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Fight Industrial Race MayWind Up As Playoff CircusKeep That Had nil'llon ftwith theBy AL McCLANE, Fishing EditorAnybody who puts in time catching the really big fishfly rod will agree that the safest way to play them isrod in a vertical position, Whep the fish has been brought close, the rod can be held more nearly horizontal —but at least as high as your head.When a heavy steelhead or salmon starts turning, jerking, jumping, and continually yanking at the rod, you'll have to depend on your casting stick to take up the shock. A rapid succession of powerful jerks usually causes the beginner Ur lower his rod, until finally there's no elasticity between his hand and the fish's mouth—poofthe hookBy JACK HAYESThe Industrial Softball League went to a lot of needless trouble that was designed to tighten up its pennant race.League officials mapped in preseason talks a new first-vear policy that calls for the four top teams to meet in a playoff fortitle.The move may wind up as a dud reason's end with at least sixB'jof the league’s eight teams tangled in the f;rst division. It then would be a circus of playoffs topped by more playoffs.The* teams have taken it uponthemselves to tighten up the race.There is little daylight betweeneague's roof and sixth floorI sometimes get careless aboutholding any rod high when playing heavy fish. With any b.g fish, the chance for success is amazingly Increased if the rod is always■Pein such a position that its fulllength comes into play. And afirst-class rod will stand against the strain of holding it high.V; • • #WHEN THE MINNOW schools come to the surface to feed in our TV A lakes, the bast follow them to the top, At such times bass make wirls or hieaks in the water when hunting down the minnows Sometimes acres of water are churnedup by feeding fish. This has given ! is# to a type of baas fishing known to reservoir lakes as spot tishmg,** or, a* they call it in the TV A lakes of Tennessee, fishingt ie swlrts InlevelThe league will hit the half-way point in its 14-week regular season[Tuesday night with none of its clubs putting on a touch and godrive.Three - game winn.ng streakshave been the longest in theleague. And pace-setting Sorg Paper and Gardner Board are onthem now,Lloyd Clemons has pitched•hr . . t s x r; r» .r,' Sort’s last three victories. Clem-jons, who has given up 16 runs in six games notched his first shutout last week in a 5-0 win over Wrenn Paper.Gardner's three - g*me victory1 string has shot it into a three-waytie with Aemnca and Armco for‘ second place. Gardner will meet Wrenn Paper this week. A defeat would be Wrenn'* seventh straight ! setback and would blacken its hope*, for a berth in the playoffsAeronca’s victories have hinged on Pitcher Larry Kibler. The pattern has been how goes Kibler sogoes Aeronca Kibler, with only five rum scored against him m four games.?** v J is the only all-victory hurler infishing you work in on the scene of activ ities 5^ league.
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Middletown Sunday News Journal
Middletown, Ohio, US
Sun, Jun 21, 1953
Page 25
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