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iy mm curmSo. Calif. Tuna Club Wins Prixed BeltA championship belt that cost less than two dollars 15 years ago, but which is symbolic of the world’s best light-tackle sailfishing team, is the latestpride and joy of the Southern California Tuna Club.Jt is no glistening piece of silver, but it has been given a favored niche in the club's trophy case at the Lafayette Hotel. And it will remain there until the 16th annual International Light-Tackle Satlfish Tournament takes place off Florida late next year.The plain, leather socket belt, which is no more than what every deep-sea angler uses in fighting game fish, is one of the most prized possessions that can come to a club. Attached to it are 15 small plates that designatethe annual winners. Three of those plates belong to the SCTC.The SCTC team, consisting of Charles Shore Cox, captain, Dr. Mulford Smith and Glen-a Bracken, won the trophy at Acapulco earlier this month. And strange as it may seem, the SCTC trio wqp it, not by points, but by minutes — 34, to be exact. • • ■The SCTC team scored 1,000 points, as did the second-place contenders, the Ocean City (Md.) Light Tackle Club, but the SCTC got its winning fish at 1:33 p. m. on the final day, as compared to 2:07 p. m. for the OCLTC.T*r ★ ★COX, SMITH AND BRACKEN competed against 93 anglers, representing 31 clubs. Cox got five fish for 500 points, Bracken four for 400 and Smith one for 100. There were 372 strikes for all competitors and 169 sail-fish were caught, all of which were released. One black marlin was boated.The Newport Harbor Yacht Club’s Tuna Club finished third wilh 900 points. Team members were Ai Jeffries, Ward Jewell and Gordon Wevill. The Tuna Club of Avalon, which has one plate on the trophy, finished in a tie with three other clubs for fourth place.One of Bracken’s fish was caught from a dead” boat and he demonstrated remarkable angling skill in getting the fish to the craft. The boat had broken down and he was dangling a bait in the water.He let out 100 feet of line and felt a tug. Fearing a shark, he reeled in and saw a sailfish following. He let the bait out slowly, the sail took it and started running. Glenn set the hook and the sail took out 650 yards of line. It took some hard work fot; Bracken to finish the fish off.
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Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Mon, Dec 14, 1959
Page 15
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