The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 29, 1985, Page Page 10, Image 10
Page 10 ? March 29, 1985 Sports THE GAMECOCK *
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By Joe Sitarz and Tracy Mixson Wfc*.
Don't be alarmed tomorrow night if, dur
ing the Gamecocks' annual intrasquad spring
football game, you see "The Man in Black" I^^HH ;
sporting a mustache.
USC head football coach Joe Morrison, j
new 'stache and all, will be on hand at
Williams-Bricc Stadium at 7 p.m. to oversee
the team wrap-up their spring drills.
The 47-year-old coach, who guided the
Gameeocks to a 10-2 season in 1984 with vie- |B A
torics over Georgia, Florida State, Notre pFJ
Dame and Clemson, said, he considered his
recent battle with Mocked arteries as another
big win ? but nothing that would change his
outlook on things. ^
"MY IlKAI/TH is fine, as far as 1 know," j &? ,*:V
he said at Wednesday's press conference. r - " _
"I'll tell you, it was a humbling experience. [
"I'm just happy to be here."
Morrison outlined the events which led to
his admission into Providence Hospital last ??????
week. He had been in Barnwell to speak at a angioplasty p
Boy Scout fundraising dinner Tuesday blockage,
night. On the plane ride home, he said lie felt Morrison s;
a pressure in his chcst ? no pain. on TV as doeti
He said he fell "pretty doggone good" ded, "I didn't
Wednesday, but by Thursday, the pain had was interestini
"snuck up on me." That day at Williams- "I felt no p
Brice Stadium, Morrison noticed his arms Released fr
began to hurt. returned to pi
HK WENT to the doctor for tests and was
later admitted to the hospital that day. On MORRISO
Friday, doctors performed a coronary lo change his
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tonight in P.E. Center
From Staff Reports
The Intramural Recreational Sports Office, in conjunction
with the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Columbia, sponsors the
second annual Sportsnighter tonight in the Blatt P.E. Center,
from 6:30 p.m. to midnight.
Sports tournaments, contests, refreshments and tree movies
will be featured in rooms 110 and 111 throughout the night. At
7 p.m., the film "Go For It" will be shown; at 9 p.m. it's
"Black Magic," a highlight film of USC's 1984 football
season; and at 10, the movie "Trading Places" with Eddie
Murphy will be presented.
In addition, representatives from several intramural sport
clubs will be on hand to present demonstrations and answer
questions about their organizations.
Tournament competition will be held in one-on-one, co-rec
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co-rcc volleyball and singles table tennis.
Contests will include free throws, frisbee accuracy and hotshot
basketball.
T-shirts will be awarded to individuals or teams who win in
their respective events, as well as to the first three participants
in each sport demonstration.
Throughout the night, free cokes will be provided at two
sites in the P.E. Center.
Tht? Snorisniohter is mien to all IJSC" students, faeultv. staff
and their spouses. Admission is free, unless one wants to rent
a locker and towel for 25C.
The night begins with tours of the P.E. Center grounds at
6:30. At 7 p.m., one-on-one, co-rcc indoor soccer, singles
table tennis and the Mountaineer and White-Water Club
demonstration will begin. No pre-registration is required.
To enter tournaments, participants report to the area at
listed time. There will be a l()-minule sign up period for the
tournaments.
Intramural points will be awarded for Sportsnighter participation.
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1 Gym 306 ' Gym 300 Gym 307 t ' Gym 308
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USC's L.ady Gamecock softball
team improved iis record to 15-5-3
yesterday with a two-game sweep over
[-.astern Illinois.
Carolina capitalized on seven errors
by the Lady Panthers to take the first
game, 5-0, before winning the second,
4-1.
In the first game, USC pitcher Gretchen
Koenig picked up the win, striking
out the first five batters she faced,
and seven overall.
USC STARTED the scoring when
Sonya Smith drew a walk and eventually
came home on a throwing error
over third base.
USC" scored twice in the third inning.
Karen Rosilli singled to right,
moved to second on a sacrifice by
Smith and scored on Shirley Burton's
single. Cindy l ong then singled, and
Burton scored on yet another L-astern
Illinois throwing error.
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s an avid golfer, he asked if he could again
to play. The doctor told him he pro- palac
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do just what the doctor ordered. State
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ckeyes play again tonight at 7:30 at Sarge Fi
m GUUGGn*: tin
In the fourth, Dena Sikole walked
and Robin Baxter reached lirst base on
a throwing error by the l ady Panthers'
pitcher, Shelly Eiddington.
Baxter then stole second and Sikolt*
scored on another error. Rossilli then
got aboard on a fielder's choice, Smith
walked and Diemer sintdtvl (o load the
bases, burton was given a free pass,
forcing in Rossilli to score the Lady
Gamecocks' final run.
use THREATENED to score once
more in the sixth inning, when Shannon
Gregg reached third base on an
Eastern Illinois miscue.
Rossilli got on first on a catcher's error
and Smith walked to load the
oases, uui ^ancnciu, oatting tor
Diemer and Dawn DeRose both hit into
fielder's choice situations, l ong
then Hew out to right field to end the
inning.
In the second game, USC tell behind
in the second inning when Eastern II
felines
ng new ? he's grown one before, about
years ago.
r HIS press conference Wednesday,
ison talked about his team's outlook for
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think we've had a good spring prac'
he said. "Going into spring drills, we
concerned with our offensive line."
e Ciamccocks will be looking to replace
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.eason s senior-uomin?tii'ii inn-, nu u>
nsus All-America guard Del Wilkes,
urison citcd senior center Leonard Burs
the "anchor" of the new line. The 6-4,
tound athlete joined USC in 1982. alter
ding Northwest Mississippi Junior
ge.
? FOR the rest of the team's outlook,
ison told reporters, "I think we've
r progress in some problem areas. We've
cived as spring went on, and hopefully
in do work in the fall to open up where
ant to be.
Ve've made a lot of progress, but we still
a lony way to go to get where we want
fore we open up that first ballgame."
rolina opens its schedule Aug. 31
st The Citadel, followed by Aphian
State and Michigan. Other home
s during the season include Duke, N.C. ^
Navy and Clemson, while the " I
See "Morrison," page 11.
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JOSEPH GARNETT I The Gamecock
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linois' Sara L.archer scored off a single
by Hrenda Jackson. I ho 1 adv
Gamecocks tied the score in the third,
as Smith came home on a double by
Long.
Carolina scored three more runs in ,
the fifth when Burton singled and T.'
scored on another single by DeCruz.
Long and DeCruz both scored off a
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COMING ON IN RELIEF, pitcher
Darlene Lowery went five innings and
picked up the win, her eleventh of the
season against four losses and a tic.
The Lady Gamecocks travel to East
Carolina tomorrow for a
doublehcader, and then on to North
Carolina Sunday for another twogame
contest.
Returning home Tuesday, USC 0 )
takes on Adelphi lor two days of double
matchups, and then plavs host to
its own South Carolina Invitational
April 5-6.