Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Singleton, 'Mn ra Jw-r YV due lcduy for crunch By Mike Boykin Oam?cock Staff Writer Tim Singleton and Scott Wade, a pair of junior linebackers, are anxious to provide stability to a position that has plagued the Carolina defense in Jim Carlen's three previous seasons. A native of Nebo, N.C., Wade transferred from N.C. State after two seasons of playing runningback for the Wolfpack. "I started at running back my * sophomore year at State but when spring practice opened they A 1 ? - * warned 10 switcn me to linebacker," Wade said. "I felt I could help the team more at runningback but the coaches insisted that I switch to defense. It was a bad situation, so I got out." AFTER DECIDING to leave N.C. State, Wade considered Clemson and Arkansas before choosing Carolina. "I had heard a lot of nice things fltvilft Pnar>h Poplan an/t T VUA tV4I U1IU A IU1CW some of the players," Wade said. "When I got here, Coach Carlen and I discussed my playing linebacker and we both felt it would be best for the team if I played linebacker," Wade added. Singleton lead the Gamecocks in tackles last fall and according to Carlen, "played better than he has Deen piaying" in tne Wurman game. "I felt like we gave a solid effort against Furman and I was satisfied we won," Singleton admitted. ' A KEY to USC having a solid defense, according to Singleton and Wade, is the play of the defensive front. See linebackers, page 19 ii/r ^ ? lYturiz n By Judy Rosa 0?m?ceck Staff Writer Professional baseball is a farfetched dream for many college athletes who sit and muse about the glamor, fame and monev in the game. In their reveries they often overlook the harsher aspects, such as the endless travel or the ceaseless pressure to perform at peak capacity. For Randy Martz, former USC standout, the dream came true. He was drafted last summer after one season 01 college oail by the Chicago Cubs and sent to their Midland, Texas AA farm club. There he discovered the advantages and disadvantages of living a fantasy life as a ballplayer. "I had always dreamed about playing basefall, but never thought about it realistically/' Martz said. "Right now this is the best vocation I could be in. I can make more money playing baseball now, being just out of college, than in any other profession. SO FAB he has made money. When he signed with the Cubs he received a$50,000foonus plus extras. Quarterback Gary H pass oil to Steve Dorsey s Gamecocks may have to ] tomorrow night's contest i takes r " in college you In pro ball the em\ The other player sometimes root a? looking 01 One extra included payment < college tuition for four semei which is why he returned to /?ii u? i. uiio< tcui. iic |IUUIB I/J Kiauiw December with a B.A. degr journalism. Wlien he was dr fay the majors he was only IS 1 short of his gradui requirements. He said he < back to college to "prepare fc future." "Ball players, particu pitchers, seldom play pas You've got to make your m now while planning for the fut W IP"* Hi <- ' > :p 'I've got it' arper drops a flair wildcats. Ke igainst Furman. The their season i go more to the air in stadium at 1 igainst the Kentucky ninor lea, < want to win for the team. vhasis is to win for yourself. s don't care about you and gainst you because they're it for themselves. " --Randy Martz )f his Martz plans to continue his studi iters, in the physical education field, USC hopes of coaching high school tte in college baseball when his playi ee in days are over. afted His pro career began t luius couragingiy enougn. Willi t ation Midland Cubs his record was 8 came with a 3.16 earned run average, t ?r the lowest on the team. By mid-Ji the powers-that-be in the C larly organization decided that he vt t 35. ready to advance. He went to t loney Wichita Arrows, the Cubs' Aj ure." farm club. There he fell to 3-7 w 29HHK11 ay j# JF ; :t f : '':' . ' -. : ' ' > . -: vv . .-. X " X - '$^$5^: x :i Sjiw Haua DnKark ?? AAMPrnrftf ntucky, 10-1 last year, will open igainst Carolina in Williams-Brice ' p.m. &ue ad iu. ZD J ies an ERA of 6.94. in "In my first game for Wichita ] or got out the first three battens, and 1 ng thought, hey, this is gonna be i breeze. Then in the second innina i tn- gave up five straight hits and go he pulled." t-6, But there were better moment! he during his season. "I had a jinx ot ily one team this season. I beat the E ub Paso Diablos four times. In on* 'as game I gave up 13 hits and tw< he walks in seven innings, and h*>d tin \A bases loaded every inning. Bu ith only one run scored." Ex-'Dog now guides USC QB's Rv (Thiiolt Wrlsrht Oamwcck Staff Writer Georgia Bulldogs and South Carolina Gamecocks don't get along very well, especially when it comes to football. That's why some are surprised to see Hay Goff on the Carolina sidelines this year in charge of the quarterbacks. Goff was a Junkyard Dog as recenuy as me season, me year Georgia met Pittsburgh for the national championship in the Sugar Bowl. The All Southeastern Conference quarterback still remembers Pitt's 27-3 victory well. "It wasn't a great ballgame, that's for sure," Goff said, "but I was very happy to be there. There were a lot of people sitting home while we were there on TV." Goff recalled the CarolinaGeorgia games, a game that Carolina hasn't won in 20 years. "I mow mat as a player everytime I came over here I hated it and regretted it. We knew that South Carolina was going to play us a heck of a ball game, especially since Coach Carlen has been here. It's really tough on the opposing teams to come in here. The fans sit so close and are always whooping it up." THE EX-BULLDOG indicated, however, that the rivalry is more one-sided than many people believe. "It's definitely a big rivalry to us towards them because we haven't beaten them since 1958. Naturally when you don't win in that long it's a big rivalry to you." See Goff, page 19 s tments DURING HIS brief college career, he had a jinx on all his opponents. He was undefeated in 14 games and let the Gamecocks to the 1977 College World Series. Arizona StatA Konf ? ~n..v WVUI. UIV1II IWW games to one for the championship. An undefeated record isn't too bad for a guy recruited as a football quarterback. "In three years of college football I played 11 minutes/' said Martz. He had been recruited by Paul Dietzel, former I USC football coach and athletic 1 director. Dietzel also recruited Jeff Grantz and Ron Bass as quarl terbacks. which helna ?nl?Jn ?? ?r"*"1 [ Martz's lack of playing time, i "I was discouraged with football I because I felt nothing ever went t right for me. I tried out for the baseball team because I thought 1 } could play. I wanted to prove to i myself 1 could play college 1 baseball, "Martz said.,, ? He wasn't a stranger to the ) game. In high school in Elizabeth3 ville, Pa., he was a pitcher and t during his summers home from See Marti, page 19