The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-09-16

MANNING AND HIS MONSTER SEA BASS.
gaff, so heavy was the sea. This, how
ever, was finally accomplished by the
boatman pouring oil on the water, and
In the clear spot the fish was brought
In. So huge was the bass that when 1t
was hauled into the boat the two men
were obliged to hail a launch and go
aboard, and in this way the fish was
towed into the port Of Avalon. There
many observers greeted the weighing
with cheers when 1t became known
that 1t was the record fish-that Is, one
that was ahead of all others In size and
weight
Tether ball is an outgrowth of lawn
tennis. The advantage of the game
over lawn tennis Is the limited space
demanded by the sport There are no
balls to chase, no expensive net or
backstop needs to be erected, and no
decision from the umpire Is necessary
to determine whether the ball is "in"
or "out." The rules of the game re-
quire that the pole shall stand ten feet
high. 1t must be 71a inches In circum-
ference at the ground and may taper
toward the top, Having the pole In
place, a circle having q radius of three
feet is drawn on the ground around the
pole, and this is bisected by straight
line 20 feet long. Six feet from the
pole, at an angle to and on each side or
the line of division, are crosses which
indicate the places of service. The
ball. which is a regular tennis ball,
with a strong linen, tight fitting cover,
is suspended from the top of the pole
by heavy fishline. The cord must
allow the ball to hang ~ feet so that
when at rest it will be 21a feet from
the ground When the game is played,
the players toss rackets for court, and
the loser has the service. The ball may
be struck in any manner with the rack
ct In the direction agreed upon, the en-
deavor being to wind the string upon
the pole above a black mark which Is
six feet above the ground. The ball
may be hit only once and must then
go into the opponents court. Each
player must keep wholly within his
own court, this including his arm and
his racket, and he must not stop on or
over the circle. The game is won when
the string has been completely wound
upon the pole above the black line.
Rider Haggard In a recent article
summed up the game In this way:
"And yet even for those who will new
err really master 1t the game Is worth
the candle. To begin with, II has
startling merit-the worse you play the
more sport you get. When the golfer
tops his ball or trickles II into furze
bush or lands II In sand bunker, II Is
but the beginning of JOY, for there 1t
lies patiently awaiting renewal Of his
maltreatment His sport Is only limit
ed by the endurance of his muscle, or,
perchance, of his clubs, and at the
end of the round, whereas the accom-
pllshed player will have enjoyed but
80 or 100 strokes, the duffer can proud
ly point TO a total of twice that num-
Der. Moreover. he has hurt no one I'M
less 1t be the caddie or the feelings of
his partner In a foursOme. BY the
way, the wise duffer should make
point OF playing alone OF seurcn OUT un
opponent of equal incapacity; he
should not be led into fOursomes with
golf aristocrats. Let him select little
frequented inland links and practice
on them studiously for about 200 days
a year for three years or so, either
alone or in the company of others Of
his own kidney. By this time, unless
he is even less gifted than the major
ity Of beginners, he will probably be
able to play after a modest and uncer-
tain fashion. Then let him resort to
some more fashionable green, and, hav-
ing invested in an entirely new set OF
clubs, pose before the world as nov
ice to the game, for thus he will escape
the scorn OF men,"