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use loc By BRANT LONG Copy Desk Chief The 1991 USC soccer team has a lot of advantages going for it: they are fresh off their sixth straight NCAA playoff appearance; they play only six matches away from The Graveyard and the Gamecocks picked up three Gatorade Players of the Year in recruiting. But with the good comes the bad, and there are a few disadvan tages for the '91 Gamecocks. The main one is the loss of AllAmericans Clark Brissson at for- anc ward and defender Tommy Loeber ere from this past year's 14-5-2 squad. Also gone are defender Mike US Gosselin and midfielders Jeff Da Love, Phil Seidenburg and Greg Gai Strehmel, who netted two goals in rett a 2-0 win over Clemson in the NCAA playoffs in 1990. out A new NCAA rule that elimi- gar nates scrimmaging any outside sai< competition before the first game 1 will also hurt the Gamecocks. cha "It will take us a little bit longer tho to round into game form than in hari the past when we generally had to t three scrimmages," USC head coach Mark Berson said. "It is Thi very difficult even if you line up we Gearing up Senior quarterback Bobby Fulle scrimmage. The scrimmage was th Braves gai By AARON SHEININ ] Braves fan of What a wonderful time to be cre alive ? if you are a fan of the . J greatest surprise team in baseball ish since the *69 Mets. wa All you people who have been ? calling it a fluke, delegating the al Miracle Braves to the cellar again, S'V pucker up. You've got some an- . swering to do. ne: As of Wednesday night, the At- ev< lanta Braves had sole possession of < first place in the National League gre West. The Los Angeles Dodgers st? have fallen from grace for the first Ch time since May 17. the The last time the Braves were in an< first this late in the season was fiel Aug. 28, 1983. This was back in shi the day of a Dale Murphy who 1 scared pitchers. Murphy was get- Hu ting ready to win his second Rai straight N.L. Most Valuable the Player, and join the 30-30 club. ter OFFICE' Fitness Progr High/low Impact Aerobics I High/Low Impact Aerobics I High/Low Impact Aerobics ! High/low Impact Aerobics ! 'Aqua Aerobics I (swimming skills not necessary) Stretch & Tone I Step Aerobics (limited number of participants) Sessions begin Septen #You must rent a locker if you Rental of lockers should Participation in fitness programs at USC is a pure aware of the possibilities of bodily injury and sho property damage sustained through participation. Ii Campus Recreation, 102 Blatt P.E. Center, or from the Thor This schedule is tentative. All classes are on a I level of interest. Contact Office of Campus Recrea to students at no charge through the Office of ( are held in the Blatt PE Center. >ks to 1 Burson I scrimmage 11 versus 11 to reate a game situation." ro top off the new NCAA rule, C's opening contest is against vidson, a team that beat the mecocks this past year, and is lrning most of its 1990 squad. 'Davidson is going to be witha doubt the toughest opening ne we've ever had," Berson 1 Tie whole season is going to be illenging, Berson added, and ugh the players have worked d, lack of experience will have >e overcome. The guys have worked hard, it will not change the fact that will be relatively inexper 'Steffi r (No. 20) and sophomore full e last for the Gamecocks before n posses; Phil Niekro was in the twilight his career, but still enjoyed inidible popularity in Atlanta. Rick Mahler, who recently fined another stint with the Braves, s the staff ace. Brett Bulter was I in Atlanta, instead of with the ted Dodgers. Bob Horner was II showing great potential at rd base, before numerous injus would send him to Japan and mtually out of the game. Ulaudell Washington was a ;at clutch hitter and a basealing threat as the right fielder, ris Chambliss came over from Yankees a few years earlier i provided solid hitting and Iding as well as veteran leaderp at first. 3on't forget Glenn "Mother" bbard at second and Raphael meriz at shortstop. No one in league turned double plays betthan thpm DniPA uioe witM? uiviu, uiuvv x^vuvuivi yy uo OF CAMPUS RECR ams - Schedule ft Monday thru Friday 4:00pr Monday thru Friday 5:15pr Saturday 10:15c Sunday 2:00pr Monday thru Friday 5:30pr Monday & Wednesday 1:00pr [uesday& Thursday l:00pr iber 3, all sessions at are taking Aqua Aerobics (.9 be made in person in Blatt PE ly voluntary activity and individuals participat uld understand that they are responsible for riformation regarding the student insurance p nson Student Health Center. first come, first serve basis. Changes may t tion, room 102 Blatt PE Center, 777-5261, fc Campus Recreation. You must bring your Ui .991 set ienced. There will be no substitute for game experience, that will just have to come as we get into the season." Up front at the forward position, USC returns Andrew Coggins, a senior and team captain who led the Gamecocks in goals in 1990. The Charleston native will be joined by Jonas Gudjonsson, who had knee surgery in August and might not be ready for the opening game. Hans Lohner, a junior, will also start at forward for USC and freshman Chris Faklaris from Atlanta and sophomores Matt Haiduk and Jo Jo House will also see action up front 'Those guys up front are going to add a lot," Berson said. "We have a nice corps of players." In the midfield is where Berson said the most losses are, but he believes some good players are returning and some new faces might also get playing time. Junior Ruben Tufino returns after an injury-hampered 1990 season. He will be joined on the right side by Adam Binding, a senior fmm Camherlv. Eneland. The. left side will feature junior Andy Ferguson and sophomore Brett Kur* * ' r* '*" * back Rob DeBoer (No. 31) linei the Sept. 7 opener at home agaii sion of fi: fixed behind the plate directing traffic, and Joe Torre was sitting on the top step of the dugout The Braves finished second that year, and the next year Torre was fired. Since then, the only positive things were the ends of the seasons. The cellar was the place they called home, and if you were a fan, October wasn't a time to stand in line for playoff tickets, it was a time to start rooting for the Falcons, then the Hawks. Present day Atlanta. Tommy Glavine has just won his 17th game of the season and is on his way to winning the first Cy Young in Atlanta history, and only the second in the history of the Braves (Warren Spahn won one in Milwaukee in 1957). There are two MVP candidates wearing tomahawks on their uniforms. The Braves have an outfield that not only is producing now, but EATION BBSSSSSSSBaan >rFall 1991 n Gym 307 n Gym 307 im Gym 307 n Gym 307 n Pool n Combative Room (Room 107) n Combative Room (Room 107) re 1 hour in length 0/daily or $20/semester). Center, Room 201. e at their own risk. Participants should be any and all costs arising out of injury or rogram can be obtained from the Office of >e made due to budget, facility conflict, or ir further information. Programs are offered >C I.D. with you to each session. Sessions 1 ison land. Freshmen Billy Baumhof Shaun Siler, Ward Harriford an Rob Smith are other players t watch for in the midfield. 'The play in the back is the are that has me most concerned," Bei son said. "We lost two of the be; players in the country in Loebt and Gosselin." Brian Scott will be the lone re turner on defense. Scott played fc the South Olympic Festival squa over the summer and is a senio Joining him will be Brian Crosb; with sophomores William Gett) and Mark Lloyd. Freshmen Jami Posnansky and Helgi Bjorgvinso are likely to see him in action. The goal is one of the Game cocks' strong points with Davi Turner and Spencer Leuders, wh each saw action this past seasoi returning and battling for the stan ing slot. In 1990, an injury t T 1 .1 t m i-euaers piacea lurner in tne start ing role but this season it is "nec and neck" for the starting goalk eeping position. The season opener against Da vidson will be the first-ever Umbn Kickoff Classic. The match is Sun day, Sept 8 at 2 p.m. at The Gra veyard. All USC students, facult; and staff are admitted free with ID Sgs . , t >m f wfjm Greg Rickabaugh/The Gamecock jp for a play during Tuesday's nst Duke. rst place promises great things in the futur Ronnie Gant and Dave Justice wi be fixtures for years. Lonnie Smii is getting old, but has been tl hottest Brave in August. Ot Nixon is 31, but still has plenty < youth left, as is evident by his t . stolen bases, best in the major But right behind them is Keil Mitchell who has shown gre; promise in left field. Sid Bream started this season ; first base, having come over froi Pittsburgh. In comes Brian Hunte who stepped in and provided qua ity hitting with power and able d< fense. Bream is back, and gel paid too much to ride the pin< Hunter will be a great late innin reliever and provide a pinch-h home run threat. Third base is solid. Terry Pen< leton is the most amazing thing I hanivn tn Atlanta cr*?rtir the Olympics) since Rob Lowe g< busted. You've read about him an seen his stats, and probably sec the leadership he can provide. Jeff Blauser has added a spai at short, hitting .263, and Je Tread way and Mark Lemke ai platooning at second, with Trea< way hitting well over .300. Grc Olson has been solid at catch< and Francisco Cabrerra has pr< vided quality relief. # Now that Charlie Leibrandt an John Smotlz have decided to pitcl and Steve Avery has found h mark, the only question mark is r< lief. Marvin Freeman and Jua Buerenger are still out. But a trac Wednesday with the Mets hi brought Alejandro Pena to ad quality relief. Pena has alwaj pitched well in Atlanta, althoug previously he faced anemic Brav< squads for other teams. Rookie Mark Wollers is enoug to make any Atlanta fan check h pulse, and Mike Stanton has ci his hair and found his mark. It is still a long way to Octobe but there are only 14 games r< maining before head-to-hcad con petition against the Dodgers. It still too early to start printing 1 shirts, but it is still a great time i be a Braves fan. Here is a brief synopsis of the Lett f< upcoming Gamecock football Series ! season. Expanded previews will Conf 0f each game in 001x1 GEORGIA TECH a M DUKE Head Coach: Bob* Place: Williams-Bricc Stadium Qct 19 ^ HrS rSj Rarrv ? I -r J990"*' Head Coach. Barry Wilson Letlcrmen lost/ret; 0 record: 4-7 Bowl Appea Bowl Appearance: none defeated Nebraska " ieueraicn lost/returning: 50/17 Sen Ga. 7 ll Series record: Duke leads, J2-8 ' 24-17-2 Last A Cm meeting: USC 21-10, 1990 Atlanta ? a " N,0/ WEST VIRGINIA STATE Place: Morgantown, W. Va? Place: Williams-Bricc Stadium 1 d Mountaineer Field 0 Head Coach: Don Nehlcn Date: Sept 14 1990 rcco t: None lost/returmn: Lettermen lost/mmrning: 16/34 Bowl, defeated South. 1 Series record: W.Va leads 6-3-1 sipi>. Last meeting: 0SC 29-10 at Col- Series record: umbia nference: Big Raleigh, N.C. VIRGINIA Confer tote "oSl(TscT.ls8?01 TXt* Nov. 16 ! i mectine USC 37-7 at Col- 1990 record: 6-4-1 ' " " L tiermcn lost/rcturninf 12/49 conference: Independent >\.y ftwd Appeorant*; none Bowl Appearance: None ? ? * r iettem.cn tol/temrningt 14/41 Sttdmm Scries record: Iirst meeting , ^ J ,{>v * i | Conference: Southern " JWOww* 10-2 g Lcttermen lost/returning: 22/51 R L0UISIA2 ' ' Hall of Fa ne Place: WUhams-Brice Stadium Bowl, defeated Illinois 30-0 Head Coach: Joe Raymond Peace Scries record: Clemson leads Date: Oct. 12 52-32~4 1990 record: 8 3-1 U t m ti ig 1 ms n - ' ; at *owl Appearance: Independence Clemson " Bowl tied Maryland 34-34 Conference: ACQ I Panel to guess games th From staff reports to the bank with them," Chick at The 1991 edition of The Game- gushed. "Just remember one thing cock's Pick-ems Panel got under- though. I'm the guy who picked at way this week with members of the Cleveland Indians to win the ti the newspaper's staff and "cele- World Series!" r, brity " picker Terry Chick offering David Bowden, who finished as 1- prognostications on a dozen champion of this past year's panel, ;- games. expressed optimism about his ts The 10 member panel split 5-5 chances of a repeat. 5. in forecasting Wednesday night's Bowden said with his usual g Penn St-Georgia Tech clash in the touch of arrogance. "As last year it Kickoff Classic. The Nittany proved, I am a football genius." Lions, of course, humbled the de- Judging by his selection of fending national co-champion Yel- Georgia Tech to defeat Penn St., ^ low Jackets 34-22 to give football it's safe to say that Bowden was braintrusts Chris Silvestri, Aaron out in the sun a bit too long this ^ Sheinin, Gordon Mantler, Rich summer. 1(j Taylor and the aforementioned Rich Taylor, with typical humil,n Chick an early lead over the jty. admitted that, "It is a possibilanemic second five. ity that I will miss on a pick at , Chick, Sports Director of some point during the season. Unff WOLO-TV in Columbia, is confi- likely, but sail a possibility." dent that he will outpick the panel Taylor, of course, finished ,e over the course of the season. farther out of first place this past "You can take my picks and go year than the New Jersey Nets. IT Al /\ d VV^A^1JL is " e- National Leage West in W L Pet GB L10 Is ATLANTA 70 56 556 ? 7-3 Id Los Angeles 69 57 .548 1 4-6 's Cincinnati 63 63 .500 7 6-4 is San Diego 62 65 .488 81/2 5-5 Tom Glavine won his 17th game of the season Wednesday, rh beating the Mcts 3-1. The Dogers lost to Pittsburgh 6-4 to put is Atlanta alone in first place by on game Lit *MVP WATCH: AB H AVE HR RBI :r, Terry Pendleton 439 139 .316 16 67 e- RonGant 441 112 .254 27 80 [?- CY YOUNG WATCH: W L E.R.A. K is Tom Glavine 17 8 2.14 155 r10 *slats through Wednesday's game