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Tuesday, September 29, 1970 Thft Lincoln Star 10 Devaney, (iff in NU HEAD Put On Fashion COACH LETS WIFE SELECT ATTIRE iSPORr ir By Hal Brown SporU Editor, The Star. i v-v. 1 NBA Tilt On Tap Tonight Twin brothers Tom and Dick Van Arsdale will captain their respective teams when the Cm-cinnati Royals and the Phoenix Suns square off at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Pershing Audftorium in an NBA exhibition game. Tom Van Arsdale, who sue ceeded Oscar Robertson as captain of the Royals this year, inherits from Oscar the pressure of being the top star on the team.

With five pro seasons behind him, he is ready for the role. After two and a half seasons in Detroit, Tom came to Cincinnati and developed into an NBA All-Star last winter. Playing in the shadow of a super-star, he scored 22.8 points a game and was the 11th highest scorer in the league. Though only 6-foot-5, and probably a better guard than forward, he spent more time in the frontcourt where the Royals a lot of folks around the country are treating military people these days." But the coach added those mistakes were really no joking matter. "What stopped us on offense was that we were stopping ourselves by fumbles and mistakes like penalties," he said.

"We did everything in the book to stop our offensive drives. "We can't continue to do that. And we told our players that. If we're going to be stopped, we've got to make the other team stop us by outplaying us. "We have a good offense.

We've got a good line and we've got good running backs. And our quarterbacks threw well, perhaps as well as they've ever thrown it. "We've got some fine receivers in Johnny Rodgers at least the colors don't clash too badly." The Husker coach also explained why the Husker defense was represented by three coaches Kiffin, John Melton and Warren Powers while Carl Selmer was the only offensive coach present. "That shows that we were more pleased with our defense Saturday than with our offense," he observed. "The reason we left Carl come was that he runs the projector (for showing of the game films).

"Mike Corgan and Tom Osborne (the other offensive coaches) are meeting with our quarterbacks trying to impress upon them that they've got to run upfield, not toward the sidelines." He also had an explanation for what happened on the play involving quarterback Jerry Tagge when he obviously was Enthusiasm Grows With Age Connie Dicrking's golf game is getting worse with his advancing age, but his basketball is getting better. And as far as Connie is concerned, that's good since it's at basketball, not golf, that he makes a living to support his wife and four daughters back home in Cincinnati. Perhaps one reason for his declining golf game and his improving basketball abilities is that he makes basketball a year-round thing and part of that year-round thing includes a junket that brings him and his Cincinnati Royals teammates to Lincoln's Pershing Auditorium tonight for a 7:30 p.m. National Basketball Association exhibition game with the Phoenix Suns. Another factor might be his enthusiasm for the game of basketball, an enthusiasm that is still growing at the age of 33 and that isn't even dimmed by having to make a series of one-night stands in such places as Sioux City, Iowa; Topeka, Lincoln, Neb.

and Sioux Falls, S.D. "It's rather tough," he says of the schedule that sees them playing in one of the above-mentioned cities one night, flying to the next stop the following morning and playing again that night, then repeating the same routine again and again. "But it's a necessary thing and I enjoy playing basketball so much that it doesn't bother me." Not Really A Job And Dierking doesn't look at the tough grind of pro basketball as a job, although most people who have ever had to do the traveling that a pro basketball team does, would likely consider it a tough job. "I guess it should be considered a job," he agrees, "because that's how I make my living, but I don't look at it as a job. I guess I don't because I always dreamed of playing pro basketball and it's so much fun for me." Those dreams begart years ago when he was a youngster growing up in New York City and watching the New York Knickerbockers' when he could.

"I was so big when I was in high school that I guess it was natural for me to think about playing basketball," he points out recalling that as a high school youngster he was 6-8 and 180 pounds. El Davson Hurls 4 TP Passes DEFENSE SCORES He's now a 6-9, 230-pounder with even gain weight during the season diet and be careful," he notes. While the Royals' star has food, he has seen his appetite a the passing years. Getting Easier Now Rather than getting harder as he gets older, Dierking finds the sport getting easier for him and he admits it may just be a psychological thing. "When I first joined the Royals, I was riding the bench," says the Cincinnati star, who is beginning his sixth year with the Royals, "and that was tough.

"I think it's getting easier each year and that may be because now I'm playing regularly," he admits. "All the traveling we have to do is tough, but I love to play basketball and as long as I'm playing, it's easy." Dierking can't pick out any one big thrill he's had in pro basketball and that may be because of his enthusiasm for the game. "To me, my biggest thrill comes every time I step onto the court," he says. Another factor that makes it easier, according to Dierking, is the changes in the mode of travel that has taken place in pro basketball since he joined the league. "When I first came into the league, we were traveling in our own cars or by bus," he points out.

"Now we're flying by charter planes on trips like we're on now. Display FOR LUNCHEON and Woody Cox did a good Job of filling in for Guy Ingles, who will be back this week. "Fullback Dan Schneiss did a fine job of blocking and our offensive line did a good job of protecting our passers." Defensively, Devaney noted that the Black Shirts had apparently regained the pride that existed on previous Black Shirt units. "We have become accustomed to seeing our defense among the leaders In the league statistics," be pointed out. "But last week we were near the bottom in every department and we pointed that out to our defensive players.

"I think they have that pride that out to our defensive "I think they have that pride again. There was a time when I was beginning to worry about that. terception, six incompletions and was dumped two more times for 22 yards in losses. He was credited with five completions in 15 attempts for 58 yards, but netted only 28 when his losses were subtracted. Morrall, like Unitas was hounded by the large and ferocious Chiefs.

He completed a three-yard scoring pass to Roy Jefferson on the final play of the first half and added two more touchdown tosses in the final period to Eddie Ilinton and Tom Mitchell. Stenerud, who scored 14 points with his soccer-style kicking, and Baltimore's Jim O'Brien, exchanged field goals in a lackluster third quarter before a second explosive punt return by hd Podoiak produced another Dawson-to-Pitts touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, this one for four yards. Kansas City 10 21 3 1044 Baltimore 0 7 3 1424 KC Richardson 48 pass trom Dawson (Stenerud kick) KC FG Stenerud 28 KC-Holmes 13 pass from Dawson (Stenerud kick I KC-Robinson 44 fumble recovery (Stenerud kick) KC-Pitts 54 pass from Dawson (Stenerud kick) Bal-Jefterson 3 pass trom Morrall (O'Bnen kickl Bal-FG O'Brien 24 KC FG Stenerud 17 KC-Pitta 4 pass from Dawson (Stenerud kick) Bal Hinton 21 pass from Morrall (O'Brien kick) Bai-Mitcheil 2 pass trom Morrall (O'Brien kick) KC FG Stenerud 41 Statistics Chuli Celts 24 15) it 142 271 212 M2-I 22-51-5 5-46 1-43 3 I 35 First downs Rushing yerdaqe Passinq yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized zrlOOaed Sept. 21 Mets Edge Cubs On Hit By Garrett New York Wayne Garrett slammed a two-out, three-run homer in the 10th inning, sending the New York Mets to a 6-3 triumph over the Chicago Cubs Monday night. The victory pushed the Mets into a second-place tie in the National League East.

The clubs have three games left, all against each other. Jerry Grote opened the Mets' 10th with a double off loser Hoyt Wilhclm and a sacrifice put pinch-runner Al Weis at third. One out later Dave Marshall then walked before Garrett drove his 12th homer. Donn Clendenon of New York tied the score in the ninth at 3-3 with a two-out homer after Cleon Jones singled. The home run was Clendenon's 22nd and gave him 95 RBI for the season, a club record.

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He was the team's third best rebounder. Brother dick, tne only re maining member of the Suns' original roster, has averaged 21 points and played in the Ail-Star game both years he has been in Phoenix. He played three years in New York before Phoenix made him its number one choice in the expansion draft. The two blond-haired Hoosiers attracted national attention as high school stars at Indianapolis Manuel. They continued their brother act at Indiana University and learned running basketball under Branch McCracken.

Tom outscored Dick by 12 points in their three years at Indiana (1,252 to Both majored in economics in college. Dick is a licensed stockbroker and also serves as an off-season sports commentator in Phoenix. Tom was a first-team academic All-American at Indiana. The Suns took a 2-0 lead in the four-game series against the Royals Monday night with a 119-106 win at Topeka. Cotton Fitzsimmons' club is winless at 0-3.

The series winds up Wednesday night in Sioux Fails. In Topeka, the Suns got 28 points from Connie Hawkins and 23 from Dick Van Arsdale, while Tom Van Arsdale led the Royals with 24. Sunday night the Suns got 24 from Hawkins in a 117-102 victory. Charlie Paulk led the Royals in that one with 21 points. Sports Menu Tuesday GOLF Nebraska PGA Sectional Championship at Omaha Mappy Hollow Country Club, 10 a.m.

BASKETBALL Cincinnati Royals vs. Phoenix Suns NBA exhibition game, Pershing Auditorium, a p.m. Wednesday HORSE RACING Atokad, South Sioux City, 2:30 p.m. Thursday HORSE RACING Atokad, South Sioux City, 2 p.m. FOOTBALL Lincoln Northeast at Pius Seacrest Field, 7:30 p.m.

East last weekend, in a Thurs day night contest at Seacrest Field. "I wish we had a little longer to prepare for Northeast" Aldrich admits, "but I'm sure cur Kids win oe up lor tne game." Aldrich points out that his lineup is dotted with a large number of young, relatively inexperienced players. "They had some doubts as to whether or not they were really good enough to play against teams of this caliber (Lincoln High and By HAL BROWN Star Sports Editor Nebraska head football coach Bob Devaney and defensive line coach Monte Kiffin broke out their best duds for Monday's weekly Extra Point Club Quarterback Luncheon but for different reasons. Master of ceremonies Lou Roper explained that Kiffin had dressed up because the Husker Black Shirts had scored their first shutout of the season Saturday against Army, 28-0. Devaney had a different reason.

Noting that Sports Illustrated writer 'Pat Ryan was in the audience, Devaney recalled, "The last time a Sports Illustrated writer was in town he wrote about how badly I dressed. "So this morning, I had my wife pick out these clothes so BALTIMORE BOBBLE City linebacker Jim Lynch. Northeast)," Aldrich says. "Now they know they're in the same league, and that added confidence will help give us a lift for future games." The veteran Pius coach credits a great team effort on defensive for the win over Lincoln High. "I'd admit that I was concerned about our defense after our first win at Beatrice (also Class A)," he says.

"It wasn't as sharp as it should have been. But we worked a lot on that phase of our game in the meantime." cess this year," Seevers commented. "George Watson and Scott Koch are two of the top receivers in the conference and with Gary Bendinger and Dave Evans at quarterback, they (the Broncos) are a scoring threat every time they put the ball in the air." Of the Bulldogs Frazier says. "Concordia has a good football team with all-around qualities. They use the play action a lot and their receivers are big and strong.

"Rod Giesselmann is one of the top signal-callers in the league and he will give our defensive secondary its toughest test of the year." Entering Saturday night's game Concordia is sporting a 1-1 record having clobbered Doane, 35-0, in the season opener and then losing to Yankton College last Saturday night, 24-3. Hastings is undefeated with a 2-0 mark by disposing of Midland. 28-7 and Friends CHIEFS iSi trying to throw the ball away on a pass play and officials ruled it a fumble. "He came off the field after being thrown for losses a couple of times," Devaney explained, "And I told him he had to learn to throw the ball out of bounds to avoid those losses. "I said, 'Jerry, you've got to get rid of the So he was scrambling over near our bench and he saw me looking at him.

And as he was being tackled, he tried to throw the away, but the referee hadn't been in on our earlier conversation and he called it a fumble." Taking note of the four fumbles on which Nebraska gave the ball to Army and the numerous other mistakes made by his Husker offense Saturday, Devaney allowed, "We treated Army better than when he is hit by Kansas ratings was made by Sidney which moved up from eighth to fitth, while Norris and Laurel arc the new faces to join the group. Several shifts take place within the new Class rankings Maple Leafs Get Win Winnipeg (. Darryl Sittler, Toronto's No. 1 draft choice, scored twice to lead the Maple Leafs to a 2-1 National Hockey League exhibition victory over Minnesota. fast," Seevers reiterated.

"Hastings uses the pass about two-thirds of the time so our front defensive wall and secondary will be busy. On appraising their own teams both display a cool confidence. "We will need a good all-around effort by everyone on the team," Seevers surmised. "We'll be surprised if the game isn't real close Frazier places his confidence in his nine seniors. "I have the greatest respect in these guys." quipped Frazier.

"They have been with me four years and they know what has to be done to come out a winner." Perhaps Frazier put it best on which team will win when he concluded, "It will be a matter of discipline. In other words it will be what offense can move against what defense." The Standings MAC Conference Pet. Alt Game Pel i a weight problem. "I if I don't watch my to for curtail his appetite for basketball increase with go first class and that helps used to says. be a six handicap, I don't know what golf No.

3 in Class A circles a week ago. Fremont Bergan continues to pace the Class ratings after downing a tough Class Wahoo High foe, 26-6. The Knights of coach Lou Wewel have now captured three straight from teams in the bigger enrollment division, including two, shutouts, while scoring 90 points to just six for the combined opposition. Aldrich's Pius crew won't have long to rest on their laurels. The 'Bolts tangle with Lincoln Northeast, which topped "The a lot." league has started to About that golf game? "I but now I'm up to.

nine," he happened." But Dierking isn't too concerned about his rising handicap as long as his basketball continues to improve. Lincoln Pius Has Little Argument For Top Class Ratings Spot BLANKING OF HIGHLY-RANKED CLASS A POWER LINCOLN HIGH DOES JOB FOR THUNDERBOLTS Baltimore Len Dawson threw four touchdown passes and Johnny Robinson's alert defensive plays accounted for 17 more points as the Kansas City Chiefs crushed the Baltimore Colts, 44-24, Monday night. In handing the Colts a stunning loss In their home American Conference debut under the National Football League realignment, the Chiefs subjected old pro John Unitas to one of his most humiliating performances. Dawson tossed a 48-yard touchdown pass to Gloster Richardson on Kansas City's first series, and the defending world champions were off and running before a national television audience. Two Robinson interceptions-led to the next 10 Kansas City points.

Then the swift veteran picked up a Norm Bulaich fumble and rambled 46 yards for a touchdown to make it 24-0 in the second quarter. Dawson, who gained 152 yards with nine completions in 12 attempts, hit on a 13-yard scoring toss to Robert Holmes after the first Robinson interception, then heaved another for 54 yards to Frank Pitts for a 31-7 halftime lead. Unitas, meantime, completed four passes on a drive after the first of Jan Stenerud's three field goals made it 10-0, only to be tossed for an eight-yard loss and then fumble the ball away. On hfs next nine pass attempts before being replaced by Earl Morrall Unitas had an in though Gibbon, No. 10, is the only newcomer.

The biggest advancements were made by Elkhorn, eighth to third, and Geneva, seventh to fourth. In Exhibition Game Sittler's winning goal came at the 10:34 mark of the final period, breaking a deadlock that had lasted through nearly two periods. The North Stars took a 1-0 first-period lead on a goal by Dick Redmond. NWU Hastings Concord a Doane Dana Midland 1.000 1000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .500 .647 .000 .333 NCC Conference Pet. Kearney 0 0 0 .000 Chadron .000 Wayne 0 0 .000 Peru 0 0 0 .000 All Garnet Pet 3 0 0 I 1 0 1 I 1 2 0 1 000 Ml .500 .333 Other Schools .10 1 1 1 0 Pet.

1.000 .333 ram Scott Omaha Junior Colleges Pet. McCot 2 1 0 Ml Fairbury 1 2 0 JJ3 Last Week's Results Nebraska Wesleyan JO, Missouri Western Northwestern 20, Dana Kearney 30, Fort Hays 2'; Doane 20. Terkio Yankton 24. Concordia Drake St, Oman 21; Northwest Missouri 47, Peru Washburn 11, Wayne 14; Midland 14, Sioux Falls Hiram Scoti 42. Chadron McCook 30, Colorado Colts Fairbury Haskell a.

This Week's Games Saturday Austin College at Nebraska Wes'evam Wayne at Omaha; Southern SO. at Peru; Northwestern at Midland; Con cordia at Hastings; Kearney at Chadron; Hiram Scott at Eastern N.M.; Doane at Southwestern, Westmar at Dana; Farbury JC at Centerville, lowe; McCook JC at Mesa. Colo. By VIRGIL PARKER Prep Sports Writer The Lincoln Pius team of coach Vince Aldrich moves to the head of the statewide Class high school football ratings this week with very little argument from the other members of the select group. Though the Capital City Thunderbolts have won just two games while the other nine selectees have perfect 3-0 records, the latest Pius victory was a resounding 13-0 shutout of crosstown rival Lincoln High, 1- UncoIn Pius (2-0) 2- Aurora (3-0) 3- Blair (3-0) 4- Omaha Cathedral (3-0) 5- Sidney (3-0) By Virgil Class -AS CONCORDIA INVADES HASTINGS IN MATCH BETWEEN TITLE CONTENDERS- Air Lanes To Get Workout In NIAC Clash Colts' Norm Bulaich fumbles Aldrich felt that if his 'Bolts could keep the Links contained, "sooner or later we'd get in the position to score ourselves." That's just what happened as Pius converted two Lincoln High fumbles and pass interception into a pair of fourth quarter touihdowns.

Aurora, which has scored 9C points to just seven, and Blair, which stands 76-6 in scoring r.gainst its three foes, including two Class A teams, are two-three in the Class ratings. The biggest advance in the University of Witchfa, 40-6. The Broncos and Bulldogs are considered strong title contenders along with Nebraska Wesleyan and Doane. Other conference members are Midland and Dana. Saturday's winner between Hastings and Concordia will have an excellent opportunity of taking the conference's first crown in football.

On game plans for Saturday Frazier states, "we'll try to stop Concordia's aerial attack. On the ground game, we'll take our chances." Frazier has a good reason for his confidence in stopping the running attack of the Bulldogs. Against Midland and Friends which are basically running teams, the Broncos only allowed 58 yards. The main concern of Seevers on the Broncos offense also is passing. "They have speed as I said before but we don't know how Nebraska Prep Ratings Parker 6 Columbus Scotus (3-0) 7 Auburn (3-0) 8 Fairbury (3-0) 9 Norris (3-0) 10 Laurel (3-0) By STEVE GILLESPIE Star Sports Writer Jim Frazier of Hastings says he has talked to John Seevers of Seward several times on the telephone and has.

never met him in person but that will all change Saturday night. Seevers will bring his Con cordia Teachers College football team to Hastings Saturday to clash with Frazier's Broncos at Jones Stadium starting at 7:30 p.m. in a key game la the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title race. The two schools last played each other on the gridiron in 1967 with Hastings taking a one-point victory and this year's contest may be decided by the same margin. Both Frazier and Seevers respect each other and their football teams.

"Hastings is very fast and has a top-notch passing game which they have used with good suc Comment The Southwest Conference is acting just like the Big Eight, knocking each other off. Gothenburg beat Ord, Ord topped Holdrege, Holdrege beat Gothenburg. Lexington is still in there. A couple of those teams could Join the top ten when the smoke clears. Ashland, Arlington, Tecumseh, O'Neill and Wayne are among others being given consideraUon.

Class Comment There will be a lot of juggling before the final order of this 128-team division is settled. Benkelnian, Grant, Dodge, North Bend, O'Neill St. Mary, Osceola, Rtd Cloud, St. Edward, Sandy Creek, Spencer and Stanton among the most serious challengers to the leaders. 1- Fremont Bergan (3-0) 6 Milford (3-0) 2-Hebron (3-0) 7-Scribner (3-0) 3- Elkhorn (3-0) 8-Bayard (2-0) 4- Geneva (3-0) 9 Friend (3-0) 5- Southern (2-1) 10-Gibbon (3-0) t.

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