Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-19
CURRENT SPORTS Talk
Iowa sportsmen Discouraged at
Outlook for Game and Fish
Protection.
Overlooking OF Appropriation by
Senate a Boon to the
Lawbreakers.
sportsmen's Clubs Will Now
Have to Act..-Comment on
Sports OF Iowans.

Sports OF Iowans.
Iowa sportsmen are beginning to
wonder whether there was very much
use, after all, of their doing any wolk
during the recent legislative session
with a view of bringing about changes
in game laws that would be a benefit
to the lover of true sport and detri-
ment to the game hog. Sportsmen
from every part of the state spent
time and money in individual efforts
to create the changes thought nee
essary. were gratified in seeing thell
recommendations take the shape Oh
laws, only after all to find that the
lawmakers adjourned without making
the necessary appropriation for the
use of Game Warden Lincoln. Inc
bill passing the house provided Tor
an appropriation of $4,000 for the pro-
lection. distribution and reproducing
of fish. $4,000 for gathering fish at the
state hatcheries at Sabula and for re
stocking the lakes and rivers OF tne
state, and $4,000 for the protectlon
of game. The house bill passed Win
out opposition and went to the senate,
where it seems to have been lost in
the shuttle, only to be thought OF after
adjournment had been taken. Inns
leaves the warden without funds to
work with, and as consequence IL
means that there will be nothing done
for two more years, or untli the mex.
session. 1t is to be regretted by every
sportsmen, and will be a boon TO the
law breaker The thing to do now is
to organize local sportsmens clups
similar to the one in Marshalltown and
other larger cities of the state, raise
funds thru memberships and prosecute
every yiolator of the law. The law
breakers may be punished locally with
ont the states aid and their prosecu-
ton and conviction will have a gooo
statewide influence. Ii eacn county
in the state will take enough inter-
est in the work to organize q protec-
tive association for game and nsh,
and a few good lessons can be learned
nv would-be violators out of the pros
ecutions of others, the effect VIII DE
wholesome. Game Warden Lincoln
can advise, even tho he may not be
able to spend any money. The Mar
shalltown Fish Protective Association
which was organized last year and
now has a membership Of over 100 i.
good standing, will for one. make am
pie provision to watch the waters o.
Marshall county.
Out in Monona county two we'll
known farmers living near Blencoe,
came to grief this week because of
illegal fishing. They are charged with
SEEMING Oliver lake during the lattef
part OF March and against each of
the defendants there are twenty counts,
A restaurant keeper of Onawa, in the
same county was also arrested, charged
with having in his possession. con
trary to law, six black bass, that vera
taken Illegally. out of season. The
fine to the farmers may be from Sc
to $50 on each of the twenty counts
and every man who enjoys rod and
reel in season will be glad If it costs
each OF the violators the maximum
for each and every count. If man Il,
mulcted $1,000 for illegal fishing onca
or twice his appetite for fish, out OF
season, will not be so good.
The long-looked- for series of match
games between the Boone and Mar
shalltown bowling teams was pulled off
this week on the Eclipse alleys at Ce-
dar Rapids and, while not resulting
satisfactorily to either side, has showed
the relative merits of the two organ
izations. Marshalltown Is evidently
not in Boone's class, and was willing to
ray to find 1t out for certainty, some
thing that no other team in the state
has cared to do this season. Both teams
wish now that other alleys had been
chosen to play the games and 1t would
have been far more satisfactory to each
team had the proposition of the Mar
shalltown aggregation been taken, to
play one series in this city and another
Boone. That would have equalized mat
tiers, and would have been a better
moneymaker. 1t may be possible that
such arrangements can be made before
the season closes.
The co-eds of Des Moines College, the
leading Baptist school of the state, are
to have a field meet of their own this
spring, probably some time within the
coming month. The events will be SIM
liar to those participated in annually
by the regular college track team. with
the exception that the mile and one
half miles runs will be omitted, like
wise the 16-pound hammer throw, and
the heavy shot put. Smaller hammers
and shots, will be provided, however
The fair ones expect to do especially
good work in the jumps and the pole
vault. The meet will conclude with a
tug of war; there being eight ladies on
each side. The young women of Des
Moines College have organized an ath-
letic association and hereafter their
work along athletic lines will be entire
~ independent of the athletic manage
ment of the men. Heretofore it has
been the custom for the ladies to con-
tribute to the support of the male ath-
letic association, but under the new ar
rangement this has been changed and
the men are left to shift for them
selves.
November Is, the vacant place on the
S. U. I. foot ball schedule for this fall
may be given to the Tigers of the
University of Missouri, which is anx-