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Sports Scoreboard, 2D SEC football, 3D Top Twenty, 4D The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Sunday, Sept. 18, 1988 LSU cruises over stru UT gglgng dominates SCORES TOP 20 Florida St, 24 Clemson21 Miami 31 Michigan 30 Penn St, 23 Boston College 20 Colorado 24 Iowa 21 South Carolina 1 7 East Carolina 0 W. Virginia 55 Maryland 24 Oklahoma 28 Arizona 10 SEC LSU 34 Tennessee 9 Georgia 42 Miss. St. 35 Indiana 36 Kentucky 15 Florida 58 Indiana St.

0 Vanderbilt 31 Rutgers 30 Auburn 56 Kansas 7 Others Louisville 29 Memphis St. 18 Lambuth 51 Tenn. Weslyan 21 Lane 33 Clark Coll. 15 UTM 13 Valdosta St. 9 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 6 St.

Louis 4 New York 6 Montreal 2 Los Angeles 4 Cincinnati 3 San Diego 9 Atlanta 4 Atlanta 6 San Diego 3 San Francisco 4 Houston 2 Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 3 New York 1 Detroit 7 Baltimore 4 Minnesota 3 Chicago 1 Oakland 3 Kansas City 2 Cleveland 12 Toronto 3 TV TODAY AP Laserphoto A pack of Tigers from LSU tackle Tennessee's John Rollins (85), during the first half. LSU fumbled the ensuing kick- first down when Francis complet- off, and Mark Moore recovered for ed a 30-yard pass to Thomas Woods the Vols at LSU's 13. But UT, hurt by down the left sideline. But UT full- an illegal procedure penalty, had to back Roland Poles fumbled the ball settle for a 27-yard field goal by Chip Please see VOLS, Page 6D. McCallum with 2: 08 left.

LSU backs rushed for 257 yards, and junior quarterback Tommy Hodson completed 21 of 31 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns. The Tigers had 25 first downs to UT's nine. "I don't remember a better team coming into Knoxville since I have been here," Vol Coach Johnny Majors said of LSU. "I know we are not a good team, but I am darn sure not going to kick our players in the butt because I'll be surprised if we didn't have a bunch of guys that were out there fighting from the opening whistle." Tennessee netted 199 yards on offense, passing for only 99. Scrambling for his life most of the day, senior quarterback Jeff Francis completed only 4 of 12 passes for 71 yards and one touchdown.

Reserve Andy Kelly completed 4 of 7 for 28 yards. "We've just got to keep working," Francis said afterwards. "That's the only answer I have." Trailing 17-0 at halftime, Tennessee managed two third-period scores when it mounted its only drives of the day. The Vols' drove 75 yards in 14 plays and scored on a 16-yard touchdown pass over the middle from Francis to freshman Mark Adams with 3:57 left in the third. A two-point conversion attempt failed when Francis was smothered and forced to throw an incompletion.

-1 Soft Vols face pain of long season KNOXVILLE Tennessee football fans are now allowed to hit the panic button. It's going to be a long season. After Satur- 44 ft 1 uay ot-n loss to ninth-ranked LSU, little doubt remains Sun editor that the Volunteers will do well to post a winning season, much less compete for the Southeastern Conference crown or eighth-straight bowl bid. For the third consecutive week UT's players were out-manned and out-foxed by a superior opponent. The same thing is bound to happen Saturday at Auburn when the Vols become Tiger meat again in front of a national television audience (CBS, 1:30 p.m.).

That will mean Tennessee will stand 0-4 for the first time since 1962, when they lost to Auburn, Mississippi State, Georgia and Al- Please se SEASON, Page 6D. Eagles score blowout By Francis Skalicky Sun sports reporter It was even hard for Lambuth Coach Jim Hardegree to describe Saturday's football game with Tennessee Wesleyan. "I was real pleased with the offense, the de- statisticf fense played TW uc well. lstnowm i can you say?" Yds Rusl, Ydi Past 137 3S1 us mil uc I a Vmet rti4 spoke louder Fumbust than words for Pm the Eagles, rn 1M who rolled up 472 yards in a 51-21 destruction of the Bobcats at L.L. Fon-ville Field.

Lambuth moved to 1-1 while Wesleyan fell to 0-3. Eagle fans had not seen those kind of numbers on their side of the scoreboard in a long time. It was easily Lambuth's biggest win since re-instituting football in Tiger offense By Dan Morris Sun sports editor KNOXVILLE Tennessee's 1988 football season has become a demolition derby with the Volunteers taking all the knocks. LSU's ninth-ranked Tigers totaled 503 net yards on offense and wrecked the Big Orange 34-9 here Saturday before 92,849 spectators and a WTBS national television au- College Football '88 dience. It was LSU's first win in 11 tries at Neyland Stadium.

The loss gives UT its first 0-3 start since 1962 when the Vols were 0-4 before finishing 4-6. Tennessee is 0-2 in Southeastern Conference action. The victory gives LSU a school-record 14 straight road wins since 1984. The Fighting Tigers are 2-0 overall, 1-0 in SEC play. UT leads the series 15-3-3.

Just as in earlier losses to Georgia and Duke, the Vols' defense was battered by LSU and their offense lacked punch. "They were doing pretty well what they wanted," said UT defensive coordinator Ken Donahue. "They were just a much superior team." UTM nips Valdosta at last By Dan Evans Sun sports reporter MARTIN UT-Martin waited until the last minute to beat Gulf South Conference foe Valdosta State. The Pacers drove 78 yards in the last two minutes to pull out a 13-9 win. Leon Reed hit Mark Guy with an 11-yard touchdown pass with 48 seconds left for the win.

Valdosta held a 4-0 edge in the GSC series going into both team's conference opener at Pacer Field. With the win, UTM goes to 3-0 for the first time since 1967 when the Pacers finished 10-1 and went to the Tangerine Bowl. UTM's defensive stands made it possible for the Pacers' offense to win it. "When the adversity hit, we put out more steam," said UTM defensive end Emanuel McNeil. The defense held the Blazers to three points in the final quarter despite Valdosta State having the ball twice within the UTM 25.

The big play came on a fourth down and inches try on the Pacer 22 with 2:13 remaining. UTM guessed right that the Blazers would try a quarterback sneak. They pushed Tye Cottle back two yards and took possession to set up the winning drive. UTM's offense, formerly tops in the Gulf South in- total yardage, gained only 119 yards through 58 minutes. It took the Pacers only 73 seconds to score the winning points after a seven-play drive.

On the winning catch, Guy looked like more than just another guy. Tennessee never threatened in the first half, managing only one 1 VI yards with three interceptions. He went into the game completing 57 percent of his passes and averaging 220 yards. Reed made the completions when it counted, hitting former Jackson Central-Merry star receiver Ernest Jackson for two passes for 53 yards. "I just ran to the open spots," said Jackson.

Valdosta State had been playing man-to-man defense most of the game, but switched to a prevent zone during UTM's last I Other SEC action. 3D. drive. "There were more seams (in the coverage) to hit," said McLeary. UTM only had two drives before the final one.

Both ended in Ki Tok Chu field goals. The Pacer junior kicker has hit all six of his attempts this season and has made seven in a row overall. "I almost passed out," said Reed of the 75-degree temperatures with humidity. The excitement of the last play added to it. Instead, UTM woke up quickly enough to win.

Mitchell i Sun photo by Larry Atherton Scottie Mitchell of the University of Tennes- State's Rod Callaway (79) in Saturday's see-Martin (42) tries to run past Valdosta game between the two teams. Football Noon NFL: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins, Memphis Channel 3. Noon NFL: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, Memphis Channel 5. 1 p.m. Johnny Majors' Tennessee Show, Jackson's WBBJ-TV 7.

1 p.m. Billy Brewer's Ole Miss Show, Memphis Channel 13. 1:30 p.m. Rockey Felker's Mississippi State Show, Memphis Channel 13. 2 p.m.

Charlie Bailey's Memphis State Show, Memphis Channel 13. 2 p.m. Don McLeary's UT-Martin Show, Jackson's WBBJ-TV 7. 3 p.m. NFL: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, Memphis Channel 5.

9 p.m. Valdosta State at UT-Martin, replay on WUT-TV 11. Baseball 12:30 p.m. Montreal Expos at New York Mets, WWOR. 1 p.m.

St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs, Jackson's WJWT-TV16. 1:05 p.m. San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves, WTBS. Auto racing 11:30 a.m.

NASCAR Winston Cup Delaware 500, ESPN. ON RADIO Auto racing 11:15 a.m. NASCAR Delaware 500, Jackson's WDXI-AM (1310). Baseball 1 p.m. St.

Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs, Jackson's WTJS-AM (1390) and Lexington's WZLT-FM (99.2). IN THE NEWS Third person dies from bus crash NASHVILLE, Ind. (AP)-A third person died Saturday as a result of a collision between a passenger car and a bus transporting University of Kentucky football players, officials said. Jean Carver Stone, 66, of Louisville, died about 1:30 at Indianapolis Methodist lospital, spokeswoman Kath-erine Walsh-Miller said. Mrs.

Stone was transported to the Indianapolis hospital by helicopter soon after the accident Friday afternoon on Indiana 46, just west of Nashville. Another passenger in the car, Margaret Steele, 61, of Raleigh, N.C., remained in the critical care unit at Bloomington Hospital on Saturday, officials said. The womens' husbands, 70-year-old Charles Stone and 73-year-old Charles Steele, were killed Friday when Stone's car 'crossed the center line TO CALL THE EDITOR SpotIi editor Dan Morris can reached by calling 427-3333, extentlon 135. In Wait Tennetiee outilde Medium County, reader' can call toll-free I-M0-J72-3922. "I really appreciate it," said a grateful head Coach Don McLeary to Guy as he embraced his 5-foot-9, 160-pound senior after the game.

UTM had plenty to be thankful for Guy. "He (the defender) was pulling on my face mask and pulling on my jersey." Despite the pass interference, UTM gladly declined the penalty and accepted the win. "I don't like those kinds of games," said Reed, meaning the suspense. He also didn't like completing only 17 of 36 throws for 162 Silver not disappointing for Gannett New Sorvlc 'Well. can you Jim Hardegree 1985.

Going back to the Eagles' old football days (before 1948), it was the school's biggest win since a 68-0 victory over Jonesboro College (now Arkansas State) in 1929. "I felt like we were more relaxed than we were last week," Hardegree said. "We just went out there and executed real well." "Before the game, coach just told us to keep our heads up," said running back Barry Clark, who contributed touchdown runs of 50 and 60 yards. "We knew we were the better team. We just had to prove it.

"We wanted to earn some respect. I think we did." Clark, a freshman from McNairy Central High School, led the Eagles with 125 yards on eight carries. Both Clark and Hardegree said the offensive line played the biggest part in Lambuth's success. "The line came off the ball real well and opened up the holes," Clark said. "Then it was just up to me." Sophomore running back Anthony Thaxter started Lambuth's scoring bonanza when he scored on a 1-yard run with 1:09 left in the first quarter.

Clark scooted 50 yards on the second play of the second quarter to stretch Lambuth's lead to 14-0. Lambuth fans began thinking rout when quarterback Kevin Ward tossed a 43-yard touchdown pass to Sigmund Hurd on the Eagles next possession. Thaxter made it 28-0 when he scored on a 14-yard run at the Pleas EAGLES, Page 60. SEOUL Michele Mitchell and Wendy Lian Williams won the first medals for the United States in the Seoul Olympics on Sunday, finishing a surprising second and third in women's 10-meter platform diving. NDC-TV coverage Today Prim tlma: 6 30-11 p.m.

Others: 7-11 a.m., 4-7 p.m., 11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Prime time events: Two men's and women's swimming finals, women's gymnastics team competition, boxing preliminaries, men's springboard diving preliminaries, women's basketball preliminaries, men's volleyball preliminaires. Monday Prime time: p.m. Others: 6-9 a.m., 3-4 p.m., 11:30 p.m.-l :30 a.m. Prime time events: Men's springboard diving final, men's basketball preliminaries, men's and women's swimming heats, boxing preliminaries, women's volleyball preliminaries, men's and women's rowing heats.

Seoul Games Xu Yanmei of China won the gold, ed. as expect- fifth to third with her final dive. In other action Sunday: The U.S. men's volleyball team, heavily favored to win a second consecutive gold medal, had little trouble Sunday beating Japan in its opening Olympic match, 15-13, 15-2, 15-2. Setter Jeff Stork missed the game because of a strained back, and outside hitter Steve Timmons was still showing the effects of an elbow injury that put him on the shelf for two months.

The Americans appeared to struggle with their timing early and fell behind 10-6 in the first game, before rallying behind Karch Kiraly. The Japanese were never in contention in either the second or third games. "We had some jitters In the first game, but we settled down," said Kiraly. "Plus, the Japanese visibly let down after they lost the first game. They weren't the same." Arthur Johnson got theU.S.

boxing teamoffto a rousing start by earning a unanimous decision over Andre Mannei of Italy in the 112-pound division. "I'm very happy to have it under my belt," said Johnson, of Minneapolis. "I wanted to get the first win for the team." Sunday night, Kelcie Banks met Regilio Tuur of Holland in a 125-pound bout. Two Americans came through the first round of the Greco-Roman competion Sunday, with Mark Fuller, at 105, stunning the 1984 silver med- Chen Xiaodan of China bombed the final dive of the competition, allowing Williams to grab the bronze medal after a slow start. For Mitchell, a University of Arizona graduate who now lives in Boca Raton, it was her second straight Olympic silver medal.

She said Sunday's competition would be her last. "I felt good up there," said Mitchell, 26, "like someone was watching over me. I'm happy, really happy. Any medal is great to finish my career. I'm really happy Wendy 'got in there, too." Some observers thought Mitchell would finish behind youngsters Chen and Elena Miroshina of the Soviet Union.

"I think today was the experience of age versus the resilience of youth, and I was hoping age would pay off, and it did," she said. Williams, of Bridgeton, moved up from alist, Ikuzo Saito of Japan, and Isaac Anderson of Albany, N.Y., at 136, downing Tracy Mieczyslaw of Poland. The first official medals of the Games were awarded to the Soviet Union, which dominated the women's air rifle competition. Irina Chilova and Anna Waloukhina won the gold and bronze while Silvia Sperber of West Germany was second. The top American finisher was Launi Meili who finished sixth.

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