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Fish By Capt. John Zwaska Tales Report Catebea to K1-1M7 Ieara9d lhal th nder minnows go south early a so we fast-trolled bare feathers around the buoy ers around the buoy We slriDoed the wtn behind he yeU '-ther, down. When the flrstklng was boated, we quit. He dressed out hllLTf UnCe A SmaU ne toda but he nlh or Hrst prlze 500 "on" to 'he Ot the mounted that fish and still have the bond, it wasn't In Ihe cards to repeat this until 1962 which Is another story The moral Is cigar minnows (Ihe favored food for king mackerel, migrate southward our shores early In TMmc waters begin to cool. So Capl.

(Buck) Destin's nets can no SUf I. 6 1 WC neei them the most for Deep Sea Hshing Rodeo during the entire month of October So ay In an amply supply them now to Insure you good fishing in the rodeo Remove all that old food from your freezer and re place It with far more Important cigar mfnnows. Wea a sure yTMTM loo! se not used his year will prove useful for the early run of kings next April before Buck is able to net any. They'll remain In perfect condition if unthawed. The slaughter of kings and bonito continued at an Increased pace this week.

Huge schools of them are now migrating to the easl within a mile or two of the beach. On Sept 10 had the pleasure of "playing tourist" on Capt. Ken Weldon's "Sky Lark" a fine 39-foot, all fiberglass sportflsherman made right here in Fort Walton Beach at the island Marina. As guests of the Northwest Florida Press Club, three of us iCapt. Francis from the EgUn labile Information Office; County Commissioner OUn (Willie i Williams and 1 1 boated 11 kings and 29 bonito in a couple of hours within two miles of the sea buoy.

These bonito were cut Into strips for use as satlflsh balls. The other Press Club boat was Capt. Royal Melvln's "Venture Tom Adams (sports columnist for the Montgomery Adverll- sen, and one of Capl. Francis' cohorts, boated 22 kings and three bonito during the same time and In the same area. The next night the skippers' trophies were unveiled at the Press Club oyster feast at the Holiday Inn.

Thanks to the untiring efforts of the late, great Leonard Hut- ehlnson, the Port of Destln Is now recognized for Its capability of producing sallflsh, white marlln and blue marlln In quantity However, the potential for big-game fishing has not yet been realized. Four other species are available, but no techniques have been developed for their capture. These are tarpon, yello'w- fln tuna, blue-fin tuna, and swordflsh. Rules: To promote angling for these fine big game fish In our waters, beautiful memorial trophies will be awarded to the skippers of the boat bringing the first of each of these species Into Destln. Any skipper can win provided Ihe fish Is caught by rod and reel from hi boat (charter or private! departing from, and returning througn, the Dcslln East Pass.

No registration or fee is required, and the skipper will be awarded the trophy for his permanent retention. Any boat catching one of these should dock with his catch at the Easl Pass Marina in the Destin Harbor and contact the dock-master, Capt. Reddln Brunson at 837-6412- 8376706; or Ch. 13 (KMP-2323). Blllflshlng remains at Its peak.

Between Sept. 21-28 one blue marlln, live white marlln, and 97 sallflsh were caught. (Most of these were tagged and released I. The 1970 total now stands at six blue marlin, 63 white marlln, and 455 sallflsh, for a total of 524 blllflsh. Capt.

Irbe Wlndes of the "Kip-Tide" got his first white marlln and Capt. Steve Wilson on the "Shooting Star" got his first blue marlln last week. Steve was traditionally tossed overboard at the dock for his feat. Although Capt. Cecil Woodward of the "Lynnwood" has skippered his parties to hundreds of billflsh over the years, he personally wound In his first sallflsh one day last week.

Breathlessly he came on the radio: "Boy, now I know why everybody Ifkes to catch these sallflsh It's a genuine thrill and now, I Oct. 1 al daybFcak the gun will sound Initiating the 22nd annual Destln Gulf Coast Fishing Rodeo. Are you registered yet? I am and intend lo "wet a worm" on every flshable day. For the entire month and for anyone fishing on your boat, the fees only for boats up to 2(1 feet In length, J20 for boats 20 to 27 feet In length and J2! for boats over 27 feet. PLAYGROUND DAILY NEWS, Thursday Morning, Oct.

1, liffO-Page 17 gg I i (V---- Cubs Blank Mets, 2-0, Tie for Second NEW YORK lUPIi --BUI Hands scattered seven singles Wednesday to notch his 18th victory of the season as ths Chicago Cubs blanked the New York Mets, 2-0, Wednesday and move Into a llefor second place In the National League East. The victory sets up a showdown for second place between the two teams Thursday night In the final game of the season. Both teams have Identical records of 83-78. Hands, who has lost 15 games, walked two and struck out three In going the distance for the 12th time this season. The lanky righthander was aided by three double plays and allowed only two runners as far as third.

The Cubs benefited from the wildness of Nolan Kyan to score the only run they needed In Ihe sixth. Ryan, who walked eight men In 5 2-3 Innings, gave up four walks In the to force home a run, with three of the bases on balls coming after two were out The Cubs added an Insurance run In (he seventh on back-to back doubles by Tommy Davis and Willie Smith. Minnesota, Detroit Post Victories Ratliff Homer Propels Twins by Royals, 6-4 ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS (UPI)-Paul Ratllff's pinch hit three-run homer with one out In the bottom of the ninth climaxed a four-run rally gave Ihe Minnesota Twins a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals Wednesday. Hatllffe, balling for George Mltterwald, homered over the right field fence to score Herman Hill and Jim Nettles.

The Twins scored their first run of the Inning when Jim Holt hit a sacrifice fly after Tony Ollva and Harmon Klllebrew singled. Ollva and Hill, who ran for Killebrew, advanced a base each on a passed ball prior to the winning blow. The losing pitcher was Jim Vork, who came in to relieve Wally Bunker In the ninth. York Is now l-l. Hal Haydel, who pitched the ninth Inning for Minnesota, boosted his record to 2-0.

Bob Floyd's sacrifice fly In the. sixth gave the Royals a 3-2 lead, and they got another in the seventh as Lou Piniella singled home Cookie Rojas. The Royals also scored two unearned runs in the second when Leo Cardenas missed a ground ball by pitcher Wally Bunker, scoring Oliver, who had trlpled.and Floyd, who had walked and gone to second on a wild pitch. Cesar Tovar drove in the Twins' first two runs In the fifth with a double after George Mitterwald and Bert Blyleven singled. Twins' manager Bill Rlgney was thrown out of the game in the eighth after he protested Cardlnas' fly ball to left, which was ruled foul.

The ball bounced off the lefl field foul pole and lilgney argued it should have been a homer. Umpire Ed DIMuro ejected Rigney when he threw his hait down in protest. City MtaneMta ab bl Kelly of 111! 0 Tovar cf 4 0 2 2 2b 1 1 0 Cardenas ss 4 0 0 Pinlella 0 2 1 Ollva 4 1 1 0 Klrkpatrck KUlebrew 3b 4 0 1 0 Oliver Ib 1 2 Htll pr 0 1 0 Sorrell rl 0 0 (J Carew Ib 2 0 0 Floyd 3b 2 1 Cl Holt 1 0 1 Malchlck ss 4 0 Alyea 3 0 Bunker 3 0 0 Nellies pr 0 1 0 York 0 Mlttrrwald 3 1 Katliff 1 1 1 3 "niompsn 2b 3 0 Ulyleven 2 1 1 Reese ph 1 0 llaydet 0 0 0 Totals 4 5 a 6 1 out wtien winning run scored dty en HI 4 ta OMKUMt-- Matchlck, Cardenas, Klllebrcw. LOB- Kansas City Minnesota 2fl-Pinlella, Tovar, Kolas. SB-Oliver I1K UallUl i i SF-Floyd, Holt.

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SF 23-13; Jenkins, Chl 2Mb Merrill, Cln 2012; Nolan, ctn ltf-7 Morion, 18-11; spaver, NY 18-12 Hands, Chl lg-15. American League: Cuellar, Ball 248 Perry, Mkti 2J.U: McNally. Ball 21 Wright. Cal 22-12; Palmer, Ball 20 1U McDowell, Clev 20-12. Tigers Edge Indians 4-3 to Clinch Fourth DETROIT I Rookie catcher Gene Lamont climaxed a three-run first Inning rally with a two-run single Wednesday as the Detroit Tigers clinched fourth place In the American League East with a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

Winner Bob Reed pitched Detroit to only Its fourth triumph in the last 18 games despite giving up 10 hits In 8 1-3 Innings. He also walked five In upplng his record to 2-4, Rookie Jim Rittwage saw his record evened at 1-1 as live walks got him Into trouble. Three of them came In the flrsl Inning after Jim Northrup doubled with two out. Lamont then followed with his single. The Tigers scored what proved to be their decisive run In the eighth olf reliever Steve Mingori on a walk, an error and El Maddox 1 double.

Cleveland chased Reed In the ninth when with one out Vada Pinson and Duke Sims unloaded back to back homers. It was Plnon's 24th and Sims' 23rd of the year. Tom Timmerman came on in relief of Reed and gave up one more run before getting Budd Bradford on a hard line drive to center to end the contest. Cleveland i Bradford cf Nellies -to Pinscn 11 Sims HJnron Jb Uh I sender 11 Loon ss Lowensin 2h Kin wage Harrelsn ph Austin Ford Dh Mingorl LUrown ph TotaJa 38 3 11 Totals CT4 3 4 Cleveland 3 Detroit 3M 4 A Mtogorl. DP-UevelantI Dciroft 1.

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