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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1915.
S, CONNIE STILL HOPES FOR ANOTHER FLAG MACK'S PITCHERS HAVE SINK-OR-SWIM CHANCE
NOW UP TO ATHLETICS' PITCHERS
TO PUT TEAM IN THE RUNNING
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Jitirling Corps of Champs Like Braves' of 1914 and May Yet
Come ThrougiClub Still Has Old Offense and Defense.
t Long Home Stand Offers Chance for Spurt.
Manager. Mack's American League champions, who nro now occupying
the tall-end position In the pennant race, start on a home stand of almost
a month. It will bo the critical period of the season for the Athletics. They
m
Will either return to the form that will put them In the running for the
pennant or will be, hopelessly out of It by the time the club starts on Its next
Westward Journey.
During Ha last home stand tho entire team appeared to be bndly de
moralized, but reports from tho West state that the team looks to bo In
Wonderful form except the pitching staff. Manager Mack has tho other men
ttolng at top speed and believes that plenty of morning practice will give the
pitchers tiie needed control.
The White Sox have won nine games in a row and aro apparently tho
class of the league; biifthey aro probably duo for a slump at some tlmo In
tho near future, and If tho Athletics strike a consistent winning clip there
1b no telling what may happen. If Bush, Wyckoff, Brcsslcr and I'cnnock
ran gain control there will bo no better staff In tho country, with Hob Shaw
Key already in splendid form.
Athletics Pitchers Like Braves of 1914
In this respect the Athletics' pitching staff Is very much like that of Hie
Traves In 1914. Shawkey Is the Tyler of the Braves' staff. flood pitching
has been expected of him, as It was of Tyler, but Wyckoff and Bush aro like
James and Rudolph. Before tho Braves started on their mnd dash last July,
Rudolph was an In-nnd-outer like Bush, while James was almost as wild
ns Wyckoff and' had not even shown ns much as tho Mackman when he did
have control. Plenty of work made both of these twlrlers masters of con
trol, and It Is likely that Mack will fallow out this plan on the present homo
Btand and work both men out of turn. If they gain control their work will
nlmost surely rival that of Rudolph and James. With Shawkey as n cer
tainty tho rest of the Mack staff of hurlers Is really superior to tho Htnlllngs
staff of 1914.
Thirteen Games Is Heavy Handicap
While past performances point to the Athletics remaining In tho sec
ond division for some time to come, or perhaps tho entlro season, those who
have seen Athletic teams make wonderful spurts Just at the time they wero
least expected' refused to believe that Mack's team will fail to rlso on tho
present home stand. Thirteen games separate tho Athletics from tho White
Sox, and this Is a tremendous handicap to overcome, especially when ono
considers the class of tho White Sox pitching staff, but stranger things
have happened In baseball, and there is still a chanco If tho pitchers get
working right within a fortnight. If tho pitchers fall tho Athletics' great
offensive and defensive strength will go to waste and the team will probably
stay Just where It is at present or a notch or two higher.
Wrath of Ban Johnson Visited on Carrigan
The coming of tho Red 'So recalls to tho fans the blocking tactics of
Catcher Carrigan on the last appearance hero of the Red Sox. These sumo
tactics aro not likely to be seen again this season. It Is said that Carrigan
tried tho stunt on Eddie Collins In Chicago recently and tho famous second
baseman narrowly escaped serious Injury. President Johnson, of tho Amer
ican League, was in tho stand at the time, and that evening he and Car
rigan had a rather heated session. In which Johnson mado It clear to tho
Red Sox leader that such style of ball would not be tolerated in the Amer
ican League.
Every umpire on the staff has been Instructed to call all players safe
when catchers block the runner In Carrlgan's favorite manner, and If they
are of the opinion that the blocking Is deliberate the offender Is to be ban
ished from the game nnd a full report made to Johnson. There are some
occasions when a collision at the plate Is inevitable, but in Carrlgan's case
It seems to be deliberate, and this style of ball must go. President Johnson
!s to be congratulated on his stand.
- Bed Sox Now Look Like Different Team
when tho Red Sox opened the season In this city they were tho unani
mous choice of tho fans throughout the country for first place In the Amer
ican circuit, but less than six weeks after when they return, they aro not
even considered serious contenders. The suspension of Leonard and tho
persistent rumors that there Is friction in the club between the players nnd
President Lannln and between certain stars and Manager Carrigan, have
I ot lightened the latter's burden. The apparent return to form of Wood
has been a great help to Carrigan, but the former can only stand about a
game a week and cannot take the place of Leonard on tho staff. Vean
Tregg Is admittedly through, and others of tho pitching staff complain that
their arms are troubling them.
Cubs Not So Fierce, After All
The much-dreaded Cubs failed to make much of an impression on locul fans.
There Is plenty of power at the bat. In the Cub line-up, but little speed, and not
enough fighting spirit to make the team a pennant contender, unless It changes
vastly within the next few weeks. However, It must be considered that tho
Phillies sent their two best hurlers against Bresnahan's team, and In a four-gamo
series they might have shown more, but their general form and spirit did not
savor of .championship ability.
On tho other hand, the Phillies arose to the occasion. Just as they have twice
before, when facing tho Braves and Giants. It seems that the Phillies play
their best ball against the hardest clubs and fall down badly against the clubs
that Bhould be easy. It was a complete reversal of the form Bhown In the last
two weeks that enabled Moran's men to take both games from the Cubs, and It
looked like a championship club In every way.
The return of Luderus may have had much to do with this, but it Is also
possible that tho team camo out of Its slump naturally. There were a few mis
plays yesterday, but they were due more to the ovcranxlety of players to field
balls that ordinarily would have belonged to another.
Wilt 'AHSr'IW 11, JS 1! ' r 1UUII-WATEH TIDKS FOIl LOCAL,
W dUWi. ,.A ffZ-Mi.
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FORGET
NOW'S YOUR CHANCE
ESSINGTON FLEET
ON ANNUAL CRUISE
Twelve Craft Leave for Annap
olis Festivities This After
noon Program of Events.
Eleven sailing and power yachts and
one raceabout will Join In the nnnual
cruise of the Corinthian Yacht Club, of
Ksslngton, this afternoon. The craft will
leave from in front of the clubhouse about
2 o'clock In double formation, with the
Apache, of Rear Commodore J. Willis
Martin, leading the fleet. There will be
f' men aboard tho various boats after
the fleet has Joined the four boats now
at Town Point, Md.
After the fleet leaves the club It will
proceed to New Castle, Del., where an
anchorage will be made for the night.
The licet will get under way on Satur
day morning and after cruising through
the Delaware and Chesapeake Canal will
proceed to Town Point, where it will bo
joined by four other craft, which already
have left the club or have been In Chesa
peake waters.
The fleet of i: boats will then move to
Annapolis, where it will join In tho Juno
festivities of the Nnval Academy. The
captains of the boats will meet on hoard
the flagship Alcedo, of Commodore
George W. Chllds Drexcl. to decide on the
progiam for the following clay. It la
expected that the boats will participate in
a cruise to St. Michael's and then will
leave for home, arriving at Esslngton lato
Tuesday afternoon.
The boats at Town Point, Md., arc the
Lady I3etty, owned by Walter Llppln
cott: 'Ihurban, owned by Nathaniel Hath
away: Vega, owned by J. S. Levering
Wharton, and the Arrawan II, owned by
Vice Commodore Charles Longstreth.
WHAT M AY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Club. W. L.' 'Pet. Win. Lose.
Phillies 19 11 .633 .545 .613
Chicago 20 14 .583 .600 .571
Brooklyn 16 15 .516 .531 .500
St. Louis 17 17 .500 .514 .486
Plttsburflh 15 17 .469 .485 .455
Boston 16 17 .469 .485 .455
Cincinnati .... 13 17 .433 .452 .419
New York 11 18 .379 .400 .367
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Club. W. L. Pet.
Chicago 25 12 .676
Detroit 23 14 .622
New York ... 17 15 .531
Boston - 13 14 .481
Washlnoton ..15 18 .455
Cleveland 14 19 .429
St. Louis 14 20 .412
Athletics 12 22 .353
Not scheduled.
Win. Lose.
.684 .658
.632 ,,605
.500 .464
.441
.429
.371
.412
.400
.343
FIRST OPEN-AIR SHOW
AT FAIRHILL TONIGHT
McGovern Meets Toland in
Final Glassman Not Rush
ing Tendler-
FEDERAL LEAGUE
RUNS SCORED BY
MAJORS THIS WEEK
NATIONAL I.EAGUK.
L. Pet. Win. Lose.
14 .600 .611 .583
15 .583 .595 .568
15 ,545 .559 .529
16 .543 .556 .528
16 .519 .529 .600
16 .484 .500 .469
21 .382 .400 .371
22 .353 .371 .343
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Phils, As Usual, Slaughter Left-Hander
Jim Vaughn was trotted out by Bresnahan to face the Phillies, as Bres
nahan was firmly convinced that Moran's crowd was no longer a great club
against southpaw pitching. It took tho Phils less than two Innings to convince
tho Chicago manager that left banders had better be kept out of tho box when
they are playing here. There are few better left-handed pitchers In the country
than Vaughn, and he had as much as usual, but the Phillies had plenty of con
fidence in their ability to beat anyone who hurled with his left hand, and they
proceeded to do It.
Cravath was very much in tha limelight, His home-run drive with two men
on base In the first Inning took all the fight out of the Cubs and gave tho
Phillies even more confidence. Vaughn had worked Cravath to a threo-and-two
cgunt, vhen he tried to slip a fast ball across, but tho Phllly slugger met
It just right and it sailed high and far above the fence, while 10,000 fans cheered
wildly.
inis orive was not tne ena to tne rapid-fire attack or the Phillies. Weiser
opened the second Inning with a drive against the fence, for a double, and
Klllefer followed with another double, to left. That was enough for Vaughn, and
Lavender tried to stop the bombardment. He hit Mayer, while Bancroft nnd
Byrne followed with singles and Cravath with a sacrifice fly. These hits, mixed
with fast work on the paths which enabled runners to move up on every throw,
produced four runs and clinched the game. Bancroft added a run in tho eighth
by lifting the1 ball into Broad street for another homer. It was the second time
thlH season that 'Bancroft has hit over this fence.
Rumor of Cuba Trading Cheney
There- isa rumor about that Bresnahan Is trying to get rid of Cheney, If
the biff spltballer can pitch the ball he showed .against the Phillies he will be a
mighty handy man for some club to grab. He was looked upon as one of the
very best pitchers in the country until this spring, but it Is said that he and
Bresnahan do .not get along well together, and Bresnahan will trade him if he
can et a reasonable proposition,
Cheney would wjn a lot of games fpr the Phillies, and nothing would please
the fans more than to gee Moran get him. After his brilliant work for flye
Innings yesterday. It is likely that Bresnahan will think twice before he cuts
this star adrift.
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Detroit 10
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St. Louis 4
Chicago 4
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NATIONAL LEACJUK.
PMUifs. 8; Chicago. .1.
Club. W.
Chicago 21
Plttsburnh .... 21
Kansas City .. 18
Newark 19
Brooklyn 17
St. Louis 15
Baltimore 13
Buffalo 12
Today's Schedule
National League
Philadelphia at Boston, clear (two after
noon games).
St. Ixmls at New York, clear.
Pittsburgh at Urooklyn. clear.
Only National games today.
American League
Boston at Philadelphia, clear,
Clevelnnd at Chicago, rain.
Detroit at St. Louts, cloudy.
Only American games today.
International League
Newark nt Buffalo, clear.
Jersey City at Toronto, clear,
Providence at Montreal, clear.
Federal League
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, cloudy.
Newark at Chicago, rain.
Baltimore at Kansas City, threatening.
Brooklyn at St. Louis, cloudy.
PHILS' AND ATHLETICS'
BATTING AVERAGES
PHILLIES.
Players.
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St. Louis, fi; New York,
lirooklyn, 2; Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati, G; lioston, 0.
AMEIUCAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland, Q; Athletics, S.
Washington, 8; Detroit, 2.
Chicago. 8; New York. 2.
(Uther game not scheduled.)
PWDEKAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo. 0; Pittsburgh, fi.
Other games postponed.)
NAVY NINE TO PLAY ARMY
Nation's Notables to Attend Ball
Game at West Point.
WEST POINT. N. Y., May 28. - The
NaVy'B bafeball team arrived here from
Annapolis this morning. The middles are
coming to meet the cadets in the annual
Army and Navy baseball gams on Sat
urday afternoon,
The largest crowd of the season la ex
pected to attend. Reservations have been
made for Llndley M, Garrison, Secretary
of War, and Josephus Daniels, Secretary
of the Navy.
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To Run Derby at New Market
LONDON, May 28.-rTh racing calendar an
nounced three days' racing at New Market
during Ascot week, June lft-18. The menu
will Include a race In whl:h horses eligible tor
the Derby will run.
Open air boxing will be Inaugurated for
tho season at the Falrhlll Athletic Club,
.Id street and Lehigh avenue, tonight.
Young McGovern and Young Jack
Toland, bantams, will be the principals
of the feature fray. The open air arena
has a seating capacity of 3000.
Tho program follows:
First bout Young FlUpntrlck, Kensington,
s. Willie O'Nell. Kensington.
Second bout Eddie Mullen, Tort nichmond,
s. Johnny Carr, Kensington.
Third bout Frankle Fredericks, Port nich-
mnna, n. jimmy uowna, Kensington.
Scmlwlnd-un Joe McDermott, IJort Rich
mond, vs. Oeorgo Ferns, Fornwood.
Wtnd-up Young Jack Toland, 12th IVavd,
s. Young McGovern. Port Richmond.
Phil Glassman takes more Interest In
his champion. Low Tcndlcr, than 00 per
cent, of light managers do of their pro
teges. "Would you match Low with Kid
Williams?" a follower of Tendler nsked
Phil tho other day. "I should say not!"
was the quick reply, "not until I really
believe ho can trim the Kid." Most man
agers arc nfter money, not victory for
their boxers.
Joe IlefTornan, of West Philadelphia, is
working out for his bout with Willie
Moore at Merchantvllle, N. J., and he ex
pects to be right on edge for the Olym
piad star scrap Monday night. Willie
also Is training faithfully, and the hard
hitting welterweights probably will put
up as Interesting a battle as their last
encounter.
A double windup attraction Is carded
for the weekly Quaker City Club show
Monday night. In the first half of the
twin final Bobby Scanlon, of German
town, will make his return appearance
here since arriving homo from the Mid
dle West with Young Palmer, of Tioga,
1C. O. Jack Farrell and Tyrone Costeilo
will close the show.
Harry Smith, of the ISth Ward, wants
a match with Lew Tcndlcr. Smithy Is
of the opinion that ho can stop the news
boy s winning streak. Both boys light
with their right hands extended. Iftirry
showed up splendidly in his last few
tights.
After a lay-Oft nf mnro llinn (n ...,..
Buck Miller Is preparing himself for a
come Dack." Ho witnessed a show at
a local club the other night, and after the
bouts Buck said: "I am sure I still can
whip some of the 128-pounders around
here."
Louisiana's knockdown victory over
Champion Kid Williams still is fresh In
tho minds of promoters the country over
Matchmakers In several cities are after
his services. He made a big hit at Provi
dence In a U-round setto with Al Shu
bert. A professional match between Harry
Kates, now boxing under his real nam.
Frankle McCarthy, and Young Nelson
will feature this evening' boxing at the
CJayety Theatre. Tho boys won first and
second prizes In the recent 105-pound
tournament. In addition to this bout, tho
semifinals In the 118-pound class and the
semifinals In the 110-pound class will be
staged,
Herman Hlndln announced tills morn
ing that he had matched Eddla Ttevolre
with Terry Martin at the open-air Ludlow
A. C. for June 4. It will be the arena's
Initial stag.
I'AIIIIIILI, ATHLETIC CLTJB
THIRD AND LKIIIGIl AVE.
FRIDAY NICIIT, Slay Hath
lotine McfJovern : Young Jack Toland
Four Other Bouts. Tickets 25c, COc, 75c,
Quaker City A A, f?,."?,,,.
K. O, 1AUHKLL, W TYRONE 1 COSTKLLO
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MONDAY NIGHT, i.SO 8IIAIII-
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
BASEBALL TODAY
SHIBE PARK
ATHLETICS v. BOSTON
GAME AT 3 US P, M.
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NOTES FROM "TIIE FLY BOOK
Milton S. Apple and "Butch" Davis, of
North Philadelphia, have returned from
tho Poconos, whero they enjoyed somo
rare trout Ashing.
One of tho oldest exponents of dry fly
fishing In Philadelphia, Dr. Justus
Slnexon, has returned from an extensive
trip through the northern part of Penn
sylvania, where ho landed Bomo record
sized fish.
Heports have been received from
Stroudsburg, that along Saw Creek, the
trout have once again been rising to tho
fly. If clear wcathor prevails, excellent
results should bo forthcoming from that
locality.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Schwartz, ot Al
lentown and Philadelphia, will shortly
motor through the Poconos, where they
will whip the streams for trout. Mrs,
Schwartz Is conceded one of the cleverest
flshorwomen In Pennsylvania.
Cut open the first fish you catch and
see what ho is feeding on nnd If posslblo
choose the fly or bait accordingly.
W. R. Bradford, ot Philadelphia, In
company With his wife nnd boy, will fish
for pickerel at Palatine, N. J.
In fishing for trout use preferably small
flics, usually, bright ones on dark days. A
whlto miller Is a sure killer when used
near dusk or dull-colored ones lfi the
middle of tho day. A good assortment of
Hies, mounted on Nos. 10 or 12 hooks, that
Bhould be included In your collection nro
Royal Coachman, Gray Hackle, Whlto
Miller, Black Gnat, Brown Hackle,
Coachman, rtube Wood, March Brown
and Grizzly King.
Andrew A. McHugh, one ot Philadel
phia's most ardent fresh water fisher
men, will spend tho week-end at Black
wood to nnglo for pike and pickerel.
When a trout makes a strike, don't glvo
a hard Jerk and possibly tear the hook
from his mouth, Just a turn of the wrist
Is all that Is necessary.
Tho little sunflsh Is at the head of tho
family to which the black bass belong.
Edward Itadell, George Eflnger and
John Gllloughey, of Bound Brook, whllo
fishing last week at Lnko Hopatcong,
landed 101 pickerel. Tho largest weighed
1V6 pounds.
SALT WATER NEWS
Unsettled weather conditions, together
with bad storms along the coast, did .lot
bring the largo catches expected last
week In tho bays along tho Jersey coast.
Tho season opened rather early In com
parison to former years and fairly good
catches wero made.
Professional fishermen In the Delaware
and Barnegat Bays report a falling off of
the runs of mackerel and blueflsh. They
rarely stay In these waters for long, but
continue their migration along the coast.
Few weakflsh were reported caught In
tho 60uthern Jersey waters, whllo In the
vicinity of New York the weaks havo
started to run.
At Ocean City the catches of weak
fish during the last week or two havo
been tremendous, tho largest catches In
years. These fish rarely run under thrco
pounds, tho major portion of them be
ing fivo pounds and over.
Tho market fishermen at the present
time can only get for these weakflsh onj
half cent a pound, and tho cold storagu
plants are refusing any more fish. Weak
flsh running to this size and numbers ars
very unusual, and the salt water fisher
man would be wise to mako a trip to
Ocean City, Md., and angle after theso
beauties.
Ocean City Is approximately 100 miles
from Philadelphia. Tho fare, round trip,
Is $6.50. Train leaves Broad Street Sta
tion, Saturday, 7:15 a. m., arrives Ocean
City 1:06 p. m.; or leaves Philadelphia J
p. m., arrives at 0:16. Train leaves Ocean
City for Philadelphia at 6:20, arrives In
Philadelphia 11:56 on Monday morning.
Tho first meeting of tho Ocean City
Fishing Club on Its new pier will bo held
tomorrow at the palatial clubrooms, which
were built on the pier MO feet from the
shore.
Tho pier will be thrown open to tho pub-
Fishing Season Is On
. ' ALL KINDS OF
LIVE BAIT & TACKLE
RELIABLE LIVE BAIT CO.
133 N, OTH STREET, PHILA.
Ilo for Inspection on Monday, and of
course, will bo of great Interest to' the
local fishermen, as tho conditions win t..
found Ideal. A landing Platform habn
completed, so ns to eliminate the neV.
slty of beaching the large game n.h thai
will bo caught from the end of the oler
Flounders and klngfish are being caught
In tho surf at Corson's Inlet, and I On.
Wltcamp, of tho West Jersey Cott?
has mado reservation for n number of
fishermen from New York and Brooklyn
to try tho new gulley that promises 'to
afford somo splendid channel bass fishing
Ideal conditions aro reported by Edwin
H. Meyers, formerly of Philadelphia for
surf fishing In tho waters near New York
Last week, whllo the blues and mackerels
yjro running In Jamaica Bay, he mads
somo fine catches. He will go to Point
Pleasant next week to fish for strloeit
hi tho surf.
William Barth, of Philadelphia, Is
anxiously awaiting tho word of th first
catch of channel bass nt Corson's to bet
ter his catch of last year, a 62-pound bass
Thirteen largo klngfish and two large
black drum wero Innded by Bright Welsh
nnd Mr. Itodgcrs, of Philadelphia, while
fishing In the surf at Ocean City, N. J,
Whllo fishing In tho surf at Cape May
for channel bass, Tom Brown, of Phila
delphia, landed a monster stlngaree that
tipped tho scales at 40 pounds. While
Mr. Brown was kept busy playing thl.
fish, his friend, Lester Wittenberg, landed
Bomo fino weakflsh.
An eight-pound black drum was caught
last week by Frank Hodson, of Phlla
dclphla, whllo fishing In tho Biirf at Ocean
City, N. J.
Dr. A. P. J, O'Harra, who took third
prize In last year's Field and Stream
channel bass contest with a catch of
62 pounds 8 ounces, beached a 53-pound
black drum last Sunday at Avalon, N. J,
Tho fish gavo Doctor O'Harra an unusual
fight. Ho was all of 50 minutes In land
ing him.
A monster stlngaree, with a doubts
stinger on his tall, weighing 75 pounds,
created a lot of excitement when ho con
nected with Doctor O'Harra's hook. It
was all of an hour's fighting until the
Doctor could bring this monster close
enough In shoro so that he could be
brought to gaff. Stlngarees of this de
scription must be handled with the utmos
care, ns they aro capable of Inflicting
a very ugly wound with their stinger that
Is fastened at tho base of tho body, and
which will easily penetrate a rubber
boot.
Wilson M. Candlcss landed the baby
drum of this senson at Avalon. It
weighed eight pounds.
Mr. G. A. Bergner, who has been fishing
tho surf at Avalon since the 1st of May,
has caught to dato four black drum and
ono channel bass. Mr. Bergner fishes
for the largo game flsh only, and has
many big catches to his credit
Captain Nlckerson, of the life-saving
crew at Avalon, last week landed a 36
pound channel bass at Avalon. This was
the flrst bass catch of the season.
Mr. Pike will bo a guest of Doctor
O'Harra on Decoration Day at Avalon,'
where he will Ilsh for channel bass. Mr.
Plko Is one of tho most enthusiastic
anglers nmong tho attaches at City Hall
Walter C. Chandler, dean of Ocean City
fishermen, will tnke a prominent part UK
the Installation of the new pier at lith
street and will flsh for weak fish In, ftia
surf over the week-end. Mr. Chandler
caught last year the largest weakflsh
that was taken from tho surf. It weighed
6 pounds 11 ounces.
Gcorgi" Long, the flrst president of the
Ocean CU7 Fishing Club, and one of lis
originator will spend the week-end at
Ocean City, Where he will flsh for stripers
In the surf at 1st Btrcet.
James C. Curran will accompany Mr.
Basch over Decoration Day to Octorara,
where he will again flsh for the striper.
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2 fir 25c.
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Beginning today, we will
present in this space the
Stetson styles in straw hats.
This first announcement is
about our "Baliwag."
It's an ultra-light,
cool and remarkably
good-looking straw of
the panama type, only
the weave is a little
finer. Sold exclusively
here $15.. Other fine
straws $3 to $15.
John B. Stetson'
Company
1224 Chestnut Street
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