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Sports Friday, September 13, 1985 wS 7 THE GAMECOCK 0 Brits call it fo< we call it grea A funny thing happened to me o USC. I spent four years in the Air The service was a great experie good bit of Europe and fell in lov 273,000 Italian girls. And in England, in the winter o: my first soccer game. Tickets for the England-Hungar easy to come by because England eliminated from the 1982 World C the following summer in Spain. Early-round losses meant that E lay in the outcome of other mat Group IV. The upcoming match \ was thought to be meaningless and tie interest among the fans. Only : P had been sold. Then Switzerland came th England's miracle by traveling to I beating Romania by a score of 2-1 That gave England an opportu mine its own fate. A win against th suddenly meant a trip to the World to the match suddenly became h Wembley sold out within days. Paul Mariner of Ipswich Tow England with the match's only sc and I joined the 100,000 supporter Wembley and celebrated the goal scored it ourselves. The vast terrac< thunderous, colorful explosion of i ing and flag-waving. Wembley swa dercd as a man-made earthquat rafters. A soccer fan was born. Previ trips to Stratford-upon-Avon ai quickly replaced by First Divisic places such as Wolverhampton an When in London, I forsook t Leicester Square in favor of the football grounds of the great Loni What I found most appealing i ?h?* roncnn fr\r its ivnrlHu/IH(> r HIV I VMUVII I ??? ff VIIMf?lMV p beautiful simplicity of the sport. Boiled down, there's nothing r putting the ball in the other guy handling it. Offside is the only ta the penalties (tripping, pushing, d etc.) are fairly obvious. A person first match with no previous kn< game and still understand virtual take place on the field. So what is the significance of first let me concede that basebal always be my favorite sport. Goo me to my first professional game Lou Brock stole a base and Ritch ed a baseball out of old Connie that night, and I've been a de since. The interesting thing is that sot into my life at this relatively late the same interest and evoke the si sports I've played and followed i The good news is that you can I fan without having to experience joining the military. The Carolina's home ground ? is on just down the hill from Bates an Coaches Mark Berson and Tr< combined some talented Europe! a bumper crop of homegrown pi squad that plays some really bea From end to end they look lik In goal is Warren Lipka, a pro continues the Carolina traditi< goalkeeping. forming a lormiaaoie acien 0 Lipka are Baltzegar, Dave G Hreinsson and Jim Sonefeld. 1 packed with a tough lot of hardi Hency, Keith Leeper Danny Rat Witt. Up front, Doug Allison, Ar ' and Ragnar Thorarinsson give Anglo-Icelandic accent and a c touch. Scott Cook, Scott Brown? gins give the front line remarkab Looking ahead, a great cro should assure that Carolina soc< stuff for years to come. - ' ? Tony Thompson Is a staff 0 Gamecock. ..... V II I . I * . , i 1 ? 1 |?REALITY S t Did you know that S.C. 's \e across the Blossom St Bri< 1: I SILVflt comics a I New & Used Scence Flctl< Areas's Largest Selection oi ^ j? New Comics Arrive Every f ! ; > v /'"!?: *v fy rough with Bucharest and nity to deter:(U"UnSr!anS USC's Danny Ratcliff i I Cup. Tickets tot items and :or*?A friend MOUIltS s that jammed ss erupted in a VdltlSblf singing, cheeryed and shud- gy GREGG IASKV ce rattled the Sporti editor As Appalachian ously planned field on the way id Bath were room at Williams-E ,n matches at ing to usc 20.13 d Aston Villa. taineer fans yelled he theatres of didate Dino Hacke neighborhood flashing him a thui xmutSip "own Five minutes late " " in theJocker rdoni, about soccer is an(j SWeating profi mniilflritv .,, ^ J wK-- team niuicu ui nonetheless disapp< nore to it than "Everybody bt 's net without thought we had n ctical rule, and said an exhausted langerous play, seen an Appalachia can attend his Up as we were this awledge of the The Mountaineet lly all that will umbia to face Gamecocks, and e^ all this? Well, them to dismantle j 1 will probably Vor they did The C id oF Dad took But as USC lea i when I was 7. only came to Colut ie Allen knock- they came to win. Mack Stadium At last Monday' voted fan ever palachian State hei said he felt the i/>ar li- - ^ *' >wi wuiu vvinv awesome iooic stage and spark Apps could have a ame passions as oniy if his backf ill my life. point, stayed healt become a soccer Appalachian Sta 5 the trauma of t0 m0ve the ball Graveyard ? Fullback John Set Whaley Street, ground attack w d Bates West. ;vor Adair have ? an imports with UjllllPQ layers to form a IIQIIIUO utiful soccer. e thls: By KENNEY DAVIS iven winner who Stiff writtr on of superior Take away two bined for half th olus three startina sc tn rront or ;. 1fV> ?i?? above .300, and n ' M ^ would normally rhe midfieldII desjrab|e h \ ru "s'ik',B'n But when Vouc cliff and Glenn baseba|| tea > ea, College World Se nl Arnthorsson <"tire Infield and the attack an .l0 ,?r !P?/e, J"?' leadly finishing ,,n ' a" 'hat b*dtnd Danny Gog- -So wh1e" c?' ile depth. Gamecock baseb, _ ^ c t? practice Monday u ui iicanuiau ' :er will be great the team hardly? of of AU'America ? a 16-game win . .j. junior who signed writer for The Angels organizati pitcher Olenn Jen Keith Killian, See TOPS HERE!?! trgest fantasy shoppe Is right dge from U.S.C.? CITY PAPERBACKS on & Gaming Supplies ? The f Quality Comic BacKstock ? :rlday. tDr. ? 791-4021 ^MM ^^?WjP^?il|^|-. RAY GRONBERG/Ttw Gwtwcocl collides with UNCC's goalkeeper in Wednesday's lineers teach Ga i lesson in detei palachian State r offcnse against ti State was leaving the After the game ito the visitors' locker not let everyone i Jrice Stadium after los- "I thought we 1 , one of many Moun- let on," Woods s I to All-America can- hard for them (I tt, "great game Dino," game like The Ci nbs-up sign. But when askei r, Hackett sat on a chair- - his team, Woods clu?W^t%SfCoke' usely as the rest of the "We're just goin ound, excited but Western Kentuck Dinted by the loss. Hackett agree< it Appalachian State "I'm disappoii o chance of winning," else is disappoint Hackett. "I've never "I hooe it's not in State team as pumped Appalachian game." Payton said the s had slipped into Col- came in with a p the heavily favored "We drilled or /ery USC fan expectcd ticed them all we \SU with the same fer- was surprised w itadel. time." rned, the Mounties not Payton said t! nbia to play the game ? stay in the game "We knew rij 's press conference, Ap- drive," he said, ad coach Sparky Woods 59-yard scoring c Gamecocks were an on their first pos >all team and that the We knew we coi cnance to move the Dau "we came kt ield, his team's strong lose," he said, hy. hearts out. Thi ite not only had a chance (USC) to win ? ? they did move it. "It was a d tie led the Mountaineer said. "We let it ith 193 yards as Ap- was a lesson to enthusiastic al Rhinenart. "Fall practice is a pitchers who com- get ready for sprint tc team's victories, 'r' i ne icam returns n outfielders who hit including Joe Datin I a baseball team our offensive record have less than "The key this year >r the next season. though. We lost Mi :onsider that USC's early, and he will be ned a berth in the out and recruited s tries and returns its headed by Rodney F five players who hit from Spartanburg P ; runs, the outlook College. We expect I one." ach June Raines' Other signees ar all team began fall transfer John What! at Sarge Frye Field, Wayne Lewis, Pet* toticed the absences Menhart and Mark i pitcher Mike Cook In addition to th ner last season as a five pitchers return I wiih the California squad. The only sei ion this summer ? Casey Reed, will be kins and outfielders Steve Boley and s< ttt Mackie and Rob Currie, Clint Sa> I I.. I... . . I. . . . ? Dorm Refrigerator ?700 per* 10% di Delivery, pick up and 5 cubic ft, < Kenny's Auto Aulo Supplier ?nd Ac< 700 Saluda in 5 Points It??ammm? ??mmmm . . i , , ? < i Second-ha the Gamei By TONY THOMPSON Staff writer Before this week's soccer ma UNC-Charlotte, USC team capt Lipka expressed some misgiv traveling to Charlotte to play tl their field. "They always give us a hai there," he said. i?.. i : ?1.~ wii tuutauay, 9 luiiiu accurate prophecy when the Gan to battle back with three second-1 secure a 3-2 victory. Scott Cook, a sophomore trans University of Connecticut, nc Carolina's first goal after UNCC 2-0 early in the second half. "I was making a run to the we the ball was popping around like Cook said. "Fortunately, it pop me. The keeper was out of positi< just headed it in." UNCC went to 2-0 when they v, a penalty kick on a call for hai h*?oH paipK Mrjrl/ DafCAn r?rkl\*A i IIVMY* VVUV1I ITIill l\ UCI JUII vauvu I i point of the match. "When they got that penalty, to wake us up. I think that gave ' of urgency that we needed to go < game with," he said. Forward Danny Ratcliff tied tl | minutes after Cook's goal wh received the second penaltly kick t on a 49er pushing foul. The score remained tied at 2-1 scored the winner with three mi the match. mecocks n rmination * acked up 324 yards total te Gamecocks. , Woods admitted he had in on his true feelings. had a better chance than I 4 aid. "I knew it had to be JSC) to be ready after a tadel." _ d what the game meant to was matter-of-fact. WO-r," Woods safd. ' j g to have to get ready for ^ jf ;y next week." tega i with his coach. y nited, and I hope everyone ed with the loss/' he said, a letdown." > State quarterback Todd team practiced hard and iositive attitude. i offensive plays, we prac- * 4 ek long," Fayton said. "I ^ e took it downfield every j|jggg lie Apps knew they could |||j early in the contest. ght after the first scoring referring to the eight-play, BSEB irive the Apps put together session, "it set the tempo. 1 ; jld run right at them." ; lowing we had nothing to | "We came to play our e pressure was on them and win big." isappointing loss," Settle slip out of our hands. It The M us." and here )out team as Bailey. Reed v good chance to bounce back 1 5," Raines said. junior season, he whole infield, ped from 8-3 ir , who broke all "I had a disi s last year. year, but I end will be pitching, with some goc ike Cook a year playoffs," Ret missed. We went last two appei ?...< nW/tl*?rr . I,. I'll ?... ?. IA uwvy fjuviivia, infill, i II iiy iv lichie, a transfer things right Methodist Junior hopefully thinj him to be a good for me this yea The young p e junior college bolstered by th ley and freshmen chers Jeff C er Meade, Dave Lambert. Pyne. "With the r e six newcomers, treat them like from last year's guys," Churcl lior on the staff, baby the pitch< i ininfiH hv ittnirtr thut th?u nan n JVIIIVM W/ IIIUI VIIV/ VHII g jphomorcs Brian keep the ball d vyer and Scott "I expcct to s For Rent mester j scount w/this coupon Sui I tax included iize Mo Supply Frl1 ceworle* 771-4930 | If surge r :ocks pas! itch against "When they c ain Warren , , ,, ings about the second hall ie 49ers on US lip. I think th rd time up urflenCV that V win the game < lent becamc lecoeks had lalf goals to fer from the itted South "I was breakinj had gone up Grenville (Pope) t "The keeper was ak side, and headed down to h : a pinball," a foot race to the ped right to Cook crossed I Dn then, so I fourth goal of t fourth win in as i 'ere awarded Berson express idball. USC Gamecocks' inab t the turning opportunities. "With all thi that seemed Baltzegar was pu us the sense box, we should 1 )n to win the said. Nonetheless, I le game nine wan mc nnai res en Carolina "To come bacl of the match cd, well-coached encouraging," h< I until Cook South Carolin inutes left in stand Sunday ag? at 2 p.m. ^ iP fir* \^8R * ,j9SSSmS!i.. ounties defense spelled trouble for the i for Themes Dendy. i fall practii /ill be counted on to a catcl rom a disappointing leaders when his record drop- to the i 1983 to 2-5 last year. season u/u: appuiiumg scasuii mai win led on a positive note mark >d appearances in the should :d said. "I'll take my offens irances and build on Infi 3 throw strikes and do Lambe fundamentally, and cond I js will turn out better Jeff B ir." Hollin itching staff should be a solid e return of veteran cat- are ca :hurchich and Scott basem In t lew guys, we'll try to Charli they're one of the old return hich said. "I like to Junioi ;rs and make them feel and fr ;et the job done if they additi< lown. Rai be a role model. Being roster Catholic ft St. Thomas Mo 1610 Greene St. iday Masses nday thru Thursday Mass day Mass First Wed. of each month 11.30 - 1 Fr. Edwin Robinson, O.F.M. < allies t UNCC lot that penalty early in f that seemed to wake lat gave us the sense of i/e needed to go on to with." - Mark Berson USC head soccer coach I toward the near post when apped it to me," Cook said. ; standing flat-footed, so I is right. From then on it was goal." he finish line first with his he season to give USC its many games. ed some concern about the ility to capitalize on scoring ose throw-ins that Marty tting in the (UNCC penalty) lave had more scoring," he Jerson said he was happy ult. c like that against a disciplinteam like UNCC was very ? c-airl a opens a six-match home linst Jacksonville. Kickoff is * 1 M" ^ A W V v V ' '; ' *f * ' '*' ^ 4 " r>\. JOSEPH GARNETTfTht Gamacock i Gamecocks throughout the earns ce begins her, you have to show good ;hip, especially now after going : College World Series last le pitching is the big question for the Gamecocks, the team oe sound derenstvely and ivcly. eld holdovers Churchich, srt and Datin, along with se>aseman Riley Polk, shortstop arns and third basemen Dave s and Lewis Jenkins, make for defense. Other infield veterans tcher Mark Nelson and first an Eddie Lendenski. he outfield, part-time starters e Aldrich and Jeff Morris , along with Garrett Carter. college transfer David Smyth eshman Mike Bricker are new 3ns to the outfield. nes has five weeks to fill the , as fall practice ends Oct. 13. Bnter re Center fel. 799-5870 | 11 a.m. ! 8 p.m. 10 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:45 a.m. : Faculty/staff lunch :30 Catholic Campus Minister