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No. 6T ml I - | ^ >.* ( - 'A?^^^WM^^BjpMF ** ?-? * J| ? *f *> , ' > ^h|> * * j^sj. ^E|" . ' v^ '^,j-. &x The No. 20 Gamecock baseball te Vincent in By The Associated Press A group heavily financed by a Japanese businessman has won the support of commissioner Fay Vincent and the head of baseball's ownership committee in its bid to buy the Seattle Mariners, according to a report published Tuesday. Tu/a canroac *i/Ka ocItaH nr\t fn a yv vy >)v/uivvo nnu ooivvu nv/i iv be identified, said Vincent and Fred Kuhlmann, chairman of the 'Nice cal Third base hec] By KATHY HEBERGER Copy Desk Chief The sun glares into the third base stands as the player readies his bat over home plate. "Mooooooo. Swing-backswingswing-backswing. Wobble. Wobble. Wobble ..." Spectators sip on Cokes and munch on boiled peanuts and hot dogs as they wait for the crack of the bat or the umpire's call. Strike one. "It's the little white thing." "You're a senior. Does that mean you're washed up?" "Swing when it's coming in, not on its return." The player steps back from the plate, takes a deep breath and smacks a base hit. And USC's World Famous Third Base Hecklers shrug their shoulders, straighten their hats and prepare to yell at their next target. Whether the barbs are aimed at the opposing team or at the GameStudent 1 Month Unli : TAN! 1215 Augusta Rc : 794 (Across Gervaii O Plannec 25 ( Your health Your chou Y( are ivh[ igers ti . . , ::. "' > ? 2 " * ^ " 5F am will be the host of the No. i favor of ?Mariner' I Buyout ownership committee, told Seattle-based buyer's group tl would endorse the Mariners Si the Post-Intelligencer said in 11, ump! klers brighten cocks, heckles from third base 1 be as entertaining as the basei play at Sargc Fryc Field. The third base hecklers begir gather three hours before the 1 phrases of the "Star Spangled B ner" stream across the field. "We want to get our front r seals and start heckling the pi ers, broadcast journalism jur David Warren said. "Baseball is our religioi another heckler explained. John Spade has been a th base heckler at Gamecock basel games since his days as a stud in the late 1960s. "People co and go, but lots of the origi ones are still here," Spade, a I mer sports editor of The Gar cock, said. Spade and other hecklers fr his generation say they keej quieter profile now and consi themselves senior advisers to younger crowd. "We taught these guys what know," Spade said with his e Special""" imited $29.00 SAFE J. West Columbia 8267 5 Street Bridae) ' nancy tests (confidential! mnseling Complete GYN Exams Low-Cost Birth Contrc Abortion Services Evening Hours I Parenthooc 5-4908 z es our future y we're here... o visit Sa v y^s: -^(fsjp^^^p ''. -y "c2r'3^ * "* Eric Hewitt/The Gamecock 6 Clemson Tigers tonight at 7 p.m. purchase by H| day's editions. The group, with most of its figf nancing coming from Hiroshi Yamanrhi nrecirlent r?f vr?tr?-hii?eH Nintendo Co. Ltd., would put up $125 million to buy and operate ? the American League team, the Kuhlmann, owner of the St. hey Louis Cardinals, denied telling the ale? buyers group he supports the bid. t0" He said intends only to present the baseball games foi can glued to the field. "Hey! Put a i>all stamp on that pitch!" Hub Plott and James Buchanan 1 to have been heckling since their irst undergraduate days in the early an- '80s. They worked with Spade to 1 U\\ / 1 J I-* TLI-J nave wuuu ramuus niiiu oasc ow Heckler" t-shirls printed to wear at ay- the games. lior "We're here to watch some baseball and have a good time," a," Plott, a 1985 international relations graduate, said, ird "If we can get the other team's )all player's minds off the game, we lent feel good," Warren said. me While no player's name, size or nal hometown is beyond the realm of or" the hecklers' calls, they say racial ne* slurs and cussing are not a part of their fun. om ) a "We re not obscene ? crude is der another matter," Spade said, the "There are a lot of people out here who call themselves hecklers who we are really just jerks." yes Warren said he's seen three ? reactions to heckling. "Some laugh S Applicat and E: Now b< /\ppil(JclllUIJL?> clVcU J For more infc 7 r / irge Fry By TIM THORSEN Staff Writer The Gamecocks renew their intrastate rivalry with the hated Clemson Tigers tonight at 7 p.m. at Sarge Frye Field. The Tigers are ranked sixth in the nation by Baseball America and 10th by Collegiate Baseball. The Gamecocks are positioned 20th in the nation in the Baseball America poll. The Gamecocks are coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Louisiana State Tigers, the defending Southeastern Conference and national champions. Tonight's game will be a break from the rigors of SEC baseball, but by no means are the Tigers inferior competition. ~ Clemson comes into the game with a 22-3 record overall, and a 10-2 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers sport a 15-2 record at home and a 7-1 re Japanese proposal to his committee. Final approval of the sale requires a vote by 11 of 14 American League owners and seven of 12 National League owners. Vincent, through a spokesman, declined comment on the discus sions ne nas naa with prospective buyers on Friday. r many fans and think we're Tunny, others get mad and curse, and others ignore us." He added that .tobacco and spit have flown up from the dugout on occasion. The hecklers say they can't really shake up the teams from schools with large programs, but they heckle anyway. "I think it's a way of letting off steam," Warren said. "The game wouldn't be any fun if we had to keep quiet," Buchanan, a 1986 graduate in mechanical engineering, said. One fan who comes to the games alone said the hecklers make the experience more fun for him. "They'll crack you up," David Wiles, a part-time occupational therapy student, said. The World Famous Third Base Hecklers will be at their best at the Clemson game tonight at 7 p.m. at Sarge Frye Field. ions for Judicia cecutive Commi sing accepted until Mar* lable in the Student Go Russell House 112 Drmation contact: Student ( 777-2654 rirr& Gi Graduation Caps, Gen & Gold Hor ON S. Now unti at ^i Use UNIVE BOOKS e Field t cord on the road. ?( South Carolina is 19-7 overall S and 0-3 in the SEC. They boast a 13-4 record at Sarge Frye Field ^ and a 4-3 record away. In games played at night, the Gamecocks are yc 10-4. lh The Tigers began the year with ^ a scorching winning streak. They A claimed victories in their First 17 contests. Since then, in ACC com- w petition they have cooled off just a a* bit, going 5-3 in their past eight ^ games. Clemson lost their latest P1 game, a 7-3 defeat at the hands of Ohio University. a> The Gamecocks' three games a' with LSU were all competetive affairs, with the first two games of 111 the contest that could have gone q either way. South Carolina was ^ victimized by. an inability to score p runs, it sent just two runners across p( the plate the entire series. The wl team also suffered its first shutout -> or tne season in railing to tne 11- 2. Lady Gamec win seventh s By SEAN RYAN Assistant Sports Editor The Lady -Gamecock tennis team traveled to Utah, home of the Great Salt Lake, and defeated 22nd ranked Brigham Young and Utah to bring their winning streak to seven. South Carolina will play Auburn today at 2 p.m. Seniors Nathalie Rodriguez and Michelle Duda, ranked 50th and 57th respectively, staked the Lady Gamecocks to a 2-0 lead ^ against BYU. Rodriguez dropped ^ the first set to Lady Cougar Evi Koljanin 6-7, before storming jj back to take the final two sets 6-1, 6-4. Duda blitzed Sarah Mncrnaini 6-f) BYU's Jennifer Holmes beat ^ South Carolina senior Robin Deitch 6-4, 6-2 and Lady Cougar u' Cherie Kaneshiro evened the match with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 win against senior Nathalie Acacio. Freshman sensation Heather Coburn and sophomore Claire Hammond rallied the Lady Gamecocks with wins at the p number five and six seeds. Coburn squeaked by Anissa Robinson 6-4, 6-4. Hammond won a ? Men's golf tej second in Floi By ROB RODUSKY ti Staff Writer p. The South Carolina men's golf team tied the University of Central l( Florida for second place at the K Southeastern Intercollegiate Invita- ? s< il Board ^ ittees th, ch 27 vemment Office . Government rcidvtute .vns, Tassels, Hoods lor Cards. ALE 1 May 1 RSITY TORE . HOUSE jii!vrr'iosr onight srs in the third game of the ;ries. Clemson brings a potent offense at puts runs up on the board at a iverish pitch. Eight times this jar the Tigers have scored more an 10 runs, and two of the times ey have scored 20 runs or more, s a team, Clemson bats at a .319. The pitching staff is strong as ell, sporting an earned run averse of 2.32. Also, opponents are ltting a mere .217 against Tiger tchers. The Gamecocks' team batting /erage dropped over the weekend, id stands at .298. The pitching Iso boosted the team ERA to iore3,ll. Tonight's starting pitcher for the amecocks will be either freshman /ally Maynard, freshman Scott ace, or sophomore Jim Stoops. or the year, Maynard has a record f 2-0 with a 0.84 ERA, Pace is -1 with a 4.02, while Stoops is 0 with a 3.38. :ocks traight Duda tree-set affair against Federica entini 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Twin sisters Nathalie and Paune Rodriguez clinched the tatch for the Lady Gamecocks ilh a 6-4, 6-4 win over Kolajan and Lantini. Freshman Nina astillejo and Duda also teamed p for a doubles victory. Against the Lady Utes from tah, Rodriguez and Duda imoved to 17-6 with victories at le and two singles. Hammond 'on a crucial three set match -6, 6-1, 6-4 over Kristen Longan. The doubles tandems of uda/Castillejo and Deitch/ cacio capped off South Carlina's 5-4 win against Utah. im finishes rida match onal in Montgomery, Ala. this ust weekend. Freshman Chad Mason finished jur strokes behind leader David jrkpatrick of Alabama and fifth verall to pace the Gamecocks, dso, senior Michael Christie ;ored a top 10 finish and four rokes back while senior Daniel eawell finished seven strokes beind, and sophomore Carl Paulson ided up 10 behind Kirkpatrick. The Gamecocks will travel to ary, N.C. April 10 to participate i the Ping/American Tournament. moomP! : ?:V S / re!? 1