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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1948)
'i ■ V THE COQUILLE V A L L E Y S E N TIN E L’ S r P A R A D E CE rC C P T S COQUILLE, OREGON «■A. T H U R S D A Y , O CTO B ER 28, 1948. Keith Johnson Suffers Broken Leg As Red Devils Swamp Reedsport 31-19 Passing The BUCi Once upon a time, a young fullback on the 1948 Red Devil squad was considered by a good many sports fans to be too light for the backfield, but last Friday night that same 130 pound ■footballer proved beyond all question of doubt that he has what it takes. That young man is Keith Johnson and the occasion was the 31-19 drubbing the Coquille B Y C H U C K P R IT C H A R D lad« handed the District No. 3 i clicking again w ith an eighteen championship contending Reeds- yard aerial and Coquille’s fourth p art Braves. touchdown. This tim e Richard Johnson, substituting as Quar son’s extra-point kick split the terback for Bob Geaney who has goal posts to make the score 25-7. Th touchdown pass was set up been out a t the lineup for the past tw o weeks w ith a severe attack by a previous Howe to Oerding good fo r a tw w ty -fiv « yard of mumps, battled fiercely throughout the tw o quarters he gain, and a beautiful end-around played; passing, kicking and run run by Dean Wolgamott that net ning his team into a second quar ted another 33 yards. Captain Jack Pinion created te r 13-7 lead. I t was rig ht after Johnson fought his way into the Reedsport’s bid to stay in the RED D E V IL S R EA P R E W A R D as Coquille overpowers strong Reedsport eleven, 31-19, to upset the end zone fo r th at second Coquille game during the latter part of the Braves championahip ambitions. Pictured above Is Keith Johnson, battling Coquille quarterback on toudhdown that tragedy struck. third period, and he very nearly one of his many excursions Into Reedsport territo ry. Shortly afte r this picture was taken, Johnson Re T akin g the ball on the firs t play succeeded single-handedly. suffered a broken leg which brought his 1948 cam psign to an abrupt end. O ther Coquille players pic afte r the kickoff, Johnson elected ceiving the kickoff on his own tured are C lair How ell (54), Jim Newton (31 ), a n d Dean Wolgamott (4 0 ). ’ twenty, Pinion threaded his way to plunge through tackle. H e was several tackier« and h it hard by several R e e x p o rt through (Photo courtesy C arro ll Nickels) tackier« and was carried o ti the than cut to the sidelines. Behind Pickers of M edford 7-8; while superb blocking, he raced the fu ll field w ith a broken leg. the Roseburg Indians w ere hum The firs t Coquille touchdown eighty yards to scoring territory. bled 21-6 by the undefeated Cot came In the in itial quarter on a The attempted kick was low. tage Grove eleven. Neither con S till in that th ird quarter, P in th irty-tw o yard pass from John- test has any bearing on the dis , sen to Oerding. A r t Richardson’s ion charged through the Coquille trict three standings. line, again cut toward the side placement was no good. The M arshfield Pirates also lines and tight-roped his w ay A fte r the kicko ff, Reedsport’s The annual golf tournament of tangled w ith a non-district con Jack Pinion, around whom the along the chadk-tines fo r fo rty the Coquille Valley Country club tender last F riday n ig h t The Pi and another Reedsport Braves offense is built, p u t his yards rates defeated the Ashland G riz boiled down to the final round .team in the lead b riefly and for touchdown. Again the place-kick District 3 Standings; zlies 20-6 on the Coos Bay field. last Sunday as all semi-final and the score stood „ the only time throughout the four Won Lost Tied Coquille’s victory over the matches were concluded. 25-19. quarters. The Braves drove re Grunts Pass 3 0 0 In the championship flight, previously unbeaten Reedsport Sensing victory but only i f they Reedsport ..... .........._ lentlessly down th e field in a -----3 Braves was the surprise of the Jack M cL errin defeated Father series of downs that carried them kept w orking a t it, the Coquille Marshfield ______ 2 Robert Lessing 6 and 4 to go week. A fte r bowing to North to the Coquille eight yard line. team fought every inch of the Roseburg Bend 28-6 the week before, the int<j th finals next Sunday agaiiwt ly, stopping Pinion and com M y rtle Point Then Pinion, driving through the Erv Dettman, who won his semi Red Devito came bock to w in center of th e line, w ent the rest pany in their tracks and striving Coquille final match w ith Andy Richard as they pleased. The final of th e distance to chalk up six constantly to set up a touchdown North Bend ............ 1 . „ •core of 31-19 to not indicative son, three and two. points. Pinion s place k ic k went p la y-o f their own. District three football standings of the great game Coquille play First flig h t matches paired Stan Finally, the break came. A fte r were slightly shuffled during the squarely between the f r i g h t s , ed. The third period score 25-7 Dornath w ith Oscar Hendricks, chalking up a series of downs that past week-end as the rejuvenated m aking the score 7-g. gives a truer picture of the and Johnny Hamm w ith L yle Car the Coquille Red Devils smashed any In the second quarter, the Red carried the Red Devils to lop-sided battle. Tw o long runs ver. Dornath defeated Hendricks, Devils came back w ith a rush, Reedsport tw enty, Dean W olga pennant hopes the Reedsport two up; and Ham m won his duplicating Reedsport’s d rive and mott broke around left end and Braves may have entertained, and by Jack Pinion. Reedsport cap match by d e fa u lt tain changed the score but not p utting Johnson in position to raced into the end zone standing the M y rtle Point Bobcats came to O nly round scheduled for the the final decision. fig h t his w ay over fro m the five up. The kick w ent wide and the life to chalk up th e ir firs t w in of second flig h t saw Austin Dodge D IS T R IC T NO. 3 yard line for the second Coquille score 31-19 proved to be decisive. the season at the expense o f the defeat Verle Christianson, 2 up. W here They Play counter. Moments later the gun went off, Bulldogs of North Bend. In the th ird flight, Noble F R ID A Y , O C TO B ER 29 Soon after that second touch and the Coquille Red Devils had Victory fo r Coquille brought Chowning won by default over S tarting Tim e 8 p. m. down, Johnson was hurt and re counted their firs t league victory them out o f the cellar; w hile M A R S H F IE IJ ) at C O Q U H JÆ Erv W illburger; while Cart Hooker placed by Eddie Howe, freshman of the season. North Bend’s loss dropped them Toledo at Reedsport .drew a bye. Chowning and Hook- quarterback. Howe picked up from fifth to the low ly spot. Roseburg at North Bend ' er w ill also play their fin a l round where Johnson stopped. A tw en ty- The M yrtle Point-North Bend M yrtle Peint et Grants Pass ! next Sunday. eight yard pass fro m Howe to encounter was * th riller all the A ll matches w ill be played on f t iz s Oerding, atioky-flngered w ay through. T railin g by six the Coquille Valley Country club end, was good for the Red D e vil’s points w ith two minutes le ft in course. th ird touchdown, m aking the The district 5 representative in the game, T in ker Hatfield, Bob • • score 18-7. Richardson's kaok the state class A basketball tour cat halfback, heaved a th irty-tw o again w ent wide. nament next March w ill be decid yard pitch to quarterback Glen The remainder of the second ed by a double elimination tour Compton that was good enough to quarter saw both teams unable to nament among the top four teams tie the score. Charlie Martensen, m ake substantial gains and the of the district March 2, 3, 4 and w ith victory or defeat resting Playing on a rain-soaked field, half ended w ithout any further 5 in N o rth Bend, i t was decided squarely on his capable toe, boot the M y rtle Point jun ior high scoring. Wednesday night at a meeting ed the ball cleanly between the school football team defeated the The th ird quarter openeed w ith i ut U N IV E R S IT Y O F OREGON, E u of iiign high school principals and uprights for the extra point that Wildcats of Coquille 13-0 on the the How e-O erdlng combination coaches. gene, Oct. 28— Coach Jim A ike n ’s | decided the issue 20-19. Coquille field Saturday evening. G rants Pass and Roseburg both M yrtle Point garnered their pow erful Oregon Ducks step out played non-league tilts this week. firs t touchdown in the firs t quar of the 1948 conference race this i The Cavemen lost a nip-and-tuck ter of the game. A series of week to tackle the fast St. M a ry ’s Gaels in the final home game of | affa ir with the powerful Pear (Continued on last page) (Continued on last page) Upsets - Thrills Mark District 3 Football Games Golf Tournament Reaches Finals Loop Tourney Planned H THE SEASON OPENS FRIDAY, OCT. 29th H Make certain you have everything you’ll need— Check the items listed below that you will be able to use and come in while our supplies are complete. H X X X X X ÏZ X X X Ï X X X X X X’XXX J XT T T T T ir r n ♦ ♦ ♦ HERE’S ADDED BARGAINS GAME VESTS (Drybak) OLTS’ DUCK CALLS ... $9.95 $2.95 __ $3.75 _ $1.50 H H H H From Our Big 29th Anniversary Sale GOKI BOOTS 11 inch tops «13.35 (Continued on last page) Gives you T IM E O U T ! s e e By Chet Smith 10“ NOW H DRESS SLACKS $4.87 NEW BATTERY & Rorin' to Go! H H Proper reehardging by an ex H pert mechanic to like a shot in the arm to a tired battery. 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The backfield, crippled by Bob Geaney'i absence during the Grants Pass and North Bend en counters, came to life through the dynamic spirit o f Keith Johnson. Keith played a great game, the last one of the season for this fighting all-around athlete. John son wound up th e season in the second quarter when he was h it hard and suffered a broken leg. The loss to doubly hard fo r Co quille as Johnson is an ace basket ball player and w ill moat likely be out of the lineup when the hoys start chucking them through the hoops. ED W A LK ER H M M SHELL VESTS (Red Head) in reuients in their battle w ith the Braves. The line did a great job. From end to end, it functioned smooth- ! ly, m aking the 281 yards gained j by rushing and the 108 yards , gained in the air possible fo r the Red Devil backs. Ends Boss Oerd ing and Ray G ilkey did outstand- | ing work. It was Oerding on the receiving end of throe long passes from K e ith Johnson and Eddie Howe «hat chalked up three Co quille touchdowns. Tackles Tom M cCauley and C lair Howell, guards Tom M ullen and Stew art A yery, and center Bill Owen deserve a Jot of credit for a fin e job well done. Team ing up w ith substitute linesmen L a rry Schw ein/urt, Leonard Scolari and A r t Richardson, these boys con stantly opened holes fo r the Co I Juniors Lose To Myrtle Point, 13-0 Oregon To Meet Sf. Mary's. Gaels. Duck Hunters RUBBER BOOTS, Litentuf The Red Devil eleven that smashed Reedsport last Fri day night was as different from the team that played North ' previous week as it is possible for two teams to be. Whereas the Coquille team lacked fight and determination the previous week, they were overflowing with those two 4P ' ¿ 0 Coquille sty# K jL tM fU IL L E , OREGON O R EG O N COQUILLE, j ^X ZX ZZX ZZX X X X X X X X ZX X ZX X X X X X X J) Phone ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Budget Tenus on All Merchandi x Atlas Tires and Batteries Martin Outboard Meten RFM Motor OB
