and choice of plays. "We had some mixups," he admitted, "but not as many as we've had before at this stage." Obviously pleased with the offensive showing, Devaney added that "a lot of the credit goes to the offensive line. They are farther along than they were a year ago." Devaney said that a study of the films from the scrimmage will help determine the answer to the question of whether the offense is strong er the defense weak. Devaney indicated he already knew which it was on a couple of plays.

"One time the defense couldn't catch a guy who can't run any faster than I can," he laughed. "They made him look like Red Grange. That'll have to stop." P. 14 10 80 60 y. By VIRGIL PARKER One big question remained after the fall's first fullscale scrimage by the University of Nebraska football squad Saturday afternoon.

Is the offense really that strong or Is the defense that weak? It's a complete switch from recent years when the offense had trouble gaining a first down during the early preseason scrimmages. "We just had a lot more experienced defensive players in years past," head coach Bob Devaney explains. "This time most of the experience is on the offensive side of the line." The Huskers spent the first half hour working on punt and kickoff situations. Dan Schneiss, who handled the punting chores last season, booted three between 45 and 48 yards, with his last bouncing an additional 20 yards as it sailed over the safety's head. But when the first unit started receiving kickoffs, sophomore Johnny Rodgers rambled back 30 yards with the first one and 92 yards for a touchdown with another.

The scrimmage, under normal game conditions, opened with the first offense against the third defense. Jerry Tagge engineered the attack at quarterback. He had Schneiss at fullback, Jeff Kinney at the I-back and Rodgers at flanker. Kinney went for 10, then cut to the outside on the second play and went for 54 yards, but came up limping and left for the afternoon. "He just strained a hamstring muscle," Devaney revealed later.

"But there's no reason to risk further injury, so we pulled him out." Unfortunately center Bill Janssen, who opened with the first unit, suffered a more serious mishap, leaving with a broken arm during the punt and kickoff return work. "I hate to practice that kind of open field blocking," Devaney admitted. "It's risky, but you have to have some work on it. Now Janssen is lost for at least six to eight weeks." With Kinney's removal, Joe Orduna stepped in with the No. 1 eleven.

After Schneiss went for four and defense was penalized five, Orduna slashed off tackle for seven and a touchdown. Rogers split the uprights with the extra point and it was 7-0. Just five plays had covered 80 ards. Though the third defense stalled the offense the second time, the third and fourth tries leach time starting from the 20) quickly covered the 80 yards to paydirt. The second TD also came in just five plays, while the other took six.

20 60 10 -y 00 to 40 r. Pi IS, t. to r. ir. STAFF PHOTO BY HARALD DREIMANIS da Despite pressure by White defensive end John Pitts (80), Red quarterback Van Brownson (12) gets off pass in the direction of fullback Bill Olds (44).

ri fj A if (h f-L Yp: Angels Fall, 14-1 Pirates, New York Fail to Make Gains ir 8 'e )r id is al Two ML Tilts Set For TV By Associated Press The National Football League has created a dial-twister's delight for Sunday stay-at-homes with a pair of nationally-televised games. The Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders clash in a late afternoon game at Oakland with CBS-TV looking in, starting at 5 p.m. CDT. Before that one is over, NBC-TV will cover the New York Jets at Minnesota with 8 p.m. CDT kickoff.

The weekend exhibition schedule winds up Monday STAFF PHOTO BY HARALD DREIMANIS Red tight end Phil Harvey (82) is finally hauled down by White cornerback John Decker (21) after a 22-yard gain on a pass from Van Brownson. d-e. rt f. P. a Americans Open Lead in Davis Cup By Associated Press The Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets blew late leads Saturday and lost extra inning games as the leaders in the National League East continued to have their troubles.

Two-run homers by Willie Mays and Jim Ray Hart and a three-run shot by Bobby Bonds wiped out a 9-2 Pittsburgh lead in the eighth and the San Francisco Giants went on to beat the Pirates 10-9 on Bonds' run-scoring single in the 10th. Bonds' game-winnirg two-out hit scored Hart, who had singled and was sacrificed to second. Two-run homers by Jose Pagan and Bob Robertson and Al Oliver's three runs batted in helped the Bucs to their big lead. It was Pittsburgh's fourth loss in a row but the lead over the second-pbee Mets remained al games when the Houston Astros scored twice in the last of the 10th and downed the defending world champions 9-8. The Chicago Cubs, who were not scheduled Saturday, also trail the Pirates by V'i games but are in third place with a percentage of .5151 to the Mets' .5153.

The Mets went ahead of Houston 8-7 on Donn Clendenon's single in the top of the 10th but the Astros tied it on Bob Watson's infield hit following two walks and a wild pitch and won it on Cesar Ccdeno's two-out bases-loaded single. Reds Triumph Late The Cincinnati held hitless for six innings by Montreal's Carl Morton, tied the Expos on Ty Cline's two-run pinch double in the eighth and beat them 4-3 on Lee May's two-run homer in the 11th. In American League daytime action, Roy Foster and Buddy Bradford each hit two homers and drove in four runs and Sam McDowell won his 19th game, a career high, as the Cleveland Indians walloped the California Angels 14-1. Home runs by Tommy Davis and Don Minchcr helped the Oakland A's hand the Detroit Tigers their fifth consecutive setback 5-2. Ed Herrmann's grand slam homer capped an eight-run sixth inning and powered the Chicago White Sox past Boston 13-9.

In night games, lefthander Dave McNally aided his own cause with three hits, including a bases-loaded double, while picking up his 21st victory as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1. Ron Stone's eighth inning home run gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 10-9 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Frank Howard lashed his 37th homer, two doubles and a single, driving in five runs and pacing the Washington Senators to an 11-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Lou Brock slammed a two-run homer with two out in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles.

St opening set when the slow-starting Kuhnke double-faulted twice and blew an easy volley, then ran out the set on service. The German showed his first sign of real brilliance in the second set when, trailing 0-2, he reeled off three games in a row, losing only two points. But Richey brought his game back to a peak and gained a break in a tough seventh game that won the set. In this game, he forced Kuhnke into two volleying errors and twice fought his way back from a point for a break. Richey got down 0-2 in the third set but fought back to win six straight games, twice breaking the German's service in this stretch of games.

The little Texan brought repeated cheers from the crowd as he sent shot after shot 1'' 'if Arthur Ashe Blazing Service past Kuhnke's lunging racquet. Richey finished his dramatic performance with a service ace then leaped over the net with Cliff Richey Gritty Texan the German a chance to get his brilliant game into the groove. Richey scored a quick break in the second game of the night with the Philadelphia Eagles playing at Detroit. The Green Bay-Oakland game is a rematch of the 1968 Super Bowl foes and the first preseason game the Packers have played against a former AFL team. Green Bay has come from behind in each of its first three games to win one and tie two others.

Each time the late drives have been directed by Don Horn, who has taken over for Bart Starr, the Packers' No. 1 signal caller. The first two were salvaged deadlocks against the New York Giants and Chicago Bears and the last one gave Green Bay its first victory, 35-34, over Dallas last week. Daryle Lamonica and George Blanda completed 20 of fl) passes between them but the Raiders lost to Los Angeles 34-23 last week. Ken Stabler, Oakland's rookie left-handed quarterback who had six TD passes in two games, is expected back following his father's death.

Joe Namath figures to get his first game work of the year as the Jets visit Minnesota. The Vikings, of course, are still looking for their own Joe Mr. Kapp who remains locked in a salary dispute as does all-pro defensive end Carl Eller. With Kapp still missing, Gary Cuozzo has taken over as Minnesota's No. 1 quarterback.

Cuozzo was 12-23 for 183 yards and two TDs in the Vikings' 14-7 victory over Houston last week. Namath, of course, watched glumly from the sidelines as the Giants won the annual intra-city clash from the Jets 28-24 last week. He directed the 24-21 victory against Minnesota last year one of the last games the Vikings lost until the Super Bowl. Philadelphia, winless in two games so far, hopes to give top running back Tom Woodeshick his first work of the season in Monday night's game against Detroit. Woodeshick has been nursing a bad knee.

Bill Munson and Greg Landry combined for 9-11 passing SPORTS SPATE Six of Nine Regional Softball Clubs Decided his hands high and embraced his opponent. Ashe won his 23rd Davis Cup singles victory in 26 matches against Bungert. Ashe's blazing service was so effective that Bungcrt had to go 21 games before he could even carry the American to deuce. The German, on the other hand, notorious for his spotty play, had serving troubles from the beginning. Hitting recklessly and powerfully, Bungert served 12 double faults.

Problems for the tall 31-year-old sporting goods man from Duesseldorf began quickly on the fast artificial surface. In the third game, hitting from the back court, his racket flew out of his hand and sailed all the way to the net. In the following game, the racquet broke in two at the throat as he blocked one of Ashe's thundering services. Ashe, wearing an Afro-American haircut, horned-rimmed glasses and a turtle-necked white shirt, was poised and in command of the situation all the way. Sending his delivery into the corners and hitting high-bound-i spinners, Ashe lost only four points on his delivery in the 19-minute opening set, reeling off five games in a row after the first game.

In the second set, the German battled the American game for game until the score reached 8-8 and then Ashe broke him at love in the 17th game. In that game, Bungert started with one of his humorous double faults, outed a weak volley, watched an Ashe backhand passing shot whiz past his racquet head and then half-volleyed a shot over the backline. Ashe put on the crusher with four big services in the 18th game. In the third set, Bungert merely went through the motions of resistance, losing his service in the fifth game and again in the seventh. He had no answer for Ashe's whirlwind attack.

Cleveland iP Arthur Ashe's overpowering service and Cliff Richey's Texas grit carried them to victory over a pair of darkhorse West Germans Saturday and sent the United States into a 2-0 opening round lead in tennis' 1970 Davis Cup Challenge Round. Victory for the cup-holding Americans appeared certain. First Ashe, a 27-year-old cup veteran from Richmond, used a crackling, 100 m.p.h. service to mow down Wilhelm Bungcrt 6-2, 10-8, 6-2. Then Richcy, 23, the stubby scrambler from San Angelo, whose fiery temper and unpredictability had kept him off previous Davis Cup Challenge Round squads, outscrambled Germany's highly-regarded No.

1 star, Christian Kuhnke, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, while reeling off six straight points in the first set. The latter match, played in gusting 15 m.p.h. winds before a capacity crowd of 7,500 at the Clark Stadium court, just sneaked in under an approaching thunderstorm. The doubles are scheduled Sunday with Kuhnke and Bungert coming back against the fresh American team of Stan Smith of Pasadena, and Bobby Lutz of Los Angeles. A U.S.

victory could make the final two singles a mere formality. In them, Richey plays Bungert and Ashe meets Kuhnke. The West Germans each 31, and self-described weekend players swept through the European and I eliminations to gain this first challenge in history their country. Richey was the surprise of the first day's action. Although, he had the best season's record of any of the American players he was a doubtful starter because of his history of temper outbursts and faculty for blowing big matches.

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Other games on Saturday are at 4, 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m. Sunday tilts are scheduled for 1, 2:30, 4, 7 and 8:30 p.m. Labor Day action starts at 1 p.m. with the final losers' bracket game. The championship game is scheduled for 3 and a deciding contest if necessary at 5.

The St. Louis team was forced to go 25 innings during a six-hour game to win a berth in the regional event. King's will be the host team for the tourney. It was learned last week that pitcher John Jackson, who hurled three games in four hours during the Nebraska meet for Roberts-Skyline, only to lose in the finals on an unearned run, will hurl for city champion King's in the regional. Six of nine teams to play in the Mid-Central Regional Softball Tournament at Ballard Field Friday through Monday had been determined Saturday.

Two of the three remaining entries, the Missouri and Kansas champions were to be known after the completion of tournaments in those two states Sunday. The Kansas City winner is also unknown at this time. The tourney opens Friday at 6:30 p.m. with King's Food Host of Lincoln meeting Graham Buick, Omaha metro winner. At 8 that same evening, the Kansas City titlist meets the defending champions, Larry Lang Ford of Cedar Falls, Iowa.

In the night's finale, Nebraska champion Kearney Coop faces Iowa winner Welty-Way of Cedar Rapids at 9:30. In a Saturday opener at 1 p.m., the Kansas survivor takes 49 84 Saturday's Results 13. Boston 11, Kansas City Chicago Washington Cleveland Oakland Minnesota Baltimore 14, California 5, Detroit 3, New York 6. Milwaukee Bowling Noon (7). Bowling All-America Youth Championships, 1 p.m.

(3-10). a a 11-Washington at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m. (KLIN). Track Field International Meet in Finland, 2:30 p.m. (10.) NFL p.m.

(6). Golf Dow Jones Open, 4 p.m. (7). Pro Football Green Bay v. Oakland, 5 p.m.

(6-10). Pro Football-New York Jets t. Minnesota, 8 p.m. (3). Region VI Legion Tourney At Aberdeen, S.D.

Springfield, Mo. 2, Omaha Jensen' 1 Saturday's Results Houston 9, New York I CO innings) Francisco 10, Pittsburgh (1 Oinnings) St Louis 3, Los Angeles 7 Philadlphla 10. Atlanta 9 Cincinnati 4, Montreal 3 (11 innings) Other clubs not scheduled. Sunday's Games Cincinnati IMerntt 20-10) at Montreal (Renko 9-9). Atlanta IJarvis 15-10) at Philadelphia (Lersch 3-1).

New York (Koosman 1-6) at Houston i Wilson 6-5). St Louis (Carlton 4-18) at Los Angeles (Vance 5-4). Chicago (Hands 14-12) at San Diega (Coombs 910). Pittsburgh (Walker 10-5) and Cambrt 0 1) at San Francisco (Reberger S-5) in4 Bryant 45). Sunday's Gimn Washington (Coleman 6-9) at Kansas City (Drago 7-13).

Boston (Romo 6-3 and Brett 4-7 or Nagy 3-3) at Chicago (Janeski 1-14 and Magnu-son 1-2). 2. Oakland (Hunter 15-12) at Detroit (Nierko 1M0). California (Wright 18-9) at Cleveland (Harqan 7-2). Milwaukee (Lockwood MO) at Baltimore (Palmer 18-7).

Minnesota (Biyleven 13) at New York (Kl ne 23). last week as the Lions ripped New Orleans 31-17. Mel Farr caught three for 96 yards..