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Eastern Bo By TRICIA WHARTON Ga mecock Staff Writer t urolina's boxing club will spo E; tern Regional Collegiate Champ to iy through Saturday with th scheduled Saturday night at ( O'iseum. Tv'atches will begin at 8 p.m. with I ari Friday's matches being held Memorial Youth Center, acros Mi. <cy-Gregg Park. APPROXIMATELY 80 boxers h tered the competition from 18 sch Princeton women 1 eat USC F\ DAN PALMA Cr.mecock Staff Writer i i<j's women's tennis team i ! , to Princeton 9-0 Tuesday at ' !' P.E. Center courts, to give ; ) olina a 6-3 record. )n singles competition, * '-.'t O's number one player i?idy Kincaid lost 6-1,6-2 while ;;t l orah Cooper lost 6-2, 6-2. ?iinceton also dominated the ~cmaining singles matches as 2 J.O's Kathy Wheeler was , () iated 6-1, 6-4, Beth Keil lost ? 1, 7-6, Cindy Johnson was -iffeated 6-2, 6-2 and Sally .Yilson lost 6-4, 6-3. "IT WAS a disappointing USC coach Kathy r.r iham said. "They (Princf ion) were a good team, you've got to give them credit." Along with the singles losses, >pt> * | I. li jBanitm, 7M SaMi Art. if?tt*r*r*s'v^t<hMkro?aM??^i*. ?. - <**<??? v xing Champ eluding West Chester St Villanova, Penn State, the N the University of Virginia nsor the Illinois. Carolina has 11 ent rionships USC Coach Chris Hitopou] e finals involved with boxing for ovei Carolina "We'll do well in the mid weights. I feel we'll have tonight's boxers going to Nationals, I I at the outcome will depend on ho is from (for bouts) goes. Hitopoulos said one of the i the team has is "we're is lave en- South," and have to travel uuis, in- peiuion. However, he said " USC was defeated in three doubles matches. Kincaid and Johnson lost 6-0, 6-2 while Cooper and Wheeler were defeated 6-2, 6-3. Carolina's Cissie Melson and Ann Pasky lost to Princeton 6-0, 7-5 at third doubles. In matches played during spring break, USC defeated Davidson, 9-0, Virginia Commonwealth, 9-0, and Randolnh Marnn Q-n ji? ??/ v. uov/ a one loss was to North Carolina 5-4 in a match in which the outcome was not decided until the third set of the first doubles match. "The success of the trip proved this kind of competition is what we need," Graham said. "We should see a more extensive trip next year." IN THE Capital Classic, a local tournament played last weekend at Caughman Road Tennis Center, USC players won both women's singles and doubles ^vents. Kincaid won the singles while Kincaid and Johnson defeated Carolina's Melson and Pasky in the r~ doubles finals. USC will play Clemson, who defeated the Gamecocks 5-4 earlier in the season, at 2 p.m. at the Maxcv-Greee courts _______? MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE Oui cleverly designed sleeve- I less dress is actually lopped | with its own matching fitted jacket in polyester and cotton 5 The jacket covers the dress bodice designed in a colorful cotton bandana print. Sizes 5 13. Navy/white. Black/white. \ Brown/white. WH.OO j / /?? J - Hw Hkm tionships to 1 tate, Temple, here" and along wi [aval Academy, received from the Ol and Southern an unrisp snon in ti ries. This year USC ha los, who's been College of Charle * 35 years, said, Chester State, Tei die and lower representatives at at least three Invitational in New but part of the CLUB PRESIDEr w the drawing said West Chester over the last two j main problems more boxing tec solated in the "probably take the c far for com- year in the heavier the interest is in his third year c TTSr tn# ia UVI\ By MATT WARD Gamecock Staff Writer USC's track team finished fifth in the Alabama Invitational at Tuscaloosa, Ala. March 19. "I think we're improving with every match," track coach Charlie Strong said. "The weather during the meet hurt us a little." During j most of the meet the weather was I overcast with periods of rain. THE GAMECOCKS were led by the first place finish of Steve Wilson in the high jump. Wilson jumped 6'-8". "Steve doesn't seem to be slowed in any way," Strong said, referring to A Iff ininrv nf loot ? ? ?O ---J J >? J?"' * thought he jumped really well with the weather conditions." A school record was established by Leon Cook in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:01, bettering the old record by ten seconds. I "Leon's doing well and I think as ? the season goes along he'll have a good chance to qualify for the v be held at C ith the publicity boxing Eastern lympics, it will "start on class las lis area." nationals q rnmnnfivl Tiiii.. ** - .V?i|n.vvu against lilt: Dlliy 1*1 ston, Villanova, West "many oi nnessee and had two and hit," the All College Boxing morelik York City. more of slT Robbie Collingwood damental State has '"improved Tickets 'ears with more style, three nig hnique" and would and Frid hampionship again this general weights." Collingwood, Coliseum m the team, won the a $1 disc< im finishes 5 Leon Cook vJCAA championships," Strong ;aid. Other high finishes for Carolina I vere a second place by Alan I A Carolina < championship in the 126 weight it year and was runnernn in ?hr> [cNulty, also a third year man, said f the northern teams just charge in but "we stress footwork, style -! Muhammed Ali's. Down here, it's a sport, learning tactics and funIs. There's more finesse." are $7 for reserved seats for all hts, $2 general admission tonight ay; $5 reserved seating and $4 admission Saturday at the . Active military and students have junt. th in meet Shoultz in the 440 hurdles and a fourth place by George Thomas in me iou meters with a time of 10.9. Thomas placed sixth in the 200 on a 22.5 time. Sam Foster placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 22'-ll". STRONG RATED Carolina as a "C" team but feels there is room for improvement. "We'll be a lot better when we can fill out our program," Strong said. "We've got a few good individuals, but we're not as deep as other teams, such as Alabama." Strong cited the performance of the 440 relay team as they placed fourth. "The relay team did a good job," he said. "They were in it all the wav " Six teams competed in the Invitational as Alabama won the team championship. Also competing in the meet were Notre Dame, Southwest Louisiana, Troy State and Austin Peay. The Gamecocks will compete this Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Relays in Raleigh, N.C.