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collegiate and professional games,
that referees are eating their whis
what amazes me even more is that
NBA are allowing it to continue.
TAKE FOR EXAMPLE when M
the first round of the NCAA playoff
shot and literally threw elbows left
player, Fortunately, in this case ^
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The National Basketball Associal
National "Brawl" Association, is
violence are growing and to top that
In a game involving the New Jei
NBA official Ritchie Powers permit
which is a definite no-no according t
an experienced referee, let an obvi<
Larry O'Brian fined and suspende
actions on not enforcing all of the NE
THIS IS NOT the only rule whic
example the three-second violation
are having their lunches in the lai
because of the players barricading;
Walking is another rule which ha
officials in pro and college basketb
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or more steps, the referees refuse to
But the most flagrant violations c
dominates the collegiate and prof
professional teams it is not uncomr
an enforcer to protect other players
After watching numerous <
games the only conclusion
are eating their whistles in
story about the enforcers in prof*
T11E ONLY POSSIBLE solution
ball is to make the penalty fit th
notion in the Kormit Washington a
the player for an indefinite amounl
slap on the wrists, but suspending,
penalty to not only the player but to
College basketball is also allowi
State-Carolina game the amoun
violence was definitely out of bah
In the collegiate game there us<
play a finesse game. That time h,
must recruit bouncers to play a sup
BASKETBALL IS a beautiful ga
by referees and league officials '
which exists, then the future of the
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the only conclusion I can reach is
ties instead of blowing them. And
the ruling bodies of the NCAA and
arquette played Miami of Ohio in
s. Jerome Whitehead rebounded a
ana rignt until ne decked a Miami
iVhitehead was thrown out of the
ituations.
tion, or as it should be called, the
the worst offender. The cases of
, other rules are
*sey Nets and the Atlanta Hawks,
;ted the Nets to use a zone defense
o NBA rules. Powers, though he is
ous rule be broken. Commissioner
?d Powers for two games for his
IA rules to the letter.
h has been overlooked. Take for
. In the NBA it seems the players
le. No player can drive the lane
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oncern the level of violence which
essional games. On most of the
non to have one player serving as
5 "Sports Illustrated" even ran a
collegiate and professional
I can reach is that referees
stead of blowing them.
essional basketball.
to curbing the violence in baskete
crime. Commissioner O'Brian's
ffair may be the answer; Suspend
t of time. Fining a player is a mere
a player from his team is a definite
i the team he belongs to.
ng violence to burgeon. In the N.C.
t of elbows and extra-curricular
ince. But the referees did nothing,
ad to be a time when a team could
as long since passed. Now coaches
>posedly non-contact game.
me to watch, but when it is distorted
who refuse to control the mayhem
game is in jeopardy.
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By KEVIN JOHNSON
Gamecock Staff Writer
A powerful University of North
Carolina women's tennis team
easily defeated the Lady
Gamecocks 7-2 Friday morning at
the Maxcy Gregg tennis courts.
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but they were without the services
of number one player Laura
Martin. Martin, who sat out the
first five weeks of the season with
an injured wrist, reinjured the
same wrist diving for a ball to
sustain a volley with UNC's Susie
Black late in the first set of the
match. Martin was able to complete
the set winning 6-4, but was
unable to continue in the second
set.
RIGHT NOW it's hard to tell
how bad Laura is injured," Lady
uamecock coach Jeff Kefalos said.
"With the caliber of opponents we
will be facing in the next few weeks
we are going to need Laura very
badly."
The Lady Gamecocks were only
able to win one victory from the
Lady Tar Heels in singles competition
when number two Cindy
Kincaid defeated UNC's Lloyd
Hatcher 0-6, 6-4,6-4. UNO then took
the next three of four matches in
straight sets recording victories
over number three Deborah
Cooper, number four Misfcy Malool
and number six Cissie Melson.
Number five Kathy Wheeler was
defeated in three sets 4-6,6-2, 6-2 by
the Lady Tar Heels' Janet Shands.
IN DOUBLES ACTION the team
of Malool and Wheeler recorded
the second Lady Gamecock victory
of the day winning over North
Carolina's Hatcher and Susan
Timberlake 6-4, 6-3. UNO took the
final two matches, however,
defeating the teams of Cooper and
Sally Wilson 6-1, 6-1 and Melson
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Lady Tar Heel coach Kitty K?
Harrison said.44We finished with a re<
9-2 record this fall and ranked sixth Gi
in a field of sixteen teams in a bo
series of tournaments in Florida, thi
This spring we have been rather Bi
inconsistent." With the win North at
Carolina raised its record to 2-1. itei
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ifalos said. With the loss USC's
cord fell to 4-3. The Lady
imecocks will be looking to
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is spring when they host the j
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Carolina Friday, 7-2. Their
next game will be Tuesday
against Ohio State at 2 p.m.
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