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-1 1 4 0 THE LINCOLN STAR Saturday, Oct 191985 PAGE 17 i 11 C1 7 J-1 'ME oo a tllisokflrsg-mairi'sqiyaiterback 1p By Mike Babcock Probable starters OFFENSE 4 Wt Pos Wt Ht MISSOURI (0-5) Yr Kame No Sr. PatThetford 85 NEBRASKA (4-1) No Name 80 Todd Froltl 1 45 Tim Roth 70 B. Blankenship ji1 iaviti vr Sr. Sr. Sr.

Sr. Ht 6-3 0-0 4-1, 4-4 44) 72 60 50 230 275 270 275 250 275 170 68 BUI UWlS ally after a guy's played a fun year, he's a lot better. Hell begin to Distinctively do things he has to think about now." Clayton has seen dramatic improvement in himself since the season-opening loss to Florida State. When be replaced Travis Turner in game, "I was more uncomfortable reading defenses than I am now," said Clayton. "As far as audibles, I really wasn't sure, so I stayed with the plays called in the huddle) because I didn't want to throw anybody off." j.J of Th Lincoln St COLUMBIA, Ma McCathorn Clay.

ton toon the right track; "'Matf seems to think weU on the field. That's one of his long Ne-' braska football Coach Tom Osborne said of his sophomore "He has good poise ami good confidence." v. v. Osborne is hoping Clayton displays those qualities on Saturday, when win less Missouri tries to derail the Corn-huskers at Faurot Field. Jj 61 John McCormlck So.

for success hi such situations. "You wonder, Should I check off the play or go You make one decision and you dont worry about it You either do it or you don Clayton said. With the exception of throwing one pass interception, Clayton did it against the Cowboys. Apparently, be guessed correctly more often than not According to Clayton, Nebraska's game plan eliminates most of the guesswork. "We go Into the game with different schemes, plays we can audible to and plays we shouldn't audible to." be TE 225 4-3 LT 270 4-5 LG '266 6-2 I 260 4-3 RG 270 4-4 RT 270 4-5 SE 171 5-11 QB ,225 4-5 IB 167 5-7 FB 207 5-9 WB 183 5-11 Sr.

Dave Knlptash So. Jeff Rlgman Sr. Oove Blackburn So. Phil Pettey Jr. John Clay So.

Victor Moore Sr. Warren Seltz So. Darrell Wallace Jr. Jon Redd Jr. Herbert Johnson 5-0- 60 77 28 8 28 29 12 6 Tom Welter Jr.

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23 Roger Lindstrom Sr. 4-0 195 5- 11 190 6-0 220 5-10 195 II hcteucs MISSOURI He used the game as a learning ex- 230 LE .269 4-4 Jr. NEBRASKA 01 Brod Smith 4-3 76 Chris Spachman Jr. 6-5 DlckChapura 74 250 LT rarucuiariv dunne the first 4-3 275 MG 239 4-2 Fr. Oorryl Darling 58 bait "i just tried to read the defenses 4-3 250 RT 95 Danny Noonan Jr.

94 JlmSkow Sr. By Scott Tucker Sr. 4-3 220 RE 238 4-4 238 LB 211 4-2 211 30 57. 40; and keep my composure," Clayton said. Saturday night in front of a national television audience as wen as a sellout crowd in Stillwater, Okla Clayton kept his composure and directed Ne 44 Mike Knox Sr.

4-2 235 LB 35 Kevin Parsons Sr. 6-3 230 LB 232 205 237 196 Moalba NU takes -i Sr. Sr. Srr Fr. Fr.

Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Rick Klohmann Eric Troy BuckStlnson Terry Walker S.Vandeorlft Cameron Riley Ron Floyd Tony Faclnelll Erik McMillan 32 6-1 6-4 6-0 54 181 i i lb 5 B.Washington So.

4-1 205 32 Brian Dovls Jr. 6-3 195 LCB 17 Cleo Miller Jr. 5-9 170 RCB 45ChrlsCarr Jr. 4-1194 said. "We also nave plays we dont audi- from.

That makes yon comfortable. "If yon drop back as a passer and fed uncomfortable about your reads, you're going to be in big trouble." Missouri wffl need to make some adjustments in a young defense if it's going to avoid Wg trouble on Saturday. The Tigers rank Mb in the Ballon in total defense, allowing an average of 457.6 yards per game, and 96th in the nation in scoring defense. They're yielding an average ofJ21 points per game. To get an Idea of what tbeyU be faced 48 25 4 96 action 191 5-11 192 4-2 Kickoff is set for 11:40 a.ni The game win be televised regionally by the Ray-corn Big Eight network and can be seen locally on Channels 10 and U.

Clayton has led Nebraska to straight victories after becoming the" starter in his second varsity game. "I think he's done a good job as a game player. That was the one question I had about him, that I have about anybody," said Osborne. "Once in awhile you have a guy who plays pretty well In practice, but somehow, he just doesnt play well In games, particularly at quarterback; that's a tough position to adjust to." That hasn't been the case with Clayton, who now ranks second In the Big Eight in passing efficiency. He's completed 19 of 43 passes for 440 KIcfcoH: 11:30 a.m..

Fourot Field, Columbia, Mo. TeJecatt: Raycom Network: Channels 3, 10 8i 11. Broadcast: Nebraska Football Network: Omaha KFAB, Lincoln KFOR. braska to a 34-24 victory over Oklahoma State. The were undefeated and ranked fifth in the nation.

Even though' Oklahoma' State, disguised Us blitzes, I think rread the fenses well," said coming along right now.v Clayton audibled twice against Okla- State. rest of the time, the wiui on Saturday Nebraska ranks see- yards and one touchdown and rushed for 219 yards and four touchdowns. Not everything he's done can be measured statistically, however. Clayton has improved in his ability to read defenses and change plays at the line of scrimmage. "At this point, he's probably average to slightly above average," Osborne said.

"I think as the season goes along, and by next year, he ought to be very good at it "Mac's got good intelligence, and usu a i .1 vuwwjr uuuks were weu-uusgmsea ana ana toe nation in unai oiiense it became a guessing game. third in rushing offense (378.6) and A composed quarterback Is essential fourth in scoring offense (40.0). WliilllW Mil 1 lit 4 i 1 7 4 -J- rr tarty HonwtonUncoki (Mr Nebraska Junior Varsity quarterback Steve Taylor dives over the goal line with the Huskers' first touchdown on a 22-yard run. in Iba case i Nebraska Chancellor Martin Massen-gale said be and Athletic Director Bob Devaney took swift action on the Moe Iba case rather than wait for the NCAA to act Iba, the University of Nebraska basketball coach, and bis assistants have been barred from attending practice for five days. The university announced that decision Friday after it was determined that Iba conducted aa illegal preseason pritc-tire with his basketball team.

After James O'Hanlon, the university's faculty representative to the Big Eight Conference, gathered the facts and wrote his report, Massengale and Devaney acted. "Rather than wait a matter of months for someone else (the conference or the NCAA) to act" Massengale said in Co-. lumbia. Mo, Friday nighfwe took what we felt was appropriate action. Our report has been sent to both the Big Eight office and the NCAA.

Now we'n just have to wait and see what if anything, they will additionally impose." EARLIER THIS WEEK, American University in Washington, D.C., received a public reprimand from the NCAA for conducting an illegal preseason practice during the 1984-85 season. The NCAA required that American start practice for the 1985-88 season on Tuesday, Oct 22, one week later than the normal starting date. Nebraska's press release read: "The University of Nebraska has reported to the Big Eight Conference that a violation of the NCAA preseason basketball practice rule has occurred and has ordered head Coach Moe Iba and his assistant coaches to absent themselves from practice for a five-day period. "In announcing the findings of the uni-verstty'sjnvestigation, Athletic Director Bob Devaney, with the concurrence of Chancellor Martin Massengale, said Iba and his assistants may not be present for five consecutive days of practice, starting Friday, Oct 18." THE SANCTION stemmed from an Oct 7 photo and story in the Daily Ne-braskan, the school newspaper, charging Iba and his staff with holding practices at NU's Mabel Lee Hall before the NCAA's Oct 15 starting date. The photo pictured Iba as be emerged from the gym on Monday, Oct 7.

The paper also said it made a tape recording of Iba and assistant Randy Cipriano shouting instructions to the participating players. That practice was in violation of the NCAA preseason practice rule which says that teams may hot bold organized practices with coaches before Oct. 15. The statement continued: "Devaney also ordered Iba to issue a public apology to the institution and to members of the university community. "Ibd and his assistants have also been informed that they will be asked tender resignations if another violation of NCAA rules and violations occurs.

1 "'We do not condone a violation of this rule, and we are taking strong Devaney said. sanctions concerning our basketball program are consistent with the institution's practice and policy of abiding by rules and regulations of the Big Eight Conference and the IBA HAD PREVIOUSLY denied wrongdoing, saying be was putting his team through running drills which are permitted by the NCAA prior to Oct 15 on Oct 7. Iba issued a statement Friday: "I made a mistake. It was poor judgment on my part i apologize to the University of Nebraska community and to our supporters. And now, I hope we can put this behind us and all get together in support of our basketball team this year." Kickoff return all part of jayvees' Fryar plan ball on a quick count "That quick-snap offense presented problems, but we didnt have any of our players get flustered by it" said Scott Downing, the defensive coordinator for the Cornhusker freshman.

Fryar, a cornerback whose cousin is ex-Husker Irving Fryar, contributed to the defensive success. He and end Scott Ashley, a walk-on from Pasadena, were each credited with 10 tackles. Safety Chad Murrell was in on eight tackles He also "had to be reaUy calm and collected today," Downing said. Because of the quick snaps, "Chad had to make all the secondary checks on the move, while they were running up to the line of scrimmage. So men-laUy, he had a good game," said Downing No one had any better of a game than Fryar, however, who even went so-far as to fill a fan's request "Somebody in the stands kept yelling, 'Run it back No.

29, run it Fryar said. Early in the second half be did. Waldorf couldn't ignore Taylor's passing ability, however, a fact impressed on the Warriors midway through the second quarter. On first down from his own 17-yard line, Taylor passed to wiiigback Richard BeU, who caught the ball a step ahead of a defender at the Waldorf 44. From there, it was a footrace.

BeU won, going away. Just 13 seconds later, after NU defensive end Marc Ahrens got the first of his two fumble recoveries, Taylor hooked up with tight end Bump Nova- cek on a 16-yard touchdown pass. Wingback Steve Schneider wrapped up Nebraska's scoring on a 9-yard touchdown run with 57 seconds remaining. Young credited the Cornhusker jayvees' offensive success, in part, to an opportunistic defense, which recovered three fumbles and intercepted three passes. "We probably dominated them a little more defensively than we did offensively," he said.

Waldorf tried to keep Nebraska off balance by running to the line of scrimmage and snapping the a middle wedge: that's No. 77, Kent Wells. I know if I can make it to him, it's clear saifing." Fryar made it to Wells, all right He sailed right down the middle of the field, through the Waldorf defense, to put a damper on the Warriors' only touchdown, which came 13 seconds earlier. Waldorf had mustered a 13-play, 78-yard scoring drive. "Charles Fryar returning that kickoff really got the momentum back on our side," Young said relatively speaking, that is.

Nebraska's 2frpoint second quarter left little doubt about the direction in which the game was beaded. And besides, quarterback Steve Taylor was up to "his old tricks again. The Cornhusker freshman ran for three touchdowns 'and passed for two others in leading the jayvees to their third consecutive lopsided victory. Taylor scored on runs of 22, and 30 yards, breaking three tackles and diving at the pylon on the goal Une for the first touchdown. "When he.

gets one-on-ohe with people, he wins, about 99 percent of the battles," Young sail By Mike Babcock of The Lincoln Star Charles Fryar has his own rule about when to return a kickoff. He appued it Friday afternoon in the second half of the Nebraska junior varsity's 49-6 victory over Waldorf Junior College at Memorial Stadium. The result was a 100-yard touchdown return. "Usually, anywhere from five yards deep in the end zone I'll come out," said Fryar, a Cornhusker freshman. "If it's like six or seven, 111 stay in," This particular kickoff was approximately three yards deep.

Fryar caught the ball, and without hesitation, took off. As he did, Nebraska freshman Coach Dan Young cduld hear Dave 'Gillespie, an assistant in the press box, yelling on the headphones to the sideline: "Down It down it" Fryar, of course, couldn't hear Gillespie. But it probably wouldn't have mattered even if he had. "It was too wide open," he said. "I was looking for the point of the return, because we usually set up Fremcira survives to nip frustrated Links 1 3 "I'm so proud of these kids.

To lose the three games the way we did and we foiild've easily won every one of those we could' ve been down about it all, but we've never quit I think tonight is a good indication of what kids from Fremont are like. "It's too bad somebody had to lose a game like this because they played a heck of a game." The Links also played an error-filled contest fumbling the ball eight times and -losing five of those. Two Link bobbles led to both Tiger scores within a minute's span late in the first half. LHS appeared to be headed to the locker room with a 7-0 lead, but with 1:42 remaining in the opening half, Fremont's Joel Clausen recovered a Gamen Cas-mer fumble at the Tiger 25. On the next play, Fremont quarterback Gerry Gdowski rolled to his left on a sprintout, turned up field and outraced the Links secondary for a 75-yard TD scamper.

Fremont immediately capitalized on another scoring opportunity on the ensuing kickoff when Clausen recovered a Mike Wright fumble at the Link 30 with 1:27 left in the half. Two plays later, Gdowski hit flanker Tom Hodge on a sideline pass near the Llfs Turn to: Fremont Page 18 wet and the baU was a little wet but it was nice to get into that situation. "To be honest I didnt think that it was good. I thought it was wide." One official, however, signaled the three-pointer good but after a short conference the kick was ruled wide. One play earlier, the officials also made a controversial decision when they ruled the ball dead after it had appeared that Fremont's Jon Peppmuller had recovered a fumble by Links quarterback Bryan McWilliams, at the Tiger 2-yard line.

But with Goracke's miss, Fremont Coach Gerry Gdowski and his team did- By Curt McKeever of Th Lincoln Star Brent Goracke's miss of an 18 yard field goal attempt was a fitting ending to what had already been a very frustrating night for Lincoln High, Goracke's kick with four seconds remaining sailed just outside the right crossbar to allow Fremont to escape with a 14-13 victory before 2,213 fans on LHS homecoming night at Seacrest Field. "The percentages were there, the baU just didn.1 go through," Links Coach Harold Simpson said. "He's a straight-on kicker and maybe his toe was a little Pius rallies for win i Tri County rolls Stories. Page 18 nt have to travel back home wondering if they had been deprived of a win because of a call "Any other bunch of said the hell with it and given up," Gdowski said about his Tigers after LHS had marched 61 yards to set up a first-and-goal situation from the Fremont 3-yard line. Royals, Cardinals to see familiar faces in World Series World Series schedule (Best-ofseven) -St.

Louis vs. Kansas City Saturday St. Louis (Tudor 21-8) of Kansas City (Jackson 14-12). 7:35 p.m. Sunday St.

Louis at Kansas City. Tuesday Kansas City at St. Louis. 7:35 p.m. Wednesday Kansas City at St.

Louis, 7:25 p.m. x-Thursday Kansas City at St. 7:25 p.m. x-oct. 24 St.

Louis at Kansas i City, 7:25 P.m. i x-Oct. 27 St. Louis at Kansas City, 7:30 pjn. v.

x-lf Series with the Cards. Iorg just finished a series in which he met bis brother Garth, a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Now Dane Iorg confronts the organization for which he played from 1977 to 1984. The Cardinals sold Iorg to Kansas City on July 15, 1984, and be wound up in the American League playoffs. This year finds him back.

In 1982, Iorg hit .529 in the World Series after a 9-for-17 performance. Quirk played 48 games for the Cardinals in 1981 This is Ms third stint with the Kansas City organization. He has played extensively for Herzog and now Is trying to beat him as a member of the team. A 29-year-old right-handed hitter. Smith helped Herzog win the 1982 World Series.

But this season be sat when Herzog wanted to find a spot for rookie Vince Coleman. He was traded to Kansas City this season and became the Royals' left fielder. Smith owns a .298 average in two World Series. In 1980, be helped the Philadelphia Phillies defeat Kansas City in six games. Braun, 38, has played with St Louis since 1981.

He broke into the majors with Minnesota in 1971, and played with Kansas City from 1978 to 1980. A left-handed plnch-hitter, Braun appeared in the 1982 KANSAS CITY, Ma (UPI) In this "1-70" World Series, some participants know the road better than others. After an, they have traveled it from both ends of Missouri. St Louis Manager Whitey Herzog, catcher Darren Porter and pinch-bitter Steve Braun have an labored in a Kansas City uniform. Current Royals Jamie Quirk, Dane Iorg and Loraiie Smith formerly played for the Cardinals, The possibility that any or all could contribute to defeating their former bauclub deserves watching through the World Series.

i Herzog represents a jrarUcular irony because be was ousted as Royals manager for an Inability to survive the playoffs, Since then, be has reached the World Series twice with the Cardinals this year and in 1982, when he won. Porter suffered with Herzog during the Kansas City near-misses of 1978, 77 and 78, and is now help-, ing him win in St Louis. When the catcher became a free agent after the 1980 season, Herzog quickly made nun a Cardinal. -Porter eventually won the 1982 World Series MVP Smith offers the most explosive instance of an in-. dividual with something to prow against his former I it 1.