The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 18, 1998, Page 13, Image 13

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Wednesday, March 18,19 Student State-Fu college press EXCHANGE A college student admitted he tri to bribe a Cal State Fullerton bask< ball player "just to see if he would ? tually do it." it was just a what-ilY" Jack Uh sa in an interview at the Fullerton ja "I got my answer by being put in jai Oh, 21, of La Verne, was arraign last Wednesday in a Fullerton coiu room on a felony charge of "offering attempting to bribe a player." He is b ing held in Fullerton city jail on $25,0 bail. Oh was caught on audiotape oflft ing a player he identified as Cor< Sanders $1,000 to help beat the 10-poi spread against University of Pacific < Feb. 19. Oh, an admitted gambler who h bet as much as $5,000 on games, sa he did not follow up on the offer Sanders and he didn't realize he wou become ensnared in a Fullerton poli sting for just plotting a bribe since 1 never paid Sanders. "I didn't go through with it," Oh sai "I thought it was just illegal if I wei through with it. I found out if I just hi Equestrian 1 staff writer JOE QUINN The USC Equestrian team maintained its No. 1 seat in the region by winning the High Point Team title at home Saturday. Clemson University and the University of Georgia tied for Reserve High Point Team while the Bulldogs kept its regional second-place standing. Freshman Jennifer Woods placed first in the Open Flat division with sophomore Ellen Smoak also taking home a blue ribbon for Intermediate Flat. L 1 } The Internal Those me) br Being a De i \ 98 admits t llerton fc the intent it's illegal. I really rej everything." ^ Sanders, a freshman cent wouldn't comment Tuesday after p ic- tice. According to police, however, lid said that he didn't follow up and il. off Sanders because he realized 1." wouldn't make money after paying ed player. Las Vegas oddsmakers "c rt- bets at about $500-$l,000 when the or suspicious activity on a college gam ,0. especially a lesser-known Divisi( [)0 school like Fullerton. Oh told Sane he had wanted to bet $11,000 per ga ;r_ He was recorded telling Sand that Fullerton's season was almost o ^ the team wasn't doing that well, "so might as well get paid to lose," said 1 Garry Mancini, who investigated case. Police said Oh also told Sand ^ he had connections with the "Chin mafia" who could do harm to those \ to didn't make good on their promis ^ Oh also offered Sanders $100 ce every free throw he missed and s Sanders could make $75,000 if he operated the rest of the season, d. Oh has been involved with gambl at and the police before ? he was a ] id informant in the 1997 bookmak ;eam maintan Senior Christine Perrine also ne finished first in Novice Flat, qual- ph ifying for the Regional Finals in Fe April. at( Also finishing first individually were freshmen Mikel Cole in Advanced Walk-Trot-Canter and Stacy George in Beginner WalkTrot-Canter. Senior Erika Johnson and C01 freshman Ellen Miller both won in the Walk-Trot division. Cole also qualified for the Regional Finals. ^ Other high scorers on Satur- 4 g day included Jean Schoenekase with a second-place finish Begin- an IT, South Carolii Mewest Frater 8?*<j?i&v ; ':.:x: V-'-WtfLfl.' "'"'A/W^-*-' ' ^WOCOv.*-' . . .'A'/a %TMyf ion a I Fraternity of Delta Tau Founding Fathers, n selected will combine a rich and new direction and brothe the University of South Can 'It ensures membership in one active and progressive frater? * Spoi The Game rying to bi asketball j jret arrest of Jerry Wei Sun that is sched- b; uled to come to trial next month. Oh n ;er, approached Fullerton police after he rac- was allegedly threatened by Sun, to d< whom Oh owed more than $13,000 in gi Oh gambling debts. T pay 'When I heard the name 'Jack' (was b i he involved in the CSF case) I thought this si the can't be Jack Oh'," Mancini said. "He ei ap" helped us on that (other) case, he knows re's how we work." bl e ? Oh surrendered Monday afternoon w ml after police confronted him outside his bi lers business management class. tl me. "He's probably an immature stu- ei lers dent who didn't know what he was ci ver, doing," Mancini said. "On a scale of one- sc you to-10, with 10 being a hardened crim3et. inal, he's a one. He did this on his own." le the Oh said he was a bit intimidated m iers when he approached Sanders two weeks si ese ago. pi vho Sanders, at 6'11, is one of the tallest li] les. players on the team, but not a starter, for He averages 2.5 points a game and 1.4 in aid rebounds off the bench. But Oh thought re co- the freshman could get Ike Harmon, the second-leading scorer on the team, in ling to help. w kpv Sflndprs nt.t.pnflpfl flip samoVncrVi Fi ;?^ ~? ing school as Magic Johnson. Oh, who plays in is top spot Sport r Walk-Trot-Canter and third BRIEFS con icings from Amy Bell in Open nces, Lori Dupuis in Intermedi- Men's socc i Flat and Cindy Doyle in Be- USC men': mer Walk-Trot-Canter. ^as announce The Equestrian team will trav- ^ je ^anij l D n 11 u r, record and ad to Berry College in Rome, Ga., ofthe NCAAT March 28 for the next hunt seat en jetter wjnn( npetition and the Regional Stock tional Player oi at Finals. is and "Projecl South Carolina will host the last year's squ gional Hunt Seat Finals on April This year's it. Snfrwinftn Farm in Mnnlrina (F/M, 6 0, RoS^ The show is open to the public ^ d is free. _ ia's nity 144 %?: I Delta is looking for tradition with a 'rhood at din a. of America's most lities. i 17$ icock ribeCal pashed tc t for U. of ] >layer Jayhawks asketball, admitted he is awed by the colleg press EXCHANGE layers. "These guys are looked up to by stu- LAWRENCE, Kansas j. i n /-\i -j uTx on coach Rov William's face eiius as uas&eiuau suits, un saia. it J ives you a rush to really talk to them. whole story, his is Division I basketball. They could Visibly fatigued, William! 0 the NBA stars of tomorrow. I could team, the University of Kani iy to my kids I spoke to an NBA play- hawks, met a warm recepti r." day night at Allen Field Hous Bill Saum, who investigates gam- 300 fans greeted the team ling for the NCAA, said Tuesday he 80-75 second-round NCAA as unfamiliar with the Fullerton case, ment loss to Rhode Islanc at if the scenario presented by au- few hours earlier, lorities is accurate ? that the play- Although supportive far - immediately went to university offi- gled to hold back tears, the als who in turn called police ? the person that evening was clear :hool should be lauded. Williams "The athlete, the coach and the ath- "It's hard to express the { 'tic director are to be highly com- hurt you have, because it n iended," Saum. "That's how it much to you," he said, h lould be handled on every college cam- brimming with tears. "I'm n is instead of ignoring it and acting ligent enough to say the wo ie it's not going to happen." need to be said But please CSF basketball coach Bob Hawk- stand _ we jove you? ig lamented that the incident could Seniors c B McGratl ^ unfavorably on the: school. Thomas and RaefLaFrentz t "Werethetnctimhere, saidHawk- turns addressing the crowd. ig. But people won t look at it that ?Wo v, _ , ... mi >ii 11 n_i We had a good season av. iiibv 11 see me name oiam , j i , ,, , J , ..lL. . , complished a lot of things, I\ ullerton associated with pomt-shav- j ?w . , f,\ g-and thafs all theyu know* | ^We wish we could ha !" Administration club spc itinued from page eleven Stauanger, Norway) and Joey Worthen (1 6'0, Salt Lake City, Utah). er s soccer coach Mark Berson ^ Women's golf d his 1998 recruiting class. ^ 16th-annual Lady Gamecock Cla icocks, who posted a 16-3-1 sic>a 12-team tournament featuring son vanced to the second round nation s t?P squads, including s 'nnrnnmpnt in 1QQ7 ln<5p qpv- from the SEC, will take place this weekei at the University Club in Blythewood. fthe Year finalist Clint Math- To ?et the course- ^I'77 North * 140" signee Josh Wolff from ward Charlotte, take exit 27 (Blythewoo ,acj and make a left back over the bridge. ; class includes Alex Balasco 001118618 one-half mile down on tl veil, Ga.), Mike Harmon (D, right. i, S.C.), Frank Voll (M, 6'0, ^ ^is approximately 20-25 mi utes. Carolina's Newest'-" Traditu Dance Marathor accepting applica for Executive Co Members. Dance Marathon _j._. J j. -1 __ siuueni run pnuar country. Dance h . benefits Richland V Children's Hospil \J raised through th< the Columbia are. Applications a up in the Office < iv^k' Api W \ are due * * * Page 13 lurnament hopes Kansas saddens fans.,, again LaFrentz emphasized that, de spite the loss, the team had learned Hie look a i0t during its 35-4 season, told the "You've got to take the good with Jhe bad, and we've had a lot of good," 3 and his he said. sas' Jhy- But in bars throughout Lawrence, on Sim- stunned Kansas fans dealt with the <e. About bad. after its "When it happened, people came Tourna- in and started pounding shots," stu1 only a dent Scott Martz said. "Eveiyone was drowning their sorrows." is strug- In other tournament action, 14thsaddest seeded Valparaiso remained the Tourly Coach nament Cinderella after knocking off No. 12 Florida State Sunday. The Cru j saders knocked off No. 3 Ole Miss in the first round. Valpo will play Rhode leans so Friday while No. 3 Stanford is eyes piay No. 2 Purdue. 0 ^ " In the East, No. 1 North Carolir j na will meet No. 4 Michigan State , under- an(j ^ j Washington will face No. 2 UConn. i, Billy In the South, No. 1 Duke will play is the largest ithropy in the /larathon Memorial tal. All money i event stays in a. in be picked of Qreek Life. )lications March 20th. 4 r uso took No. 5 Syracuse Friday followed by No. 2 Kentucky against No. 6 UCLA, and ac- In the West, No. 1 Arizona will IcGrath play No. 4 Maryland Thursday and ve gone No. 3 Utah will face No. 10 West Virginia. msoring tourney VI, Hoopapalooza *98 Hoopapalooza *98 will take place on April 18 and 19 outside the Carolina Coliseum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. is- A four-man team costs $88 per team and ae that guarantees your team a minimum of ix three scheduled games and t-shirts for your id team. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, x> April 8 and you can drop off your registrad) tion in the USC Sport Administration Department in the Coliseum by Monday, April tie 13. Make checks payable to Summitt Sports. For more information, call (803) 777n 5524" or (303) 989-4084 X\71 V i is f\ itions A mmittee