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The New York herald., 1921-12-18
ROD AND GUN NE w S
n " arrn roR 1ocA ANo1Ens DECEMBER 29

sharp, small file or hook hone Will play
the trick.
Plugs. hooks. sinlvers. &c.-Now II the
time to go over all the contents OF the
tackle box. throwing away all that is not
worth preservation, and repairing and fur-
blshing all that Is worth keeping. IL Ia sur
prsing what n little high grade Varnish
viii do for plugs that have become unsighuy
from much service, one can even recnanel,
using "Zapon." All hooks should be sharp
ened and rusty trebles replaced with now.
Lines should be gone over. tested carefully
and thrown away IL manifesting weakness.
So the slnkers, bobbers, &C., should come in
for their need of care or judgment. The
tackle box itself II of tin as most OF them
are, should be reenamcled within and with
out. hid you ever think what a wonderful
help Il would be to have all compartments
white so that the smallest object would
show up distinctly. good enamel VIII
make an old box look like new, make It
better than new if the work Is weH done.
So ] have only touched the edges of tho
great midwinter sport. caring for tackle.
but IL you have never induged take the
word OF my experience for Il. II is great fun,
and wonderfully remunerative. Just to be
all ready. spck and span when the season
opens, and the other fellows are rushing
around from store to store, restocking, Is In
itself n great satisfaction. No single chap
ter In "Casting Tackle and Methods" has
elected greater praise than the one devoted
to, REPAIR Kits and Methods"
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Princeton Hockey Men
to Have Busy Holiday
Squad Will Go to Lake Placid
for Training.

PRINCETON, N. J.. Dec. 17.--During
the eighteen day Christmas vacation,
which started this morning at Prince
ton. only one athletic team will engage
in contests and training. Hockey wins
this distinction.
Elaborate plans are being made TO
give squad OF ten experts on the
fee all possible training and experience
in n trip which will last ten days. Most
OF this time will be spent at Lake Placid.
TO which place the Princeton squad
has been invited by the Lake Placid
management. A special hockey box will
De constructed on Lake Mirror for the
Tigers.
The first contest will come on the
31st. college Day" featured by inter-
collegiate competitions In snowshoeing
skiing and skating. Originally Dart
mouth was TO oppose Princeton on this
day. but the Green has been forced to
withdraw. Some other American col
lege will be selected TO fill the place.
on January and 3 games will be
played with the Victoria Club of Mon
treal.
The Princeton team will then leave
Lake Placid for Albany TO play the
Albany Country Club on January A. and
continue ON 20 Princeton TO arrive here
the following day In time for the re-
sumption OF classes.
The FIRST intercollegiate league CON
test for the Orange and Black win be
the next night against Penn at Phila-
delphia In the Ice Palace there.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
SEA FISHING ISAN
ADVENTUROUS GAME
Frank Gray Griswold Writes
Instructively of Thrill
ing Sport.

Angling for the big game fishes OF the
sea has become during the last thirty
six years a favorite pastime for many
adventurous lovers OF fishing. In April,
1855, William H. Wood of New York
caught the first tarpon known to have
been taken with rod and reel. and from
that time the development of scientific
sea fishing has been truly remarkable.
Foremost among American sea fishers
is Frank Gray Griswold, all round
sportsman of international fame, whose
entertaining and instructive book, "Soms
Fish and Some Fishing" published by
John Lane Company, is the latest addi-
tion to the literature of angling. This
volume depicts the pleasures of fishing
for tarpon. tuna. swordfish, giant sea
bass, sailfish and salmon with graphic
pen, and his very interesting descriptive
chapters are illustrated with photo
graphic reproductions of fishing scenes
and record fishes.
BY way of introduction. Mr.. Griswold
reveals his primary motive in taking up
this branch of outdoor sports: know
ing that the period of n mans hard rid
ing days is limited, I prepared for the
inevitable some years since by making a
pastine of sea fishing. have fished for
most fish that swim in the American
waters, both in the Atlantic and the
Pacific"
Having thus cast his opening line, the
author proceeds in a manner indicating
mastery of the art he goes on to de-
scribe In its various branches. showing
the way as clearly and cleverly in this
as in leading the field across-country in
the palmy days when the thase was his
favorite diversion. There is never waste
OF words-the methods, the scenes, the
thrilling character Of the sport, all are
described wildly. with no trace of van
ity. and while making no claim to pro-
viding n work Of instruction each chap
ter Is in itself an object lesson.
Preference for Tarpon.
or all the game fishes he has success
fully pursued in the waters of sunny
seas the author expresses a decided
preference for the tarpon or silver
king" as this giant herring IS termed
by anglers devoted to this popular
branch of sea fishing. Mr.. Griswold has
fished in all the well known waters
along the Florida and Texas coasts,
also at far famed Catalina and in the
rivers of Cuba. where he found excel
lent sport, although 1t Is not generally
known that good tarpon fishing exists
IN that section. He describes fish
ing in Cuba in winter as charming. "the
climate being perfect. with no flies or
insects of any kind; but the trip there
and back for n small vessel is not easily
forgotten the Gulf Stream is the
toughest bit OF water ever navlgated."
His largest tarpon mentioned weighed
1877 pounds.
In fishing for tuna Mr.. Criswold has
cast his lines in many pleasant places,
ranging from Catalina. Cal, to the far
off waters of Sicily; and his swordfish-
ing In the Pacific-using regulation tuna
tackle--afforded him fine sport, the
hardest fishing undertaking that he
ever INDUCED in. He mentions the
marlin or spearfsh as "the jumping jack
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
BRITISH GIRL SETS
SWIMMING RECORDS
Seventeen Year-Old Miss Hilda
James Best at Middle
Distances.

The news that negotiations are on
foot for visit to this country OF Miss
Hilda James OF the Garston SWIMMING
Club of Liverpool, all around free style
champion and record holder of Great
Britain. once more calls attention TO
this remarkable young mermaid. who
has attained international rank at the
immature age of seventeen.
While, in fact. it is our proud boast
that American girls lead the world in
swimming for women, actual perform.
ances In competition indicate that the
Liverpool lassie will prove a dangerous
rival to our fair champions. from 4<e
yards upward at least.
For some reason, difficult TO explain
British swimmers of both sexes ara
notably more expert in middle and long
distance work than in sprinting, and
Miss James Is no exception to the rule.
She has never beaten ] minute 10 Sec
onds for 100 yards. or minutes 90
seconds for the furlong, while our ma
tional records for women stand at
minute 8 2-5 seconds. and minutes
APPS seconds respectively. AT these
distances she does not begin to COM
pare with the leading home stars.
But when it comes to covering TIL,
the situation. Miss James has to her
credit official British records of min.
utes 16 2-5 seconds for 440 yards and
z minutes 13 seconds for 500 yards.
Also. she has done one mile under
standard conditions In 20 minutes 80
seconds. AS against these marks the
American records for the same distances
are listed at minutes 90 seconds.
minutes % 2-5 seconds. and 20 minutes
80 2-5 seconds. Judging from the fore
going figures, cur water queens Will
have to outdo all previous efforts to
AXE the measure of the English maid
at any distance beyond 220 yards.
An interesting feature of the brill
liant success achieved by Miss James is
that she owes her great ability in large
share to the help received at the hands
of Miss Charlotte Epstein OF the New
York Women's S. A., manager of the
American Olympic team of girl swim
ruers in 1920, and members of the squad
When Miss James attended the interna-
tional games in Antwerp her form was
crude, and she failed to figure. but she
became very much impressed with the
style of our fair Representatives and
throughout the stay in Belgium she and
her amateur coach. w. j. Iowcrofs,
studied closely the American stroke and
constantly sought information concern
ing it from Miss Epstein nnd the girl
contestants of the New YORK Women's
S. a.
No sooner did Miss James return 10
England that she set to learning the
six beat double trudgeon crawl used by
New York's stars, and four months
later in December 1920. she amazed the
aquatic fraternity by hanging up a
worlds necord of ! minute 30 3-5 seconds
for $50 yards, since lowered nearly
four seconds by Mrs. Charlotte Boyle
Clune of the W omen's S. A.
From that day to this Miss James
has shown steady progress, beating
most of the British records time and
again, so it will not be surprising to SCI
her display greater speed Than ever if
she lands here in the near future, as
hoped and expected.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Fate of the 4. 8. G.

No greater tragedy of sport was ever
recorded than the downfall of the Inter-
national Sporting Club. Properly man
aged this club would have developed
into the greatest sporting organization
in the world, and its influence on
sport In general would have been In
calculably beneficial.
It's disintegration as a result of mis-
management will have depressing in
huence and make impossible. or at least
difficult future efforts to launch a
similar club.
The manner in which the resources
of the I. s. G. were dissipated may be
learned and the blame placed on the
guilty ones. It cannot be denied that
the action of the incorporators in plac-
ing the entire management in the hands
of one man was very unwise These
men were apparently very credulous.
The amateur boxing rules contain one
regulation which should at once be
adopted by the Boxing Commission.
When n boxer is knocked down the
referee bends over and counts In the ear
OF the man on the floor. Thus the VIC
tim of the knockdown knows exactly
how long to remain on the canvas.
The plan of the Boxing Commission
of an extra man outside the ring to do
the counting is clumsy and Ineffective.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Local Girls to Compete
for Ninth Swimming Title
National Championship to Be
Difficult to Defend.

The New York women's Swimming
Association. holder of the national team
championship for eight consecutive sea-
sons is out to win its ninth pennant
and bids fair to succeed unless one OF
It's own developed champions proves too
great a stumbling block.
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey. Olympic and
worlds champion mermaid. who was
taught from novicehood by the associa-
tion coaches. recently transferred her
membership to the Ambassador SWIM
ming Club OF Atlantic City. AS the lat
ter organization previously had taken
into it's fold Miss Bessie Ryan of the
MeadowbroolS Club of Philadelphia, Miss
Helen Pennypacl5er of the same city.
Miss Doris Wiener of the Hygeia SWIM
ming Club of Atlantic City and other
noted swimmers and divers, the addl-
ton OF the peerless Miss Bleibtrey will
make its team dangerous contender
for leading honors.
The Women's Swimming Association
has a few trump cards left. however.
Mrs. Charlotte Boyle Clune, national
title and worlds record holder in swim
ming should take her share OF the
laurels. and the Misses Gertrude Ederle.
Miss Helen Wainwright. Miss Aileen
Riggin, Miss Lillian Stoddard and other
scorers In classic free style events, may
be counted upon to contribute 10 the
championship tally. For fancy diving
the local organization has in line three
topnochers-Miss Helen Meany. national
outdoor champion; Miss Wainwright, in
door holder, and Miss Rlggin. Olympic
winner-besides several more spring.
board artists not far behind them In
skill. Potential point gamers, too, are
on hand In Miss Claire Juskow. star
breast stroke swimmer. and the Misses
Georgia Wilson and Grace and Dorothy
Delaney. fast developing plungers.
The keen rivalry expected in the race
for team supremacy places more than
usual Importance on the championship
tests, from the local point Of view, and
metropolitan fans VIII have an oppor-
tunity TO witness n good part OF the
battle for leadership. since several of
the national tests will be decided In this
city.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

Wintry blasts have driven college eth-
letes behind the closed doors OF gymnasi-
ums to basketball floors wrestling mats.
fencing rooms, rifle ranges. rowing ma
chine rooms and to the swimming tank.
University teams have been preparing
for strenuous campaigns in the pool this
year and indications are that Yale VIII
not rule the indoor waves unmolested
during the 1s21-1922 season. Already
Pennsylvania is boasting OF the prowess
OF her team C. C. N. Y. claims to have
a water polo team which is at the least
equal to Princeton's, and the fight will
soon be on.
Certain it is, at least, that 1t will be
long time before one coach can assem-
BILE an aggregation OF stars or the apinty
of the ELI swimmers OF last year ana ~
can scarcely be hoped that the coming
season will be as interesting In the
matter of record breaking and champion
shin performances as those which
stamped the 1920-1921 campaign the
greatest in the history of intercollegiate
swimming. 1t is not often that over
a dozen standing marks are smashed IN
the course of one hectic season, ana
new time set up for future splashers 10
shoot at In every recognized college dis
tance. Yet that Is exactly what nap
pened a yeer ago.
Just a glimpse into the near past 10
see what did happen. kanakanui' a
first wear man at Annapolis, lowereu
the time for the forty yard swim from
10 3-5 seconds to 10 flat and EDWIN 6ih-
nov of Yale soon duplicated this per-
the fiftv ward record, finally leaving 1t
m "a seconds, while Davey Jones,
freshman at Brown, brought the figures
for the century from 66 20 down TO
55 as. In the 220-yard swim Angus SIN
clair of the navy, another yearilng,
thrice broke the record, his best eflort
setting the new time of 2:25 1-5, whlie
numerous other stars swan in time that
would have smashed the marks as they
stood at the opening of the year.
A Marvellous Relay Team.
Yale's marvellous relay quartet, OF
which Binney, Thurston and Jeliifte
were always members. with Pratt and
Solley alternating. set up new marks at
the $50, 200 and ESQ yard distances,
and also bettered the existing time at
500 feet, the last three of which were
not only intercollegiate but world rec
ords Quite a year. when all Is saio
and done :,
Yale will still have a mighty formid-
able aggregation the coming campaign,
but the loss OF Edwin Binney, Loren
Thurston and F. II. Meagher, holder or
the worlds record for the rs foot plunge,
a distance which he navigated in the re-
markable time of 40 seconds, VIII
weaken the scoring power of the team
to some extent. Capt Pratt, who was
placed second to Giebel for the 220 title
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
STILE TO RICHARD SWIMMING = FISHING NEWS
Penn Threatens to Win
College Swimming Title
Yale Relay Team and Princeton Polo Combination
Also Stand Out as Battle for League Honors
Z Gets Under Way.

last spring; Cook and Marshall are still
available for the long swim, while Leem-
ing, Jelliffe and Townsend will take care
of the 100 yard event. For the so sprint
Yale has Solley. Gauss and Townsend.
None OF these are in Binney's class. but
Solley and Gauss are capable of 0:25 1-5.
Pollard, the diving champion for the last
two years, is still in college, while Wood,
title holder in 1920, and Guernsey of the
football team. are slated for the plunge.
From a preseason viewpoint, it would
seem that the University of Pennsyl-
yania is the team Yale must beat this
year. 1t will be remembered that the
Red and Blues freshman quartet set q
new mark in the yearling relay at the
intercollegiates last spring, covering the
220 yards in I'm. AZ 3-5s. Genthner. a
former Poly Prep star, and Victor Hoist
are both capable OF doing better than
25s for the fifty. and this should beat
any man Yale may nominate, while
Capt. Armstrong. incidentally the high
scorer OF the intercollegiate league last
year. appears at least as good as the
best of ELS candidates.
Genthner and Hoist will also take
care of the 100 and should take second
and third to Jelliffe, basing this on past
performances. Rampo and Nedholdt are
may be said of Weiner in the dive and
Kohler In the plunge. 1t looks as IL the
relay would decide the argument, with
Penn sending Armstrong, Rambo, Hoist
| and Genthner to the scratch, opposed by
| Pratt, Gauss Solley and Jelliffe.
| A Two Team Race.
| None of the other teams IN the league
Ieh nf
opposition. All have few capable
men, but are not consistently strong.
Princeton has Pawley. a good plunger,
and Capt Stinson, of football fame and
an all around swimmer. Columbia offers
Louis Balbach probably the best OF the
divers, and Capt. Eberhardt,' a fair 100
yard man.
Both Princeton and C. c. n. Y. have
their entire water polo seXtets intact
for the coming struggle. The title seems
fairly safe in Tigertown, but the New
York collegians should make things in
teresting Columbia lost its three aces
in Kindleberger. Rogers and Simmons,
while Yale still has Jeliffe, an all coll
legiate selection for centre forward {;
Orthwein. Capt. Usher and Higgens.
princetori's three "All' men, Capt.
Tate. Botting and Beuchner, will be as
sisted by Hilgartner, Harden, Schrauff
and Wilcox. c. G. N. Y.'s veterans are
Menkes, an "All' selection: Dondero,
Orstein, Tannebaum, Weinstein and
Lilling. Penn has Meyers and Collins
of last years cellar champions. and
prospects are poor
Rutgers, though not In the league, will
have n strong aggregation, with Leo
Giebel, Ross, Galbraith, star diver
from the Maynard School, Gardner.
football captain, and Ham, capable
plunger, hailing from Berkeley Irving
and Rutgers Prep.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
whiting on the Beach at NIGHT.

The whiting are coming ashore these nights
and beaching themselves, aud natives along
sandy beaches are picking M the fish. There
have been seasons when tons OF these fish
have been picked up along the Long Beach
shore and along tho Concy Island shore. lt
has been said by some baynen that these
whiting are driven ashore by larger fish, and
in their endeavors 10 escape they run into
shallow water and are rolled on the beach
by the surf. This belief IL not shared In by
al baymen, for the generally accepted theory
of the whiting Bleaching Itself Is that they
are In search OF the little sand launt. some
times called sand launce and sand eel. In
tnelr endeavors to catch the small sand eel
on which they feed at night thoy make
frantic rushes Into the surf and arc rolled
up on the beach before they can recover
themselves, lust rs soon as they come into
tho chilled air they chill quickly and are
unable 20 work off Into tho water again. even
II the tide Is rising and the water reaches
thom In sufficient quantity for them 20 swim.
Like tho smolt they are sometimes called
frost fish, but they cannot stand frost when
they are out OF the water.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

OF the Pacific Ocean" and gives incl
dents proving the title an appropriate
one.
Other angling adventures among the big
sea fishes are told with the thrilling
descriptive power of one who wields
his pen as slkillfully as he does the fish
ing rod. and the pen pictures of fish
ing with kite and sled, the lady and
the tuna. the big marlin at Gallahers.
Santa Catalina Island; the fishes OF
southern Florida, the sea fish of Cali
fornia, striped bass in the Pacific. the
boatmen of Avalon, the salmon fishing
at Campbell River are but portion of
the vivid views given, representing a
wide range and appealing not alone to
anglers but to all who love the great
out of doors-the lure of the line and
heavy tackle being here shown as equal
to that of the chase or of the Western
wilds.
Mr.. Griswolds earlier series of vol
umes. published for presentation to
friends, give glimpses of his career as
an all round sportsman. while Some
Fish and Some Fishing will disclose
another phase. proving that an expert
ia the chase may round out splendid
career as an adept angler.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

mission that body should call Gibson
and Leonard before them and demand
TO know why the lightweight title should
not bc defended in the State in which 1t
was won.
This is a matter which the Boxing
Commission should take hold of with
firm grasp. II title holders who have
profited by their contests in this State
are disposed to defy the commission and
refuse to compete under the regulations
of the Walker law it is time the officials
should act. The commission has assur-
ances from Gov Miller that he will sus-
tain them in any action calculated to I'M
prove the condition of the sport, and
golden opportunity Is before them.
Leonard's attitude Is apparently a
menace to commission law. for he has
the backing of the National Sports ALI
ance This organization of boxers and
managers. while ostensibly actuated by
a desire to better the condition OF boxing.
seems inspired by determination 70
oyerturn existing conditions in this State.
Many of those in the alliance took a
conspicuous part In bringing about the
repeal of the Frawley law. The action
of the champion bears all the earmarks
of an entering wedge to force the repeal
of the Walker law or to amend 1t In
such a. manner as to meet the wishes OF
those engaged in the movement.
II can readily be seen that IL all the
other champions followed the example
of Leonard and refused to box In this
State the sport would deteriorate to a
point where there would be no neces-
sity for boxing law or boxing COM
mission. New Workers want to see
champions in action and are willing to
pay for the privilege. The patrons OF
boxing OF this city are entitled to see
championship contests, for in no part of
America have boxers been treated SO
literally as in New York.
1t is idle to close the eyes to the
serious danger that confronts legalized
boxing In this State, and the commits
sion should act promptly.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
BRENNAN INSISTS HE
IS KNOCKOUT KING
Heavyweight Points With
Pride to His Record as a
Sleep Producer.

Bill Brennan claims the worlds knock
out record in the heavyweight division,
past and present.
John l.. Sullivan scored some fifty
5nockouts on his exhibition tour of the
U. S. A. In 1888, of unframed men, who
laid no claim to being fighters and went
on TO try and stay four rounds and get
the prize offered. In actual combat from
1880 to 1892. the year that Sullivan lost
to James j. Corbett, the Boston Strong
Boy stopped but twenty-one men.
Fitzslmnons in ten years. from 1894 TO
1904, scored eleven lSnockouts. On the
other hand he was himself knocked out
five times. twice by Jeffries, once by
Bill Lang, Jack OBrien and Jack john
son, and during his entire career scored
but thirty-siX knockouts in sixty-three
battles.
James j. Jeffries met with but one
knockout during his whole career inside
the ropes. Jack johnson dropped jeff
at Reno and Jeff's seconds jumped into
the ring. From 1896 to 1910 Jeffries
knocked out twelve opponents including
all the great heavyweights of his day.
Jess Willard scored but eighteen
knockouts from 1911 TO 1917. including
the knockout over Jack Johnson at
Havana, where he won the worlds
heavyweight crown.
Tom Sharkey during his career scored
thirty-fve knockouts md Gunhoat Smith
has to date sixrlSnockouts. coming
nearest to the record rolled up by Bren-
nan. Brennan has boxed fifty-seven
| contests and but sixteen men went the
limit He has scored forty-one knock
outs in fifty-seven fights.
| Brennan began swinging punches in
| 1914. and in the first year of his career
he scored ten knockouts, beating most
OF his rivals In less than Ave rounds.
In 1915 Brennan knocked out six men.
Brennan's record, dating from January
-, 1916, follows