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Gamecocks By STEVE JOHNSON guj Sports Editor Po1 The Gamecocks face a formid- 800 able opponent tonight as The Ci- ^ tadel Bulldogs take on USC in a 7 ^0< p.m. game at Sarge Frye Field. co[ The Bulldogs (31-16-1) have won 28 of their last 38 games and are the league leader of the Southern ^ Conference. j The Citadel has several starters ^ returning from the most successful a r Bulldogs' team in history. After ^ winning the Southern Conference ^ and NCAA Atlantic Region _ ? - o? inn Championship in 1990, The Ci- t0 j tadel competed in the College cur World Series, finished with a ^ 46-14 record and were ranked j sixth in the nation. ^ With a combined team earned stQ run average of 3.22, pitching is de- _ finitely The Citadel's forte. Its team ERA is the 10th best in the nation. ton The ace of the staff is senior on Brad Stowell (7-0, 2.49 ERA). The the veteran righthander is the "go-to" Cowboys oi Foteman k Pi Pep Talk ?a | Patrick Villegas ^ The Dallas Cowboys have finally made disbelievers believe. ^us With Sunday's 1991 NFL Draft, r" the Cowboys have possibly made . ^ the best draft in the history of its |PS franchise. By trading up its 11th pick to New England for the number one pick in the draft, Jimmy Johnson and the Cowboys stole Outland Trophy winner and future All-Pro Russell Maryland from the grips of Wl1 the Los Angeles Rams, and proved tar the Norte Dame's Raghib Ismail is nothing more than an overrated P"] srwHstpr that icn't wrwth thp. crnhs of money the Toronto Argonouts aD have given him. n.e chj The Cowpokes also drafted a sp< fine receiver in Tennessee's Alvin rin Harper and collected tons of draft coi picks (literally) by trading down its of 14th draft pick through New Eng- ne land, Washington and Detroit for PU] five extra draft picks. (Believe me, you wouldn't want me to explain tio how they did this!) With the hoards of draft picks in fig STUDEr XI FOR A Games West Virginia East Carolina Florida State North Carolina CLEMSC PROCEDUR] A LIMITED NUMBER BE MADE AVAILABLE BODY. THE TICKET* STUDENT. ORDERS \ 25, 1991. THE PRIC AND ALL TICKETS ] STUDENTS MUST C( FICE ON ROSEWOOD P.M. TO PURCHASE MAY BE CLAIMED TICKET OFFICE AND FULL TIME ID CARD. , $ seeking ? f for Bulldog head coach Chal fe t when Port needs a win. The coi >uting report on Stowell cites a 3d curveball, a fastball with is 3d movement but occassional M< itrol problems. Ci 'When he's on, he is one of the (.4 pitchers in the Southern Con- ste snce," Port said. "(He) works ha d and is a good leader." Pitcher Ken Britt is the hardest Bu ower for The Citadel. Boasting Le ecord of 6-4 and a 2.60 ERA, an< junior from Blythewood leads RE team in strikeouts (63) and in a ] ings pitched (76.3). In addition tw bis fastball, Britt is noted for his saf ve, slider, split-finger pitch and at control. Th believer Hank Kraft (5-2, 8 Ry es, 1.36 ERA) is the resident bui pper for The Citadel. Kraft's re- wil toire includes a fastball, curve, del ler and changeup. his ^ort says of Kraft, "(he) is a gh competitor who loves to be co^ the mound when the game is on AJ line." 6:5 The Bulldogs' batting lineup _ US wn '91 NF to slow for ( third, fourth and fifth rounds, of illas not only saves plenty o' Br; ugh, but will also stock up on a 8a ich needed offensive line, a chj ;kup quarterback, and a defen- dX(e line. Beware! The Cowboys might me t climb up to the level 01 legen- <-ul ry "Dirty Dozen" team fielded J11' Tom Landry that saw 12 rook- "B help carry Dallas to a Super wl appearance. In other notes ... I love and sei mire former heavyweight ampion George Foreman, but in ver again will Foreman regain title. After his 12-round spar f?v th champ Evander Holyfield Sa- *ca day night, Foreman showed me an' it he could take and endure any Co nches thrown his way. The only tov ng is Foreman doesn't have the ^ ility to throw a quick punch ^ eded to beat a heavyweight ampion. I believe Foreman could rnd 10 minutes straight in the W1 g with 'Iron' Mike Tyson and ne out without a bruise or a hint na being knocked out, but he will th< ver ever land a single solid co rich to stun Tyson to the flow. th< Did anyone hear the commenta- Bi n on the Foreman-Holyfield th< attle of the Ages" championship of ht? It had to be the worst piece do *T FOOl [CKETS WAY GA 1991 Date Cost Sept. 14 $17.00 Sept. 28 $18.00 Nov. 9 $18.00 Nov. 16 $17.00 >N WILL BE BY LOTTE CS FUJ&JLU5HED UN TxiJ OF AWAY FOOTBALl & TO THE SOUTH CAR 5 WILL BE LIMITED TOLL BE TAKEN ON T1 E IS AS LISTED ABO MUST BE PAID FOR )ME TO THE ATHLE ? DRIVE BETWEEN 8:2 AWAY GAME TICKET IN THE FALL BY O PRESENTING A CUR] I i return atures speed, power an< nsistency. Batting leadoff for the Bulldog fleet second baseman Dai ;Donnell. The junior leads Th< tadel in on base percentage 76) and is always a threat t< al on the basepaths. McDonnel 5 stolen 26 bases this season. Toting the big lumber for the illdogs is first baseman Chri; monis (6 home runs, 39 RBIs 1 third baseman Tony Skole (4^ Us, 1 HR). In addition to beinj proven clutch hitter, Skole is ; o-sport star who played free ety on the football team. Die most consistent hitter fo e Citadel is center fielder Jasoi chlick. The senior from Spartan rg leads the Bulldogs in hit: th 58. Rychlick is also a superl rensive player who is known fo strong arm. rhe Citadel-USC game will tx /ered via radio on WVOC 56C A with coverage beginning a 10 p.m. Admission is free to al C students with a valid ID card. t n ft title belt sports broadcasting since Tern adshaw covered CBS footbal mes. Bring back Larry Mer int, or better yet, the great How I Cosell. .. . Hey, now that Larry Hoi s has returned to the boxing chit, maybe we could see Holme i Foreman slug it out How doe attle of the Dead" sound? ... The Chicago White Sox de rve their current home blues sing their first three ballgame the new and improved Comi jy Park is very satisfying to i vn that has no respect for Amer ina. I'm no baseball purist o /thing, but tearing down the ol< >miskey Park is a disgrace to thi _r * . _ A _ _ vn 01 \_nicago ana 10 Americai seball. If any ballpark needs t< torn down, my first vote goes t< lanta's Fulton County Stadium ek, at least the smell in Atlant; II improve. . . . My pick for the NBA Fi Is? I can see San Antonio an 5 magic of David Robinson ovei ming the Los Angeles Lakers i 5 West, while Air Jordan and th ills fly past the Celtics (who, b ; way, will fall early in the play fs) to capture the East. Pleas n't hurt me for this one! BALL MES Time 1:00pm 1:30pm 1:30pm 1:30pm ;ry. e fall. l tickets will olina student to one (1) per 3ursday, april ve, cash only, ON THIS DATE. TIC TICKET OF(0 A.M. AND 5:00 S. THE TICKETS OMING TO THE RENT FALL 1991 r to form agaii ^1 j| r I ~_J ? / t 1 The Gamecocks hope to do more than p.m. at Sarge Frye Field. Clemens hi to appeal It j By The Associated Press NEW YORK ? Roger Clemens, who batters with his pitches, brought a lip-readc pher his speech as he appealed his five-garr sion oeiore commissioner ray Vincent on n Deborah Copeland, a deaf woman who u s the New York Society for the Deaf and is < s the program for deaf students at Lehman Cc tified about what Clemens said to umpire T ney during the second inning of Game 4 o year's American League playoffs. "She provided interesting and I think us s' mony," Vincent said. AL president Bobby Brown suspended a and fined him $10,000 in a decision issued Clemens appealed and Brown upheld his 01 r cision on April 2, saying the penalties were j cause Clemens shoved umpire Jim Evans ii get closer to Cooney during the argument J lowed the ejection. Clemens then appealed to Vincent, previ 3 penalties from being enforced pending a d< the commissioner. a "I feel confident we've stated our cast facts to the commissioner," Clemens said Ld The Cat n e lNreRNATlON y r_ e expeRiets | FESTIVAL OF 1NT6 MOND 10s; Gi Rain locatioi come and vav^aVY M 1 CARO TV)1S pROC^RACD IS PAID f Renee Meyer/The Gamecock watch tonight when they take on The Citadel Bulldogs at 7 * * res a lip-reader ;ague suspension five-hour hearing. -> mystifies Boston's two-time American League Cy Young ir to deci- Award winner has gotten off to an incredible start, le suspen- allowing one run and 12 hits in 25 innings. He has riday. struck out 27 and walked one. /orks with Clemens, agent Randy Hendricks and two lawyers iirector of from the Major League Baseball Players Association (liege, tes- showed three videotapes to Vincent: the CBS national 'erry Coo- feed, a slow-motion isolation tape of Clemens and the f this past isolation tape speeded to real time. Tn Rrnum's ri^ricinn hp tairl not all of riftihenS' :eful testi- words were decipherable on the videotapes. That's when the pitcher's lawyers brought in the lip-reader. Clemens 1 Nov. 20. "We have science. We have technology. We have iginal de- graphic evidence," said Eugene Orza, associate genissued be- eral counsel of the players' union. "All that says.Ron order to ger Clemens did not do what they said." t t that fol- Vincent said he hopes to render a decision next. week, but said it would be difficult for him to read all* enting the toe material before Clemens' next scheduled start, a scision by Tuesday game against Toronto at Fenway Park. 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