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sports Friday, February 23, 1990 The Gamecock 7 Morrison . The headline read, "Morrison's lega duty." The column was written bj Bob Spear of The State. He says we sh< the late Joe Morrison, not for 'Black J his role in a black scandal. In the column from Tuesday's issue about what he calls "the most damnii USC's in-house investigation into the by members of the football team ? the rison was aware of wrongdoing, but resnonsiblv. - -J J Spear correctly blasts Morrison foi upon himself to act on information he former strength coach Keith Kephart \ ball players who were suspected of usin Morrison's inaction is "reprehensible y ^ribes it, and the late head coach do criticism. What Morrison does not deserve is gacy determined a little more than a death! Spear writes, "But his legacy at of South Carolina should no longer be and the glorious 1984 season. It shoulc of duty . . . It's a damning epitaph." Coles, Virg from Staff Reports p ^ With all that USC has had to en- n dure this season, you kind of had h the feeling it would take more than U one man to stop them. C Even if that one man is Virginia Tech's Bimbo Coles. d Coles, a member of the 1988 tc Olympic team, scored 33 points, but his Hokies nevertheless came b up on the short end of a 93-80 g score Thursday night at Frank o McGuire Arena. d > The senior guard showed the 107 in attendance why he currently leads the Metro Conference in scoring with a 25 ppg average . and also why noone one else on * bis team averages in double ^ figures. The Hokies live and die with Bimbo. T tc But Virginia Tech may have G picked a bad night to bring their tc one-man show into Columbia. With sophomore forward Joe E Rhett Continued from p so that he might faint at an inap- w propriate time, like when driving a w car. tr There is no evidence that a hereditary condition or any physical G activity contributed to Rhett's ir condition. al The surgical procedure involved b; placement of a pulse generator hi to analyze Rhett's heartbeat. When his heart fails to beat properly in b; toe future, an electrical stimulus 0 NAVY MEDICINE: LEI TO YOUR F The Navy is currently accep qualified personnel in the folic I 'Optometrist 'Psychologist 'Nurse 'Entomologist 'Medical Technologist Excellent pay and benefits, i vacation, insurance, full med you are under age 34, we ma ^door to just the opportunity yc ^ hg for. For more informatior in South Carolina or 1-800M-F, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. ' engineering gi your career / Train to a be a nuclear er most comprehensive prograi est qualified personnel. 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Will Danny Ford's legacy to have his le- ship for Clemson or a footb year after his scrutiny? the University Undoubtedly, he'll be rem 'Black Magic' Will Todd Ellis be remei 1 be dereliction quarterback in USC history lot of interceptions? ;inia Tech fa] hett recovering at Richland Me- technical lorial Hospital after a successful Sykes eart operation, USC was ready to the First ike up the slack for the missing Jo Jo Enj lamecock one more time. Coles USC head coach George Felton half with escribed the win as an overall three-poi jam effort. "Coles "I thought everyone gave us a Felton si l r* lift f/vnirrV* t " Uolfrvn ootrl "H/a t-' L 15 "it i viiun oaiu. V/ mill as Ln ot some good plays from everyne, and everybody played well Tec" 5 efensively." t0 8et ^ and press All five starters scored in the the chaf rst three minutes of the contest baskets i USC never established larger USC c tan a six-point lead in the half, by going ut the Hokies were never able to 56-44 le; uild more than a one-point lead. ish jump With 2:57 remaining in the half, USC e ech's David Herbs ter hit a lay up on the f ) tie the game at 36-36, but the tage, foil ramecocks would go on a 8-2 run free thrc ) take a 44-38 halftime lead. with 8:1! The half was capped by two Coles ric Sykes free throws after a was runr age 1 ill be sent along a connecting Richland ire from the pacemaker down to Dr. Sch le surface of his heart. from the USC head basketball coach Felto onriTA Rpllnn \i;hrv crmlrp fn thf> T?hf?tt'e r \A71 O V/XXV/*Xj TT 11V kJ^TV/XVV VV/ UIV 1XI1VVW kJ X ledia Thursday after Rhett's oper- arranged Lion, said his starting forward's High Set asketball career did not concern physica im. from US' "I'm not worried about basket- Rhett all, I'm just happy Joe Rhett's or Tuesc >.K.," Felton said. "I can't thank his adm " US BE THE KEY |~tV UTURE L_ >ting applications from r?? iwing specialties: | Cos Expei than! quick envfrc TEST ncluding 30 days paid FREE ical/dental coverage. If Same y be able to unlock the cau )u have just been look- _ 1 r.a II- 1-800-QPP-P1 3.R I. 845-5640 in Georgia, I I J | FF RADS: START j -fl M THE TOP. ' Br ho lgineer in the industry's j ex m. 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"The why; all program under NCAA son is dead," he ' I'm surprised embered for both. world would i tnbered as the winningest whether another or as a guy who threw a will one day cor could be negative II to Gameco foul was called on Coles. he outscored U led the way for USC in next four minute half with 15 points, while cut the to glish had 13. remaining, led the Hokies in the first Virginia Te i 12 points, including two Ftankie Allen sa nters. dered some oppc : is a heck of a player," game mat mign lid. "We tried to contain game around, sst as we could." South Caroli spired game," i ; 'game plan seemed to be surprised us by e ball to Coles on offense playing up-tem] 3 on defense, but USC met we just didn't c lenge with five fastbreak chances we had. n the half. "USC gave a )pened up the second half out there. They < ; on a 12-6 run to take a guys dressed c id capped off by an Engl- contribute." er. On this night, Jo Jo English ; established its largest lead the way for the lokies, a 16-point advan- 28 and 27 poi lowing two Jeff Roulston Both players p iws. That made it 72-56 game. > remaining. USC will pla must have sensed time Saturday in Mer ling out on the Hokies as is 2:00 p.m. I Memorial Hospital and Wednesday nighi ulze enough. I say that Rhett will ha bottom of my heart." in place the rest n lioH Koort oiirnro r\ f ^a<>?aa ?>?11 Uaoa ii nuu i/wii await ui u^Vlt^ Will lidvt/ ecent discomfort and had out every 10 yea for the former Eau Claire "Joe was fanta 100I standout to undergo a eration," the car< I examination Monday was quiet, coo] C's trainer, Jim Price. model patient." did not practice Monday Rhett will be lay with the team before for the next 48 1 ission into the hospital a couple of tiir ill The Gamecock at 777 CRUELTY-FREE I m ALL NATURAL | JB metlcs Toiletries Household -ience a unique catalog of more 500 high-quality products, delivered I ly right to your door. 100% natural, jnmentally sound, and NO ANIMAL ING. Lion & 29-28 418 SAMPLES of Color Cosmetics /g^ 61; s day Shipping - Low Prices lff^ . 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Morrist 11 excuse mistakes, but do mistakes the mic so, is anybody successful? he neve 's job nor mine to cheerlead for USC. Rega ize Morrison if the situation warrants gacy, li t does, but to then go ahead and die- forgive whether his mistakes should oversha- 'Black lishments is something I wouldn't be Time g without a crystal ball, agree because Morrison is already A gi 5 will never be answered. Joe Morri- hundree writes. be a lil someone with daily ties to the sports editor c lse the word 'never.' Who knows But Tommy Chaiken or Keith Kephart epitaph ne forward with new information? It everybc j or positive. I'll go SC 10-9 over the s as Virginia Tech 81-72 with 4:12 ch Head Coach id his team squanirtunites late in the t have turned the ina played an inMlen said. "They H coming out and jJ 30, but I thought mm lanitaliyp. on mmc y Memphis State Sophomore forward ? nphis. Game time game earlier this seaso pacemaker installed anc t. Rhett is progressing sati ve the pacemaker Schulze said he will be of his life, and the again in a month, then to be replaced ab- month intervals and one rs, Schulze said. thereafter, stic during the op- Rhett started for the G iiologist said. "He in 21 of 22 games thi; perative, just the Rhett is USC's third scorer, averaging 11 p monitored closely game. He also leads the lours and checked rebounding with 7.9 a gar ipc npyt wppIf Tf Rhp.tt sr.nrp.ri a rarpp.i points Saturday in a 1 Southern Mississippi ? appearance of the season. '-7726 i ! American C i Indepen m i aiu, k i i Lamb, Inc. I it Avenue I GOC ndOty,NY 11101 One Co, 5757 | THE THEATRE OF THE COLUMBIA FILM SO m 3 | Phyt ^ i Majors Eari During Your L \ o haaH .(.rt t | vjwi a i oiai i v, I after graduation, v | you over $1,200 | I tain good grades. I program in the \ 32S3IHI technical majors qualify, U.S. citiz 1192 GPA or better' 8 mtersq. ments. We offer ? id River Rd. four years. For mc 8783 Commanding < ad River Rd. P.O. Box 2711 :ar St Andrews Rd.) 0040 Columbia, SC Attn: Leads Coming! for Students. Or call: 1 -800-922 isit GA, M-F, 8:00 AM uring Summer nnist say information we already have is enough to criMorrison's past, but I question whether it's to cast his legacy in stone, ted, new information will not likely be discovut then again, Mike Tyson was knocked out, he? I never say never. 3uld be interesting to find out, for example, if )n knew just how dangerous steroids were in 1-80's ? obviously, like a lot of other people, >r gave cigarettes their due. irdless, it seems feasible that Morrison's leike Shoeless Joe Jackson's, will be laiden with ness, appreciation and, yes, a little of that old Magic.' > will tell ? it we let it. ly in his last, semester of school with a few 1 bucks in the bank and no job offers has got to ttle goofy to disagree publicly with the sports >f the largest paper in South Carolina, if Joe Morrison already deserves a "damning and if that's something that's obvious to )dy in sports journalism except me, so be it. into dry cleaning. t " Tf <Hi niipiii .Wtk. ifEf><^&Sm?lBmM-?JBKB^^^tB&7 ixuM BilBiBiHWiM^^^^J!!illlMllll^^^y''^T^MBfc^Bi^^JHBWi5 Renee Meyer/The Gamecock Joe Rhett goes in for the slam dunk in a n. 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