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The Offset Paperback Softball
Team is currently sitting in the
driver’s seat in the Wyoming Valley
Industrial League and stands the
honors in that league. :
With its current 10-1 record and
first chance in eight years of Indus-
trial League play to win the title,
and end the reign of the Leslie Fay
Softball Team.
Offset, which has basically the
same roster it had when it began
league play eight years, has also
competed in the Industrial State
Tournament every year since its
inception. The locals’ best finish
was third place which it captured
during its first year of tournament
play. The team finished in fifth
place this year, the best finish of six
or seven local teams that competed
against a field of 19 teams.
Offset manager Richard Long
says he is unable to single one
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ballplayer as exceptional and com-
mends the team for sticking
together and doing an exceptional
job this year. Long reported every
member of this year’s team is
sporting a batting average of close
to .500 or better.
Long, who is assisted by Ed
Martin as coach, cites Offset’s
the locals came closer to their goal
of winning the league championship
this year. Long also credits Tom
Marvel, plant president, for his
support of the team.
Members of the winning Offset
team are Dave Bynon, leftfield;
Kenny Rem, centerfield; Billy
Race, second base; John Throop,
first base; Mike Evans, shortstop;
Walt Parsons, second base or desig-
nated hitter; Dave Eddy, pitcher;
Tom Carlin, rightfield; Tom Horn,
right centerfield; Joe Maskalis,
third base; John Brown, Walt
The Pennsylvania Fish Commis-
sion has announced three new addi-
tions to their series of fish charts.
According to Michael J. Bickler,
Director of the Office of Informa-
tion, the series consists of Warmwa-
ter Fishes, Coldwater Fishes, Pan-
fish, Miscellaneous Gamefish and
Migratory Gamefish of Pennsyl-
vania. “With the addition of the
panfish, migratory and miscella-
neous charts, the series is now
complete and anglers can identify
some 54 different species of fish
found within the Commonwealth at
a glance,” says Bickler.
The full color charts were pains-
takingly designed by wildlife artist
Tom Duran and scrutinized by Com-
mission biologists for detail and
accuracy. In most cases, live fish
were used for models, and Bickler
mused in the classrooms as teaching
tools,” commented Bickler.
© Measuring 17x22 inches, the
charts are printed on a high quality
paper and are suitable for framing
or display. The charts may be
ordered from the Commission indi-
vidually for the price of $1.50 each.
However, until the 15th of Septem-
ber, the Commission is offering the
cost of four at $6. To order your
charts write: Publications Section,
Pennsylvania Fish Commission,
P.O. Box 1673, Harrisburg, PA
17105-1673.
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It looks like 1984 may be a banner
year for salmon in Lake Erie. The
lake using their downriggers to
prospect for silver in the form of
coho salmon are sending back word
that the salmon season has indeed
begun.
According to the Pennsylvania
Fish Commission, catches of 50 fish
per day have been reported from a
single boat. The fish have been
running from 5 to 10 pounds--and
anglers are having their best suc-
cess working the depths with tradi-
tional lures and tinsel flies in depths
ranging from 30 to 80 feet.
Salmon anglers are reminded that
the daily limit of salmon is eight
fish per day (combined species) on
the lake and in its tributaries, with
a minimum size of 9 inches on the
lake and 7 inches in the streams.
After midnight, Labor Day, the
creel limit for salmon in tributary
streams will be reduced to three
salmon per day, seven inches or
longer.
The Pennsylvania Fish Commis-
sion has rescheduled Fish For Free
Day. The event will be held to
coincide with National Hunting and
- Fishing Day on September 22, and
the Commission’s plans include
A3minars throughout the state.
According to Ralph W. Abele,
. executive director of the Commis-
sion, plans for Free Fishing Day
. remain similar to those that were
scheduled for earlier this year. ‘We
may have to change some of the
for the participants. Some lakes
~ provide better angling in the spring,
while others hit their peak in the
fall,”’ Abele said.
Governor Thornburgh signed into
law Act 88 (House Bill 1887) authori-
zin the Commission to waive fishing
license requirements for up to two
days ‘per year. The Commission
chose to hold one Fish For Free
Day in 1984 and hopes to make it an
annual event.
“The interest in the day is phe-
nomenal,”’ Abele said. “Tackle has
been donated by Shimano, Daiwa,
Garcia, Zebco, Mr. Twister, The
Gaines Popper Companyt, Berkley,
Jerry Sporting Goods and Oscar
Robbins. Because of such donations,
we will have loaner rods, lures,
bobbers, hooks and other tackle at
the sites for use by the partici-
pants.”
Conservation agencies throughout
the nation have been following the
Commission’s plans with keen inter-
est and at least one other state has
introduced legislation to create its
own Free Fishing Day.
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office.
Field hockey and cheerleading
physicals will be given on Wednes-
day, Aug. 15, at 9 a.m. in the junior
high nurse’s office.
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All-Star family
the background.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
There are few boys and girls in
the Back Mountain more involved in
Back Mountain Baseball, Inc. than
John, Joyce and Jeffrey Tinner,
children of Mr. and Mrs. John
Tinner of Haddonfield Hills, Dallas.
The three youngsters have been
members of either a Little League
or softball team since the age of
eight years. This season, for the
first time in the history of Back
Mountain Baseball, all of them were
named to an All-Star team. An
extra highlight is that their dad is
an assistant coach for the Back
Mountain National All Stars.
John, Jr., age 15, played in the
Teeners League this season and was
named to the Back Mountain Teen-
ers All Star team. It marks the
third season John has made All
Stars, having been a member of the
13-year old Teener All Stars and
All Star team when he was age 12.
A senior high school student, John
is involved in high school basket-
ball, soccer and baseball, a sport
for each season.
Joyce, age 14, played ‘softball in
the Senior Girls Division and: was
named to the Senior Girls All Star
team coached by Charlotte Slocum.
Last season,’ Joyce also played on
the All Star team coached by
in the state. The year prior to that
she made the All Star team in Little
League softball.
A dedicated athlete, Joyce also
plays field hockey and basketball at
Dallas.
Neither Joyce nor John ever miss
a practice. Vacations or holidays do
not stop them from showing up and
both of them show excellent leader-
ship ability among their teammates.
Jeff, who will be in seventh grade
in September, was named to the
Back Mountain National All Stars
for the second year.
Jeff also plays in the Back Moun-
tain Soccer League, a sport he has
played since it was organized in this
area. ;
Jack and Barbara Tinner are
wholehearted supporters of their
children’s activities and are kept
busy attending the various games
and practices. Jack is vice presi-
dent in the Back Mountain Little
League and also coaches the L.A.D.
Dodgers Major League team. The
team is currently in first place. This
is his third year as an All-Star team
The Tinners moved to the Back
Mountain in 1973 and this is Jack’s
10th year as a Little League coach.
Prior to that, he coached in the St.
Therese’s League in Wilkes-Barre
for eight years. A teacher in the
Tunkhannock School District for 20
years, he is active in education
organizations at the local and state
level.
Since Barbara also works, the
Tinners are kept busy transporting
three young athletes to and from
practices and games but both are
all have a way to get there and back
again.
Barbara attends the games but
Jack not only attends games but
also gets to the practice sessions. If
it takes dedication and all-out effort
on the part of parents for children’s
success, there’s no doubt that John,
Joyce and Jeff Tinner will achieve
it.
Woman wins
target shoot
Dot Sokolowski of Davenport
Street, Dallas, won first place in her
class during a target shoot held this
past weekend in Bloomsburg.
Shooting her highest score since
the late 60’s, Sokolowski advanced
to the highest class in the barebow
division.
Sokolowski advanced to the
Bloomsburg event after winning the
overall barebow division at Penn
State the weekend of July 7 and 8.
During the shoot at Penn State,
Sokolowski’s granddaughter, Ann
Repko, won first place in the bare-
bow Cadet Division and her grand-
son, Matt Repko, won second place
in the freestyle Junior Division.
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By LEE L. RICHARDS
Sports Columnist
Anyone who hasn’t watched the
Olympics is unpatriotic!
The Opening ceremonies were
fantastic to say the least. It was
one of the greatest shows I've
ever seen on the
tube. The card
tricks, music and
marching was
magnificent.
The overall
coverage by ABC
has been most
informative
However, I wish
they’d ignore the
Russians. 1 could c SS wha
they're feelings are regarding
the games or anything pertaining
to the participants.
The Red Pros were smart in
staying home. I've mentioned
here prior to the games this
could be the strongest collection
of athletes we’ve ever sent and
we're not even to the half way
point.
We’re winning medals with
performances that have sur-
prised the world. We're going to
win a lot more, too. Don’t for one
minute think that it’s because the
Reds aren’t competing - either.
They knew they were in for a
butt kicking and stayed home.
The day of team USA playing
second fiddle to the world in
many of the events is over.
That’s why we have the commit-
ment from out Olympic Commit-
tee and the center in Colorado. It
just took us a little longer to
smarten up and get a solid pro-
gram going year-round.
Think back if you will. When
has the USA not met a .chal-
lenge? When some country domi-
nates a particular field or athlet-
ics and we want to become better
just give our athletes the facili-
ties and coaching and we’ll get
the job done. Cycling and gym-
nastics are only two areas, along
with the wrestling. Take a
gander at the volleyball teams,
too.
The Reds did enjoy success,
but that was a way of, life for
them while our athletes were
amateurs. That’s changed now
and our people are into fulltime
training. It wasn’t hard to figure
Steele honored
out in 60s and 70s. It only took
our Olympic folks a little longer
to get organized. )
I recently read a headline
story in the NY POST, not one of
your more reliable sports sheets,
where former Coach Al McGuire
was predicting our roundball
team would not win the gold. Al's
been harping about this for three
years. He'll be proved wrong.
Perhaps the games won't be that
close either. IR
I've got a confession regarding
gymnastics. I really never under-
stood the sport or ability it took
to perform the various routines.
Our gymnasts stood em on the
ears. I was amazed at how
aggressive they were and the
strength and finesse they demon-
strated. They’re a special breed!
I thought some of the sports
was humpty-dumpty. I haven’t
seen one yet that just required
showing up. I was amazed at our
bikers in the one race which was
118 miles in distance. Heck, I get
tired just driving that far let
along riding a bike.
I'm looking forward to seeing
the freestyle wrestling. We're
gonna win five medals or more
there. Watch Ed and Lou Banich.
The two Port Jervis lads aren’t
favored, but they’ll come
through. I’ve got a hunch.
When our Men's Gymnatic
team received their gold I got a
tear in my eye. They've been
also-rans for so long. Not any
more. The more I watched the
more I got into the remarkable
athletic qualities it takes to per-
from the manuevers they were
doing.
How. about Mitch Gaylord’s
back flip on the horizontal bar?
Most of us would have trouble
executing that off a diving board.
The more I watch the mroe I
can sense this USA team is a
very unique collection of ath-
letes.
So they’re blacked out in
Russia. The Reds aren’t dumb.
Why show their athletes perform-
ances that would make . them
wonder how bad the beating
would have been if they’d
showed.
We haven’t seen nothing yet.
We will come out of LA with
enough gold to open another Fort
Knox and a ton of records to
boot.
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