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* | THE GAMECOCK Sports June 26, 1985 ? Page 7 use I From1 Staff Roperts Whether on the field sophomore Jim Ellerbec rln addition to the gar defense, he can now be s i i USC strong safetyti oversees drill procedu . NBA b Qnnrc upui c By Gregg Lasky Sports editor Former USC ccnter "real pleased" being tl Spurs' second-round player selected overall i tional Basketball Asso< "I really expected ti late in the second roun wtm w11y in uiv. iuuiiu The 7-foot-2, 245-pc the third player chose I * round and is among players chosen by San draft. "I'm really happy San Antonio. It's 01 nlar?#?c V rnnlH haup on Drittain said he sho contract with the Spur; two weeks. "I talked to Coach simmons on the day think players must get 4 him ? he seems tc sonable," Brittain sai< He will go to the Spi July 20 for eight days other draftees and free win a spot on the NB/ ! m ' i : { V LMor . i n player ir of battle or on the gridiron, US loves the challenge. net helmet he wears for the Fire Ai een wearing a drill sergeant hat durir mH| Jr /l v jUju '^--BB H irned drill sergeant Jim Ellerfc res recently in Albemarle, N.C. iound ; choose Bri SM Mik?? Rrittain is ne of the best ne," he said. will then cho< uld sign his pro and ask then 5 within the next camp in Auf that point ha 1 (Cotton) Fitz- Brittain hope of the draft. I "1 know tl along well with to be a big cl ) be very per- Brittain said 1 came. I ilist ' irs* rookie camp the best shap , along with the Brittain c : agents trying to heavily with \ i club. The team rougher, fast k vckafelki ^ Wed. & Thurs. )^^Fri., June 21 ^ Sat., June 2 i. - Jazz Tues. - Blue; Wed. fttt* ^4* ** i select q his weekend Army Reserve Ellerbee, a strong safety a walk-on last year, has be ig the 1985 Army Reserve dri The course is a one-year and two weeks of annual tr two-week stint at the top candidates. v "I liked the idea of teach others," BflCTtx* said. "In wanted to be a part of tha A four-year veteran, 1 Germany. Ellerbee's first cxperienc L cadre member was last sun "And wouldn't you kne F was my old basic training c ft Though the original drill ttj no longer there, Ellcrbee : | Fort Jackson. This summ I and badge, and next summ skills at Fort Benning, Ga I "Being a arm sergcani petitive," he said. EUcrbee, who \s majorin ed in the ROTC program, an Army officer. USC,'ranked as high a; polls, open preseason camj: the 1985-86 season at W Citadel August z/, tncn weekend before taking a v I6? They return to the gridii Michigan. - - nam in sec ?i#i?^, i "i illiiipiiffe, tO mmm 'M ?]|H >. ' % " JQP1HK 1 th >; ^ A" cc - ; HH "r . ' .:;.:r'y' , ir kJfefe'.be jsc the three or four best th i to attend the veterans' G 5ust. The 12 selected at ti< ve made the final roster. Bi s to be one of them. re lat the pro game is going H jange from college ball," gi . it s a mucn iasier want to go down there in Bi e that I can." o^ ontinues to work out th veights to be ready for the er-paced style of play in in / / ROCK-NA I ; 2112 DEV Cc ^ r-%*_ i _ _ 3 rtipeie nee 9 The KILL s with The Upsetters - Pitcher Specials group drills. who made USC's football team as :en named the honor graduate for II sergeant school. program, including weekend drills aining. Ellerbec just completed the of his class of 46 drill sergeant ing and sharing my knowledge with itial entry training is important ? I t." Ellerbee most recently served in :e working with basic training as a nmer. ;w iif uit uim wv ?v,n. no.iigiivu i\j ompany at Fort Jackson," he said, sergeants from four years ago were said he still enjoyed being back at er he earned his drill sergeant hat er he will be using his newly learned is a lot like football ? very com g ill v.it;v?ii icai tii^iuv.v.1 ? > wiiiunbut is still contemplating a career as ? number three in some preseason ) on August 5. The Gamecocks start illiams-Rricc Stadium aeainst the Appalachian State the following veek off. ron two weeks later at home versus :ond round 'm really happy about going i San Antonio/' Former USC Center Mike Brittain e NBA. He may be used either at nter or power forward by the Spurs. "The Spurs haven't told me their ext plans for me," Brittain said, rhey just want to work with me. I've en nlnvino with snmp f?nr onvs h<*re stay in shape." The Gamecocks' inconsistency roughout the 1984-85 season cost cm any real success in the Metro onference or in receiving consideraDn for a post-season tournament bid. rittain averaged 10.4 points and 7.3 bounds per game in his senior year, is career totals were 7.0 points per >me and 4.6 rebounds per game. "It was a real up-and-down year," rittain said. I was not pleased /erall with either my performance or le team's performance." USC finished the season 14-13, 6-8 i the Metro. ROLL'S ADDRESS 3 INE ST. 252 ROCK i I ill for Band 252-ROCK 1 li A J !l oraing Mrusis , ER WHALES! 1 & Frank Smoak j Players, owners to make summc Pep Talk? By Gregg Lasky? .1 As the major-league bascbal point and the July 16 all-star ga players' strike. /\nu 11 s ume ior us ians 10 j What wc have here is one of history. Greedy owners who cor ing outrageous salaries to med and greedy players who make fa worth have put major-leagiu depression. Once again they arc arguing It makes me sick to hear pla money the owners earn from tc the players feel that money ma should go toward a compensai ballplayers. Minor leaguers ma few benefits, they say. ' I" Ji n nlnmrc onnrtir fn Kia r*r\ i iiv. jv.i o aj/pvai iu uv cvj minor-league players, but they the coin too. Teams are losing But players claim the owner; their own making. They shot huge salaries 10 years ago wl players say. I smell a rat. Of course the owners offerc players to their teams; that's a ring true when the players say after they signed their multimil accusing the owners of spen players' salaries? You see, 18 out of 26 major I in 1983, according to the Co Ynrl That ic fact cn the nv logical first step for the owners \ But the players won't hear o The average salary among n i season was $329,408. Essentially, the players hi Donald Fehr, the head of the P that by exercising their solidari actually nln major-league ba owners what to do, and shoi every one of their wants, they s coercion at its very best. It wor again. What would the players and up at their games? But, of course, that is un struck in 1981, 1 was glued to i game. Should they strike agair I As*. cima f Kinn a oQin uu inv; ouiiiv, iniiig u^uin It just seems tragic that a ga . than 100 years and caught the pie has in the past 10 years b disaster not once, but twice. The greedy players and owi i baseball with only their owi heart. And 1 tlyftk it stinks. I LINE HAWAII JAN ! ORIG JAMS SURFSHC f' ,/ssr * I Em k SL'NDEK ! | HANG TEN f] i mm ; IWrSiss :: EysjBygij i mMBB fer ^ / \ threaten ;r long, hot ! season draws to its nii'dimc, so docs the threat of a ;et mad. j the ugliest scenes in sports nplicated baseball by offerinrrp nlavprc 10 vp^rc non ir too much money for their : baseball in a state of * about money. ycrs complaining about the levision contracts. You see. de from television revenues tion fund for minor-league kc little money and receive incerned with the plight of should sec the other side of money. financial problems are of ildn't have offered players len free-agen<^ began, the :d too much money to lure ccepted fact. It just doesn't :? uM J: J * 1 :? ?:i it. wny uiu nicy wan uiuu lion dollar contracts to start ding too much money on league franchises lost money mmisioner's office in New vners must deal with it. A ; is to ask for a salary cap ? f it. lajor leaguers for the 1984 ave been brainwashed by layers' Union, into believing ity as a huge group they can iseball. They can tell their * ild the owners fail to obey limply threaten to strike. It's ked in 1981, and it will work owners do if no one showed realistic. When the players my television set for the first 1 this year, I would probably me that has existed for more imagination of so many peoeen brought to the brink of lers are ruining the game of n, self-centered interests at I < IS HAWAIIAN SHIRTS I INAL I AND I IRTS BY: I r r JBBP M *