WITH THE football season over the Old Sport now looks forward U< basket ball The Panthers, under the direction of new coach Bill Lucas, have been prac ticing since Nov IS and have a fine nucleus returning from last year Returning are Kevin Jaudon, Dawson Spaulding, Frank Brown, Derek Williams. Wayne Bryant. Floyd Bethune. Anthony Platt. Richard Platt. Darrell Cooper, and Clayton Palmer These boys have had the benefit of playing together in the summer league at Mainland Regional and should be regarded as favorites to win the C. A.L. » THE ANNUAL banquet for the football team will be, held again this year at tin* 76 House, thanks to the Football Boosters Club The date is Dec. 4. THE COURT HOUSE Kiwanis Club is also honoring the Field Hockey and Tennis Teams of Debbie ('lifford and Donna Or banes on this same night at their meeting place, the Democratic Club house Too bad these events couldn't be better coor dlnated I'm sure a great many people would like to attend both functions THE Mlimi.E TWP. Recreation Dept's Volley Ball League is at a stalemate due to the inability of Gregg Arnold to obtain a .gym for» the games There's the possibility of asing the Lockwood 4-H’ Youth Center but the coat of renting the gym twice a week is prohibitive. Perhaps Betty Jean

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Jes uncosky and Gregg Arnold can work out some kind of a deal Hope so. because a whole lot of volley ball players are being deprived of their chance to exercise. • • • THE I.ONG-AWAITED Flag Football Game between the Democrats and Republicans proved to be a flopperoo. with only six Dems and two Rep« showing up It seems the -Republican freeholders had social events to attend. For the Democrats, Chuck Mcllvain, Gene Sanders, John Jones. Ray Saunders, Billy Adams, and Joe Trombetta showed up And only Mike McLaughlin and Bob Hentges made it for the GOP Where were you, Davf May. Joey and John Tomlin and all the rest of you self-professed athletes? • • • WHILE UP IN the press box watching a dull football game, the Old Sport fell tb speculating how those messenger-boy ends of Coach Exley felt about their job of carrying in the play every other down It must be rather uneventful, and one (the O.S.) wonders what would happen if he (the messenger) changed the play on his own. What if with fourth and three to go.

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he changed the Coach’s order of punt to a fake kick and paas’’ What would happen if it proved successful and went for a TD? Would the Coach accept the plaudits or would he eat out the culprit? Only Exley will ever know. FORMER COACH Chick Ludman has signed on as color man on the Wildwood TV broadcasts. His wide knowledge of basketball should be very beneficial to the viewers of local games. • • • The Court House Kiwanis Club will again sponsor the Holiday Girls Tournament to be held on Dec. 26. 27, and 30th at the Middle Gym. With the absence of Atlantic City and Pleasantville girls, there should not be such onesided scores this year. THE BOYS* quintet will participate in the Mainland Regional Tourney on Dec. 26, 27, and 29th at Mainland. • • • After conducting interviews with Coach Exley, Coach Donna Orbanes, Coach Debbie Clifford and Coach Bill Lucas, the Old Sport, will have resumes of the football, girls' tennis, field hockey, and soccer seasons to appear in the sports pages of the Herald before New Year’s.

Directory Of Fishing Boats Due

COURT HOUSE-A new directory of county charter and party fishing boats is in process of being compiled by the County Department of Public Affairs for the l<J61 fishing season. Freeholder Anthony T. Catanoso, director of the department, said over SO,000 free directories were distributed at travel shows, through area weighmasters and in answer to mail inquiries during 1960. The listings are also made available at state and other information centers. THE LIST IS compiled annually by the department and is published as a service to recreational fishing industry as well as to prospective touristvisitors who are interested in securing accommodations for their group and club charters and for fishing outings. Owners and skippers interested in having their boats listed in the 1961 director are asked to contact the Public Affairs Department at 60^886-0901 to obtain a copy of the questionnaire which must be filled out and returned prior to the Dec. 15 deadline to assure a listing in the upcoming director. There is no charge for listing boats, and only boats sailing exclusively from docks and marinas in Cape May County are eligible for listing in the

brochure.

by LoaRodia Most fishermen in the whole country live closer to fresh than salt water, and obviously, there are more fresh than salt water fishermen. Many get a chance to do both. One of the questions most frequently asked of us is what the fresh water angler going into salt water areas should bring with him in the way of tackle. We generally make the same observation to all who ask. “Bring along whatever you have in the way of tackle” is our stock answer. Then we refine that answer by pointing out that there are times when fresh water tackle is totally unsuitable for the fishing conditions in salt water. Other times, it is ideal. I AM NOT A LIGHT tackle nut, nor am I a purist. Given a choice of going fishless or dabbling a trout fly in a stream with a bit of worm attached to land a couple of trout for lunch, purism goes out the window. I developed a theory which I call using optimum tackle. Simply, that means using the kind of tackle suited to the fish you are trying to catch and the conditions under which you are trying to catch

them.

I do not believe in "trick” fishing and am personally less than enthralled with those anglers who spend counltess hours trying to catch 100-pound fish on two-pound line, but I do not object to their efforts. If they’re having fun, why not? I do not believe in driving spikes with a tack hammer not do I shoot rabbits with my 30.06 deer

rifle.

BIG FISH CAN be caught with light tackle under the right conditions. An ideal rod for chumming bluefish for example is a 5Mi to 6 ft. boat rod, a 1/0 or 2/0 Penn Reel or a Penn 60 or Penn 65, loaded with 30 to 50-lb. test mono. Yet, on a given day I have caught big bluefish while chumming on line as light as 8 lb., using a Penn 722 reel and a 6'*-ft. light action spinning rod. I carry four rods aboard when I go chumming. I described two of them above. A third outfit is a medium action spinning rod and Penn 712 reel with 17-lb. test line and my fourth outfit is a one-' handed bait casting rod with a Penn 930 reel, 20-lb. mono and a 15-ft. length of 30-lb. shock leader. Why four rods? For starters, the “meat stick" is for crowded boats, and for those trips where I have promised fish to friends and neighbors. I proceed to get 10 or 12 blues into the boat and into an iced-down cooler and after that, it’s experiment time. UNLESS, • of course, the boat is crowded. Nothing is more aggravating than to get a light tackle nut (usually a less than accomplished fisherman, by the way) who wants to demonstrate his prowess by landing a big bluefish on his fresh water rod when the rail is lined with fishermen. The* result — tangled lines, lost fish for everyone, lost fishing time and upset, turmoil and harsh words. FISHING LIGHT LINE when everyone else is using

heavy gear causes the light tackle user to have to "play” his fish up and down the boat over and under other anglers. If several fishermen have fish on and the light line crosses heavier line under tension the light line is invariably sawed off. Take along your light gear....but keep it stowed away. Use the “optimum” tackle for the conditions. Take your light gear out only when you can use it without anpoying anyone. WHY TAKE IT at all? There are times when action slows down and many times, angler participation drops. If you have a clear space in the bow, for example, break out the light gear, tell the mate what you’re up to and try your own outfit. Ask the mate if he thinks you should do this, by the way. Remember that everyone else has paid for a chance to fish the same as you and you should not abuse their right to do so. IF YOU ARE GOING to use light gear, especially on big fish, learn the "pump-and-reel’’ technique to gain line. Pump the fish up and gain line by reeling as you lower (not drop) your rod tip. Remember that as you turn the reel handle and the line is not coming back on the spool or the fish is running that you are twisting your line. Each reel handle turn is one twist and you will never get the twists out

easily.

A cardinal rule for using any equipment, especially fresh water gear, in salt water is to wash your gear thoroughly with fresh water when you return to the dock. Do not use detergents, since they take , oil and grease out of the

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Lou Rodia. an avid fisherman. Is asst, director of Public Affairs for the county.

Deworming Clinic Set COURT HOUSE - The county Cooperative Extension Service is sponsoring an Equine Tube Worming Clinic to be held on Dec. 13 and 14. Dr. Nick Holland is the cooperating veterinarian. The deworming Will cover hots and other internal parasites of the horse and pony. Preregistration for the clinic is required. For more information, call the program coordinators, Carol Monichetti at 4657609 (or 465-5551 after 5 p.m.) Linda Bonney at 7852010, or the Cooperative Extension Office at 4655115. Ocean Pours Over Needlers In Volleyball CAPE MAY - Ocean Academy powdered the Needlers II 15-2, 15-6, 15-1 with a smothering defense led by Dawn Adams, Rha Campbell and Margaret Hand. ’Die C-View Inn finally made their mark on the league by winning their first match sweeping aside Stumpos Strombolis 15-11, 15-8,15-9. Debbie Proud. Kim Salmons and Vicki Woolson sparked the winners with good team play. Lynn Jeffries and Carol ‘Hudson* Cunningham were outstanding for Stumpos. Swimming For Seniors CAPE MAY - The American Red Cross announces a swim and stay fit program, under the direction of Mrs. Betty Steiger, for the elderly only will'be held 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Elementary School pool on Lafayette St. Those interested should call the city Recreation Center 884-6411.

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