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- ■RW .. "____ • »gainst two men, after one had him UNPEK THE BLEACHERS 4 ’ ickecLto a’ frazzle. It is doubltful ta By Mark Seeley By Lana Leneve lced if any such a fish will strike my Marshfield will take the basketball • A short while back during a run of ure again if I continue to fish for tournament by handing Myrtle Point fish up the North Fork I decided to nany, many years. It was the fish tiy my luck for steelheads. What a beating after the Pirates have had >f a' lifetime of that speices and it a tough time winning from Roseburg prompted me to do this was the fact ¡alters not how many fish are and the Bobcats have barely nosed that one of my good friends from nought to creel, or gaff in the future, out Coquille's Red Devils. But don’t town stopped at the ranch and left ■I ways will there arise before my take our advice as we have never me a roe of salmon eggs. Early the nind’s eye a picture of that old mon been right before, and above all don’t following morning found me on the ster, which with his last breath follow our predictions when you lay remnants of an old splash dam, lipped his tail, gave one parting your money. f , perched some twenty feet above the urge and gained his freedom. But Anything may happen in this “sud water. such is the life of a fisherman; though den death” tournament. On paper, As I approached the dam I met ie wends his way homeward with however, nothing can indicate that three disappointed fishermen, who mpty creel he always carries back the concluding lineup won’t be informed me that the fish were not vith him a lot of memories and in Marshfield. Myrtle Point, Roseburg, striking. This didn’t discourage me tich a case as I have just related and Coquille, but play in a tourna for the steelhead is a fish that cannot hey are Memories that will stick ment may completely change over be depended ufeon in the least. He is vith him Ulll the end of the trail. from what has gone on throughout an erratic sort of fellow. At Umes he While hunting during the past the season. Year after year, tflough, takes a notion that he will not strike luck season I was stationed m a it's generally the top team or the sec and believe’me, he won’t. But within >lind in a small duck boat one morn- the course of a few minutes he ng with decoys strung out before me ond best in the regular schedule that enjoys the jaunt to Salem. Ig changes his mind and goes on a strik ’recently I noticed something swim- Consider a few tips: Roseburg has AVINGS through ing rampage and can create more ex ting about amongst the decoys and not been beaten on her home floor. citement and wreck more tackle with quantity buying a fter observing it a moment I saw Marshfield's one defeat was adminis in the space of a few minutes than hat it was a little field mouse. He "bar gain day will do an average angler a life time vas at least a quarter of a mile from tered at Roseburg. For the second . . . savings by os- time int tournament history, Coach The first cast, as my sinker struck ,ny land and had evidently been left oven" and by bedrock, I felt a slight tug on thedine. driven from his little burrow by high Fred Osborn’s Pirates will not have eliminating food spoilage which developed into a surging jerk • water. He finally swam to the b'lnd. •he advantage of the home floor. The team that bagged down. Myrtle Point, I struck hard and immediately my . . make any good eleo* I I could see that he was becoming line started down stream at break weaker at each stroke. ,1 extended may now be fully recovered from in trio refrigerator an eco neck speed The reel hummed dizzi- an oar and he climbed upon it and 1 dispositions. Coquille’s “most inex nomical investment. It will ly and my thurpb smarted as I »ought '^‘th^f^d de^s”it- perienced team of the league” may soon pay its way in your to slow down the rushing ftrir J had upon the gsat near for now be thoroughly seasoned kitchen, but saving is only For history’s sake here are the win anticipated no such fish as this and g fpw moment, he sat there humped ONE of the services an wished that I had brought along my( up. evidently too tired to move-. He ners of previous tournaments: 1925 Electric Refrigerator will salmon outfit. I had only a light wu a round, fuzzy, little fellow. Af Xrago, 1928 Marshfield, 1927 Marsh perform for you. It is one casting rod with a fifteen pbund test ter a bit he sat upon his hind legs and field. 1928 Marshfield. 1929 Myrtle servant that never takes a ?oint, 1930 North Bend, 1931 Myrtle line and a leader of the same test proceeded to wash his face and lick vacation winter or sum which I had tied myself; and too, his soft fur with his tiny tongue. Point, 1932 Marshfield, 1933 Marsh mer, it stands guard con only a small hook was tied to the Slowly I poked a finger toward him field, and 1934 Coquille. This is ten stantly over the good which end of that leader. By the time I had and held it a short distance from his years of tourney play in health of your family by the fish checked I only had a few! nose. He sat up straighter and poked Marshfield has dominated. keeping your food supply Finalists other than the winners scant feet of line left upon the reel. I an inquisitive nose against it. I ran at the proper coldness to Then he turned and dashed madly my finger down his back and he during the ten years have been Co keep it pure and fresh no back and it kept me busy taking in seemed to enjoy it. Presently he be- quille, North Bend. Coquille, Bandon matter what the ontside the slack. Again he shot down stream : gan searching about for something in Coos River, Coquille, Roseburg, North temperature may bo. and this time he left water and madly old straw in Bend, Coquille F and • Myrtle Point. shook his head. And what a fish hi> eye an<j he »elects And Hire, dear reader, is our all was! It makes Ice cubes for you. ed a few stalks and nlbled away al I have caught steel head by trolling them. Then he began prowling about district basketball team, composed of helps prepare salads and upon the Rogue and in the Sixes and and finally discovered the four 4ucks| the boys who we believe to , be the cold desserts keeps fruit Elk rivers, in the Coquille, the Klam I bad lying in the bottom of the boat. cream of the “A” Leagwateroy. and, and vegetables strictly ath and different streams of southern He began nibbling upon oqe of their without giving quarter, we ask any fresh, preventing waste - i z Oregon, but never in my career had I bills and before he was finished he one to better our(j|elections. from spoilage. It is false Before listing the boys who made ever hooked such a monster steelhead had devoured about half pf it. Then economy to be without an before. He was bright as a dollar he curled up on my hunting coat and our first quintet, notice three plac Electric Refrigerator An ing points on which we base our and what a fighter he was! After what fell asleep. When I went ashore 1 other day Phone for com choices. Consistency, versatility and seemed hours of untiring struggle I took him with me and turned him plété details Or see your hastily glanced at my watch. I had loose in a field. He seemed loathe to "pinch' plqying” faculties were con favorite dealer. been playing the big fish for an hour leave me and again sat up and smelled sidered when we weighed the differ This all and a quarter and he was just be my finger and allowed himself to be ences between the boys. means, then, that a high scoring star, ginning to show slight signs of tiring. stroked. , a basketeer who appears to crowd About this time a voice inquired at It was just another case of a wild my elbow as to how fishin' was. I .thing seeking man’s protection when pleasing -advantage, grabbing the pointed to the bending rod. in my in distress. Most animals will do so newspaper space, may be shunted hand and gently lifted the huge fish every time. Man, a deer’s avowed when the all-stars are picked. Our first team: Druliner, Myrtle to Within sight upon the surface of enemy, is sought out by that animal Point, forward; Schemer,*'Roseburg, the water. The man at my side when it is being pursued by dogs or forward; Conrad, Marshfield, center; gasped in amazement. For another oredatory animals I know of many fifteen minutes I dragged fish about cases where deqr have actually run Donaldson. Coquille, guard; McCar are the aggressive type, strong de Bandon Wins from Red Devils Coast B. B. Championship Series fensively and effective offensively. in the swift water and at last had up to a man and stood close by his thy, Marshfield, guard. It was a mere gesture of finality With the basketball championship Our second team: E. Smith,-Marsh Donaldson rates as the cleverest ball for the Coquille team, but a chance of the Pacific coast conference at him turning over and over. The time side when they were sorely harassed handler -tin the league, being consis field, forward; Carver, Myrtle Point, had come to land him. The man at by dogs. for the Bandon “B” raters to defeat an stake, Oregon State college,-northern A domestic cat that has tently the feeder on the Red Devil my side suggested that I allow him to gone wild will greet man with a forward: Young. Bandon, center; “A” team in the basketball season's divisgm champion, and Southern Cal go down off the dam onto the bank friendly purr When it is too sick to Moore. Coquille, guard; F. Sfmth, team. Temperamnt troubled McCar regular schedule closing last Friday. ifornia. southern division winner, will thy somewhat, but basketball ability North Bend, guard. and pull the fish In. I had the idea rustle food. At Bandon, the Tigers won, 31 to 20, meet at Corvallis tonight, Saturday, I know of the pitiful At first glance one might think we is judged chiefly by physical work thus climbing into third place in the and possibly Monday night at 7:30 in mind to completely drown the fish case of a dog that a man shot and Smooth county league standing and then let him drift upon the rocks mortally wounded, coming directly have been contradictory, letting scor and quickness of thought. o'clock in the 1935 playoff series. To fifty feet farther down the river, se to the man who fired the shot and ing and colorful flashings sway us. floor work featured the Irishman’s The Red Devils played far below clinch the title one quintet must win play. Not until the schedule was half But we haven’t been this way at all. cure my rod to the dam and go down lying at his feet. the standard set In their last three or two games. • over did Moore, Coquille sharpshoot and pull him out. However, against four previous games, apparently be- Sam Berry. Trojan coach, wi 1 A lot of animals that are supposed Glance at the lineups and you will er. make ‘he grade When he did, ^g’^what ‘JTioL" without ^e my better judgment, I told the gen to be dumb retain a lot of seeming see that they contain men who have bring north what many critics claim been team mainstays all season, and however he Immediately stoped out tleman to go ahead. He got over on Is one of the best teams ever to repre love and gratitude in their hearts the bank but could not reach the fish. for a person who has done them a as it happens a number of them are as a scoring ace and a. real worker guard. Bandon’s win was clean cut, sent the southern division. The Tro defensively, which latter fact, while He then crawled out on a log and I kindness. At one time 1 rescued a tops in scoring. her second half assault overcoming a jans this year have run wild against led the big boy within reach of him. kitten that had been left by a heart We will consider each player. The not so noticeable, became apparent lead which Coquille could not main nearly every team and breezed when looked for. Floyd Smith, the I yelled to him to slip his fingers less person far out in the marsh, a two high ranking forwards have been tain. Lineups: through the southern division season through the fish's gills. He grasped half mile from shore. The kitten was sparkplugs to their ' teams. Myrtle North Bend “Smithie,” was listed in Coquille 20 Bandon 31 in easy fashion. box scores all season as a forward. If the line and pulled the fish's head out perched upon a tuft of swamp grass Point’s Druliner can do about every Smith F (8) Perry Leading the parade of Southern of water and slipped two fingers be and was meowing at the top of its thing: score, feed the ball, become a his playing was noticed one could Bailey (8) F (8) Mynati California point-markers are Lee have seen that the Bulldog boy play neath its gills. I breathed easier. voice. I stowed it in the big game wasp on the defense, and throughout Robinson C (9) Young Guttero, rubber-legged center, who And then the big fellow gave a vio pocket of my hunting coat, carried the schedule, though a watched play ed in a “feeder” position. Regardless Moore (8) G Zentner averaged around 18 markers a con though, “Smithie,” whose center name Waggoner (1) lent flip of his tail and hit for deep it about all day. shared my lunch er, he has been the Bobcat ace. G («) Giles test, and Jack Hupp, who was not should be “ Teamplay, ” possesses all- water, right out of the man's hands Speed and alertness amply describe Yarbrough (2) S <2) Baird far behind in the totals. Guttero is with it at the noon hour and when L But I held him solidly and soon went ashore J took it with me. When Schemer, the Roseburg all-star and around ability which would make it Rerferee, Ansel Hayward. considered the c’ass of pivot men on foolish to disregard him. turned him back again. Again the I set it down upon the land started the other first team forward It is The preliminary went to Bandon's the coast while Hupp, who is 8 feet, Unofficial statistics show that 51 “B” team. 44 to 27. man grasped the line and started to for my car it came trotting after me true that this basketeer is not too 4 inches tall, has been a sensation at dear the fish's head from the water. meowing loudly, so I took it home good on the defensive. Offensively, players scored in play this season. All forward this year. Again the fish tried to dash for deep with-me. The name "Swamp-Fox” however, there isn’t a district com of the all-stars placed in the upper Two other concluding games saw Indications are the Orangemen one third. Druliner and Schemer water—and the man held to the line! Marshfield defeat North Bend in a will be at full battle strength for the was bestowed upon it. We had the petitor who breaks faster or one who ranked second and third Conrad I groaned in dismay. The fight was cat for several years, but it had eyes follow» the ball as quickly after it donnybrook for color and excitement, playoff with the regular guard pair out of my hands—I was helpless. I for no one but me. It followed me has been shot, either by himself or ranked sixth. McCarthy and Don .23 to 8, and Robeburg maintain her —Bob Bergstrom and Baron von Ly _ shouted frantically for him to release about like a dog and wherever I hap another player. And again we have a aldson placed seventh and thirteenth. home floor prestige by downing man, who have been out for a week Ed Smith, second team, gained top ¿y^i e STtoTs the line. This time in his dash the - - ——.----------- . The results pened to sit down it would hop upon sparkplug type. ___ - the -___ district standing some- -ready for action. Scoring hopes of salmon had no bending rod and taut my lap and purr contentedly. It Ed Smith and Carver on the sec honors. Carver was eleventh. Ban- altered Oregon State will be built around the what, Roseburg's win giving the In line to take gradually from the reel. seemed that that animal never for ond lineup may have been pressed don’s Young Captain George Hibbard and Wally a tie jor g^<x>nd place with He was snubbed tightly and only one got the fact that I had saved its life by other all-star entries, but their ca- » ' Moore and Floyd Smith ranked eighth Palmberg, Orange forward pair, who Myrtle Pofnt Bere thing could hapepn and it did! The and sought in every manner to ex pabilities are well marked. The and sixteenth. mode 13 points each to tie for third The point scoring was: Ed Smith in<r leader parted and the fish slipped pressed its appreciation of the fact. Marshfield boy outscored all league among northern division scorers this 75, Druliner 78, Schemer 84, Young Coo , i^ ague from sight in the churning water! players,, working in the position year. 54, Conrad 54, McCarthy 58, Moore Presently the man was again at my ■ which put him on the end of “ feeder L Pct Tli» probable Sou'hern Ca'ifomia Knife Hospital 47, Carver 42, Donaldson 40, and side. "That was too bad,” he remark passes” under the ring. Smith lacked Marshfield 8 0 1.000 starting lineun Is Ernie Holbrook and Dismissals from the hospital this in versatility, while in the pinch he Floyd Smith 85. Be it considered Myrtle Point ed. “after all that time you spent to 5 3 .825 Hupp, forwards: Guttero. center, and land him. Do you know that fish was week include: Mrs. L. Alley, of Fair was not always reliable. To the ex that Roseburg and Bandon played i Bandon 3 5 .375 ’ awrenc- Findley and Barking Joe view; Henry Stewart and son, Ver two less games, the teams of these that Wide across the back,” and he tent of his ability Carver is a well- Coquille 2 8 .250 K-'ly. guards. spread his hands apart for a distance non, of Coquille; Mrs. Louis Lund rounded hoopster Though he play schools not meeting. North Bend 2 8 .250 The probable Orange State starting and son, of Gaylord; Mrs. Gano Corn- Druliner is the only member of the of at least five inches. Me—well, I District League ed center most of the season, he was *tn<'up is Captain Hibbard and Paum- didn't say anything—1 was just well, of Coquille; Mrs. Melvin Kathan, a forward at first and in this latter 1935 all-stars picked by the writer Marshfield 7 1 .875 brrg forwards: Earl Conk’ing. center, naturally too darned sick to reply. As of Ophir; Mrs. C. M. Mack, of Co post his ability would be more Who was on one of the Sentinel’s 1934 Myrtle Point 4 4 .500 and Lyman and Bergstrom, guards. quintets. Last year Druliner was Roseburg long as I live I shall never forget that quille; Mrs. Willis Bryant, of Remote. marked. 4 4 500 I R^iwM.seat tickets are >1.00. battle, for it is really quite an ac . Mrs. Nora Moore, who submitted to 3 Marshfield'S championship team named on the second team. All of the Coquille 5 .875 General nd mission pasteboa ids are a major operation Thursday is doing complishment to match your skill 2 possessed a center who generally got boys with thq exception of McCarthy, North Bend 8 .250 75 cents each. . with light tackle against a monster nicely. Miss Hazel Harris, who had the tipoff and this, we believe, more Donaldson and Moore were varsity steelhead in swift wa^er and fight an emergency operation for appen than anything, was the reason why regulars in 1934 The first two named • The “B” League race which r.-illlng card«, to for 91 00 him to the stage where he is com dicitis is also doing nicely. the Pirates copped the bunting. Con were varsity reserves, while Moore started out slow but ended “hot" Bom — to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jack- had not participated in high school pletely tired out. With hundred of concluded with Powers and Coos rad is not the fastest player, but he r feet of line it is done a lot of times, son, of Klamath Palls, a son, Peter gets around, scores points, and works basketball. River tied at the top. Last Friday '» „^1 —————— but with only «0 feet it te not done James, March 2nd. Powers gained hef position by drub consistently," quite noticeably so in the Ask for Cow Bell Dairy cream and bing Coos River, 35 to IS. The week every day. And then to have the tough spots. Buy local bread and support home fish licked and practically landed and Bandon’s Ralph Young is a-driver, milk, the only milk and cream made previous the Rivermen had walked 51tf to lose him is sure disheartening. But industry. but no gieans consistent, but just a safe by pasteurization Music - Gifts over Riverton, assuring them of no I shall never forget that helpless feel shade superior to the remaining worse than an even break for ing that pervaded my whole being Stationery WARRANTS TAKEN | centers. It can be said that without championship. Standing: when I looked down upon that him Bandon wouldn’t have gotten far. Latest Sheet Music fighting old warrior as he lunged ; W L AH Repair Werk, Parta, New I Pct Forwards and centers are abun A. F. •* A. M. for freedom and the well meaning Coos River 4 2 .888 dant, but the same doesn't hold true j and Records Stated Communication and Used Cara rVïiiiara helper of mine snubbed him up with rowers 4 2 668 of guards Two, regardless, head the March 12, 7:30 P- at. four feet of line! ft was simply a I Southwester» Motor Co. + show, Donaldson, of Coquille, and* Arago 2 2 .500 ..... T- ’ w , case of the salmon wtninng a fight 1-------- - Riverton 1 1 .187 McCarthy, of Marshfield. Both boys1 OLT-OF-DOORS stuff • NEED AN ELECTRIC REERIGERATOR YOU ECONOMY - HEALTH CONVENIENCE S H. S. Norton Chadwick Lodge No. 18
