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By RANDY LANEY Staff Writer The Gamecock baseball team opens the '66 home season this weekend, hosting the Virginia Cavaliers in a two-game series. Head Coach Dick Weldon re vealed his starting nine earlier in the week, but was reluctant to offer any predictions. Mound duties for Friday's game fall to southpaw senior LA>veard McMichael, a mainstay from last year's campaign whea he chalked Carolina Face Ohi Ned Burke In action. (Camnf PS ..but Britton's removes attention on the Jackets of distinci shown above. )pens up a 6-2 record. Coupleting the battery will be v e I e r a i Dan Scarpa. The j ii i o r backstop slugged a hefty .344 average as a sophomore to warrant a starting berth ont the Al-ACC squad. Mike Fair, Carolina's fall field general, will handle the play at first base. A converted outfielder, Mike hit .333 last season with the freshmen and promises to be a capable sub stitute for last year's first sacker, Ronnie Lamb. Lamb is ineligible because he signed a pro football contract last fall. Netters o Unive -ock Staff Photo by Galloway) UBTLE bin he"nfr"lokfoVpi were rahe tha 1onth ive abrcs nd olo i -u rttt-d obv3ou paint ofdfree ACC Joe Tonelli, second team All ACC choice in '65, is back to handle the chores at second base in his senior year. The scrappy infielder rapped out 25 hits in 84 trips for a .298 average la.-t season. The short-atop slot will be filled by one of five starting sopho mores, Frank Partyka. Besides being a slick glove man, Partyka showed his skill with the stick by punching out a .397 fr>sh aver age. Another sophomore, S c o t t Townsend, will be in the hot Smash A rsity Tui ly JOIIN LOTTIII Sports FAitor The surprising USC tennis team, 1 Cathering spark from an impres ive match-opening victory by Ned Burke, smothered Amherst Tues lay afternoon, 7-2, at the Maxcy Gregg Courts. For the Cinderella Gamecocks, it was their fourth victory of the season igainst a single defeat. After losing he opener to Preshyterian at Clin on, Coach 11ill MClain's forces have surged back to whip The Cita liel (6 % -2 1/ ), College of Charleston (7-1), Wake Forest (7%-1% 2), and kmherst. They were slated to face King College of Tennessee yesterday ifternoomi. Already the Carolina net ters have made a couple of oustand ig accomplishmients. Iey b r o k e 1Ce. ig by focusing image. Sport ;as the linen 0 [itie C corner, the same spot he held with the freshmen while hitting .308 with 11 RBI's. Bobby Mauro will roam the left-field grass for the Game cocks. Mauro hit .286 with the frosh and was the r e g u 1 a r catcher. Senior Bill LaMotte, healthy again after a mid-winter back operation, will start in center field. A regular last season, LaMotte hit .258 and had two home runs to his credit. Starting in right will he sopho more Al Mirando who led the mherst; Dsday Allege of Charlestoi's 30-match win treak and also gained their first WCC triumph in five year, againA1 Wake Forest. Against Amherst, Burke, play ng number one singles, got USC )ff to a flying start by simply )verpowering Bill Giese. The young Virginian from Richmond demon trated a booming serve and deva tatingly accurate placements, to vin 6-2, 6-2. Frank Munn, Kay Howard, Reg Heinitsh, and Al Cox 7ollowed with s i n g I e s victories, Nhile only Bronnie Smith, having A rare bad (lay, suffered a loss. Howard was down 5.2 in the first wt of his match with Amhert'% wrappy little Mark Rosenfeld. 1n113, 11oward changed tactics. Ile begain htitting short to Rosenfeld's back tand and rushing the net on his ppmmnent. The tide tunted, Howard won five straight games and the set, 7-5. In the next set, he blew the eitmoralized Roseifeld off the court. On( is a on E to F or / Show us any c you'll pay or Coach seat (< days during i holidays). Pro departure tim vacation to a the continentc If you don't h through 21, it' as long as yor blank below. your birth cer1 a $3.00 chec Eastern Airlin McMICIIAEL. Iefties draw start r Talk OTTICH in analyzing Kentucky's defeat. That factor is emotional letdown. "We came here determined to leat Duke," said Coach Adolph Rupp. That was the case. Through pressure from the mass media and the fans, the Kentucky players and even Coach Rupp came to con sider the Duke game as the only important one. Sure, it was very simple. If we beat Duke, we're home free, reasoned the Wildcat fans. One gets the impression that Kentucky was only staying around for the presentation of the cham pionship trophy. They deCfeated Duke in a tre miendous game (we still think the Blue Devils are a better teamf. a n(d they were emotionally and mentally drained when they faced Texas Western. DEADLINE All sports copy must be sub mitted to the Gamecock office h 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday nights. ire D cc is anoth places. ,10 Rockefeller Plaza, New Yoi Or take same to any Eastern ti< you can buy your half-fare tic We'll send you your ID card Ia1 Mr. /Miss/Mrs. Address__________ Zipi Date of Bir th _______ Enclosed is photocopy of: fl Birth C '[1 Draft card C Driver's License (-] Other (Please E xplain : Name of school_________ School address, if a resident Zip , Send ID card to: O Home address| II NU MFBFR ON hase frosh with a .415 clubbig aver age. The sarting unit for tomor row's game will he the same except, of courose, for the mounds man, junior Bobby Uryant. The 6-1 left-hander had a 4.3 record last year and led the club in strike outs with 52. As to season p r o s p e c t s, Coach Weldon commented, "If we play up to our capabilities, we will have a good team." The Cocks hosted VPI Wed nesday, but due to press (lead line, the results were not avail able for publication. Locke JOHN L The Texas Western Miners may have beaten Kentucky and been crowned 196f; NCA A Basketball Champions, but they are still a long way from convincing this writer that they are the best. In the first place, Coach )on Haskins' Miners should not have even been playing Kentucky. )uke, with Bob Verga in good health, would have defeated the Wildcats and also Texas Western. It is extremely doubtful that )uke's big, strong Mike Lewis would have been intimidated by TW's )avid Lattin to the extent that Thad Jaracz obviouslv was. Secondly, against the south western quintet. Ado!ph 11upp's ball club gave what must rank as one of its worst performances of the year. Part of this is due. we'll admit to Texas Western's ability to disturb the Wildcat pat terns. TW is a good, sound basket ball team. but it is no' the best. A larger factor than the Miners' roun11d1ball skill must he onsidered half -fo good :astern lorida 9 other irline's youth ID card If it's valic ly half price for your Easterr ~xcept on April 7th and certair he Thanksgiving and Christmas vided there's a seat available a1 3, you can fly off on your spring y of our 96 destinations withir I1 U. S. Including Florida. ave such a card, and you're 1E s a snap to get one f rom Easterr r parents don't object. Fill in the Send the blank, a photocopy o if icate or other proof of age, anc k or money order (payable t< es) to Eastern Airlines, Dept. 35( BRYANT ing nodMi. USC Highly Rated In This Weekend's Charleston Regatta This weekend, March 25 and 26, the USC Sailing Club will com pete in an invitational regatta at The Citadel in Charleston. All seven SAISA schools will be on hand for the regatta tourna ment. The member schools are: USC, The Citadel. C o Il e g e of Charleston, Duke, Davidson, Old Dominion, and William and Mary. A total of fourteen races will be sailed, with two teams, an "A" and a "B" squad, from each school. USC and the College of Charles ton are rated as having the best chance of defeating The Citadel, which has never been beaten at home. In sailing, the home team, as in many sports, has a definite ad vantage over visiting opponents. South Carolina finished second at The Citadel Regatta last year, and is the overall SAlSA defend ing champion. Last. week the .SC team was defeated by Davidson College In it dual regatta, 3-0. ird er -k, N. Y. 10020. :ket office, and ket on the spot. er. 'ode ___ ertificate Code_____ ] School address E TO THE SUNiA