Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-02
ROD AND STREAM
BY Perry Miller.

"HE 1927 fishing season has
drawn TO a close and with
its ending an odd situation
has come OF the eight Of
fers of prizes made by as
many sports goods stores Tor the
largest fish of different species
weighed in at their respective places,
only four of the offers have been
taken advantage Of. the other four
stores reporting that no fish have
teen brought TO them. either to be
weighed in for a prize or to show the
result Of their efforts.
At The beginning OF the 1927 fish
tng eason the following sports goods
stores offered prizes for the largest
email and big mouth bass. rock. trout
end catfish: II. 4. Garren. Tor the
anglers of the Northeast section'
Sbapiro's. for the Georgetown sec
iion: Havenner's, for the Southeast
section. and George A. Emmons, Me
dies. Atlas, Sport Mart and Wal
ford's snort goods stores for the re-
nlainder Of the city.
A canvass Of the places offering
prizes revealed that only Medic Z,
Atlas Bros Garren's and Shapiro's
stores had awarded prizes. as follows:
Medic s-Rockfish prize, awarded 10
Lee Heckinger, 623 Pennsylvania ave
nue.. whose fish weighed l44 POUNDS
a saltwater reel: trout prize. salt
water rod. won By Elmer Dandry OF
1856 Wisconsin avenue. whose iisn
tipped the scales at 7ss pounds TWO
prizes were awarded in the catfish
class. r. G.. Leonard Of li26 Eleventh
street taking first prize, kingfsner
rod. with a fish weighing lg pounds.
and the second prize going 10 y a.
Gibson Of 1906 Center street. whose
fish weighed 16iz pounds. Niedle re.
ports that no bass. large or small
mouth. were brought 10 his store.
Garren's-Two prizes were given IN
the trout class. one going TO 70 bar
ler u Seventh and G streets. whose
FISH weighed sh pounds and who re-
ceiyed a saltwater rod: the other.
steel rod. 10 e. r. nopt Dwyef of
80 Tenth street southeast. whose
trout caught in PaFkeFs Greek near
Prince Frederick weighed GIz pounds
The prize for the largest hafdhead
went ~ Mrs Ethel Baker ~ River
dale. Nd. who received - saltwater
fishing line for her 81 pound cr"ak~r.
e H. Purcell ~ 70s Ninth street
northeast was given a FASTING reel
for bringing in the largest plymouth
bass weighing 81 pounds.
shaplro's awarded two prizes. both
going 70 DIR. r NJ Angelo ~ 1901
street. He received a reel for
rockffsb weighing pounds IA ounces.
end for his catfish. weighing ii
pounds - ounceg. Was awarded nsh'
ing line.
A.las~Two prizes we're given In the
stnail mouth bass Glars. irwin 4.
var 4 taza ~
for his fish, that weighed pounds. IL
ounces. ID SIDED AT Aiil Wood, Nd. July
2 he viii receive "a HeddoD bamboo
rDd. Harry Tennyson, whose bass,
caught 81 the Outlet Lock above the
Three Sisters. November 30. also
weighed p0Dnds u ounces. lac WIN
receive a sh8kesps-ar reel II. r. Nc
Kinney of zIis North cspit0l street
Ia oded the largest trout weighed IN 81
tie A1lhs store. Ills fish tipped the
ssaies al 7z pounds. and he received
~ his prize q GreeDhsrt saltwater
rod His fish was landed al Herring
Bay on August 3.
Only Two reasons can be assigned by
fins column for local anglers no, tai
ing advantage of the ptizes offered:
tJne is that they did not know the
prizes were being offered. and the
ffHeF fDHf tHf% AUVtEff ftfTF b"b
were 100 small 10 bs weighed IN,
x1l5en il mistake, While larger fFh
g. 4 specffIHd class may be c1nkht by
.tiyef angler they ehnnoi All he
weighed in ~ the different s'ofts
Therefore. man with 5DDnnd DFt
H. ~ ilkeIy 10 wfu IA ptjzn 40 he man
Is hose fIsh weighs + pounds. Ia othFf
Nstads 8 big hsb can taks pHlg one
tt5ze and esB not be- ba@Eed AROUND
ffDyn sisjie 10 store. provision having
been nlsae III coyef fbis phase ~ ihr
contest
Al the dDHofs this year nave e1
pressed their Willingness ~ Dffsf pf1hEs
for the 1879 nslfng season. 49, WA
the sass during the 1927 season, prizes
again viii BE- offered for The iargEsi
biP - small mouth bsss, trout, f0eb
ileL t5ylDf, Hstdi,ebd Bud the hard
b3tifAK cstfsb.
JE"te ls large sEsoTt msnt Di
IN lleA whieb Will renain 0u The shell
fitls 3ear. benauAe anglers did not sub
ula their feb to W. weighed in. among
ii4em being bait buckets. creeis, rode
baeis ana lines All anglers are Te
. aoesisd n1t ~ bs timid about weigh
sO& 81 their nkb bui ~ ~ " The
ti'51tE goode store IN their locajjty fti
lie purpose, 40 matter What the slhs
baUg zoe. But the fellow with ihs
tfsas blk nan must not try 10 weigh
Ia bis csLrh for prize neat year .
Two of more stores. HIS hrst STOP
L.4si lie I!s Last
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