The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 25, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 June 1986 — Page 8
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., June 18,1986
Sports
Fishermen promote good boating habits
By JOHN BRYAN Syndicated Columnist “I love my boat almost as much as my wife,” is the way Mike Boucher meant to put it, “so please be careful,” he told me when he finally agreed to let me use his boat in next Sunday’s Operation Bass tournament at Lake Anna. His comment caused me to realize that bass tournaments have one more good quality that I haven’t before recognized. Everyone knows that bass tournaments promote conservation and welfare of the fish. Tournament bass must be released alive, and properly aerated livewells are required in the boats. And, for logical reasons, tournament bassers almost always release any bass they catch during non-tournament outings. And everyone knows that bass tournaments have prompted water safety. Tournament boats are required to have kill switches which are designed to shut off the engine if the driver, for any reason, leaves the seat. Tournament fishers must wear life jackets whenever the engine is running. And engines must not exceed approved horsepower ratings for the boats. At a recent Operation Bass tournament a rarity happened: the first and second place winners were disqualified because their boats’ engines were larger than their boats were designed for. Because of such enforcement, bassers today don’t buy oversized engines. Everyone may not know that typical tournament fishers don’t litter. In fact, most keep their boats spotless. At a tournament last summer I saw a fisher toss a cigarette package into the lake at a launch site. Within seconds the package was retrieved by another fisher and returned to its owner. That’s how unusual it is to see a tournament fisher use a lake as a waste basket. And tournament fishers promote water courtesy. We’ve all read the countless stories of how tournament, fishers have stopped
| Ninth Annual — 3.3 And 8 Mile | \Mail-Journal Flotilla Road Race] | Saturday, July 5,1986 9:00 A.M. I I ~ r> i o Pre-Registration — 7:30 A.M. Syracuse City Park — Syracuse - SPLITS: One, Two. Four And Six Miles • The Mail-Journal Flotilla Road Race is held in conjunction with the AID ON COURSE: Water Will Be Furnished On The Course At Two. A 4th of July Flotilla Festival sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Four And Six Miles. ■ Chamber of Commerce. Both races are run near the shores of two TRAFFIC CONTROL: By Syracuse Police And Civil Defense & Kosciusko f a of Indiana’s most beautiful lakes. Rolling hills are a part of both County Sheriffs Dept. A A events. RESTROOMS: Park Restrooms, No Showers ■ L a . - I Mail-Journal Flotilla Registration Form I | Name — Sex | A Address A ▼ City State Zip i I Date Os Birth. July 6,1 Will Be Years Old " A I Want To Run In The A I □ 3.3 Mile Run □ 8 Mile Run I , MEN WOMEN A □ 14&Under □ 35-39 □ 14&Under ||W W jß*** " WW * I I Cafpanripc; □ 15-19 □ 40-44 □ 15-19 tJr < ' ' Mrw f n ; S D 20-24 □ 45-49 ' □ 20-29 > JFJb ' A A (Both Races) □ 25-29 0 50-59 0 30-39 IF iFT 1 I | 0 30-34 060 & Over 040 & Over » J d| f ♦ ALL CONTESTANTS MUST SIGN THE WAIVER, ALSO PARENTS IF i | YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE > K " ♦ The undersigned waives all rights and claims against the individuals, committee members, and officials ?; t" " A sponsoring or working on The Mail-Journal Flotilla Road Race and landowners whose land borders the Road REAL RECORD SETTER — Long. ie»n lightning-fast Tim ■ Race course, both individually and severally and acknowledges the above individuals and landowners assume Mylin o f Indianapolis was well ahead of the pack in the eight-mile W no responsibility for accidents, injuries, or loss of equipment prior to, during, or after the event. fan ta the 1985 Road Race at Syracuse. MyHn. who ran for A Butler University at Indianapolis and out performed all competition A Signed Date ■ there, shattered the course record with a time of 41:02. The ■ ▼ previous record was 41:29, set last year by John Roscoe and Dave (Bruce. A Parent’s Signature If Above Is Under 18 Years Os Age Mike Marier. Ligonier, on the heels of Mylin, finished in 4th ■ place overall. . -ENTRYFEE- A Custom A I PRE-REGISTRATION DAY OF RACE " , ... I (Deadline: Monday, June 30) Mail*JOlHTial 1 -Oliirt A $ () 00 Payable To Mail-Journal Flotilla Road Race s s®° I To The First 225 Entries I Mail Check And Entry Form To: ADULT T-SHIRT SIZE Awards (Both Races) A Mail-Journal Flotilla Road Race SMall ** Trophy to first man and woman finisher in each ■ f . C/O Tony Clouse □ Medium (Both Races! raCe u A- RR4Box3BC-l Larne uiwesj Medals awarded to first three positions in each A I
their fishing to tow broken down boats. It’s almost become a badge of pride to be able to list the times you’ve towed people in the middle of tournaments. I had my first opportunity at a tournament last month. It took 20 minutes of prime fishing time to tow the little boat and its four occupants back to their launch site. But I did it for two selfish reasons. First, so I could get one of those badges. Second, because I thought it would bring me good luck for the rest of the day. But it didn’t. But there’s one great aspect of tournament fishing that, so far, is not given much recognition. Tournaments hold marriages and
Whitworth will compete in Classic
INDIANAPOLIS - Kathy Whitworth, the tall, slim golfer from Texas, whose amazing 88 official golf championships is a record practically out of reach, will seek her 89th title June 23-29 at the $350,000 Mayflower LPGA Classic. Her first victory came in 1962 at Pheonix, four years after she turned professional and her latest in 1985 at Portsmouth, Va. In between those championships, Whitworth has been the leading money winner on tour eight times, player of the year seven times, winner of the Vare trophy for low scoring average seven times, and inducted into every golf hall of fame this side of the Atlantic. Even Sam Snead sent her a congratulatory telegram when she eclipsed his 84 official victories in 1984. Whitworth, who likes the challenge of the tough Country Club of Indianapolis course, will be joined in the chase for another victory by the few active LPGA players with a string of championships to their name. On the list are fellow Hall of Fame member Sandra Haynie with 42; Jane Blalock with 29; Marlene Hagge, 25; Amy Alcott and Donna-Caponi, 24 and Patty Sheehan, 16. Challenging the veterans is a clutch of newcomers who have won a tournament in the last two seasons: Mary Beth Zimmer-
families together. Janet and I have always had a fairly good marriage. First there came the massive, tear-down-the-house fights. Then the separate rooms. Then the discussions on who would get the house. All because of bass tournament. I pleaded that she didn’t respect my right to enjoy a bit of fishing every now and then. But the wonderful thing is that we quickly got into a sink or swim situation, and now we’re swimming beautifully. Janet and I have learned a lot about each other and what we like and dislike. And we have settled on a lifestyle now that makes us both feel great. All because of bass tournaments. The quickest way
man, who tied for second at last year’s Classic; long ball hitting Vai Skinner; U.S. Open titlest Kathy Baker; Becky Pearson; Muffin Spencer-Devlin, and Laurie Rinker, whose brother Larry claims several victories on the PGA tour. The 10th Anniversary Classic will receive a downtown In-
Umpiring a concern
WASHINGTON, D C. - Once again this year, umpires are obviously missing calls. Mistakes Golf results MAXWELTON The following ladies were winners at Maxwelton Ladies Day on Wednesday June 4. The play of the day as “Field Shots: ” Nine-hole — Ann Brooks, first; Betty Slabaugh, second 18-hole — Jane Musser, first; Jackie Wortinger, second; Lura Stone and Maggie Smith, third. The play of the day for June 11 was “Blind Nine” with the following ladies winning: Nine-hole — Donna Kline, first , Bonnie Newman, second 18-hold — Shirley Quinn, first; Jackie Wortinger, second; Alice Herbison, third; and Dot Wysong and Ginny Lamont, fourth
to dissolve a bad marriage that shouldn’t continue anyway is to introduce tournament fishing. And the best way to give a good marriage a booster shot to make it even better is to introduce tournament fishing. I told Janet, that I’ll be using Mike’s boat next Sunday. “How much will it cost?” was her loving reply. I mumbled something, and then followed with, “I need to know how many tournaments you’re planning to fish in August, because sometime that month we need to get over to Nashville.” I smiled politely and told her. I’m pretty sure it was a smile I saw on her face as she x’d off those weekends.
dianapolis send-off Tuesday, June 24, with a putting clinic and “putt against the pros” contest; on City Market Plaza. Two Pro-Ams are scheduled Monday and Wednesday, June 23 and 25. The four-day, 72-hole stroke play tournament itself will get underway on Thursday, June 26.
go uncorrected. Major League baseball refuses to utilize the means of the 20th century to provide justice to players and teams. It’s good that announcers call a spade a spade. A team one likes to watch doing a game is Phil Rizzuto and Bill White, who work for the New York Yankees. That’s because they’re fair, partisan, of course, but fair. One of their pitchers got a strike on a very obvious missed call, and the opposing pitcher was livid. Both Rizzuto and White admitted the goof, said they didn’t blame the pitcher. An umpire in the stands watching a closed circuit television monitor could have reversed the call. Though the NFL begins this season to utilize this system. Major League baseball still allows umpiring mistakes to go uncorrected.
Sailing rat e results
Juneß, 986 Race I 2 Total Season Place . Boat Sail No. Skipper Points Total 4 4 E-Scow WAHI Call/Baumgardt 16 22 II DNC E-Scow SC-30 Brumbaugh 35 56.7 11 E-Scow WA-44 Levinson 0 0 2 5 E-Scow WA-100 Winter 13 32.7 9 7 E-Scow WA-1 Pinney 28 51 10 10 E-Scow 18-100 Smith 32 59.7 13 DNC E-Scow D-4 Russel 37 68 3 6 E-Scow WA-31 Rian 17.4 47.4 6 11 E-Scow SL-88 Herdrich 28.7 59.7 5 9 E-Scow X-4 Mourman/Mattern 25 52 8 2 E-Scow WA-2 Medlock 17 30.7 7 3 E-Scow WA-20 Snook 18.7 49.7 12 8 E-Scow SL-111 Mayberry/Grumme 32 56 2 3 Hobie 16’ 67315 Simpson 8.7 11.7 5 5 Hobie 16’ 74451 Hess 20 38 3 2 Hobie 16’ 85487 N/A 8.7 24.7 6 DNC Hobie 16’ 39870 Lemberg 24.4 27.4 11 Hobie 16’ 64268 Yoder 0 11.4 4 4 Hobie 16’ 80259 Heathman 16 34 7 6 Hobie 16’ 84367 Holt 24.7 42.7 11 AMF 88 Newhouse 0 6 June 15 Race 1 2 Total Season Place Boat Sail No. Skipper Points Total 5 4 E-Scow WAHI Call/Baumgardt 18 40 11 10 E-Scow WA-4 Badcrek 33 100 9 8 E-Scow X-4 Moorman/Mattern 29 81 13 DNF E-Scow 18-100 Smith 36 95.7 3 2 E-Scow WA-100 Winter 8.7 41.4 10 9 E-Scow WA-1 Pinney 31 82 11 E-Scow WA-44 Levinson 0 0 6 DNF E-Scow SLIII Mayberry/Grumme 28.7 84.7 2 5 E-Scow WA-31 Rian 13 60.4 7 3 E-Scow WA-20 Snook 18.7 68.4 8 DNF E-Scow SL-88 Here rich 31 90.7 4 6 E-Scow WA-2 Mediock 19.7 50.4 DNF 7 E-Scow SC-30 Brumbaugh 33 89.7 12 DNF E-Scow X-2 N/A 35 105 2 5 Hobie 16’ 85487 Lemmtri 13 37.7 11 Hobie 16’ 84326 Huffer 0 45.7 DNF DNS Hobie 16’ 80257 N/A 23.7 69.4 3 4 Hobie 16’ 64268 Yoder 13.7 25.1 4 6 Hobie 16’ 80259 Heathman 19.7 53.7 DSQ 2 Hobie 16’ 39870 Lemnerg 14 41.4 5 3 Hobie 16’ 67315 Simpson 15.7 27.4 DNC DNS Hobie 16’ 84367 Holt 23.7 66.4 Handicap 1 2 5-2 7.9 410 Turns 3 8 2 1 5-2 7.9 234 Marfin 3 11
Astros, Giants contend
WASHINGTON, D C. - Houston and San Francisco in the National League West are major surprises after two months of Major League play. The Mets, in the
East, are following the preseason script. The Dodgers, hurt by a key injury to Pedro Guerrero, are still in it and although the Cardinals have not been impressive, it’s too early to dismiss them. If, however, Houston or San Francisco win the division, that would be major news. Atlanta, under Chuck Tanner, is very much in it, and is the third pleasant surprise of the season. Thus, the race in the National West promises to be close, with at least four contenders. Cincinnati is the biggest negative at the moment, but could also get straightened out. The other West division, also offers a multi-team, close pennant race. Five teams figure to be in it — including the White Sox, who have recovered after a dismal beginning. Oakland is much better, though that isn’t a surprise. California is strong again, if Reggie Jackson can hold up his production. Texas, however, is the biggest pleasant surprise. Kansas City, world champions of last year, is also in it, of course. Only Minnesota and Seattle seem out of the chase. The Twins, who looked so good the first month, might revive, but flopped big in May.
| PAUCE OF SPORTS 9th Annul MernuM Festival 5,000 Meter Run Saturday, June 21,1986 Check In 9:30 AM. - Run 11:00 AM. ENTRY FORM h Name Sex S Address S City State Zip } Date Os BirthOn June 21, I Will Be: Years Old |k All contestants MUST sign waiver, if you are UNDER 18 years of age, your parents must l! also sign form. 12 The undersigned waives all rights and claims against individuals, committee members ih and oHicials sponsoring or working on the Mermaid Festival 5,000 meter run and landowners whose land borders the Road Race Course, both individually and severally and acknowledges the above individuals and landowners assume no responsibility for ach cidents, injuries, or loss of equipment prior to, during, or after the event. | Signed Date « Parent's Signature If Under 18 — DIVISIONS MEN WOMEN IS 14 & Under 14 8 Under l! 15-19 15-19 IK 20-29 20-29 J 30-39 30-39 jITEE SHIRT SIZE: Small Medium Large X-Large Pre-Registration Before June 20,1986 — $5.00 After June 20, 1986 — $6.00 IlltaNtilMlPlltttOfSpMte MAIL CHECK A BOW FORM TO: N'ftW'tat'r'W 46555
Webb to appear at Games
INDIANAPOLIS — The NutraSweet Company, project presenter for Opening Ceremonies of the White River Park State Games, recently announced the appearance of Spud Webb, basketball’s slam dunk superstar, at opening ceremonies, August 1 at Indianapolis. Webb’s appearance is one of several special activities provided by the NutraSweet Company as a part of their involvement with State Games IV. The public is invited to visit NutraSweet Place at Opening Ceremonies, Friday evening, Aug. 1, at Indiana University’s Track and Field Stadium on the IUPUI campus. Doors open at 6 p.m. Ceremonies will start at 7 p.m., during which the presentation of the NutraSweet “Giving It 100%” award for volunteerism will be made. In true Olympic style, products containing NutraSweet, product coupons and special White River
Classic boasts tough field
INDIANAPOLIS - Fifteen of the LPGA’s 20 featured touring pros will be in the field for the $350,000 Mayflower LPGA Classic, June 23-29, at the Country Club of Indianapolis. The list includes Vai Skinner and Juli Inkster, both early winners on the 1986 tour; Kathy Baker, the ’BS U.S. Women’s Open champion, and. Judy Dickinson, who won her first LPGA event last year. Others on the early commitment list are Mary Beth Zimmerman, whose back-to-back wins earlier this season were her first on the LPGA tour. She tied for second in the 1985 Classic. Also coming is Fort Wayne’s Kathy Kratzert, who is enjoying a strong sophomore season. In the hunt for a second Classic title will be defending champions Alice Miller, Jane Blalock and Amy Alcott, returning after several years of absence. The Classic is one of a handful of tournaments that has not had a repeat winner. The 144-player field also will include Beth Daniel, who shares the CCI course record of 65 with Sally Little and Donna Caponi, who has recorded five top 10 finishes in the Classic, including
North Webster girls win pair
The North Webster girls’ softball team began its season with two impressive wins. On June 4, North Webster defeated Pierceton, 11-2. The offense was sparked by Stacey Lent and Sherri Ross, each with triples. Lee Rodeffer added a double and Nicole Eisama drove in two runs. Fairfield was the victim on June 11 as North Webster pounded out a 9-7 win. North Webster overcame a 4-0 defecit, chipping away at the lead until the fourth inning, where the team went ahead to stay. Hitting stars were Lent and Rodeffer. Lent belted a home run and Rodeffer added a triple.
Park State Games commemorative posters which may be autographed by. Webb, will be available. “We are happy to be among the six states to welcome the NutraSweet Company to our State Games family,” said Brian Kimball, executive director of the White River Park State Games. “With their support, we are looking forward to an even more spectacular event this year.” Advance sale tickets to opening ceremonies and all other finals events will be available July 1 at all Hook’s Drug Stores. The NutraSweet Company joins corporate sponsors Hook’s Drugs, Inc., and the Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Inc., in financial support of the White River Park State Games IV, activity of the White River Park Development Commission and the Indiana Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine.
a second place in 1983. Tournament week begins Monday, June 23, with the Riley Booster Pro-Am to be contested y by teams of four amatuers each headed by a professional. There will be no gate admission charged for the day. The traditional Classic ProAm, sold out for the third straight year, will be played Wednesday, June 25. Tournament play starts Thursday, June 26. Primary beneficiary again this year is Riley Hospital for Children. More than $535,000 has been given to the Mayflower Fund Research in the Diseases of Children at Riley. The first grant from the fund was awarded earlier this year to Dr. Sharon Andreoli for research into kidney disease. Season tickets and good-any-day coupon books are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations in the state. City Center on the Circle and from Mayflower headquarters. 9998 North Michigan Road, Indianapolis, 46206-2206. Daily tickets will be sold at the gate.
Harness races to be held June 20-21
World Class Trottingbred harness horses will race at the Goshen Fairgrounds track Friday and Saturday, June 20-21 and the following weekend, June 27-28. Sponsored by the Maple City Trottingbred Association, the races will start at 6:30 p.m. and will include up to 16 heats of half mile competition by nationwide top 10 harness horses. The race program will include six nights of racing at Goshen this summer, with an August 22-23 date being added to the two June races. An expected 80-100 horses will be entered each night of racing with purses ranging from SIOO to S3OO. Racing enthusiasts from Elkhart and LaGrange counties will be competing. Many other participants will come from all over Indiana, as well as Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Florida.