Littler Determined fro Play Again By HERSCHEL NISSENSON relievers Doyle Alexander and Associated Press Sports Writer Eddie Watt? j SAlj DIEGO CAP) — Golfer play,” Littler said. “The doctors tially fatal disease was found. Dillon, Montana Gaylord Perry didn’t have much Die White So&exploded for eight Wednesday night probably runs in the«ig^th inning to erase a Gene Littler, still recovering from won’t stick their necks out and say , J ‘I feel like I’m making real good Thursday, June 22.1972 Page 6 cancer surgery on the lymph I’ll play as good as ever. progress,” he says. “It’s slow but because he gave it to Bill Rigney 3-1 deficit qpd bury the Brewers. glands under his left arm, says he “But the way I feel now—real these things are. I’ve been patient the night before. Dick Allen drew a leadoff walk is determined to take up the clubs well, although my arm isn’t as and I think I’ve sera a little bit of When the Cleveland Indians from Bill Parsons and Bill Melton again and isn’t ruling out a return strong as it was and doesn’t have progress each week.‘Most of the arrived in Minnesota on Tuesday, singled. With a 2-1 count on Rick to the pro circuit. the mobility it did—but the way I strength is back in my arm. I can Twins’ Manager Rigney found a Reichardt, Ken Sanders replaced “There’s no question in my mind feel and have been progressing, I lift it up now.” tube of sticky ointment on his desk, Parsons and completed the walk. that I’m going to try,” the winner think it will be nearly as good as There is still some muscle and I People, Spots In The News | courtesy of Perry. Rigney had Reichardt eventually scored the of the 1961 U.S. Open said in an new. I feel like I’ll be able to do it.” nerve activity to regain, and for accused the veteran right-hander go-ahead run, making Parsons the interview. But he doesn’t an­ . Littler, who at 41 is golf’s fifth this Gene is swimming, exercising of doctoring the baseball when loser, ticipate making the effort to play all-time money winner with more and seeing'doctors three times a BIG TOP: Tent roof that covers! Perry beat the Twins and, Bert Ed Herrmann tied the game with again for at least a month and than $800,000, had a malignant week for therapy and what he calls much of Olympics area in Munich! Blyleven 7-1 two weeks ago. a two-run single and a single by possibly two or three. cancer tumor removed from his an electrical stimulation program. contrasts with modernity of| So, Perry rubbed it in again by Luis Alvarado put Chicago in front. “No one can say how well I’ll lymph glands March 15 and then Although he thinks he could village in background.! beating the Twins—and Blyleven— Frank Linzy replaced Sanders and underwent surgery again April 4 to swing a; golf dub nowj he sees no 4-2 Wednesday night, yielded run-scoring singles to have all the gland-bearing tissue need to rush it. “Time is the only Elsewhere in the. American pinch hitter Jim Lyttle and Pat under the arm removed. thing we have to wait for now,” he League, Detroit took over un­ Kelly. After an intentional walk No further trace of the poten­ said. disputed possession of first place in loaded the bases again, Allen the East Division by downing ripped a two-run single and May Mazeroski Oakland while California toppled scored when Allen was caught in a Baltimore 6-3. The Chicago White rundown between first and second. Sox trounced Milwaukee 9-3 and The Red Sox trailed Texas 7-1 Would Like Boston outslugged Texas 10-9 in 11 after 4% innings but began their innings. Kansas City and New comeback when Rico Petrocelli, York were rained out. who drove in six runs, unloaded a Coach Job K A Y BECKER National League scores: New grand slam homer. They tied it 9- PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pitts­ “comes up with” a lotion from York Mets 5, Houston 4; Cincinnati all in the ninth when Carl Yastr- burgh Pirate second-baseman Bill the ocean, a new moisturizing 6, Montreal 4; Los Angeles 5, zemski, who had two doubles and Mazeroski, who plans to retire MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) —Two suspension by Hawthorne race after-shave..soother called Pittsburgh 3 in 10 innings; San three singles, doubled and scored after this season, says he’d like to , Memphis firms are underwriting track stewards since May 19. Francisco 4, Chicago Cubs 0; on a double error. Doug Griffin be a major league coach—but the printing of 5,000 bumper Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 7 and St. drove in the winning run with a definitely not a manager. stickers welcoming new Pros PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Louis 14, San Diego 3. bases-loaded, none-out single. “There’s no way I want to get basketball owner Charles O. Finley Young University’s star junior Perry, who has been accused of Danny Cater and Ben Ogilvie into managing the way it is today to town. Printed on the stickers: split end Golden Richards will not putting everything from saliva to also homered for Boston. and get an ulcer,” the 35-year-old “You’re A Good Man, Charlie O.” be playing football next year greasy kid stuff on the baseball, six-time All-Star * said before because he failed to meet the didn’t have his best stuff but still Monday’s game with the Dodgers. ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta necessary academic standards. joined Chicago’s Wilbur Wood and “I’m just not the type of guy for Hawks of the National Basketball Richards, a junior, led the nation Detroit’s Mickey Lolich as the that job.” Association announced the signing in punt returns last season and tied major leagues’ only 11-game After inserting one of his ever­ of four rookies for the 1972-73 an NCAA record for touchdowns by winners. Jumper present wads of chewing tobacco, season. punt returns in one season with “It was a tough nine innings,” he “Maz” said he instead preferred a General Manager Richie four. said, “I struggled all the way. I don’t know what the trouble was, coaching job. Guerrin said that Larry Strozier of PEACE CASUALT “I’d like to stay with Pittsburgh, Morehouse, Billy Pleas of De­ NEW YORK (AP) - Jack but I do know I have to have a good Retiring Nicklaus, winner of the U.S. Open W ashington Po­ defense or I have trouble winning. ” if possible,” he added. troit, James Green of Paine SAN DIEGO (AP) - Bob at Pebble Beach, Calif., this lice Chief Jerry Wilson Shortstop Frank Duffy made two Battling his waistline and his College and George Allen of Texas Beamon, who won a gold medal at weekend, has opened a lead of bleeds from rock hurled fine catches of line drives and third aging legs, the 5-foot-ll, 203- Southern had signed contracts. by peace - loving pro­ the Olympics four years ago by pounder confirmed earlier that he nearly $60,000 over his nearest baseman Graig Nettles bailed rival in professional golfs money­ tester. Perry out of a sticky situation in long jumping more than a foot planned to call it quits as a player ST. LOUIS (AP) — Top amateur further than anyone else in history, winning race, according to the ninth. With one run already in, after this season choice Wayne Merrick signed a says he won’t be making an encore “It’s almost certain,” he said. two-year contract Tuesday with statistics released Monday by the two on and two out, Nettles knocked down a smash by Harmon appearance at the 1972 games in “It’s something that has been the St. Louis Blues of the National PGA Tournament Players Munich. Division. Killebrew and turned it into a going through my mind for the past Hockey League. Instead, the 25-year-old world Nicklaus earned $30,000 for his game-ending forceout. coupleof years, and right now I am Terms of the contract for record holder says, he is retiring pretty much sure that this will be Merrick whose 96 points for Ottawa three-stroke victory in the Open, Ray Fosse homered for the In­ boosting his year’s total to $186,051. dians in the second inning and from competitive track and field my last season." of the Ontario Hockey Association and wants to play professional Winner of eight Golden Gloves, last season included 39 goals, were That’s nearly $25, 000 more than he Duffy followed with a triple and scored on Del Unser’s sacrifice fly. basketball. Mazeroski has played in only 10 not disclosed. had won at this point last year, “I’m going to retire and just games this season and collected when he set a money record of Die Indians got the decisive runs in $244,490 for the year, and it’s the the eighth against reliever Dave watch the Olympics this year,” four hits in 14 times at bat. HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Beamon said Monday at a lun­ “I think I still have the reflexes,” For the first time in its 66-year highest figure ever recorded by La Roche when Chris Chambliis any golfer through the Open. walked and Nettles homered. cheon gathering of the San Diego the soft-spoken infielder said.