European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse June the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary sends Nicklaus packing on the 18th As his 16foot putt slowly dropped into the the cup to save a the applause hailed Jack Nicklaus As if he had won another open instead of haying shot 73 after a 76 in the opening hearing the the Golden Bear waved his Putter and forced a smile that was As much Grimace As get pm a Man in the gallery get pm but for Nicklaus at the open this there was no for the first time since he missed the open s 36hole when the third round began saturday at Oakland he want in ill probably go Down to Mirfield he was saying referring to his course outside col i know i wont stay around after Only two birdies in two Nicklaus was sitting in the Oakland Hills locker shaking his head upon hearing that Denis Watson of South Afri Ca had shot a 65 the same 5underpar score Tsechung Chen of Taiwan had in thursdays open ing i dont know How there shooting those he on this Golf for the last Quarter of a other golfers didst know How Nicklaus shot those scores on All those difficult they didst know How he won a record 19 major including a record sharing four open but now Nicklaus is 45 years now he Doest know How All the other Guys Are doing now he was the Only golfer Here who had played in the open the last time it was held at Oakland in 1961 As an Amateur who tied for fourth and now he knew he would miss the unkind St the thing i did worst was my shots off the he i broke my Driver practising last i borrowed my son jackies that a Driver i used from 1972 to so it want new to but after the round i told him he could have it this year the Only Nicklaus to win a tournament has been his oldest who took the North and South Amateur a few weeks ago and was his fathers Caddy at the but since winning both the open and the pea championship five years the Golden Bear has won Only two tournaments the colonial in 1982 and the memorial last i Don t know if my left knee is the problem or he but i know i dont have the snap strength Back in that knee he meant the strength that knee requires to absorb the snap of his he underwent arthroscopic surgery for torn cartilage in that knee last shortly before winning at the skins game with an 8foot putt at the final but More than anything he is 45 an aging golfer who May never win a 20th the Nice round number he would like to put up there for but then he is still Jack who int too old to be dismissed at Shinn Ecock Hills next year in what would be his 30th it All boils Down to one he said of his open performance this i didst play but moments he talked about How he knew he Doest have the strength he had in other the leg strength and the upper body strength he in putting an exc Erise room in my Home to develop More Ive been on the eat to win in around maybe a couple of pounds but if i stay on Ive got to develop More if i keep playing like it might be the win to eat Nicklaus once talked about How he would never be a ceremonial As Arnold Palmer has been in recent but he Doest consider himself to be at that stage All i can do is try to play Well or he in not about to in too some people think in too Busy with other and i happen to enjoy doing the Golf i happen to enjoy spending time with my i happen to enjoy All the business things i but that Doest fill a thimble of my whatever a thimble full he devotes much of his time to supervising the construction of Golf courses All Over the but he still thinks of himself first As a Why do i want to quit something i enjoy doing there will be a time when i cant do it but until a physical thing comes along to Stop 1 happen to like playing Golf More than anything he especially enjoys it at the which he first won in 1962 at Oakmont in an 18holc playoff with i missed the Cut the next year at but that was he i had been expect ing to win that tournament from the moment i got but i had Hurt my Back Al Westchester the week imagine missing that i think 293 won that year knowing he would miss the Cut Here 22 years Nicklaus laughed softly to at winged foot last a writer told me that maybe the most remarkable thing about my open record was that i haunt missed the Cut since 1963 at i thought about it at winged foot last but i made the then when i got i thought about and then 1 started thinking about it out there on the Golf course during the first on the 13th tee he began thinking about it Jackie and i were talking about trying to make a few birdies to make the he and i one putted four of the last five that putt on i enjoyed my Competition is within myself most of the Nicklaus could have surrendered on the 18th Hole after pushing his drive into a Grove of Pine but he hit a 7 Iron to the spun a wedge to within 16 feet and holed the putt for a Par 4 on the 453yard finishing Ive always he was when i Stop doing in not being fair to myself and in not being fair to the people out when he emerged from the scorers cottage a few minutes Bill Flemming of a ctr re Quested an in not even in the tournament Nick Laus i the announcer but youre still Jack Nicklaus nodded and went up the stairs to do the no matter what he hell always be Jack new York times Weaver succeeds in dugout return Davis 4hitter lifts orioles to 93 win Baltimore storm Davis by United press International they named the City of Baltimore after a but an Earl owns it Earl Weaver made a triumphal return As manager of the Baltimore orioles Friday guiding his club to a 93 Victory Over the Milwaukee Brewers at memorial an excited crowd of saluted the orioles skipper in a manner once reserved for Caesars As cries of Earl resounded throughout the stadium Long after the game was i could Tell the crowd was having a Good said i kind of got into it after we were ahead in the late this has been an awful Long Day with the meet press another a meeting with the coaches and then a meeting with the i Felt like the Day was Over before the game was even i was it was different being in the dugout where i sat and what i did Between innings is still but in still in a learning process until i get my feet wet a Little ill be consulting the coaches a lot As situations Weaver had few Tough Deci Sions to make in his first game As Balti More manager since the final game of the 1982 his toughest decision was whether or not to pull storm Davis in the first inning up photo after the right hander allowed three runs on two hits and three after consult american league a wow Consul Weaver s Confidence helped ing with his Weaver decided to stick with him and that decision paid off As Davis ended up pitching a i came close to pulling Davis in the first but none of the balls were hit said he looked to me like he was throwing but then i questioned he look Good because Ive been away or is he really throwing As Well As i think he was i knew hed be All right if he got it the question was could acknowledged some nervousness on his part in pitching for the first time in two plus years for his former Earl told me in 1982 that god had Given me a Good Arm and that i should use he he said not to nibble just throw the i looked Over in the dugout and Earl was Down in the so i knew he want going to take me and his Confidence made me after the i got my rhythm and got in other Al games Friday indians As 1 Cleveland Bert Blyleven tossed a five hitter for his 200th career Victory and Brook Jacoby drove in three runs to Pace the who is expected to be traded by next is the 83rd Pitcher in major league history to reach the 200victory red sox Blue jays 1 Boston Dennis Oil can Boyd scattered 11 hits in posting his league leading ninth Complete game and Mike easier drove in two runs to Lead the red sox to their 14th win in their last 16 tigers Yankees 0 new York the tigers got Solo homers from Tom Barbaro Kirk Gibson and Larry Herndon in defeating the Walt and Willie Hernandez combined on a rangers twins 2 Texas Toby Harrah and Larry Parrish each homered to Power the rangers to Burt yielded eight hits and two runs Over innings for the Tom Brunansky hit his 15th Homer for the White sox Angels 2 Tom Seaver Al Lowed two hits Over the first seven innings to Post his 295th career Victory and Greg Walker delivered a two run Homer to Lead the White sox to their seventh Victory in their last nine mariners royals 5 Seattle Gorman Alvin Davis and Bob Kearney homered to Pace a 15hit attack that helped the mariners snap a fou game losing Pat Sheridan homered for Kansas
