European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Dimaggio is doing great after surgery Miami Beach Fla. A Hall of Fame outfielder Joe Dimaggio buoyed by a Telegram from president Reagan was in excellent condition and High saints Friday at a Miami Beach Hospital following successful surgery to repair a abdominal aortic aneurysm his doctor said. He s doing great. He s making excellent Progress from surgery and will be moved out of the surgical intensive care unit sometime Over the weekend said Lori Fagenholz a mount Sinai medical Center spokeswoman. Joe is getting inundated by Flowers cards an Telephone Calls which we have to answer she said. The 74-year-old former new York  who had a pacemaker implanted in 1987, elected to have the aneurysm repaired after it suddenly showed signs of growth. An aneurysm is a weakening of an artery Wall that permits it to balloon out. It can be fatal if it ruptures Fagenholz  is in excellent condition said his cardiologist or. Philip  aneurysm was discovered in a routine physical examination in february 1987 an there had been no signs of worsening during an examination last february the doctor said. But Dimaggio s personal physician or. Man Uel Sivina earlier this summer noticed it had enlarged by 20 percent Samet said. We had a meeting of the minds and we Felt the relatively rapidly enlargement Over five months warranted surgery Samet said. He entered the Hospital monday and after a Day of tests went into surgery , a three time american league most valuable player who is renowned for hit Ting safely in 56 straight games in 1941, was awake and Alert Friday Samet said. He proudly showed me a Telegram he received saturday from president Reagan and his wife Samet said. Sunday july 17,1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 Wrigh Mcm bins rams by the associated press Veteran tight end Tim Wrightman ? who was Cut bythe Chicago bears in May after missing the 1987 sea son with a knee injury caught on with the los Angeles rams  6-foot-3, 237-Pound Wrightman will join the rams sunday. Team officials Hope he can replace Veteran David Hill who was released during the off season. His skill As a Blocker is what we re interested insight now rams coach John Robinson said. We know he s a solid All around player but Block ing is a critical  rams believe that Wrightman has recovered from knee surgery. We examined him and his knee is Fine Robinson said. We be worked him out and he looks in Good  Hill is gone Wrightman will be battling several other tight ends for a roster  leading Candi Wrightman dates Are Pete Holohan acquired from san Diego on draft Day Greg Baty picked up on waivers from Miami last season and returning third year Veteran Damone  on the preseason roster Are Jon Embree a 1987 sixth round pick who spent part of last season on injured Reserve and former Southern Cal Star Malcolm Moore. But Wrightman is not just another  no Robinson said. He s certainly got a shot at making the team. We would never sign a Veteran like Tim if we did t think he could help  Wrightman played for Urcla and was a third round pick of the bears in 1982, but signed instead with the Chicago Blitz of the United states football  catching Only six passes in an injury plagued Usel career he joined the bears in 1985.Wrightman caught 46 passes for 648 Yards in two seasons with , Houston oilers starting offensive tackle Dean Steinkuhler was among three veterans who signed 1988 contracts , who started 13 games for the oilers last season was joined by defensive end William Fuller and cornerback Audrey Mcmillian among the Veteran nil Roundup Gretzky s latest goal big wedding with Jones by Jeff Bradley Toronto a the prime minister sent his regrets but most people would be Given up Stanley cup tickets to attend sat urday s wedding of hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky and american actress Janet Jones a lavish event canadians were calling their Royal , matter of factly referred to As the great one was Canada s  eligible Bachelor heading into saturday s gala event and not just because oath estimated $2.5 million a year he collects on and off the  27-year-old hockey wizard is regarded As a National treasure a  who acts As ambassador without portfolio for the sport he loves and Cre ates a role Model that would put babe Ruth to  s not surprising then that his decision to marry an actress from Missouri who posed for the March 1987 Issue of Playboy Magazine has set the nation  i can t figure out is Why he chose to marry a Playboy Bunny when he could have the pick of the crop complained one letter to the Edmonton  wedding guest Gordie Howe a hockey Hall of Famer described the brides of if you like them Young and Beautiful and the Toronto Star heralded the Royal wedding of a Canadian Prince and his Starlet  have Learned All about Jones former flings with Tennis pro Vita Gerulaitis and actor Bruce Willis while Gretzky s former Girlfriend Vickie Moss was tracked Down in los Angeles for comments on his new match. Rumours got so out of hand that Gretzky intervened to assure reporters he did not  More than $200,000 for Jones three Carat wedding ring Burt Reynolds was not invited honeymoon plans Donot include Lear jets and private yachts and guests would drink Canadian Cham pagne not Dom Perignon. We want it to be As first class As Possi ble but it is not a million Dollar wedding like everyone says. We re from sensible families said the Edmonton oilers Star who did t deny buying his Bride a$207,500 Rolls Royce As a wedding gift. Jones 27, is from Bridgeton mo., out Side St. Louis and has appeared in the films american Anthem the Fla Mingo kid a chorus line and police Academy 5."it was her decision to wed in Blue col Lar Edmonton where Gretzky lives in Penthouse overlooking the Saskatchewan River and takes Center ice with his Trade Mark no. 99 oilers Jersey. Media requests for the wedding were so great that Only Pool coverage was to be allowed. This is not a sports event said Gretzky. Some things should be Between families and  accommodate the 700 invited guests including Alberta Premier Don Getty and Canadian comic Alan Thicke the roman Catholic Church waived its rules to permit the anglican Groom and methodist Bride to wed in St. Joseph s Basilica the largest Church in the City. Jones flew in from los Angeles Wither $40,000 wedding gown and dresses for eight bridesmaids. Her sister Jean Nette was to be maid of Honor while Janet Jones and Wayne Gretzky. 700 invited guests former Edmonton Oiler goalie de Mio was to be Best  couple met in 1982 when Gretzky was a guest on the to disco show dance fever where Jones was a dancer. They began dating last year after meeting against a los Angeles lakers basketball game. We pretty much hit it off right off theban. It kind of hits you like a ton of bricks said Gretzky.  oilers who open preseason Camp on tuesday also announced the signing of four 1988 draft choices cornerback Cris Dishman of Purdue Chico state tight end Chris Verhulst linebacker David Spradlin of Texas Christian and Georgia linebacker John Brantley. The Detroit Lions signed second round draft Pic Chris Spielman of Ohio state bringing to four the number of draft selections , 22, was a four year Letterman As a line Backer with the buckeyes with 546 career tackles and11 interceptions. He was a two time All american and three time All big ten  i can say is that i m very relieved and Happy that i la be in Camp on time and i m focused Spiel Man said after being introduced at a news conference at the Pontiac Silver dome. This is the final thing. I m ready to play  other nil news running Back Bill Johnson walked out of training Camp because he was listed third on the Cincinnati bengals depth Chart. Johnson reported with the rest of the veterans forthe first full Day of workouts but left within an hour. Assistant general manager Mike Brown said Johnson was upset that he was listed third on the depth Chart. He thought he should be first in line instead of third Brown said. That seemed to be important in his mind. What he ought to have been concerned wit was How he ended up not How he  Johnson 27, a former Arkansas state Star has Bee with Cincinnati three seasons. He started four games for Cincinnati last year. He has averaged 5.5 Yards per carry in his three nil seasons. He previously played for the Denver Gold of the United states football  veterans checked into Camp thursday night. All were accounted for except for unsigned free agents enter Dave Rimington safety Robert Jackson and running Back Larry  another development bengals players began get Ting involved in a Battle that is developing Between thenal players association and a rival organization that wants to replace it As the players  Wilkinson an organizer for the nil pro player Union which is trying to de certify the nil player association said he is confident the group will get enough signatures to Force an election. Hanau captures Little league title Hanau West Germany Damo Pinero slugged three triples and drove in eight runs to Lead Hanau to a 18-16victory Over Geilenkirche saturday for the Germany Little league Champi  hit two bases loaded triples and finished 3-for-5 on the , which took the title series 3 1, banged out 10 hits and Drew 15walks from Jovan Crosby who had to go All the Way because Geilenkirche Sonly other Pitcher Johnny Barnes pitched nine innings in a 21-strikeout, 2-1 loss  Hanau pitchers gave up eight hits and 11 walks. Pinero caught theother four pitchers and hurled the fifth  scored two runs in the Trot Tom of the sixth to Send the game into extra innings tied 11-11. Hanau exploded for seven runs inthe top of the seventh then Hung on As Geilenkirche s five run rally off Mik Pimpinella in the last of the seventh fell  will go to the Little league european championships july 23-29at Ramstein with a Chance to win a trip to the Little league world series at Williamsport pa., starting aug. 19. An sports television Golf British open 4 30 . Sun Day. Radio baseball Houston at Philadelphia,7 30 . Sunday Cleveland at Seattle 10 30 . Sunday