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Show 695-POUND TUNA CAPTURED Monster Taken in Net Seven Miles Off Block Island Much Larger Than California's. Newport, R. I. Few people realize that the coast adjacent ,to Rhode Island boasts fish larger than those off the shores of California. Such is the case, however, and Cupt. Hugh L. Willoughby, who has just returned from a trip to Block island in his mo-torboat mo-torboat Sea Otter, tells a reporter that he weighed a monster tuna fish whluh tipped the scales at G'J5 pounds. "Yes," said Captain Willoughby, "we have an affidavit as to the weight. California's tuna fish never exceed 300 pounds." The big fish was caught in a fisherman's fisher-man's net about seven miles southeast of Block island and had to be speared before being prepared for shipment to New York. Meanwhile the fisherman is trying to figure out whether the price of the monster will pay to repair his nets, which were torn to shreds In the death struggle. "As regards sharks," said Captain Willoughby, "I believe that there never were any two varieties, such as common com-mon and man-eating sharks. "The menhaden fishing Industry has denned the waters of the food for the sharks and they are hungry. Any shark will eat human beings in this state" |