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Mitchell Rich Taylor Chip Shots The Gamecock football team, already reeling from Saturday's 24-24 tie with Duke, received another blow Sunday with the news that outside linebacker Lawrence Mitchell will undergo knee surgery later this week and is lost for the season. Certflinlv thp. fnnfhall tpum will miss Mitchell's services, but there are others to take his place on the field. Therefore, it is Mitchell, not the team, that has been dealt the cruelest blow of all. Mitchell, a sophomore from Conway, S.C., was seeing his first action in three years due to a player boycott his senior year of high school and having to fullfill academic requirements his freshman year at USC. For those unaquainted with his background, the 6-foot-6, 235-pounder was not only a high school all-America in football, but also managed to be the MVP of the 1990 South Carolina high school basketball allstar game. In fact, Mitchell plans on eventually playing for the Gamecock basketball team after establishing himself on the gridiron. After a two year hiatus from the game he loves and plays so well, Mitchell was so hyped about iciuiiuug 10 acuon mat ne was, according to a teammate, "bouncing off the walls." His aggressive play in preseason camp even prompted outside linebacker coach Tommy West to call his star pupil "potentially the best I've ever coached." West, by the way, coached some pretty fair linebackers during his eight years at Clemson in the 1980's. But as fate would have it this past Saturday, Mitchell twisted We're more th friend in a fa More than 4,000 times a day, t worldwide emergency commur and other critical services for The brave men and women in hard for all of us. We're prou IfJpi The Ameri< Providing s American Armed For Red Cross Need Help In Math? 'Ihen try E.Z Math, RZ Algebra and E.Z Arithmetic, new programs for the Hewlett Packard 4BSX calculator designed by E.Z. 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Unfortunately, a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan performed on Sunday by team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Robert Peele revealed serious damage to Mitchell's left knee. Evidence of torn cartilage and a damaged anterior cruciate ligament dictates that reconstructive knee surgery must be performed. According to USC head athletic trainer Dr. Rod Walters, the operation will be performed on Thursday. Mitchell is without question a superbly-talented athlete, truly one of the most gifted to wear a Gamecock uniform. I remember all too well a pick-up basketball game at the Blatt P.E. Center last spring that both Lawrence and I participated in. It was a full court 5-on-5 affair, and the team I played on was clearly superior to our opponent, save for the tall guy wearing long blue jean pants, who happened to be named Lawrence Mitchell. Despite being surrounded with four mediocre players, Lawrence put on a show, scoring 13 of his team's 15 points in a 15-12 victory. The game's next to last point, however, displayed the athleticism that separates Mitchell from other mere mortals. On a fast break, Mitchell, in Levi's, was streaking down the right side of the court when a teammate threw a wild pass that seemed to be headed for the eighteenth row. But out of nowhere came Mitchell, grabbing the ball about two an just a raway place... lie American Red Cross provides lications to our Armed Forces their families back home. our Armed Forces are working d to work hard for all of them. :an Red Cross ? iervice to the ces and their families. BIKKimP! f\i itrlAAi1 VUIUUUI Gear and Trips Canoe Rentals 1107 State Street. nn?- S?Q$ Cayce, SC 29033 796-4505 "7* , Vpl Service, Ltd||k 2001 Greene St.|? 256-0547 If Professionals! * ? Cardmcmber services jg$i^ 1500 offices worldwide for your con- Wh venience & assurance American Express Travelers Cheques J? Authorized travel for ?$% r travel consultants! season feet over the rim, and as quickly as you can say "Air Jordan," he slammed it through the hoop with a ferocity reminiscent of a young Darryl Dawkins. It was aweinspiring, to say the least. But equally impressive as Lawrence Mitchell the athlete is Lawrence Mitchell the person. Although he and I are not close friends by any means, I have gotten to know him through playing ball and us both being in a class last semester. You can take this to the bank: l_*XVYlt/HOC lVlllUlCll 15 <15 UUW1I LU earth, friendly and non-egotistical as anyone you could hope to meet at this university. Sure, it sounds corny and all that, but its true. And with all the talk these days about bad attitudes, ego problems and misconduct concerning athletes in general, I believe it equally important to recognize those men and women who truly "have it together" off the court, field or diamond. Lawrence Mitchell fits the bill. Mitchell's knee problem is a serious one. No matter how successful the operation, there is no guarantee he will return to his pre-injury form. On the other hand, there are countless cases of athletes who have come all the way back from this type of surgery and returned to play better than ever. The NBA's Bernard King is a notable example, with the Gamecocks' own David Pitchko another. You better believe my money's on Lawrence recovering completely and being USC's best linebacker ever before moving on to the NFL. Lawrence, here's wishing vnn a _ O y ? speedy and thorough recovery from surgery. Speaking for countless other Gamecock fans, we can't wait to see you out on the field next year, leading the Gamecocks into SEC football! 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Mantler, who the first week was 10-2 and tied for second, dropped only three more games to end up 19-5. Dropping into second is Assistant Sports Editor Rich Taylor at 18-6. Taylor, incapable of admitting defeat, said "I accidently turned in my girlfriend's ballot. Really." Mantler, not to be rebuffed, replied "I don't sweat you." Ml?; *y mmm JJaUpv Y STORE | for campus) 252-1350 | H iirrtuiiil na Donat|g|-B ZumH onfh ' I a blood types. >ram for students. BSng^ 5C U/ ? Y imecock Football P aron Terry David Chris I heinin Chick Bowdcn Silvesiri > 17-7 17-7 17-7 16-8 use use use use 1IAMI Houston MIAMI MIAMI OR I DA FLORIDA FLORIDA FLORIDA f racuse Syracuse Syracuse MARYLAND M, jm. St. E. CAR. E. CAR. Mem. St. I IHIGAN NolreDame NotreDame NotreDame M ICLA TENN TENN TENN nn. St. Penn. St. Penn. St. Penn. 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