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Today's Umpires Coming From 'Frustrated Athlete9 School Chicago Daily News Service One day a couple of years ago, Nestor Chylak Jr. donned his mask and chest protector and stepped behind the plate at Bloomington, to call balls aand strikes in a Min- nesota Twins At the same moment, nearly 1,000 miles away in Dusmore, Chylak's young son mounted his bicycle, pedaled down the sidewalk and into the street right in front of an onrushing car that couldn't stop. "They didn't get word to me about the accident until the fifth inning," Chylak recalled, "and naturally, I finished the game. "But there I was, in northern Minnesota and my boy was in the hospital and I knew it would take a plane flight to Chicago, another plane flight to Newark and a ride in a rented car before I could get home. "It was the loneliest day in my life." The loneliest day in the life of a man with the loneliest job in sports the umpire.

What kind of a job Is it? Is the average man equipped to handle it? It Is not a position for a man who demands love. "Any time you make a decision, someone gets, mad at you," says umpire Bill Haller. It is not a position for a man who demands companionship. "We can't fraternize with players and managers. In fact, we make a point of staying at different hotels than the players," says Chylak.

Umpires travel in groups of four, for at least six months of the year. And yet, there may not be respect or friendship within the foursome. "You aren't fit to carry my suitcase," an umpire once screamed at one of his "partners" in the O'Hare Field terminal. And even if there is a degree of camaraderie within the foursome, it is important that it not be overdone. "The success of an umpiring crew is not imposing on anyone," says Chylak.

"The only way two umpires become close is if their particular habits happen to conform." But shed no tears for the men "I couldn't make it as a baseball player but I wanted to be a part of the game so I became an umpire," says Don Denkinger. "I was pretty proficient in most sports," says burly Chylak. "But I was injured in World War II. After I got out of the Army, I just naturally drifted into officiating, basketball at first, then baseball." But there are rarities, too like Haller. He was raised in Lockport, a Chicago suburb, a member of a very athletic family (younger brother Tom is the catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers).

Bill played baseball and basketball for Lockport High School and Joliet Junior College, but never contemplated a career in either sport because: "I wanted to be an umpire ever since I was a kid." "My best buddy's dad once roomed with umpire Charlie Berry. I guess that's what headed me in that direction." Bill recalls. "At any rate, I was umpiring in kid leagues when I was 12 years old. And by the time I was 16, I was umpiring in semipro leagues and House of David exhibition games and things like that. "I guess it might be a little unnatural to want a job where everyone doesn't like you.

All I know is that my goal as a kid was to umpire in the major leagues." Both Chylak and Haller ara married (the Chylaks have two sons; the Hallers are childless) and both have "understanding" wives. Chylak, basically, is a gregarious man. "I have to unwind a bit after a game, talk things over," he says. "I'm glad that there's usually someone in my crew who likes to have a couple of beers before hitting the sack." The pipe-smoking on the other hand, is a bit more introverted and self-sufficient It's a rarity if he shares a meal with other members of his crew. Journal LINCOLN, NEBRASKA SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1970 P.M.

PAGE 9 who lead this life. They knew what they were getting into when they took the job. Most 'umpires are made, not born. Like sportswriters, most of them come from. the "frustrated athlete" school of life.

Sullivan Grins at NIPs Big Day Angry Daniels Paces Pacers I if. -m Wye i i ci xv V4- Indianapolis, Ind. UP) When Mel Daniels gets mad at himselfor thinks his Indiana Pacers team is in trouble, watch out. The Pacers, largely through the fourth quarter efforts of the 6-9 Daniels, broke open a tight game with Los Angeles Friday night and won the first game of the American Basketball Association championship playoff, 109-93. Daniels had 16 of his total 18 points in the final quarter.

He was pulled from the game with 3:27 left in the first quarter because of three fouls. An angry Daniels left again with about 10 minutes left in the third with four fouls. "Maybe I was mad at myself or maybe I thought we were in trouble, but I knew I had to go in and do my best," Daniels said after sparking the fourth-quarter surge. Indiana was in front only 73-71 start Mel Daniels By DON FORSYTHE Lawrence, Kan. Nebraska had a big day In 'the' preliminary round of the Big Eight track meet Friday and nobody was happier about it than trainer George Sullivan.

His "patients" had contributed top efforts and produced a few surprises as the Cornhuskers advanced 11 runners to Saturday's finals. Sprinter Doiu Quarrie, who hadn't run since the Drake Relays beecause of a leg injury, zipped to season bests of :09.3 and :20.8 to qualify in both the 100 and 220. Garth Case, who missed one week and had to drop out of the 440 at Missouri last week, blazed a swift 330 and coasted in to qualify in the 440 in a heat-winning :48.1. Freshman half-miler Jim Hawkins, also on the sideline since Drake, turned in a good 1:53.6 to qualify in a blanket finish in his heat of the 880. In an earlier heat of the same race Dan Morran, who had spent one day in student health with the flu this week, ran second to Ken Swenson in 1:52.9.

Sullivan was also called on for emergency duty during the 220 prelims when Horace Levy developed leg cramps getting into his blocks. The race was delayed while Levy hobbled down to the training tent for a quick rubdown by Sullivan. The treatment worked and Levy hustled back to the starting line and qualified for the finals with a :21.4. Earlier, Levy had clocked a season best of :09.5 in qualifying for the 100 finals. Not Too Worried "I really wasn't worried too much about their legs holding up," said Sullivan of Quarrie, Hawkins and Case.

"I was actually worried more about Bob Pierce, who wasn't feeling well before he ran." Pierce ran :48.8 in his fourth place finish in his heat of the 440. That wasn't good enough to qualify for the finals, but Cornhusker coach Frank Sevigne wasn't complaining. Case, Leighton Priestley and John Mottley did make it. Case led all qualifiers with a swift :47.3. "I didn't figure we'd get three guys in the 440, especially after last week," beamed Sevigne.

Last week the Cornhusker cast trailed Missouri's Mike Norman and Fred Lafser across the finish line in the dual at Columbia. "Hawkins was another surprise not that he isn't capable, but that he hadn't run in three weeks," he added. Sullivan wasn't able to handle all of the Cornhusker injuries, however. Hopeton Gordon sliced a finger when he landed on his hand on his final attempt in the long jump. Sullivan had to send him out for a stitching job.

Gordon's 24-3 long jump, one of a dozen season bests logged by Nebraska Friday, gave the Cornhuskers their only point in the two events completed on the opening day. Kansas' Phil Reaves leaped 26-24, but didn't get credit for breaking the Big Eight record of 26-1 set last year by Kansas' Stan Whitley, because of a favoring wind. Sprinters Mel Gray of Missouri (25-llsi) and Earl Harris of Oklahoma State (25-5) were second and third. Harris, however, came up limping after running a :09.3 to qualify in the 100 and Oklahoma State title hopes quickly faded. ing the final frame.

Fred Lewis stuffed in 22 points in the inaugural of th best-of-7 series to lead Indiana's Eastern Division winners. Bob Netolicky and Roger Brown both had 19 for the winners. Netolicky along with Tom Thacker had 14 rebounds while Daniels grabbed 13. Leading scorer for the Western Division Stars was Bob Warren with 20 points. Hitting for 16 apiece were Mack Calvin, George Stone and Craig Raymond, who took 23 rebounds.

"They were crashing the boards," said Lewis, the Pacers captain, "but we were still the rebounds and doing our thing running." Game two will be held at Indianapolis Sunday afternoon, to be telecast nationally (CBS). The third and fourth games, Monday and Tuesday nights, will be at Anaheim, Calif. Huskers Sweep Cowboys Big 8 Standings Iowa State 11-3 Nebraska 9-6 Kansas 9-7 Oklahoma 8-8 Missouri 6-7 Kansas State 7-9 Oklahoma State 5-10 Colorado 6-11 Stillwater, Okla. US) Sparked by the pitching of Paul Marek and the hitting of Adrian Fiala, Nebraska swept a Big Eight Conference baseball doubleheader from Oklahoma State Friday, 4-2 and 4-3. Marek started both games, going the distance and pitching a four-hitter in the opener for his third victory without a loss.

Fiala provided the winning hits in both games. Marek lasted five innings of the nightcap, and held a 3-2 lead when Bruce Cramer relieved him in the sixth. FIRST GAME Nebraska Oklahoma Stata abrhbl abrhbl Grlego 3b 4 1 1 Cross ss 3 10 0 Jorgnsn ss 3 111 Houck If 2 0 0 0 Achlphl If 3 10 0 Manaugh cf 3 0 0 1 Fiala 3 0 2 3 Edwards rf 3 0 0 1 Tldball 2b 3 0 0 0 Dumler lb 3 0 10 Baker rf 3 0 0 0 Keller! 3b 2 0 10 Stuckey cf 2 0 0 0 Robbing 2b 2 0 0 0 Elgert lb 2 0 10 Kemph hp 1 0 0 Marek 3 10 0 Thompson 3 0 1 0 Kamp 2 110 Totals 24 4 5 4 Totals 24 2 4 2 Nebraska 003 010 04 Oklahoma St 002 000 02 Grlego; DP Nebraska LOB Nebraska 4, Oklahoma St. 3. 2B Rait.

Dumler; SB Grlego, Stucky, Mahugh. IP ER BB SO Marek (W 3-0) 7 4 2 2 2 2 Kamp (L, 3-4) 7 4 4 3 9 WP-Kamp2. 1:31. SECOND GAME Nebraska Oklahoma Stata ab bl ab bi Grlego 3b 4 0 0 0 Cross ss 4 0 0 0 Jorgnsn ss 4 2 2 0 Houck cf 3 0 0 0 Achelphl If 3 12 0 Rlchrdsn 2b 0 1 1 Fiala 3 0 2 3 Edwards rf 3 1 1 Tidball 2b 3 12 0 Dumler lb 3 0 0 0 Baker rf 4 010 Kellert 3b 3 12 1 Garvey ph 1 0 0 0 Reed If 3 0 0 0 Stuckey cf 3 0 0 0 Thompson 3 0 2 0 Elgert lb 3 0 0 0 Tompkins 3 1 1 Placka lb 00 0 0 Marek 10 0 0 Munson ph 1 0 0 0 Cramer 0 0 0 Totals 29 4 9 3 Totals 27 3 7 52 Nebraska 012 000 14 Oklahoma Stata 001 101 03 Tidball 3, Cross, Richardson. Thompson, Tompkins.

LOB-Nebraska 9, OSU 5. 2B Edwards. 3B Kellert. Marek. IP ER BB SO Marek 5 3 2 1 2 0 Kramer (W.5-1) 2 3 110 3 Tompkins (L.3-2) ....7 9 4 3 2 Balk Thompklns.

1:45. Att. 850. Colorado 6-0, Oklahoma 2-6 Colorado 020 004 06 9 2 Oklahoma 200 000 02 4 0 Ogle and Stearns; Jack, Cook (6) and Parkhurst. W-Ogle (4-4), Jack (2-1).

Colorado 000 000 00 4 1 Oklahoma 220 200 4 8 1 Hunt, Guernsey (3), Mitchell (6) and Starns; Jacobs and Parkhurst. Jacobs (4-1), L-Hunt, (2-1). Iowa State 3-2, Kansas 1-3 Iowa State 020 001 03 4 2 Kansas 000 000 1-1 9 4 Larry Corrigan and Bob Case; Dave Roblsch and Larry Matson. Corrigan (7-0). Roblsch (0-3).

a Crandell, Iowa State. Icwa State 000 200 0-2 5 Kansas .000 300 3 2 1 Mike Gillespie and Corrigan; Bob Kaufman, Bill Stlegemeier (7) and Matson. W-Kaufman (4-1). Gillespie (3-3). HR Corrigan, Iowa Stata.

MAJOR, STANDINGS National American East Division Won Lost 14 14 17 14 i 15 15 15 19 13 70 11 20 GB i 4Vl SVt OB 6 7 SMi 10 10 Chicago New York St. Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Montreal East Division Won Lost Pet. Baltimore 23 9 .719 New York 18 14 .529 Detroit IS 15 .500 Boston 14 17 .452 Washington 13 19 .404 Cleveland 1 '7 .393 West Division California 22 10 .489 Minnesota 20 10 .667 Oakland 1 .485 Chicago 14 17 .452 Kansas City 11 20 .355 Milwaukee 11 21 .344 Pet. .533 .515 .500 .441 J94 J55 .704 ..594 .574 .484 .472 .432 West Division Cincinnati 24 10 Atlanta 19 13 Los Angeles 19 14 Houston 17 IS San Francisco 17 19 San Diego 14 21 4 4'A 7V4 1 9'A 1 62 10'A 11 UPI TELEPHOTO Missouri's Mel Gray speeds to new Big Eight 220 record with :20.4 clocking at conference championships in Lawrence Friday. Nebraska's Don Quarrie chased Gray with a season best :20.8 effort.

Husker Golfers Friday's Results St. Louis 1, Chicago 0 Montreal 2, Pittsburgh 1 New York 4, Philadelphia 0 Atlanta 3, Cincinnati 1 San Dleqo 10. Houston 0, 10 Innings Los Angeles 11, San Francisco 5 Saturday's Games Montreal (Morton 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Blass 2-5) Chicago (Holtzman 4-3) at St. Louis (Carlton 2-4) Atlanta (Stone 4-1) at Cincinnati (Simp. son 5-1), twilight New York (Koosman 1-2) at Philadelphia (Jackson 1-4), night San Francisco (Perry (4-4) at Los An geles (Foster 2-3), night Houston (Griffin 1-5 or Wilson 1-0) at San Diego (Dobson 3-3), nlqht Sunday's Games New York at Philadelphia Montreal at Pittsburgh Chicago at St.

Louis Atlanta at Cincinnati, 2 San Francisco at Los Angeles Houston at San Diego Monday's Games New York at Montreal, night Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, night Chicago at Cincinnati, night St. Louis at Houston, night Los Angeles at San Diego, night Friday's Results Baltimore 4, Washington 3, 11 Innings Cleveland 3, Boston 0 New York 4, Detroit 1 California 5, Oakland 4 Chicago 9, Kansas City 3 Minnesota at Milwaukee, wet grounds Saturday's Games California (Murphy 4-2) at Oakland (Dobson 2-4) Minnesota (Boswell 0-5) at Milwaukee (Brabender 1-4) Kansas City (Johnson 1-0) at Chicago (John U) Detroit (Kilkenny 2-1) at New York (Stottlemyre 3-3) Cleveland Xhance (1-3) at Boston (Culp 2-4) Baltimore (McNally 4-1) at Washington (Cox 3-2), night Sunday's Games Detroit at New York, 2 Cleveland at Boston Baltimore at Washington Kansas City at Chicago, 2 California at Oakland, 2 Minnesota at Milwaukee Monday's Games Detroit at Boston, night Baltimore at New York, night Cleveland at Washington, night California at Chicago, night Minnesota at Kansas City, night Quarterback Humni NU Bound All-American prep quarterback David Humm from Las Vegas, has signed a national letter of intent to attend the University of Nebraska. Humm, 6-3, 185 pounds, had received 101 college scholarship offers and was one of the nation's most sought after prep Gray Breaks Record Gray batted .500 in his bid for sprint records as the aiding wind wiped out his blistering 09.1 in the 100, but subsided when he was zipping to a :20.4 in the 220. He bested Cornhusker Charlie Greene's old mark of :20.7 set in 1967. retained his Big Eight 100 mark of :09.3 he set in 1966.

In the other final completed Friday Doug Knop of Kansas won his third straight discus title with a toss of 192-0, eight inches short of the record he set last year. Morran described the opening day 880 heats as tactical battles. "There was a lot of playing around out there, but there won't be Saturday. Our first quarter was about 56 seconds today and it will probably go in 52 in the finals," he explained. Priestley, who drew lane eight for his preliminary effort in the 440, didn't worry about tactics.

"You can't mess around when you're in lane eight," he said. He didn't as he clipped a full second off his previous best of :48.3. Results Page 10 pjayers. Humm is the second quarterback in two days to sign with the Cornhuskers. Arizona's high school athlete of the year, Jerry Davis, also signed to attend Nebraska.

Rockets' Stutzman Surprises Medics Sports Briefs Hi aa 4 I-. Football Ex-Los Angeles Ram coach Clark Shaughnessy, who Is recognized as the father of the T-formation, died at age 78 in Santa Monica, Calif. 'K ,4, i J-. k. i i i Challenge Lawrence, Kan.

Nebraska, led by Lance Gloe, who had been playing as the No. 5 man all season, moved into position Friday to challenge- for the highest Husker golf finish in almost 20 years at the Big Eight Conference golf championship here at the Lawrence Country Club. The Cornhuskers had back-to-back runnerup finishes in 1951 and 1952. Gloe, who fired an 8 over par 80 in the morning round, came back with a par 72 in the afternoon for a 36 hole total of 152. That tied him for ninth in the individual standings going into the final 18 holes.

Gloe trailed individual leader Mike Holder of Oklahoma State by nine strokes. Five of the top six individuals are Cowboys, including Norfolk's Jim Shade, who had 76-73-149. Gloe's 152 led Nebraska to a team total of 614, putting the Huskers in fourth place. Oklahoma State virtually sewed up the team title with a 585 total. The Huskers are only four strokes out of second place, a spot shared by host Kansas and Missouri with 18 holes to play.

Other Nebraska totals were Nebraska State Amateur Champ Frank Rose with 78-75153, Jim Roudebush 77-76-153, Chuck Walter 78-78-156, and Craig Wflugh 81-79-160. Holder, OSU. 73-70143 Mark Hsyet, OSU, 75-71 14 Ben Thofnoi, WU, 75-71 147 Doufl Tewtll. OSU, 75-73-141 Jim Shftde, OSU, 74-73 149 Jim Demon, OSU, 75-74149 Douq Grey, KS, 75-75 150 Clyde Crlsmen, OU, 7-75 1J1 Charles Dlgget, MU, 71-74151 Jim English, CU, 74-7 152 lance Gloe, NU, 10-72-151 Warren Wood, KU, 7-77-15J Jim Dennerllne, KU, 78-75153 Jack Roger, KU, 10-73153 Jim Roundebush, NU, 77-74153 Frank Rose, NU, 78-75153 Dayle Driver, CU, 78-75153 David Rosi, KU, 74-78154 Cole Jeclnon, WU, 78-7 154 Mark Slmiwon, CU, 79-75-154 Carl Hlgglnt, OU, 80-74-154 Shaughnessy gained his greatest fame with Stanford in 1940. He took a team that had lost every game the year before and with the T-formation guided Stanford to an undefeated season and a 21-13 win over Nebraska' In the Rose Bowl.

The Big Ten Conference delayed final action until August on the proposed addition of an 11th game to conference football schedules beginning in 1971. Free agent Arthur Strahan, ex-Houston Oiler and Atlanta Falcon de 7 i til HIT? 4MtMm Shaughnessy By VIRGIL PARKER Prep Sports Writer Jack Armstrong, the ail-American. Boy they used to write about, masqueraded under the name of Barry Stutzman at the district track meet at the East High oval Friday. Stutzman, the Northeast High hurdle ace, won the highs and placed third in the lows. Normally, the only thing surprising about that would be the fact that he didn't win both events.

Except for one thing. A week ago Wednesday, Just nine days before, he suffered an attack of appendicitis and underwent an emergency operation. "I Just had the stitches removed Tuesday," Stutzman said after his unbelievable performance. "I jogged a mile Wednesday, which of coursa was the first running I had done, and then rested Thursday. Friday morning I asked the doctor for permission to run." Stutzman admits the medic was a little shocked, and particularly so when he found out Barry was a hurdler.

"He thought Just running would be bad enough, but was afraid the strain of going over the hurdles might tear open the incision. But, since he was sure there was no danger of Internal damage, he gave his okay." A tight girdle of tape covered Stutzman from chest to groin. During the afternoon r-v i i ki rv I st i sr. 4. i 1 J( 1 STAFF PHOTO BY RANDY HAMPTON Lincoln High's Ken Adkins, second from left, found himself behind in the 180-yard low hurdle finals in the Class A district track meet at East Friday, but he rallied to win in :20.6.

Northeast's Barry Stutzman, left, finished third and Norfolk's Mike Zobcl, second from right, finished second. fensive tackle, signed with the Rams. Baseball The New York Yankees acquired pitcher Gary Waslewskl from the Montreal Expos Friday for first baseman, Grand Island native Dave McDonald in a contract exchange. McDonald will remain with Buffalo of the International League. Basketball The fourth leading scorer in Illinois high school circles last season, all-stater Wayne Heinrich, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Creighton.

Gene Rhodes has been rehired as coach of the Kentucky Colonels. Denver Rocket rookie Julius Keye underwent knee surgery. Other Sports Pittsburgh Penguin rookie hockey center 'Michel Briere, 20, was severely Injured in a traffic accident in Quebec and a teen-ager was struck and killed by the ambulance taking Briere to a hospital. The International Olympics Committee voted to prevent South Africa from competing in the 1972 Games because of preliminaries he skipped over the lows in :20.1, the fourth fastest in the state this year, la the evening finals he won the highs, but ran third in the lorn. After that last race he Just sat in the track and declared that "I Just don't have anything more left." performance was overshadowed by the running of Fremont's Jeff Wisemillcr, who ran the second-swiftest half-mile time in Nebraska high school history.

His 1:54.8 was also the fastest clocking ever recorded in a district meet anywhere. In addition, the diminutive Fremont mile, the second best in the state this year, and made up a ten-yard deficit while anchoring the Tigers to victory in the one mile relay. Lincoln Southeast claimed the team title, though two-miler Bob Unger provided the Knights with their only individual crown. Southeast Iced the victory with lots of squad depth and victories In both the 880 and two-mile relays. The meet ran well after dark.

A quality pole vault field nine lcapcrs cleared the minimum state meet standard of 12-4 with three going over 14 feet finished the event with the aid of auto headlights lining the track. Results Page 10 tut even that amazing towhead ttin a :49.5 quarter- racing discrimination,.