The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-01
PROF. Y CLEVELAND
AS A FISHERMAN
Former President Delivers His
Views on the Gentle Art
Of Angling.
SPORT RESTORES HEALTH
He Takes Chance Of Losing His Place
at Princeton by Saying That
Jonah's Story Was the
Biggest

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New York special This interview was
I given to the World by Professor Grover
! Cleveland at his home in Princeton. Pro-
| fessor Cleveland-he is always given his
academic title in the university town-is
! one OF the foremost anglers in the United
| States. He has also gained distinction as
| hunter of ducks, but his triumphs with
shotgun cannot equal those with the
rod, and he prefers fishing In Princeton
they call him the dean of American fisher
men, the only angler this country ever
produced who is worthy to be ranked with
Izaak Walton.
When Mr.. Cleveland talks about fishing
his eyes kindle, and the somewhat pom
derous utterances which characterize his
political statements give way to a light
ness and grace, and suppleness, that show
a side Of his character known only to his
intimate friends.
It may be remarked, incidentally, that
the University Press is to father a book
on angling by its professor Of practical
politics, in which vii! be set forth the
! ethics of the sport Mr.. Cleveland makes
hobby of that, and 1t was natural enough
that he should forthwith speak of them.
Two Classes OF Fishermen.
| 1.-The whole matter SINNERS down to
this, he said. There are fishermen, and
there are hog fishermen. The hog fisher
| man is closely allied to the squaw fisher
man, and both should be ruled out Of the
fishing fraternity for all time.
These persons lack the finer percep-
tions and instincts which are inseparable
the art. They lack the essential re-
quisites which make the real fisherman,
who is credit to himself and to his
country. l2
There is a difference between the hog
fisherman and the squaw fisherman. The
former may be skillful with rod and line,
but he has neither forbearance nor moder-f
alton He Is never satisfied with filing
his creel with a fair catch. He wants
everything in sight and under the waters.
He As nothing more than a hog. There
| is no other name that fits him so well,
and 1t does not carry with it half of the
opprobrium the creature deserves
The squaw fisherman has no. love for
the sport. He does not derive any real
pleasure from 1t. He takes it up as a
fad or to acquire a reputation. He only
| wants to catch fish to boast about It. He
does not catch many as a rule and he is
given to whining about his Ill luck. He
SCOTS at a rousing good fish story, and
is prone to give advice about things Of
which he is really densely ignor ant. His
sole capital is his tackle and little fish
language. You may accept 1t is as a
sound proposition of angling that when a
fellow boasts OF the enormous number Of
fish he has caught or whines about his
hard luck that he either Is hog fisher
man or a snuaw fisherman, and that he
should not be accepted as a true angler, =
Preserves Health.
It was not SO long ago that Mr.. C1eVe-
land went south while suffering from a se-
we're attack of rheumatism IN fact, his
health gave his friends serious concern.
| IIel returned in excellent spirits. He was
asked about it. NJ AZ VI
ou{may quote me as saying that fish
ing is one Of the finest means i know Of
preserving ones health. It is bound to
keep one in the finest physical condition.
During my last trip south / spent month
lSalong the Florida coast angling fer deep
sea fish, and Iscannet tell you how much
t4good lit did me. 1t completely thawed out
my rheumat ism, and 1 had the exhIlarat-3
! ing satisfaction Of knowing that old age
has not yet affected my ability to land a
gamyN sea bass or a bouncing big drum.
IT am profoundly Convinced that lie a.
l fisherman is OF the true strain his good
l,asl his angling propensfties will 20
fshand In hand. 1t is not al lazy work. 1T
/ Is true that q man may sit Din d boat all
| day long, hut that same man: may be up
with the Lark and tramp the whole day
Islong, WAC ing up rocky streams after trout
Tor fighting 1T gont to a finish with d war
like salmon. The guild knows "a fisherman
Flor what he Ii, and its members do NOT
jump at the conclusion that the fisherman
who sits In q boat or on the bank 81 q
stream for ssey vera days IN Succession Isl
| lazy. They understand and make allow
lsances for any seeming ,4lani festation OF
bodily and mental sseariness.
As for myself, 4 don wade and tramp
as much as used to IN the old avs when
I Z made my big catches Sof biaek bass In
he Niagara = liver nov 1t stira my
blood 70 recall the cittrg bat tiles had
| Nth those gamy bass In the years when
| was nearing man hood. have caught
bigger fish since then, but have never
ss3been able 10 tell iggers fish stories tina
! IN those days,
GroverS 40 atnst Fslst,s Stories.
1t IS well 80 remember that III ia NOT