Sunday Gazette-Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 34

Sunday There are several changes from this Early Season Proved Popular i A I past season in the 1960 hunting recommendations made recently by the game division, and hunters should study them and make their own opinions known. The game division wants to return to an Oct. 15 date lor opening the squirrel, grouse and wild turkey seasons, a departure from the Oct 3 opening of last fall. In addition, it has proposed extensions on both rabbit and deer seasons. The rabbit season would run through Jan.

31, a month than previously, and a week-long bucks only season would be added to the regular hunt. Here are the various dates proposed by the game division: Squirrel, grouse and wild turkey --Oct. 15 through Jan. 7: quail and ringneckv pheasant--Nov. 11 through Jan.

rabbit -Nov. 11 through Jan. 31. Deer for gun hunters--Nov. 28 through Dec.

3 (mixed hunter's choice and bucks only) and Dec. 5 through Dec. 10 (bucks only). Deer for --HTCTTCTS--Oct. 15 through Dec.

31; bear--Nov. SPRINGER KEEPS TAB ON CONFERENCE POINT-MAKINC 's Miller Is Top State 1 through Nov. 24. The game division also proposes a split season on waterfowl, running Oct. 29-Nov.

12 and Dec. 1-Jan. 8. The fish division recommended no major changes for the I960 season. Trout season would open on April 30 and irog season would run from June 4 to midnight June 18.

The division proposes sticking with the liberalizing seasons on warm water species. Sectional Meetings Interesting The various proposals for the 1960 hunting and fishing seasons will be discussed at the nine sectional meetings schedled to be held the state beginning Jan. 18. The meetings will be held at Beckley, Jan. 18; Morgantown, Jan.

10: Wheeling, Jan. 20; Parkersburg, Jan. 21; Clarksburg, Jan. 22; Charleston, Jan. 25; Petersburg.

Jan. 26; Jan. 27; and Elkins, Jan. 28. Conservation Director Warden Lane and various members of his staff, including Game Chief C.

O. Handley and Fish Chief Ed Kinney, attend these meetings to explain their programs and to answer questions. The meetings have produced some spirited discussions, particularly concerning the deer season back in the early days of hunter's choice. They are beneficial to both the Conservation Commission and the hunters and fishermen in attendance. I have heard countless times that there is no point in attending these meetings because the commission doesn't listen to the recommendations anyway.

Of course this is a ridiculous attitude similar to that held by a person who doesn't vote because he says his vote won't mean anything. It is my personal opinion that the game division will meet considerable opposition in its efforts to return the squirrel, grouse and wild turkey season to Oct. 15. It was my impression this past fall that a majority of hunters liked the early October opening and that it worked well, all things considered. The principal consideration, from the hunter's standpoint, is the weather.

An earlier season gives the hunter approximately two extra weeks of good fall weather in which to enjoy himself. Sometimes the weather is too warm in the early part of as it was for a few days last fall, but a person doesn't have to hunt if he doesn't want to. After the middle of October the weather is unpredictable. I have not heard the reasons given by the game division for wanting to return to an Oct. 15 opening, but I imagine they will stress increased hunting accidents and immature wild turkeys among the kill.

The Conservation Commission has taken the position in the past that an earlier season causes more accidents because of the heavier foilage, and that an additional two weeks growth in October means a big difference in a wild turkey poult It will be interesting along this line to study the wild turkey kill report of 1959, when it is completed, and observe the difference in weight of poults killed last fall and in previous seasons when a mid-October opening was observed Rabbit, Deer Changes Welcome I do not know how the proposals for a longer deer season and the extended rabbit season will be received by hunters, but my own opinion is that both will be welcomed. I do not think a longer season on either species will hurt the populations to any great extent, but in each case the extra hunting would mean added enjoyment to the license buyer. This, after all, should be the major consideration when other factors of good game management have been met. Concerning the rabbit season, It Is doubtful if there would be enough hunting during the month of January to make a dent in the remaining population. However, hunters who keep a dog the year round--an expensive item when the feed bill is added up--would greatly appreciate an extra month of hunting.

As it is, they have only about seven weeks altogether. The extra week of buck hunting is a move which should be welcomed eagerly by deer hunters because it will enable them to hunt for a trophy deer, relatively free of the pressure that goes with a short season. One of the duties of George Springer, executive secretary of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, is keeping scoring records. The Beckley Post-Herald sports editor points proudly to the fact that several WV1AC players rate high on a national level. Joe Miller, a 1957 graduate of Alderson-Broaddus, holds the na- tional collegiate three-year Mfli er junior-senior) scoring record, and he is second to- Robert Hopkins of Grambling College in four- year totals.

Miller and Hartman are the them are Denny Skflej of Morris only members of the state conference's club, but 11 players have scored at least 2,000 Harvey who has more than 1,400 points. possibilities are Fred Gandt of Salem, Bobby Hartman King Hammond man is ranked fourth in are among the top 25, scoring land Ed Solomon of Tech and Ken Hammond of West Virginia 1 Rudy Poole of Glenville State are Another A-B player, Carl Hart-lTech and George King of the top 50. points The latest to join the 2,000 Sholes of Morris Harvey and Ker- club was Paul WUcox of Davis and Elkins, who 2,133 points in three years bet passed up his senior season to join the New York Knicks. Two West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats appear headed for the 2,000 club this season. Ken Remley had 1,771 points games played before Jan.

1, and Jim McDonald had 1,563. There are a lot of sure bets to hit the 1,500 club, and among mit Gentry of Tech. Had Don Stover attended Morrfj Harvey for four years, he'd be a candidate too. Don spent his freshman year at West Virginia University, however. Three juniors who a al( ready passed the 1 1,000 a in i andj could challenge for a spot in the 1 Floyd Quietly Determined To Win Back'His Title By Jack Hand NEWTOWN, Conn.

(AP)-The last time you saw Floyd Patterson he was walking slowly across the Yankee Stadium infield toward his dressing room, bearing the heavy burden of defeat. Ingeraar Johansson's fight had knocked him loose from the heavyweight championship of the world. Deep within lived the torture of a man who believed he had let his friends down. For the first time in his life he had been knocked out. His most precious possession was gone.

Life for tho next month was to be a series of empty stares out the window of his Rockville Center (N.Y.) home. His nightmares and daydreams were to be haunted by a handsome Swede and a big punch he never saw. Six months--and a few days- have rolled by since that soggy June night of bitter disappointment. Patterson has passed another birthday, his 24th. Time has healed some of the wounds but not all.

He is back at work again at the only job he knows, preparing for the day when he gets another chance at Johansson. Floyd spent the holidays at home with his wife, Sandra, and his two children, Seneca, 3, and Trina, 1. They won't see much of him from now on. His 17-year-old brother, Raymond, is at camp with him, getting ready to start a PATTERSON AIMS TO REGAIN TITLE Ex-Heavyweight Champ Trains for Johansson 2,000 club are Larry Carmich-l ael and Brookover of A-, and Curtis! Guin of Fair- mont State. Alto Lark of Bluefield State and Johnny Anderson of West Virginia State are also bidding to rank well up ia the scoring column by the time their college careers are over.

Here is a complete scoring record for state conference greats, with the year they graduated shown in parentheses: Club Joe Miller (T9S7) of A-B, Carl Hartman (1955) of A-B, 3373. 2400-PoInt Club George King (1950) of Morris Harvey, 2537; Rudy 'Poole (1958) of Glenville, 2494; Ken Hammond (1957) of Tech, 2334; Ed Solomon (1953) "of Tech, 2309j Luther Slover (1957) of Berkley and Morris Harvey, 2228; Brooms Abramovic (1943) of Salem, 2170; Paul WHcox (1959) of Davis Elkins, 2133; Harry Halt (1958) of Fairmont, 2113; George Swyers (1955) of Tech, 2098; Harold Huey (1950) of D. 2051; Jim Vandell (1954) of Beckley and Morris Harvey, 2012. Club Sam Berry (1952) of Shepherd, Kenny Griffith (1941) of A-B, 1941; Bob Hardman (1951) of Glenville 1893; Rudy Yaksich (1958) of Bethany, 1890; Byron Gibson (1954) of Salem, 1883, Don Mikush (1954) of Concord, 1873; Tom Ackerman (1954) of Wesf Liberty, 1834; Richard Schamp (1954) of Fairmont, 1831; Jack Tennant (1955) of Glenville, 1798; Jack Mclntyre (1957) of Fairmont, 1798; Dave Corsini (1957) of Salem, 1734; Dave Rosen (1954) of Morris Harvey, 1724; 'Cap' Smith of Morris Harvey, 1730; Joe Blaha (1958) of West Liberty, 1712; Bob Pence (1941) of Fairmont, 1460; Stan Sagath (1949) of Fairmont, 1653; Tom Rutherford (1956) of Wesleyan, 1606; Carl Payne (1950) of D. 8, 1569; JacK GreynoldS (1953) of A-B, 1566; Tom Surrett (1955) of Beckley and A-B, 1513 Current Players (Over 1,000 Points) Seniors: Ken Remley of Wesleyan, 1771; Jim McDonald of Weileyan, 1563; Denny Sklles of Beckley and Morris Harvey, 1417; Fred Gsndt of Stltm, 1245; Bobby Sholes of Morris Harvey, 1159; Kermit Gentry of Tech, 1100 Bob Musser of Concord 1098; Don Stover of Morris Harvey, 1068; Lon Sizemore of Tech, 1052; Bill Smith of Wesleyan, 1044; Juniors: Fred Brookover of A-B, 1093; Larry Carmichael of A-B, 1069; Curtis Guin of Fairmont, 1021.

Drawings Slated Tuesday For City Chess Tournament By Edward M. Foy tournament committee Drawings will be made Tues-i should -be very careful in the fu- day night for the city chess Iture about including "talented tournament. Players are request- youngsters in this important ed to be on hand at the Knights event. After all, teen-age players of Columbus club rooms on Quar-lin Bobby Fischer's class are few rier St. and very far between.

The club also hopes to work The 12 con es tants in the U. S. out something for newcomers, so iamp onsn i even finished in those who did not play in 0 ow jng or der: (surprisingly qualifying groups but are in-! enoug no two had the same leresied in tournament play score Fj sc 9 to Byrne, 8 to urged to attend. 3: Reshevsky, 7'i to Benko, The following players won thej 7 4 Bisquier, e'A Wein right to compete in the 6 to Seidman, 5i to 5la: ship tournament: Allen H. DuVall' shenv 5 to Mednis, 4'i to Vz; (defending city title-holder).

Ed-j Bernstein, 4 to Denker, 3 to M. Foy, George HendricksJ Aulli 0 lo 1L Harry McKinney, Dr. Pierson, John Scherer, Bob Ste-j wart and M. D. Wren (state chess i CHESS LIFE, official puhlica- to'urnament, field in Yugoslavia back in the fall.

Other, and more recent, tournament news finds the annual Hastings, England, tournament in full swing. After six rounds, Averbakb of the Soviet Union and Gligoric of Yugoslavia are in the lead with scores of 5 to 1. Hermann Helms, editor and publisher of American Chess Bulletin and the grand old man of American chess, celebrated his 90th birthday on Jan. 5. At their annual meeting in Omaha last July, the U.

S. Chess Federation Hermann Helms Chess Year." He is also by designation "Dean of U. S. Chess." But to all who dike this writer) have the privilege of boxing career in the Golden Gloves as a 175 pounder. His trainers, Dan Florio and Buster Watson, have taken up more or less permament abode at this unique training camp.

Until last fall this was a supper club. Enrique Madriguera, the orchestra leader, still owns it. Billy Holiday played her last engagement on the tiny stage thai now looks down on a boxing ring, The restrooms still are labelec "guys" and "dolls" although there are 'no dolls in the vicinity Before the (Brian) London fight joxed over 50 rounds. I thought I leeded at least 70 for Johansson the six weeks between the fights. Now I think 20 or 30 would have been enough.

But, please, don't think this is any alibi." A BARE BAR looks lonely with a Patterson said he received nothing a little Jab. tv of fan mail after his losing I thought to Bob watson of Tech, ent it is only a matter of time I 2h herd S43; Bob fight. "The people seemed more sincere when they wished rne luck in the next one," he said. "There weren't so many around as when Patterson was willing, almost i I won but they seemed to mean anxious, to talk about the first it more. Johansson fight and the days after.

Was it a lucky punch? "Absolutely iot. It was timed "felt I let my friends down," i that way. I got in a bad habit of he said. "I was a big and weaving straight up 4 to 1 or something like that, and I failed. It was hard to face.

"In the camp there was a reporter who kept saying Johansson was nothing. I asked him if I beat him what will they say. He told collection of rusty shakers and. fl You dirty glasses. A baby grand piano; stands neglected in a side room.

Floyd wasn't boxing the other day when a small party made the pilgrimage about 80 miles from New York into the wooded acres of this section of Connecticut. He and down instead of side to side. I bobbed down and came straight up, right into that right hand. I never saw it coming or going." PATTERSON ADMITTED he champion). 1HmplulJ i lion of the United States Mr.

Helms, he is a The minor tournament entry Federation, has a real treat in i wonderful man. And he has proD- hst is as follows: Fred Brennion.ithe Jan. 5 issue, listing about GOjably done more for American from the challenger's I chess than any other person. Minor League Crisis Over, Says PCL Head i THE FINAL ROUND meeting! SEATTLE (AP) The newjent, will have an entirely new of Bobby Fischer and Samuel i president of the Pacific Coast 1 team. San Diego's tie-up with the Reshevsky in the U.

S. chessJLeague, whose enthusiasm match-jwhite Sox will help the Padres. championship tournament his 200-plus-pound bulk, be- "Switching of the Phoenix fran- sorr.ething of an anti-climax the crisis is over for the chise to Tacoma by the San Fran- Stewart Bryant, Tom Eckler, Dick; games East, Jack Gilbert, Bob Bob Murtha, and Bob Weir. Each group will play a double-j round robin tournament. Players will meet each opponent twice, once with the white pieces and once with the blacks.

Clocks and score sheets will be mandatory. a bum', i had been very confident going into say if he beat me. He told me, 'They couldn't call him a bum anymore'. That was the way it was. If I won I did nothing.

If I lost I would be the bum. "In some ways it may even be 4 I- had been boxing mih good ftat lost If beat him jn return fight, I might get some credit." young Fischer had already baseball leagues, ed his third straight national I "The minors hit bottom in chess title. For tbe record, their! 1958," said Dewey Soriano Satur- game was a draw but it The 39-year-old executive. cisco Giants is a boost for us. More than- 500 season tickets have been sold in Tacoma already, undoubtedly the biggest ad- Reshevsky to third position has piloted both sale in the minors, Byrne won his final round and steamships, added: i Every city, he continued, has Also for the third straight vear "Attendance was up almost every-! an excellent park, none with few- Bobbv was undefeated.

He won 7 where last year. We're past the er than 7.500 seats. There are new fields in San Diego, Spokane, Salt dale and Richie Norton and recently completed a short exhibition tour of Canada with these same two sparring partners. "I felt I needed to box in public again," explained Patterson, a handsome man who scowls even when he is smiling. However, smiling has not been a habit around the Patterson camp since June 26.

Patterson didn't want to talk much about recent investigations of the promotion of his first fight, investigations that resulted in his manager Cus D'Amato having his New York license revoked. "What did I think about the Investigations?" he asked, repeating a question. "I was surprised like every body else. I didn't think certain people would go as far as they did. (What certain people?) People who would have liked to have been in on the promotion." You asked Patterson if he would consider fighting without a ager or with some other manager if the return fight is held in New he been against London in Indianapolis in May.

"Against London, I was confident with caution," he explained. "Against Johansson I was confident without caution. "After the second round when didn't realize it was only a matter of time--for me. "It all added up to what I had heard. He didn't show anything in the gym.

The reporters said hej had nothing. Then I got hit." The former champion said he had not looked at the movies of the fight. "To watch myself in the agony I was supposed to have been in might make me brutal and vicious to no avail," he said. "I won't look at them until the fight is a month Patterson still doesn't remember the first two of the seven knockdowns. I only remember the last five.

"I have thought it over many times in my sleep and daydreams. 1 had thought in my subconscious mihd that I wanted to slug with him. He kept backing up. I wanted (Over 500 Points) Seniors: Orlln Jenkins of W. Va.

Stale, 848; Juniors: Ron Everhsrt of Fairmont, 647; Jim Conner of Childeri of Concord, Sophomores: Alto Lark of Bluefield State, 512; John Anderson Of West Virginia State, ill. I came back to my corner I saidjto make him trade. This was on Ito myself 'This guy has got mind. Then he caught me ommg up. S4YS ARE HAPPY, TOO NCAA in Full Control Of CoUege Sports TV By Jim Kensil NEW YORK (AP)-If the Big Ten, or any other athletic conference, is still entertaining ideas of conducting its own national TV program, it can forget them.

The National Collegiate Athletic which has controlled regular season college football telecasts for a decade, is more convinced than ever that its plan is the best possible. But the 10 member schools have $80,000 an- the NCAA program. So to gain an approximate $20,000 more each, the schools would have to defy the NCAA and risk receiving almost certain penalties and sactions of a severe nature. The Big Ten tabled the proposa at its recent, meetings, pending release of NCAA TV Committee's report this week In New York. Now the next move is up to the Big Ten, but it appears to have I HEARD THE referee say 8 omething like 'neutral corner' or I knew I wasn't down I figured it must be him.

That must have been when I started hat dream walk toward the neural corner. The next thing I knew back here (he patted he back of his head) hurt. Boom. was like sack of something 'ell on my head. It felt like my neck snapped.

After that I just kept telling myself 'I've got to get up' because I thought I could dance around and shake it off." York, as appears likely. The NCAA now even goes so other recourse than to accept I far as to say it has public opinion; the NCAA stand. officiate as City and Tacoma. Those iniently." he answered. "All canj An ffom the 1D5D Ty Sarrnmpnto.

Vancouver. Portlandisay is that when I get to that: f00 A west-Sacramento, Vancouver, Portlandsay Ault was sadly out of his losing all eleven games. OHMER GETS UP PROGRAM and drew 4. Reshevsky won point." drew 3, but lost 2 i Seidman and Soriano i TlonlrpH Tl 's iitninr rhamninivdent of the 57-year-old Denker). U.

junior champion, Umo and Seattle are in top notch condi-bridge I cross it. nesdoy when the league's tion. meeting opens here. It will; ibe concluded Thursday in nearby i Tacoma, a newcomer to the PCL. Among the items to be discussed is a possible post-season series in "ei'ICCl 1961 between the coast league ti- jtlisl and the champion of Japan.

"I have thought of that consist- on jde. Frosh Eye H. E. Ohmer, i "Attendance in the PCL could Charleston advertising two million in 1960," he will be in charge of the souve- said. This would be a gain of halfj MORGANTOWN Bidding to become the second undefeated freshman basketball squad Would Patterson prefer to in New York? "In some respects, yes.

Ir era, no. It all depends on different things when-all the decisions are made. The most important thing is to win the title back. I have caught myself now and then when I Committee's report reads: "The public apparently has likewise become convinced, after oth- some misgivings in the early somebody asked what chance .1 thought I had against Johans years of the NCAA program, that restrictio'n of televised football is essential to the protection and preservation of the game. THE TV Committee report, ap proved by the membership, reads Be it further resolved, that no member institutions of the NCAA shall make or extend any com mitments, arrangements, or -con tracts for any form of television of college football games (indue ing subscription, closed circdil and delayed television) until the Bait Suggestions Wanted by Lane Conservation Director Warden M.

Lane has asked for suggestions regarding implementation of a new law establishing a $10 annual license fee for persons catching and selling minnows or other bait fish. The enactment of the 1959 Legislature went into effect Jan. 1. Lane said in an "open letter" to conservation personnel, bait dealers and fishermen that the time is "rapidly approaching" when regulations must be fashioned. regulations will embrace such matters as seasons for the taking of bait fish for sale; meth- FARMER JABS AT HUNTERS Conservation Officer Frank Surina, said that a Bar- hour County farmer erected the following sign: "Notice to all hunters: "You are invited to wreck my property, walk over and! ruin my growing crops, shoot! everything in sight.

"Above all, be sure to have fun. Have no consideration for me. I only own this farm." maximum number which may be sold to any one person or dealer. They also will cover, Lane said, species which may not legally be sold; waters where bait fish may or may not be taken; the form of the bill of sale to be supplied the buyer, and the kind of reports to be made. The law listed these species which may not be sold as bait: trout, black bass, perch darters), sunfish, pickerel, muskellunge, catfish (madtoms, bullheads) and suckers (including creek chubsuckers).

NCAA Approves Site NEW YORK (AP) The National Collegiate Athletic Assn. Friday formally approved Pittsburgh as its 1961 convention site. The dates will be Jan. 9-11. WELCOME SKIERS Comfortable rooms, TV.

Convenient to Bald Knob Ski Slopes. MOON GIO MOTEL Phone CL 2-6458 W. VA. Mile (ram Beckley on Rti. 19 31) program under the 1959 NCAA plan dem- nir program which will be at the 23d annual West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament here Feb.

George Springer, executive- secretary and director of the tourney, made the announcement, saying that it is Ohmer's plan to put out a 30-page program which will not only include the lineups and records of the eight competing teams, but will carry many facts and figures on the conference and its tournament. I 4 I a million over 1959. "The fans Wcst Vir mia University, the cur coming back. They know this is no old man's league, but one which sends players like Larry Sherry, Willie MeCovey and Vada Pinson to stardom in the majors. SORIANO PUSHED aside a pile of boxes and a painter's ladder to get to his desk in the league's new.

headquarters, moved here from Phoenix. "All the teams will be improved this year and evenly matched again. Vancouver even now has the finest pitching staff in the circuit. Portland, the only independ i rent Little Mountaineers their 8-0 record agaipst Davis Elkins in Monday's preliminary to the varsity game, then visit tne tough Ohio U. Bobkittens Saturday at Athens, D.

Ohio U. gave Quentin Barnett's proteges one of their hardest games last month.at Morgantown, losing by 11 points. Averages, of the top prospects are 30.2 points per game for Rod Thorn, 14.9 for Gay Elmore, 14,3 for Jim McCormick, 12.6 for Dave Shuck and 11.0 for Mike Wolfe. unuei me tiwvn pmii utm- at I'd say 'I hope to Ret myLnstrated clearly that football fans I keep forgetting it have pla the stamp'of their ake 1 isn't mine approval on it. Furthermore, criti- DID FLOYD PLAN to abandon his peekaboo style? "I won the title with it.

It brought me all the way. I definitely am not going to discard it now." Any changes in training meth ods? "Next time I'm not going to do so much boxing. I used to think the more time I spent in the ring the better I would be. When I took a layoff over the holidays, I felt faster when I started up again, approval cism from newspapers, television trade magazines, and interested individuals was of minimal volume." THE BIG TEN recently disclosed a package offer it had received which would mean three million dollars to the conference over a three year period. The contract, calling for telecasts of football, basketball and other conference events, would provide one million dollars yearly for division among the member schools.

lungs acnieveo uy adoption of ft approved plan, of telecasts conducted fo tho 1960 and 1961 seasons and in conformity with the provisions of that plan." The one new feature of the NCAA, plan is provision for a two- year contract with the televising network. This will enable the NCAA to offer sr. sponsor better continuity of advertising, and more important, to NCAA- member schools participating in the TV games, bring in as much as five million dollars during the two seasons. Last year's one-year pact went to the National Broadcasting the'highest bidder, for $2,200,000. The teams split about $209,000 per game.

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