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McHenry's Eavorite Sport Center PAGE S - PLA1NDEALER - FRIDAY. APRIL 18,1W8 tARL WALSH" By Pete Fritchie TAMPA, FLA. -- Will Baltimore and California win again in the American League in 1980 and Pitts­ burgh and Cincinnati again in the National? Every year forecasters tend to favor last year's winners. Last year this time everyone was picking the Yankees and Kansas City to repeat (though a few pick­ ed California). Both missed in 1979. Likewise, the Phillies and Dodgers were favorites last year this time in the Na­ tional. They finished fourth and third. 14 and 11 Vt games out, in 1979. So, will 1980 produce the same four-team turnover? Chances are better than 50- 50 three out of 1979's four winners won't repeat. In the National, Los Angeles should come back strongly. So might Philadelphia. Montreal is also a good bet, as is Houston, to take their divisions. In the American the Yankees should be stronger, but that American East divi sion is tough to call. Six of its seven teams finished above .500 last year. And any of five could conceivably eke out a win there this year. Milwaukee came closest to the O's last year and Boston, New York or Detroit are con­ tenders. Kansas City will be hop­ ing to come back this year and both Texas and Minne­ sota have hopes to unseat the Angels. Chances are 1979's winners will be displaced, despite this spring's pre­ dictions. SPORTS EDITOR- It's an old story in these -- parts -- if you don't like the Heard another radio weather, just wait a minute, report on foods and drinks -- that may be harmful to our April snow makes the drab health. There seems to be an trees and shrubs look like an abundance of items that artist's dream. The dream cause cancer. would be a nightmare if it When the scare is put was going to last. across, they wind up by -- telling us that tests are not The weather was bad conclusive except lung enough to caU off the Sox- cancer caused by cigarette Yankee game Monday, night smoking. at Comiskey Park. One fellow went so far as Too bad. to say cigars "may" be The Sox were on a hot harmful. streak and ready for the Cigars? Such talk! invasion of the pin-striped -- bad guys. If they keep sending those -- ducks up from the river to One wonders what kind of our back forty, we may have a reception Bruce Sutter will to plant a patch of corn this face when the Cubs open the coming summer. home season Thursday. --And I thought pigs could -- eat a lot. Sutter had two saves, then -- had his ears pinned back in When weather knocks out Pittsburgh Monday. Fans the high school spring sports are fickle. A player c$n be a schedules, we have to hero today and a so-and-so scratch for news in the tomorrow. sports section. Sometimes -- we use stories that would That North Side normally end up in file 13. organization is getting so much flack these days that we plan to organize a "Be Kind To Cubs Week". A bundle of money was spent on a | survey to determine that hemales are s. . . . no smarter than females in Kind people are sure lo lhe study of maU) Huh! Did you ever try to fool your wife in the cash department? When it comes to com­ plicated figures, try to keep up to an announcer's report Reading a farm magazine, that his team came back I learn that barley is back. It from a 6 - run deficit to win 4 never went away as far as to 3. That takes some the brew makers are con- shuffling. cerned. It was simply -- forgotten feed to the far- It is now 11:30 at night and mers. I have been glued to the -- chair watching the Sox take If you ever shocked four hours to beat the barley, you can still feel Yankees in a 14-inning those beards that stuck to game. your hide. To us it meant a -- trip to the creek with a bar of Harry Caray is going soap after evening chores bananas. were done. Sox win! Sox win! -- Holy cow! We have many requests to -- write about old times. And so to bed. You don't surprisingly some from have to be goofy to sit up this readers who are not so old. late watching a hall game, That's right down our alley, but it helps. But. my heart is still with those Cubs. I want them to play the Sox in a World Series. Hang on. ' Oft MRUTE SPORTS QUIZ 1. Who won the Heritage Golf Classic? 2. Who won the LPGA Kemper Open? 3. What year did Jesse Owens compete in the Olym­ pics? 4. How many gold medals did he win? 5. Roger SUuibach recently retired from what team and what position? Aaswtfs It Spirts Q«z 1 Doug TeweD. 2. Nancy Lopez-Melton. |3. 1936. -- j4. Four gold medals. 5. Dallas Cewboys' quarter­ back. In • A SMASHING VICTORY-Ptayt«g in the nomber one singles of lhe badminton match against Reaita Dawson of North Chicago, Jean Hoch left no doubt a* she easily won the match 11-1 and 11-2. Jean, a junior at West campau helped pace the Warriors to a 7-4 team victory, for their first win against a pair of earlier losses. They will be home April 28 to battle Waukegan West. AB home matches begin at 4:M p.m. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD A TOUGH MATCH-Krista Kaefer, a Junior on the MCHS Badminton team watches the flight of her shot during the match against Lois Rigwood of North Chicago at West campus Tuesday. The first two games were dose, withKritta winning 11-8 and losing 18-11. She captured the number two singles Airing the third game, putting Rigwood away by a ll-C score. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Coast Guard Grant For Handicapped Boaters This latest touch of winter sure has played havoc with athletic activities at McHenry high school. The girls' softball team has six games to make up, and the snow and rain has Ken Swanson s baseball team four to make up, with several on schedule this week. Both the boys and girls' track teams likewise would like to get some meets under their belt Gary Gray hopes his netters can take to the courts this week, but at this writing things look mighty slim for any activity. Don't like to harp on the subject, but for some time I have thought that the sprang schedule should be pushed back until May. Cut down on the number of events scheduled, or extend them into June. Weather would be better, vacations could wait a week or so, and everyone would be happy, coaches, players and fans. Athletic Director Bill Blankenhom, and coach Dan Boland are busy getting ready for the 15th Annual McHenry Relays which will be held next Friday night April 25. Sixteen schools will participate in what is becoming one of the more popular relays in this part erf the state. Coaches like the idea of a night track meet, «nH many tin around and attend another relay on Saturday. Hie competition is getting better every year, and ali records have been set in the last two years. With one exception, the 100 yd. dash record is held by Oja of Geneva in 1971, and Bivers of Hoffman Estates in 1979 at 10:2. From early repots St. Charles is the team to beat, however, Elk Grove, Hoffman Estates and Kaneland will be shooting for the big trophy. Hie Warriors could prove vary interesting in some events; they have some fin» sprinters for the relays. The meet will start at 3:30 p.m. with the field events getting undo* way. At 5 p.m. the running events will get undo* way. Next week we will give you a list of the teams and records. McHENRY HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE GIRLS TRACK •r. 19 McHENRY COUNTY tpr. 21 at Dundee (Jacobs) pr. 23 at Wauconda (Antioch) ir. 26 LAKE FOREST INVITATIONAL AN ONION A DAY? Although it's probably premature to put an onion on your medicine shelf, sci­ entists have found a sub­ stance in the humble vege­ table that is known to lower blood pressure. Hie new findings, re­ ported at a meeting of the American Chemical Society/ Chemical Society of Japan, marked the first time that ope of die compounds Called prostaglandins has been found in plants. Pros­ taglandin A| lowers blood pressure when injected in­ travenously. Whether the onion could actually lower blood pressure would de­ pend on its untested ability to survive the digestive process. Folklore has long held that eating onions could hold blood pressure down. Now scientists feel there may be some reasons to investigate. • • * * We have great faith in expert opinions but not much in the selection of some experts. Physically handicapped people may be able to take a more active part in the sport of boating thanks to a new safety and information guide prepared under a grant from the U.S. Coast Guard. Entitled "Boating for the Handicapped: Guidelines for the Physically Han­ dicapped". the book . was written by Dr. Eugene Hedlev of the Human Resources Center, who is himself a physically han­ dicapped boater. The guide deals largely with safety for the handicapped boater and lists the types of boating activities available to the disabled. The book discusses per­ sonal flotation devices, emergency equipment and procedures to follow if a boat capsizes or a person falls overboard. Also covered are procedures for transferring disabled boaters to and from the dock and handling special equipment for in­ dividual needs. One unique feature, of the book is a section on boating safety written in braille for the blind. His book. Hedley said, is designed to 'increase recreational boating op­ portunities for the physically handicapped" and to provide basic guidance to rehabilitation and recreation professionals who counsel and teach handicapped persons. Earlier Coast Guard grants permitted the center to research boating safety for the handicapped This formed the basis for Hedley's book. Rear Admiral Bernie Thompson. Chief of the Coast Guard's Office of Boating Safety, said the center s work "will help to ensure that the handicapped boater can enjoy the sport safely." A bibliography of recommended reading, a list of recreational organizations for the handicapped and a summary of current l e g i s l a t i o n a f - fecting handicapped boaters are also found in the guide. Copies of Hedley's book are available by writing to the Human Resources Center. I.U. Willets Road, Albertson. N Y . 11507. The Coast Guard grant covered the cos i of printiflg a limited number of books which are available to the public at no charge An unforeseen demand for the publication may require a charge to pay any additional printing copies costs. 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