New-York tribune., 1910-07-10
CAUGHT A SHARK ALIVE
lie Hurt His Finger So, but He
Didn't Let Him &c.
YARN OF HER0'S D0RY MATE
Jack Tony Declares Jack olsen
Is Peer of Greatest III the
Piscatorial World.

Another claimant for the title Catch
.Eu-Alive-Jack'' has become known ne
IS Jack" Olsen, OF the fishing smack La
rona. who is pronounced the peer OF tne
greatest IN the piscatorial world BY MS
shipn1ates-
lack" Tony is Olsen's dory mate. ano
from him the following account OF their
recent adventure was obtained he was
sit+fnp On a coil CT ropes looking over
few cuts on his horny hands yesterday
aboard the Latona when he was asked
about his part in the affair, and, shi1tlns
q generous chunk Of tobacco from one
cheek 10 the other, said;
ssYou see. son, me and ne mate nave
oo-,s mighty nigh ter being sea food our
selves so many times that we don't tnink
much of these close shaves, but that shark
came nearest 10 putting Us II our wooden
ulsters ever see.
We cli-n' in our dorees and anchor about
five spits' distance from The Vizzel an COM
uenoed a-throwin' out the bunkus-that s
.he chopped bait. you know-end the troll
lines. We sot thar a-smoking for spell.
when all ter once somethin' gin a yank 10
me churn's line that about took away
his starboard yardarm with it
It's tarrier of a spigot fish or the
roof Of Davy J1nes's bungaloo we have
this time yelled me churl, and he started
haulin' in
His eyes stuck our like a crabs as he
looked into the water fer 10 see what he
got And pretty quick, just astarn. out
Jumped q nine-fcot tiger shark.
Play him till he keels? I yells, and
hand him the dirk in the gill
''Quicker'n you could wink yer left glirn
the brute was alongside. Olsen grabbed for
his dirk an tried 10 sink it in the fish.
The shark gin a lurch for his hand and
made Jack drop the knife. He clung a.
hold Of the line, though, and with a mans
size grunt pulled the beast in the doree.
You never see such & slashin' and tear
in' around in your life, son. as happened
then. Jack was knocked of his pins in
E jify and landed IN the starn OF the
boat alongside OF ne. He was all fer jump
in over an stroking fer the vizzel. but :
held him IL.
Every round so far was given to the
shark, son, an he was capn, mates an
boss Of the crew for & time. The doree
was hllin' with water an the sides about
stove ont by The sharks starn fin.
Z got rid Of the first Now lay me thai
I have spoke for yeas, an grabbin' my FISH
stabber waded in. That brute's open face
4UozSO ike me uO4C q lElC h4EEN4 Is !
ed aTter him.
s'Thsr's only one way TO kill big fish
son, an that's 10 jump right fat on hin
sn' hug him as E he was your months
pay. I elm right aboard an lied fat dowr
10 keep from slippin' OF. Them cowboys
can do some rioin', but you oughter seer
me 1 got stove in e biz, too. but clung
or till he gin up 10 get z breath like. and
then I stuck my dirk in his gills up to tbs
hilt After z squirm and shiver he keeleC
over.
Ne chum wasn't e-sittin' thar a-doin
nothin' al the time He was sPrallin' OF
the brute's tail a-happin' through the al
like the washing on the bow halyard.
When the scrap was done and We so
down 10 rest me chu7n turns to me an
says: Here, take this fiipper an pump Il
for time; the black hacks won't follow III
Ter while yet"