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Saturday, December 20, 1969 The Lincoln Star 17 WE an BATE 1W Ragged Field Favors Nebraska, Psychological Edge To Bulldogs Today mfi hi mmm iJtlPI By HAL BROWN i Star Sports Editor El Paso, Tex. A Nebraska i team that thought it was going to get a better bowl offer and a Georgia team trying to prove to its followers it deserved a bowl offer will tangle in the Sun Bowl here today with a 1 p.m. (Lincoln kickoff. The Huskers had been led to believe by Gator Bowl officials they could go to that Florida bowl if they defeated Kansas State, then picked the Sun Bowl over bids from the Liberty and Peach when Gator officials reneged on their promise. Georgia, which accepted a Sun Bowl berth before the Huskers did, still had archrival Georgia Tech to play and suffered a 6-0 upset loss that caused some folks in Georgia to suggest the Bulldogs should stay home before their TV sets and let someone else come here.

Those suggestions have been of more concern to NU coach Bob Devaney from a psychological standpoint than the 6Vfe-point favored role the Huskers have. "Those suggestions should have been all Georgia needed to get those boys ready to play," Devaney says. "I'm sure our players resented those suggestions," Georgia coach Vince Dooley agrees. But while both coaches agree the psychological edge belongs to Georgia, Dooley thinks the poor condition of the Sun Bowl Stadium turf gives the Huskers an advantage. The middle portion of the field is almost barren because of a grader used to clear the Mike Green and Dan Schneiss that got better as the season progressed and reached a peak in the final win over Oklahoma.

But the Huskers also have a passing attack built around quarterbacks Jerry Tagge and Van Brownson with more receivers than Dooley cares to count. "The tough thing about trying to stop Nebraska is trying to figure out where to start because they do so many things so well," the Georgia coach says. "They run well and they pass exceptionally well with a lot of receivers." Another factor in making the Huskers decide to try to move toward the Georgia goal on the ground is the Bulldog secondary which led the league in interceptions. "They've got the best defensive backs we've faced this season," Devaney notes. The leader of that secondary is Buck Swindle with seven thefts while monster David McKnight, who also plays end, had four and linebacker Chip Wisdom came up with three despite missing the last half of the season with injuries.

It was injuries such as the pulled leg muscle of Wisdom's that are primarily blamed for the late-season Bulldog collapse that saw them losing three and tying one of their last four games after winning five of the first six. The Bulldogs lost center Tommy Lyons and defensive guard Tim Callaway both of whom will miss today's contest, along with injuries to the entire offensive backfield off and on that sidelined quarterback Mike Cavan, fullback Bruce Kemp, and field after a Thanksgiving Day snow here. "That field isn't in good shape and it's going to g.e't chewed up pretty good early which will make footing bad," Dooley explains. "That should help Nebraska because they're a bigger team whili we depend more on speed." Devaney sees no edge from the field conditions. "The field may not be in good shape, but it's going to be the same for both teams," he says.

While there are several contrasting things about today's opponents, there is one thing very similar both have stingy defenses with Georgia leading the Southeastern Conference in defense against scoring and in pass defense while the Huskers led the Big Eight in those two categories plus total defense. The most successful team at attacking the Georgia defense which shows only two men over 200 pounds up front and only one over 205 has been Tennessee and the Vols did it with a ground attack on a muddy field. "Tennessee is the only team that moved the ball consistently against Georgia," Devaney points out, "and they moved it well, staying on the ground. "Tennessee ran right at them, using only three plays, a power sweep, a trap and an option." The Husker coach doesn't want to tip off any game plans, but this could be the strategy of the red-jerseyed Nebraskans with a rushing attack built around tailback Jeff Kinney and fullbacks -r i-vJV. Vv CJ.

iftlllll IllTl! TO TEST GEORGA'S STAMINA Husfcer Bob Liggett and Mike Wynn. Sherwin Jarmon, Dave Walline, Ken Geddes, The lineups Offense (5-4-1) GEORGIA defensive line, from left, tryng to even Devaney's Nebraska bowl record at 3-3 in the eight years he's been at the helm and at 2-2 against Southeastern Conference competition with the win coming against Auburn in the 1964 Orange Bowl and the losses coming to Alabama in the Orange and Sugar Bowls. A crowd of nearly 30,000, including 7,000 Nebraskans. plus a national CBS-TV audience will view the action. Reserve Game Northeast 11 14 17 1961 Lincoln Hiqh 10 6 8 1337 Northeast Rau 6, Stehr 7, Wright Landenberger 2, Reid 2.

Maresh 15, Sinner 6, Ma honey 10, Anderson 7, Kennell 2. Lincoln High Schomaker 13, Dowd 4, Randolph 8, Westenburg 2, Weaver 4, Kon-tos 2, Hudson 4. FEATURE RACES At Liberty Bell Evert Stephen Elephant Walk Down East 1.40 3.40 3.00 2.60 2.20 2.80 At Laurel Miss Keymar Uncle Jud Eton Tie 40.80 13.00 5.60 7.80 4.60 5.60 Links End Rockets' City Streak, 62-60 In 07 prefers to run rather than throw, but also admits, "that big Nebraska defensive line poses a lot of problems for us in trying to run against them. "But they're also tough to pass against." The Husker secondary of seniors Dana Stephenson, Randy Reeves, Alan Larson and sophomore Jim Anderson, like Georgia, led their league in pass roh-beries. This Husker team will be The two teams have had close battles before.

Northeast won two and one-point decisions last year, and the Links had taken three and one-point wins the previous year in regular season play. LINCOLN HIGH (62) NORTHEAST (40) Knlnbrg Sharoe Adkins Hndrsn Peery Pittman Grell 0 Dmkrgr 17 Strain 15 Novak 13 Hill 11 Wright 0 Wilber 4 0-1 2 3-4 17 7-11 19 3-4 3 0- 1 10 1- 3 9 Andrsn 2 Totals 27 1-19 62 Totals 23 14-24 60 Lincoln High 10 13 18 14 762 Northeast 9 16 20 10 560 Total fouls Lincoln High 22, Northeast Fouled out Lincoln High, Adkins; Northeast, No. Name Ht. Wt. CI.

Pos. CI. W. Ht. Name No.

86 Greene 6-3 205 So. TB Sr. 224 6-4 McFarland 80 61 Nash 6-5 230 So. LT Jr. 239 6-4 Newton 74 63 Tucker 6-1 220 So.

LG Sr. 223 6-1 Ashman 53 56 Lopatka 6-0 212 Jr. Sr. 219 6-2 Patterson 72 66 Smith 6-3 230 So. RG Sr.

235 6-1 Williams 77 "78 Byrd 6-1 225 Sr. RT Sr. 221 6-2 Topliff 73 89 Whittemore 6-0 195 Jr. SE Jr. 160 5-9 Ingles 88 12 Cavan 6-1 195 Jr.

QB So. 188 6-2 Brownson 12 -1 80 Hughes 6-1 215 Sr. LH So. 194 6-1 Kjnney 35 37 Elrod 6-1 195 Sr. RH Sr.

205 6-1 Frost 28 30 Kemp 6-3 210 Sr. FB Sr. 201 6-0 Green 34 Defense No. Name lit. Wt.

CI. Pos. CI. W. Ht.

Name No. 91 Heard 6-5 190 So. LE Sr. 228 6-5 Wynn 90 78 Brasher 6-2 205 Jr. LT Sr.

258 6-2 Uggett 71 99 Rogers 6-2 230 Jr. LG MG Sr. 224 6-3 Geddes 37 60 Greer 6-0 205 Sr. 'RG 82 Daniel 6-2 190 Sr. RT Jr.

226 6-2 Walline 70 84 McKnight 6-1 175 Sr. RE Sr. 202 6-2 Jarmon 81 42 Wisdom 6-1 210 So. LB Jr. 205 6-2 Murtaugh 42 43 Huggins 5-8 190 Sr.

LB Sr. 215 6-2 Fiala -32 LB Sr. 202 6-1 Larson 20 15 Sullivan 6-2 190 So. HB Sr. 185 6-2 Stephenson 36 28 Darby 5-10 180 Jr.

HB So. 180 5-11 Anderson 18 29 Swindle 6-3 190 Jr. Sr. 198 6-2 Reeves 25 Kickoff 1 p.m. (CST), Sun Bowl.

Broadcast-KLIN (1400), KFAB (1110). Telecast-CBS-TV: KOLN-KGIN (10-11), WOW-TV (6). halfbacks Craig Elrod and Charles Whitemore. Those backs are ready to play today. "Georgia was picked to win the Southeastern Conference and they were rated high nationally until those people started getting Devaney notes.

"Now they've got those fellows back who caused them to be so highly-thought of." Dooley admits that he seconds left and a two-pointer by Novak with 27-seconds remaining, tied it at 55-55. Except for ties at 56-56 and 58-58, Lincoln High had control in the overtime. The Links were in front, 62-58 with 1:26 on the clock, but Dave Hill's two free throws narrowed things to 62-60 with 38 seconds left. Novak, who calmly put the game into overtime with his key charity tosses and fielder earlier, missed on a one-and-one situation after time had officially lapsed and the Links were home free. 'Ttflil Btik.

ELLIS COMES HOME- nine-point leads at 38-29 and 40-31 in the period, but the Links cut the advantage to four, 45-41 at the quarter break. Lincoln High began to make its move in the final stanza, scoring nine straight points for a 50-45 lead. Ken Adkins tallied six straight markers in the rush. Northeast did not score in the period until 5: 14 remained. A free throw by Adkins at 1:40 had the Links in front, 55-48, but then the roof gave way.

A basket by John Strain, two free throws by Novak with 44 2 Heavyweight Title Fight Stopped For Lack Of Cash guard scored eight of the 10 LHS points. Neither teamcould gain the upper hand in the second period. The score was tied six times before Northeast's Maury Damkroger scored his only basket of the night a second before the intermission buzzer. The Links, six of seven free throws, appeared ready to fold as the third quarter opened. The Rodkets went ahead, 28-23 on a three-point play by 6-1 guard Tom Novak.

Northeast later had a pair of i Jim 3j NEBRASKA (8-2) Sports Menu Saturday FOOTBALL Sun Bowl: Nebraska vs. Georgia at El Paso, 1 p.m. HOCKEY Dallas at Omaha, Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum, 8 p.m. BASKETBALL Big Eight: Arizona at Nebraska, NU Coliseum, 7:35 p.m.; Augustana at Iowa State; Kansas State -vs. Texas' Arlington at TCU Classic; Oklahoma State vs.

-TCU at TCU Colorado at Lobo Classic; Oklahoma Marshall Invitational; in Jay-, hawk Classic; Missouri at Sun Devil. Classic; State Great Falls at. Chadrgn; Midland at Doane; Peru at Tario Tournament; Nebraska Western at NU Frosh, NU Coliseum, 5:15 p.m.; Crelghton at Iowa; Lincoln High-Schools: Lincoln Southeast at North Platte. WRESTLING Nebraska at, Colorado College Tournament; Lincoln Northeast at Fremont. Sunday HOCKEY Omaha-at Dallas.

Monday BASKETBALL Big Eight: Athletes in Action at Nebraska. NU Coliseum, 7:35 p.m Missouri at Sun Carnival; Arkansas at Oklahoma. Pawnee City 77, Wilber 61 Wilher Pawnee City broke a third-ouRrter tie by outscoring Wilher. 27-11, in the last period hand the Wolverines their first setback in four starts, 77-61. here Friday night.

Roger Thiemann got 12 of his 22 points and Jud Marten six-of his 20 to pace Pawnee City's runaway efforts in the final stanza. Pawnee City 14 32 14 2777 Wilber 18 17 15 It 6t Pawnee City Thiemann 22, Ganzel 18 Mclntire 10, Marten 20, Bowman 5. Saw-yer 2. Wilber Neiharf 15, Hroch 15, Sell 13, Pospisil 12. Formanek 6.

JIM BROOKS Lincoln High pulled off the biggest upset of the young season among Capital City high schools by shocking Northeast, 62-60 in a wild overtime thriller at Pershing Auditorium Friday night. The Rockets had a 13-game winning streak against city schools snapped as the Links held Northeast without a field goal in the three-minute extra session. Lincoln High had a 10-9 lead after the first period which was clogged by a number of turnovers. Each team had the lead three times in the 'quarter. Sam Sharpe, a 5-11 lowans Zip Past Wesleyan Sioux City, Iowa Morn-ingside College jumped off to a 10-0 lead and was never threatened in securing an 80-6-1 victory over Nebraska Wesleyan Friday night.

Steve Garrison hit four buckets from the corner for eight points in the initial outburst, and the winners went on from there to a 41-25 halftime bulge. The teams played evenly in the final half. Morningside is now 2-3 for the year, while the loss is Wesleyan's second in seven contests. The Plainsmen next see action December 29 against Cornell, Iowa, in the Coe College Invitational at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Another thorn in Wesleyan's tide in the decisive first half was Von Barnholtz, who didn't start but who hit all 10 of his points in the first 20 minutes.

Steve Smith was the big gun for Morningside In the second half, hitting 18 of his 22 points after the break. Wesleyan's John Brown hit 16 and the Plainsmen had a 56-48 rebounding edge on Morningside, as both teams cleared their benches. NEBRASKA WB5LETAn mi ts-tgi H-fta reb Hlltt 1-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 5-3 0 0 0 3 1 2 5 11 11 1 11 0 ..5. 6 56 Murt 0-2 Oberhelman 0-1 Uinnan 1-1 Peterson 0-0 McLaughlin Boals 3-9 J. Brown Strasll S-H Brown Beecham 5-1 1 Zimmerman 0-1 McCaulev M.

Team rebounds 1-1 2-2 1-2 0-0 ilia 20 64 MORNINGSIDE (M) ftj-9 6rrlson W7 2-2 Smith 6-9 10-11 reb of I 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 7 i 1 I 0 0 2 2 0 0 Wsxver 2-7 1-2 White 2-4 Barnholtz 5-10 Nelson J-5 Rosen J-'O Jones J-5 Holub 1-3 Cray Armstrong 0-0 tarson Glenn 0-0 Team rebounds Total 32-71 Score by halves: Nebraska Wtsleym Mornlngsida o-i 0-1 0-0 1- 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 16-2J 5 48 19 25 19 64 41 39 FEATURE RACES At Tropical Park Mr. Interlocutor 5.00 3.60 2.60 D. Brawnar Silver Sketch 5.20 3.40 3.80 make the bout a reality, but the man just make it go. The threat of cancelation has hung over the fight for the past three weeks. However, despite cancelation Husker Matmen Advance 6 Men Greeley, Colo.

Nebraska's wrestling team stands in fifth place in the eight-team Colorado tournament here Friday, advancing six men to today's semifinals. Western State of Colorado and Indiana State are 1-2 with 52 and 50 points respectively. Nebraska has 36. Team Scoring Western State, Colo. 52; Indiana State 50; Colorado State College 47; Colorado Mines 37; Nebraska 36; Northern Iowa.

28; Fort Hays State, Kan. 21; Colorado State JV's 10. Nebraska Results 118 Monty Halstead, NU, pinned Ramirez, Colo. State, 126 Gayle Tollfson, Western Colo. State, pinned Rick Pinterman, NU, 134 Hoevd, Western State, dec.

Erikson, NU; 5-2; 142 Lotke, NU, dec. Stethen, CSC, 8-3; 150 Meyer, NU, dec. Ledared, CSC, 5-1; 158 Joe George, NU, dec. Weaver, CSC 10-5; 167 Bob Ferraro, Indiana State, dec. Jerry Munson, 121; 177 Jim Haug, NU, dec.

Vincent, CSC, 3-0; 190 Steve Humphrey, Colorado Mines, dec. Burschett, 12-87; Bush, Colo. Mines, dec. Rex Christenson, 10-5 Buenos Aires (ffi A scheduled World Boxing Association heavyweight title fight between champion Jimmy Ellis of the United States and Argentine challenger Gregorio PeraTta was called off Friday night, 24 hours before it was due to be held. "It's all off, there ain't gonna be no fight," said Angelo Dundee, manager of Ellis, in a telephone call to The Associated Press.

"We've run into problems, too many insurmountable o-blems," Dundee said. "I waited up until the last minute to cancel and now I'm going to start making arrangements to get out of here. Jimmy and I are going home." The cancellation was confirmed by promoter Hector Mendez, who said the 15-round bout was being called off due to money problems. Mendez explained that up until Friday night only one million pesos $3,000 worth of tickets had been sold for the fight to' have been held in the Boca Juniors Soccer Stadium. Dundee said he did not blame Mendez for the cancellation, adding that he, Mendez, has tried everything possible to rumors from the United States, both Mendez and Dundee had stubbornly insisted up until the last minute that the fight would go ahead as scheduled.

Mendez, confirming the call-off, said "total lack of public interest" was responsible for slow ticket sales. He aiso added that no buyer had been found for television rights for the fight, to have been the first world heavyweight title bout ever held in South America. Under the circumstances, to go ahead with the fight would have been a disaster. Mendez said. The promoter said that "all terms of the contract have been met," and that contract irregularities had nothing to do with the cancelation.

"No one can ask me to face the economic disaster which would be inevitable if we continued with the fight as things now stand," Mendez said. The promotor said he already has invested millions of pesos in promotiori for the fight, including the airline passages for a United States referee and judge who were to arrive Saturday. cr! STAFF PHOTO BY RANDY HAMPTON NO CONTEST Links' Ken Adkins has little competition for this rebound, although Northeast's John Strain, 35, and Maury Damkroger, 25, are ready to move in. Wildcat Playeirs Take Aim At IHIyskeirs TorDaglht The NU Freshmen host Nebraska Western Junior College in a 5:15 p.m. preliminary Saturday.

Western (6-1) won an 82-77 double overtime victory over the NU Frosh (2-1) December 2 at Scottsbluff. Nebraska returns to the Coliseum Monday night against the American Athletes in Action to close out its non-conference slate. PF FO 14 0 line, as well as a new backcourt combination in Al Nissen and Cliff Moller, in hopes of improving NU's rebounding and defense, too. All four returning Arizona regulars averaged in double figures a year ago, with 6-4 Bill Warner at 15.0, 6-5 Mickey Foster at 14.4, 6-11 Eddie Myers at 11.0 and 6-8 Tom Lee at 10.0. This year( Warner is averaging 22.2, guard Walt McKinney and Lee 14.0 apiece, Foster 9.0 and Myers 8.0.

Warner got 23 and McKinney 21 against Iowa State. McKinney alone will set die offense in motion as he is Arizona's best ball-handler, although Foster is regarded as the Wildcats' best all-around player. Foster was all-conference in the WAC last season. Last year, Nebraska held a 29-27 halftime lead before Arizona scored 12 straight points at the start of the second half. Warner led the Wildcats that night With 18 points.

Brooks paced the Huskers with 16. By JOHN HINES Star Sports Writer Nebraska's Cornhuskers return to basketball action tonight at 7:35 when they hope to avenge a 68-63 setback of a year ago to the Arizona Wildcats of the- Western: Athletic Conference. Arizona returns four starters off last season's 17-10 team but this year brings a 3-3 record into the NU Coliseum before traveling on to the Evansville, Ind. Tournament. The Wildcats have beaten Iowa State of the Big Eight, 78-65; Weber State of Utah, 72-68, and Baylor, 81-76.

They have lost to No. 2-ranked UCLA, 90-65; Texas Tech, 85-80, and to North Texas State, 98-83 onthe first game of their current road trip. Arizona's board strength and size underneath causes most concern for the Huskers, and Nebraska coach Joe Cipriano, who Friday was still unsure of his starting lineup, was thinking earlier in the week of starting Jim Brooks in the front Player Bob Grotopb Leroy Chalk Morvin Stewart Clift Moller Al Nissen Tom Scantlebury Chuck Jura Sam Martin Dale Von Segoern Ken L.iuble Jim Brooks FO-FGA '7 21-40 32-65 47-89 14-28 16-41 41-84 21-56 8-17 3-7 29 620 AVE. 8.1 12.2 16.1 52 60, 14.5 8.5 3.6 1.8 22 5.0 00 3.5 00 I 74.2 PCT. .525 .492 .538 .500 .390 .488 .375 .471 .429 .222 .300 .000 .333 .000 .450 .471 PCT.

.682 .759 .760 .750 .833 .741 818 1 000 .600 .875 615 .000 .500 .0110 .755 .718 RB 29 75 15 10 14 24 59 3 7 7 18 1 3 0 305 27) TP 57 86 113 37 42 102 60 22 9 11 20 0 1 0 SM 534 FT-FTA 15-22 22-29 19- 25 9-12 10-12 20- 27 18-22 6- 6 3-5 7- 8 813 0-1 0-? 138-114 140-195 18 6 20 20 17 20 6 7 5 10 2 2 0 148 144 0-1 3-9 00 11476 19MI8 Jim Mike White Peterson Torrens Lee Nebraska Totals Opponent Totals.