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Willie
JIM CORBETT
Sports Columnisl
You're the first round-draft p
ready to vault into the playoffs
considered the top man at your
begins and have almost no com]
And then everything goes wrc
That was the way things went
City Chiefs, the former Carolin
Rogers as a first-round pick fro
After contract hassles and re
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coming up to Washington, E
professional contest, the Chief'
year. That's when things starte
"I broke my finger two da:
game (against the Redski
(exhibition game) probably wh
that gets all the jitters out, it's r
Instead what Scott got was tl
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season got underway.
"Once you get behind you're
you want but they already have
to play. That's that."
Scott did start four games d
tensive action, especially on
didn't fulfill his promise oi be
San Diego's super tight end K?
being a football player, howe\
business.
"Football is a big business,
just the tip of the iceberg,
business."
The Chiefs started the seasoi
best record in pro football, at
nine starters were lost to injt
games. The Chiefs finished 9playoffs.
The toll of injuries we
"Health is the main thing it
stressed. "There are good pi
really good stay healthy."
What's the most noticeal
collegiate and pro ranks?
"When it comes to professi
meat on the table. You've got
got to perform to stay."
Scott said a couple
noteworthy for him this year,
down and another was a rem*
and current Tampa Bay Bucca
"I liked going up against hi
memory. "I had a good game a
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hurt it again. Tough breaks ii
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Scott USC, 12-0
f South Carolina us<
three pitchers, wl
combined for a schc
record of 19 strikeouts,
^down Wheaton 12
Tuesday afternoon
Sarge Frye Field.
Mark Calvert picked i
1CK 01 an iNr Li ciuo inai seems uie win ior 11
> after years of losing. You're Gamecocks, 8-0. Calve
position before training camp allowed only three hits
petition. five innings of supe
)ng. pitching while strikii
t for Willie Scott of the Kansas out 10.
a tight end that joined George Jeb Babel then came
m USC in last year's draft. to pitch two inning
porting late to training camp, allowing no hits ai
around 50 friends and family fanning six. Larry Prii
>.C. to see him in his first pitched the final tv
s first pre season game of the innings and struck o
d happening. three.
ys before the first exhibition Neither Bable n<
ns)," Scott said. "That's Price walked a batte
iat I needed most. Pre-season, Calvert, who improved
10 big pressure." 2-0, walked three.
iree weeks of inactivity and a The Gamecocl
irneyman A1 Dixon once the started things off in tl
second inning wh<
just behind. You can work all junior Larvy Hernand
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walked and catcher N<
uring the season and saw ex- Fox connected with
the special teams. But Scott three-run homer in le
coming the Chief's answer to center.
;llen Winslow. The business of Later in the innir
'er, showed Scott football is a Kent Anderson walkc
then used his blisteri
What people see on TV, that's speed to steal both seco
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ii s Dig Dusiness, Dig money ana mira, Deiore comi
home on an error.
l well and were 6-2, tied for the In the third, Heise 1
: the halfway point. However, his first home run
iries during those initial eight increase USC's lead to
7, one victory away from the 0.
re not lost on Scott. Carolina continued
i professional football," Scott scoring spree in t
ayers, but the ones that are fourth inning, scoring o
run. In the fifth, U!
ble difference between the scored two more runs
make it 9-0.
onals, that's their job, that's Heise had his seco
to go out and perform. You've homer in the seventh
cushion the Gamecocl
of his performances were lead to 11-0.
One was his first NFL touch- Carolina scored thi
itch with former Pitt Panther final tally of the
neer Hugh Green. ternoon in the eigh
m," Scott said smiling at the inning when Ku
gainst him." Korinek doubled and th
ned his ankle against the New scored on a single
later, on his first play back, he Keith Killian.
1 a year filled with such hope
;ad he is philosophical. ,1
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id, Asst. Sports Editor
?? USC's tennis team edce
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^it winning streak to 12 games.
to The Gamecocks took four
6 singles matches and one of the
matches to record their 12 v
it season.
In the first match No. 1 Zo
ne downed OD's John Harrison (
Trevor Raal jumped to a 6-2
?0 over OD's Gary Cuppernall bu
4-6, to lose the match. Sterling
j Gamecocks on the trail with i
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s through on a backhand against Penn. State.
Remains Undefeated
ES Ryan 6-2, 6-1. USC's No. 5 player Moe
Kruger straight-setted Alex Drowne 6-4, 6H
n^<it f hp 2. And Chip Conk was taken in three sets 6-7,
_4 fhP Sam 6-?'7"6' by Nenad Markovic.
(T"-" However, the Gamecocks did not fair so
well in the doubles matches, dropping two of
of civ three matches in very tight play. The
thr^HniihlP* Monarch's John Harrison and Richard
irtnrv nf thp Shanklin upset Salibi Neto and Petkovic 6-4,
y 6-3. In a two game match Cooke and Raal
ran Pptknvir Prevailed 6-2,7-6, over Alex Howe and Ryan.
9 r 9 Nn 9 OD's Cuppernall and Drowne held off Kevin
first set lead Campbell and wink Coleman.
t then fell 4-6, During spring break the USC squad will
Cooke got the travel to California for an eight day seveni
6-2, 6-1, win match road trip in which they will face two
USC tennis Top 10 teams in the nation: UCLA and
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