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" v PG. 6, - PLAIN DEALER - WED., SEPT., 18, 1968 if,')-.,5- - v y ' " * ) j . , , r V ' * " • - . v ? ti SPORTS B&r Chuck Griffith Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife When the continent's wild dudes pack their suitcases and head south this Call, the nation's duck hunters will face a season of mixed luck and disappointment. With drouth throughout the prime northern breeding grounds and duck production near the ^'wipe-out? mark, most waterfowlers will have to be satisfied with less than average gunning. Hardest hit by the drouth in the U.S. and Canadian prairie pothole country were the mallards, pintail, blue-winged teal, canvasback and redheads. These five species normally furnish the bulk of shooting to Central and Mississippi Flyway hunters. Mallards, never fully recovered from their disastrous population declines of the early 1960's, fared poorly this past summer. Snowfall was nearly absent last winter in the northern prairies. Spring and summer rainfall produced a good wheat crop but no run-off to fill the sloughs and marshes needed to produce ducks. The mallard picture was grim enough to prompt the state making up the Mississippi Flyway to ask for the most stringent restrictions on the mallard bag on record. State and federal waterfowl managers hope the resultant hunting regulations will cut the mallard kill in that flyway by two-thirds from 1967, when 1.7 million mallards were taken there. Hie federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, charged with managing the migratory waterfowl resource on a national basis, expanded the effort to save mallards by acrossthe- board restrictions in all flyways. Bag limits and season lengths were cut in the Central Flyway, too -- a step which might cut the kUl of mallard breeders by one-third there. These two flyways ~ Central and Mississippi - host the bulk of the mallards produced in the continent's prairie pothold country where the 1967-68 drouth took its heaviest toll. Restrictions were placed on canvasback and redhead shooting in all the flyways, too. Both these species of diving McHenry Sportsman's Club The = McHenry Sportsmen's club crowned the 1968 Trap Shooting ChampionSunday, Sept. 15 at their annual picnic held cm the club's rambling grounds on the west side of Pistakee Bay. Alvis Parsons, Mundelein, won the coveted trophy over a field of 59 determined shooters in a close fought contest. Parsons registered his win with a 24 from the sixteen yard line and a 23 from his handicap position at the 24 yard line. Tied for second place was Roy Jarrett, Grayslake and Delbert Huhn, Ingleside, each with a 46. Jarrett won the shootoff. Lewis Pitzen, McHenry, won the Senior crown; Billy Huhn, Ingleside took the Junior trophy, and Betty Van DenBerge, Mundelein, captured the ladies laurels. Mrs. Chuck (Sharon) Smessaert, Lake Villa, and John Baltrum, Chicago, each won a ham. A total of 217 persons attended the wing-ding, all members and their families. The complete list of winners include: Champion: Alvis Parsons, of Mundelein; Second: Roy Jarrett, Grayslake; Third: Delbert Huhn of Ingleside; Senior: Lewis Pitzen, McHenry; Junior: Billy Huhn, Ingleside; Ladies: Betty Van DenBerge, Mundelein; Lewis Class A: Alvis Parsons; B, Don Milinac, Woodstock; C, Edward Koepke, McHenry; D., Leo Petrino, DesPlaines; E, George Manierre, Lake Forest. Other winners were William «*Gunsmokts" Lske Zurich; Otis Baumgarten, Prairie View; George E. Ktaoblock, Wauconda; Russell Cote, Sr., Lake Villa and Dave SfreaiK, Highwood. The McHenry club will inaugurate their 1969 shooting season with a Hunter's Warm* Up Shoot on Sunday, Sept. 22, staffing at 11 a.m. ducks also have their chief breeding grounds in the prairie pro- v vinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Both species are at extremely low population levels. The total spring breeding population of canvasback ducks on the continent was below 300,000 while redheads showed even greater population losses. Both are 10 to 20 percent below the 1956-62 population average. The four flyways -- Atlantic, Mississippi, Central and Pacific -- are management units which correspond basically to the north to south migration routes used by migrating waterfowl. Boundaries of the flyways aito political boundaries -- state lines in most cases -- but ducks, geese, and ether migrants don't always recognize these geographical niceties. For example, the roundabout migration of the pintail andthewestto east migration of the canvasback pose special management problems. Other problems of migration are sometimes common to the states of a particular flyway but unique only to that flyway. These include varying abundance and distribution of the most sought after species, a variation in hunting pressure, different hunting techniques and so on. States in the upper part of the flyways get first crack at the migrants and, being acutely aware that the breeding grounds aren't always the "horn of plenty" because of drouth and drainage, are more wary of overshooting their breeding populations. Southsrn statss in the flyways provide the wintering grounds and host waterfowl concentrations that might stagger the northern hunter. Many of these wintering grounds are privately owned marshes, existing mainly because they furnish hunting. There is an ingrained fear among southern waterfowlers that restrictive seasons and bag limits will reduce interest in duck hunting. This loss of interest they say, endangers the future of these private marshes, since many could be drained and profitably farmed. That fear has been realized only partially, despite a number of highly restrictive seasons in the past decade. The wintering grounds are disappearing but pollution and other forms of destructions have joined drainage as the major causes. Hie American duck hunter, if he is past the novice stage, has seen the panorama of changing seasons, waterfowl conditions, hunting methods and regulations through the peephole of his favorite marsh, pass or pothole. He realizes, however reluctantly, that the good old days are gone forever. Even more complex and usually more frustrating are the changes man has wrought on the continent, many of which affect the wild duck directly. Millions of acres of prairie wetlands have fallen to the ditch, and the plow; the extent and quality of the wintering grounds and their waters have declined sharply. Man has become more efficient and no less resolute as a hunter of wildfowl. ft is in this present day context. that the waterfowl manager must attempt to better use this hard-pressed resource while maintaining the quality of wildfowling for the nation's two million waterfowl hunters."^- ^ The rights of Canada and Mexico, partners in the continental waterfowl management program, also must be recognized by the American hunter. The wild duck has shown remarkable resiliency in bouncing back from dry years, once the northern duck factory received the needed moisture. But the comeback from dry cycles is not possible unless, every effort is made to return enough breeders to the breeding grounds to take advantageof improved nesting conditions. The restrictive regulations are the price of the duck hunter must pay in lean years to insure his duck hunting in the Mure. The alternative is a continuing crisis for the wild ducks. In future articles in this series, the author will discuss the reasons for the waterfowl regulations, hunter behavior and lessons learned in waterfowl management. Earl Walsh SO I HEAR . i Sports Editors Our caller didn't give us the last name of the person whose golf cart tipped over and sent him for a swim in the creek at McHenry Country club. Our reporter Ad say the swimmer's first name is Tony andthatheis in the paint and painting business. Also hear that Tony's wife was spry enough to dive for land instead of water. Pity the Chicago Bears. They lost a football game and the roof fell in on them with a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking. ft seems to have borne to pass that good defense wins as many football games tis good offense. Another fact that looms higher each year is many agameis won by a good field goal kicker. Our Warriors lost to DeKalb last week. No surprise there. DeKalb certainly rates more than a couple of touchdowns better than McHenry. YMCA ses Al Elgin Cover light Weeks Friday night brings the Libe rtyville Wildcats to town for the first conference game. Nothing like starting out against the best. Let's remember there is nothing lite knocking off the best. Beginning and advanced karate classes will begin at the Elgin YMCA next week. The beginning class will meet at 7 p.m. each Monday and Wednesday for eight weeks and the advanced class will meet each Monday and Wednesday at 8p.m. for eight weeks, said Keith Huff, YMCA assistant executive director. Robert Barron, first-degree black belt, is the instructor. Barron has studied karate for four years and has taught for the last year and a half. The beginning class includes instruction in the 16 upper body. exercises of karate, Barron said. "They will include some punches and blocks." Also included in the first eight-week session will be the eight basic kicks and eight self defense movements. "Near the ' end of the course some freestyle sparring will be introduced," Barron said. Persons successfully completing the beginning course will earn the sixth-degree white belt Barron added, and can begin work on the fifth and fourthdegree green belts. From there he can work toward his third, second and first-degree brown belts. The black belts begin at the first degree and go iq) as the karate practitioner's skill increases. "Karate is more than a means of self defense", Barron said. "The mental outlook of a person is the most important part of karate. The sport helps a person develop self confidence and a respect for others. As a sport karate includes a lot of sportsmanship and fair play. M A good karate man would only use his skill in self defense" » Enrollment in the beginning and advanced classes will be limited to 20 students, Huff said. "YMCA membership is not required for enrollment, but YMCA members are permitted to enroll at a reduced price." Hie beginning class is open to men 16 years of age and older. However, persons 16 and 17 years old must have a written permission from their parents, Huff said. Advanced class students must be 18 years of age. Students will need only regular gym clothing to enroll in the beginning class and may purchase their gi, white slacks and shirt later. For more information, cmtact the Elgin YMCA 695-1100^ We were happy to meet Tim and Mary Flanagan last week. Knew them way back when they drove a horse and buggy from Burton's Bridge each Saturday to attend catechism classes at old St. Patrick's church on Court street. Those classes spoiled our Saturday mornings when we thought play was much more important. But, our parents marched us off for religious learnin' --and off we marched. It wasn't the style in those days to question parents' authority. MCHS Thinclads Open Season With Big Wins Ely Bert Hagemann The Warrior cross country team opened their season as expected with a convincing brace of victories against Grant and Carmel on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Hie weather was cool and damp but the varsity runners were red hot as McHenry grabbed off the first three places, with Hampton, Pictor and Smith finishing in that order. After a Grant runner took fourth, McHenry piled in with three more finishers as Wayne Smith, Schubert and Mike Freund crossed the finish strip ahead ofPinkowski of Carmel who came in 8th. When all the scoring was totaled up the final standings for the day showedthe Warriors with a 17-42 victory over Grant and a 15-47 win over Carmel. The young Warriors also won rather handily, led by Eric Weiss, 1st, John Oeffling 3rd, and Terry McGibbon 4th. Their victory margins read20-35 over Grant, and 20-37 over Carmel. The next home match for the Warriors will take place on the new course just west of the tennis courts when the orange and black will do battle with Elgin. Certainly this first double victory has put the highly touted harriers off and running on the right foot, let's hope coach Don Seaton and his men can keep the wins coming. Union Grove ImH Windup Of Races TOMASELLO'S THURSDAY NIGHT LADIES LEAGUE T.N.T. 9-5-68 J. Kennebeck 187-514; M. Wakitsch 177-480; M. Joyce* 170-472; E. Mangold 232-50%. C. May 171-486; B. GreeiwOda 181; L.A. Smith 202-513. 9-12-68 E. Mangold 473; C. May,476; J. Fischer 174-473; J. Bykowski 185; D. Hiller 181-177- 175-533; M. Wakitsch 170-476; M. Smith 171; P. Hiller 192; J. Kennebeck 190-184-505; B. Hiller 180. MCHENRY RECREATION TUESDAY THIRTY-NINERS Janet Flicek 460; Billie Mackinder 470; Frances Matchen 201-498; Dot Freund 46#; Cammy Gaylord 442; Barb Gilpin 204-504; Rosie Przetacznik 433; R.R., M. Fleming 5-10. Dog Show And Trails Next Sunday At V.F.W. WW arriors ts By Bert Hagemann Hie Warriors made a gallant effort Friday night at DeKalb, but the muscle and offensive punch was not forthcoming as McHenry dropped its season opener to the highly touted Barbs by the margin of 16 to.0. The Barbs, picked by many to win their conference, were not as impressive as this reporter thought they would be, but their big front line and quick backs were up to the challenge that the Warriors haughtily threw out to them. The orange and black allowed one touchdown in the first half after a costly fumble gave DeKalb the ball in Warrior territory. , and late in the second stanza put a terrific goal line stand which stopped the big orange just a few feet shy of the goal lira. On their second play from scrimmage on the one, the Warriors pitchout blew up in their faces as the right side of the DeKalb defense nailed the Warrior back in the end zone for a safety. The second half saw a scoreless third-quarter, highlighted by another gutsy Warrior stand inside their own five as McHenry was hampered by being pinned down deep in their own territory constantly. The fourth quarter saw the big DeKalb front men start to wear down their smaller but courageous opponents, and the Batfbs cashed another score on the 5 yard run by Lane with six mintups remaining in the game. With the count run to 16-0 the sputtering Warrior offense still could not put together a sustain- Earn To Barbs 16-0: ?• Here ed drive and the clock ran out of time as both teams slugged it out at midfield. It was an exhausted groiq> of athletes who walked off the field after the contest Friday, night, but the Warriors were able to hold their heads high as this green, undermanned squad put up a terrific scrap in the face of a seasoned, veteran opponent. Although thin in numbers and size, the orange and black were big in heart, and the defensive play of such stalwarts as Mike Antonicelli, Don Thurwell, Gary Fair child, and Steve George gives evidence that this squad should not be taken lightly by anyone. If the Warrior passing attack, which showed glimpses of brilliance, can get itself into motion this week, the tough Cats of Libertyville will have their hands full. By the time this Friday night's contest rolls around, coach Bill Day will have some new players to exhibit as some boys who came out late will be able to participate. < Leading ground-gainer for the Warriors in this game was George who picked up 34 yards in 9 carries, and the passing attack netted 4 completions in 9 attempts, with 2 interceptions. Another hardweek of work and hustle could put the puzzle pieces together for the Warriors. Hope to see you at Mc- Cracken field this Friday night for the home opener. The Fox River Valley Kennel club will hold an A.K.C. Plan B match and obedience trials (Mi Saturday, September 21, 1968 on the. V.F.W. Post 4600 grounds, located on Rt. 120, McHenry, east of the Fox River. The grounds where the show is to be held are spacious with many shade trees. Refreshments will be available on the grounds prepared by the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post with Mrs. Vi Abbink and Mrs. Gerry Breede in charge of preparations. The classes are open to re- Freshman Eleven Beats Grant 13-6 On Saturday morning, Sept. 14 at 9 a.m. it was Grant vs.. McHenry Freshmen in a foot-, ball game at McHenry. The coaches and boys put in a lot of work on defensive and offense, also working on pass, punt and place kicking formations. This took place during the week and this Saturday morning it shows whether or not they paid attention. Well, the score was McHenry 13 and Grant 6, but the score does lie a bit as McHenry had a 115 yards total in penalties, but they always brought the ball back. They also had one T.D. called back. The boys seemed to forget about downfield blocking in the first half but did alright in the second. Grant played a fine game, but only had 45 yards in penalties. McHenry freshmen surely looked good and showed desire in their first game. From a freshman onlooker. gistered dogs and registered puppies. No Champion dogs or Obedience dogs with titles are to be entered. Hie Club president is Mrs. Beecher Hungerford of Barrington. Show Chairman, Mr. Allan Kotlisky of Morton Grove, 111.; Obedience Chairman, Mr. Bud Ludwig of Barrington and Trophy chairman, Mrs. RoyPeavey of Barrington. The public is invited and to enter or come and view the obedience trials and other portions of the show. CROSS-CHANNEL HOVERCRAFT. . .Cars disembark after the 254-seat Mountbatten Hovercraft completed the first Channel-crossing Dover to Bologne recently. In addition to a full passenger load, 30 cars can be carried on the 35-minute journey.' Close Out Special NOW ENDS THURS. IHE Bersts 1 USV J HI w_ JOHN . 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