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Bangor Daily News Thursday June 9 1988 15 two considerations in mind Waders must keep might have prevented two fishermen from going under and almost not returning alive wades should use a staff A wading staff helps provide a balance when wading on rocks or where bottom is slippery Most of all it helps one in unfamiliar water and in fairly heavy current One of the most important is that it will prevent water from flowing down into the waders if you should fall in And people do fall in If you wade to catch a fish the chances are good at some unexpected moment slip and fall onao JUNE 10-11 il tom Pori Mgto DM mwl Bean cam immim infonnatioii MepOom 1-600-31-4341 otensian 7800 or ntahL JUNE 1012 Kokidj Mmol Sunkhia Clupt TU outing Road! 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and from this experience there is a lesson to be learned The wadiag fisherman must keep two important considerations in mind He must wade quietly and he must wade safely Slipping- sliding and splashing through water will not add anything to his bag Everyone can recall diving under water as a kid and knocking two rocks together so that the sound of the impact rang loud and clear thraigh Water When you grind gravel underfoot or make loud splashings you are doing the same thing The fish hear the sound and it sends them scooting CARRIED TO THE extreme careless wading can be downright dangerous for it -may lead to a fall in deep water heavy current or on rocks alongshore where the HOWEVER SINCE A wading staff can be something of an encumbrance care should be taken to choose one that is light in weight and can be attached to your per- son in such a way that if you need both hands free to play a fish for instance you can let go of the staff and it will float free1 A staff should be used on the upstream side of the wader 'The bottom end will be planted firmly in the gravel or in solid footing between rocks slightly in front of the wader Then with the legs spread comfortably the fisherman moves the foot forward a step gets it set then brings it forward He continues along the way slowly first the staff then one foot then the other I am not sure that a wading staff would have been the answer during the frightful experience at the Wringer Pool But cinching the waders tight at chest level certainly LEAD ME TO A wading angler and chances are good if totally honest admit to taking a bath The same holds for deer hunting Show me a regular on the deer paths and if the individual is honest grudgingly admit to being Lost he turned around for six seven or eight hours yes- Anyway even with an immersion of considerable time a well-cinched belt will per- mit only seepage rather than flow down into the waders A belt also helps to hold waders firmly in place to prevent rub at the knees And a belt provides wonderful support for your back on a stream or river when walking from pool to pool In addition a belt provides a handy place to stick the rod butt while tying a new leader tippet or fly A wading staff is another safety item There are many times when anyone who Bud Leavitt angler may hit his head or break an arm or a leg Chest high waders should be fitted so that with one foot on die ground you can raise the other as high as a chair seat or a reasonable step up if you are coming up the path on the bank at the Penobscot Waders that are too tight or too short are uncomfortable and hamper free movement But if the legs of your waders are too long they will rub at the inside of the legs and eventually wear through That is why a quality wader comes in foot-plus-length sizes short regular long and a few companies offer extra long Most waders come with belt loops A belt on waders serves several purposes At EddMoo 7 pjLwontfy mating Eddington Salmon dob Sim Sltapwd Bmgor HyaoCo (ttiarioi biologitt speaker JULY At Namdn iflh mull Penobscot Hirer Boat Race i ul lot pju Hiding Hampden Marina: admission SS par automobile or $1X1 pawn sponsored bp Hampden Jaycen aid Bin Thunder Racing Promotions SEPTEMBER 0-11 At Bangor IIBtimwiI Bangor Gut Sbow tablaslmit5lo in nliUto Risen odds Ricci attacks racing commissioners of racing NEW YORK (AP) Risen odds of racing in the Belmont Stakes despite a bump on his right foreleg improved Wednesday after the Preakness winner was pronounced 90 percent fit by trainer Louie Roussel gone from 60-40 against racing last Sunday to 60-40 for racing Roussel said after Risen Star galloped 2 miles everything goes well then Saturday morning we hope to have him 95 to 100 percent fit not we just Risen Star received a lesion on his leg several days after the Preakness when he ran out at the conclusion of a workout After the accident the lesion showed some swelling but there was no swelling apparent Wednesday improve A field of seven including the Kentucky Derby winning filly Winning Colors was expected to be entered Thursday for 1 -mile Belmont Stakes for 3-year-olds third race in Triple Crown With Winning Colors and Risen Star splitting the first two jewels no Triple Crown winner was possible but the Wayne Lukas-trained Winning Colors did have a chance at a thoroughbred racing first No filly ever has won two of the classic races be great something never been done said Jeff Lukas son of the trainer and his assistant looking at the Belmont as an individual race but should she do it it certainly would go down in the history able to fairly judge disagreements between the two tracks because of ties to Bangor He also questioned the propriety of business associations between Lewiston Raceways owner Charles Day and former racing Commissioner Thomas Kerrigan Ricci alleged that the pair vacationed together in Florida while Kerrigan was a commissioner a violation of state statutes Ricci also alleged that Commissioner James Begert a Lewiston real estate developer engaged in business dealings with Day and other Lewiston Raceway stockholders and partners And Ricci asked for an investigation of Lefty Graves the newest member of the commission who he said Gov John McKernan placed on the commission in violation of rules that require regional representation Ricci gave no first-hand evidence of the al- leged conspiracy but said the links between 1 commissioners and other track owners was enough to show something was afoul think that is overwhelming and he said McHale said the commission has nothing to hide and he welcomes a Senate investigation feel and I think the record will bear this out that we have treated them fairly and McHale said records are open for scrutiny by anyone There is absolutely nothing about our dealings that are private he has any proof of misconduct as we have said before that evidence to the proper McHale said Ricci has been battling the commission and its members since 1980 when he asked for the resignation of Commissioner Stanley Hall He alleged that Hall who also was president of the Cumberland Fair could not be impartial because the fair competed for business with his race track SCARBOROUGH (AP) Scarborough Downs owner Joseph Ricci threw gasoline on the flames of his ongoing battle with the Maine State Harness Racing Commission Wednesday accusing commissioners of colluding in an attempt to financially destroy the track kingmakers and people who have abused the state system for the last 10 Ricci said Ricci made his accusations in a letter to legislative leaders and requested a state Senate investigation of the commission state Attorney General James Tierney and Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Frankel who he accused of making arbitrary and capricious legal decisions designed to protect Lewiston Last week Riccicalled for the resignation of three of the five racing commissioners saying they were trying to monopolize racing for the Lewiston track one of his competitors He also accused Scarborough police of harassing patrons which he said cost him 28 percent of the handle earlier this spring Commission chairman George McHale and David Cheever a spokesman from office said allegations are unfounded and untrue an old accusation that has no McHale said in a telephone interview from Bangor have no knowledge of any conduct thajt talking about Downs has been treated McHale added saying he was speaking on behalf of the full commission won a few battles and lost a few Scarborough police Chief Hollis Dixon did not return a telephone message from The Associated Press seeking comment At the heart of most recent com- UMF golfers eliminated JOE RICCI owner of Scarborough Downs displays what he claims is evidence against members of the Maine State Harness Racing Commission who he is accusing of collusion against his track (AP Photo) plaints are allegations he has been making since 1980 conflicts of interest among commissioners unfair advantages given to other tracks and poor representation from southern Maine on the commission The commissioners currently are from Bangor Lewiston Augusta Cornish and Presque Isle Specifically Ricci alleged that McHale a former announcer at Bangor Raceway is un MONTGOMERY Ala The University of Maine-Farmington failed to survive the first cut of the NAIA National Golf Championship held at the Wynnlakes Golf Course Wednesday The four-man UMF team totaled 661 over two rounds Tuesday and Wednesday The 36-hole team average was 656 while the individual cutoff was 148 over the par-72 6980-yard course Huntingdon College the host team is leading the tourney with a 555 David Schreyer shot the best round Wednesday a 3-under-par 69 Seventeen of the 33 teams advanced to round The results for the UMF golfers are: Ryan Wilkins Livermore Falls Bobby Myers Bethel John Ladd Norway 165 and Roger Williams Farming-ton 83-96-173 Billy Swift continues to pitch well for Seattle CN Brown Heating Oil MAPLE STREET BREWER 989-4367 MINIMUM DELIVERY 100 GALLONS PACU DpipC 24 HOUR BURNER SERVICE had previously played only at PCHS The teams will play 20 league games four apiece against the other five teams in the zone The Zone 1 representatives had voted unanimously in favor of playing Zone 2 teams at the state AL meeting according to Bangor coach John Kola-sinski but the Zone 2 representatives voted unanimously against interleague play There are eight teams in Zone 2 which gave them a two-vote advantage Koiasinski said there is one clear-cut favorite in the zone this coming season can only be one preseason favorite eight-team state tournament The state tournament will again be held at Togus and will begin Aug 4 Bangor wound up going 4-2 in the state tourney last summer to finish second to three-time state champ Andrews Post of Portland Bangor beat Andrews 12-4 early in the tourney before losing the final 17-2 Orono-Old Town wound up 13-8 Mount Desert Island finished at 9-9 Sangerville was 6-13 and Milli-nocket ended up 2-16 Sangerville will be called Penquis this year and will play home games at both Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford and Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft They Former University of Maine All-American righthander Billy Swift of the Seattle Mariners did not get the win in Tuesday 5-4 victory over Milwaukee but his strong eight-inning peformance in which he allowed just two earned runs lowered his earned run average to 324 That is the lowest ERA among the Seattle starters and would be among the top 10 ERAs in the American League among pitchers who have pitched at least 80 innings The 26-year-old South Portland native gave up seven hits to the Brewers and walked two while striking out one The Mariners were ahead 4-2 after eight innings but reliever Mike Moore was nicked for the tying runs in the ninth before the Mariners won the game with a run in the bottom of the ninth It was fifth consecutive impressive outing and during that span he is 3-1 with four complete games and a sparkling 209 ERA In those starts Swift has pitched 43 innings and given up only 32 hits while walking eight ana striking out 12 By Larry Mahoney Swift has now pitched a total of 80 innings and given up 82 hits and 29 earned runs He has struck out 25 and walked 21 There will again be six teams in American Legion Zone 1 this season and league play will begin June 18 They will be the same six teams that competed in Zone 1 a year ago Brewer is the defending zone champ with its 15-5 league mark Bangor at 14-7 finished second and was the other representative to the THE ALL LOOK BONDED RETREADS STEEL BELTED OR RACEWAY Exit 3B Just Off Rt 1-395 Bangor TONIGHT! 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