Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-15
CURRENT SPORTS TALK
Efforts OF the Iowa sportsmen
in Protecting Game and Fish
TASK Many Changes.
Iowa as a Bowling state..should
Organize Leagues in the
Larger Towns.
Ames, Grinnell and S. U. l Get
Places on Western Foot
Ball Schedules.

If the sportsmen of Iowa succeed IL
accomplishing what they have started
out to do. they will have done more
good this year for the protection o.
game and fish than has been attempted
in many years past. 1t is to be sincere
lly hoped by all true sportsmen, anC
there are many in Iowa. that the con-
ference. held at Des Moines this week
by representatives from different por-
tons of the state, will bear fruit and
that by this time next year the laws OF
Iowa will be changed in many ways
as regards the protection of the feath-
cred game and the finny tribe. a num-
Der of important alterations will be
asked for and as now outlined are as
follows:
The open season on chickens to be
from Sept. 1 to Oct. Is, instead of from
Sept. to Dec. /.
The open season on quail to be from
Oct. IL to Dec. Is, instead of from Nov.
to Jan. L.
The open season on ducks. geese and
brandt to be between Feb. Is and April
Is, and Sept Is to Dec. Is, instead OF
between Sept. and April 10. inclusive.
That an open season for snipe be
created between April i and May 10
and from Sept. to Oct. Is.
That birds may be sold in closed sea-
sens.
That the fine for killing any bird out
Of season be increased from $40 to $50.
That the use of trot lines be abol-
ished on all Iowa streams.
That all carp, buffalo and suckers
may be seined and removed from Iowa
streams>
The changes, as recommended. are
all wise and just and mean that Iowa's
game VIII be better protected. The
chicken season is cut from three
months TO six weeks. but the shorter.
the better. and the longer we will have
chickens in Iowa. AN effort was made
by some of the sportsmen of the state,
roticeably those residing along the
to abolish spring shooting
for ducks. No one doubts but that this
would be the proper thing to do. but at
the same time 1t would leave the great
er part of the state without any shoot
ing at all. while the hunter along the
Father of Waters could at least enjoy
himself in the fall months. AS a usual
thing there are two or three days good
shooting at best In an entire season, IN
most parts of the state, and that only
IN the spring, consequently the major
lty Will want spring shooting Mar
shalltown representatives at the meet
Ing tried hard to work for a later sea-
son on game fish, recommending the
open to begin on June 1 instead of Nav
10. and last until Dec. instead of clos
ing on Nov l. 1t didn't meet with ia
For, however, and the efforts were
without avail. This Recommendation
was made because of the late spawning
81 a number of game fish, particularly
The black bass. The aboIishing of trot
ines will be one of the best features of
The new fish law, also the Kidding of
-he streams of carp. buffalo and suck
ers, which have no other mission. #
seems, than to devour the spawn of
game fish.
Iowa is getting to be quite a state for
and altho the game is as vet
comparatively young it is being paid
OTIS OF attention and bids fair To be-
ONE more popular as it grows older. |
is hard to find any kind of a town
nat does not support at least one alley. |
ma for the most part the alleys are of
equation size. Bowling may become a |
'ery helpful exercise If not overdone I
ma especially during the winter sea-
ION. when people are inclined to stay
housed too closely. a good sign of its I
popularity is the manner in which the |
aides are becoming interested. Mar I
halltoWn girls are meeting every Sat /
lrday for series of games and there I
re already being developed some who I
re quite expert. What should be done
n city of this size. and in all other
II the larger Iowa towns, for that mat
er. is the establishment of a league.
omposed of four or five teams. with ),
Meeting every week in a match game.
The rivalry between local teams in n
eague of this sort can become Very
pirited and will create a great deal of
Aitno ola BOB kneegS,' the famous
owa turfman, has been in his grave
month, a bitter fight has
cen started by relatives over his es-
ate. A daughter of kneebs, Mrs. Ell
an G. Jekyll has secured an injunc-
ion restraining her mother and uncle
rom disposing of the property. The
rother of kneebs claims the property Il
nder a bill of sale, but the daughter
lleges that 1T was obtained fraudu- L
entity when Bob was near deaths
DOR and of unsound mind. The estate
; worth only about $4,000.
Three Iowa colleges have dates on
ne University of Minnesotas foot ball 1,
chedule for next season Ames and
rinnell both play at Minneapolis. the
primer on Oct and the latter on Nov. /,
Iowa gets her game at Iowa CITY on
ct. 25. But one of the Hawkeye eley-
rs is scheduled to meet Michigan. and
lat Will be S. U. l., at Ann Arbor Nov. .
There is some prospect of the Chi
ago University meeting Iowa at Iowa
ity, altho matters are not yet definite
: determined.
Mouradoulah, one of the numerous
big Turks who has been wrestling in ,
fS,. tEa