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The National League West is a
very interesting division. There
clearly is no dominant team, and
some even say its the weakest division
in baseball. Furthermore, they
have had different and unlikely
winners in recent years.
Regardless of who finished first,
one team has managed to finish second
for the past several seasons
? the Cincinnati Reds.
Despite all the unwanted attention
surrounding the Pete Rose
controversy, baseball's oldest existing
franchise is in the thick of
things with a third place standing.
On Sunday, the Reds had a 42-37
record and trailed the divisionleading
San Franscisco Giants by
4.5 games, and suprinsingly, the
Houston Astros were in second
with only one game between them
and the Giants.
By far the most pleasant surprise
for Cincinnati has been shortstop
Barry Larkin. He came out of
nowhere to lead the National
League in batting for most of the
season. Last year he batted .296
and collected 12 home runs and 56
RBI. Showing good speed, he also
stole 40 bases.
His improved .357 batting
average is second only to San
Diego's Tony Gwynn who has won
the batting title several times in the
past. Larkin also has three home
passed a bill to require either judicial
or parental consent.
The bill has been held up in the
Senate, but the poll shows that South
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The young, talented Eric Davis is
supplying the punch for Cincinnati
wifb a .293 average and a teamleading
14 hDmers. Just last year'
Davis was brought up in a trade
rumor to go to Atlanta for Dale
Murphy in an even swap. With
Murphy having one of his worst
seasons ever, the Reds made the
right choice in keeping Davis.
When Davis broke into the
League a few years ago, many
thought with his usual combination
of power and speed that he would
be the next Willie Mays.
Outfielder Paul O'Neil is also
having a good year. He has belted
12 round-trippers and registered a
.281 batting average. His 52 RBI
leads the Reds. O'Neil has improved
from his .252 batting average
and 16 home runs of last season.
He is on pace to knock in around
25 homers this year.
Third baseman Chris Sabo has
been slowed by injuries this season.
His .260 batting average and 24
RBI are slightly off-paced from his
.271 average of last year. A more
important number for Sabo was his
46 stolen bases which led the Reds
last year.
Sabo has demonstrated superstar.
potential. His past performance
POLL Continued j
whether a woman should be able to
go to her doctor and have an abortion,
54 percent said she should, and
39 percent said she shouldn't.
The poll found a greater consensus
that abortion law should be changed
in one area ? regarding girls under
I7.
Under current law, young girls can
have an abortion in South Carolina
without anyone's permission. The
state House of Representatives has
le Batter's
Circle
By D.R. Haynes
.iy finish
d place
has had him recognized as a candidate
for rookie of the year. He is
a solid player and his talent is badly
needed by the Reds.
In team batting, the Cincinnati
Reds are ? you guessed it ? second!
They are batting .256 as a
unit. The pitching, however, has
been a major disappointment,
i Danny Jackson has to be tjie big- .
gest disappoihthfent for Cincinnati.
Last year many thought his impressive
23-8 record and 2.73 ERA
should have won him the Cy Young
Award. Jackson's 15 complete
games pitched was more than the
entire pitching staff of the Atlanta
Braves.
Jackson is almost at the bottom
of the heap with a 5-9 record paired
with a staggering 6.03 ERA.
Jackson is also experiencing control
problems. His 44 walks rank
third overall in the National
League.
Starting pitching is a big problem
for Pete Rose and the gang. Not
one pitcher is really having a solid
year. Jose DeLeon might be the
closest thing to a good pitcher. His
102 strikeout lead the League but
he is only 8-7 with a 3.41 ERA.
Tom Browning had a strong year
last season going 18-5. This year he
is suffering with a 6-6 record and a
3.25 ERA.
Former Brave Rick Mahler is 8-8
supported by a 3.39 ERA. He went
9-16 with the Braves last year.
Rob Dibble's 6-3 record and 2.14
ERA might be Cincinnati's best
this season. Dibble split time last
year between Nashville and
Cincinnati.
Reliever John Franco is the only
consistent part of the Reds pitching
staff. Already he has 15 saves. Last
year he saved 39 games to earn him
National League Relief Man of the
Year.
Cincinnati is playing good
baseball. The spotlight, however, is
on Reds manager Pete Rose. He
faces the possibility of being "bSnrF
ed permanently from baseball for
betting on his own team.
Everyone is caught up in Rose's
gambling controversy and, as a
result, forgetting about the fine
season the Reds are having.
Roger Craig and his San Francisco
Giants are extremely tough
this year and it looks like they will
hold on to win the National League
West in October. Houston is playing
well right now, but they will
probably fold.
1 hate to say it, but I'm betting
6-1 along with Rose that the Cincinnati
Reds will-onee-again finish"'"
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Carolinians want restriction*;
Fewer than 15 percent said young
girls should not be required to have
anyone's permission for an abortion.
Of the remaining 85 percent, a little
less than half said young girls
should have to get permission from
their parents or the court;.and a little
more than a quarter said they should
be required to get permission unless
the pregnancy resulted from rape or
incest.
Since the Supreme Court's decision,
legislature's across the country
now have some degree of freedom to
write their own rules about abortion.
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By D.R. HAYNES
Sports editor
Last time it was the young men "hooping it up"
at George Felton's Basketball Camp. This time the
ladies took over the court in USC Women's
Basketball Team Coach Nancy Wilson's camp last
week.
More than 100 girls representing 15 teams participated
in Wilson's sixth annual camp at USC.
The week-long session featured mainly South
Carolina high schools with a few coming from
Georgia and Virginia.
Schools such as Denmark-Olar, Sumter, Hilton
Head, and Manning attended. Another camp for
individuals will be held at USC the last week of
July.
"The camp is a good service to the Gamecock
fans," Wilson said. Even though none of last
year's plavers went through Wilson's camp, it is
good forH-ecruitjng, she said.
"The camp is a good way to better the sport of
women's basketball," she said.
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second year. Head coach Charles Dickson said he
hopes to return next year.
"It helps the team to play as a unit," Dickson
said. A team being together away from home is
another advantage of coming to a camp, he said.
The individual training, the opportunity to meet
others and the competition are pluses about the j
camp, Dickson said.
Hilton Head sophomore Angela Sampson said
she enjoyed the camp and the nice and cool gym,
counselors and a chance to play other teams, she
said. ;
"It's an all-around good camp," Sampson said.
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in Augusta, Ga., Faye Norris brought her team to
Wilson's camp for the first time.
After a dismal 4-18 season last year and a last i
place finish in their division, Norris brought her
squad in hopes for an improved season to come.
VThey key on deftnss-which is the key to winning,"
Norris said as a good point about the camp.
The camp is good for a team s attitude and a wa\
to learn from other teams, Norris said.
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Westside junior Christy Green was pleased with
the camp. Green said she learned some valuable
skwis ana liKea tne iaea ot using them in the scrimmage
games.
"The schedule is rough," Green said. A day
starts with a 6:30 a.m. wake-up spanning to late
games and drills ending past 10 p.m., Green said.
Nine to 11 a.m. is set aside for individual skills with
the rest of the day consisting of playing games
against other squads.
USC basketball player Beth Hunt said she enjoys
assisting in the camps.
"It's fun to help them and see them improve, if
there is a reward," Hunt said. The intense level of
play shows enthusiasm for the camp, Hunt said.
The USC forward/center attended the Blue Star individual
basketball camp at Rutgers for two years
in her high school days.
A tournament is set up for teams in advanced
and beginner divisions. Their seeds are determined
by their win-loss record during the week . There was
also a free-throw and a one-on-one tournament set
up for the players.
:oach resigns
' family and 1 to turn down at this time and we look
d to the challenge ahead of us."
'eel good about what we've done here at South
na the past 13 years," Strong continued. "We've
iome good improvements in the program; the faeili
been upgraded and we've coached some nationalpeople."
Dixon, director of athletics at South Carolina,
hat we are grateful to Charlie and for the service he
Dvided the program the past 13 years. We wish him
s family the very best."
ng, a native of Clinton, Okla., was a standout track
ner at Oklahoma State University. As a collegian,
>3, Strong claimed nine individual Big Eight Con;
titles and was an All-America in the 440-yard
arned his bachelor's degree from OSU in 1964 and
eceived a master's degree from Kansas in 1968,
he served as an assistant in 1967 and 1968.
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