B6 - Wednesday, December 3, 1980 - North Shore News Popular Expo to conduct seminar meetings Bill Lee, the colorful and controversial left handed pitcher for the Montreal Expos will be among the featured guests atten- ding the 1981 B.C. Amateur Baseball Association Con- ference January 17, 1981. All guests will instruct in seminars for players, coaches, umpires and ad- ministrators. These seminars begin at 9 am Saturday, January 17, at Simon Fraser University. Lee, sports psychologist Dr. Thomas Tutko and Tom Gorman, a highly respected National League umpire for nearly 20 years will be in at- tendance. In addition, a mystery guest and other familiar names will be part of Baseball B.C. Development Coordinator Wayne Norton's lineup at the conference. Those names will be released soon. Lee, a 16 game winner with Montreal Expos two years ago and one of the game’s more colorful per- sonalities, will be a featured speaker at the banquet Positive attitude leading up to opener VAL D’ ISERE, France (UPI) - The men’s downhill and slalom skiers give the World Cup circuit its lean and serious look but the women provide the ebullience, charm and glamour. The 15th season of World Cup racing begins at Val D'lIsere this week amidst the traditional glitter of champagne receptions and dinner parties. As usual both men and women will race Val D'lsere but they won't meet up again until some 60 races later in late March when the 1980-81 World Cup ends in Yugoslavia’s Kranjska Gora. The separation into two circuits is fitting for two groups with distinctly dif- ferent approaches to a sport whose basic prerequisite 1s courage. With the exception of certain circuit bon vivants like Austria’s beefy and cheery Werner Gmnssman, the men tend to run to type. Many are formed in the mold of pleasant but smileless Giant Slalom World Cup champton Ingemar Stenmark = of Sweden. At the end of a run they are given to breathless, quiet study of their umes on the electronic scoreboard. By contrast, the women are effusive. A good run draws female tcammates into the finish circle with shnmeks, back- pounding and hugs Skin tught suits reveal body types as vaned as Switzerland's lanky Doris de Agostini, 1 78 meters tall and eighth in World Cup downhill last year. to the squarish Olympr champron, Hanns Wenzel of Liechtenstein and the compact ¢! 6) meters) Laune Graham of Toronto, 10th an. downhill last: season and Canada s best dowohiller since Nancy Cireene Gseaham strcaythened by weogbt traming in the olf season is cager for the race “Thesis the first year where [im actually trying to be best in the world ~ says the 20 year old Graham | ast year J really had no idea that 1 was gotng to be Coming in the top LO consasteatly Graham finished ain the top 10 an three World Cup downhills last year in cluding a third place at Val D'lsere. “This year | really can't wait to see how good I can be.” said Graham. Head women's coach Currie Chapman of Ottawa is also anxious to see how good two others with great promise will be. Dark-haired Diane Lehody, 20, of Calgary. came from back of the pack to finish an amazing I 1th at Val D'Isere in her first-ever World Cup two season ago, but mpped her knee in training and missed all last season. “Diane's injured leg is now bigger and stronger than the other one.” Chapman pointed out. Bigger and stronger too ts Gerry Sorensen. 22. of Kimberley, B.C. “Gerry's always had the physical talent. But now | think she's matured mentally and we've got ourselves with Gerry one of those big strong girls Ike Nadig (Marie-Therese, of = Swit- zerland, a World Cup downhill winner last’ year) that every European team seems to have.” said Chapman. What Chapman doesn't have, exactly. this year its Kathy Kreiner, the fiesty gold medalist of the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games. Kreiner, though = she counts as one of the Canadian quota on race day. will travel, train and lve on her own. Many expected the 23- year-old native of Timmins. Ont. to retire or at least turn Saturday evening at the Hotel Vancouver. In addi- tion, a mystery guest and other familiar names will be part of Baseball B.C. Development Coordinator Wayne Norton's lineup at the conference. Those names will be released soon. Lee, a 16 game winner with Montreal Expos two years ago and one of the game's more colorful personalities, pro but she says she was encouraged by fast winter's fifth in downhill and ninth in giant slalom at the Lake Placid Olympics. “I finished ninth in the giant slaiom and I hadn‘t had that much giant slalom training. | was concentrating on downhill.” says Kreiner, who left’ the national team because she felt tts regimented training was designed for younger. less experienced skiers. Kreiner remains friendly with staff and members of the national team and will get her share of congratulatory thumps Should she do well in Wednesday's Val D’Isere downhill. So, while the men may average Closer to 120 kph on their steeper, Val D-Isere downhill Fnday. a will be the women. Wednesday. who will give the “white circus” ils essential appeal, grace and style. Lee guests for baseball meeting will be a featured speaker at the banquet Saturday even- ing at the Hotel Vancouver. “The Spaceman.” Bill Lee has won 114 games in the major leagues with Boston Red Sox and Montreal since graduating from the Univer- sity of Southern California in 1967. Dr. Tutko is a professor of psychology at San Jose State University. He serves as a lomen provide more than glamor in skiing Christmas Special at consultant to sports teams, including the NFL’s Oakland Raiders. Dr. Tutko has recently appeared before the US. congressional commit- tee on violence in sports. 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