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November 17, 1974, Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star 3E Huskers Slide by Improved Kansas Stale Next Here for Kin I "I N-Starkebaum t. once the adjustments were made. KSU gained only 65 rushing yards in the second half. It was a day for a lot of unsung players to grob the spotlight tight end Brad Jenkins, tackle Mark Doak, center Rich Duda, and middle guard Jerry Wied. Jenkins, filling in for Larry Mushinskie, who suffered a broken middle finger early in the game, caught one of Dave Humm's two touchdown passes.

He juggled it momentarily, but regained control for a 37-yard Doak recovered a fumble in the end zone for the Huskers' fourth touchdown. "It was the biggest thrill of my football career," the senior from Whittier, said. "I thought it was an important and crucial play because they could have taken the momentum from there on. I just blocked the middle linebacker and then saw the loose ball about three yards away from me. There was no hesitation, I just jumped on it." It was Doak's first varsity touchdown.

He scored a pair ef TDs as a tight end on the freshman team. Duda, also a senior whose drive," defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin said. "We just used the same defense we used against Iowa State last week. These kids aren't just good football players, they're also smart We hadn't practiced a defense for the power-I all week, but our defense picked it right up. You can't do that' unless you have smart players." Osborne noted that the power-I has much the same concept as the wishbone which Oklahoma runs.

"That seems to be the thing to do in this conference, to go to the power-I." It didn't cause any problems, however, WFL Soundly Beaten By Bob Owens Never look ahead. Play 'em one at a time. The next game is the. toughest one on the schedule. Those are the cliches of football coaches everywhere, but they were violated by the Nebraska players and coaches as well during the past week.

'Everyone was looking ahead to the big game against Oklahoma while playing uninspired football to defeat Kansas State 35-7 Saturday afternoon in Memorial Stadium. "We prepared for Kansas State," Husker coach Tom Osborne said, while admitting, that once the game plan was set early last week all the coaches went to work getting ready for the Sooners. "We already have seven or eight Oklahoma films broken down and that's enough to have some pretty good tendencies established," he said. "It's just going to be a matter of being able to stop them." The Sooners, winners over Nebraska 27-0 last year, are on the verge of two consecutive seasons without a loss if they can win here Saturday. They'll go into the game the nation's leading team in total' offense, rushing offense, and scoring.

Defensively they're fifth in total defense and rushing defense and Osborne thinks Count I'f wmnT nnimiTi'OTl)iOTrllllwWMWMHBMwin Kansas State quarterback Arthur Bailey (12) pitches the ball off just in time as the Huskers' hard-charging John Starkebaum (48) prepares to give the 19-year-old freshman a Big Red football greeting. going after a late season meeting in Chicago at which Davidson The Detroit franchise folded, claiming S2 million in debts as it filed for bankruptcy. Its players were put up in a draft among the other league teams, but only 17 of 37 players were claimed. The Jacksonville franchise quit for the season at the same time Detroit folded. Efforts to sell it continue.

The Houston franchise moved to Shreveport, where it became the only one of the nine active clubs to fail to qualify for the playoffs. In the last week of the season the club admitted it had put out inflated attendance figures and kept them quiet because of a pending stock sale. In addition, the Birmingham team was thrown out of two motel offices this week for nonpayment of bills and had its assets attached in court because it allegedly owes $100,000 in back taxes to the city, county and state. A team official estimated the Americans' losses this season at more than $1 million. main chore to center the ball on punts, lijiej in capably for the InJureAMtik Bonness, who has "broken hand.

"Richie did a gobdjpbvsaid Humm, who is thenjn'who takes the snap. "He worked so long for this one dafewrfal-ly exciting for himl'f-; "I was nervous until spt in and played awhile," Dud commented. "The difference between doing the punt snap and the regular snaps is that on pints I have no blocking assignment. "I had a little trouble once in awhile because I rose a little too high on the snaps." For Wied, a Junior from Wausalkee, It marked" his first game experience at middle guard. "I'm still a defensive left tackle, but I've been alternating with Willie Thornton at No.

I middle guard," he said. Wied got in on a couple of good after both starter and Thornton suffered -mldoC injuries. Lee has a stretched fleck-and Thornton reinjured bis left ankle, but both are expected to be ready for Oklahoma, Other injuries, mostly minor, were Chuck Malito, sprained back; Tom Heiser, kjiefc sjnajn; Bob Nelson, contusion of the knee; Monte bruised ribs; Wonder Mondsreinjufed right ankle; and John O'Leary, bruised hand. Humm, who is noted iot his ability to read defenses, admitted he made "some flagrant mistakes" on the twd Interceptions he threw. "I didn't read the secondary right on' either of them," he said.

"I floated the tint pass and threw the second one a little better, but the cor-nerback read my eyes." Looking ahead to 'next week, Humm said it already has started. "It's really teen on all week. Our defense is going to be ready. Coach. Kiffin.

has been waiting for this week." So has Dave Humm and all the other Comhuskers. Jn -1 SHERATON ROYAL HOTEL SHERATON Ov ROYAL HOTEL In Box Continued From Page IE three teams, then make them the division champions. In that case, we should play Florida and the winner of that game, play Memphis. "I mean, why have a divisional setup at The earlier announcement-said Memphis would receive a bye because its 17-3 record is the WFL's best. The newest apparent move has the effect of eliminating Charlotte, the Hawaiians, Portland and Philadelphia from its playoffs.

They were supposed to join Birmingham, Florida and Memphis in playoffs this Wednesday, with four quarterfinal games this week, two semifinal games the week after and the World Bowl on Dec. 5. However, calls to completely cancel the playoffs because they would only be another money losing proposition had mounted in the past several days. "The way the WFL is structured, it is a pooor investment," Chris Hemmeter, co-owner of the Hawaiians franchise, said Saturday. "Even the quick-buck artists are no longer attracted." The plan, Hemmeter said, is to attract smart money to the league.

"We don't want any stupid owners," he said. "We already have too many of them." "When you lose $20 million through deceit and misrepresentation, you have serious problems," the youthful financier said. "The fault starts at the top. It starts the day you start selling franchises to people who don't have the money." An AP survey last week found no club in the league which claimed a loss of less than for the year. Several have lost much more.

Among the league's, problems are: Office -The New York franchise, which originally was based in Boston, was moved out of the nation's largest city and to Charlotte, N.C. Officials of the New York franchise told creditors this past week that their debts were $2.3. million more than their assets. The future of the Portland franchise, which originally was in New York and is also deeply in debt, may be decided next week when league officials seek local buyers. A SI million lawsuit has been threatened against the Florida franchise, which is based in Orlando.

The club was briefly taken over by the league, then given back to local owners in a court decision. Players, who haven't been paid since midseason, have been promised checks as soon as the team is sold, but that sale has yet to develop. The Chicago franchise, which drew well early in the season, did not play its last game and its owner said he wouldn't let his team play in the playoffs. Only a loan from three other WFL owners kept the team As to It's Royal in Across Royals' from We're Kansas About down the We're When sample fun putting STAFF PHOTO BY RANDY HAMPTON Conger Paces Nil Matmen FargqN.D. Nebraska wrestler Bruce Conger placed second in the heavy-weight division at the Bison Wrestling Open here Saturday afternoon.

Conger defeated Ralph Zigher to reach the finals Conger lost in the finals to Randy Omirig of Northern Iowa in an overtime decision, 5-1. Other NU wrestlers placing in the 16-team meet were Bob Johnson and Tony Jennings. Johnson placed third in the 190-pound class defeating Steve Louien of U. of South Dakota, while 'Jennings captured third place in the 142-pound division decisioning Jim LeDoux of North Dakota State. (TpjSE Sunday College Football Notrt Dame highlights, 9 a.m., f); College Football.

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they've improved as the season went on. "They have some great athletes on defense the Selmons (LeRoy and Dewey), Rod Shoate and Randy Hughes," he said. "Offensively, Joe Washington, Steve Davis and the whole offensive line are really outstanding." Osborne said he was glad to get by Kansas State and praised the Wildcats as being a better team than last season. "They played as well as Iowa State and Kansas did against us," he said. "Vince (Gibson) says he has the best young players he has ever had and I agree with him.

They stayed in there and hit." K-State didn't make as many mistakes as the Huskers, who had two passes intercepted, lost one fumble and had one punt blocked. These mistakes nullified an otherwise good afternoon for the offense, which moved the ball 437 yards, including 260 on the ground. Kansas State came out in a power-I formation, which was something new for the Wildcats and bothered the Huskers early in the game. "We had to make some adjustments after the first Player Nebraska Offense Rushing No. Yds.

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