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NU Grid Aspirants Mitchell Puts Tech Into Title Position Start Labors Today Sports Section OMAHA NEB SAT MARCH 30 196S 'A gill 25 Collect Arnie Close Nancy Stuns Greek Open Tennis Entries Page 10 Gaarde the tennis courts iShrine Grid Tilt Set Aug 24 Larrv Dav 11 9 in No 1 dou of Council Bluffs Thomas Jeffcr tbn IIM son were on the fifth team I bles Seeks Masters itle No aluminum 4 three spots along wall are void of Photo mark 10 letter men In ranks however de No and and ight Delayed Rome The liver ailment of European welterweight cham pion Carmelo Bossi forced post ponement riday of his cham pionship fight with Jean Josselin from April 5 to April 26 crease to 654 the number of play ers from 135 Nebraska high schools who have participated in the Shrine Bowl Eight schools will be repre sented for the first time They are Battle Creek Elgin Omaha Burke Lincoln East Papillion Millard Omaha Rummel and Madrid Ken Reiners of Kearney is the head South Coach Leonard Bond of Omaha North is the head North mentor New York (AP) Little Nancy Richey of San Angelo Tex within one point of defeat fought back and won 12 straight games for a phenomenal 4 6 7 5 6 0 victory over Wimbledon cham pion Billie Jean King riday night in the semifinals of the Garden Challenge Trophy Tennis Tournament After dropping the first set Miss Richie fell behind 1 5 in the second and appeared hopelessly beaten At 5 3 Mrs King who holds all of the major championships had match point but blew an overhead smash Nancy No 2 in the national rankings behind Billie Jean goes into the final against another giant killer Judy Tegart of Australia who upset second seeded Ann Haydon Jones of England 8 6 6 2 Lieut Arthur Ashe of West Point gained the final with a 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 1 triiumph over his Davis Cup teammate Clark Graebner of New York Ashe will meet top seeded Roy Emerson of Australia who scored a post midnight victory over promising 21 year old Stan Smith of Pasadena Cal 7 5 11 9 6 0 A pleasant co operative fellow who brought his smile to Omaha on a flying visit riday A man who sometimes brings his wife and family or parts of it to his place of busi a golf tournament bread winn er who through 1967 had earned $72336732 in golf to stand second on the modem list A bronzed handsome and fairly trim gent of 36 who has used some wild and exotic foods in fighting allergies athletic type who neither smokes nor drinks al though working in a world of tension where nicotine or al cohol might provide escapes from pressure Those are some of the per sonality traits mother in law may have worked into the script There are many Casper opic of Book by In Laws other interesting face in this major leaguer who has twice won the National Open the event he figures is No 1 'I think the Open is the tournament of professional is the way he looks at it But there is a more im mediate chore the Mas ters tournament scheduled at Augusta Ga next month one plum which has escaped Billy Wearing a natty blue suit and weighing about 185 pounds riday Billy put his best golf ing weight at 175 180 He should be slimming down a bit ahead of the Masters His health is "the best it's ever The Masters incidentally has mystified Casper and he's looking for a new formula He has tried arriving early at the site arriving at the last min Incidentally four' members of that Rider team signed pro ('contracts Not bad for a school with enrollment of less than 5 Kearney State Jacksonville la Tony Jacklin a young British golfer charging from obscurity pulled into a first place tie with Doug Sanders at the halfway point in the Greater Jacksonville Open riday Both were 11 under par at Jacklin put together 35 30 65 that matched first day score putting skidded a bit and he shot 35 33 68 climaxed with a wedge shot on the final hole that dropped just beside the cup The two leaders were pressed by Georgian Hugh Royer a stroke back at 134 after a and by Arnold Palmer who de lighted his thousands of follow ers with one of his charges to a 65 and a 135 total Palmer was tied with Al Bald ing Chi Chi Rodriguez DeWitt Weaver Jr and Gardner Dick inson Jack Nicklaus on the verge of missing the 36 hole cut off changed his putting stroke and caught fire on the last nine He survived with a 142 It took 143 to qualify among the 70 for rounds today and Sunday Gary Player joined the as sault Player was at 137 after a second round 68 Dan Sikes the defending champion also had 137 Palmer credited Nicklaus with helping correct a fault in his stance and said his iron play was much better than it has been in weeks Dundee TakesNo ight Miami Beach la (AP) Trainer Angelo Dundee said riday a non title fight be tween his middleweight Luis Rodriguez and champion Nino Benvenuti no sense but take we want is to fight him for the title" Dundee said The bout has been set June 28 at Toronto ifth All Stater Des Moines la (AP) Van Brownson of Shenandoah was the only Southwest Iowan listed on the all state basket ball team selected by the Iowa Daily Press Association Others on the eight man squad: Duane Christensen Storm Lake Toby Houston Des Moines Roosevelt Mike Wilkinson Sioux City Central Lynn Rowat Des Moines East ken Grab inski Clear Lake Pat Melloy Dubuque and Orv Salmon Ce dar alls Steve Jacobsen of Harlan and Dale Gordon of Creston were on the second team Craig John son of Denison and Cliff Moore and neither was the key to victory This year Billy plans to compete in the Greensboro tourney the week ahead of the Augusta This will be the first time in quite a while that he will be under lire the week before the Bobby Jones classic in Georgia Casper is something of the Bob Hope of golf in view of a recent trip to the ar East He visited with the military and was involved in such things as clinics and hospital calls while in Japan Okinawa Thailand and other points of call The potential revolution in golf equipment cap tured Casper "I do not use them as he said of aluminum golf shafts He has tried such gear but find one to suit his game A Sty Mustangs Plan Parley The Omaha Mustang foot all team announced riday that a news conference will be held Tuesday at 10 a Bob A chairman of the Mustang board of direc tors said: announcement of what we consider to be of major importance will be made Tony Jacklin Sanders Tie North Cedar Bluffs Burke Central Qualified rtovt Tft'vn Sacred Heart St Albert Cathedral Weatiide Battle Creek Ab? Lynx Ralston Only Two lowans Parsons College of airfield la goes into the baseball season as the top ranked small college team and there are only two lowans on the squad Jim i Garrett who represented BLESTO (scouting unit for the Bears i Lions Eagles Steelers and Vikings) in checking out the PL last season is the new coach of Orlando in the Eastern Division Garrett was in Omaha several timeseye balling films of the Mustangs The former Utah State full back played for Philadelphia and the Giants in the NL One of the reasons Iowa track team is going nowhere faster than usual this year is the loss of versatile John Dvorakwho transferred to Hastings and scored 18 points in his first outing as a Bronco 1 ft Story at right Mitchell in quarterfinal Bryan Clips oes Host Bryan scored 158 points to Indian 71 and 41 in a junior high track meet ri 3 38 36 74 1 uy Wright Leads Palm Beach Test Boynton Beach la (AP) Mickey Wright of Dallas top money winner on the Ladies PGA circuit shot a one under par 71 and led at the end of 18 holes in the Palm Beach County Open at the Cypress Creek Coun try Club riday Mickey Wright Debbie Austin 38 38 72 Sandra Haynie 36 38 71 Marilynn Smith Ruth Jessen Margie Masters Sandra Palmer Donna Canom 3Wi Carol Mann 38 Alice Dye 3G 38 Sandra Snuzich 3 74 Betsy Rawls Kathy Whitworth Peggy Wilson i Story at right Topeka Kans (AP) Kansas Miler Jim Ryun got a advice riday to postpone com petitive running for at least three weeks to enable a pulled hamstring muscle to heal The hamstring muscle pulled in a workout Monday was re examined by Dr Bernard Joyce told me reinjury now would put me out for an entire year The doctor advised a slow and gradual program for begin ning to run Ryun said hopes I will be ready to run in the Kansas Relays (April 20) but wants to make further This means Ryun will miss this dual meet with UCLA the Texas Relays and a dual meet the following week uptwppn Kansas and lorida at Vote Today Paris (AP) World tennis officials edged closer riday to a compromise on open tourna inents and the British claimed open tennis was winning The International Lawn Tennis ederation meets today to decide whether professionals will be al lowed to compete alongside amateurs The 1LT faces a pos sible break up if delegates fail to agree Delegates said the main items are likely to come down to these: 1 A proposal for self de termination meaning every country would be allowed to decide for itself whether to recognize a difference be tween pros and amateurs 2 A plan for three classes of players pros amateurs and authorized players who would retain amateur status but be allowed special expenses 3 A limit on the number of open tournaments You might say Casper who headed back to San Diego Cal from his Omaha visit is out of a job His contract with a tennis organization (the golf course was repossessed) near San rancisco expires today Casper was the object of attention of quite a throng at Eppley Jerry Dugan High land Country Club golf profes sional who is president of the Nebraska Professional Golf Association and Bob Popp of the Omaha CC vice president of the National PGA were present In the shadows was Harold (Jug) McSpaden former star ol the golf tourists who like Casper is connected with an apparel concern Part of duties in town was an appearance at The Ne braska at the Crossroads Mustang Board Expanding? RUMBLINGS on the Omaha Mustang front indicate "an overhaul of the board of directors The five man ownership Imay be expanded considerably in the next few days The name of Jack Payne is linked to the PL operation in around town But so far only denials from the Mus tangs and the resigned WOW sportscaster between Kansas and lorida Gainesville Champ Is avored In Defense Tonight Tokyo (AP) Japan's Hiroshi Kobayashi was favored riday to beat ilipino Rene Barrientos in the first defense of his world junior lightweight championship tonight How They Scored 13 '5 They 5 5 4 4 1 2 2 2 Keystone Awarded Little League District The District Little League Baseball Tournament will be played on the new Keystone dia mond next summer according to David ulkerson The Nebraska Little League boss said the dia mond is on One Hundred Twenti eth Street between ort and Maple Streets The Nebraska champion will oppose two teams from Kansas and one from South Dakota The August 2 3 winner here will ad vance to Menasha Wis World Herald Photo win St Ed Ega runs second to Q77 Girl Watchers Pay SHORT Nebraska high school state basket I ball tourneys must be considered quite a bargain when you com pare the prices paid to see the Iowa meet ans at Nebraska ri cn UcxirVovo ctnfp i i can get in for 5150 The HawKeye state uuy tickets are two bucks The girl watchers who 'ogle the Iowa girls cage meet pay three dollars Iowa State reshman Basket iBall Coach Arnie Gaarde says Kansas is 'stacking talent like cord wood Every where I he goes he runs into KU bound playersThe letter of intent signing day for Big Eight Lagers is Tuesday Coincidentally the 'day ATER April Day Morning tennis team may be the best man i nered going at least while within earshot of Jits coach Ralph Brink the campus minister The Rev Mr Brink takes his Tnwans tn Wavne Tuesday for opening I The marh knows his wav around VUUJUVUUUU having played at Baylor University before entering the ministry I He won the Sioux City singles title in 1967 Howard Brantz Assistant Sports Editor Lincoln (UPI) The tenth (Shrine Bowl football game will played August 24 at the Uni versity of Nebraska at 2 Jit was announced riday Training camps will open AU Jgust 12 for both 33 embersquads The North again will train at Midland College in re Imont and the South at Doane in Crete i The first nine games produced 565 thousand dollars for Shrincrs Hospitals r1 This match will in By Don Lee Will the real Billy Casper please step forward? Well it may be a little while before be able to get the lowdown on this great guy of golf but the in formation is in the mill in the form of a book written by of all people mother in law and her husband The publishing proc ess has been started so keep an eye peeled for a fountain of information as Billy steps out of the pages of the vol ume Casper disclosed at Eppley ield riday that he read the book So Mr and Mrs Paul Peery of Coronado CaL may have a few gems hidden in the printed word If they tell the real story writing about this package: I Double Worth $8 13 Selections Manor Viking Big ash Carol Denise Stanchlo Autul tight Quick Stride Choice Western Cash Mon tana Duchess Summer Boarder Terlakl A Dee Tornado Rose rench Purse Beth sea Swoon Red Squirrel Penny Plav Eagle's Dream Prince Sudden Tolo Palm Arcomma ourth ire Arrow Jett sand cnerry snow wan Tar Best bet Summer Border The World Herald's News Service Grand Island Neb Twenty five bettors may be playing the horses on track money for some time following developments at the outset of onncr Park program Charly Lumbard started the 813 dollar daily double with a $12620 victory in the first race Star was a 16 dollar winner in the second Racing secretary Dean Wil liams said no 10 dollar tickets wore sold on the 7 7 combina tion There were the 25 lucky two dollar wagers Owned by Richard Severin of Akron Colo the 3 ye a 1 Herald Kight 53 6 shot der and Jack Chapin opened a lead for Benson held by half miler Ken Britton 1 Bradley needed only a 4:36 mile to hold off McCormick who received the baton 50 yards be hind Benson's time was 8:276 eatures of today's 10 finals program will include the shut tle hurdle duel between Tech and Central the mile relay and the sprint medley inals in vaulting will open the card at 9:30 a Shot and long jump finals are scheduled for I Running events will start at 1:45 riday night summaries ield Event Qualifiers Percy Kiaht Boy Town (belters record 53 4 bv Tom Ulhuer remont Berdan 1MW Wayne Schultz Battle Crwk 52 8 Tom Briuon 50 10 Kelly Comer Abraham Lincoln Jerry Goeru Ralston 4'J GVai om Steppat Benson 49 54 Long Jump John Rodger 1 cn IP Joe Blehak Columbus Scotus Bill Kosch Columbus Scotus George Cribbs North Leslie Hogm North 2O 7V Tony Nelson Sacred Heart 20 5 ield Event inal High jump 1 Virsil Mitchell Tech 2 Ri'uaie Duncan Tech ib: 3 ritz Turner Benson 4 Steve McCauley Cedar Bluffs 5 HMt Jn' Saunders Burke lIV Track Event inal plntnnre medley 1 Benson iKelly Alexander Jack Chapin Ken Britton Dave Bradley): 2 Westside: 3 Clarkson: i 4 North 5 Central 8:27 Track iLveni t2uanicrs 140 shuttle Centra! (Nate But ler Les Lode Greg Kulm Vince Ordunai :30 2 (bolters record by Tech 19b6 :312: remont :318: 5 West Point and Tech :306 5 Creighton Prep 6 Burke :32 2 60 highs first heat 1 Virgil Mitchel Tech: 2 Ed Edge St Albert: 3 Bill Koch Columbus scoius 077 60 highs second 1 Kcx Olson Burke: 2 Jerry Dickmeyer remont: 3 Les Long Contra! I 01 9 80 highs third heat 1 Vince Orduna Central 2 Paul Carter Burke 3 Bill Chadek West Point 60 highs fourth Mark George Creighton Pren: 2 Bernard Jarksom Boys Town 3 Leon Golden North 07 60 first 1 Jonathan ay Tech 2 Jon Stronjg remont 3 Dick Metz pnrke 60 second I Joe Blahak Cojum bus Scotus 2 rank Halpme Cathedral: Bruce Sampson Central 1 4o6 60 third heat I Simon Robinson Tech: 2 John Stunner Westside: 3 TyroneStearns Sacred Heart 60 fourth heat 1 Gene Washington North: 2 Roy Hunter Central Terry a i a Burke DM World Herald Photo booster rom left Dugan Casper and Popp Sen son Tech Wettaide Clarkson 1 (OW Central Tech Burke North Col Scotus remoat Benson Creighton Prop West Point By Paul LeBar Virgil Mitchell made a smooth move to the high hurdles and planted Tech High on a title path in the Greater Omaha In door Track Meet riday night The Trojan senior the state 440 champion two seasons ago debuted over the hurdles in :079 and :077 at Omaha field house He anchored Tech to second place in a 240 yard shuttle event and will probably hurdle the school to more points than it needs to win today Tech lagged after two events riday night with 10 points to 13 scored by Benson mainly in the distance medley Coach John sixth Tech squad qualified five posi tions in this hurdles shotput and long jump finals toBenson's two however In addition to Mitchell junior John Rodgers of the Trojans as sumed a lead role with 22 14 best in the long jump Mitchell whom Croo kham called "a good won riday high jump with 6 1 12 on fewer misses than teammate Reggie Duncan 1 The opening night's other top individual was three sport Boys Town athlete Percy Kight who put the shot a record 53 6 34 during preliminaries Central anchored by 6 1 12 190 pound Vince Orduna breezed to a 302 record in shuttle hur dle prelims The Eagles were four tenths of a second ahead of Tech with title hopeful team bare ly qualifying a matched Mitchell's Quarterfinal over the 60 highs after winning a prelimi nary in the same time Sprinters headed by the Jonathan Ray in the prelims and Gene Wash ington in quarterfinals were well back of the 062 mark for the 60 During riday only track final Benson's Dave Brad ley fought off a sinus infection and a mild challenge from West Mike McCormick to an chor the winning dis tance medley Quarter milers Kelly Alexan Charly Lumbard was making debut on a recognized track Jerold Casey has Charly Lom bard on top at the first turn but favored Easter Lil pulled even on the far turn Casey went to work on his mount and the Colorado colt responded to win by four lengths Star had a tougher time winning by a neck over Viking Mist The 5 year old owned by Guy Rorick of Manter Kans was i dden by Terry Barnes Casey duplicate his first race feat but he did have another longshot winner in the sixth Jovel owned by 1 ma Kasl and Jo Ann Ackerman of riend Neb came from far off the pace to win a three photo and pay $2080 Bryan Tennists Beat Lincoln East Indoors Bryan High opene the Omaha high school tennis sea son riday with a 6 1 victory over Lincoln East indoors Coach John Rasmussen cited the distance to outdoor courts for the indoor play Warren ender feated Greg Weier 8 6 in 1 singles Pete McKenzie Ken Carman bested Weier ickler: Gloves Judging Chaotic BEORE galloping out to Grand Island to check on the bang tails at onner Park Jack ickler unloaded a couple of Golden Gloves haymakers on the Salt Lake City national tourney was utter chaos when it came to judging" said Jack In the true spirit of a biased coach lost five split decisions more than our don't have to take my word for the Omaha coach said as he noted a bit of skepticism show you I the only one who thought the judges were lousy the national board set up a screening committee to check qualifications of judges future Mike Durst the South Dakotan put up the gamest and earned a decision according to not so jolly Jack I What made effort noteworthy was the fact he had dated one of the cheerleaders who was killed in a plane crash returning to Rapid City after a basket ball game Mike got word the tragedy after arriving at Salt Lake City ickler said attendance at the national be class! fie'd as a crowd was a terrible ickler said be i disappointed in that kind of a count at our City Golden Does ickler who will become president of the National Golden Gloves group in 1971 if the usual progression follows I have any hopes of bringing the big show to Omaha? Crazy Legs ickler side stepped nicely a long ways Remember Rider? I REMEMBER little Rider College and its baseball I success in the College World Series last year? If forgotten I about the Trenton school a one way street Rider certainly recalls Omaha And shown in the spring brochure A cartoon reproduced here makes that evident 7 th Devaney Team Spiked By Veterans By Conde Sargent World Herald Lincoln Bureau 501 ederal Securities Building More than one hundred will report for University of Nebras ka spring football practice to day have until May 11 to lay the groundwork for the team which will follow Coach Bob most losing sea son at Nebraska Last 6 4 record hardly can be termed a disaster But it contained twice as losses as any of the five pre vious Devaney seasons The coach will enter his sev enth campaign herewith a 51 9 Husker record The squad which includes 27 letter men will report today at 2 for the first of 20 workouts I ormation Remains Practices are scheduled Mon day Wednesday riday and Saturday until the May spring game There will be no sessions during the April 15 20 spring vacation Devaney has not planned any major revisions in the Huskers offense The I formation which was added last spring will be retained Instead of a spring as was the case a year ago the upcoming series of practices likely will be more of a testing nature Junior to be rank Patrick who led the Big Eight in pass ing last fall is No 1 among seven quarterbacks on the sorine roster Next is Ernie Sigler from Dallas Tex He will be a senior Other signal callers are 1967 squadman Tony Dvorsak and four option expert Rick Wenner passer Dave Boyd Greg Hacias and Don Stoops Guard Regulars Return 6 7 frame should remain at the head of the quar terback corps after his 1449 yard passing performance in in 1967 Other offensive first stringers returning are Tackle Glenn Patterson Guards Mel Bricha cek and Joe Armstrong Center Carl Ashman End Tom Pen ney and Backs Joe Orduna and Dick Davis ullback team lead ing 717 rushing yards last year represented 42 more ball toting yards than all 10 1967 foes gained against the Cornhuskers Defense is the area where graduation took the heaviest toll The middle the defensive letter men There are tho rinfsnsive at the end linebacker and sec ondary spots Ryun Sidelined Virgil Wins High Jump Rodge Leaps 224 Benson Wins Relay 2 yI ft mt ft Tvt I Wk fT Au' i su 4 838? i La Wk hv I MH i I 1 Bl ar Rxb HR i I "9 I MmI i a i 7 Jr A Inw V' "'I PH Imir ft RBI i fit Hmm iLWiilw J1M Sr xCTS I Milm HL wB Hr JI Tony Jacklin Doug Sanders Jij Hugh Royer S8 134 Arnold Palmer 0 65 1 Al Balding tSio Chi Chi Rodriguez Gardner Dickinson DeWitt Weaver Jr 135 Don January 136 Richard Martinez Bobby Nichols 6' 36 Julius Boros Ky Al Geiberser Kr nr Steve Rod gg DZ Dan Sikes Gary Player 69 3 rank Beard 2s 7n ns Lionel Hebert Tom Weiskoot 68 138 Randy Glover Johnny Stevens Ken Still 69 3 Rex Baxter 69 Miller Barber 71 nxwn4l.