Evening star., 1897-03-10
FISH AND GAME PROTECTION.
The Local Association Taking Active
Steps in Its Behalf.

The Local Association Tak1n& Active
Steps in Its Behalf.
The District of Columbia Game and Fish
Protective Association now numbers near
ly three hundred members, and additional
applications are being received every day.
The strength Of the new organization was
shown Immediately after it was inaugu-
rated few weeks ago, when it secured the
passage by the West Virginia legislature
of the law, already adopted by the states
of Maryland and Virginia, assuring the
protection of the Potomac bass during the
spawning season. and a discontinuance of
the destructive means of catching the fish
at any time, formerly in vogue, such as
trot lines. seines and so forth.
The executive committee of the associa-
ton has laid out great deal of work Of
almost equal Importance, and at its last
meeting decided to take up at once the
work of seining the canal, so auspiciousiy
begun last winter, and transfer the bass
remaining in its pools and ponds to the
rive. A committee, consisting OF DR.. wall
ter s. Harlan. Secretary and Treasurer
VIM. Pope Young and Mr.. Cluskey Crom-
well. was appointed to confer with United
States Fish Commissioner Brice over the
desirabiuty of the immediate commence
ment of the work.
The committees provided for in the con-
stitution of the association were also Or
ganized.
Richard Sylvester, chairman; United States
Fish Comm, s!oaer JGhn ]. Price, Mr..
Henry E. Davis. Mr.. A A. Birney and Mr..
J. De Witt Arnold; on ways and means,
DR.. walter S. Harban chairman; on men,
bership, DR.. w. P. Young. chairman; on
auditing Mr.. James NJ. Green. chairman;
]. H. Whitaker and Charles A. Neale; on
ge rne Mr. Joseph II. Hunter, chairman; ;
on literature, Mr.. Cluskey Cromwell, chair
man.
The chairmen Of the committees on ways
and means. game and literature Will each
select four associate members. The SUBJ
ject of the fishway at Great Falls was
discussed Informally.
Immediate steps will be taken by the COM
| mittee on LEWIS to draw up measure which
will cover all the necessities for the proper
| protection Of game and fish in the District
| and make 1t conform regarding seasons
| and in other respects with the laws Of
| Maryland. Virginia and West Virginia.
Sporting Editors Favor Corbett.
The Buffalo Express recently requested
| the opinions Of the leading sporting editors
| Of the country on the outcome Of the COM
ing Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight. Fffty-two
of the expert opinions favor Corbett.
Twenty-one of them favor Fitz- Four say
man, and two do not give any decided
! opinion.
Eastern League Meeting Postponed.
l The annual meeIAu8 OF the haStetu bASe
Ball League has been postponed until Tues
! day. March 16 1t was to have been held
at New York on Thursday.
The New York Pool Match.
The total score at the close of last nights
play in the pool match In New York was:
| johnson, 500; Kirby, N5.
Tenn1s.
Robert D. Wrenn. the champion lawn ten
| mis- player Of America, will not be q COM
petitor in the all-comers' championship
| tournament at Newport this season. To q
New York Sun reporter yesterday Wrenn
expressed the opinion that the game was
/ one Of the finest modes Of exercise Tor q
| man or woman to be found In the category
| of sport, and said that while he would
| probably "play far fun during the coming
season, his business would not permit him
! to give the necessary time to the training
| essential to conditioning himself for the
championship tournament.