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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1933)
Sport Briefs (By Mark Seeley) Schedule difficulties come up in most any conference, large or small, and, though no real criticwm of the game arrangement for the Coos coun ty high school football teams has been advanced, we believe that then are changes that can bo made, changes which will broaden and im prove the league. In basketball each team plays an even number of scheduled fr»ys, meet ing the other outfit twice during the ■jeason, and in this way the conclu sion of the tilts bring out without a doubt the school that has the strong est representation during the eight game lineup. This is, indeed, a fair .situation, but in football the fact is not tha same, and if anything is to be done about it, the school men who attend to such matter»* are the pow ers who can do the rearranging. Last season, for instance. North Bend had an eleven that was actually weaker than the Bandon and Coquille chibs, but near the end of the sched ule the Bulldogs were the opposition which Marshfield had to push to one «ide to’ win the championship. The Bulldog« reached this height due to a league schedule which was lighter than that of any other team’s, and because of a combination of circum stances. Aa it was, this school :>layed five conference frays, Marsh field played seven, Coquille seven, and Bandon six. Really not much differ ence but ifl| a small organisation it is noticeable, and though the bay teams usually meet three or four outside opponents the men til handi £ U -vil fi Rich Gifts Moderately Priced cap is not the same when going into these games. The thing to do in order to make the percentage balance at the con clusion of the season is to have each school schedule an even number of league games, meeting the other teams twice preferably, and only once if nothing better can be arranged. This move would, no doubt, balance things, increasing the interest to a much higher degree, and, surely give each championship contender an even break. As it would be, the schools with the smaller enrollments would be able to compete on more even terms because they would have the opportunity of getting a second crack at a team that had the neces sary reserve strength to offset early season lack of proper condition, while a stronger team which lost the flrst game because of breaks or injuries would have a chance to prove its su periority later. Last fall, for in stance, Bandon was defeated 2 to 0 by North Bend, though the Tigers in reality iad a much' better eleven. Anyway, let’s balance the schedule. ^wr th n KTUn «C* Exclusive • ww Allí» JEf *!• 9 Men’s Shoppe Coquille, Oregon T Wtif L DAYS By DW1G Pathfinder and 1 Coquille Valley Sentinel | " placing second m the county league, winning the county tournament, and gaining a spot in the state meet. Bar nard is the lone veteran, but to aid him Coach Osborn has Lee, Mineau and Ireland, first string reserves from the 1983 five, besides the usual abun dance of more or less experienced young blood that Odborn brings up from their Freshman days. Myrtle Point will bear watching, not alone because, forty basketeens reported to Meritor Pat Rickard, but uecause among them are boys who played for Bridge last winter and chiefly because of the addition of Tommy Ostrander, the slippery shot act, who was a big star for Myrtle Point in 1991 and for Coquille in 1932 until he dropped school after going like a house afire for half the sched ule. These additions will team along with Rackleff, Hunt, and Hall of the 1983 "A" squad, while Rickard also has many promising second string ers now ready for the vanity. Hunt, by the way, was a sensation for the Bobcats in his flrst year. At North Bend, unless Adams un covers something unusual his team is iue for a slump. He haa one fine per former in G stake, a forward, and a •apable guard in Velde, but here his orospects »top. The loss of Joe Davis, John Mullen and Nelson with but lit tle renserve material to fall back on eaves many gapping holes In the Bulldog ranks. The Tigers of Bandon are a dark horse lot, and, though most of th» regular» are returning, it will take league competition to determine the itrength of the sea-town quintet A 'ot depends on the behavior of Jack Breuer, the tall pivot man, who play ed for a short time last season. This 'all he completed a full season of foot ball. S Watson S Chappell S Nulf Referee: Hayward, Riverton. Making their initial bow before tha home fane, the basketball players representing “Bill's Place” defeated the Fairview C. C. C. team, 28 to 16, last Saturday night in the commun ity hall. The boy» were garbed in natty new purple and gold uniforms, which did not in the leaM handicap their play ing. Linus Seeley came out on top in the scoring column, counting 14 points, mostly dropping them in from under the ring. Williams, El lingson, and MeCue counted four, markers each and Woodyard two. Others to play for the- locals were Ellie, Hickam and Stearns. * HOM2 WORK Inability to consistently hang onto ‘he ball was the factor which led to *he 32 to 80 defeat administered the Coquille High basketball club by the Riverton *B” Leaguers, Tuesday light. On the other hand the local's »pponents exhibited just the reverse endenoy and held possession of the 'eather the hugest share of the time. Riverton grabbed the lead at the be ginning of the fray, holding an 11 to 1 margin at the quarter, and at half ime a 91 to 18 advantage. McFar- *ne and Danielson halved honors tn «Oring the points for their team, vhile for the Red Devils Robison natched the point-making credits in hcve periods. Throughout the third canto River- on was held to only two additional markers. Coquille capitalised on this v conting seven which narrowed the inference to 23 tn 20 at the start of •he last lap. This was the signal for he flreworks to start, and how they did. The load changed three or four tones during the eight minutes, with i converted free shot by Hull and two »national fleld goals by McFarlane /liming the argument for Riverton in he final minute of play. The count svored Coquille 28 to 27 when this -curred, but the scrappy “B” eaguers couM not be denied. A last ‘on seconds goal by Collier only erved to add to the C. H. 6. total. Lineups: •'quills (80) Riverton (32) aald I bad teeth like pearls? And Harris (2) F (•18) McFarlane >hat did yon say? (9) Smith Toung Brother—-Oh, nothing; SX- Collier fl2) F (9) Danielson ‘*pt thal f"” «radually getting binson (111) C Scorby “*‘<1 to »>em?—Rmoklyn Dully Ragle Davis (4) G \ - Æ New», entertain- ; J 1 ■tonecypher (3) G (6) Hull F lapper ? 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