The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 21

Friday, Aug. 20, 1971 The Lincoln Star 21 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL SQUAD REPORTS SPORT SIGNAIS By Hal Brown Sports Editor, Hie Star Quarterback Candidates Optimistic But Realistic Majors A Tagge Booster One of Nebraska quarterback Jerry biggest boosters is Iowa State coach Johnny Majors. a exclaims Majors, is good and Humm had a good freshman year. Brownson thing that makes Nebraska tough is that they play good defense. People score much against Tagge Ranks Third The National Collegiate Sports Service did a thorough study of how 11 of the top quarterbacks ranked last season in various departments and came up with a statistical ranking that has Jerry Tagge third behind Pat Sullivan and Chuck Ealey, and ahead of Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett of Stanford and Notre Joe Theisman.

The quarterbacks were ranked from one to 11 in scoring drives, touchdowns and field goals, long plays (20 yards or more), interception avoidance, first downs, and third down passes completed on a per play basis. Tagge was second to only Eddie Phillips of Texas in leading his team to scores (TDs or field goals). Phillips directed the Longhorns to a score on 49 of his 111 series or 44.1 per cent. Tagge guided the Huskers to a score 41 times in 98 series, for 41.8 per cent. Tagge rated ahead of Plunkett in every category except long plays and first downs.

By HAL BROWN Star Sports Editor All three quarterbacks involved in the scramble to do the signal calling in defense of its national championship brought an optimistic, but realistic outlook with them when they returned to the hot AstroTurf at Memorial Stadium Thursday. The trio of veterans Jerry Tagge and Van Brownson and sophomore southpaw David Humm all expressed confidence that they could win the No. 1 job for coach Bob Cornhuskers, but all three also are realistic enough to know that winning the No. 1 job be easy. Tagge is looking forward to the battle.

is he says. think it made both Van and I better. Now got Dave in the picture and actually four with Steve Runty in there, Tagge is listed with the No. 1 unit as fall drills start today after a TTiursday session with writers and photographers, but he feel that means a thing. think being on the No.

1 unit means anything, he points out. think the job is still wide open and the others are just as, much in it as No. 1 as I Humm, who lacks the experience of the other two, is optimistic that he can win The Scoring FGs plays Avoid. Downs passes TOTAL Player College Record 1Drives TDs Long Int.First Jd-Down Sullivan, Auburn, 8-2-03 1 1 5 1 1 12 Ealey, Toledo, 11-0-0 4 5 8 35 2 27 Tagge, Nebraska, 10-0-1 10 4 8 3 30 Plunkett, Stanford, 8-3-0 8 6 46 3 4 31 Theisman, Notre Dame, 9-1-0 5 8 3 8 7 5 36 Phillips. Texas, 10-0-0 I 2 11 211 9 36 Jones, Southern 6-4-1 6 77 1 107 38 Sipe, San Diego 9-2-0 7 42 99 839 Fouts, Oregon.

6-4-1 1010 911 2 6 48 Sixkiller, Washington, 6-4-0 9 9 610 4 10 48 Reaves, Florida, 7-4-0 .........11 11 57 6 1131 Both Ways At Missouri New Missouri football coach Al Onofrio pushed his young Tigers through spring drills on both the offensive and defensive platoons and likes the results. think it gives a player, who might only be a third or fourth teamer at one position a chance to make the team somewhere he points out, it helps squad morale. good example is Chuck Link, who started the spring as only a No. 3 defensive back, but he wound up starting the spring game at Link is No. 2 at tailback going into fall camp with Jack Bastable returning after missing spring practice for baseball.

O-Sfafo Expanding Oklahoma State is planning a stadium expansion after the 1971 football season that will increase seating at Lewis Field from 40,000 to 55.000 with artificial turf also to be installed. Financing will come from private donation and bonds. our present capacity, we can make $120,000 more by playing at Oklahoma and Nebraska than by having them come to says football coach and athletic director Floyd Gass. the top spot. optimistic about he admits, just have to see what I can do.

My biggest problem is a lack of experience. I still have a lot to learn about reading The Las Vegas quarterback credits Brownson and Tagge with helping him learn. of them have helped me a he points out. been around for awhile and they can see mistakes I make and they try to help me with Because of the presence of Brownson and Tagge, Humm has been mentioned as a red-shirt possibility. one really wants to be red-shirted and that includes he says, I can win the job, but if I find that I do the job as well as the others, then accept being Brownson, who twice last fall had won the top job only to suffer an injury and an injury kept him out of the final portion of spring drills, says the arm trouble been troubling him this summer.

been throwing for about a month and a half he points out, the arm feels as strong as it ever has. optimistic. got to Devaney will begin today the process of determining which of the trio will earn the nod for the Sept. 11 opener with Oregon at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers will work twice today and Saturday, once Sunday and resume two-a- day Monday.

Monday will be the first day the team will be able to don pads under an NCAA rule requiring the first three days of practice to be without pads. Devaney said two-a-day drills likely would last 10 days less, depending on how fast we get things The Husker coach said he felt his charges were ready to go to work. think looking forward to practicing in this he said, I think they are looking forward to getting started and I think they all have a feeling of anticipation toward the season. sure anxious to get to the Youngest Fan The youngest fan attending session was Jason Christopher Sauer, 11- week-old grandson of Husker trainer Paul Schneider. The young fan is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Sauer of Westbury, N.Y. Mrs. Sauer is the former Connie Schneider. STAR PHOTO YOUNGEST FAN Schneider looks on.

Tagge holds Jason while grandfather Unbeaten South Cage Team Seeking Third Straight Win TIPOFF TONIGHT AT PERSHING AUDITORIUM Nebraska's Bob shift this Upon hearing him say that, quickly spoke up, ll let you Iowa State To Surprise Colorado football coach Eddie Crowder pegs to be the surprise team of the Big Eight this season. Devaney game to Iowa State not saying beat Crowder says, I think surprise some people and beat some teams not supposed to Majors counters, pretty good at pulling To which Iowa State coach Johnny got a fine sense of humor. you (writers) Although admittedly lacking in experience, Kansas State football coach Vince Gibson claims the man asking to step into the Wildcat quarterback spot vacated by Lynn Dickey, like a sophomore. a senior in school Gibson says of Dennis Morrison. and a junior in ABC-TV is going to make a big deal (an worth of it) at 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday about how Notre Dame came up with a defense to stop Wishbone-T offense. suggest that holding a team to 416 yards exactly stopping them from moving the ball. And that five Texas fumbles had more to do with stopping the Wish- than anything the Fighting Irish staff came up with defensively. By VIRGIL PARKER Prep Sports Writer The South team will be gunning for its third straight victory when the third annual Nebraska Coaches Association all-star basketball game tips off in Pershing Auditorium tonight at 8. Lincoln East coach Paul Forch, drilling his Rebel squad at Kearney State and Omaha Cathedral mentor Roger Higgins, who has been working with his North team at Wayne State, both have tapered off practice sessions as game time nears.

The two squads, chosen along the same lines as the longer established Shrine Bowl all-star football game which will also be a Capital City sports feature this weekend, have been in training camps for the past ten days in preparation for the clash. Special rules governing the contest will assure fans a near equal look at all the players during the first half of the game. Each squad of 12 players will be divided into two six-man units, with one group playing the first quarter and the other the second stanza. Doane's Hunt Set I For Knee Surgery if Gl GETS GALS AG 1 Green Bay, Wis. (If) The Green Bay Packers said offensive tackle Kevin Hunt will undergo knee surgery Friday.

Hunt, a Doane College rookie, injured the knee early in practice this year and reinjured it Wednesday. Murtaugh Injured Boston (If) Nebraska rookie linebacker Jerry Murtaugh was placed on the injured waivers list Thursday by the New England Patriots. The circumstances or extent of the former injury revealed. Kincade Places Sixth Houston, Tex. (If) Susie Kincade of Lincoln, placed sixth in the one-meter event with 430.50 points in the National AAU diving championships at Houston Wednesday.

FEATURE RACES At Saratoga WiniflO 3.20 Selkirk Mancho Prince State Track Meet Moved To Omaha! 2.60 3.00 2.20 2.40 2.40 At Liberty Bell Goosins .......................1810 Federalist Ribard 6 40 7,40 6.20 6 20 7 80 The State High School Track and Field Championships will be held at Burke High School in Omaha next spring, the Nebraska School Activities Board of Control decided Thursday. talking with track coaches all over the NSAA Executive Secretary Les Chamberlin said, all expressed a desire to have the meet on an all-weather track. They care where it was held, but were just concerned with the The 1970 cinder meet had originally been scheduled for I the Burke oval, but was i moved to Kearney, the site for the past several seasons, I after crowd control problems I arose during the basketball championships in Omaha during March of 1970. The meet in Kearney, held on a cinder surface, was plagued by bad weather and less than favorable running conditions for the second straight year this spring. reviewing all of the possible Chamberlin added, did agree that none equals the facilities at Burke athletic director Hank Amend was joyed by the decision.

think the kids deserve to have the meet held under the best possible he said. are pleased to have the opportunity and hope to run a good The NSAA Board ed the 1972 girls state track meet to Grand Island, where it was held this year. In the second half the coaches will be free to choose at will from the entire squad. The South captured last contest, 91-80, after claiming the inaugural clash by a 60-45 count. Forch says his South squad will likely open with Kent Reckewey and Jeff of Hastings at the guard spots, Doug Kelly at center and Jim Wilkinson of Lincoln Pius and Chuck Wolatz at the forwards.

Roger Thiemann, a center-forward from Pawnee City, will be the sixth-man of the opening team. The second-quarter unit will be comprised of Fred Moore and Mike Sitorius of Cozad at the guards, Paul Thomas of Hastings at center, with Tom Gunlicks and Mike Cunningham of Omaha South at the forwards. Lee Richardson of Benedict will be the alternate member. offense is moving the ball very Forch admits, I hope we played a little better defense in the game than we have in practice. I think especially blessed with fine Forch says he expects to use a fivesome which utilizes some players from each unit for the second half.

can move to forward. With Moore and Reckewey at the guards we are really quick. mix them all around as the situation The East High mentor, who directed the Capital City club to the Class A state championship last March, added, am very pleased with the way come along in their team play. After all, they all came from different coaching systems. There any question about their individual abilities.

It was a matter of whether or not they could learn to play as a team in such a short Higgins has also expressed pleasure with the rapid development of his North team. Higgins says the North will open with Tom Anderson of Arlington, Steve Erwin and Jack Wesolowski of Elkhorn along the front line, with Neil Klutman of Columbus and North Platte's Dave Peterson at the guard spots. Ken Maresh of Lincoln Northeast will be the sixth-man of the opening unit. The Yankee son Mike will team with Rick Rethwisch of Tilden Elkhorn Valley at the guard positions when the second quarter opens. be in a unit with Tom of Sidney and Dick Hansen of Columbus at the forwards and Omaha Hilary Howard at center.

Terry Roost will be the listed sixth man on that unit, although he suffered a sprained ankle Wednesday and may not be available for action. The North squad elected captains for the all-star clash, naming Klutman from the first- quarter unit and Howard from the second group. Higgins says much of the training camp time as game time nears has been spent developing improved defensive play. South has some excellent offensive Higgins says, have to play a tight, tough defense if we hope to STAR PHOTO FITTING THE HORSE With Joe gone, NU quarterbacks Brownson (12) and Tagge (14) jokingly fit Jeff Kinney for a horse collar with the thought that he could be a workhorse in the Husker backfield. New For Life Begins Fambrough FINALLY GETS HEAD COACH POST At 48 At KU Sports Menu Friday HORSE RACING Columbus, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL American Association: Omaha at Iowa. BASKETBALL Nebraska Coaches Association High School Ail-Star Game, Pershing Auditorium, 8 p.m. SOFTBALL Nebraska State Men's Fast Pitch Tournament, Ballard Field, 7, 8:15, 9 30 p.m. Saturday wq at Woods Park. GOLF LMGA Junior Scotch some, Jim Ager Memorial Course.

AUTO RACING Eagle Raceways, 8 p.m.; Midwest Speedways, 8 p.m. HORSE RACING ColumDus, 2 p.m. BASEBALL American Association: Omaha at Iowa. FOOTBALL Shrine Bowl, Memorial Stadium, 2 p.m., Des Moines at Omaha Mustangs, Rosenblatt Stadium, 7:30 p.m. TENNIS Lincoln Closed Championships at Woods Park.

GOLF LMGA Junior Scotch Twosome, Jim Ager Memorial Course SOFTBALL Nebraska State Men's Fast Pitch Tournament, Ballard Field, all day. Sunday BASEBALL American Association; Omaha at Evansville. TENNIS Lincoln Closed Tournament Game Commission Sets Public Hearing A public hearing will be held at 9 a.m. today at the central office of the State Game Commission. Turkey, water fowl, small game and trapping rules will be reviewed for the coming hunting season.

Hunting regulations at the Plattsmouth waterfowl area and regulation changes in the Salt Valley hunting area will also be discussed. Editor's Note: This Is the first ol two stories on the two new head football coaches in the Big Eight Conference. Lawrence, Kan. (If) Don Fambrough, head football coach at the University of Kansas, is on the threshold of realizing a dream. Fambrough, 48, will be fielding HIS team for the first time Sept.

11 when Kansas takes the field against Washington State in Lawrence. He is one of two new head coaches making their debut in the Big Eight Conference. Fambrough waited 23 long years to become the boss of the Jayhawks. lhe opportunity was given him when Pepper Rodgers decided last January to move on to UCLA in a similar role. So, it might be said that life begins at 48 for Don Fambrough.

When he was named to the post, Fambrough, who played at Kansas and served as an assistant coach here 19 of the last 23 years, told a news conference: is really the only job ever wanted. been here so long. This is it as far as I am concerned. I realize a lot of work to be done but always felt a great future here at the University of Kansas, and ready to get with Fambrough is a calm and collected man. He is steady.

He demonstrated his patience when he waited all of those years for the big break. Fambrough has a keen sense humor. When he was appointed to succeed Rodgers, he quipped: sure which was to come first this or Social Luckily, Fambrough is this type of in- dividual. Even before his first game, am- brough has had two big setbacks. One came during the first days of spring practice when David Jaynes, sophomore quarterback, suffered a shoulder separation and was lost for the remainder of the spring drills.

Several weeks later, four junior college transfers, at least three of whom would have seen considerable action, were declared ineligible because of a misinterpreted rule of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The four players will sit out a year. Fambrough took it all in stride. be a little said Fambrough, we were pretty thin to begin Success has followed Fambrough around in all of his football undertakings. Back in 1937 when he was a first year player at Longview, High School, Longview won the Texas schoolboy championship.

Fambrough played his first college football at Texas in 1942, and the Longhorns won the Southwest Conference crown for the first time in 12 years and received their first bowl invitation. He enrolled at Kansas in 1946. and the Jayhawks won the conference title for the first time in 16 years. The next season, he played with first bowl team. Fambrough coached the Kansas freshmen in 1948.

The young Jayhawks turned in a 2-0 record. Fambrough accustomed to losing. His teams as a player won three conference titles, one at Texas and two at Kansas. During those years, the Longhorns and the Jayhawks had an overall record of 24 victories, five defeats and three ties. Fambrough is married to the former Delfred Few.

The Fambroughs have two sons, Preston, 25, and Robert, 23..