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Page 10 ? April 19, 1985 Sports THE GAMECOCK * > Victory over i IOTP?, ' Q MARTY HYERS/Tho Game (JSC's Riley Polk rounds third in attempt to score Wednesd during the Gamecocks' 3-1 victory over the Georgia Bulldo) USC travels to Louisville tomorrow for a three-game series, a than to Virginia Tech next week. II uracKaown NCAA stiffens p By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? In what one of- Tlfllfl ficial describes as "the athletic equivalent of UIG the death penalty," the NCAA Council has | approved a pian 10 close aown lor up 10 iwo UCIOI years any athletic program that repeatedly violates major rules. By Assoi "In some cases ... it is the difference bet- ~ . ween sending someone to jail or sending him voted' to the gas chamber," said one observer who C,, U asked not to be identified. . "year" linn Oi The council concludcd three days of meetings Wednesday by giving unanimous games, endorsement to a series of measures drawn ^ ?,c 1 I3VCI up by the newly created NCAA Presidential have Commission. The measures, which would ... identify "major" and "secondary" viola- in j . ? ac cr Februar tinnQ ann oive thp N( AA enforcement staff far-reaching new powers, will be voted on at a special convention of NCAA schools cooperau scheduled for June 20-21 in New Orleans. recruiting school's ' IF APPROVED, violations that in the past "We s< resulted in private reprimands could cause lege pres schools to lose scholarships and players to <lone imr lose eligibility. Violations thai have tradi- tegrity in tionally drawn strong penalties could result Thepr in schools not being able to recruit, give of resear scholarships or even schedule games for as by the re long as two years. "I believe the membership is going to ap- BILL I prove the entire package," said NCAA Presi- tor in el rtpnt lack Davis Jo The Associated Press in violation an interview Wednesday. The commission, tern of w hoping to increase pressure on schools to a clear CHAMPS holds tenn tomorrow at PE Cen From Staff Reports Tom ^ A tennis marathon featuring USC's . coach, is mascot Cocky and Clemson's Tiger, plus at yvhich top-ranked Gamecock tennis-players, is break thi tomorrow at the Sol Blatt Physical Hduca- t play set i tion Center courts. . I CHAMPS, Columbia Mall's Annual I went; Marathon for Public Service, is y benefit for iaculty the S.C.. Special Olympics sponsoreu uy Muutms USC, Coca-Cola, Budweiscr, the U.S. Ten- nities an< nis Association and several Columbia on indivi businesses. last year, participants raised In add $2,500. be cojlec Georgia bri I Gamecocks ta Bv Tracv Mixson Despite a 3-1 victory over Georgia Wednesday night, USC baseball coach June Raines is still concerned about his ball club. Why? Because tomorrow, the recently slumping Gamecocks begin a six-game schedule on the road, where USC has lost 12 of 17 contests this season. On top of that, the games are Qoaincl Mi>lrn fnee I nnicviltp nn(l I Virginia Tccli, Carolina's final two confcrcncc opponents before the Metro Tournament May 9-12. "IT COULD BE a long trip," Raines said, recalling the Gamecocks' recent problems. "A slump effects everybody, from the pitching on down. We didn't expect to be in this ^ bad of a situation, but if we can get the Hni n/n cKrtii \A Ha n/nll '' pi pilVillll5, WV OHV/UIVI UV rr via. Louisville has also had its problems tfA this season, posting a 1-6 Metro record. The Cardinals arc led by Bo K* Cleveland, who is batting .400 after 29 :E\ games, and Curtis Watson, who leads the conference in stolen bases. ock Ranked 23rd in the nation by Collegiate Baseball and 22nd by Baseball American Top 25, Virginia Tech leads i*- the Metro's Northern Division with an "d 8-3 record, just ahead of the 8-4 fiamcrnrk* pnalt'ms I ine's vote ends 9H cetball program \rf] ciated Press [ , c's board of administrators has | nanimously to end the school's I old basketball program. The aca- \\ ^ ^ ns from charges involving fixed drugs and illegal payments to 'V-?p rs and other students are alleged been involed in a point-shaving g scheme to rig two games last f : with the stepped-up war on f . ; scandals, has specified that every vote will be made public. mse a feeling of urgency among col- jjk idents (hat something needs to be m A . nediately to address the issue of incol lege athletics," said Davis. oposals, the result of several months H ch and meetings, were not prompted j. cent basketball scandals at Tulane. | HUNT, The assistant executive direeliargc of enforcement, said major s are those that show a-repeated pat- [ willful wrongdoing and give a school -J competitive advantage. ' is marathon iter courts km icMahon, a USC assistant baseball pP 1 hnnnrarv rhnirmnn r?f lh(> frpp event *? , ? i two participants will attempt to e.record of 35 hours of continuous in l984- Lool y participants from USC, including Susa members, Carolina athletes and chamoi rrnresentinc residence halls, frater- .. . ... J sororities will collect pledges based tl'd dual paricipation. > cond s ition, donations from the public will respec ted netore anci alter me e/cni. I saks USC ike on Metro i The Hokies have strong power at the plate, led by Billy Plant and George Canale. Plant's 19 home runs and 63 runs batted in lead the Metro, while his .403 average is good enough for third place. Canale has hit 16 homers and 50 L> 111 Raines will start a pair of freshman pitchers against the Cardinals tomorrow. Scott Baily, a lefthander, will take the mound for the first game. Another southpaw, Clint Sawyer, will get the call in the second. RAINKS SAID he'll start the Gamecocks' ace, Mike Cook, in Sunday's contest. Against the Bulldogs on Wednesday the junior right-hander went the distance for the sixth time this season. He allowed six hits, struck out seven and raised his record to 10-1. "Any time Mike Cook pitches, you know you're going to get a great performance," Raines said after the game. "Pitching is the name of the game, and Mike has come through for us all season long." Cook stands in fourth place among Metro leaders with HI innincs nitchcd and a 1.7 earned run average. "At the beginning of the year I set a goal to get 10 wins," he said. "Now that I've done it, it feels great." DESPITE HIS personal accomplishments, Cook said he's more" sis V" ,' '* % gB j^|y; .. ttr V , : / "/ ' . BBf f - - _ " k i tl: . *'* -.'.? ' . . I ^_^._ King ior iwo n Rawls of Alpha Delta Pi prepares to shoo tonships April 9. The Baptist Student Union't \ in the women's A Division. Omeaa Psi Phi t traight year, while Saga Kings and the Pes lively. In the Co Rec Division, the '69ers pre slump opponents concerned with the team's performance in the coming week. "We have six big conference games * coming up," he said, "but if we can -r ^?n Win TOUT Olll Ol MA, \VV II ut uu|j|jy. We're having a few problems, but if we can get some runs like we did (against Georgia), I think we'll be all right." In Wednesday's game, the Bulldogs broke a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth inning when first baseman Marty Drown im a iiunie inn wvci mc iigiu field fence for Georgia's lone run. The Gamecocks came back in the . seventh with a leadoff homer by / Charlie Aldrich. In the eighth, Dave Hollins led off and reached second on a two-base throwing error. Two outs later, Hollins scorcd on a line drive up the middle by Rob Rinehart, who then came home for USC's final score on a Joe Datin Rouble. GEORGIA ATTEMPTED a twoout rally in the ninth inning on a pair of singles by Kerry St. Clair and Pete Freeman, but Darren Howard's pop i?r\ tr* cnrnnH hncr? nr\t\nf\ thi? oamp In give USC the 3-1 victory. With the win, the Gamecocks raised their record to 30-16. The Bulldogs fell to 23-17. The Gamecocks return home April 26 for a three-game home stand against Clemson. E^EjI gat ? w\ I MARION BULljThe Gamecock t in Ihe women's B Oivisioni intramural i Hallelujah Hoopsters won the game, as ook the men's A Division title for the sb ^ itlars won the men's B and C Divisions vailed as champions.