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Parachutis By PAMELA L. SMITH Gamecock Staff Writer Most persons probably think o P daredevil sport. However, you're m t playing ping pong than jumping out < v, but a parachute, said Tom Roger: $ Parachute Club. "The sport has an undeserved imaj i and, in actuality, parachuting is m Iscious than other sports," Rogers a WHEN PERSONS ask Linda Grubfa she's afraid she responds, "It's saf respect for it and forgets how seriousl they are not careful." But even then I of jumping out of planes because evei fear of falling, Rogers said. At first a person may be appreher this usually disappears with expe "When you first start, you're scar* unknown," she said. "When you've while, you realize your capabilities Tennis team | defeats Purdue f for sixth win ^ By JIMMY HODGES |k Gamecock Staff Writer USC's men's tennis team defeated Purdue 9-0 Monday aftternoon at the Maxcy-Gregg courts, giving the Gamecocks a 6-0 record in spring dual match play. ^ The win also extended Carolina's j consecutive win record to 20 matches. The last loss was in the 1976 spring season. use DOMINATED the singles f matches with Randy Osga's 6-4, 45 6, 6-0 win being the only match to f go three sets. Winning in two sets were Phil Dukes 6-3, 6-4; Peter ? MacDonald 63, 6-0; Rip Trammell m t-R A ?- ~ ~ ~ - !) . ? V, 1UU1UI mu>au>|iuuiu 0~Z, OHI, and Ralph Walker 6-2, 6-4. All doubles matches were straight set victories. Miller and Trammell won 6-2, 6-0; Dukes and Anastopoulo 6-3, 6-2 and Osga and Walker 6-3, 6-4. Carolina plays the first match of an eight-match spring break trip Thursday against Florida at Gainesville. Also included on the trip are matches against Jacksonville, South Florida, Miami, Kentucky (at Winter Park, Fla.), Yale (at Orlando, Fla.) and Southern Illinois (at Gainesville, (I mrnm G I P.M. WEEK- C ! L en6 a V IfflVVVHINPWf^ 12[ Pminm tii _q B*WK>? at ForMt DrtviP *mi | P^ 793 2729 H It m 1 C II JEFF BRIDGE I a I 21 Vki mm a mar a am - - ? ? | HI inci nirnn p m- "the l IIpictui iUY ABC PISCOUN1 rliiimiiiii st says sport them. You. she added. Grubb h? f parachuting as a fear of hei| ore likely to get hurt Rogers sj of planes with nothing points of h >, president of USC's ferent."He , , finished tn< ?e as a daredevil sport ti he , uch more safety con- prehensive. aid. THE 20-H ?, a 90-jump veteran, if Saturday b e until a person loses . .. y one can be injured if studer there is a natural fear stepping ofi ryone is born with this su . as w"; mam parac isive, Grubb said, but Rogers sa rience and training. you have is id. It's a fear of the purpose of been jumping for a physical sk i and can work with student that Ed Lynch Fla). The Gamecocks' 'next home match is against Ohio State at 2:15 p.m. March 21 at the Maxcy-Gregg courts. Have a nice Qnmv?<v PnAolrlff k/piuig uioam?M tyct uri|w/^^9^^ mmaambiiidm ite show fri. sat. p e Rolling Stones | H .IMME ? >HELTER]|B te show fri. + sath nuini MurruMS! n, 8-CYBILL SHEPARD |H' D WINNING M AST : RE SHOW'1 : ??J/ X ' r TICKETS ft SAVE : S rifi niimiO t's daredev also gain a much greater respect fo is been jumping for a year and sa; jhts but loves to jump. aid, "From an airplane there are i leight and, therefore, the sensatl reflected that on the average, after 3 20-hour training course and jumj feels more comfortable jumping i [OUR com ?e is taught three evening y qualified club members. it drills physically, practices cl f of a plane and learns emergency at to do if he lands ip water and ti :hute doesn't open properly. id "There is no way to remove all fe the fear of the unknown." He als training is to allow students to 1 ills, eye developing skills and to he is capable of using his skill." ??? ?m> I TTCr1 UJVi IJCdlS By MITCH SHERWOOD Sports Editor USC pitchers Ed Lynch and combined to pitch a two-hit defeated Virginia Tech 1(H) ' Enright Athletic Center. The Gamecocks had 10 hiU doubles, to win its fourth game o defeated Old Dominion 8-3 Mon "WE'VE BEEN working on week," USC head coach June Ri haven't been aggressive. (Jo) starting to swing the bat and so is USC scored early and built th< the game. In the first inning, USC Mark Van Bever walked and cent Wilson walked to give USC men o base. Van Bever and Wilson then hi and right fielder Don Repsher hit them. First baseman Hinkle hit fielder Chuck McLean then hit second baseman Dan Griel. Gr CARC CHE LOCATIOIV PRACTICE TRY-OUTS il image u r the sport," Club member: made jumps. An ys she has a The club spom The first is the no reference jumpers hold on ons are dif- Club members ti a person has other tw? areas i>ed about 10 target on the gro ind less ap- a set of maneuv tup a rn i? > iiiu rtvvvnr show competitn s and all day member of the I certain amount . K. ? a. USC's Paracl procedures Pa <^u'e foun eesorifhis ^ National Col Championship, t ar. The fear individualistic tl o said "The The parachute earn actual about 25 miles assure the campus. Jumpei competitions an Ya. Tech : error and Carolina Jamie Chakales Wilson sin; ter as Carolina to score W rues day at Rex score Loni Going ii j, .including two stituted CI f the season. USC one hit, a d day. IN THE hitting all this on three hi lines said. "Th?v TWr/i h??o* ? * mi u uao\ tmny) Hinkle is Hinkle, M (Johnny) Long." scored to \ ?lead throughout USC's r? : second baseman his thumb i er fielder Mookie at least a n first and second "We're ching this id a double steal have a lot ; a single to score been worV a single and left shape." to Virginia Tech USCplaj 1-1 ? ?A - ? lei commuea an Hex Enrig )LINA. :c 24, 5:( ndeser ship is not restricted to y USC student can join tl sors a team that compc ! relative work compe i to each other in formi *y out for a position in thi are accuracy, which re< una, ana style, wnere tn rers while falling. ICY and style competit re promise and interes team. Certain competiti of jumps, but others d< lute club is a membe >cil, and each club spor ompetes in six meets a ; llegiatc Championship a ire annual events. The c han other team sports. i club practices at a fielc from Columbia, and tr rs usually use a car pool J 41 u practices. for 4th i Repsher scored, i scored again in the thj gled to right field and L< ilson. McLean hit a sing g. nto the seventh inninj lolrnloo fr\v T tmnVi T ^. iui ujruui. louble by Griel in the thii bottom of the seventh U ts. Hinkle and Van Bev sman Bart Murphy had cLean, Tom Williams i give USC a 10-0 lead, gular first baseman Ste against Old Dominion ar weeK. concentrating more or year than last year," L of good pitchers and cc ting us hard and we'r /s Augusta College at 3 p ;ht Athletic Center. lWsTADIUI\ lEU7 P.M. ved persons who have le club. tes in three areas, tition, where four ition while falling, is competition. The juires aiming for a e jumper performs ors are "ones that t," said Grubb, a ons may require a 9 not. r of the Carolina isors one meet per year, two of which, tn<f the East Coast ompetition is more 1 in Lugoff, located aining is given on to get to and from win ird inning when ong hit a double le to left field to g,% Raines subib gave up only *d inning. SC got five runs er each singled, a double. Long, and Mui nhv all r ?^ ve King bruised id will be out for i defensive pitynch said. "We ?ach Raines has e in real good >.m. today at the i s /I