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Run A Gamecock third baseman Bruce Pudlock, who has seven hits and eight RBI in the last four USC games, swings at a 0 igers, St toUSC di& By BILL GRANT Sports Writer The Carolina Gamecocks rode the out standing two-hit pitching of freshmen Earl Bass to a 2-1 victory over- interstate rival Clemson, Wednesday afternoon, and followed that up with a 8-6 win in the first game of a two game set with the Stetson Hatters. The second game will be played today at 3:00 at the Rex Enright Athletic Center. Bass struck out 14 Tigers in the contest, enough to regain for him the team leadership, with 53, in that catagory. The game was a scoreless pitching duel, between Bass and Clemson's ace Rusty Gerhardt, until both teams broke through In the seventh frame. Celmson struck first, as an Eddie Ford error TREND Stereo Center New & Use All 0ne Two Days Only-Fri. ) 1 -KLH 27 AM &FM$2 90 Waif Receiver$2 1 - Altec Lancing 711B - $4 Receiver FM stereo 1 -Alied3M5AM& $2 FM Receiver 1 -Fisher TX-100 Stereo Amp $7 fachine T'M pitch from Stetson's Ted Loehr yesterday in the 8-6 USC win. Pudlock leads the Gamecocks in RBI with 12. etson fall imondmen enabled Richard Haynes to reach first. Charlie Ing moved Haynes along to second with a well executed sacrifice bunt. The Tiger's Lin Hamilton then stroked a solid single to right, scoring Haynes with Clemson's lone run. Clemson, which blew Carolina out of the park 8-0 the previous day at Clemson, threatened to, do the same here in the first inning. Kenny Bagwell was granted a free pass from Bass, and Calvin Weeks followed with a shot to left. However, Bass settled down and got the final outs of the frame, and was not again In trouble until the seventh. USC came right back to take the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh. John Gambrell singled to left, promptly stole second, and scored on Bass's solid shot to center. Pitch ( See T HR EE, Page 11, Column 3) 3129 Miil wood Ave. 252-9308 d Equipment -of-a-Kind ~pril 7th & Sat. April 8th 1 -Claricon Compact $129 Music Center 1 - Garrard SL72B Changer with cart 1 - Sony 6660 Auto Reverse $32 Tape Deck 9 1 - Vidaire changer $29 *Eye in l'the 1Keyhole By Doug Williams Sports Editor (Editor's note: This is the first I premature signing of college professional teams.) With few exceptions, this yea whelmingly strong year for se throughout the nation. As a rest derclassmen, notably Jim Chone college with eligibility remainin( professional teams. Others, like Robert McAdoo Ratleff of Long Beach State, Len Bill Walton of UCLA have stated propositions were the price righ Collegiate basketball faces a c worse and worse each season. S American Basketball Associatioi contracts have lured a number i courts to professional teams, t Spencer Haywood and going s Jacksonville's seven foot sophoi recently signed with the Memph Brent was not a collegiate all-s was just barely in double figur marks were not indicative of the feet tall. In addition, he suffered a didn't play to his potential. "David's goal was to play p coach, Tom Wasdin. "He wanted got the financial security he Jacksonville because we had a footers, Artis Gilmore and Pem against them provided him wi perience. It didn't surprise me th I'm happy for him." Wasdin then attempted to re facing the colleges today. "The v economic problem than anythir rumor of a merger is a real threal the two leagues stay apart, a p million dollars. But if they go a $150,000 or maybe $200,000. I mear "There's no sense in keeping wants to play professionally. T school is more interested in an ei those who sign early ever come bi A view from the other si professional teams don't especi that collegiates are leaving schoc team. ''Most of us would like to se his full four years then get draftec manager Bob Vanatta. ''I coacht ( See E YE, Page 11, * . e * We lov call us at 25 6oss n a series concerning the basketball players by r has not been an over nior basketball players Plt, many prominent un s of Marquette, have left I to sign rich pacts with of North Carolina, Ed Elmore of Maryland and that they would listen to I. lilemma that is growing ince the inception of the i a few years ago, rich >f men from the college ieginning with Detroit's o far as to extend to nore, Dave Brent, who is Pros. tar. His scoring average es, and his rebounding fact that he was seven n early injury and really rofessionally," said his to stay in school until he needed. He came to couple of other seven broke Burrows. Playing [h a great deal of ex at he left. He signed and ad the problem that is /hole thing is more of an ig else," he said. "The to the player. As long as layer can be worth one nytime soon, he's worth i, what would you do? a player in school who he player who stays in Jucation. Face it. Few of ick to college." de indicates that the ally appreciate the fact I early to play with a pro ~e the college player play I,'' said Memphis general d in college for 25 years Column 4) p your love 4-8105 100o .win.