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Frompage one Intram By Mike Hunt Sports Rdttor COE The intramural football sport- onc smanship system was revised and t new rules concerning fights and "cheap shots" were implemented ^ at a meeting last night following the suspension of intramural u football this week. The intramural football program , was susDended after a fisrht hrokp -fht out between AFRO and the Young ; , Democrats during a game Thur- fQ sday. Several members of both teams required treatment at the student health center. The sportsmanship system, which rates a team's conduct, will "~? no longer be posted for other am teams to see, according to Robert a8S nnl?.?~u * * Mf iyaii/ui|?c, uiumiiurm turecior. "7." Making the sportsmanship rating secret will prevent teams from ? knowing the strengths and m weaknesses of their opponents, he av said. *mA IF A TEAM'S sportsmanship tha rating falls below a rating of five, gar the team will be dropped from *hi Hold that USC tight end Ben Cornett (46) p while Georgia Tech's A1 Richardi Gamecock ballcarrier. The Yellov Atlanta this past week 6-3. The Gam record this Saturday afternoon age game Is USC's homecoming affair m.-t: ural foot a petition, instead of receiving a " ! game warning as in the past, u lie sportsmanship system rates n jam's conduct numerically from o to 10. The four game officials b With the suspens e intensiveness oj \pn thnt piipru nnn y i an intramural supervisor tl ign the team a letter grade after ri h game- A (10), B (eight C re), D (two)or E (zero). The r h and the low scores are thrown r< and the middle scores are (] raged to determine the sport- d anship rating. ii Jso decided at the meeting was n t a player will be ejected from a C ne the first time he delivers at the referee defines as a b T Hteg,^ v ri it livk, ;^?%~-;:' \J ism t ^f^|? qb a mhp mm mmm 9jh p _jbi i' 2 line! jj p rovktes blocking protection h mhi (81) tries to get to a p / Jackets won the game in s lecocks try to improve their ^ tinst Ohio University. The J J i ball halt< cheap shot." A "cheap shot" is nfair play or unnessary ;>ughness. ALSO, IF A FIGHT develops, oth players will be thrown out for ion, we were just fplay. Wewante IP tiifis thf> &ur%t>r ?Ri le season and the team will eceive a zero rating. The meeting, called by talrymple, was attended by two enresentatiues r?f onnh HitHoinn residential, fraternity and inependent), the chief referee, the ntramural supervisor and a lember of the Intrafraternity Council. The new rules should be eneficial to the intramural JSC Tennis Team Fallsch By Rick Mohn Gamecock Staff Writtr In October, Carolina sports fans ind not to think much about innin' nil ottonUnn to ?> , ...V..V.UM u> iUVUBCU Ull ie fortunes of the Gamecock totball and soccer teams. But just as the football team ractices in the spring, tennis layers play in autumn. In adItion to its official spring cometition, the Gamecock tennis ;am annually plays a fall schedule [ matches. "The purpose of the fall schedule i primarily to prepare for the pring. Although all the same lies of NCAA competition apply, 's mostly to tune up for the spring ^ason," USC coach Ron Smarr aid "In February the NCAA Indoor 'earn Tournament is held, and the articipants are chosen primarily n the basis of fall competition," aid Smarr. "Therefore, in order o represent our region in that Durnament, it is necessary for us d beat as many teams from our rea as possible." SO FAR the Gamecocks have not Dne badly. Last weekend they layed in the Clemson Tennis lassie in Clemson, and finished lird in the eight-team field with a scord of 2-1 for the weekend. After opening with an 8-1 win ver Presbyterian, they dropped a -4 squeaker to Southern Illinois efore beating Clemson 5-4 on unday to take third place. Thus, Mr Indoor championship purposes, tiey are now 1-0 against regional owers. Smarr was not particularly appy with his team. "We didn't lay very well this weekend in ingles against Southern Illinois. Ve blew leads and lost four mathes in three sets. In doubles, hough, we were much better, ;oing 5-1 against the tough com id until Si program, Dalrymple said. "The program will be better and the A. >11 i ?l - team wm enjoy u more, ana uiat's the name of the game." he said. About 30 u/ppa nnnatwlai) trying to calm d to cure the Bowl." obert Dairymple \ during this week's play, ac- 1 cording to intramural and club sport representative Ken Hauser. Dalrymple said the fight between AFRO and the Young Democrats was not the only reason uiumuiuai lUUkUau was suspended. "With the suspension we were just trying to calm the intensiveness of play. We wanted to cure the idea that every game was uie super tsowi," ne said. ledule imp neHtinn Aaainof riamc.A? ...? , ?... . .gv.?iu%. Uivuiouil VYC WUU all three doubles matches after trailing 2-4." The Saturday loss to Southern Illinois, not a well-known tennis name in this area of the country, was no disgrace. The Salukis are defending NCAA Division II champions. The Gamecocks lost in a close match and SIU took ACC Champion N.C. State to the wire before losing 5-4 in the championship round. CAROLINA'S RECOVERY to win on Sunday was especially gratifying to Smarr for two reasons. "First, that we didn't get discouraged after losing the day before. And second, because we came from so far back against Clemson. Sweeping the doubles matches after losing four of six singles is very rare in college tennis; in fact, it's the first time we've done that in my career at Carolina." This week Carolina will get a chance to show how good they are at the Southern Intercollegiate Tournament, which begins Thursday at Athens, fteortfia. Th? tournament field consists of the best twenty teams in the South Despite the individual format of inday Dalrymple said that several incidents enintoH Hiirlno ftu> no.t ??i?^ ???v |/<nov several weeks where referees had to restrain opposing teams from fighting. "We're not pointing the finger at any one team or at any individuals," Hauser said. "It was just an undercurrent of events that led to it (suspension), he said. "They were banging heads just a little too hard, and playing with just a little too much intensity," Hauser said. Dalrymple said cancellation of the intramural football program has been totally ruled out. Play will resume Sunday. The games may or may not be replayed as a result of the cannolloHon **lt Ufa Vinun Mima VVUUVAVil, M TTV 11? Y C U11IC, WC II reschedule them. If we don't, we don't," Dalrymple said. ortant the tournament, the Southern Intercollegiate serves as an unofficial determaination of the best team in the region. "They use a point system to determine the tournament champion, and it's the most prestigious tournament we'll play in this fall," Smarr noted. Carolina will take four singles players and two doubles teams to Athens. The slots had not yet been finally decided at nrera Hm? 'The purpose of the fall schedule is primarily to prepare for the spring season..." Ron Smarr The USC head man revealed that "the top three positions are filled. Chris Mayotte, Chuck Hodgin and Ulf Petersen will definitely go, and Mayotte and Arthur Anastopoulo will be one doubles tAnm * * hocun. iiiv onier siois win be determined through challenge matches this week." COMPETING FOR the remaining spot will be five players: Peter Macdonald, Anastopoulo, Barry Gilbert, Bob Kaplan, and junior collect* tmn sfer Bob Dietrich. "Those five players are very close to each other on the ladder right now, so any one of them could win," Smarr said.