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Missouri Aims To Upend OU OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)- Missouri can insure that there will be a new Big Eight baseball champion tonight if the Tigers can pull off another victory over Oklahoma. The Tigers, who upended Oklahoma, 4-2, in the Big Bight tournament's first round Saturday, became the double-elimination tourney's only unbeaten team Monday night as they clubbed Colorado, 8-2. In other action, Wayne Pechek's sacrifice fly in the llth inning enabled Oklahoma to edge Oklahoma State, 2-1, and Iowa State rallied for three runs in the eighth to topple Kansas State, 11-8. The Cowboys and the Wildcats were eliminated. Today's slate matches Colorado and Iowa State at 5:30 p.m., and Missouri and Oklahoma at 8 p.m., with the losers of both games being eliminated.

A victory by the Tigers would eliminate the Sooners and put Missouri in the'finals Wednesday night against either Colorado or Iowa State, two once-beaten teams. If Oklahoma wins, three teams would remain in the tourney and two games would be played Wednesday, with one team receiving a bye into the second game via a drawing. If necessary, a third game will be held Thursday night to determine the champion. Missouri had an easy time of it against the Buffs Monday as Tom Wild scattered six hits and the Tigers jumped out to a lead with two runs in the first and second frames. Wild went the distance in picking up his fifth win against two losses.

In the first inning, Tigers' Curt Brown and Greg Cypret each slapped run-scoring the second, a single and an error set up the Tigers and a wild pitch and a groundout sent home runs. Tiger second baseman John Kruse singled in two runs in a three-run sixth as Missouri built up a commanding 7-1 advantage. All but three of Missouri's eight runs were unearned as the Buffs committed four errors. A costly error, the only one of the night for Oklahoma State, set up Pechek's long fly ball to right that brought home Sooner catcher Roger LaFrancois. LaFranois who had reached base on a wild throw to first by Cowboy pitcher Joe Price and moved to third on Mike Cunico's bunt.

Price's errant throw after a high chopper by LaFrancois marred a gutty pitching performance through 11 innings against the hard-hitting Sooners. Mickey Lashley also went the distance, giving up only six hits for his ninth win against a lone loss. Price fell to 4-7. Oklahoma State, which lost eight straight times to the Sooners during the regular season, grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second when first baseman Jim Umacht doubled, moved to third on Mark Steinmeyer's infield hit and scored on a fielder's choice. The Sooners came back in the third when Greg Stitzinger walked and scored on a double by first baseman Kelly Snider.

a a improved its record to 56-15, while 0-State closed out its season at 24-26-1. Missouri 6, Colorado 2 Colorado 000100100-264 Missouri 220 003 Olx-8 9 0 Johnson and Cirbo, Wild and Thiel. Wild 15-2), Johnson (4-5). Iowa State 11, Kansas State 8 Kansas State 030 230 000- 8 7 5 Iowa 032101 13x-11 150 Ostrom, Mach-(3), Sein (8) and Cooper; Kansas, Octisqer (2) and Barrltt, Herr (6) Ochsner (3-3), --Mach (4-5) Oklahoma 2, Oklahoma State 1 Oklahoma State 010 000 000 00-1 6 1 OKlahoma 001 000 000 01-2 9 1 Price and Thedford, Lashley and LaFrancois. Lashley, (9-1); Price (4-7) 69th Annual Track Championships LINCOLN, MAY 14-15 University of John Garrison Harry Smith Brian Nichols Oklahoma Hoping To Change Luck One of a Series By Dave Sittier Journal Sports Staff Like any track team, Oklahoma is loaded with runners.

Unlike most track teams, Oklahoma's runners are runnin' scared. And who can blame them? What's happened to the Sooners this season is enough to give anyone a case of jangled nerves and fits of paranoia. OU's series of miseries started in the Big Eight Indoor Championships in Kansas City. In the final event, the mile relay, Oklahoma needed only a third-place finish to win the team title over favored Kansas and Kansas State. Greg Byram was cruising along in good shape on the anchor leg of the relay when a Kansas State runner bumped him.

The baton flew out of Byram's hand and under the press table. By the time he found the relay stick, it was all over. Oklahoma had to be content with third place, four points away from the crown. That was only the beginning. In the Texas Relays, Jeff Ramsey was in front, running well on the last leg of the spnnt medley.

Cinmln Jnurnal Tuesday, May 11, 1976 23 Oliva Limps Twins By Kansas City By The Associated Press After seven knee operations, Tony Oliva can still hit but he can't run. Monday night he learned that if he'hits the ball far enough, he doesn't have to run very or very far. The 34-year-old Oliva, a three-time American League batting champion, spends most of his time these days as Minnesota's first base coach, with only an occasional trip to the plate. Several times in road games he has been listed in the line-up as the leadoff hitter and second baseman to give him one hopefully productive turn at bat, but when the Twins take the field someone else takes his place. Manager Gene Mauch is hesitant to use him with runners on base and less than two out because a ground ball--almost any ground ball--means a certain double play.

But Monday night Oliva was sent up as a pinch hitter to start the 10th inning. He belted a drive off Marty Pattin that would have been a triple for even an average runner--and Oliva was once very much more than average--but could only limp as far as second base in his bulky knee brace with his first hit of the season. One out later, Lyman Bostock came through with a pinch single that scored pinch runner Jerry Terrell from second base and gave the Twins a 54 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Oliva said his knee brace is "like the one Joe Namath wears. I can hit on it, but there's just no way." Elsewhere in the AL on a light baseball night, the Chicago White Sox ended the Texas Rangers' club record eight-game winning streak 7-6 in 11 innings and the Oakland A's trimmed the California Angels 6-3.

In the only National League contest, the Los Angeles Dodgers shaded the St. Louis Cardinals on Ron Cey's two-run homer in the ninth inning. Frost, Simpson to LHS Larry Frost, Tuesday became the third former Nebraska football player named to a head high school football coaching position in the Capital City. Frost, a three-year Cornhusker letterman from Malcolm, was named by the Lincoln Public Schools to succeed Jerry Ball as football coach at Lincoln High. The school board also announced the hiring of Hebron wrestling coach Harold D.

Simpson to fill that void at Lincoln High. Frost joins former Huskers Frank Solich of Southeast and Lee Zentic of East as head coaches, but looks forward to renewing ties with other Nebraska graduates now at Lincoln High. "I've always wanted to coach in the Lincoln system," Frost says. "And Lincoln High in particular. Several of the assistants at Lincoln High attended the University when I did and I played football with Marv Mueller (assistant football coach).

So I have a close relationship with a lot of the people there." After graduating from the University with a BS in Education in 1970, Frost was a teacher-coach in Gothenburg from 1970-72, moved to Crete for three years as head coach while earning his Masters from the University in 1975. Frost then accepted the head coaching job at Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Mo. in 1975. "One of the hazards of this coaching businesris not knowing what's going to happen from one year to the next," Frost says. "Had I known the Lincoln High job was going to open this year, I probably would have never left.

We're really looking forward to coming back." Frost, his wife Carol and two children Steve and Scott (1) will leave Kansas City at the end of the school year. "We get out a week earlier here, so I plan on coming to Lincoln and talking with some of the kids and coaches," Frost says. "It's going to be quite an undertaking, but with the people we have, the assistants and the kids coming up, you know there's some potential there." Simpson, a 1969 graduate of the University of Nebraska, was a teacher- coach in Winside for two years after gaining his Bachelors degree. Earning a Masters from Kearney State College in 1972, Simpson then moved to Hebron where he coached for four years. Five Prep Records to Fall? By Randy York Prep Sports Editor At least five state records for district track competition appear in jeopardy this week as Nebraska high school boys wind up for next weekend's state meet at Omaha Burke.

Charles Baldwin's 175-6 discus record seems the most likely state record to fall. The Lincoln High standout achieved the mark in district competition three years ago. Beilevue's Joe Adams and Lincoln High's John Beaver, the defending state gold medalist in the event, are the foremost threats in the discus. Adams has thrown 184-2 this spring, No. 2 on the all-time charts, and Beaver has achieved 184-0, No.

3 on the all-time charts. The 880, 180 low hurdles, triple jump, pole vault and high jump are the other state records under considerable fire this week in district competition at 26 sites for all four classes. Fremont Bergan's Scott Poehling has run the half in 1:535 this spring. That's sixth- tenths of a second faster than Fremont's Jeff Wisemiller ran nine years ago. Omaha Westside's Dan Overton is another challenger to Wisemiller's mark.

His best half mile is" only a tenth of a seconf off the district record. Creighton Prep's Randy Brooks zipped to 19.0 clocking in the 180 lows in Metro Conference championship competition last week. That's three- tenths of a second faster than the district record posted by Millard's Doug Aken two years ago. Lincoln Northeast's Steve Eliker has run :19.4 this spring and ranks in contention for the low hurdle record. The high jump also boasts two prime challengers to Doug Phelps' 6-8 district mark recorded last year.

Fremont junior Larry Meyer has a season best of 6-10 and matched the 6-8 in Big 10 competition last Saturday at Scottsbluff. Syracuse senior Jeff'Nannen poses another threat. The multitalented Class athlete leaped 6-8 last Friday in Twin Rivers Conference action at Plattsmouth. It's the third best jump in Nebraska prep history. Fremont junior Randy Raymond's pole vault this spring is more than eight inches better than the state district record set by Fremont's Mike Cockerham and North Platte's Bill Lauer five years ago.

Beilevue's Rory Cobbs triple jumped last week in the Metro meet A similar effort at district would break the state record of How ells' Brian Baumert by three inches. District meets include: Class A Thursday at Bellevue and Millard; Friday at Norfolk and Grand Island. Class Thursday at Syracuse, Plattsmouth, Seward, Plainview, Qrand Island Northwest and Ogallala. CUss Thursday at Wilber, Tetamah, Norfolk, Plainview, Henderson, Centura (Cairo), McCook and Bayard Class Wednesday at Wisner, Central City, Hebron, Lexington, Broken Bow and Bayard; Thursday at McCook; Friday at Atkinson. District Records Class A HK 096, Terry Williams.

Omaha Central, 1962, and Dean Williams, Omaha Teen, 1970 2 5 0 2 0 9 Terry Williams, Omaha Central, 1962 440 492, Fred Faulkner, Omaha Tech, 1974 NO 1:54.5, Jeff Wisemiller, Fremont, 1967. Mile 4:16.4, Lynn Hall, Grand Island, 1970. Two 9.19.6, Carl Becker, McCook, 1974. 110 low. hurdlts 1:19.3, Doug Aken, Millard, 1974 120 high hurdles :14.1, Jim Hunter, Omaha Central, 1966.

MO rUty 1.29.S, Omaha Central, 1966 Omaha Tech, 1968, and Omaha North, 1970. Two 8:01.5, Omaha Tech, 1968. Shot put 58-7'A, Mike Dando, Beatrice, 1975. Discus 175-6, Charles Baldwin, Lincoln High, 1973. tana lump Dennis Zuger, Scottsbluff, 1971.

Triple lump 45-4, Yeoman Smith, Omaha Benson, 1973. Pole vault 14-7, Mike Cockerhan, Fremont, 1971, and Bill Lauer, North. Plette, 1971. High lump 6-8, Doug Phelps, Hastings, 1975. Class 100 :09.8, Al Strong, Aurora, 1961.

220 :21.5, Tim Lane, Bayard, 1963. 440 :48.5, Mike Thompson, Omaha Holy Name, 1974. 180- 1:573, Jim French, Wahoo, 1971. 4:21.3, Tom Housel, Lexington, 1967 Two 9.37.S, Bob Quick, Crete, 1975 1M low hurdles :19.5, Kim Elder, Mitchell, 1969. 120 high hurdles :14.0, Paul Andtrosn, Cordon, 1972.

180 rally 1.31.2, Gerinfl, 1973. rally 3:25.2, Plattsmouth, 1968. Twc ralav York, 1973. pvt Kirk HoldrMfl 1969 Discus ITOJ'A, Dick Ptitz, Sidney, 1971. Long lump M-5Vi.

Al Scherbarth, Filrbury, 1973. lump 45-7, Wautr, Kimbill, 1974. viull -14-2, Rick Cotton, Caring, 1973. High jump 6-4Vi, Bryan Steadman, Lexington, 1973. Class 100 Jim Novak, Pender, 1970, and Roger Moderow, Oakland-Craig, 1975 J20 .223, Bill Nelson, Bennlngton, 1961, Rick Anderson, Sutherland, 1969; and Tim Piontkowski, Loup City, 1975 440- :49.7, Kent May, Hayes Center, 1961.

880 1 Tom Long, Hebron, 1975. Mile 4.28 1, Larry Kassebaum, Hebron, 1967 Two 9.305, Jack Weyers, Sterling, 1967. 180 low hurdles .19.8, Ron Klindt, Rushville, 1969. 120 nigh hurdles :14.1, Mike Mathes, Grant, 1972. 880 relay 1-320, Imperial, 1971.

relay 3.26.5, Elkhorn Mt. Michael, 1973. Two relay 8:15.9, Hebron, 1975. Shot put 57-7, Bill Dorrance, Louisville, 1972. Discus'- 167-1, Lynn Hasselbach, St.

Edward, 1962. Long lump 22-7'A, Fayette Harwlck, Medicine Valley, 1974. lump 46-7 1 Brian Baumert, Howells, 1975. vault 13-5, Martin Rotert, Sutherland, 1971. High lump 6-6, Tim Mohanna, Centura, 1974.

Class 100 :098, Gary Bornemeier, Elmwood, 1974. 220 -223, Gregg Schneider, Hayes Center, 197fc 440 :50.5, Larry Valasek, Sliver Creek, 1973. 2, Lee Richardson, Benedict, 1971. 4:30.6, Warren Chrlstensen, Maywood, 1962. Two milt 9:57.7, Ron Storant, Humboldt, 1973.

180 low hurdles :20.3, Ross Rldenour, Loomls, 1965. 120 high hurdles :14.5, Ross Rldenour, Loomls, 1965. 880 rtlay 1 -32 6, Hayes Center, 1971. Milt rally 3:33.4, Farnam, 1974. Two 8.28.5, Culbertson, 1973.

Shot put S5-4, Steven Anderson, Axtell, 1967. Discus 153-9, Ivan Grupe, Byron, 1758. Long jump 23-JW, Tim Hoy, Falls City Sacred Heirt, 1974. fuma 454, Duane Fischer, Medicine Volley, 1975. vault Gene Schaefer, Bertrand, 1971.

High lump 6-5, Steve Krebs, Dlller, 1964, and Mike Miller, Gurley, 1973. State Track Leaders, Page 25 Oliva's pinch double was no surprise since his career average as a pinch hitter is right around .400. But he's a different kind of hitter now. The Royals sent the game into extra innings with a run off Bert Blyleven in the bottom of the ninth on Fred Patek's triple and Al Cowens' double. The Twins blew leads of 1-p, 3-1 and 4-3 before protecting their lOth-inning advantage.

Craig Kusick slammed a two-run homer for Minnesota and Amos Otis connected for KC. White Sox 7, Rangers 6 Ralph Garr's hit-and-run double with one out in the llth scored Pat Kelly from first base and snapped the Rangers' winning streak. Garr also belted a two-run homer in the ninth to give Chicago a 6-3 lead before the Rangers rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth. Kelly and Jorge Orta also homered for Chicago. The game marked the return of White Sox Manager Paul Richards to Ms home state of Texas.

Richards hails from Waxahachie. A's 6, Angels 3 Paul Mitchell, just back from the minors, pitched a six-hitter and struck out 10 and Sal Bando walloped a two-run homer as the A's defeated Nolan Ryan. It was the first victory of the season for Mitchell, who came to the A's as part of the trade that sent Reggie Jackson to Baltimore. Ryan fanned 12 but blew a 3-0 lead, built partially on Bobby Bonds' two-run homer. The A's took the lead on a two-run single Bert Campaneris in the sixth toning.

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3 Cey's game-winning homer came with one out after Dusty Baker opened the ninth with a single. Joe Ferguson hit a two-run homer off Pete Falcone in the seventh for the Dodgers' first two runs. Disaster. Ramsey's hand came down as the guy's foot behind him came up. Gone were the baton and Oklahoma's chances of sweeping the sprint medley event on the spring relay circuit.

At me Kansas Relays, misfortune struck the medley team in the prelims, when a Purdue runner tripped Oklahoma's Randy Wilson. Another loss. At the Drake Relays, it was the distance medley team's turn. "Ramsey was running the half," OU coach J. D.

Martin recalled. "And mis guy knocks him down and steps on him. After the whole pack had run over him, he goes out and gets the baton. He was 18th by the time he got it and finished eighth. He ran a 1:56 which was remarkable because he was down for several counts." Does Martin think his current squad is jinxed? "I don't know," he said.

"But you get to thinking about all those things." Martin and his Sooners will find out if misfortune is still running in their footsteps Friday and Saturday when OU visits Lincoln for the 69th annual Big Eight Conference outdoor meet at Nebraska's Ed Weir Stadium. In his 11 years on the Oklahoma campus, Martin has'built the Sooners into a powerful team which usually is hi contention for league honors. This year's group is no exception. Martin has athletes returning who scored in 11 events as Oklahoma finished third with 88 points in last year's meet Sprinter John Garrison is among the top returnees. The junior from Norman, was fifth in the 100 last spring and won the 60-yard dash and low hurdles titles hi last winter's indoor meet "I'm not happy unless I win," says Garrison, who has a :09.3 100 to his credit.

"I think I can run with anyone in the country I don't worry about times." In addition to Gamson, Martin will rely on a host of athletes to try and better last year's outdoor effort including Marc 'Miller (intermediate hurdles), Brian Nichols (long jump), Harry Smith (hurdles). Rand Wilson (distances). Stan Vernon (distances), Jim Johnson (pole vault) and David Hudgens (shot.) Because this is an Olympic year, all of the events will be set in meters to conform with Olympic standards. Oklahoma athletes appearing on the Big Eight charts include: Name Event John Garrison 100-yard dash Garrison 100-meter dash Garrison 200-meter dash Paul Stansberry 400-meter dash Jeff Ramsey 880-yard run Randy Wilson 800-meter run Stan Vernon 1500-meter run Vernon 3 -mile run Vernon run Rick Carpenter steeplechase Harry Smith 120-yard high ftuedles Smith 110-meteV nurdJes Marc Miller inteuned -hurdJes Greg Bryam 400-meter mtermed hurdles Brian Nichols Long Jump Kirk Collins High Jump Jim Johnson Pole Vault Phil Tabor Discus Harry Smith Javelin Next: Colorado Mark 094 100 206 488 1 51 4 1 493 3 473 14 D20 14 34 1 9 21 6 139 137 531 527 24-7V4 6-8 16-6 157-10 210-5 DPITELEPHOTO Janet Guthrie gets a thumbs-up from car owner Rolla Vollstedt as she pulls out of the pits to make history Monday as the first woman driver ever at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 38-year-old New Yorker's debut was marred, however, after six laps with engine problems.

Jenkins Decides Ministry Best Tampa, Fla. (UPI) University Of Nebraska tight end Brad Jenkins has decided to pass up professional football to enter the ministry, Tampa Bay Buccaneers vice president Ron Wolf said today. "He feels that his life's work is destined for greater things," Wolf said. Jenkins was a 13th round draft choice of the Bucs in the April NFL college draft Ayoub Remains Enthusiastic By Chuck Sinclair Prep Sports Writer North Platte Not being involved in a state track meet for eight years hasn't dampened George Ayoub's enthusiasm despite progressing from the role of a participant to that of a coach. And coaching girls does nothing but add to the excitement for the first year Lincoln High coach as he prepares to take his four qualifiers in six events to Friday's and Saturday's girls state meet in North Platte.

Although Ayoub's never seen a girls state track meet, he's had the thrill of standing on the boys gold medal platform as a member of Grand Island's 1967-68 winning 880 yard relay teams. And he's equally thrilled with the prospect that tow of his competitor? could share the same thrill this year. Junior discus ace Robin Hruby and sophomore miler Teresa Schoonover along with Pfcs hurdler Jane Smiley lead a Lincoln contingent of 28 girls from the five schools with the best chance for gold medals. All three girls have led the Class A track charts for most of the spring in then- specialties and rate, as overall gold medal contenders. "Even though we just have four individuals qualified for state," Ayoub said, "the potential is there for scoring a lot of points.

"Between Teresa and Robin, that's a lot of first place potential," he added. just as excited now and I was when I was competing. Maybe more so. It's a different experience. Before I had no one but myself to worry about.

Now I have to be thinking about what four others are doing." Schoonover, although just a sophomore, owns the best mile time for Class A at 5:31.2 while Hruby's Class A leading discus mark is 136-10. "Right now is the time you really have to be ready mentally as well as physically," Ayoub said. "Since Teresa is a sophomore, we're not sure how she'll react. But we've talked quite a bit and she doesn't like to see anybody ahead of her. "I just tell her to go out and do the best she can," he said.

"I tell her not to lose to anybody, but force somebody to beat her." One advantage to Schoonover's try for golds hi the 880 and mile is the time schedule. The 880 is scheduled as the first Saturday running event (9:30 a.m.) while the mile isn't run until the afternoon program (2:05 p.m.). "She really gets a break there," Ayoub said. "It should be to.her advantage to get the 880 out of the way first and then concentrate on the mile. We're really looking for two good performances from Teresa." Hruby has a good chance for a gold in the discus as the Class A leader with only Schuyler's Sue Kobza owning a better mark, as the all-time state leader.

Pius X's Smiley ranks as the best of the Class A hurdlers with a :10.6 clocking, but her gold medal hopes are 'dimmed somewhat by the return of last year's hurdle champion Nancy Kindig of Hastings St. Cecilia who has run :10.1 this year. Pius and East lead Lincoln qualifiers in numbers with team members qualified in eight events. Lincoln Qualifiers Pius (8) Jane Smiley (80 hurdles, long 440 relay and 880 relay), Teresa Gross (100, 440 relay and 880 reiayj, JoAnn Hegler (100,220,440 relay and 880 relay), Twlla Kltchm (880); Theresa AAcCsbe (440 relay and 889 relay). East (8) Anna James (long lump and 80 hurdles); Jonl Gray (high lump); Nancy Grant (high lump).

Sandy Putnam (shot put), Annette Loehr (discus), Kathy Wetlnk (440 and mile relay); Laurie Hagood (mile relay); Laurie Reisher (mile relay); Kay Herbert (mile relay). Lincoln High (6) Robin Hruby (shot put and discus); Karen Wilson (discus); Theresa Schoonover (880 and mile); Tedy Bowling (80 hurdles). Southeast (5) Anne Rlnne (high lump); Meg Glldersleeve (100); Suzanne Sutton (440 and mile relay); Judy Mlckelson (mile and mile relay); Anne Burton (mile relay); Cathy Schmidt (mile relay). Northeast (4) Jean Essman (long lump); Ruth Grimes (NO); Terry Woods (shot put); Janet Bates (220). Meet Timetable Friday 2 p.m.

Class high lump; A long jump; Class shot put. Class discus. 3 p.m. 80 hurdle prelims. 3: p.m.

100 prelims; Class high jump; Class long lump; Class A shot put 3:45 p.m. Class discus. 4 p.m. 440 prelims. 4:50 p.m.

220 prelims. 5:20 p.m. 440 relay finals. Saturday a.m. Class A high lump; Class long jump; Class shot put; Class discus.

a.m. MO run. 10:30 880 relay; Class high jump; Class 0 lono lump; Class shot put. 15:45 a.m. Class A discus.

p.m. hurdles. 1:25 p.m. 100 dash. 1:45 p.m.

440 dash. 2:05 p-m. Mile run. p.m. 220 dash.

3:10 p.m. Mile relay. All running avents run In A order In both preliminaries and finals. 'SPAPERJ.