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By Tom Gatto
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When the good I.ord said, "Let there be light," He did not
mean banks of 2,(MX)-watt bulbs held up by metal poles. No,
He meant sunshine, the stuff that makes your skin red and
^ your grass green.
P It's also the stuff that crcatcs the perfect backdrop for our
national pastime, baseball.
Unfortunately, the only place you can find this backdrop on
the major league level is at the old ballpark on Addison and
Clark streets, Wrigley Field, in Chicago.
WE IJSKI) to get a lot of afternoon games, where you could
enjoy the day, especially on weekends, and cheer your teams
on. Fans loved that idea, but nowadays night baseball has
taken over and, sadly, continues to gain strength.
The major leagues even play night games on Sundays now,
and they scctn unfeeling toward the fans' outcry for a return
to better days.
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w My now, you probably have gathered thai I'm a baseball
purist; I admit it, and I'm not worried about it. I feel strongly
that the decision to keep lights out of Wrigley was a positive
measure.
lor years, people in C hicago have patterned their summer
lives around day baseball at Wrigley. To alter that pattern
would be disruptive and unfair. Fans deserve better treatment
than they've been getting from the commissioner's office,
which is pushing for lights in Wrigley, and the cold, unfeeling
television networks, which also want lights to squeeze out
more money in case the Cubs make post-season play
PUT TIIOSK TWO factions together, and you can see that
the sun is setting fast on the novel and traditionally enjoyable
^ aspect of the sport.
It's a shame to think that if the Cubs do win the National
l.caguc hast Division again, they'll be forced to move their
home playoff games lo another stadium. Again the fans arc
dumped on, since they are deprived a chance to fulfill a dream
they've had the past 40 years ? a chance to see their players
becomi champions.
Although it's said you can't fight City Mall, some also say
the customer (in this case, the fan) is always right ~ keep him
happy, and he'll keep coming back. If baseball continues to
make him unhappy, though, there may not be many folks goinu
to the old ballnark on Addison and Clark anymore.
Tom Gat to is a sporlswriier for The Gamecock.
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From Staff Reports
USC's softball team split a
double-header yesterday with Adelphi,
losing the first game 10 in extra inninns
before takinit the second 2-1.
The l.ady Gamecocks are now
20-7-3 for the year, while Adelphi
drops to 2-2.
Both teams were deadlocked with no
score after the regulation seven innings,
sending the first game into extra
frames. Under international ticbrcak
ing rules, the last batter of the previous
inning was placcd on sccond base.
IN THK NINTH inning. Adelphi's
Loren Peterson was put on second, but
was tauued nut hv a throw to Dena
Sikoli from Robin Baxter. Kris Peterson
then advanced to second on a cri
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Gamecocks also won 8-1 (}lc Sp(
yesterday, downing Furman victory,
in Greenville.
The men's squad, now 18 4 Ills
and ranked 12th In tho na accural,
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ror. Aflcr a fielder's choice and a walk
to load the bases, Adclphi's Kris Peterson
scored on a sacrifice fly to right
field by Mary Wallace.
Kris Peterson took the win, while
USC's Darlcnc l.owcry lost, dropping
her rccord to 13-5-1.
In the second game, USC took the
decisive lead in the fifth inning when
Shirley Burton doubled to score Sonya
Smith from sccond base. Smith led off
with a single to center, moved to second
on a sacrifice by Shannon Gregg
and came home on Burton's shot to
deep left field.
Earlier, the I.ady Gamecocks scored
in the first inning when Burton came
home off a single by Sikoli.
ADKLPIII TRIKI) to come back in
the sixth, as Wallace brought home
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INCiTON, Ky. ? Far from owning a N \
the history books, Georgetown and . h
liwing arc mere footnotes to n I
/a's place in the NCAA's record || ?
ioyas were all but conceded a second V'|
live national championship before ;*?
ketball tournament began ? even
the basketball season began ? and I t
riainly before Monday night's final i
Villanova began. p j
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Massimino, the Wildcats' animated |]
liad said before they pulled off one of
>rt's greatest upsets with a 66-64 ||
I'RF.DIC."! ION wasn't far off. More pj ,
irly, his playcis weren't.
hit 7H.6 Dciicnl of their shots from " i
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ic second half ? to surpass both the (f| !
onship-Kame record of 67.4 percent |s
o State in 1960 and the tournament jp '
of 75 percent by Northeastern in the
I round a year ago. Je
Hoyas were supposed to become the a
m since the 1973 UCLA Bruins to win O
itive titles. They were supposed to
CLA, Oklahoma A&M, Kentucky,
rancisco and Cincinnati as repeat R'
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ly of l ew Alcindor, Bill Walton,
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e lady Gamecock Softball team ?plit a
ubleheader
Kris Peterson, who led off with a
double.
USC's Grctchcn Kocnig picked up
(he win to improve her rceord to 6-2-2.
l.owcry camc in for the save after six
and a third innings. The sophomore
struck out three of the five batters she
faced.
Adclphi pitchcr Julie Holduc took
the loss, dropping to 1-1 on the season.
Both teams play again today at 2:30
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South Carolina Invitational. Light
teams will compctc in the tournament,
including South Region leader Nicholls
State and second-place Louisianna
Tech.
Other schools participating include
Western Illinois, Florida State, George
Mason and Georgia State.
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town, 66-64
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:rry Lucas, Alex Groza and Bob Kurlantf as
multiple winner of the tournament's
utstanding Player Award.
IT ALI. came crashing to ihe court in
iipp Arena. Ewing alone missed as many
ots as the entire Villanova team, getting his
\ points on 7-of-13 from the field.
Sm "MCAA," pap 14.
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