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Thursday, October 14, 1976
University Daily Kansan
Compact John Mascarello keeps defensive behemoths backpedaling
By GARY VICE
Assistant Sports Editor
After starting 15 consecutive football games for the Jayhawks, John Mascarello was missing from KU's lineup two weeks ago.
Mascarello, a junior from Ornaa, Neb, had an infected boil on his left arm, which kept him from practicing and starting against Wisconsin.
Who is Macarello anyway? Well, does the name "Butch" Macarello help any? Yes.
But when he returned to his starting role last Saturday against Oklahoma State, few fans even realized he had been absent.
John Mascarello leads the way for KU running backs
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who No. 62 is, or because he doesn't play a glamorous position. But regardless of the reason, Mascarole has not received enough votes to be been a starter for more than a year.
THIS SATURDAY, however,
Mascarello will be rewarded. He was
named by coach Bud Moore as a game
captain against Oklahoma.
Mascarello, who was told by his mother and flamece to drop the nickname *Nick*, but he insisted on his name; plays offensive guard. He's one of those rarely acknowledged offensive linemen who make running backs big, big plays. KU's backs owe him plenty of thanks.
"Everytime one of our backs makes a good run," Mascarello said yesterday, "they come back in the huddle and say 'good job.' There's a lot of team unity on the offense. And for me, there's nothing I like to see better than the back of one of our backs. When I see their backs, I know we're moving the ball.
MASCARELO, WHO was moved to offensive guard after a freshman year at KU as noseguard, said the speed of running backs Nolan Cromwell, Laverne Smith and Bill Campfield made his job of blocking easier.
"If we don't do a very good job, just tie someone up for a moment, they can still get through," he said. "They make us look good a lot of times."
Although he often looks good on the playing field, Mascarello, at 5-11 and 220 pounds, never looks big when lined up against the massive defensive linemen. His size nearly kept him from playing Big Eight football.
"TVE ALWAYS wanted to be at least six foot, but I think I'm stuck at 5-11. Being smaller gives me a little more incentive going against bigger guys. I know I've got to work a lot harder because I've got a big job to do.
red in my blood," he said. "But when they came and talked to me, they told me they didn't know if I was big enough to do it." He didn't not be able to offer me a scholarship.
"I grew up in Nebraska with the big
"I'd rather be 5-11 and 220 than 6-3 and 220. I a little lower than most people, and the basis of a good block is getting low. I've got a good start against bigger defensive linemen because I'm smaller. I try to make up the rest in quickness."
Just how quick can a burly 220-pound football player be? According to Mascarelli, that remains to be seen. He plans to return to wrestling this winter to improve his quickness. He was the Nebraska state champion in the heavyweight wrestling division his senior year at Gross High School.
"WRESTLING IS a very good conditioning sport," he said. "And if I stick with the intramural wrestling program we'll be in good shape for spring ball."
Sophomore noseguard Dennis Balagna, one of Missouri's heavyweight wrestlers in his senior year at the University of City, Mo., said he intended to join the wrestling program along with Mascareello, Balagina, 6-1 and 240 pounds, and Mascarello have already had their first bout against each other. They tied,
"I think we were both too tired to finish in match," Balanga said. "We just waited a little longer."
MASCARELLO AND Balagna are hoping to get more of their teams interested in intramural wrestling, including defensive tackle Franklin King, who was a heavyweight wrestler in Idaho at Pocatello High School.
"We'll have to get Franklin involved," he said, "the 'The of' Pocatello palmo banco."
Without the 6-2, 60-pound King around, who might have wanted to toss "Butch" around like a hot potato, Mascarolle the subject to the Oklahoma Sooners.
"They don't have the All-Americas on the line this year," he said, "but they are more aggressive this year. Without the Selmons and (Jimbo) Elrod, they feel much less tough to be tough; Oklahoma is Oklahoma. Just their name alone scares a lot of teams.
"I'm glad I didn't have to face Leroy last year. Dave Scott had him and he really punished him in the second half. He was a bit like me in Dewey. We had him on rollerskates."
Frost, Boozer lead volleyball team to win
Sports Writer
By DAN BOWERMAN
The two turned in another round of good play to lead the Jayhawks to an easy victory in a three-team tournament in Robinson gymnasium last night.
Laura Frost and Bebo Zozer are helping to make things easy for the KU balloon football team.
"Frost is a very consistent ball player," coach Bob Stancift said yesterday. "She plays the net well and gets in some good defensive hits."
Frost played well at the net for KU, while Boozer had a strong serving attack.
"BOOZER scored about 60 or 70 points in Lemonia, Iowa, last weekend, and she did it again tonight. She attacks the line and he hits the ball in the out-of-bounds."
That kind of play helped the Jayhawks defeat Stephen College and Emporiauka
KU whipped Stephens in two games, 15-10 and 15-15. They took Emporia State, 15-4 and 15-5. In the first Emporia State game, KU came in to serve two points down and scored
12 points before giving up another point to Emporia State.
Emporia took second in the tournament by beating Stephens in three games, 15-8, 6-15 and 18-14. In the last game, Stephens held up before Emporia State battle back to win.
"I WAS REALLY pleased," Stantiff said of the win. "We were a little flat the first match, but we played much more consistently in the second match.
"We played with much more enthusiasm against Emporia. We got a couple good hits and stuffed their best hitter, so we picked up some momentum."
Besides Frost and Booster, Stanciflop also debided Debbie Kuhn for good play, noting that she got her timing back after spraining her ankle two weeks ago.
The Jayhawks travel to Oklahoma today for two tournaments. KU will meet the University of Tulsa and a United States Volleyball association team from the Tulsa High School team. The Jayhawks will go to Norman for the Sooner Invitational tomorrow and Saturday.
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