Woods, Water, Wildlife
By Hank DeVoss -
The people living in this
valley who, have never lived
In a brick and concrete world
surrounded by a couple of
million people ought to try it
for awhile and then come
back here. If they still think
the values we have here
aren't worth saving, then they
are beyond saving and so is
our valley.
POLLUTION OR NOT?
Th Izaak Walton leagu
meeting last Monday night
was disappointment to
many who were hoping for
an immediate answer from
as to ways of stopping the
pollution of Bear creek.
According to Dr. Merkel
and Mr. Gerow. that reo-
resenlatives from the coun
ty health office and the
Oregon State Sanitary
Authority, Bear creek is so
polluted that children
should not wade in il. Yet
they say that turn sources of
this pollution are so many
and so varied that they can
not fairly put pressure on
any one individual for their
part in the pollution. I got
the feeling their way of
cleaning up Bear creek is
going to take a long, long
lime.
EDUCATION AND
COOPERATION
Those agencies that are sup-
Dosed to enforce laws for
bidding pollution think that
the people who contribute to
the pollution should be shown
and taught how they can
avoid giving their contribu
tion and that their voluntary
cooperation should be sought
CONSTANT PRESSURE
NEEDED
This sounds fine but I
wonder how many years
the creek has remained
polluted in wailing for this
voluntary cooperalion? It
would seem to me that
something will be done
quickly if and when the
community organizes its in
dignation into a constant
pressure on the violators
and the enforcement
agencies who are directly
concerned. Eric Allen, Mail
Tribune managing editor,
has suggested this should
be in the form of a com
mittee, consisting of sports
men groups, civic and ' fra
ternal groups, and other
groups or individuals who
have our community as
their primary concern.
We've been talking for
many years about how
filthv the creek is, so lefs
do something and do it
now!
A FEW SALMON
The word from the mouth
of the river is that the big
spring salmon run hasn't
begun yet, and it looks like
it may never start. The few
hundred fish in the river
should number thousands and
I hope it won't be a case of
shutting the barn door too late
when and if the game com
mission decides something
should be. done to save the
run. The only ray of hope
being expressed is that the
main run is late and will
come in a big bunch. This is
what we waited for all last
year and I guess we're still
waiting.
WILLOW CREEK RESER
VOIR - Wednesday was "as
good as opening day. Any
thing seems to work. Trolling
with a woolly worm has the
edge over any other method.
Fly fishing with royal coach
man, black ant, or golden
demon is stil paying divi
dends.
LAKE OF THE WOODS
Fishing is fair to good.
Most of the strikes are in
shallow water on FF&W.
The bug hatch is still on but
fly fishing is not producing.
The game commission's
stocking program put J300,
000 fingerlings in the lake
this week. Let's hope most
of them are left in a couple
of years.
KLAMATH LAKE - The
fishing has been slow during
the warm days. Most of the
fishermen have been con
centrating around Harri
mans creek using FF&W.
Imagination paid off for a
man from San Francisco who
landed a 6 and a 7 -pounder
on a Andy . Reeker. He was
fishing at the mouth of Crys
tal creek. The average fish
run around 3 pounds.
HOWARD PRAIRIE -I'm
getting different re
ports from here. Some are
doing fine and others claim
there aren't ; enough fish
for the catching. One re
port is, 'that three men
caught ten fish in two and
a half hours and they were
close to ten inches average
length. The fish were ex
tremely fat and very tasty.
THE OPTIMIST'S CORNER
If the weather isn't too
rough Willow creek reservoir
will probably stay out of the
doldrums and do well this
week end. It's the hot weather
that puts the fish down.and
it sure doesn't feel like hot
weather right now. Klamath
river was just fair on summer
steelhead this week. The
Rogue has salmon in it and
they are starting to catch
them in the upper river. I
saw two caught last Saturday
below Savage Rapids dam
and watching it was the next
best thing to catching them.
GOOD LUCK!
Prospect,
Mai in Play
For Title
Prospect Prospect high
will oppose Malin at 2 pjn.
Saturday in Gems stadium at
Klamath Falls for the District
5B baseball mantle.
Prospect won the Jackson
county championship and Ma
lin was victor in Klamath
county.
Coach Al Gardner of the
Cougars said that Tom David
son, as usual, will handle the
pitching for Prospect. Rest of
the line-up will be Cliff Chap
man, catcher; Norn Jantzer,
first base; John Rogers, sec
ond base; Don Gillespie, third
base; ', Bob Fitch, shortstop;
and Ray and Floyd Scaife and
Lee Gitchell, outfielders.
Wallace Nye, regular second
baseman is sidelined by a
cleat wound. ,
UNE
Dairy Maids Bill
American Linen at
Camp White Field
Cougar Nine
Whips OSC
Pullman - (UPD - The Wash
ington State Cougars rapped
four Oregon State pitchers for
15 hits here Thursday and
took the second game of a
Northern Division baseball
series from the Beavers, 10-5.
The loss virtually eliminated
OSC from any title contention.
Oregon State was leading,
3-1, going into the third in
ning but saw Washington
State score four times and
could never regain the lead.
One bright note for the
Beavers was Grimm Mason's
home run. Mason belted one
out of Bailey stadium - the
first time any one has ever
done so - in the ninth inning.
Oregon State now has a 5-4
record and is in fourth place
with a .556 mark to .571 for
Washington State, which is
8-6. Oregon and Washington,
the two leaders, are 8-3 and
7-3 respectively.
BOWLING .
CRATER LAKE LEAGUE
The Medford Neon team
composed of Ron Brienneman,
Gene Hoyt, Ray Dey, Ralph
Poston, Bill Meyers and Ken
Clark, winners of the second
half of the ieague sqhedule,
defeated A n d y's Jewelers,
winners of the first half, 4553
to 4269 in a playoff to deter
mine the Crater Lake Bowl
ing league's championship.
During the regular season,
Leonard Nelson had trie high
scratch and handicap indi
vidual series with scores of
664 and 710. Ed Guldan had
high individual game of 278
with handicap, while W. Mey
ers had the high scratch game
with a 255f William Newland
carried the high average for
the season in the league and
Harold Colver received an
award from - the American
Bowling Congress for having
shown the most improvement
in the current season over his
last season's average. He rais
ed his average from 143 to
leeins.
EVERGREEN LEAGUE
Standings:
R O Stephenson Lbr. Co.
Medford Steel Two
Medford Blowpipe Co.
Barco Supply Co.
Seven Up Bottling Co.
Knights of Columbus
Big Y Market
Medford Steel One
Kogap Lumber Industries
Jay Allen Co
Safeway Stores
Tru Mix Construction Co.
Rogue Valley Dairy, Maids
make their home debut this
week end.
They play American Linen
of Portland Saturday and
Sunday nights at the Veterans
Administration Domiciliary
stadium at Camp White in a
Northwest Girls' Major Soft
ball league game.
Saturday game will be at 8
p.m. and the Sunday mix at
7:30 p.m.
American Linen comes here
after winning 3 to 2 Wednes
day night in 12 innings over
the Salem Shamrocks. The
Dairy Maids defeated Eugene
twice last week end.
Thelma Carlson is expected
to pitch one of the games for
the Linens. She made Ail
American last year playing
center field for Forest Grove
which participated in the na
tional tournament. Pat Barron
w. r.
32 8
28 12
22 18
21 19
20 20
20 20
18 22
18 22
16 24
16 24
16 24
13 27
PLANTING DOESN'T PAY
There are those who be
lieve the best cure for our
declining salmon and steel
head runs is stocking with
hatchery fish. The game
commisison feels that the
spring chinook does a bet
ter job of restocking itself
than the hatchery and they
have some figures that
sound mighty convincing.
Planted fish are marked by
clipping one fin and sample
counts are taken from each
year's returning run. The
number of marked fish in
the total run was .16 per
cent in 1953 and 7.02 in
1957. The average for six
years since 1950 amounted
to 1.70 per cent. v
NATURAL PROPAGATION
BEST
These figures may seem
somewhat misleading in that
to how many were plants
the downstream migrants as
we don't know the makeup of
and how many were natural
ly spawned in "gravel. There
are a few figures which
would seem to support the
natural method in that the
percentage of stocked fish to
return in 1951 was .07 and
in 1953 it was 2.34. Though
the evidence isn't complete,
what they have so far would
lead me to put my money in
saving as many fish, as pos
sible for natural propagation.
THE ANGLER'S LOG
There was no report
from Squaw lakes for this
- week and I think it would
be safe to assume that the
fishing is still , slow.
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Results:
Barco 2 (Bud Judy 513) 2663:
Blowpipe 2 (La Vern Johnson 469)
2564.
Tru Mix 0 (Chuck Snedden 505)
2571: Stephenson 4 (Joe Pruitt 558)
2813.
Koeap 1 (Chuck Heffner 462)
2598; Big Y 3 (Floyd Hayner 504)
2611.
Steel Two 3 (Jim Carrigan 536)
2685: Safeway 1 (Bob Cast 543)
2667.
7 Up 4 (Ernie Eneelkes 492) 2633:
Jay Allen 0 (forfeit)
it of c 4 (Lee Meeker 528) 2791;
Steel One- 0 (Don Wood 429) 2554.
ELKS LEAGUE
Standings:
Alley Gators ,
Lively Five
uypos
Miss Fitts
Cementers
Adairs
Medics
PERS
Wallflowers
Go Boys
W.
48
43
39
37
36
34
34
26
22
21
L.
20
25
29
31
32
34
34
42
46
47
Results:
Cementers 2 (Barr 510) 2231
Miss Fitts 2 (Kessler 543) 2435.
Adairs 2 (Coats 473) 2094; FERS
2 UN 0ms 462) 2134.
Gypos 4 (Chase 530) 2482; Go
Boys 0 (Clark 522) 2219.
Wallflawers 1 (Lewis 432) 1917;
Medics 3 (Davis S2U) zisy.
Alley Gators 2 (LaRocaue 535)
2491; Lively Five 2 (Burroughs
583) 2557.
D'Amato Explains Insistence
On Yank Manager for Ingemar
New York (UPD Cus D''
Amato, pilot of heavyweight
champion Floyd Patterson,
said today he had insisted
upon an American manager
for challenger Ingemar Jo
hansson of Sweden for these
reasons:
"It would prove unques
tionably that Edwin Ahlqvist
of Sweden was not Johans
son's manager and had. no
right to sign a return bout con
tract for Johansson and Eddie
Machen of California."
-"I . wanted to be legally
certain that Johansson did
have a dependable manager
before I contracted with Jo
hansson for a world title fight
with Patterson."
-"And because Johansson
knew no American managers,
I suggested Harry Davidow of
Brooklyn-my one-time man
agerial partner - because 1
knew he was honest and could
not be swayed , by the con
spirators who are trying
every trick to prevent the
June 25 fight from taking
place."
D Amato denied the ' specu
lations" that he had any direct
or indirect financial interest
in Davidow's managerial con
tract with Ingemar.
The Swedish challenger had
told sports writers he was
forced by D'Amato into ac
cepting the Brooklyn man
ager, on a five-year contract
for 10 per cent of his purses.
is to pitch Saturday for the
Maids with Ellen Callaghan
billed for hurling action on
Sunday. ... .
- Miss Callaghan is a: center
fielder when not pitching but
may be absent Saturday night
since she is entered in the
state prep tennis tourney at
Corvallis. The outfield then
will be picked from among
Charlotte Unruh, Jan Bate
Bateman, Irma Penwell and
Jay McDermott. v
Jean Main will be on the
catching end of the Rogue
Valley battery. Doris Hickson
will be on hand for relief
pitching for the Maids, play
ing first base when not need
ed on the chucking slab.
In other week ed league
games, Eugene will be at Se
attle and Vancouver, B. C,
at Portland Lind Florists both
nights.
G rovers Ahead
When Rainfall
Ends Track Tiff
Oak Grove was leading by
two-thirds of a point yester
day when a downpour made
the oval too muddy to con
tinue a Medford district ele
mentary school track meet at
the senior high stadium.
The Grovers had 67 16
points, Wilson 66 Vz and West
Side 38 13 . in total score.
Wilson was leading in Class A
with 24 points and Oak Grove
in B with 28 23 and C with
24Va.
In Class A Oak Grove arid
West Side each had 14 mark
ers. Wilson had and West
Side 9 13 in Class B and Wil
son 22 Vz and West Side 15 in
Class C.
RESULTS:
(Classic C)
60 Lemire, OG; Fichtner, W;
Titus, WS; Howsley, OG. :08.3.
150 Lemire, OG; Felkner. W;
Smith W. 20.0.
220 relay Wilson; West Side.
30.1.
Baseball throw Black, OG; At
wood, W; Smith, W; Dawson, WS.
183-.0
High jump Tie. Barry, WS Sc
Lemire, OG; tie 3rd McGraw, OG;
Cardwell, W. 3-10.
Broad jump Lemire. OG; Titus,
WS; Barry, WS; Warren, W. 13-0.
One of Top Fields
In ND Cinder Meet
University of Oregon, Eu
gene-One of the top fields of
all time will swing into action
at Hayward Field Saturday
when the Northern division
track and field teams meet
for the 30th annual champion
ship meet.
Coach Bill Bowerman's Or
egon Ducks, winner of the
team title for the last five
years, is again favored to win
with Washington State, Wash
ington and Oregon State all
given a fighting . chance to
capture the second spot won
by the Huskies last year.
A major assault on the
meetvecords may take place,
particularly in the field events
where five of the six meet
marks have been bettered by
one or more of the entries
during the dual meet season.
There is also an outside
chance that records in one or
two running events may fall
if competitive and weather
conditions are good.
The individual battles are
expected to be as hotly con
tested as any in recent years
and all of the defending cham
pions will have to be at their
peak to repeat. This list in
cludes Oregon's Jim Grelle in
the mile, Ken Grant in the
high jump, and Dave Edstrom
in the high hurdles. Washing
ton's Cliff LaBounty in the
pole vault, discus thrower
Don Anaker, quarter - miler
Terry Tobacco, Dail Moser in
the 880 and the Husky relay
team, Washington State's
Dick Rubenser in the javelin,
low hurdler Spike Arlt and
shot putter Steve Frye, and
Idaho's Frank Wyatt in the
two mile.
One other defending cham
pion, Otis Davis of Oregon in
the 220, has given up his shot
at a repeat win to try for the
title in the 440. Both Grelle
and Tobacco are trying for
their third straight champion
ships and two others, Jack
Burg of Oregon in the pole
vault and Wayne Moss of Ore
gon State in the high jump
were winners in 1957 and then
missed in 1958.
Much of the attention from
the crowd of around 6,000 is
expected to be centered on
the return meeting between
Tobacco and Davis in the 440,
Arlt and Edstrom in the high
hurdles, Arlt and Steve An
derson of the Ducks in the
low hurdles and Wyatt ' and
Oregon's Dick Miller in the
two-mile.
The broad jump will com
mand much attention as Dar
rell Horn of Oregon State
clashes with Steve Anderson
of the Ducks. Both went 25V4
last week, but there is little
chance of their getting over
25 feet in Oregon's tradition
ally tough pit.
(Class B) '
60 Rupp. OG; Humphreys, S;
Miller, W; Spaur. W. :08.1.
150 Rupp, OG; Schmidt, OG;
Miller, W. No time.
220 relay Wilson, 30.1.
Shot put Larue, W; Taylor, W;
Henry, W; Cotton, WS. 25-1.
High jump Humphreys, S and
Taylor & Hupp, OG, tie. 3-10.
Broad jump Taylor, OG; Par
sons, OG; Humphreys, WS;
Schmidt, OG. 13-0.
(Class A)
60 Davis, WS; Golden, W; Blair,
OG; Titus, WS. :08.1.
Baseball Thro w Newland, W;
McGraw, W; Crbb, OG; Hobbs, OG.
206.0.
Shot put Hatfield, W; Davis,
WS; Bishop, W; Cobb, OG. 34-11.
Broad jump Titus, WS; Cline,
OG; Jones, OG; Hackworth. W.
13-8.
220 relay Wilson, Oak Grove.
30.5. .
WHAT KEPT HIM?
Lewiston, Maine; - DPD -Al
Couture of Lewiston is
credited with boxing's fastest
recorded knockout. On Sept.
24, 1946, he bolted out of
his corner at the bell and
floored his rival, Ralph Wal
ton, with one punch. The
time was announced at 10M
seconds. .
Wall Heads
Hot Springs
Hot Springs, Ark. (UPD
Masters champion Art Wall
Jr. of Pocona Manor. Pa..
went into the second round
of the Hot Springs Open to
day with a four-stroke lead
over the field and high hopes
of winning his fourth tourna
ment of the year.
Wall's sizzling 63 over the
7,000-yard Hot Springs Coun
try Club" course Thursday
established him as the man to
beat for the top money in the
$22,000 fifth annual PGA
sponsored tourney. .
Wall thoroughly dominated
the opening round Thursday.
Five mien shared second place
with 67s, three others were
bunched at 68 and seven more
shared 69 scores.
Rigney Benches
Orlando Cepeda
San Francisco-(UPD-The power-packed
Cincinnati Redlegs
tangle with the pitching fi
nesse of the San Francisco
Giants tonight and the out
come may prove a point for
Giant manager B"ill Rigney.
Rigney has benched his
sophomore first baseman, Or
lando Cepeda, who was the
1958 "Rookie of the Year."
And he weakened his line
up defensively-it says here
to put outfielder Jackie
Brandt on first base and the
slow-moving Leon Wagner in
left field
Boys Have Fish
Catching Spree
Central Point-A sight at
the Hoover Lakes, Sunday,
which caught the attention of
several on-lookers from Cen
tral Point was that of several
boys on a fish catching spree
they may never forget.
They were fishing with
hook and line and their own
dreamy thoughts, when own
er C C. Hoover came along
and told them that a small
portion of a dam had broken
during the night allowing
many fish to go into some
small , ditches where they
would soon die as the water
dried up.
The boys hurried to the
spot, jumped in, and began
grabbing the catfish and crap
pies out of the water. More
than one. woman received for
Mother's Day a fine mess of
fish from a wet, muddy and
happy son.
GRAND-SLAM CHAMP
Chicago (DPD Ernie Banks
of the Chicago Cubs estab
lished a grand-slam seasonal
record when he hit five hom
ers with the bases loaded in
1955.
St. Mary's
Favored in
B Meet
Springfield, Ore. r- (DPD -The
class B Oregon high school
track and field meet will be
held here tonight and Satur
day morning with a race fea
turing Oregon Frosh mile sen
sation Dyrol Burleson adding
spice to the program.
Burleson will vie in the
880-yard run against a strong
field including Sig Ohlemann,
a young Canadian who ran
the distance in 1:52.4 in his
first try. Burleson has done
the 880 in 1:51.7, compared
with the national college
freshman mark of 1:49.9.
Jim Puckett, the Frosh
sprinter from Cove, also will
run in the 880 as well as in a
special 100-yard dash.
St. Mary's of Medford is
rated the favorite to win the
class B title. Enterprise, last
year's champ, has advanced
to class A-2 in track.
1
Mexican Aztecs extinguish
ed and rekindled their sacred
altar fires once each year.
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Elks Added Bird
Trapshoot Set
Elks lodge members will
have 16-yard added bird trap
shooting contention at Med
ford Gun club on two Sun
days, May 17 and 24.
The. tourney will be a 100
target event. Entrants may
fire at all 100 on one Sunday
or at 50 each Sunday.
There will be a regular pro
gram of 16-yard, handicap
and skeet for other shooters
at the club.
Traps will open around 9:30
a.m. each Sunday,
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Melbourne -(DPD- Australi
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10 one-mile races during 19-
58, and broke four minutes
in every one of them. '
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