European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday. June 14,19b7 Gretzky says he May retire new York a Edmonton Oil ers Star Wayne Gretzky said Friday he is considering retiring from the Nali Onat hockey league before the next season starts. It s something hat s crossed my mind he said. The door is open. I Haven t made any  after receiving his eighth consecutive Kan award As most valuable player in the nil in Toronto on wednesday Gret Efcy old reporters he was Uncertain about his hockey future. At a news conference Friday where he received the Seagram sports award Ashl player of Hie year Gretzky again was asked about his plans. I m going to sit Back and consider my options he said. There s nothing con Crete right now. My parents Are coming Back from Europe a Cal week and i want to sit Down with them and talk about  Gretzky who has led the nil in scor ing for seven straight years is Only 26 years old. But he already has played nine seasons of professional hockey and the physical and mental demands of being the top player in the game have Laken Al from Page 2 1 Homer in the fourth inning. In the fifth Moseby i a three run Homer giving the Blue jays a 4-0 Lead. In other games Friday royals  Kansas City to. Kansas City Bret Saberhagen pitched a three hitter Matching he performance of califor Nia s Mike Wilt and raised his record to 11-1. Sabur Hagen who has won five straight suffered his Only loss on May 14 at Baltimore 4-3. He has a 2.00 Era. Tigers 11, Fri sox 4 Detroit Alan Trammel hit a Pirec run Homer off Roger Clemens lift ing Detroit Pasi Boston. Detroit s Frank Tanana 5-3, allowed seven hits walking five and striking out five. Yankees 8, Brewers 3 new York Dennis Rasmussen threatened with banishment to the minors by Yankees owner George Stein Brenner held Milwaukee Willess for 6tt innings As new York beat the Brewers. Arlington Texas Dave Stew Art pitched a four hitter for his seventh Victory and Reggie Jackson hit his 554lh career Home run. Stewart 7-6, walked three and struck out nine As Oakland won for the fourth straight time. Greg Karris making his second Start of the season after 22 Relief appearances dropped to 2-5. Twins s-7, White sox 2-4 Chicago Dan Gladden and Gary Gaetti each hit two run singles As Minne Sota beat Chicago to Complete a double header sweep. In the first game Roy Smalley hit a three run Homer leading the twins to a 5-2 Victory As Chicago s club record string of games with at least one Homer ended at 16. The american league West leading twins sir cached their winning Streak to seven games while the last place White sox have lost five straight and fell now games behind Minnesota. Indians id mariners 6 Seattle Joe Carter s two run Homer highlighted a five run sixth innings Cleveland Defeated Seattle. Their toll. "1 feel my nine years have been a lot tougher than a lot of other Guys nine years said Gretzky who led the oilers to their third Stanley cup title in the Las four years. Now 1 know what swedish Tennis player Dom Borg fell like when he was 26. And i completely understand Why he retired at 26." Gretzky whose contract with the Oil ers reportedly extends through the year 2001, said his main concern is being Able to walk away from the game in goo health. It s such a fast physical game he said. If you re not mentally i do percent you can easily get  Gretzky has won he Seagram award six straight years. It is based on a computerized evaluation of a player s performance during the regular season. His 87.51 computer rating was Well ahead of runner up Ray Bourquc of bos Ion who had an 82.89 rating. Larry Mur Phy of Washington was a gird at 79.67 and Tim Kerr of Philadelphia was fourth at 77.22. Eight time Hirt award Winner Wyne Gretzky says he might not go for no. 9. Lakers Happy to be Back in forum los Angeles a All lie Losangeles lakers Are Happy to be Home after three games at Boston Garden but none More than James worthy and Byron Scott. Worthy scored 56 Points and Scott 44as the lakers easily won the first two games of the Aba finals at the Ingle Wood forum. On Friday a week after leaving Cali fornia in Triumph worthy and Scott re Lumen to los Angeles thankful that the lakers still Lead the Busl of seven championship series 3-2 instead of trailing 3 2. Game 6 will be played sunday Wilh game 7, if necessary in Inglewood tues Day night. Going Back to the forum on a scale of one to 10, rates a 10," said worthy whose 46 Points in three games at Boston Garden were 10 fewer than his owl into games at the forum. I m getting a lot ofic can shot but they just Aren t falling. I picked a bad Lime to be in a shooting  worthy scored 12 Points 10 of them in the third Quarter and Scott had seven in Boston s j 23-108 Victory in game 5 on thursday night. Scon with a local of 19 Points in the three games in Boston saw his scoring Pace drop even More drastically at bos ton Garden than worthy s. I m glad to be getting Back to ., an environment i m familiar with Scot said. We play better at Home. It s More comfortable at Home. You re not in hotels where there Are tire alarms in the Middle of the  worthy was l-for-9 from the Field in the first half thursday night and 6-for-19 for the game and Scott was 3-for-Lo. " t s difficult for our Hai court offence to be effective when Byron and James Are off lakers coach pal Riley said. We have to get consistency from both of  Riley said the lakers lacked the intensity the celtics had. Everybody was planning banquets and trophies and parades and i m sure some of that Millered Down to the play ers Riley said. We re going to have to Battle to win this thing. Maybe getting Back to the forum will help our players remember what it s like to play Laker  magic Johnson who led the Laken with 29 Points 12 assists and eight re Bounds is certain that the lakers return Home will be decisive we re still up 3-2 and that s what counts Johnson said. We be Bee playing Well in  On sunday we re going to  Scott agreed Wilh Riley that the cel tics appeared to want to win game 5more than los Angeles. It was in the Back of our minds that if we Tost we could Lake care of it in a. 1don t think they can Bent us two More games not in  the celtics Are the i9ih team that has fallen behind 3-1 in a championship series and none previously has overcome he deficit. Danny Tnge who hit five 3-Point shots and had 21 Points thursday night As All five Boston starters scored at least that Many said the celtics will have to Hustle at the forum the Way they did for three games at Boston Garden. We have to pay the Price on transition defense Ainge said. We did do it the first two games but we did it the last  Kevin Michaie who had 22 Points and14 rebounds in game 5, said the celtics have to rebound psychologically from losing their last six Road games in the playoffs All but one by at least 10 Points. We Haven t been a great Road Lear this year Michaie said. We have to regroup and make up our minds to  be said before that when this learn sell its mind to it and gets that will to win we re very Tough to  my from Page 21 Sid Fernandez s six hit pitching Over eight innings As new York beat Pitts Burgh. Kevin Mcreynolds also homered As the mets Defeated the pirates for the 25th Lime in their last 28 meetings. The met arc 7-2 against the pirates this season. Fernandez 8-2, allowed Only mile Diaz s second inning Solo Homer and Johnny Ray s eighth inning sacrifice Fly in lowering his National league leading Era to 2.17. Astros 5, dodgers 1 los Angeles Nolan Ryan pitched a five Hitler and struck Oul 11 Over 7vi innings As Houston Defeated los Angeles extending the astros winning Streak to four games. Glenn Davis drove in three runs for Houston with an rib single in the sixth and a two run double in Hie eighth. Ryan 4-5, walked none while extend ing the astros siring of scoreless innings pitched at dodger stadium to 26 before los Angeles scored with two Oul in the eighth. In to a innings this season Ryan has 107 strikeouts tops in the majors.  Francisco de Whitson pitched a four hitter and did not allow runner past first base leading san Diego Over san Francisco and Endig a three game padres losing Streak. Whitson 7-6 for the last place team which has won Only 16 games struck out six and walked none. The Victory was Whitson s first Complete game since1985 when he played for the Yankees. San Francisco starter Mike Lacoss 6-3, lasted Only i innings. The giants who had a three game winning Streak snapped remained lied with Cincinnati for the National league West Lead. De Whitson. Blanks san Francisco