Arizona republican., 1897-09-19
AMONG THE SPORTSMEN.


 birds per man at recent tourna ment at Algona, Iowa. Both men hat their eagle eye with them and sho with great determination, for whil, they had met often at tournament' they had never before met in an indi vidual match where both wanted tt win and where each was determined to win if he could. The scores were Gilbert 94, Grimm 93.
 Fred Gilbert is out with the follow. ing challenge: Desiring matcf with the present holder of the Kansas City Star cup (Jim Elliott for $1OO . side, the price of birds, and the pos session of said cup, I enclose the requisite forfeit in the sum of $50 and respectfully ask that this be consid- cred a challenge, and as such accept ed with little delay and the smallest possible exhibition of professional fireworks.
 Gilbert is a cracker jack but it should commence with a very large italic capital before he bests Jim FL liot, and I think his time is not yet. The match is to be shot Sept. 24 at Kansas City.
 In response to an inquiry as. to the doings of the Jerome club the fol- lowing letter has been received:
 Friend Mont: Good reason why you have not received any reports from here. We have not shot since July 4. Somebody built house right in front of the traps and our name is mud. Soon as it gets cooler and we can find another location for traps we will start her up again, but some place to locate our traps is hard to find- Hoping that you are having all kinds of success with your club,
 Very truly yours,
 Jerome, Sept. 13, '97. w. C. M
 It is to be hoped that the boys will soon find a good location for their grounds. Any one who has ever been in Jerome, however, can readily ap- preciate the difficulties under which the boys are laboring, there being no level place within several miles of the town and to surmount this diff fculty they are obliged to either place the traps on raised platform or shoot down a ridge.
 The following named members of the Los Angeles Gun club are in Monterey to shoot for the state cham pionship and other prizes during the fifth tournament of the California 1nanimate Target association: Mar cellus Chick, Charles Van Valkenburg Charles Leighton, o. N. Ralphs, W. H. Bradley and I. l.. Fishback.
 The Los Angeles Gun club team won the state championship in 1896. and the trophy is one of the highly prized features in the museum of the Los Angeles Athletic club. The tour nament opened yesterday. In addi- tion to the state championship, the Allen cup and the Catcher trophy will be shot for. The individual diamond medal now held by M. 0. Fenda ger of Alameda wiv be competed for. Chick, mEn Valkenburg and Bradley will in4ke~d determined effort to add this trophy to the state championship, which Los Angeles has won three times in succession.
 The Blue Rock Gun club met last night for the purpose of electing off, cers for the ensuing year, which are as follows: Charles Weber, presi- dent; Fred Wilding, vice president; Alex Rossi, treasurer; K. L. Hart, secretary; Emanuel Drachman, field marshal; w. P. Woods, chaplain The club has leased the lake and ground adjoining known as Treats lake, on Frank Treats ranch northwest of the city, and it proposes to prosecute in the future any person found trespass- ing there for the purpose of shooting duck or other game.-Tucson Citizen
 At the meeting of the Phoenix Gun club Wednesday night the following persons were duly elected members of the club: Dr. F. o. Richmond, J. w. Stuhr, Dr. Wm. Wylie, Dr. Lang, C. c. Randolph, Graeme Turnbull, w. J. x Cotton, Dr. Cram, w. Scott and L. Meqzcer
 It was decided to hold the post poned tournament September 25.
 A committee was appointed to in- terview the officers of the law in re- gard to the violation of the game law. This committee has the power to em- ploy a detective to assist in the work and it is the avowed intention to make shining example of some one. As the law is so plain, only requiring proof of possession to convict, it is not thought that the committee will have much difficulty in their crusade. The following sections are the ones
 
 pose to push.
 Sec. 2. Every person, who in the territory of Arizona, between the first sday of March and the fifteenth day of October in each year, shall hunt, pur- sue, take, kill, or destroy, or have in his possession, dead or alive, except for purposes of propagation, any quail, bob white partridge, grouse, or wild turkey, or any kind of wild duck, snipe, or rail- shall be guilty of Tnisdemeanor; provided that any per son may hunt duck, brant or geese between the first day of October and the first day of April
 Sec. Il Every person who, in the territory of Arizona. shall at any time net, trap or pound, any quail, partridge or grouse; and every per son who shall sell, transport, or give away. or offer or expose for sale or have in his possession any quail, part