European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gretzky inks 5-year Extension Edmonton Alberta a Wayne Gretzky who tainted he might retire after helping Edmonton win third Stanle cup championship a signed a five year contract exle lion with the oilers Gretzky in eight time nil most valuable player has a personal services con tract with Edmonton owner Peter pock tin ton until 2002, but he signed i new contract sunday to play with the oilers on the ice until 1992. He could sign gain but it appears More Likely he will retire at that time i Don t want to play until i m 40," the 26-year-old Gretzky said tuesday. "1 Don t want to play hockey where i m jeopardizing the team and Don t Waul to be around when 1 can l play at Wayne Ger Tzoc i  he would not say if the new contract improved on Hii current $ million an Nual salary allowing Only thai the new Deal h More beneficial Gentzky hid 62 goal and 121 assist for 183 Points this thursday june 18, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 19 Tui Anu Iii Todd 111 the nil. The Oil ers beat the Phila Delphia flyers Towin the nil championship last month. Gretz Lcy will be i come a free age tin 1992 and would be Able to look1 around but he Saysam pfc be hat no interest in getting s new hockey address. The grass in t always Greener else where. If Tetzie City and the people Here. I enjoy playing in Edmonton under no circumstances do 1 want 1o Icove. Throughout Gretzky s career then have been rumours he could earn millions More Wilt an american team especially in the new York area. Bet Gretzky said be hit never been attracted to More Gretzky reacted sharply 10 Alan Eagle son s comment earlier this week that contractual matters rather than fatigue were holding him Back from playing Inthis Summers Canada cup. That s absolutely not True he said. I Hope Alan in t trying to Embarrass me into playing. He s not going to influence me. He said he will make up his mind whether to pity in the Canada cup in the next two weeks. Oom Casein the majors or a Norman Ruib a in flood petition to win 1r� lilt no re or Roum Amanti. A has won one. 1m Muten Auguil Amitton round Sui to nude j l4lbr Fork 70 atom n third 68. My fourth 70 it nor Shinray he la. Fast 71 sword m the 71 fourth 75 will Jinx strike Norman again by Bob Green san Francisco a Greg Norman has attempted to Analyse disposition As the victim of golfs most famous Jinx. I be asked myself what am i doing wrong and the answer is nothing Norman mid before a practice round Tor the 87th . Open Golf championship which begins thursday at the olympic club s Lake course. Thai s Golf he said. I cannot control what someone else does. I can Only control what i do. I can Only play the Best i  and thai most of he game s Lead ing figures agree is the Best there is. I Don t think there s any question that Greg is the Best player in the world right now said Jack Nicklaus the aging Golden Bear who held Chatmo. 1 position for so Many years. To me it s obvious. Greg has been Superior to any other player in 1hc game Over the last year Aid Ray Floyd the defending american National Champion. But in most cases his Story hat Beena Taga of what might have been. The Swash buckling australian Jed through $4 holes of All of Golf i major championships last year the masters . And British opens and the pea. He won Only one of them the Brit ish open. He lost by a shot to Nick Laus in the masters. He was the victim of Bob Tway s last Hole Sand tool inthe pea. And that was followed by Larry Mize s minor Miracle of a pitch in playoff Birdie at Augusta earlier this season the most difficult defeat i be Ever had he said. He has talked about those shots at length Tway from the Sand Mize from the 40 Yards away. He has talked about them repeatedly and about All he really want to. That s history it s done it s be Hind me. There s nothing i can do about it. All i can do is try to go on and win the next one he says. Norman is trying to keep an aggressive Altitude my Altitude is positive. Why should t it be i just keep trying. I m in Contention More often than  perhaps his greatest Challenge in the 1 56-Man Field will come from an other foreign player who also has a recent history of near misses. Seve Ballesteros of Spain twice a British open Winner and a two time masters Champion has been a run Ner up three times in six appearances in the United slates this year. His last two have been playoff losses. There was the 3-Putl that eliminated him at the miners. Then Las sunday at the Wesl Chesler classic he chopped up the first sudden death playoff Hole and lost to  Snead the leading american contenders Are Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw a pair of Texas teammates who have played extremely Well in recent Wechlo. The foreign Field includes Brahar danger of West Germany and Sandy Lyle of Scotland Winner of the tournament players championship earlier this year. Spinks from Page 17 in the world along with Tyson. I never look at myself As to what i Vepr oven to anybody Spinks said. Tyson and Tucker will fight aug. I in Las vegas Nev for the three titles. Tyson s managers Jim Jacobs and Bill Cayton also have planned fights for him against Tyrell Biggs in october an against unnamed opponents in Decem Ber and March. They have indicated a Tyson Spinks fight might not be possible until the fall of 1988. Lewis said he would Call Jacobs and Cayton sometime runt week. As for Jacobs and Cayton having Tyson fight at least four More times be fore he meets Spinks Lewis said "1 Don t think Jacobs and Cayton doing such a line Job so far would jeopardize a major fight coming Oil. If they continue to a Down the Road with the Tony tuckers and Tyrol big uses the Public a Fol get turned off Spinks said he was t concerned about the Date of a possible Tyson Light. Whichever Way it s planned i d be ready he said. He certainly was ready for Cooney overwhelming his 6-fi�t-7, 238-Pound opponent with barrages of punches that left Cooney helpless. The first Knockdown came alter Coo  missed with a vicious left Hook. Spinks caught him with a crackling right to Tike head and followed with a barrage that put Cooney Down. From the time Cooney was Hurt by the right he never tried to hold. Inexperience Spinks said of Coo  i reaction. He d never been Hurt much in a Light. Only with Larry Holmes and he did the same thing with Larry he did t  Spinks who weighed 298% pounds moved from left to right to confuse Coo  but he never dodged the Issue Darl ing inside to land stinging Jib and combinations to the head. I had to show him i was More of Aman than he was said Spinks who boosted his record to 31-0 with 21 knockouts. I was very tight last night Cooney said "1 could t get my  i lost to a great Champion a Good fighter a smart Man. I always said be was the heavyweight Champion. Titles Are won in the eng and he beat Larry  Al from Page 17 More than two games in a Row this sea son. Detroit s Alan Trammel extended his hitting Streak to 21 games the longest of the season with a double in the third. Indians 8, red sox 7 Cleveland Brett Butler singled doubled and tripled and scored three runs As Cleveland Defeated Boston. Mark Huismann 2-3, pitched 3 a innings of two bit Relief for the indians. Al Nipper 5-6, took the loss Boston s fourth straight As he i cited four runs in the Fust 2 Vij innings. Yankees 6, orioles s new York Willie Randolph broke a sixth inning tie with a two out two run single and Dave Winfield bit two Home runs lifting new York Over Baltimore. It was the orioles 12th loss in their last 13  5, Angels 4 Anaheim Calif. Jose Guzman held California a Tilesi for 7vj innings be fore giving up three straight Hiti As Texas held on to beat the Angels. Guzman s no hit bid was broken up by a double to right Fidd by Doug do cinches who then scored on a single by Jack Howell. When Dick so Hofier Fol Lowed with another single Guzman 5-5,gave Way to left hander Mitch Williams. Dale Mohorsic came on in the ninth after Williams allowed two walks. Califor Nia got another ran on a fielder s Choice by Brian Downing then deduces hit his eighth Homer making it 5-4. Mariners 8. White sox 6 Seattle Mike Kingery s two run triple in the eighth inning snapped a 6-6 lie and Mickey Brantley drove in five Nins As Seattle gave manager Dick Wil Liams his i South career Victory by beat ing Chicago. Williams has lost 1,366 and is 13th on the Victory list for managers. San is Cooney telecast called Box office Bush by the associated press the closed circuit telecast of the Gerry Cooney Michael Spinks heavy weight fight was a Box office bust the coordinator of the closed circuit network said tuesday. Lou Falcigno who sold the live television rights to exhibitors around he country said less than half the closed circuit seals for monday night s fight were sold. It s very bad he said. It s much less than we  Al Nassau coliseum in Uniondale . Near Cooney s borne only3,600 people saw him get knocked out by Spinks in the fifth round of their bout in Atlantic City . The telecast of the sugar Ray Leonard marvelous Marvin Hagler bout in april Drew about 15,000 people to the same Arena. Only 3,700 tickets were sold at mad Ison Square Garden in new York 12,000 fewer than for Leonard Halter. About 1,800 people watched the fight at Pittsburgh s civic Arena compared with 8,300 for Leonard Hagler. In Detroit where a scheduled telecast at Joe Louis Arena was cancelled last week cause of slow sales less than 1,000 tickets were sold at two suburban Sites. It obviously was t a people s fight because the people did t show up Aid Bob Fox who owned the Closi a Druit rights in Michigan. There was no Tan no interest in the fight