Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 19

Motivation No Problem for Cornhuskers, Tigers By DON FORSYTHE The late Vince Lombardi claimed there is no mystery in figuring out what makes a highly successful football coach. who can outline plays on a blackboard are a dime a he said. ones who win get 'inside their players and motivate Two prime examples, Bob Devaney and Dan Devine, bring their teams together at Memorial Stadium Saturday in what, until proven otherwise, figures to be the Big of the It matches co-champions and co-favorites. As the Cornhuskers proved last year one game make or break a championship bid but this battle is vital because it is (1) early and (2) against a major contender. Devaney and Devine are by no means carbon copies, but it would be difficult to find two major college coaches with backgrounds more similar.

Both came from the small college ranks. Devaney was an end at Alma College in Dan Devine Seeks Fourth Straight Michigan and Devine at the University of Minnesota at Duluth. They both served apprenticeships in the high school ranks and as assistants to Biggie Munn and Duffy Daugherty at Michigan State before branching out on their own. Devine spent three years at Arizona State before accepting the Missouri job in 1958 and Devaney coached five seasons at Wyoming before taking the Nebraska job in 1962. No doubt about it, winners.

Devaney leads the active major college coaches in winning percentage and Devine ranks No. 3. It is noteworthy that they stand 4-4 against each other in their previous Big Eight showdowns. Devine won the first meeting in 1962 by a 16-7 count, Devaney won the next four and Devine has a current string of three. They share many of the same coaching philosophies and their teams reflect it.

Both have emphasized sound defense and a strong running game. Even their personnel is amazingly similar and there are countless match-ups of strength against strength. The Tigers are led into battle by tailback Joe Moore, currently the No. 3 rusher in the nation with an average of 151 yards a game. The Cornhuskers counter with a 1-2 punch they feel is second to none in Joe Orduna and Jeff Kinney.

averaging 143.8 yards in their alternate thrusts into enemy defenses. Bob D.evaney No. 1 Percentage Big James Harrison (6-4, 235) provides the Tigers powerful blocking and running from his fullback spot, but Nebraska has in Dan Schneiss (6-2, 222) as good an all-around fullback as it has had in the Devaney era. Up front the key performer is 6-3, 255-pound tackle Larron Jackson. He earned all-Big Eight honors a year ago and is touted as an all-American this season.

The Cornhuskers counter with Bob Newton at 6-4, 248. You have to go back to the days of Bob Brown to find a better offensive lineman in the Cornhusker camp. primary threat is Big Eight sprint champ Mel Gray. The huskers have Johnny Rodgers, not as fast but more elusive. Defensively, more of the same.

The Cornhuskers and Tigers have long been noted as being strong against the running game and as having great pass rushes. It all adds up to a classic battle. History would point to a low-scoring affair even though both clubs boast impressive attacks. Whatever it is it will be witnessed by one of the biggest crowds ever assembled for a sporting event in the Midlands. Because there are fewer bleacher seats and less sideline spots than in the past the all- time crowd record of 68,128 may not be broken, but ticket boss Jim Pittenger expects in excess of 67,000 despite the forecast of chilly weather.

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2086-2 Terrio 45 LB Sr.1995-10 Morock 43 47Brinkley 6-0179 Jr. CB So.175 5-10Blahak 27 27 F'ountain 5-9175Sr. CBJr.1806-0Anderson 18 43 Buha 6-3 190Jr.SJr.175 6-0 Kosch24 p.m., Memorial Stadium. (590), KFAB (1110), KfOR (1240 KLIN -1400i KC Blues Visit Pershing Saturday Relievers Key Pitching Pruisciits Shots Problem Red Machine base- By RANDY YORK the foremost thrust behind the Big Red machine? Larry Shepard, the Cincinnati Reds pitching coach, has a simple answer. got the best relief pitching Shepard said Thursday as the Reds prepared for opening World Series game against Baltimore.

a phenomenal Shepard one of our starters would get in trouble, we would just put in Granger (Wayne) or Carroll Those two relievers rarely left subsequent trouble, so the Reds have to put their younger hurlers in tough situations, according to Shepard. never had to put someone like Gullet (Don) in a tough Shepard explains. would come in and get a build up his Granger, who tied Joe Hoerner for the best National League earned-run average, and Carroll, whose 2.86 ERA mark ranked fifth, left a healthy situation. Shepard believes that with those two and 19-year-old Gullett and 20-year-old Milt Wilcox the Reds have experience, ability and depth for the best relief staff only played a half-year in the Shepard notes. shown us he can do the job, and I can't even remember where he played minor league Shepard few people out and just Had Minor Wilcox, who pitched five shutouts and a no-hitter this season for Indianapolis in the American Association, join the Reds until Sept.

3. He promptly reeled off two wins in five days, including a five-hit shutout against the Dodgers in a starting role. Getting veteran Jim McGlothlin in a trade from Angeles was the biggest boost to the mound staff, Shepard says. him alongside Cloninger, Merritt and Nolan, whose just a kid (22), we were still strong when Wayne Simp.son went out with a bad he notes. The key to the beating the Orioles in the Scries is psychological, accwding to Shepard.

just let them create any big he says. make ourselves feel that overwhelmed by their power. is what I call a good National League he adds. faced comparable slugging. Pittsburgh, overall, has just as tough, if not tougher hitting, and Atlanta, with Aaron and Carty, is tough.

We had real good success against both of those teams this Will the Series be a pitching contest or slugging battle? persons are looking for the Shepard says, of course, what they were looking for against Pittsburgh in the Shepard sees a homefield advantage if the games are and says that talk about the Baltimore backdrop (white houses behind center field) is way of trying to psych us Will Manage Puerto Kieaii Club Shepard will try to do some managerial of his own this winter in the Puerto Rican League where have pitchers Gullett and 20-year-old Ross Grimsley under his direction. Grimsley had the best ERA in the American Association this year while playing for Indianapolis. Shepard, however, have to psych himself out in signing his coaching contract for the Reds next year. He wants to help build a potential dynasty. Steinberg Says Mizzoii Triggered Investigation Topeka, Kan.

(iP T'he Dan Lauck, Steinberg was Topeka State Journal quoted a former Kansas State University referring to as'sistant football coach Thurs- vince much sought high day that was Missouri that school halfback from Plainfield, turned K-Stale in and later N.J. is now playing foot- ball at Kansas after attending The statement referred to Hutchinson, Junior Big Eight investigation of foot- College. ball recruiting irregularities at Steinberg said was bit- Kansas State. The school was placed on three-year probation and banned from post-season or National Collegiate Athletic Association television games. Kansas also was put on pro- ter because he qualify to get in K-State, and we sent him to In a related story, Bob Hentzen, Journal sports editor, said the Kanas State team may bation for two years, but without not be buying the statement by the post-season or television Big Eight Commissioner Wayne sanctions.

Duke that Kansas did nothing to The former K-State coach trigger the investigation. quoted by the newspaper was identified as Dick Steinberg, now an assistant at the University of Southern Mississippi. The newspaper said it reached Steinberg by phone in Hattiesburg, Miss. in a story under the byline of Kansas State and Kansas meet on the gridiron Saturday at Manhattan in a renewal of their heated state rivalry. we get the chance to run it up, boy, better believe we Hentzen said K-State star quarterback Lyno Dickey told him.

By Associated Press Cincinnati (JP) A conviction that makes appears to have taken hold in both camps as the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds approach the final countdown for what promises to be an explosive World Series confrontation. Managers Earl Weaver of the Orioles and Sparky Anderson of the Reds, each acutely aware of the right-hand hitting power, had second thoughts Thursday about their long- range pitching plans for the best of seven series beginning Saturday at Riverfront Stadium. Jim Palmef will start on the mound for the Orioles against Gary Nolan in a first-game duel of smoke- throwing young right-handers. But Weaver, who selected Palmer ahead of southpaw aces Mike Cuellar and Dave McNally to counter the 34-5 punch of right-hand swingers Tony Perez, Johnny Bench and Lee May, expressed some concern over the readiness of Cuellar as his starter in game two. And Anderson, who plans to go with right-hander Jim McGlothin Sunday, suggested he might bypass left-hander Jim Merritt, his biggest winner, in favor of Tony Cloninger when the Reds face McNally in game three at Baltimore next Tuesday.

McNally worked seven brisk innings as the American League champs breezed through an intra-squad game at home before preparing to depart for Cincinnati Friday. Weaver used Cuellar for the last two innings, then said he was convinced McNally was ready but not so certain about the Cuban screwball artist. innings might set Mike up for Weaver said. just have to wait and Cuellar and McNally each won 24 games and Palmer took 20 for the Orioles during the season. Cuellar, however, was the least effective and Palmer the sharpest, with a 12- strikeout spree, as the defending AL kings swept the pennant play-offs from Minnesota.

Anderson, meanwhile, explained he was leaning toward Cloninger because the recent elbow troubles of 20-game winner as a concession to the right-hand hitters. elbow is still the skipper said as the Reds worked out on their AstroTurf diamond. anyway, with the lineup Baltimore puts on the field, not much of an advantage going with a left- hand Cloninger, a 10-year National League veteran who once hit two grand slam homers in a single game, failed to finish any of his 18 starts for the Reds. But he did a good job filling the gaps when injuries sidelined rookie star Wayne Simpson McGlothin and Merritt. He finished with a 9-7 mark.

feel I pitched mere consistently in the second half of the season than 1 had since 1964 and said the strapping righthander, who won 43 games over those two years for the Milwaukee Braves. The concern over their pitching rotation underlines the feeling among most onlookers that a free- swinging, high-scoring series is in the offing between two evenly-matched powerhouses. By STEVE GUSS To paraphrase that timeworn baseball term, the Omaha Knights may be strictly a good field, no hit hockey team in 1970. There are many noticeable differences between the club that won the Central Hockey League championship last season and the current squad which shows only a 3-6-1 exhibition record six days before beginning defense of its title. You can get a pre-season look at the Knights and probably one of the stronger teams Saturday night at 8 p.m.

when Omaha takes on the Kansas City Blues at Pershing Auditorium. It will be the 12th and last exhibition game for the Knights who open the 1970-71 season on the road Oct. 15 at Fort Worth. Last year, Omaha had all the ingredients for a championship good defense, the big shots and the backing of frenzied fans. The defense and the fans are back, but the big shots are not.

The Knights lost five players to the parent New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Two more could go east this weekend if holdout problems persist on the big club. Gone from last Knights are Jack Egers, Don Luce, Syl Apps, Mike Robitaille and Jim Krulicki. Egers was the CHL scoring champion, Apps sizzled the nets during the playoffs. Luce was big and dangerous and Robitaille was an offense-minded defenseman.

no Egers, Luce, Apps or Robitaille among the fuzzy- cheeked rookies who have come down from Canada as replacements. However, the defense, led by LINCOLN, FRIDAY, OCT. 9, PAGE 19 all-league goalie Peter McDuf- fe, is solid again. Rugged Ab DeMarco, Andre Dupont (258 penalty minutes last year), Dick Paradise and newcomer Rick Newell will keep the puck out of the Omaha net. Omaha general manager Jake Milford and new coach Fred Shero think the draft Tom Miller Knights Center provided some fine young lalent around which to mold an offense.

It has not yet developed, but is coming. Among the four centers in camp, only Tom Miller, who blossomed into a top NHL prospect one year after gaining all-American status and an engineering degree from Denver University, is a returnee. Shero, who led Buffalo to the American Hockey League championship last season before replacing Larry Popein (now coach of the Seattle entry in the Western Hockey League), has formed his lines with a mixture of veterans and rookies. Miller will center on with veteran Bert Wilson and 20- year-old rookie Norm Gratton on the wings. Rookie Morris Stefaniw is working with mike Parizeau and young Mike Murphy.

Gary Coalter, another first- year center, has Bryan Leflev and Murphy beside him. Bill Hogaboam has been paired with two other rookies, Duane Wylie and Wendell Bennett. The first line could be the most productive if Miller improves on his 19 goals and 20 assists performance last season and Gratton can duplicate a 73- point year in 1969-70 with the Montreal juniors. (Walter, Hogaboam and Murphy all showed they could score in the Canada junior leagues, but must continue in Omaha. Only Pierre Jarry, who had 26 goals and 27 assists for the Knights in 1969-70 has real scoring punch among the other veterans.

McDuffe will be backed by rookie Wayne Bell. Peter allowed only 174 goals in 59 games last season, a 2.98 goals against average. Saturday POST TIME 2:30 P.M. First race, purse $900, 4.ye«r.olds and up, claiming furlongs. Strata Maid Joy Forme Linker Sun Will Colonel A OK Stratalea Bright Missy Black's Pride Mr.

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Lea's Lightning Cincinnati Kid Bee Line Jet Inti-Raymi Ella Whirl Pride's Flyer Shamrock Field Myself St. Exupery Honest Hub Eighth race, purse 2-year-olds, allowance, 4 furlongs. Palona Biay Z'DlngalIng Kid Miss Charger Precious Butch Poona Izzy's Sorry Rusty Gray Bright Broke Fanarula Bluetoney Also: Mr. Fisherman. Ninth race, purse $900, 4-year-olds and up, claiming 1 mite.

Anine Ross Sum One's Pnde Crystal Corner Over Motion Prince Samurai Majuba May Ruthie Next Summer Buddy J. Dacil Sunday Sada Road Block Feature Races At Tropical Park 3.20 2.40 4.00 2.40 2.60 2 fO When football bad. A couple of weeks back California steamrollered Indiana, 56-14. looked all over for a said Indiana coach John Pont of the trip home, find anyone who would take The old forecaster had no need for a hijacker last week after a good 41-10 (.804) effort on his predictions. It hiked the seasonal count to .767.

This outlook? Big Eight Nebraska 24, Missouri point to high scoring game, but usually not the case when these two clubs get together. Colorado 24, Iowa State are in great spot for an upset, but this week they find out what it means to be outmanned. Kansas State 31, Kansas take out their probation frustrations on one another. Oklahoma State 21, TCU play Texas teams tough. Texas 28, Oklahoma always point to this one, but Longhorns are able to withstand the challenge.

East Penn State over Boston College, Villanova over Buffalo, Harvard over Columbia, Cornell over Penn, Dartmouth over Princeton, Colgate over Holy is Pittsburgh over Navy, Syracuse over Maryland. Yale over Brown. Midwest Cincinnati over Xavier, Wisconsin over Iowa, Western Michigan over Kent State, Tulsa over Louisville, Miami (Ohio) over Marshall, Ohio State over Michigan State, Minnesota over Indiana, Northwestern over Illinois, Notre Dame over Army, Dayton over Ohio Michigan over Purdue, Toledo over Bowling Green. South Alabama over Vanderbilt, Auburn over Clemson, Florida over Florida State, Richmond over Furman, Mississippi over Georgia, Tennessee over Georgia Tech, Kentucky over Utah State, LSU over Pacific, Houston over Mississippi State, North Carolina over South Carolina, North Carolina State over East Carolina, North Texas State over Tampa, Virginia over VMl, Wake Forest over Virginia Tech, West Virginia over Duke. Southwest Arizona over Brigham Young, Arizona State over Washington State, Arkansas over Baylor, Texas over Texas Tech.

West Ail- Force over 1 a Colorado State over Wyoming, Oregon State over Utali, San Diego State over Southern Mississippi Cat over Stanford. UCLA over Oregon, Washington over California. A Friday night high school football game that gets played as scheduled will be the exception rather than the rule in the wake of the sudden snowstorm. The Lincoln High Northeast clash, slated for Seacrest Field, has been postponed until an undetermined future date. The Pius X-Omaha Holy Name contest, also scheduled for the Capital City, has been moved back one day until Saturday evening at the field.

One exception was the Lincoln East at Beatrice game. Though its fate looked gloomy during the morning, an early afternoon decision was made to hold the game as scheduled. Most of the smaller school games in the area were postponed. One of the top contests, pitting Class No. I and 2 ranked teams, Hebron and Geneva, has been reset for Monday night.

Saturday at Scorai NBA Baltimore 98, Detroit 90 Atlanta 105, New York 104 Milwaukee 107, Chicago 104 Cincinnati 104, Cleveland 92 San Francisco 132, Phoenix 105 San Diego 118, Los Angeles 100 W'orld Series Baltimore Cincinnati. Noon (3). Pro Grid Highlights 10:30 a.m. (3). Wide World of Sports Figure Skating, 1:30 p.m (7).

College Football Oklahoma V. Texas, 15 p.m. (7). Fights Game Changes Okayed By BOB MUNGER The administrative reorganization of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission was approved by the board of directors of the organization, the seven commissioners, who at the same time approved a $22.4 million budget for the next biennium. The twin approvals came late Thui'sday on the first day of a scheduled two-day meeting.

segment was more mundane, with two motions approved concerning stocking of game birds. One was a motion to suspend the stocking of chukar partridge, as they had proven unable to survive in the available Nebraska habitat. The other was a motion to stock pheasants and quail in selected areas of the state where breeding stocks are low. The reorganization of the top level staff will take place gradually, ac cording to director Willard Barbee, and probably will not be fully implemented until well into the next which 'begins July 1. Assistant director Dick Spady pointed out that the present organizational setup consists of a director, two assistant directors and 11 separate division heads who report only to the director.

He noted that while this setup had worked well for many years, it had caused problems in com munications between divisions. Under the reorganization plans one assistant director will be responsible for service functions, including wildlife and field services. Under the banner of wildlife service will be clustered aquatic, terrestrial and research. Field services would include fish production, enforcement and resource management. The state parks department will still report to the director.

The second assistant director will be responsible for ad' ministrative services, including federal aid, comprehensive planning, engineering, budgets, personnel and the division of information, education and tourism. Barbee said that the new budget clearly delineates between those programs supported by hunting and fishing revenues and those, such as state parks, that should be supported from state general fund money. The budget asks for a $10 million general fund appropriation, nearly double the present one. The operating budget proposes $14.6 million for 1971-73, while capital construction is set at $7.4 million. Barbee noted that a large share of the general fund increase would be earmarked for park development, maintenance and equipment replacement.

Discussing the reorganization, Spady pointed out that the present 11 divisions would be consolidated into four major branches parks, wildlife services, field services and planning-programming. are building a house, a house in which we can live ad- i i a i I y. i reorganization will give us the foundation on which to Carolina 108. 1, ABA New York 103 By The Auociatsd Preu NORTH BERGEN, N.J.— Charlie Polite, 215, Springfield, outpointed Roberto Davila, 199, West New York, N.J., 10 Tampa, Boom" Truiilli. l31Vi Houstorv, outpointed Martin Republic.

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