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7 I :vwiJJ.i Sunday OCTOBER 19, 1988 Monoy, 13 4- 0 oskeire to gMow MiEsD)iii don't know if this is true; I dont know if this is how you really feel, but you seem flat'" Brinson said, "I thought it was just the pre-game, but when we went out it was the same feeling." -The lethargy lasted until Missouri had taken the opening kickoff and driven 68 yards in 16 plays to take a 3-0 lead on Tom Whellhan's 29-yard field goaL The Tigers scored first and last getting the game's final 14 points. Their problem was what happened in between. "I think the fact that they scored first was the turning point," Nebraska split end Rod Smith said. "That probably helped everybody's perspective." Still, the Cornhuskers stretched and yawned a little before settling down to the business of winning their sixth game in a row. Klein had two field goals Dale Klein, who kicked an NCAA-record seven consecutive field goals against Missouri a year ago, kicked two field goals early in the second quarter to break Nebraska's career record and put the Cornhuskers ahead for good.

The record-breaker, the 23rd of Klein's career, came from 44 yards out with 14:13 remaining in the first half. His 24th, a 21-yarder, came less than three minutes later, on an offensive series initiated by John Custard's fumble recovery at the Missouri 31-yard line. Custard, a redshirted sophomore cor-nerback, started for the first time in his career, replacing senior Brian Davis, who didnt suit up for the game. "That's a matter between Brian and myself. It wasnt any injury problem," See HUSKERS on page 60 By Mike Babcock Nebraska responded like someone who hit the snooze button on an alarm clock to sleep a little longer.

Once the third-ranked Cornhuskers woke up from an afternoon nap, long about the second quarter of Saturday's football game with Missouri at Memorial Stadium, It was no contest The final score Nebraska 48, Missouri 17 was enough to shut up just about anyone, including the Tigers, who shook the Cornhuskers awake, according to wingback Dana Brinson. "Missouri came at us, and we didn't have any choice but to get up for the game. They were really hitting hard," Brinson said. And talking "On my first kickoff return, this dude hit me, and he was talking a bunch of I was thinking, 'Man, this is going to be a long day, a looong said Brinson. "After they made a good play, they were like cursing you." By halftime, after a 20-point second quarter by Nebraska, the Tigers probably were cursing their bad luck.

Long day for MU It was a long day, all right "After we started driving the ball and scoring, they kind of shut up and got quiet" Brinson said. "They had to keep their breath to finish up the game." For some reason, the Cornhuskers didn't seem to be fully awake for the opening kickoff. During the pre-game drills, "there wasn't any excitement to be honest" said Brinson. In the locker room just before the kickoff, Stan Parker, an offensive guard and Nebraska captain, "said, 'Fellas, I U' If!) a YtTx if if Offensive line plays favorite hits when Nebraska turns on the power one of those holes Micah Heibel talked about a week or so ago. He said any bozo, could run through holes like that.

"Tyreese Knox has great ability and he had a great hole to run through," Kaelin said of Knox's 92-yard run. Knox said that his switch from fullback to I-back helped him see the holes better. "At I-back you can see they were really clearing people out of there." I-back Keith Jones was impressed, too. "It's getting so we don't even get touched sometimes. I just walked in on my second touchdown," he said.

The key that turned the power on was the improved blocking and depth on the offensive line, Husker tackle Tom tersaid. RANDY HAMPTONSUNDAY JOURNAL-STAR after scoring Nebraska's first touchdown on a 10-yard run with 2:40 left Missouri's Stan Long empty-handed and Tiger teammate Gary hang tough, but Oklahoma still prevails 19-0; Quote of the NU linebacker Kevin Paiv sons: "Another day at the office when the copier broke down." Scoring, team stats Missouri 3 0 0 14 1 Nebraska 0 20 21 748 MU FG Whellhan 29 NU FQ Klein 44 NU FG Klein 21 NU K. Jones 1 0 run (Klein kick) NU Kaelin 28 run (Klein kick) NU K. Jones 1 run (Klein kick) NU Brinson 63 run (Klein kick) -l NU Knox 2 run (Klein kick) NU Knox 92 run (Barrios kick) MU Peterson 4 pass from Hennlncf- sen (pass failed) MU Delpino 50 pass from Hennmp en (H. Johnson run) MU NU First downs 13 "24 Rushes-yards 44-171 59-414 Passing yards 122 110 Total yards 293 624 Return yards 2 77 Passing 9-20-2 7-15-0 Punts 4-44 Fumbles-lost 2-1 "2-1 Penalties-yards 10-80 10-75 Time of possession 27:03 32 57 Third-down conversions 7-15 7-16 On the Inside Dream comes true for Mis souri quarterback Jeff Het ningsen.

Page7D. "People just don't realize our depth," said Tom Welter, NU senior right tackle. "We've got 12 offensive linemen. We obviously have a few running backs and some receivers. "We got to see a lot of old and new faces in there today, who showed a lot of explosiveness," he said.

"This was just a typical Nebraska football pme," he said. "By the third quarter you could tell they (Missouri) were getting tired. By the fourth quarter it was over." v-v The fact Missouri held the Huskers to a pair of field goals in the first 16 minutes of the game, really didn't mat-See OFFENSE on page 6D Kansas at Manhattan, Kan Kansas managed two fourth-quarter touchdowns, on an 18-yard run by Arnold Snell and a 4-yard pass from Mike Orth to SnelL The Jayhawks failed on two-point conversions after each score. With Kansas State leading 224, Harper picked off an Orth pass 'and See BIG EIGHT on page 2D UPITELEPHOTO Ron Darling was the hard-luck loser before a Shea Stadium crowd of 55,076. He allowed only three hits over seven innings but threw two wild pitches, one of which cost him the winning run.

The Red Sox scored in the seventh inning after Jim Rice led of with a walk See SERIES on page 120 proud of them." The Plainsmen had to respond in the fourth quarter against the top-ranked defense in NAIA Division II. They entered that period trailing 7-1 But on the first play, halfback Credell Magee made a spinning run to his left and broke two tackles on bis way to a 3-yard touchdown that put Wesleyan in front for good. The score, which made Magee Nd 2 WESLEYAN on page l-back Keith Jones (6) celebrates remaining in the first half. Jones Justis (94) behind. Cowboys From News Wires Oklahoma State football Coach Pat Jones sounded more like the winner than the loser following his team's 19-0 loss to fifth-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday at Norman, Okla.

"I don't know that I've ever been any prouder of any young men, middle-aged men, old men as I am of my players, coaches and staff," Jones said. Holieway, who had just 19 yards on 15 carries in the first half, wound up leading the Sooners with 97 yards on 21 carries. Kansas St. 29, Kansas 12 Erick Harper returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown and Mark Porter kicked three field goals while an aroused Kansas State defense shut down ball team thought it would be, too," said Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer, whose team was a five-touchdown favorite. "Our defense did a great job, too.

We're a great defensive team and-1 think we proved that "We moved the football, we just didn't score points. And that was the difference today," he said. Lashar had field goals of 38, 32, 20 and "This game is something we can be very, very proud of. I think OU is one of the best teams in the country, and we played toe-to-toe," Jones said. "It was a supreme effort on everyone's part." Oklahoma placekicker Tim Lashar tied a school record with four field goals and linebacker Dante Jones returned an interception 55 yards for a score.

"I expected it to be a fight Our foot urst, Med Sox shut own Mets fliv Ml ilTT ill fe i JFwS fm J. 7m ii jf-v1 vV -A By Ken Hambleton Like a favorite tune, Nebraska power football has a familiar ring. "We can run the finesse. But when you come back down to the old isos and traps, that's when you see our big linemen just pounding on people," said NU fullback Ken Kaelin. "You can just hear it when you run into the line.

That popping and crunching." Missouri felt the surge of power as Nebraska rolled up S24 yards in offense in posting a 48-17 victory Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. "We just keep coming and coming and eventually something is going to break loose," Kaelin said. "I did. I ran though. 32 yards as he tied a record he equaled in the Orange Bowl last season.

Mike Vachon also kicked four, against Texas in 1966. Jones intercepted a Ronnie Williams pass by stepping in front of intended receiver Thurman Thomas in the flat. Jones skirted down the sideline with 4:32 remaining Oklahoma quarterback Jamelle including a victory in the American League playoffs against California. Hurst and Schiradli turned in the first 1-0 World Series victory since 1972 when Jack Billingham of Cincinnati defeated Oakland. Recent history, strangely enough, is not on Boston's side.

The winner of the opening game has lost four of the last five World Series. right time Doane! Let's beat the hell out of and we were almost wore out by Saturday. "This time, I think we kept it all inside and did our exploding on the field. Before, we exploded on each other during the week and came into the game flat" Because they didnt do that on Saturday, the Plainsmen were able to break Doane's five-year stranglehold over them, and for the first time since he's been at Wesleyan, Coach Orson Chris-tensen walked off the field a winner NEW YORK (UPI) Bruce Hurst's pitching was as brilliant as the harvest moon that shone over chilly Shea Stadium Saturday night in Game 1 of the World Series. The 28-year-old left-hander extended his impressive autumn record and plunged the New York Mets further into their postseason batting slump by pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 victory.

Hurst allowed only four hits over eight innings before yielding to a pinch-hitter when the Red Sox threatened in the ninth. Calvin Schiraldi recorded the last three outs for the save. A ground ball through the legs of Mets second baseman Tim Teufel in the seventh accounted for the only run and placed the underdog Red Sox in strong position to take a commanding early lead in the best-of-seven Series. Clemens ready Red Sox send their ace, Roger Clemens, to the mound Sunday night in Came 2 against Mets star Dwight Good-eri. The Series switches to Boston for Games 3, 4 and, if necessary, 5.

We're in good shape now," Boston Boston's Jim Rice scores the game's only run in the seventh inning ground are Mets' pitcher Ron Darling (left) and on-deck batter Dave as New York Mets' catcher Gary Carter waits for the throw. On the Henderson, who collided when Darling ran to back up home plate; World Series (BOSTON VI. NEW YORK) (Red Sox lead series 1-0) Saturday's game Boston 1, New YorkO Sunday's game Boston (Clemens 24-4) at New York (Gooden 17-4), 7:25 P.m. Tuesday's game New York at Boston, 7:30 P.m. Wednesday's game New York at Boston, 7:25 P.m.

Thursday's game x-New York at Boston, 7:35 P.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 x-Boston at New York, 7:25 P.m. Sunday, Oct. 24 x-Boston ot New York, 7:25 p.m.

x-if necessary. second baseman Marty Barrett "We've got our pitching set with Roger, Can (Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd) and Bruce. Darryl Strawberry will never hit Pitching in breezy, 50-degree weather that forced him to blow on his hands to keep them warm, Hurst struck out eight' and walked four in his first World Series appearance. "That was not an easy decision," Red Sox Manager John McNamara said. "If we had lost I know where my neck would have been.

My body wpuld have Scoreboard Page 8D. Lincoln duck caller can quack with the best of them. Page 10O. Southeast's Nate Nielsen and Lincoln High's Kelly Loot capture individual titles at District A-1 cross country meet. Paget ID.

The Mets, who batted only .189 against the Houston Astros in the National League playoffs, had runners in scoring position five times against Hurst but failed to come up with the big hit "It's a pitcher's advantage on a chilly night like this," Hurst said. "I had a pretty good forkbaH I cant get out anyone anytime with only one pitch." been in the Charles River (of Boston)." Schiraldi comes through Schiraldi started poorly by walking Strawberry to start the inning, but he. settled down for the final three outs. However, the game belonged to Hurst In fact the last six weeks Since September Hurst has a 7-0 record, NWU picks to get emotional in win (natitg against the Tigers. "I feel exhausted.

I feel like I played," the fifth-year NWU coach said after his team raised its record to 3-3 overall and 2-0 in the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. "As long as I've been coaching, I've probably never had an opponent that I'd lost to like Doane, and I guess I'm thankful for not having that burden on my shoulders anymore. From my standpoint, they're a difficult team to attack. But our kjds responded well and I'm pa By Curt McKeever Nebraska Wesleyan tight end Ken Glaser said his team was as fired up as it's ever been for Saturday's annual rivalry against Doane College. But what he thought keyed the Plainsmen's 24-14 victory at Abel Stadium was their low-key approach to the pme during the week.

"The thing I think we did differently was that hey, we knew this is a big game," Glaser said. "But in the past all week tyng it was like, 'Doane! Doane! fH Mike Gillette kicks 34-yard field goal as time expires to Michigan 20-17 victory over, Iowa. Page 2D. Stanford rushes for 101 'yards as Hastings defeats Midland 19-7. Page 3D.

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