The Montgomery Advertiser from Montgomery, Alabama • 22

Sljfillflntgomtrurrtisfr FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1989 PAGE 6B Baseball Mets Draft Faulkner's Eric Thornton, Acquire Lou Thornton "To be honest, when I finished high school, I didn't think I had a shot," he said. "Then I got to college and hit .311 my freshman year. "That's when I realized that I had the potential to do something. "I think I improved a lot this year by learning to hit the ball to the opposite field." By MARK EDWARDS Advertiser Sports Writer Eight years ago, Lou Thornton of Hope Hull J)egan his professional baseball career in Kings-port, Tenn. the same place his younger brother Eric will begin his Monday.

Eric Thornton, 21, Faulkner's left-handed center fielder for the last three years, was drafted Wednesday by the New York Mets on the final day of the June major league draft. He signed with the organization Thursday night. "I didn't find out until (Thursday) morning," Thornton said. "The scout (Joe Mason) didn't find out until midnight, so he didn't call me until this morning. I'm very excited and I'm glad to finally find out." Kingsport is the defending champion in the Appalachian League, a rookie league.

Thornton said he has been told that he will play center field for Kings-port. Lou Thornton, 26, spent 1981 and '82 with Kingsport. He was in the Mets' organization until 1984 when he was picked up by the Toronto Blue Jays. Earlier this year, he was traded to Pittsburgh, who released him about two weeks ago. Then the Mets picked him up and sent him to Tidewater, to their Class AAA team.

"It's nice to know that we'll both be in the same organiza tion," Eric Thornton said. Thornton batted .431 this past season for Faulkner and was successful on 31 of 35 stolen base attempts, setting a school record. He was named Faulkner's Most Valuable Offensive Player. He said it wasn't until he enjoyed success at Faulkner that he believed a professional baseball career was possible. mmm mm -i The Intelligent Choice 1569 Cucui! City S'O'ei.

inc. Or) PIONEER AMITSUBISHI JVC KENWOOD I JVC 1 OEH5S Pioneer AMFM Cassette Car Stereo with Auto-Reverse station memory Dolby- metal tape compatible separate bass trebleflexible fader KSR130 JVC Electronically Tuned AMFM Cassette Car Stereo with 20 Presets and Auto-Reverse 15 FM 5 AM presets, preset scan seek tuning automatic loudness control digital clock KRC1003 Kenwood Auto Reverse AMFM Cassette Car Stereo 12 FM 6 AM presets accompanied by seek tuning automatic noise reduction Circuit (ANRC IV) separate bass treble controls UT70 Mitsubishi Digital AMFM Cassette Car Stereo with 50 Watts of Total Power Dolby" noise reduction automatic program search auto-reverse cassette accurate digital tuner KSHX618 JVC AMFM Auto Reverse Casseiii Car Stereo with 4-Channel High Power and Dolby removable chassis 24 station presets built-in graphic equalizer seekscan tuning Peters Takes Verbal Shot At Manager CIXCIXNATI (AP) Ron Peters, one of Pete Rose's main accusers, took a verbal jab at the Cincinnati Reds manager Thursday after Rose's attorneys cancelled an interview with him. Peters, a key figure in the investigation into Rose's alleged gambling, said it was a "cheap shot" to accuse him of making unfair demands in exchange for the chance to cross-examine him this Saturday. The former restaurateur said he had consented to be interviewed by Rose's attorneys "to try to be fair, to be fair to Pete." Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Brichler has said that Peters told authorities he accepted bets on behalf of Rose that perhaps exceeded $1 million over a two-year span.

Rose's attorneys said in a release Thursday that they wouldn't accept a stipulation that called for a $25,000 penalty if information Peters gave them showed up in the news media. Peters' attorneys countered that Rose's attorneys had agreed to the conditions on Tuesday without complaint. Peters, who is awaiting sentencing on drug and income tax charges, said at a news conference Thursday that he has no hard feelings toward Rose. But he turned one of Rose's favorite lines against him. "I'm guilty of one thing, I guess, and that's picking my friends," Peters said, parroting one of Rose's favorite lines during the investigation.

Rose distanced himself from Peters following the Reds' 3-2 victory over San Francisco, saying he's no friend of Peters. "By the way, he is right," Rose told The Associated Press. "He did pick a bad selection of friends, but I'm not one of them never was, never will be." Rose is the subject of investigations by baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti and a federal grand jury in Cincinnati. If he's found to have bet on baseball games, Giamatti could suspend Rose for a year; betting on Reds games could bring a lifetime ban.

97 97' 97 97 97 s139 199 229 s279 399 CROW JAPAN I5BEE88SWS3 IsigjRirv ntrjwcrs rrrc 1 aaVrs C2 Crown 20 Watt Car Stereo CD Player hooks into virtually any existing stereo system 16 track programmability repeat separate bass treble controls 4 speaker fader switch Jensen 200 Watt Car Stereo Power Amplifier bridgeable to 250 watts mono complete circuit thermal overload protection high level inputs Crimestopper Passive Auto Security System with Body Guard II'" limited lifetime warranty CMOS microprocessor circuitry LED status indicator $2g)97 97 97 $149 119 qigitaL AUDIO CCD5500 Waaaeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaj' ONLY '20MONTH CLIFFORD I Pioneer High Power Supertuner III AMFM Car Or) PIONEER rONEEn EUICTPOMCS (USA) NC compact disc Player 24 presets with preset scan best stations memory all electronic controls 3-beam pick-up, track scan, repeat random play separate bass treble flexible fader Kenwood Power Amplifier 140 watts power output high-linearity power transistors variable input sensitivity 2 Hz-70 kHz frequency response gold-plated DINRCA input terminals 6 MML iftiS r- iTTTT fjj DIGITAL AUDIO DEH55 Clifford Dual Button Remote Control Auto Security System 8-bit CMOS microcomputer 2-button2-channel remote engine disabling feature automatic passive arming $29997 $4)97 97 229 ONLY J20MONTH Whistler fClarlon Sony 10-Disc Car Stereo CD Changer 4 times oversampling digital filter trunk mountable for maximum security shuffle play increased signal-to-noise ratio WH225 Whistler fnmnarl QaHar nnnt- Clarion 7-Band Passive Graphic Equalizer with Subwoofer Output dual amp balancer selectable subwoofer low pass frequency illuminated controls 1 with Switchable HighwayCity Sensitivity Levels band detection 3 part LED display for radar strength detection adjustable volume control $(B4S)97 97 $G097 117 DIGITAL AUDIO ONLY '26MONTH -J JENSEN VC I KENWOOD KFC13G2 CSB007 Texas Sends LSU Home OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Scott Bryant and Arthur Butcher each drove in three runs to make Louisiana State's Ben McDonald the losingest pitcher in College World Series history as Texas advanced to the championship game with an 12-7 victory Thursday night. McDonald, the No. 1 pick in Monday's major league draft, lost for the second time in two starts in the tournament. Added to his two losses as a freshman in 1987.

he became the first pitcher in CWS history to lose four games in a career. Texas, 54-17, advanced to Saturday's championship game against the winner of Friday night's game between Florida State, 54-17, and Wichita State, 65-16. The Longhorns, who won the championship in 1949, 1950, 1975 and 1983, advanced to the finals for the eighth time. LSU with a 55-17 record. McDonald, 14-4, hurt himself with two errors during Texas' four-run first inning.

Lance Jones and David Tollison started the rally with singles and moved up a base when McDonald's pick-off attempt went into center field. Bryant looped a triple down the right-field line for two runs and scored on Butcher's first-pitch single. Butcher stole second and scored when McDonald fielded Craig Newkirk's bunt and threw wildly past third. Texas made it 6-0 in the second on Butcher's two-out, two-run double and added another run in the third on Steve Be-thea's two-out solo homer. LSU got three runs in the bottom of the third.

Phil Espinosa led off with a double and Tookie Johnson walked with two outs. Both advanced on a wild pitch by Kurt Dressendorfer, 18-2, and scored when Keith Osik's hard grounder to shortstop bounded off Bethea and into left field for an error. 77104C JVC 4" Dual-Cone Car Speakers with 45-Watt Maximum Handling Capacity acrylic-resin coated water-resistant diaphragm Jensen 6" 9" 3-Way Speaker System 175-watts peak power handling capability 40Hz-26kHz frequency response 6" 9" cone woofer Kenwood Water Resistant Car Door Speakers 5" dual cone system high strength water resistant woofer cone 50 watt power handling JVC Deck Mount Box Speaker System bass reflex 3-way design 70 watts handling capability 4" woofer high efficiency horn tweeter 40 Channel Mobile CB Radio with Quick-Release Mounting Bracket compact chassis design signal strength RF output meter 3997 S1D97 97 97 $gg 127 PR. PR. PR.

PR. mam era "Wllh a Circuit City Charge Card. Subject to Crttfll Approval Low Price Guarantee For every product we sell, we'll beat any legitimate price from a local store stocking the same item. Even alter your purchase, if you find a lower price within 30 days, including our own sale prices, we'll refund the difference-plus 10 of the difference. PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU 61089 Financing Circuit City features lay-away, plus a variety of convenient credit programs.

wnilt many iltms in this ad art sale priced tomi iiemr. appear at pur everyday low prices All ittmf art backed Oy our 30 Day Low Price Guarantee The Intelligent Choice 'Cyi' S'oies 'HC MastrffCortil For Service Call Huntsville 830-9080 Montgomery 277-2897 Montgomery Superstore 500 Eastdale Loop 277-2063 VISA 5 Ctrtall CltfJsS Huntsville Superstore 4321 University Dr. 830-8960 I i J( t3'31 toco ijl I i Mon-Fri Sat 10AM-9PM Sun 1PM-6PM Cor Stereo Installation Huntsville 830-1688 Montgomery 277-2976.