Here They Are Winners of The Star and Piper Taft Prize
Four Seattle men submitted fish stories in the Star and Piper Taft contest. Prizes include a red leather fish basket a deluxe leather tackle set and a dozen hand tied flies. Judges included Game Warden Frank Wilkins R S Hayes and A A. Lewis M. 1120 West 59th won first prize with a tale of a Sultan river descent and rainbow trout. Second prize goes to My Wife’s First and Last Fishing Trip about a log jam on a Sylvana river trip and a humorous capture by a novice.
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Portemen
S’iper 4 Fm
Seattle Star
M. Lewis
West
D. Wright
Stevenson
West 54Th
Hart
Palace Hip Theatre
Piper & Taft
Star
Frank , Wilkins
Hayes
A. A
Startup
Hudson
Box Canyon
Dove
Steve
Izaak Wa Fon
George M. Lewis
West 59Th St
Sylvana
Third Prize Fishing Tale From Snohomish River Summer
Mundy Stevenson recalls a summer 1917 vacation on the Snohomish river as he and a 12 year old guest pursue trout. A dawn outing ends with a three pound trout snagged by a heavy line and sturdy alder pole. The moral: costly gear not essential for big fish.
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Snohomish
Chanticleer
Old Sol
Matty Will Consider Request for Baseball Lead in France
Pittsburg April 26 Christy Mathewson declared he would give due consideration to any request that he take charge of baseball among the Sammies in France. He said acceptance depends on circumstances and denied the YY. M. Co. A. plea. Matty denied receiving pay for his cantonment work, saying he volunteered his services.
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Pittsburg
Christy Mathewson
Sammies
France
YY. M. Co. A
Matty
Cantonmenta
Hibernians and Giants Meet Today in Early Season Showdown
The Hibernians and Giants clash this afternoon in what promises to be one of the season’s strongest local games. Skirmishes include Skinner & Eddy’s shipyard signings and potential moves for Pat Banty, with rumors of him signing in Seattle or Aberdeen. Fred Carman powered the Foresters with four two base hits and Lebourveau slammed the season’s first homer as the Giants faced them.
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Skinner & Eddy
Pat Banties Thureday
Pacific Coast International
Skinner & Keddy
Pat
Seattle
Aberdeen
Giants
Thompson
Fiest
Leard
Altho
Foresters
Fred Carman
Lebourveau
Governor Burnquist blocks Willard Fulton's Minnesota fight
Minnesota governor will not permit the Willard Fulton boxing match scheduled for July 4. The decision follows Minnesota boxing commission hearing set for May 4, with overruled permits expected if issued. Also notes Chaplain Rexroad sparring bout at Camp Lewis with two other chaplains.
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ST. Paul
Burnquint
Willard Fulton
Minnesota
Minnesota Boxing Commission
United Press
Col Miller
Chicago
Willard
Twin Cities
Camp Lewis
C. Lata
C. A. Rexroad
J. W. Beard
Chaplain Rexroad
Willie Hitchie
Cantonment
Sky
Fishermen’s Map Notes River Prospects and Lakes Outing
Reports from Piper and Taft describe fishing conditions across Washington areas. North Fork Snoqualmie River shows medium high water and improving bite with bright red ogee lures. Lake Keechelus expected good for grayling. Trout Lake and Mason County waters show varying success with trolling and still fishing improving as water clarifies. Lake Kitsap reports high clear water with perch good and trout poor as water falls.
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Piper & Taft
North Fork Snoqualmie River
North Bend
Easton
Snoqualmie Pass
Lake Keechelus
Trout Lake
Port Orchard
Mason County
Chico Creek
Charleston
Hinge
Alexander Lakes
Kitsap
Reports on regional trout catches and river conditions
National League notes Creek and multiple rivers report water levels ranging from low to rising, colors from clear to muddy. Fishing success varies from poor to good with notable catches like a 12 pound rainbow reported and bait or fly fishing mentioned. Weather warmth accelerates stream rises and clarity shifts across locations including Wenatchee Entiat Skykomish and Lake Chelan.
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Toredo Creek
Waucondahe
Wenatchee River
Leavenworth
Entiat River
Entiath
Lake Crescent
Port Angeles
George LD. Conger
J. C. Hardy
Lake Sutherland
Vort Angeles
Mad River
Mallat
Nason Creek
Price Lake
Potlatch
Iadex
Mapoon
Sauk River
Darrington
Cushman
Loodsport
South Fork Skykomish River
Skykomish
Chiwaukum Creek
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