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Umpires Coming From School U--A A A MAM time iimrfctrei in fVio Chicago Daily News Service One day a couple of years ago, Nestor Chylak Jr. donned his mask and chest protector and stepped behind the plate at Bloomington, to call balls aand strikes in a Minnesota Twins game. At the same moment, nearly 1,000 miles away in Dusmore, young son mounted his bicycle, pedaled down the sidewalk and into the street right in front of an onrushing car that stop. get word to me about the accident until the Chylak recalled, naturally, 1 finished the game. there I was, in northern Minnesota and my boy was in the hospital and I knew it would take a plane flight to Chicago, another plane flight to Newark and a ride in a rented car before I could get home.

was the loneliest day in my The loneliest day in the life of a man with the loneliest job in sports the umpire. What kind of a job is it? Is the average man equipped to handle it? It is not a position for a man who demands iove. time yon make a decision, someone gets mad at says umpire BillHailer. It is not a position for a man who demands companionship. fraternize with players and managers.

In met, we make a point of staying at different hotels than the says Chylak. Umpires travel in groups of four, for at least six months of the year. And yet, there may not be respect or friendship within the foursome. fit to carry my an umpire once screamed at one of his in the Field terminal. And even if there is a degree of camaraderie within the foursome, it is important that it not be overdone.

success of an umpiring crew is not imposing on says Chylak. only way two umpires become close is if their particular habits happen to But shed no tears for the men UNCOLN, NEBRASKA SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1970 P.M. PAGE 9 who lead this life. They knew what they were getting into when they took the job. Most umpires are made, not born.

Like sportswriters, most of them come from the school of life. make it as a baseball player but I wanted to be a part of the game so I became an says Don Denkinger. was pretty proficient in most says burly Chylak. I was injured in World War II. After I got out of the Army, I just naturally drifted into officiating, basketball at first, then But there are rarities, too like Haller.

He was raised in Lockport, a Chicago suburb, a member of a very athletic family (younger brother Tom is the catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers). Bill played baseball and basketball for Lockport High School and Joliet Junior College, but never contemplated a career in either sport because: wanted to be an umpire ever since I was a best dad once roomed with umpire Charlie Berry. I guess what headed me in that Bill recalls. any rate, I was umpiring in kid leagues when I was 12 years old. And by the time 1 was 16, I was umpiring in semipro leagues and House of David exhibition games and things like that.

guess it might be a little unnatural to want a job where everyone like you. All I know is that my goal as a kid was to umpire in the major Both Chylak and Haller ara married (the Chyiaks have two sons; the Hallers are childless) and both have wives. Chylak, basically, is a gregarious man. have to unwind a bit after a game, talk things he says. glad that usually someone in my crew who likes to have a couple of beers before hitting the The pipe-smoking Haller, on the other hand, is a bit more introverted and self-sufficient.

a rarity if he shares a meal with other members of his crew. Sullivan Grins at Big Day By DON FORSYTHE Lawrence, Kan. Nebraska had a big preliminary round of the Big Eight track meet Friday and nobody was happier about it than trainer George Sullivan. His had contributed top efforts and produced a few surprises as the Cornhuskers advanced 11 runners to finals. Sprinter Don Quarrie, who run since the Drake Relays beecause of a leg injury, zipped to season bests of and :20,8 to qualify in both the 100 and 220.

Garth Case, who missed one week and had to drop out of the 440 at Missouri last week, blazed a swift 330 and coasted in to qualify in the 440 in a heat-winning :48.1. Freshman half-miler Jim Hawkins, also on the sideline since Drake, turned in a good 1:53.6 to qualify in a blanket finish in his heat of the 880. In an earlier heat of the same race Dan Morran, who had spent one day in student health with the flu ttils week, ran second to Ken Swenson in 1:52.9. Sullivan was also called on for emergency duty during the 220 prelims when Horace Levy developed leg cramps getting into his blocks. The race was delayed while Levy hobbled down to the training tent for a quick rubdown by Sullivan.

The treatment worked and Levy hustled back to the starting line and qualified for the finals with a :21.4. Earlier, Levy had clocked a season best of :09.5 in qualifying for the 100 finals. Not Too Worried really worried too much about their legs holding said Sullivan of Quarrie, Hawkins and Case. was actually worried more about Bob Pierce, who feeling well before he Pierce ran :48.8 in his fourth place finish in his heat of the 440. That good enough to qualify for the fmals, but Cornhusker coach Frank Sevigne complaining.

Case, Leighton Priestley and John Mottley did make it. Case led all qualifiers with a swift :47.3. figure get three guys in the 440, especially after last beamed Sevigne. Last week the Cornhusker cast trailed Mike Norman and Fred Lafser across the finish line in the dual at Columbia. was another surprise not that he isn capable, but that he run in three he added.

Sullivan able to handle all of the Cornhusker injuries, however. Hopeton Gordon sliced a finger when he landed on his hand on his final attempt in the long jump. Sullivan had to send him out for a stitching job. long jump, one of a dozen season bests logged by Nebraska Friday, gave the Cornhuskers their only point in the two events completed on the opening day. Phil Reaves leaped but get credit for breaking the Big Eight record of 26-1 set last year by Stan Whitley, because of a favoring wind.

Sprinters Mel Gray of Missouri and Earl Harris of Oklahoma State (25-5) were second and third. Harris, however, came up limping after running a :09.3 to qualify in the 100 and Oklahoma State title hopes quickly faded. Gray Breaks Record Gray batted .500 in his bid for sprint records as the aiding wind wiped out his blistering :09.1 in the 100, but subsided when he was zipping to a :20.4 in the 220. He bested Cornhusker Charlie old mark of :20.7 set in 1967. Greene retained his Big Eight 100 mark of :00.3 be set in 1966.

In the other final completed Friday Doug Knop of Kansas won his third straight discus title with a toss of 192-0, eight inches short of the record he set last year. Morran described the opening day 880 heats as tactical battles. was a lot of playing around out there, but there be Saturday. Our first quarter was about 56 seconds today and it will probably go in 52 in the he explained. Priestley, who drew lane eight for his prehminary effort in the 440, worry about tactics.

mess around when in lane he said. He as he clipped a full second off his previous best of :48.3. Results Page 10 Huskers Sweep Cowboys Big 8 Standings Iowa State H-3 Nebraska 9-6 Kansas 9-7 Oklahoma 8-8 Missouri 6-7 Kansas State 7-9 Oklahoma State 5-10 Colorado Stillwater, Okla. Sparked by the pitching of Paul Marek and the hitting of Adrian Fiala, Nebraska swept a Big Eight Conference baseball doubleheader from Oklahoma State Friday, 4-2 and 4-3. Marek started both games, going the distance and pitching a four-hitter in the opener for his third victory without a loss.

Fiala provided the winning hits in both games. Marek lasted five innings of the nightcap, and held a 3-2 lead when Bruce Cramer relieved him in the sixth. Griego 3b Jorgnsn ss Achlphl If Fiala Tidball 2b Baker rf Stuckey cf Elgert lb Marek Totals UPl TELEPHOTO Mel Gray speeds to new Big Eight 220 record with clocking at conference championships in Lawrence Friday. Don Quarrie chased Gray with a season best :20.8 effort. Husker Golfers Challeiige Lawrence, Kan.

Nebraska, ted by Lance Gloe, who had been playing as the No. 5 man all season, moved into position Friday to challenge for the highest Husker golf finish in almost 20 years at the Big Eight Conference golf championship here at the Lawrence (teuntry Club. The Cornhuskers had back-to- back runnerup finishes in 1951 and 1952. I Quarterback Humm INU Bound All-American prep quarterback David Humm from Las Vegas, has signed a national letter of intent to attend the University of Nebraska. Humm, 6-3, 185 pounds, had received 101 college scholarship offers and was one of the most sought after prep pjayers.

Humm is the second quarterback in two days to sign with the Cornhuskers. high school athlete of the year, Jerry Davis, also signed to attend Nebraska. FIRST GAME Nebraska Oklahoma State ab bi ab bl 4 110 Cross ss 3 10 0 3 111 Houck If 2 0 0 0 3 10 0 Manaugh cf 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 3 Edwards rf 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 Dumler 1b 3 0 10 3 0 0 0 Kellert 3b 2 0 10 2 0 0 0 Robbins 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 Kemph hp 10 0 0 3 10 0 Thompson 3 0 1 0 Kamp 2 110 24 4 5 4 Totals 24 2 4 2 Nebraska 010 Oklahoma St 002 OOO Griego; Nebraska 4, Oklahoma St. 3. Dumler; SB-Griego, Stucky, IP ER BB SO Marek (W.

3-0) .......7 4 2 2 2 2 Kamp (L, 3-4) ........7 5 4 4 3 2. SECOND GAME Nebraska Oklahoma State abrhbl Griego 3b 4 0 0 0 Cross as 4 0 0 0 Jorgnsn ss 4 2 2 0 Houck cf AchelphI If 3 12 0 2b 2 0 1 1 Fiala 3 0 2 3 Edwards 3 1 1 0 Tidball 2b 3 12 0 Dumler 1b 3 0 0 0 Baker rf 4 0 10 Kellert 3b 3 12 1 Garvey ph 1 0 0 0 Reed If 3 0 0 0 Stuckey cf 3 0 0 0 Thompson 3 0 2 0 Elgert 1b 3 0 0 0Tompkins 3 1 1 0 Placke 1b 0 0 0 0 Marek 10 0 0 Munson ph 10 0 0 Cramer 0000 Totals 29 4 9 3 Totals 27 3 7 S2 Nebraska 012 000 Oklahoma State ...............001 101 0-3 E-Tldball 3, Cross, Richardson, Thompson, Tompkins. LOB-Nebraska 9, OSU 5. IP ER BB SO Marek ...................5 3 2 1 2 0 Kramer .....2 3 1 1 0 3 Tompkins 7 9 4 3 2 Colorado 6-0, Oklahoma 2-6 Colorado 020 004 9 2 Oklahoma 200 000 4 0 Ogle and Stearns; Jack, Cook (6) and Parkhurst. (4-4), (2-1).

Colorado 000 000 4 1 Oklahoma 220 200 x-4 8 1 Hunt, Guernsey (3), Mitchell (6) and Starns; Jacobs and Parkhurst. (4-1), (2-1). Iowa State 3-2, Kansas 1-3 Iowa State OM 4 2 Kansas .....................000 000 9 6 Larry Corrigan and Bob Case; Dave Roblsch and Larry Matson. (7-0). (0-3).

Crandell, Iowa State. Iowa State 000 200 5 Kansas Mike Gillespie and Corrigan; Bob Kaufman, Bill Stiegemeier (7) and Matson. (4-1). (3-3). Iowa State.

Angry Daniels Paces Pacers Indianapolis, Ind. When Mel Daniels gets thinks his Indiana Pacers team is in trouble, watch out. The Pacers, largely through the fourth quarter efforts of the 6-9 Daniels, broke open a tight game with Los Angeles Friday night and won the first game of the American Basketball Association championship playoff, 109-93. Daniels had 16 of his total 18 points in the final quarter. He was pulled from the game with 3:27 left in the first quarter because of three fouls.

An angry Daniels left again with about 10 minutes left in the third with four fouls. I was mad at myself or maybe I thought we were in trouble, but I knew I had to go in and do my Daniels said after sparking the fourth-quarter surge. Indiana was in front only 73-71 starting the final frame. Fred Lewis stuffed in 22 points in the inaugural of tht best-of-7 series to lead Eastern Division winners. Bob Netolicky and Roger Brown both had 19 for the winners.

Netolicky along with Tom Thacker had 14 rebounds while Daniels grabbed 13. Leading scorer for the Western Division Stars was Bob Warren with 20 points. Hitting for 16 apiece were Mack Calvin, George Stone and Craig Raymond, who took 23 rebounds. were crashing the said Lewis, the Pacers captain, we were still getting the rebounds and doing our thing Game two will be held at Indianapolis Sunday afternoon, to be telecast nationally The third and fourth games, Monday and Tuesday nights, will be at Anaheim, Calif. Daniels American National Fet.

.719 .529 .500 .452 .406 .393 .688 .667 .485 .452 .355 .344 GB 6 7 10 10 1 lOVa 11 East Division Won Lott Baltimore 23 9 New York 18 Detroit 15 15 Boston 14 17 Washington 13 19 Cleveland west Division California 22 10 Minnesota 20 10 Oakland 16 Chicago 14 17 Kansas City 11 20 Milwaukee 21 Friday's Results Baltimore 4, Washington 3, 11 Innings Cleveland 3, Boston 0 New York 4, Detroit 1 California 5, Oakland 4 Chicago 9, Kansas City 3 Minnesota at Milwaukee, wet grounds Saturday's Games California (Murphy 4-2) at Oakland (Boswell 0-5) at Milwaukee (Brabender 1-4) Kansas City (Johnson 1-0) at Chicago (Kilkenny 2-1) at New York CI-3) Boston (Culp 2-4) Baltimore (McNally 6-1) at Washington (Cox 3-2), night Sunday's Games Detroit at New York, 2 Cleveland at Boston Baltimore at Washington Kansas City at Chicago, 2 California at (Jakland, 2 Minnesota at Milwaukee Monday's Games Detroit at Boston, night Baltinwe at New York, night Cleveland at Washington, night California at Chicago, night Minnesota at Kansas City, night Chicago New York St. Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Montreal Cincinnati Atlanta Los Angeles Houston San Francisco San Diego East Division Won Lost 16 14 17 14 15 15 15 19 13 20 11 20 West Division 24 10 19 13 19 14 17 18 17 19 16 21 Fct. .533 J15 .500 .441 .394 055 .706 .594 .576 .486 .472 .432 6B 3 4W IW 4 Vh 8 Friday's Results St. Louis 1, Chicago 0 Montreal 2, Pittsburgh 1 New York 4, Philadelphia 0 Atlanta 3, Cincinnati 1 San Diego 10, Houston 8, 10 Innings Los Angeles 11, San Francisco 5 Saturday's Games Montreal (Morton 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Blass 2-5) Chicago (Holtzman 4-3) at St. Louis (Carlton 2-4) Atlanta (Stone 4-1) at Cincinnati (Simp, son 5-1), twilight New York (Koosman 1-2) at PhiladeU phia (Jackson 1-4), night San Francisco (Perry (4-4) at Los Angeles (Foster 2-3), night Houston (Griffin 1-5 or Wilson 1-0) San Diego (Dobson 3-3), night Sunday's Games New York at Philadelphia Montreal at Pittsburgh Chicago at St.

Louis Atlanta at Cincinnati, 2 San Francisco at Los Angeles Houston at San Diego Monday's Games New York at Montreal, night Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, night Chicago at Cincinnati, night St. Louis at Houston, night Los Angeles at San Diego, night Stutzman Surprises Medics Shanghnessy Foatball Ex-Los Angeles Ram coach Qark Shanghnessy, who is recognized as the father of the T-formation, died at age 78 in Santa Monica, Calif. Shaughnessy gained his greatest fame with Stanford in 1940. He took a team that had lost every game the year before and with the T-formation guided Stanford to an undefeated season and a 21-13 win over Nebraska in the Rose Bowl. The Big Ten Conference delayed final action until August on the proposed addition of an 11th game to conference football schedules beginning in 1971.

Free agent Arthur Strahan, ex- Houston Oiler and Atlanta Falcon defensive tackle, signed with the Rams. Baseball The New York Yankees acquired pitcher Gary WaslewsU from the Montreal Expos Friday for first toseman. Grand Island native Dave McDonald in a contract exchange. McDonald will remain with Buffalo of the International League. BasketbaU The fourth leading scorer in Illinois high school circles last season, all-stater Wayne Heinrich, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Creighton.

Gene Rhodes has been rehired as coach of the Kentucky Colonels. Denver Rocket rookie Jnlins Keye underwent knee surgery. Other Sports Pittsburgh Penguin rookie hockey center Michd Briere, 20 was severely injured in a traffic accident in Quebec and a teen-ager was struck and killed by the ambulance taking Briere to a hospital. The International Olympics Committee voted to prevent South Africa from competing in the 1972 Games because of racial discrimination. Gloe, who fired an 8 over par 80 in the morning round, came back with a par 72 in the afternoon for a 36 hole total of 152.

That tied him for ninth in the individual standings going into the final 18 holes. Gloe trailed individual leader Mike Holder of Oklahoma State by nine strokes. Five of the top six individuals are Cowboys, including Jim Shade, who had 76-73-149. 152 led Nebraska to a team total of 614, putting the Huskers in fourth place. Oklahoma State virtually sewed up the team title with a 585 total.

The Huskers are only four strokes out of second place, a spot shared by host Kansas and Missouri with 18 holes to play. Other Nebraska totals were Nebraska State Amateur Champ Frank Rose with Jim Roudebush (ihuck Walter 78-78-156, and Craig Waugh 81-79-160. Mike Holder. OSU. 73.70-143 Merk Heyee, OSU, 75-71-146 Ben Thomet, MU, 7S-72-147 Doug Tewell, OSU, 7S.73-I4I Jim Shade, OSU, 76-73-149 Jim Deaton, OSU, Coug Gray, KS, 75-75-150 Clyde Crismen, OU, Charles Digges, MU, Jim English, CU, 76-70-152 Lance Gloe, NU, Warren KU, Jim Dennerllne, KU, 71-75-153 Jack Rogers, KU, 80-73-153 Jim Roundebush, NU, Frank Rose, NU, Davis Driver, CU, David Ross, KU, Cole Jackson, MU, 78-76-154 Mark Simpson, CU, Carl Higgins, OU, By VIRGIL PARKER Prep Sports Writer Jack Armstrong, the all- American Boy they used to write about, masqueraded under the name of Barry Stutzman at the district track meet at the East High oval Friday.

Stutzman, the Northeast High hurdle ace, won the highs and placed third in the lows. Normally, the only thing surprising about that would be the fact that he win both events. Except for one thing. A week ago Wednesday, just nine days before, he suffered an attack of appendicitis and underwent an emergency operation. just had the stitches removed Stutzman said after his unbelievable performance.

jogged a mile Wednesday, which of course was the first running I had done, and then rested Thursday. Friday morning I asked the doctor for permission to Stutzman admits the medic was a little shocked, and particularly so when he found out Barry was a hurdler. thought just running would be bad enough, but was afraid the strain of going over the hurdles might tear open the incision. But, since he was sure there was no danger of internal damage, he gave his A tight girdle of tape covered Stutzman from chest to groin. During the afternoon STAFF PHOTO BY RANDY HAMPTON Lincoln Ken Adkins, second from left, found himself behind in the 180-yard low hurdle finals in the Class A district track meet at East Friday, but he rallied to win in :20.6.

Barry Stutzman, left, finished third and Mike Zobel, second from right, finished second. preliminaries he skipped over the lows in :20.1, the fourth fastest in the state this year. In the evening finals he won the highs, but ran third in the lows. After that last race he just sat in the track and declared that just have anything more iui even that amazing performance was overshadowed by the running of Jeff Wisemiller, who ran the second-swiftest half-mile time in Nebraska high school history. His 1:54.5 was also the fastest clocking ever recorded in a district meet anywhere.

In addition, the diminutive Fremont towhead a :49.6 quarter- mile, the second best in the state this year, and made up a ten-yard deficit while anchoring the Tigers to victory in the one mite relay. Lincoln Southeast claimed the team title, though two-mUer Bob Unger proidded the Knights with their only individual crown. Southeast iced the victory with lots of squad depth and victories in both tha 880 and two-mile relays. The meet ran well after dark. A quality pole vault field nine leapers cleared the minimum state meet standard of 12 4 with three going over 14 feet finished tM event with the aid of auto headlights lining the track.

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