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match earlier this season. The Gar
ed to two scoreless ties this past \
Soccer Classic. USC, now 10-3-3, \
sity of California Los Angeles, 0-0
son and Mike Gosselin earning All
Sunday to face region opponent
Graveyard.
Compute
ranking t
By Associated Press
NEW YORK ? Who's the bes
player in baseball?
Rankings compiled for majo
league baseball say Boston pitche
Roger Clemens is.
Clemens, who won the Cy Youn
Award in 1986 and 1987 but slippe
to 18-12 this year, had a 96.203 scor
for the 1987-88 seasons, according t<
a computer at the Elias Sport
Bureau.
Orel Hershiser,*the Most Valuabl
Player of the National Leagu
playoffs and the World Series for th
Los Angeles Dodgers, was second a
96.135.
Frank Viola of the Minnesoti
Twins was third at 96.097 an<
Dwight Gooden of the New Yorl
Mets fourth at 95.169. Outfielde
Dwight Evans of Boston was the toj
non-pitcher, ranking fifth with )
score of 94.795.
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I'iWiniigiJ VI U1V 11W** 1 VII
Yankees in 1987 achieved the firs
100 in the eight-year history of th<
rankings, which are used to deter
mine what draft choices are used a;
compensation for free agents. Mat
tingly slipped to 87 this year and wa:
passed by George Brett of the Kansa;
City Royals at first base in th<
American League.
The ranking, instituted as part ol
the strike settlement in 1981 betweer
the Major League Baseball Players
Association and the owners, combine
statistics such as batting average,
plate appearances, home runs and
runs batted in for hitters, and starts,
innings, earned-run average, saves
and strikeouts for pitchers. The
statistics used vary from position tc
position.
Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt was
the top-ranked third baseman in the
National League and is the only
player to lead his position in all eight
seasons. Gary Carter of the Mets,
who led at NL catcher for seven
years, dropped to sixth. Alan Ashby
of Houston took over as No. 1.
Ozzie Smith of the St. Louis Car
Pack <
The Great American S
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of th
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DANA PURSER/The Gamecock
11 Binding fights for the ball in a soccer
necocks, ranked 20th in the nation, battlveekend
in the UCLA-Metropolitan Life
tied both San Diego State and the Univer,
with Gamecock defenders Scott Henderl-Tournament
honors. USC returns home
North Carolina State at 2 p.m. at The
r gives top
o Clemens
dinals led NL shortstops for the fifth
>t straight season and Ryne Sandberg
of the Chicago Cubs led NL second
>r basemen for the fifth straight year,
r Todd Worrell of the Cardinals was
the tr?n NT reliever fr?r the
g straight season.
d Atlanta's Dale Murphy, who led
e NL outfielders from 1983-87, drop0
ped to ninth. Pedro Guererro of St.
s Louis led NL outfielders, followed
by Darryl Strawberry of the Mets and
e Kal Daniels of Cincinnati,
e At first base, Will Clark of San
e Francisco replaced Keith Hernandez
t of the Mets, who had led for four
straight years,
a Hershiser succeeded Houston's
J Mike Scott as the top NL starter. The
Ic Mets placed four starters ill the NL's
r top 12 ? Gooden (2), Ron Darling
a (4), David Cone (8) and Sid Fera
nandez (12).
Wade Boggs of Boston led at third
c base in the American League for the
t second straight year and joined
; Clemens as the only American
Leaguer to repeat,
s Marty Barrett of Boston and Julio
Franco of Cleveland tied for the lead
5 at second base, replacing Johnny Ray
5 of California.
; Alan Trammell of Detroit was the
leader at shortstop, beating Cal
F Ripken of Baltimore, the AL short1
stop leader from 1984-87. Ripken
> dropped into a tie for second with
< Toronto's Tony Fernandez.
, Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White 1
1 Sox replaced Ernie Whitt of Toronto i
as the AL's top catcher. Harold
> Baines of the White Sox and Brian
: Downing of California tied for
> designated hitter, replacing Larry
Parrish of Boston, who had led for
? the last two years when he was with
Texas. Dennis Eckersley of Oakland
replaced Mark Eichhorn of Toronto
as the top reliever.
In the AL outfield, Evans succeeded
Toronto's George Bell as No. 1.
Kirby Puckett of Minnesota was second
and Jose Canseco of Oakland
was third. Bell dropped to eighth.
di Lies.
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mokeout. Nov. 17. Tsoa^
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eMidlands
Fan takes
to home ii
By BRANT LONG
Staff writer
It's another college football Saturday
the Gamecocks are about to take the 1
from 2001: a Space Odyssey begins to \
Brice Stadium . . . and in Wichita, Kan:
Why, you ask?
Well, the answer is simple ? Ricky V
Werner graduated from USC in 1983 <
ed to Wichita, where he is a sales repre
Levi's Jeanswear Division.
Werner is a truly dedicated fan. And tl
just a couple of Gamecock sweatshirts
time, Werner calls his mother-in-law,
Chapin. She promptly sits the phone by I
listens tn Gamernelr nnnmineer Rr?H Fnlt
by-play.
Not just a couple of plays, mind yoi
game. He only hangs up at halftime an<
once the second half is about to begin.
It all started in 1984 during Carolina's
season.
"I got kind of homesick and calle*
times," Werner said in a telephone inte
became a ritual."
The Georgia Tech game ? a 34-0 US
true test for the dedicated Werner. But
managed to listen to the whole game."
He said he did take a small break \
quarterback Todd Ellis threw an intercep
halftime, but he still endured. He said th?
his colleagues is a Tech fan didn't softer
He said his mother-in-law, on the o
"Gamecock connection," goes about he
the game is on, checking on Werner only
bad happens, such as a Gamecock turno
Werner said his wife Julie, another
doesn't give him too hard a time about
Rugby team
By JEREMY GARLINGTON v
Staff writer a
If you've ever wandered by the g
athletic fields near the Sol Blatt P.E. f
Center on a Sunday afternoon,
chances are good you noticed an un- S
familiar sport being played. S
Questions such as "Why would h
people want to run around passing a p
deformed football backwards?" and
"Why aren't those maniacs doing the
passing wearing paasY" may pop to p
mind after being conditioned by wat- b
ching football games at WilliamsBrice
Stadium. e
Insane, you say? tl
USC rugby team members would g
disagree with most of their skeptics. li
\lthough theirs is only a club sport,
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; fact that one of But the story doe:
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when something asked if the neighboi
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USC graduate, Werner may be far
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thletic department, the team has a
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or its efforts. b
Forty members play in the club. n
ide A, the first-string team, and f<
ide B, the second-string team, each ti
ave 15 members, and remaining c;
layers act as substitutes. is
Although most of the action takes n
lace in the spring, the club plays in C
oth the fall and spring semesters. 1
The rules of rugby are complex,
specially to those unfamiliar with n
tie sport. The main objective of the C
ame is to move the ball forward by te
iteral movement and kicking. c<
Positions are divided mainly bet
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v, Werner puts a 3-by-5 Gamecock
r Christmas on his car and plays
i loudly, in a state where both Kansas
as State are constantly thrashed by
e opponents.
ew funny looks and that most people
at the flag stands for.
football rivalry here," he said.
>r basketball."
lone calls cost him about $20 to $21
called the price pretty cheap when
;t of transportation from Kansas to
1 ticket, a program, soft drinks, hot
it to a few games over the past years,
Nebraska game in Lincoln and this
l State game. His father lives in Colgets
back to town two or three times
r saves on the phone bill when the
m television, as is the case with this
linst N.C. State. Werner gave The
tion for that contest,
squeaker," he said. "1 think the
11, and (place kicker Collin) Mackie
ield goals."
;cock guru's final score: USC, 16;
sn't end here. About three months
ne new neighbors across the street.
ve it, they're Cletnson fans,
ks to them every so often, but when
rs listen to the games together over
ist replied, "I don't think so."
from "home," but one thing is for
far from the phone.
aturday at,
^een halfbacks and fullbacks. When
n attacking side reaches the "try,"
r scoring zone, it must touch the
all to the ground or the points are
ullilied. Four points are awarded
ar a try, and two are given for an exa
point. Most important, the ball
annul move lorwaru in me air, or it
; turned over to the other team.
This fall, the USC club has an 0-3
:cord, with losses to Georgia 16-0,
leorgia Tech 24-9 and The Citadel
5-7.
Even though Side A has not won a
latch this season, club President
hris Murphy remains confident the
:am will see success in fall
mipetition.
"1 feel we are a really good team.
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AP Top 20
1. UCLA
2. Notre Dame
3. Southern Cal
4. Miami
5. Nebraska
6. Florida State
7. West Virginia
8. Oklahoma
V. Auburn
10. Wyoming
11. Arkansas
12. Oklahoma State
13. LSU
14. Michigan
15. Clemson
16. Syracuse
17. South Carolina
IB. Georgia
19. Alabama
20. Oregon
Lady golfers
win tourney
The Lady Gamecock women's golf
team captured the Lady Lion Invitational
this past weekend at the Penn
State Blue Course in State College,
Pa.
USC, with a score of 945, finished
30 strokes ahead of second-place
James Madison after the four rounds
of play.
Lady Gamecock Kim Belk captured
second place individually in a
one-hole, sudden-death playoff with
a score of 235.
A..C. Flora
but we just have to jell," Murphy
said. "Once that happens, we should
begin to roll to victory."
This weekend, the team will play in
the state tournament at A.C. Flora
High School. In its first match, USC
plays the Charleston Rugby Football
Club at 10:30 a.m. The winner of the
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Leading USC will be forwards Rob
Palmer, Rob Kersey, Murphy and
backs John Hamilton and Brett
Cargill.
"We have a real good group of
guys, but we must work together,"
he said. "I think we still have a good
chance to win the tournament."
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