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THE CATALINA
BIG LEAGUE TUNA ARE
BATTING 100 PERCENT
By Mark Kelly
Sports Editor Los Angele~ Examiner.
Bill Wrigley better had come home
and tend to his minor leaguers.
His Major Leaguers--the Cubs and
the Tuna--are behaving very nicely,
thank you, and auguring a prosperous
year for the gum king.
But his minor leaguers--the Angels,
barracuda, sea bass, yellowtail and al-
bacore-aren't up to anything but blah.
After watching his Angels stagger
around hopelessly for eight weeks of
baseball the writer dropped over to
the Gum King's Island to see how the
minor league fish were doing.
Their average is worse than that of
the Angels. In the fish league they're
batting zero and their fielding is at-
trocious. Not a likely looking re-
cruit in either the Angels or the fish,
and to perpetuate his major league
aspirations for championship timber it
is behooving Bill Wrigley to come
back and oversee his minor hatcheries.
One yellowtail, a ten-pounder, caught
so far this year and very few last sea-
son. Proving that the yellowtail are
sensitive to what the Angels do. Re-
member how bad the Angels looked
last year, don't yoo?
But, with the Cubs up in second
place and only one game away from
the lead the tuna came flocking to
Catalina ahead of schedule. They're
bigger than ever, easier to catch and
gaff and already the word has gone
forth to the international fish catch-
ing experts to set sail at once. Looks
like championship year for the Cubs
and also for tuna.
To date there have been 37 tuna
landed. That's phenomenal for so
early in the year. Buck Jones caught
a 164-pounder; Lawrence Mutt took
E. M. Seifert of Los Angeles out a
few days ago and they hooked and
landed a 172-pounder which is the lar-
gest catch since Howard Dudley land-
ed one 198½ pounds in 1921,
Harry W. Adams went out and
hooked and gaffed a whopper weigh-
in.g 118. He got that one in eleven
minutes. Before the afternoon was
over he landed another weighing 108.
In three days fishing he landed six of
them and only one was under 100
pounds.
The boys who make a living taking
you fishing are moaning loudly these
last few days. First came an under-
tow to ruin their fishing parties. Now
its the high wind and rough seas. Al-
bacore, the tid-bit this season is net-
ing them $400 per ton, and they're easy
to catch when they bite, but, durn
their scaly hides, they ain't bitin'.
There are schools of them within
two miles of fair Avalon's shore line
but they refuse to report to head-
quarters to be weighed in for fighting.
They're out there in training, and,
while the Dempseys of; fishland are
making suckers of themselves, the Leo-
nards, the Villas, Walkers, Lynches,
Grabs and others of less weight and
prominence refuse to fight. The big
purses have ruined them.
Nowhere in the land is such a treat
at a fellow's doorstep as this Santa
Catalina Island jaunt. What wots it
if the minor league fish do. stick sassy
fins to their noses and tell you to go
to ?
You can always return and get them
when they're not suspecting you. And
if these little devils don't fall for you,
get in line and go after the big leag-
uers. It's all in knowing how and
having a lot of patience. Take Z,me
Grey, author and motion picture writ-
er and his record for patience which
makes that of Job look like a race be-
tween Ruth and Cobb to lead the
league. Grey last year went out 60
days in succession in his private yacht
looking for swordfish. In sixty days
he didn't get a bite. But in another
thirty he had plenty tO compensate
him for his perseverance.
We had "Yellowtail John" as our
pilot today in five hours of cruising.
We hand him the laurel wreaths of
ham hocks and bacon. In five hours
we had ONE bite and it was a bite.
It pulled the left arm out of socket,
twisted the right wrist and otherwise
shook up our system, but we lost him.
"That fellow," says "Yellowtail John"
suavely "weighed thirty-five pounds."
There's a fisherman for you. Tells
the weight of the fish while he is still
300 feet under water and has no scales
attached to the pole. Marvelous, Wat-
son, simply marvelous.
"Yellowtail John" said eommiserately
as he accepted his fee, that the ocean's
bowels were slightly askew now, be-
cause the bottom of said ocean under-
went an e~.rthquake last week. And,
mind you, John has no seismograph,
either, which makes him even more
marvelous.
But aside from the disappointment
of no fish and having to go back to
watch the Angels play, the Island looks
to be in for a big year. Wrigley has
just spent another million here and
there to make his "poor man's play-
ground" more attractive and while the
improvements are not all visible they
are here in the shape of more beaches,
more water and more fun.
The guy who seeks big game can
hop to it for a red nose or a red neck
any day now. The tuna are here and
so are the swordfish. The albacore
are here but not voting. The yellow-
tail are due, but like some of the bills
of Mutt and Jeff, not payable.
THE SUBMARINE GARDENS
THE MARINE GARDENS, as de-
scribed by the eloquent editor of the
Parisian journal, "Le Figaro," M.
Huret: "Floating over green and blue
water in the glass-bottom boats, one
sees the goings and comings of aquatic
life. The boatman names to you the
marine plants and the fish, and tells
you the different depths. One is as-
tounded; one questions; one exclaimsl
Here are shell-encrusted rocks; fish,
red, green and gold, zigzagging leis-
urely among the waving foliage, the
seaweeds gracefully balancing with
the tide; on the clear bottom the sea
throws beautiful reflections. Here are
real trees with long branches waving
as on land by a tempest; great fish of
all shapes appear as in an artificial
aquarium; the sea stars (star fish)
shine in the shadows of the rocks;
then more luxuriant foliage, branches
bearing clusters of fruit resembling
the olive. One would think these were
fertile fields suddenly submerged by
a tempest. Leaning over the transpar-
encies in the bottom of the boats, the
people go into ecstacies."
A party of eastern tourists com-
mented as follows: "Next to the
Grand Canyon, the Catalina marine
gardens are the most interesting sight
we have seen."
The marine gardens are shown by day
and by night. In the spring of 1921 J.
H. Patrick, president of the Santa Cata-
lina Island Company completed experi-
ments on board the glass bottom boat
Empress, which enabled him to show the
marine gardens at night. Sixteen, one
thousand candle, power~ searchlights were
encased in pontoons attached to the aide
of the vessel, and these l~ghts penetrate
into the water for a depth of one hun-
dred feet with a radius of two hundred
feet. Night time being the time when
many varieties of fish feed, the visitors
on these trips see many marine wonders
on the bed of the ocean as well as the
hundreds of different varieties ot vege-
tation.
Renew your subscription to The
Catalina Islander, $2 per year.
Magazines, newspapers, candies, etc.,
at WINDLE'S NEWS STAND.
Catalina--"in all the world no trip
like this."
Advertise your needs in The Catalina
Islander.
Wednesday Evening, June 18th
"WANDERING DAUGHTERS"
With a great cast including Marguer-
ite de la Motte, Marjorie Daw,
Noah Beery and Pat O'Mal-
ley. Gayety, laughter and
romance abound here."
Also Pathe Comedy
"PICKING PEACHES"
STRAND
Thursday Evening, June 1Oth
"THE EAGLE'S FEATHER"
A story of cattle stampedes and west-
ern chivalry--with James Kirk-
wood, Mary Alden and Eli-
nor Fair in the cast.
Also Educational Comedy
"A PERFECT 36"
STRAND
Friday Evening, June 20th
"THE HOOSIER
SCHOOLMASTER"
With Jane Thomas and Henry Hull--
True to the famous old stories of
Indian school days.
Also Pathe Comedy,
"ROUGHING IT"
" STRAND
Saturday Evening, June 2Ist
Anna Q. Nilsson in her best effort
"INNOCENCE"
A web of slander, gossip, intrigue, and
then--wait and see!
Also Pathe Comedy
"ONE TERRIBLE DAY"
STRAND
Sunday, Evening, June 22,
Paramount Picture
"SOCIETY SCANDAL"
Also Good Comedy
And INTERNATIONAL NEWS
STRAND
Monday Evening, June 23rd
Paramount Picture
" SINGER JIM McKEE"
Also Good Comedy
...... RTRANO
Tuesday Evening, June 24th
Universal Picture
"BROADWAY OR BUST"
Also Good Comedy
And INTERNATIONAL NEWS
.STRAND
Wednesday Evening, June 25th
First National Picture
"PONJOLA"
Also Good Comedy
F;TRAND
PRICES--28, 39 and S0 Cents.
Children under lZ, in First Section lk.
Write to the Catalina Light Tackle
Club, P. O. Box 14, Avalon, California,
for information about sea angling.
Catalina will give you the rest of
your life. Come to Catalina.
Advertise your needs in The Catalina
Islander.
"KEEP ON KEEPING ON"
When a traveling companion re-
marked to William Wrigley that he
could %ave money" by cutting down
his advertising, Mr. Wrigley re-
sponded: "We're making a fine trip
on this train. How much progress
do you think we should make if
they took off the locomotive?"
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF
OF
OF TRUSTEES G
AVALON AMENDIN
ANCE NO. 108 OF SAID
AMENDING SECTION
ORDINANCE AND
ORDINANCE NO. 136
CITY, AND ALSO R
SECTION 21½ OF
ANCE NO 108.
The Board of Trustees 0f
of Avalon do ordain as
Section l.--That Section
nance No. 108 of the City
as amended by Ordinance
said City, be and the same
amended to read as follows:•
• Section 20: CARRYING
GERS FOR HIRE BY
BILE OR VEHICLE--For
son, firm or corporation
the business of carrying
for hire by autombile, m~
riage or other vehicle,
boat, in the City of Avalon,
shall be Five Hundred Dolla
per annum, payable
vance.
Section 2.--That Ordinan(
of the City of Avalon, er
Ordinance of the Board
of the City of Avalon,
regulating certain kinds
carried on in said City
penalty for the violation
repealing Ordinance No.
City and all other OrdinanceS."
of Ordinances of said City
therewith," adopted June
also Section 21½ of
of said City, entitled "An
of the Board of Trustees
of Avalon amending Or,
108 of said City by amen,
20 of said Ordinance, an~
a new section thereto to
ed Section 21½, fixing a
carrying passengers for hit
mobile, motor bus, etc.,"
18, 1920, as amended by sal
ance No. 136, be and the
hereby repealed.
Section &--The City Cle
tify to the passage of
and shall cause the same to
lished" once in the CatalinZ
a weekly newspaper of
tion, published and
City ,of Avalon, and ther,
thereafter the same shall
force and effect. 13tll'
Adopted and approved this
of June. 1924.
P.V.
President of the Board
Attest :
ETHEL D.
City Clerk of the City
STATE OF CALIFORNIAn,s:
CITY OF AVALON. )
I, ETHEL D. KILGOUR, C
of the City of Avalon, do
that the foregoing ordinance
adopted by the Board of T
the City of Avalon, State of
and signed by the
Board Of Trustees, at a
ing thereof, held on the
June, 1924, by the following
- wit:
AYES: Trustees MeKelvey,
Stanton, Hevren, Reyes.
NOES : None.
ABSENT : None.
In witness whereof I have
set my hand and affixed
seal of the City of Avalon,
day of June, 1924.
(Seal) ETHEL D.
City Clerk of the City
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