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Bluejays Open In Win Omaha Creighton University opened its 1970-71 basketball season in impressive fashion here Tuesday night, defeating last NAIA District 13 champion St. Thomas, 85-64. The Jays were led by Cyril Baptiste with 27 points, who also has a strong rebowiding effort as the winners hauled down 19 more caroms than their smaller opponents. Creighton held only a 39-35 halftime edge, but took full control after the intermission. The Jays spotted St.

Thomas a free throw by Jack Tramble, then went to work, building a ten point bulge, 48-38 with less than four minutes gone after the intermission. They widened it to 23, at 83-60 with 2:18 left as St. Thomas, which had used uncanny free throw shooting to stay even in the first half, folded. Oddly, Baptiste did not score as heavily during the second half onslaught as he had when St. Thomas was still in contention in the first half.

After missing several of his opening shots, Baiptiste finished with 18 points before the intermission. St. Thomas had led, 14-8, with 11:33 left in the first half when a Baptiste layup started the Jays back. They tied it at 14 all less than a minute later and the game remained tight until the half ended. It was another Baptiste layin that gave the Jays the lead to slay, 23-22, with 6:06 left in the half, and he immediately increased the margin to 25-22 by stealing the ball and laying it in again.

Three other Creighton phayers finished in double figures with Joe Bergman getting 16, Mike Caruso adding 13, and A1 Lewis 11 St. Thomas hit 11 of 13 free throws in the first half and finished the game with a 78.6 average from the charity stripe, while Creighton was 60.7. The Toms also outshot Creighton from the field, hitting for 43.8 percent on 48 tries, but the Jays shot 81 times and hit 34 of them for 42 percent. Red Sox Land Start Title Talk ST THOMAS Kudrlff Wright McMahon ramble Posier Fifzfrk Armstrong 1 Frifz 3-4 0-0 0-t 4-6 1-2 4-4 9-10 CREIGHTON S1-2 3-4 3-4 0-0 2-4 0-0 3-4 1 5 1 7 3 1 ti 5-11 27 34 17-27 IS 13 Lewis 2Taylor 2 Caruso UFesko 1 Bergman 18 DBrsn 3 Bazldes 11 Baptiste Totals 21 22 28 44 Totals St. Thomas 35 Creighton Fouled out St.

Thomas, Tramble. Creighton, Bergman, Baptiste. Total fools Thomas 25, Creighton Attendance 6,077. Not Returning University of Iowa football coach Ray Nagel revealed Tuesday night at the annual football banquet he will not seek a contract e.Ktension when the athletic board meets Wednesday. sands of time have run out for Nagel said in making his announcement.

will not request a renewal of my contract when the board meets said Nagel who has had a 16-32-2 record during his five-year stay at Iowa. In stepping down after five controversial years that saw the 43-year-oId ex-UCLA standout move from one crisis to another, Nagel lauded the football program: my five years at Iowa the program has made great success. It is a healthy football program and one of the strongest in the Big Ten. The future is very Nagel never had a winning during his troubled Iowa stay but did produce back-to- back 5-5 teams in 1968 and 1969. Omaha Bidding For Warriors NBA Pro Team Omaha The city of Omaha is making a bid for the San Francisco Warriors of the National Basketball Association.

Auditorium Manager Charles Mancuso said the Warriors were in San Francisco and like St. Louis, Omaha will bid for the franchise. San Francisco is scheduled to play Cincinnati in an NBA game Monday night and Mayor Eugene Leahy has joined Mancuso in inviting Warrior owner Franklin Mieuli to Omaha for the game. Mancuso said the full Omaha proposal would be in hands by Friday. Among other things, Omaha has agreed to rent Auditorium f(y $750 per game.

Los Angeles Two rebuilding clubs have landed Luis Apnricio look-alikes at winter trade market, but the prototype shortstop belongs to the Boston Red Sox Wednesday and building a pennant dream on the new property. The Chicago White Sox, cleaning house after a last- place finish in the American Western Division, dealt Aparicio to Boston Tuesday for second baseman Mike Andrews und 21-year-old shortstop Luis Alvarado. Chicago Manager Chuck Tanner promptly likened Alvarado to the 36-year-old Venezuelan bantam try to replace in the White infield. Meanwhile, the Baltimope Orioles reluctantly parted with countryman and protege, 21-year-old shortstop Enzo Hernandez, in a six- playet swap that also sent pitcher Tom Phoebus to San National League expansion team in exchange for pitchers Pat Dobson and Tom Dukes. In other major league transactions, Atlanta traded Big 8 Launches Season infielder Bob Aspromonte to the New York Mets for reliever Ron Herbel and Houston purchased catcher Jack Hiatt from the Chicago Cubs.

from our scouts compare Alvarado to a young Luis Tanner said after the White Sox swung their third deal of the two-day-old winter meetings. not saying Hernandez is another Aparicio, but he reminds me a lot of Luis when he was a said skipper Earl Weaver following the world second trade in brisk swapping that promises to mount at the winter meetings before windup. While the White Sox and Padres envisioned future returns from their young shortstops and pitching rich Orioles looked toward Dobson as another potential 20-game winner, Eddie Kasko took the short saw a championship flag flying over Fenway Park. feel we can win the pennant with said LINCOLN, NEBRASKA dec 2, PAGE 37 the Red skipper, who plans to shift Rico Petrocelli from short to third base to make room for the 155-pound veteran of 15 American League seasons. concerned about his age, not if we win next year.

By the time through, have someone to take his place. concerned about next Aparicio, a superb shortstop who has led the league in stolen bases nine times, batted a career-high .313 in 146 games last season. Andrews, 27, batted .253 for the Red with 17 homers and 65 runs batted in. be the take-charge guy in our said Tanner. help stabilize Alvarado at short and Carlos May, who moving to first from the Alvarado, the International Most Valuable Player in 1969, began his rookie AL season as regular third baseman but wound up dividing the year between the Red Sox and their Looiisville farm club.

He hit .224 in 59 games with Boston. was an outstanding shortstop in the Tanner said. when a youngster comes up to the majors for the first time and has to play a new position, got twice as much to worry The Orioles, who traded veteran relief pitcher Moe Dra- bowsky to St. Louis Monday for utility infielder Jerry Davanon, gave up Phoebus, Hernandez and pitchers Fred Beene and A1 Severinsen to get Dobson and Dukes, San biggest winner and second-busiest reliever, re.spectively, last season. Phoebus, pitching sporadically behind Baltimore aces Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Jim Palmer last season, compiled a 5-5 record and a 3.07 earned run average.

Hernandez batted .266 while Beene was 9-3 and Severinsen, a relief specialist, 4-6 with the Rochester farm club in the International League. Dobson, 14-15 for the Padres with 185 strikeouts and an ERA of 3.76, went to San Diego from Detroit in a deal at last meetings. Dukes was 1-6, with 10 saves and a 4.04 ERA in 53 relief appearances. said he had talked to Phoebus, a Baltimore native who pitched a no-hitter against Boston two years ago and had spent his entire career in the organization, after completing the trade. happy about the manager said.

knows be No. 1, or 3 now, with a chance to assert himself and make more would never have traded Hernandez if we have Mark Belanger, Dave Johnson and Bobby Grich, who all can play shortstop so said Harry Dalton, the front office boss. is going to be a real good major league Kansas City iJPi Fourteenth- ranked Kansas and five other Big Eight Conference learns launched their basketball seasons successfully Tuesday night. Kansas, in what may be the most significant triumph involving a Big Eight club in the opening tests, knocked off 18th- ranked Long Beach State at Lawrence, 69-52. Other games saw Missouri nip Arkansas 86-78 in overtime at Fayetteville; Nebraska win at Wyoming 68-63; Kansas State trip Texas Christian 79-70 at Manhattan; Iowa State defeat Mankato State 85-72 at Ames, and Oklahoma thrash East Texas State 87-59 at Norman.

The lonfe loser was Colorado, beaten 66-63 by New Mexico at Boulder. Oklahoma State open its season until Friday night against Oregon State at Corvallis, Ore. Some 13.000 spectators watched Kansas maul Long Beach State in a game interrupted periodically while authorities took precautionary measures because of a bomb threat. Kansas swept ahead 13-0, and Long Beach State never had a chance. Bud Stallworth led Kansas with 21 points and Chuck Terry topped Long Beach with 15.

Long Beach got only two field goals in the first half. Vaughn Colbert hit a jumper with 44 seconds left to tie Arkansas in regulation play at 72-72. In the overtime, the Tigers scored five straight points on free throws by Mike Jeffries, Jerry Stock and Bill Foster. Henry Smith of Mis.souri led all scorers with 35 points. Kansas State held a nine- point lead over Texas Christian most of the game.

Five Wildcats hit in double figures with David Hall collecting 17, Bob Zender and Steve Mitchell 15 each, and Eddie Smith and Ernie Kusnyer 14 each. Newcomers Jim Reinebach and junior college transfer Bob Moser led Iowa scoring assault against Mankato State. Reinebach picked up 22 points and Moser 20. Oklahoma surged to a 47-29 halftime advantage over East Texas State and let the reesrves play most of the second half. Twelve Sooners got into the scoring column led by Kirby Jones with 13.

New Mexico shot 66.7 per cent from the floor in the second half. The Buffs fell behind with 10:10 of the second half gone and never caught up. Cliff Meely, third in Big Eight scoring last year, got only 18 points. Box Scores, Page 38 City Handball Crvoup Formed A Lincoln Handball and Paddle Ball Association was formed Tuesday night at a meeting of interested participants, who elected George Easley president. Keith McIntyre was named vice president and Von Innes treasurer witli Chick Thorne, Vince Collura and Leo Scherer named to the board of directors.

Board members are still to he named representing the University of Nebraska, YMCA and Elks Club. The new association set a membership goal of 200 and hopes to promote a youth program, encourage installation of more facilities for the and conduct city-wide tournaments. Sluggish Nebraska Warms for Victory AP WIREPHOTO Razorback rebounders John Searles (left) and Vernon Murphy control the ball against the University of Missouri, but lost the game, 80-78 in the season opener for both. Laramie, Wyo. Nebraska, plagued by poor free throw shooting in the first half, used late success at the foul line Tuesday night to preserve a 6863 season-opening basketball win over Wyoming.

The Cornhuskers, who never trailed after sophomore Tom Gregory broke a 9-9 tie early in the first half, had to walk the tightrope down the stretch as Wyoming pulled to within 61-60 with 4:30 left. But Leroy Chalk, a potent rebounder in defensive court all night, came up with a big offensive rebound and a follow shot with 4:00 left and added two free throws nearly a minute later to hike the Nebraska lead to 65-60 and allow coach Joe Cipriano to his team into a delay game. The Cowboys dosed to 66-63 with 38 seconds left before A1 Nissen, who came off the bench to direct traffic and contribute six of his eight points in the second half, put it out of reach 10 seconds later with a pair of free throws. The Cornhuskers hit only one of eight attempts at the foul line in the first half, keeping Wyoming close at 35-29. But they came back with a 7-8 effort after the intermission.

thought our defense did a good said Cornhusker coach Joe Cipriano, noting that Wyoming was able to hit only 37 cent of its shots from the field. The Cornhuskers mi.xed both a man-to-man and zone defense, the latter allowing the Cowboys to display some great outside shooting early in the second half. But while Wyoming was hit- vaulted from a 21-18 to 27-18 advantage with 6:35 remaining in the first half. The Cornhuskers open their home schedule Saturday night against Iowa. The Hawkeyes meet Creighton at Omaha Friday night.

Leroy Chalk Gets Key Points ting from the outside big Chuck Jura was canning three straight from short range to keep the Cornhuskers in charge. Jura finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds to join Marvin Stewart in twin figures. Marv, showing no ill effects from a knee injury which had slowed him in pre-season drills, contributed 11 points in each half for a game-leading total of 22. leader was 6-3 forward Franklin Irvin with 19. Cipriano praised overall play.

rebounding and Jura's inside scoring effectiveness. each improved greatly over last year and we need good efforts from them because they're the backbone of our he said. Although Stewart and Jura were the only Cornhuskers in double figures Nebraska had good balance with Chalk and Nissen scoring eight apiece, Mike Peterson six, Tony Riehl four and Gregory two. six came in succession as the Cornhuskers Nebraska(68) ft-fta reb pi tp Peterson 3-6 0-04 26 Chalk 3-62-2 14 2 Jura 10 4 18 Gregory 0-20 1 2 Stewart 4-62 0 22 Riehl 0-0 3 2 4 Nissen 2-3228 Totals 8-U 3513 68 Wyoming (63) fg-fta ft-fta reb pf tp Irvin 5-5 7 0 19 Penner 3-102-3 60 8 Brucks 311 Roberson 2-2 8114 Wilson 1-2 2 4 7 Roney 1-10-0 00 2 Mountjoy 1-2 0-0 10 2 Smith 0-0 1 30 0-20-0 11 0 Wells 0-0 0-0 00 0 Totals 11-14 1235 63 Nebraska 35 33-68 Wyoming 29 Devaiiey Voiiiinated For Honor All eventi frie unlcM by all tiaoM a.m. ualeaa boldfaced for p.m.

Wednesday state College Basketball College of Emporia at Pershing. Boxing Pro-Am card at Civic Omaha, Success Is Hiked Hunters in Nebraska downed 14,827 deer during the recently completed firearm season for a success ratio of 47.3 percent, according to figures from check stations across the slate compiled by the Game and Parks Commission. Gunners experienced a better cason this year, topping last mark by three percent even though more hunters were in the field than in 1969. Last year, 30.484 permits were issued, while 31,316 were sold for the 1970 bunt. Probable reasons for the improved hunt cited by the Game Commission include favorable weather, the corn and milo harvest nearing completion, and an increase in the number of any-deer permits available.

Hunter this year, by unit includes; Blue, 39.3 per cent; Buffalo, 41.9; Calamus, 36.3; Elkhom, 48.7; Frenchman, 50.6; Keya Paha, 56.4; Loup East, 39.3; Loup West, 46.2; Missouri, 38.2; Nemaha, 35; Pine Ridge, 59.1; Plains, 48.3; Platte, 4.63; Republican, 41.1; Sandhills, 57.2; Upper Plidtc, 52.1; and Waboo, Cornhusker Stmmmers Looking To Big Eight Relays Competition By RANDY YORK Nebraska swimming coach John Reta admits that he has mixed emotions about this Big Eight Conference relay meet at Kansas University. iviow a pretty big kickoff for the Reta says, not quite sure if the best thing. Since short on sprinters and freestylers, forced to swim some persons ordinarily try in certain events. he adds, big a meet gives the coach an opportunity to assess his overall squad and, of course, the fun element too. But I do have mixed emotions about it.

Maybe a dual meet would serve the same Cautiously optimistic, Reta notes that the bulk of his scoring punch returns this season, but also notes that the same situation among ht conference schools. obviously is the most talented team in the Reta says of the Jayhawks who convincingly won last league test by 198 points. think KU lost hardly anybody. paper Iowa State has the strongest team had in Reta points out. His own Cornhuskers, who return 10 lettermen (four of whom are responsible for seven school records) also may have their strongest team in years.

got a good man in Dave Schmidt Cornhusker Backstroker every event, but not enough. No Reta says. they're all hard workers. reasonably sure break some more records, and this should help gauge our starters, Reta has freestyler Dave Backer of McCook and senior backstroker Dave Schmidt of Lincoln. They arc the only two seniors on the 18-man roster, possibly indicating Nebraska may be at least one year off in seriously challenging recent conference superiority.

Among the most impressive underclassmen Reta has in his fold are junior freestyler George Sefzik of Chicago, sophomore freestyler Spencer Luedke of I.incoln a sophomore breaststroker Bob of Chicago. Sophomores Dan Fry, Omaha arid Kelly Cook, butterfly from coln Southeast, should give the Cornhusker swimmers more scoring potential. Both were ineligible last season. Lincoln Tom Heuke, last prep 200-yard freestyle champion, and Randy Stoike, state backstroke champion from Austin, are important freshmen figuring in plans. Jim Pratt.

Ames, sophomore who placed in last Big Eight meet despite a bout of mononucleosis, bolsters the distance freestylers. Nebraska pins its diving hopes on junior Bryan Short and sophomore Larry Spilker, who placed 12th in the three- meter Big Eight event last March. got better balance tnis Reta concedes. hope we can use it to improve on last year's fifth place Name Dave Backer Dave Schmidt Jim Hill Mark AAaietich George Sefzik Bryan Short Bill Chadek Kelly Cook Don Fry Greg Lederer Spencer Luedke Bob O'Donnell Jim Pratt Larry Spilker Gene Davis Tom Heuke Randy Stoike Jay Yost Eight Relays at Kansas; AAissouri; State. 6- at Air Force Colorado; 12 at Oklahoma State; 13 at Okla homa, 4 5 championships at Oklahoma; 75 26-27 NCAA cham pionships at Iowa State.

Roster Event Class freestyle Sr. backstroke Sr. breaststroke Jr. freestyle Jr. freestyle Jr.

divingJr. breaststroke Soph. butterflySoph, breaststroke Soph. backstroke Soph. 1 freestyle Soph.

breaststroke Soph. freestyle Soph, divingSoph. breaststroke Fr. freestyle Fr. backstroke Fr.

freestyle Fr. Schedule Bob Devaney Tuesday was named Section 6 nominee for Kodak Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. The country is divided into eight sections for voting, with nominees selected by coaches in each section. The national Coach of the Year winner will be announced in Houston at the AFCA Convention Jan. 14.

Last year some 2,000 coaches voted the honor to Bo Schembechler. Other 1970 nominees are: Section 1 Bob Blackman of Dartmouth. Section 2 Frank Lauterbur of Toledo. Section 3 Calvin Stoll of Wake Forest. Section 4 Charles McClendon of Louisiana Slate.

Section 5 Alex Agase of Section 6 Bob Devaney of Nebraska. Section 7 Darrel Royal of Texas. Section 8 John Ralston of Stanford. This will mark fifth nomination for Coach of the Year honors since coming to Nebraska in 1962. The 1970 Big Eight Coach of the Year received the nomination in 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966.

Bryant ISamed to Board Nebraska sports information director Don Bryant has been named by the College Sports Information Directors as that group's representative to the National Ftwtball Foundation and Hall of Fame advisory body. The advisory board consists of rep resentatives from the Football Coaches the a 11 Writers Association, the National of Collegiate Directors of the National Collegiate Association and the National Collegiate Officials Association, in addition to COSIDA. They will meet annually at tlie American F'ooiball Coaches convention which this year is in Houston in Januarv. Fijihls BANGKOK, Thailand ifiv Raw- kawsaw, Thailand, knocked nut Harry Maye- llyweight' Husker Chosen By All Kansas Ciy i.fL-Linebacker Jerry Murtaugh, spearhead of great defense, was the only unanimous selection to the 1970 All-Big Eight Conference football team and wa.s named captain Wednesday of the honor club. Murtaugh magnificent In drive to 10 victories, no defeats and a tie with Southern California.

The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight championship, rank third in the nation and will play an opponent yet to be selected in the Orange Bowl New Day. contribution was 71 tackles, 61 assisted tackles and three pass interceptions. times Murtaugh dropped opposing backs behind the scrimmage line. Nebraska coach Bob Devaney says Murtaugh always around the football. deserving of all-American.

never been a better linebacKer at Coaches and players on teams which opposed the Cornhuskers will second statement. One defensive player, end Herb Orvis of Colorado, missed being unanimous by only two votes in the balloting of sports writers and sportscasters. Two players named to the team on offense were selected on every ballot except two. They are fullback John Riggins of Kansas and center Don Popplewell of Colorado. A third, tackle Bob Newton of Nebraska, missed on only three.

With Riggins in the backfield are quarterback Lyrm Dickey of Kansas State and halfbacks Joe Wylie of Oklahoma and Joe Orduna of Nebraska. Dickey, holder of every Big Eight passing record, topped the conference in his specialty, completing 180 of 364 passes for 2,163 yards and seven touchdowns. Riggins. Wylie and Orduna were first, second and third, respectively, in rushing. Riggins carried 209 times for 1,131 yards: Wylie, a substitute until Oklahoma's fourth game, rushed 159 times for 984 yards, and Orduna collected 837 yards on 187 carries.

Orduna led the scoring parade with 86 points. The ends are Otto Stowe of Iowa State and Hermann Eben of Oklahoma State. Stowe set the conference pass receiving pace with 59 receptions for 882 yards and six touchdowns, and his career total of 132 receptions broke the league record of 127 formerly held by Dave Jones of Kansas State. Eben snared 48 passes for 937 yards and seven touchdowns. The rest of the offensive line includes Larron Jackson of Missouri and Newton at the tackles: Dennis Havig of Colorado and Steve Lawson of.

Kansas at the guards, and Popplewell at center. The offensive unit is composed of seniors except for Wylie, a sophomore. First Team Oflense End Hermann Eben, Oklahoma State, 6 feet 1, 199 pounds, senior, home town Mesquite, Tex. End Otto Sfowe, Iowa State, 6-2, 185, senior, Springfield, III. Tackle Larron Jackson, Missouri, 6-3, 260, senior, St.

Louis, Mo. Tackle Bob Newton, Nebraska, 6-4, 248, senior, LaMirada, Calif. Guard Dennis Havig, Colorado, 6-3, 240, senior, Powell, Wyo. Guard Steve Lawson, Kansas, 6-2, 263, senior, Chicago, III. Center Don Popplewell, Colorado, 6-3, 240, senior, Raytown, Mo.

Quarterback Lynn Dickey, Kansas State, 6-4, 213, sonior, Osawatomie, Kan. Halfback Joe Wylie, Oklahoma, 6-1, 180, sophomore, Henderson, Tex. Halfback Joe Orduna, Nebraska, 6-0, 196, senior, Omaha Neb. Fullback John Riggins, Kansas, 6-2, 230, senior, Centralia, Mo. Defense End Herb Orvis, Colorado, 6-S, 230, iunior, Petoskey, Mich.

End Mike Kuhn, Kansas State, 6 3, 202, senior, Manhattan, Kan. Tackle Dave Walline, Nebraska, 6-2, 238, senior, Ypsilanti, Mich. Tackle Ron Yankowski, Kansas State, 6-4, 222, senior. Richer, Okla. Middle guard Ed Periard, Nebraska, 5-9, 201, senior, Birch Run, Mich, Linebacker Jerry Murtaugh, Nebraska, 6-3, 2'2, senior, Omaha, Neb Linebacker Oscar Gibson, Kansas State, 6-2, 233, senior, LaMesa, Calif.

Linebacker Steve Aycock, Oklahoma, 6-2, 207, iunior. Midland, Tex. Defensive back Clarence Scott, Kan State, 6-1, 180, senior, Atlanta, Ga. Defensive back Tony Washington, Iowa State- 6-1, 178, senior. Dearborn, Mich.

Defensive back Monty Johnson, Oklahoma, 6T, 194, senior, Amarillo, Tex. Hoiiorahir Mt'iitioii Offense Ends Tyrone Walls, Missouri; Jerry List, Nebraska; Tom Dearlnger, Oklahoma Guy Ingles, Nebraska. Tackle Dean Shaternick, Kansas State, Guards Don McGhee, Nebraska; Mickey Kephart, Missouri; Bob Childs, Kansas; Marion Lafimore, Kansas State. Center None. Quarterbacks Jerry Tagge, Nebraska; Van Brownson, Nebraska.

Halfbacks Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska; Dick Graham, Oklahoma Slate; Henry Hawthorne, Kansas State. Fullback Ward Walsh, Colorado; Mike Montgomery, Kansas State. Defense Ends Mike Bennett, Missouri Willie Harper, Nebraska, Tackles Kevin Grady, Oklahoma; Rocky Wallace, Missouri; John Gnglione, Iowa State. Middle guard Adam Missouri; Dave Morock, Nebraska; Mark Withrow. Iowa State.

Liopbackers Sieve Casteel, Oklanoma Nip Weisentels. Missouri, Keith S'hroeder, Iowa State; Barty Chappell, Oklahoma 5ta'e; PhjI Irvvin, olorado Defensive haltba; ks Mike Kollch Kansa me Blahak, Ki- rh NebiM Lee Slate, Siear CiJo- adr, nloi.