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sports Oriental exper Gamecock Ru Houifl Dnrvti ?? y uuiiu UDI I y The Great Wall of China towers above its immediate surroundings and is, for the most part, impossible to topple from its sturdy base. And according to Mike Brittain, the Wall also sets a mean pick on a back door play. Brittain, Carolina's 7-0, 210-pound center, has firsthand knowledge of the man the Chinese call "Mv Mu," a 7-5, 350pound center for the People's Liberation Army team, after playing against Mu during the Gamecock basketball team's recent Far East tour. The tour, sponsored by the State Department and arranged by USC President James Ilolderman's office, took Coach Bill Foster's squad to five countries in two weeks with stoDs lone - o enough to play games, hold clinics and see sights. "I want to thank Dr. Holderman and everyone in his office for this opportunity because it was the trip of a lifetime, " Foster said. "It was just super. We did so much in such a short time. I also felt it was good public relations. People in other countries went out of their way to make us feel at home. We got along well," Foster said. During the side trips and fanfare were seven basketball games against national teams from the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China. The Gamecocks breezed through the brief schedule, falling only to South Korea and Mr. Mu's China team. f " :-i 1 ''' IB j i B > VVTttttttifcMiMii ??~+ -.. J " ?.VA SA^ 4^* ^ ^ ..^y Photo by Capers Hammond Bill Foster's basketball camp is now underway, with more than 170 players being taught basketball skills by the Carolina coach and his staff. Full recovery expected for iniurfiH rhpprloarW J ? - V %? WMWUI lUUUllI By Todd Shealy Jeff Harris, a USC varsity cheerleader suffered a broken neck in a swimming accident May 29 in Oxford, Miss. According to David Irvin, former USC cheerleader and junior varsity cheerleading coach, Harris hit his head on a swimming pool floor after sliding headfirst down a sliding board. The impact shattered Harris' fourth vertebra, but did not sever the spinal cord or permanently damage any spinal nerves. Doctors expect him to be walking within six months, Irvin said. Harris was tnfallv nar-iitim/i - 1?1 A" __ j mi u buun nme alter the accident and was hospitalized at a Memphis, Tenn., hospital. He underwent surgery there .June 3, and doctors were successful in rebuilding the broken vertebra with bone chips from Harris' hip. He has been in traction since the operation, and will be transferred this week to the Charlotte Rehabilitation Center for further recuperation. Harris was in Oxford preparing to teach at a Universal Cheerleading Association workshop when the accident occurred. According to Irvin, Harris is in "good spirits and is back to eatine solid foods aeain " I ------ I ience basketball team "Generally, all the tean athletes," Foster said. "A shooters. We had the size, exc they passed very well. They pass it back out for a 25-foot sh 4The Asia team had the be Chung He. He was incredible, him to shoot and they said 'h< it, too," Foster said. Chung He connected on 10 c 25 foot range to lead the Kore Carolina. Foster said that de paled before the efforts of the1 -unbelievable. Unstoppable and there was no way. Mike E and you couldn't even see Mike Reserve center Duane Kend Mr. Mu. Kendall reminded or standing next to Mr. Roarke was beside the Chinese giant. "He's not only the biggest pi he's the biggest person I've e\ but he's so big, you can't mov Kendall said . Five of the seven games we Gordon's By Todd Shealy For USC baseball player Don Gordon, a lifelong dream came true this past week. '4 TTcinpn Kn T ?-i ? VI dllivv lilt 111 at Uciy 1 played baseball when I was 11 years old, I've always wanted to be a professional baseball player," Gordon said. The friendly pitcher realized this dream when he was chosen by the Detroit Tigers in the 31st round of the annual major league baseball draft. Gordon said being chosen lfttP in thpHruft rliHn'f ... V..V- Mi I U1UI1 C UU11JC1 him, but he had expected to be picked a little earlier. "I'm the type of player that's easy to sign," he said. "I was looking to go somewhere in the mid-20s but I'm just happy to get picked. I would have paid them to let me play." Gordon left Sunday for Bristol, Tenn., where he will Intramural a By Buddy Horres Are you bored with : classes? If homework's not you busy enough, why don't an intramural team? Some USC students may prised to learn Eric Stein, coo of intramural recreational works to keep USC studen through the summer month u:~ ?t~cr -- mm ins sian are onering ! volleyball, fhree - on basketball and faculty - staff i summer. As it is in spring, softball is t popular sport. Fifty men's ar teams are participating this se Games will be played through Thursday and Sa Because the season is doubleheaders will be played. Teams that win 60 per cent games will be eligible for the offs. The season champion w the spring semester winner * ? encounters tw( is we faced had real good ,11 had real good perimeter ept against the China team, but weren't afraid to drive in and lot. st shooter I've ever seen in Le I asked the coaches who taught i was born to shoot.' I believe onsecutive shots from the 20 to ans to a four-point victory over adeye performance, however, Wall - 32-year-old Mr. Mu. i. He'd post up next to the lane Irittain would be guarding him ; behind him," Foster said. all was pnnnllv 1 rr-1nrm-r-...ifU wvjuuoj nlipibOOCU Willi le of"Fantas> Island" s Tattoo when his 6-9, 225-pound frame ayer I've ever played against, /er seen. He's really graceful, e him. He gets the job done," re televised to all parts of the career dr work out for two weeks with the Tigers' other new players. After that he will be placed on a Detroit minor league club. Gordon said he iuicsees no contract problems and expects to start out at the AA level, which is two leagues below the majors. The senior right-hander said he is pleased with his USC career, especially because he feels he has gotten 4'progressively better." His regret,he said, is his lack of consistency. "I had a couple of 1-0 games that I was very pleased with, but then again I got bombed a few times,too. Still, he met his goal this past season: winning at least 10 games. Gordon finished the year with a 10-3 record. Gordon said the high point of his career was Carolina's victory over The Citadel 1-0 in Charleston. "I pitched all ictivity contii ? use softball title summer advance into the keeping softball classic in ? you join Faculty-Staff gc June 7. Stein said j wc aui - ? ??rdinator sports, Men's Sof ts busy s. Stein 1. Normal Defiants softball, 2. Chemcocks golf this ^D09S 4. The Exterminatoi he most 5. CSDAbends id co ed ason. ? Kn-Rpn _ WUI iturday. . cpri short, 1SPRI 2. Dogs of their 3. Nobility ? play- 4. Grad History ill play 5 j sch00| Nice Gu for the _J t 3 Great Walls during foreign trip 1 Orient, with one broadcast exclusively in Korea and two in China only. The remaining two telecasts covered the Philippines, giving Coach Foster and the Gamecocks an estimated audience of 40 million ? much more than can fill Carolina Coliseum. "The attendance at thp r ? ?~ Dv?^u iiuo ^uuu. 1 tumrv nit: largest crowd was around 8,000 and that was against the Red Army. However, we were televised all over the country which was really nice. I think it was a good experience for our freshmen to play seven games in that type atmosphere," Foster said. The team returned to Columbia June 5, complete with filmed memories and souvenirs. For most of the travelers the trip was over, but for Foster there was still a public relations matter to take care of. "We had someone over there shooting (filming) the guys, not only in game situations, but walking around, seeing the sights and meeting people. When it's fully developed, I plan on showing it to the team, letting them see themselves in action. 1 also nope to arrange for some kind of public showing for anyone who wants to come," Foster said. "This was just a super trip, a fantastic experience. I can't thank everybody involved enough. They bent over backwards to treat us ricrht nart1 " - 0- - -, |j k uvuiai HIC UclSKtilUcl 11 pCOpie and the leaders of the countries that were responsible for us. I want to thank them all,"Foster said. earn comes true had a lot invested in me, and not being able to contribute HjHHs to the team was disheartening." But coming back fflSHp^V and having two good seasons / in 1981 and 1982 has / .< - *< ** definitely rebuilt his confidence, he said. ' No matter what the future holds for him, Gordon said ne is happy with his chance Carolina pitcher Don Gordon to crack the major leagues mas one of tour usc , To him whether he is playing v 1 in Detroit or the minors drafted this week by major doesn't matter; either way, league ballclubs. it's still a dream come true ! lues during summer ; and the right to has been growing each year. i Carolina system deadline for volleyball entries September is July 22. )lf began its season Kejj (jamp js another option for participation in golf student activities. It's open for pic nicsv swimming, fishing and camping. , ..p .. USC students also are able to use tball roll the physical education facilities during the summer whether they are 8 enrolled in classes or not. Students 1 need to show their spring iden- 8 ;r:? i! ? uucaiion cara to get into the facilities. The intramural department is I s looking for program ideas and Stein ? says, "If there is something you would 1 like to see in the summer get in | J*. |i p || contact with us." 11 ' Stein is also looking for game of- I ficials. Anyone interested in | becoming an official should call the | intrnmufnl * * ' tiuinuiai ucptii inieni al /77-52(>l. A 8 coaches and officials meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday in | room 110 at the Physical Education Center.