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Intramural champt
P.E. majors
By Mitch Sherwood
The Physical Education majors wr
basketball championship Wcdnesc
victory over Omega Psi Phi in th<
Center.
From the start of the game, the 1
trolled the tempo of the game as they
shots and controlled the boards. Om
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took their lime and passed the ball i
open shot.
"We played to our capabilities ar
tempo of the game, and that is th<
won," said P.E. ma. ors player-coa<
"We worked for the good she*.and w<
Burch said.
THE P.E. MAJOKS jumped out lo
in the first half on the shooting of E
Estes. With the P.E. majors controll
and defensive boards and playing ;
man defense, Omega Psi Phi was una
percentage shots and made several
| Gymnasts h
By Sully Wilson
Carolina's women's gymnastic
team had its best performance this
vear Saturday in the South
Carolina Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics for Women
meet, winning the event
with 84.20 points.
USC finished first, second and
third in all four events, (vault,
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all-around competition. Winthroi
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defeated during the regula
season, finished second (46.4
points ^ and third (44.75 pts.)
respectively
"This is the highest we've score
all year as far as team points,
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snori jump snots and Derocher Price
1 outside shots.
provided strong rebounding for the
md A1 Berry and Roger Newsome
juick shots to give the P.E. majors a
lead.
*hi came out in the second half in a
fense and outscored the P.E. majors
-31 lead with only five minutes gone in
E. majors then slowed the game down
king for the good shots. With only six
me r-.tL,. majors iook tne lead once
/some and Tom Ezell combining for 8
e P.E. majors a 50-43 lead.
ored six consecutive points with three
he game, to put the game out of reach.
siariea lounng intentionally to get the
t of reach. Omega Psi Phi made five
st seconds of the game.hut it wasn't
P.E. majors won the championship,
hi's Nathaniel Barber led all scorers
ind Shrier was the P.E. majors top
pom is.
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) Luce.
n Patty Trotter, named top allp
around gymnast for the meet,
a placed first on the bars with a
r score of 8.25 points. "Patty did a
5 fantastic bar routine," Luce said.
>, Trotter, also finished second on
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d Lorie Warbutton's floor exercise
routine earned her a score of 8.10
y points and first place in that event.
I Luce said the routine was "outstanding".
Warbutton had another
exceptional day, finishing first in
beam and vaulting and second on
bars. She placed second in allaround
competition.
Volleyball team
to hold tryouts
spring practice tor USC's
women's volleyball team will be at
7 p.m. on March 27 in the Sol Blatt
P.E. Center gymnasium.
Volleyball coach Vickie
Hamilton said the practice is
required to make the team, and
those interested should attend
practice dressed to play. All rising
sophomores, juniors and seniors
are eligible to play.
GEORGE
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Sports Editoi
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Fans upset R
There is a point in sporting events
ceases to be helpful, but instead bec<
event itself.
That point was crossed by Georgia !
something they've done plenty of tim
Richardson decided he'd finally hac
Georgia Southern fans were abr
Saturday's 9-2 Eagle victory over Ca
son announced he'd never take a U;
Ga.. again. His decision deserves <
Speaking on the post-game radio s
said he saw no reason to play in a [
Georgia Southern. But his voice con
sound of revenge. What could be I
sadness in the voice of a man whose s]
years in professional baseball, Richa
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uui wnai ne saw ai cnaiesooro was ioc
GEORGIA SOUTHERN fans spent
Gamecocks -- and Richardson ir
imaginable. An effigy of Richards*
continually suggesting where the Ga
terlife. Richardson said he'd be em
attendence. and, indeed, it's hard t(
thrnueh surh an pvhititinn
The game was reminiscent of the <
ball games when Carolina was a me
ference (ACC). Although USC had <
USC supporters were particularly g]
should likewise be glad to be rid <
Southern.
nt 'T Il'wrrtl ? " r
di i ?> 11 ii every accusing linger v
have a self-examination. Georgia Soi
from USC fans, or anybody else's fa
more extreme. Are Carolina fans the
In three years at USC I've seen
complete idiots of themselves in tl
Coliseum I've seen people gesture o
expletives best left deleted -- and foi
ficial makes a call they don't like
I've seen nennle vvatrh hie*
r 1 *o r> ^ basketball
game or the Notre Dame
leave so irritated and flustered the
embarrassing to admit I've caught m
AND THi; question remains: for
reason. "Winning isn't everything.
Lombardi. and fans seem to have tal
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uiipoi lam .
Marquette coach A1 McGuire dc
phasized." he said. "Vou can see tha
Softball. The only time it's really ir
Evidently, some fans must think sp
Much has been said about violence
and too destructive to the athletes. E
destructive effect it's having on fans.
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deadly and destructively serious to I
Are games worth the self degradatic
behalf? No.
Carolina fans aren't bad fans foi
however, take note of the example set
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If gamare ever worth the curs
that seems to evolve from them, the
players who play them, the writers
supposedly enjoy them.
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Southern baseball fans Saturday,
es before, and USC coach Bobby
1 enough of it.
asivp ahusivp anri nhcnpnp in
irolina and afterwards RichardSC
baseball team to Statesboro,
commendation.
how. a disappointed Richardson >lace
with fans such as those at
tained no tone of hatred nor any
heard, however, was a trace of
pent all his life in athletics. In his
rdson had to see some wild fans,
> much.
the day verbally assaulting the
i particular -- in every way
)n was hung and the fans were
imecocks should spend their aft
barrassed to have his family in
) imagine anyone wanting to sit
situation that existed at basketimber
of the Atlantic Coast Conother
reasons to leave the ACC.
lad to be rid of ACC fans. They
)f the baseball fans of Georgia
/e point at others, we also .ieed to
ithern fans are not that different
ns. for that matter Thev'rp inst
?t much better?
ostensibly rational people make
ie name of sport. At Carolina
bscenely. turn livid and scream
r what0 Often it's because an of.
such as yesterday's Marquette
Game a feu weeks earlier, and
y remain surly for hours. It's
yself doing the same thing
what?Winning seems to be the
it's the only thing," said Vince
(Pii that fn hpart Tc it rpallv thnt
>esn't think so. "It's overemt
from the Little League to Senior
nportant is in surgery and war."
iort is war.
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lut what concerns me more is the
Sports are game, and games are
are becoming less fun and more
the persons that frequent them.
>n we inflict on ourselves in their
* the most part. They should.
in Statesboro. Ga.. this weekend
um.
ing. screaming and even hatred
y won't be worth the time fo the
who cover them or the fans who
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