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September 25, 1969     Shelton Mason County Journal
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 Bill Dickie&apos;s SIDELINE SLANTS  Ride For The Rogue WEDDERBURN, Oregon Fortunate is tile fishing fanatic familiar with tile piscatorial jewel glittering at tile inouth and within the banks of the Rogue River. It is a gem known to but a relative few, too remote in Oregon's southwest extremity to be conveniently accessible to the metropolitan many. Lying almost exactly mid-way between, it's a stout day's journey by car from Portland to the north, San Francisco to the soutti. Most of the populace residing closet" is rural and sparse. No freeway hastens nor comforts getting to or return from one of the Pacific slope's loveliest locales. But, in one form or another, there's a rainbow-end reward, once the eflbrt is achieved. This summer it hasn't been normally gcnerous in ttte form of salmon, although this finny prize is present in I)umbers to serape the bottom-paint from :lngler-ltlgging surface craft. Trouble is teething schools of anchovies havc uncharacteristically remained inside tile Rogue jetty weeks pasl normal schedule, providing daily i=jlims of such quantity and succulence thai ulal>offcrcd morsels go begging. The herring &parted per habit but the anchovies, myslifyilgly, rcrnained long beyond their norm this season and spoiled late-summer salmm tlshing inside the bar. Nevertheless, luck this place away for future figt, ring, fishermen friends, This is an anglers' paradise, whether the salmon are stuffed or starved. They're there al the Rogue River, inside the bar for the snlall boats or off-shore for the deep-sea charters and more rugged priwlte craft. And if' tltc sahnoi (It)rl'l accommodate, an amazing v;lricty of botloin fish tillg cod, sea bass and perch, red snapper, sole, and the like will gulp almost ;my lure dangled to depth alid fill ih¢ fryillg pan ill short order from lines cast off .icily, shore, dock or boat. lip-river, leo, small Stmlmer-rul stcclhead arc falling for lhe hip-booted piseator's spooits and plugs righl now, and ,'t few weeks Itellcc their heftier cousins of the fall and winter runs will take their turns in the ellannel and rift]¢s. Such variety of fishillg sc'ldolll ClalllS into eolnparablc COlllpacl area ilor is enlbeilished with equal esthetic trappillgs. The Rogue emptics nakedly lille the Pacific, which pounds in shattering whilew;llcr fury against tlte blit at the river mouth and' tke :: flankiig jetties oft both sides wliicrll i!larl |1as )nan(it, let))red for protec'lioll againsl lhe erosive OCC;.II1 swells. A I{'dcral dtt'dgc eonstalltly clears passage for freighters which load U.S. Plywood ('orporation forest products froth a dock-side watchcase jtisl inside the jetties. Ille est,ary of lhe Rogue is divided into two parts by a beatltiful bridge which permits U.S. ltighway I01 to leap from Wedderburn till the north bank to (told Beach oil the south. It is said to lie the only bridge of its peculiarly French archiiectt,re in the U.S. Up-streanl from the bridge Ihe water is quiet, often :iS illany :is 80 to I00 craft lazily troll a tranqt,il surface a half-mile wide and over a mile hmg flanked by high, forested hills. Down-stream from the bridge ocean swells breaking over the bar and through the ship ch,'mnel roughen the water in varying degrees, gradually losing force aud fury ,'is they leave tile bar behi,'d. Marinas, moorages, motels, marine-atnlosphere restatirants, and other commercial installations line this down-stream sector. Up-stream the emphasis is on private residences - and tile jet-boat mail and scenic tour trips to Agness 32 miles up the Rogue. If you haven't cruised the 2-foot-deep rapids and rifl]es of the Rogtic in a 50-passenger jet-powered riverboat you haven't lived. Put it on your list of future advcl lures, SPORTS SPLINTERS .... One of the partieuhtrly interesting l'aeets of a visit with retired Mason County logger Ralph Stevens al his )lOw stlninaer he)lie in Weddcrburn was, for a baseball bug like tile Sidclinor, a "hot stove" session with former pro ball player Jinl Bodner, one of Ralph's closest ncigllbors. Jim, now ill his kite 60s, retired l'r()lll all 8-ye;.ir pro career over 40 years ago. lie was a hard-ihrowig lefth;inder whosc chance to make it in the uajors was thwarted by arm trotible, lie wis takcll to spril]g training tit 1023 by the Bosl()ll Red Sex after a brilliant 1(-I record the i)revious seasoll with Portland, Mainly, in tile Ncw l:,n!xJaild League, but in the proee.s el f:i.,,hioning that mark hc nlisus¢(J Ilis arlll tilltt it failed to hold up tlll(ler the pressure' ()f trying it) ln;ikc good ;.is a possiblc SilCCCSSor to Babe Ruth, wile had been sold during the intervening winter to the New York Y;nlkccs. Rulh, of course, did not earn his fame as :i home i'Ull sh,gger until several years after he had been a highly successful leftha,lded pilcher wilh lhe Red Sex and after lhe Yankees hought hinl froth ll(iston. Bodner was sonlewh;it ill ii hiller, too, enough thai he played tile onlfiel(I on occasion in tile New England, Eastern an(i Cenlral leagues ,,llld has a still detectable dent in lilt' cheekbone jusl ahead of his left ear frllnl a I)eanl)all which lie failed t(I duck. Bodner played in an era milch different fi'om pro baseball Ioday. Pilchers of his lime didn't get relieved at the first sign of trouble as they do today, there wasn't tile emphasis on arm care, there weren't the special pitching coaches, tile trainers, and so many of the other luxuries and aids to ann preservation :IS nOW. Bodner pitched against Ruth, incitlcltally, in a couple o1' spring exhibition ' :" 2 ' ' , - , ' , bill lhal was SOlllewh,ll characlcrislic tit" lbdtler's ;ibilily to Ill/idle Icfthandcd hittcrs. Today, reiirc'd from .i sucec'ssful instiranec Cal'ccr, Bodncr is one of the Rogue River's inosl avid alld successful t'ishillg fans, l:astball pilchcr Bill Nut) reeeiltly nloved back to Shclton Io inake his honic, l)ringing the news thai two or three players of tills yc;.ir's highly rated Rohr Constrtlction teanl of Auburn would lnove here' and play for lhe Athletics IleXl Stlllllller if they CO(lid get jobs here. Bill hax been virtually a onc-mata i)itching staff for the Athletics and the predecessor (loll Oil tc,'lm for several years. One Illorc pitcher of Bill's stature wOtild inak¢ the Athletics one of the true fastball powerhouses of the state. One of the would-be Rohr defectors fills that description. u//iu Sighting-in Day Scheduled ]'tie Shelton Rifle & Pistol Club will hold a sighting-in day for all hunters of the area on Sunday, Septeniber 28, l q6q. The club range will be open fronl tj a.m. to 4 p,m. Members of the club will he on hand all day to help kulliers properly sight-in their rifles. The club is offering this oplJl)rluniiy as a public service to hunlers in this area :is part of a natioil-wide progralil conduced by the National Rifle Association. League Game Here Friday Opening league action this Friday llighi on Loop Field ;it eight o'clock will be the Shelton Highclinlbers and the East Bremerton Knights. Both teams have suffered iwo losses in the warnlup period for league action and will be looking for a league win as well as their initial win of the season. Last year, the Knights beat Shelton in Bremerton at iheir homecoming, 26-14. it proved io be the highest scoring night the Climbers were in all year, and provided over one third of the Climbers' total points for the season. Head Coach of the Climbers, Jack Stark commented thai this week, they are goiug to work un eliminating the mistakes they made in last week's ball g,'tnle and beat East Bremerton. He said that fiJr three and a half quarters, the Climbers only made five mistakes. Loop Field was mtzddy for the Bellarmine game, and if things work oul right, will be the same mess for East Bremerton. The last time the Knights came to Shelton, they scored a school record number of points. Stark has his Climbers working on defense Io slop ihe Knights' ailack, hul the offen that has scored only three points ill two games nlust $o to win Friday night. ttundreds of NRA affilialed clubs lhroughoul lh¢ counlry arc taking parl ill I llis t)rop, raill. A ¢orreclly sight,d-in rifle is an inlpollanl slt'p Iii sal'e alld at.'Cllrate sholitib , aiid incrtases the probability of a successful tiuiiing sc;.iSt)li, S;,lys Mr. John Waikins, i']xeculive ()ffictr of Ihe Sheltol Rifle & Pisid ('luk I:anliliarlzalion firing and knowledge of the point of ilnpacl 1 the gun being lised adds enjoynienl and safely to I:hc fine sport of bunting. Dot ailed infornlation on sighting-in techniques arid l'iring points for zeroing in will be awiilable al lhe raiige. Targets will be available for both 100 and 200 y:lrds, lhinlers are requested to haw all firearlns unloaded and actions open when entering the range area. ('offce will be available at the range. To help defray range expenses a donation of $1.00 is requested. The club range is located just ()tf the Masou Lake Road. |:re(it Shelton, drive out Bayshore Io the Mason Lake Road, (left approx. 1/2 mile beyond (;elf C'ourse) and follow the signs to Lake Limerick. I"rom the I.ake l,imerick inain gate, continue North on the M:ison l,akc road for 2 miles. Turn right on our range access road and continue for appro× I/2 mile to the range. N()'I1;. Nleic will hi' a sign ell the Mason I.akc road iudicating the It) in-off. Page 20 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, September 25, 1969 SHELTON'S Don Cox (41) kept a tight grip Ol a Betlermlne back while awaiting help from teammates Scott Larson (71) and Jack Stentz (51) during this play during action n Friday night's game, which Bellermile won 27-0. Climbers Clobbered By Bellarmine 27-0 By CHARLES GAY l.cading 13-0, -ihc B¢ll,lrmin¢ [,k)ns scored lwo tOtlchdowlls ill ihe IOtlrlh quarler alid Welll ()il h) win a non-league ganie over Ihc Stldtotl Ilighclinibt'rs last Friday night Oil loop I:ield, 27-0. I,(It/p I;icld was niiid oi/ce agaiil as lhe ('lilllbers opellt'd tht!ir heine season. By lhe end of ilk' firsl halt, the Lions while jt'rst'ys wt're slntared and lheir nit)libels hard Io niake otit. Ik[larniin¢ It)tk ttk' opening kickoff. ()it lh¢ lirsl play Iruni scriiniliagc'. Iheir leflhaildcd passer lhrew Ihc" Imnih. 'lhe c'llll had Ihc" ('limber d¢lcndt'rs bell. bill Ihe pass was off his flap')lips. [hc I.iollS couldil'l du nltlCll l(i follow lhal acl and the ('lillihers slclptx:d lwo running plays Io gt'l. lh¢ ball for liter firsl iiiuc. ,%11 hough Dun ('ox cairit'd for all l'xc¢lleill galll, file ('lilllhc'rs could)el lUOVe the ball eilhei. ]'he IJons scored lhe sCColld time they had lhe ball. Mike Radfurd, Ihe quarh_'rback, gliillc'd / lhenl down for the louchdown with his smlhpaw passes, and lheir backs had some nice gains. 1'he firsl quarler ended wilh the Clilnbers in possession d' the ball. Moving Io tile other side of lhe field during Ihe quarter hieak didn't help, and Brad Brausford punlcd it away. Jiln Burkhouse of Bcllarlnilk took Ihc punt and raced back down field, and when hc had the ('linlber defenders beat, tripped and fell in lhe mud. The l,ioiis continued their drive when a Shelton defensive back batted a pass into the air and the receiver dove for the ball and rlladc the calch t)ll Ihe 20 of Shelton The ('lilnbers look over when I]ell:lrnline's allack spullered. llelped along by good gains by Mike He, at) :ind |)on ('ox, they Inoved down inside the visitoi's te, fritory. Aflcr lhree successive losses, Bransford punted to the four yard line of Bellarlnine where (Ctirt Stracke downd it. A penally moved the hall back to the tv,'o yard line, using the half of the disiance 1o the goal rule. Two plays later, the half ended wilh the Lions in possession oil lheir own eight yard line. ('Olllpared to Iheir last meeting v, llh Icll,ulnlnc. Ihc ('linlhcr WClt' ilOl tlUilll,, b',tl [ i.l \\;Cil. Ihc I,ions led 27-t) al Ihc c'iitt ot lilt' llrsl qiiailCl, liitl this l,aiilC lhc) were onl) dowu €-(),il lhc halt. (ire f, Race. itcllarinile', Icll l'l)(ll¢d lc't't'l' ,I) It' kiCkcl, iliist'tl I hi' IIIXl t'\\;lla i(lllil . bul t'tlllVc'llcd ()11 t'Vt'l\\; (ilk' iillcl Ih;.li ('lit I ,llal:kt' ill) Imck lh¢ s¢t.:t)lltl, hall kickdf It> Sllclion- 31 ,ai'd hilt' Mike' No,it) ,lailcl Ihc ('liinlcr ill i>i wllh l st'el'it yard l..;ililt.'i %I Ihls [)oilll. lark ()'('tin)tell ll lJcl <irllllllt' was IIIlillCd Alter Ih,ll..",;ht, lloil Cullld IIOl iftOVt" lhe h:i/1 tfi(t wa hlr'¢ti io I)Ui'li Ihc I lOllS  M,irio Mcl/C(lli h;Id ci hi t b',ain Io lilt' ('liinhcrs" ]1 , :.i i tl i i lit- lU Ih¢ thl\\;e lhal loll<vcd, hul ,",;hdlun's ddc'n<',;t: I OplCd II¢ll,il iillllc :iild lh¢ ('lllllbt'l'4 l)€>l, t)Vt'l ()11 their t, Vl) 7 \\;I'-,1111 ht'lloil ct)tild llOl illt)v¢ ,illtl tlran',l<Htl iuillt'ti, il¢llarlilillC' ihc'ii liitvc'tl tltiWil Ilk' Iidd till Cl St'lie', el bill !NilID; alitl lev¢ Jollt, s Cllqk'tl Ihc till',(" iih Iclnp, Itlll ['or lilt' [ it)nx" xc't'l>lld lOllt.'hdu'ffl Race llitidc iI 13-1) with tii kick. [ht" ('lilllllrr ,eel back to lht'ir owl) .I() yald Ilil' when l)allas (;uillt'i);ill back lh¢ kickoll I)on ('ox ripped o[1 a ten yald t',iili Itl get ,l fiisl do\\;vii t)li liis owi 4.t ft)r lhe ('hinlx'is. I'hc' lilird pciiod ended \\;,ilh tlk' scmc', tktl,irniinc" 13, .lielltm (I, and Ihe ('liilibcrs h,id ilk' ball, ('ux gel through lhc lions" dt_'lellse for an ¢ighl yard gain to gel anolher tirsl dowil on Ik'llarniints ,17 yard line Io open l'ourth quailcr acliun. Tht" ('liilibtrs wert' sfopp0d afl0r lhec lwt) lirsi downs alid Ihc l.ion ltk ovt, r OII their ()\\;vii -lt). 'lwo plays gel Ihelll inlo lhc ciltl Lone. ()il lirl dowii lruili ilk' [orly, a hmg /itl.iril ptil lht.'lll t).rl Slicllol}'s )0 yard lille. R;icc lhc'll picked his way llii",ltiLtll ('liililk'r d01t:lltlt, rs litliii Ilk' 30 to score I1¢ adtld his clwii cxlra puilil aild Ihc l,lt)ilS led, 20-0. Afler Ihe kickt)ff, lhe ('tiinb¢ls couldn'l iii o vt', aild [inally funlbled. This gave' the ball to lhe l, ioils on ,€:,hellon's 27, bul Bellarlnine could do nolhing with it and Shcllon tt)ok over on theil 29 yard line. Alan Olsen, quarterback, saw Now Forming Leagues and Teams for Jr. and Bantam Bowlers! SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 Juniors ......... 10:30 a.m. Bantams ......... 1 p.m. For more information stop in at the TIMBER BOWL 633 S. 1st 426-8452 i i i p,,' J t :i! I • i 7!  %: : , iii HIGHCLIMBERS Dallas Gunter (81) and Dan this Bellermine ballcarrier high and low during non-league tilt on Loop Field. At left is SheltC (32). aclion for lwo plays, and on third when t]raiNord canle back in, lie wa duniptd. On fourth, lit' punted. A clitlpilig penally alaiilsi the I.iuns nloved the bali back to their own 44. In one play lhey wcnl Iioln their 44 Io Shelton's 20 and scored later. The grouml gainers for the ('iinlbcrs we're Mike Neau, senior, who carried 12 tinles for 46 yards: I)on ('ox, another senior, who packed it 12 more times for 44 yards' Doll Neth, sophomore fullback who gained 12 yards in t'ivc tries: aild Brad Bransford, a senior who carried six times for seven yards. Brallsford was one for four in passing for a nlinus two yards. (.)lsen lhrcw two tl the ('limbers" six passes, bul didn'l conlpiele ally. 'l'lc ('lilnhc!rs lnade 109 yards nel rl.ishing alld passiilg, while ihc Lions gaihc'rcd 2gt4 yards. In ihc first-dt)wll depariluent, Shelloll luade six to l:lL, llarilline's I 3. Tracy Arlnstrotlg, I)ave MFr, and Mark Wittenberg headed the tackling charts wilh five each. Wiltcnberg also had three assists. Don ('O× not only had four tackles, but broke up three Lion passing plays. I:lsewhere around the Olyinpic League, the defending champions of the 'league, Central Kitsap, scored a league victory over West Brclncrton with a 36-yard field goal with less than three and a half lilillutes to go in the game. I,Ca si tjrcinerion the Lincolt Wilson 14anlS Kiis,ip I0-0, tea)us with record ,is the lhc league wins and a p:l P o r 1 The)has More 30-12 whcU threw four tout well knoW: F'ryer, viclory. Dan ('It m bcrs Angeles 1" hc concerning a North KitsaP: scoreless tie Island, whom / EVERYTHING'S FREE SO SIGN UP NOW! YOU CAN BE THE PROUD WI OF THIS TROPHY! We're Giving Away 18 Trophies In All In our Lo¢lll sOi¢ Punt, Pass & Kick Compelilion! • a iltnd¢ to Here's your chance tO be the proud winnerJ<'i. .;.;,i" h,- uu"- all-metal trophy, We are awarding 18 troP op,K the top three boys in each nroup in our local r- ..0'IgY tion. _., c0tpe'#l II:. ., You have a ood chance to win since you ifl OU.a'/#l , g oU Wl,' $ l.'" pl, with boys in your own age group. 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