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Women's
By PAUL ELAM
Staff Writer
The United States Tennis Association
Women's Circuit is having a
professional tournament at USC this
week.
The event is the first professional
women's tournament to be held in
Columbia, consisting of 32 players
coming from 14 different countries.
The Metro Sports Council of the
Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
and Kent DeMars, USC
men's tennis coach, teamed up to
bring the tournament to Columbia.
"I like this tournament the best because
it has more professional prospects
than the $100,000 tournaMets'
slin
By JACK DUNN
Sports Editor
With all the enthusiasm leading
up to the second half of the Mets
season, it seems the Mets have faltered.
Their loss Monday night to
the Fayetteville Generals 8-2 ended
what was a rough series and
continued a home-town slump.
Columbia dropped their first
game of the second half 6-1 to the
Spartanburg Phillies last week.
Phillies right-fielder Gene Schall
knocked in third basemen Bob
Grable from second on a double
off eventual loser Ottis Smith in
the third inning. Spartanburg starter
Rod Blazier struck out seven
and allowed only three hits as he
shut out through the first seven.
The next night the Mets rebounded
against the Phillies as
Columbia coasted to a 7-3 victory.
Chicago Bu
By RANDY LEVINE
Staff Writer
When the Chicago Bulls won
their second straight NBA title earlier
this month by defeating Portland
in six games, 4-2, they became
only the fourth franchise in
league historv to repeat as champs.
The Bulls had to fight through
some adversity this season to
prove their first championship was
not a fluke. Even Michael Jordan,
everybody's All-American, came
under fire at times. Still the Bulls
survived a tough playoff series
against the New York Knicks and
Cleveland Pavnlierc tn win the
Eastern Conference. Then Chicago
turned up the intensity on defense
to stop Clyde Drexler and the
Trailblazers in the Finals.
Are the Bulls one of basketball's
elite teams? They haven't quite
reached the legendary status on the
level with the Lakers or Celtics,
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ments," DeMars said. "Some of
these are the next Jennifer
Capriati's."
Louise Stacey of Australia, Vickie
Paynter of Baton Rouge, La., and
Trisha Laux of Roswewell, Ga., are
slated to be among the favorites in
the tournament Stacey, a 20 year-old
pro, is currently listed No. 248 on
computer rankings and won her first
two professional tournaments last
summer. Faynter is coming into me
tournament off of a doubles tournament
victory three weeks ago in
Lady Lake, Fla. Laux won her first
USTA tour title in doubles this past
May in Orlando, Fla.
DeMars, is coordinating the event
mp contini
Columbia starter Brad Schorr
pitctied seven innings in one ot his
best performances of the season.
Other notables in the Mets offensive
onslaught included Danilo
Mompres, and Dwight Robinson
who both came up with RBI singles
in the sixth inning.
lis are gooc
dual players of all time in Jordan,
the boys from the Windy City will
undoubtedly come out next year
ready to defend the crown once
again.
If the NBA's most recent expansion
teams are any indication,
the draft in professional sports
seems to work. At a time when pro
football players are suing because
they feel their rights are being infringed
upon, the system is doing
just fine for basketball.
In this past Wednesday's draft,
four teams had the opportunity to
help themselves. Miami, which
made the playoffs in just its fourth
year, did well by selecting Southern
Cal guard Harold Miner in the
first round and center Matt Geiger
from Georgia Tech in the second.
The Heat has asserted itself as a
team to watch out for. Despite an
early playoff exit at the hands of
Chicago, the Heat is definitely on
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teers needed for a pro tournament," vices,
he said. men's
Jana Nejedly, a pro from Palm suppor
Springs, Calif., said she is enjoying fortun;
the tournament and hopes to play sponsc
here again next year. said.
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Many of the pros are spending the wee^ :
small amount of fiee time they have som S
touring Columbia. Maryla Madura, a <
pro originally from Poland, is plan- P m- S
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forward to going to the museums 51 for
and perhaps the Statehouse," she for nor
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als with a 3-1 win. Ricky Otero
and Omar Garcia, both delivered ^he
key RBI singles along with Rob a ^s3l
Guzik who scattered 8 hits through half, t
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lieve they are ready to break into Charle
the post-season. The Hornets hope tive. P
that 6'10" Alonzo Mourning be- blemal
comes a dominating force that will Jeff H
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take them to new heights. have 1
Even lowly Orlando and Minne- the nui
sota came up big. The Magic, to won it
no one's surprise, took LSU's Sha- son. A
quille O'Neal with the first selec- trouble
tion. The "Shaq" should make ley, wf
some magic of his own in the Sun- points
shine State. And the Timberwolves many f
can't complain about acquiring punch.
Christian Laettner from Duke.
With four picks in the first 51, the Mea
T-wolves could assemble a good Horna<
group of young players with poten- Kevin
tial to grow together as a team for star wl
years to come.
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>nd half use sign
save, his fifth of the season.
to play b;
Mets began the series with _ ? _
, but went downhill from From Staff Reports
is the Generals knocked off USC announced this
, . *i a \ o , ~ the signing of two bas
,bia 7^ last Saturday. Danny Qne from ?
a s seventh inning two out, ^ ^ New Yoik
in sing e followed by Brian Coach June
e s RBI double proved to be ^en-outficlder Chr
ference for Fayetteville. Dunwoody, Ga? and
day night the Generals ex- Ryan Szwejbka of Fair
[ in the fifth with a seven run will enroll as frpshmei
;e to win 10-2. The fatal Diaz and Szwejbka .
was Rob Yelton's bases other recent high school
hit to left that got past Jer- who have signed with
folliver to drive inruns six cocks. They include firs
ven. Ray Baksh of Monroe,
pitchers Jason Ham
Mets record falls to 44-31, Pf ^ ^ Ted *
ppointment after a great first C'ansvtlle, Ohio, and
>ut hopefully the road will be ' earsall of Burnt
as Columbia takes on Ashe- seventh signee,
a a two-game series. Brandon Cromer ?'
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ornacek, Andrew Laog, and By The Associated Pres:
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:leus of a young team which an arbitrator ruled in
lore than 50 games last sea- favor,
nd what do they get for their The Flyers beat ou
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to may or may not score 30 bitrator Larry Bertuzzi
a night, depending on how called on to make a de
lecklers he feels he needs to the Quebec Nordiques
traded Lindros' right
teams.
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Johnson's level, is an all- regard to Lindro:
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Diaz, 6'3", 175 lbs., and a
-ill lefthanded hitter, batted .420 in 28
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Diaz of cocks because he liked the locashortstop
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port, N.C., is playing summer baseball with
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N.Y., and High School in New York and his
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Gwynne ond round of the state playoffs.
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