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BATTLE WITH GIANT BLACKFISH A giant blackfish of the Alaska species was cap ¬ tured off Bolinas Bay recently and brought into San Francisco by Antonio Pellegrini The fish measured thirteen feet ten incites Owing to its unusual size and the fact that it is the first of the kind taken from these waters it will be sent to the University of California for preservation It resembles a shark except that it has no teeth and is known as a sucker Pellegrini thought it a shark but learned better when true to its reputation the fish charged at the launch like a projectile One of the boats planks was damaged and the fish smashed its sharp nose The men killed the fish after an hours battle
