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(x)-7 sports- The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Tennessee, Wednesday, June 7, 1 978 1 i 1 Camden's McElrath Named Top Ath lete i The Sun's 1 978 Female Prep" Athlete of the Year will be announced in Thursday's publication. Outdoors Scoreboard Sports This Afternoon 2B 3B Geiberger Doesn't Expect To Repeat DTMC Record MEMPHIS (AP) Al Geiberger may win again, but the skinny ve- teran has little hope of duplicating I the manner in which he took the 1977 Danny Thomas-Memphis Golf Classic. "It's not the sort of thing you can realistically expect to do again," Geiberger said after a practice round for the $250,000 event that gets started Thursday on the hilly, 7249-yard, par-72 Colonial Country Club course. He posted an all-time PGA Tour record score of 29 30 59, 13 shots under par, in the second round of last year's event and rode that land-mark achievement to the 11th title of his career. Although many of the game's top attractions are skipping this tournament to concentrate on preparations for next week's U.

S. Open, the field of 150 offers a strong line-up headed by a tough little band of foreigners. 5B By DAN MORRIS Sun Sports Writer A stellar athlete in three sports, Camden's Roland McElrath Jr. has a simple explanation for his high school success. "I just enjoy sports a lot," said the 17-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Roland McElrath. "I like to play ball." FOOTBALL, baseball and are young McElrath's specialties, and his accomplishments in all three have earned him The Jackson Sun's 1978 Male Prep Athlete of the Year award. Number one on McElrath's list is football. The 6-foot, 190-pound run-ningback rushed for 900 yards and led his team in tackles at the linebacker spot despite missing two games because of injuries.

He has signed a gridiron grant with the University of Tennessee at Martin where he was recruited as a defensive back. Although McElrath prefers football "because of the contact," he Memphis State were interested in the senior's baseball talents. HE IDT .462 his sophomore year and .444 as a junior. This spring he batted .323 and saw his first action as a pitcher. On the mound he recorded a 4-1 record, two saves and a 0.89 earned run average.

He struck out 59 in 28 l3 innings and fired a two-hitter to beat Milan 1-0 for the District 11 championship. A three-year letterman in basketball, McElrath averaged 13.5 points and nine rebounds last season while making the all-district team. He was voted Camden's Most Valuable, Player and had the squad's best field goal percentage: He scored 971 points in his three-year career. Along with his athletic achievements McElrath excelled in the classroom. A Beta Club member, he had a 94.98 scholastic average.

"ROLAND IS a coach's dream," said Camden basketball and baseball coach Steve Steele. "He always rises to the occasion in a big game, and that's the mark of a super athlete. When things get tough, he gets tough. That's what a coach is always looking for in an athlete. Roland is just a super all-around person." i Horse Show Entries Welcome 'Roland is a coach's dream.

He always rises to the occasion in a big game, and that's the mark of a super athlete. When things get tough, he gets Roland McElrath Jr. could have signed a major college baeeball scholarship. Vanderbilt, UT-Knoxville, David Lipscomb and Coach Steve Steele AP Laserphoto Expos Leave Astros In Dark IN SERIOUS National League action, Philadelphia edged San Francisco 7-6, St. Louis topped Cincinnati 4-1, Pittsburgh beat Atlanta 4-2 and Los Angeles belted the New York Mets 8-2.

The Expos scored their runs in the first on Bill Almon's error on Tony Perez's grounder and Gary Carter's sacrifice fly. Wayne Twitchell was hurling the shutout when the park went dark. Cubs 9, Astros 4: Houston Manager Bill Virdon made the mistake of ordering pitcher Oscar Zamora to walk Larry Biittner to load the bases and face Kingman. "Whenever they walk someone to get to me, the ball looks double size," said Kingman. "It happened once before this season when Craig Swan of the Mets walked a guy in front of me.

I hit a three-run homer and beat him." "I can understand it. It's a percentage move a righthander vs. a right-hander. They're looking for the double play or the strikeout. Please Turn To Page 4B on-field shenanigans, the fans were treated to acrobatics, match races and makeshift bowling matches.

PADRES SECOND baseman Der-rel Thomas was first back on the field and he started bowling balls toward third base from home plate and declaring them fair or foul. Home plate umpire Bruce Froem-ming then joined in, rolling a ball down the first base line that the Expos' Warren Cromartie emphatically declared foul as the crowd howled. Cromartie, Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Larry Parrish, Pepe Frias and Ellis Valentine then conducted infield practice with an invisible ball. San Diego shortstop Ozzie Smith started doing handsprings on the field, bringing Cromartie out of the dugout for some acrobatics of his own. That was followed by a challenge race between Thomas and Dawson from their respective dugouts to second base, which Dawson won to the delight of the crowd.

By The Associated Press Dave Kingman's power was switched on, so Chicago Cubs fans got some great But because something switched the power off in Olympic Stadium, Montreal's fans had to settle for entertainment minus bats and balls. KINGMAN BELTED a 400-foot grand-slam homer at Wrigley Field Tuesday to lead the Cubs to their 10th straight victory at home, a 9-4 verdict over the Houston Astros. Kingman's sixth-inning power display shared the National League spotlight with a sixth-inning power blackout in Montreal, where the Expos led the Padres 2-0 when most of the lights surrounding the. field went dim. With no lights to play by and no explanation available for the blackout, the Montreal-San Diego game was suspended and will be completed tonight prior to the regularly, scheduled game.

Meanwhile, players from both team provided some impromptu entertainment for the fans. With just enough light to see the New York Mets he's forced out catcher Ron Hodges, left, rolls on the ground a second as during the fourth inning in a game with Los Angeles. tors in the Golden Circle Charity Horse Show here July 18 may call J. T. Bingham, 4278757 or Joe Bob-bitt at 668-0697 for more information.

This year's show, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the West Tennessee State Fairgrounds, will have 15 classes of competition. Announcer will be Emmett Guy of Jimmy Cole of Nashville will serve as ringmaster and Jimmy Waddell of Brownsville will be judge for the show. The show is sponsored by the Jackson Riding Club and the Jackson-Madison County Humane Society. Admission fee for exhibitors will be $7.50.

Admission to the event is $2 for adults and 50 cents for children. Jackson Team Tennis The Jackson Team Tennis season begins Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Highland Park. Thursday night, "The Roaches" take on "The Doodle Dandies," "The Chuggers" battle "The Ducks," and "The Speeding Bullets" challenge "The Neophytes." Team rosters are in Scoreboard, Page 2B. Two Jacksonians Fall In Tourney HUNTSVILLE, Ala.

Jackson's Mark Patey and Chris Maxwell were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Huntsville Junior Tennis Championships Tuesday. Both will play in a feed-in consolation singles bracket today in a quarterfinal round. Patey, playing -in the age 16-singles bracket, was defeated in three sets Tuesday 1-6, 6-3, 7-6. He lost a 5-3 tie-breaker in the third set. Maxwell dropped his 18-singles bracket match to Alabama's 26th-ranked player, 64, 6-3.

Patey and Maxwell teamed in the 18-doubles competition but were defeated 2-6, 7-6, 6-3. In the second set, they suffered a 5-4 tie-breaker loss. Tennis Tournament Set Entries are now being accepted for the Roberts-Muse Cup tennis tournament, which will be held June 19-25. i Competition will be divided into juniors and adults for both male and female players. Two brackets open and intermediate have been set up for adults.

Junior age brackets consist of 18-and-under, 16-and-under and 14-and-under players. The deadline, for entry is Thursday, June 15, and the tournament is limited to Madison County residents. Entry fees are $3 for singles and $3 per team in doublesEntry blanks are available at the Highland Park Recreation Center and Susan's Playtime Put-Ons. fj A on the air today Jj 7.30 (iZ) Atlanta at St. Louis, I 12:15 Atlanta at St.

Louis. H. RADIO 7:20 p.m.: WDXI (AM-1310) will broadcast National League baseball, Atlanta at St. Louis. thursday 12.30 OH Atlanta at St Louis.

12:15 (3D: Atlanta at St Louis. American League Tiger Dianne Jones Signs With AASU Texas' Jenkins Repeats Four-Hitter Over Royals third baseman Butch Hobson and one by shortstop Rick Burleson. "I was 0-for-9 when I got the double," said Duncan, "so it felt good. It's hard to describe the feeling when I hit the homer, especially since I did it in front of some people from home. I'm from Sacramento." Mariners 4, Yankees 3: Jose Baez scored from second on an error by second baseman Willie Randolph in the ninth inning as Seattle beat slumping New York.

Juan Bernhardt opened the Seattle ninth with a double that eluded the diving grasp of right fielder Reggie Jackson and Baez went in to run for Bernhardt. Then Julio Cruz bunted down the third base line and Yankee reliever Rich Gossage made the throw to first, but it glanced off Randolph's glove into the right field bullpen. The loss was the seventh in the last eight games for the defending world champions. Orioles 8, Angels 6: Larry Harlow collected three hits off Nolan Ryan and added three stolen bases to pace a 12-hit assault against the California ace as Baltimore won its seventh straight game. Eddie Murray also had three hits off Ryan and reliever Dyar Miller and drove in a pair of loss was the third straight for Ryan, 3-6, who has allowed 16 earned runs in the last 161-3 innings.

Winner Dennis Martinez, 5-3, pitched seven innings before needing relief help. Brewers 5, Tigers 1: Gorman Thomas belted a two-run homer and Paul Molitor hit a bases-empty shot to back Lary Sorensen's nine-hit pitching, leading Milwaukee over Detroit. Sorensen's complete game was his seventh in a row, tying a Brewer record set last season by Jerry Augustine. The 22-year-old Sorensen tied for the AL lead in complete games with Baltimore's Mike Flanagan. White Sox 3, Indians 0: Francisco Barrios scattered seven hits to lead Chicago over Cleveland.

Barrios allowed three walks and struck out three to help the hot White Sox win their ninth game in the last 10. The White Sox gave Barrios all the runs he needed with a two-run fourth capped by Jorge Orta's RBI double. By The Associated Press Texas Manager Billy Hunter gave the ball to Ferguson Jenkins and said in so many words, "Do it again." Of course, not even Hunter could expect a replay of Jenkins' four-hit, one-run performance against the Kansas City Royals earlier this season. BUT THAT'S what he got Tuesday night exactly. "He's phenomenal," Hunter exuded after watching Jenkins hurl a four-hitter while beating the Royals 2-1.

"He can really pitch to spots and with the team he was facing, you really have to do that." To make Tuesday night's coincidence even more ironic was Dennis Leonard's presence for the Royals. He was also the losing pitcher when Jenkins last beat Kansas City on April 25. "I was hoping for 'a repeat performance from Mr. Jenkins," said Hunter. "Like one run, four hits.

And I certainly got it. Actually I would have liked more runs. Next time I'll be more specific in my request." t. In other American League games, the Oakland A's pounded the Boston Red Sox 7-1; the Seattle Mariners tripped the New York Yankees the Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 8-6; the Milwaukee Brewers turned back the Detroit Tigers 5-1 and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-0. WHILE JENKINS was doing the pitching for Texas, Bobby Bonds was doing the hitting.

400-foot home run into the left field stands in the fifth inning proved to be the decisive run. Bump Wills singled after Juan Beniquez doubled in the third inning for Texas' other run. George Brett homered in the'fourth inning for Kansas City's only score. Jenkins allowed only one walk and three singles in addition to Brett's homer while posting his sixth victory in nine decisions. A's 7, Red Sox 1: Rookie Taylor Duncan drove in four runs with his first two American League hits, a double and a three-run homer, to lead Oakland past Boston.

The first six A's runs, charged to Boston starter Bill Lee, were unearned because of three errors by Red Sox Jones and Linda McKinnie, who was accorded All-West State Player of the Year honors. Now both will be teamed at MSU, where McKinnie had an outstanding freshman campaign. "I'm so excited I really don't know what to say," said MSU Coach Mary Lou Johns. "Dianne Jones is our last signee and, while all of our signees are good players, she was the one we wanted the most." At one point, Jones had almost settled on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, instead of MSU, JSCC or Middle Tennessee State University, but she changed her mind. Williams, who claims the 5-foot-8 Jones is the "most complete player" he's ever coached, has already signed 12 recruits for his first season, but he was holding a scholarship out for his star, if she wanted it.

"I felt all along that she would go to Memphis State or Jackson State," Williams said. "I offered her a scholarship like all the rest. "I didn't press her on it, but I feel like most of her aunts and uncles wanted her to go there (MSU). A big school means prestige. I felt it would be best for her to be at a small place where she would get used to five-on-five ball, but the choice was up to her." Please Turn To Page 4B By BARRY PANTER Sun Sports Writer Dianne Jones, who led Bolivar to the 1978 Class AAA basketball championship and earned All-West State Player of the Year honors, signed a scholarship Monday with Memphis State University.

She picked MSU over Jackson State Community College, where former Bolivar mentor Marvin Williams is now the women's bas: ketball coach "When I decided everything, it (MSU) was the best four-year college that was close to home, so I could get back and forth," Jones said. The 17-year-old playmaker termed her relationship with Williams as "very which made the choice much more difficult. "I knew Coach Williams was going to be at Jackson State, and I wanted to play for him," Jones noted. "But I decided it was better to go to a four-year college instead of a two-year college. I didn't want to lose a lot of credits.

I feel a whole lot better now that it's over." A smooth player, Jones directed the Tigerettes toward their second straight title this averaged 30.9 points and seven assists per game. Bolivar's 1977 Class AA crown was was due, in part, to the efforts of.