The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-02
SALMON
 DER BY
 PRIZES
Awards in Fishing Classic Made at Dance by
 Sportsmen President

SdlIlOll DcTDy dWdIu udIlCc held from 9 to midnight last night at the Elks Ballroom wound up the l949 fishing classic.
 A big crowd turned out to hear the award of 59 prizes to the lucky 59 fishermen out of an estimated TOO who entered fishing competi- tion.
 Keith Wildes, co-chairman of the Territorial sportsmen's general com- mittee in charge, made the presen- tation of the grand prize, a l949 Ford Sedan, to Mrs. John Clements. He gave words of thanks to gen. erous businessmen who had do- mated the prizes and to Sportsmen's committee workers who had worked on the Derby.
 General awarding was turned over to the organizations president. Charles c. Burdick, who was assisted by A. w. Blackerby.
 Several couples were included in the list of winners. MT. and Mrs. Carl Rusher took 9th and 11th prizes; Mrs, and MT. Wellman Hol- brook, in that order, took 17th and 45th prizes; Mrs. and MT. John H. Worgum, 38th and 50th prizes: and MT. and Mrs. Harry Wham with 42nd' and 58th prizes. A father and son combination also won. J. B. Kearney and son, Ken, took 46th and 10th places.
 Prizes this year were awarded strictly on the basis of the largest salmon. Only few echoes made the lucky list. A complete list of prizes is as follows with weights of the fish.
 AWARD WINNERS
 1. l949 Ford Sedan, Anna M. Clements, 36-- lbs 6 ozs.; 2. 12-ft. plywood skiff and Sea-Bee out board motor. Bill Sweeney, B lbs. ozs: B. Gold engraved pilots watch. John Hermle, 32 lbs. 10 ozs.; 1. Elto outboard motor. Karl Meier, 3I lbs. 8 ozs.; 5. Round-trip Juneau to Seattle or two one way trips, Sid Pollock, 3l lbs. AS nzs.
 6. Universal binoculars, Leroy West, 27 lbs. IA ozs.; T. Cocktail bar, Frank R. Clayton, 27 lbs. 12 ozs.; 8. "500" Botany mems suit. John c. Hagmeier. 27 lbs. ozs.: g. 2 round trips to Sitka, Carl E. Rusher, 26 lbs. 12 ozs.; 10. Set of Rogers Silverware. Hazel Mcleod. 26 lbs. l0h ozs.
 II. General Electric radio, Gene vieve Rusher. 26 lbs. ozs.; 12. Sal- mon rod and Pfleuger salmon reel, Robert L. Lajoie, 24 lhs. g ozs.; 13. Skyway overseas luggage, Jim Nor man, 24 lbs. ozs.; IA Salmon trolling out (rod, reel. line) Gladys Knight, 24 lbs. 8 ozs.; Is. Berylium salmon rod, Ellen Johnston, "A lbs. ozs.
 16 Alligator rain coat. Erwin Craig, 24 lbs; IT. Leather bound creel, Addie E. Holbrook, "A lbs; l8. Coleman hotplate range. Ernest Gruening. B lbs. 12 ozs.; 19. Plomb tool chest, Jim Cole, B lbs. 6 ozs.; 20. Six Alaska" salmon plugs, Harold Hauflaire, 23 lbs. ozs
 2l. Leather shotgun case and cleaning outfit, It. Cmdr. V. Browne. ontario. B lbs. 2 ozs.; g. 3 cases canned goods. D. D. Mar quardt. 23 lbs. 3 ozs.; g. Black & Decker electric drill. Reinhold Brust. g lbs. oz.; "A. Proctor automatic toaster. Augusta Ewing ton, 22 lbs, 12 ozs.: 25. White sky way cosmetic case, Ed zigler, 22 lbs, g ozs.
 26, Red skyway cosmetic case, Butch Suhrbier. g lbs. ozs.; 27. Glass salmon pole. Edward P. Chester, Jr.. 9 lbs. 2 ozs.; 28. "49" Penn salmon reel. E. Holloway, 9 lbs. 2 ozs; 29. Barometer. Dick Wilkerson, 21 lbs. IA ozs.: 20. Pic ture of Juneau, F. Phelps. 21 lbs. 13 ozs.
 3l. Champagne and steak dinner for 4. John P. Kelly, 2l lbs. 10 ozs; 32. Pfleuger salmon reel. Matt K. Gormley, 2l lbs. 10 ozs; B. Pfleuger salmon reel, Neil Friedman. 2l lbs. 6 ozs. 34. 4 steak dinners, Virginia Nicely, 21 les. ozs.; 45. Cuttyhunk lines, Earl Forsythe, 21 lbs.
 36. $ll script book, Earl Grass, Jr.. 21 lbs; 37. T-bone steak din- ners. Chris N. Dalby. 20 lbs. IS ozs.; 38. Sx10 portrait. Helen s. Worgun, 20 lbs. 8 ozs.: 39. Woman's compact, Harold Gronroos. 20 lbs. ozs.: 40. Waders, Kenneth Kearney, 20 lbs. ozS.
 Al. Case of canned fruit. A. w. Blackerby. 20 lbs. ozs.; 42. 900-ft- spools nylon Cuttyhunk line, Harry Wham. i9 lbs. 12 ozs.; 43. 900-ft. spools nylon Cuttyhunk line, Bob Pasquan. 19 lbs. II ozs.; A Leather