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SPOR TS OF THE DAILY
Frey announces AUl-Star hurlers
NEW YORK (AP)-Len Barker of the host Dodgers. yesterday, but should be able to begin light workouts
Cleveland Indians, who pitched a perfect game Other NL pitchers chosen were Vida Blue of the San in two to three weeks, the National Basketball
earlier this season, was among 10 pitchers named Francisco Giants, Burt Hooton of the Dodgers, Dick Association club said.
yesterday to the American League team for the 19$1 Ruthven of the Phillies, Nolan Ryan and Bob Knep- Dr. David Haskell, the Bucks' orthopedic surgeon,
All-Star Game in Cleveland Sunday night. per of the Houston Astros, Tom Seaver of the Cincin- said the 11-year veteran had arthroscopic surgery, an
Barker is one of six pitchers who will be making nati Reds and Bruce Sutter of the St. Louis Cardinals. operation involving a small incision and utilizing
their first All-Star appearance. Others are Britt Bur- Lakers acquire Kupchak light and magnification to examine the interior of the
ns of the Chicago White Sox, Mike Norris of the knee. He has undergone similar surgery several
Oakland A's, Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers, Scott LOS ANGELES (AP)-The Los Angeles Lakers times in the past.
MacGregor of the Baltimore Orioles and Doug Cor- announced yesterday that they have acquired for-
bett of the Minnesota Twins. ward Mitch Kupchak from the Washington Bullets in Yanks deal Griffin
THE REMAINDER of the AL pitching staff, as exchange for forward Jim Chones, guard Brad
selected by Manager Jim Frey of the Kansas City Holland and a pair of future draft choices.
Royals, consists of Rich Gossage of the New York Kupchak, 27, had signed an offer sheet with the NEW YORK (AP)-The New York Yankees sent
Yankees, Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers, Lakers July 23, and under NBA rules, the Bullets had righthanded pitcher Mike Griffin to the Chicago Cubs
Dave Steib of the Toronto Blue Jays and Ken Forsch 15 days to formally match the offer and trade him to yesterday to complete the June 11 trade which
of the California Angels. another National Basketball Association team, or not brought pitcher Rick Reuschel to the Yankees.
Eight pitchers were named to the National League match the offer and lose him without compensation to Griffin, 24, appeared in two games with the
staff Thursday by Manager Dallas Green of the Lakers. Yankees this season, compiling a 0-0 record and a 2.08
Philadelphia, including three-time Cy Young Award Lanier goes under knife earned run average. He also posted a 3-1 record and a
winner Steve Carlton of the Phillies and rookie sen- MILWAUKEE (AP)-Center Bob Lanier of the 2.42 ERA with the Yanks' Columbus farm club of the
sation Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Milwaukee Bucks underwent surgery on his left knee International League.
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DULUTH, Ga. (AP)-It is a familiar
situation: A major golf tournament and
Jack Nicklaus marshaling his resour-
ces for still another assault on the
record book.
In a way, Nicklaus' entire season
boils down to this event, the 63rd PGA
national championship which gets star-
ted today on the 7,070-yard, par-70
Atlanta Athletic Club course.
"LET'S FACE IT-the other three
are gone. Thisis the only one left this
year," Nicklaus said, a reference to the
game's major tournaments, the Big
Four events around which he has built
his golfing life.
"I'm ready to give it my best shot,"
he said. "I'm as readyas I'm going to
be."
And, if he is not a clear-cut favorite,
he is definitely the man to watch. He
hasn't won this season. In fact, he's won
only twice in the last three seasons.
THAT COULD BE deceptive,
however.
This is a "major," the event along
with the Masters, U.S. and British
Opens, which comprise the world's four
important tests. Nicklaus has
dominated those tournaments to an ex-
tent unrivaled in history. He has won
them 17 times and is the defending
champion in this one.
Now, at 41, he concentrates on those
four tournaments. The fact that he has
failed to win in routine tour events, he
indicated, is not significant.
HE HAS BEEN second in three tour-
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last week's Canadian Open.
"I had a chance to win the Masters
and I put myself in position where I
thought I had a chance to win the U.S.
Open, but I couldn't get anything in the
hole when I needed to," he said.
"And then there was the 83," the
dreadful score he shot in the first roun'd
of the British Open, a career-worst that
took him out of that one.
"NOW, HOWEVER, I'm playing
reasonably well and actually putted
pretty well at times last week,"
Nichlaus said. "I played pretty well last
week, kept my patience well and that's
hard to do at this time of the season.
"This is a long, hard golf course and
patience is going to be even more im-
portant this week. I was pleased with
the way I played last week and I feel I
Nicklaus aims for
year's fInal major
should play well this week." record in golf this year, with finishes of
Nicklaus, who is seeking a record six- seventh or better in 10 of his last 11 star-
th PGA title, also has won five Masters, ts.
a record, four U.S. Opens ties the Mahaffey, a former PGA champion
record and three British Opens. who led for 69 holes of the 1976 U.S.
CHIEF AMONG challengers in the Open on this course, won in his last
150-man field that is chasing $400,000 in And Crenshaw, perhaps the best
total prize money could be a group of known of them all, needs only one
Texans who have come into their major title to confirm his stature in the
golfing maturity and are exeerting a game.
strong influence on the tour. They in- Tom Watson, the outstanding player
clude former college, roommate Bill in the game for the past four seasons,
Rogers, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite and won the Masters and two other titles
John Mahaffey. earlier this year and holds his
Rogers won the Heritage Classic this customary spot atop the money-
spring and the British Open last month. winning list. He has not played well in
Lietzke has picked off three titles this his last few starts, however.
season and more than $300,000 in win- Ray Floyd, another three-time win-
nings and has the length to handle the ner this year and No. 2 on the money-
Atlanta Athletic Club course. winning list, also had an indifferent
KITE HAS THE most consistent performance in his last start.
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Jack Nicklaus signs autographs yesterday afterapracticer otu4for the 1 SO PGAChampionshlp at the Atlanta Athletic
Club'in Duluth, Ga. Nicklaus is the defendin&Uel3 lrlspion k'