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kid9 Golfs rial aive command 'fat, 3 mate skill and perfection, cut from the cloth of those who might sit in rapture for a violin virtuoso or a wizard with a cue stick. Jack is not the kind of golfer who sends supporters into raving hysteria, a la Arnold Palmer, or captivates them with a glib tongue and corn-pone humor, a la Lee Trevino. Can't change personality Big Jack, who shoots for his third major crown of the year this week in the British Open which starts Wednesday, may look at these wild crowd demonstrations with envy, and wonder, but he has never reacted with bitterness. "Everybody is different," Jack says. "Some are demonstrative and outgoing.

gpni Super would come up with next. Merion in the playoff for the 1971 U.S. Open title, it was a fake snake. On the first tee, Lee yanked it out of his bag and threw it at Jack. Jack stiffened.

The crowd guffawed. "01" Lee, ain't he a character?" they said. Again Nicklaus found himself thrust into the role of the straight man. He didn't protest. "Lee is terrific," Jack said charitably.

"He keeps me loose." At Pebble Beach, when the Open came down to its final day with Nicklaus and Trevino paired in the last grouping and Palmer only two shots off the pace. See NICKLAUS Page 9, Col. 1 the ranks that he is the greatest who ever struck a ball. Yet he remains a king without a kingdom. He is admired but not acclaimed.

It is one of the ironies of sport that he has traveled a lonely road to the pinnacle of golf not fully appreciated for accomplishments that threaten to dwarf the feats of such giants as Bob Jones, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer. "His gallery is big, but it's a strange feeling," said Paul Latzke, the school teacher who carried Jack's bag during Nicklaus dramatic U.S. Open victory at Pebble Beach. "It's almost as if they're watching to see if he'll make a bad shot or put a ball in the ocean." Nicklaus' galleries are subdued galleries aficionados who admire consum By WILL GFIMSLEY Associated Press Special Correspondent NEW YORK -I guess a lot of people still think of me as the fat, rich kid with the crewcut who beat Arnold Palmer in the 1962 Open," Jack Nicklaus said with a shrug, adding resignedly: "That's the image I had 10 years ago and it might stick with me the rest of my life." Rich, yes, indeed, but no longer the fat kid with the crewcut. He is now slim as a fence post, with a shock of yellow hair that blows loose and free.

He is pleasant, articulate with a boyish, All-American handsomeness. Furthermore, he is indisputably the greatest golfer in the world. There is a growing suspicion in There are others who, by nature, are more restrained. Some talk a lot. Others are quiet.

I cannot change my personality nor do I intend to." Nicklaus had the misfortune to emerge in the early 1960's when the golf world was agog over a nose-wrinkling, bclt-tugging Pennsylvanian named Arnold Palmer. Arnie pulled out tournament victories with come-from-behind magic. Housewives tuned him on television as they once did "Love of Life." Then when Palmer's putting touch and popularity began to wane, a puckish, wise-cracking, completely uninhibited Mexican-American named Lee Trevino burst onto the golf scene. The public was entranced. Fans couldn't wait to get out to the course to see what gimmick or 4 ftc (Cmiricrouruul S- Times section Sports SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1972 Ryun outclasses Wottle; Matson fails, calls it quits finalist in the 1964 games, stormed around the final turn in full stride, swept past Wottle and capped an up-and-down season.

Now competing for Club West in Santa Barbara, Ryun had told friends earlier in the week he'd retire if he didn't finish among the top three in these trials for the American team. But his wide grin on a jogging warm-down lap, as he waved to the ecstatic crowd of 16.000, dispelled that possibility. "I was pretty tired going into the race," said Ryun after his success. "Maybe it was the emotion built up over the past 10 days: I was anxious when 1 saw the tape. 1 was very excited." Ryun felt the race didn't go as fast as it could have.

"It went slowly," he said. Chess sets have heen presented to heads of stale from the time of Charlemagne. To Russia from America Associated Press EUGENE, Ore.Jim Ryun's roller-coaster comeback reached a peak last night when the Kansas flash scorched the final lap of the run in 51.5 seconds to win the event at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in 3:41.5 and earn a third crack at an Olympic gold medal. His arms raised in joyous excitement, Ryun crossed (he finish line first in a tactical race to beat Have Wottle, the 1972 NCAA champ, and Bob Wheeler of Duke.

Then Randy Matson, the world record-holder, failed to make the U.S. team in the shot put as new stars George Woods, Al Feuerbach and Brian Oldfield finished ahead of the Texas strongman. Following his failure, Matson shocked everyone by revealing his plans to retire from competition. "I see no reason for staying in shape and throwing," said the 6 foot 7, 270-pounder. "I would be very surprised if I ever competed again.

I'm not improving. It's htfe'n five years since I set the record (71-5 12) and my timing is off. And there are so many guys near 70 feet now I don't know if I can compete with them." Woods and Feuerbach, both from the Pacific Coast Club in Long Beach, threw 70 1 3 4 and 68-10 1 '2 for the first two spots and Chicago's Oldfield. newest of shot putting's elite, did 67-10 34. Matson, whose best for the day was 67-6'4, had done 69-0''4 on Friday during qualifying but marks in the first round did not carry over to the finals.

Ryun was last in the field of 11 with 500 meters to go, moved into the middle of thejtightly bunched field with 300 meters left and then raced into second with 200 meters left as Wottle assumed command briefly. But the 25-year-old Ryun, silver medal winner in the 1968 Olympics and a non- "I thought it might, but I wasn't All 1 wanted to do was move up at the 3U0 mark, tq be in good position, then1; make my move at the 220 mark." Ryun gave credit- to his win to two sources. "The faith I've put in God and my marvelous wife stood behind me. My, wife was there all the time," he coni' eluded. Chuck Smith of the Southern California Sliiders shocked the experts moments later as the former Occidental College -splinter captured the 200-meter dash.

Smith, a 24-year-old dashman who didn't compete in track until his senior season at. the Los Angeles school three. years ago, raced home in 20.4 seconds. despite running into a 3.36-mile per houri wind. Larry Burton, in his first year of track, made it two surprises in a row by taking; second in 20.5, and North Carolina Cen- tral's Larry Black, who'll be 21 in 12 I days, was third in 20.6.

Purdue's Burton was out fast, but zoomed into a tie coming off the turn and blazed into the tape with both arms up raised, a huge grin covering his face. Meanwhile, 15 high jumpers, including1 injury-plagued world record Pat Matzdorf, advanced to the finals as each cleared 6 feet, 10 34 inches. Other jumpers who qualified for to, day's finals were Gene White, who is on leave from a Pennsylvania jail where he' is serving a term for forgery, and Roy-' noldo Brown, America's second highest Brown missed badly on his first attempts, but cleared the bar on his third try. A number of 7-foot veterans did not qualify, including Tom Woods, an State freshman who won the NCAA meet last month, and Barry Schur, whq was second in the NCAA meet and first in the AAU competition. Sports on the air Television TODAY 3 p.m.

Men singles final at Wimbledon, NBC, Channel 3. MONDAY p.m. U.S. Men's Olympic Track and Field Trials, NBC, Channel 3. SATURDAY m.

Astros-Pirates, NBC, Channel 3. p.m. British Open Golf tournament, ABC, Channel 32. NEXT SUNDAY 2 p.m. Michigan 200 auto race, Channel 3- Radio TODAY MO -Cubs-Reds, WIW WHAS (840), WXVW (1450).

I m. Pirates-Braves, WSM (650). 4:50 p.m.-louisville-Rochester, WKIO-FM (99.7). with a page peering from the top and a court lady in cowled headdress framed in the turret below. The King and Queen are robed in Byzantium splendor; the Queen holds a falcon; the King a pennant of gold.

There is a psalter in the Bishop's right hand and in the other a gold crozier. The Pawns wear embroidered falcons on their and carry a bow with a quiver and arrows slung around their hips. Along with the set went a chessboard almost three feet square. It is based on a Fifteenth Century design, and its squares are of American black walnut and curly maple. The maple is from a tree in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, more than 200 years old.

The black walnut came from adjoining Bucks County. Just as baseball is America's national By MERRILL DOWDEN Courier-Journal Chess Writer What surely must rate as one of the most exquisite chess sets ever created was presented as a gift of state to the Russian people by President and Mrs. Nixon on their recent visit to the USSR. The inscription reads: "Presented to the people of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from President and Mrs. Richard Nixon and the people of the United States of America." Each of the 32 porcelain sculptures, standing six to seven inches in height, is individually fashioned in semi-medieval garb, colored in burgundy and turquoise, and ornamented in 18-carat gold.

The plumed Knight on horseback is in armor complete with visored headpiece. The Rook has a crenelated tower sport, so is chess the national pastime in Russia. And the gift seems doubly appropriate, coming at a time when American grandmaster Bobby Fischer is about to engage world champion Boris Spassky of Moscow in a 24-game title match at Reykjavik, Iceland. The chess set was designed and executed by the Cybis porcelain art studio in Trenton, N.J., and was many months in the making. Chess has a long history as a presentation Gift of State.

Charlemagne is said to have been the recipient of an elaborately carved set from the Empress Irene, who ruled the Eastern Roman Empire (797-802 A.D.) Louis XIV was presented See RARE PORCELAIN Page 12, col. 1 Reds 'steal' one from Cubs 3-2 Nolan uins 12th, Bench hats in pair, Carroll naves 17th I it ley opened with a double and scored two outs later on Don Kcssinger's single. Hall relieved Nolan after Kessinger opened the eighth with a single, Chicago's eighth hit off the right-hander, and Billy Williams drove a long foul down the right field line. Hall retired Williams on a fly ball and then gave way to Carroll, who got Ron Santo and Joe Pepitone on ground balls. In the ninth.

Carroll, who had 15 saves a year ago, retired Hickman, Paul Popo-vich and Hundley. Only Sparky Lyle of the New York Yankees has more saves than Carroll and Lyle recorded his 18th yesterday. Cincinnati wasted a chance to add some runs in the eighth when Denis Menke singled and Dave Concepcion drew a walk from Phoebus, and Joe Morgan coaxed a two-out walk from Steve Hamilton. Rose, however, bounced into a forceout at second. The four-game series winds up with a doublchcadcr today starting at 1:15 p.m.

Ferguson Jenkins (10-7), who has won at least 20 games the past five seasons, and ex-Red Milt Pappas (5-5) will pitch for the Cubs against left-handers Don Gullett (3-4) and Ross Grimsley (6-2). Pittsburgh moves into Riverfront Stadium Tuesday night for the first of three single games. Assoc atcd Press CINCINNATI Gary Nolan became the National League's first 12-game winner when he combined with Johnny Bench, the major league leader in home runs and RBI, to drive home all of Cincinnati's runs in the Reds' 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs yesterday. "He's no Tom Seaver or Bob Gibson," remarked Cub manager Leo Durochcr after the Reds had won only their second game in seven decisions with Chicago, "but he's on my All-Star team." Nolan needed relief help from Tom Hall and Clay Carroll, who picked up his 17th save of the season. Then he denounced All-Star Game thoughts.

"What I'm worried about is being in first place on Oct. 4," he said. The Cincinnati right-hander didn't hurt his chances, however, to be named to the All-Star team for the first time despite the fact that he did not have his good stuff. His 1.90 earned run average went up slightly in the nationally televised game. Bench singled home the winning run in the seventh off reliever Tom Phoebus to raise his RBI total to 63, two more than all of last year.

"I hit a high slider up and over," said Bench. According to Durocher, "Phoebus was really trying to waste one, but got the fast ball face high and it hung, which was just what he didn't want it to do. When I came out to remove him, he told me hat a lousy pitch it was." Cincinnati literally stole the game from Chicago, the Reds' first two runs following stolen bases. Pete Ro.se stroked a one-out single in the first off Rick Reuschcl and stole second to set the stage for the fust of Bench's two RBI singles. In the fourth, George Foster opened with a single, stole second and came home on Nolan's grounder through the box.

It was Reuschel's first major league loss after three victories. The Cubs' first run came on Jim Hickman's ninth homer of the year in the fourth. Nolan later admitted," "I was trying to challenge him on a one-ball, two-strike pitch." Chicago added its final run in the next inning when Randv Hund Associated Press Feat of Clay CINCINNATI PITCHER Clay Carroll lays down a bunt in the eighth inning of yesterday's 3-2 victory over Chicago. But his best work was on the mound, where he picked up his 17th save of 1972. Reds 3.

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