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IAP nami NL Play I By Hal Block AP Sport* Writer NEW YORK ? Mike Schmidt, the slugging third lucpman u/hn lorl IK/MMva?aM?a f? MV IVU HIV. Philadelphia Phillies to their first world championship in 97 years, was named National League Player of the Year by the Associated Press Tuesday. Schmidt easily outdistanced the field, leading a Philadelphia sweep of the first four places in the balloting by a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. He received 368 1/2 votes, finishing far ahead of Philadelphia pitcher Steve Carlton, who last week won the National League Cy Young Award. Carlton received 81 1/2 votes. Phillies bullpen ace Tug McGraw was third in the balloting with 13, followed by pepperpot first baseman Pete Rose, who had nine. I SCHMIDT SET a major league record for third basemen with 48 home runs, breaking the mark of 47 set by Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews in 1953. It was the fourth time in the last seven seasons that Schmidt has led AKMS HWMAC "JH'onC TO?' ' SwmT|? 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A perennial Gold Glove third baseman, Schmidt was selected to the All Star team for the fifth time last season and either led or was among the NL leaders in several other batting categories, including total bases, sacrifice flies, slugging percentage and runs scored. Schmidt was the driving force in the Phillies' pulsating race to the National League East Division crown and had the game-winning RBI in each of his team's last five regularseason victories. It was his home run in the 11th inning on a 4 lliey * hanging aroi by the way, You tell then order and th Ix'er. "Iv(H)k, "If you did tl something s a ! I *' 1 li ix4 ivoweni schmidt e Year on the next to the last day of the season in Montreal that ended the Expos' chances and clinched the division title for the Phillies. SCHMIDT WAS named Most Valuable Player in the World Series after batting .381 with two home runs, seven runs batted in and six runs scored against Kansas Citv Other players receiving more than one vote were Dale Murphy, Joe Morgan, Garry Templeton, Keith Hernandez, Bill Buckner, Steve Garvev. Jose Cruz, Dave Parker, Ron LeF lore, Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Dusty Baker and George Hendrick. Friend* bigexan iround t< >ay they were just BPMl , ind killing time and "I low did you do?" HI ii a celebration is in Rkfi at you're buying the "one of them says, HBB* pedal." Tonight, let Loweii fW? inl)S A t)y K Sports briefs 'Game Ba By Richard Meyers Asst. Sport* Editor I The football to be used in next week's Carolina-Clemson game will be relay-run r n-1 1 - ? irum ^oiumDia to Clemson by 70 members of Sigma Nu Fraternity. The runners will leave from WilliamsBrice Stadium at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21 and arrive at Clemson's Frank Howard Field 24 hours later. USC President James B. Holderman, WNOK disc jockey Woodie Windham, and former Gamecock quarterback Tommy Suggs will meet the runners as they pass the Russell House enroute to Clemson. The runners will travel the 123 miles to Clemson along route 176 and will present the ball to game officials once reaching their destination. j Russ Davis, chairman of the "Game Ball Run" said the fraternity is "interested in showing the Carolina community just how ?wish you lu< 1. Good Men i how vim j v m /1 ' BRET"1 8B ihsmmP pi *4^ i By^i j to m Ml??f R'paioq Company MIA,??>??<? WiVoosin CjP 11 Run* great Gamecock fever can be." THE MEN'S VARSITY bowling team will hold its first match of the season at 1 p.m. this Saturday against Clemson j The Gamecocks, ranked fourth in the nation last year, will take on the Tigers at Star Bowling Lanes in Columbia. THE MEN'S VARSITY tennis team placed second in the USC Fall Team Championship here last weekend. The Gamecocks advanced to the finals where they lost 5-4 to the Clemson Tigers. The event was tied 3-3 after singles play and was not decided until the final doubles match was finished. THE MEN'S SWIMMING team will hold an intra squad meet Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against Georgia Tech. The meet will take place at the Sol Blatt P.E. center natatorium. ck ids stick n did. ^ r ^lHRAB *\ [" , i fr ^ ~*v ^mBw ?od friends.