Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-05

TALK
Speaking of fish

speaking OF 1lSn-
But he got away"-that familiar
ending 70 all great fishing stories
had to be used by joe Putegnat and
Sam Naumann after a spirited
shindig with a giant ray at Point
Isabel. The ray was estimated to
have weighed more than a ton. II
the two had been the only ones to
see the ray. there might be some
room for discussion as to the prob
able size of the fish. but they went
for aid and brought back none
other than Capt. Reed.
In the captains words: "I
have been captain Of this coast
guard station for many years.
and have lived on the water all
my life. but this Is the largest
ray / ever saw. One swing of its
huge flappers would have splin-
tered the boat, a good strong
craft. 1t must have weighed
more than a ton" The ray was
harpOoned and then the fun be-
gan. To a by-Stander Il would
have been difficult 10 determine
whether the men we're attempt
ing to catch the fish or whether
the fish was after the men.
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Point Isabel Is proving a popular
fishing spot at present. Two splen-
Gid tarpons have been taken re-
Gently in the waters close by. Bill
Vogt. worlds champion angler who
came here by plane with high Mis-
souri, Pacific officials. landed one
Of the silver kings in the pass.
Vogt. who has taken fish in all
parts Of the country. declared that
the leaping fight Of the silver king
gave him his biggest moment
Vogt was hampered by bad weather
while at the Point. 1t was planned
TO strap the tarpon to the side
Of the plane on the return flight
TO st. Louis. This would give con-
siderable publicity to the tarpon
fishing possibilities here. as II was
the intention Of the party to land
at all important points between
Brownsville and ST. Louis.
A Dr. Foster also took an ex-
cellent specimen IN Point waters
recently. This tarpon was on
display in the Batyell Wells win
dows for some time. IN short. all
OF these fishing incidents extra
ordinary arc expected tn bring n
hover Of Sir fZaak's followers 90
Point Isabel Sunday.
Valley fresh waters will offer
game fishing on a par with that
Of almost any other section or the
country within two years. operators
Of the government fish hatchery al
Olmito state. 1t is found that black
bass thrive here. Fresh waters in
the Valley will be stocked with
them. Those in charge declare IL
they can get the cooperation or To-
cal sportsmen for Z period or a year
they will nave Valley waters tenn
ing with game fish. Bugs and vecc-
tation are plentiful here. This NAV
prove a slight disadvantage. how
ever. Warm waters and plentiful
food tend to make the fish slug
gish and q bit less game
Prize fights IN Brownsville viii
not he affected BY Governor Dan
MOcdy'S crusade. Gov. Moody
stepped the bouts AZ Donna Mon
day night. NcOdy's cdict. with
out doubt. would be enforced al
Mercedes also. II looks as
though fights should bloom forth
~ Rio Rico. just across the Rio
Grande south or Mercedes. in
MatamoroS, and in Fort Brown.
Browngville's bouts are held with
in the confines If Fort Brown
on sell belonging to Uncle Sam.
Promoter Tex Becerril is nIan-
ming 2 card at Fort Brown
June 18.
Tony CanzonerI turned IN a neat
piece Of work Tuesday lveninp IN
outpointing Ignacio Fernandez
clever Filipino. Tony is an out
standing exponent Of the manly
art.
Youth Is holding sway in the
Texas golf championship tourney
now under way in Dallas. That
Is, youth grabbed off the lead IN
the first Of the qualifying rounds.
But watch the vets pull up-youth
has a way Of cracking after whirI-
wind starts.
Claude Bracey. sensational Rice
printer who has been clicked in the
century az ~. will match his FLYING
heels with the nations best az Chi
cago Friday and Saturday. Bracey
Is the foremost trackman pro-
duced by the Southwest conference
in many years. Many rate him as
the best ever turned out in these
parts. Bracey's record has been SO
good that he will enter the inter
collegiate competition at Chicago
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