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use, 3 otl By CHAD BRAY Sports Editor ]g Next weekend, the Gamecocks will celebrate their centennial year I of football with the annual Garnet LmTEi and Black game. fi?P i They won't be alone. In the Southeastern Conference, ]3l|i three other teams ? Alabama, Au- / burn and Georgia ? are also cele- ^ brating their centennials in football At Aubur this year. George Petri South Carolina's football prog- ball team al ram, like other SEC schools, had Carolina an< very humble beginnings. with his frier In 1892, South Carolina hastily In 1892, assembled a team without a coach dents chalk to play Furman in Charleston on game, thus Christmas Eve. In fact, USC had football, to use two non-students as players. Auburn, tl The "College Boys," as they A & M, wer were called then, were soundly de- They beat G featcd, 44-0, by Furman's exper- lost to Trint; ienced team. olina 64-0. Georgia, who also played its Alabama first game in 1892, began after a when W.G professor at the university decided game to the to start an organized football team. scribed by 1 That professor, Charles Herty, as "a studci was fascinated with the game who went l when he was a graduate student at Alabama) ca John Hopkins University. a great bag Herty then coached Georgia to game in 189! 1-1 season in their first year. Alabama, Georgia, lost to Auburn in the E.N. Beaur first of the South, 10-0. The Bull- their first sc dogs came back and beat Mercer mingham Hi College, 50-0. lost to the ' O L* 1 In lhe pa: bportm x have gone [ r WfL languishing Tnr\r\1 Eastern Con x VJv/1 Ww team with a coming ihe pansion c Buzzzzzzz. playof is. The buzzing you are hearing is ^ori not an illusion, in fact, it is a 29-42, whic sound you will be hearing the rest record for of the basketball season and for season. The . many seasons to come. l^eir record The culprit? The Charlotte Hor- seum, or "1 nets, of course. known, to a For those of you who went Hornets arc brain-dead after the All-Star break teams must and are just now regaining full courl at all < mental capacities, brace yourself. ^he Hon dont .chicken out. EXCUSES DONT SAVE LIVES. BLOOD DOES I American Red Cross LZ! 11 Spring 1992 GREE > Congaree Canoe Anfii 1 of Q-nr m|-M ii i ui v/iw Buses leave from guard s Men's quad at 2:45 - un< Benefitting Habitat for H v Sponsored by Pep, Student Spe< 1 Month Unlimited TAN SAFE 1215 Augusta Rd. West C( : 794-8267 J (Across Gervais Street Bi JAPAN AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL MARKETING REPRESE International Marketing Company with nrnu/th io roarlw fnr Do/>ifi/* Qim i y v"1' 1 tyJ I V/UVJ y ivi I C4V> I IIU HIM ' Cash in on your Connect If you have a network of business and/or personal contacts i Australia, New Zealand, or Canada, now is the time! So income have been stopping you, we need to talk. Earn r possible ? (I do! 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They beat Birigh School, 56-0, and Birmingham Athletic Le Hornets are hot! n# mAnibc thp HrtrnAte H 1UU1IUIO) wiv nunivw "rom being a bad club in last place in the ference to a very good legitimate shot at befirst of the recent exdubs to make the lets boast a record of h is already a franchise most victories in one :y also have improved at the Charlotte Colidie Hive" as it is now respectable 20-16. The doing what all playoff defending the home ;osts. nets also are showing Applicatic Applications For mor K WEEK > Race )pm hack on the til 5:00pm. iumanity si iiaf $29.00 )lumbia ridge) > TAIWAN NTATIVES NEEDED jxplosive domestic expansion. Jons! n Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, if time, freedom and lack of nore than you ever dreamed y built a debt free 30 million tivated people to train into this k within the Columbia area. If iup 5r saw this ad a shot at... EEDOM celebra Club, 5-4, in their first two garni on the same day. The athletic club won on 65-yard field goal that was lisle in many collegiate record bool for a time. Alabama finished their first se son with a 14-0 rematch over ll athletic club and a 32-22 loss Auburn in February 1893. This year, all four schools a planning large celebrations honor of their centennials. South Carolina will kick off i centennial with the Garnet ar Black game at 1:30 p.m. April 1 The athletic department has inviti all former players to the game. "We are planning for them (tl former players) to enter the st dium to the music of '2001' in c tier of the year they last played Don Barton, chairman of the Ce tennial Committee, said. Honorary Chairman Talu Gresseltc will lead the players on ihr? fir>1H Thr? Q9-vf>:ir-nlH Ore sette drop-kicked a field goal bcal Clcmson 3-0 in 1920. Auburn and Georgia officia will begin their centennial seaso today with a ceremony at Pie mont Park in downtown Atlanta. SEC officials are looking ft ward to another sucessful P years. other tendencies usually associat with strictly playoff earns, such getting big wins on the road a having different players step ir the spotlight every game to he the team when a lift is necessai For example, in their 123-1 victory over the Orlando Ma^ Monday night, Charlotte had fi players with 17 or more poin While the Hornets can count Larry Johnson and Kendall Gill hit for 20 points a night, now I entire team seems to have 20-point game in them. Monday, it was Del Curry a Muggsy Bouges' turn to shii Curry scored 22 points, wh Bouges pitched in 21 and dish out nine assists. ins for Executive Still being accepted until A available in the Student G Russell House 112 e information contact: Studi 777-2654 Sales and Mai with the natic marketing t Excellent F Learn manageme strategies while promotions. Flexib for a career in the l position with Ame during the 1992-9: career placement interview to be he] ifin u m te 100 y< ;S. ? "-mmrn to v ***# &? >r- * ? 00 Four Southeastern Conference s< ed Speaking of Larry Johnson, it is as just hard to believe that one rookie nd can have such a profound impact no on a team. Op Since the All-Star break, John ry. son has averaged 22.5 points and 12 10.5 rebounds a game. The late l'ic season surge has raised his average ve points per game to 19, and his rets. bounding average now lies at 11 on boards a contest, to Johnson has now earned the rcJie spect and fear of the rest of the a league. He has also blitzed past Dikcmbc (where have you been nd the second half of the year?) Muie. tombo as the only legitimate ile choice for NBA Rookie Of The ied Year. He has been a demon on the Committees. pril 3 overnment Office ant Government keting Opportunity m9s leader in college md media services inancial Rewards int skills and marketing imnlementinff on-camnus >le hours. Great beginnings business world start with a rican Passage Media Corp. 3 school year. Contact your office to sign up for an Id on April 7, 1992. Igjilj I ] I ' 1 g |VT| I *d I Im I Hi jars in i #g^ W&-. ?:$ &$$? a, ' .^'*---v- , *. <- $*. ? :;'%::;|f#^>s -? jlf - 1 1 U'P" **m |)jp :hools are celebrating their footb boards, his 11.3 rebounds a game rank him among the NBA's elite ahead of superstar Charles (mj teammates suck and all sportswri ters and Philadelphiaris are racist Barkley, and among the Top 10 ir the NBA. His impact on the Hornets can' be measured in mere stats, though The attitude he has imposed upoi his fellow Hornets has made ever; one of his teammates bette players. Larry is not the only Home making an impact in the NBA sta tistics, though. Kendall Gill i burning the nets for an average o 20.4 points a game, among th< Top 20 in the league. In the assis department, Muggsy Bouges rank fifth in the league with 9.4 dishe We're This Cl< ~ '' / (well,... Earn transferable col while you're I "...your For more information, call "Skeeter" E Strand Campus at (803) 449-7416, Mo nrra football " V **4 s rW^MM . File photo all centennials this year. ; a game. Regardless of whether the Hor! nets finish in the playoffs or in the lottery this year, the future is ex) tremely bright for Hornets fans. The front office has Droven to be . excellent at evaluating talent and t drafting future superstars (see Kendall Gill and Larry Johnson), i Thus, no matter where Charlotte ^ finishes this year, they will be virr tually assured of obtaining an impact player in the upcoming draft, t Even if they don't make it into the playoffs, Charlotte could win s the lottery and get a top three pick, f If this were to occur, Shaquille e O'Neal or Alonzo Mourning sure t would look good with Hornets s written across their jerseys, s wouldn't they? )se to the Beach! almost) lege credits this summer in Myrtle Beach! Horry / Georgetown community college lates in the Admissions Office of the Grand nday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. mil mil Ell mm 51