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The Lincoln Star IS Saturday, December 13, 1969 7c fUl IU1 I mi ii EflDTS Christmas Geese Still Here iru ...112 Is Second Most Points Ever Qiven Up By NU '5' the-basket action to the finish. Ollie Taylor, a 6-2 forward who plays more like 6-10, led the Cougars with 28 points. He had 20 in the first half and finished the night with 12 rebounds. Co-leader in the demolition group was 6-7 soph Dwight Davis, whose 14 rebounds and 21 points from close range was more than enough to counter i' YJi Vlv? li Jmi i hi I I sis JL 2 r. -j i V-J Devaney Calls foe's Backs 'Best' By HAL BROWN Star Sports Editor Nebraska, enjoying the best day of the week, Friday wound up its Lincoln workouts for the Sun Bowl game next Saturday with only a brief running session scheduled for today.

At the conclusion of the hour-I 0 drill, head coach Bob Devaney paused to contemplate what his Huskers will face in a tough Georgia defense that held opponents to only slightly more than 10 points per game. "And they did it against what was probably as tough a schedule as any of the Southeastern Conference teams faced," Devaney pointed out. "They've probably got the toughest defensive backs we've had to face." He was referring to Georgia halfbacks Phil Sullivan and Bill Darby and safety Buck Swindle. "Darby is probably their best back," he added, "But he's not far ahead of the other two. "And they've got a guard.

Steve Greer, who's very good and David McKnight, an end, serves as sort of a monster man. He moves around a lot and he's a good one." The Husker coach said he didn't figure the Georgia defensive line was any tougher than Missouri, but reiterated, "Those backs are good. "They tackle good and they go after the football. No one has thrown consistently against them all year. It's tough to find a weakness in their defensive backfield that you can work on." After today's brief conditioning session, the Huskers will take Sunday off before flying to EI Paso to resume workouts there Monday.

FEATURE RACES At Aqueduct Perfect Tan 7.80 3.20 2 40 Hyprocrlsty 2.60 2.20 Plnatsi 3.20 At Liberty Bell Cottle 7.20 4.20 3.40 G.W.'s Girl 9.40 6.00 Dottle Marie 5.6O At Laurel Hands Around 2.00 (.40 3.00 Favorecldlan 4.00 2.60 Lexington Park 2.40 At Narrangansett Grand Old Flag 6.40 4.00 2.40 Charing Way 6.20 2.60 Striking Tan 2.20 At Tropical Fearless Let 4.60 2.80 2.40 Jollystone 3.40 3.20 Crowned King 3.40 At New Orleans Quaker City 5.00 3.40 2.40 Sky Village 3.40 2.60 Jester J. 2.8O Retains Caltex Lead Auckland uD Australian Kl Garner retained the lead in the $5,600 Caltex Golf Tournament Friday with a par 71 for a total of 137. Among the leading overseas entries was Jerry Slolhand of Hawaii with 71-74 145. By RANDY EICKHOFF Star Sports Writer It TL i i noiiaay season ap- 1 pioacnes and several hunters I are casting anxious eyes towards the sky every morning i on rising in fear that snow will continue to dampen their i chances to get the Christmas goose before the vacation comes around. While it is true that the snows have forced a lot of ducks and geese south to warmer climates, olher geese from further north will be migrating also and will provide good shooting for the shotgunner who uses his head and avoids the traditional blind.

Several ducks and geese have been brought down by Lincoln hunters who decoy haystacks and cut corn and milo fields near a grove of trees. The ducks and geese are naturally hungry after a long flight and tend to react to a "peaceful setting" such as this. The grove of trees will also serve as natural cover for the sportsman to wait. Since the ducks, will probably not fly over the trees prior to landing, hunters should take warning and use a heavier shot than they normally use. Depending on the hunter's accuracy, a No.

2, 3, or 4 shot should suffice for this type of hunting if backed by a maximum load (and not a magnum). If the field is bordered on one side by a small lake, stock dam or pond, so much the better if the ice hasn't formed. In contrast, the recent snowfall has appeared to help the upland game hunter since, naturally, the farmer has harvested his crops and will be more affable when approached by hunters seeking permission to hunt on his land. Also, the birds will stick close to piles of grain or corn that the farmer might have missed or leaked from overloaded wagons. This time of year, the upland game hunter should stick close to natural cover (such as exists) and especially groves of trees along a creek bottom.

Since lighter snow will fall on the ground in these areas, the birds will tend to congregate there-Quail can especially be found near hedgerows, and plum thickets since the cover tends to be thicker in these areas. A dog would be most helpful if these areas are hunted as he will "spot" the quail before the covey gets a chance to be airborne and will allow the hunter more time to set himself before shooting. Another nice aspect about winter hunting is far fewer birds will be lost since the white background is in contrast to the dark bodies of the birds. In fall hunting, a neumber of dropped birds escape detection since they blend in with the background. Not so with was only two for 13 from the field, missing several shots from close range.

Chalk had a disappointing first half, but bounced back a little after the intermission to finish with 15 points and nine rebounds. The Cornhuskers played on even terms for the first 10 minutes, leading for the last time at 15-13 with 12:41 to go in the half. Houston sprinted to a nine-point lead shortly afterwards, but Nebraska cut the gap to 36-31 with 5:30 to go. Then the roof fell in as Taylor scored two quick goals and Houston bolted to a 53-36 lead at halftime. The Cornhuskers showed a brief spark as the second half opened, but the quick Cougars weren't to be denied as they pulled out all stops en route to their fourth straight win in their new home, Hofheinz Pavilion.

Nebraska coach Joe Cipriano substituted freely and Marv Stewart came off the bench to score 17 points, but 13 came in the last half and his slow start contributed to Houston's spurt at the end of the first half. The 112 is the second most ever scored against Nebraska, topped only by the 119 by Marshall in the NIT Tournament in 1967. Nebraska, now 4-1, meets Texas a 78-66 first-round to Kent State, in tonight's 7 p.m. consolation game. Houston and Kent State battle tonight at 9:00 for the championship.

Kent State's Mike Foote hit a short jump shot with five seconds remaining to put the Golden Flashes out front. It was the only time they led in the second half. led at halftime, 41-34, due mainly to the shooting of Mike Heitmann and Bill Cooksey. Cooksey was high point man for the Aggies with 19 points. Heitman hit 17.

Tom Lagodich led Kent State with 23 points and hefty Bruce Burden chipped in with 15. Foote had 13. HOUSTON Taylor 10-21 tg-tga fl-fta reb tp 8-8 Kiooen 4-8 Welch 4-u Davis 8-14 Bell 4-7 Hickman 3-4 Youngdale 1-1 Willis 1-2 Evans 5.9 Hall 2.5 Tatals 42-83 11 3-6 5-5 0-0 7-9 0- 1 04 1- 2 3-4 28-36 2ff 112 15 82 NEBRASKA fg-fga ft-fta reb Martin 0-2 2-2 2-2 1 Moller 0-2 Nlssen 1-5 Stewart 8-15 Scantlebury 9-16 White 0-1 Gratopp 3-7 Cauble 1-6 Peterson 2-5 Jura 2-13 Chalk 6-12 Von Seggern 1-2 Totals 33-86 0 1 5 3 1 2 2 2 8 9 2 36 1-1 1- 2 2- 2 0-0 2-4 0- 0 1- 2 2- 2 3- 4 0-0 15-21 Halftime score: braska 36. Houston 53, Ne- RALPHIE, BANNED IN LINCOLN, WELCOMED Colorado's mascot Ralphie strolls through a downtown Memphis street after arriving there Friday for an appearance with the CU football team that meets Alabama there in the Liberty Bowl today. According to The Associated Press, Ralphie frequently changed her mind about the course she was to take on the stroll, chased a hotel porter and tried to crash through a plate glass window behind which Alabama fans were having a party.

Ralphie was banned from Nebraska's Memorial Stadium this season by NU athletic director Bob Devaney. Strasil's Free Throws Lift Wesleyan To 86-85 Triumph UNO FALLS TO PLAINSMEN Nebraska's 6-10 Chuck Jura and 6-7 LeRoy Chalk. Neither of the Husker big men had a good night. Jura IN MEMPHIS Boys Town Whacks PiusX By JOHN HINES Star Sports Writer Boys Town broke the game open with bursts of nine and eight straight points in the second period and whacked the Pius Thunderbolts Friday night, 56-42, in a game at the 'Bolts gym that evened both clubs' records at 1-1. Tyrone Power, the Cowboys' smooth 6-6 pivot, poured in 25 points and grabbed 24 rebounds as the visitors took a 33-23 naittime lead and were never less than seven points ahead the remaining distance.

"We got beat real bad on the boards," 'Bolt coach Don Kelley conceded, "and the spread they got on us all at once was when they were getting three or four shots a crack at it. Boys Town, which lost its opener to Omaha Benson last week, had a 15-4 edge on the of fensive boards the first half. Pius never led and the only time the 'Bolts were ever even was at 11-11 when Dan McGovern hit a set shot from the left side behind Bill Jarrett's screen with 1:22 left in the opening quarter. Holding a 14-13 lead just after the second period started, -the Cowboys broke it open with nine straight points, two buckets by Pryor, a fast-break layup and free throw by Mike Azures and a field goal by Tyrone Freeman, a 6-1, 200-pounder in the Cowboys' front line. A drive by Dan McCabe and long baskets by McGovern and Ray Coniglio while Pryor was hitting another bucket brought Pius to within 25-19, but then the Omahans rattled off an 8-0 flurry on Pryor's layup and six free throws and the 33-19 lead put Boys Town in command.

"Aside from that spell, we played 'em pretty even," Kelley said. "We made some bad mistakes in the fourth quarter and let 'em drive in, but they were desperation mistakes. BOYS TOWN PIUS fg ft Ip tg ft tp Anzures 2 1-1 5 McGvrn 5 0-1 10 Brdvky 4 1-1 9 Rowan 1 4-4 6 Whtwrth 1 3-5 5 Loudon 2 1-3 5 Pryor 9 7-9 25 Wlknsn 1 1-2 3 Freemn 3 2-3 8 Jblnskl I 2-2 4 Douglas 0 0-1 OMcCabee 5 0-2 10 L.Davis 0 0-0 0 Jarrett 0 0-0 0 B.Davis 1 0-1 2 Conglo I 2-3 4 Hlxon 1 0-0 2 Totals 21 14-21 56 Totals 16 10-17 42 Boys Town 12 21 9 14-56 Pius 11 12 7 12-42 Team fouls Boys Town 15, Plus 17. Fouled out None. Boys Town 8 18 14 848 PiusX 11 14 II 20-56 Boys Town Avanl 13, Heafey 7, Kelly 19, Anzurhs 1, Oliver 2, Kurgan 6.

Pius P. Jablonskl 19, McEnlry 10, Hill 2, Kipper 6, Aldrich 4, Croissant 9, Kucera 6- Condition Book Adds Events For '70 Season Grand Island The $6,000 added Fonner Mile and the $5,000 added Nebiaska Derby are featured in the onner Park condition book just mado available for the crming 1370 racing season in Gi end Island. The bool stakes blanks and condhcnF for tin first 10 days of the 30-dav meeting, which runs from March 20 through April 29. Houston Nebraska's perfect basketball record was destroyed by hurricane Houston Friday night as the host" Cougars demolished the Cornmiskeis, 112-82, in the opening'game of the Bluebon-net Classic. Outscoring Nebraska 17-5 in the last five minutes of the first half, the Cougars took a giant step toward their eighth tourney title in 10 years.

Nebraska had stayed in contention early on the hot shooting of Tom Scantlebury, who hit on eight of his first 11 attempts from the field and had 18 of his 20 points by intermission, but troubles with the 1-3-1 Houston zone stymied the Cornhusker attack. The biggest disappointment for the Cornhuskers, however, was their lackluster performance on the boards. Houston out-rebounded the Huskers, 28-14, in the opening half and dominated the under- Chuvalo KO's Quarry In 7 New York George Chuvalo, barely able to see out of a battered left eye, knocked out Jerry Quarry in 2:59 of the seventh round Friday night at Madison Square Garden when a dazed Quarry took the count of 10 on one knee. Quarry ran into a left hook and fell back dazed toward a neutral corner. He appeared to have recovered and was taking the count on one knee.

Referee Zach Clayton continued to count and reached 10 before Quarry bounced up quickly. There were boos from the crowd at the sudden ending of a bout in which Quarry, the No. 4-ranked heavyweight contender, seemed to be well on his way to victory. Chuvalo, who never has been knocked down, had absorbed some vicious shots and both men had been warned for foul tactics. Quarry drew a warning from the referee for a low blow in the third and Chuvalo was cautioned for a butt in the fifth.

From ringside it appeared that Quarry had missed the count or was too dazed to understand that the referee already had passed eight, the automatic knockdown, and has said "nine" and then "ten." He got up in a hurry but it was rul ed he had been counted out. Eagles Activate Rookie Linebacker Johnson Philadelphia iJ) The Philadelphia activated rookie linebacker jay Johnson Thursday. Johnson, 6-3 fron East Texas State, had been a member of the taxi squad. Rasmussen of Northern Illinois, 11-1, in the first round, and defeated James Reeder of Nebraska, 11-2, in the second and moves into today's action with lVi; black marks. Smith, up a division from last year and possibly still overweight, had pinned Reeder in 3:50 in the first round and got past Rasmussen just as easily in the second, will be wrestling today with three black marks.

Another Iowa State wrestler, Dave Martin, NCAA runnerup at 160 a year ago, moved through the 167-pound class with only one black mark. Martin decisioned Patrick North of Northern Illinois, 12-1, in the first round and duplicated the feat in the second round with a 11-0 decision over Wesley Bainter of Colby Junior College He drew a bye in third round action. While Iowa State wrestlers were putting on their display of force, Joe George of the University of Nebraska was proving that the Cyclones were not invincible. George, wrestling at 160 pounds, decisioned ISU's Robert Van Horn 4-2, in the first round, then defeated the Cyclones' Keith Abrens, 4-3, in the second. He'goes into today's competition with two black marks.

Slis Nebraska teammates didn't fare as well, however, with seven of the 25 Husker entries already eliminated. Gene Llbal, a former Husker and veteran AAU matman competing at heavyweight for the Nebraska Olympic Club, decisioned Allen Burchett of Harlan- Iowa. 4-0, in his only match Friday. Libal, who drew a firsi-ronrd nve, moves into ihe third round today with one black mark. p-- f- Competition continues at 10:30 a.m.

tudav with the completion of the third round. Gable's Win String Now At 153 In Row game. Wesleyan later led, 63-49 before 12 straight points by Omaha made it 63-61. The Indians took their first lead a short time later, but Brown again began to hit underneath and the Plainsmen had a 74-68 lead with 6:58 left With NWU in front, 82-74, Omaha caught fire again, for nine straight points and its 83-82 lead. A pair of free throws by 6 10 Bob Beecham gave NWU an 84-83 margin.

Then Omaha's Arthur Allen made it 85-84 with 47 seconds left to set the stage for Strasil heroics. Allen finished the game with 32 points for the Indians, getting 23 of that in the second half. Former Creighton Prep all-stater, Mark Langer, hit well outside for Omaha, garnering 15 points. Brown's 35 led a quartet of Wesleyan players in double figures. Strasil had 13, Tom Brown 12 and Beecham 11.

NWU shot 54 per cent from the field and sank 22 of 29 free throws. Nebraska Wesleyan M) tg-tga tt-lta reb. pr Oberhelman 1-1 0-0 Peterson Boals 1-8 0-1 7-9 5-6 3-4 O-l 5-6 2-2 J.Brown 15-22 Strasil 5-10 T.Brown 6-10 Beecham 3-7 Zimmerman 1-1 Team rebounds Totals 32-5? 22-29 20 16 OMAHA (851 fg-lga fl-fta reb Allen 13-27 6-7 Langer 6-12 3-3 Kupcho 2-2 0-0 Todd 4-11 Sieczkowski 3-7 Johnson 4-6 Scott 2-14 Gwaltney 0-1 0-2 0- 0 4-5 1- 2 3-3 Team reDounas 4 Totals 34-80 17-22 36 Nebraska Wesleyan 44 Omaha 34 22 85 4286 51 85 STAFF PHOTO BY WEB RAY Beecham (50) by, wrist Bob li, Nebraska Wesleyan forward Ernie Strasil canned two free throws with nine seconds showing on the clock to give the Plainsmen an 86-85 victory over Nebraska at Omaha Friday night. Strasil, 6-5, drove off NWU's "dangle' stall, designed to open up the middle, and drew a foul before he could get to the basket from Omaha's Paul Sieczkowski. The two charity tosses gave the Plainsmen their final one-point margin and fifth victory in six tries as three Indian shots under the basket in the waning seconds did not fall through.

NWU had led throughout most the game. Omaha was in front only three times 65-64, 83-82 and 85-84 after trailing by as much as 15 points. Wesleyan jumped out to a 17-7 lead, but the visitors caught up to within three at 18-15. The Plainsmen then pulled further away later on three consecutive Murphy Wins Tourney With 604 Score Emerald Rosemary Murphy topped the Lincoln 600 Bowling Club's singles tournament at Tony's Ranch Bowl with a 604 series. Runnerup at 592 was Mar-lene Becker.

Kay Licenbee (583), Kathy Dinges (573) and Babe Westrich (570) were next in line. HOLDING while NWU's John UNO's Jim Brown (40) rs at at at at at fast break baskets by John Brown for a 34-23 margin. It was 44-34 at the half. Another bucket by Brown, who finished with a game high 35 points, gave NWU a 56-41 lead with 16 minutes to play in the Sports Menu Saturday HOCKEY Dallas at Omaha, Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum, I p.m. BASKETBALL Big Eight: Nebraska Bluebonnet Classic, Houston, Iowa State at Southern Cal; Kansas State Wichita Kansas at Loyola of Chicago; Northern Michigan at Missouri; State Colleges: Buena Vista at UNO, 7:30 p.m.; Wahoo JFK at Wayne Bethel at Pershing, 7:30 p.m.; Chadron Dickinson State; Kearney at New Mexico Highlands; Concordia at Concordia, Doane at Dana; Westmar Wayne; York at North Platte JC; Northeast Nebraska at Iowa Western; Creighton at Illinois; Lincoln High Schools: Omaha Westslde at Lincoln High, Johnson Gym, 8 p.m.; East at Omaha Central; Fremont at Lincoln Southeast, East Gym, 8 p.m.; Plus at Falrbury.

WRESTLING Columbus at Plus Great Plains AAU Tournament at NU Coliseum, all day. GYMNASTICS Nebraska at Iowa Open, Iowa City. SWIMMING-BIg Eight Relays at Iowa State. Sunday Nothing scheduled. Monday BASKETBALL Big Eight: Northern Michigan at Nebraska, NU Coliseum, 7:35 p.m.; Vanderbllt at Kansas State; Pan American at Oklahoma State; Kansas at Notre Dame; Miami, Ohio at Oklahoma; State Colleges: Kansas State College at UNO, 7:30 p.m.; Wahoo JFK Eastern Michigan; Southwest Minnesota at Pershing, 7:30 p.m.; Peru at Huron; York JC at Nebraska Frosh, NU Coliseum, 5:15 p.m.; Creighton at Northern Illinois.

Scott (45) grabs gets shot off; Wesleyan's v- M' By TOM HENDERSON Star Sports Writer Iowa State's Dan Gable, the 137 -pound NCAA wrestling champion, extended his winning streak to 153 straight Friday night as Cyclone wrestlers all but dominated the opening rounds of the 1969 Great Plains AAU Tournament at the Nebraska Coliseum. The Cyclones, with 31 entries, advanced all but five of them into today's rounds. Competition is on the black mark system in which a wrestler receives one black mark for a win by a decision, two for a draw, three for losing a decision, and four for losing by a pin. No black marks are given for winning by a pin. A wrestler is eliminated if he accumulates six or more black marks.

Should a wrestler decision his opponent by 10 or more points he gets only one-half black mark. If he loses a decision by 10 or more points, he receives 3V4 black marks. Gable, whose only loss in his high school and collegiate wrestling career was suffered at the NU Coliseum during this meet three years ago, breezed through the first two rounds, pinning both his opponents while competing at the 145-pound level. He pinned John Muller of Northern Illinois in 4:40 of their first-round match, then dropped Nebraska's Tom Lotko in 3:05 in the second round. Two other NCAA champions from Iowa State also advanced, but not as easily, competing against each other in the 177-pound division.

Chuck Jean, the NCAA 177-pound king and Jason Smith, the 167 pound champion, met head on in the third round with Jean gaining a 6-5 decision over his teammate. Jean had decisioned Paul HW.ja iMilMWtt. HlHiillll nut 'i REACHING, WAITING Houston's Taylor (22) and NU's Cauble (42) go for basketball while Huskers' Charles Jura (54 wairs. i' I i.