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Show Mm ' a Fast becoming one of le moior sports, under-Zh under-Zh fishing is attract-L attract-L men and women ke. Armed with cross- - Ls", which are in real-Z real-Z underwater guns, the ) foherman stalks his prey , t,e bottom of the sea. Necessary equipment includes in-cludes rubber fins tor the feet to augment the propulsion pro-pulsion of the swimmer L a sheath knife to finish off the victim or Ut tne line should the hunter become the hunt-cd. hunt-cd. A contest to determine de-termine the world champion cham-pion underwater fisher- . on was held recently in the Mediterranean. ' ' ' f 3 " e -a- - 1 - - ,-" 5 s. -. . N - &-" O At the start of the competition for the title, the women (above) lower themselves into the water. Notice the fins which give them greater water speed. Included in the equipment carried by the underwater fisherman is a sheath knife, (left) arrangement upon which to hang his catch, and a spare harpoon all attached to his belt. ' f r-'-Y - I I , n : aj Immim ! ! . : ':11111111s , 0 At right, Tony Jurczenko, the new world champion, is shown loading the crossbow. It is fitted with a trigger and safety catch just like ordinary firearms, but is lighter and made of rustless metal. s : : .... . . ..... '. . . ' ,s: si -s: ; .. - i ' J ;: ). V;.f4y ) V r ( $ : 1 - ' i 1 - v L'j - f . Vjj The young lady at the left is obviously pleased by her catch two small merons and an eel. Large eels of this sort used to feast on slaves thrown to them by the old Roman emperors. Women are getting as great a thrill out of underwater fishing as men. More and more of them are beginning to take it up. I Tony Jurczenko (right) ( b siown with the 39-pound be"ty which brought him underwater fishing mpionship. The human "Murine (below) is searching for game. The Nothing tube, like a peri-!C0Pe. peri-!C0Pe. permits the swim- '0 breathe normally """Sh his mouth when "'shead is under water. I - - " - " ' "I ! ' . v s j . ' ' ' - - "f ' - 'i-j . . ' . ; . i |