Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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USC ba BY PETE FEHELEY Sports Editor The USC baseball team in creased its record to 6-0 with a victory over West Virginia and two wins against Richmond. Hank Small continued to destroy West Virginia pitching Thursday as he hammered two home runs to help Carolina to a 13-1 victory. Small had also hit two homers on Wednesday against the Mountaineers. Freshman Chuck McLean and catcher Robbie Parrish also homered for the Gamecocks. McLean paced the Carolina attack with four hits while Triple jul BY BILLY COX Of The Gamecock staff The Carolina team track cap tured its second win of the. outdoor season on Saturday--barely. Hosting a triangular meet, USC's final tally was 67, with Easterr Kentucky at 62 and East Carolina with 51. "The triple jump was definitely the deciding factor," said heac coach Bill McClure after the come from-behind squeaker. "I figurec that we'd take first and second ir the jump, but I didn't think we'( finish 1-2-3-4. It was definitely th4 difference in the meet," he said Indeed, it took some outstandinj heroics late in the day from Roi Adams, Berle Stocks, Stevi CRAF1 Anyone interested ir crafts fair, April 9, q the Russell House o1 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sponsored by: Special Programs an 2 DINNERii 3 DINNERS 4 DINNERS 5th, 6th, 7th at *1. Complie "NOT VALID FOR Mon. - S5 ROYAl Royi Seterd.y 4 p.ma. so 8: p.m. mnd fr.m 11e.m. .e &:M p.m. e. $S.d.y - Forest Acres - Tel.1 seball t4 Small drove in five runners. Carolina took advantage of six Mountaineer errorsa and two wild pitches to go along with 16 hits. Earl Bass got his first win of the year, allowing only two hits in six innings while striking out nine. Relievers Scott Thomas, Ed Lynch, and McLean finished the game for Carolina. Carolina opened a two game series with Richmond on Friday and, despite a 20 minute rain delay, defeated the Spiders 10-1. The brilliant pitching of senior right-hander Greg Ward, 2-0, held the Richmond bats in check until the Carolina offense np sweep Wilson, and Titus Briggs to pul this one out. Adams sprang for ai incredible 50'%/" triple jump mark setting a school record in th process and qualifying for a shot a the NCAA. Stocks, Wilson, an Briggs also broke their own ir dividual marks. Before the triple jum devastation, EKU and ECU wer making the Gamecocks partisan I sweat it out on this chilly, wind - afternoon. Carolina took an earl I beating in the field events at th I paws of EKU, faltered momer I tarily in the running events, an a even struggled at third place in th latter stages. The Gamecocks the g flexed their muscles at dept a strength to ice it away. e A bad handoff in the 440-yar [S FAIR i participating in a top by room 204 in r call 4144 between I Fine Arts Committee *7m9 AX & 5dh DINNERS ntary Seconds BANQUETS OR HOLIDAYS" in., March 16 L BUFFET eorge's al Buffet a S b.e tis. .et est& St w w..m... a ~120 Beltine Blvd. 8n2.6367 E winl got three runs in the seventh and five more in the eighth. Ward was touched for two hits and one run in the first inning, but that was it for Richmond as he shook off the effects of a sore elbow and retired the last 25 Spiders in a row. Ward struck out nine and did not walk a batter. The Gamecocks played long ball again as Small, Jim Pankovits, and Steve Cook blasted home runs. Small was five for five with four RBI's. Rightfielder Garry Hancock had three hits, while Cook, McLean, and Pankovits had two each. keys Carol I relay allowed ECU and EKU to I take early leads. Lou DeChicchio , was the lone Carolina qualifier in L the javelin at second with a 212-2 t toss. USC's Jerry Morrison heaved i a 49-4 shot to grab a third place - finish. Don Layden sprinted to second in the mile run among a p corps of EKU runners. The e Gamecocks were hardly s dominating the affair. y Carolina started to make a y move, as the Triumverate ol e Briggs, Adams, and Stocks locke I- up 1-2-3 in the long jump. USC ther d took first place in the 440 as Miltor e Reid turned on a 49.9 timing. n Bernie Allen took the 120 hurdle" h with 14.8 clip. In an unexpected move, the 100 d ard dash was shifted to be run il 1 BLUI The Fast There's as well . You dor J ean s, r idasa The asmi asowells Jans re ItsSprin Pants Pi s three The largest crowd of the season watched Carolina whip Richmond again on Saturday afternoon by the score of 6-3. Juvior lefty Tim Lewis overc.me a shaky start, as the Spiders scored twice in the second inning, to win his second game of the season. Pankovits drilled a second inning home run to left to cut the Richmond lead in half, 2-1. Carolina took the lead at 3-2 in the third inning when Small's single to right scored McLean and Mark Van Bever. Richmond scored a run in the fourth inning to tie the game, but after an intentional walk to ina track i the opposite direction, as the win was a factor. "Almost every tim we run out here, we're going int the wind," noted McClure. "Th move was basically designed to gi a better time. Eventually, I'd lik to see the hurdles run in the sam direction," he said. At any rat4 USC failed to scratch in the 100. The Gamecocks were also mint the services of John Brown in tt 880. Brown was in Baton Roug attempting to qualify for the indo( half-mile run. USC could on] manage a fourth place finish c Wayne Thomas' 1:57. Gibbs McDowell turned in brilliant performance in the po vault, sailing to first on P 14' notet Gamecock Alan Shoultz scorchE to a 54.68-second win the 441) hu E DENIA ion Fabric I no fabric in the world . . or feels as good as I 't have to look sloppy t ot anymore ... new rT d most of all - new fit! ium an important Fashic vilion has searched the ad the finest selection c ie Southeast. Baggies, ,zipper fronts, and ne ..not to mention matc s. , It's Denim, It's Moin St. (Next oCgruele.1 upmst slection of high styli Rvames Small loaded the bases in the USC half of the fourth, Steve King lined an opposite field single to bring home two runs and advance Small to third. Small scored Carolina's sixth and final rui on a wild pitch. Carolina stole six bases in the game to bring the team total to 32 for six games. Carolina faces Duke University today in a doubl eheader beginning at 1:30 p.m. with Raymond L-tvigne and Earl Bass scheduled to pitch. Carolina travels to Francis Marion for a single game Tuesday afternoon. rictory d dies. ECU then briefly knocked e USC into dird place with a 1-2 o punch in the discus, with Jerry e Morrison taking third. Milt Reid t was the only Carolina placer in the e 220, fourth at 22.5. e Carolina made its final bid 3, beginning with the three mile run, with Bob Day and Leon Cook is racking up first and second place e spots. Then came the triple jump, ,e which blew everybody's minds, r and Carolina was home free. EKU y took an academic 1-3 finish in the n high jump, with Adams winding up fourth. a Next Saturday McClure travels le to Detroit for the national indoor championships. Adams and d Bernie Allen have already r- gualified for the competition. "or Spring that wears flue Denim. o wear Blue i6dels, new 1have made n Fabric for rmirket and f Blue Den pin-stripes, w European hing jackets Fashion At hester)* eritweg