The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 23

Nov. 7t, 1965 CHOO CHOO Winters takes handoff from on touchdown gallop. STAFF BY BOB Churehich, then follows bloekers, knocks down a eonplc of Sooners himself and takes off 'Pressure Has Built Says Devaney 'IT'S HARDER TO WIN 10 WHEN EVERYONE SAYS YOU CAN' By TOM HKNOKBSON Star Sports Writer Nebraska head football coach Bob Devaney was all Thursday afternoon after his Huskers whipped Oklahoma. 21-9. for first perfect football cam.paign in 50 years.

i think its harder to win 10 when evervone savs von 1 can do it. than when you can sneak up on he beamed. has perhaps built lip over the last twd Devaney continued. our passing game has been affected by Questioned about his decision to litt starting quarterback Fred Duda from the contest in favor of Bob Churchich. I) a explained.

just got off to a shaky start, and I wanted to give Churchich a chance to play more. the good thing about having two or three quarterbacks. You can interchange them if the need comes Defensive captain Mike Individual Statistics Player Nebraska RUSHING Att. Gain Loss Duda 7 26 4 22 Kirkland ...15720 72 Wilson 19168 8160 Solich 47 i 6 Churchich 2 16 016 Winters 5 40040 Gregory 1 3 0 3 Tatman 7 152 13 White 1 2 02 Player PASSING Att. Yds.

Duda 3 1 016 rhurehleh 9 2 (I 61 Kirkland 1 000 PASS RECEIVING Player No. Yds. TD Jeter 1 16 0 Wilson 1 381 Tatman 1 23 0 IMayer Oklahoma RUSHING Gain Loss Net PHOTO LOOK, A (IIFT Sooners Bob Siepnensoii and Mike Ringer (15) head for one of three Huskcr gift fumbles. Husker Rushing, First Down Marks Eclipsed Nebraska set two season records in 21-9 win over Oklahoma. The total offense figure of 411 yards gave them 4.040 for the season, erasing the mark of 3.666 set by the 1950 team with Bobby Reynolds.

18 first downs Thursday gave them 204 for the year, wiping out the record of 187 set by the 1962 team. first at Nebraska. .279 Led Yankees Lfet fielder Tom Tresh led the New York Yankees in batting last season with .279. He also led the team in homers with 26. PUNTING Player Kirkland No.

PUNT RETURNS Player No. Wachholtz 2 KICKOFF RETURNS Player No. Solich 2 Kirkland 2 PASS INTERC. Player No. Vactor 1 Avg.

37-f Yds. lU Yds. .19 67 Yds. 0 Gagle 6 28 820 Hart 1 1 01 Brown 12 36 0 36 Hammond 8 45 13 32 Kennedy 12 25 025 Crowder 11 36 10 26 Shotts 8 16 0 16 PASSING riaver Att. Into.

Cagle 7 3 1 27 Hammond 8 4 0 46 RECEIVING IMayer Yds. TD (i. Brown 6 67 0 Crowder 1 6 0 Player No. Yds. 8 34-F PUNT RETIRNS Player No.

Yds. Crosswhite 149 KICKOFF RETURNS Player No.Yds. Crowder 42 1 15 decision on a holding penalty against the Sooners on 28 yard line brought another query for Devaney. The Sooners would a been faced with a first and 15 situation deep in their own territory had Kennedy elected to take the penalty. However.

Kennedy declined, giving Oklahoma a second down and 9 situation on the 28. was definitely wrong Devaney noted. I Kennedy) wanted to take the know how it was explained to him. It hurt us any. but we would have rather had the Kennedy cxi)lained i reasoning by saying.

was only half the distance to the goal, blither first and 15 or second and nine, and we thought we could hold Devaney cited Harry VVIl- Displays Three Large Banners Three banners displayed prominently at Memorial Stadium Thursday. A banner from the Nebraska Centennial Commission welcoming NBC was displayed at the south end of the East Stadium. A banner at the north end of the East Stadium proclaimed, Rate No. 1 With And another sign displayed on the running track in front of the West Stadium urged, Big Red Sink The Oklahoma Kicks Off To Start Both Halves Oklahoma kicked off to start both halves of football game with Nebraska. The Sooners won the toss before the game and chose to take the 10 miles per hour wind and defend the north goal.

Nebraska, with the option at the second half, elected to receive. son and Charlie Winters as the outstanding Huskers in the game. run Winters made was real the eoaeh praised, noting the husk sophomore's touchdown jannt. w' a Wilson gamed 160 yards on thi' grouad. causing Do- to remark.

would to be the most out- sianding player in tlie game. 1 think this would have to be his best Devaney praised the current edition ot the Corn- huskers as best team had. got ore depth and overall talent than the 1964 Its also the only one 10 games. want to give Oklahoma a lot of Devaney continued. hit us hard and played good against us.

made it real tough for us on the inside. They played a little differently on defense than they have all One of three new plays used by the Huskers Thursday was a double reverse with end Freeman bite coming up witii the ball. It was only used once, and it only gained two yards. should have saved it for Devaney quipped. White added, had our blockers pull to wrong The Huskers have been practicing the play throughout the season, the 6-5 senior end confided.

OU Bruised, Battered, Disappointed JONES HAS NOTHING BUT PRAISE FOR HIS TEAM By KENT SAVERY Star Sports Writer Oklahoma was a bruised, battered, and somewhat disappointed football team following its 21-9 loss to Nebraska Thursday, but the injury- riddled Sooners gave it all they had against the Huskers. Oklahoma head coach Go- Plans For New Golf Tournament Being Considered New York are in the making for a $250,000 pro golf tournament in the East, the richest, which sponsors hope could be developed into a new Masters. have the sponsors and we undoubtedly could get the dates from the PG.A.” said Bill Jennings, president of the New York Rangers and general chairman of the Thunderbird Tournament. The move depends on the disposition of the $100,000 Thunderbird Tournament, held the last three years at the Westchester Country Club in Rve. N.Y.

Daniels, Mercer Reach Seniors Quarterfinals Pinehurst, N.C. ing champions Dexter Daniels and Dr. John Mercer won four of the last seven holes Thursday for a 3 and 2 victory over Lennox Haldeman and Paul Dickinson in the quarterfinals of the World Seniors Four- Ball Golf Tournament. Daniels, of Winter Haven, and Mercer, of Sarasota. turned even, but Daniels started the winning drive with a birdie st the lOtb.

LAWSON WINS SIX-MILE CROSS COUNTRY RUN Wichita. Kan. Lawson of tlie Jayhawk Track Club of Lawrence. overtook Oscar Moore of the Southern Illinois Track Club of Carbondale and won the six- milo U.S. Track and Field Federation cross country run! Thursday in 28 minutes, 50 seconds.

La'wson. a senior at the t'niversity of Kansas, won the NC.A.A six-mile run at Lawrance last Monday. The Jayhawk club, scoring 42 points, won the team championship. The other unofficial team scores; Houston. Tracks Club.

75; Southern Illinois! Track Club 76; Kansas State, 101; Sa-n Jose. State, 106; Drake Club. 147; Wichita Shockers Club, 156. Bradshaw Rehired As Kentucky Grid Coach Lexington. Ky.

Football coach Charlie Bradshaw was rehired Thursday by the; University of Kentucky under an arrangement that will guarantee him employment security and retirement benefits. a starter, Bradshaw received his second four-year contract as head coach. His salary was not disclosed, but it was believed to be about $20,000 a mer Jones had only praise for the performance of his team. played hard and well best they knew how. I like to use the term, but they sure gutted it out with Jones said.

When asked if he felt any particular players deserved special commendation, Jones replied simply, of It was a terrific effort by our The Sooner head man expressed some disappointment with his offense. wish we could have moved the ball a little better and taken it in he said. PHOTO BLACKSHIRT GETS losik Bill Johnson drops OU quarterback Gene Cagle for Texans Nab Lead In First Round Augusta, Ga. pair of Texans, Sandra Haynie and Kathy Whitworth, took a one- stroke lead after the opening round of the Titleholders Golf Tournament Thursday. Miss Haynie.

from Fort Worth, had a score of 36 on the first nine holes and came back with a 35 for a 71. Miss Whitworth of San Antonio reversed the procedure with a 35 on the front nine before carding a 36 on the final nine I holes. Miss Whitw'orth managed. to recover from a double gie on the second hole and finished one under par for the round with birdies on the third, seventh and eighth holes. Kathy Whitworth 3.5-36—71 Beth Stone Marlene Bauer Hagge Kuth Jcssen Carol Betsy Rawls Wanda Sanchez Betsy Cullen Shirley Mdiiivnn Smith sit Maxwell 34-41-75! x-Connie Day Nancy iters Sandra Palmer I Json eiiitord Creed Mis Saiicra Spuzich t.iona Armstrong Sandra McClinton Peggy Kirk Bell Patty Berg 39-11- HO Gail Davis Sybil GrUfin 1 amateur.

Jones stressed the problem injuries created for his ers. stayed in the game real hard, but we got some kids hurt and that hurt the Sooner coach remarked. The Oklahoma injruy list was long. Starting quarterback Gene Cagle hurt his left shoulder on an option play in the first quarter but was not forced out of action until he damaged his right shoulder The Lineups Nebraska OFFENSE Cascv. Richnafsky.

Churchich, Weber. Winters. Gregory. Tatman. i )E 1': nse LE-Patton.

Meylan, Strohmeyer. Coleman. L( Vactor. Oklahoma OFFENSE Brown. LT-Hall.

Goodwin. Ciuig. QB-Cagle, Hammond. Shotts. Crowder.

Brown, Kennedy. DEFENSE Burns. Base. Poslick. Henderson.

Robinson. Haynes. on a similar play in the second quarter. Left halfback Ben Hart was slowed by a bruised instep and defensive standout Carl McAdams irritated the ankle injury which had kept him from playing against Missouri. Injuries also slowed starting offensive right guard Bob Vardeman, tackle Mike Burns, and sophomore halfback Ron Shotts.

Several of the Sooners expressed praise for Nebraska. Coach Jones summed it up simply, remarking, is big and strong and has a lot of fine football Ben Hart likewise was impressed with the Cornhuskers, noting, is a real good representative for our Hart had praise for several Nebraska players. Of Harry Wilson, he remarked, Hart was similarly impressed with Tony Jeter, Freeman White, and Charlie Winters, along with Wilson, on offense. Defensively Hart cited Mike Kennedy, Ted Vactor, and Langston Coleman. Offensive captain Larry Brown said, fought them real good, but our pretty butchered up.

Comparing Nebraska and Missouri, Brown felt two are completely different ball teams with Missouri faster but Nebraska more powerful. Cagie agreed, noting, is bigger and stronger but Missouri is a lot Senkbeil, Meylan Lead Nebraska Black Shiits Linebacker Lynn Senkbeil and middle guard Wayne Meylan led Nebraska tacklers in win over Oklahoma. Each made 14 stops wiiile Bill Johnson and Mike Kennedy each were in on nine. Larry Wachholtz was in on eight stops..