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Cornhuskers Ready To Resume Practice J0iinjan 'y'--v j. WT At-- A brief "vacation" over, Nebraska's football players and coaches regroup Thursday to begin Orange Bowl preparations. Actually, the 19-day layoff since the Cornhuskers wrapped up an unbeaten 10-0-1 regular season hasn't been much of a vacation for either players or coaches. The have participated in conditioning drills while the coaching staff has fanned out across the country contacting possible recruits. While a regular practice schedule is being adopted for the Lincoln portion of the Orange Bowl preparation there will be nothing routine about the drills prior to the departure for Miami Dec.

24. A half-dozen writers and sportscasters from Louisiana will visit Lincoln Thursday to catch the opening of the Cornhusker. bowl drills and visit with players and coaches. Cornhuskers this season and a fourth, guard Keith Wortman, logged considerable playing time in the offensive line. Four others Glen Garson, Dennis Zan Rosso, Mark Doak and Mike Osborne had starting jobs with the unbeaten Cornhusker freshmen, Nebraska assistant Tom Osborne indicates that halfback Allan Carter of Pomona, fullback Forrie Martin and quarterback Charles Phillips of Pasadena will be visiting the Cornhusker campus this weekend.

"They're among the best half-dozen players in Southern California," says Tom. "Carter has run 9.6 eight times and rushed for over 2,000 yards this season," he says of the 6-1, 205-pound product of Benita H.S. "Martin (6-1, 218) and Phillips (6-3, 195) are also excellent prospects," says Osborne. Come January the highly-publicized passing combination from Bishop Amat H.S. in Los Angeles quarterback Pat Hayden and split end John McKay, Jr.

will visit Nebraska. In addition to the prep standouts the Cornhuskers are again eking several California junior college standouts to fill holes which will be created by the loss of nine senior starters. Visitors this weekend will include John Bell of Cypress Junior College, Tony Bonwell of Golden West Junior College and Dave Gleason of Orange Coast Junior College. Bell- and Gleason are defensive linemen and Bonwell a defensive back. their Referee Gail Baum watches closely as Nebraska Wesleyan's George Rybar has John F.

Kennedy's Steve Siegrist in trouble in 142-pound bout Tuesday. Rybar got his pin in 1:58 as the Plainsmen coasted to a 45-3 victory, llesults on Page 49. Cassia Into Anger Dismay Turns Finally "I nearly "predicted against myself," Ali would say later. "I said nine, but I meant it for him. not me." Ali wasn't really in that much trouble.

He was hurt that "round, but not dangerously hurt. He had taken a shot to the, belly in the fourth that rotated his kidneys. But Ali was. tired now, in the ninth, and that crack to the head was unsettling. When it was finished, five rounds and a part-of a sixth later, Ali would lie on his dressing room table, two pillows under his head and a strange weariness In his face.

A purple bruise was budding on one cheekbone. Always he had admired himself because his face had not been marred in this violence. But now he had this bruise. 'I know he was tired," said cornerman Bundini Brown. "I know he was tired late because when he tome back to the corner he was tilting to his left." The punch that ended it so dramatically came because Bonavena and his corner wanted to gamble for the whole bag.

"I told Oscar he was behind on points," said Gil Clancy, his trainer. "I told him he had to knock him out to win." And Bonavena went cut and tried. Clumsy, weary himself, he went out and tried to deck this man. And because he did he was stopped in a fight for the first time in his career. 1 It was a wjld, lead; the work of a very clumsy rntn, but he had the guts to bet it aH, double or nothing, just that one roll of the dice.

And he lost it. Bonavena led with a looping left. He missed and cranked up his right. And there it was, the opening. All night, Ali t1 had been looking for it.

And now, there at the end, he Chicago Sun-Times Special New York There had been anger in Muhammad (Cassius Clay) From the start it had been genuine anger and then scorn, and finally all of these melted into dismay. This was to have been his round. "Mine in nine," he had rhymed. He had to work this round. He had been made to look almost as clumsy as the awkward bull he confronted.

He needed it because he had predicted it, but mostly because for eight rounds he had found a hostile hg couldn't tamo. He had walked the distance before, twice in fact, 15 rounds with George Chuvalo and later Ernie Terrell. But in those he had been playing. He had been the ringmaster. Now he wasn't.

He went to his toes, because he's best there with this left jab that travels so swiftly: But he went back his heels. Some of it was to get leverage.1 But some of it was because he was tired, bone He' stroked Oscar Bona vena a good shot that round. But near the end of the round, shortly before the' bell, Bonavena rushed wildly. Through eight rounds, Ali had learned he must' live with this, a mad man who wouldn't stop. Ali Gets Clubbecf And Oscar clubbed Ali with this left hand.

Bonavena doc's not throw a punch, he clubs with one, as though his entire arm is a railroad tie. If he misses with the fist, he scrapes with the forearm, or tha elbow. And if all these fail, he tries his head. This time Bonavena hit with the fist. And there was pain in Muhammad's eyes.

found it, big enough for a tank to get through. It was the left hook that did it. There would be other punches. A left and a right the second time Ali put him down, a flurry for the third trip to the deck. But it was the first left So now it had all come down to Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali and all the time it had.

to come to that. Two men, each calling himself champion, neither having known defeat. It is what some say will be the fight match of the century. Preliminaries Over The preliminaries are done. Muhammad has had his tuneups, the three-round caper with Jerry Quarry and this Monday night surprise with Bonavena.

Frazier whiled away his time beating up Bob Foster. There is no true way to tell now which is the better man with his fists, no accurate scale. There is no way to decide it, except in the ring. 'It can 'be argued for Ali that he' did stop Bonavena, something Frazier couldn't do in 25 rounds, or any other fist fighter for that matter. But then Frazier never had the open alley Muhammad was presented.

It can be argued against Muhammad that he was exhausted as he came down to the wire, the weariest he has ever been in a fight. But so was Frazier after the second match with Bonavena. Fighting this guy is like hitting redwood trees and ducking boulders coming down the Rockies. There is no way to judge them off the past. The two, Frazier and Ali, have got to settle this one between themselves.

Peru Basketball String Extended Celtic Newton, Walline Selected LINCOLN, NEBRASKA DEC. 9, PAGE 47 There'll be other important visitors, too, as potential recruits start visiting the Cornhusker campus. Among the early visitors will be some of the top prep performers from California, a state which is becoming one of the better recruiting grounds for the Cornhusker staff. Three Californians, all-America tackle Bob Newton, guard Dick Rupert and linebacker Bob Terrio, held starting jobs with the Missouri String Ended Kansas City The Missouri Tigers have been knocked from the unbeaten ranks in college basketball. The Big Eight Conference team, after posting three victories, bowed Tusday night to the Billikens at St.

Louis University 79-70. Iowa State dropped its second game in three starts, being routed by undefeated and seventh ranked Drake 87-63 at Ames, Iowa. Colorado, the only other Big Eight team in action, ran its record to 3-1 by beating California-Santa Barbara at Boulder, Colo, 61-59. Turnovers in the late stages" of the game ruined Missouri. The turnovers started with six minutes left and St.

Louis moved ahead 63-58. Henry Smith, who had averaged 26 points a game in Missouri's three earlier games, was held to 17 but led the Tigers in scoring. St. Louis held a slim 37-36 lead at the half. Iowa State got a 2-0 jump on Drake after the opening tip but was unable to get another field goal until 9:18 remained in the first half.

Drake had a 57-32 lead at one point but the Cyclones closed the gap to 67-52. They got no closer, however. Colorado had to come from behind in the last minute to beat Santa Barbara. After Doug Rex hit a free throw with 37 seconds left, Cliff Meely followed with three free throws for the Buffs to put Colorado ahead. Meely led the scoring with 30 points.

Only one Big Eight team sees action Wednesday night. Oklahoma State is at home against Memphis State. St. Louis ST. LOUIS 79, Missouri MISSOURI 70 Staiwrfh Rogers Bryan Irving Fisher Leonard Martinez Lockelte Totals St.

Louis 1-4 7 Foster 6 10-10 22 Allen 1 1 1 3 Smith 11 7-8 29 Flaker 3 4-4 10 Maurer 0 3-4 3 Stock 0 1-1 1 Colbert 2 0-0 4 Jeffries 1-1 1-1 5-6 5-8 0-1 0-1 0-0 26 27-34 79 Totals 6-7 26 18-25 70 Missouri 37 42-79 36 34-70 Fouled out: None. Totsfouls: St. Louis 18, Missouri 25. Drake 87, Iowa State 63 DRAKE IOWA STATE T.Jhnsn Hlburtn Bush Sakys Jones Gordon Claxton Salyers Wcklund Turrntn Nrdrum Huff 1 2-3 4 Rnbach 8 Engel 23 Moser 9 Mack 12 DVIdr 0 Rbnsn 0 Klmrtn 14 Snell 0 Miller 1 G.Jhnsn 0 Brown 16 Skoog 6-6 14 11 7 0-1 3-4 3- 4 4- 4 0-0 0-0 4-4 0- 0 1- 2 0-0 2- 3-4 11 4-4 2-2 1-2 12 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-5 earcus Gibson 34 19-27 87 Totals 12 Totals Drake 20 23-28 63 44 43 87 24 37-43 Iowa State Fouled out Total fouls Halliburton. Drake 22, Iowa State 24 Colorado 61, Santa Barbara 59 SANTA BARBARA COLORADO Frazier Tschogl Rex Allen Shackter Edmond Mason McGory Shumkr Rector 4 1-1 9 Creghtn 3 0-1 6 3 6-7 12 Aaker 4 2-4 10 9 4-11 22 Meely 10 10-14 30 4 0-18 Dg.

Mtchll 1 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 Jameson 2 2-3 4 1 0-0 2 Shell 2 1-2 5 0 2-4 2 Smith 0 0-0 0 0 0-1 0 Hofman 0 0-0 0 1 2-2 4 McCoy 0 2-2 2 0 0-0 0 Maulsby 0 0-0 0 Pickens 0 0-0 0 D.Mitchell 0 0-0 0 Teels 0 0-0 0 Totals 2215-27 59 Totals 22 17-26 61 Santa Barbara 34 2559 Colorado 29 3241 Total fouls Barbara 24, Colorado 19. Fouled out Frazier. A 4,200. McClendon Set At Omaha Event Omaha (UPI) Charlie McClendon, Louisiana State University football coach, will be the principal speaker at a BNat Brith charity stag at Peony Park Ballroom Feb. 24.

McClendon's team will meet Nebraska in the Orange Bowl New Year's night. Those in charge of the Peony Park dinner said they hope to have Nebraska coach Bob Devaney present. mining, Gaining Utah hammered Memphis 125-106. The Celtics, displaying the type of fast break that helped them to 11 NBA titles in 13 seasons before their decline, rushed to a 59-44 half time lead, and when the Braves closed to within six in the final quarter, Havlicek turned on the steam again. He finished witft 34 points.

Willis Reed did the damage for the Knicks, leading them on a 14-2 run at the end of the first quarter and then to 13 straight points at the end of the second for a 66-48 half time lead that never was threatened. Reed finished with 37 points. Jon McGlocklin scored 10 of his 17 points at the start of the third period, lifting Milwaukee from a 58-53 intermission lead to a 75-62 spread, and Atlanta never caught up. Lew Alcindor had 24 points for the Bucks, who won for the 21st time in 24 games. Lou Hudson had 30 and Pete Maravich 29 for the Hawks.

Bob Love scored a point for each year and then some cs he celebrated his 28th birthday by leading Chicago past the Warriors with 30 points. But Not By Associated Press The Boston Celtics are running faster than anyone thought they would, but they still can't catch the New York Knicks. The Celtics, picked by many to finish out of the playoffs behind the Knicks and Philadelphia in the National Basketball Association's Atlantic Division, have run themselves right into second place. Using a lightning fast break led by perpetually moving John Havlicek, the Celtics have reeled off nine straight tories, the last a 122-102 sprint past Buffalo Tuesday night. However, the surge still has left Boston three games behind New York, which moves along pretty quickly, too, swishing past running, gunning Portland 139-121.

In other games, Milwaukee pummeled the Atlanta Hawks 125-104, Seattle came back to beat Philadelphia 107-104, the Chicago Bulls held down San Francisco 98-87 and Los Angeles defeated Phoenix 121-112. In the American Basketball Association, Virginia edged the New York Nets 120-116 and SPORTSiSLATE All events free unlea followed '-by all time i.m. uleM boldfaced for p.m. Wednesday State College Basketball Concordia at Doane; Wenlworth at Fairbury JC; North Platte JC at McCook JC; Worthinston, Minn, at Northeastern JC. Plane Chops Angler's Line In England Skegness, England.

UP) Angler Bud Abbott cast his line and caught a plane. Abbott was angling for a prize in a fishing contest at the end of Skegness Pier Tuesday when he looked up to see a single-engine plane "swooping toward me, "The plane skimmed the water near the pier," he "and its wing tangled with my line and the lines of three other "Their lines broke but mine reeled out as, the plane flew off. It finally broke after I' had lost: about ,200 yards qf. i The Coast Guard contacted the pilot who agreed to pay $8 compensation. Abbott added, "He told me he was having a bit of fun." ion, I Jjxti cidt Contests Continue By VIRGIL PARKER Prep Sports Writer 1 Though Monday night's East-Southeast high school basketball game was the first intra-city clash of the young season, two more crosstown matchups are on tap this week.

Southeast returns to Pershing Auditorium Thursday night to tangle with Northeast, while East and Lincoln High square off at the same site Friday evening. East, by virtue of its 63-58 conquest of Southeast, is the Capital City's only Class A quintet to record a victory this season. Defending state champion Northeast, after being edged 47-46 by Kearney last weekend, and Southeast will both be trying to even their records at 1-1 in the Thursday night battle. Lincoln High suffered two setbacks last weekend, a 56-49 loss to Hastings and a narrow 55-52 loss to Omaha Westside. For two of the four clubs, Lincoln High and Northeast, the intra-city game is its only contest (his weeL But East and Southeast, by adding hi their Monday night meeting, will play a third encounter.

East hosts Omaha Central -Saturday night, while Southeast travels to Fremont the same evening. Lincoln's other prep quintet, the Class Pius Thunderbolts, play their first game at home Saturday night when they entertain Fairbury. Both clubs, state tournament entries last March, sport perfect 1-0 marks this winter. Pius opened its current campaign with a 59-39 win last weekend al Nebraska City, while Fairbury started with a 64-48 victory over Hebron. Pius and Fairbury both lost state tourney tests to eventual runnerup Laurel last spring.

Pius was dropped 74-63, while Fairbury lost 69-61 to the same club the following night. Bartlett Dog Wins Three Brighton, Colo. Barqua's Paisley Print a long-haired dachshund owned by David and Mary Bartlett of the Cornhusker Kennel Club, won three events in an all-breed show here Sunday. The dachshund was judged winners bitch, best of winners and best of breed. Barqua's Ditto Paisley also owned by the Bartletts, was reserve winners bitch.

Paisley and Ditto combined to win the best hound brace in the show. Feature Races At Tropical Park Highbiner 7.10 4.49 Star Eved 4.20 Two A Day At Liberty Bell Rwt Charmer 6.00 3.4n jnrt 7 TO 3.00 Gray Idol 40 4 TO 140 Linstock By Associated Press Peru State remains unbeaten in seven games and Kearney has avenged a shellacking administered earlier this season by Fort Hays State to highlight state college basketball action. Kearney, defeated 101-72 by Hays a week ago, bounded back with a 102-71 victory Tuesday night at Kearney. The Antelopes jumped into the lead in the closing minutes of the first half behind the scoring of Barry Sandstrom and Jerry Karnatz who each got 18. V- Peru made it seven straight by handling Pershing College 93-58 at Peru.

The Bobcats hit 50 per cent from the field with Larry Green's 25 points leading 'UIC IIOJ. Midland kept pace with I Jerry Murtaugh Big Eight's Top Defender Murtaugh Honored Kansas City CD-Linebacker Jerry Murtaugh of Nebraska was named Big Eight Conference defensive football player of the year Wednesday, edging end Herb Orvis of Colorado in the voting of sports writers and sportscasters. Murtaugh is a senior and Orvis a junior. The 212-pound Cornhusker star, a unanimous All-Tiig Eight selection, did everything Nebraska coach Bob Devaney expects of a linebacker during his final season in college football which ends Jan. 1 when the conference champions tangle with Louisiana State in the Orange Bowl.

After several Nebraska games Murtaugh was nominated Big Eight lineman of the week. He was selected for the honor twice. 4 in ir" Wayne through most of the game but Wayne won 74-63. A hook shot by Dana Trofholz in the middle of the second half gave Wayne a permanent lead. Dennis Seifkes led Wayne with 23, Ivan Young had 18 for Midland.

1 Free throws spelled the difference as South Dakota Tech defeated Chadron 81-78 at Rapid City. The Hard Rockers hit 29 out of 36 from the line to 14 of 25 for. Chadron, nullifying the Eagles' one basket edge. Bruce Bad Moccasin scored 28 for Tech and Rick Brown hit 32 for Chadron. Bellevue College defeated Mt.

Marty at Yankton, S.D., 68-67, on a 10 foot jumper by Ed Larson with six seconds left. Mt. Marty had led the entire game. Larson was high for Bellevue with 22 points. In junior college play Charles Oliver and Dwight Porter scored four straight baskets late the first half to give York the lead and eventual 78-68 victory over Fairbury.

erry Trambly hit 36 points and set a record for the Central Nebraska Technical College at Hastings as the Rams defeated the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture 112-93. Ron Schropfer hit 35 points for the Curtis team which suffered its first loss. Peru 93, Pershing 58 Pershing 28 3058 Peru 43 5093 Pershing Whatley 13, Whitted 12, Rehn 11, S. Johnson 6, Adams 5, Hazel 4, Wiliams 4, Strain 2, Perkins 1. Peru L.

Green 25, Montague 18, Wilkins 15, Brown 11, M. Johnson 6, Parks 6, Froehlick 4, Bowen 4, Miler 2, Monzingo 2. Bellevue 68, Mount Marty 67 Bellevue 32 3448 Mount Marty 34 3167 Bellevue Howard 1, Nielsen 5, Wientz 10, Larson 22, Hakel 14, CadweH 10, Paul 6. Mount Marty-Heath 12, Sallee 16, Johnson 20, Meiser 17, Clousar 2. York 78, Fairbury 68 Fairbury 34 34 York 41 37-78 Fairbury Lanham 15.

Symonptte 13, Jamison Malt It, Patterson 4, Vol-lertsen 5, Jones 4, Lawson 2. York C. Oliver 25. Porter 18. Miller 11, Byrd 10, Baxter 4, Nixon 3.

Plaster 3, Sikes 3, Allison 1. Kearney 102, Fort Hays 71 Kearney State 44 58102 Ft. Hays State 33 38 71 Ft. Hayes Woodward 12, Stockstill 12, Rilter 12, Gaskell 10, Apel 7, Rauhut 7, Okeson 4, Thurman, 5. Kearney Sandstrom 18, Karnatz 18, Hummel 16, Walden 13, Wilkinson 9, Kropp 9, Rot 7, Meyer Jones 2, Hoffman 2, Willis 1.

Wayne 74, Midland 63 Midland 27 3448 Wayne 32 4274 Midlawl Ynung 12, Clark 10, Wilcox 10, Banks 7, Ohm 6. Wayne Siefkes 23, Merchel 14, Trofholz Woodin 10, Hoffman 8, Rohlfsen 2, Jones J. S.D. Tech 91, Chadron 78 Chadron 36 2478 South Dakota Tech 41 509! Chadron Brown 32, Eastman 17. Jones 10, Gill 6, Flansburg 6, Jeffrey 4, Loughran 2, 5smucls 1.

S.D. Tech Bad Moccasin 3t, Pearson 16, Dictz 15. Vlq Konst 7. Kwyzla 7, Schicpp 5, Holfiiftn 2. Mobile, Ala.

Quarterbacks Lynn Dickey of Kansas State and Dan Pastorini of Santa Clara head up a 29-man North squad announced Tuesday for the Senior Bowl Ail-Star game Jan. 9. They will be aided by a speedy corps of receivers led by H. D. Kill of Arizona State and two of the top running backs in the Big Eight Conference, Kansas' John Riggins and Missouri's Jim Harrison.

Other receivers are Kansas Slate's Henry Hawthorne and Oklahoma State's Hermann At tight end will be Doug Dieken of Illinois. Other running backs are Fred Willis of Boston College and Clarence Davis from Southern California. Interior offensive linemen include: Centers Tom Beard cf jvlichigan State, 6-6, 252; and Leo Dillon of Dayton University, 6-3, 235. Guards and tackles Marv Montgomery of Southern California, 6-6( 245; Bob Newton of Nebraska, 6-4, 248; Larron Jackson, 6-3, 261; and Dennis Havig' of Colorado, 6-3, 230. Defensive linemen are Iowa's Layne McDowell, 6-4, 232; Cincinnati's Bob Bell, 6-3, 245; UCLA's Tim Oesterling, 64, 240; Nebraska's Dave Walline, 6-2, 238; and Missouri's Rocky Wallace, 6-2, 225.

Linebackers Oscar Gibson of Kansas State, Dale Farley of West Virginia and Phil Villa-piano of Bowling Green average 6-2 and 230. Defensive backs include Utah's Norm Thompson, Clarence Scott of Kansas State, Chris Farasopoulas of Brigham Young and Tom Duncan of Toledo. Den Ion Girl Rodeo Finalist Oklahoma City, Okla. A Denton, native, Kathi O'Brien, moved into second place in the barrel racing division at the National Finals Rodeo here Tuesday night. She trails the leader, Gina Day of Woodward, going into the finals.

Feature Races At Lincoln Downs Lunsr Orbit 55.40 19.00 MO Ed Mrt 4.60 4.70 Warmed Bottom 4 20 Mighty Battle Set about Nebraska," smiled McClendon. "It's'. been nothing but Ole Miss thoughts the past week. But, I know the Cornhuskers1 are plenty mean." McClendon is one coach who says he enjoys the national college football polls. "I wouldn't say they're always right, but it means a lot to us to be high in the AP poll.

I think one thing that's often forgotten by voters is the caliber of opposition." Devaney said he's been voting Nebraska No. 1 all season. "I know we could hold our own with anybody," he said. "This is the finest of the three teams I've brought to the Orange Bowl." The Cornhusker boss admitted his team would have rather played Notre Dame than LSU, "but since the Irish lost to Southern Cal, I haven't heard a peep out of my players." McClendon was still numb from his whopping victory over Ole Miss, a team he had defeated only once in the previous eight seasons. It was still like that Saturday when somebody asked the Bengalmaster how old his son was.

"My son?" replied Charlie. said somebody across the room. "Scott?" said McClendon. Mercifully, another man not so completely buzzed up with belting Mississippi volunteered the data that Scott McClendon was 12 years old. Miami 'UP) LSU's Charlie McClendon says "no, no, no we didn't run it up" in a 61-17 victory and Nebraska's Bob Devaney claims "We're No.

1 Texas or no If coaches know iheir siuff, it should a mighty battle in the Orange Bowl game New Year's night. The post-season event's coaches visited -'about the Orange Bowl over the weekend. Devaney has known for two weeks that his Cornhuskers were coming. McClendon received the official invitation late Saturday night. "The way the game went, the score was inevitable" said McClendon of the Tigers' 61-17 smashing of Gator Bowl-bound Mississippi.

"I reminded our players at halftime that Ole Miss had come from way behind the last two years to beat us," he said. "They were ready when they went back on the field." LSU outscored the Rebels 28-0 in the final quarter to make it such a lopsided rout. McClendon will rest his 9-2 team until Dec. 14. The' Tigers will work for the Nebraska meeting through Dec.

19 and then break for the Christmas holidays. LSU will fly to Miami on Dec. 26.. Nebraska is 10-0-1 with an early tie with Southern California marring its record. 4'We're just getting around to thinking 14 I I i.