Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Red So? in haffinn By Steve Riddell Assistant Sports Edftor RflCTAW D'iftinrt r?ri/?tioo onrl A VM UCUUIlf^ pi UV.tIVV. C4IKV4 warm-ups ? it's pre-game time at Fenway Park. Writers and photographers mingle around the cage. Number 34 steos ud to the plate. He looks out of place, old and very overweight. His tight Boston uniform is busting open at the seams. The buttons look ready to pop right off. The batting practice pitcher chuckles a little as the rotund little man waves the bat menacingly at 'How old are y "Twenty," shouted ti "I'll fine you three f. back. him. He goes into his wind-up and fires a fastball right down the pipe. The bat comes around quickly and squarely meets the ball. It's a long deep drive that is heading for the i fence. It's gone into the screen atop i thp r.roon MAnotor in 1 o vwv- vji vvu muuoai 111 itu iitiU, a 1 homerun for Popeye. \ Yes, that was a homer for Red Sox manager Don Zimmer. Surprised? I certainly was until 1 learned that Zimmer almost always takes a few swings in batting practice with his team. He thinks that it helps keep the team a little more loose. "Sure we joke around and kid each other at the cage," says Red Sox shortstop Rick Burleson. "It's good for the whole team." Stein directs By Lar I Gamecoc The new director of the inti create a more diversified progr Eric Stein, 26, was nami recreational sports on July 12. affairs, said a search committ take the position when Robert T Stein said he intends "to cr which interests all aspects 01 everyone something.' | "We have a good solid progr, add on to what is already in exi< Stein said he wants to involv intramural recreational sport t< a course in the intramural sport "We want to make people program in the educational pro The intramural program he cooperating with team membt controlling tempers, Stein adde< Stein said the graduate assist f to be playing an extremely ii capacities within the intramur; such responsibilities as schc] designing the tournaments. Th valuable experience with these when they seek a job because 1 pcrience, he added. Stein received his undergradi I from the University of Evans 5 masters from the University of 1 i Before taking the position at L k director at the University of Wis potent7af<Vaily^excited ab??t and giving themvj!?? ?Pf objec new idt'UK. - -?on I c 'loose' Dractice Burleson steps into the cage and Zimmer immediately jumps all over him. "Rooster, I got a buck that says you don't get two hits in three swings," says Zimmer. "You're on," replies Burleson. The first pitch is low and in the dirt. The next pitch is rocketed off the Green Monster in left field. "That's one," says Burleson. He then taps a slow roller down towards third base. "That's an out." veils Zimmer Burleson lines the next offering down third base way. "That's another out," says Zimmer. ou," asked Rickles. he 28-year-old reserve, limples," Rickles shot Burleson turns in amazement and says, "Like hell, that's a double down the line." Zimmer won't agree. "My third baseman has that ball," claims Zimmer. By this time all the players that are gathered around the cage are involved in the dispute. Everyone has his own opinion as to whether it is a hit or an out. They joke about it for awhile and then the subject just drifts away. It's all in good fun. The Red Sox may be trailing the Baltimore Orioles in the standings, but they are a vey loose team. The phattot* QrAlinrl nortA DD viiuvvvi UI UUI1U lllb v.agc Ulil llig Dr is one of the reasons for the light atmosphere. The Kangaroo Court is another. > intramurals ry LeVine it VA/ri^r 1 *amural sports program plans to am at USC. sd director of intramural and j Marsha Duncan, dean of student ee was formed to find someone to )alrymple retired. eate a more diversified program f the campus and to try to offer am here," Stein added. "I want to ?tence." e physical education majors in an j o gain field experience by teaching area. t realize the importance of our gram as a whole," he said. lps students with such things as ;rs, learning responsibilities, and ri. | ants working with him are going mportant role in administrative al program. They will be having duling intramural games and ie graduate assistants will gain ' roles, he said. It will help them they will already have some exlate degree in physical education ville in Indiana in 1975 and his Illinois in 197(?. ISC, Stein was campus recreation consinat Milwaukee. i position. We really have a lot of tive is looking out for the students t," Stein said. "I am open to any Vv-x^w-- . . Don Zimmer of the a recent game at Ft race in the Americai aM/V Ir/lAri 1 ufiu vrii (fUfOfifO nccj^ I The ongoing Kangaroo Court was developed by the players to deal with minor infractions and basically just to keep the clubhouse atmosphere loose. On this day when comedian Don Rickles popped up and got involved with the court it was a very lively session. IJioL-l AC of Arrtrt/wi ivi^mco oLUl II1CU U1C tlUUUUUSC and began picking on Red Sox pitcher Mike Torrez, who had been mired in a terrible slump on the mound. "Don't worry about it Penn Stc By Horschel Nissensor AP Sport* Writer "We tell our players that football and has to be kept in perspective," Coach Joe Paterno. In the Nittany Valley of Centra home of Penn State thnt nprQn#?r?tiv( winning. The 1978 season ended on a < heart-breaking 14-7 Sugar Bowl loss cost the Nittany Lions the National but the 11-1 record marked Penn J secutive nonlosing season, extendini mark. "We'd like to improve on that this s 12 instead of 11 of 12,"says all -ami tackle Bruce Clark, the Lombardi Tr< That will Ik* easier said than don college football's winningest percent 123-25-1 -.829 record, warns that the to be very good right away to meet the schedule." Tho fircf fr?nr nnnnn?>nfc - itntuo Nebraska and Maryland were in bo Clark and Matt Millen, a pair of 2 whom Paterno calls "the best p* linemen in the country," will spearh 3& e? BS9l9lsBnBiHK%iUflSw?fl?Rfi&3^R Ijjl|jjBJp^ Boston Red Sox pond *niA/av Park nwnita i ri League East, Zimmt the Sox loose around tt kid," said Rickles. "Just start looking for another line of work." "He's the captain," continued Rickles, pointing at Carl Yastremski. "Look who they pick, the one retarded guy on the team." At this juncture Rickles took the bench as actms iudee of the Kangaroo Court at Yastremski's request. Then things got hot. First utility infielder Stan Papi was charged with lounging on the bench during a recent game. "How ite faces c ? that will have tc offense can adaj is only a game The battle ft says Penn State again be cenU sylvania. Penn . , again should c 1 .P.en^y|van,aj Jackie Sherrill c usuaiiy means sophomore dom dismal note - the to Alabama that The best of th Championship - Hugh Green, w State's 40th con- much of the I g its own NCAA campaign will fullback Handy eason...win 12of pony backfield ?rican defensive off beleaguered ophy winner. Navy was lasl e since Paterno, a 9-3 record, in age coach with a Young in thi Lions will "have Orangemen of the challenge of year's upstarts school's new do ire TovQc AitM ? * . w, ? iiui^fis I II'SI wis last season. to Arizona Stat the Scarlet Kni 55-pound tackles campaign tha iir of defensive regulars and si ead a stingy unit guard Ed Stews Dave Roback ? GAMECOCK 'ers his next move in the serious pennant sr's pregame antics be batting cage. nlH ora ?n.< ?? n?l,AJ *-?:_l.l wiu "?V Jiuu, asivcu IVIL'MCS. "Twenty," shouted the 28-year-old reserve. "I'll fine you three I pimples," Rickles shot back. Larry Wolfe was next in line. Charged vaguely with a loss of personality, the reserve infielder offered no defense. "Just looking at him I'll agree with that charge," said Rickles. Thincs in Boston swm eood Thp w O * - ?~ team's attitude is positive. They are winning and playing good solid baseball. Whether they can catch Baltimore is another story. :hallenge > bear the brunt of the burden until the pt to new quarterback Dayle Tate. >r the mythical Eastern crown will *red in the western half of PennState's toughest competition once ome from Pittsburgh, where coach has 13 starters returning from a linated 1978 club. e bunch is all-american defensive end /ho has two seasons rpmaininD hilt . .. ? o? ~ 'anthers' hopes for an outstanding rest on 225-pound junior college McMillan, who will erase last year's image and take some of the pressure quarterback Hick Trocano. t year's surprise team in the East with eluding a 23-16 victory over Brigham e inaugural Holiday Bowl. The Syracuse arp honintf In Jwrtnio thin ? ? - ? ?r-'o vv despite an all-road schedule while the med stadium is being built. -ever bowl trop resulted in a 34-18 loss e in the initial Garden State Bowl but ights should have another successful nks to eight returning offensive x on defense, including all-east nose ird.