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SPORTS—Through The Eagle’s Eyes s VERNONIA EAGLE. VERNONIA. OREGON PAGE TEN HORT CLATSKANIE _______WINS GAMES HERE FRIDAY HOTS DOUBLE-HEADER WON BY VISITORS 31-22, 21- 20 ON LOCAL FLOOR A strange situation seemed to exist the past weekend as anglers received their first real thrill dur ing the current steelhead season. Practically all of the old-established fishing holes proved no good to the large number of anglers who ven tured forth. The reports following the fishrng clearly Indicated that by far the majority oi fish caught w.re taken in new water. The flood and its changes in several spots along the streams was attributed as the cause. ADOLPH NELSON HAS A FISH STORY FOR THE BOOKS Adolph Nelson, well known local angler, fished in the Cedar Log hole near Keasey the past week end. He hooked a steel head with a No. 6 leader and a No. 8 hook. The steelhead man aged to wriggle away. Putting on a No. 8 leader, the last he had, and another No. 8 hook, he set out angling once again. Still a mite muddled for his having gotten the first steel head to shore and ready to gaff, he hardly expected anoth er bite so soon . . . but he had it, and he eventually land ed the second fish. But the second fish was the first fish with the leader and hook he lost the first time still cling ing to the steelhead’s mouth. LOGGERS LOSE GROVE GAME TUES BOTTLERS WILL PLAY PEDAGOGUES The Loggers have been having their share of tough luck on the maple court since the season started. Why doesn’t Coach MacDonald ad- vovate a “whiskeree” for his pro teges. We recall some of our earl ier days in school and remember one in particular. Losing game af- ter game . . . not by large scores . it became terrifically nause ating, not alone to the players, but to the other students and the coach as well. One evening, after a stiff workout, the dressing room was quiet save for the swish of the shower through the door into the bathhouse. One player, sick and tired of the losing, especially by close scores, busted out: ‘'By gosh! I was going to shave tonight. (He had a fair beard for his age.) I’m not going to shave until we’ve won a game." It was a couple of weeks before the threat caught on and his beard had gotten away past the downy stage. The other players caught on and they went with him. Three days later the team was in a winning streak that was not thwarted until the finals in the Saturday game was not set until yesterday, he had not had a chance to make the connections for pub- licity. FORMER MID-WESTERN RESIDENT TAKES HONORS Earl J. Preston, former resi- i^ent of the middle west, and who knew more about bass fishing than he did about steelhead angling, ha: completely changed his mind about the relative fighting qualities of his bass and has gone in for steelhead ! fishing in a big way. This is his second season as steelhead fisher man and he loves it. Sunday, at ex actly 4 p. m., in the Malmsten hole, near the Riverview district, along the Nehalem, Preston hooked and landed the largest steelhead caught thus far during the season. The fish weighed 16% pounds Fresh eggs were used as a lure Preston caught a 6-pounder the weel before. RAINIER WINS— Rainier won a double-head bas- ketball encounter at the Washing ton grade school gym Tuesday af ternoon by defeating the local grade school players. The Rainier grade schoolers got off to a good start in the second string game, the first battle, and took it 17-15. The first strings from both schools battled it out, Rainier winning 21-19. The entire enrollment of the Washington school, from fourth to eighth, inclusive, attended the games. Robert Slawson referred the first game and Coach MacDonald officiated for the second game. league tournament were being play ed. But boys, if you raise whiskers, don’t intimate to the girl friend we had any part to do with it. Af ter all, discretion is the better part of valor. CULBERTSON IS PREXY OF SHOOTING GROUP MESSING VICE-PRES. Harry Culbertson, Vernonia ma chinist, was named president of the Vernonia Gun club Friday evening, January 14. He will be assisted by Emil Messing, local postmaster, as vice-president. Other officers named were Art Tousley, treasurer; J. W. Nichols, secretary; and Harold Kellmer, ex ecutive officer. All of the 1938 officials were named by unanimous vote of the members present at the American Legion hall during the evening. A letter was ordered written to National Rifle Association concern ing the renewal of the local club’s charter. Shoots on Tuesday evening at the indoor range at the Legion hall were favorably passed. Two new instructors ror the jun ior rifle group were named Friday evening. They were Harold Kellmer and Harry Johnson. An allotment of rifles and am munition from the NBA is expected soon, the officials reported. ---------- o---------- ROD TEST BY LOCAL MEN IS MADE INTERESTING INFORMA TION REVEALED BY HOFFMAN, McENTIRE An interesting test was made the past week at Hoffman’s Hardware by C. S. Hoffman and Harold Mc Entire. Both men are rabid fisher men and had heard much about the strength of various types of fishing poles. They wanted to find out, for themselves, just how much dead weight an ordinary fly pole and a light steelhead rod could bear. Taking weights, placing them on the store scales, and then tying them to the end of the poles the two men found that an average fly rod would safely lift but 13 ounces of dead weight. The 8-ounce steelhead rod lifted 1% pounds. Both poles were believed taxed | to capacity in the test. The test was ' an interesting bit of conversation for many sportsmen who have de bated long, in this community, con cerning the relative strength of rods . . . and why they sometimes crack under the strain of a heavy fish in local streams LOEL ROBERTS HAS FISHING SPOT, BUT IT COSTS MONEY Loel Roberts, city recorder, likes to angle for steelhead along the Nehalem . . . and he likes to have his fishing holes for himself. He and two or three friends were quietly lo cated in a favorite spot Sun day when a country lad came along and liked the hole too. The country lad cast, once . . . . twice . . . three times, Loel said: ‘‘It’s a little crowd- ed here, isn’t it?” The lad cast again. When Loel's two angling companions went up over the bank to put a few more sticks of wood on the fire, they glan ced back just in time to see Loel put his wallet back in his pocket, the lad put a dollar bill into his overall pocket and at the same time reel in his outfit and start upstream. FACULTY WINS— SCAPPOOSE LIMITED TO STEAM UP COUNTY FIVE DUE TO GIVE LOCAL FLOOR THIRD LEAGUE GAME The Scappoose high school five arrives here this evening to < 1"S"C the Loggers in the third county leauge game on the local floor in a row. Slated for local fans this evening are two games, a second string af- fair due at 7:30 and a follow-up main event with the first string boys at around 8:30. Little is known here concerning Scappoose but regardless of what the river boys might, or might not, have, the Loggers are bidding for a place on the cripple shelf. Walker has been out of school all week, presumably with mumps, and Coach MacDonald feared he would not be in the lineup tonight. He did not make the trip to Forest Grove Wed- nerday night. Working on defense weakness dis- covered in the Clatskanie game, the coach feels his boys should be in good shape to take the Scappoose limited this evehing. Regular ad mission prices will prevail. In a slaughter, the Vernonia Ped agogues, faculty basketball five, took the Timber CCC outfit January 12 to the tune of 65-22. The last half constituted but two 4-minute quart ers which cut down the teachers’ gross score considerably. The V. H. S. second string took the Townies into camp in the lat ter’s first skirmish of the season, 24-20. The games were played on Build* Kitchen— the high school gym maples. Constructing and renovating the — ■ o---------- large kitchen at the American Leg HEATH GETS ’EM— ion hall occupied the bulk of Sun Bill Heath, Riverview service sta- day when several Legionnaires and tion owner, hooked and landed two Auxiliary workers gathered to do steelhead Sunday, angling in holes the work. Included in the improve between Riverview and Mist, One ments is the construction of a 10- was a 11% pound female and the foot drain board, installation of a 3-foot sink, installation of coils in other a 6-pound male. — ------- 1---------------- a large cook stove and construction Mayor 1« III— of a new chimney. Those assist Mayor Ben S. Owens was un- in Sunday were Harry Culbertson able to be present at the city coun (in charge), J. W. Nichols, E. S. cil meeting Monday evening due to Thompson, J. C. Lincoln, Mr. Wied- illness. His condition is reported as erman, Lee Hall, Henry King, Mrs. improved, however, as of yesterday Bessie Cummings and Mrs. E. S. evening. Thompson. 4 4 ? •i HEY, FELLERS! SALMON EGGS 10c— ISc— 20c HOFFMAN HARDWARE Sportsmen'« Headquarter« A« of January 1, the Vernonia Trading Co. will be owned and operated by Cass Ber- gerson. 4 J. E. Tapp has purchased the fuel depart ment and will operate it independently as of the above date. Vernonia Teachers vs. Astoria Bottlers I SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 Admission, 10c, 25c GUN CLUB NAMES OFFICIALS ANNOUNCEMENT Basketball High School Gym FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1938 League Game Is Billed Tonight After suffering a terrific whipping at the hands of Astoria the week be fore, Clatskanie came back strong Friday evening to take a double header here. The first game of the evening, between the subs of both schools, ended 21-20 for Clatskanie, and was fast from start to finish. The sec- ond stringers gave the fans more for their money than the varsity lads. The score at half time was 11-8, Clatskanie. In the feature event, the Ver nonia boys could not find the bas- ket despite innumerable tries. Score at half time in the varsity battle “BEEFERS” IS RIGHT— was 15-10, Clatskanie. “They’ll crab at the drop of a The lineups: hat ... to say nothing of a bas Vernonia (22) Ptn. Clatskanie (31) ketball," writes our informant from Walker, 8 Sulinka, 2 F Corvallis who has followed the per Thompson, J. 2 ! F Martell, 12 ambulations of the O.c’i.i State Thompson, B. Brown, 11 C “Beefcrs," colorful basketball quad Schalock, 6 McPherson, 4 | G coming here next Wednesday to Rundell, 3 Kroessin I G play the Vernonia Pedagogues. Holly Nicar, 3 Baade, 2 S Holcomb writes Wallace McCrae Smith, S this week with a lot of the <!o(>S and sets the date. A large crowd is an POINT MARGIN DIVIDES ticipated. This bunch of ex-college LOCALS, NEIGHBORS . . and present college stars IN GAME stars . . . plays for fun and makes • a lot of fun for the spectators, so In what local boosters said was the advance dope has it. Better be one of the best games of the sea- there to see this battle. Bi efers as son, thus far, the Vernonia Log they are, the Corvallis boys travel light ... six men . . . and take gers lost to the Forest Grove high GAME BILLED SAT. EVE school outfit Tuesday evening on the consequences. AT GYM; VISITORS the neighbors’ floor, 24-23. SCAPPOOSE NEXT— ARE CHAMPS The game was hard-fought little-known of Scappoose, a throughout and not until the fina, The Astoria Bottlers, for the past league basket all outfit, but a scrap whistle blew did the game go inte two years champs of the Astoria py one, arrives in Vernonia . . . definite hands. The score at half- ¡.ay about 0:30 p. m. tonight to city-league play, are coming here time stood 13-11 for Vernonia. Thi. Saturday evening to play the Ver meet the Loggers here on the local >vas the first game of the 2-game floor. The lads here are still vowing nonia Teachers, the fame of which series with Forest Grove billed foi is reaching into the far corners of to win a league game, despite ap the current season, the second game parent sinister conditions against the state. The Bottlers, representing a large to be played here them. Scappoose has played sever The lineups: al games, and according to all that bottling house in Astoria, is a city Ptn. G. Grove,24 we have on them, have come out league outfit but is not content Vernonia, 23 Nicar, 9 ............. F ............ Culver, 12 with local play and spends many about even-Steven on the win and Smith lose column. It’s the Loggers' time evenings during the season navi J. Thompson, 7....F B. Thompson, ......... C.... Wineland, 4 gating hither and thither seeking tonight, we feel certain, and fans Rundell, 2 ...... G...... Lindstrom, 1 should see Vernonia in a double ‘ough competition. S Taylor, 3 The game starts at 8 p. m. Man Turkington, header win tonight, those netted hoops willing. ager Red Banes states that a pre Byers....................... S............ Sager, 2 liminary would probably be arrang Smith ................ S Referee: Bailey, Forest Grove. HERE’S A THOUGHT— ed but due to the fact that the OLD HOLES NO GOOD r Thank you for your patronage during the past 12 years . . . each of us hoping that you will continue your loyalty to both, the Ver nonia Trading Co. and J. E. Tapp’s Fuel Co. Cass Bergerson 8 p. m. Vernonia Trading Co f