Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-29
FISH FOR A MAN
in RIVER BASIN
Hooking of Human to Be Fea-
ture of Kipona Program;
Complete Details

How would you like to polish UT
your fishing rod. overhaul your lines
oil your reel and go a-fishing for "a
man?
How to go a-man-fishing will be
thrillingly demonstrated next Monday
afternoon on the Susquehanna basin
as specially feature of the first an
nual Kipona program. d.
man-fishing" is a new water stunt
for Harrisburg and was suggested for
the program by f. E. Langenheim, an
engineer of the State Water Supply
Commission. Richard Rauck, one of
the leading swimmers and canoeists
OF the city, will likely do the fish act.
Man in Fish's Job
Except that the rod is a little
heavier, the line Q little stouter and
the reel one of the huge S-inch surf
nshlnS type, the method of hooking
Tor man is much the same as fishing
Tor FISH. The fisherman casts from a
noat and the hook is attached to a sort
OF harness that is buckled round the
shoulders of the man in the water.
II IS the latter's job to avoid being
played" until he is tired enough TO
be landed" Twenty minutes is the
time limit allowed for the purpose, and
while the task for the man in the
water sounds easy, those who have
participated in the sport say the fish
erman really has the easiest lob.
Further details for the big regatta
ana carnival that is to make the banks
OF the Susquehanna basin the gather
ing point for thousands of people were
completed last evening at a meeting of
the Greater Harrisburg Navy. Officials
Will be named and details of the pro-
gram Will be completed at a meeting
Thursday evening in the park offices
OF the executive committee. The entry
llsts for the various events will close
Tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock.
Getting Prizes
A. ]. Simms, e. ]. Stackpole. Jr..
and James K. Jackson were appointed
committee to obtain the merchandise
prizes which will be awarded for the
various speciality events. Gilbert NJ.
owes will get the loving cup which is
to be offered by the Navy to the win
ming crew of the high school war"
canoe race.
The athletes of Central, Technical
and Steelton high schools and the Har-
risoCrg Academy are getting ready for
the fray with vengeance. The Tech
boys have practically organized their
crew and have selected Dick" Rauck
as coach. The Maroon and Gray will
use the Norris boat obtained by A. P.
Dlntaman. Candidates for the final
tryouts for places in the boat will meet
at $50 o'clock this evening at the
Dintaman pavilion with Coach Rauck.
c. w. Wolfe has undertaken the or
ganlZation of the Central crew and
Ralph r. Seiders, Steelton, will get the
Steeltonians together. Their practice
spins will begin upon the arrival of the
two Oldtown canoes which have been
ordered by George w. Bogar. Within
the next few days these canoes will be
here. H. Elmore Smith, coach of the
Harrisburg Academy crew, will get his
padclers out for practice as soon as
the Kennebec boat which George K.
Reist has ordered reaches Harrisburg.
ANY Old Double Paddles?
The swimmers will hold an informal
meeting tomorrow evening at 7.3O
o'clock at the Municipal Port, off the
foot of South street to discuss the
entry requirements. James K. Jack
son, the chairman of the committee
will preside.
Within the next few days E. V.
Leeds. who has charge of the three
man standing double paddle specially
event, must beg or borrow at least
half dozen double paddles. He is
anxious to have the use of this number
and has asked that any generously in
clined owner get in touch with him by
phone or at his residence, 1924 Derry
street, as soon as possible.