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Carolna'sR a Hlel go 63, race in State-Record Rela3 Athletic Center. Photo by R1 1208 Knox Abbott Driv -7 -s h Strides es over hurdle in intermediate-hurdhe s Saturday afternoon at Rex Enrigi issell Jeffcoat. Cala e, Phone 796-1645; 3200 Two I Dzik's Footsl is doing it again 10Ocent Bee Tues., April9th, 6-li while it lasts USC TI Surpri Three records were broken in the 12th annual Carolina State-Record Relays Saturday afternoon ac runners faeed a strong wind at the Weems Baskin Track at the Rem Enright Athletic Center. Cornell's two-mile relay team, however, seemed intent on making up for last year's trip to the relays when they were rained out. The Big Red's team of John Boots, Tom Patterson, Pat Roach and Bob Anastasio set a two-mile record time of 7:33.8 to put down Carolina's NCAA indoor cham pions. Bob Anastasio took the baton five yards behind Gamecock star Jir U Schaper, who has had a recent boul with a bladder infection, and turned it on in the last leg of the race to give Cornell the victory. Anastasio later in the day came from behind again in the last leg o: A the distance medley relay to beat Harvard's Rick Rojas and earn the meet's most outstanding athlete trophy. The Gamecocks performed well . in the meet overall, tying Baptist College for first places with four one more than Cornell. Berni( Allen, won in the high hurdles Buck Thompson won in the discus throw, and Tom Chapman won ir the javelin competition foi s Carolina. The sprint medley relay it team of Mark Gediman, Miltor eafood the finest. bash style lotch Road. Phone 782-8806 >all r !np.m. so-Mile sedByC Reid, Paul McLeod and Mike Sheley finished ahead of North Carolina to give the Gamecocks their only relay victory of the day. Two other records were set in the meet, a 58 9 effort in the shot put by Cornell's Dave Doupe and a 25-0 3/4 long jump by Harvard's Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace. "We felt it was a real good meet from the standpoint of the university competition and a good day from the standpoint of the high schools," Carolina Coach Bill McClure said. USC Deals S First Home J BY HAROLD REAMES Sports Writer "We're playing as well now as we played in the victory over Wisconsin," Coach Ron Smarr said of Carolina's tennis victories over Samford Friday and Saturday at Birmingham . The Gamecocks' 7-2 win Friday afternoon was Samford's first loss at home this season. Carolina wasted no time handing Samford its second loss at home with an 8-1 victory Saturday. Bernard Fritz, Carolina's number one player, sparked Saturday's victory with a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Grey King. The Gamecocks had had considerably more trouble Friday, having to go three sets in four singles matches and two doubles matches. "We're improving in doubles," Smarr said, The doubles line-up has undergone some changes since last Monday's loss to Harvard. Smarr also noted that there has been some improvement in the singles play of freshman Phil Dukes. PIDEI TUESE 5 P.M. TEL STUDENT SIRLOIN STE AK CHOI1CE SIRLOIN SERVED OR FRENCH FRI THREE LO 548 K nox A bbott Bush River Road 4510 nevine gere.e feam ornel Mike She y amford Defeat "Everyone will have to play well for us to hold our own in the next eight or nine matches," Smarr commented, referring to some of the country's best tennis teams which Carolina will be facing during the rest of the season. Two fo those teams looming on the schedule are Florida State, ranked 16th nationally, and Georgia, the perennial Southeastern Conference power currently ranked eighti nationally. "Florida State is the strongest team we'll play to date," Smarr said. "We have to do well against Florida State." The Seminoles have three Davis Cuppers in their line-up. Georgia, where tennis draws considerable crowds as a spectator sport, has lost only four matches at home in the last eight years and only eight total matches in the last six years. The Florida State match will be played Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. at the Maxcy Gregg Courst and the Georgia match will be played Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. at Athens. LISA lAY L CLOSING NIGHT. $1.69 wIth student I.D. WITH BAKED POTATO ES. HOT BREAD CATIONS Drive, Cayce ,just off 1-26 Easet olumbia