THE CITIZEN. Prince George — Friday. January 8. 1982 - 17 Aaron's approval for hall won't be unanimous NEW YORK (AP) - A couple of years ago, when Willie Mays became eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame, 23 voters in the Baseball Writers Association of America did not find him worthy of mention on their ballots. The same thing happened to Joe DiMaggio, whose 56-game hitting streak may be baseball’s most remarkable single achievement. Mays and DiMaggio were the two most complete players of our time, but they moved into Cooperstown without benefit of unanimous approval from the electorate. Ty Cobb, with more hits than any man in history. Babe Ruth, a slugger of awesome dimensions, and Honus Wagner, the peerless shortstop, all received the same treatment. Some voters, for some muddled reason, decided they just didn’t cut the mustard. Now, Henry Aaron, baseball’s all-time home run king, is taking his Hall of Fame swing. Next month he will be swept into Cooperstown. And once more, the vote will not be unanimous. Bank on it. Oldtimers among many TORONTO (CP)-Move over Oilers, Bruins, Islanders and Canadiens. The Neversweats, Tired Tigers, Hot Dogs and Ever Blades are coming. None of the National Hockey League clubs will ever have to worry about facing the latter clubs, but teams from across Canada, the United States and Europe will when the 1982 Oldtimers’ World Cup hockey tournament begins in Toronto next February. Larry Regan, executive director of the Canadian Oldtimers’ Hockey Association, announced Tuesday that more than 5,000 players will participate in the tournament, to be held in Canada for the first time since its inception in 1976. "It will be a tremendous week to display the growth of oldtimer hockey in Canada,” said Regan, former general manager of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings. The largest number of teams to participate in a World Cup oldtimers’ tournament to date was 50 at the 1977 Zurich event. Thirty-seven teams were entered from Canada. As of Dec. 1,85 teams had entered the tournament in Toronto, 67 more than participated last year at Helsinki. Ontario will boast the largest Canadian contingent with 44 teams. Alberta is next with eight, British Columbia six, Saskatchewan four, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Quebec three apiece, Nova Scotia two and one from New Brunswick. Five teams are entered from the U.S., including two from Florida and one each from Alaska, New York and Rhode Island. Six European teams have entered, including three from Finland, two from Norway and one from the Netherlands. ‘‘The tournament is an important way of bringing Canadians and Europeans together,” said Roy McMurtry, Ontario attorney-general and honorary chairman of the event. Oldtimer hockey is open to players 35 years and up and prohibits bodychecking and slapshots. The COHA has been awarded a $42,000 grant from the Ontario ministry of culture and recreation to help stage the tournament. ‘‘While the World Cup is not a cash prize event, the sponsors and private enterprise are enabling us to offer thousands of dollars in prizes to the participants and their guests,” said Regan, who played with Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston in the late 50s and early 60s. The teams will be split into eight divisions and each team will play three games prior to the semifinal and final Feb. 20. Seven Toronto-area arenas will host the games. Site picked OTTAWA (CP) - Halifax has been chosen for the 1983 national junior men’s curling championship by the Canadian Curling Association. Alan Garcelon of Fredericton, national junior chairman, said Wednesday the matches will be played at the Mayflower Curling Club March 27 through April 2. MORE SPORT Aaron’s Hall of Fame credentials are monumental. Besides 755 home runs (41 more than Ruth), there were3,771 hits, second only to Cobb’s 4,190 —a record 2,107 runs scored and 2,297 runs batted in, another record. There are those with sinister thoughts who suggest this might be a racial question, that Aaron will be denied some votes only because he is black. To his credit, Aaron does not see that happening. ‘‘If you’re going to vote for me because I’m black or if you’re not going to vote for me because I’m black, then you don’t belong on the election board in the first place.” The statistical argument for Aaron is persuasive. He is, after all, the greatest home-run hitter baseball has ever known. But for him, the home runs and RBIs are only part of the picture. ‘‘I don’t look at the homers. I look at the total package — 3,700 hits, playing 23 years and batting over .300. I stole my share of bases (240). I wasn't a Maury Wills or a Lou Brock, but when I had to steal, I stole. I won two Gold Gloves. I was not the worst outfielder in the world. ‘‘Those are the things I’m most proud of. Hitting home runs? Well if you hit one home run and then strike out the other three times, that’s a bad day. For me, consistency was more important. That’s the mark of any true athlete — Johnny Unitas, Jim Brown, Mays and DiMaggio. They were consistent year in, year-out. That's what makes you great.” Aaron’s .300 career batting average and more than 2,500 hits put him in a select group of 37 men, 33 of them in the Hall of Fame. Aaron will be the 34th. Two others-are tum-of-the-century old-timers, Jimmy Ryan and George Van Haltren. The 37th is Richie Ashburn, whose work in centre field for Philadelphia during the ’50s was overshadowed by Mays, Duke Snider and Mickey Mantle. Ashburn is on the writers’ ballot for-the final time this year and, because his eligibility is expiring, he may get a longer look than he has enjoyed in the past. NOTICE Prime Cut Freozor Foods Ltd. 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