The Washington times., 1924-08-23

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Undoubtedly larger trout will be-
taken before the final curtain is
drawn, but UP to the present writ
ing the doctor is leading the field
by a comfortable margin in both
pounds and inches. His closest
competitor, as near as l can ascer-
tain, is F. j. Baker. The runner
ND has to his credit a four-pound-
er that he landed during the fore
part of the week at Chesapeake
Beach.
Captain jenkins, of Hutchin's
wharf, Morganuown, writes that sea
tHout have arrived and that during
the week any number of the big
Fellows have been taken in the
neighborhood of Swans Point.
Harry linn, of the Gibson Bros.
Printing Company, and his party
of anglers are away out in front
when 1t comes to numbers. On
last Sunday, at West river, they
landed eighty-nine trout. Along
With the select fish they caught
Feventy-five large spot and five
aardheads.
Captain o. l.. Grey, of Clai-
party of washington anglers last
Saturday night. Fishing on
Maryland's Eastern shore, f. d.
BarstOw, "bilP' Ebert, C. A.
Burneister, r. ID. SimOnds, and
l.. r.. Lands hauled them In
to the tune of forty hardheads
and tVnT1k
Excursions galore are booked for
the coming month. On September
z, the Commercial Duckpin League
will journey to Shadyside, Md.
Fishing is the main feature of the
outing, but athletic games, both
of field and water, will be on the
program.
Members and friends Of the
league are urgently requested not
! to miss this treat of the season.
! Information may be had from
: President Charles w. Hummer, 1888
: Thirteenth street northwest, Adams
S53; Vice President H. q. Greer,
400 Georgia avenue, Columbia $40;
Secretary. Official Scorer C. A.
Knauff, 719 G street northeast;
Treasurer w. S. Wright. 633 Mary
land avenue northeast, Lincoln
1877.
On September IA, the Howard A.
French Sports Goods Company will
Journey to Chesapeake Beach.
The following Sunday, Septem.
Der Fl, the Potomac. Anglers AS
z annual excursion at Chesapeake
Beach.
Prizes to be awarded on the
Potomac Anglers outing were an
nounced last evening and are as
follows: ~
a Grand sweepstakes prize offered
by The Washington Times, $1,000
order on any sporting goods house
for the largest fish caught of any
species.
Y One-gallon, unbreakable Stanley
/ Jar to the lady catching the larg.
est fish Of any species, given by
Q. Atlas and Sons.
First Largest Trout-Ocean City
!, reel and 10O-yard line from Ma.
tiOnaI Military and Sport Shop.
Second Largest Trout-lOO.yard
reel from Saks & Co. Third IaFg.
est trout-Bait bucket from How.
- ard French.
First largest hardhead-Salt water
fishing reel from w. F. Roberts
Co. Second largest hardhead-Stesl
largest hardhead-Bait bucket from
The VIM
Largest rock-150 feet silk line
from H. A. Garren. Largest taylor
+-250-yard Pontiac reel from Sport
Mart. ~
A joint excursion given by the
National Military and Sport Shop,
of this city, and Noah Hazard, Of
Chesapeake Beach will be held on
Sunday, October s, at the Beach.
Z On all the excursions to be
: held at the Beach special trains
will leave the District line at
$3.50 q. M, returning from the
Beach at $50 p. m.
Hamilton N. Wright, in a letter
to this column, has this to say:
; One of the unexpected thrills
that the motorist and visitor TO
Florida may enjoy during the COM
ing fall and winter Is catching
the big mouth black bass that
abound in the canals. lakes, streams
and rivers that thread the State.
A vast new fishing grounds ha5
been opened up by the roads into
the once impenetrable Everglades.
One of these roads, the new con.
crete Corners Highway, has been
completed during the past few
months and leads into the very
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