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The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 55

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Top Unit Scores 47 Points NU Workout emseomms 7i B-J" .1,. v- i 1 tot mm'mui' fWTr-" i indicate he needs a little more seasoning." Tagge before leaving the game hit three of three pass attempts for 57 yards while Jones was seven of 18 for 109 yards with two Interceptions and sophomore Steve Runty six of 12 for 81 yards with two Interceptions. The offensive explosion started slowly and even after recovering a fumble 'at the Whites 24, It took nine plays for the Reds to cross the goal line with Tagge finally sneaking over from the one-yard line on the third play after they had gained a first and goal at the two. Moments later, another fumble recovery gave the Reds the ball at the White 15, but this time it only took three plays before Tagge hit fullback Dan Schneiss, who was wide open, with a pass up the middle from the 12-yard line that Schneiss carried in for the score and with 4:20 left in the first quarter the Reds owned a 14-0 edge. After showing they could score from short range, they then proved they could march the route to score also.

Starting at their own 32 after taking a White Coiit. on Page 2G By HAL BROWN A red-Jerseyed team composed of the No. 1 offensive and defensive unit3 put 47 points on the scoreboard, limited the white-clad opponents to only three and sent some 2,000, fans who viewed the Saturday aftenoon scrimmage at Memorial Stadium away dreaming of the opening of the Nebraska football $6HSOn But while the on-the-surface results looked impressive, the more deeply-probing eyes of head coach Bob Devaney saw things he didn't like and although the fans may have left the scrimmage in anticipation of this week's opener with Wake Forest, the Husker leader figured there was still gobs of work to do. didn't figure we did a good Job out there today," Devaney allowed, "We were erratic and all the bad plays our offense made wouldn't make that part of our game very consistent. "The first two scores came because guys coughed up the ball when they had no business doing that.

We've got a long ways to go." The No. 1' offensive unit did get two easy touchdowns after recovering fumbles early in LINCOLN, SEPT. 0, 1970 6 PAGES SEC. the scrimmage, but also marched on long drives to score. And they were operating without either of the top two quarterbacks for the final Vk quarters of the game-type session.

Van Brownson missed the scrimmage because of an elbow injury and Jerry Tagge suffered a pulled leg muscle In the middle of the second quarter and didn't return to action. That left sophomore Bob Jones to direct the top offensive unit. i "He did some things well," Devaney observed, "But, then he did some things that would Lombardi Mourned Austrian Rindt Killed During Practice Run Joe Douglas of Bernie's Bombers takes foot off of first after forcing out Harry Lemakis of Loose Leaf. Iowa Squads Falter In Softball Tourney Immmmf m'mm 11 v. A New York GD Hundreds of persons filed past the closed casket of football coach Vince Lombardi at a funeral home here Saturday.

He died of cancer Thursday in Washington at the age of 57. The mourners included Allie Sherman, former coach of the New York football Giants; former Postmaster General James A. Farley and New York Attorney General Louis J. Lefko-witz. Terence Cardinal Cooke, Roman Catholic archbishop of New York, joined the family in a prayer service at the funeral home.

The casket was surrounded by flowers, including some from President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon. Cardnai Cooke is scheduled to celebrate a Requiem Mass at St. Patrick's "cathedral on Monday.

Pallbearers will include Bart Starr, Willie Wood and Paul Horaung, players on the Green Bay Packers' team that Lombardi coached to three consecutive professional championships. Lombardi became coach of the Washington Red skins last year. but was plagued by mechanical failures until this season when he suddenly blossomed into one of the sport's most brilliant and glamorous performers. Rindt already had won five Grand Prix races at Monaco, Holland, France, England and Germany led the driver standings with 45 points and needed just one more victory to clinch the world championship. Rindt also was only one triumph away from tying the record for Grand Prix victories set by Jim Clark.

Clark also was a member of the Lotus team until his death in 1968 in an accident at the Hockenheim course in Germany. A press official said that Rindt, with 45 points, was so far ahead of runner-up Jack Brabham of Australia in the world standings that he would win the title if Brabham didn't place first Sunday. Brabham, who has 25 points, would need to win every race until the season ends to take the championship. Moriza, Italy (fl) Jochen Rindt, whose wife was in the pits clocking his final run, was killed Saturday when his Lotus Ford careened off the Monza track in a practice run for Sunday's Grand Prix. "Last year I had a lot o2 bad luck but this year it has changed," Rindt said just hours before he took to the track in a final tune-up for the race that could have brought him the world driving championship after several jinx-plagued seasons.

The tousle-haired Austrian, who could become the first man in history to win the Formula One driving title posthumously, swerved off the course at the dangerous Parabolic Curve. The curve is at the end of two straightaways where the cars hit speeds over 18frm.p.h. When Rindt jumped into the car before making his final run, he left his Finnish wife, Nina, in the pits to clock his time. Mrs. Rindt did not see her husband again until his By STEVE GUSS Two highly touted Iowa teams, one the defending champion, were upset Saturday in a wild Mid-Central Regional Softball Tournament at Ballard Field spiced by a pollution complaint and a near forfeit.

Larry Lang Ford of Cedar Falls, Iowa, the 1969 regional winner, was dumped into the losers' bracket by Bernie's Bombers of Topeka, 4-0. Then Scenic Shoppers of Springfield, toppled Welty-Way of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 5-3. In earlier games, Bernie's edged Loose Leaf at St. Louis, 2-1; Scenic Shoppers squeezed by Graham Buck of Omaha, 1-0; Halls Plastering of Kansas City eliminated 2-0 and Graham dropped Jochen Rindt Was Near Record body was brought to a Milan hospital following his death. Doctors said Rindt had broken his trachea and had also suffered a crushed thorax.

His left leg also was broken. Rindt, who began racing in 1962, showed considerable promise during his short; career STAFF Nebraska champion Kearney Co-op from the meet, 1-0. The pollution problem arose early in the afternoon as the Lincoln Jaycees, tournament sponsors, tried to dry Ballard Field with burning automobile tires creating heavy clouds of black smoke. Despite a visit by a fire Sunday's Games 1 p.m. Halls Plastering, Kansas City v.

King's Food Host, Lincoln. 2:30 p.m. Graham Buick, Omaha v. Larry Lang Ford, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 4 p.m.

Welty Way, Cedar Rapids, Iowa v. Halls-King's winner. 7 p.m. Graham-Larry Lang winner v. winner of 4 p.m.

game. 8:30 p.m. Scenic Shoppers, Springfield, Mo. v. Bernie's Bombers, Topeka, Kans.

STAFF PHOTO BY BOB MUNGEft I v. i At "A Auto Races Ready Though rain washed out sprint car racing at the State Fairgrounds Friday and Saturday, action resumes on two fronts today, weather permitting. The sprint car. races, with a field of 35 top drivers from throughout the Midlands, opens with time trials over the Fairground oval at 1 p.m., headlined by a 25-lap feature which will be worth $500 to the winner. Many of the same drivers will be at Eagle Raceway tonight for super modified competition on the high-banked dirt track.

The fairgrounds drivers, members of the International Motor Contest Association, were prevented by an IMCA rule against competing at Eagle, but a temporary court restraining order has removed that restriction. Both tracks also have Labor Day programs planned for Monday. The action at the Fairgrounds gets under way at 1 p.m. At Eagle it begins both evenings with time trials at 7 p.m. and the first race at 8.

The Fairgrounds Labor Day program will be topped by a 30-lap feature; with $1,000 going to the winner. The two days of action at Eagle will constitute the 1970 one--third mile National Championships for super-modified and caged sprint cars. Sunday's feature will be a 30-lapper, with a 50-lap finale highlighting the Monday races. Defending champion Dick Sutcliffe of Kansas City and national half-mile champion Joe Saldana of Lincoln will headline the 40-car Eagle field. The Fairground drivers are headed by the current IMCA point leader, Jerry Blundy of Galesburg, Illinois.

STANDINGS American East 89 78 72 70 66 64 West 7 76 74 52 52 49 60 65 67 72 72 55 60 62 84 85 Pet. .645 .565 .526 .511 .478 .471 .590 .559 .544 .382 .380 GB 16 ink 23 24 Baltimore New York Detroit Boston Cleveland Washington Minnesota California Oakland Kansas City Milwaukee 4 6 28 Vi 32 Chicago 49 90 .353 Saturday's Results Baltimore 3, Boston 2 New York 3, Cleveland 1 Detroit at Washington Kansas City at Oakland Minnesota at California Other clubs not scheduled. Sunday's Games Kansas City (Bunker 1-8) at Oakland (Odom 7-5). Minnesota (Hall 6-6) at California (Wright 19-9). Chicago (John 11-4) at Milwaukee (Krausse 12-15).

Detroit (Cain 12-6) at Washington (Brown 2-2). Cleveland (Paul 1-4) at New York (Peterson 16-9). Baltimore (McNall 21-7 or Hardin 4-5) at Boston (Siebert 13-8). National East Pet. OB Pittsburgh 71 64 .526 Chicago 72 66 J22 V'j New York 71 66 .518 1 St Louis 65 72 .474 7 Philadelphia 63 72 .467 8 Montreal 59 76 .437 12 Wesi Cincinnati 88 51 .633 Los Angeles 74 61 .548 12 Francisco 70 65 .519 16 Atlanta 67 69 .493 19'A Houston 64 72 .471 22'a San Diego 53 83 .391) 33V Saturday's-Results Montreal at St Louis New York 5, Chicago 3 Philadlphia at Pittsburgh (2) Loa Angeles at Houston San Diego at Cincinnati Francisco at Atlanta (2) Sundays Garnet New York (McAndrew 7-11) at Chicago (Pappas 11-6).

Philadelphia (Bunning 10-13) at Pittsburgh (Walker 10-6). Montreal (Stoneman 4-13) at St, Louis (Gibson 19-6). San Francisco (Marlchal MO) at Atlanta (Reed 6-7). San Diego (Dobson 11-13) at Cincinnati (McGlothlin 11-8). Los Angeles (Moeller 7-6) at Houston (Blasingame 3-1).

(3 Sunday Football Documentary 8 p.m. (6-10). -f? Baseball Kansas City at Oakland. 3:10 p.m. (KLIN).

Bowling Noon (7). Track Field International Meet in 'Warsaw, 2:30 p.m. (10). NFL Action 3.30 p.m. (4).

PHOTO BY WILLIS VAN SICKLI marshal, the Jaycees ground crew worked the slow-drying diamond into shape to start the scheduled Saturday six-game slate only 90 minutes late. The forfeit was almost slapped on the Kansas state champs from Topeka, who left for their motel in Beatrice after beating in the first afternoon game. Told before they left that their scheduled 7:30 p.m. second game Saturday night against Larry Lang Ford might be about an hour behind, th Bombers were not on the premises at 7:40 when the game came up. Two fast afternoon tilts had made up the hour delay.

After getting a 40-minute grace period, the Bombers arrived just prior to forfeit time ana proceeded to whip Larry Lang on Billy Ray Jackson's three-hitter. Jackson also had two hits, one a two-run homer in the fifth to pace his club. Ray Palmer struck out 10 in a losing cause for Larry Lang. The winners had only one earned run among the four. A hustling Scenic Shoppers nine used passed balls and Welty Way errors to advance to the tournament winners' bracket finals tonight at 8:30 p.m.

A triple by Jerry Bernet In the first and Jim Johnson's double in the fourth scored two runs, but Welty-Way catcher Gary Tann allowed two others home when the ball got behind him. Bernie's used a two-run homer by Lynn Chadd to beat Loose Leaf. The latter was eliminated later when it managed only two hits off Halls pitcher Jack Burkhart. Tom Studdard's two-run single in the sixth won it. Graham, which now has only six hits in 18 tournament innings, hung on until the eighth against Scenic Shoppers before winning pitcher R.

C. Crowe smashed a long homer over the rightfield fence. The Omaha champions then scrambled by Kearney, their first losers' bracket opponent with the aide of weak Co-op bats. Kearney played two games in the event and managed only a pair of base hits. Larry Woolridge poled his second tournament homer to win for Graham.

Bernie's 2, 1 Bernie's Bombers 000 200 02 I Loose Leaf 000 010 Ol 4 Rappard and Elliott; Lowery, Lamb (6) and Furrer. HR Bernie', Chadd. Scenic 1, Graham 0 Graham Buick 000 000 0O-O Scenic Shoppers 000 000 01 I 4 1 Lincoln and Sempeck; Crowe and Wit liami, HR Scenic, Crowe. Halls 2, 0 Lewie Leaf 000 000 0-0 1 0 Haiti Plastering 000 002 2 4 0 Lowery and Miller; Burkhart and Studdard. Graham 1, Kearney 0 Crshtm Bu.A 000 old I 3 0 Kearney Co op 00O 000 00 1 1 Nave and Sempeck; Dubsky and Stuckert.

HR Graham. Woolridge. Bernie's 4, Larry Lang 0 Bernle'j Bombers 000 120 14 0 Larry Lang Ford 000 000 0-0 1 1 Jackson and Elliott; Palmer, Olson () and Zuccato. HR Bernie's. Jackson.

Scenic 5, Welty-Way 3 Welty-Wav 001 002 0-3 5 Scenic Shoppers 201 500 5 Ralfs and Tann; Barr, Collins (6) and Williams. HR Welty-Way, Havlik. SPORTS SLAW, AO cent free nnleea foDowod by tint a.m. aaleea bold-taeod for p.m. Sunday Local Auto Racing IMCA Super MocUieds at Fairgrounds, at Midwest, 8.

Auto Racing Super Modified! at Eagle, Baseball American Association Plajtftf, Denver at Oma.i. Rosenblatt Stadium, 7:30. The attractive swimming beaches at Pawnee Lake near Emerald lure recreation-seekers on hot summer days. A record invasion of the Salt Valley lakes is expected over the Labor Day weekend. Lakes Gird for Massive Labor Day Invasion to Lincoln in which swimming is allowed, will probably get the most visitors in Strain's thinking.

"It has two swimming beaches," he said, "and this seems to act as a magnet for people on a hot day." He said that he hoped for no swimming fatalities on this weekend, but that it was his experience that people and available swimming water meant problems. In total there are 4,381 surface acres of water available in the 12 Salt Valley Lakes. The largest is Branched Oak Lake near Raymond, 1,800 acres; and the smallest is tiny Teal Lake, 2-miles south of Kramer, of 27 acres. All but one, Twin Lakes, are located in Lancaster County, and even Twin is only about a mile west of tha county line on the Interstate 80. Strain warns that conservation officers will be patrolling the lakes "pretty heavily" to forestall any troubles at the reservoirs, and asked that visitors be on their best behavior.

"If the weather remains good we expect our normal near capacity crowds," he said. "And in this case 'good' means The Iak3s, their total areas (including land and water) and restrictions: Bluestcm Recreation area (806 acres) boating, camping, no swimming. Branched Oak Recreation Area (4,722 acres) boating, no swimming, no camping. Concstoga Recreation Area (711 acres) boating, no swimming, no camping. Pawnee Recreation Area (2,445 acres) boating, camping, swmming.

Stagecoach Recreation Area (607 acres) boating, no swimming, no camping. Twin Lakes Recreation Area (1,270 acres) no boating, no camping, no swimming. Wagon Train Recreation Area (1,035 acres) boating, swimming, camping. Yankee Hill Recreation Area (938 acres) boating, no camping, no swimming. Hcdgefield Special-Use Area (115 acres) non-powered boating, no camping, no swimming.

Teal Speclal-Uuse Area (93 acres) non-powered boating, no camping, no swimming. Holmes Park (555 acres non-powered boating.Tno camping, no swimming. By BOB MUNGER The Labor Day weekend, to Jack Strain, the chief of the Division of State Parks of the Game and Parks Commission, is a time of fear. "If the weather is hot as it has been," Strain says, "it will encourage swimming, and unfortunately this means we may once again have the sad experience of trying to recover a drowning victim." Strain's fear is not for the good swimmer who nses his Lead and remains In the marked areas. It is rather for those who venture beyond the swimming areas, usually floating on "89-cent air mattresses." The 12 lakp.s in the Salt Valley expect a "tremendous influx'? of recreation-seekers over the three-day weekend; Strain' says, with the big push coming at those with both swimming and boating facilities Pawnee Lake near Emerald and Wagon Train Lake west of Hickman.

In the others trimming is not allowed. Pawnee Lake', just north of Emerald and the closest.

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