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Announcing can be trick1 This summer I decided to venture into the world of baseball announcing...on a public address system. The place is Irmo High School, my alma mater, where the Irmo Post 174 American Legion squad plays their home games. And yours truly, along with my girl friend of three years Sandi Merritt, head up to the press box where we sit for three to four hours announcing batters names, keeping the scoreboard updated and playing music in between innings. Now this might sound easy to you, but it's easier said than done. Before each game I have to get the lineups for the teams along with uniform numbers and positions. That was the first stumbling block. In baseball, a number five on a line up card is a third baseman, while a shortstop is number six. I switched the two on the first night and gave four players new positions they had never played before. Quickly, I was corrected by the manager for Richland Post 6, who yelled the correction from the field to the press box. So when I made the corrected announcemet over the p.a. system, I believe everyone at the game already knew the error. The next problem was announcing the names correctly, without tv?in?T mrr(*rt(*r1 hv ttcrrivtttf*H r?o_ VV"*C) XJJ U?,i*?uuvu rents...uh..I mean fans. "Now batting, the pitcher, Jamie Amick."..."Hey buddy," someone would yell, "How about the pitcher, Jason Dawsey!" Once again, the corrected announcement was a forgone conclusion. The next problem I encounter is Jate in the game, when the coaches decide to substitute players. My job is to let the fans know that, but I don't know when it's being done. So the next thing you know, Sandi and I are trying to squint to see what number is out in rightfield, so I can annonuce his name. Half the time we either get the number, the position or the name wrong. Of course, not getting tounge I GAMECOCK'S | PERSONALS COME BY RUSSELL HOUSE | ROOM 323 OR CALL 7-4249 1 AND CHARGE IT ^^^WE^T^IDE^WO^ j FELLOW AMERICAN BC | } ? 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"These guys stink. They can't even play That's what keeps me going when I'm up there. It's a tiresome job, but with a lovely companion, the innings fly by...well they just taxi down the runway. Baseball is DQi not like a ratine basketball con test, but it is a top quality sport, sum, none the less. And by the middle of the sixth inning, Sandi's lesponses sound like this: T T ^ "Hey Sandi, what do you think V of baseball up here as opposed to in the stands?" "It's still a slow, T ^ borring game." "Hey, are you hav- JLvCj ing fun?" "Uh-huh. Tons." By the seventh inning, you re- prom s1 ally just want the teams to come to an agreement, let the team which ^ ^ is ahead win, and send everyone , J some r home- the stad But announcing has been an ex- USC perience I will never forget, that I commit will always be indebted to Sandi poratioi for helping me out and that might more b< just start me on my way as a athletic sports announcer for a major cable The company. Just as long as my signed lovely companion can come along. USAir By the way, soccer fans. As an were n added bonus, here are my picks athletic for the quarterfinals of the World goal is Cup as of Sunday at 1:30 p.m. corpora Cameroon will upsett England, upcomii Czechoslavakia will defeat West Accc Germanyltaly will take care of Ire- corpora land, and Spain will knock off butes Argentina. amount place a Brice ! arena ? ftrfsERvTcE*^^} >ARD OF OB/GYN I | Complete physical 2\ \ ab Tests (Blood & Urine) L Hood Pressure Check \ unu uner pui usage) 7 I?? 'ap Smear (f unseling Abortion Services y BIRTH CONTROL V WednKday ITH CONTROL SERVICES J Ttusday.i Plus one pack of pills \f Friday, June >0 student rale(r?g. S7?) | NCY TESTING* \ Monday.Jii UTTHENEW' X Tuesday Ju E, UP TO DATE METHOD (f >11 free 1-800-922-3730 V W0dnBsday' i Across from Outlet Point V All ig to get to in 11 need the ' nt. $r are i M?n f \ w'* rting at $200 00. LE CENTER Fo BL ^ Bk i - jKmst |^|Vw ^^ffifffrlfttli Si! ^BBftPif : ^rl BMfein^. mb ||s?? ,.^-< x, - ?*p f ' %j Mnj I WHS Msm HH __ David R. Owens/The Gamecock nger: hernia zone itailing senior Darius Suber takes advantage of regula ner hours at the Blatt Physical Education Building. 3C gets new athleti( idy Gamecocks first [aff reports The sponsors will also appear n football season starts up tickets for designated games, pre 1, don't be surprised to see rams and concessions, such lew signs hanging around cups. lium. Last years sponsors inclu has received two verbal Coke, Diet Coke and South C ments from two major cor- olina Federal, who already ha ns and hopes to get* three signs on the stadium scoreboj jfore the football season for and message board, event sponsorship. Baker also said most of t two companies who have signs at Williams-Brice will on for sponsorship are placed on the ramps in each ci and Bi-Lo. The other three ner, while another one or t> ot identified by associate could be placed on the ramps f; director Art Baker. USC's ing George Rogers Boulevard a to gross $1 million from Bull Street, te sponsorship during- the Ser, a .ajor USC men's prOgrOI tion is one which contri- finishes SeCOnd at least $40,000. That gives them the right to Florida State and USC split l dvertisements in Williams- 1989-90 Metro Conference A Stadium, Frank McGuire Sports Awards, with the Seminol tnd other USC facilities, claiming the top men's progra nn tr e 3U.U VV UJVT THIS WEEK YOU CAN WIN THE Greenstreets Rockafellas' PRIZES June 27 Wed. June 27?The Archetypes Wed. June 27?Hoobe & Ihe Bowfish Fri. Jure 29 Hunters I lie 28 Thurs. June 28?Jack the Tripper Thus. June 28?Love/Hate SaL ine 30 Adtian E 29 Fn. June 29?Grocvy Cools Fri. June 29?Try Lights w/BOA Sun. Jdy 1 Laura Ha; ne 30 Sat Jrne 30?Grocwy Cods Sat June 30?Funkenstein Mon. JUy 2 Sound Bi y 2 Mon. JiJy 2?Jeciy Hayes Tues. July 3?Ametiyst Sky Cdtine Cassettes ly 3 Tues. July 3-Tniy Dangerous Swamp Band Wed. July 4?Catvin & Friends Jdy4 Wed. JJy 4? give aways subject to change, as everything ir BANDS PLAYED FIRST ON WUSC Cure Smiths REM Madonna Red Hot Chili Peppers B-52's Jnight Oil Cowboy Junkies Depeche Mode Faith No More Gun Sinead 0' Connor Los Lobos INXS Pretenders Elvis Costello Ramones They Might Be Giants New MONO? PEOPLE WITH MONONUCLEOSIS jrgentlv needed to aid in the manufacture of the o test kits. If you have Mono, or have had Mono hin the past two weeks, you may qualify for $100 for only 3 hours of your time. r Further Information Call or Come By: SEROLOGICALS, INC 2719 Middleburg Dr. Suite 105 Columbia, SC 254-6537 " Six USC ai test positiv By The Associated Press - Six South Carolina athletes turned up positive in drug testing S during the spring semester, one for cocaine and five for alcohol, the | university's athletic department ? said. The university, which reported one positive test for alcohol in ieach of the latest two reporting periods, released the test results to The State newspaper under terms of a settlement of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The report said 404 of a possible 422 athletes were tested for drugs and alcohol from Jan. 1 through May 31, the newspaper reported Tuesday. Eighty also were tested for steroids. Two of the tests for steroids were termed "quantity not sufficient" for complete testing by the Indiana Sports Medicine Laboratory, an internationally recognized center used by the NCAA. South Carolina reported one positive test for alcohol during the fall semester and one during two summer sessions of 1989. From March 1988 through May 1989, the school reported 38 positive tests. Under the school's program, a first positive test for a Level A substance (alcohol, prescription drugs without a prescription or a r test no-show) requires an athlete to undergo counseling and notify his parents. It also makes the athlete : sponsors; : in Metro on -and the Lady Gamecocks taking )g- the top women's program, as The USC men's programs finished one point away from the top de spot, settling for second, ar- The Lady Gamecocks took the ive title over the Lady Seminoles by ird half a point, 44-43.5. They won championships in basketball, cross he country, tennis, and golf. Virginia be Tech was third. or- The USC men won two titles, in N0 tennis, and swimming and diving, iC~ but finished second in golf and track and field. The Seminoles took championships in baseball, golf and track and field to capture the award. Virginia Tech finished third. "We're absolutely thrilled to receive this recognition," South Carhe olina athlectic director King Dixon 11- said. "I accept this on behalf of all les our coaches and student-athletes 'm and for the university on a job M 90.5 E FOLLOWING I Cassettes 'Mf fes from Counter i life. n* nn r. ?nvi jju.a. U-2 Fine Young Canibals s 'N' Roses Cult Drivin 'N' Cryin Echo & Bunnymen Dead Milkmen Order The three most i a (JSC student i in renting an? ? LuuunonLoc< Weston M iu^ 25' ???????Tthletes e for drugs subject to non-random testing for 18 months. Two positive tests -result in suspension from team competition, and three positives result in suspension from the team. In the case of a Level B substance (cocaine, marijuana or steroids), a first positive is treated as a Level A second positive. That is, an athlete is suspended from team competition in addition to counseling, parental notification and nonrandom testing. Athletic Director King Dixon would not say whether any of the tests were a repeat offense. As for the increase in the number of positive tests from the fall, Dixon said: "I think a trend will show;.up that alcohol consumption is more so during the spring months than it is during the fall. I don't know the reason to that. Maybe it's because of the heat and the weather. Maybe it's because of a lack of involvement." But Dixon said he was not suggesting the positive tests came1 from football players because they were out of their season. Dixon also said the school's drug-testing program appears to be working. The school upgraded the program in 1988 after published reports of a steroid scandal resulted in an internal investigation, results of which were reported to the NCAA. South Carolina officials meet with the NCAA's Committee on Infractions on Friday in Kansas " City to discuss its five-volume internal report on steroid use in the athletic department from 1983. to 1987. "I am very pleased with the administration of our testing procedures and the people involved in it," he said. "However, anytime you have a student-athlete test po siuvc iur any lype or aiconoi or drug, it's a matter of concern. "But we feel as though as a result of our random testing and educational program that we are making inroads." well done. I'm sure our stucfent body will be as elated by this honor as the athletic department." Point distribution is based on team placement in each sport. Eight points are given to the team champion, seven to the runner-up, and so on. In sports where less than eight teams compete, such as swimming and diving, points ar adjusted accordingly, with the number of competing teams matching the amount of points received by the champion. THIS YEAR PUT ANENDTO YOUR DEADLY HABIT ^? n/ thin**** IllfJUl ICMI ft UIIIIL/O should consider apartment??? -Location? tion anagement, Inc. 1?2663 WM-92