Herald & Lantern 7 March '64

outdoors with Lou Rodia Cape Fishermen

sports ?! Mourn Commands Passing

the fishing fraternity on the Jersey Cape has lost another friend. With the passing of Ed Cornman of Ocean City. Ed, and his father before him, are part of the legend of fishing Their many years of association with the fishing tackle business put them into contact with thousands of angling pros and novices alkie each year. Ail who met Ed came away from the encounter belter for it. Ed was a lifelong resident of Ocean City. He was an ardent fishermen, a true lover of the sport and as happens to many of us who get caught up in it, an active participant at many levels. Ed not only loved fishing, he made his living from it with the tackle shops he operated over the years. He wrote about fishing in columns in the \ ^

local Ocean City paper. He promoted fishing and was a champion of the many causes which made fishing better ED SERVED as a judge in the Cape May County fishing contest. He enjoyed a high reputation as one of the most knowledgeable of all of the judges. His knowledge of the unusual fish which appear in the contest’s rare fish division often settled the competition by affording the other judges a multitude of reasons as to why one fish was more rare than, another. He did this without benefit of the encyclopedias and fish directories most of us turn to. Ed carried heavy credentials in the fishing fraternity. He was a doer as well as a teacher. Many fishermen are much more proficient

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CAPE, MAY - The regular season of the Men’s Power Volleyball League came to a close last week as the Lighting Dimension Killerwatts finished high atop all challengers with an impressive 48-24 record. It was the only team to finish above .500 while losing only two of 18 matches on the year. Second place honors went to the Potter 36-36. This team came on strong during the second half of the season to surpass both the Whipporwill Spikers (31-41) and Library III (29-43). As a result, next week’s semifinal playoff action pits the Killerwatts against Library and the Potter against Whipporwill. Last week's action saw the Spikers cash in on the clutch hitting of Rick Hall and Tom Swenk to take the first two games from Lighting Dimensions by 15-13 and 15-11 scores. The

Killerwatts stormed back in games three and four. In doing so they earned a fourgame split that lasted nearly two hours. Bill Abadie and Bill Arnotd caught fire at net for the Killerwatts as they led their team to identical 15-4 wins. In the second match, Library III needed two victories to surpass the Spikers in the final standings. However, the Potter’s Stuart Cohen and Scott Hiller saw to it that that would not be the case as it took the first three games and the match (15-12, 15-12, 15-11). Library III .came back strong in the finale behind Andy Butler’s hitting and Jack Gastello's defense as it won a bard fought 15-10 decision.

STANDINGS lighting Dimensions “Killerwatu" 4S-M The Potter 36-36 Tbe "Whipporwill" Spikers 31-41 Library III »43

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in their sport today because Ed Cornman tbek a little time to let them in on some of the tremendous knowledge he carried in his head. Not only did Ed make his mark in the fishing world, he engaged in community service with his association with fraternal and veterans’ organizations. He was a member of the Cape May County Mosquito Commission, where his knowledge of salt water and marine life was an invaluable assistance in the decision making at the commission meetings. ED WAS A member of the Rainbow Fishing Club and the Oceean City Marlin and Tuna Club. With his passing, Ed leaves behind a family, including his wife, Ruth a son, Ned. his daughters. Christiana and Beth Dungan, and two grandchildren, all of Ocean City. We’ll miss Ed at the judges’ meetings of the county fishing contest. So will the counUdss numbers of people who have paraded through the various tackle shops which bear the Cornman name. We’ll miss Ed for the knowledge he had yet to impart to all of us. It will be hard to accept his passing because Ed was our security blanket when we needed to fill a knowledge gap. If it was to identify a rare fish, or to determine if a certain fish

First Held By Hillhouse CAPE MAY - Hillhouse Greenery remained atop the league standings as it nipped Casale's Shoes 51-50. Hillhouse used the balanced scoring of Kevin Freeman (10 points), Tom Reid (19 points) and Tom Johnson, (16 points) to offset the 30 points scored by Casale’s Matt McGaffney. Gary Frazier scored 18 points, including a buzzer beater in double overtime, to lead Model Cleaners to a 38-36 victory over Kiwanis. Frazier was backed up by Jamie Fiocca and Mark Von Colin, points followed by Mike Cheiius with 14.

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Signups Set CAPE MAY - The Greater C£pe May Little League Softball and baseball signups will be held Saturdays. March 10 and March 17, 10 a.m. to noon at the city elementary school, Lafayette Street. The league is open to residents of Cape May, West Cape May, Cape May Point, North Cape May. Villas, Erma and Erma Park (Lower Township ), age 9-12 by Aug. 1. Registrants are asked to brin* their birth certificates. The league is in great need of umpires Age 18 up for softball and baseball. All work is on a volunteer basis. Contact Margie Dellas. 884-4895, or 884-3488

did indeed meet world record status or if it were to find out when and where a certain fishing event took place. Ed was the ultimate authority. We express our condolences to the Cornman family, knowing full well that words can only say so much. There has to be some solace in knowing that so many owe so much to Ed Cornman for his giving and sharing of himself over so many years. We will miss him FISHING FORECAST: Mackerel are on their way and should be in the area some time early in April. AS long as the warming trend continues, and as long as water temperatures continue to rise, we should see an early season. Winter mackeral catches and commercial reports indicate plenty of fish for the rod and reel anglers. Since the time is all but upon us. make sure, you are ready to fish. Winter Itounders: If you are going to fish winter flounders from your boat, it is a good idea to carry along a spare anchor to anchor up the stern so that the boat does not yaw back and forth on windy days. If you do not have a spare, try making up a plastic milk jug or a two gallon plastic oil container filled with concrete. Set an eye bolt in the neck of the container before the concrete sets up. Be sure to leave tbe nut and a washer or two on the bolt or bend the end over into an L-shape to hold the hplt implace after the concrete hardens. A concrete weight will not work as an achor but it will hold the boat in position so that you will be fishing over top of your chum slick. Drag Anchors: Using a one quart, half gallon and one gallon plastic jugs, we had made up three "drag \ anchors" for use in tbe back bays when we are drifting for fluke and find the drift taking us too fast. The jugs are filled with concrete with an eye bolt at the neck (as outlined above). When one is fishing and drifting too fast. The drag anchor will slow down the rate of the drift. Using the smaller or the larger will allow faster or slower drift. Leave the plastic around the concrete after the drag anchor is hardened, because the plastic will serve to protect the boat from scratches and abrasions from rough concrete.

This is a good early project to complete before the. season arrives. If you do not have cement, sand and stone, you can pick up a quantity of Sakrete at a building supply place or a local hardware store. Sometimes you might be able to bum a shovel or two of cement from a nearby building proif you ask around ’t help hourself without asking Often at,the end of a pour, there is surplus concrete in the trucks which is thrown away. Plastic jugs serve a lot of uses or. a boat. A spare

empty jug or two come in handy Filled with water about two thirds of tbe w’ay from the top, they make an emergency boat fender With a string long enough to reach the bottom and a weight to hold it in place, a jug- becomes a temporary marker to locate a spot where you are having some luck If you drift over fish, drop a marker to give you ready reference to get back to the spot. A plastic jug can serve as a temporary funnel and it will make a good bailer for your boat. Keep a jug or two handy.

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