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Tigers Gamec with h liy ('lAR [ES SENN Sports Writer Clemson unleashed a barrage of home runs Tuesday in the late stages of the game and virtually smothered Carolina's chances for the conference crown with an 8-4 win. Ace pitcher Rusty Gerhardt recorded his ninth win of the year against two defeats and broke the old Tiger record of 24 career wins set by Harold Stowe with his twenty-fifth. In his second win over the Gamecocks this year, Gerhardt gave up six hits and four runs. striking out seven. "He pitched a real good,game." sa id assistant coach June Raines. "He pitched better in his ist game against us, but he had a big lead this time." Seven of the Tigers' runs came on homers and their lead rested at 7-0 before Carolina broke out with three runs in the s . Craig White was the big bat for Clemson with PtrGerhar psxt and four run,orking adout seven. The Gach cued athr od aee" Rans epitchedbter in anefotiostvof Cleson' am agit ubrrage. Ahan Higlad this tme"ls o - eord o the Tears After amein sevn hmes,an thern land rsteking out bfoe heCarlia broeyu wdih wason othebi balw forurso with afour run's and steppe hoe frs Pitcher erkat andve.c Wokibr etlnegh The amecorstn us three phe n an efor tortaeof Clmsotns 15 hipm.t barrgeoAlm recor o the ysearl fe alwn Teehits, teeuns and costik cue fiv the as7reliev2 bychooi yearo. Alto allwerd shour heits attndnc ou ran and stpobed no PhileHoton wko avenl one . top ocks Omers The Carolina batters were unable to cut down the Clemson lead late in the game, however. ,and Buddy Caldwell's ninth home run of the season in the eighth inning was only a minor bright spot' for the Gamecocks. "Clemson just had too much and we couldn't handle it." said Raines. "They put it all together and we didn't." "Today we didn't hit and didn't get the pitching we have been getting. We've had good pitching all year though, so we can't complain about that. "As far as the conference race goes. we're pretty well out. but we can't get our heads down with four conference games with Maryland and Virginia and two non conference games still left," said Haines. Larry Schemelia Maryland now leads the ACC by virtue of a 1-0 win over Virginia yesterday and a 7-2 record. The Terps race a tough week including one game left with the Cavaliers and games with Clemson, Carolina and Duke. Virginia follows close behind the Terps with a 6I-3 record, and Clemson lies in third place with five wins and three losses. Carolina. though out of the race, could cause considerable damage to the leader's hopes in the final games near the wire. Club sets mnal meet next year's facilities and deter mine several much delayed points of business. T'he success and attendance of this meeting could have a direct effect on the future success of wrestling at Carolina and any persons interested in se'ing the USC are ure oattend. Firing away Gamecock hurler Eddie Bolton falls to stem Clemson Tigers blasted four home runs enroute to an 8-4 victory. Unbeaten USC hc major champions USC, which has just completed its first unbeaten dual meet season ever, plays host to two major track and field championships during the next two weeks beginning with the South Carolina Intercollegiate Meet Friday and Saturday. One week later, at the Weems Baskin Track of the Rex Enright Athletic Center, Carolina will host the 18th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Track and Field Cham pionships. The state meet, discontinued several years ago, will be revived with Clemson, Furman, The Citadel and Baptist College entering full teams along with USC. Several of the smaller schools in the State are also expected to send entries. The Gamecocks wound up their dual meet season by defeating Georgia 85/2 to 591/2 at Athens Saturday to give them a 6-0 record. In addition to an unbeaten dual meet season, the Gamecock sprint medley relay team of Jim Small, Keith Eidson, Dick Harris and Bob Kaczka won that event at the prestigious Penn Relays. Small and Eidson will compete for the Gamecocks in the sprints this weekend, Harris in the 440 and Kaczka in the 880. The four of them will probably comprise the Gamecock mile relay, and Small, Eidson and Harris will probably be joined by Mike Haggard to make up the 440 relay team. The Baptist College at Charleston is expected to field a strong team in the State meet. The Pirates' Tom Ryali placed second in the 440 intermediate hurdles at the Penn Relays and qualified for the finals in the 120 high hurdles. He, Clemson's Mac Copeland, Furman's Tom Malik and Paul Vincent, and Carolina's Billy Novo furnish a strong field in the hurdles. Copeland has the fastest 440 hurdle time in the ACC to date, a 53.1 clocking, Malik won the 120 yard hurdles in the Southern Conference meet last weekend, and Vincent was second in the 440 hurdles. John Wlmmer of Baptist College is expected to challenge Harris In the 440, as will Furman's Denny Campbell who placed second in the Southern Conference meet. Furman's Lee F idler won the Southern Conference three mile run and USC freshman Larry Schemelia has the ACC's second fastest time in this event. Ken Layne of Baptist College won the 3,000 meter steeplechase in the Carolina State-Record Relays and should be favored In this event. Clemson's Dennis Chandler will be favored in the javelin and probably The Citadel's Rusty Holt or Bo Thomas or. Furman's Billy Hoilis in the high lump. Carolina's Forrest s offensive attack, as the Psts 'kips Broom will be challenged by Furman's Bill Dimitrouleas in the discus. 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