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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
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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*
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'*" *
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
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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
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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 .
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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.
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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
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*slats through Wednesday's game