LOU
lly HILL GUI LD
Herald and News Sports Editor
With the passing of 1963, an
other interesting and exciting
soorts year has passed into his
tory for Klamath County ath
letes. In many cases the year was
filled with rewarding experi
ences and conversely in many
cases the year will be recalled
as one of disappointment.
Regardless. Klamath County
again produced seme of t h e
state's top athletes and teams
gaining recognition at home and
afar.
The tcp spoils yarn of 1963
could come frcm any number
of sports.
It could be frcm the outstand
ing Babe Ruth baseball season
enjoyed by local fans and the
National League All-Stars.
Or it could be the No. 1 rat
ing accorded the Henley Hornet
basketball team throug'heut the
19J2-63 cage season, with an un
defeated skein of 23 games re
corded. Some would feel the third
place finish by the Klamath
Falls Pelican wrestlers in the
Klamath touaty Sees Big Success For
ARCHERY
I The Klamath Archers' Tour-
nament was conducted at
I Moore Park in July, with Gor-
don Lund winning the men's in
'! stinctive trophy for the second
, consecutive year,
j The women's instinctive tro
: phy w as taken by Audree Lund,
v wtoile Dale Baxter won the free-
style division and Ann Baxter
led tlie women for the second
j straight year in this division.
: Tlie combined score of Audree
' and Gordon Lund won the hus
band and wife trophy, while tlie
handicap trophy was taken by
Newt Weaver.
In boys' action, Paul Thomp
son won the intermediate tro
phy and Gordy Lund took pee
wee division honors. Weaver,
Thompson and Lund w on the ti
tles for the second consecutive
year.
! BADMINTON
The annual Badminton Tour
nament sponsored by the Klam
': ath Falls Parks and Recreation
Department was held Feb. 2,
t with 15 players competing from
- Klamath Falls and Ashland in
the one-day tourney.
Y. S. Yee won the singles title
by defeating Dan Bulkcy of Ash
land 13-10, 15-4.
Yee teamed with Earl Brocks
for tlie doubles title as the two
defeated Bulkey and Popplewell,
both of Ashland, 15-13, 1-15,
15-6.
BASEBALL
'iFew will forget the 1933 base
ball season in Klamath Coun
ty soon as it marked another
appearance in National Cham
pionship play by a Klamath
Falls eh.
It was the Nationals of the
Basin Babe Ruth League giving
Klamath Falls, Klamath Coun
ty and fans throughout the
state, something about which
to shout.
After winning the district
tournament on an 8-2 victory
over the West All-Stars of the
South Suburban League, the
National All-Stars advanced to
the state tournament at The
Dalles.
There the Klamath Falls nine
opened with a 7-6 victory over
Jefferson of Portland behind
tlie pitching of Bob 'Moore.
In the second state tourney
contest, tlie Nationals faced the
pre-tourney favorite, Pendleton,
and received a no-no mound
effort from Bcbby Williams as
a 9-0 victory was recorded.
iMike North hurled the Na
tionals to their third straight
tournament win in the next out
ing against Myrtle Creek, 13-3.
And the Nationals wrapped
up the state crown the follow
ing game with a repeat win
over Jefferson, this time 5-3
with Moore again on the
mound.
The next step fur the now
state champions was Kellogg,
Idtrho, for tiie Babe Ruth Re
gloixil Tixirnament.
Here tlie National opened
with a victory over New West-min-ter.
B.C.. H-2. followed
with their firtt sethack after
nine consecutive playoff tri
umphs as the Great Falls,
Mont., mnc posted an 8-1 win.
Hut. tne Naticnals came back
'it pi-st a i-i victory over Wal
lace. Idaho, in the third fray
aiid a 3-1 win over previously
uixieieated Aberdeen, Wash., in
the fourth fray. 4-1.
In the fifth'tourney contest,
t ie Nationals received 'top re
Mm
state tournament was a storv
with No. 1 merit.
Still others will single out
and rightly so the record of
the Oregon Tech Ow ls on t h e
basketball court as they added
the third straight Oregon Colle
giate Conference championship
and rewrote the record book.
Or the Merrill Huskies com
pleting a year of three cham
pionships and appearances in
the state playoffs in football,
basketball and baseball.
Any one of these feats and
others are certainly worthy of
consideration in choosing t h e
top story of the year.
Still, the No. 1 yard in Klam
ath County sports during t h e
past year must be the outstand
ing accomplishment of the
Klamath Falls National League
lAll-Slars in Babe Ruth baseball.
This group of youngsters did
more for this county on the
baseball diamond than a multi
tude of chamber of commerce
.promotions might accomplish.
In winning the district Babe
Ruth tournament, the Nationals
started an assault on titles in
various sections of the state and
lief work from Williams to col- i
lect a 4-3 w in over Great 'Falls.
This brought the once-defeat-'
ed (Nationals to tlie regional ti
tle game against Aberdeen,
Wash., and it was Moore with
a two-hit shutout effort on the
mound as a 7-0 triumph was
taken and a berth in the Na
tional Babe Ruth finals as
sured. Some 1.500 fans were assem
bled to greet the new cham
pions on their return to Klam
ath Falls from the regionals
and to bid them well in their
try for the national title at
Farmington, N.M., Aug. J8-24.
At Farmington, the Nationa
als faced Joplin, 'Mo., in their
first test and collected a 3-1 vic
tory behind a three-hit effort
by (Moore and a two-run dou
ble by Greg Brosterhous.
In the next fray, the Nation
als tangled with Tulsa, Okla.,
and were on the receivng end
of a 10-hit barrage as a 9-2 de
cision was lost.
Oakland, Calif., was next for
the Nationals and a 10-2 defeat
was handed them ending their
national title hopes.
On tlie local Babe Ruth
scene, local Loan won the
Soutii Suburban League title
July il5 by defeating South
Sixth Oxygen, 12-10, and Met
ier Brothers won the Eastern Di
vision of the South Suburban
League on a coin flip after a
three - way tie had existed
among this team, Town and
Country and Liston Aircraft.
Tlie Crater Cats won the Na
tional League title.
The District One Babe Ruth
Tournament opened at Gem
Stadium July 24. with the Am
e r i c a n League, National
League, East and West All
Stars competing, with tlie Na
tionals taking the title.
Another state tournament
team was fielded locally from
tlie Little League ranks as tlie
South Suburban team won tlie
District 6 Little League tour
ney. The South All-Stars competed
with the City, Jelfcrson Coun
ty and Lakcview All-Stars in
the district tourney at Mills
Park, with South downing Jef
ferson County 18-1 and the City
All-Stars defeating Lakeview,
8-2.
In the title game, the South
team downed the City team
13- 4 as a barrage of home runs
was leveled against the C i t y
team.
The South Suburban team col
lected 12 homers in the title
route.
The state tournament was
next in Portland a single
elimination affair and the
South All-Stars were downed by
Ontario 6-5 to end the local bid
for a state crown.
In American Legion Junior
baseball action, the Klamath
Falls Falcons ended the regular
season tied with Medford. after
Medford had defeated the lo
cals, 54).
In the ensuing playoff con
test for the right to continue
into the District 4 playoffs, the
Falcons collected a 4-0 victory
behind tlie two-hit pitching of
Gary Benson.
The first slate meeting was
against Brnokincs at the coast
al city and the Falcons received
sound hurling from Jim Jack
son and belted Brookings pitch
ing for 16 hits in recording a
10-4 win in the first fray of the
twivout-ol-thrcc series.
Returning to Gem Stadium lor
the second fray, the Falcons re
ceived another two-hitter from
Benson and 17 strikeouts as a
14- 1 victory was taken.
Next for the Falcons was a
Ruth
Northwest which wasn't finished
until they had reached the Na
tional Babe Ruth finals.
And only then, after facing
seme of tlie top competition
from all parts of the Northwest
and etlier countries, piling up
an enviable won-loss record,
did the Nationals falter and bow
out
The value of the public rela
tions work by this group of athletes-diplomats
cannot be meas
ured in dollars and cents.
Therefore, tlie No. 1 story of
13: Tlie Klamath Falls Na
tionals' climb to tlie national
finals.
Other individual and team
romr
HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath
meeting with the perennially
strong Roseburg nine, with the
first game at Legion Field in
Roseburg and a 2-1 loss was
handed the Falcons.
At Gem Stadium in the sec
ond game of the district play
offs, Benson collected an 8-3
win, but in the final fray the
hopes of the Falcons were end
ed as Roseburg's Dick Williams
hurled a four-hit, 2-0 shutout.
Roseburg eventually won the
state and regional titles and ad
vanced to the national finals.
Semi-pro baseball found the
Klamath Falls Medo-Bels win
ning the Northern California
League title for the second year,
this time on an 8-2 record and
later adding the President's Cup
for the second straight year on
an 11-5 win over Weed.
Tlie Medo-Bels went to the
National Baseball Congress
tournament at Bcllingham.
Wash., and were defeated by
Pasco, Wash., 2-1 and Tacoma,
5-1.
In prep and college baseball,
the Portland State Vikings won
the Oregon Collegiate Confer
ence title, while the Oregon
Tech Owls finished fourth.
Second place was taken by Ore
gon College, with Southern Ore
gon third.
The Medford Black Tornado
copped the Southern Conference
title for Die second straight
year ending w ith a 13-1 record.
The Klamath Falls Pelicans
ended the counting season with
a 9-5 mark.
Two - time defending Rogue
Valley League champion. Hen
ley, was unseated by the Rogue
River Chieftains for the title as
the Chieftains dropped the Hor
nets in the final game, 10-3.
The Hornets ended with an
11-2 record with both losses
coming at the hands of Rogue
River.
In Klamath B League play,
the Merrill Huskies won the ti
tle in a season marked with
numerous rainouts and ad
vanced to the District 6-B play
off game against Butte Falls,
where a 3-2 setback was hand
ed them.
BASKETBALL
Klamath County has long
been a supplier of outstanding
basketball teams and 1963 was
no exception.
Two county piep teams and
the lone collegiate team in the
area wrapped up league titles
and two other prep teams col
lected district crowns and a
state tournament berth.
Jim Partlow's Oregon Tech
Owls won the third consecutive
Oregon Collegiate Conference
title and tlie second under his
guidance, as they rolled to a
15-1 conference mark.
In so doing, the Owls set a
team scoring mark (or one
league season with 1.3113 points
tallied in l(i games. This topped
the old mark by 242 points and
the high-scoring Owls posted a
per game average of 86.4 anoth
er new mark bettering the rec
ord set by the 1958 Owls by 15
points per game.
Sammy Smith, Hewett Nash
and Willie Anderson were the
guns of the Owl team and this
trio received OCC All-Star hon
ors. In prep bail, Jerry Johnson's
Henley Hornets rolled undefeat
ed to the Rogue Valley league
title with a 20-0 record an.l
added two other victories and
the stiite A-2 berth from Dis
trict 6-.V2 with wins oer Eagle
Point and Douglas in the district
tournament.
Tiie Hornets were the No. 1
rated A-2 torn heading into the
j winners gave tlie county sports
! scene additional success.
I Individual winners in tennis.
track, swimming, bowling and
team winners in baseball, track
and other sports.
Tlie Medo-Bels winning t h c
Northern California semi pro
baseball title for tlie second
year and tlie Bonanza Antlers
topping tlie county teams in the
Class B track picture, or tlie
Little League state tournament
appearance by a local nine.
These are just some of the
team success during tlie year.
Individually, people such as
Walt Smith of the KU track
squad and a record heave in
Falls, Oregon
Wednesday.
state show at Coos Bay and
posted an overtime victory over
Elmira in their first contest,
61-59.
But a 23-game winning streak
was smashed in the next tourna
ment meeting as the Coquille
Red Devils handed the Hornets
a 67-62 setbuck.
And, finally a state title
dream was ended as the Vale
Vikings stopped the Hornets 68
59. Kent Gooding, who won the
Rogue Valley League scoring
chase with a total of 318 points
or an average of 24.5 per game,
was named to all-state honors.
The C'hiloquin Panthers won
the Klamath B League title
I
JIM PARTLOW
. . . another title
with a 13-1 record by downing
Gilchrist 81-70 in the final con
test. However, the Merrill Huskies
won tlie district tournament and
the state tourney berth which
accompanied that win as they
defeated Paisley in the final dis
trict fray, 59-40.
Paisley had upset the Pan
thers the previous night to end
their chances at a state tourna
ment shot.
The Huskies traveled to Bend
for the state show and were
stopped by Cascade Locks in the
first contest, 48-47. In their sec
ond outing, the Huskies were
handed a 69-39 setback by Mc
Ewen. The Klamath Falls Pelicans'
hopes were dashed by the up
start Crater Comets 78-60 as
Medford and Grants Pass went
on to tie for the Southern Con
ference crown with 11-5 records.
Crater ended with a 9-7 mark
and the Pels were 7-9 in count
ing play. The Tornado and the
Cavemen represented the con
ference in the state tournament.
In tlie Pacific Coast Indian
Tournament at Chiloquin, the
Chiloquin Red Foxes and Top
penish. Wash., won berths in the
National All-Indian Tournament
along with the Sprague River
Ducks.
And in the luth annual All-Indian
cage tournament at Chilo
quin March 21. the Toppenish
Papooses won the title over the
Warm Springs .Magpies. 98-74.
The Chil(Xuin Red Foxes won
third place over Lapwai, Idaho,
87-63.
The Victory League title was
taken by the Maury Macs with
a 13-1 record and in the YMCA
Church League, tire hiuh school
trophy was won by the Hope
Lutheran team while the unlim
ited division was taken by Mt.
Laki.
The annual Elks Free Throw
contest found Eddie Johnson, an
cihth-granVr at Alt.imont Juni
or High defeat, ug Mike Keck, a
seventh grader at Roosevelt
school for the title.
In the finals, Johnson hit 51
of 73 chances and Keck 47 of
73.
i Tmc Kings Icy Jets won (he
wop T
tlie javelin or the tennis suc
cess of Beverly Jennings.
There are many otiier news
worthy accomplishments en
joyed by Klamath County ath
letes during tlie past year.
The aforementioned feats are
just a small portion of tlie big
sports stories of 1933.
As usual, anotlier year filled
with excitement for some dis
appointment for others.
Still, another year keeping
Klamath County in the state
spotlight through its multitude
of talented athletes.
Here is a sport-by-sport re
view of Klamath County
athletics in 1963:
January 1, 1964
PAGE 11A
POAD Tournament at Portland
in February as they defeated
North Bend Air Base, 70-55.
And the annual grade school
basketball jamboree was con
ducted Feb. 1, with 10 games
played.
In other news, Dan Leahy of
the Lakeview Honkers current
ly a member of (lie Oregon
Tech quintet set a Rogue Val
ley League scoring mark on
Feb. 22 as he hit for 44 points
against Sacred Heart as the
Honkers won, 82-49.
BOWLING
The 23rd annual Klamath
Falls Women's Tournament and
the -19th annual Klamath Falls
Mens Tournament were the
biggest keg shows held during
1963.
The former found the Brown's
Plumbing team composed of
Pearl McDonald, Dclorcs Haw
ley, Marie Johnston, Vivian
Coleman and Mabel Pang win
ning the Class A action with a
2833 total.
Class B was won by House of
Shoes, with Alice Houck, Jean
Thomas. Alene Hammill, Dor
othy Crumble and Freddie Vct
kos combining for a 2803 total.
C 1 a s s C team action was
topped by the iPiivWheels with a
2726 score collected by the team
of Rose Champlin, Reta Scott,
Laura Barr, Lora Kougslie and
Elizabeth Dart.
The Class A singles crown
was taken by Mary Wilkinson
with 644, and the Class iB sin
gles by Mabel Wacliter with 660.
Class C singles was led by El
len Doty w ilh 618 and Class D
by Peggy Giacomilli with a 575
total.
In doubles. Nancy Groves
and Bert Warner combined for
a Class A win with a 1235 total,
while the team of Ardis MeMa
hon and Joan Hardman won the
Class B with 1164. Class C was
taken by tlie team of Sue Bar
ry and Margaret Heaton with
1173 and Class by Jda Hunt
and Coral Baker with 1183.
The all-events handicap was
won by M a b e I Wacliter with
1792 and the all-events scratch
by Eldina Greenwood with a
1643 total.
In the 19th annual Men's Tour
nament, teams were led in the
Class A action by the Crater
Enterprises team composed of
Doug Baldwin, Earl Tabor,
Frank Beard, Stan Larson and
Al Samples with a 3129 total.
Class B teams were topped by
the Elmer's Texaco team with
a 3151 total and the Class C by
tlie Tulclake Cabinet (cam with
a 3118.
The Class AA singles title was
taken by Larry Jones with a 699
and the Class A singles by Bill
Dale with a 701.
In Class B singles Murel Long
was first with 685 and Class C
singles won by Earl Cullimorc
with a 662.
Larry Jones came back for a
win in the Cluss AA all-events
with an 1880 total and Bill Pick
ett took the Class A title with
a 1945. Class B all-events was
led by Perry Hudson with a
1984 and a 1949 total was good
lor first in the Class C all
events. Class AA doubles was lopped
by the team of Al Hakcnworth
and Bill Hawicy with a 1214 and
the Class A doubles by the duo
of Jolm Quinn and Jim Dyer
with The Clas B doubles
title was taken by tlie team of
Bob Hatslibarger and Mo Jime
nez with a 1355 and tlie Class
C doubles crown by Norman
I'nis and Cy McColgin with a
12f3.
In another bowling tourna
Nationals
;lUi if
THE CHAMPIONS Winners of the district, state and
regional crowns last summer were the National All-Stars
from Klamath Falls. The local team, in winning these
titles, advanced to the national finals the farthest
a local team has advanced in Babe Ruth baseball.
Pictured, first row, left to right, are Ken Pound, Mike
ment, tlie Will annual State
Moose Tournament was conduct
ed in March, with Chris Chris
tiansen and Ralph Black of Port
land winning the doubles crown
with la 1269.
The women's doubles title
was taken by LaRayne Harris
of Medford and Tillie Muthis of
Klamath Falls with an 1198.
Stan Beck of Eugene won the
men's singles crown with a 708
and the women's title was tak
en by LaRayne Harris of Med
ford. Tlie men's teams were led
by Shisler Food of Eugene with
a 3042 and the women's teams
by Wilson Screen of Portland
with a 2535.
In tlie men's all-events, Rich
ard Keet of Eugene was tops
with a 1913 and the women led
by LaRayne Harris with an
1860. In the men's special
events, high game scratch, Bob
Tesch of Klamath Falls was
tops with a 267 score.
The list annual Oregon State
Junior Bowling Association tour
nament was held at Klamath
Falls, with the Klamath Falls
Junior Bowling Council making
awards to Shannon Vinson for a
181 score in the Bantam event
and Eddie Davis of Medford
for a J75 score and' a 190 in
two and a 560 in tlie Bantam
doubles event.
The Klamath Falls senior
(cam of Dennis Graham, Bob
Wold, Mike McFayden, Don Gra
ham and Mike Alford won tlie
title with a 2913 total.
The junior boys' doubles ti
tle was taken by Jim Gibson
and Denny Watson with a 1064
and the senior doubles title by
Gary Schearer and Mike Craw
ley with an 1180. The Bantam
teams were paced by (he girls
team of the Strike Outs of Tulc
lake with a 2152 and the boys
team, the Holiday Bantams of
Klamath Falls with a 22C8.
' In other bowling news, tlie
Matin Explorer Post no. 44
placed ninth in Region No. 2 of
the American Junior Bowling
Congress Mailographic Tourna
ment, with (he (cam ot S h c r m
K a 1 i n a, Terry Parker, Bob
Bauer and Tom Guthrie.
The Cancer Bowl in April was
won by Andy Anderson of Tulc
lake with an 887 total.
The Kingsley Field United
Fund singles classic was bowled
from Aug. 1 through Sept. 30
and the Southern Oregon all
events title was taken by
M.Sgt. Wally iPi'ppyi Palczcw
ski with a nine-game total of
1956 and he was fourth in I h c
singles with a 704.
CROSS
COUNTRY
In October the Klamath Falls
Pelicans won the District 6-A-l
cross country title for the sec
ond consecutive year at Med
ford as tliey scored 53 points
to 57 for runnerup Medford.
Grants Pass was third in the
district with 64 points, followed
by Ashland with 66 and Crater
with 90.
Coach Phil Haider's team
composed of Meikol Britt, Dave
Vaagen. Bob Scholl, Hob Ren
ins, Ralph Totten, Gary Maw
and Terry Metier later attend
ed the state tournament in
which an 1 1th place finish was
gained.
Grant won the stale nuct,
with Medford Lnisinng I6lh be
hind the Pels.
Gilchrist gained third in the
District 5-A-2 and B meet at
Pleasant Hill, with the title tak
en by (he hoM learn with 30
points followed l Mch.cnic
Athletes In
with 31 and Gilchrist with 83.
Bonanza w as second in the
District 6-A-2 and B meet, with
Rogue River winning the title
with 30 points and the Antlers
second with 38. Phoenix w a s
third with a total of 71.
FOOTBALL
The Merrill Huskies led the
county in tlie grid sport, as
Gene Christensen's eleven rolled
undeloatcd in six league con
tests to the Klamath B League
titlo and a lierlli in the state
playoffs.
The Huskies ended the season
with an overall record of 8-0 and
in league action scored 191
points while allowing 62.
Merrill drew a first-round bye
in the state playoff and went into
the semifinals against the Was
co Bedsides at Maupin where a
33-12 setback was handed tlie
Huskies.
The Rogue Valley League ti
tle was taken by a potent Phoe
nix Pirate team with a record
of 7-0 in counting action and
the Bucs advanced through the
playoffs to the stale crown.
The Henley Hornets ended
Jeogue play with a record of
4-3, while the Lakeview Honkers
were 1-6 and (he Sacred Heart
Trojans 0-7.
Five Hornets were named to
the RVL all-star offense and de
fense teams in John Riggs, Kim
Hale, Lyle Bergstrom, Fred
Rodriguez and Dan Berry.
The Klamath Falls Pelicans
suffered through a long season
before a 1-7 final record was
posted. Bob Williams' club
gained its lone win in (he sev
enth game of the season as they
hosted the Ashland Grizzlies at
Modoc Field and won.
Despite the oor record, five
Pels were named to the South
ern Conference all-star team in
4 i'-.jS""''
Vv
GENE CHRISTENSEN
. . . into playoffs
Mike McKibbnn, Chuck Mills,
Terry Christiansen, Terry Ke
cks and Hen Kern.
Medford won die conference
title with a 4-0 record and the
Pels ended counting action with
a 1-3 mark.
In collegiate play, the Oregon
Tech Owls gave fans many mo
ments of excilcment with their
interesting brand of ball despite
an overall record on the losing
side ol 3-5.
Comx)sed (or the most part
of (roshman gridik'rs (he Owls
ended Oregon Collegiate Confer
ence play with a respectable
22 mark.
And (he highlight of (he sea
son was (he naming ol H o h
"The Ilulldozeri Baltic lo All
Coast honorable mention.
Portland Stale College won its
first OCC title with a 4-0 rec
ord. lo other gnd action dining
Top
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ary,
Dave
Keck. Mike McN
Ue&root, and batboy Billy Pound. Second row, left to
right, Dave Saks, Alan Mezger, Greg Brosterhous, Bob
Williams, Rick Brosterhous, Coach Harold Howard.
Third row, left to right, Coach Bob Moore, Nick North,
Russ Smith, Bob Moore Jr. and Kim Badley.
the year, tlie annual Punt, Pass
and Kick Contest drew over 100
participants between the ages of
8 and 11 to Modoc Field Oct,
12 and tlie annual grade school
grid jamboree at Modoc Field
Oct. 3 drew its usual large
crowd to witness the play of
12 teams from seven area grade
schools.
The annual Shrine All . Star
games at Portland and Pendle
ton called upon county players,
as tlie Pels' Ron Hitchcock was
chosen for tlie A-l All - Star
game and Jim Thompson of
Merrill and Al DeBortoli of Chil
oquin were picked to join Mer
rill head man Cliristensen in
the East-West Class B-A-2 All
Star tilt.
GOLF
In golf action, the Portland
State Vikings won the Oregon
Collegiate Conference title In
four-man team play, with a 36
holo total of 616. Southern Ore
gon was second with 668, Ore
gon College third with 680 and
tlie Oregon Tech Owls fourth
with 733.
The President's Cup Was tak
en by Dick Krancnburg at
Reames Golf and Country Club
in July, with a 54-hole total of
207. Carl Bartlett was second
with 208.
The Spring Handicap at the
club was won by Dick Wendt
as he defeated Bill Bradshaw.
Tom Wood won first flight hon.
ors over Bob Harrahill and
Frank Tarr edged Jim Johnson
for second flight honors. Nick
Carter was third flight winner
over Adolph Zamsky and Ron
Bell won Hie fourth flight. Med
alist honors went lo Bob Strick
land. Reames pro Jim Warner ad
vanced to (he quarterfinals of
(he Oregon Professional Golfers
Association tournament at II
lahe Hills Country Club in Port
land in July and in the Southern
Oregon Junior Golf Tournament
at Medford July .10, Reed Mor
rison won the Pcewce boys'
crown.
HANDBALL
The YMCA Fall Invitational
Tournament found Duvc Vin
cent winning after having
placed second Hie (wo previous
years. Richard Berg was sec
ond and Dennis Johnson third.
Berg and Vincent comicted in
the YMCA Sports Festival at
Yakima, Wash., in March, with
Berg taking first place in the
Class C handball play by de
feating Vinccnl.
MOTORCYCLE
RACING
A pair of Klamath Falls rid
ers competed in various
"scrambles" throughout the
state during 1963, scoring nu
merous heat victories and post
ing lop finishes.
Steve Nason and Doug Kohler
both islcd heat wins in the
scrambles at Powers and Nason
was second in the Class A main
event.
The (wo also finished high in
the main races and posted
heal victories at Grants Pass
and other races during the sea
son. PISTOL
A pistol team from Kingsley
KnU was fwrmrd ami repre-
ywm
vt,
Lvman. Steve Huettl. Aria
1963
sented the counly well during
1063.
Known as the Pistoloers, the
group attended top functions
throughout the state and posted
high scores. J
The Pistoleers were second
in the Siskiyou County Cham,
pionsliips and captured 14 mAV
vidual awards.
They also competed In the
Oregon Championship matches
at Salem in August as well as
oilier (op matches.
SOFTBALL i
n.
In July, the Klamath Fall i
team competed in the Colum
bia Squires tournament at Mil-
waukie losing two straight conf i
tests.
' Gresham defeated the local ,
team in the first contest d7-!( .
and the woodburn nine won tWj .
second) fray, 8-4. J :
i Pitchers Jcrrie Brltton ani4
Tom Schiff were named to tlii i
All-State team. Ji
i iln Peewee softball action, th 'Ji
Sunset League title waa takeil $
by (lie Payless Drug team oveif jj
Aralum Windows by s score ot
9-5.
' The Payless team ende9;i
league play with a 94 record; j!i
SWIMMING f !
:
during the summer, t h e :
Klamath Falls swim team conV
petcd in a number of meets, s
In the first of these in Julft
Hie local team traveled
Lakoview for a (hree-team meet
and was third.
Bend won tlie meet with 233
poinls, followed by Hie host
Lakeview team w ilh 2H a n ,
Klamath Falls with 87. s
On July 20, the Klamath
Falls (cam posted a win in
three - loam tank test as il
downed Lakeview and Maliit
Klamath Falls scored 358 points
to 297 for second place Lake
view and 68 for Malin. !
Klamath Falls swimmers
qualified for the state finals Ol
Jerry Kramer, Chester Aubrey
and Stove Kramer all qualified
individually and the 13-14 fret
style relay (cam composed of
Kramer. Mike Thornton, Jct
Molotore and Bruce Winterhat
der also qualified. -
The Klamath Falls team alsO
participated in the Liikeview L
ons Club Invitational and placed
last.
First in this meet was Moil
ford with 209 points, followed bt'
Lakeview with 187, Bend will)
108 and Klamath Falls with S.
On Aug. 14, some 80 swin
mors participa(ed in Hie annual!
Malin swimming meet, w i t;li
entrants from Tulclake, Newejt
Merrill and Malin. j
In high school swimminS,
Coach Adorph Faller's Klamall
Falls Pelicans were fourth (a
the girls' competition in t h;t
District 4 meet at North Benjl
and the boys' tenm also fourtjl -
In the fiirls' swimming
North Bend won with 80 poinr
followed by Medford with 58'li
Marshficld with 52, Klamath
Falls with 18'3, Reedsport with
14 and Toledo with 12. If
In the boys' action. Reedsport
was first with 99 points, ( o;(
lowed by North Bend with
Medford 43, Klamath Falls 40,
Toledo 11 and Marshficld wlty
lj poinls. rj
The Pelicans qualified eight
boys ami three girls (or t hi
state prep tournament. 4
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