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THI IRSDAY. JANUARY 1 986. 1 986 LINCOLN, NE, JOURNAL 22E loses one of its most colorful i i i v' CHICAGO (AP) Bill Veeck, the colorful former owher of the Chicago White Sox who brought the exploding Koreboard to baseball and spiced up the game with. clowns, midgets, ethnic nights and grveways, died early Thursday at age 71. Veeck died at 2:55 a.m in Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

He had entered the hospital Monday after suffering from shortness of breath. He underwent surgery in October 1984 for removal of a malignant lung tumor. A former heavy cigarette smoker who lost his right leg as a Marine in World War Veeck began his career as a vendor with the Chicago Cubs. He became an official of the club and then went on to operate the old SL Louis Browns, the Cleveland Indians and the White Sox twice. Never a dull moment Veeck never wore a tie or a coat and there was never a dull moment with him round.

Anything for fun and laughs, that was flamboyant Bill Veeck's motto. He came in laughing that gregarious, hoarse laugh, coarsened by his love of beer and cigarettes. And it's a good bet he went out laughing, although he lived much of his life in physical pain. It was fitting that he titled his famous characters offer morning baseball to night-shift workers during the war years. In subsequent years, he sent a midget up to the plate as a pinch-hitter, had clowns on the coaching lines and sent musicians strolling through the stands.

In 1943, Veeck enlisted in the Marines and while in the South Pacific, suffered an injury that plagued him through the years. His right leg was struck by the of an anti-aircraft gun. He lost the leg and later had dozens of amputations on the stub of the limb. At the age of 82, Veeck headed a group which purchased the staggering Cleveland Indians franchise in 1946 and moved the club from Old League Park to Municipal Stadium. Always a hustler Hie self-proclaimed hustler began a series of promotions which were unheard of in the major leagues and had fans flocking to the ballpark.

One of his greatest achievements was setting the then-season attendance record of 262,000 at Cleveland, where his Indians won the pennant and the World Series in 1948. He also had the misfortune to own the old SL Louis Browns, a team his fellow American League owners blocked him from moving to Baltimore even though Boys Friday Northeast (7-8) vs. East (4-3), 8 p.m. Pershlna Auditorium Northeast Is on a roll, winning the LeBlond Tournament for the third time In five years. The Rockets had to hold off a lote St.

Joseph Central rally In the finals. East won its holiday tourney opener at Liberty, before dropping two straight. The Spartans beat St. Joseph Central in an earlier tournament this year. Saturday Southeast (M) at Norfolk (1-4) The Knights lost In overtime in the third-place LeBlond tourney game, while Norfolk is coming off a win over Fremont in owner of the Chicago White Sox, 71 hope to set pace against 'physical' Northeast After defeating Sedalia Smith-Cotton handily (7640) in the first round of the holiday tourney, East fell to Lee's Summit, Mo, 65-59 and then lost to Kansas City Central 73-71 in overtime.

"We made a few mechanical errors, but we're getting to the place we want to be," Forch said. "We know where we want to be in late January, but our next three games will be important" After the Northeast matchup, East will go to Hastings on Saturday and then travel to top-ranked Omaha Burke next Friday. Not enough practice time The Rockets also have three games in the next week, but LNE's busy schedule over the holidays concerned Johnson nearly as much. "It seems like we were coming and going all the time and never really got to UHj.l.. 1.1.

L.IIUMjtHUIlH Ml.ll, Tired of leaning That Leaves Your Carpet drenched? to be making baskets when they really count "Northeast plays a slow, deliberate, physical game and they are doing the things Ed wants them to do." Shooting coming around But Forch isn't entirely displeased with his Spartans' play. "We're getting close to where we are playing four quarters. We were kind of stopping in the third quarter but we've had some really strong fourth quarters recently," he said. "Our shooting, which started pretty slowly, is coming around pretty well "But we need to know who to go to for the shot and find the guy who is hot When you have someone score 17 points in the first half, you hope to get the ball to him more than for just two points in the second half." It was left for Patemo, who was seeking his second national championship in four years, to put the Sooner accomplishment in perspective. "I told my guys after the game I was proud of them, proud of their effort," Patemo said.

"We were simply beaten by a better football team tonight" OU let Penn State back into it after taking a 16-7 lead. Holieway fumbled with nine seconds left in the first half and the Lions recovered. Massimo Manca kicked a 27-yard field goal with one second left to cut Oklahoma's lead to 16-10, but Penn State could not score again. The national title would be the sixth for Oklahoma- Oklahoma 25, Penn St. 10 PexnStote 7 3 0 010 Oklahoma 0 16 3 425 PSU Monoa 1 run (Monco kick) 0ki FG Lashor 24 Okla Jackson 71 pass from Holieway (Lotharklck) Okla FG Lashor 31 Okla FG LosharJl PSU FG Manca 27 Okie FG Lashor 22 3 SPORTS Baseball Bill Veeck, the eccentric former died early Thursday at the age of Spartans By Ryly Jane Hambleton Journal Sports Writer There won't be any surprises Friday night at Pershing Auditorium, according to Lincoln East boys' basketball Coach Paul Forch.

At least not for Lincoln Northeast Coach Ed Johnson. "We're going to try to get them out of their tempo. I know that's what we've got to do and Ed knows that's what well be trying to do," said Forch. Second-ranked Northeast is 7-0 after winning the LeBlond Holiday Tournament in SL Joseph, while the Spartans are 4-3 after finishing fourth in the William Jewell tourney. The teams will meet at 8 p.m.

Friday. "They're (Northeast) playing well now. They are shooting well, they're not making mistakes and they are playing good defense," Forch said. "They seem Es Orange cause the Sooner defense never let up in the final three quarters. Brian Bosworth, who won the Butkus Award as the nation's premier linebacker, led the charge with 13 tackles, and Sonny Brown intercepted two John Shaffer passes, including a critical theft at the OU 1-yard line six minutes into the third period.

Lions couldn't pass "We felt the key was making Penn State pass," Switzer said. "We were able to play five defensive backs a lot and we wanted them to throw because they have those big running backs that keep hammering at you. "The talent and ability is what makes this defense gieat. We had a great defensive team here 10 years ago, but this unit is probably even better." Shaffer, who had won 54 consecutive games as a starting quarterback dating back to seventh grade, completed 10-of-22 passes for 74 yards and was intercepted three times. Reserve Matt Knizner came in midway through the final period and hit on eight of 11, but Penn State averaged just 3.8 yards per play overall Patemo, for the first time this season, expressed disappointment in Shaffer.

"I had said for us to have done well we would have had to have a better passing game. And I was a little bit disappointed we weren't a little more effective throwing the ball," said Patemo. "The turnovers killed us." Shaffer accepts blame Shaffer, who has been criticized all season for an inconsistent performance, said, "they (his passes) were bad passes and they killed us. And it's just too bad that the performance of one person can hurt an entire team like 1 did today." Bowls at California Bowl At Fresno, Calif. Fresno State 51, Bowling Green 7 Cherry Bowl At Pontiac, Mich.

Maryland 35, Syracuse 18 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Minnesota 20, Clemson 13 Holiday Bowl At San Diego Arkansas 18, Arizona St. 17 Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Baylor 21, Louisiana St. 7 Florida Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Flo.

Ohio State 10, Brlgham Young 7 At El Paso, Texas Georgia 13, Arizona 13 Aloha Bowl Af Honolulu, Hawaii Alabama 24, So. California 3 Freedom Bowl At Anaheim, Calif. Washington 20, Colorado 17 Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Florida St. 34, Oklahoma St.

23 Bluebonnet Bowl At Houston Air Force 24, Texas 16 Peach Bowl At Atlanta Army 31, Illinois 29 All-American Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Georgia Tech 17, Michigan State 14 i yii uit in Veeck they knew he was in a financial bind. They apparently saw an excellent oppor- tunity to rid themselves of the maverick hustler. Veeck was forced to sell the Browns and the new owners quickly were given approval to move the club to Baltimore in what was a direct slap at Veeck. But he came back.

In 1959 he bought the Chicago White Sox for the first time, and immediately went out and won the American League pennant The White Sox were a great defensive club with strong pitching and little power, tailored for the expanses of Comiskey Park. But the Los Angeles Dodgers overpowered them in the World Series. Seeking a second straight pennant and with a strong desire to win the World Series, Veeck went on a power hunt The White Sox were loaded with outstanding young players, but Veeck traded'them of for power hitting. In latter years, he was to regret the moves. The Sox set an attendance record of 1,644,460 in 1960, but finished a disappointing third.

The following year he sold the team because of failing health. He purchased the team again in 1975 and sold it after the 1980 season. the consolation game of the Columbus tournev. Southeast has a height advantage over the Panthers, so front-line play could be the key. East (4-1) al Hastings (5-1) Hastings has a four-game winning streak.

Including the championship of the Columbus Holiday tourney. This could be a fast-paced, high-scoring game. Mead (3-4) at Lincoln Christian (4-1) 'Mead lost to Yutan in the finals of the Cedar Bluffs tourney, while Christian has been Idle since before Christmas. Girls Saturday Northeast (3-3) at Norfolk (1-4) EastODot Hastings (3-4) SOUTH ST. sand CALVERT ST.

Lincoln Carpet Center 37th Calvert Streets 488-2353 book "Veeck, As In Wreck." He had a pegleg, the result of a World War II mishap, and he used it for an ashtray before he reluctantly broke a three-to-four-pack-a-day cigarette habit in his later years because of repeated attacks of emphysema. Veeck's standard response to "How do you feel, Bill?" was "Not too bad for a balding old man with one leg who can't see or hear," even as he turned up the volume on a hearing aid attached to heavy bifocals. Weaned on baseball A native Chicagoan, Veeck was born Feb. 9, 1914, and was weaned on baseball. His father was a baseball writer who eventually became president of the Cubs.

As a youngster, Veeck roamed around Wrigley Field, running errands, checking turnstiles and developing what was to become a mischievous and fun-loving nature. In 1941, Veeck headed a syndicate that purchased the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association. He hired Charley Grimm as his manager and the zany pair put on stunts and shows which tinned the Brewers into one of the minor leagues' most successful franchises. Among his many innovations was to practice," he said. "Sometimes you tan get caught playing too many games and not getting enough practice.

"We probably missed few things we should have worked on, but the winning part will probably help us." As in its first four games, Northeast didn't look to just one player for leadership or scoring in the LeBlond tournament Each of the five starters Brad Richardson, Willie Perkins, Jay Johnson, Dave Svehla and Dave Wattjes took a turn at heroics in the three games. "I felt all along that this team would be balanced, that they should all score and not be a one-man team," Johnson said. "I was real pleased that at different times, different people came through. "And sometimes the number of points is not as important as the time those points come." APWIREPHOTO verinelead. Nebraska punter Dan Wingard hurried his next kick and it took Michigan just seven more plays to tally another TD and complete its 24-point thrid-quar-ter outburst Although Clayton had another fumble before the quarter was over, the Nebraska defense stiffened and Taylor came on.

The freshman from San Diego moved the Huskers from their own 17 to the Michigan 19 before his first drive stalled. Three plays and a punt later, Nebraska had the ball again and this lime Taylor engineered a 12-play, 77-yard scoring march. He tallied the touchdown himself on a 1-yard dive. Michigan took a purposeful safety to produce the final score with 1:29 re-maining. Nebraska had one last chance, but Taylor's desperation pass to the end zone was intercepted with 28 seconds left "I was scrambling and assumed the receiver would go to the end zone," Taylor said, "but he came back to the ball like he was taught.

Sometimes the play works and sometimes it doesn't." "I'm very disappointed," Osborne said, "but I'm still very proud of the way our team played." 2 5 I carpet fr j3) 6k YJ 2 i i 'A 7 Okki Corrtl run (kick lolled) PSU Okla First downs 14 12 Rushes-vords 36-103 52-221 Poulr yards 144 1 Return yards 14 125 Posting 18-34-4 3-4-0 Punts -4 S-43 Fumbles-lost 2-1 5-1 Penoltles-yords 4-49 7-45 Time ol possession 31:23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Penn State Coach Joe Paterno didn't have much reason to smile as his No. 1 -rated Nittany Lions were defeated by Oklahoma Wednesday night in the Orange Bowl. Attend our FREE cleaning demonstration of Capture. The cleaner that cleans BOTH Carpet Furniture beautifully WITHOUT water. Milliken Place Factory Representatives will be on hand giving live DEMONSTRATIONS every hour on the hour.

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