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Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 31

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Lincoln, Nebraska
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mt I -VI- -C vfth I Johnson (N) I Cloridge (N) iTj niniii ii.ii i.ndl riT-r-m i -iri if J-T. mmi 1 1 wifc Miiiini i wmal Husker halfback Rudy Johnson scampers wide with a lateral from Dennis Claridge, then ducks diving foe Ralph McFillen 4 -ir, Nebraska 2... i 5 ft mm i m-m niirnniiwiiii a CVrt A 0 I Johnsor Heinz (KS) and Johnson himself makes a fancy dive for Nebraska's second touchdown. Becker Covers ig 8's Top Game Husker Power Overcomes Spunk Rock-Ribbed Sooners the ging pants Wildcats to and ground bits. By DON BRYANT Nebraska's Cornhuskers for a brief period Saturday aft- Coming on strong in the Statistics ernoon were suffering like a playboy on New Year's Day.

Stop KU, Sayers, 13-7 But the throbbing neaaacne 44 5 45 6 2 Yards Relumed 44 Penalties 1 Yards Penalized Fumbles 3 Fumbles Lost 3 embarassing Nebraska a little by scoring for the first time this But although stunned momentarily by. an 86-yard touch down gem on K-State's first play of the game, the Cornhuskers hitched up their sag- Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiui Colorado, "Next.NU Foe, I Loses 57-19 NU 3 18 .42 0 0 7 10 26 61 59 344 21 27 38 317 22 15 .76 .158 87 48 76 second quarter, the Scarlets smashed a second K-State threat, then rolled for two touchdowns to settle the issue by half time. Nebraska added another pair in the 3rd quarter before turning the game over to the bench certainly a justified gesture of sportsmanship toward the valiant fight staged by the winless Wildcats. In winning No. 5 the Cornhuskers: (1) stayed in thick of the Big 8 race, now on top at 2-0 along with Mis-ouri; (2) continued to run up caused by a sensational Kan sas State upset bid soon disappeared and the unbeaten Scarlets cruised -relentlessly to their 5th victory of 1962 season finest NU start since 1933.

While the Huskers easily out-distanced the undermanned Wildcats by a 26-6 count, Doug Weaver and his pesky 'Cats could take deep bows for scaring the daylights out of the potent Cornhuskers. And Weaver's Wildcats did not go home without some satisfaction, primarily that of First Downs Rushing First Downs Passing First Downs Penalties Total First Downs Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Yards Lost Net Yards Rushing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Yards Passing Number Plays Total Offense Passes Intercepted By Yards Returned Punts Panting Average Punts Returned Yards Returned Kickoffs Returned Kansas State 6 0 0 08 Nebraska I 0 14 12 028 KS Ralph McFillen, 86 pass from Larry Corrigan; (kick -failed). NU Dick Callahan, 37 pass from Dennis Claridge, (John Faiman kick good). NU Rudy Johnson, 6 run; (John Faiman kick good). NU Dennis Claridge, 4 run; (kick failed).

NU Noel Martin, 3 plunge pass failed). Attendance: 30.000. tress that Gale Sayers, Kansas', heralded speedster from Omaha, was held to just 23 yards on 9 carries. The win, Oklahoma's first venture into league warfare, left the Sooners, Nebraska and Missouri as the only remaining undefeated clubs in the Big 8. Anybody playing the Sooners.

will need a rugged line and a darned good punter, There were more punts (20) in this game than there were first downs (18). Don Joe Looney, a 207-pound' OU junior, was the difference in the game. Not only did he punt 9 times with a great 43-yard average, By DICK BECKER Staff Sports Writer Lawrence, Kan. no stranger to championship established itself, as one of the Big 8's best here Saturday with a 13-7 win over Kansas before a sellout "crowd of 36,000. Sooner Coach Bud Wilkinson, director of the nation's physical fitness program, had the best conditioned team this day.

Oklahoma used its tremendous line strength to bottle up the potent Jayhawks and then packed off two Jay passes and a fumble to get neces-say offensive hold. So strong -was the OU for Page 4D impressive of fensive figures; 38 39 4 6 63 46 .25 liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiire 'ContinyC(1 on page 2D, CoL 3 1 Duck Hunting Starts Ducks Some Come Easy, Some Touffh .1 but he put the Sooners back into the ball game in the 3rd quarter with a 61-yard touchdown run. It was a simple trap up the middle, Oklahoma's main offenser but Looney broke it, speeding to the outside and out-running the KU secondary. Oklahoma got its winning march going on a 29-yard pass from quarterback Monte Deere to end John, Flynn for 29 yards. The Sooners drove it home in the.

4th quarter from the KU 28 with Deere fooling the Jayhawks completely from the 3 with a keeper play as the Jays laid in wait for fullback Jim Grisham. Kansas! only score came in the first quarter on a 38-yard pass from quarterback Rodger McFarland to halfback Tony Leiker. The Jays looked like they might have things fairly easy. But that pass leakage was to be Oklahoma's only mistake of the day, so stout was Oklahoma's defense that Kansas "got just S3 yards rushing and 12 yards passing in the second half. The Jays totaled just 211 yards to Oklahoma's 217, for pame.

Kansas Coach Jack Mitchell said he "used everything in our offense" but to no avail. The win evened Oklahoma's record at 2-2 and left Kansas 3-2. The Jays are; now 2-1 In the conference, Oklahoma 1 Kmmm 7 7 KULeiker PH Iran McFulaad (Duff kick OU Looner (1 ran Mrlf kick! OU rr ran (kirk tailed) AUemUnc 3JOO. 4i told his wife he would be horrie in 15 minutes after the season opened with his limit. Shickley The Rain Water Basin area provided top duck, shooting success to hunters who stalked and walledr th dueks to Bud Praises NUf Bill: No Comment -r Special to The Sunday Journal and Star Lawrence, Kan.

Although his Sooners had just won an important and most satisfying victory, Wilkinson's greeting in-the OU dressing room-was about Ne-brsskd 'i "You're really going good up in Lincoln," Wilkinson v' tr i -i-i It 1 i A- Hi ft i declared, "That was one oi my reauy solid predictionsthat Nebraska would win the Big 8. They're strong and Clar-irtpe is a real fine athlete. You put him id naothAr with Bill Thornton and you've EUL MJUlCtUlllK. come to them Saturday on-opening day of Nebraska's duck season. Scattered reports -gunners in the field brought stories of hard work for one.

or two birds Saturday. The hunters who t-waited the ducks scored well. Those who quit, left "with empty bags and grumbled over lack of ducks. The die-hard duck hunters ended their wait in an explosion of gunfire when ducks began to head back to resting areas after feeding in nearby grain fields. Eldon Lauber of Shickley 1 ft ft- for him to come home at 3:30 p.m.

Lauber had bagged one drake pfntail but couldn't fill out his bag as wary ducks steered clear of his blind. Duck season continues for the next 23 Bag lim-' its are 2 per day and 4 in possession. Only 1 mallard is allowed in daily bag and 2 in possession limit. In addition to other session limits, 2 additional scaup are allowed in daily 4 bag and 4 in possession. The season Is 'closed oir redheads and canvasbacks, i i Wilkinson had fielded an Oklahoma team that won't be any slouch in the conference race either.

switch during the week put both of the OU fullbacks into the game at the same time and the result was a much offnrt Don Jop Loonev vv Statistics Wilkinson OV Kaaui I id 7 -) F1rt Ulnf Vartan rmkml JtriHt moved, to left halfback and Jim Grisham stayed at bsck. -j i-'f-. i Over on the other side there was lot of head shak- Happy -Hunters 1 7- Eldon Lauber (left) holds up drake teal he nabbed. Herb Leach of Lincoln admires white front goose he shot Both hunters had their; success near Shickley. I rim lBtmiu4 kr ruu rwmhlM Lad lrM rmalKt4 Continued on Page ZD, Col.

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