The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 13

mpimmmmmmmmmmim Huskers fFxperimenfj By Associated kers under went some position shifting Friday, mostly experimental, as coach Bob Devaney sought to improve performance of his offensive football platoon. At least three players who had been under a scholastic cloud cleared up deficiencies and joined the squad to bring the player number to 79. Keith Hayward, sophomore from Bay City. one of those clearing eligibility, was shifted from his listed offensive guard post to middle linebacker. Devaney said Hayward had been an outstanding player in high school and his speed could be used on defense.

Others joining the squad after eligibility clearnace were Buda of Omaha and Rex Lowe of Milwaukee, both sophomores. This left Frank of Aliqtiippa, a defensive left end, as the only player awaiting eligibility clearance and Devaney said he hoped Avolio could Join the squad by the first of the week. Involved in experimental shifts were Bill Hornbacher of Rogers City, moved from middle guard to offensive right guard, and Pat Lahey of South Bend, shifted from defensive tackle to offensive right tackle. Lahey alternated with Ed Hansen at the No. 2 tackle post while Hornbacher was alternating with Tom Lin.stroth of Minneapolis.

Center Armstrong of Beatrice did some alternating at right tackle with Rob Taucher of Cleveland, Ohio. Devaney said his review of movies of scrimmage confirmed that the defense was ahead of the offense but said are certainly not throwing up our hands and are certain the of- ten.se will come Sciturdoy, 2, 1967 The fitartilii Star IS BOSTON BLASTS WHITE SOX INTERIOR LINE SOLID Southeast Shows Speedier Backfield By RICK AKIN Prep Sports Writer Tracing the past six seasons. Southeast football coach Bill Stephenson has felt hemmed in. He feels differently this year. has always been our problem at he said.

been tough trying to coach football all the time. Rut this year we have a little more speed than had In the Thus, the Knights could be more exciting and flexible with swifties Bruce Monson and Bob Morton, up from the reserves, at the halfbacks and strong-blocking fullback Lee Grotelueschen. Track sprinter Steve Neukirk, an end at Pius last year, will also see halfback duty. There is a stickler in the backfield, however, and that's quarterback where the Knights will be inexperienced. Tim Willits, who missed much of la.st season with a knee injury, has the starting a.ssignment pegged right now.

but Steve Hall is being watched closely. To go along with new feature of speed, Stephenson has a solid section from tackle to tackle. are a little bigger in the line this year, Bill said. we got any fat kids on this The most dependable place is guard where starters Dick Beard, Joe Martin and Letterman John Becker return. The starting offensive tackles will be Roger Nelson, who started last year, and Phil Tegeler.

who was with the re.sefves. Letterman Gary Keele is listed at tackle this season but may play center. Jeff Elliott holds that position now ends not sure Stephenson said. Right now returning starter Tom Flack will be on one side, reserve Tom on the other. have the best receivers we've ever had." Bill said.

can really catch the On defense Flack will move to linebacker and Rod Yokel will take his end position. Bill Putnam, the largest Knight at 220 pounds, will sub in at middle guard and Dearell Niemeyer will come in to play linebacker. Bill rates his defense as i Overall, the Knights are senior laden with only three I juniors written onto the pre-season roster. Southeast last year was 4-4-1. a lot farther along than I thought we would Stephenson said.

anticipating a good I Roster Harrelson's Four RBI Drop Chicago Back TWINS EDGE TIGERS, 5-4 By Press The Boston Red maintained their one-half game lead over Minnesota in the tight I.eague pen- In the League, the leading Uniis Card blanked Hou.ston, 5-0 as I.ou Brock homered and scoreil nant race Friday night by twice. Woodv Frvman struck walloping the White IIKJ while the Twins knocked off third-place Detroit The results also dropped out 15 and fired a three-hitter in leading Pittsburgh to a 3-U victory over Philadelphia. A1 fifth-inning homer broke a tie and car- Boston while the White Sox fell Vt games from the top position. Ken Harrelson. signed last week after being released bv the nigntcap 3-U on Don Fard- tive-hit.

effort. Sports Menu STAFF PHOTO SOUTHEAST HALFBACK Bruce Monson. the Tigars two games behind ried Los Angelen to a 6-4 victory over Atlanta. The Chicago Cubs and New York split a doubleheader, the Cubs winning the opener 8-2 behind Ffreimnn 17th Kansas City, was the Boston i triumph and the Mets taking star. He drove in tour runs with a homer, triple and double as the lied Sox broke out of a week-long batting slump.

Jose Santiago was the winning pitcher while Gary Peters. Chicago's ace southpaw. took the loss. The path to victory was made easier by four Detroit errors, two by third I baseman Eddie Mathews. both in the opening inning when Minnesota scored twice.

The Tw ins picked up I more tallies in the third when I Willie Horton and Jim ITice I errored. In other games. Curt run-scoring single In the ninth inning gave Ralti- more a 2-1 victory over Kansas City and Mike first major league home riin- 'a two-oiit shot in the 12th In- I the New York I Yankees to beat Washington. ColumhiK, 5 p.m.: International Guthoard Champinni.hipK, Capitol Beach, 11 a.m.. 2 p.m BOVVI.INd Prnfe.Hsional Howler.

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2 p.m. In late games. San Francisco and Cincinnati were scoreless after 16 innings and California led Cleveland 2-1 in the fifth. Northeast Gym Coach Year's Leave Northeast gymnastics coach Tom Kidd has requested the IJncoln Board of Education to grant him a leave of ab.sence to continue his Ph studies at the University of Oregon. The action will probably come before the board at its 12 meeting.

anticipating that it will be Dr. Carroll Sawin, director of personnel, said. right now looking a Kidd will also work with the Oregon gymnastics team and physical education department during the next school year Omaha Tech Cage Coach Mosser Resigns Omaha controversial Omaha Tech High basketball coach, has resigned his position. said Friday he resigned becau.se he had applied for the job at the now Omaha Burke High and had been rejected. DON'T SELL 'EM SHORT- Mizzou Coach Thinking Big By BROW.N spoke and Roger Wehrli the (First Of Series) 'defensive halfback.

Columbia, Mo. The Big also have good guards Eight has three new coaches and we have an experienced for the coming football sea- quarterback Gary Com- son with Vince Gibson at he added. have Kansas State. Pepper a punter (sophomore Steve Rodgers at Kansas and Kenemore. who averaged 48.8 Chuck Fairbanks at Okla- as a freshman i.

who has never punted for the varsity Hul'many the is pretty Big Eight Skywriters left here Pus lit. Wt. Yr. Dtiug Manton6-2 165 12 Alan Vusiin 11 Tom Flack 5-1117012 Rod Yokel 6-3 200 12 KTom Mit'own 6-3 180 12 TBud Ols.son 510 180 12 T- John Salestrom 6 3 190 12 Gary Kcele 6-0190 12 1 Bill Putman6 1 220 12 I T- -Roger Nelson 190 12 Phil Tegoicr 6-221012 Hedberg 6-0 170 12 Joe 6-0190 12 Ditk Beard 6-0 190 12 John Becker 5-11180 12 Tim Stew ardi 5-11 16(1 12 C-Tom Green 5-8 160 12 Lee Grotelueschen 6-0180 12 Larry Feerhusen 5-11 165 12 -Tim Willits 12 Bob Morton 160 12 Trey Fink 3-8 150 12 Bruce Monson 6 4 180 12 1 Seukirk 6-4 185 12 Hall 170 12 Stuai 1 Sims 6-1 180 12 Hill 3-10165 12 IX-arell Nieme.ver 6-0 160 11 -Gary Bumgarner 5-10165 11 i Randy Hoy L-ettermcn Schedule 5-9 155 12 September; 9- North Platte; 13 Sportscaster Zenner Dies From News Wires The death of Bob Zenner, the delightful voice of never complained. He never gave up.

He had trc- mcndous courage and dedica- and flashing smile had charmed Midwest sports fans for 15 years, was mourned Friday by governors, athletic would acquire the same atti- directors, coaches and many tude and I really mean director-football coach Bob Devaney. wish our football team 150 last Devine observed. we look on paper. ue- Getting aro ind to the league version of bV7t a.sserted. coaches enthusiastic i in ifhr i 0 ii i in drag racing the Inter- appraisal c.

the Tiger team, national Pleasure Boat Cham Devine recal past years. suppusj you fellows get tired of us you every year how greatly balanced the league he said, I think it really is this year. think something about the league more exciting this year. I know' excited about it and I think the team that finishes last will have a lot to say about who finishes Iowa State) after the first stop on their 1967 journey thinking there were four new coaches, with Missouri leader Dan Devine displaying a him on the coming season. A normally cautious and pessimistic Devine virtually oozed ith optimism as he discussed his 10th addition of souri footballers.

feel that better than we look on Devine are not team short. I a good tootball a and I think we will ay well this year. i taking the positive Recalling a number of people are pi the Tigers for a fourth 'ith-plaee finish in the Devine asserted. ih best team 111 this leagae Is going to be a good tea I and if fifth best. 3 -s going to be a tough leag- e.

try t) VzW the alumni he quiypca. To illustrate his optimistic approach to the coming season, which 1' claims is not a new a vO a Devine pointed to leL halfback Greg Cook, who 'as No. 1 at his position until cidelined by an emergency appendectomy Thursday who has had trouble with a neck injury. the i-'ce of Injury, leaking on the bright evine began. took care of two problems with just one guy.

could have lost two guys, one with an appendectomy and another with a neck Cook is' expected back within three to four weeks. Backing up his optimistic approach, Devine told the writers, have a good offensive line, an excellent linebacker and one excellent defensive The offensive line Is anchored by veteran tackle Mike Wempe and Russ Washington, the 6-6, 277-pounder who has moved over from defense. Turning to problem areas, Devine cited the defensive backfield. we have three new and offensive backfield, we think adequate, but we have a Gregory or a referring to Ben Gregory and Bill Harris. think Crogory is the best back in if he plays the way he did against us Northeast: t2 p.m.»: F'remont.

at Bellevue: 13 Laneoln F.ast; 23 Pius X. Novreniber: 3- at Grand island. other sports figures. Zenner, died about 4 a.m. Friday in Lincoln General Hospital after a valliant three-year battle against in- eurabie leukemia, cancer of the blood.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Westminster Presbyterian church, 2110 Sheridan Blvd. Memorials should be sent to the Bob Zenner Memorial Fund, in care of the University of Nebraska Foundation. that. If they had an attitude like Bob did.

they would be very tough to beat on the football Added Nebraska basketball coach Cipriano. a close personal friend of was such a great little guv, with a real big Nebraska Gov. Norbert T. Tiemann. an ex-semi-professional baseball player, called his death a loss to the sporting world and the com- io station KLIN in Lincoln, Gomer Jones said Zen- came to Nebraska in 1959 ner was a friend of coaches, athletes, and publicists.

He was a real fine per- and superb sportscast- radio He alter seven years at radio station KW in Waterloo, Iowa, where he covered the University of Iowa athletic teams on the air. His peppery personality and exciting voice were well- known throughout the west as the of the Nebraska football, basketball and track squads. son Zenner, a handome man with rn impish grin, flashing brown eyes and a crew-cut, was one of the leading sportscasters. Four consecutive times (1961-64) le was selected bv BOB ZENNER Since 1961. Zenner was sports director for KOLN- KGIN television in Lincoln and Grand Island, and for A native of Sioux Falls, Sportswriters Association as S.I)., Zenner was stricken Ihe Nebraska sportscaster of with leukemia in 1964 and was Ihe year.

He was the only not expected to live beyond a member of his profession to year. i accomplish this feat. But the combative 5-foot-3- Bob Russell, chairman of inch, 140-pounder refused to, the Shrine Bowl. run scared. He continued his sportscasting up to the end.

Tributes poured in from all over the sports world. Oklahoma University athleitc announced that his organization has donated $10.000 to the Crippled hospitals in memory of Zenner, Best Speedboaters Race At Capitol Beach By JOHN HINES Star Sports Writer Lincoln boating fans will have a splendid opportunity to see the cream of the crop I Note Hcri' aru Ktoupinfis lor lOO-mlle marathon Monday; 1st group, up to 40, 2nd group. HO-70. 70-80. 80-90, 90 100.

3rd group, unlimitc'd II. 111. 4th group, unlimiterl IV. VI. Sayers Produces Chicago Victory Chicago Gale Sayers rattled off two early touchdowns including a 72-yard romp on the first ))lay of the second quarter Friday night to fire the Chicago Bears to a 42-14 victory over the St.

Louis Cardinals St. I.OUÌS 0 7 0 Chicago 7 28 0 7-42 6 run (Duncan 72 run (Duncan kick) 1.5 run (Duncan 38 pa.is from Rakc-straw (Duncan kick) 4 run (Duncan kicl Roland 4 pa.ss Irom Hart (Rakken kick) Chi R. 43 pa.ss from Rukich (Duncan kick) StLr Randle 29 pass from Hart (Bakken kick) Attendance 41.073. Statistics First Dovvii.s Rushing yaidage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Cards Bears IB (it 20 a 148 12-39-3 0 2til 211 144 8 20-1 1 90 King's Falls, 4-3 Great Bend, of Lincoln w'as defeated by Wichita Booster, 4-3, Friday night in the first round of the Senior John Douglas is the Regional Softball Tour- llnebacker of whom Devine. nanient.

pionships when some drivers from across the tion churn through Capitol! Beach Lake Labor Day weekend. At 8:30 a.m. today, straightaway records will be attempted in 13 different classes, with Sunday competition over a mile oval course and a 100-miIe marathon Monday. Pleasure boat racing started about 1927. This is the 10th a a 1 national amateur cliampionships and the first for Lincoln, with previous national titles in lakes near Denison, Texas; Nashville, Dallas, Texas, and Portsmouth and Akron, Ohio.

In general, the boats here this weekend run from 13-14 feet long, pounds and are mostly fiberglass. Most of the current world record-holders will be racing here, with 100-miles-an-hour on the straight course a possibility. A lot of top drivers are missing because of local Labor Day races in their area. Meet director Bob Bardsley of Lincoln, who will also be racing, claims, see why they break every record in the book if the w'cather is SCHEDULE Saturday a.tn. Mile speed trials, all classe.s, retard altcmpt.s.

2 p.m.—Elimination heats, all classe.s. Sunday 1 p.m. Closed Course champion.ship rates, all elas.ses. 3 p.m.—Awards presentation. I Monday I 10 a.m.

100-mlle marathon rate. I four gioups, 25 laps over 4-mile course. Records straightaway to 40 tubit-inth engine class, linnted engine, di.splatement type hull 13.011 m.p.h., Stally. Denison. Texas, set at Madill.

Oklahoma. June 18. 1967, tubif inches, limited engine, displacement type hull. 52.102, Fllli.s Year- na- i Maryville, set at Knoxville, Tennessee, 31, 1964. 50-60 cubic inches.

ejigine. displacement hull. 53..571, Hoppie Goltrev, Knoxville. set at die, Dec. 4, 60-70 cubic inches, limited engine, displacement type hull, 1()2.

Fred Vaught, Garland. Texas, set at Corpu.s Christi, Texas. Feb. Ih, 1961, 70-80 cubic inches, limited engine, displacement hull 60.0, Combs, Forest set at Knowille, Dec. 4.

1966. 80-90 cubic inches, limited engine, displacement hull 72.0, Stinson, Atlanta, (la-. set at Portsmouth, Ohio, July 29, 90-100 cubic inches, limited engine, displacement type hull 63.380. Bill Anderson. Cullman.

set at Knoxville, May 28, 1967. Unlimited 1, displacement I hull, single engine 73.770. set at Knoxville, Tenn. 28, 1967, Unlimited II, disiilacemeni hull, twin engines 77.2.53, Dick Clark, Portsmouth, Ohio, set at Portsmouth, July 2.9, 1967. Unlimited IV, step or tunnel hull, single engine 81.0G!.

Ed Spri'rman, Woodbury, N.J., set at Knoxville, April 18. 1864. Unlimited IV, step or tunnel type hull, twin engines 93.2.18, Jan Lima. Ohio, set at Knoxville, May 28. 1967.

Unlimited V. displacement tyiie hull, three or more engines new class. Unlimited VI, step nr tunnel hull, three or more engines 80.3.57, Kennv Kitson, Bridgeton. set at Portsmouth, Ohio. July 29.

1967. Closed Cnursr (Ovall Records to 40 cubic inches 38.743. Barbara Pefeis. Irving, Texas, set at San Texa.s, Sept. 26, 10-30 cubic inches 45 135.

Bill set at Knoxville, May 27. cubic inches 46.997, Waymon Tainpicn, Fort Worth. Texa.s, set at Cleburne, Texa.s. July 10, 1966. 60-70 cubic inches 46.138.

Randy Knodel, McQuecncy, Texas, set at Portsmouth. Ohio, Sept. 6, 1961. 70-80 cubic inches 47.619. 1-ester Putman, Dallas, Texas, set at Madill, Oklahoma.

June 19. 1966. 80-30 cubic inches 49.6!K>, Jack Eslinger, Knoxville. set at Knox- vi'le. 29, 1963.

90 100 ruble inches Roger Bclprc. Ohio, at Knoxville, May 27. Unlimited 1 .53.671, Johnnie Irving, set at San Texas, Sept. 26. 1965.

(Jnlimitgd 11 55.4.53, White, C'cvciand, set at Knoxville. May 28. I Unlimited III 31.606, John Sullivan, Corpus Christi. Texas, set at Corpus Chr.sti, April 19, 1964. Lnlimitcd IV 58.670.

Sanders, set .31 Madill. Oklahoma, June 18, Unlimited new class. Unlimited VI new class. ENTRANCE TO PITS TO DOWNTOWN 1967 SITE Pleasure Boat Championships..