FOR SECOND TIME IN TWO ELECTIONS THE VET COMMITTEE VOTED IN NO ONE--
NOT SURPRISING AS SPORTS WRITERS HAVE POINTED OUT THAT THIS NEW
FORMAT THE DREAMCHILD OF JOE MORGAN THRU JANE FORBES CLARK WAS REALLY
MEANT TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ONE TO GET IN IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
MANY HAVE COMPLAINED THIS YEAR INCLUDING TONY OLIVA AND DAVE ANDERSON
OF THE NY TIMES. THEY MAY BE RIGHT BUT COOPERSTOWN AND JANE FORBES
CLARK RULES. STATS SHOW THAT TO DATE VETS VOTED IN 149 T0 101 FOR
BWAA. NOW VET COMMITTEE IS EVERY TWO YEARS AND MANAGERS ETC. EVERY
FOUR--MAYBE WE SHOULD GET GIL ON MANAGERS GROUP TOO.
GIL AND SANTO BOTH GOT 65% OR 8 VOTES SHY OF 75%--ALL 83 DID NOT VOTE-
-3 HELD BACK--PROBABLY--REGGIE JACKSON--MIKE SCHMIDT AND ?---MAYBE
JUST REMOVE THEM.
NEXT ELECTION FOR US 2007----POOR JOAN HODGES---THANK GOD BROOKLYN
AND TRI-STATE AREA CONTINUE TO PRAISE GIL---AND THIS IS 50 ANNIV. OF
BROOKLY DODGERS 1955 "THIS IS NEXT YEAR"----I AM SURE SHE WILL BE
INCLUDED IN FESTIVITIES IN LA-AUG 28 AND BROOKLYN OCT-2-3-4 BUT THESE
MEMORIES KEEP DEEPENING HER WOUNDS SO SEND SOME LETTERS TO HER AT
BEDFORD AVE IN BROOKLYN AND LET HER KNOW WE ARE WITH HER---I AM SURE
GIL HAS A GOOD LAUGH ABOUT ALL THIS WITH CASEY UP IN HEAVEN WHERE HE
IS DEFINITELY IN THAT HALL--THE ONE THAT REALLY COUNTS.