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If Deaths, weather, 26 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1g, 1584 LINCOLN, NE. JOURNAL 23 NU defense vs. Missouri offense NU's Jackman wants to have fun NEBRASKA DEFENSE HAS YIELDED: Rushingypg Passingypg Total offenseypg Points Adler holds psychological edge Probable Bill Jackman state championship game when Jack-man counted five dunks among his 35 points in a 71-59 win. That game made Jackman the all-time leading scorer in state tournament history and gave him a special place in the hearts of "It's great to have a positive attitude, but people are just so high," Jackman said. "They're saying wild stuff like winning a Big Eight championship.

Some of my friends are even talking NCAA Tournament not just making it, but doing well in it." Jackman is too positive not to dream those same dreams. "But if we do those things, it'll be be-' cause of Dave Hoppen, not because of me," he said. "Dave's not flaky. I don't have to be flaky. My job is to fit in the best way I can.

The biggest anticipation should be how well the team plays, not how well I play." Iba used the same theme. "I don't think there are very many centers in the country better than Dave Hoppen," he said. "But I don't think it's a question of how good Dave Hoppen can be this year. It's a question of how good the players around him will be." Even though Big Eight coaches have one more chance to vote down the 45-second clock next month, Iba envisions "a lot of zones and a lot of collapsing defenses" on Hoppen this season. Last season, Hoppen averaged 19.8 points a game.

"It might be difficult for David to score that much again," Iba said. Nebraska's head coach is hoping better marksmanship from the supporting cast can ease the pressure on Hoppen. "One thing we might be able to do is shoot the ball better from the perimeter," Iba said. Guards Brian Carr and Harvey Marshall, a transfer from Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, are two proven outside shooters. So is Jackman despite his size.

"He can shoot from a lot of places," admitted Iba, who will give Jackman See CAGE on Page 26 i i I IKS I MISSOURI OFFENSE HAS AVERAGED: 291.8 207.6 499.4 34.2 someone else has started at quarterback during that same time, Missouri is 3-6-1. Former Nebraska quarterback Turner Gill was a role model for Adler, who came to Missouri as a walk-on punter. Adler studied Gill on film and tried to assume some of his mannerisms. "You can learn a lot from watching him and the way he handles himself on the field," said Adler. "Whenever I've had the chance, I've watched Turner GilL how he carries himself, the confidence he has and the fun he's having." Adler was impressed, especially, with Gill's confidence, a quality Adler also saw in former Brigham Young quarterback Steve Young at last year's Holiday Bowl.

The Cougars scored in the closing seconds to defeat Missouri. 21-17. "I didn't think Young was an out standing athlete; he just knew what he had to do, and his teammates had confidence that he could do it," Adler said. He saw the same ability in former Oklahoma quarterback J.C. Watts.

"Before I came to Missouri, I was an Oklahoma fan. I could tell you anything you wanted to know about Oklahoma "football," said Adler, 6-0, 186. "J.C. Watts used to be my hero." Adler's style is more similar to See NU on Page 24 semifinals. Penn upset second-seeded Matt Decker of Beatrice, 2-6, 6-3, 64 in the second round and then stopped Bob Ropp of Omaha St.

Joseph in the quarterfinals. Penn will meet Mike Weller of Ralston and Derrick Max of Bellevue East faces top-seeded David Piatkowski of Scottsbluff in the No. 2 singles semifinals. "I'm not sure how I'll do, but I'm expecting Chris (Stock) to win the title," Penn said. "Chris is awful good.

He beat me 6-1 the last time we played in practice. "But the good thing is that this should give our school some momentum in keeping the tennis program going. We have a young team. Our No. 3 through No.

6 players are sophomores or freshmen, so with some improvement, Lincoln Christian tennis will be around for awhile," Penn said. NEBRASKA (4-1) Offense MISSOURI (2-3) No Name Yr Ht Wt Pos Wt Ht Yr Name No 80 Frain Jr. 6-2 230 TE 238 6-5 Sr. Davis 88 73 Behning Sr. 6-6 290 LT 283 6-5 Jr.

Kniptash 72 58 Grimminger Sr. 6-3 265 LG 275 6-5 Fr. Pettev 64 57 Traynowicz Sr. 6-6 265 250 6-1 Sr. Greenfield 53 67 Orton Sr.

6-1 260 RG 2666-1 '2 Sr. Llewellyn 64 77 Morrow Sr. 6-3 260 RT 280 6-5 So. Clav 77 88 Kimball Sr. 6-0 195 SE 165 5-9 Sr.

Hill 84 14 Turner Jr. 6-2 205 QB 186 6-0 Jr. Adler 10 28 Smith Sr. 5-9 195 IB 192 5-11 So. Redd 29 26 Rathman Jr.

6-1 235 FB 210 6-2 Jr. Drain 33 17 Swanson Sr. 5-9 200 WB 200 6-1 Sr. Shorthose 46 NEBRASKA Defense MISSOURI 87 Weber Sr. 6-2 210 LE 240 6-4 Sr.

Staples 61 95 Noonan So. 6-3 260 LT 280 6-5 So. Scott 99 52 Graeber Sr. 6-2 245 MG 267 6-2 Jr. Leshe 56 75 Stuckey Sr.

6-3 245 RT 264 6-3 Sr. Curry 66 90 Strasburger Sr. 6-1 205 RE 215 6-4 Jr. Justis 94 51 Daum Sr. 6-3 235 LB 2206-2V2 So.

Sherrill 49 41 Munford So. 6-2 225 LB 222 6-0 Sr. Mack 36 2 McCashland Sr. 6-1 200 198 5-10 Sr. Caver 4 33 Burke Sr.

5-10 190 LCB 188 5-9 Sr. Snowden 40 27 Watkins Jr. 5-11 180 RCB 180 5-10 Jr. Facinelli 13 10 Clark Sr. 6-3 200 1906-2V2 Sr.

Matichak 20 Kickoff: 11:38 a.m., Memorial Stadium. Telecasts: Katz Lincoln Channel 10, KMTV, Omaha Channel 3), USA (Lincoln Cable Channel 17). Broadcast: Nebraska Football Network (Omaha KFAB, Lincoln KFOR and KZKX). Randy York Journal Assistant Sports Editor Bill Jackman has thought about the buildup, he's thought about the pressure and he's thought about the best way to handle it "I just want to enjoy being a Husker," Jackman said, admitting that he came to that simple conclusion while spending a year on the bench in street clothes watching Dave Hoppen. "When Dave plays, he has fun.

And when you have fun, things start happening," Jackman said before greeting the press at Nebraska's annual basketball Photo Day on Thursday. Jackman feels "having a good time is the best-way to take the pressure off his celebrated transfer from Duke. Iba found another way Thursday, insisting that the Jackman will not be asked to be a dominant force like the 6-11 Hoppen. "In high school, Jackman was a dominant force," Iba said. "In major college basketball, he's not a dominant force.

In high school, he was an inside player. In college, he's an outside player." Don't expect too much With that in mind, Iba is determined that Nebraska fans don't expect too much too soon from Jackman. "Playing in the Big Eight is not going to be like playing at Grant," Iba said. Iba realizes "Bill's going to get a lot of publicity. In time, he'll be a great player.

But we've got to be sure he doesn't set any goals that are unreachable in his first year." Jackman shares that philosphical concern. "To be honest, I don't think I'm as good as people think I am. I know I'm not," he said. "People only remember you by your last game and the last game they saw me play was the best game of my life." It was against Ewing in the Class Different approach aidsLNE By Ken Hambleton Journal Prep Writer After a loss to Lincoln High in the championship game of the Lincoln Public Schools tournament, Lincoln Northeast Coach Sandi Genrich decided her Rockets needed a new approach to volleyball. "We tried a new defense Tuesday at Grand Island and tonight we tried a new offense," said Genrich, whose No.

2--ranked Rockets powered past Lincoln East, 15-5, 15-13, Thursday night before some 500 fans in the hot Northeast gym. Across town, in Lincoln High's Johnson Gym, the top-rated Links rallied to down No. 10-rated Southeast, 11-15, 15-10, 15-6. At Malcolm, Class C-2 top ten contender Lincoln Christian raced past Malcolm, 15-3, 15-2, to boost the Crusaders' record to 12-5, while at Crete, Lincoln Pius posted its second-straight wia topping Crete, 12-15, 154, 15-13. The changes at Northeast paid off with two straight wins.

"We played well enough to win at Grand Island, but if we had played that well tonight, we would have lost," Genrich said. "The last time we played East we hit the ball too hard and they blocked us pretty well," she said. "But tonight, we followed the game plan, worked the clinks in with the spikes and played three people deep on defense. "You open your defense up for the dinks when yon play three people back, but we got to the few dinks they had and came up with a lot of their spikes," Genrich said. Northeast, now 17-3, jumped to an 8-0 lead in the first game and increased the advantage to 13-3 behind four ace serves by Tonia Arehart, two more by Jenni Mau and one by Anita Condon, plus ace dinks by Kristi Walek and Condon.

The Rockets helped themselves, committing just one unforced error during the run to the 10-point lead. East, now 8-8, started a rally on an ace serve by Monica Koenig, an ace spike and an ace block by Jodi Vermeer and an ace dink by Renee Elefsrud. But ace spikes by Walek and teammate Kelli Horky ended the first game. 'The Rockets burst to a 11-4 lead in the second game on ace spikes by Jamie Geisler and Horky. The Spartans bounced back on four ace spikes and two ace serves by Julie Vermeer, two more ace spikes by Julie McMahon, one by Lori Smith and ace serves by Koenig and Smith, to cut the lead to 13-11.

But an ace spike by Horky and another by Beth Mongomery ended the match. East will host No. 7-rated Kearney at 1 p.m. Saturday, while Northeast doesn't play again until Oct. 20 in the Trans-Nebraska tournament at East At Lincoln High, Southeast, now 8-8, counted on spiking by Jill Acker and Joni Cloeter to take a 11-2 lead in the first game and a 7-0 in the second game.

But the Links rallied as Tammy Waterman and Susie Hansen combined for seven ace blocks in the second game. "We started taking Southeast out of its offense the closer we got to the SeeSPIKERSonPage25 Effort sparks tennis interest for Christian By Mike Babcock Journal Sports Writer Off the field, Missouri quarterback Marlon Adler is as modest as his home town of infield, Kan. "Winfield's not that visible," Adler said of the small south central Kansas community, located approximately 15 miles from the Oklahoma border. On the field, though, Adler "thinks he's great; he thinks he's All-Big Eight," said one observer. "He acts like that in the huddle.

There's a psychological difference when Adler's in the game. "The other players sense it." That's one of the reasons Missouri ranks second in the nation in total offense going into Saturday's game with Nebraska at Memorial Stadium. The Adler-led Tigers will provide Nebraska's Black Shirts with their first big test of the season. The Corn-huskers rank third in the nation in total defense, allowing an average of 230.2 yards per game. Missouri has gained an average of 499.4 yards per game.

Kickoff is set for 11 :38 a.m. The contest will be televised by Katz Broadcasting, carried locally by KOLN-TV, Lincoln's Channel 10. Adler has started only one game this season, and despite having to share time with another junior quarterback, Warren Seitz, ranks fifth in the Big Eight in total offense this those, we had six who hadn't played much at all before," Penn said. "But the idea got started." Lincoln Christian athletic director Herb Schrader accepted sponsorship of the team and with a few phone calls, the Crusaders had a 12-match season. Christian finished 6-6 in dual meets and now the Crusaders are fighting for the Class state tennis title.

Christian is tied for fifth place in the team standings behind Scottsbluff, which has 36, Pius and Columbus with 30, and Norfolk with 28. At Omaha's Dewey Park, defending champion Omaha Westside leads with 28 points after the first day of the boys Class A championships. The Warriors got their 1983 No. 1 singles state champion Tim Lindquist and No. 1 doubles team of Dave Myers and Dan Lindquist through the quarterfinals.

But at least seven teams are still in the hunt for the A championship. Lin "It's one of my favorite parks," added San Diego manager Dick Williams. "It's got a lot of history. I like Fenway Park, Wrigley Field and Tiger Stadium. I love it A five-run lead with two out is not safe here." A capacity crowd is expected to provide boisterous support for the Tigers, and the weather is expected to cooperate with clear skies and temperatures in the 50s.

Right-hander Milt Wilcox will pitch for the Tigers and left-hander Tim Lol-lar will take the mound for the Padres. "This is very special because I've been here with the Tigers for eight years and I could see this team building into a real winner," said Wilcox. "We won the toughest division in baseball with relative ease." The Series has been dominated by outstanding pitching, which pleases the purists. More significantly, it has provided a surprising amount of lore for a park that until this season had never seen post-season play. starters Downing, formerly the head coach at Sterling, College, tried to recruit Adler out of high school.

"He's not afraid of anybody. Face it, Adler's been a competitor in everything he does," Downing said. More often than not, Adler's also been a winner. In the games he's started for Missouri since 1982, the Tigers are 11-6-1. In the games in which Stock said.

"We were supposed to do well here and it's good that we both have a chance to get to the finals." Stock, who attended junior high at Lincoln East, was second-seeded in the No. 1 singles. This summer he won the Nebraska Closed Tennis Tournament title for 16-year-olds and under. "I've worked hard on my consistency and my baseline game. That would be my strength," he said.

Stock will face Simon Lumley of Norfolk in the semifinals Friday at 9 a.m. Lincoln Pius X's Mark Matisons, the third-seeded player in the meet, will face top-seeded Jim Palmer of Scottsbluff in the other semifinal The championship match is slated for 1 p.m. The Pius No. 1 doubles team of Chris Moody and Ken Merlin upended the third-seeded doubles team from Ralston in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 64. and faces the top-seeded team of Jay Clark and Grant Hinze of Scottsbluff in the (Best-of-Seven) DETROIT VS.

SAN DIEGO (Series tied, 1-1) Tuesday Detroit 3, San Diego 2 Wednesday San Diego 5, Detroit 3 Friday San Diego (Lollor) at Detroit (Wilcox), 7:35 p.m. Saturday San Diego at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Sunday San Diego at Detroit, 3:45 p.m. x-Tuesday Detroit at San Diego, 7:25 p.m. x-Wednesday at San Diego, 7:25 p.m.

x-if necessary ting cage with a drawn-in infield of several players. "I guess I am," Bevacqua answered when asked if he was surprised at being in the spotlight. "But I'm not surprised at what I've done. I dont feel I was the goat in the first game. I know there's a cardinal rule about being thrown out at third with none out "It wasn't as if Whitaker had the ball when I was rounding second.

It was just unfortunate that I stumbled. If I had made a mistake, Williams would have By Ken Hambleton Journal Prep Writer Fall usually means the start of high school sports for many athletes. For Mike Penn, Chris Stock and other boys at Lincoln Christian, the fall athletic season meant working on basketball and cheering on the Lincoln Christian volleyball team. "As far as sports goes, there wasn't much else to do," Penn said. "I had always liked to play tennis and I was sure there were some other kids at Christian who liked to play tennis and we started talking about forming a tennis "Nothing happened last year, but last spring at the end of the school year, I got permission to send out questionnaires to anybody who had the slightest inkling toward playing high school tennis.

"We got about 18 forms back, and of those, 12 kids who were really interested in playing on a school team. Of week. He's completed 44 of 73 passes for 597 yards and four touchdowns, and he's rushed 50 times for 221 yards, an average of 5.6 yards per carry. "He can put a lot of pressure on a defense," said Nebraska grad assistant Scott Downing, who scouted Missouri's 52-7 victory over Colorado last week. coln Southeast, Omaha Creighton Prep, Omaha Burke, Kearney, Omaha Central and Millard North could break through in Friday's semifinals and finals, beginning at 9 a.m.

At Lincoln's Woods Park, Scottsbluff appears the favorite to win the Class title as the Bearcats advanced to the semifinals in all four divisions, while Pius Columbus, Lincoln Christian and Ralston each have two entries in Friday's semifinals. Penn reached the semifinals of the No. 2 singles and Stock gained the semis in the No. 1 singles after the first day of the Class meet Thursday. "It's exciting because this could spark some tennis interest in our school," said Stock, who beat Mike Doeden of Valley, 6-1, 6-0 in the second round and topped Dave Wright of Kearney Catholic, 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals.

"I was always hoping that we'd get a team started and Mike (Penn) did it," In Game 1, Detroit right fielder Kirk Gibson and second baseman Lou Whitaker combined to throw out Kurt Bevacqua at third base after the runner stumbled rounding second. Undaunted, Bevacqua wrote a fairy tale comeback story in the next game, hitting a game-winning, three-run homer. His teammates realize the impact the 37-year-old journeyman has had on the Series. They teased him during batting practice Thursday, chanting "Kurt, Kurt, Kurt," and surrounding the bat Tigers, Padres aim to continue tradition let me know." Though the Bevacqua drama has dominated the Series, several subtleties are going oa For one thing, Detroit catcher Lance Parrish has established a superiority over the Padres' base-stealing threat, and it remains unclear how long San Diego will continue to challenge him. The Padres have stolen only one base, and have been caught three times.

One was a pickoff. On the other hand, the Padres have been getting their 1-2 hitters on, a key for them. Leadof batter Alan Wiggins is hitting .444 and No. 2 man Tony Gwynn .400 with three walks. "I found out Gwynn's an awful good hitter," Detroit manager Sparky Anderson said of the National League batting champion.

"We worked on taking the bunt away from them. They were get-" ting them past our pitchers." Anderson believes the return to Tiger I will provide more consistent I infield play. QETROIT (UPI) Having established a World Series tradition in Jack Murphy Stadium, the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres now aim to continue one in Tiger Stadium. They meet Friday at 7:35 CDT, tied at one victory apiece, in a park that has seen eight previous Fall Classics. The most recent came in 1968, when the Tigers rebounded from a 3-1 deficit to down the SL Louis Cardinals.

"This park is baseball history," said Padres catcher Terry Kennedy. "When you think of some of the great players who have stood in the left-hand side of the batter's box here at Tiger "There's Ted Williams, my idol. Babe Ruth, all the great ones. The clubhouse here is small and the lockers are tiny and some of the guys were asking 'What's going on "But I guess we've been spoiled, by the National League technology. This is baseball history and as a baseball fan I'm happy to be a part of it" ftM irT TliniM ill nil 1 ill.