The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 11

Jonuory 4, 1969 Mimr Huskers To Try Coliseum Trap On Jayhawks Today 1 of with Jfm By HAL BROWN Star Sporta Editor Nebraska, which tried unsuccessfully to avoid getting snared in Kansas 1-3-1 trap zone defense by using a slow-down game in the Big Eight Basketball Tournament, will try to catch the Jayhawks in a trap of their own at 2 p.m. this afternoon. WaUdhig Into the NU Coliseum for many teams has been like watting into a trap and Husker coach Joe Cipriano hopes the Coliseum magic works again as ihe two teams open the Big Eight season on the TV Game of The Week. A combination of Husker hall-handling errors and Olympic performer Jo Jo White made the NU slow-down game ineffective at Kansas City as the Jayhawks romped to an 82-56 victory and went from there to the tourney title and an 11-1 record coming into encounter. only loss came at Wisconsin, a team the Huskers defeated in ther home opener.

Cipriano calls them the best team Urn Big Eight has had since he came to Nebraska and adds, certainly have to have our best game of the season better outside shooting, better rebounding and better bail-handling If we are going to scare In addition to hoping for better ouside shooting, belter rebounding and better ball-handling from his squad, Cipriano is hopeful of a full crowd for the contest. A combination of television and the students being gone on vacation could cut 0 Staff, Page 12. the crowd well below capacity, thus robbing the Huskers of much of the home floor advantage they normally enjoy at the Coliseum. Because school vacation Is still on, NU athletic officials have said the west bleachers, normally reserved for students, will be opened to general admission ticket- holders today. Cipriano will start a slightly different lineup from the one that opened against the Jayhawks In Kansas City.

Sam Martls, the Pawnee City Junior who was given a starting assignment against in the Big Eight Tournament and was promised another starting job in the third game he came up with a good performance, will start at one guard with Marvin Stewart at the other. Martin was five for five from the field in the fifth place win over Missouri at Kansas City and Stewart was the Huskers leading scorer in the tournament. He also is the leading scorer on the season with a 14.6 average in the 7-5 Leroy Chalk, rebounding HWU DOWNED 89-84 Vermont Five Tourney Victor PLAINSMEN BLOW LATE LEAD Manchester, N.H. Windham, Vt. College FOR RUNNING ROOM Minnesota running back Clinton Jones, 26, follows his blocker, Earl Denny, 28, as the team drills for the National Football League Pro-Playoff game Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.

(Story Page 12). overcame Nebraska Wesleyan in the last five minutes as the Plainsmen suffered their worst half of the season and lost an 89-84 decision in the opening game of the New Hampshire College Classic Friday night. Wesleyan will play Franklin Pierce College of New Hampshire at 7 p.m. tonight for third place. New Hampshire College stopped Pierce, 122-105, in the Friday nightcap and will play WincUiam for the championship at 9 p.m.

toMght. The loss, the sixth in 12 starts, was also their poorest game of the year in several respects. They had seasonal lows in field goal attempts (65), successful field goals (34), tied previous low), rebounds (32) and points in one half (35). NWU led most of the way, taking a 49-44 margin to the dressing room at halftime, and stm led by eight points, 69-61, with eight minutes District Mat Agenda Set FEBRUARY 14-15 AT 12 SITES The Sdiool tlvities Association has designated the weekend of February 14-15 as the time for district wrestling meets out the state. The assignment of school to a district and the site for each district meet was revealed at the same time.

PUtte three classes. The 32 Class A schools are assigned to four meets of teams each. Class is composed of 47 schools. Three of the districts have 12 teams, while District B4 at Ogallala has but 11. TMs 71 smaller schools in the state which field a wrestling team are grouped in Class with 17 in each of two districts, 18 in another and C4 in the western end of the state having the distinction of the biggest disitrict.

Nineteen teams will gather at Class A A4 LlMolB C(4am- Inui. Eaat. Linooln Higlu linoobi NortlWMt, linaAl ettst. Norfolk. A4 at Town, Omaha Benaoa.

Omaha Bryan. Omaha Burke. Omaha Central. Omaha A-3 at Omaha North-Omaha Oeigfatoa Prep. Omaha North.

Omaha (hnaha Omaha South. Omaha Westside. PapilltoB, RaUtOT. A-4 at Grand Iilmid. Mo- Cook.

North Platte. Class at Auburn. Blair. Falls City, Fremont Millard. Nebraska City, Plattsmouth, Sjoracusc, Tekamah.

Wahoo. Waverly. B-2 at Utica Crete, David aty Aquinas. Tri County, Fair- btti7. Lincoln Plus.

North Brad, ler, Superior. Centnnfcl, Wayna, Wyat Broken Centura. Central City, Grand Iriand Northwoet. Holdrrae, Miii- dra. Ord, Pani- B4 at Onllaln-Ainswortli.

OMMteia, Ooad. Gordon. Gothenburg. Imperial. KhnbalL Mttefaeil.

OgaUala. SUney. VaL ratine. Class C4 at Valley Bast Butler. Cratral, Norris.

David Eikborn. BUtborn St. John. Gretna Nebraska City SVH. Omaha Gross.

view. SteiW. Table Rock. Tecumseh. Valley.

WeramS Water. C-S at Atkinson West Bolt. Butte, aearwater. Howells. Humphrey St.

Francis, lelgh, Palmer, Plainriew. Spalding Academy. Straten. Stromsburg. C-3 at Hastings Adams AxteU.

Beaver aty, Bertrand, CamlHidge. Deshler, Friend. Harvard. Adams Central, Helnra, Loomis, Bfilford, Oxford. Red Clrad.

Roseland. Seward Concordia, Sutton. C4at North PUtte St. herst. Bayard.

Chadron Aasnmptioa. Gibbon, remaining before the roof caved in. David Parker Windham got four buckets in the next three minutes, the last one snapping a tie and giving the Lions a 75-73 margin with five minutes left. They protected the advantage with free throws. For the entire second half, Windham got 15 free throws to only five for the Plainsmen.

In addition to the had second half, Wesleyan also came up with something new, a zone defense, as coach Irv Peterson employed a 2-1-2 and 1-2-2. In their previous 11 encounters, the Plainsmen had always gone with a man-to-man. Kenny Ahl led the scoring for the night with 26 points as nine of the 10 starters scored in double figures. Kim Busch equol- bis best performance of the season with 16 counters, including 7-of-lO from the field, while John Brown and Ernie Strasil had 14 each, but only four apiece in the pivoftal second half. George Braun paced Windham with 24 points, while Parker finished with 23, Bill Henrikson 15, Dick Neumann 13 and Ken Schwartz 12.

Windham now stands 2-3 for the year. The lions caiKjelled five games because of the flu. NEBRASKA WESLETAN (S4) fg-lto ft-fU rb irf I Crawlord. Harriibarg, Hairicon. Loup Nratii PUtte Patrick, Ruahville, Shdtoo, Sumner, WauneU.

Wood Bivar. aty. Busch Ahl Boais J. Brown StrasU T. Brown Hahn 2-2 4 -5 1-2 1-1 6-11 2-2 6-7 0-0 4-7 1-2 26 0 4 5 3 0 3 5 2 7 4 3 4 1 1 32 21 14 Team rebounds Totals 34-65 16-W WINDHAM (89) fg-fta ft-tta rb pf tp Braun 9-20 6-9 8 3 24 Hamill 0-0 0 0 Hemikson 3-7 9-12 12 4 15 Neumann 3-3 8 3 13 Paiker 7-8 10 1 23 Schwartz 24 2 3 12 Team rObounds 10 ToUls 27-3S 50 14 Score by balvest Netar.

Werteyan .....................49 Wiwftam ...............................44 Probable Lineups Nebraska (7-5) Kansas (11-D Brooks (6-8) RoWsch (6-9) Scantlebury (6-3) Sloan (6-5) Chalk (6-7) Brown (6-10) Martin (6-0) White (6-3) Stewart (6-3) Bradshaw (6-3) Tipoff! 2:10 p.m., NU Coliseum. ROGER BROWN Top KU rebounder. GOLD MEDALISTS Beamon Heading Field In All-American Meet San Francisco Iff) Bob Beamon, aiming to do to his world indoor lorg jump record what he did to the outdoor mark at the Olympic Games, leads a con tingent of nine Olymipic gold winners into the Exa i A ll-American Games indoor track and field meet Saturday. Beamon, who broke uie world mark by nearly two feet with a leap of 29 feet, inchea at Mexico City, also owns the indoor mark of He says he hopes to extend that to 28 feet or more before the indoor season ends. Also in the meet, the first major invitational indoor event in this country since the Olympics, are gold medal winners high jumper Dick Fosbury, pole vaulter Bob Seagren and decathlon star Bill Toomey, who is entered in the 440 and the long jump.

In addition, Willie Davenport, who won the 110-meter high hurdles in Mexico; Dave Hemery, who won the 400-meter dash and 400-meter relay winners Charlie Greene and Ronnie Ray Smith are entered. The meet will also feature some strong competitive fields. For Instance, there are sttH-foot pole vanlters, 10 seven-foot high jumpers and a brace of great stars who win, or in some cases even compete, in Mexico. runners CHARLIE GREENE Young, third in the Olympic steeplechase, and Gerry Lindgren, who failed to make the team, wiU compete in the twQ-mile against Kerry Pearce, who holds the indoor world record. John Carlos, holder of a pending world record in the 200 and third in Mexico, meets 1964 gold medal win- ner of the 400, Mike Larrabee in a 300-yard dash.

Dave Patrick, who has gone the mile in 3:56.8, meets Sam Bair, Roscoe Divine and Maurice Bemi of England all sub-four- minnte milers in the 11- lap event. Olympians Ron Whitney and Geofi Vanderstock will run in the 600 while Tom FarreU and Wade Bell, also Olympians, in the 1 000 Davenport and Hemery head a 60-yard hurdles field that also includes long jumpers Ralph Boston and Jerry Proctor. Neal Steinhauer, world indoor record shot putter, meets Olympic bronze medalist George Woods and world record discus thrower Jay Silvester in the shot put. Super Bowl Trophy Traveling First Class New York Iff) The trophy for the Super Bowl is traveling first class by air to Miami, where the third annual foot- classic, will be staged Jan. 12 between the New York Jets and Baltimoro Colts.

The trophy is being escorted by Chris Vecsey, a special messenger. Two first class seats awaited at La Guardia airport one for the trophy and the oUier for the messenger. Knights' Goalie Sent To Buffalo Omaha (UPI) Omaha Knights goalie Don Caley has been moved to Buffalo of the American Hockev League in an exchange for Al Johnstone, according to Knights genera' manager Jake Milford. Milford also said forwarc Wayne Bell had been placed on waivers. Caley had a 3.28 goals- against average in 23 games with the Knights.

Johnstone is relatively untried, having pliwed only three Buffalo. I Allen Gets Chance For Return Los Angeles (ff) George Allen, fired Dec. 26 as head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, has reportedly been offered back his post by club president Dan Reeves but made up his mind yet whether to accept. wife, Etty, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times as saying still giving it a great deal of thought. This is not a matter of just deciding to take him back, a matter of hiring a Reeves and Allen have apparently agreed to say to all questions concerning the firing until a decision is made.

But Allen has been offered two other coaching positions, Etty said. One, with the American Football League Buffalo Bills, has been rumored almost since the day of the firing. other Mrs. AUen said, is In the National Football League. say any more than that now, but I can tell you George ts not playing these offers one against the other.

decision will not be made on the size of the she said, on other things. He does have to give some thought to the future not for himself but because he has a wife and four 7TH; MISSOURI Buckeyes Rated No. 1, Penn State 2nd In AP By Associated Press Ohio all-conquering Buckeyes proved their superiority over Southern California and 0. J. Simpson in the battle of No.

1 vs. No. 2 on the Rose Bowl field New Day. And Friday sports writers and sportscasters voted them the national collegiate football championship by an overwhelming margin in the final Associated Press poU. Penn NIttany Lions, the only other major unbeaten-untied team, moved up to second place on the strength of their 15-14 Orang Bowl triumph over Kansas, followed by 3, Texas; 4.

Southern California; 5, Notre Dame; 6, Arkansas; 7, Kansas; 8, Georgia; 9, Missouri, and 10, Purdue. The Buckeyes, heavily manned by sophomores and juniors, including quarterback Rex Kern, climaxed a regular 10-0 season and Big Ten championship, by whipping Southern unbeaten, once-tied Paclfic-8 Conference kingpins 27-16 at Pasadena. This gave Ohio State its fii'st national chainpionship since 1954 and its third since the Associated Press started its poll in 1936. The Buckeyes were No. 1 first in 1942.

The Buckeyes collected 44 place votes and 968 pottts from a national panel leader, will start at center with Jim Brooks at one forward. The other forward spot will go to Gratopp or Tom Scantlebury. With White outside and Dave Roblsch inside, the Jayhawks have the fhWly score from anywhere, but It their defense, not their offense, tiiat makei most coaches shudder. makes you change a lot of Cipriano points out. used to be you could practice for Kansas in October and November and get quite a bit done, but not this season.

they make you change ypur lineup and do things rather not do because of that 1-3-1 zone. Let me stress that their 1-3-1 zone defense is KU Picked To Snare Loop Title Kansas City (ff) Kansas, which in a month must learn to do without fioor leader Jo Jo White, opens its Big Eight Conference basketball season Saturday afternoon at Nebraska. The fiftii-ranked Jayhawks are favorites to capture their third Big title in four years despite the fact eligibility expires at the end of this semester. Other Big Eight openers Saturday night have strong- looking Colorado at Oklahoma, defending champion Kansas State at Iowa State and darkhorse Missouri at puzzling Oklalwma State. a big Kansas Coach Ted Owens says of the league debut.

a good start is Kansas, winner of 11 of 12 games in the of its season the non-conference schedule treads warily into Lincoln in spite of the fact the Jayhawks crushed Nebraska 82-56 in sweeping rather handily to the Big Eight pre-season tournament title here a week ago. poses a lot of problems, especially at Owens said. played our best game of the year in beating Nebraska in the tonmanfent, and it will take something like that just to win at The Comhuskers tried slowdown tactics oh Kansas in the Big Eight tournament, and the gamble blew up in Coach Joe face. Kansas roared away to a 21-7 lead as White and Bruce Sloan ripped stall apart with their ball-hawking. Colorado sends the Big leading scorer and best 1-2 scoring punch in the conference against Oklahoma, which is stiU trying to get itself organized.

The Buffaloes, now 10-2 after losing 60-55 to Kansas ih the tournament, have Cliff Meely with a 21.8-point average and Ron Smith with a 14.2 average. Kansas State, which was hampered in the tournament by a virus which cost the Wildcats the services of three starters much of the time, appear to have tiie talent to give anybody toouble If all hands arc healthy. Gene Williams, brawny 6-6 forward, leads the Cats with a I3.5-point average and tops the conference in rebounding with an average of 12.1 grabs a game. Missouri and Oklahoma State both have 74 records. The surprising Tigers have good scoring punch in Don Tomlinson, with a 16.9 average, and Dave Pike, 15.0, but lack rebounding power.

OSU has a sparkling sophomore in Amos Thomas, who is averaging 18.2 points a game, and a lot of experience. 0. J. SIMPSON of 49 sports writers and sportscasters. Penn State, fourth at llie end of the regular season with a 10-0 record, received two first place votes and 782 points for a second place standing.

Texas, fifth before with 81-1, moved up to third with two first placers, and 762 points. Texas blasted Tennessee 36-13 in tlie Cotton Bowl. The Vols fell from eighth to 13th. Southern California, the national champions in 1967, dropped from second after a 9-M season, to fourth after the bowl games with and no first place votes. Notre Dame, 7-2-1, which had tied Southern California 21-21 in ihe last regular season games for both, does not play in bowl games.

But the Irish, despite their idleness, from seventh to fifth place with 482 points. Arkansas, impressive in a 16-2 Sugar Bowl victory over previously unibeaten Georgia, leaped from ninth to sixth with one first place vote and 478 points. The Southeastern Conference champions fell from fourth to eighth with 349 points. Kansas, edged by Penn State in the Orang Bowl thriller, dropped one notch from sixth to seventh Missouri, which had been 16th, made the big jump to ninth with its 35-10 trouncing of Alabama in the Gator Bowl. Alabama dropped from 12th to 17th.

Idle Purdue, 8-2, moved up from 11th to 10th in a change of places with Oklahoma after the co- champions of the Big Eight were edged 28-27 by Southern Methodist in the Bluebonnet Bowl. Purdue received 263 points and Oklahoma 257. SMU vaulted from 20th to 14th. 1. Ohio Statt (44) 3.

Penn State (2) 3. Taxaa(l) 4. Southarn CaL 5. Notra Dame 968 783 762 489 6 Arkaoaas (1) I 7. Kanaaa 8.

Georgia 9. Missouri 84 10. Purdue .......................................84 283 11. Oklahoma 12. Michigan 13.

Tcnwiijee M-1 163 14. S. Meth 15. Oregon Stale ..........................14 103 16 Auburn ..........................................74 38 17. Alabama 18.

Hocaton M-l 31 19. 33 30. Ohio Other teama rroeivinf votaa. Uatad alplutiMUcaUy: Arizona Florida. Florida State.

Harvard. Mgiaeota, Norili Texae Stata. RlctaMOd. Yalt. Saturday BASKETBALL Big Eight: Kansas al Nebraska.

NU Coliseum, 2:10 p.m.; Kansas State at Iowa State. Missouri at lahoma State. Colorado at Oklahoma. State colleges: Creighton at Portland. Nebraska Wesleyan at Manchester (N.H Tourney.

HasUnga at Baatem Washington. Doana at Independeoca (Mo.) Tourney. Midland at Wayne, Pershing at Phillipa (Okla.) Tourney. Dana at North- weatern (Iowa) Tourney. WRESTLING City High Schools: Lincoln Southeast at Fremont, 10 a.m.; Lla- )ln Pius at Falrbury.

8:30 p.m. HOCKEY Fort Worth at Omaha. Ak- Sar-Ben CoUaeum. 8 p.m. Sunday BASKETBALL-NaUonal Basketball istton: Chicago Bulls vs.

CUncinnatl yals, Omaha City Aadtionun. 7 p.m. Hamp Cook Selected At Head Grid Coach Hattiesburg, Miss, (ff) Hamp Cook, the offensive lina coach, was named acting head football coach of ern team Friday. Heed Green. athletic director, said Cook will serve in his new capacity until auch time permanent coigh to named.

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