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1. Skoal (5) 6-0 56
2. Kappa Alpha (1) 6-0 45
3. Sigma Nu 6-0 42
4. Alpha Tau Omega 5-1 40
5. America's Team 5-1 38
6. UK 5-1 29
7. Moore Alumni <;.1 *>?
8.ZBT 5-1 17
9. North Stars 5-1 13
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Randy Martz i
I *By TIM GOCHNAUR Gamecocks finished second
staff writer in the 1977 College World
?^ ; ; Series as Martz made every
Randy Martz is quite a Ail-American team and was
success story. awarded the Lefty Gomez
Martz originally came to piate as the outstanding
USC on a football scholar- player in American
ship, but as a senior, he collegiate baseball that
decided to pass up football year.
and switch to baseball. And The Chicago Cubs drafted
June Raines is glad he did. him in the first round that
Martz took to the pitcher's year and sent him to the AA
mound with a vengeance ?' club at Midlands, Texas. In
BMuuiig 10 games, winning i?79 and 1980, he played
14, losing none. The Triple A ball with Wichita
Aftermath Of
It should have been Jim Carlen's finest moment as a coach,
coming off the field after a convincing 31-13 trouncing of the
third ranked North Carolina Tar Heels, the highest ranked
team a Gamecock squad has ever beaten.
Instead, the post-game scene surrounding the USC
lockerroom in Chapel Hill Saturday was a scene of concern,
controversy and conflict.
Concern for North Carolina State the following Saturday,
controversy over rumors of his departure and conflict with
! and about the Columbia press.
Concern. "Fans don't understand that," Carlen saic
following the game. "They say 'you won 31-13 why can't yoi
be satisfied?' Well, because that's my job. I've done it mj
way for 16 years and been fairly successful. Of course they've
had bigger winners in South Carolina than I was," Carler
, said wryly.
"I'm worried about North Carolina State right now."
Controversy. Rumors swirled about Columbia in the pas
few weeks with various modifications. Carlen to resign aftei
Homecoming to take the Kentucky job. To go to Tennessee
Lou Holtz to become the next Carolina coach. Carlen deniec
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school.
"All I'm saying to you is I have not been contacted,
wouldn't accept a contact right now because it's sad for th<
other team to have to go through it. And I keep repeatinf
that. That's fans' cheap gossip on the street. Rumor."
In his press conference Monday Carlen elaborated on hi:
feelings toward the rumors, which were first made public b;
an announcer named Joey Irwin on the Clemson Tailgat
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There was one dissenting vote, but for the sevent
secutive week Skoal earns the top spot in the Gamecoc
Football Poll
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first place vote.
The Jetsons, as expected, were picked No. 1 in the w<
poll for the seventh straight week.
Skoal had to beat a ranked team for the second we
row. The poll-setters downed No. 6 ITK, 7-6. Last w
took an overtime for Skoal to beat America's Team (P
the time), 20-19. Kappa Alpha, unbeaten in six games
No. 2 this week, although it was idle.
Third goes to Sigma Nu, who beat Phi Kappa Sigm
to improve its standing in the poll. Alpha Tau Omega
to fourth this week, thanks to a 6-0 win over pre1
ranked Lambda Chi Alpha. America's Team slips t
although they smashed the Crusaders, 6-0.
ITK, although losing to top-ranked Skoal, impresi
pollsters enough to improve to sixth. Moore Alumni, i<
week, takes over the No. 7 slot. ZBT downed Sigr
Epsilon, 13-0, to gain its No. 8 ranking. The North
making its initial appearance into the poll, ties witl
Hampton Hotel for the ninth spot.
The Jetsons downed No. 3 Bates West. 20-19. in w
action. Kappa Delta takes over the runner-up slot by t
2-0 forfeit win over Barroom Buddies, who tied Bate
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before the Cubs called him manager. Martz thir
up in September, 1980. new addition will hi
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Chicago, won 5, lost 7, and "From what I hea
had a 3.59 ERA. gonna make some ch*
"I was in tlie starting he acknowledged. "V
rotation last year," Martz some people. We i
said recently. "I think I'll be center fielder and a
coming out of the bullpen baseman for sure,
next year, though." think it'll make mu
Since the end of the ference to me who's
regular season, the Cubs front office. A little
have hired Dallas Green, ex- direct bearing is who'
Philadelphia skipper, as the field."
Chicago's new general Stunning succei
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"If there was any credence to some of the stuff/
said, "I'd say well, they got something going. The
even credence to some of it, not even close."
Carlen stated that his only reason for bothering to <
rumors is the possible effect on his team. "1 hate i
kids sake. 1 hate for players to hear one minute I'm
one school and the next minute I'm going to another.
"People in Columbia are naive enough to think
coach three schools at once in the same year. But
newspapers with all that junk. And that's the reasoi
get into that stuff."
The one word guaranteed to bring a scowl to Carl<
is the word source, especially in a rumor concerninj
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iks the college baseball followed by anybody. You get some
elp the a quick rise through the tough ones, though."
minors means inai you wnen ail uie pieces tit (
it, he's should be able to mow them together, the big 25-year-old .
inges," down when you get to the fireballer feels confident
fe need big-time. Right? Not about the future ? his and
iced a necessarily. the Cubs'.
second "Mike Easier with the "I think that momentum
I don't Pirates gave me a lot of will carry over to next
ich dif- trouble," Martz recalled, year," he said. "We've got a
i in the "Terry Puhl of the Astros, better attitude. We know we
; more same thing. Larry Bowa can win and we've got some
II be on (Philly shortstop) always guys who can really play.
hit me ? I don't know why. I The future looks bright for
ss in didn't get really burned hv us, it really does." '
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"If they took all the sources and put them in a building and t
blew 'em up they'd do well," Carlen said Monday. "Because
about ninety percent of the sources are the little slithery kind
that get back and don't have the guts to say it."
Carlen continued his tirade against unidentified informants.
"You never get to the source. There's always an
unknown party, that slithering type that you never find.
That's what bothers me."
Conflict. It seems to be an integral part of the mutually
dependent relationship Carlen and the Columbia media have
BMost major college coaches, in any major sport, have a
certain amount of disagreement with the local media, who
oftentimes are the most direct link a coach has to the fans.
But while conflict between coaches and the press arises '
; on Oct. from the nature of each one's job, it is the degree of conflict
that is significant.
' Carlen Coaches and members of the sports media are similar
re's not breeds. They travel a lot, devote most, if not all of their lives
to sports and love to talk on the phone about sports to their
ieny the colleagues ? but not alwa ys to each other.
t for the Coaches want to maximize the positive and minimize the
going to negative. They never say anything like "State U is terrible
and we're great so we should really whoop 'em" that may
you can end up on an opponents lockerroom wall. They also love to
you sell praise each other's abilities.
n I don't Media members want to wade through the P.R. and find |
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