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.!ii.ilULUUJiIIIMHIIIW Wednesday, November 20, 1985 9 " " THE nA"rpnfM/ r? ? Dream weekend for snnrts enthiicinctc w|w?. *w viikiiMuiuuiu Anyone at USC who calls himself a sports fan and sits home this weekend should have his head examined. Seven big games in five sports highlight this final weekend of school before Thanksgiving break. 1 USC's women's volleyball team begins an incredible weekend of Gamecock sports as the Lady Gamecocks, 16-16 overall and winners of eight of their last nine, compete in the Metro Conference Championships in Hattiesburg, Miss., Thursday through Saturday. Bonnie Kenny's club, the second seed in the tournament, is looking for their second consecutive Metro title. PriHou ncr?- ?- ---? . .iuu;, a men s ana ioui-ranKcd women's swim teams face second-ranked Florida beginning at 3 p.m. at Sol Blatt Natatorium. USC's women's basketball team has their season opener against South Carolina State at 5 p.m. Friday at Carolina Coliseum. Then, at 7:30 p.m., USC's men's basketball team opens their 1985-86 season against Wisconsin. Saturday, the USC-Clemson football game at Williams-Brice Stadium kicks off at 1:30 p.m. ? as if it needed any more buildup. The revenge factor after USC's last-minute win last season has been well-documented, but developments this past week have given this game an added edge: the winner will play Minnesota in the Independence Bowl. And then there's the incident Saturday when Clemson players embarrassed themselves badly on national television when they attacked a X M 1 I t * maryiand piayer alter the game's final play. CBS-TV cameras filmed the swarm of Tigers as they beat the player on the head with their helmets and were literally kicking him when he was down. Sure, Danny Ford had reason to be upset with the officiating, particularly on the play that allowed Maryland to tie the score at 31 when the 25-second clock had expired. But that's no excuse for the Tigers' antics. After the game, Ford,said that.wbm.qoaches do poorly, they're fired,and.whei>fiofofees;m?ke' > '? mistakes, they should be fired. You're right, Danny. And when teams gang up on one player j to perform a human sacrifice, they should be suspended by the NCAA, or how about letting them play four quarters without helmets. Don't you agree, Danny boy? Expect a bloodbath ? both on the field and in ?UA 1~ me ?iauu!>. On to brighter notes. (JSC's soccer team con- ' tinued their winning ways, moving into the se- 1 cond round of the NCAA playoffs. But the 19-2-1 Gamecocks face a tough hurdle at 2 p.m. 1 Sunday against the 18-2-2 Tigers at Clemson and are looking to avenge a 3-1 loss suffered at Clemson Oct. 13. \ "Our preference is to play at home, but if it turns out that Clemson wins, we'll come out ready to play," said USC assistant coach Trevor 1 Adair after Sunday's win. "We'd like to get 1 Clemson back ? we feel we're just as good a ' team." 1 Head coach Mark Berson agreed, but 1 downplayed the revenge factor. "We'd like to play at home, but if Clemson beats N.C. State, it'd be a nice matchup for soccer in the state of 1 South Carolina." Unfortunately for USC, the game will be 1 piayea at uiemson. The NCAA chooses the site that can accommodate the most fans and make 1 the most money for the organization. But it's still going to be a great game. If you have free time 1 Sunday, make the two-hour trip to Tigertown s and catch what should be a great soccer game. s ( Gregg Lasky is sports editor of The Gamecock. f I tgBBBL nr\M'T yioo M L-/WIN I IVIIOO IF THIS ONE! I ^j?\l [ The Final F KICKOFF I* JS ' JH ; J p[| of the Semester ' ? I N Appearing In Z Friday's J Gamecock! > P w3BtBSBOBB3SUSWXBKPBBM J USC-Clemson From staff and wir? report* The winner of the USC-Clemson football game will go to the Dec. 21 Independence Bowl and play Minnesota according to the bowl's chairman. If the Gamecocks and the Tigers, both 5-5, tie Saturday in Columbia, the Shreveport, La., bowl would look elsewhere for an opponent for Minnesota, said bowl chairman Cecil Lloyd. Lloyd, who is also chairman of the bowl's selection committee, said Monday in a phone interview that bowl officials "feel the teams (Clemson and USC) are better than those disappointments (five losses apiece). South Carolina was ranked (No. 17) before the season. Clemson always has strong football teams." Lloyd, confirming a report Monday in The Greenville News, said the bowl is concerned about inviting teams with a strong football following. Lloyd said both USC and Clemson have indicated an interest in going to the Dec. 21 bowl "as far as the NCAA will allow them to at this point." Bowl invitations will be issued Saturday. The Independence Bowl has been considering 11 teams, but Lloyd confirmed that Minnesota and the two teams from South Carolina appear to be the finalists. "They both have good football traditions, and we just feel we needed a Snnth#?m ?pam ?io?. ~?:? ivuiii iv yiay ageuilM Minnesota," said Lloyd. "Minnesota is 6-4 and they play Iowa. If they beat Iowa we'll look like geniuses." Lloyd said winning records are important in picking bowl teams, but the bowl has "so many extras, people will have a good time anyway. "There will be a lot of 6-5 teams in bowl games," said Lloyd. Ultimate frisbee fir By JOHN BOYETTE Staff writer Intramural playoff games for ultimate frisbee and co-rec softbali will continue this week. The finals of the ultimate frisbee playoffs will be held at 7:30 p.m. today on Field F of the Sol Blatt Physical Education Center. In last night's semifinal games, the Warped Wafters took on Horizontal Business, and SAE squared off against EN. inc cnampionship games of the co-rec softball playoffs will be held Thursday night. In the A division at 9 p.m., Nobility will play EE Patrol. The B division final at 10 p.m. pits Cola Magic against Navy. Entries for the Intramural Wrestling Meet close Redskins' Theisman out for six months By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON ? Joe Theismann, already the senior starting quarterback in the National Football League, could be six months older before he is able to walk again. Still, he should be able to resume his career, the Washington Redskins' physician says. The 36-year-old Theismann sustained a compound fracture of his lower right leg Monday night when he was tackled by New York Giants linebackers Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson and Gary Reasons in the second quarter of a Redskin 23-21 victory. Team physician Dr. Charles Jackson, an orthopedic surgeon, operated on the leg early this morning at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, Va. Jackson said Theismann would remain hospitalized for 10-14 days. He will be olaced in a Full leg cast for at least six weeks, then in a half cast. "Joe is doing very well," Jackson said at about 1:30 a.m. EST after performing the operation. "We :ook away soft tissue from around the bone, washed he wound with many gallons of fluid, put packing n the wound and placed the leg in a long cast. "X-rays showed very good position of the bone, md the prognosis is good," Jackson said. Asked before the operation when Theismann night be able to walk without crutches, the doctor ;aid, "We're talking about six months at least." He laid Theismann would not be able to put any weight >n the leg until he was placed in the half cast, but he ully expects Theismann to be physically capable of jlaying football after the leg heals. . CAMPU! JKL 799 928 s. u PIZZA FACTORY COUPON PIZZ/ PPERONI PIZZA I fisB ERSONAL SIZE I \ M| (limit 1 Por Coupon) Mliy 111 I EAT IN ONLY * 2 T< Expires 11-30-85 ?' Expires 11-30-85 ' * I' mi .tct mri ivVi winner to ear ft# I ^^^B^^^EISHflV^^HnK&^jjmBBKiii^ ^ H1L J| ll J USC now needs only a win over Clemson to earn an Ir Bowl officials wanted teams within driving distance of Shreveport because the event has been ? < i i ?^ 11liti uy pour auenuancc in tne past. He said fans from South Carolina are already inquiring in Shreveport about hotel space. "Phones are ringing off the hook at the hotels," lals tonight; softba Monday. The competitions will be held from 4:30-9 p.m. on Dec. 3-5 in Gym 308 of the P.E. Center. The cost is 50 cents per person, and pairings will be available Nov. 29. The tournament is single elimination, and National Federation wrestling rules will be used. All participants will be placed in classes according to weight classifications, and there is no limit as to how many people may represent an organization in each weiRht division. Individual winn^rc in classification will receive a T-shirt. Intramural notes: Mini soccer games and volleyball matches scheduled for Nov. 26 will be held Dec. 3, with no change in times. The intramural office is developing a mailing list to send masaussmtmam JOIN THE CRE^. "ON THE VERGE" ?fa NEW WORLI}| DISCOVI ^(SS^ at t"ie ^aro^1 ^isP ONE-D. JANU [j APPLICAT i Carolina Leadership Pr 5 SPECIAL! | H IAIN - USC I , * FACTORY COUPON [ 1 ' OFF "I i ~ ?rn?Pb," ' ? ings or More F ' OFF if ,3 adiurn Pizza * C 1 ippings or More J E 1 ICARRY 0UTI0EUVERY * K n bowl berth P?- ^_g ^^^^^rji-nYrrr v'^jmHBHHHK ^Sni^r idependence Bowl berth RAY GRONBERG/ti? gatwcock he said. Independence Bowl scouts have been "going up to Clemson games pretty regularly," he said, but decided to go with the winner of the USC-Clemson game when they both had 5-5 records. "You've got to go with a winning team," he said. ill finale ThnroHow iii b ii iuiu i i mi uuu y information on upcoming events to teams that regularly compete in the program. Any organization or person interested in joining this list should call the intramural office at 777-5261 and leave their name, campus, address and phone number. A ski trip is planned for the week of Jan. 5-9. The trip includes four nights' lodging and four days' skiing at three North Carolina resorts, as well as equipment, slope and lift fees. The cost is $168 for those needing equipment and $144 for those who have their own. Registration is at 5 p.m. on Dec. 4 in Room 102 of the P.E. Center. A $50 nonrefundable deposit is required for registration. For more information, contact Kathy Bunn Sito at 777-5261. ? | V I ?5^ - B ^ f l I I I " iR LEADERSHIP r\a Leadership Program's AY RETREAT ARY 18, 1986 IONS DUE NOVEMBER 29th ogram RM. 206, Russell House 7-7514 THIS WEEK S CATCH all Shrimp & Floamder wkh French Frkt. Huah Puppte and Cok SUw Spcclal $4.39 Dm (k.l_. f-l-J Served with DIM Sport and Ukmt* ij Sp?clal $2.69 Expires 11 -23-85 I 1726 Broad River Rd. 1208 Knox Abbott Dr., j Ph 798-3032 ' Cayce, Ph. 796-1864 ' I 3200 Two Notch Rd. [| I FREE toec^^awtttwneaUvtthUS^t^TB - 4 [^Phooe ah?d for qutck carry out aervtce |