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By SEAN CABREY
Columbia disc-throwing enthusiasts
now have an alternative to
conventional tossino anH TTlfima
Frisbee (disc football).
Disc Golf, an international sport,
has finally made its way to ,
Columbia. ;*
For the novices, the strategy and ?|||
rules of disc golf are identical to
conventional golf. Instead of deci- ^
mating a helpless, little ball with a
steel club, players carefully toss a
disc toward a pre-determined target.
Unlike its conventional counterpart,
whose players aim at a small
hole in the ground, disc golfers v! a *
throw into a basket-like receptacle itltjP
which stands about three-feet high.
Like regular golf, the object is to |
complete each hole in as few
strokes as possible.
Disc golf courses also have 18
holes, and are generally one third
the tength of conventional courses. Disc G
Fairways usually range from 100 to designe
400 feet in length. golf ch
Unlike the fairways of conven- also d(
tional golf, that are lined with only o
trees, disc golf fairways are College
designed to use the trees as obsta- Whil
cles which must be averted. and ow;
But not every hole is tree-infest- disc "gi
ed. Some are long, wide open fair- coordin
ways that require nothing more "We
than a powerful and accurate toss. to help
Lxnumoia s oniy aisc goir course saiu. i
is located at Earlewood Park. The the begi
department of parks and recreation ever fii
built the course in 1990 in the wins soi
wake of Hurricane Hugo. Carli:
"Columbia disc golfers are fortu- g?lf dis
nate to have such a good facility to ?f the
play on," said C.J. Carlisle, area sales is
pro and director of the Columbia course.
Disc Golf Club. "The department the pro
of parks and recreation built the 316 held
course and maintains it at no cost Carlii
to the players. It's a chance to get divided
outside for some free, fun enter- rangiug
tainment." sionals.
The Earlewood course was uiale an
realizes
just an a
Staff Writer us into tl
USC English professor John in? a Cl
MacNicholas must be feeling fine soir
having written the supqrb play, anc* ^
"The Moving of Lila Barton." plays, \*
The play premiered at Longstreet the
Theatre in '89 and had the largest family, r
audience attendance for a summer Macb
production to date. MacNicholas Lila Ba
has made some revisions. Lila is Southerr
quite a bit younger, but the original misundei
director and cast are back, seasoned Former
and polished. was slat<
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money made through disc vVa
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! twice a year at Earlewood. November 14.15
i e said the tournaments are Aside from tournam
-M->c"u ,cvcl* the course, Carlisle a
from beginners to proles- na|es monU)| ick
Divisions are also spin tnlo Columbia locals
xl female. The next touma- *pbe course is free a
ling finale for sur
i drama written, directed, dency,. Like Mrs. C
rtrayed by southerners. Barton comes througl
comes to accurately por- with a perseverance th
a southern person on quit, a perseverance th;
Hollywood often offers a women will know as t
lie; however, MacNicholas someone Southern worn
there is more to us than ognize.
ccent. In this play, he takes In Hollywood, goo<
he southern psyche, reveal- give actors free reign
ilture steeped in tradition scripts. Director Ann Di
tetimes afraid of the new to do that also. She ap|
:erent. MacNicholas dis- the actors use instin
dth humor and intricacy, answers to character
ings of Southern society: and feeling. The result
eligion, and community. duction flows along w
licholas has captured in ease. There is a certa
irton the nature of the quality to this play, an o
i woman, which is easily type atmosphere whi
rstood and underestimated, down walls and allows i
first lady, Rosalyn Carter, to get swept away into t
sd as an iron magnolia by tion.
lie of her husband's presi- Directorially, this \
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1 directors strong without exception,
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pears to let Barton is infused with a
ct to find translucence which shows o
motivation skill by holding this dema
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Id friendly- a success in every as
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score by composer Dick Goc
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Carolina Life Editor
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