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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1963
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MCDFORO. OREGON
Crater, Ashland Mix at CP
Tonight; GP Foe Saturday
Central Point-Crater high's
Comets, leaders of the pack
in the Southern Oregon con
ference, and Grants Pass, de
fending champion in Class
A-l, are basketball rivals on
Saturday night at Grants Pass
-but only after putting nrsi
things first.
The two aggregations, who
follow the wise pattern of
playing their games one at a
Woods, Water, Wildlife
By Hank DeVoss
Last week's column gave a brief rundown on the methods
used by the game commission to determine plann ng in the
management of the deer herds in Oregon. The application of
She Emat.on resulting from the management methods
results in establishment of scasow and bag limits. The i fol
. , , 4h information that formed the bails
lOWing la BUIHC vji Miv.
for the 1962 deer season.
POPULATION TRENDS , .. .
The population trends go back to 1046 and are compiled
for both mule deer and blacktail deer. The count is in deer
per mile.
1047 194S 1048 1830 1851 1353 10M HS
Mule deer U 3
Blacktail '
9 9
1.1
11 6
1.9
112
2.0
122
2.6
120
2.2
11.7
2 3
11.1
2.9
123
3.1
1953 1950 1037 1938
1959 1960 1961 1062
. 14 3
3.6
13.2
3 4
12.7
3 3
12.7
4.0
12.4
4.0
12 6
4.2
12.2
4.0
11.3
4.8
The 1962 trend indicted a 7 per cent decline from the
1961 average, and was an average density comparable to 1949
and 1953. The decline was most apparent on a few ranges
that were hard hit by drouth or severe winter weather. Most
other wintering areas indicated little change over the past
several years. Mule deer numbers still exceeded optimum
levels on most winter ranges.
HERD COMPOSITION
Herd composition data is obtained in early winter and
is shown as a ratio of so many bucks or fawns to 100 docs.
Bucks per 100 Docs
1849 10,'jO 1951 1053 1053 1054 1035
Mule deer !'J H! ifi! II l Z
Blacktail
in.
Mule deer 2!)
Blacktail SI
1057
.'12
33
38
1050
211
30
34
1961
22
34
18B2
22
35
Mule deer ,
Blacklain
Fawns per 100 Does
1040 1950 1051 1052 1053 1934 1053
n:i oi 7i tin 77 b:i 79
77 01 67 77 62 74 79
Mule deer
Blacktail ...
1D36
.. 80
. 66
1057
68
37
1038
80
87
1050
I960
71
71
1061
77
77
10H2
The low mule deer fawn production for 1962 was found
to be a factor common to the dry southeastern Oregon
ranges. The average ratio of 64 fawns to 100 docs was 19
per cent below the ten-year average of 79 fawns; per 100
docs. This decline, however, was not representative of all
eastern Oregon ranges, many of which were above the ten
year average.
The decline in blacktail deer production was most ap
parent in some southwestern Oregon units and In Wasco
and Hood River Counties. Other major areas showed little
change.
FORAGE USE
Measurement of utilization of bittorbrush plants gives
some indication of forage available to the deer herds.
1031 1032 1933 1934 1055 1036
Mule deer (percentael 52 52 45 43 62 50
1037 1038 1039 10(10 10111 1062
Mule deer (percentage 51 51 47 50 33 62
tune, have more immediate
concerns. Each has a game to
night.
Crater, in a top against bot
torn struggle, takes on the
spoiler-minded Ashland Grizz
lies at Central Point. Grants
Pass will be at Klamath Falls
This evening's games here
is at 8:13 o'clock. The others
are set for 8 p.m.
Crater (6-3 in the loop) car
ries a full game span over
Grants Pass (3-4) going into
the week end competition.
Klamath (6-4) is in between.
All three are in the running
for the conference diadem and
the two state tourney spots
from District 6. Ashland (2-8)
is all but mathematically out
of the running but fired with
the desire to play havoc with
the other circuit members.
Hope to Bolster
The Comets of Central
Point look toward the oppor
tunity to strengthen their con
ference lead. Both Grants
Pass and Klamath Falls eye
the chance to push out in
front in the race. Klamath
goes to Medford for a Satur
day tussle.
Both Ashland and Grants
Pass will aim to break the
domination of this evening's
adversaries. Ashland has not
downed Crater on the maple-
court since 1959. Neither has
Grants Pass defeated Klamath
Falls since last year.
At Grants Pass, according
to the Daily Courier, Coach
Gordon Prelim has been drill
ing the Cavemcnt on offense
with emphasis placed to shooting-
Craiy League
"We're going out there with
the idea of making sense out
of this crazy league,' the Cour
ier quoted Prelim as saying.
"We'll have to hustle and get
those rebounds as well as
make our shots against that
rugged Klamath bunch and
then we'll have to beat that
score-happy Crater bunch on
Saturday night."
Prehm said further that
"the game we're after is the
Klamath one."
Crater goes into its Ashland
game here this evening after
having twice defeated the
Grizzlies in previous league
scuffles of 1963. Scores were
B5 to 50 and 64 to 53. The
Comets turned on tremendous
second half rally to overcome
a nine-point deficit In the sec
ond game
jp; y, ft fit
COMET COURTMAN A
Crater high basketball reg
ular Is Pat Pepper, above, who
will see duty for the Comets
against Ashland at Central
Point tonight and against
Grants Pass on Saturday at
GP. He has scored 143 points
for Crater this season.
The ivaraaa utilization for all rjlanti was, 62 oar cont
exceeding 60 per cont on 12 of the 20 ranges measured. TP Game of Season
Range studies have indicated that whan livestock and game
use over 60 per cent of the annual bitlerbrush growth, the
plants decline In condition and eventually die. Of the 31
tend transects on 10 herd ranges measuring ground cover,
ovor one-third indicated overuse and range deterioration.
Range conditions have not improved despite liberal doer
seasons and adjustments in use by domestic animals.
HARVEST DATA
Prior to 1952, a season on bucks only yielded an average
of about 50,000 deer annually and 29 per cent of the hunters
were successful. From 1952 through 1957, buck seasons plus
general cither sex hunting produced an average of about
110,000 deer annually, with 51 per cent of the hunters
successful. A buck season plus the controlled harvest of
anterlcss deer by units has yielded approximately 143,000
deer annually since 1958, with hunters averaging 56 per
cent success. The sustained harvest of over 100,000 deer
per year for nine years lias had little effect upon the density
of deer, and that fluctuation in populations were more trace
able to weather conditions than to hunting pressures.
DAMAGE PROBLEMS
A total of 1.361 Individual deer damaae comolainli was
received last year, 70 per cent of which came from westorn
uregon. inese are ait agricultural complaints, ana ao not
include the many involving damage to private, slate, and
federal reforestation projects. Complaints of damage to gar
dens, orchards, and haylandt have incroased by 77 per cent
during the past two years, with the result that much of the
lield staif's lime is spent on damage investigations. The cost
has been high, and despite measures taken, the number
of damage complaint! continues to increase yearly.
WITH HOPE
The information given in the last two columns has been
compiled with the hope that it will give some understanding
of how the game commission plans deer management. All
possible data would take up too much space, and this means
the data presented is partial. One does not have to agree
with the commission in order to understand how it functions.
Till! ANCLERS I.OO
The wralhcrman Ik itrrrilrtlni annthrr wet week end. The prrlorilr
rain, romhliird Willi the thaw at hiKher elrvatiuiu, are keeping the
river;, Juil barely IMtahlr.
API'l KtiATK ItlYr.K llai heen tilth and tlow (or alnil all
antirrfc. twin rain predicted fnr Saturday, Die early angler might
gel a ItMi.
I'tlMTO ItlVKR Ha itayrd high and relatively unproductive.
ILLINOIS RIVKK Had a Hurry n( fluh Hie lat uf laM wrrk.
Water contlltlnni are perlert and anglrrt keep hoping rtsh will rttlr.
KLAMATH RIYKH Tributary streams are keeping the walrr high
and dlnrolorrd. lirtt net should be at the upper end above Hornhrook.
KUtiLt; ItlVr.K Haa heen slow wtth water rondillniik (air. No
llihlng lr. potvtblr below the mouth of crave t'rrrk became ol mud
SMITH IUYKR Han heen providing tl.e brut fWhlhg for the past
wren, it may lie me only possibility u the ralnt rome ai predicted.
TIIK OPTIMISTS f OH MR
Mud ball of the week gnei In the I. eland (;old Mine on lirave
t'rerk. The red mud being pul tn by thla mine In slopping all Itvhlng
tn the lower Rogue. I.rl'i hope the new teeth of the alate aullary
authorttv will he vharp enough to rut tlili olf.
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Against Grants Pass Crater
experienced a frigid night at
the first time out and GP won
58 to 45. In the second meet
ing, a nip and tuck one, Crater
emerged 75 to 67 in a nip and
tuck encounter many fans
maintain was the top game
of the season so far In the
conference.
For Coach Lloyd Hoffine's
Comets, who have indicated
plenty of concern over the re
jtivinated Ashlandcrs, prob
able starters arc Paul Binn
som, Howard Tomlinson, Pat
Pepper, Mike Glincs and Lew
Alvarez.
Coach George Kcil has in
dicated that his opening crew
will be Dale and Gale Topper,
Jim Lamb, Mike Cotton and
Rick Pierce.
Possible crew for Grunts
Pass against Klamath is Jim
Pippin, Bob Shepard, Lyman
Keisccker, Tom Sparlin and
Larry Lindquist or Marly
Bauer. AI Ilutchins, who has
turned Into big force in the
GP lineup, hurt the fool in
practice tills week that kept
him out of action in the early
seasons. It was, expected,
however, thai- he would see
duty.
Junior varsity and sopho
more tilts will precede varsity
tangles.
Hounds To Be
Run on Sunday
North Sams Valley - Coon
hound field trials will be held
Sunday. Feb. 17 starling at
9 a.m. about two miles off
Highway 234 on Meadows rd
Ihc area will be well
marked.
According lo Call Berg
man, chairman of the (rials,
the hounds will run according
lo Oregon rules with excep-
' lions. Landowners and spon
sors are not responsible for
any losses or accidents that
I might occur.
I Final trials are expected to
get under way during ihc ear
ly afternoon.
Sportsmen are Invited to
bring the family. There will
i be no charge to spectators.
Bolton High Scorer
In Rifle Contest
Jim Bollon was in fine
form at the weekly Wednesday
niglit rifle shoot of (he Med
ford Rifle and Pislol club
when he made a total score of
:t!XI out of a iMissible 400 in
the (our positions.
Only one point behind him
was Hon Kemp, a new mem
ber, with 289. then followed
by Clyde Richmond with 3B8.
Others in Ihc top five were
Itiilph McKinsry, 371, and
Marvin Nelson 367.
The club will siage the Na
tional Sectional Pislnl Cham
, pionship March 10, 1963.
Trotters Play
Before Capacity
House at CP
Central Point - The antics
of the Harlem Globetrotters
drew a more than capacity
house to the Crater High
school gym last night, with
some 1,500 fans crowding
into facilities that are sup
posed to accomodate 1,400.
There were folding chairs
set up along the ends of the
court, some of them practical
ly on the playing area. A few
latecomers had to stand in the
doorways.
The big crowd got it's mon
ey's worth in entertainment,
with the dazzling ball han
dling of the world famous
Globetrotters and particular
ly the wisecracks and amaz
ing agility of J. C. Gipson, vet
eran member of the Harlem
team for more than 10 years.
The local crowd was also
treated lo an exlra-a tremen
dous full - lcnglh-of-thc-court
heave by one of the Globe
trotters which plunked per-
fcctly through the basket at
the other end.
Trotters "Win"
Oh yes, the final score (as
if it mattered) was Harlem
Globetrotters 89, American
League All-Stars 85.
The Stars pul up a steady
battle and fought back from
deficits of 14 points at times.
But whenever they got a little
too close for comfort the
Globetrotters settled down to
some "serious" ball - playing
and sank enough two-pointers
to widen the gap again.
Four variety acts were pre
sented during half-time. Acro
bats Mike Leamy, 19-year-old
Canadian, and Franklin
D'More entertained, followed
by a puppet dance act by
Itenc Raymond.
The final intermission act
was a trampoline exhibition
by Mike and Carol Pickering,
which also featured their
four-year-old son and two-year-old
daughter.
Stanford
Plays Cal
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Stanford, locked in a battle
with Washington for leader
ship in the Big Six basket
ball race, puts its chances on
the line tonight and Saturday
in games with ancient rival
California.
The Indians are 4-2 and
Washington 8-3 in conference
action. The Huskies hot USC
Saturday night in their only
week end contest.
Stanford is the home team
tonight against the Bears,
who are 2-4 in conference
play. Saturday night the
scene shifts lo Berkeley.
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EP Plays Phoenix:
SM Hosts Honkers
Eagle Point high, its Eagle
eye on District 6 A-2 play
off berth, seeks Its seventh
basketball victory in a row
and third this season, over
the Phoenix High ichool Pi
rates tonight when the two
teams come together in Rogue
league action.
The game will be at Eagle
Point. It will be the last home
game for the Eagles.
This contest is one of seven
on the week end in the loop.
Tonight, also, Sacred Hetjrt
is at Henley, Illinois Valley
at Rogue River and Lakeview
at St. Mary s. On Saturday
Lakeview vies at Henley, St.
Mary's at Rogue River and
Phoenix at Sacred Heart.
Henley, undefeated pacer
of the circuit, is figured to
wrap up the unshared Rogue
championship tonight against
the Trojans, who have not
not won a conference game.
Chief Contention
Eagle Point and Lakeview
(each 8-3) are in chief conten
tion for the second of two
district playoff spots against
the top teams of the Ump
qua Valley circuit. That puts
significance on the EP-Phoe-nix
tangles and Lakeview
Honker scrapes with St.
Mary's Crusaders and Hen
ley's Hornets.
However, Illinois Valley (6
4) and St. Mary's (4-6) still
are in the race for the No. 2
position.
Coach Dale Bales reported
that his Eagles are looking
forward to the game with
Phoenix high. The skirmish
between these two long ri
vals is generally rugged and
aggressive. EP nosed the Pi
rates just 50 to 49 in the
Rogue Classic tourney and
tipped them 59 to 55 at Phoe
nix in Rogue league play
this season.
Drills this week are aimed
at preparing the Eagles to be
"ready for just about any
thing that could happen.
They have worked against
various defenses and put
some emphasis on their own
pressing game. Fun drills
were staged early in the week
and practices have been live
ly and snappy.
Up From Jayveet
Bates reported that he had
moved Richard Anderson and
Dick Wilson up from the jun
ior varsity squad.
Charles Pomeroy with 377
points and Richard Short
with 244 head the Eagle
Point scorers. Short places
the rebounding with 341 re
trieves and Pomeroy has 285.
The Eagles in recorded 14
wins and five losses have av
eraged 61.42 points per game
to 53.68 by rivals.
St. Mary's in its bid to tie
for second place must win all
four of its remaining games.
A victory by Lakeview or Ea
gle Point will eliminate the
Crusaders.
EAGLE POINT SCORING:
Pomeroy 377. Short 214. Boat
wright 197. Under 147, Whaley
57, Hoefft SI, Charley 41. Straus
11, Mesloh 10. Ayres 8, Corliss 8,
Clement 6. Hudson 5. Anderson 3.
EAGLE POINT REBOUNDING:
Short 341. Pomeroy 283. Boat
wrlght 84. Llndcr 71. Whaley 41,
Hoefft 38, Charley 28, Mesloh 22.
Ayres 14, Straus 7, Hudson 7, Cor
liss 6, Clement 3.
Sacred Heart
Gains Crown
Sacred Heart Catholic won
its second straight Medford
adult church league basket
ball title last night by defeat
ing the Friends 51 to 43 in
the playoff final.
Sacred Heart had 20 to 11,
32 to 21 and 38 to 36 quarter
margins. The Friends caught
up at 42-alI in the fourth quar
ter.
Laval M e u n i e r had 20
points for Sacred Heart and
Steve Isaacs 13 and Earl
Cooper 12 for Friends. v
LINEUPS:
Sacred Heart 51 Bromley 10.
Meunicr 20. Paup 2. Atlerbury 4.
Pruitt 8. Yates 7, MiKscne, &eiez
nik. Friends 43 Allen 8. Nelson 4. 75.
Cooper 12. B. Cooper 8. lsaacg 13.
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Reds Rally To Beat
Greens in Hoop Tiff
Hedrick Red tipped Hed
rick Green 24 to 20 with a
fourth quarter rally on Thurs
day in Medford seventh grade
basketball. The Greens led
10 to 9 at the half and 18 to
13 at the third quarter pause
after a 6-all first period. Steve
Cox had nine points for the
Greens and Kirby Lusk seven
for the Reds.
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ketball team. He has scored
41 points and cleared 26 re
bounds. The Eagles entertain i
Phoenix tonight.
Hedrick Eighth
Winner 37-35
Hedrick edged McLoughlin
37 to 35 yesterday in a bas
ketball match of two Med
ford eighth grade teams.
It was the first loss in 11
games for McLoughlin which
earlier had handed Hedrick
(9-1) its only loss of the sea
son. Quarter scores were 11 to 8,
26 to 20 and 34 to 26 for Hed
rick. John Tomlin with 15
points and Tom Jackson with
14 led the Hornet win. Each
pulled 14 rebounds. Phil Tay
lor had 12 points for Mac and
Jim Gillespie turned in good
work on the backboards.
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