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Page 10 July 13,1979 Spilyay Tymoo S P IL Y A Y TYMOO SPORTS Fried Bread Open Windy tourney inflates scores i Golfers, all equipped with their best clubs; ready aim and stead y sw ings, d ilig en tly trekked across the 18-hole Kah-Nee-Ta golf course June 30 and July 1 to compete for the $2,000 in merchandise awards. Called an “average” size field, the 100 golfers had reasonably fair weather for theii first day of play on Saturday. At the end of the day, Louie Pitt of Warm Springs was leading the field with 70. Sunday was a g o lfer’s nightmare, with strong “right angle” winds that caused all scores to rise above 70. Again, Pitt was in first place with a score of 75. making his total winning score 145. This was not the first time Pitt has won the tourney, and he attributes this year’s win to at least nine hours iof practice and playing daily. Following Pitt in the ‘A ” division was Glenn Reynolds 'with a close 146. I n ‘A’division net was George Raimer with a 131 for first place and John Foster shot 136 for second place. Locals Bob Wilkinson with 140 and Charles Jackson with 145, followed in fifth and eighth places respectively. In ‘B ’ d iv is io n , w ith handicaps ranging from 10 to 15, first place Kugie Lewis scored 157 gross and second place Levi Bobb got a,close 158 gross. Net first place winner in the ‘B’ division was Chuck Anderson with a 134 and second place winner Cecil Seyler fired a 135. Jim Wyatt with 141, placed fifth and Cecil Conner placed eighth with 143. With handicaps of 20 or under, ‘C’ division players Joe Pinkham with 167 and Ron Cole with 169 placed first and second respectively. In ‘C’ division net, Bill Yallup-128, Carl Neal-130 and Dwain Brockett-133, placed first, second and third, respectively. Biff Johnson tied for ninth WINNING FORM -Louie Pitt, Jr. wasthewinner ofthe annual FriedBread Open tournament held at Kah-Nee-Ta June 30 and July 1. His combined two-clay score was five over the 140 par. Louie says that practicing nine hours a day has helped improve his game. Spilyay Tymoo Photo by Behrend place with a 137. First place winners in each division received $125 in merchandise from the Kah- Nee-Ta Pro Shop, second place $85, third place $70, dowh to ninth place winners receiving $10 in merchandise. All participants received fuzzy club covers and hand towels embossed with “Fried Bread Open 1979”. Two Las Vegas trips were featured on the raffle held S aturday evening along with many other items. Bill Yallup and Phil G rlinlose were the lucky winners of the Vegas trips. Papooses capture first place in Major League With an 11-1 record, the Papooses are this year’s major league champions. The Madras Elks placed second and Culver was third. The Little Bucks tied with Christian Church for fifth. “It’s not what I expected when I seen some of these kids three years ago,” said Papoose coach Satch Miller. “We did a lot better than I thought we would before the season got underway.” Miller noted that he had a young team this year. The Papooses’ only loss was to Christian Church, which ended in an 8-7 upset. “We shouldn’t have lost the game,” said Satch, “but a couple of games we won we could’ve lost.” The Papooses, always a threat in the major league, have consistently placed second or third for a number of years. Of the five boys trying out for the Jefferson County All- Star team, Satch expects three of his boys to make the team. He said they were looking for batters in this year’s team. The Little Bucks, coached by Lyle Rhoan, have four boys trying out and two are expected to make the team. The All- Stars will be selected this evening. Some of the Papooses’better batting averages for the season were Butch Miller’s .475, Cyril Jim ’s .405, Anson Begay’s .364, and Smitty Smith’s .326. Butch Miller pitched 13 games for the Papooses, striking out 60 and walking 32. He allowed 27 runs and 25 hits and Christian Church, 11-3. for the season. Little Bucks’ scores were: Scores for the Papooses’ games were: Little Bucks, 23-1; Papooses, 1-23; Redi-Mix, 10- Elks, 13-12; Culver, 9-4; 14; Elks, 1-22; C hristian Kiwanis, 7-3; Redi-Mix, 6-4; Church, 11-12; Culver, 3-9; Christian Church, 7-8; Little Kiwanis, 6-13; Papooses, 5-11; Bucks, 11-5; Culver, 6-4; Elks, Redi-Mix, 10-5; Elks, 8-4; 10-1; Grande Ronde, 23-1; Christia Church, 8-16; Culver, Kiwanis, 28-2; Redi-Mix, 15-6; 11-6; and" Kiwanis, 18-6. State Little League Tourney August 2-4 For most of the local boys, baseball season is over, but a handful of Warm Springs players have their eye on the state Little League tournament set for August 2-4 at Culver. As members of the Jefferson County All-Star team, these boys have the hurdle of the dis trict tournment to get over first. They are due to compete for the District 5 title July 26 in Redmond. If they come up with the dis trict championship they will vie with six other teams from around Oregon for the state JUST MISSED — An unidentified Little Bucks batter jumps out o f the way o f a wild pitch in their last game against the Kiwanis July 6. The Little Bucks won 18-6. Spilyay Tymoo Photo by Stwyer title. And if they don’t there will still be some action worth watching at the Culver Little League field. Teams will be arriving for the state tournam ent Thursday August 1 and the competition will begin at noon on August 2. District 5 is scheduled to play at 6:00 p.m. August 3. Survivors of the first two days of competi tion will play for the champion ship at 4:00 p.m. August 4. The game schedule for the Oregon State Little League Tournament is as follows: August 2 12:00 p.m. Game #1 - District 3 vs District 2 3:00 p.m. Game #2 - District 6 vs District 4 6:00 p.m. Game #3 - District 1 vs District 7 August 3 12:00 p.hi. Game #4 - Loser Game #1 vs Loser Game #2 3:00 p.m. Game #5 - Winner Game #1 vs Winner Game #2 6:00 p.m. Game #6 - Winner Game #3 vs District 5 August 4 10:30 a.m. Game #7 - Loser Game #3 vs Winner Game #4 1:00 p.m. Game #8 - Loser Game #3 vs Winner Game #4 4:00 p.m. Game #9 - Championship Game After the games on Friday, a beef barbecue and salmon bake will satisfy appetites. Indian dancing will follow.
