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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1960)
Woods, Water, Wildlife By Hank DeVoss The comments regarding otter in last week's column had an error insofar as it was said that beaver and otter would take the same bait. Since beaver are vegetarians they will not take a bait, but the otter Isn't at all particular and will eat a variety of foods. Most otter are trapped by setting traps at the ends of slides or runs which they frequent and an occasional beaver is caught in this fashion. WRITE A LETTER There seem to be a con census among the guides, fisherman, and biologists to the effect that otter are killing some fish and the number of otter is definite ly on the increase. The next move would be to write to Phil Schneider of the Ore gon State game commission and request an immediate study of the otter in the lower canyons of the Illi nois and the Rogue. If there is enough concerted interest shown by groups and individuals it would be a safe bet to figure on some action from the commission. NEW FACTS? Next week's issue of Sports Illustrated has some interest ing things to say to the na - tion's trout fishermen. In an article written by Robert deRoos there are some ideas broached which should keep the Iocs! sidewalk biologists talking until trout season opns. The article reports on icpriments conducted by the University of California's Dr. Jaul Robert Needham and, qycording to the article: 1. Basic theories of fish Management are wrong. 4. Hatchery trout aren't tforth the money. There is no such thing as a fished-out stream. G 4. Bag limits don't make sfcnse. ej. Size limits should be abolished. 9. Most fishermen can't fish. 3 THE MAV WHO KNOWS Dr. Veedham believes that since most hatchery fit h die before they can ad o just te cenditions in the wild, three-quarters of the money sjieat on improving fishing is wasted. The money would be better spent on improving the con ditions of the streams. (Amen!) Wild fish are better able to propagate and could replace those caught by the fishewnen. Dr. Needham feels that since the wild fish make up the bulk of the angler catch it would seem much more reasonable to spend money on them. Stream Improvements are simple and inexpensive: loads of gravel of the pro per size will make excel lent spawning beds, beaver will create natural holding pools im the right places, rock er log dams can deep en shallow riffles, and in sect life and other bottom feraeje can be introduced easily. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE The good Doctor feels that bag limits only serve to pena lize the good fishermen and size limits are for the birds. A six-inch limit wastes hatch ery fish in that it does little more than provide food for the wild fish. An expensive menu paid for by the sports man. The h I g h-blood-pressure argument of Dr. Needham's is the one which has to do with his observation that most fish ermen are duds. He claims that 10 per cent of the fisher men catch over half the fish. These expert fishermen are rarely those who scream for more hatchery plants because they can catch fish in water the dud claims is fished out. RIGHT IS RIGHT Although Dr. Needham is speaking of small streams in the California Sierras, some of what he is saying could be quite appropos of many Oregon streams. Much of it could be applied to the Rogue river and its . problems. Some of it is be ing applied by the game commission in the guise of stream-side rearing ponds which will provide wild fish In abundance. The Rogue is one of the first to benefit from this develop ment and a full report re garding this will be avail able soon, i COULD BENEFIT The game commission could benefit by soma of Dr. Need ham's ideas in their present push to simplify the fishing regulations. The problems of the Rogue are complex due to its harboring several species of fish and each species re quiring a different habitat as CLOGSTON'S Metal Weather Stripping and Screens Estimates Gladly '-nn SP 1-1014 Evenings well as a different angling season. Wild fish in their natu ral habitat will keep the Rogue a famous fishing stream, but these two ele ments must be conserved in order to do so. THE ANGLER'S LOG Those who had the oppor tunity were busily harvest ing the first crop of night crawlers out this spring. That warm rain early this week was just the ticket. Chetco River The rains ought to have brought in some of the stragglers of the winter season. There might be some left this week end. The man who knows claims the late fish go for cluster eggs. Try a touch of yarn, too. Klamath Rive r Reports tell of some bright fish being available. The females have small skeins with pinhead sized eggs and night crawlers seem to be their dish. This seems to be a Klamath river bait the year-around. Winchuck River Ditto as per the Chetco. Might take lighter tackle. THE OPTIMIST'S CORNER This year should be one of positive values in conser vation. Those interested in finding out more about these values should try the Izaak Walton league meet ing this Monday night at the Red Cross building on Hawthorne ave. It starts at 8 p.m. and will feature ideas, pictures, and refresh ments. Let's get together and help each other. GOOD LUCK! RVL Title Club Serves 1960 Notice Ashland-Lou Maurer, man ager of the Ashland baseball club in the Rogue Valley league, served notice on the rest of the loop last night when he said his team would be stronger in the coming sea son than in 1959 when it won the league championship. Maurer spoke at a dinner at the Elks club here, honor ing last year's team and kick ing off the coming season. He touched on highlights of the National Baseball congress district tournament at Drain last August in which the Ash land team participated and said he expects his team to win the tournament this year. The Rogue Valley league is an affiliate of the National Baseball congress. Merchants Praised Ted Schopf, baseball coach at Southern Oregon college, praised the city's sponsoring merchants and said that with out them Ashland would not have its summer baseball pro gram and the players would have to leave the area to have a chance to play. Schopf said he hoped the players would remember their sponsors and that they in turn would be come sponsors when they are businessmen. Harry Chipman, league president, presented the cham pionship trophy to Maurer and league all-star awards to LeRoy King, Larry Maurer, Phil Sword and Dave D'Olivo. He outlined plans for the com ing season and said the league IffidDWILnMCK ROGUE RAMBLERS Standings: W. L. The Bankerettes ...... 14 6 Lucky Strikes ...... 12 8 Rolling Three 12 8 The Pinheads , ;.. H 9 S.N.C , . . 11 9 The Gang .... Bobby Pins Three Squares Merry Misses Three Cheers 3i 10 la 9 11 8 13 7'i 12 1; 6 14 Results: 3 Squares 1 (M. Doty 3681 1432: S.N.C. 3 (C. Rector 386) 1452. The Gang 'a (K. Byrne 442)' 1513; Merry Misses ZVX (B. Cow den 432) 1574. Bobby Pins 1 (T. Wehren 337) 1479; Rolling Three 3 (G. Johnson 345) 1525. Pinheads 4 (K. Smith 527) 1574; Three Cheers 0 (L. Fisher 378) 1483. Lucky Strikes 1 (M. Langtey 413) 1503; Bankerettes 3 (H. Dow 415) 1564. W. L. 29 11 26 14 24 16 ... 84 16 24 16 20 20 . . 18 22 16 24 .... u 16 24 . 16 24 14 26 13 27 ELKS LEAGUE Standings: Sea Dogs Miss Fitts Sports Gvdos ....... Lively Five Reddyi . Adairs Cubs .... Go Boys Channel Cats Cementers ... Alley Gators ... Results: Channel Cats 2 (D. Edwards S79) 2612; Sports 2 (Dixon & Knox 338) 2579. Miss Fitts 4 (S. Kessler 575) 2448; Alley Gators 0 (K. Phipps 538) 2282. Lively Five 0 (C. Prctor 526) 2333; Sea Dogs 4 (C. Ouellette 519) 2456. Reddy's 2 (C. Norris 577) 2297; Cubs 2 (H. Butler 491) 2299. Gypos 3 (W. Chase 590) 2541; Adairs 1 (L. Coats 479) 2374. Go Boys 1 (K. Brown 551) 2251; Cementers 3 (P. Petrehn 492) 2273. is constantly attempting to improve itself at a minimum cost to sponsors. Al Akins, SOC football coach who acted as master of ceremonies, lauded Maurer for his job as manager and told some amusing stories in volving baseball umpires. EMPIRE LEAGUE Standings: Big Y Cleaners Safeway ........... Western Thrift ...... Centurv Sporting EKerson s W. 22 21 L. 10 11 19',i 12'', IB 14 Nu-Way Cleaners Miu Cafe . The Clock .... Broaster House Winnie's . Food Basket Viking 17 16 15 14 15 16 17 18 13 i 18 13 19 lli 20 4 lilt 20 li Results: Big Y Cleaners 3 (Lee Neeley 473) 1362; Winnie's 1 (Jackie Wil son 433) 1254. Safeway 3 (Thelma SheltOn 446) 1272; Nu-Way 1 (Melba Jerden 411) 1183. Western Thrift 3 (Evelyn Read 515) 1347; Food Basket 1 (Peggy Melsted 454) 1186. Century 3 (Vi Corby 459) 1309; Mill Cafe 1 (Vivian Bateman 432) 1224. Ekerson's 4 (Virginia Lusk 559) 1412, The Clock 0 (Eva Sessions 446) 1312. Broaster House 4 (Twyla Mag genti 445) 1322; Viking 0 (Shirley Krouse 393) 1172. High games Virginia Lusk 211, Evelyn Read 200. MORNING GLORY LEAGUE Standings: Alley Cats Snap Dragons Doobies Short Pins ..... Cream Puffs . Missing Links kooi Kats Pea Pods .. Eight Balls 2 Hits and A Miss .... W, 19 - 15 14 14 14 121,4 ..- 12 10 9i L. 5 814 10 10 lV 13 14 14'4 4 20 Results: Eight Balls (Rosie Short 450) 1271; Pea Pods (Edna Blew 457) 1435. Short Pins (Flo Sowers 403) 1519; Snap Dragons (Rosie Pruitt 426) 1458. Cream Puffs (Mary Aeschliman 441) 1566; Kool Kats (Tamassa Irien 436) 1464. High games Merlin Lawless 174, Mary Aeschliman 170. EVERGREEN LEAGUE Standings: W. Kogap Lmbr. Industries 16 Medford Steel Co 13 14 R. O. Stephenson Lbr. 12 Medford Blownine Co. 12 Medford Corporation 11 M Jt M Motors 10 Barco Supply Co. 9 ream JNine Patterson's Plumbing .. First Christian Church L. 4 6,4 8 8 10 11 11 814 nit S 12 Villanova, Providence Win in NIT New York - (UPD - Villanova and Providence, a couple of spendthrifts, were safely berthed in the quarter-finals of the National Invitation Basketball Tournament and their coaches were of the same opinion - "it shouldn't have Seven Up BotUing Co. 7 Big Y Market . 4 13 IS Results: Kogap 3 (Don Pigg 517) 2753; Medco 1 (George Smith 494) 2726. Blowpipe 3 (Art Ekerson 546) 2841; M & M 1 (Willie Barnum 481) 2675. Big Y Mkt. 2 (Floyd Hayner 504) 2718; 1st Church 2 (Herb Osborn 448) 2744. Med. Steel 3 14 (Harvey Sortnson 475) 2768: Patterson '4 (Harley Harper 484) 2698. Team Nine 3 (Ray Adams 536) 2892; Stephenson 1 (Earl Jones 566) 2762. Barco 1 (Dick Coates 510) 2765; 7 Up 3 Bill Smith 564) 2960. COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Standings: Quality Market ......... Cubby's Drive In . E. H. Mann Co. Mail Tribune . FAM Bearings W. 34 3314 31 281,4 28 Kim's Restaurant 27 Alexander & Brow Ins. 26 Bates Candy Co. ............ 25 Andy's Jewelers 24 Patterson's Bakery ........ 22 Ham & Egg'r Cafe 20 Davis Transfer & Strage 20 Medfdrd Paint Stdre 18 Morning Fresh Bread .... 17 Rogue Vallev Drilling Co 16 Richfield Oil Co. .......... 13 V4 L. 14 14 4 17 19 '4 20 21 22 2214 24 26 28 28 30 31 32 341,4 Results: Richfield 4 (Jim Dnnphy 531) 2454; M F Bread 0 (Bud Wilson 477) 2300, Rogue Drilling 1 (Dale Cook 557) 2587; Davis 3 (Carl Ellis 602) 2715. FAM 1 (Marsh Ramsby 600) 2618; A & B Ins 3 (Jerry Burroughs 645) 2799. Quality 1 (Bill Blunt 560) 2623; Mann Co. 3 (Chas. McWhorter 595) 2679. Patterson 1 (Dick Westerfield 582) 2713; Bates 3 (Dick Weber 591) 2729. Andy's 0 (Nels Nelson 534) 2496; Cubby's 4 (Jim Morgan 542) 2562. H & E Cafe 2 (Jim Hennebeck 586) 2681; Paint 2 (Erhardt Blind 567) 2652. Kim's 0 (Oliver McNeel 563) 2604; Tribune 4 (Fred Anderson 589) 2764. been so close." Villanova almost blew an 18-point lead before nipping Detroit, 88-86, and Providence tossed away a 14-point margin before downing Memphis State, 71-70, in the twin bill that opened the carnival at Madison Square Garden Thursday night. That sets up Villanova for a clash with second-seeded Utah in a quarter-final game Saturday afternoon, and Pro vidence for a rematch with third-seeded St. Louis. Also Saturday, St. Bona venture will face Holy Cross in the afternoon and Dayton meets Temple at night in first rounders. Top-seeded Bradley and St. John's, fourth-seeded defend ing champion, don't begin ac tion until next Tuesday night. St. Petersburg, Fla. - (UPD -Slugger Mickey Mantle and the New York Yankees are expected today to end base ball's most celebrated salary war of the spring by splitting the difference down the mid dle. 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