Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 9

Ross, Thornton Spark NU to 36-34 Win Huskers Triumph in Scoring Gotham Bowl Tilt By DICK BECKER New York That was the attitude taken here Saturday when the University of Nebraska n- huskers beat Miami, 36-34 in the second Gotham Bowl game. When invited to the game, the especially the senior unanimously to go mainly because they wanted to get the taste of a 34-6 lacing at the hands of Oklahoma out of their minds. The Huskers and Hurricanes put on one of the greatest offensive shows ever staged at Yankee Stadium by two college teams. The victory ended a double jinx for Nebraska. It was the Huskers first victory in a bowl and also the first on a telecast.

When the firing was over it was the fine balance of coach Bob Huskers that overshadowed A 11 American quarterback George Mira. Co-captain Thunder Thornton, a fullback; halfback Wilvie Ross and quarterback Dennis Claridge all sparkled in the Husker backfield. Ross and Thornton scored two touchdowns each and Claridge played his usual great game from the field general post. One of came on an electrifying 92-yard kickoff run and on another play he raced 34 yards to set up the second Husker score with Thornton Play-by-Play First Quarter to the Miami 20. Dennis Miami won the toss and JP' elected to receive, Miami laridge then flipped bolting over from the one.

The teams matched touchdown-for-touchdown, but a pair of two-point conversions give Nebraska the win. Both teams scored one TD each in the first, third and 4th periods and each of them got a pair of tallies in the second stanza. Mira, who connected on 24 of his 46 pass attempts including two for touchdowns, was voted the outstanding player. Hard running Nick Ryder scored two of the Miami ground touchdowns on one yard plunges. The lead changed hands 7 times and was tied two others in the great offensive show.

A last-minute effort by Miami to snatch the game ended when big Bob spuntai PAGE 9 taking over on the 18 The temperature was LLN(X)LN, NEBRASKA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1962 Firsl Toiiclidowii Nebraska's Thunder Thornton (30) dives for first touchdown in Gotham Bowl despite smother by Miami opponents. Soiillioasl 17. Norlheasl 46 ockets Barely Miss Mark; nights Hold on For Win then flipped a pass to Callahan on the 6. Claridge passed to Mike Eger ariind and" boih clubs were using tennis shoes on the frozen turf. Nebraska kicked off, Miami George Mira started pass-.

over on the 17. Miami ing early and hit end Jirn ground plav as Simon on the 37 for a first Yiali ended in a 20-20 Brown, intercepted a Mira down. Two running plays put pass with only second left in the ball on the NU 48. Third Quarter the game and Miami deep in Two more running plays Opening the second half, Husker territory, moved the ball to the NU Miami kicked off, The victory was the 9th of 27. Mira then fumbled and stuewe returning the ball to the year for first-year coach Bob Devaney against only two losses.

These two Oklahoma and Mison the 42. Seven plays later, Nebraska 3rd in taking over on their 34. After Mira moved his mates to the two plays, Bennett fumbled i NU 28. Bob Wilson tried a and Dave Theisen recovered field goal but it was no good for the Huskers on the Mi- and NU took over on their 20. ami 44.

After one play, a pitch-out On Hie first plav Willie fumbled and Miami re- gagements. The Sooners will I- Orange Bowl New Larry Donovan recovered on the Miami 41. the NU 31. After only a play, Claridge After 3 ground plays, NU fumbled and Miami recovered was forced to punt, Miami Ross circled end and raced Bv llie start of the Crell heroics, there on in it was Northeast 4 An aggressive second-stage He tallied 4 more fielders drive and Soidheast Ttornmn blasted the ball to the 3. iocket thrust almost hit tar- the hectic final canto.

Rocket Art hit tvvo, Thunder Friday night as the mad- Jennings connected on a free throws with 1:33 to go teuennown ry ap Intra'-City Basketball; clutch ield with Miami a 27-20 lead zcague started in its usual ex- 3 SO snd from bucket with only du seconas Miami kicked off, NU fashion. i remaimng-making it 47-45. leii. a Southeast lost the ball with its Big Eight Conference race. Miami finished the season 7-4.

Both Oklahoma and Missouri are slated for bowl en- Dale Churchill (54) of Pius and Pete Romanoff (25 of Bellevue battle for rebound as Bob Chaves (50) watches. Pius Edges Bellevue With Last Seeond Shot Fitzpalrick's Jumper Gives Day against Alabama Thniiderholls Triumph while the Tigers will tangle with Georgia Tech next Lane Birkel is on just 7 connections in urday in the Bluebonnet Bowl viewing his debut as Pius 32 attempts, but were still at Houston. Southeast demolished North- zon defense before lialftime then hung on for lear life as the trailing Rock- ks rushed to within a point a victory, 47-46. The winning Knights didn't lelp their cause any by miss- ng all 8 of their last quarter Iree throws. Northeast outscored the mights 17-10 in the last period kid had a chance to tie the tame 47-all with 10 seconds (emaining.

Tom first of a J-and-1 free throw effort found mark to make it 47-46. He nissed the second and Southeast grabbed the ball to avert lisaster. Southeast junior Mike lings all but shot the Rockets i lown in the first half with 7 goals against the zone lefense. lie finished with 20 Joints. Stan 11, rebounding for Northeast in its lismal first half effort, started i shoot as the 3rd quarter irew to a close.

Scoreless for 22 minutes rhile shooting only twice, Irell hit with 2:15 left in the ird quarter. This was only Saliirdav Lotal v. Denver University, NU Coliseum, 14th Vine. p.m. v.

Colorado School of Mines, NU Coliseum, 14th Vine, 10 p.m. State High at Tecumseh, Southeast at Fremont. Pius at Hastings St. Lincoln High at Omaha W'estside; Wesleyan at Westminster. Utah; Creighton v.

Clemson, 8 m. National Boxing Foley v. Doug Jones. TV-7, 9 m. Sunday Uieal No events scheduled.

National Football Detroit v. Chicago, 10. 1 p.m.; v. San Diego, TV-7, 2.30 p.m. Clock Sunset Saturday, p.m.

Sunrise Sunday, 7:45 a.m. Sunset Sunday, 5 p.m. I.rtial bhootinc liours: Pheasants and quail, to sunset Sunrise and sunset tirne.s are Riven foi Lincoln. Since sun time changes approximately one minute each 13 miles, add one minute each miles west of I.inroln and subtract one minute each milis east of Lincoln. Scorili" FIRST QUARTER NU Thunder Thornton, I fi- XI Stuewe returning to the 45.

Nebraska kicked off Miami ciaridge hit, 22 left to set the stage Theisen who ran to the Miami i for hit miss free stymied the Miami ineligible receiver i throw ing. I w'as down field and the gain Southeast took the upper was nullified. NU was then run; conversion run short, hand earlv bv giving the: forced to punt, Miami taking MU Nick Ryder, 10 pass Rockets just'one shot at the basket each time up the court by hauling down the defensive rebound. Dennis Bargman, starting Center, had to leave the game midway in the first half with a cut over his left eve. Several stitches were required to close the pass to Ben a rim wound from 10 yards out to stumbled down within 3 points of Bellevue at halftime, 32-29.

The Thunderbolts gained taking over on their 46. in 7 plays, Miami moved to er a penalty, Miami came i the NU 30, but stalled and Ne- back strong and pushed the braska took over, ball down to the NU 37. Two After two plavs, Claridge, plays later, Mira bulleted a operating a offense, pass to Jack Sims who ran i hit Ross to the Miami 42. Two to the 12. plays later, Claridge hit Calla- basketball coach with mixed emotions today.

Undoubtedly happy with the decision over Bellevue, the lead for the first time In he may be hoping that each the game with two minutes victory come as tough gone in the 3rd quarter when as the one at the Thunderbolt senior guard Tom McGovern gym Friday night. canned a jumper to make it ittlo Pat Kitzoatrick w'as 35-34. The lead then bounced from the opening nigh? hero. His back and forth between the 15.foot jumper with 6 seconds two squads with per- Wilson placement no good. SECOND QUARTER MU Nick Spinelli, 31 pass from Mira; pass for conversion incomplete.

jumper remaining provided the final two-point margin. A professional touch from the free throw line must be given credit for the Thunder- NU Willie Ross, 92, win. Trailing in field II-lu on 1 fi Ik oo ofiot. off return; Rudy Johnson re- goals, 18-17, Pius converted 19 only seconds left, han on the 28. Claridge.

attempts, while Stuewe who hit to the 4. IvldivN fill at the Miami the tying score. Stuewe drove to the one-foot was The placement attempt line. F. yuke Eger, 6 pa.ss the home opener for both S-'ing Miami a 6.6 H.ve-or lliem iod ending in a 42-42 knot.

Dale Champoux, held scoreless in the first half, put the Thunderbolts in the lead for the last time in the frantio 4th quarter. The 5-11 senior hit a free throw, then meshed a long jumper seconds later to give Pius a 47-44 edge MU Ryder, 1 run; Ryder Bellevue was making good on two point conversion pass a shaky 15 of 28 tries from the i 5:40 remaining. i The Thunderliolts reamined The taller Chieftains frnnt until just 41 seconds out in the first period as if Heft. Bellevue's F'ctc Roman- teams. is now 1-1 after losing a week ago to Beatrice.

Northeast is 1-2. The Rockets split a road bill last week, whipping Kearney and losing to North Platte. SOITHKVST I Milicr 0 1-2 1 Motz 2 3-4 7 Jennings 10 0-2 20 Ochsner 4 4-7 12 Bwk Johnson Hnck.son Gib.son Totals xouthrast 6 2-2 14 Bargman 0 1-1 1 3 2-2 8 Hubka 3 2-4 8 1 0-7 2 Grell 5 0-1 10 0 0-2 0 Monk 1 0-0 2 10-0 2 Jones 0 0-0 0 Thompson 11-2 3 SctJtt 0 3-4 3 21 5-17 47 16 14-23 14 14 9 10-47 10 10 9 Miami kicked off, Nebraska taking over on the 20 as the first period ended. Second Quarter Opening the second period NU on their 24. The Huskers move the ball and punted, Miami taking over on their 35.

gave NU a 28-27 lead. Only 8 seconds remained in the 3rd period as Nebraska kicked off. Fourth Quarter to take complete command of the game. Paced by 6-5 junior Dick Agnew, Bellevue quickly assumed a 14-6 lead before the Thunderbolts battled back to a 3-point deficit at the end, 16-13. The next 24 minutes were a nip-and-tuck affair with the son placement.

THIRD QUARTER MU John Bennet, 3 run; Wilson placement. NU Thornton, 1 run; After taking over the ball i Claridge run two-point non the 20, Miami ran only two! version, plays before Claridge inter-1 FOURTH QUARTER cepted a Mira pass. 1 run- Thorn- Thunderbolt charity success hi, run two-piint conversion, keeping the home quintet in XT I A I 1 25. Ross thcu wcttt to the 21.1 Ryder, 1 run; Wil- tfthVTIplacement. iKi pickpocket im Spinelli for the TD.

A li'y xhornton blasted for the two-1 i for was no good a 36-27 ad- iSeuney as Miami took a 12-6 lead, Miami kicked off, Willie Nebraka kicked off, Mi- Ross grabbed the ball on the Spinelli returning to 8 and raced down the sideline the NU 46. After two plays for a 92-yard TD run. Rudy Miami got to the 38, then a Inhncnn'c PAT lrir.Lr tx-uc aa 1 i a the contest. Pius recorded a chilly from the field in the first off then stole the ball and layed it in to tie the game at 51-all. Pius decided to work for one good shot and a dandy.

BELLEWE PUS Harding 0 (W) 0 Fitzpa'k 6 5-11 17 C3iamp'x Lund 4 4-9 12 McGov'n Shefta 3 2-2 8 Byington 5 4-6 14 SuUivan Hansen 0 0-0 0 Mestl Cliaves ChurchUl 0 2-2 2 18 15-28 51 Totals 17 19-23 53 Bellevue 16 16 10 13 16 13 6 3-3 2 1-1 5 4 9-11 17 1 3 2 3-5 7 0 04) 0 2 0-0 4 New York So far as Nebraska athletic publicity director John Bentley is concerned, trip I 1 ivsrr I. I to New York to play in the Johnson I AT kick was good 15 -yard penalty moved Gotham Bowl football game giving NU a 13-U lead. to the 12. can be classed as a loss. NU kicked off, Miami tak- Bennett got to the 5, Ryder Bentley was touring the ing over on the 23.

After a to the one. Ryder then scored big city theater district short ground gain, Mira! the TD with 9:28 left. Wll-i Thursday night and lost his i went to the air and moved FAT kick was good as wallet to a pickpocket, the ball to the 48. Miami got Miami cut the lead 36-35. He said he lost all his down to the 31 in a play and Miami kicked off, Nebras- pense money.

a penalty. Mira passed down ka taking over at the 37. to the 18. Mira passed to Bill Three running plays, high- LI IS ill Sparks who gained to lighted by Thorntons 11 yard Bennett fought to the ramble, got NU a first down one. Bennett again was held, on 45.

Ryder then dove over the Stuewe ran 5 to the 40, then action tonight at Omaha Huskers for the TD. Mira Claridge hit Callahan on the 5 Westside as 4 local teams passed to Ryder for the two- 27. Ross fought to the 19. On hit the road, point PAT, giving Miami a a sneak, Claridge gained a The Lincoln High contest 20-13 lead. first down on the be an Intercity go.

Miami kicked off, Nebraska Two plays put the ball on Other local games are Lincoln basketball team gets into the weekend Islanders Falter Against Press By CONDE SARGENT Randel called for to start the Prep Sports Writer second period. Beatrice No wonder; they learned a coaches prefer to skip early good lesson said season basketball. Genslinger, as he thought of Two mentors had their hair- pulling moments here Friday night. Winning coach Gale Randel of Grand Island watched in near bewilderment as his veteran team nearly succumbed to a full court press by a bunch of Beatrice sophs. Loser Darrel Genslinger noted a slow reaction by his his starting lineup of 3 sophs, a Junior, and one senior.

And then came the press. Grand Island, with 4 regulars back this year, simply clutched before the hussling Orangemen, allowing their lead to diminish to 7 points, 52-45, with 6 2 minutes left in the game. taking over on the 46. hard- the 10. Thornton was pushed Southeast at Fremont.

charging Miami line stopped back to the 11. On a 4th down versity High at Tecumseh, the Huskers and NU punted, play, Ross could only get to and Pius at Hastings St. Miami taking over on the 24. the 8 and NU lost the ball Cecilia. After 7 plays, Miami moved on downs, the ball down to the Husker Miami took over on the 8.

23. Finally the Miami attack After 6 plays, Mira moved! stalled, and the Hurricanes the Miamians to their Then an interference call gave Miami hope. After a controversial play which faked a field goal on 3rd down, but it gain the first down yardage. Gn 4th down, Mira completed i I pass, but was short of yardage and NU took over on the ball on the NU 45. Tingelhoff Top Rookie It was here that Glur, who team to a Grand Island de- towered over everyone else, fensive change that ruined 1 paid off, batting in tip-ins, hopes for a second driving, and even shooting straight upset win.

i trorn out front. The final score favored; figure it said Grand Island, 75-60, but the, Randel of his press problems. Islanders eould have been work it nice in prac- had for the second straight 1 tice. But tonight mak- week. ing me He referred to Minneapolis Paul (UPI) Quarterback Fran Tarken- the officials called an incom-lton, former University of Beatrice simply handle 6-5 Art Glur who canned 31 points.

16 in the final quarter which the hosts bid gamely. losing hair in the coaching business rather than having it grayed. Last eek an Omaha Westside press erased an 18-point pass, Miami had the Georgia star, has been named the Minnesota Ochsner (left) and Johnson, Jennings and Dworak go for loose ball. 22 Dennis Claridge fired a pass good to Dick C'allahan up to the 39 on the first play, Claridge then hit Dave Theisen who sprinted down But big Bob Brow'n then Valuable by the Twin picked-off a Mira pass with Viking Fans Club, only 58 seconds left. Nebras-j The club also named center ka ran out the clock for its Mick Tingelhoff.

of the Uni- press came in second half Grand Island lead the second half after GI and handed the Islanders an gained a 39-24 halftinie lead, opening, overtime loss. The Islander bulge was de-! it could have happened I 0 when Friday but for height young team, an upset superiority, of l.incoln Southeast last C.rand island 1 2:1 II 85-7S week, crack first win in history in a bowl versity of Nebraska, as the wm ciur game or on television. I of The I zone defense, a maneuver vrnistn.rii, li! 31;.