Oregon Sports History / 1969: Portland joins the Continental Football League; Ex-Duck-Berry starts for falcons in Multnomah Stadium

6-7 August 1969

Madison High’s Contractors team opened the Oregon American Legion semifinals with a 2-1 triumph over The Dalles Merchants at Sckavone Field. The battery of pitcher Jim Officer and catcher Dave Gasser leads the way, with Officer scoring 10 strikeouts.

The next day Tom Wise plays 20 Batters, while the Contractors win the series with a 7-0 win.

The Madison contribution will hit Klamath Falls for the state championship after the Falcons eliminate Corvallis.

• Portland joins the Continental Football League. The team, known as Logger, comes from a core of the Orange County Ramblers who are leaving the league. The first of 12 regular season games is August 24th.

• Atlanta Falcons coach Norm Van Brocklin, a former University of Oregon quarterback, names ex-duck QB Bob Berry as the starter for this weekend’s show against the Philadelphia Eagles at Multnomah Stadium.

• The Metro Shrine all-star soccer game is a week away, also at Multnomah Stadium. John Allen of the Jesuits is the head coach of the Metro team, aided by Boyd Crawford of Lake Oswego and Marv Hiebert, of David Douglas High to Mt. Hood Community College.

• Pro-wrestler Shag Thomas continues his final fight before retiring against Rip Kirby of San Francisco. The game will take place at the Portland Sports Arena on Saturday night.

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