Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 25

SECTION CLASSIFIED STOCK LISTINGS The State Journal, Wednesday, August 9, 1972 Lolich Loses, Volunteers To Work More NEW YORK (UPI) Mickey Lolich is volunteering to stretch his rubber arm a little bit more, what with the American League East Division race tightening up and all. Close? It's getting may have to take their deodorants away to keep Detroit, Baltimore, New York and Boston apart as they scramble closer and closer together every day. SURPRISING NEW York climbed to within three games of the top spot Tuesday and allowed Baltimore to get within one game of Detroit when the Yankees shaded the Tigers, 4- 2. Boston is behind. It was Lolich who felt the sting of the surging Yankees' poison-laden bats.

He was de- JIM MURRAY L.A. Open: Tough Test If you're a guy who likes to see Notre Dame play Susquehanna, Joe Frazier fight his chauffeur, or Roberto Clemente hitting against a girl softball pitcher, the news that the 1973 Los Angeles Open will be played at Riviera Country Club will be a yawn. But a few eyebrows--and a few scores--will go up around the better locker rooms. The average golf tournament nowadays is a roulette game. On a course strewn with saplings, a sap can win it.

You only need three clubs to win the Tucson Open. A tournament where two-underpar barely makes the cut is like a wild-card poker game. It's not a skill, it's a lottery. True Test of Golf The Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce is making a low bow in the direction of the Royal and Ancient by positioning their tournament! on a test of golf. not luck.

This is a group which has staged a tournament every year, save one, since 1926, and has done more for golf than any other body of men not directly involved with 1 the game and has done so frequently amid catcalls and ill-will from those it was aiding. The PGA has bad mouthed them, forced them to take a partner one and, in the past, its star players have demanded appearance money, or have complained of facilities, or galleries, or marshaling. Big names made their first headlines and purses in the L.A. Open only to spurn it to play in soda pop or bloated-purse opens put on by one-shot self-promoters or sedan hucksters or insurance monoliths. Once these commercial artists had milked the promotional publicity, they junked their tournaments on the side of the road, or let the PGA repossess them.

Hogan Played Here To put the L.A. Open on the hallowed ground where southern California's only national open was held, on the narrow fairways and swift greens where Ben Hogan first showed he was the greatest golfer of his time, or maybe, anytime, is an altruism in the finest sporting traditions. The Jaycees, young men who abandon successful law practices or investment portfolios for the best part of a year to put this tournament on, are braving lack of parking, lower revenue, and the specter of red ink to make this a championship, not a putting contest. Riviera is the only course to host the U.S. Open in the last 25 years without tricking up the rough, replacing sand traps, or constructing new tees.

The L.A. Open was won by the who's who, not the who's he? of golf when it played there. Hogan loved it knew he could not be caught by some barnstorming, pro with a Sears-Roebuck ball and a irons on its testy holes. When the L.A. Open left Riviera, it moved through a set of municipal tracks where you drove off a rubber mat, played around oil derricks, or against fairways marked off by hi fishnets.

It was a tournament once played in the cathedral confines of L.A. Country Club or at lush Hillcrest or staid old Wilshire-the main line of west coast golf. This is a move to restore a luster to a game which could use it. Where Are You, Jack? It's a tournament which should attrack Jack Nicklaus who has insulted this grand old open for many years now by playing all around it -at the Andy Williams in San Diego, the Crosby in Pebble, and the Hope in the Desert. You get a chance to play the ghost of Ben Hogan at Riviera.

The equipment is better, the balls are wrapped tighter, and the state of the art of golf has advanced in two decades--but Riviera hasn't changed. It would be my hope Hogan would play a ritual round on the 25th anniversary of his first open win -if, indeed, Ben Hogan can be said to play a ritual anything. To me, the Jaycees are to be applauded by the greats of golf in the only meaningful way they can -by showing up and teeing it up. You don't want to see the World Series in Griffith Park, the Super Bowl in a stone quarry, or the Davis Cup on a porch roof. I just hope the old girl hasn't lost her bite, and that she proves to be the dinosaur we remember, not just a lizard photographed through a monocle.

(C) 1972. The Los Angeles Times nied his 19th win for the second start in a row and absorbed his eighth defeat instead. But Lolich had already marched into his manager's dressing chambers with his "Why not let me start pitching with two day's rest?" request. "I DON'T know," Manager Billy Martin responded slowly, obviously tempted by the idea of Lolich going more often and, hopefully, still retaining his effectiveness. "It seems like it might be a little early for that," Martin said.

"In the month of September, maybe." "I just thought," Lolich said, obviously thinking it would be no sweat to work up a sweat if he could collect a extra playoff money at the end of the season, "even if I was tired, I could go out there and well, do a good enough job you know what I mean. "IF IT doesn't work out, we can always change," he said. Pitching on three days rest didn't work out against New York in the opener of what the local press is already calling a "crucial" series, first of about 25 times they'll use that phase before the season is over. Celerino Sanchez hit a long sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie against the Detroit left-hander and Ron Swoboda singled home an insurance run with his third straight hit. A fumbled two-strike bunt by Roy White, with Lolich doing the 'fumbling, set up the two unearned runs.

The Yankees scored their first two runs in the fourth on White's seventh home run, a single by Felipe Alou, a hit batsman and Swoboda's single. SUCCESSIVE SINGLES by Ike Brown, Bill Freehan and Willie Horton scored a run for I etroit in the fourth. The Tigers tied it up in the seventh. Ed Brinkman doubled against starter Fritz Peterson and advanced to third on Lolich's sacrifice bunt, which Peterson fielded and threw too late to third. Sparky Lyle came on at this point and demonstrated why he's the hottest thing since fire.

struck out Tony Taylor permitted the tying run on Rodriguez' squeeze bunt before closing out the game and earning his fourth win-second in two games-to go with his fantastic total of 24 saves. DETROIT NEW YORK ab bi ab bi. Taylor 2b 5 0 1 0 Clarke 2b 4010 ARodrgez 3b 4 0 0 1 Munson 4110 Brown 16 3 1 2 0 White If Freehan 30 1 0 FAlou 16 3110 WHorton if Blomberg 1b 0 0 0 0 00 MStanley cf 0 20 Murcer cf Northrup rf 0 0 Sanchez 3b 2 Brnkman ss 3 0 Swoboda rf 4 0 03 2 Lolich 2000 Michael ss 4010 Lagrow 0000 FPetersn 2010 Brown ph 0 Lyle 1000 0 0 00 00 0 Total 34 2 10 2 Total 30 4 9 New Detroit York 0 0 200 0 0 02 troit 1, New F.Alou, Lolich. -Detroit De9, New York 7. HR- -White (7).

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"I've spoken to Jim Campbell (Detroit general manager). He's working on a list of players right now," said Philadelphia manager and general manager Paul Owens Tuesday as the Phillies prepared to play Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) Veteran Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Deron Johnson apparently is headed for the Detroit Tigers in a waiver deal. The 33-year-old slugger pounded out 34 home runs last year, but is hitting only .192 with five homers this season because of a leg ailment.

The Tigers last week bolstered their pitching staff by acquiring veteran southpaw Woody Fryman, 4-10, from Philadelphia. DETROIT, LEADING the American League's Eastern Division and looking for pen- -UPI Phote Long Reach Pays Detroit Tigers' catcher Bill Freehan makes a diving, stretching tag fourth inning play. However, the Yankees won the game, 4-2, Tuesday at the last moment to nail New York Yankees' Celerino Sanchez at home in Yankee Stadium. Castoff Swoboda Makes Comparison Yankees Resemble le 1969 Mets By ED SCHUYLER JR. NEW YORK (AP)-The Miracle New York Mets of 1969 are back disguised as the New York Yankees? Of course not, but this year's Yankees are a lot like those Mets of three years ago, according to Ron Swoboda.

The comparison by Swoboda, who played a big role in the Mets' incredible late season drive to the National League pennant in 1969, was made Tuesday after he starred as the Yankees beat Detroit 4-2 and climbed to within three games of the first-place Tigers in the American League East. ONE OBVIOUS similarity between the '69 Mets and '72 Yankees is that neither was rated as a serious pennant contender before the start of the season. But Swoboda thinks there are others. The Mets, like the Yankees, had trouble breaking away from the .500 mark, he said. The Yanks, who have won 33 of the last 52 games, didn't get above .500 until July 29 and are now five games above the break-even mark.

The Yankees, during their 33-19 stretch, also have demonstrated old Met knack of winning the close games. But the biggest similarity probably is the attitude of the players. Van Alstyne, Ex-Spartan Coach, Dies Word was received today of the death of former Michigan State University basketball coach Ben Van Alstyne who died last Friday after a brief illness at a nursing home in Southfield, Mich. Van Alstyne, 79, coached basketball at Michigan State from 1927 through 1949. He retired after the 1949 season, guiding Spartan teams to 232 victories and 163 losses.

His 1930-31 team holds the Spartan record for a season performance at 16-1. Many of his players won national recognition. PRIVATE SERVICES were conducted Monday at William R. Hamilton Funeral Home in Birmingham. Interment was in Troy.

He is survivied by a daughter, Jane Van Alstyne who is on the faculty in fine arts at Montana State University in Cozman, and a' brother, Dr. Guy Van Alstyne who resides at Honey Falls, N.Y. Michigan State grew from the small time in basketball to the big time under Van Alstyne. His 22 years as head coach is the longest period any basketball coach has held a position at MSU. Van Alstyne was named to the Helm's Foundation Hall of Fame in 1959 for his contributions to the game.

As a college athlete he played basketball, baseball and football at Colgate University. VAN ALSTYNE also coached golf at Michigan State from 1932 to 1961 Boxer's Sleep Walking May Have Caused Death SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-Eddie Machen, former heavyweight contender who fought Raeanne Miller seems quite happy with her upside view. To learn what she's really doing see Pg. C-4. "SUCCESS COMES from success." said Swoboda who keyed the latest Yankee success with two run-scoring singles.

"We have the aggressiveness now and when you have that you come from behind. That's the championship can, attitude, and you can't tell me that Manager Ralph Houk doesn't feel that attitude in this group." Swoboda, who plays 7 against left-handed pitchers, credits, aggressiveness for his recent hot hitting two straight three-hit games. "There's no reason I'm hitting," he said. "I'm just hun- BEN VAN ALSTYNE Lutz Falls To Richey In 1st Round CLEVELAND (AP) Lutz, who last week captured the U.S. Pro Tennis title, was a victim Tuesday in first $50,000 Cleveland Classic.

Cliff Richey of Sarasota, ousted Lutz 6-4, 6-3 as he took advantage of several service breaks and forced the Los Angeles resident into numerous errors. Bob Carmichael of France ousted Pancho Gonzales, the greying veteran from Las Vegas, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4; while Arthur Ashe of Gum Spring, beat Terry Addison of Australia, 7-6, 6-3. In other matches in the indoor event, Ken Rosewall of Australia beat England's Graham Stillwell, 6-1, 6-2; Mark Cox of England defeated Frank Froehling of Miami, 6-3, 6-4; and Charles Pasarell of Puerto Rico beat Brian Fairlie of New Zealand, 6-3, 6-4. Fred Stopel of Australia also advanced when top-seeded Tony Roche of Australia withdrew because of a swollen elbow. Roche's withdrawal also knocked Gonzales out of doubles action as the two were partners.

gong of Australia, No. 2 Chris Top Evonne GoolaEvert of Fort Lauderdale, and No. 3 Margaret Court of Australia each outclassed first round opponents in the women's singles. MISS GOOLAGONG, who lost to Mrs. Court last weekend for the Western title at Cincinnati, polished off Natalie Fuchs of France, 6-3, 6-0; Miss Evert crushed Lani Keligas of Indonesia, 6-0, 6-0, and Mrs.

Court beat Cecilia Martinez of San Francisco, 6-2, 6-0. Linda Tuero Metaire, the 1970 Clay Court champion and a finalist three straight years, opened with a 6-3, 6-1, victory over Tulsa's Kathy Kraft. gry. I go up there scrappin'." SWOBODA'S FIRST single gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning after Roy White had homered earlier in the inning. His third hit produced an insurance run after Celerino Sanchez had broken a 2-2 tie with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Houk, savoring the victory in the opener of the important game comparison series, could with only make past Yankee pennant winners, several of whom he played on or managed. "This year is so much more gratifying," he said, "because in other years everybody expected us to win the pennant." Walnut Hills Invitational Has 96 Teams By FRED STABLEY JR. State Journal Sports Writer Persistent rains on Monday and Tuesday have dampened Walnut Hills Country Club just enough to make play more difficult today as 1972 Walnut Hills Invitational got underway. A total of 96 teams are entered in the four-day tournament, featuring defending champions George Wakulsky and Bob Heriford Sr. "IF WE can get by without much more rain, we'll be all said Reggie Myles pro at Walnut Hills.

"The course was in beautiful condition and I think this rain will just make it play tougher, nothing Two shotgun starts were slated for today and Thursday in the -elimination tournamet. There are six flights with 16 teams in each. Wakulsky-Heriford opened defense of their title this morning in the 9 o'clock start against a pair of tough opponents in Gordy Elieff, Walnut Hills champion, and Lanny Johnson. OTHER PROMISING first-round matches in the championship flight were Bill Brown-Bud Reinger vs. Rick StubbsGallas, Bob Neller-Otto Schubel vs.

Jud Werbelow Patrick and Jack Kinney-Mark Hendrickson vs. George SkehanOchsner. The final round in all flights is on tap Saturday, followed by a big banquet in the Walnut Hills clubhouse. The format for flights for this tournament was done on a adding the handicaps of both players and dividing by two. THEN, THE lowest averages are in championship, the second 16 in first flight and etc.

four champions but never got a shot at the title, may have been sleep walking when he tumbled to his death, homicide inspectors say. Homicide inspector Hobart Nelson said Tuesday that Machen had trouble sleeping and frequently walked in his sleep after taking sleeping pills. MACHEN, 40, who had been working as a longshoreman since his retirement from the ring in 1967, died early Monday in an apparent fall from his second-story apartment. Nelson said that Sherry Tomasini, 30, with whom Machen lived for the past two years, claimed in an interview that the ex-boxer once walked several blocks from their apartment before being awakened by a passing police car. Machen sometimes even lit cigarettes while still asleep, Nelson quoted Miss Tomasini as saying.

MEANWHILE, A coroner's autopsy disclosed that Machen's death was caused by shock and loss of blood from a ruptured liver. Head injuries were described as minor in the autopsy report. During his ring career, Machen compiled a record of 50-1-3. His first loss after 25 straight victories was to Sweden's Ingemar Johansson in 1958. Spartan Goalie Joins Blues Jim Watt, Michigan State University's All-American goalie last season, who helped the Spartans finish with a 20-16 won-lost record and in fourth place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, signed twoyear contract Tuesday with the St.

Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. Details of the contract were not revealed. The signing took place in Detroit between Watt and Blues' general manager Sid Abel, who disclosed he is also negotiating with another MSU player -Dave Roberts..