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Succ'u Reds 108 ora bow oerger Jnom 7JD 6. ft a KM Huskers9 QB Job Kick Saves Whites C. 1 1 48---I :13 4l vv fS MM7W777777' Statistics Red While First downs 14 8 Yards rushing 137 65 Yards passing 67 61 Passes 5-16-1 2-15-0 Punts Return yardage 109 70 Fumbles lout I 2 Yards penalized 80 30 By DON FORSYTH Bill Bomberger showed Saturday that a year on the bench hasn't affected his placckicking. The Columbus senior, relegated to reserve status last season by Paul Rogers, delivered a last-minute field goal for the winning margin as the Whites nipped the Reds, 10-8, in the Nebraska Spring football finale. Bomberger's 30-yard ef-ort, coming with just 19 remaining, was Cmade possible by a 50-yard Frank Patrick to Larry Frost H-Jaerial.

It was the big play on a day when 7,500 fans saw the defense get the top billing. There was so much defense In the first half that the winning Whites, who had the top offensive unit, showed a net yardage of minus 31 yards. Quarterbacks Patrick and Van, Brownson were bothered by a brisk wind, but the primary problem was the swarming Red defense, spearheaded by middle guard Ken Geddes. The Whites weren't doing badly themselves on defense, getting their opening touchdown when halfback John Decker pirated a pass by the Reds' Jerry Tagge and cut diagonally across the -l 1 1 STAFF Dale Didur (84), Reds end, gets one hwid on this pass, but the secondary protection by. Tom McClelland Huskers Set NU Thinclads Three Marks Maul Missouri UpinAii BOMBshcll! How Scored Time First Quarter 6 0 Decker, 30-yard led interception relurn 7 0 Bomberger kick Fourth Quarter 11:00 7 7 10 6 Hughes, 2-yard run 8 Tagge, run 8 Bomberger, 30-yard field goal 0:19 By HAL BROWN Nebraska quarterback Frank Patrick plans to spend this summer in Lincoln, but at the present time he doesn't know whether he will spend his spare time passing a football or running backwards and the Husker coaching staff at present hasn't decided what they'll want him to do.

"I plan to work on my passing during the summer," Patrick explained after Saturday's intrasquad contest, "or work on running backwards, a reference an experiment with him defensive safety. "Right now, we don't know what we'll want him to do," head coach Bob Devaney responded when told of Frank's statements. Devaney, disappointed in his squad's offensive showing in Saturday's finale of spring drills, said the quarterback situation was still up in the air and that a decision.would have to come next fall as to who will be the top signal caller. In the picture this spring have been Patrick, Tony Dvorsak and sophomores Van Browfison, Jerry Tagge and Chuck Osberg. "We may try to cut the list down to three or even two to really work with when we start practice next fall," Devaney said without indicating who those two or three might be.

The Husker coach agreed that Tagge was impressive in a fourth quarter touchdown drive that gave the Reds an 8-7 lead over the Whites, but quickly pointed out, "He did a lot of bad things, too, like throw that interception (that went for the only White touchdown)." Tagge, a 225-pounder from Green Bay, had already told writers how foolish the interception was. "I wish I hadn't thrown that interception," he said. "That changed the whole complexion of the game and it was a foolish play. I should have run the ball, then punted it out of there." Tagge, who admitted he was happy to be on the same squad with the defensive Black Shirts, said even the No. 2 defense was tough enough for him to face.

"I wanted to throw more, but the defense kept such a tough pass rush on that it was hard to throw," he said. "On that final drive, we got our running game going." Devaney also was disappointed in some of the' "foolish" things Patrick had done, but added, "He came up with the big play that won the game for the Whites." Devaney was referring to a long pass to Larry Frost that set up Bill Bomberger's winning field goal in the final minute with the Whites trailing, 8-7. 'It sure as hell was," Patrick replied when asked if winning was important in such a game, then explained the pass to Frost, "Larry was a secondary receiver on the play. The pass is supposed to go to the split end, but he was covered and Larry had beaten his man, then he came back and made a great catch." Patrick figured the defense was even tougher than a year ago. "They've got everybody back," he pointed out, "And I think they're in better shape, along with everybody else.

They were stunting more than they had done in previous scrimmages and that bothered our passing." Even though he saw only brief action Saturday, Devaney noted that Brownson shouldn't be counted out of the quarterback picture. The Husker head coach was disappointed ia the offensive showing as a whole and particularly in the "No. 1 offensive team, the girys wc think are No. 1 couldn't move the ball against the. No.

1 defense. Nebraska's Clifton Forbes is one who sees better things this week, but he wasn't really expecting too much Saturday anyway. "This is the first open quarter I've run outdoors all year," Forbes said after clocking :48.2 to lead the Huskers' sweep in the event. "I guess it certainly showed that I need some experience running it. "I've always had to run open quarters this time of the year," he said, "but it's so much different than in the relays.

It takes some time to (16) and John Decker (1) of for NU's other points in the event. Three other records were shattered and one tied in the meet. Nebraska's N. S. Hurd eclipsed the long jump mark a 23-4V2 stretch.

NU's Lennox Burgher erased his own triple jump standard with a 48-1 effort. Missouri's Glenn Ogden also broke his own mark, legging the three-mile in 14:00. "I had mononucleosis last summer," Ogden commented, "but now I think I've got it licked, and it couldn't have come at a better time. My goal in the Big Eigjjt is just to win it, to beat (Craig) Runyan of Colorado. I'm not really planning on any particular time though." the Tigers' sprinter, Mel Gray, however, does have his sights set on a sprint sweep at the league meet, and he figures it will require about a :09.3 and :20.6 to do it.

"I'm sorry to say that I not in really top condition yet," the sprinter-football flanker said. "I gave it my best effort, but the wind was just too strong," he offered after slamming the events in :09.7 and :21.3. The author of four :09.3 centuries this year and a :20.9 furlong last week against Kansas State caught a glimpse of the last in the Husker s' spring foot field for a 30-yard trip to the end zone. After that it was hard to fault Tagge, who ran and scrambled effectively throughout the skirmish and started pinpointing his passes after the intermission. The rugged Green Bay, rookie twice got the Reds close enough for unsuccessful field goal attempts by Phil Harvey, then directed a go-ahead 55-yard march early in the fourth quarter.

In that drive he shared the -spotlight with rookie halfback Jeff Hughes, who had one of his better days of the spring. Hughes accounted for 27 of the 55 yards on six carries. Tagge went to the Burlington, speedster three straight times after the Reds reached the White eight-yard line and he scored from two yards over the right side with 8:48 to go. The Red coaching corps elected to go for two points and Tagge made it sound strategy by barrelling over right tackle on an option play to give the Reds an 8-7 advantage. Ironically, the principals as the lead changed hands twice in the fourth quarter-Hughes and Bomberger were late changes from the original squad breakdown.

The two I backs, who handled all the punting, were interchanged to give the Whites Bomberger for place-in duties. Before the switch the Reds had both Bomberger and Harvey, the squad's two placement hooters. Tagge emerged as the game's top ball carrier, netting 44 yards on 1G carries and the top passer with 67 yards on five completions in 13 attempts. Most of his work came against a White defense led by middle guard Ed Periard, end Dennis 'Gutzman, linebackers Pat Morrell and Steve Yanda and Decker. That defense was solid, but not as impressive as the Reds' veteran-laden top unit which dominated things until the Whites drove 66 yards before Mike Green fumbled at the outset of the second half, The drive, however, was kept alive by a roughing the kicker penalty which advanced the ball to Inidficld after the Whites had been stopped.

It wasiiard to pick out- a weak link as all 11 starters contributed some big 1 a I from time to time. Monday -10: 15 m. Rat, COLORPHOTO PALMER the Whites is too much. STANDINGS American East Pet. GB 21 11 .656 18 10 .643 1 Baltimore Boston Washington Detroit New York Cleveland 16 14 .533 3'j 12 15 .444 12 18 .400 4 20 .167 6Va 8 West Pet.

GB 18 8 .692 18 1 0 .643 1 15 1 3 .536 4 11 11 .500 5 Minnesota Oakland Kansas City Chicago California Seattle 9 1 6 360 8'i 17 .346 Results Oakland 4, New York 2 Chicago 4, Cleveland 0 Baltimore 6, Kansas City 5 Minnesota at Detroit, postponed Boston 6, California 3 Washington at Seattle Sunday'! Games New York (Peterson 4-3) at Oakland (Hunter 2-2) Boston (Siebert 1-3) at California (May 1-3) Chicago (Ellis 0-3) at Cleveland (Tiant 0-6) Kansas City (Nelson 2-2) at Baltimore (Palmer 3-1) Washington (Hannan 2-2) at Seattle (Brabender 0-3) Minnesota (Kaat 2-0) at Detroit (Lolich 3-1) National East Pet. Chicago 19 11 .633 Pittsburqh 16 13 .552 New York 13 15 .464 Philadelphia 12 14 .462 St Louis 12 17 .414 Montreal 11, 17 .393 West GB 5 5 6'4 7 Atlanta Los Angeles San Francisco 19 9 .679 18 11 .621 17 11 .607 13 16 .448 14 18 .438 10 22 .313 li, 2 iVi 7 11 V.III.IIIIIOII san Diego Results 6, Philadlphia 3 7, Cincinnati 3, Houston 1 4, Pittsburgh 1 5, St Louis 3 Atlanta Montreal New York Los Angeles ban Diego San Francisco at Chicago postponed Sunday's Games Houston (Dierker 4-3 and Wilson 2-3) at New York (McGraw 3-0 and Cardwell 1-4), 2 Cincinnati (Merritt 2-2) at Montreal (Wegener 11) Atlanta (Stone 4-0) at Philadelphia (Fryman 31) San Francisco (Sadecki 2-3) at Chicago (Holtzman 4-1) San Diego (Kelly 2-2) at St, Louis (Giustl 2-3) Los, Angeles (Osteen. Pittsburgh. (Veale-S) SPOUTS SLATE All events free unless followed by all timet a.m. unlets boldfaced for p.m.

Sunday State Auto Racing Super Modifieds at Eagle, 7. Monday Local Prep Baseball District Tournament, Lincoln High V. Southeast, East Northeast, 4:30 at Sherman Field. College Tennis W-Chib In-vitational at Nebraska Wesleyan, 1. Collese fiolf W-Clu'b Invitational at Holmes Park, 9.

State Baseball Des Moines at Omaha, Rosenblatt Stadium, 7:30. Sunday Baseball- Kansas City at Baltimore, 12:40 p.m. iKHNt. Bowllng-12 noon (7); i p.m, (3i. l'GA (lulf-TcxuS 'Open.

3 p.m (7 NFL-AFL Merger Complete New York UP) Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Baltimore will move from the National Football League to the American League for the 1970 season to complete pro football's realignment, Commissioner Pete Rozelle announced Saturday night. Cleveland and Pittsburgh will play in a division with Cincinnati and Houston; Baltimore joins a division with Boston, Buffalo, Miami and the world champion New York Jets. The third division in the American League will have Denver, Kansas City, San Diego and Oakland. There was no breakdown given on the new divisions in the National Conference which will include the remaining 13 NFL teams. AH three teams were surprises with only Baltimore, the NFL champion, being mentioned even slightly in speculation over what teams would shift.

Rozelle said financial was involvd in the move of the three teams but declined to say how much. Rozelle said Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Baltimore bad-agreed to the switch at about midnight Friday, 22 hours before the actual announcement, but the delay stemmed from the attempt to realign the National Conference into two divisions of four teams and one of five. Rozelle said the teams in the four-team divisions would play home-and-home games within their own divisions for a total of six games, plus five games among the remaining nine teams in their conference and three inter-conference games. The teams in the five-team divisions will have a schedule on an 8-3-3 basis-homc-and-home games with the other four teams, in their division, three intra-confcfcnce games and three Jntcr-confercnce games. To balance out the schedule at, 40 intcr-con-ference games, the 'Denver Broncos the American Conference will play on a busts1 with four Inter-cOn-ferenct games instead, of three.

By RANDY YORK Nebraska and Missouri track members do not plan to gauge their performances in this week's Big Eight championships on their efforts in Saturday's Lincoln duel, a meet in which the Huskers posted a surprisingly easy 87-58 win. But they do plan to find more sunshine and less wind Friday and Saturday in Ames, Iowa. Thus, both teams have already got better things happening in the blueprints for the conference carnival. If I At! A I' adjust. Personally, I don't like to run the quarter, but if it's the best place for me to run to get more points for the team, then I'll run it." Forbes bested teammate Garth Case, who clocked :48.4 after holding the lead at the 220 mark, and Ron Lange, who finished at :49.0.

The Huskers' only o4 her sweep came in the javelin where Curt Brandon sailed the spear 218-8 for a new meet record. Ed McPherron and Shane Miller accounted cflcked in :4.2. 'i i fir 2 (r i' -3 ball game. In the Field Pole vault 1. Duane Sullivan, 14-6; 2.

Stan Ponce, 13-6; 3. Sam Forsha, u-6- High lump 1. Ken Cooper, 6-8' a (ties record by Steve Herndon, 1967); 2. Jim Cook, -7Vj; 3. Steve Gound, 6- 4 Shot put 1.

Jim Judd, 54-9; 1. Ron Overacre, 54-l'j; 3. Mike McNair, 51-3' Javelin 1. Curt Brandon, 218-8 (breaks old record of 208-0 by Kent Tarbutton, 1967); 2. Ed McPherron, 199-9; 3.

Shane Miller, 189-0. Discus 1. Brain Spencer, 161-2; 2. Overacre, 148-IOVj; 3. McNair, 143- 'long lump N.

S. Hurd, 23-11' (breaks old record 'of 23-4' by Gary Rainwater, 1967); 2. Eric Heeler, 23-S'i; 3. Gary Parker, 23-2' i. Triple lump 1.

Lennox Burgher, 48-lVa (breaks old record of 47-944 bv Burgher, 1968); 2. Hurd, 43-8; 3. Parker, 43-2' j. On the Track 440 relay 1. Nebraska (Fred Nlcholl, Horace Levy, Clifton Forbes, Garlh Case); 2, Missouri, :41..

Mile- 1. Dave Gam, 2. Pete Brang, 3. Mike Lee, 4:17.1. 120 hlgh hurdles 1.

Bruce Smith, :15.0; 2. Nlcholl, 3. Paul Sims, 15 5. 440-Forbes, :48 2. Case, :48.4; 3.

Ron Lanqe, :49.0. 100-1. Mel Grav, :09.7; 2. Levy, 1 0 0 3. Doug Marcey, 7.

880 Dan Morran, 2. Greg End colt, 1:54 3. Gam, 1:56.1. 440 Intermediate hudles 1. John Simmons, :53.3; 2.

Sims, S3 3. Joe Ordtina, :54.0. 220 Gray, :21.3; 2. Forbei 1. Levy, 1 3-mlle Glenn Oqcten, 14:00 (break Old record of 14:117 by Ogden, 1968); 1, Bob Tupper, N.

3. Mel Campbell, 14 24 Mile relyi- 1. Nebraska, IMnrran, Mike Ranri' Ltnge, Case), 3: 19; J. Missouri, li i I. 1 IU 't i STAFF PHOTO BY WILLIS VAN SICKLI; Nebraska's Clifton Forbes (left) and Garth Case lead a 1-2-3 sweep in the 440-yard d't against Missouri.

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