The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-12

last month os the Gate when the ooen ee4-
scr for groEaas. etc. c<egg Tas3ca3 bad good
efvere + In SAID and there was jess ssscs5s-
ing s1 the FIRST tEo ~ssks OF Aagaz. than
Tor several years past. Grouse are plentiful.
ard secor1sng 80 general reports tiers VII
srs large residue aSser fae se&son closes
THIS esaxt. 20 make next years xh0otsng
sstiI better, and II the hunters can De e1I-
Gated UP 70 q proper observance of tsse
game iaxrs good sssoo.fng viii Increase rasf-
xr than d@risaA.
a f. Pond. chief warden OF the Sew
YORK state dy.fy.2n Of the League OF AMER
can Ss5r.susefs. has ssrt CIT = circular BET
ssr TO guides ard hunters IL various ssases
asking for trafornlatagn rsgzrssng game
Dr1s. The letter r1ads a. follows:
Being asassroaas 81 ohsainsng yonne aufhea-
TIC Information regarding the game BIRDS
f. ysa1r locality Deg % ak Il, IN your orstn-
ION the laws Tor the protection Of game
are al that eoss.d be desired. Questions
asked wers AZ follows Ara game Birds.
sassa as grouse. ducks. quail. etc. incraas-
ing III your nesgaoorhood? ARE birds killed
Gut of seasogl. and II TO- 0y whom ~
Here IA aa opportunity for tie sportsvnen
Of this state 70 give some Information 10
AZ organization thai has for iis special
oidecs the protection or game and the en-
forCsrnsn- Of Laws.
All Bornsse.n. Leu Muraoek and Tommy
Clark have Just returned from a hunting
trip in the vicinity % Seabeck, Hood canal,
ard Lake EashEnan. Olympic mountains.
They were quite successful and report a
splendid time BvTnstein ls an enthusiastic
ausaiezir photographer ana during his rip
along the old government trail into the
DiyFnp.cs from Lake CIashrsan rs secIr "a
sOTae rare pictures. One Of them Is ALREADY
attracting great attention II represents the
fails near camp Va 6. The falls have nev II
bsea measured 20 my knowledge. bat they
are Very high and fail from rocky ledge -
ledge IN wonderful continuous chain. the
surrounding scssDery IL both wild and grand.
To the lover Of nature The panorama 81
scenery Is enhancing and he never becomes
tired Of hooking. THE falls are not as
large al those at Snoquaimie, said Born
stein yesterday. but they are more ieauil-
fui. TINS water jumps from brink TO brink
Ike thing OF HE and when the SIN
reaches the spray the rays flash forth a
symphony Of ces1r. / also had sight o.
the Old log which the EoidieFs threw scroas
the canyon. with the wear AMI tear o.
years IL has become unsafe for travel, and
only the most adventurous splr)i dares cross
Il. / had no idea If he wonderful ssgt1-s
IL a fifteen nile trip from Lake Cgshn1an
1t Is Il wonderland
I, seosns probable at present that the
/ Seattle Athletic Club and toe Y. NJ. G. A.
viii continue 10 pnf purely amateur foot
ibaIi team IN the field this fau- The history
OF the past two SEASONS has shown conclu-
s1Yely that Seattle vii not support three
tsams. Un!ess strict economy Is pracsicad
It viii be hard matter for two TO play
the SEASON out Seattle people Ike 20 talk
about football. bu: w.sen Il comes 70 pa
,ronlzing the games that IL q different
matter. The Seafi.e Athletic Club has al
ways lost heavily. but Il Is possible 10 avoid
this TO a great extent ~ adopting a new
system. Amateurs only should play and TO
effort b. made 10 rival the big Eastern
teams In equipment and general conduct.
Give the members o. the athletic club and
i. 81 &. A. an opportunity 10 make the
team, encourage them in practice but let
| Il t,e understood tina; they are playing for
, fun aud glory. II football cannot he con-
| Quoted here on these lines Il Is time for
| the Geld to be- cleared Of ali teams ex-
! cept the University Of Washington and high
| school. i shah make II a rul. this year 70
| inquire carefully into the records OF all
| local football players and If any " them
appear doubtful | shal, not hesitate TO say
| so. Semi professionalism Is !njuring the
| game.
! According 10 the present laws OF this
/ state the open season for duck shooting
| c'o@es January ]. have made Il practice
! 20 talk with hunters In different paris CT
/ the state regarding this matter and Il seems
| ~ be the general opinion that the leglsla ture
| ought 10 extend the season at least two
| months. In Oregon OF. the south and British
| Columbia on the north ducks are killed
| for a long time after Washington sports
| men are supposed 10 put their guns in their
/ racks T'h-s is not right and the ieg!sla
| will probably hook al the matter I'm A com.
| anon sense light and grant the wish Of q
| ma tufst- Of thoSs interested. II L. fnch
! better that the law should be amended than
/ iet things 80 along as they ala last year
/ 4 certain number OF guuuegs obeyed the
| law. hp. the large majority took the lsSs
| ton thai the naming az January "a the
! beginning o: the close season WAS INTENDED
10 strike - certain locality and that FER tha'
reason Il was just as well 10 make 4 q
! dead letter. The legislators no doubt had
! 10 Idea Of personal ar5ifnus I'm the case. ,u'
| she stories ahoa: are So pers!stentiy cIrcu
] lated that there may b. some truth II
| Them II shjs change IS made IN the game
| laws the sporisn'en VIII be content
Everything indicates an active season II
bow Wing year ago the : \ G. ailey.
were q dead letter during the months o
! July and August but tbs year the cIui
has derived steady SnNogn. In Il shor
time Tacoma Will have a bowling club an.
then matches viii IL arranged. The Siiro,
; trophy which was eou last winter ~ the :
\ &. team from Tacoma VIII t. oper :,
competition again. There via ~ he segu
lar tournament IN which af The clubs Of n,
! f'8cific northwest take par. and mo suaf
j Viaual championship contest. !; VIII be ~,
policy ~ EAe bowling committee - gn~ti
tate regular monthly club tournaments.
@s~hs. steel tfa-aS which .ssy,a q,sa~ss4
the end 81 .br alleys where ;he pins stand
viii ~ replaced by w"od. L * claimed :ha
thr metal de~adeus she balls ana TIA: fhh
has n tendency - he"p down the scores ~
OF the alleys VIII ~ thoroughly overhaulet
/ anA tire room Will he renovated from tor, :,