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Enginee By DON FOBES Asst. News Editor The bottom fell out for USC engineers on Saturday, April 8. nioinn U 4. -i uuwug tuuctcic uu<tt lacra ai Clemson's Y Beach, the USC-built craft took on water, and literally, the bottom separated from the rest of the boat. "I guess we waited too long to cure the boat properly," Bill Train, past president of USC's American Society of Civil Engineers said. TRAIN SAID the ASCE sponsored races, held annually to test design possibilities and 'have a lot of fun," weren't a total loss for USC. The university did win an attendance award. But, the day was pretty much of Thi* VSC <?n?x?n?M?rs h;id rnout* itwiuH :?t the 'oncrHe canor 1 ' row^'s spirit ^unk with the boat Read The Gamecock ts wash < a washout, Train admitted. "We put on a poor show. When our entry had the bottom fall out, it kind of let the air out of our tires. In fact, we decided that everybody that worKea on me Doat this year couldn't work next year." Only 10 of 22 invited schools . showed up, Train said, adding that "everybody enjoyed it, though, and there must have been at least 1,000 people turn out for the races." HOST CLEMSON WON both first and second places in the overall standings, and UNC-Charlotte took third, Train said. Clemson's first place boat was the longest there, about 20 feet, he added. The USC team floundered early, midway f hi ugh the first heat, Train said. The USC swimmers "were?umiergrauuaiesDanny mpw h spirit to win an attendance races in Clemsnn. Hut the in H<? flff< " Ml tm III.MIAVV. FREE | S|| DELIVERY ^mmr- 254-8800 fiEB2&&a?aEt jE m BSSsSE ISitttt iS * 'H^b >iit in cei Stevens and Savas Mosaidis. "When the bottom fell out," Train said, "we patched it up, but the boat kept bringing in water. We npvpr HiH finish thp rapp " "ACTUALLY, THE BOAT was I?The Book Corner 1 The Book C< C i. 0 u 1 For the bi Mondnv Anril 1 1- f'f L (Bo a> o Recent H ^ Gift Book J Over 1OC ? PLUS... A jj" "Meetth <u C Mr. Harry Den O (former White House discuss & autograph ^ book O The Prodigal Soutl O oower CO "(John Wiley-cloth) . (D authoritative, & impor jC Tuesday 12-2 p.m. I The Book Corner ( '?The Book Corner? 4 r . > ' . h-4 Ao^ Wl 0?? A I Irroi Dan 77 771-4098 nent boa designed well, and was going along nicely when our troubles began. I guess we just waited too long to cure the boat ? we waited till the last minute to do it." Train said he didn't know who (JSC Campus Bookstorem 9r iter's MOVIN iggest Patio Sa 7-Wednesday, April 19okstore Main Entrance?pati ardbacks- 33'/3% off s at Tremendous savinas )0 Paperbacks slashed tc daily "Blockbusters" Be e authors" while you she it aide) will USCPn his recent with us V his new I a returns to < a timely, A great < tant work, of intern McGray A dept. ofyour USC Cai USC Campus Bookstore here You Come First Slew Stuff m Dannon Yogi iny Flips, Yogurt-on-a-si Frozen Yogurt le Ice Cream Alternative 62 t races won the award for best craft design, because that presentation was made after the races. "We stayed around for all the races, but we didn't hang around afterwards. We were eager to leave." -The Book Corner?| ?I IG OUT I I le Yet!! f -1 Oam to 3pm ? ?) i 3~ CD CO o I ? n d Vi price ! | )x! and ? >p: I r ?I ^ zr Or. Tom Evans ? >f. MIBS program) will be 03 Wednesday, 12-2 p.m. with 2 book Currency Carousel ^ contribution to the history ^ ational monetary affairs. 3 Hill pbk. <D 1 n rrini IC Dnr>l/rfr? I 11 i^v^^rvoiv^i cy j ?Tho Book Corner?' oy?9Z?? jrt tick 9 Main St.