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Umpire's de ASSOCIATED PRESS On a day when it dearly wanted to celebrate, baseball mourned instead for i beloved figure. The death of umpire John McSherry, vho collapsed Monday while calling balls in/l cfrilroe in tVio fircf innincr nf thp Expos-Reds game in Cincinnati, cast a pall over what many had counted on to oe a warm breath of life after a long, cold winter and two strike-shortened seasons. The game, which under a more traditional baseball calendar would have oeen the first of the season, was postponed until Tuesday McShenys death from an apparent heart attack was the most tragic event of a day when snow and rain forced postponement of three other games, and fans from the Deep South to the East River shivered in their seats. A storm that dumped up to 7 inches i South Carolir ASSOCIATED PRESS SIX MILE, S.C. ? Jim Hefner's perfect pitch ended a perfectly awful time for his familv Hefner's finances have Men off since he and his wife were laid off almost simultaneously in 1991, causing them to fall behind on their bills. Just when he found work as a setup operator at a Mauldin Hitachi plant, his wife had a heart attack. For months, Hefner says he's been besieged with creditor calls wanting the IIIIIIIIIIIIIh TURN! o &ai55u Serving Injured Victii Columbia Green 252-9000 235-4 1-800-833-h Q&A Q: What do the foil Jennifer Morrison - USC student Robyn Kelly - USC student Jennifer Wu Michael Boone - USC student Joseph Hell A: They are all recipients of a prest scholarship or fellowship! 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For More Information The Office of Fellowships and 5 Harper College 301/303. 777-$ ath casts sh of snow on the Cleveland area caused a day's delay in the opener for the Yankees and Indians at Jacobs Field, where a 3foot-high snowman in an Indians' cap patrolled the third-base line. Cold rain and wet grounds did in Kansas City at Baltimore and Colorado at Philadelphia. It was a stormy start to a spring of promise and hope. Although professional baseball officially opened its 128th season Sunday night with its earliest ever game, a 3-2 victory by Seattle over the Chicago White Sox in 12 innings, Monday was opening day, with nine games scheduled and sellouts abounding. It seemed the perfect setting for baseball and its fans to start to patch up their differences apd resume a sporting love affair. For the first time in three seasons, no threats of labor strife loomed, and there were rich promises of recordchasing years by the game's new legion la native gee back payments on his car, his land, his mobile home. Bankruptcy was a certainty when Hefner got a certified letter that didn't contain a bill. It said he'd been chosen to participate in The Gillette Strike Zone Challenge and that he could win $25,000 if he could throw a strike from the pitcher's mound before a spring training baseball game in Florida. Hefner hadn't thrown anything in 20 years, but was willing to try. He went to Wal-Mart and bought a baseball target The first few tosses wound up in the PSEED OATES 5qeshbs3* ms of Auto Accidents ville . Spartanburg 878 948-0704 URT (4878) lowing people have in common? John Lithgow - Actor and Director USC student Ben Cohen - USC student ler - Novelist Nate Terracio - USC student igous national this prestigous list? lation Session and learn more 1 process! 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Emergency workers rushed to his side and tried to revive him. But the 328-pound McSherry never regained consciousness. He was pronounced dead about an hour later at the University of Cincinnati Hospital. "He probably bad a massive coronary," said Richard Jolson, one of the Reds' doctors. McSherry, popular with players, managers and his fellow umps, had a ; big break fr< creek. But after three months of practice, he was able to put the baseball in the 18-by-30-inch target on every other throw. His confidence was high just days before the contest when he nailed all three throws. Hefner stepped to the mound last Saturday in Clearwater, Fla., in front of 7,000 fans at Philadelphia Phillies spring training game. He eyed the target, 60 feet, 6 inches away, and delivered a strike so pure it would have made Cy Young proud. "I think maybe the good Lord had my* Visa U.S.A. Inc. I99S ening day history of medical problems. He was named a crew chief in July 1988, replacing Lee Weyer, who died of a heart attack two weeks earlier. Baseball was played elsewhere Monday, often in conditions more akin to football or ice skating. Owner Ted Turner sported a snapbrimmed hat as he watched his Atlanta Braves get their World Series championship rings, then opening 1996 with a 10-8 victory over San Francisco in chilly Atlanta. At Shea Stadium, where a cold wind whipped the rain, the Mets rallied for a 7-6 victory over St. Louis. And in Chicago. Rvne Sandbere returned to a frigid Wrigley Field and helped the Cubs beat San Diego 5-4 in 10 innings. Sandberg went 0-for-3 with two walks and handled seven fielding chances flawlessly in his first game since June 1994. Dm baseball something to do with it. Several people have been praying for me," Hefner said Friday. The weight of the world lifted from his shoulders, Heftier said. "It was really terrific because we absolutely had to have some money come in because we've been having a whole lot of trouble," Heftier said. When gets his bills paid off, Heftier said he's going to buy his wife a decent car. 2ause 1 stery * i YJ 11 . r ''I " USC Briefs Staff Reports BASEBALL USC's baseball team fell to 1711 this weekend after dropping two j of three games at Arkansas. j The highlight of the weekend j came Sunday as the Gamecocks ; scored 13 runs on 14 hits in defeating ] the Razorbacks. Mark Mapes had ] six RBI on three hits. Ryan Bordenick i and Ryan Szwejbka also had three- \ hit days. Starting pitcher Brent Moore | allowed only three hits and two runs in six innings. Reliever Chad Hashour , a fn oknf AT*m A T*lr QflCQC wamc Uil IU Oil Ul/ UUfTU luuuiii/uu, holding the Razorback hitless for three innings. The Gamecocks will face in-state rival Clemson Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Sarge Frye Field. TRACK AND riELD Junior Dawn Ellerbe was named the Southeastern Conference Female Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year Monday. Ellerbe won the SEC, USATF and NCAA Championships in the 20 lb. weight in three consecutive weeks this seasons. Her toss of 68' 113/4 is an American record and is being considered oy Track and Field News for the world record. Ellerbe has qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the discus, hammer and shot put. She won the 1995 SEC title in the discus and the 1995 USTAF title in the hammer with an American record toss of 191'. GOLF David Seawell of the men's team and Siew Ai Lim of the women's team each rank in the SEC top 10 m stroke average according to a report released by the league yesterday. Seawell, a senior member of the No. 19 Gamecocks, ranks second in the SEC with a 71.78 stroke average [uu.ay neat c mm :'s everywhere vou want to b< r md is just two one-hundreths of a stroke behind the leader. Lim, a 1995 first team All\merican, is eighth in the SEC with 175.90 stroke. The senior has two op 10 finishes this season, including i fourth-place finish at the Dick McGuire Invitational last fall, and recently led the 20th-ranked Lady Gamecocks to a third place finish at the Lady Gamecock Classic. The Rotary Club of Chapin Sunrise will sponsor its second annual golf tournament April 22 at Timberlake Plantation Golf Course, located on Amick's Ferry Koad in unapin. Starting time is 12:30. The entry fee is $200 for each four-person team and includes cart and green fees as well as a free lunch from 11 a m to noon. All proceeds will sponsor Rotary projects. Prizes will be awarded to first and second place teams, closest to the pm (four awards) and longest drive (four awards). For more information call John Oswald at 345-1094 or John Winfield at 345-6181. All entries and fees must be received by April 12. SPORT ADMINISTRATION The Sport Administration Club will present the first Dr. Guy Lewis Student Appreciation Award today to Stephen M. Woods. Woods will receive the award at the club's 4 p.m. meeting, to be held in room 2008 of the Carolina Coliseum, An adjunct professor at USC, Woods teaches an accredited SDorts business course each year. The award is named after the chairman of the Sport Administration department and will be presented annually to worthy faculty member, staff member or other individual associated with the sports administration program. is lay. I 2 er I