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e rSoccer Team Double Album To Face Patriots Not Half Bad ? page 12 ? page 7 "GAMECOCK^ LXX1, No. 42 University of South Carolina Wednesday, October 28,1981 JawE By RALPH STICE AND BUDDY HUKKlo Staff Writew The fate of an intramural flag football player accused I ^ of fracturing another player's jaw has not been decided, according to Eric Stein, director of intramural sports. I Student Larry Tompkins was suspended from intramural sports after another student's jaw was fractured in an intramural i football game. "Appropriate action will D laicen Dy uie universuy. ^ He is suspended indefinitely I (from intramurals) until I hear from Frank (Ardaiolo, associate director of student life)," Stein said. Ardaiolo refused to comment on the progress of the case, saying only that he was following the student code of conduct in pursuing the case. According to that code, the player could be ^ removed from the university if found guilty of intentionally injuring the other player. Tlie incident occured Oct. 4 during a flag football game between AFRO and Moore Alumni. William Halladay, playing By JOHN VAUGHAN . A*?t. Entertainment Editor Final decisions were reached Monday to allow ABC Sports to televise the ! % USC-N.C. State football game, causing me university to make new arrangements for Saturday's Homecoming activities. According to ABC's Donn Bernstein, the network and the university agreed Monday morning to change the game, scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, to 12:35 p.m. ABC will televise the V' contest regionally, and the USC Athletic Department will receive about $211,000. Valarie Harris, chair Broke for MooreAlumni, sustained a fractured jaw after the referee had blown the play dead, Stein said. JAY SPATEHOLTS, one of the game's referees, said, "As the play ended, I was marking the ball at the center of the field. I just saw a blur go by and saw the guy crumpled." Numerous scuffles and rough plays had marred the entire game. "It basically got out of hand from the beginning. The two teams went out there intending to play as if they were wearing pads. And that's what they tried to do." Spateholts said. tw nro 1 Qivnariri cnr liui aiaiui ?? uupv/i IOVI Gino Prozzi said, "Earlier there had been a couple of scraps between two players. There was no real fistfight, just a lot of pushing." Head Official Lisa Jaeger said, "We broke up three fights during the game. All through the game there were f honn chnta It u/ns ridiculous how flagrant it was." AFRO PLAYER Gerald Ma Hoy, said, "The game was a very emotional one from the first snap. There m _ a 16 )cn person of the USC Homecoming Commission, said yesterday the decision meant certain activities had to be re-scheduled on Saturday, most notably the Homecoming Parade. "I WAS excited when I heard the news," Harris said. "But then I thought: 'the parade."' Originally set for 2 p.m., the parade will now begin at 9 a.m. "I think Eddie (Greenleaf, the parade nhaipman^ tunc Hiinlrind ^UUU II1UII/ TTM*J uilimuig about all the work he had done having to be changed. I realized we had to harness all out energy and excitement to make it work," Harris said. She said the commission nlnli* was bad blood between both teams, and both teams were taking their fair share of cheap shots." Moore Alumni player Tom Kennedy said "I feel that the referees let the game get a little out of hand." Kennedy said. According to Prozzi, both teams were warned about their rough play before the game, between halves and between the third and fourth quarters. One AFRO player was ejected in the fourth quarter for abusive remarks directed at Jaegar. Prozzi eventually stopped the game with 32 seconds left. Jaeger said she didn't think fKof urn o cAAn AnAiicfVl 4<1 uia v nap own viivu^ii. ; wanted to stop the game earlier, at the very begin ning of the second half," she said. "I don't feel that th< referees should be blamet for the game. The referee* are just monitors; th< players know the rules am should abide by them," shi said. AFRO entered the eami with a 2-1 record; Moon Alumni stood at 3-0. Th< was given tentative notice of the decision Sunday . i r - n nigiu irom rreMuciu James Holderman's office. Harris said that she and Whit Holiis, Homecoming program director, met with Holderman at 7:30 a.m. Monday to discuss the change. THE UNIVERSITY had learned of ABC's intentions Sunday night when Bernstein called Athletic Director Jim Carlen. Carlen then talked with President Holderman and notified Bernstein of USC's interest, according to Bernstein. Since ABC had not finalized plans to televise the Miami-Penn State rtrami m - -i jr .. .. v MBmL. SBPk .jS&f SP91P1 ^ V^-WK' &;'^^Ul'^-i-^^^] r~ ** &&$&< Students participate in an int ? recently suffered a broken jaw i game was a crucial one for 3 both teams, according to 8 Spateholts. "But you're not 1 out there to kill anybody," he 2 said. Intramural sports B authorities expressed difB ferent opinions concerning B what action should be taken game, Bernstein said that USC was hoping to get the "second slot" in the network's telecast, with kickoff time at 3:45. However, Miami-Penn State will now be shown nationally, and USC had to settle for the earlier slot. According to Bernstein, the network's decision to trv for the USC game was based strongly on the Gamecocks' upset of North Carolina Oct. 24. "IT WAS a very simple thing. When we knew we were going regional for the first slot, we tried to fill it with the best we had available," he said. "The key word is available ? what is ural Gc I ARM . I J/?* . P.-[ '-^SjafjjM ff < *h fKLfl .v^Bfl xzSB^+WEmKm ?? ..._ 'ZWPm ramural football game next to the P. in a game officials said was unnecess< against the teams. learn,'] Stein said "To penalize the there a entire team for the actions of don't g< one player would not be Stein appropriate." be ensi ing of c Jaeger said, "If it was up "The to me, both teams would fine jol have been thrown out of the that's g league. With that they would Stein. available to us," Bernstein appeal said, explaining that rules route i: and regulations specify the "I tli number of times any persoi certain team may be on rather television. inconv He said the Gamecock plans i upset victory was perhaps she sj the biggest upset of the that al season in college football, not be and explained that this fact the al makes USC a more in- chang teresting team now. "This beginr /f AMAA ? t K/k * Kcllltc RVH 111 VII I to UW?I UIC Jf merit," he said of Satur- progn day's contest. Beri Harris said although a or not little more work was part needed from the com- televi mission's end, "it was halftir worth it." She noted that the pr everyone scheduled to and th appear in the parade will these] ime 38LJB SUM Photo by MIKE LOUGH E. center. A student arily rough. Hey if we don't go out nd play football, we et to play."' said safer play can ured by better train coaches and officials, i officials are doing a x This is just a thing ;oing to happen," said on \ and the parade sunchanged. link it'll be more of a . ? i : : lai inconvenience than a university enience. Individual nay be hurt by this," aid. She explained :x>ut 200 alumni may at the parade since umni luncheon was ed to a brunch ting at 10 a.m., while xarade is still in JSS. istein said whether ABC will tape all or - f Aft 1 _ * I oi me paraoe ior sion viewing at ne is "strictly up to oducer of the show/' lat he doesn't know of plans.