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THE LINCOLN STAR Tuesday. 82377 Page 15 l-back Berns sparkles in 1st NU scrimmage By Randy York Stan Sports Writer After Monday's initial Nebraska football scrimmage, you might have wondered if Richard Berns knew King Midas. Whenever Berns touched the ball only twice during the limited one-hour contact the results were golden. Nebraska's junior I-back expects more of it to happen this fall. He's running with renewed confidence and authority.

"I'm not second guessing myself this year like I did last year," Berns said after turning a swing pass into a 40-yard touchdown and taking a quick pitch for a 19-yard touchdown around right end. Both scores came in the first seven plays of the scrimmage with the No. 1 offense going against the No. 2 defense. Although the 6-2, 205-pound Berns impressed fans as a sophomore with 972 yards and 11 touchdowns, the Wichita Falls, speedster didn't impress himself.

"I didn't run the ball very well last year," he said. "It seemed like I was always trying to make a perfect read. That caused hesitation. With a year's experience behind me, I'm reading better and I feel more natural about it. I'm not going to second guess myself this year." A quicker line operating in front of him has spurred 'Berns' confidence.

"Last year was more of a pro blocking line for Vince (Ferragamo)," he noted. "This year's line is geared more to the option attack. I think it'll make us more explosive." The No. 2 offense kept pace with the first unit, managing a touchdown against the top defense when Tom Sorley covered the final two yards of a quarterback keeper. A 21-yard Sorley to Junior Miller pass and a 10-yard run by Alabama freshman fullback Andra Franklin figured prominently in the drive.

"Today was a little unusual for this early," Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne said. "Generally, the defense will dominate." That dominance didn't materialize, however, until the No. 3 offense went against the No. 3 defense. "Everyone's head is spinning a little right now," Osborne said, "because we've put in almost all our offense and defense and that's a lot to throw at them at once." Randy Garcia quarterbacked both first team touchdowns, gaining 11 and 5 yards on options during the first drive.

Sorley also showed well. Jeff Quinn, Ed Burns and Tim Hager the other three in the battle for the quarterback spot all experienced sub-par performances. Burns and Hager, Osborne pointed out, were handicapped by not practicing with the first two units. Osborne had good news, reporting that fullback Dodie Donnell's suspected hamstring pull "now looks more like it was just a cramp, so he should be back at full speed here soon." Meanwhile, Isaiah Hipp has been manning the No. 1 fullback duties, shifting over from I-back.

Franklin has backed up Hipp at fullback and, Osborne said, "it looks like he's got a chance to play as a freshman." Berns is anxious for the backfield to be 100' healthy. He found out this summer that wife LeJohn is pregnant and expecting Jan. 10, two days before Tom and Kendra Sorley are expecting their first. "We're hoping to get them to the Orange Bowl anyway," Berns said. "We've already started a little bit of bribery with the doctors." Staff photo by Frank Varga Steve AAarkus tackles Greg Suelter during Huskers' first scrimmage Monday.

Longshots bring top exacta Lotta Bull pays I knew Lotta Bull would win when the little darling snorted like a bull when he walked on the track Monday at the State Fairgrounds. The sweetheart won real nice but paid only $3.80. My other darling, Kid Billy, ran $2.40 while W.A. Morris' Imanold Pro, with David Pettinger, showed for $2.20. Jackson and Fred Ecoffey each won two races.

Brave Time, ridden by Perry Compton, also made a big late move to finish second. He only had one second in 13 previous 1977 runs with two fifths and one eighth in three Aunt Priscilla loses 20c By Mark Gordon Staff Sports Writer Longshot lovers who waited until the eighth race Monday at the State Fairgrounds got their wish. Two bigpriced horses ran one-two resulting in the largest exacta this season in Lincoln. When Georgia Jackson brought John Duffy and Delbert McCoy's Tiziopolia a winner by a length over Anton Bohsc's Brave Time in the mile and 70-yard chase, it produced a $1,025.70 exacta. Mutuel director Peck Jones reported there were 24 $3 exactas and three $10 exactas (each worth $3,419) sold on the winning 9-6 combination.

It was Tiziopolis' first win since breaking his maiden last Aug. 17 at Columbus. The 4-year-old gelding had not been closer than fifth in four Lincoln appearances this season. previous State Fairgrounds' runs. Tiziopolia returned $77.40, $36.60 and $13.60 while Brave Time placed for $26.20 and $13.60 and Richard J.

Williams' Cheri Beri showed for $6.40. In the featured seventh race, Everett R. Meier's Cornus Hill rallied in the stretch to win his first race in 15 runs this season. A big stretch run under James Bazer got Cornus Hill, a 5-year-old Arts and Letters gelding, home a nose better than Barry Menefee and Norman McKinnon's Talked Out. Cornus Hill had two previous thirds this season and only won once in 19 starts last year.

He ran a respectable 1:43 2-5 for the mile and 70 yards. He paid $11.00, $3.80 and $3.20. Talked Out placed under Dan Switzer for $3.00 and Jackson, one of two female riders in Lincoln, captured the first race on James E. Kelley's Krissy Gal for a $23.00 return. That produced a $202.60 daily double on a 3-2 ticket when Herb Riecken's Satan's Kid won the second at $10.80.

Ecoffey won the fourth and the fifth races. He won his opener on Al Jarecki's He's A Hassle ($10.00) and then scored with K.M. Kirby et al's Mrs. Spud Mud at $23.40 as the longshot in the sixth race with a six-horse field. Monday's crowd of 4,867 wagered That was a 58.33 per cent mutuel increase over the corresponding date two yearsago when 3,975 bet $225,317.

Overall, the mutuel handle is 48.11 per cent better than the 1975 total. second so I lost 20 cents for the day.3'- But my $116 spree fund is at $128.80 so I'm happy. Nobody wanted to help me pick ponies for Tuesday, so I'm on my own. I've decided to put my $2 win tickets on Ray De Shane in the second and Here's Linda in the fifth. mmmumuvjrmmm 17 kwf i Jim 4 IK doe I "fc8 J7" unnea Press international Roger Freed (7) is congratulated by his teammates after helping the St.

Louis Cardinals top Los Angeles with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to cap a rally which overcame a 6-1 Dodger lead. The Cardinals won 8-7. White Sox halt Yankees; rtJIrTvr 1 111 Cardinals rally dumps Dodgers United Press International A most unlikely hero emerged Monday night in a highly unusual inning of an unorthodox game. Roger Freed's three run pinch-hit home run capped a seven-run ninth inning which gave the St. Louis Cardinals an 8-6 over the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Cardinals, trailing 6-1 entering the ninth, began their winning rally when Jerry Mumphrey led off with a single against Burt Hooton and Garry Templeton followed with a triple. Rookie Lance Rautzhan relieved and was greeted by Ted Simmons' single and a double by Keith Hernandez, on which Simmons scored when the relay got away from Bill Russell. One out later, Hernandez dashed home on a passed ball by Steve Yeager and Ken Reitz and Mike Tyson singled to put runners at first and second base before Freed, batting forwin-ning reliever Al Hraboeky, smacked his fourth homer the first pinch-hit blast this year for St. Louis. Yeager hit his third career grand slam for the Dodgers.

In other games, Philadelphia shaded Atlanta 5-4, San Diego nipped Pittsburgh 1-0, Montreal dumped Cincinnati 5-1, Chicago edged San Francisco 3-2 and New York trimmed Houston 21. Solo homers by Bake McBride and Jay Johnstone supported the combined seven-hit pitching of Jim Lonborg, Gene Garber and Ron Reed to help the Phillies beat the Braves and increase their lead to VH games over Pittsburgh in the NL East. Philadelphia moved ahead to stay 5-3 in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Tim McCarver led off with a walk against Atlanta starter Preston Hanna, 0-2, and went to second on a wild pitch. McBride then followed with a single to move McCarver to third.

When shortstop Pat Rockett's throw sailed into the dugout McCarver scored and McBride went to second. After Greg Luzinski was intentionally walked pinch-hitter Dave Johnson greeted reliever Duane Theiss with a run-scoring single to cap the scoring. The Braves had taken a 3-2 lead in the fifth off Lonborg, 9-3. Biff Pocoroba led off with a double and went to third on a single to right by Junior Moore. Rod Gilbreath followed with his seventh homer.

Gene Tenace belted his 14th homer and Bob Shirley, 8-15, and Rollie Fingers combined on a seven-hitter, leading the Padres over the Pirates. Fingers recorded his major league-leading 28th save for 1 23 innings of relief. Warren Cromartie slammed a two-run homer and Sam Mejias added a pair of coubles and a single to lead the Expos over the Reds behind the combined four-hit pitching of Wayne Twitchell and Joe Kerrigan. Cromartie's homer, his fourth of the season, came after a one-out single by Dave Cash in the fifth inning off loser Jack Billingham, 9-10, and broke a scoreless tie. Rick Reuschel and Willie Hernandez scattered nine hits as the Cubs defeated the Giants for the eighth time without a loss this season.

Chicago had a season-high of seven extra base hits while Reuschel, 17-5, has now won 12-oM3 decisions a Wrigley Field. Pinch-hitter Bruce Boislair stroked a two-run double with one out in the seventh which enabled the Mets to snap a five-game losing streak at the Astros' expense. Boisclair led the NL Hast year in pinch hitag ith a .571 average. Skiji Lockwood earned bis 18th save in relief of Pat Zachry, 7-11 Royals rally to victory straight loss for the American League East- Lt; PIT Line 'em up Hitting your target with a rifle isn't always as easy as it seems. Local expert shots will help Lincoln area youngsters learn marksmanship techniques at the annual Lincoln Young Hunters Clinic Saturday, 8 a.m.

to 2:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Izaak Walton League. The clinic, including noon meal, is free to youngsters 16 years and under but old enough to hunt. The Ikes grounds are located seven miles east of Lincoln on Hwy. 2.

Hebner holds no sympathy for former Pirate teammates improved to 76-45, 6's games in front of the United Press International Oscar Gamble returned to haunt the New York Yankees again Monday night with a run-scoring single in the eigth inning which broke a 3-3 tie and helped the Chicago White Sox break the Yankees' winning streak at eight games with a 5-3 victory. Chicago trailed 3-2 entering the eighth. With one out. Alan Bannister singled and Richie Zisk followed with a single that scored Bannister when catcher Thurman Munson dropped the relay at the plate for an error. Zisk took second, on the play and scored the 'winning run on Gamble's single.

The White Sox added their final run on a fielder's choice by Jim Spencer that enabled Gamble to beat first baseman Christ Chambliss' late throw home. Fansisco Barrios, 12-4, went all the way, giving up solo homers to Lou Piniella, his sixth, Mickey Rivers, is eighth, and Chambliss, his -14th. In other games it was Minnesota 5 Boston 4, Kansas City 8 Baltimore 7, Texas 8 Milwaukee 7, Detroit 5 California 1, Oakland 5 Toronto 2 and Cleveland 12 Seattle 1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Larry Hisle greeted ex-teammate Bill Campbell with a two-out, ninth-inning single Monday night which scored Jerry Terrell from second base to cive the Minnesota Twins the victory onex the slumping Red ias, the fourtn leading team. Tippy Martinez was charged with his first loss in five decisions as Hal McRae's two-out infield single scored Frank White from second base to cap a three-run ninth inning in the Royals' victory over the Orioles.

The rally was started when pinch-hitter John Wathan rapped an infield single and pinch-hitter Amos Otis walked. White doubled down the left field line to score Wathan and Otis before McRae bounced a ball up the middle which shortstop Mark Bclanger dove for and stopped but was unable to make a play on. The Rangers snapped their three-game losing streak as Jim Sundberg's seventh-inning single rallied them to victory over the Brewers. The Rangers had come back from a 2-0 deficit in the first on Claudell Washington's two-run double and went ahead 4-2 in the second on a two-tun homer by Mike Hargrove. They made it 5-3 in the third when Toby Harrah singled home Washington from second.

The Tigers won their fourth straight game as Fernando Arroyo, who had won only one of 13 previous starts, tossed a five-hitter and Rusty Staub cracked a three-run homer to power Detroit over the Angels. In winning for just the second time since June 15, Arroyo, now 7-13, lost his shutout with two out in the eighth Inning when pinch bitter Tony 1 a i a yimmgf bis 11th bonier. Philadelphia (AP) Richie Hebner says he knows what the Pittsburgh Pirates must be thinking at this point in the season, but he can't sympathize with them. 'it's probably the same thing we were thinking last year," said Hebner, a former Pirate signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in the off-season as a free agent. "It's kind of just like last year.

The Pirates are playing excellent baseball, but they can't pick any ground, and every day there's one game less." On Aug. 2, the Phils and the Pirates both trailed the Chicago Cubs by two games. The Phils' record then was 59-44. The Pirates had a 60-45 After games of Sunday, the Phillies had Pirates, whose record was 71-53 after dropping two of three in a weekend series with the San Francisco Giants. Philadelphia, meanwhile, was sweeping a three-game series with the Houston Astros.

"We have five games left with the Pirates three there and two here," said Hebner. "And they still have to make a West Coast trip. "Our last 13 games are with the Cubs and Montreal. I'm not saying that's a cakewalk, but it's better than playing St. Louis and Pittsburgh." Hebner, who spent 11 years in the Pirate organization, tad contract problemr tvilb.

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