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Cornel batsme By STEVE PARKER Asst. Sports Editor Carolina's baseball Gamecocks dropped their third straight game in the Sixth Riverside In tercollegiate Tournament by losing the first game of a doubleheader Thursday to Cornell, 3-1. Results of the second contest in the twin-bill, with UCLA, were not available when the GAMECOCK went to print. USC's loss to Cornell lowered the Gamecock's record in tournament play to 1-3, virtually eliminating them from any chances they might have had for the tournament title. The game was tied through the nine innings of regulation play, 1-1, but Cornell came up with two runs in the top of the tenth to send Carolina to their 3-1 loss. Cornell came up with their tenth inning runs when John Brink, the winning pitcher, singled his way on base, stole second and moved to third on a single by Frank Calaguire. Both Big Red runners scored when Carolina shortstop Eddie Ford let loose a wild throw on a grounder by Mike Battiste to break the tie, moving Cornell up, 3 1. C inderm USC Sta By JIM HERSH Sports Writer USC will host the tenth annual Record Relays, Saturday, AF Weems Baskin Track at the At hletic Center. The meet is sch at 1:00 P.M. Sponsored by both the Univer, daily newspapers in Columbia, t will include 27 eams and 548 inuividuals. The entrants have bettered all but three of the existing meet records and many of the marks are expected to fall by the wayside. ''We expect a real record breaking performance,'' Bill McClure, USC head track coach and meet director for the Relays, said. ''The weather could interfere with the per formances, especially in the flar races-- the hurdles and 100 -- where the wind could affect the runners.'' McClure forsees all the relay records being topped by this year's field. ''North Carolina Cen tral should break the sprint medley, sprint (440) and mile relay records,'' the assistant Olympic coach remarked. ' relay the competition is tough have a real good chance to wirl USC relay team. ''Florida has predicted that1 in the two-mile relay,'' McC "and our best is 7:38. But I thiu least tour seconds off that tir record for the two-mile relay The 100-yard dash record of 9 Bill Holloway of East Tenness4 and co-holder of the Relay recoi of possible 100 winners. Jeff H-e Black, both of North Carolina( 'o be the top sprint challenge1 Dis tance runner Neil Cusac nessee is a threat to the two-mn nips n in ov USC had taken a 1-0 lead in the game in the bottom of the first inning, but Cornell knotted the score in their very next batting turn. The two teams then battled without scoring until Cornell came \ ' Larry Erbaugh up with their tenth inning runs. USC scored their run when Ford reached base on a bunt single and proceeded to third on a throwing en to host te-Record 8:54.0. "That r Clure stated, Carolina State- Competition. >ril 1, on the stiff. The 120-, Rex Enright should be brok eduled to begin "If they gel allowable, the ity and the two USC mentor his year's meet Baptist Colleg .Bill McClure In the two-mile sadn Rea and I think we haecpei 1, he said of his Hye n Although it v they can do 7:36 d o id lure continued, Hansasw ik~ we can cut at cac osr ne." The Relay chaceto ur is73.. Pole vaulter! .5 is in leopardy. b fFoi ~e, a 9.2 spr inter wl bv h ~d, heads the list wl bv h rsley and Larry Only the dis< entral, promise javelin, 260-7W2 r.he class of th :k of East Ten- Relay should lIe run record of history of the Jsc ertime error. Ford then scored on a fielder's choice as Hank Small was retired at first base. Cornell tied the score in similiar style. Pete Hoge singled, moved to third on a Tommy Moody throwing miscue, and scored the first Big Red run on a fielder's choice. Once again Carolina pitcher Larry Erbaugh went the complete game for the Gamecocks, pitching the entire 10 inning route. The loss lowered Erbaugh's record on the season to 2-3, although he failed to surrender an earned run in the entire contest, as all three Cornell runs were the result of Carolina fielding errors. Brink also worked the entire game for Cornell, picking up his first win on the year against no losses. He gave up seven hits to Carolina, struck out three and walked three. Today, the tournament continues for Carolina as they face Santa Clara in a morning contest. The Gamecocks meet their final op ponent in the series on Saturday when they face the Volunteers of Tennessee, also in a morning af fair. annual Relays ecord should be broken," Mc it is not that good." n the hurdle events is especially fard high hurdle mark of 13.E en if the weather is right. a following wind, below the high hurdle record will go," the commented. "Tom Ryall 01 and Charles Foster of North Carolina Central should challenge the record." Three intermediate hurdlers are rated as having the ability o establish the 440 in ermediate record. Carl Wood of Richmond, outstanding arhlete of the 1970 Relays, Melvin Basset of North Carolina Central and Ryall all could go under the existing s andard of 51.8. There are ten high jumpers who have cleared at least 6-8 eniered In the meet. Chris Dunn of Colgate, the reigning NCAA Indoor champion, heads he list of high jumpers. Dunr1 has cleared 7-2%/. Barry McClure of MiddlE Tennessee State has done 53-i ri the triple jump, well over thE , record of 48-7. McClure will ion from teammate Tommy chmond's Norm Williams. ill take a tremendous effort tc e Tennessee's McClure anc 11 as Williams, have an outsidE ass the long jump record of 24 Scott Hurley and Mike Cotton 3, have vaulted 16-9 this year Relay record of 15-6. :us, 183-7, shot put, 58-SM/, anc ,records are considered out 01 e 1972 Relay field. This year's be the finest in the ten. .year Suffers loss USC starting pitcher Larry Erbaugh suffered his third loss on the season yesterday against two wins, when the Big Red of Cornell defeated him 3-1 in 10 innings. Parker's Prose By Steve Parker Asst. Sports Editor USC traveled 22,170 miles this season in playing a schedule which featured some of the toughest teams in the nation. Playing powerhouses such as North Carolina and Marquette, the Gamecocks surely faced some of the most talented individual basketball players the collegiate ranks have to offer. And so, the question arises: Who was the best individual player the Gamecocks faced this year? The "All-Opponent" team, named by four members of the Gamecock's starting quintet (Tom Riker, Danny Traylor, Brian Winters, and Kevin Joyce, although Joyce desired not to name an entire squad but instead mentioned their top opponent), did not feature a player from the powerhouse teams as its top man, but instead placed Rick Williams of Iowa as the toughest opponent. "He had the best game against us of any player we saw this year," said Joyce of the only player he named. "He scored some 40 points against us." Williams had the best single game scoring show against the Gamecocks, as he fired in 40 points in Iowa's 91-85 conquest of Carolina. "Williams certainly had a great game against us," said Traylor, "but I don't think he did all that well during the rest of the season."~ Joining Williams on the "All-Opponent" team were (in order of votes received): Player Team Votes Jim Chones, center Marquette Three Dewight Davis, for ward Houston two Booker Washington, guard Navada- Las Vegas two Dennis Wuycik, forward North Carolina one Tom Ingelsby, for ward Villanova one Alan Bristow, forward Virginia Tech one Hank Siemiontkowsk i, for ward Villanova one Kenny Charles, guard Fordham one Davis guided his Houston team to an upset victory over the Gamecocks, 95-85, as he scored 26 points and grabbed down 13 rebounds in the game. Washington, who watched his Navada Las Vegas team fall just four points short of upsetting the Carolina squad, scored 20 points to receive his place on the "All-Opponent" team. Equally impressive were Ingelsby and Siemiontkowski, who scored totals of 28 and 26 points versus the Gamecocks. (See PARKER'S, Page 11. o. 4)