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Pete Fel Sports E( In keeping with the ec other league and what Nat 1. ST. LOUIS CARDIP right down to the wire l and a half. That exper Redbirds go all the way was acquired to beef ul Sosa will be a welcome back for his last season good season. St. Louis n Lou Brock (.306), Bak (.309). The El Birdos 2. PHILADELPHIA PI the Phillies are a team Carlton, Jim Lonborg, lead the starting moun over from the Mets to E being a Phillie weaknes midt at third, Larry Bo Willie Montanez at first. Unser, but Greg Luzin. provide an adequate, if and defense is there, so 1 3. PITTSBURGH PIRA Pirates stood pat durin cher Duffy Dyer and r hitting, you think of t average). Willie Stargi outfield three .300 hitter and Richie Hebner all t been known for their gr( Guisti don't bounce bac fall on pitchers Jerry carry the team. And thl 4. NEW YORK METS injury bug, and keep the given a good shot at wir third, Bud Harrelson at Milner at first, the Mel hopes to recover from k Del Unser will take ce where does Yogi Berr purchased from the Gia island bargain, has bee Sunshine State. The st Koosman and Jon Mal form. The search for a I in the bullpen seem to b< 5. MONTREAL E something better than 7 several trades to try t< Willie Davis, Ken Sing! along with pitcher Mike in one deal to help Steve with pitching duties. Ri Foote, Mike Jorgenson The Expos don't have 6. CHICAGO CUBS--T faces this year in hopes main problem (next to1 Reuschel, -Bill Bonhanm ning as starters. Nev sagging bullpen. Jeri Cardenal form a solid o Kessinger stand out in I NaE 1. LOS ANGELES DO Cincinnati last year, bt from their young player form of pitcher Tomm) can't come back, that] Andy Messersmith and C'or teley litor jual time doctrine, a few words on that to expect in 1975. ional League East 1ALS-The Cardinals took the Pirates ist year before missing out by a game ience under pressure should help the to the top this year. Eddie Brinkman the defense in the infield and Elias addition to the bullpen. Bob Gibson is and Lynn McGlothen is coming off a iight have baseball's best outfield with e McBride (.309) and Reggie Smith are back. ilLLIES--With or without Dick Allen, to be reckoned with this year. Steve Dick Ruthven and Wayne Twitchell d rotation while Tug McGraw comes inchor the relief corps, relief pitching s. The infield is sound with Mike Sch wa at short, Dave Cash at second and Philly lost a good centerfielder in Del ,ki, Mike Anderson and Bill Robinson not spectacular, outfield. The hitting 'he pitching will tell the story. TES--Last year's division winners, the g the winter trades, adding only cat eliever Jim Ray. When you think of ie Pirates (league leading .274 team ll, Al Oliver and Richie Zisk gave the s. Rennie Stennett, Manny Sanguillen it close to .300. The Pirates have not at pitching and if Ken Brett and Dave k from winter surgery, the burden will Reuss, Jim Rooker and Doc Ellis to it is too much to ask from them. -If the Mets could avoid their annual ir starting nine healthy, they would be ning their division. With Joe Torre at short, Felix Millan at second and John s have a strong infield. Cleon Jones nee surgery to handle left. Newcomer nter with Rusty Staub in right. Now -a play Dave Kingman? Kingman, nts in a deal that rivals the Manhattan n blasting spring pitching all over the arting rotation of Tom Seaver, Jerry lack are hoping to regain their 1973 ourth starter and some kind of stopper i Berra's main tasks. KPOS--The Expos were hoping for 3-821last year and the front office made turn the team around. Outfielders eton and Ron Fairly were dealt away Torrez. The Expos got Dave McNally Rogers, Dennis Blair and Steve Renko ch Coggins was acquired to assit Barry mnd Bob Bailey with the hitting chores. it this year. he Cubs will be playing a lot .of new of leaving last place. Pitching is the last in team ERA last year) with Rick , Steve Stone and Burt Hooton retur ~comer Darold Knowles may help a ry Morales, Rick Monday and Jose utfield, but only Bill Madlock and Don he infield. Cub fans will suffer again. jonal League West DGERS-The Dodgers finally got past it they will need another strong effort s to do it again this year. The return to John is a big question mark. If John leaves everything on the shoulders of D)on Sutton with Geoff Zahn and Doug dtinued on Page 8 Clyde Skaflesta Maynetto. Netmen doi Hull, Kefal BY BETSY WILCOX. Of The Gamecock staff USC downed Harvard, 7-2, Tuesday in men's tennis action. Carolina's number one player Clyde Skaflestad, defeated Gary Reiner in a three-setter, 6-3, 5-7, 6 4, and Jeff Kefalos downed Todd Lundy 6-2, 7-6, to remain un defeated in singles competition Andreas Hufschmld launchi Stanan La =or.-t Ilusm ld.A a A returns the shot of Clemson's Ferns vn Clemson, os remam u with a record of 20-0. H Jeff Hull the only other un defeated Carolina player, downed s( Sandy Wilson, 6-2, 7-5, which puts it his record at 18-0. Steve Geller defeated Chip Bard C 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, to clinch the match for Carolina with the fifth singles win. SI Andreas Hufschmid defeated F John Ingard of Harvard, 6-2, 7-6 and Phil Dukes was defeated by C jt C 6 L cl ;S A b a (1 tE al ,.ii p ti d Gene Gallar SG Shs srveagins Clmso's Cc N h ac -.7s sports .. . . .. indo Gee Gamard Harvard; nbeaten ugh Hyde of Harvard 6-3, 3-6, 7-6. Carolina also took the first and cond doubles games to win the atch 7-2. In a match against arch-rival, lemson, USC won 6-3. Carolina's top-seeded Clyde taflestad lost a three-setter to ernando Maynetto, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. Undefeated Jeff Kefalos, downed lemson's Pike Rowley, 6-2, 6-0. "Rowley is one of the best, Jeff ist got on top and beat him," said [ach Ron Smarr. Phil Dukes downed Ward Snyder, 1, 6-0, and Andreas Hufschmid of SC defeated Stefan LaPorte, 6-4, 5. Jeff Hull beat Steve Vaughn, 7 6-1. USC's only other singles loss ime when Clemson's Howie Orlin efeated Steve Geller, 6-1, 6-1. The Gamecocks doubles team of efalos and Hull downed that of aPorte and Snyder, 6-3, 6-3, to inch the match for Carolina. Clemson's number one team of aynetto and Vaughn downed kaflestad and Hufschmid, 7-6, 7-5, it USC's team of Geller and ukes put down Clemson's Rowley ad Orlin to give Carolina their 6-3 in. "Steve (Geller) and Phil )ukes) are one of the best doubles ams, they have a record of 16-2," mid Smarr. "I am real proud of this year's am. The guys are hard workers ad have a great attitude. That's nportant," Smarr said. "They lay eight months a year for me, ad they are really in shape. re've won about 90 per cent of otar iree-setters because of comn itioning. These guys are smart ad they have guts," he said. Today they take on Appalachian ate, and the Southern Conference iampions the last two years. ext Wednesday they play resbyterian College, with their p three players interchangeable id a week from Sunday the amecocks travel to Tarheel >untry to take on the number one am in the AC North Carolina