6/Thursday, April 4,1985/THE BLUE BANNER
Soccer team'goes Hollywood'
By Betsy Phillips
The UNCA. soccer team has
played in district tourna
ments and faced the touglr-
est competition the area
has to offer, but Thursday
they played in a truly
"Royal Match."
The 25-member squad got
a taste of life as Holly
wood extras when they par
ticipated in the filming
of a section of a TV movie
called "Royal Match."
An MGM Studios film crew
prepared an outdoor set on
Christ School's soccer
field for the team's debut
in the TV movie pilot
scheduled to air this
fall.
But UNCA's Swan Nichol
son said he is taking the
fame in stride.
"I'm in a movie. I'm a
star. I don't have to do
anything else now," Ni
cholson said.
"Royal Match" is a come
dy about a young geochem
ist who travels with a
friend to a fictitious
country in Europe and
falls in love with the
king.
"This movie has been in
the making for quite some
time, several years in
fact," said Lynn Lorring,
head of production at
MGM-TV. "We were gonna go
to Europe to shoot, but
then someone went out and
found us a castle here."
Most of the movie is
being filmed at Ashe
ville's own "castle," the
Biltmore House in West
Asheville.
The minute-and-a-half
long scene shot at Christ
School centered around the
two American visitors
watching the King's royal
soccer team practice.
As the camera's rolled
next to the field, the
actresses lounged in white
wooden lawn chairs in
front of an elegant buffet
table.
Next to the buffet was
the king's Rolls Royce,
which brought the girls to
the field. You could see
prop men wince as several
stray kicks narrowly
missed the Rolls.
Film Director E.W.
Swackhammer instructed the
players to run back and
forth in front of the ca
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MAKING MOVIES: The UNCA soccer tean got an Introductory course in the rigors of
movie during a one-scene appearance in the TV novie "Royal Match."
Staff photo by Betsy Phillips
r
meras until he got footage
he felt was usable.
"Play with the ball a
little more. OK now, take
off," yelled Swackhammer
to senior Steve Sloan dur
ing one scene. "Could we
have a little quiet here?
Does everybody want to do
my job? Ok now, let's try
it again boys."
After spending tlte en
tire day in ferocious wind
and hot sun, repeatedly
kicking balls and watching
the filming, the students
received $25 each.
But trouble began when
the prop men tried to re
trieve the new soccer uni
forms used in the movie.
There was some talk of
theft.
'This uniform is mine;
say bye-bye," said fresh
man Mike Balsimides. How
ever actual proof of foul-
play is not available.
Itost of the players had
no problems living with
their new roles as movie
stars. But for some, fame
does apparently have its
drawbacks.
"It's been tough hand
ling success,'
Pensa.
said Chip
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There was some good news
and some bad news for the
UNCA baseball team Wednes
day afternoon.
The good news was a 10-7
victory over visiting Er-
skine in the first game of
a doubleheader. The bad
news came in the form of a
12-9 loss in the nightcap.
In the opener, the Bull
dogs used the strength of
11 hits combing with six
errors committed by the
Flying Fleet to roll to
the easy victory.
But Erskine had revenge
on its mind in the second
contest.
After spotting the Fleet
to an 8-2 advantage in the
top of the third, the
Bulldogs finally found
some offensive stick them
selves in their half of
the inning.
UNCA shortstop Greg
Starbuck started out the
Bulldogs' rally with a
walk. Catcher Todd fol
lowed with his first homer
of the season to left to
bring UNCA within 8-4.
But the Bulldogs weren't
finished yet.
Junior Barry Roberts
singled to left and left-
fielder Lance Day followed
with a single up the mid
dle to give the Bulldogs
men on first and second
with just one out.
Second baseman Todd
Winkler brought Roberts
home with a single over
the third-base bag.
It looked as if the
Bulldogs might be ready to
break the game open. But
the Erskine pitching staff
came alive to strike out
the side. But UHCA had cut
the Fleet's advantage to
three, 8-5, going into the
fourth.
The Bulldogs defense
sent Erskine down in order
in the top of the fourth,
and UNCA took advantage of
the opportunity its half
of the fourth.
David Hampton started
off the Bulldogs by looi>-
ing a single to left, and
advancing to third on an
error by the Erskine
pitcher. Starbuck followed
with his fourth home run
of the season to pull the
'Dogs within 8-7.
With (Mie away in the
same inning, third baseman
Steve Hardister singled to
center. Roberts followed
with a single up the mid
dle to give the Bulldogs
men on first and third.
Lance Day brought Hardis
ter home with a sacrifice
fly to right.
Neither team scored in
the fifth, but Erskine*
came out gunning in the
top of the sixth.
The Fleet collected four
runs, capped by a three-
run shot to left by Todd
McCormick, to pull out to
a 12-8 lead.
The Bulldogs got a solo
homer from Todd Winkler
in the bottom of the sev
enth, but it was too lit
tle, too late.