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ft Quiet start turns out quite nicely, thanks As weather forecasters had predicted, it was turning out to be a fine-looking day last Satur­ day as the clock struck 6 a.m. a*M2 men with twinkles in their eyes boarded three boats in lure of catching the big ones on Lake Michigan. Although the captains of the two other boats and myself knew that the fishing had not been at its best the previous week, we, 8s on all trips, would give it our best shot. With radio contact between boats, the game plan was to set lines in tight, approximately 15 feet of water.* The reasoning be­ hind this was that west winds had been blowing for Repast two days and was shing warmer wa­ ter awa" 'rom shore, thus bring­ ing the king salmon in. As I had set the last line in the water, the sound of one of our 10 reels began to click. I could see that by the movement of the rod Gone Fishin' By Capt. Gerry Cardinallo on the coroor downrigger that the fish Could not be more than maybe five pounds. In any case, we reeled it in and found it to be 4% pounds. Two other fish in the next hour would hit our baits and be lost, as the fish were not hitting hard. A ra­ dio call to the other two captains on their boats indicated their luck had been somewhat better than mine, one boat having net­ ted four fish and the other, three. But the stpyuwas tbfsame. They said (he fish were hitting very light, and not always stick­ ing to the hooks. It was time to make that very hard decision: Do I stay in shallow where I know the fish are and hope they will soon turn on? or do I move out to deeper water? As the sun was warming fast it wasn't hard to decide 4o move out to deeper water as surface temperatures in shallow water were quickly on the rise. As we passed through the 20-, 30- and 40-foot depth range, things looked dismal for us as no fish were seen on our fish locator. ;£ THen, suddenly, like a freight train that could be heard off in the distance and then quickly de- >/ scended upon you, (me rod on a downrigger set 16 feet down with a chrome J plug took off, peeling out about ISO yards of 20-pound test momo line. And then, in another split sec­ ond, a flat line running with a yellow No. 4 J-plug did about the7 same thing. After an 18-minute battle, a 16-pound king salmon was boated. The second fish had been lost within 10 minutes. As it turned out, our magic number for the day was 58 feet of water. We managed to boat eight other fish, including another 16%-pound king salmon, and even a very good-looking 8%- pound German brown trout. As our crew that day stepped from the boat onto the dock, we were thanked for turning what locked like a not-so-productive day into an exciting trip. We thought to ourselves, 'yes, we made the right decisions today, although Lady Luck certainly shed some grace upon us time.' * FISHING REPORT: Piers on Waukegan early morning hours, fishermen taking nice stringers of perch on night crawlers. Also off piers, fishermen taking an occasional coho or king before the sun comes up. Alewives are being used, and some are being taken on silver or silver and blue spoons with a slow retreive. Boats doing well, in close to shore 15 to 20 feet or water in early morning hours, taking kings and coho, using silver or yellow J plugs, silver and blue northport nailers. Waukegan is seeing some of Its best king fishing at this time. Although early morn- MtdKE t̂wame#' On top of the money list, Strange seeks perfection By Mark Meyer Herald sports writer WEST DUNDEE -- Golf, accord­ ing to 30-year-old Curtis Strange, is a very simple game -- almost as simple as one, two, three. "There's not a whole lot involved in the swing," Strange told a group of listeners Wednesday night during a promotional event at Spring Hill Mall. "Actually, I don't think about it (swing) too much. Just bring it (club) back and let it happen." Strange has made more than just a few things happen so far this year. Heading into this week's Western Open (at Butler National in Oak Brook), he stands alone at the top of the PGA money list needing only a 3lst-place finish to top Tom Wat­ son's record of $530,000. Quite an accomplishment for someone in only his ninth full year on the tour. "Things have gone very well this year," Strange explained. "At times they've gone better than ex­ pected. Why? I'm not sure. "One of the reasons is I'm swing­ ing the clubs confidently. I'm spend­ ing less time on the practice tee and more time on the course. And that's the way i like things. "The less I practice, believe it or not, the better I play. I'm just not much of a practice player." Practice or no practice, Strange has developed a formula for success that has catapulted him into the PGA's upper echelon. He has won over $100,000 the past six years and has never finished lower.than 21st on the money list; in fact, since 1980 he was won more than $200,000 each year. His best season standings-wise came in 1980 when he finished third ($271,888) and his next best season came the following year in '81 when he placed ninth overall ($201,513) . Nevetheless, Strange remains se­ rious when it comes to discussing the game's fortunes, and misfortunes. - "Golf is funny because some days you have it and the next day, zappo, it's gone. Eight out of the blue. You thought your swing was perfect and you end iq> shooting 81.- "It comes and it goes. When you're going good, life on the tour can be pretty good. But when it's golhg bad, there's no one around to pick you up." Strange, who has eight tour vic­ tories to his credit (three of which have come this year), knows what it's like to experience a dry spell. His most agonizing winless stretch lasted three years (1980-83) and wasn't snapped until he topped the Held at the Sammy Davis Jr.-Great- er Hartford Open. Despite the lack of victories, Strange found himself In the top 10 no less than 12 times and he finished fourth or better five straight weeks. Hence, the drought never reached the panic stage. "You start wondering whether or not you're ever going to win a tour­ nament again," he said. "You get close, but not close enough. "And there's a fine line between winning and finishing in the top five. A lot of guys can finish in the top five, but not all of them can win." Strange's first taste of success came when he won the Virginia State Junior at 15 and he won his first important title in '73, the Southeastern Amateur. Nonethe­ less, he said his biggest thrill came when he won the 1975' Eastern Amateur. "My father won the very first Eastern in 1957, so that had special meaning to me. I'm sure winning one of the majors (U.S. Open, Brit­ ish Open, PGA, Master's)* would give me the same feeling." For now, Strange will concentrate on Butler National and the task at hand -- hoping, of course, that things go as easy as par, birdie, par. By Herald Newsservice McHENRY --• Under the groom­ ing hand of groundskeeper Jeff Mi- chels, McHenry Country Club golf course is in top condition awaiting the arrival of the 160 participants who take part in the Uth Annual McHenry Women's Invitational Aug. 8-9. Coming from as far away as Bent Tree, Fla., and as near as McHenry itself, the ladies will be golfing in what is considered one of the finest women's amateur golf tournaments in the Midwest. Last year's champion, Brenda Pictor, will be participating in a national women's amateur tourna­ ment, leaving the door open for any number of solid golfers to claim the top prize. Affectionately known as the 'Pink and Green', the two-day, 36-hole tournament will be hosting repre­ sentatives from 48 clubs for the two- day evfcHt. Green-shirted, pink-helmeted rangers from the men's organiza­ tion will handle the play on the fairways as the ladies' organization handles the entries, scoreboard and starting times. Set up in four flights, plus a championship flight, play will begin at 7:45 a.m. both mornings and off the front and back nines to accomodate the large field. Observation of the tournament is free and the public is invited to come out to watch some of the finer amateur women golfers as they take part in the annual event. The MWI began in 1974 as a gleam in some of the McHenry women's eyesUo promote golf in the northern Illinois area. It has grown each year, and now has a waiting list nearly as long as the number of entries accepted. Those McHenry Country Club rep­ resentatives competing are: Carol Cooney, Alvina Yopp, Virginia Turner, Dee Overton, Espar Oja, Liz Nolan, Carolyn Harger, Betty Smith, Evelyn Castle, Floss Miller, Betty Mohan, Char Zwissler, Shar­ on Pepping, Linda Puccio, Kathy Lundquist, Dorothy Freund, Judy Smithson, Lynn Schmidt, Floss O'Connell, Carolyn Dalton, Gloria Otth, Mabel Smith, Janet Conway, Roni Cepulis, Suzanne Raymond and Betty Phelan. Friday, August 1,1985 ' % ' Host of winners at City track By Herald News Service McHENRY-- The championship track meet held during Fiesta Days had a total of 80 participants, taking part in a everything from the mile run to the Softball throw. The event, sponsored by the Mc­ Henry Department of Parks Jc Re­ creation, was held Wednesday at McCracken Field, and concluded the weekly summer track meets. The following is a list of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in the age divisions for each event. SOFTBALL THROW 7-8 girls: Amy Eltman, 38'; Ericka Gibson, 32'. 7-8 boys: Jeff Alheit 96'11"; Nathan Druml 92'06"; MattGlosson83'05". 9-10 girls: Heather Mack 83'06"; Brenda Ford 69'07"; Michele Kirsch 65'09". 9-10 boys: Jason Faunt 134'; Wes Peterson 106'04"; Jeff Blake lOO'lO". 11-12 girls: Heather Linowiecki 100*00"; Erin Boland 77'08"; Kelly Dorsey 47W; Cheri Simon 47*07". 11-12 boys: Ricky Jensen 52'. 13-14 girls: Cris Roper 128'03"; Lisa Kirsch 117*05"; Kathy Kupstis 103'09". 13-14 boys: Dave Koeb 196'03"; Bri­ an Bromley 195'01"; Tom Aldrich 132*0". 15-16boys: Dave Niedospiel 232'03". LONGJUMP 7-8 girls: Kari Weichle 8'3V; Ericka Gibson 7'9"; Michele Amici 7*3". ' 7-8 b6ys: Paul Haller 9'10"; Kevin Blake8'9V4"; Eric Ericson 8*4". 9-10 giris: Josephine Joyce 8V6"; Lori Goodwin 8'3V4; Jennifer Black 7*5". 9-10 boys: Wes Peterson 11'5"; Ja­ son Benson 10'7"; Ryan Boland 10'6". 11-12 girls: Erin Boland lO'll"; Kel­ ly Dorsey 8'2". 11-12 boys: Mike Hermann 13*2%"; Bill Hobson 12*4"; Mike Davidson 10*9% ' 13-14 girls: Laura Knoll 13'7"; Kathy Kupstis 11*8%"; Lisa Kirsch 11'8". 13-14 boys: Ken Black 12*4"; Jeff ' Hulsey 11'5"; Jason Gilpin 97". 15-16 boys: Keith Losch 16*8". 17-18 boys: Jeff Szamlewskl 20'02"; John Norkett 19*10". 50--YARD DASH 7-8 girls: Kari Weichle 8.37; Amy Eltman 8.59; Ericka Gibson 9.17. 7-8 boys: Nathan Druml 8.53; Matt Bigson 8.81; David Berezowski 8.85. 9-10 girls: Amber Derengowski 8.06; Cork! Hobson 8.37; Brenda Ford 8.40. 9-10 boys: Jason Faunt 7.08; Jason Benson 7.77; Billy Oeffling 7.80. 11-12 gjrls: Liz Martin 7.04; Heather Linowiecki-7.81; Cheri Simon 8.13. 11-12 boys: Mike Herrmann 6.92; Bill Hobson 7.11; Mark Sullivan 8.20. ,, 13-14 girls: Wendy Mack 6.97. 13-14 boys: David Koeb 6.60; Tedl Cvitkovic 6.92; Brian Bromley 6.94., 15-16 boys: Keith Losch 5.86. 17-18 boys: John Norkett 5.75; Jeff Szamlewskl 5.84. 100--YARD DASH 7-8 girls: Tara Davidson 18.62; Re- nee Druml 18.70. 7-8 boys: Nathan Druml 16.83; James LeMaster 16.99; Matt Gibson 17:50. 9-10 girls: Amber Derengowski 15.51; Corki Hobson 15.67; Becky Welter 15.72. 9-10 boys: Jason Faunt 13.80; Wes Peterson 15.20; Billy Oeffling 15.25. 11-12 girls: Liz Martin 13.92; Cheri ' Simon 15.73. 11-12 boys: Mike Herrmann 13.11; BUI Hobson 14.17; Mark Sullivan 15.78. 13-l4.girls: Wendy Mack 13.37; Lau­ ra Ifnnil Id 91 13-14 boys:' David Koeb 12.25; Tedi Cvitkovic 12.78; Brian Bromley 13.12. * . 220-YARD DASH 7-8 girls: Renee Druml 47.18; Tara Davidson 47:19. 7-8 boys: Curt Cardamone 45.92; Nick Oeffling 47.26; Jim Boyce 48.34. 9-10 girls: Amber Derengowski 37.45: Corki Hobson 38.69; Bekcy Welter 40.82. 9-10 boys: Ryan Boland 38.53; Shawn Olszewski 39.67; Derek Lutz 39.76. 11-12 girls: Lix Martin 32.94. 11-12 boys: Mike Davidson 36.42; Mark Sullivan 41.70; Ricky Jensen 49.11. 13-14 girls: Wendy Mack 31.22. 13-14 boys: Ken Black 31.88; Jason Gilpin 36.89; Jeff Hulsey 39:08. 440-YARD DASH 7-8 girls: Kari Weichle 1:33.95. 7-8 boys: Eric Ericson 1:37.47; Kirk Ericson 1:37.98; John Albanese 1:38.83 9-10 girls: Summer Good 1:28; Becky Welter 1:29.83. 9-10 boys: Andy Pagast 1:26; Scott Weichle 1:28.19; Jeff Blake 1:36.67. 11-12 girls: Heather Linowiecki 1:20; Kelly Dorsey 1:37.93. 11-12 boys: Mike Davidson 1:28.06; Ricky Jensen 1:50.47. 13-14 girls: Kathy Kupstis 1:27.03. 13-14 boys: Tedi Cvitkovic 1:11.59. 15-16 boys: Tom Grant 1:03; Dave Niedospial 1:05. MILE RUN 7-8 boys: Nick Oeffling 8:22; Rob Albanese 8:26. 11-12 girls: Erin Boland 6:45. 15-16 boys: Chris Mumma 5:22. Locker Rumors ... Daniel Cwiak of McHenry will attend Randy Hundley's Official Big League Baseball Camp for aspiring ballplayers 30 and over, which begins Aug. 5 at Wrigley Field. Cwiut will train with former stars such as Hundley, Fergie Jenkins, Don Kessinger, Glenn Beckert and Ron Santo. ... McHenry's Dennis Carlton, the former spectator stock champion at Wilmot Speedway who is now competing in late model sportsman cars, seems to have taken a liking to the demolition derby challenge, which will be held at the Kenosha County Fair Aug. 11. Carlton is expected to have a car in the challenge, according to Wilmot officials. ... The McHenry Men's 12-inch Softball League will hold its annual all- star doubleheader next Wednesday, with games scheduled for 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Heading the list are league batting leader BlllMeyers of Rusty Nail Inn, and Eastern Division leader Terry Hovseth of Gambler East. ... Scott B's of the McHenry Mens Sunday 12-inch Softball Lague reported this week the team has dedicated the remainder of the season to a fallen teammate, Dan Clark. ... Crystal Woods golf pro John Craig reported not one, but two, aces in the same day at Crystal Woods, and its par-three, across-the-street neighbor Craig Woods. ... The first was recorded by Crystal Lake's Joe Gallagher who nailed his ace on the 16th hole, a 177-yard par three. He used a five iron. That same day, Woodstock resident Scott Ritzert recorded an ace at Craig Woods. Ritzert did his thing on the 110-yard eighth hole. He used an eight-iron. ... Leo B. Reycraft of Crystal Lake got a nice surprise while on a recent vacation. Reycraft recorded a hole-in-one at White Lake Country Club in Montello, Wis. July 26. His ace came on the club's 152-yard third hole. More interestingly, the feat was the first ever on that particular hole, according to White Lake officials, and only the second ever on the young course. He used a 6-iron. ... Craig also reported that local qualifying for the National Oldsmo- bile Scramble will take place Sunday at Crystal Woods. Jim Danca Oldsmobile will sponsor the area qualifier, one of about 50 in the state. Winning teams will advance to the state sectional, and then on to the national in Texas. . ... Jackie Arrigo of Cary scored a hole in one at Twin Ponds in Crystal Lake on the ninth hole. Arrigo scored her ace on the 100-yard hole with a six iron. She is a member of the W.OtW. (Women on Wednesdays) League. It was her first hole in one ever for the 10-handktapper. She has been golfing for three years. ... Crystal Lake South High School's Scott Przybyla will trek to Tahiti and New Zealand on a United States basketball team next week. Przybyla was chosen after starring at a camp at UCLA last summer. ... Cary-Grove High School standout Cheryl Walejko has informed members of the Millikin University coaching staff that she will enroll at the Decatur school this fall. Walejko was the recipient of Cary-Grove's athlete of the year award, starring for the Trojans in volleyball, basketball and track. She was a force up front for Cary's 1984-85 basketball team, which advanced to the state's final 16 with a close win over Johnsburg, before losing to Libertyville in the supersectkmals. ... If you have anything to add to Locker Rumors, please feel free to call 459-4040 on Sunday through Thursday between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Let us know what's going on in your town. Women's golf event set for McHenry CC Curtis Strange says modestly, 'things have gone well for me this year." 4