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Show Thursday, November 1, 1979 5 Page 14 Arnold Pointing Three Titles In A Tall, handsome, almost graceful in his attack of the course, the 24-year-old Austrian Aus-trian sensation, Andre Arnold astounded the skiing world with his second World Pro Skiing championship in as many seasons on tour. Nine wins in 21 slalom, giant slalom, and downhill starts in the 1978-79 season, combined with three second and third place finishes, Arnold accumulated 555 points and $82,788. This accomplishment was double the earnings of his closest competitor and topped a roster internationally recognized recog-nized racers. The question that haunts Arnold and feeds debate on World Pro Skiing is "can Arnold capture an unprecedented unpre-cedented third World Pro Skiing crown in the face of the world-class talent who finished hot on his tail last season?" A close look at the top 10 competitors of last season may fuel further controversy on the fate of Arnold and everyone else this season. Walter Tresch Swiss skiing star, 31-year-old Walter Tresch who, in 10 years on the Swiss World Cup Team, finished no less than 10th in 50 starts and scored a Silver Medal in the 1972 Olympics at Sapporo, Japan, has the best shot at Arnold this season. Proficient Profi-cient in all three disciplines, slalom, giant slalom and downhill, Tresch came on strong late last season to out-score Arnold and capture second place overall in only his second season on the tour. In the downhill competitions conducted last season, Walter Tresch won three out of five and finished third and fourth in the other two. Tresch's overall ski racing master! i!errn!hdre Arnold! j&ofyeaeQdver- llans Hinterseer When the Austrian World Cup hero, Hans Hinterseer made his appearance on the World Pro Skiing scene last season, Arnold expressed concern. And rightly so. The then 24-year-old had amassed quite a reputation, chalking up six World Cup wins and capturing the 1973 World Cup Giant Slalom Championship an enviable accomplishment. Now 25-years-old, with both the experience of international inter-national competition and an overall third place World Pro Skiing mark on his belt, Hinterseer is primed and ready for his attack on Arnold's crown. Last season Hinterseer had a third and a fourth place finish in the giant slalom and a first and second in the downhill. Although he only accumulated 265 points, as opposed to 395 for Tresch and 555 for Arnold, it was still good enough to nail down third place and bring him $22,872 in prize money. This season his three prong attack on Arnold in the slalom, giant slalom and downhill, combined with a season of experience, may be enough to make Arnold's point spread not quite so decisive. ,. ,. , .Inn Hunter The 1978-79 season proved to be a disappointment for Canadian-great, Jim Hunter. Ending the season in fourth place overall, Hunter found little to cheer about in his slalom and giant slalom campaign. In the giant slalom he only once placed in the top four and never made an appearance in that prestigious pres-tigious ranking in the slalom. But downhill was Hunter's salvation. The 1977-78 Downhill Down-hill Champion, Hunter's 1978 79, Consistent performances perfor-mances brought him a first, second and fourth in the five downhill events last season. Overall, Hunter accumulated accumu-lated 260 points and $22,741. Hunter's overall experience also presents him as a contender for this season's .World Pro Skiing crown In only two seasons on the tour. Hunter has decisively captured cap-tured third and fourth place. With intense concentration, more than any racer on the tour, Hunter is building his strategy for his attack on Arnold's dominating position. U - Lonny Vanatta The gradual rise of the name Lonny Vanatta last season was brought into full focus in March at the World Pro Skiing slalom finals. No one was more aware than Vanatta the importance of that race to his future. As a rookie during the 1977-78 tour, the ex-"B" pro racer made his mark by finishing 11th overall, ahead of such experienced skiing talent as Manfred Jakober, Doug Woodcock, Otto Tschudi and even Walter Tresch. Leading Lead-ing up to the finals, Vanatta finished fourth in his first race of the season and then scored three subsequent slalom sla-lom wins. Vanatta's break at the finals was the elimination of Arnold in the Round of 16. In the final round Vanatta met Walter Tresch. Hooking a gate and falling in the jfirst of two head-to-headi..-matches, Vanatta went into the rematch re-match with a 1.5 second disadvantage an almost impossible position to overcome. over-come. Showing the ability that places him on the U.S. Ski Team in 1975, Vanatta beat a cautious Tresch by an amazing 1.502 seconds, capturing cap-turing his fourth slalom win of the 1978-79 season and the Omega Come-Back Award by only .002 seconds. Vanatta is currently the top American on the tour and is considered by most experts the stiffest competition Arnold will face in the slalom this season. Rounding off the top 10 finishers of last season is the most star-studded list of skiing personalities competing com-peting today. Although three-year pro Robert Schuchter of Austria is Arnold's comrade-in-training and close friend, competition compet-ition is hot when these two face off. Schuchter's consistent consis-tent performances brought him sixth place overall with finishes in the top four in half of the slalom races. His low, driving style counterbalances counterbal-ances that of Arnold. Without downhill in his repertoire, Schuchter will be out of the race for the crown. But his third place standing overall in the slalom poses him as a definite threat for Arnold in at least this discipline. It will take more than a career of six broken legs and one recently, to stop Swiss Manfred Jakober who last season bettered his position by five places to finish 7th. Compiling 215 points but only $13,208, the 1976 Rookie of the Year is healthy and ready to again challenge Arnold in all three events. There is a new Josef Odermatt in training. Coming Com-ing off a disappointing season sea-son finishing 8th overall, plagued with misfortune and illness, the 27-year-old Swiss pro racing veteran will be displaying a host of new sponsors and riding new equipment this season. And therc'i&jinother new twist thaU'Cftncerns Arnold Odermatt for the first time in his six year pro career is training for downhill an event he is familiar with when he competed for the Swiss national team. As the all-lnne World Pro Skiing money winner, once heir I . III A ill t " 9 K 'I m ft v "V V t Andre Arnold apparent to the crown but owner of second place overall over-all in three of his five years on the tour, Odermatt looks at the upcoming season this know if I am a bird or a fish either I swim or I fly. This season I will know," The world waits to share in this knowledge. Finishing with $15,082 to his credit, Odermatt's efforts resulted in a 205 point tie with the 1978 K2 Spider Sabich Memorial Trophy winner, American Tyler Palmer. Palmer, a three year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team and beginning his ninth campaign on the World Pro Skiing tour, is out this season to recapture the top American Amer-ican position away from Vanatta a position Palmer held for the preceeding three seasons. Accomplishing that, considering Vanatta's slalom threat, Palmer has a shot for the 1979-80 World Pro Skiing slalom championship. champion-ship. This will also place him in an ominous position for Arnold. Palmer feels his new sponsors spon-sors and equipment will give him a fresh start this season. "I could help provide you with a regular monthly income if you became disabled? Tom Mount 649 - AT v See me about State Farm disability income insurance. I Ir cm rgcg f Msa. neighbor, State Earm is there. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois For Row Rounding out the top ten is NorAm star and the newest American hope in World Pro Skiing, Richie Woodworth. The only rookie to win a dual slalom race last season, Woodworth now knows what it's like to top the best. Earning more money thin both Odermatt and Palmer with $15,666 in 200 points, Woodworth is training early for a season that experts feel looks promising for him in all three disciplines. The speculation is already mounting about this World Pro Skiing season. Who will end up on top Walter Tresch, Hans Hinterseer, Jim Hunter, Manfred Jakober, Josef Odermatt. Tyler Palmer, Richie Woodworth or Andre Arnold? Popular opinion has Arnold as the odd-on favorite for the 1979-80 World Pro Skiing season. The top contenders are in early training, fine tuning their skill to challenge Arnold's winning ways for the first race of the season to be held in November precariously on Arnold's own turf Solden, Austria. Ligare Air Mall 9161 I STATl FARM I INSURANCE mmmmmmmmr TUE CHICAGO BEARS NO. I DRAFT PICK, m HAMPTON PLAYED 4 YEARS AT U. OF ARKANSAS AND WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN DEFENSIVE TACKLE IN HIS SENIOR YEAR. HE HAD 93 TACKLES AND 18 SACKS. DAN HAD TO BE COAXED TO GO OUT FOR FOOTBALL BY HIS HIGH SCHOOL COACH. HE PREFERRED 7D PLAY WITH THE SCHOOL'S MARCHING A1WMm'', Ht ACTkU A BIT W1LU AT TIvicSJ Ladies Bowling LuAnn Antonio, Fawn Workman, Yvonne Murnin and Rosemary Cyphers had three strikes in a row. Georgene Plummer had three doubles, the following had doubles: Dorothy Cran- High Scratch Indv. 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