Omaha World-Herald from Omaha, Nebraska • 50

About Time Mets inally Grew Up Tykes Rate Sunday World Herald Omaha eb 25 1968 Court Test Dillard natural basket bailer Husker orbes Heads 440 Cast Ryun to ace ough Big 8 Encore ebr 27 March 3 OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM HDDSl tM' THE SHOW Everyone in the AMILY ENJOYS! IO 3 7 I ONLY $1 6:55 7:15 7:40 8:00 9:00 10:00 10:55 11:45 12:05 12:40 1:15 Nebraska cast 1:00 1:35 Wyoming Antelope Success Ratio High The World News Service Cheyenne Wyo Hunters chalked up a success ratio of 921 per cent highest since 1962 in the Wyoming ante lope campaign for 1967 2:45 3:55 5:00 5:55 7:00 8:15 9:15 Ham Bacon Prizes At Papillion Today Trapshooters can pick up hams and bacons plus trophies at the Papillion Gun Club today The open to the public will open at 10 a Sponsored by the OMAHA ISH AND WILDLIE CLUB ADMISSION Adults $150 Children under 12 75c World Herald Lincoln Bureau 501 ederal Securities Building Nebraska Athletic Director Bob Devaney sard Saturday that athletic department im provements have erased prof its occurring during the 1966 67 fiscal year The financial report showed a profit of $24427395 of the surplus is com mitted to projects either com pleted or De vaney said 130 thousand dollars is committed to cash payment on the new press box and some 115 thousand dollars is World Herald Photo Rodgers left and latt Trophies for kids 5 foot 952 Steve Krebs of Ne braska who recently cleared 6 1012 George Byers of Kansas is the world indoor record hold er in the 60 lows at :066 He did it three times in two days here last year Chuck Rogers recently cleared 16 4 the best indoors in the Big Eight then lost to Bob Steinhoff of Kansas at 16 1 y4 They will Kansas City Mo (AP) World record holder Jim Ryun of Kansas who ran a record mile 880 double (3:588 and 1:52) last year heads an out standing field for the Big Eight Indoor Track Champion ships scheduled here riday and Saturday nights Meet No 40 Ryun shares attention with four 16 foot vaulters a 7 foot high jumper and the world indoor record holder in the 60 yard low hurdles as far as track buffs are concerned But most of the crowd at the finals probably will be there to see Ryun the 20 year old Olympian and 1967 Sullivan Award winner from Wichita Kans They stood and cheered him all the way during his mile last year hard to see what Ryun can do for an encore after his record double last year and a 3:596 mile here as a freshman in 1966 The world indoor mile rec ord is 3:564 3:588 is the best on any 12 lap track He need ed to run outside lapped run ners for a :578 last quarter It reasonable to expect anything much better in the tight Municipal Auditorium saucer since again be doubling in the 880 or per haps the 1000 The 7 foot high jumper is Ron Tull who has reached 6 11 this season and won the event as a soph omore His best is 7 1 and the meet record is 7 0 Challenging him is amazing Cage Rematch Carries Plenty of Weight The University of Nebraska will try to enhance its oppor tunities for a post season bas ket ball tournament bid at the School on Probation or Hoop Actions World Herald Lincoln Bureau 501 ederal Securities Building The Nebraska School Activ ities Association has placed Stanton High School on pro bation for using too many players in the district tourna ment at Howells Executive Secretary Thompson an nounced Stanton sent 11 different athletes into action during its Class district wins over Clarkson (62 55) and Dodge (60 43) NSAA rules allow par ticipation by only 10 players for Class and teams in district play Stanton lost in the district finals to Battle Creek Thompson said 12 athletes can be certified as eligible for district play by the smaller schools but only 10 can be used in a game Stanton used one of its extras in the win over Dodge Thompson also said the pro bation would last for one year and then would be reviewed by the NSAA Board of Con trol He said the probation pe riod did not prohibit Stanton from participation in any NSAA event night The Huskers and Jayhawks are to meet before a sellout crowd in the Coliseum in Lin coln The game is a rematch of their ebruary 17 scrap for the Big Eight lead in Lawrence won 71 60 Nebraska will close its home season against Iowa State riday night Creighton will wind up its schedule with three road One of the most bristling basket ball tournaments in town is ticketed at the Near North Side YMCA starting March 2 the Vess YMCA meet for boys 11 12 and 13 years old Teams from Catholic schools YMCAs and Lincoln indicate a fancy field St Margaret Mary has ah 11 0 record Other teams in clude Allens 14 1 St Bene dict 10 1 Lincoln Northeast 9 1 and East 9 2 Dirty Dozens Olsons Cougars St Mary West South and Miller Park YMCAs Mike latt is the sponsor of the meet (and ies) with Bob Rodgers the direc tor Bud Ed Stanek have assisted Bring your Zebco reel to the Zebco ServiCentcr for service during the show Tune up includes parts inspection cleaning and reconditioning by a Zebco factory trained specialist While there be sure to see the super smooth Zebco CARDINAL and all the rest of the Zebco Skill rated tackle line KU to Block Husker Path new outdoor track" No decision on the location or building date has been announced also plan to improve the financial situation of our varsity sports so that we can be competitive with other con ference school Devaney added Houston Coach Clinic Guest Houston ootball Coach Bill Yeoman will be the featured speaker at the annual spring football clinic May 10 11 for high school coaches the Uni versity announced Minor Major 9:30 10:25 Athletic Profits Used to Make Improvements UiUutz WULuD VWJilillg vuu see his mother just stand there and beg him to please committed to providing for a Little Guy to Have Own Tourney Basket ball hardly is a game for tall guys only One of the prirrie proofs is the Little Guys Basket Ball Tournament scheduled at Kel lom Community Center March 4 9 The meet sponsored by the Park and Recreation De partment is No 10 The exclusive tourney is for boys who are not taller than 5 feet and who will be un der 13 years old March 4 There will be trophies for tournament champ ions and runners up The field may reach a total near 25 teams The deadline for entry is 9 riday The fee is three dollars per team Entry blanks are available at the Benson lorence Christie and Kellom Commu nity Centers and at Room 621 City Hall Additional information may be obtained from Joe Cupich city athletic director at 341 8122 this week A lot of good high school players are nothing more than that good high school players still has academic and other hurdles to clear at Central but as a player a diamond in the rough awaiting a bona fide challenge Start with his scoring: Where does he shoot how often and with what style? Coach Warren Marquiss has been fre quently and unfairly criticized for hardly breathtaking offensive pace of 211 points a game The criticism sounds hollow against the Marquiss record this year and last 38 vic tories and three defeats Coach Marquiss will tell you Dwaine "is not a college center prospect not at 6 feet 6 inches Dwaine shoots when told to sometimes not even then off a sound Central High double post pattern The all stater is as big' a threat from outside as he is inside and he almost never shoots with less than 50 per cent accuracy Most noteworthy is his release the fingertip method separating the natural star from the self made threat Defensively probably more than in any other phase of the game Dillard needs grooming for quickness and better judg ment His plus factors as a high school de fensive player have been the tremendous number of shots he has blocked and his re bounding about 21a game In fact Dillard has more than held his own simply by intimidating opponents with what capable of doing like any other has been given to an occasional flurry of temper but usually expressionless on the floor Dwaine has met and mastered the rest of the Omaha high school basket ball crowd If he can put his academic house in or der he might enjoy success as a college player Booths 67 68 Civie Auditorium Omaha Boat Sports Travel Show ebruary 27 March i Consumer Division Brunswick Corporation Old Zebcos never die they just need occasional tune ups THE SENSATIONAL LEIGHS will leave you breathlessas they move in the Wheel of Death! 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You'll enjoy 75 minutes of outstanding enter ninmnnt in the bia staae and tank show featur ing nationally known entertainment personali ties Enjoy musiccomedy performances of skill balance and daring that are unbelievable! ft 4 Visit Us at the Omaha Sports Show ALL ROADS TO TRAVEL PLEASURE START AT CORNHUSKER MOTOR CLUB 5011 Capitol Ave Omaha 55R J010 2000 Street Lincoln 47 8991 st arts ville on Monday Marquette on Thursday and Notre Dame on Saturday Marquette has been selected for the National Collegiate Athletic Association post sea son tournament Notre Dame for the National Invitational meet Big 8 Games This Week Tuesday Kansas Kansas Slate Iowa State Iowa State Colorado Kansas Missouri Solunar ables A Minor Major Sun 5:25 Mon 6:05 Tues 6:30 Wed Thur Sat Play More In 1968 PLA MOR TRAILER 1 1 and 1 font models See them at the SHOW or MOTOR CAR SALES GOO JHiile St 55I 4G46 stop I often about that kid 1 wonder what jail he wound up in This is not Dick Young deciding time the Mets got with it I think the New Breed started to feel that wav last year and just a little late catching up with it I think they said it when 377 thousand fewer customers went into Shen Stadium last season I think Donald Grant and the rest of the people who watch Mrs Payson's money so closely realized it and why they broke their neck to get Gil Hodges Hodges is supposed tu bring the New Breed back to Shea in exaggerated numbers the way it used to be Gil Hodges can't do it by telling jokes and making faces the way Casey Stengel did He do it with the Los Angeles Dodgers anil San rancisco Giants supplying 50 per cent of the attendance because Sandy Koufax is gone and Willie Mays is going only one way Gil Hodges can do it by winning games at Nebraska at Missouri Wednesday at Colorado riday at Nebraska Saturday at Kansas State afternoon at Oklahoma State at Oklahoma battle the defending meet rec games this week Jackson ord holder at lb 1 (Larry Curts of Oklahoma State) and Larry Smith a lb tooter outdoors Clifton orbes of heads a strong 440 Seven of the 14 meet marks are in jeopardy as the record holders return in five events NSAA Slaps Stanton High By Dick Young New York News Service St Petersburg The Mets are 6 going on and it is approaching an age of responsibility I think this is an unreasonable expectation Everybody has been pretty understanding about it all but there comes a time when you say shape up The time seems to be now been laughs and not ever stop laughing be what life is all about If it it should be But there comes a time when muddling isnt funny any more not day after day game after game Soupy Sales taking 20 straight cream pies in the puss ceases to get laughs about No 19 "in the six seasons of their cuteness the Mets fell down and scraped their knees and tore their knickers and dropped dishes and dropped flies and did all the little things you forgive in a child They "were healthy growing babies Every wonderful thing they loused up was amusing to us grown ups Nobody ever had been cuter The Mets were the worst thing we ever looked at and we loved the ugly darlings New York swept them up and hugged them and the entire nation laughed along as the Mets finished last last last Once the Mets got sick and finished ninth and everybody worried about them Everybody was afraid something was happening they be cute anymore But they bounced right back and finished last again Kids have a way of tossing off high fever like that When a kid gets to be 7 especially a boy you begin to expect a little more By then he should be able to walk without falling over hio feet and he should have some awareness of what is right and what is wrong If he tells a fib you say look you little darling and you slap him across the behind I remember a little kid maybe 4 who used to have a temper fit on the street when his mother give him Milky Way and the little darling would stand there and stamp his feet and say a few words to his mother that he had picked up from the bigger kids We used to watch it and laugh because it seemed so funny to hear those words coming out of that sweet little face and to Ace Dillard Still Awaits Real Challenge in Basket arf are I One of the most dominant Omaha area as a district champion in action at Burke high school basket ball players in the last decade is heading down the home stretch of his career Dwaine Dillard of Central called by many the best since Bob Boozer competed for Tech hopes to lead the Eagles into the State Tournament scheduled at the City Auditorium March 7 9 The opportunity for many fans to see the boy with the poker face in the state meet rests with ability to emerge 13 i Jr i MRb a bi I 4 I day! 1 i 1 4 Il M'Z 'yi aafe ill ts: feia a LSK I a 11118 wsl 1 i i lr M' a' 1 41 Kl J'S 1 IK IK W'S lb' rI JlsSfl i Hl 5 a 5 fi.