The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 07, 1966, Page Page Five, Image 5

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I( % USC DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY VICTORY Gamecock runner Mike Eidmon pirpare to take the baton from straining half-miler Jinuny Whitt in the distance medley relay at tlhe State-Record Relays. May0S MEN'S SHOP SUITS - SPORT OUTER WEAR-SHII LIGHTWEIGHT FABRICS 1495 IMPORTED WOOLS/ 1995--2695 PERMENANT $5500 NO "GO LDE IRONINGWORST Clipper 69" FROM WE FEATURE ZIPPER THE LARGEST AND FORET MOST COMPLETEFO SELECTION OF MENS sGOLFO CLOTHING, SPORTSWEAR LSPOREO AND HABERDASHERYLESR IN THE AREA fro 595 Gamecot Thinclad By IANI)Y LANFY I Staff Writer USC's Fighting Gamecocks have put (own their first four confer L-nee opponents to grab the lead in the ACC baseball race and now stand 7-0 overall. The Carolina Nine turned back the Blue Devils of Duke 8-1 last F"riday on senior L.oveard Mc Michael's superb one-hit pitching. The ace left-hander yielded a lZround single to John Gutekunst in I ASHI' C OAT S - E R TS-FURN 41 . 32* THE Y MOH EXPE DRESS / BUTTO HE DOWN! N FIFTY" SNAP ED SUIT SPREA COLLA Craft SUITS ,,or $6500 3! JEWELR~ I 2o Ns1 ks' 7-0 s Make he fourth inning for the Blue )evils' only hit. The Gamecocks umped off to an early lead on Dan ;carpa's two-run homer in the irst, inning. The two runs would iave been plenty of security for he southpaw. fie put down the )ukes handily the rest of the vay. But the 'Cocks pounced on )uke hurler Jim Liccardo for 10 nore hits and cruised to their ixth consecutive victory. rhe G a m e c o c k s hosted the )ernon Deacons of Wake Forest hP'L A C K S IISHINGS EAR ROUND SUIT AIR BLENDS NSIVE STYLING 0M DETAILED SHIRTS -- TABS D R~S i0 IEADQUARTERS FOR ' - GIFTS --- LEATHER DE EAST TOILE TRIES Baseball Good Sh C11lgI I ttnday aftvrn1,oon at the Pe x En:1t right F icfi. S Iph n>i i I re rirlht-hander Larry Womack scat tfrod vight hits to guide Carolina to an Ii pIe<sive 12-5 conquest. Three Wak b , a t - I, c n tappvd V,,mack f(r rurnd tripwr.. ( en ter-fieldr Tom Cole. firs.-acker Steve WIrin, anld )inwh hitter .11imn Grim,lvy rapped four -ha,gg-r for th D('iCecn cau-', bUt a I 1-hit barrage by Ca-ifol im stymied all Wake Forest hiq(-S f,r victory. Th(- sixth innfing was the Game cOCks' most productive, as they pounded out five hits for Sevvenl runs. All-ACC catcher Dan Scarpa accounted for two of the five safeties. The 'Vocks also sefid three runs in the second on A' Mirando's triple, and added tw( in the eighth on a double b,y Mi rando, another Scarpa single, aln( a hit by the pitcher. Left-fielder 1ob M1auro tagged three hits in four at bats to raise his total to 8-12 in the last three games and 10-22 on the season. Mirando's two hits credited him with two RIs and Frank Partyka was two for five to round out Gamecock hitting. Rightander Pascal Renn was credited with the loss in his first starting ass ign11 mv-nt of the sea on. Womack's victOry was as his first outing. Coach )ick Weldon had nthin?g but good things to say fir his team's progress thus far. "We started seven sophomores today. The boys really want to play hall and are hustling well. I'm just as proud as can be at thi, stage. With a 7-0 record, you can't find much to complain about." The Gamecoks host the Furman Paladins this afternoin and then meet Carsotn-Ncwman in a Fridav Saturday twin bill at the liex En right Field. Carsin-Newman t.mk the NAIA champit-nship last sia sin as they chalked up an imprcs ive 33-3 record. The C c w also be in action mlonday and 'Iuesday as they h.st the Terra pills of Maaryland. The 'Ferps were ACC Champs last season and shuliild provide a rgtie'd te f.r C(oach Weliin's squad. "We'll just have to play them one at a time," addeid Weld in. liht'st the only way to w 'in. Ily TOMM3Y l)AVIS IN I) EPEIN I)ENT S I,eague' II was sewe ei up last wick as Zoin( 17 idgedi 'Zne 5. ti, n ,1 im Vergu-son's !ay-up w.ith six sicondis r'emtaining in the gramei %.ine 1 7 fished at 7-1 and there was a three--way tie for se inti place am,nttg %,'--s 5. I a nd 0. Ti'he thre t-anms u;. p:1 th:V genlt mat~ke- it tio thle plaiy-o-ffs, w.hich a ri- -!ated fr aif:r th: i-:astier vacat itn. %one 5 blew i t heir chance for seco'tnd plalce last wi eek wi hen t hey were up:set by a fired-up Zone 19~ Zeke: C ,' p ii s Iit n hatts ca1 1 i;t roub; and coach, lhek Weldont enli> hin the he-t ineuthpiaw. pilthr t mt i the Athlantic' Ca>t 'onft-t-nte, it' tnt in all : irgi.i baseiball. wa ~tchedI h: pnaich fir thr-ee ye-ars say if hie wetre a little fi ti-r hi-i hie a pimte mazjor I 'veati rd c1 u1lhae l, a ce 4f hi' Suth t'ari'hna pittchmrg i-irned that thirte ( aet ther jitpithet> a tr i ti i d who tht Iw harder. hlis idhy-t ive is to ketep the' bal in t he -Itrikie zine, withI tnt twot thtriws at the sante sptet'd andt a break tin every' pit ch. hits w.ay ha:s paid off with a 15- arteert reciord thitrugh N10 AlI hael's fit-st twii starts otf the "%eke'' keeps1 the ball low anil every pitch br'eakin,'' saitd All - A( C( catcher 1l)an Scarpa. "li s fast hall isn't the fnstet Mark Tc 0r owing i i %j7%f ,jL im David Gatch What goes up . . . . 7 . . must come down IUJIIALS cluib. 75-6;9. (Charlie Joirda n paced the ulpset w in w ith 16 points while Tomy I)a' is hit 2S to lead1 %A)nl 5 %one. w ih indpendet. scoring I lader henr I.e,ter ledin. the wai. coppedt( t he I .ague I champ iionltuip b" hipping Zone 2. 6;3-:33. Zone 1. finis.hing -t rong-. took second plIace be hinrd liick HaIInrr hs thrash - in %one t . 90-3 ~7. anrd Zone 7. 70- 11 ontrol Is Hi ar<umd but it's a;ve. 1at ' dtrn i \ bidwon the .-iha ''im no U 'p te\ h a: f tthmi. a claSsit one-Lt r in ' ettig down~ ii)uKe f r hi se L.av ard McMichacl ips ACC; i Relays Biy TONY SMITH The f,. (.vtnts. i.anpered less tha? the rua nmy ever ts by t.usty wmd,t , domina',-d Ithe I 'niIversity ( 'ass -f 'hi f,urth an nua State Ricord i.a ys he id Saturday at thw 1."x Enry.k-ht AthJlic Center. ( ., 1 r I c 'd, w (,re br ke n ard a fifth 1iist bhe-d during the a.da !'cra'k me et. Art Swarts of 'SC set a new track ind imnn-I r cord in the discus itIh a toss of 179-61,. Mary land's .d Marks, winner of the State-1ectord Trophy as the out stand in 1z indi% idual performer in the 'nil%ersity Class, w%as the only double w innur in the field events. lie captured the broad jump with a leap of 23-2 and then set a CS I l record and track record w% it h a 1-7 total in the triple jumnp. .2'm'.'' r'. i r e Ir ' ad ir pere S ,.. 4 v tr i--r f 5 .a t1e r. Ifr T frc.rd w e N rth Carc ''i: .c.a an.o a bd In h ru nning Ln a 11 Carolina w%as the only doubi win ner amiong the 2 1 teams repre stntid. he G iamecoc ks co% v red the nile rela in 3:16.6 w ith Ed die Stnnenfeld. 1oh Harris. Bob Ta or and NI i ke t) c ( u I nn11ess each taking a quartcr-nmile. In 4ne of tiwt cl(1,v,t foIirih.ehv! of thi da , K ibt rt f North Ciro lina ( olleW.e haItld a ' :7 - mph wA i md I it cdL! I.(.(. (if Mar. land in the I (III-. ard dLah. I Ie11te the w ind. Robrt u .0 crhw."a- ked in :A and pr4jbablh t wou d ha%e ap proached his best time of :09.2 it ithut it in 1 r 1 T an n, . T - "- 1 d in Ib ni'er-att I a-.s wmrc I atch, fcurt h m thi 12' i h huIrdiet' and Joh Uchi umiic, fu. ift h n t he I two mcili- run 4...'a.~. 4 >- v.'-na is Forte A-.: n~- m-. McM;ha4-: wa . yic -le eigh' t hr 5i- - 4 r f;rs tart ac :4a n:t \':rgha '; lie ichltwo, earnedl runs4 t, \' gir a andl luk'k on:v 'u -cortt' a-. a rt-sut c-f ti, in . iccik u-terrt. 'lhe "l -viear-bl '-aft -;4.ken1 htusmtics. admnutr a-tin majo fromc mrii eu fl-Hls. G a. is t he are oft a p:t-hing staff that rantk' aniong the bcest in the Atlanrtw' ('oast ('in ft ertna, antI Webiilon -in his first seaisont als Gamtte cock c44n4.h sums up1 his seniti men'fts when he- says, "I'm cer t.ainly~ gladi I.oveaird'ls on our cie.t'