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The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 39

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The Lincoln Stari
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Lincoln, Nebraska
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New Look Nebraska 25, Hear Ye: re Very Good Fall an 13! By l)l( BKi'KKB Ann Arbor. Mich He say it after sj)nng ball. He at ter the lacing of South Dakota, either. Hut Saturdav attemoon he did a football team," S. deelared.

Nebraska fans who have watched this coachin miracle unfold into a tremendous 25-13 win Michigan were saying today got a very good football the thing which pleased tlie M' coai lies and players most was that this was no fluke victory. A.s he huddh'd in a nearby dusty furnace room with reporters, Diwancy remained about as calm as lie had after the win over South Dakota. turning point? Td it probably came when we stopped them at start of the half and went into score and then, ot course, when we could come back and score alter tbev had made it HI- 13. 1 lelt the boys just Michigan in the halt after not looking text good in the tirst half." Still a bad head cold which has plagued him lor a week, Devaney made these obsei vation altci' a trip around dressing room to congratulate the players u.sed in motion in their olieiise than had they al.so threw more than 1 e.x- pected. sure Iowa State will run more next week." "I felt we got fine jilay from our alternate line, especially in the second half," (The alternate line a still- in at the end of game to put down the final Michigan threat.) have decided to use Dermis laridgc like wc did huck Lamson out at We're gradually getting It through our heads that he is a pretty good runner." thing Michigan is a very tough runner Michigan tackle wa.s good.

We never did run there. We tried to set up our wide stuff. The pass defense was save any- for Iowa State. just try to make it work again next week It was old home week for Devaney who watched by his parents, a brother and some cousins. The NU coach said that in 4 years as an assistant coach at State he had broken even ith Michigan.

The coach praised play of halfback Dennis Stuewe. who sprained an ankle in the first halt and didn't play again, back the defensive work of sophomore Kent and the blocking on sweeps of Hudy Johnson, Then the coach went out- where nearly the entire Cornhusker delegation was waiting to cheer team for their unexpected but impressive victory. DO.N BUY A NT One great big question was an- while 70,287 stunned, vast Tniversity of wit- By Ann Arbor. swered here then in the ness box If the 53-0 victory over Dakota didn't reveal anything about the luf)2 their performance here on this magnificent football afternoon revealed that they ai'i' Indeed a fine tootbal! team, or in shattering the Michigan Wolvmincs. the new-look ornhuskers were no late-blossoming Meaf were masters and the team to beat from the opening quarter.

There w'ere no come-from-behmd heroics, but take- charge tactics that had the Wolverines playing catch-up all afternoon and unable to do so against the polished battlers from the liig 8. In short, it and a glorious It was that scored first. It was Nebraska that made the big plays. It was that gambled time and again with spectacular success. It was Nebraska that had the best quarterback on the field.

It was that had the hardest running backs. wa.s day from to finish one It was. No There no task facing the when they trotted into thn Wolvmine irst, there is only one way in and out a barrier which hints to the visitor that no to hide. Hither you fight or you're mauled until a merciful final gun tired. Nebraska cho.se to fight on its own terms.

Secondly, the last time came otuimied on Page 2D, Col. 3 3 Sfar IH Red Read in Sporfs the Sport RED Sequence Pkotes Wirephoto Oetdoor Page LINCOLN 1. SKPTEMBKR 30. 1962 SECTION Til under nd on the Looiie LA Fails in Bid To Sew Up Flag i loser ouniix.l the loss for the to end in a honicr in Hu- Thi Lo.s Dodgers tie Mariehal. irickcd at cad a Oiari' If that happeas, there will I'lic Oiant of the Natieaia! League pen- lie a iiest-of-tiiree r.ui.', in the fir.st nant raec' then blew starting Memday in San Fran- two 'uung- td opener tor a erab all the mar- and the opening the an 11 5 vietory.

their HK)th. hies when thev lost to the Senes with tlie New It wa.s a make-up game, ne- 1.0U1S fardinals 2-0 Yankees would be eessitated by Friday The faltering er.s a day to Thurs- rainout in San Francisco. eliiK hed at least a share of Jack Sanford had to labor No 1 spot when Houston The Giants won the opener most ot the and finally ('dged threatening San Fran- 11-5, but the pitching of Hons- help from Stu 1 0 4-2 in th(' second half Hob Bruce baffled them in the Hth enroiite to o' a doubh'heodi'r at san in nightcap and virtudlv his 2Ufi against 7 de- Iam I. kided ihcir i.iennant hopes feats. K.ui was the 'I hat left the D.aigers with Bruce allowed on'y t-.

laser, a game lea.I going into a struck out 9 and 'vCpt the Gi- Haller a night game with St. Louis. ants off stride in the clutch, and Willio Covey and would elinelied Norm Larker j)ut the Colts ARdando Cepeda hit homers the pennant. ahead to stay with a two-run with nobody on for the Giants But the F'rnie Brog- li-hit attack. The lio hurled a sparkling two-hd ter, besting Dodger ace Don Drysdalc (25-9) and forced the pennant race into the final (lav of the season, Sun- dav.

The Dc.igcrs at home against St. I.on is. the Giants at home against Houston. Dodger victory or a Giant loss gives the pennant to Los falo Dallas, TV-7, 12 30 pm. homers were the 18th for Haller.

20th for MeCovey and 34th for Cepeda. While the National Leagu- gMincia) engaging in a life, and-deaih the Yank- No COS tunod un for Iho Soru's HasefraO Lo at by beatuvg Chicago 8-G on a TV-3. 12 noon. 'omer i)V Tom Football v. Gn'on Trcsh in a 5-run 9th inning.

10. p.m. Buf- Whitev Ford, a sure bet to Angeles. It would take a combination of a San Francisco triumph and a Los Moiidav I.oral No ovent.s scheduled. pitch the opener, turned up with a 3-inning workout, al- Continued on Rage 81), Col.

1 N-Michk over the top and 6 points for Husker Bill (Thunder) Thornton One-yard i)lay was in 3rd quarter. Finally Win; Fremont Beaten, 13-6 Knights By tONDF SARC.I AT Rrep Sports Writer Southeast got its freedom from football losses Saturday; night in a that would compare with the dented break from earlier this year. The Knights, alter losses, clipped I'remont 13-6 some fans at Seacrest Field. Fremont has won once in 4 outings. It rained for the first time at a game in the stadium.

Southeast, although displaying enough poise critical situations, should feel lucky to get by with the narrow win. 'Fhe ball game could a been tied with a last (piarter tlourish by Fremont a Southeast seemingly a things easy with a 6-0 lead in 3 quarters Hard-working Bill Rohrig provided the Knights with their two louehdowns the first a 63-yard scamper in the second quarter and the last a 9-run bulling thrust to the goal in the final period. It gave Southeast a lead that almost was eomphdely wiped out. In the last minutes. linally got jiast 25yard line after 3 stumbles i sophomore (luarterbaek De i Blair hitting back Chuck Mack for a 35-yard touchdown.

And Fremont then kicked off short and Ed Tliompson some golden scoring opportunities. All turned sour except when linemen Carel Stith and Victor racked up a passing Blair on the 18 in the final period. Rohrig followed with ins second score, earning the last 9 yards praetieally by hiiiiself. Three other times Southeast. hose 6 passes were in-! complete, a inside 15 but score.

The Knights host Bellevue recovered before the flat-; next Friday night at Seacrest' footed Southeast team on Field 45 yard line. The Knights sweated through two minutes before sophomore Doug Dworak intercepted a Blair pass on his own 10-yard line to halt the energetic Fremonters. Southeast jilayed the final minute loos I'remont ball-handling a an occasional alert Southeast defensive play offered the Knights 1 rcmoiit 0 0 0 fi Soiilhpast ti 0 0 Scdlit'K: TI). Chuck Mack pass 1Ktni nnis HIaii'i SioiilhfastBill HohiiK 2 luiisU Bob (abson (pass trom I I huck Statistic SF 1 'reniont Downs 8 Ruslnim Yanis 115 Pa.ssing Yards I) 77 Passes OT) 5-14 By 1 0 Punts 3-35 1-30 Funihies I.OSÎ 1 1 Penalty Yardage 50 45 last touchdown was this 4th-quarter, 16-yard run by Thunder Thornton through hole opened by Bob block. Missouri Iowa.

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