Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-17
IOWA SPORTS Talk
Fall and Winter Hunting Sea-
son Brought Disappoint-
ment to Many
DUCK SHOOTING ALONE GOOD
IT. Dodge Claims the Champion Indoor
Base Ball Team-They Have chal-
lensed the State - All American
Bowling Team End Tou-Mccoy At
ter Monroe.

The hunting season in Iowa for the
fall and winter is practically over hav-
ling closed with the last day of the old
year. which ended the open season for
quail. In some respects the past season
| has been the poorest in years from the
lsportsman's standpoint. The fall shoot
ling began on September with the open
season for chickens and ducks Thru
out the entire state. and especially in
the northern part, the former sport was
the worst in many seasons, while in the
central portion there was practically no
sport worthy of the name. What lit
tie was to be had with these birds by
Iowa hunters was found in Minnesota
/ and the Dakotas where many went in
search of their favorite game.
With duck shooting, especially in
those counties lying north of the CEN
ter of the state the tale was quite a
different one. Old hunters who have
linhabitated this section of the state, can
not recall a year when ducks of ali
kinds were so plentiful as during the
fall of 1902. The same reports came
from all over Iowa where ever there
was favorable resting or feeding place
for water fowls. Every slough, low
meadow or stubble field was flooded,
and on almost any of these good bag
of birds could be brought down, if the
hunter possessed any skill to speak of.
Many Iowa hunters shoot ducks in the
spring. but it is gradually dawning on
the thinking sportsman that this Is u
roor policy. "A law prohibiting it should
be, and possibly will be passed by the
next legislature.
Turnout the state the quail shooting
was a disappointment to gunncrs. While
early in the fall there was an impress
sion gained that the birds would be
plentiful, at least in the northern part,
but this proved to be unfounded. Even
in these counties the bob white" was
hard ito find and the coveys small. In
central Iowa the seasons quail snoot-
ing has been little more than a empty
recollection.
The indoor base ball team of Com
pany c., of TT. Dodge, lays claim to the
championship of Iowa and southern
Minnesota. and to back up their asser-
ton have issued challenge to any
team in the territory. This same team
played thru the whole OF last season
without losing single game. The
L., Il
tons, as to the place or meeting date.
etc. They claim the challenge is to set
tie the championship.
The All-American bowling team that
played several match games with Iowa
bowlers have recently completed their
tour at Sandusky, q. The team played
eighty lone games, Ginning every one
During the tour the grand total of pins
was: ALL Americans, 224,095; oppo-
nents. 19S033. Games played, 4O5
! Games won: All-American, 352; lost
53. The success of the team was res
markab1e when it is considered the
number of games played on all sorts OF
alleys and under varying conditions
$50
college professors of 10th the west anc
east against mass plays in football the
intercollegiate rules committee has
called special meeting of that body te
be held in New York in few weeks
The committee vii. consider the adj
visibility of legislasing against mass
formations. The peace dove is re-
quested to keep weather eye on the
assemblage.
Kid Mccoy is hot on the trail Of Jack
Munroe, the Montana miner pugilis
who recently made a reputation fol
himself by staying with Jeffries for foul
rounds. Mccoy. is dead anxious to figh;
the westerner, and only asks Munroe u
name the terms AMI date and he vii
accept, apparently regardless OF what
| they may be.
Walter Camp says there is more dan
ger from the indoor football than there
lis in the game as 1t is played on the
American college gridiron. II any
changes are made in the rules govern
| ing the play formations 1t Is doubtful
| i'll they will be very radical.
l
The University of California and LIE
Hand Stanford are making efforts t
organize an intercollegiate regatta OF
1 the Pacific coast.
Minnesota will not Inaet Nebraska OF
the gridiron next year. Perhaps the.
are wise, as it sounds badly for Mime
sofas, men to be beaten by the RAM
westerners.
shamrock III. may be launched on St
Patrick's day.
Fort Shaw, Mont, has an Indian CIR
4 basketball team.
JUMPING ON JENKINS.
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