The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 22, 1987, Page 14, Image 14

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Dr. 1 c?n"nutd tf<" tion of the world and given them his best, and now he's going out with style, just as he came in. I Infnrtiinntplv in Amprirn the public puts such an emphasis on sports figures they can't let the game go. Usually, they try to hang on to their glory days until the government says they must retire. And everytime it happens, people feel awful for them, secretly wishing they would have gotten .A ^ A lL ? A. ? am J iU A oui ai iiic lup liioicctu ui uic middle ? as our heroes can never sink to the bottom. But Dr. J is getting out at a Gamecock Classifieds set w RtSVL TSI For Inform Advertising i . T/,11 U?. A AVM UCI I In 1 ApflFt!H6 | 11 Jig- SOUmMAUK MAb f * ' : . , lBLDRodl BEDROOM 3 BEDROOM (12 MONTH 1 ' <. mmz- V" >% DON T WAIT Com* m page 12 time when he feels he has accomplished what he wants and before he gets too old to continue and chance losing face. He himself said it best when he said, 4,I want to go out with a cheer, rather than a tear." So educate your children. Don't ever, let it happen that your daughter or son asks you who Dr. J was. Tell them he was an artist, a master of his trade ? something not too many people can claim. Teach them, because he deserves a spot in history, not just the sports record books. Campus Notices For Sale Help Wanted Housing Lost & Found Personals P v services rn mm-mat . * uau Margaret 7-4249 lou Saw It rhe nt Guide - /S& .. 11' 9 ^ pAI> run lAOl-MtNT t ? P N,. v.4.' . f We've got more of ev living at a sensible cost apartments with luxury styte, lighted tennis cou voUyball courts, and lai carnpu., F*|370/month -EASE ONLY) 6. 9^1^^ ' -CALL NOW Jj 2948 > on over and chtck out our , -Fri. 0:30-^:30^ Su Baseball rrom staff and wire reports Home runs by Chuck Baldwin and Mike Milchin helped Clemson defeat USC 5-3 in a college baseball game attended by 3,200 fans. The two nationally ranked teams will meet again in Clemson today. The Tigers ran their overall record to 37-7-1 Monday, while the Gamecocks fell to 33-9. Gamecock pitcher Dave Menhart allowed no hits through the first four innings, but Baldwin led off the fifth with his second home run of the season. Designated hitter Bill Steele then touched Menhart for a single, as did Mark Biegert. Milchin hit his fifth home run of the year to score Steele and Biegert. Randy Mazey singled, and a single by Baldwin later scored him to bring the Clemson total for the inning to five. USC rallied with a pair of runs in the sixth as Mark Nelson drew a walk, and Mark Taylor and Mike Songini had consecutive m 1 11 ' - '" efs singles to load the bases. Nelson scored when Dave Smyth grounded out. A grounder by Dave T?I r\llinc flirt rirtal /All* aavsiiiiia, 111 v niiai uui, cuiuwtu Taylor to score. USC got an unearned run in the ninth as Dave Hollins and Charlie Aldrich singled, and Garrett Carter had a sacrifice fly. Tennis USC's men's tennis team tuned up for the uDCominK Metro Con ference Championships with victories over ninth-ranked Miami and eighth-ranked Tennessee this past weekend in Columbia. The Gamecocks defeated the Hurricanes 6-1 Friday and continued their winning ways Sunday against Tennessee 5-1. The Gamecocks won five of the six singles matches, and juniors Ken Diller and Jan Sandberg combined to take the doubles competition in the Miami match. USC, whose past three wins have come over higher ranked t pam C lmnpH thnir ivwmo, uppvu tllvll 1 WVU1U IU 16-9. Football. Contl tand what it takes to play in college," Satterfield said. "They've been there a year, and they do improve." Ford said spring practice is particularly important when a team loses many of its veteran players to graduation. "When you have a lot of young people. . . , that's when spring practice is of a big con cern," Ford said. "When you have a veteran football team coming back, there's a different attitude, a different pace. "You don't have to teach so much with the veterans," Ford cniH "Wifh unnno LiHc unn OIWV4. 'Mill uiv ;uu,,D have to teach, teach, teach." But do the players like spring practice? "Most of them put up with it," Ford said. "I think they hate to get started, but once they get started, they don't mind it. You Got a tip ISlev/SL-7725 ?-features HJ913 DMHMMHBnHMMHnnnnBMnHi Inued from page 12 always dread the first few days as ft ] a player." ip j But few players complain to p--| him, Satterfield said. ! / "They probably complain to Uj each other. ... I don't think hi very many people really like spr- v-J ing practice," he said. ifl "I remember going through * - - ?i n 1 t spring practice as a piayer, nc j ^ said. "It's almost a necessary V evil. Everybody is doing it, and ;;i you can get better." 9 Thomas said spring practice )\ shows just who really loves football. [j "It's a situation where you're J| not preparing for a game. You're just out there every day, and you L _ find out who rea'ly wants to play |5| the game and who wants to make pa the improvement necessary to t | contribute to the team," Thomas 1 said. "I think there's no better ) . H time to do that than during the spring." f iGall iis.[ M-{: Soors: 7132 Photo: c9l2 ? ^ A-??-r --T^.-r^? ~- H. Jr1-..-, ^-^-xr^^-^rCjL *