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Show Tuesday. January 8. 1980. THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page 9 Snider, Kaline Favored to Earn Hall of Fame (UPI) — Duke Snider, once “The Dook of Flat bush” and the Brooklyn Dodgers answer to Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle in their primes, and Al Kaline, one of the elegant stars in the long history of the Detroit Tigers, are considered the top choices to be named this week to oaseball’s Hall of Fame. The results of a poll of about 400 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America will be announced by secretary-treasurer Jack Lang Wednesdaywith any new membersrequiring a 75 percent ma: jority. Twe new inductees — one player and one executive — may also be nained jater in the year by the Veterans Committee of the Cooperstown, NY. shrine Snider who missed out by a small margin in last year’s voting and Kaline on the writers’ ballot for the first time, have strong credentials but are by no meansshoo-ins to the Maury Wills. Hoyt Don Drysdale. Lou Burdette and Jim Bunning Mays. considered oy some experts the greatestall-around playerin the game's history, ..as the only player elected by the writers last year and former National League presi- 10th player elected in the first year of his eligibility Others expected to finish high in making snow and ice. However, the problem isn’t as acute as might be imagined. Organizers point out the bobsled and luge runs at Mount Van Hoevenbergarerefrigerated, as arefacilities for speed skating, indoorice hockey and figure skating events. Modern technology is helping at nearby Whiteface Mountain,site of the dramatic downhill and slalom events, where snowmaking equipmentis being used 24 hours a day to cover the Olympictrails. A spokesmansaid snow was being madeata rate of three or four inches per acre per hour. There also is man-made snow at Wintervale — sceneof the ski jumping competitions — and the U.S. Ski Team has been holding jumpingtrials there. But the U.S. Olympic Committee recently moved trials for the Nordic combined event — cross-countyskiing and jumping — to Colorado because Lake Placid’s cross-country track is bare. “We're concerned and goingafterit,’ says LPOOC spokesman Bill Brewster. ‘‘They’re not going to wait until the last minute. They're making it (snow) and stockpiling it so they can moveit around. “Along with a little hindsight, there's been little foresight.” Brewster pointed out that a dearth of snow is nothing new at Winter Olympics. He said Innsbruck — site of the Gamesin '64 and ’76 — had problems getting enough snow,as did Lake Placid in 1932, the last time the Olympics were held there. Brewster said the trails were carefully groomed over the summerso they need“‘only3 or 4 inches” of snow. “One way or another.” said Brewster, “if the weatherman doesn’t co-operate, there will be snow there.” But will the weather cooperate? The Rev.Fell is certain it will, and he cites huge January and February snowfalls in past years. The chanceof a snowless winterin Lake Placid, hesays,is ‘‘an event about as likely as a cactus sprouting on the top of Whiteface.” The National WeatherServiceis far less sure. “How could tell youatthis point?” asked Howard Bookman, a forecaster at the weather service's Albany office. “Chances (for a snowless winter) are pretty small, according to climatology,"’ said Bookman. ‘What we have got is a warm circulation that’s all over the globe. I was told by the long-range people in Washington that they’ve never seen anythinglikeit.”” Lake Placid averages 144 inches of snow a year, but the weather service said snowfall is running about one-third behind thatof 1931-32, whichin itself wasbelow normal. The low snowfallcontinued until February of that year,but they got ‘‘a hellofa lotof snow in March,”’ a spokesman said. Temperaturesalso are running above normalthis winter, as they did in 1932. “It’s a pretty strange year. but I have to go with climatology and say Lake Placidwill get the snowit needs,” Bookman said.“I don’t even know whatto owethis to. It’s one of those very strange situations.” McEnroe Returns To Defend Crown NEW YORK(UPI) — It wasjust one year ago that John McEnroe proved himself to be one of the top ‘three tennis playersin the world by whipping Jimmy Connorsfor the first time and then defeating Arthur Ashein stirring final to the Grand Prix Masters. Since that performance, the temperamental New Yorker wenton to an incredible year, earning about $945,000 as he won the U.S. Opensingles and doubles and powered the U.S. to a successful defenseof the Davis Cup. McEnroe will be back to defend his title in the $400,000 round robin Masters competition which runs from Jan. 9-13 in Madison Square Garden, making his first appearance against Harold Solomon Wednesday night. i The singles field will consist of eight players, divided into two groups, and there will be four dou- Saertenter neue Benton an- nounced that Jimmy Connors will begin the competi- tion against Jose Higueras at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed by \eRe GeraaiAgenaaulsre Hae, fever MONSislesi The match between McEnroe and Solomon will start at 7 p.m. that evening, and the first day's program will be concluded with a contestbetween Bjorn Borg and Roscoe Tanner, the Wimbledon finalists in 1979. The lineup for Thursday afternoon will have Gerulaitis against Solomon and McEnroe against Vilas, and that night it will be Tanner vs. Iigueras and Borg vs. Connors. On Friday it will be Solomon-Vilas and ConnorsTannerin the afternoon, followed in the evening by Borg-Higueras and McEnroe and Gerulaitis in a rematch of the 1979 U.S. Openfinal. ‘The semifinals will get under way at 1 p.m, Saturday and the singles final is scheduledfor 4 p.m. Sunday. Vernon, Wilhelm Hall. Snider has failed to makeit since he becameeligible a decade LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (UPI) — Whatif they held the Winter Olympicsand the snow didn’t come? With the 1980 Gamesdue to begin in just six weeks, the snow droughtin the Northeast alreadyhas hurt the skiing industry badly. but officials of the Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee sayit doesn’t matter if Mother Nature holds out on them — they can make as much snow asthey need. “We've told the world we can hold anall-weather Olympics,” said the Rev. J. Bernard Fell, chairman of the LPOOC. ‘This lack of snow is provingit’s working.”’ Besides the lack of snow. the Adirondack Mountains and other areas of the Northeast also have experienced periods of unseasonably warm temperatures in the past six weeks, creating difficulty in Tournament director Raymnd E. selections include Luis Aparicio Nelson Fox, Gil Hodges. Roger Maris Red Schoendienst Mickey ago and Kaline would be only the Snow Lack Won't Stop Games past year’s Grand Prix tour. the voting but considered unlikely McEnroe and Peter Fleming will defend their Masters doubles championship, and the other teams entered are Marty Riessen and Sherwood Stewart, Wojtek Fibak and Tom Okker and Mark Edmondson and John Marks. Former homerun king Hack Wilson dent Warren Giles were voted in by the Veterans Committee. While Snider and Kaline have Strong credentials 75 percent is a prohibitive standard and they could be denied admission because their achievementsfall just short of those of Mays and Mantle — rival stars of their era For the record here's how’ they shape up alongside Mays and Mantle in the numbers game which is ali important to many writers involved in the balloting ~ Mays batted 302 for 22 years with 3.283 hits 660 homers and 1903 Tuns batted in. Won two Most Valuable Player Awards one bat ting ttle and led league in homers Honors four times including twice over 50 and six times over 40. ~ Mantle batted 298 for 18 years with 2.415 hits, 536 homers and 1509 uns batted in Won three Most homers and high was 29. Won one Valuable player Awards one batting ttle and led league in homers four times including twice ove 90 and pressive numbers to make the Hall four times over 40. - Snider batted 295 for 18 years with 2 116 hits, 407 homers and | 333 Tunsbatted in. Led league in homers once including a high of 43 and five timesover 40. Did not win a batting title or an MVP Award Kaline batted .297 for 22 years with 3,007 hits. 399 homers and1,583 runs batted in. Never led league in battingtitle but did not win an MVP Award There are ways other than imof Fame, of course and both Snider and Kaline may have enough of the extras too Kaline couldn't match Mays or Mantle in poweror speed (probably not Snider. either) but he was a splendid all-around offensive and detensive player Welcomewinter with wonderful winners at State Savings 2. PENISTATIONERY SET Colorful stationery with matching envelopes and penin nicegift box. 3. HEATING PAD Setthe comfort level you want with this large pad. 4. STORAGE BOWL SET Five piece set by Rubbermaid is colorful, long la: 5 6. BABY BOOK Record baby’s fit t seven years in this beautiful, hardbound book. 1. SNOW SHOVEL 5. MIXING BOWLS Handythree piece set by Rubbermaid for measuring, mixing, pouring. 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