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Show If oooy uoerr Now Coach, Always Gave Fans Thrills March 25. 1977, THE HERALD, Provo, "May. By MILTON RICHMAN I PI Sports Editor base now and do okay. He laughs at that suggestion but admits he has slaved in prettv good shape doing some work as a guide for a lodge near where he lives in southwest Oregon. Every time I see Bobbv Doerr 1 automatically think of Ted Williams because of how close thev were when both were with the Red Sox. They were drawn together originally because of their mutual love for fishing. Although Bobby Doerr hasn't seen Ted Williams in some time now. it's easy to see how-hleels about him by the way he talks about the former Boston slugger. "He's the most unique person I ever met. very strong in his beliefs, intense and tremendously generous," said Bob DUNEDIN.Fla. H'PIi-Ba- ck in the ood old days when you could buy a lot of things but not a ballplaver like him Bobby Doerr gave everybody his money's worth. He played second base with the Boston Red Sox 14 years the way nobody ever played it for them before or since. He played it with grace, with style and with remarkable ease. Bobby Doerr is 58 now, he's a part-tim- e coach and batting instructor for the Toronto Blue Jays, one of the new expansion clubs, and to look at him, with not a line in his face or an ounce of fat around his stomach, you'd have to bet he could go i ighi out there to second by Doerr here at the Blue Jays' camp, keeping his eyes on Toronto's young hitters taking batting practice. "I honestly think you have to know his background, and how he grew up. to know something about him as an individual. Some years back. I remember going on a scouting trip with Ted to San Diego where he was born and brought up. .Neil Mahoney. who used to be the Red Sox' farm director, and Ray Boone also were along on the trip. All of us were going to San Diego to look over Dave Morehead. the pitcher. Remember him'.' "When we got to San Diego, the four of us had lunch together, and Ted said he wanted to take us down to where his Dad's photography shop used to be. We all went, and Ted described everything Something that happens to you when in such exact detail when we got there. you're young can stay with you the rest I really had the feeling 1 was walking ot your life. Ted wanted to be a perfecback into the past," said Doerr. tionist in anything he did. That went for "I suppose you know Ted's mother fishing, tutting a baseball or even playused to do work for the Salvation ing golf, which he tried for awhile. "He was the greatest hitter I ever Army. When we left this building where his father had his shop, we saw." said Doerr. with the kind of conwalked to the street corner. 'This is viction that shut the door to any possiwhere the Salvation Army used to ble argument. "For just hitting the parade around the block,' fed told us. baseball. I don't think there could've He didn't say anything for another been anybody much better than him ... second or so, and then he said, 'My ever. He never ran fast enough to beat mother would make me parade with out any base hits and still had a lifetime the band and I used to get behind the average of .344. Think of that tor a sebig bass drum and try to hide.' cond Then hear in mind he lost five of "When Ted told us that, I had the his peak years in service." feeling right there was the place he Bobby Doerr talked about the first became the type person he did. time he ever saw Ted Williams in June Utah-P- 9 age of 1936. Doerr was playing with San Diego of the Pacific Coast League and Williams, who had barely fnished high school, came out to the ballpark for a tryout. He was only 17, and our manager, Frank Shellenback, said, 'Let this kid hit a few." Doerr recalled. "He hit only five balls and three ot them went out of the ballpark There was this player, I wish could remember his name, standing near the batting cage, and he said, tieez. this kid'll be signed before the week's out ' Sure enough, he was signed four or five days later. That Sunday night, the whole team went to the tram station. Ted was there. He looked like a nervous race horse. He couldn't wait to get started." Steelies Provide Fun on Canoe Jaunf BERRIEN SPRINGS. Mich. (UPI) Water tumbled through the sluice gates of the Berrien .Springs Dam, making it difficult to maneuver the canoe into casting position of the potential steelhead fishing hole. I was eager to do battle with the skyrocketing to take the steelhead rod six split-sho- t and a Zebco Cardinal offering to the bottom in Four reel. But mostly it the St. Joe's last current was an excuse to end When I made my first winter fishing blues. cast, the spawn sack barely had time to settle Although hardware can at the edge of the be proouctive on the riffle when a fish river, I prefer a freshly-tie- took the bait. It was easy spawn sack of trout to detect the pickup with eggs on a number six the responsiveness of the hook. usually add five or new rod and I immediately set the hook. With the bite of the graphite - ' ' j f i , rainbow trout stacked below the dam in their annual spring run, but the swift water required a cautious approach. By carrying the canoe upstream, it was possible to cut across the river before being swept past the fishing hole I sought. Once there, a anchor held me securely in place. The St. Joseph River doesn't compare in beauty to many Great Lakes steelhead waters but what the river lacks in scenery it makes up for ' ' J likely-lookin- ; 1 lUI'D Catholic University has signed the nation's leading junior college scorer. Dave Butler of Burlington County (N.J. i Community College, school officials announced Tuesday. .1 Butler shot The 52 per cent from the floor and 88 per cent from the foul line. He had a i v m4L rim mm mmtmii&Kx& IL'PI felephotol and here he looks over his young charges out on the field in spring training camp. BOBBY DOERR, former Boston Red Sox great, is now a batting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays 11 ii BASIC COMMODITIES OFFER the trip are Julie prices and in II! jil 100 WHEAT BiANS I Pinto Hard, Red Winter High Pro- tein, Low Moisture Double and is T b Low Moisture. 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Solid State 'Plug-I- MILK will become SOLID Electric Eye Modular Chasis to win all its matches at Tempe Ad- streams where this rare species occurs in the Little Snake, Salt and Green River drainages-m- ay have low flows. rice ArkansaJ Htgh Pro em, trout is threatened, because smaller headwater animals concentrating near water sources, they QUANTITITESLIMITED! I 100 cutthroat "And scent attractors for trapping coyotes are less effective in hot, dry conditions. With most onnrn I 100 He also said in Wyoming, the Colorado River con- n STATE TV expected of concentrating waterfowl and other wildlife near 13" nt ur TUtHUI int hint tad vr and Colorado the cost per predator for coyote control had increased 54 per cent. their movements to conditions "favorable for spread of disease by predators." that in Utah And he noted tending to confine most of night, making aerial trol less effective." for targets Willoughby that the bring your own) Bentzhoff, Pat Sinclair and Marty Clawson to represent BYU. The Cougar team is undefeated in conference a spill. said, "with coyotes will create (Purchase our containers or Brown, Karen Kennington, Denise Nardi, Lisa depi-ndenl- s And he warned drought 19" $779 fl Arkansas, Minnesota, (rom Idaho, California, Colorado, and Utah. Quantities ore limited, so come eorly! Arizona State. Coach Ann Valentine also predicted natural fish production losses from the drought's impact on streams and reservoirs, with a resultant increased demand lor fish hatchery stock. WHEAT State, Arizona 96 He PARKING LOT SALE! Tempe against New Mexico, New Mexico holes as long as the fisherman realizes the river current can pose problems. Because of the fast water, the angler should always wear a lifevest to prevent being dragged under in case of "Predator control difficulties already have wildlife." tainers for permanent storage. HUGE IN short for to be PC1J Free C02 to seal your con Vernon t Fehlberg, H. Gene Puckett, and W. Dea Montague, have arranged to bring trockloads of the boiic , Beans, Rice, Powdered years' supply commodities-WheatMilk, Honey and Plastic Contoiners to Provo for a huge the very Porting lot Sale. To insure the highest quality at truckload foods ot these lowest price, we have purchased ministration o v J Cloward, Jan Farnsworth and Karen Brown. Coach Betty Vickers expects her team to place fourth in the tournament. The tennis team will play at Arizona State in Veterans r f rri U A Pam Miller who has recovered from knee surgery and shows signs of taking over the No. 1 spot for the Cougars. Other golfers making The especially 1 d) o) Albuquerque. BYU's Tiru Fernando is defending champion and should do well again this year. But she is being pushed by teammate However, a small boat and motor are ideal for searching out prospective water supplies are limited water sources." expected VALUES! u ziZAaLj n n I'n The BYU women's golf and tennis teams are participating in the IAIAW conference meets in the southwest. The golf team will compete at the University of New Mexico in competition in 9 Events Susan Rockies u Attend named Willoughby says animals in the drought-hi- t 8'2-foo- Gals BYU Harvey we saw 3 ' DENVER (UPI) -Fish and Wildlife Service regional director U.S. "From the first time predator damage this Dave, we were year. "One of our big conNatural Resources, impressed with his offensive abili- cerns is a serious fire which means it can be fished year around. The ty." said Catholic Coach danger for wildlife and other St. Joe received more jack Kvancz. "Not only-ca- refuges he put the ball in the habitat." Willoughby than 400.000 steelhead plants in the past five basket, he's an out- said. "Both grass and years and anglers this standing passer as well." Catholic finished year are reporting that success on good days ast season, its first in NCAA Division I. often is phenomenal. I was counting on the river's growing reputation to help break in my t new Skyline Av-- , anglers. Utah's Wildlife in Danger game against Colorado and Utah will Gloucester Community suffer near dis, rous habitat losses and College. The river is classified a nontrout stream by the Michigan Department of v d t snags to claim tackle and some productive holes can be reached by bank WASHINGTON in action. r, barb, the eight-pounsteelie took to the air. It Butler Inks jumped several times in sack and another cast an effort to shake the produced a second fish. hook before taking off in Such instant rewards are a reel screaming run. For unusual on any steelhead the next 10 minutes it was water. As the trout duplicated give and take as the fish the feats of the first fish I peeled off the test line. Before I landed couldn't help thinking the the plump female she St. Joe ought to be reclasmanaged to drag my sified in the fishing canoe several yards books. The river, especially-jusdownstream from its below the dam, is a place of anchor. But the fishing hole still fairly easy stretch of was within casting dis- water to fish by steelhead tance and a fresh spawn standards. There are few- iwi fstu "IZ7 i- - |