Sunday Gazette-Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 71

IIP--April 17, 1960 Sunty WMl WOODS WATERS Fishing Weath Arrives Fishing fever was very evident last week as the weather finally turned good and the rivers started running down and clearing. This is the first good weekend of the spring for fishing, and a large number of fishermen from this area advantage of it by heading up Elk River. I'm sure the other popular streams had equally big crowds. I dropped in at the Glendon post office to see Don Hamric, one of the state's most successful muskie fishermen, and, appropriately enough, found him working on a reel. "This is the first good water we've had," Don said, glancing out the window in the direction of Elk River which flows rather rapidly back of his store and home.

Approximately 100 yards above his store is the mouth of Birch River, where the state record muskie (43 pounds, inches) was caught in 1955 by Lester Hayes, of Nitro. During that same spring, which was a vintage year for inuskies, Don took six of them in a three-week period from one hole. He hasn't done quite that well since, but this is the first spring since then that he hasn't had a line in the water at this late date. Mustde On The Willow Don Jias heard of only one muskie being caught in flie Glendon area this spring. Raymond Wilson, who lives just up the road from Don, caught a 41-incher two weeks ago.

Wilson was using a small sucker for bait, tying the line to a willow tree on the bank. When he checked it later he found the muskie on, furiously bending the willow. This muskie was taken about 200 yards up Birch from the spot where Hayes caught his state-record fish. Hayes, incidentally, went muskie fishing last week on the Elk above Clendenin. He didn't get any muskies, but both he and fishing partner Bill Eneix of Corton caught their eight-a-day limit of small- month bass.

"We must have turned back nine or 10 more," Hayes said. "Bill caught the largest --an 18-inch beauty. We got most of them on spinner-fly combinations, fishing them slow and deep." This is pretty good fishing for a "fished out" stream, which is what you often hear from critics of the year-round open season. hasn't caught any bragging-size muskies since that raw, windy day at Glendon five years ago, but he's still trying. His record catch is mounted on his den wall, and, according to Mrs.

Hayes, "he'd rather throw me out than the fish." Bob Bowers has an entertaining story on muskie fishing in the current issue of the conservation magazine. It's entitled "Monster At The Roadside," telling about the big muskies which are taken from time to time in West Vir- ginia virtually within casting distance of our major highways. Trooper Catches A Fish J. H. Branham, veteran Kanawha County conservation officer, says he has heard of only one good muskie being caught locally this spring.

Trooper W. J. Shrewsbury of the State Police detachment at Winfield caught a nice-sized fish at the Coon Creek Bridge on Poca River. Branham, a muskie fisherman himself when time permits, admitted that he "has the bug." Illegal burning has kept him busy day and night for the past few days, however. Branham found several fires burning in the county last week during one of the warm, windy days.

"I can't understand why people burn trash on days like that," he added. The woods and fields have dried out with amazing speed during the past week, despite the heavy snows of the winter. It doesn't seem possible, but most of the state needed rain badly going into this weekend. E. M.

OUiver, superintendent of the Monongahela National Forest, said that fortunately most people are observing the law'and burning debris after 5 p. Henry Sipe, fire staff for the national forest, reported that on just one trip from Parsons to Elkins (after 5 p. there was a small brush fire at nearly every farmhouse. "The only possible improvement would be to dispose of brush in gullies or out of the way places where it would stop erosion or provide shelter for wildlife," Sipe said, More On License Fees M. G.

Nichols, manager of Central Hardware Co. at Webster Springs, called my attention to an error in this column last week concerning the fee for issuing hunting and fishing licenses. I said the 15 cents fee applied to the separate hunting and fishing licenses, or a combination of both, but not to the special trout, big game and national forest stamps Nichols pointed out, and he was seconded by W. R. Mitchell, executive secretary of the Conservation Commission, that the 15 cents fee is also charged for the special trout and big game stamps.

While on the subject, it might be jpointed out that this small fee is a reasonable charge for the extra trouble of issuing licenses, a service which is handled by approximately 500 firms around -the state. The license firms, mostly small businesses, are called upon at all hours of the day and night to sell licenses to hunters and fishermen, who keep notoriously odd hours. Then, too, there are 17 or 18 separate licenses which the issuer must handle. Nichols, the Webster Springs hardware man, added that I have been neglecting his town. "You are invited to come up and try the fishing in these parts," he concluded.

KVC BASEBALL Holds First Place By George Ballard With the first two weeks of the baseball season in the past, Stonewall Jackson and East Bank are leading the race for the Kanawha Valley Conference crown. BACK ON JOB FOR SENATORS Jack Laflin (left) and Ned Martin (right) are back on the beat as play-byplay broadcasters for the Charleston Senators. This will be Martin's fifth year. Laflin was away last year, recreating games in Honolulu. All games will be aired over WCHS.

SPEAKING OF CHESS Wren Is Handed His First Defeat By Edward M. Foy Al DuVall, defending city chess champion, handed M. D. Wren his first and only defeat in the city tournament by winning an adjourned game over the state titleholder. Wren, however, finished i playing schedule (two weeks ear- tories and a draw (with fellow countryman David Bronstein).

Fischer had 10 wins and one loss (to Spasky in round 2). Chess Review announces a fine group of paperback chess books, published by Dover Publications, Inc. These reprints, selling from $1 to $1.85 each, offer the chess ly) and posted a fine 12 and 2 player an economical method of score which assures him at least starting a chess library or add- a tie for the 1960 title. DuVall could tie Wren by winning his final five matches. It would not be a surprise if Al did just that, too.

Bob Stewart engineered a mild upset last week by playing Edward Foy to a draw in the only other top flight tourney contest reported. THE LEADERS: Wren, 12 to Foy, 7 to DuVall, 6 to 2. This week's pairings for the 13th and semi final round at the Knights of Columbus club rooms: DuVall vs. Stewart, Foy vs. McKinney, Hendricks vs.

Scherer, Wren 1, Pierson 0. There was an error in the re- Ing to an existing collection. Three new additions to this series are collections of games by Marshall, Reshevsky and Keres at only $1,35 each. Then is Edward Lasker's famous Chess Strategy for $1.50. No, we are not selling chess books; we are merely attempting to do a sendee for local chess enthusiasts.

Eight-Man Bout Slated Monday At Auditorium A general free for all will A A Vj IT 1 1 A ft I i port of the second Hart Eckler i the American Legions ame from the minor tourna- i weekly card of wrestling exhibiment: Eckler won, not Hart. Monday mght when a wres em: iLCKier won, not tian. Last week there were two other i royal is held at the Municipal 1 A results reported, Bryant winning; Auditorium. Thailander Takes Title i From Perez BANGKOK, Thailand, (AP) Pone Kingpetch, a 24-year-old son of a poor Thai fisherman, Saturday won the world flyweight boxing championship by split decision from defender Pascual Perez of Argentina in a bloody, 15-round bout. The tall, thin Thailander's left eye was swollen shut and blood dripped from a cut above the eye as he was proclaimed Thailand's first world boxing champion on the deciding vote of neutral judge Nat Fleischer of New York.

Perez was cut above both eyes. Fleischer, editor of Ring Magazine and director of the title fight, cast his vote for Pone, 146 to 140. Referee Lorenzo Torrealba of Argentina voted for Perez, 145 to 143. Judge Wong Hiranleka of Thailand had Pone ahead, 148 to 137. The ten point "must" system of scoring was used in which the winner of a round received 10 points and the loser nine or less.

Perez was a 2-1 favorite. The crowd of more than 30,000 including the King and Queen and members of the Thai cabinet, screamed in approval when Fleischer's vote was announced. All the spectators, including King Phumpiphol Aduldej and Queen Sirikit, sat behind a barbed wire fence, erected to protect the fight- State Chess Champ Sets Exhibition HEFTY STRING OF BASS Lester Hayes, of Nitre, who holds the state muskie record, went muskie fishing last week but caught this nice string of bass instead, Hayes and his fishing partner, Bill Eneix of Gortland, each caught their limit of eight--the largest being 18 inches--and released several more. They were fishing on Elk River above Clendenin. (Staff Photo) MORGANTOWN State chess champion Micajah Wren will give a simultaneous and blindfold exhibition here next Sunday with members of the West' Virginia University Chess Team and Club.

Wren will play all comers while at the same time opposing the top university player without sight of the board. The state champion also will deliver a lecture on illiteracy and the future of the Royal Game in West Virginia. Pocket chess sets, made by Wren himself, will be awarded to all who draw or defeat him. Wren at present has clinched a tie for first place in the current Charleston city championship tournament with 11 victories, two draws, and one defeat, for a total of 12-2 points. His nearest competitor, defending city champion Al DuVall of St.

Aibans, must win each of his six remaining games to tie Wren. If DuVall so much as draws one, he relinquishes the title to Wren. The state crown was annexed by Wren last September with six victories and no defeats. He plans to give simultaneous and blindfold exhibitions at other schools, towns, and cities in the state before leaving for Mexico. The Generals are riding the crest of a three-game win streak and bold top spot in the standings with a 3-0 record.

But East Bank is trailing close behind with a 2-0 slate. Nitro and South Charleston are keeping the leaders on their toes as they threaten with 4-1 slates, Charleston Mountain Lions are still in the thick of battle as they claim a S-l record. Dunbar, resuming baseball after a live-year layoff, still seeking its first victory of the season and has suffered four straight defeats. The Bulldogs have been victims: of two of the three no-hitters registered in the KVC, Cedar Grove can't seem to get started as it has suffered five defeats in the two weeks of activity. Charleston Catholic and St.

Ai- bans have registered one win each and suffered three defeats, but could stffl come into the race for the crown as the season grows older. BUT THE STANDINGS could take a decisive change in the coming week as 15 games are scheduled among the KVC opponents. The St. Aibans Red Dragons open this week's action in a game against the Catholic Irish Monday at 4:15 at Watt Powell Annex. Winner of this one will emerge as sole possessor of sixth place.

The Nitro Wildcats will get first crack at the Pioneers this week as they meet them in battle Tuesday afternoon at East Bank at 4:15 p. in. Stonewall takes a few days off and will not see action until Wednesday when it faces the Dunbar Bulldogs at Dunbar at 4:15. THIS WEEK'S games: Prelim For Houston Bout Monday, April 18: St. Aibans at Catholic, 4:15.

Tuesday, April 19: Nitro at East Bank, 4:15: Catholic at Cedar Grove, St. Aibans at Charleston, 4:15, and Dunbar at South Charleston, 4:15. Wednesday, April 20: Cedar Grove at East Bank, Stonewall at Dunbar, 4:15. Thursday, April 21: South Charleston at Stonewall, Dunbar at Charleston, Cedar Grove at St. Aibans, 4:15.

Friday, April 22: Nitro at South Charleston, East Bank at HOUSTON (AP) matches were announced urday for nine cities where live cards will precede the April 25 closed circuit telecast of a Houston fight between heavyweights Sonny Listen and Roy Harris. The lone heavyweight semifinal will be in Dallas, where Buddy Turman of Noon Day. Teat, meets Sonny Moore of Dallas in a 10- rounder. A Baltimore card will offer two eight round semifinals. Ford, Baltimore middleweight, will meet Ralph Stokes, Philadelphia.

Steve Hayward, Baltimore featherweight, will meet Eddie Anderson, Philadelphia. Other semifinals: San Antonio Frankie Valdez, San Antonio, vs. Speedy Davidson, Houston, featherweights, eight rounds. New Orleans --Paul Armstead, Los Angeles, vs. Dave Dupas, New Orleans, lightweights, 10 rounds.

Mobile, Ala. Duke Malone, Mobile, vs. Larry Armstead, New Orleans, welterweights. 10 rounds. Miami Beach Freddie Blades, Fort Lauderdale, vs.

Alvia Green, Tyler, light-heavyweights, 10 rounds. Odessa, Tex. Manuel Gonzalez, Odessa, vs. Rip Randall Tyler, welterweights, 10 rounds. Minneapolis-- Don Sargent, Minneapolis, vs.

Nat Furman, Chicago, welterweights, 10 rounds. Milwaukee Billy Braggs, Milwaukee, vs, Andrew Gonzalez, Pittsburgh, welterweights, six rounds. Officials of Texas Boxing Enterprises, of Houston said semifinals for live cards at Atlanta and Lafayette, would be announced later. The closed circuit telecast is a joint project of THE and Giant View TV of DetroitVEarlter plans for telecasts in Philadelphia and Oklahoma had to be cancelled. Listen is the No.

2 heavyweight challenger, Harris No. 6. Each has lost only one professional Cheat Lake Fish Biologists from Eckler and Clair A wrestle al is held when ers and officials. irom hckler and uair contes tants are in the ring! Thai fans have gone berserk in over Kennedy. Clair now 1 4 fltt to and, so far as one time with each man on are concerned, might be own scribed as the Mike Wren of mo be the Black second division.

In fact, Clair might have qualified for the top section had he I a Gene Bowman In addition to this event, three The other exhibitions are scheduled, into the ring to the wail of flutes the past. Two years ago the crowd tore up seats and threw bottles into the ring when Dommy Ursua of the Philippines fouled Pone. Ursua required police protection. Saturday, the fighters climbed match set for and the flywcight championship belt was be5ng placed in a Buddha temple held at the Municipal Auditorium bowl on a table at the ringside played the A rotinfl 11 is LUC as follows: Weir vs. 8 Gilbert vs.

Clair, Kennedy vs. Eckler, East vs. Bryant, a bve. McCulIough, by the way. i Sl the Legion Armory is un- taking Brrnnion's place in the repairs.

or tournament, the latter having withdrawn. Beman to Defend! THE WORLD championship; i match continues in Moscow with LFOW11 i Mikhail Tal adding another winj to raise his score to 6Ms to 4 1 ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP); over the defending Mikhail Beman of Silver vinnik. However, at the time will defend his British Ama-j adjournment, Botvinnik seemed'tciir golf championship next; to have a win in game number! month while two other former 12. But the game finally ended a American title holders will be; draw and Tal led, 7-5.

the 20 U.S. players in the! and one half points can win for'tournament. either player, but Botvinnik can The Royal and Ancient draw the match and retain hisirulers of British amateur golf, crown by scoring 12 points. said 230 golfers would compete in! The young American champ- the event at the Royal Portrush! ion, Bobby Fischer, and the in Northern Ireland May 23-28, of gongs A sea lamprey has been reported in the Ohio River near New Cumberland and some unidentified fish resembling a salt water tomcod has been pulled from Cheat Lake. The former report Fish Chief Ed Kinney doubts and for the latter he has no explanation.

A New Cumberland high School science teacher identified the lamprey, but Kinney said there are no records of the sea lamprey ever appearing on the west coast of Florida, or in the Mississippi or Ohio rivers. He surmised that it might be one of several native species which inhabit the Ohio River. He added that a biologist from the Middleboume i would try to locate the specimen to make positive identification. The Cheat Lake was hooked by gantown resident. A thorough description was sent to Fish Chief Kinney.

The fish, which weighed Ibs. dressed and measured 26 inches, had three dorsal fins. Kinney said the description fits the Atlantic tomcod, which is a salt water species. He added that it enters fresh water to spawn, but that Cheat Lake would be far out of its range. Records indicate that no exotic fish were ever stocked by the Conservation Commission in the impoundment.

Dark is Glad Sawyer Resigned PHILADELPHIA (AP) resignation of Eddie Sawyer and the hiring of Gene Mauch to replace him as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies brought this comment from Al Dark: "When Sawyer resigned, it was the greatest thing he ever did for me. Now I can come to the ball- tion at the annual meeting of the park every day and concentrate American Association for Con-ion the game without somebody St. Aibans, Stonewall at Charleston, Dunbar at Catholic, Stonewall at Huntington, 10 a. m. Saturday, April 23: Stonewall at Nitro.

All times in the above schedule The are unless otherwise desig- has been accepted for presenta- nated. Bucliholz Victor JOHANNESBURG Earl Buchholz of St. Louis won South African men's single tennis championship Saturday In 63 utes. LAKE STOCKED 16th SATURDAY Blackshire take over the The veteran third baseman had been frequently mentioned as the eventual Phils' pilot since he was acquired from the Chicago Cubs in the off-season. In the wake of rumors that one of the reasons for Sawyer's quitting was his inability to handle veteran ballplayers, Dark commented: servation information at are you going to Beach, May 22-25.

Palmer was notified that his paper, "The Youth News, A Multiple Use Publication," had been selected for a 20 minute portion of a one hour program. other two states represented with West Virginia on this part of the program are Colorado and Tennessee. This is the first time in a number of years that West Virginia "I liked you couldn't has been represented on the'play for Eddie, you just couldn't AT PHOTO AACI program. play "unknown" a Mor- Pcrez weighed 112 pounds. Pone A PAPER prepared by Gordon Palmer, the Conservation Commission's youth education advisor, UNITED CARBON BLDG, DEYAN PLAN EVERY NEED BACKED SERVICEI R.

P. DEVAN FRANK J. J. SHONK I 'ft 233 HALE STREET Kodacolor DEVELOPING AND PRINTING DAY RVICE ON YOUR EASTER PICTURES! OV THE FOLLOWING KODACOLOR SIZES: DRUMHELLER somewhat older Russian, Boris Spasky, continue their amazing: of wins in the international tournament at Mar Plata in Argentina. After II rounds, Spasky lea with 10 vie- Two former champions from the United States arc Bob Sweeny of New York, who won in 1937, and Dick Chapman of Pinchurst, N.C., the 1951 winner.

PHONE BTABLISHED IN 1910 AU1UMNQ NELSON FOtMttlY CAR10M Freeman, professional takes delivery of jhis eighth consecutive Oldsmobile from Ira Shields, for Britt Oldsmobile, Inc. of Charleston, Westj Ace travels extensively, having filled wrestling 'engagements in most major cities in the United States. He says "Oldsmobile is repeatedly my first choice and is the first choice of many wrestlers because we need tough car that can really take-it and give long-trip comfort." Ace now makes his home in Charleston but continues to fill engagements throughout several states. 27 828 620 616 20 116 ern PHOTO SUPPLY OPPOSITE PUBLIC LIBRARY.