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The Lincoln Star 10 Friday, September 4, 1970 Majors: Iowa State Cyclones Need Offensive Pitnch, Depth SPORT SIGNALS ifr By Hal Brown Sports Editor, The Star One thing that figures to make the Cyclones better Is a reduction In sophomore starten from 17 two yean ago to only five this season, four of them on offense. Iowa State figures to start a sophomore at quarterback, Dave Pittman at center, Geary Murdock right tackle and Dave McCurry at wingback offensively and Steve Warklaw at left halfback on defense. Defensively the Cyclones suffered blows when ends Tom Potter and Andy Waller were lost, Potter by ineligibility and Waller because of a knee injury suffered in a summer pickup basketball game. But if the improved depth is there as Majors thinks it is and if the improved offense is there as he hopes it is, the Iowa State coach feels his team can have a winning season. "We've got a chance to win our first three non-conference games (New Mexico, Colorado State and Utah)," he says, "And I think we'vo got a chance to win all of our conference games.

We could have a winning season." But returning to realism a bit, Majors adds, "We'll have With the better depth and the better leadership, Majors sees attitude as a key factor. "We have a lot of people who have played for us for two years, people who know what the game is about." Starters To Defense Even though the Cyclone balance was largely weighted toward the defense, Majors has moved two of his 1969 offensive starters to defense for the coming campaign with wingback Jeff Allen going to cornerback and quarterback Obert Tisdale moving to monster (safety in the Cyclone setup). Vicing for Tisdale's signal-calling role are two newcomers, George Amundson and Bill Miller. "Sophomore quarterbacks make mistakes, but both these boys have ability," Majors claims. Amundson, also a track standout, has thrown the shot put over 60 feet and holds the national high school discus record.

He's from Aberdeen, S.D. while Miller hails from Cleveland. Both stand 6-3 with Amundson weighing 210 and Miller 185. is mildly optimistic about his offensive line that must protect either Amundson or Miller long enough for hopes to see two major areas of improvement in his Cyclone team as he watches them go through three non-conference games this fall before launching the Big Eight campaign. Majors told the touring Big Eight Skywriters here the two biggest problems a year ago was depth and offensive punch.

He figures he has the better depth. He hopes he has a better offense. "We had a good enough defense to win last year," he out, "But our offense wasn't good enough to help. take the load off the defense. "And when we came to the end of the season a year ago, we simply ran out of people.

I think we have better depth now. I am more optimistic because I think we have the best depth we've had since I came here and the best leadership." Majors is optimistic enough that he told an Ames civic group this summer his Cyclones could win as many as seven games, but he clarified that a bit for the Skywriters, pointing out, "But we could also lose every game." them to get the ball to wide receiver Otto Stowe, one of the best in the conference and possibly in the nation. "I think our offensive line will be better because there's only one way for them to go and that's up," he notes, "But it has been encouraging that they've been beating our defense in practice." The Cyclones ere small up front defensively with the biggest starter in the front four being right end Therman Couch at 219. Good Defense Backs But Iowa State has good talent in the defensive secondary with veteran Tony Washington, Allen and Tisdale. to be fortunate to go 7-4." rn (fa is BID MM 1 IN Missouri Edges Aid Virulent Cancer Kills Lombardi -'I Bob Tries To Bolster Center Corp Nebraska went to the well Thursday in an effort to bolster Jthe center position that already "has been depleted by injuries jwith the season opener still more than a week away.

Head coach Bob Devaney made a phone call to Fremont and invited Dan Anderson to join the Husker squad Thursday after the former Fremont star failed to qualify for an invitation back after spring drills. The center spot which had been a three-way struggle In Voting Kansas City, Mo. Missouri barely edged Nebraska as the pre-season Big Eight football favorite of conference Skywriters who wound up an eight-day, trip that included a stop at each school. The Tigers, with 27 writers and broadcasters voting, received 62 points to 63'i for Nebraska. Each team received 10 first place votes with Missouri also sharing an 11th first place ballot.

among Bill Janssen, Doug JamaU and Doug Dumler was Washington () An era of professional football ended Thursday with the death of Vince Lombardi, the Washington Redskins' coach who reached legendary heights in the 1960s with the teams he lod at Green Bay. Lombardi, 57, who believed deeply in the old-fashioned virtues which were stamped over all his teams hard work, dedication and never give-up, died Thursday from virulent cancer. "Any man's finest hour," he once said, "is when he' has worked his heart out, exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." He believed that football was basically a game of blocking and tackling, with no fancy frills intruding. He i won five National Football League and two' world championships with Packer teams that ran the fundamental power sweep and tht off-tackle plays with monotonous regularity but made them work with flawless execution. Lombardi died at Georgetown University Hospital after a two-month bout with intestinal cancer.

His wife of 30 years, Marie, and son, Vincent, were at his side. Although friends knew of his ailment for which he underwent two operations, no public announcement on the gravity of his condition was made until Wednesday when Mrs. Lombardi authorized a statement which described him as suffering from "an extraordinary virulent form of cancer." Mass will be said at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York Monday morning by Terrence Cardinal Cook, described as "a great personal admirer and an old friend." Lombardi will be buried Monday at Mount Olivet cemetery in Middletown Township near Red Bank, N.J., home of his widow. Football fans who thrilled to the skill and precision of his teams mourned the death of Lombardi.

depleted by the loss in the past The lowest the Tigers were week to Janssen and Jamail. picked in the voting was fifth while the Huskers were rated no worse than fourth by any of the 27 voters. Six picked the But center is not the only position where injuries have reduced the number of available bodies with linebackers Bob Huskers fourth. Tcrrio, Bruce Hauge, offensive guard Bob Grenfell, defensive There was a considerable i( 3p 'Jy lineman Monte Johnson and dropoff to third place Oklahoma quarterback Van Brownson also with 83 points, including one ailing. "They're all doubtful for Saturday 's scrimmage," DeVaney said, "But we think they will be back by sometime next week." With Brownson likely out of the quarterback scene for the "He had a covenant with greatness, more than any man I have ever known," said Redskins President Edward Bennett Williams.

"He was committed to excellence in everything he attempted." The man who had a marked influence oil Lombardi himself, the coach whom Lombardi called the greatest he had ever known, was Earl "Red" Blaik. Lombardi was an assistant to Blaik at West Point in the 1950s. "Vince Lombardi epitomized 20th century America by his devotion to his family and dedication to his church and country," said Blaik. He was recognized as a strong-willed man whose extraordinary success in life came from a seriousness of purpose and hard work. "This coupled with a remarkable intellect, made him the peer of his profession.

He was a volatile, sometimes gruff but a lovable, loyal friend who somehow seemed indestructible." The son of an Immigrant Italian butcher, Lombardi started out as a boy studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood but football drew him away. He was a star fullback at Brooklyn's St. Francis Prep and went to Fordham University, where he switched to guard and quickly earned a reputation as a short-fused scrapper whose violent charges made him seem twice his 182 pounds. In 1935-36, he was one of Fordham's famed "Seven Blocks of Granite." After graduation, Lombardi worked days as an insurance investigator, studied law at night at Fordham because his father wanted him to, and played weekend football for a minor league pro team that called itself the Brooklyn Eagles. In 1939, he took his first coaching job as an assistant at' 600-student St.

Cecilia High School in Englewood, N.J. Three years later, he was head football, basketball and baseball coach. He returned to Fordham as an assistant in 1947 and two years later joined Blaik at Army where he handled the offense. Lombardi went to the New York Giants as an assistant in 1954 to put some offensive thrust into a team that had lost nine games the season before. Two years later the Giants won the NFL championship.

Then came Green Bay. He became head coach and general manager in 1959 with absolute authority the power to hire and fire, even to design Packer uniforms. He took them from a 1-10-1 record to 7-5 and a third place finish his first year. In his second season the Packers won the first of their six division titles in eight years. Lombardi was the only coach to win three consecutive NFL titles.

His success in nine years was so phenomenal that he was sought as an authority on other matters and even urged to enter politics. He authorized a best seller, "Run to Daylight," and produced a film, "Second Effort," that inspired sales groups and still remains heavily in demand. After his second straight Super Bowl triumph, Lombardi gave up coaching and served for a year as Packer general manager. He later called it the most miserable year of his life. He was sought by many teams New York Jets, Boston Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles.

He was mentioned as a candidate for baseball commissioner. Lombardi chose Washington over all others "because the East appealed to me; also the equity." He was made part owner of the Redskins. In his first year with Washington, the team finished with a 7-5-2 record, its first winning mark since 1955. Saturday scrimmage, Devaney said sophomores Bob Jones and Steve Runty would botlrsee.ac TURNER RIDES TWO- King Rides Three At Columbus tion with the No. 2 unit and he might take a look at Jones with the No.

1 unit. Another quarterback Max Linderis now working at split end. Thursday was the last of two Monty Hill, Sun Chic, HI Stranger, Columbus Jockey Dave a-days for the Huuker squad and wurieis Kai. (7 4) I 1 King, riding his third winner of Devaney said progress was on Sixth race, purse $1,400, four-year-olds ana up, claiming mm and schedule with all the offense and 70, 1:50 W. defense installed.

Irish Leader (Ecoffey) ....8.20 3.40 2.40 Jackie Beano 2.80 2.20 Hoe's Ace (Anderson) 3.00 "Now we'll have to start first place vote and two ties for first. Colorado was fourth with 97, including two for first and two ties for first. Fifth place in the voting went to Kansas State with 99 points, including one for first and one tie for first. Oklahoma State was sixth with 178, Kansas seventh with 1802 and Iowa State eighth with 208'i. None of the bottom three teams received a vole higher than sixth.

When 22 of the 27 Skywriters voted earlier in the summer in the annual University of Kansas poll, Missouri scored 44 points on their ballots with Nebraska second at 51, followed by Kansas State 61, Oklahoma 88, Colorado 92, Kansas 133, Oklahoma State 156 and Iowa State 167. Thus after visiting the schools, the teams that dropped the most in the eyes of the Skywriters were Kansas State going from third to fifth and Kansas from sixth to seventh. Making the biggest gains were Oklahoma from fourth to third, Colorado from fifth to fourth and Oklahoma State from seventh to Sixth. In balloting for the top sophomore back, Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers and Oklahoma's Joe Wylie tied with eight votes each while Oklahoma State's James Williams got six and Colorado's Larry Thomas three. Top SOphomore linpman Also ran Jr's Kitty, Open Flight, Ha Gi Gi.

deciding what part of it we want to use in the Wake Forest game Seventh race, purse $1,400, two-year- olds, allowance, six furlongs, 1:17 2-5. and work on that," Devaney Fan Tan Man (King) 10.20 3.40 2.40 Gems Package 2.60 2.20 said. "We put everything in, so that we won't have to add stuff Wichita Charles (Anderson) 2.40 during the week qf games. Also ran Ann Var, Betsy Loris, Poona Precious Dumbo, Independent rr. V.

FOX. Eftghth race, purse $1,500, three-year- "This way they've been introduced to everything we plan to use and we won't have to be A olds, claiming six furlongs, the day, booted home Tex's Rex to capture the feature eighth here during Thursday's racing. King brought the Wilbert F. Schindler owned horse around the field on the far turn to win the eighth by a length and a half over Modern Sarh. King also rode the longshot of the day with Seven Pilots returning $51.80, $16.40 and $12 in the Second half of the daily double The results: Thursday's Results First race, 'purse $1,100, two-year-elds Nebraskabred, maiden allowance, six furlongs, 1:19 1-5.

Wisner Clipper (L. Turner) 4.40 2.40 2.50 Torenio (King) 2.80 2.80 Chacolets Love 3.60 Also ran Susie Count, Half Soul, Im Twiggie, Kay. Second race, purse $1,000, four-year-olds and up, claiming $1,500, 4Va furlongs, 2-5. Seven Pilots (King) 51.80 16.40 12.00 Menefte (Farris) 5.20 4.00 Willard Joe (Kruger) 8.40 1:16 3-5. throwing new stuff at them." Tex's Rex (King) 5.00 3.40 2.50 Modern Sarah (Kruger) 11.60 2.40 The Husker coach said his Windsor Miss 3.00 Also ran Booming Ground, Wood River Miss, Burrito Girl, Kay's Ego, Raven's Nova.

Ninth race, purse $1,200, three-year- squad would now go to two-hour drills at 3 p.m. each day, but he added, "If the weather is hot next week, we may work some mornings in the stadium rather olds, claiming $2,500, mile and 1-16, 2-5. Pack of Gems (Ecoffey) ..7.80 3.40 3.40 Nomike (L. Turner) 4.00 2.80 Al's Baby (Mundorf) 4.20 than the afternoon." Also ran Seam's Foxy, Persian Gypsy, Bill's Gold, Miss Farmerette, Flashy i rumpet. (3 7) Attendance 3,264 Mutuel Handle $163,441 VINCE LOMBARDI Legendary career.

Cowboys Defense Said Good Also ran Bob-N-lrv, Citizens State, Annie Ross, Champ Dixie, Punt N'Pass, Cy's Nephew, Ernie's Dream. Daily Double $97.60 (3 7) Third race, purse $1,100. two-year-olds Stillwater, Okla. (SI With Cubs Close In IPittsb On urgh Lead Oklahoma State's opener against Mississippi State only eight days Nebraskabred, maiden allowance, six furlongs, 1:20 1-5. Cleaverdale (Baxter) 20.60 6.20 3.00 Precious Doe (Farris) 7.20 3.20 Wired (Ecoffey) 2.40 WILLIAMS SITS OUT, ENDS STREAK Also ran Kims Brother, Gifted Lark, Aliwaunda, Barmingo.

Fourth race, purse $1,000, three and honors went to Derland Moore of Oklahoma with 11', followed by Kansas State's Charles Gar-mgton with six. In a vote of the team which altered the Skywriters thinking the most, Colorado led with ll f.I,0d by Oklahoma with eight, Oklahoma State two Nebraska 1 and Kansas State one. four-year-olds, claiming $2400, I chase the Phillies' starter. By Associated Press The Chicago Cubs moved to Jenkins, fattening his record turiongs, Sister Sasa (L. Turner) 6.80 4.80 3.20 Scranton Hollow (Stallings) 8.60 4.60 Princess Tuillo (Anderson) 3.00 to 18-14, struck out 10 but had a It was the season's first RBI and home run for McCarver, sidelined by a broken finger from May 2 until Tuesday.

The Cubs got two more runs in the fourth for a 7-0 lead off Short's successor, Lowell midgame lapse, yielding suc within one-half game of the front-running Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, taking over second Also ran Paul's Boy, sacemup. Crooked Door, Fairish. Fifth race, purse $1,000, four-year-olds Palmer. They came on a single by Cleo James, a stolen base. Kessinger's single, scoring James, and Pepitone's triple when Oscar Gamble and Tony Taylor collided on a fly down the right field foul line.

on the ball. It was a good time to break the pressure." Manager Leo Durocher said Williams would be back in the lineup today in the opener of a critical series with the Mets. In other National League games, Atlanta blasted Los and up, claiming $1,500, 4', furlongs, cessive homers by Larry Hisle and Tim McCarver with two out in the fifth. 1:24 1-S. Hidden Page (T.

6.40 4.40 3.20 His Future (King) 7.20 5.40 Daries Page (Kruger) 9.40 place ahead of the New York Mets, but Billy Williams' iron-man stint was a casualty in the Also ran Terra Baro, Kaiomoa, 7-2 victory over Philadelphia. Lincoln Hosts Tournament Sports Menu Williams, the Cubs' outfielder, Joe Hague's home run helped the St. Louis Cardinals jump to Angeles, 11-4, while San Diego blanked Houston, 4-0, and Cincinnati downed the Giants, 7-3. Jayhawks Taper Lincoln plays host to its first an early 3-0 lead and they held away, the Cowboys are still trouble with inconsistency. Offensive coordinator Pug Ga-brel said of Wednesday's scrim-i mage, "We played better than we have been playing, but there 1 still was some inconsistency." I Duke Babb, head of the de-; fense, said, "The defense showed good quickness and fon-; ditioning and they played well at times but they lacked the consistency we need." Mizzou Workout On Artificial Turf 1 Columbia, Mo.

UP) Coach Dan Devine took his Missouri football team to St. Louis Thurs-I day for a workout on the arti-1 ficial turf of Busch Stadium, I where the Tigers will play Bay- lor Sept. 11 and Air Force two weeks later. 1 Devine said the purpose was to test various types of shoes In the American League, has gone without a hit in his last 13 times at bat and sat out the game after playing in the last 1,117 Cubs games. on lor ine victory over New Practice Sessions Lawrence, Kan.

UP) Ninety- Mid-Central Regional Softball Tournament at Ballard Field beginning tonight at 6:30 when York which snapped the Mets' Milwaukee stopped Minnesota, 8-3, Cleveland defeated Washington, 4-2, Baltimore topped New York, 8-4, Boston tip winning string at three games. Meanwhile, the Mets fell to St. Friday HORSE RACING Columbus, 4 pm. SOFTBALL AAW.r Du. five degree temperature cut the the 1970 state champion Kearney Co-op, plays in the 9:30 p.m.

game tonight against Iowa winner Welty-Way of Cedar Rapidsl The pairings: Friday 6:30 p.m. King's Food Host, Lincoln vs. Graham Ruick, Omaha. p.m. Halls Plastering, City vs.

Larry Lang Ford, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Louis, 5-3, to drop a full game the first two of nine teams representing four states square The Cardinals cuffed Gary Tournament at Ballard Field. short the Kansas Jayhawks' Gentry, who went into the game off. ped Detroit, 5-2, and Kansas City was at California and Chicago off the pace the tight National League East, and Pittsburgh's scheduled game with Montreal football practice Thursday and Coach Pepper Rodgers quipped with a 5-0 career record against Saturday HORSE RACINO Columbus, 2 p.m. SOFTIALI UiH Action continues through at Oakland in late West Coast them, for three runs, including Hague's 12th homer, in the first Monday.

that we punish the boys by not letting them scrimmage." games. Tournament at Ballard Field. Cars, Fairgrounds. I o.m. in the Canadian city was postponed by rain.

King's Food Host of Lincoln, four innings. :30 p.m. Kearney Co-op, Kearney vs. Welty-Way, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jim Hickman's three-run homer in the second inning "Scrimmages are the only fun nine-time Nebraska state AUTO RACINO State Fair Sprint Sunday SOFTBALL Mld-antral part of football, he added.

backed Ferguson Jenkins Tackle Steve Lawson became strong pitching and helped champion which claimed its last title in 1966, will be making its 10th Regional appearance and drew Omaha metro titlist Left-handed Steve Carlton was nicked for a fifth inning run, but led 5-1 until the ninth, when Joe Foy singled and Al Weis smacked a two-out homer, his ill from heat exhaustion and had sweep the Cubs to their victory Tournament at Ballard Field. AUTO RACINO State Fair Sprint Cars, Fairgrounds. 2 p.m.; Eagle Raceways, I p.m.; Midwest Speedways. I p.m. to leave practice.

over Philadelphia. for traction and "It too bad, but it had to end sooner or later and I wanted it that way," Williams said in the dressing room after the game. Williams, who had started his record stint Sept. 21, 1963, was replaced in left field by rookie Geo James. "Coaches Joey Amalfitano and Herman Franks came in and told me before the game I Graham Buick in the opener.

4.00 14.00 3.40 340 Hickman drove in four runs, FEATURE RACES At Belmont Impasse 40.60 16.40 Dark Emerald 4.49 Paisley Square At Atlantic City, Eagle's Swoop 10.20 5.00 Gaynamene 6.00 Amerigo Hill At Tropical Park Jeanne's Income 25.20 9,40 Hot Papap 3.90 first of the season. Carlton gave up nine hits while bringing his Rodgers said Lawson has worked awfully hard to make himself a good player. "You can't imagine how hard he has also slamming a first-inning single after pop singles by Glenn The practice was the last of Snipe Fleet Races -Commence Sunday King's manager Bill Ketterer indicated he's added pitcher John Jackson from the Roberts-Skyline club to his roster for the event in addition to Bill Honnor record to 8-18. Lou Brock led off the Cards' Beckert and Joe Pepitone for 3.00 4.J0 worked," Rodgers added. Tne annual Lincoln Snioe 1-0 first inning lead against Missouri twice-a-day drills and was closed to the public.

McCook Picked 15th first with a single, stole second, Fleet's Commodore's TroDhv Friday's workout also will be lighter than usual, Rodgers said. southpaw Chris Short. In a four-run Chicago fourth took third on Hague's infield hit 3.00 3.20 320 was not in the lineup, but they Call Me Darlln' At Hawthorne Royal Bob 4.20 El Tabu J.40 And Mistake and scored on a sacrifice fly by tapering off for a closed scrim Don Kessinger's kad-off double Hutchinson, Kan. McCook 2.10 indicated it was my decision to play, if I wanted." Williams Joe Torre. became a run on Beckert's 1.40 mage Saturday on the artificial turf at the stadium.

He said the said. Junior College drew 44 votes, good enough for 15th place in the National Junior College Regatta will be held Sunday and Monday at Wagon Train Lake. Two races are set for Sunday getting under way at 1:30 p.m. with one race at 11 a.m. Monday and two at 1 p.m.

Two handicap and five trophies, will he prprl. from Bob's Tavern. Graham defeated King's, 3-0, In the KOLN-TV Invitational in the only meeting between the two this season. Ketterer says he'll throw veteran Lefty Shcary against the Omahans. Th other Nebraska entry in Hague homered with the bases empty in the third and Leron scrimmage probably would decide the Jayhawk starters for "But I had wanted to break the pressure of the streak long single.

After Pepitone's attempted sacrifice was thrown too late by Short trying for Beckert at third, Hickman Lee's triple and a single by Dal GALS SOFTBALL Tuesday's Results NBC 12, 7-up tth I Conoco 15, Midwest Lite fhihips "66" 15. Mus Athletic Association pre-season football poll released here the first game with Washington betore this and it was okay with Maxviii produced anpuier run j'hihip slammed his 29th homer to off Gentry. 9-7. in the fourth. me.

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